Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 29, 1901, Page 2

1IE OMAHA DAILY BE UNDAY SHAW WAITS THE LETTER| Provident Roosevelt's Mailed Moss to Arrive. e Fails ONE COMES FROM WILSON INSTEAD Agriculture Extends Aecession Secretary ot Congratulations on to rensury rilfollo — Town Claims at Washington, (From a Btaft Correspondent.) MOINES, Dec. 28.—(Speclal Tele- Governor Shaw's letter from Presi dent Roosevelt, which was mentioned in the dispatch from the president, failed to show up today. The governor spent a busy day at bis office, at work receiving callers from among the teachers, and tended o reunfon of (he alumnl of Cornell college, from which he was graduated interview he said “I have always been a ereat admirer of Becretary Gage. 1 belleve that anyone | would be condemned by the American peo- | ple who would announce a deviation. from his poltcy The governor sald he regarded his epeech | on the financlal question, delivered at Nor- folk last April, as the completest presenta- tion of hig views on finance Fearing that he had been misunderstood of misquoted, Governor Shaw tonight au- | thorized the following concerning his al- leged commttment to any definite treasury administrative pollcy 1 have spoken in the highest and most complimentary terms of Secretary Gage's administration of the office of secretary of | the treasury. Further than that I have| not spoken and shall not speak. This state- | ment must be given no other Interpretation than that I do not propose to discuss these problems at this time.” DES gram.) Henrs from Wilson. Governor Shaw this morning received a personal letter from Secretary James Wil son. This letter gave him great pleasure It was a personal letter and the governor therefore would not divulge any of its contents, except to state that Secretary Wilson expressed joy at the prospect of having the governor in the cabinet and warmly copgratulated him on the tender by the president. He wrote also of the cordial relations of the cabinet members amoug themselves and with the presiden and of the lovable qualities and worth ot the president. Mr. Wilson gave no ex- pression whatever of doubt as to the wis- dom of Shaw's going lnto the cabinet and plainly indicated that he has no fear ot trouble to himselt because of another lowan's taking & portfolio. Towa Clalms at Washington. 1t is pointed out that the taking of Gov- ernor Shaw into the cabloet may have a great influence on the lowa war claims which are pending before the Treasury de- partment. The auditor of the war claims department of the treasury s a native of Towa and the assistant was appolnted from lowa. Governor Shaw has recently pre- sented to the Treasury department lowa's claim for several hundred thousand dol- lars of back war claims. It Is sald there is nothing to be done but to have these clalms examined, audited and pald. Governor Shaw's Wealth. There 1s much misunderstanding as to the financial affairs of Governor Shaw. When he was elected governor he had al- ready accumulated considerable property “%aand was In a position to make some in< vestments at that time. e was Inter- ented In a bank or two In his home county and had some land. Since he was elected governor he has invested with others In a big ranch in Woodbury county and in this he and associates have invested $53,000. Some litigation followed in regard to the title, but Shaw and his partners won. Ap- plication has been made for a rehearing. He became an investor with Lang Bros, of this city in rice land in Texas and they have 4,000 acres of land near Beau- mont. They were offered $100,000 for a portion of this ol land, but refused to sell, Ofl has been found near the land, but no prospecting has been done on their land. Thelr investment was $80,000. Governor Shaw also became interested in a bank in Council Bluffs and is an officer in four banks at present. He has holdings In an insurance company, which he helped to or- ganize here, but these are not large. A business associate of tho governor today estimated his wealth at about $250,000, but not more. It is all in such form that he need not glve it his personal attention. sition on Aswet Currency. Governor Shaw says he positively refuses to be interviewed at present in respect to the asset currency question or in respect to his_or Secretary Gage's administration of the Trensury department. He says the nearest he came to an expression of opin- ion on the aeset currency question was fn a speech delivered at Norfolk, Neb., last April, and which was published in the Bankers' Journal of July, but he would not say Just what his views were. In.an address delivered before the North- enstern Nebraska Bankers' assoclation at Norfolk, Neb., on April 22, 1801, Governor Shaw sald in respect to asset currency, or bank circulation based on asset 1 have been asked to say something on the subject of bank circulation based on wamets. This I8 not an fssue in politics, nor have we any legal provision therefor. 