. THE OMAHA SUNDAY BEE: FEBIUTARY 21. 1D09. ail Df. SIS A Notable Purchase and Sale of New Spring Dress Goods at Great Savings in Prices, Monday Every woninrj'wlio is ready to select a new spring gown can do so now, certain of no after regrets. This is to be a Bale that will not be equaled for beauty of fabric and exclu sive elegance outside of this store. Best of all there is not a yard of cheap, trashy goods in the lot They were all manufactured for this season's business. They were lots left after all spring orders were filled. Un some instances they were canceled for various reasons, in others they made a few extra pieces or a few warps lengths left over. It would bo a very shrewd manufacturer who -never wove too much or received a cancellation. We purchased the entire lot. They will all be marked at less than cost price to manufacturer. This special sale com mences Monday at 8 A. M. $1.00 Special Mannish Worstod 6 4 -Inchon, now $1.25. Unlike anything we have ever shown, tans, brown and new taupe. $1.76 Princess Twll Herringbone 60-Inchea, now $1.25. Beautirul texture In the new stripe with Just touch of color. $1.25 Special Wool Taffeta Stripe, now 7Cc. Wide range of pretty stripes In the soft, clinging fabric. $1.60 Melrose Stripe Worsted, now $1.00. The beauty of the stripe, the tasteful charm of new colors gives thtn a very "chic" appearance. $1.00 Special Gray Panama 54-inches, now 75c. White Madras 10 pieces 30c White Madras, In this sale 23c a yard. 10 pieces 35c White Madras, In this sale 25c a yard. 10 pieces 45c White Madras, in. this sale 29c a a yard. New Striped Linen Cambrics for Ladies' Shirt Waist Suits in All Colors. Biz pieces 1 1.25 Striped Linen Cambrics In this sale $1.00 a yard. Six pieces $1.B0 Striped Linen Cambrics in this sals fi ts a yard. Five pieces 75c White Plaid Handsome Petticoats to Your Special Measure They represent the highest class of workmanship, the newest and prettiest styles. Turn them Inside out, examine them carefully; they are all right down to the very last stitch. See model dress goods department. Exclusive Siylcs in Washable Materials Our Wash Goods are carefully selected from the choicest varieties of foreign and domestic fabrics, and the styles are exclusive with us and not to be found In other stores. You may recognize some of the names as being the same, but our styles you'll notice are different; less common and you need not fear that all your friends will be dressed like you. Linen finished suitings in stripes and dots, fast colored, at 10c a yard. New Galatea Cloth with beauti ful aide bands, at 15c a yard. Great Sale of Finished Sofa Pillows Monday. In this bill the deputies are to be ap pointed only when the surveyor la too busy to make a trip to some localities where there Is a dispute over boundary lines and the party making the application pays the bill. The bill was not acted upon, so the governor amendment may still be in serted. Some of the Job Bills. ' Folio wins" are soma of the democratic measure pending Introduced to give Jobs to Jobless democratic politicians, several other bills being In the hands,- of the printers: S. F. 1 Governor to appoint a banking commissioner at fci.SOO a year and unlimited assistants at 1.M a year each. H. F. 16 Governor to instruct the secre tary of state In what newspapers to print the constitutional amendments. 8. F. IS Governor to appoint a board of osteopathy, composed of five members. 8. F. 10 Governor to appoint a batik comptroller at a salary of W.00O a year, three assistants at 16 a day when they work and other help. Si F. MS Governor to appoint three com missioners at 14,600 a year each; one clerk at l,ow; one proofreader aC$l,0O0. 8. F. 260 Governor to appoint a dairy commissioner at 1,00 a year; stenographer at $M0. 8. F. 265 Governor to name a state archi tect at a salary of 13. WO a year. H. R. 5e Governor to appoint three commissioners to superintend the exhibit at the Alaaka-Yukon-Paolflo exposition, the members to be paid $100 a month and expenses each. H. R. W Governor to appoint three bank commissioners to be paid $U a day while working; a superintendent of banks , at M.floO a year, and assistants. H. R. 12 Governor to appoint three commissioners and assistants to revise the statutes at a coat of 17,500. H. R. IKS Governor to appoint seven em ployes at a proposed Industrial Institution tor the blind to be paid a total ot ll.iloO a year and other helpers. H. K. JOS Governor to appoint an armory commission of three persona whose expenses shall be paid. H. R. 2 h B Governor to appoint a state accountant at 12,000 a year. It R. Governor to appoint five members of the State Normal board whose expenses shall be paid. II. R. 142 -Governor to appoint a stale seed commission of three members, who shall be paid II a day when working. H. R. Its Governor to appoint a dairy commissioner at fl.100 a year. It R. & Governor to appoint a live took board of three members. H. R. til Governor to appoint secre tary of the Bute Printing board at 11.000 a year. II. R. 4 0 Governor to appoint a sec retary of the State Board of Charities and Corrections at 11, SCO a year. H. R. 42S Governor to appoint a sec retary of the Banking board at 48,000 Chocolate fc I at-rBe&ton.'s Phone Dou. 81 Wa deliver, to all parts ' of Omaha and, remembef, if it cornea from Bea ton's, It must be fresh. ' ' Washington Chocolates. - 1 to 5-lb, boxes, per pound . -80 Johnston Milwaukee Chocolates per box -30c to 81.20 O'Brien's Bon' Bons and Chocolatea per pound. .. . .4 .......... .CO Gloria Chocolates, per pound. . . 80 Johnston's White Cherries, per pkg. 10c to .604$ Maxeppa and 8 wise Chocolates, lb J0 angel Food Chocolatea. Beaton's apo dal 60c grade, per pound 30 4 Mauler's Cherries . . . COe and JO Lowney'a Bon Bona and Chocolates 10c to $3.00 tllegrettl Chocolates, per lb...C0i? Dinning' Fruit Cream Chocolatea ft and Mb., per pound CO EEATOn DRUG CO. X6U and XVraam. OTBI riOIII IIIOI ALL DIPTI $2.50 Imperial Herringbone Stripe 66-incbes, now $1.75. ' Remarkable value at the price; bright, clean, crisp and new. Black, brown, taupe, navy ,wlth a tiny thread of color. A top-notch of dress elegance and newness. $2.25 Parisian Novelty Serge Strife, 54-lnches, now $1.50. Drees goods of extreme elegance. New shades of brown, steel, blue, the "swell" new blue and green. See them. $2.00 Ombre Novelty Striped Serge 66-inches, now $1.25. Out of the ordinary in just a sugges tion of stripe in the choice new colors. for Ladies' Tailor Made Waists 10 pieces 50c yard. 10 pieces 65c a yard. 10 pieces 75c a yard. Bargain Square in Basement Monday Amoskeag Apron Ginghams in blue and white checks. Regular TMc. Monday In remnants of from 2 V4 to 5 yards at per yard 6c. Plaid Linens for Shirt Waists Linen in this sale, a yard .... Great Bargains in Our Economy Basement 1,500 yards 16o, 20o and S5o India Llnons in Monday's sale, per yard, 8 Ho. 1,500 yards J Bo, JOo and 35c White Madras In Monday's sain, per yard, lto. All Remnants of White Goods on sale In our Economy Basement during; the February White Sale. New Indian Head Suitings in fancy styles absolutely fast and unshrinkable, at 18c a yard. New Suiting styles In all linen, plain or fancies at 40c a yard; 36 Inches wide. a year, clerk and unlimited - examiners and assistants. H. R. 430 Governor 'to appoint a state beer Inspector. In addition to the bills mentioned there Is also a bill giving the governor author. Ity to appoint six oil inspectors Instead of five as provided In the present law. And there are five more days la the house and seven more In the senate for the Introduction of bills. But there Is a provision that If anything has been over looked the governor may send in a bill covering the oversight. Prohibitory Asaeadsseat. Daring the coming week the temperance forces will Introduce In the legislature, probably In the senate, a Joint resolution for an amendment to the constitution for state-wide prohibition. The supporters of county option are not satisfied with the progress being made on this matter and have determined to put the more radical measure before the legislature merely for the sake of putting the members on record, for there is no hope of securing a three fifths vote In Its favor. The county option bill by Representa tive Brown of Sherman was placed on gen eral tile from the standing committee In the house today without objection. Edgar Howard Howls. In the current number of Edgar Howard's paper, the Columbus Telegram, there is a dissertation on the manners of the demo cratic majority In the legislature that Indi cates the people outside the legislature are becoming aware of the goings on at the state house. Qoples have been mailed to members of the legislature. In closing up a roast of the members ot his own party Mr. Howard, In a signed editorial, refers to the action of the house In postponing a bill by Kelley of Furnas county to make an appropriation for an experimental station In western Nebraska, which was a part of the democratic plat form pledge, aa follows: Perhaps It was right to decide against locating that promised srliool at the town of Cambridge, but you killed the bill as a whole, and thus went on record against your platform