1 shall, therefore, not attempt to defend it. 1T am willing, howe: to g0 on record s in favor of an elastic ‘currency, and it 1 belleved there was no other way to se cure an elastic currency, other than wsse , then 1 should wdvocate such an am mindful of the fact that it Is clatmed that an elastic currency places the control in the han Who should control the willing the ratlroads shall dete number of cars to be used, for bulld cars as long as there | for them. The cars of the ronds are all employed when the crops w being moved, but lterally acres of cars stand on sidetracks retired from circulation while the crops are growing. If cars could be constructed a8 cheaply as currency can be issued they would be burned in the spring and rebullt in the fall Public Prejudice a Dange But as 1 have sald, I do not belleve it neceAsary to resort to asset: banking in order to provide an elasMc currency. 1 recognize a public udice akin to fear against a ourrency based on assets, prejudice, so long as It exists, constitutes an element of danger, even when the thing itself, against which the prejudice lles, contalns no element of danger. 1 believ. that a graduated tax on currency biuse: on government bonds would result in_el tlefty. That 1 may make myself clear mit ap illustration, but do net understand vocating, or 8o much as intimat- ing, { ectness of the scale of taxa- tion I suggest. I nfake it only to bring out wn idea. Huppose banks were permitted to fssue a volume' of cireulation equivalent to one- Element, Rheumatism ‘What is the use of telling the rheumatic thet he feels as If his joints were being dis- located ? He knows that his sufferings are very much like the tortures of the rack. What he wants to know Is what will per- manently cure his discase. this evening at- | fourth of thelr capital stock, say one-fourth of 1 per cen ermit an Increase of one-half its capital stock half of 1 per cent, then to Increase to three-fourths at a_relatively fr 1 rate and then to Increase again to qual Ite capital stock, a 10 per cent tax I belleve thls would Induce the banks to carry a larger volume of government honds They are good assets, and especially for banks with large depo Then, instead of selling these bonds to Increase (ts cash its chrculation In time of stringency—they would be kept on deposit in Washington and on call an {ncrease of eirculation wWould be lssued, to be retired when not needed To Secure Elastielty. When a now needs clreulation, more it rediscounts commercial paper and is compelled to re- deem It at a given date, and pay a much higher rate. Let the banks be permitted to Increase thelr circulation when necded to be retired as soon as temand for it | censen and keep ever present the induce. ment to retire it when not needed, and asticity Is secured | 71 repeat, that currency based contains, in my judgment, no element of | danger, except popular prejudice. This wil [ vaniah 'as the question fs discusted and ex- plained by those who make a study of it The depositor would be In no worse condi- tlon than now. W he bank fails the asslgnee finds its bankable commerctal paper hypothecated. In other words, it hias Increascd its circulation by sending its assets to some other bank and borrowing circulation at a_ high of interest, and it does this even after it ceases to bo & vent. It certainly would be no worse to \dlow n government fssue after speclal ex- amination western bank h more ita on assets |ANOTHER ~ CABINET ~ RUMOR Senator M. Carey of W Mentloned for I partment Interior Porttolio, CHEYENNE, Wyo.,, Dec., 28.—(Special legram.)—A report 18 current here that ex-Senator J. M. Carey will be tendered the Interfor department portfolio fn case the rumored retirement of Secretary Hitcheock takes place. Inquiries have been recelved from the east concerning Mr. Carey's whereabouts, in order that he may be com- municated with. As he is in New York the exact state of affalrs cannot be ascertalned but his friends are agog with Interest ACTION TO REVOKE CHARTERS Sult Hegun Aw t R Be Controlled Morgan I ronds Sup- o by tereats. COLUMBUS, 0., Dec. 28.