pledges. I hope it la not too late for the square members of the house to take other steps to redeem our plcUge fur an agrtculturai school In the western part of the state. For God's sake, gentlemen of the legis lature. If you have no respect fur your own platform ptedgi-s. pluase have and show sympathy for (he common democrats uf the state who told the people that our platform pledges would be redeemed. Te Regulate Meter Cars. Senator Ollla will Introduce a bill next week to regulate the gasoline motor cars now being used on many branch lines in Nebraska. He will provide that two men instead of on shall be In the inotorman's eompirtittent to guard against accidents and that a smoking compartment shall be provided aod auarala toilet rooms for the sexes. On of Senator (Mill's Mils this week relates to the demand for money from per sons receiving an appointive office. It makes It a felony for any person In au thority to take such action and if enforced would prohibit heads of state Institutions from ta any manner collecting campaign contributions or would prevent an agree mnnt between deputies In aa office and the principal aa to a distribution of salaries after the office was salted dowq. The bill ta drastic In the extreme aa to Its penalties. Insurance Fleet Warms V. Monde night will mark the opening of the lnsurancerigh( In the senate, which has been held off by the chairman of the sea ate committee, Senator F. W. Bartos of Saline county, because he has not been ready to have the hearing begin and be cause of the press of other business la the upper bouse. Senator Bartos Is perhaps not fully aware of the number of Inter esting aesalona that are ahead of him ea this matter, but Judging from the tenor of some of the Interviews be bad already held -In. A-1S41 and Suits. White Madras, in this sale 39c White Madras, in this sale 45c White Madras, in this sale 69c C9c New Mercerized Linens In solid colors, rough weave, like Rajah, at 35c a yard. New Himalayas Cloth In solid colors, beautiful silk finish and new rough weave, at. 30c per yard. We Sell McCall's Patterns. with Insurance men of the state who have been seeking for haste In the matter, it Is certain that when the committee begins Its work the smoke will ascend. It Is by fto means certain the committee will stand by the senator from Saline county. In fact. It has been Intimated the committee may be against aome of his measures. His particular line of bills Is di rected toward a more thorough outlining of the rights and duties of mutual companies and policyholders, and since their Introduc tion there has been a determined set of mu tual lobbyists about the lobbies laying a foundation for what Is to come when' the hearings begin. A number of these men have been registered as lobbyists and others have not. The meeting of the senate committee has been postponed probably half a dosen times, but It Is announced that the first session will be held Monday night at the Llndell hotel. ROUTINE! PROCEEDINGS OF BEIf ATH Committee of the Whole Disposes of Cats the Cordis Knot, Many Bills. (From a Staff Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. .-(Speclal.)-Though Monday Is Washington's birthday, the house followed the lead of the senate this afternoon and adjourned until 1 o'clock Monday. The house spent the entire day In committee of the whole, and recommended for passage the following bills: H. R. 217, by Thomas of Douglas To pre vent pooling In bridge contracts. H. R. 188, by I.eldlgh-Changlng the atand faw vlneKap to correspond to the national H. R. 158. by Scheele of Seward Prohib iting pooling In municipal contracts. a F. 138. by Howell Memorialising con gress to permit the Issue of bonds to the amount of 1500,000,000 for the Improvement of waterways. 8. F. IS, by Tanner Giving authority to the governor to say In what papers pro posed constitutional amendments shall be published. . H. R. 838, by Clark of Richardson-Making the salary of the secretary of state and the deputy state superintendent 12,000 a year. H. R. 19i, by Raper of Pawnee Giving au thority to county commissioners to mark the graves of old soldiers with metal slabs H. R. 18. by Noyes Prohibiting chil dren under 18 and Intoxicated persons from running automobiles. H. R. U. by Nettleton of Clav-Notes given for Insurance policies not negotiable Amended. H. R. ?2S. by Grlffen of Rurt Preventing the throwing of brush in Irrigation ditches H. R. 8. by Butt of Douglas-Providing for a majority vote before establishing a road. H. R. 83, by Taylor of Custer Providing for the payment of damages In laying out roads. S. F BO. by Ransom-Re-creating the of fice of city comptroller of Omaha. CARROL D. WRIGHT IS DEAD Former Commissioner of Loor Dies . at Worcester, Mass., After lest Illness. WORCE8TER, Mass.. Feb. .