--Suits in quo warranto were brought late this afternoon In the circult court of Crawford and Logan countles to revoke the charters of the Co- lumbus, Hocking Valley & Toledo Railroad company, the Buckeye Coal and Raflway company ard the Sunday Creek Coal com- pauy. The suits were brought in the names of the prosecuting attorneys of Crawford and Logan counties. They were prepared by Frank Monnett, formerly attorney general and now attorneys for the Anti-Trust league David Hugh and E. B. Finley. The charters of the companies are attacked on the ground that they are controlled and operated as one In vlolation of the state laws farbldding combinations in restraint ot trade and consolidation of the parallel Ines of railroad. The properties are all popularly supposed to be controlled by the Morgan syndicate. For a first cause of actlon it Is claimed the corperations are operating in violation of the statute of March 18, 1882, forbidding the ald of ome corporation by another through subscriptions to its capltal stdck, and prohibiting the least or purchase of one ratlway by a parallel line. It 1s charged that the Hocking Valley and Obfo Central are virtually consolidated and that thelr stock interesty are identical For a second cause of actlon the plaintiff cltes sectlon 4427 of the Ohlo anti-trust law and charges thag.the defendant com- panies are in combination as shown by thelr baving given jolnt mortgages. It is also charged that they have conspired to- gether to limit the production of coal while increasing the price of shipment and the cost to the coneumer. It fs charged that the rallroads named are in a combination in violation of the laws as to frelght and passenger rates covering all forms of trafic. The companies are charged with shutting off the supply of coal to manufac- turers and fixing a common standard for all thelr operations. For a third cause of action evaslon of tax- ation and falsely returned valuations are charged. It Is charged that the blanks for filing the taxable property of the Hocking Valley raflway mailed to the proper offi- cers by tho auditor of state April 1, 1901, were returned with schedules showing prop- erty susceptible to taxation aggregating $4,606,069, whereas the company's taxable property at the time was In reality $45,- 658,605.77. Mr. Monnett refused to say by whom the suits were instigated. He denied a rumor that Mayor Tom Johnson of Cleveland was back of them, but said that Johnson was interested in the prosecution of the cases. YOUNG MAN ADMITS GUILT Himselt in as ey Bruce and aten Companio! Murder, HUDSON, N. , Dec. 28.—One of the most sensational murder cases ever known In New York state terminated today by a confession by Harvey Bruce, aged 21, in the form of a statement to his mother and aunt The statement « is witnessed by Mayor Charles 8. Harvey and County Treasurer Qeorge H. Macy, and tells how the murder of Peter A. Hallenbeck, a wealthy farmer of Greenport, was committed on Christas evo by Bruce and Willis, Burton and Fred Van Wormer, brothers, aged 20, 23 and 26, nephews of the murdered man, The full purport of the confession wiil not be made public until Monday at the cor- oner's inquest, but enough has been told to show that the prisoners, all of whom live in Kinderhook, elghteen miles ‘rom the Hallenbeck home, drove to the scene of the crime, tied their horse at Hallenbeck's barn, went to the rear of the house in the moonlights rapped on the door, and when the old man opened it shot him to death firing thirteen shots, eleven of which pen- etrated the body. The crime was witnessed by Hallenbeck's wite and old mother, the other members of the family belng at Christmas eve services less than a mile distant, Until last fall the Van Wormer family lived in o house in Greenport mortgaged to Hallenbeck, Because he thought tue boys troublesome Hallenbeck foreclosed the mortgage and the family was evicted, This was the basls of the Ul will held against Hallenbeck. The mother of the Van Wormers aud triends tried hard by testimony before the coroner to establish an alibi for them. The officials had strong circumstantial evidence againat them. CARNEGIE TO ASSIST YALE Ramor He Wil Give it One Dollars for Its Bulld- ing Fund, Million NEW YORK, Dec. 25.—Rumors are in clrculation to the effect that Andrew Car- negle is getting ready to give $1,000,000 to increase Yale's building endowment fund That, according to thousands of ‘grateful testimoniale, is Hood’s Sarsaparilla the acidity of the blood on which depends, strengthens the stom- m‘r’;}dm s, and builds up the v e whole system. ‘ President liadley of Yale, according to New Haven, Conn., reports, declines to discuss, deny or affirm the rumor. Mr. Caroegle also refuses to make any comment regarding either this rumor or his ‘alleged intentions with regard to @ wagnificent gift to Columbia university. 1t | } Washington, {LONG SAYS INCREASE NAVY Regardless of COest He CLAIMS GROWING COMMERCE DEMANDS IT Battleship Amid t » 1 Enthastantic wor is Launched Demonstra- Chr ens the New Vessel, pn=Miss Cockr NEWPORT NEWS, Va. Dec. 28.-~The battleship Missouri was launched at the #hip vards here today at 11:12 o'clock. Fuil [ 15,000 people fs estimated saw the big de- | fender sail. The launching passed off with- out a hitch and none prettier or more suc cesstul were ever accomplished here. Miss | Marion Cockrell, daughter of Senator F. M. Cockrell of Missouri, was sponsor for the ship and she performed the duty assigned her with the traditional bottle of cham- pagne, vsing a bottle of Missourl product for the purpose The number of distinguished guests gath- | ered around the sponsor on the christening platform was larger than ever seen here Among them were Secretary Long, tary Hitcheock, Rear Admiral Melville, U. 8. N., chief of bureau of steam engineering; Rear Admiral O'Nelll, chief ,of ordnance; Judge Advocate Lemly, U, 8. N.; Licutenant ernor J. A. Lee of Missourl, acting for Governor Dockery; Governor Tiler of Vir- ginia, C. H. Spencer of St. Louls, represent- ing the Loulsiana Purchase Exposition com- pany; Congressman Rixey, representing-the house committee on naval affairs; Senator Cockrell and a number of army and navy ofcers Mrs. Roosevelt, wife of President Roose- velt, came up from Old Point on the ! nite® States dispatch boat Dolphin, wi her guests, and viewed the launching from the steamer deck. When the big ship had glided off the ways into the w the crowd on the guests’ platform gave three cheers for Miss Cockrell, three for the army and the navy, three for Secretary Long, then three for the ehip yard. After in- gpecting the varlous departments of the plant the guests repaired to the ship yard wharf, they boarded the steamer going to Old Polnt. At the Chamberlain hotel this afternoon the custo- mary post launching banquet was given the guests mentioned above belng on the program as the principal speakers. Five hundred guests sat down to the ban- quet. President C. Bo Orcutt of the New- port News Ship Bullding company acted as teast master. Occupying seats of honor on either of Toastmaster Orcutt were Secretaries Long and Hitcheock, Senator Cockrell, vernor Tyler, Lieutenant Gov- ernor Lee of Missouri, Rear Admirals Mel- ville, Cotton, O'Nelll, Captaine Lemly and C. H. Spencor, first vice president of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition company. A toast to the president was drunk stand tug It was responded to by Secretary Hitch- cock, who bore to the gathering the greet- ings of President Roosevelt and his regrets at not belng present. Sccretary Hitchcock concluded with an expression of the pride he, as a Missourian, felt in the new battle- ship-and pald an eloguent tribute to Presi- dent Roosevelt. er slde Cheers for Cockre Applause greeted Senator Francls M. Cockrell as he arose to respond to the toast “Missourl.” The senator sald Mis- sourl’s rank in the union entitled the state to have a battleship named after it. It had taken a prominent part in every con- troversy, civil and foreign, fhat has taken place since its admission into the union. The sengtor aroused enthusiasm when he eald that the state had sent 60,000 men into the union army and nearly as many iuto the confederate army. In the late war with Spain Missouri furnished its full quota and would have furnished many more had they been accepted, said the speaker, pro- ceeding to pay a compliment to Missourl women, who, he sald, were not second to the far-famed ¥. F. V's Then the senator thanked Secretary Long for glving so appropriate a name o a battle- ship and thanked Mr. Orcutt for the great vessel his yard is turning out. After Governor Tyler of Virginia spoken tary Long responded to toast avy.” He said ln part: interested in the cireular, cminent citizens, be- E. Hale at the which they regret the estimate of t’u.nr,- W0, for the increase of the navy lln: size of the navy, if there Is to be a navy at e s 4 question like