-Carroll V. Wright, .president of Clarke college and former commissioner of labor, died tonight, aged. (9. president -Wright had been a sufferer from diabetes for more than two years, but that disease dkJ not give him serious trobule until after his return from Washington on December 7. His last public appearance was at the dinner of the trus tees of the Carnegie Institute, with which Institution he had been connected for some years. He was obliged to take to h bed four days after his return, but rallied within a week. Still he did not leave his room and conducted the administration of Clark college through his secretary. This continued for nearly two months, but ten days ago complications set In aud he was forced to relinquish all business and since that time has failed gradually. Ills phy. slclans for several days have held out no hope for his recovery and It was realised that death might be expected almost hourly. The condition of coma Into which the pa tient had sunk In the last hours remained unbroken to the time of his rleath. FIRE AT ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE Bollalnsr Dating- Back to 1T34 Badly Damaged at Aununolls Institution. ANNAPOLIS, Md.. Feb. M. A fire broke out In McDowell hall, the main academy building of St. .John's college, this after noon, and despite the efforts of the fire men of Annapolis the fine building was soon ablate. ' The Interior of the building was com pletely destroyed, but the outer walls re mained Intact. The brigade of midshipmen rendered material assistance with the Navy academy apparatus, and two companies of United States marines were sent to the scene to preserve order. , The blase ' waa confined to McDowell hall, which was the main tnilldlng, around which the others clustered, but some dis tance off. No estimate of the loss can be obtained. McDowell hall waa one of the oldest buildings In Annapolis, having been at one time the main building of Old William and Mary college. It was built In 1734 of English brick and was of very heavy construction. One of the things that Is most regretted Is the loss of the many class shields which decorated the college chapel, and have been accumulated since 19. The fire had gained considerable headway before It was discovered. . This was due to the" fact that most of the St. John's cadets, are :away on leave of absence on account of , the approach of Washington's birthday holiday. Just how the fire orig inated is not known. STATUE TAKEN' fROM PLAZA Likeness of Washington Removed from Capitol Grounds to Pro tect It from Weather. WASHINGTON, Feb. aa Grcenough's fa- nous statuo of George Washington hag been removed from the capltol pUisa to the basement of the Smithsonian Institute. Charles D. Walcott,' secretary of the Institute, spoke about the statue when he appeared before the house appropriations coti.mlttee. He described Its recent trans fer to a place of protection from the fierce ness of the elements. 'When they came to examine the statue," said Mr. Walcott, "they found It cracked all the way through. It was a very diffi cult Job to get the statue down there with out breaking It, but It is there now and It ia on It base." PROCEEDINGS OF THE , HOUSE Diplomatic and Military Academy Appropriation Bills Are Passed. WASHINGTON. Feb. 20. Two more of the annual supply bills, the diplomatic and consular and the military academy meas ures, were passed by the house of renrn. sentatlvcs today In a comparatively brief lime. Neither excited much debate nor were they amended In any Important par ticular. The rivers and harbors bill also was passed under suspension of the rules, after Mr. Kelfer (O.) had Inaugurated a full-fledged filibuster aaalnat It. In th expectation of securing an amendment pro viding ror a survey of the proposed Ohio and Erie canal. The house also sent the pension appropriation bill to conference. following a speech by Mr. Hitchcock (Neb.) advocating the Imposition of an In. coma tax. the sundry civil hill, urrvin an appropriation of 1137,000,000, was called up and an agreement reached whereby two hours were to be devoted Monday to general debatev - At 5:57 p. m. the house adjourned until tomorrow at noon, when a special session will be held for ' the delivery of e"'ogles on the late Senator Allison of Iowa and Representatives Latimore of South Carolina and Wiley of Alabama. The fact that the house adjourned Instead of recessed dis posed or last Monday as the continuous executive day. AGREEMENT ON KNOX SALARY Conferees of House and Senate Rec ommend Reduction. WASHINGTON, Feb. .