the tarift—of ad- it ‘rather than of principie. Of it i rather u taking thing 0 say tter of heory, as this circular says, Fo0w,m0 tor the navy means a tax ery family in the United States. And yet, on the other hand, as a matter of practical fact, If that sum is spent there Is probably not a family in the United States whose it income could be shown to be $6 less, and there are a &flml. many families whose Income would be $6 mo and still more families whose incol would be many times 3 less if it were not spent. It s > rather a taking thing to siy that $10,w0,000 could be better spent for education or charity. And yet, on the other hand, 310,000,000 spent in the em y- ment of labor 18 the very best purpo: which it could be put Whe greatest quesiion of the day Is as to the distribution of weaith While few wonld sny that the community should be taxed for the sole purpose of distributing the Pproceeds of taxation, yet it 18 somy comfort to know of a tax which, when It i lald on the community, all returns ag aln to it 1t $100,000.00 shall be appropriated {or ihe nmavy by the present congress a small part will g0 for the purchase of raw \terfal and something for salarles, but reat bulk of it tor labor In every part union ‘somehow it Just now happens that larger revenues tha we have ev had betore in time of peace and therefore with More direct and indirect taxation, there is More prosperity and more m in_the Hocket' ot the® citizen than ever before, Blldents muy speculate over the economic Causes, but this is the “demnition total Undoubtedly Uncle Sam ought to reduce axation wherever ho can. On the other Hind, 1t 15 shrewd and wise in him to run ThihKs so us to keep business good, and if s @ result his income Is large he confers much more benefit by spending it than he would by hiding it Whenever the inter- ests of the country require he should re- his receipts, but, 8 they are now sive, the great question seems to be Y Shall get the proceeds back among {he people. ANULKCE year ba may not have S0 much money' o spena ut if this year, having a surplus, he spends $100,00,00 for the navy let remember that, while it 18 spent u me, It §s really spent, he employment o the s labor and in the purchase of the rial they have to sell, and the peopie out of It than the navy get it all back again had Secr the he I have been slgned by ma loved friend y that of 3 of with got does, Menace to Peace, or is It true, as suggested In the circu- lar, that a great navy necessariy inflames the fighting spirit and leads to war. If my recoilection serves 'me right, while Great Britaln has hatl troubles {n Egypt and Africa, clsewhere it has had no con- flict on sei ny years, and yet its navy has bee as lurgo as that of any other power cent increase in our navy did not induce the war with Spain which, as things were, seems to have been Inevitable. On the other hand, it Is more than likely that it in the begiining of 19 we had even as large a nayy as we have Now, certainly as large & one as now pro- posed, there would have been no war with Bpain' and that country would have come t0 terms, A8 I Was Very near coming, with- out battle. At that time, however, it was the general impression’ among forelgn yowers, ‘and probably n Spain. that {ts havy would blow us out of the water Al the foregoing deals with questions of | expediency, which are the only questions raised in the circular. But this 18 a quess tion of principle, and that - principle, strangely enough, ' the circular does hot touch. 'The signers, it seems to me, in- stead of rulsin the auestion of how big the navy should be, should have raised the question of whether there shall be any Wavy at all. Thix 1 do not propose -to argue, as until the sworld moves much | Ing his DECEMB further toward the miller worth while to argue it In determining the question of what shall be the size of our navy there are a great many things to be considered, of which T have referred to. For_instance, our world expanded vastly in the last territorial extent and vastly national extent. It has not isfoni upon the continent, ocean itself and the Wlands both hemispheres, Our o greatly increased in volume our merchant marine is likely to follow £ult; as on land, S0 on ocean, As you ex tend your comerce so you must expand your " police force. ft' there is to be a " na at ‘all, it should be commensurate with all these _extended elations and ~ demands. ‘We are he richest nation of the world, with n ome than any other. if, then, ze of our navy