-The conferees of the senate and house on the legislative, executive and judicial appropriation bl"j have reached an agreement on the item relating to the salary of the secretary of State. To make It Possible for Senator Knox to accept that office they have agreed to recommend that the compensation be re duced from $12,000 to $8,000 a year. They are still, however. In disagreement on the senate provision creating the office of ttnder-secretary of state and adding another assistant secretary. The house conferees object to the title of under-secretary on the ground that it follows too closely the English style of designation. It Is probable that the office will be established, but that the adjective part of the title will be changed from "under" to "vice." PROCEEDINGS OF THE SENATE Indian Appropriation Bill Carrying Nino Millions Is Passed. WASHINGTON. Feb. JO. -The Indian ap propriation bill occupied almost the entire time of the senate today and waa passed with appropriations aggregating over M ono 000. Ot this amount $1,600,000 was added to the bill by senate amendments. The senate adjourned at 5:18 p. m. FOR A SUMMER WHITE HOUSE Lnadla' BUI Proposes Country Rest, denee for President nt West Point. WASHINGTON. Feb. J0.-The "Country White Hours" la the designation to be given a aummer residence and office build ing for the use of the president of the United States, proposed In a bill recently Introduced by Representatve Landls of Indiana. The bill provides that the pro posed building shall be erected within the United Slates military reservation at West Point, N. T.. and that It shall be con structed and finished according to plans prepared under the direction of the secre tary of war.. The sum of $250,000 Is appro priated and Is made Immediately available to carry out the previsions of the bill. VAN AD FOR SUFFRAGETTES London Women Tnko Novel Method . of Advertising Meeting; Feb. ruary S. ' LONDON, Feb. . The suffragettes have adopted a novel method for advertising the demonstration they are planning for February ft. Throughout the day a sombre looking vehicle, supposed to represent a police van. In which was a roan In police man's uniform, waa driven along the main streets. The wagon was decorated with the suffragette colors and escorted by a num ber of women carrying banners announcing that a deputation would assemble the- 24th and proceed to the House of Commons la an effort to see Premier Asqulth. LAST APPOINTMENT IS MADE Preside at Hoonovelt Annonneea Ho Will Name No More Officials. WASHINGTON. ' Feb. 20. President Roosevelt today announced that ha will not make any more appointments during bis term of of flea, THIRTY YEARS FOR BLEDSOE SUSBBXSBUUUB Jonei Bandit Qti Quick Justice at Kansas City. JTJDGE DEPLORES SHORT IEB.lt V ' Deelarea Me Would Make It I.onge If Re rooleW-Weul4.Be Hoo ker "nys He Mad Ho Con federates. KANSAS CITT, Feb. $0. Robert B. Bledsoe of Dallas, Tex., who en Tuesday last entered the home of Lawrence M. Jones, a millionaire merchant of thts city, and attempted to extort $7,000 from him, waa sentenced te thirty years In the peni tentiary here today. Bledsoe entered a plea of guilty to the chargo of attempted robbery. Judge Ralph W. Lathshaw of the clrmlnal court, before whom he was arraigned, said he regretted that he could not sentence Bledsoe to a longer term. The Judge said the near crime was the moat diabolical one he had ever heard of. In answer to a question of the court Bledsoe maintained that he had no confed erates, nor did he have any Intention of exploding the bomb. He merely used It, he said, to Intimidate the millionaire. Mr. Jones, however, told the court that after he had captured Bledsoe the man kept crying, "Why didn't the thing go offT" Ask about United Wireless Telegraph stock. 8. 8. Switaer, 830 Paxton block. PUBLICITY LAW LIMPS (Continued from First Page.) ner, Blaine. Buffalo, Chase, Cheyenne, Cus ter, Dakota, Dawes, Deuel, Dixon, Dundy. Furnas, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt. Hooker, Kearney, Kimball, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPher son. Perkins. Phelns. Pierce. Platte. Rock, Sarpy, Scott's Bluff, Sheridan. Sioux. Stan ton, Thomas, Valley, Wayne and Wheeler. The list of delinquent counties is almost Identical for both of the leading parties, but what significance this fact may have Is hard to fathom. From Keith, Keya Paha and Pawnee counties, left blank in tna table below, no word has been - received one way or the other. Prohibition treasurers Jiave filed reports called for by the law lnNmt two counties. In Red Willow county the prohibition treas urer' admits an expense of $18.21, and In Saline county the report filed on behalf of this party shows an expenditure of $30. The anti-saloon group, the county option group and other bunches of "two or more" political pltchforkers, are clearly concerned with obedience to the Nebraska law against corrupt practices. Tet In no Instance, ap parently, have they rendered an account. thrnus-h their treasurers, of the money collected, received and disbursed during the primary campaign or during the following contest for the state offices and the legis lature. These groups were certainly very alert and continually busy during both the primary and the general campaigns. They have also been . claiming a large measure of ctedlt for the results. The fake Thomas letter against Governor Sheldon and the alleged forgery committed on the near-like stationery of the Lincoln Civic federation cost money for printing and postage, but r.either the Douglas county reformer nor the Lincoln democratic masquerader paid this money out of their own pockets. And the most active of the Lancaster county option advocates who claimed credit for electing a spilt ticket In. that county com mitted to local option has admitted In nrint that money was raised among a few perple and spent lwhere it would do the Tko Returns In Detail. Following Is a complete list of the coun ties of the state, with the amounte re nin rend, aa received and expended by the treasurers, who have reported according to law for the republican and democratic parties: Adams 1.61 Antelope " Banner ' .1.1....... ... ...... ... iJTn- J44.W 107.71 Box Butte -( Browit-;:-":"".. . Buffalo euBw Hurt 4f.M Butler . a05 guuer 444 87 l37 w J!. 175.J5 L SU-tli an . rLTr-Z moo ioo.uo Cheyenne ? ' 2Xs.6 24s. 4a Cuming" l3- Custer Dakota rv.nn 241.71 SAM Deuel Tv.r: : .02.57 446.40 Douglas ,0U tSS.ol tPinmaa 865.75 267.50 Franklin Frontier ; zbfl rLJl "'' 1.0-.1.75 141.00 Garfield Gosper . Grant JGreeley ."' fl.-V unln-" state uo-ao Harlan Hayes " Hitchcock Holt .UAAU&M ...... ... nw.ci ' 1 w iwrA 830.24 100 Jefferson ".00 Johnson XS3.14 Kearney ...... Keith Keya Paha Kimball v !ancste'r'.'.'::::'.::'..:".,.:: Lincoln 0 26J.0J Logan Ijoup Madison ...v....v.. ...... . . r . . , t . u p. f- n ...... ...... Merrick u..r. t14 188.W Ninaha 16t lse W vl:irir. z.ai 2is.bj fMr 4BS i $a.j7 Pawnee ....... Peikins Phelps Pierce Platte Polk $61.40 Red Willow ff- Richardson sTne v.'.v.v.v.'.v.'.v.v.:::::: wi:r .$? BauTders'".'.'.'.'.'.:::'.".:::.':::: i.o $'$ BOOtfS Bluff Seward - Sheridan ..t.. ...... Sherman 1S6.M WOO Hloux t" - Stanton ! Thayer $2 Tyumen '"""Z'".'.'". ' 'iaoi Valley Washington 7a Wayne Webster 170.0 141.S Wheeler York Totala $v.499 fU.SIB Denotes no report filed. "Denotes a fusion report. Challenge for Tom Connors. TURNER. Ia., Feb. . Sporting Editor Bee, Omeha. Neb.: I see by your paper that Tom Connors, tbe English wrestler, 1a in your town looking fur mstches. and as I wrestle some myself and have nevar had a chance in your rlty. would like to Issue a challenge te Coeutora. match to be catch-as-eatrh-ean style, to a finish, for a aide bet and SO snd 40 per rent of gate money. Match te take place any time In th near future. Hoping to get a favorable eply, I am. yours reopect fully. . OEORQS TUFNER. Turner, Ia. ANTNTREAT BILL HELD' UP Senate Amends Mensnre nnd Honse Refuses to Conene la Ike Changes. flERJRK. 8. D.. rh. n iRnvi,! Tl. gram.)-The anti-treat bill appears to have "mo neep water. The aenat amended It to apply to sales bv the ! snd the house refused to stand for It. The confer ence report on the bill was today rejected and the fate of the bill Is In doubt. The senate Is pushing the congressional apportionment hill, which nlaroa Knih congressmen from the state In the same district, which Is the principal object of tne promoters or the bill. A favorable com mittee report waa ariontpd nn ti this afternoon, which will bring It up for action in tne senate Monday. In the senate today house hills carrying a number ef small appropriations for print ing and deficiencies were passed, and the house bill msklna nea-lect of nfflriai rf..fi. cause for removal from office. For the first time In the history of the state a new Judicial circuit has hn ated without a contest. This Is the now tentn circuit, which has been formed of the counties In the northern half of ih. Sixth district This leaves Judge Bourcher living outside or the district for which he was elected, and he win move to this city to be centrally located for his circuit aa It remains. The house devoted the av'tn Irn nn senate bills, the principal one passed being wiy me provisions of the Cary Irriga tion act to this state, which la exnerted tn put such projects under way In the north- TA.t mJt ...... . .. ... -un ouuinwesi portions or the state. EAR ATTUNED TO pTrTY, VOICE W. J. Bryan Rnya If Demoerney Wnata Him to Run Aaxaln Me Can't Refuse. DENVER. Feb. .