should correspond to our natlonal and international size, and we have the cash on hand, it would seem the simplest good bustness sense, the simplest 800d business eare of our own interests, to increase the navy. whether this shall COEL $20,000,00 oF W or $100,000,000, 1t I8 not an extravagance to cut our garment according to our cloth, especlally as last year there was no_appropriation for such an_increase. It fs like the rich man grad- expenditures to his fncome and thus making It serve the weneral welfare as well as his own. 1t i& ike having police- enough instead of having a number 8o d_that the roughs are tempted to ot There certainly in in_feeling that it milllons are now Spent for the navy the money is in the till to gpend, It {8 a case where the people can have their cake and eat it, too; they ean have their ships and they can have in thelr pockets the money pald for bullding them I will not pursue the topic further, but United States naval vessels carrying our flag into the ports and harbors of the world are something more than fighting machine It means relations with those ports. It means an awakening and lively respect for our country; It means recognition of the outreach of our civilization, commerce and influence; 1t mehns just what would be meant |°a fine representative of New York or Boston, carrying fts prestige, explofting its interests, were In y other clty of the union. C. H. Spencer responded to the toust, 1903, saylog: "It 18 my lmpression that comparatively fow people have investigated and fully appreciate the importance of the acquisition of the vast territory known as the Louisiana purchase. There is no part of this or any other country that can be compared with fte growth and.develop- ment durlog the last 100 years, with the possible exception of the states lylng be- tween the Alleghenies and the Misslssippt.” Mr. Spencer was followed by Lieutenant Governor Leo of Missouri, who spoke to the tonst, “The Sponsor.” The speaker said he would like to say for Mies Cockrell what she would like to say for herself, in behalf of her state. He said the people of Missourl believe a great navy is more conducive to peace than provoca- tive of war. They bolleve the growth of our people and productiveness of our couns try demand that we have a great merchant marine and great foreign trade. POSTMASTERS IN NEBRASKA Edwin Barnum at Loomis, Maud Tay- lor at Strang, Herman Schults nt Kilgore. tum it le hardly relations thr mo have o years in in inters been an ex but' tpon t of the sea in mmerce hag d area and It limite o (From n Staff Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.--(Spectal gram.)—Senator Dietrich today = recom- mended the following postmasters: Edwin Barnum, at Loomis, and Miss Maud M. Tay- lor, at Strang Senator Millard has recommended Her- man Schultz for postmaster at Kilgore, Cherry county; also the establishment of a postoffice twenty miles northwest of Bur- well, Garfleld county. Miss Gertrude Dietrich, who is visiting her father during the holidays, 18 becoming a favorite in social circles. Miss Dietrich i8 a guest of Mrs. Hanna tonight, and on January 3 will be one of a party of young people whom Mrs. Roosevelt has invited to the White House Theso. Jowa. rural free delivery routes have been ordered established February 1 Maquoketa, Jackson county; additional service; area, 104 square miles; population, 2 E. W. Defraites, J. L. Kingsley. Samuel Russell and Rosein Streets, car- riers. Monmouth, Jackson coumty; ffty- one square miles; population, 1,025; John Heath and Isaac Norton, carriers. Stanton Montgomery county; sixty square miles; population, 1,060; Louls Larson and C. G Nelson, carriers. The postofices at Fulton, Hurstville and Canton, Jackson county, are to be supplied by rural carrier. Biddick and Walling, Montgomery county, are to be discontinued. Postmasters appointed lowa—Viola Center, Audubon county, W. 8. Weaver. South Dukota—Saint Herbert, county, Ferdinand Bachman The comdition of the Des Moines national baoks at the close of business December 10 shows: Loans and discounts, $6,162.445; 8old coin, $181,347; lawful money reserve, $719,278; tndividual deposits, $2,640,688; average reserve held, 20.67. The Clty National bank of Lincoln was today approved as a reserve agent for the First National of Crete, Neb Tele- Edmund P S—— TO PAY MILITARY HONORS War Department Arranges for Its Part in Funeral of Senator Sewell. WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—The War de partment