-"E very body who knows anything or who has any sense at all knows how I stand In the matt.,- nf being a candidate for the presidency a lourm nme, saia William J. Bryan to day when asked If he would again be, a candidate. "I have made myself clear on this subject time and again." he continued, "and If the people haven't sense enough to under stand It, why, what's the use of explaining It all over again V "1 am not an out-and-out csndidat hu If the people of this country, if my own party, snonid demand that I make the race again, standing for mv well known nrinni pies and Ideas, why, I do not very well see now i could refuse. "Still, four years Is a lnn ilm. meanwhile I have other Important work to ao. Mr. Bryan will address th. m.K... , the Colorado legislature In the assembly cnam per Tonight. POSTAL BILL MAY PASS SENATE ssmmmmmmnsmmsy Senator Cnrtev Will Urge ilonsnre to Establiak Government Sav. Ings Bunks. WASHINGTON, Feb. 30,-The postal sav Inga bank bill, after having been opposed for many weeks, although It has been the unfinished business or the senate, may yet be passed at the present session. The unexpected progress which was made with the appropriation bills yesterday, it is said, will give Senator Carter an oppor tunity te again press the postal savings bank measure, and It Is thought with a number of amendments It can be put In sr&pe where It would be acceptable to the senate. In the abort time that remains ot the rresent session It Is not thought possible to get the bill toward tbe house, but It Is argued that passage by the senate would bo an Important step toward redeeming the promise made by the republican na tional committee to enact the legislation. GOEBEL MURDER UP AGAIN Cnlek Powers Presents Monster Peti tion for Pnrdon of Tkree Al leged Aeeouanllces. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Feb, 30. Kentucky's moot vexatious political and penal problem has emerged again with a petition pre' sented to Governor Wlllson yesterday by Caleb Powers for the pardoning of for mer Governor W. S. Taylor for mer Secretary of State Charles Flnley and John L. Powers. The paper was signed by 11.000 cltlsens of Kentucky regardless of party and tbe governor replied that he would consider the matter In Its turn. Powers, who is a former secretary of Kentucky, waa,' with Jim Howard, freed by Governor Wlllson's pardon some months ago. The three men for whom Powers seeks pardons were charged aa accessories, all having fled to Indiana, where extradi tion has been refused. TWO CREMATEDJN HOTEL FIRE Bodies Found In Ruins of Flnnn Hotel nt Tower, Mlra Ismn. TOWER, Mich., Feb. 20. Duff ey La France and Peter Kno were burned to death early today In a fire which destroyed the Hotel Finan here, a two-story frame building. La France was tne hotel bar tender. Eno lived at Cheboygan. The bodies of the two men were found la the ruins of the bar room, where they were spending the night after returning to ths hotel at a late hour. It waa apparent that the fire had started la the bar room, but how tt began is not known. The hotel was almost entirely destroyed within a quar ter of an hour, but all the other occupants escaped. C tars and Stripes C A beer just muted to quaff at home a night-cap for the sociable evening a refreshing draught for the late supper a delightful glass to sip under the evening lamp. Stars and Stripes is a foaming, sparkling beverage for the keen palate for th connoUsieur. H2T8 a cisi ta y;:r toes. Willow Springs Browing Co. Offl, 140T Same? rkone Ooaf . laoa. NO AIR FLIGHT FOR ALFONSO King: of Spain Deterred by Pleat of Queen and Premier. GIVES PROMISE NOT Tt) FLY Royal Party Watrkea Performaneea of WrtM Brothers' Aeroplane nnd Kins; Kvlnces J rent Interest la Maeklne'a War Value. rAU, France. Feb. . King Alfonso of Spain was present at the flying near Pau today and witnessed the flights of the Wright brothers, the AmerWan acre-pianists. It had been generally believed that his majesty would venture aloft on one of the trips, but he did not do so, and It became known that before leaving Madrid he had promised Queen Victoria and Pre mier Maura that he would not go up Into the air under any circumstances. His ma jesty evinced the greatest Interest tn the aeroplane as an engine of war and deplored the fact that he could not make a trial flight. Hart O. Bt-rg, the European bueli.e s man. ager ot the Wrights, had an Interview with the king last night, at which the arrange ment for his majesty to witness the flights of today were completed. After taking heed of his promise not to fly ho laugh ingly recalled the cabinet crista produced several years ago when Premier Maura re signed because the king had not heeded his warning to run his automobile slower through the streets of Madrid. Continuing, he said he -was a soldier above everything else and that he had come to Pau to witness the flights so. that he might be able to discuss the question of aeroplanes with the army council at Mad rid and confirm-the opinion previously formed that the aeroplane, when developed, was destined to become one of the greatest Implements In war. He said It was his fervent wish to be the first sovereign to fly, but he had given his solemn promise before he left home not to be led Into making an ascent. Mr. Berg explained the indescribable delight of gliding over tho cushioned air, but the king smiled and said: "Yes, I know, but 1 have given my word." ' His majesty was very much Inteivsted In hearing a recital of the success ot the Wrights; how they became Interested In avltatlon, their long struggles and their final success and the complete mastery of their machine. He then discussed the eventual use of the aeroplane in war. He questioned the suitability of the aeroilune in general offensive operations on luml, but said he thought it Invaluable for land scouting and seacoast dufenac, where It could be used offensively with success. - The king manifested also much Interest In the new gun silencer Invented by Hiram Maxim, and he arranged to have a sample silencer sent to ' Madrid, where he will consider equipping the Spanish army rifles with the Instrument. IRISH TO AID MIES (Continued from First Page.) (Continued from First Page.) They went tor a drive around the city and returned to find theiloors still closed, but -the clergyman arrived in a few minutes and read the marriage service. When the lima came for aignlng the register, however, that volume -could not be found. -' The senior' minister, who officiated, came to the con clusion that it must be In the' church satu' and declared that his Junior, who lived a couple of mllea away, bad the key. A mes senger waa dispatched to his house and meanwhile the wedding party waited fum ing, for all marriage ceremoniea to be legal In Ireland must be completed before I p. m. Tbe messenger came back with the key, but when the safe was opened the book waa not there. Then It occurred to some one to send for the sexton, but that official waa at work mllea away and could not be reached. In despair, the sexton's wife was sent for She arrived, panting, and announced that the book waa on a shelf In the vestry. The ceremony was completed at two minutes to I o'clock. F. JL CULLKN. TO CHANGE INSURANCE LAW Misaoart Official Recommends Amend ments to Mnke Statutes More strict. . JKFFBR80N CITY, Mo., Feb. 20.-Sweep-lng changea In the Insurance laws of Mis souri are recommended tn a report which Superintendent Vandtver sent to the legis lature today. ' He suggests an adequate rating law for fraternal companies, stricter regulations of mutual fire Insurance com panies, the requiring. of foreign life com panlea to depslt state and municipal bonds of Missouri as guarantee, making It a crim inal offense!, for a life Insurance company to take premium notes and discount them before policies are delivered. Lid Boosters After ekerl. GREEN RIVER. Wyo., Feb. 20-(Speclal.) Resident of the eastern part uf Sweat water county to a considerable number have signed a petition requesting the v. moial ot Sheriff Matt McCourt for ulleged neglect of duty. It la charged that gamb ling has been openly carrier on In eastern Sweetwater county for some time, that the sheriff was fn full possession of knowl edge to this effect and that he refrained from taking any action. The Glide automobile built by the Bar thalomew Co. at Peoria, 111., waa eonsld ered mechanically the most correct, the strongest and simplest of all which 'was on exhibit at the great show at Chicago. Green Trading Stamps LM ta Stampo (1 tivea with oauto two "sen case uf ameUl buulea, do- m livered In 51 H the eltjr for.., ! 93Jm In Stamps (IS) given with each two wvuwt no iivr4 In too city i for. "vt ex town eon. tomnm adn ILII tat one a4 botUen. Brewery, S4 aal XUkary. Vkeme Don, lass.