has made arrangements to pay the usual military honors to the memory of the late Senator W. J. Sewell of New Jersey in recognition of his services as a major general of volunteers during the war of the rebellion and the Spanish war. In- structions were sent today to General Brooke, commanding the Department of the East, to provide an escort at the funeral of the statesman and soldier, which will take place from St. Paul's church in Cam- den, N. J., next Tuesday at 12 o'clock. Governor Voorhees of New Jers commander-in-chief of the state National Guard, tssued an order today amnouncing the death of United States Senator Willlam J. Sewell, division commander of the Na- tional Guard of New Jersey. By arrange- ment with Adjutant General Corbin th War department will send four companie of artiliery to attend the funeral as part of the wmilitary escort The governor's order details General Se- well's distinguished record in the unton army. , a8 CARNEGIE MODIFIES OFFER Makes Proposition on W dent Roosevelt May Base Some Action. WASHINGTON, ~ Dec. 28.—President Roosevelt has Tecelved Information from Andrew Carnegle that is expected to enable him to submit to congress a form of gift of $10,000,000 to the United States for higher education. This offer will not be in bonds of the United States Steel corporation. as formerly proposed, but will be In a form expected to be generally satisfactory. The €11t 1s likely to be In cash or in securities drawing annual interest. VETERANS ~ ARE EXCEPTED President Amends Civil Service Law to Admit Soldiers as WASHINGTON, Dec. 28.—The president, | at the instance of veteran assoclations, has amended the civil service rules applicable to the rural free deljvery service so as to except from the operation of the age limit veterans of the civil and Spanish-American wars who file applications for appolutment as carriers, A heap of comfort | Argentine Now Declines to Bubmit Ques King Edward, TROUBLE WITH CHILE snmably Peace Measare, WASHINGTON, D —~OfMclal advice received in diplomatic’ circles here indi cate that the Chile-Argentine line contro versy s again opened. According to these advices the peace protocol referring the whole subject to arbitration was signed a Santiago three days ago. But of the Argentine minister in placing signature to the document seems to have | caused resentment at Buenos Ayres | among the prominent ofclals and the peo le. Accordingly the fortned the Chilean Foreign was unable to concur in agreed ou heretofore and ticilar he specified two the Argentine government seribe, First, the from the Ultima Es second England |.to stgn has not yet been submitted the Informal statement of the ministe the Chilean foreign office Is regarded as serlous interruption If not a termination of the propoded settlement. Riot Over Argentine minister office that all the signed points on refused withdrawal of ranza provinee in he In par to eut police and but to Protocol. The riotous demonarations which curred In the streets of Buenos Ayres last night are thought to have resulted from the signing of this protocol and to have been expressive of popular disapproval of the settlement with Chile. The popular senti ment in Argentine is very warlik d thi leads to the bellef in well-posted quarters that President Roca will net succeed in any policy which contemplates ad Justment with Chile. The Chilean charge tante, said today I note that a published statement to the effect thay Argentine looked —upon th recent protocol as an evidence of her ver pacific tendeacles, fn that It ylelded what she regarded as her unquestionable rights in the Ultima Esperanza district, A« a matter of fact, the Ultima Bsperanza dis trict has been 'in undisputed possession of Chile for some time. Our police were there and o when it came to a question of arranging a status quo, pending a final settlement, an understanding was reachod that the jurisdiction of Chfle should be malntained in Ultima Esperanza territory In these circumstances it ix difficult to ace how Argentine has ylelded any unquestion able right, tor i there has been any yield- ing In thé interests of continued peace it ligs been_ through the consideratenesa of Ch oc an d'affaires, Mr. In- TWO CEREMONIES PERFORMED Marringe of Senntor Depew At mher of Noted Guestw, NICE, Dec. 28.—The marriage of Senator Chauncey M. Depew to Miss May Palmer was celebrated at the American church here today, following the ceremony of the Cath- olfc marriage service at Notre Dame. The wedding party first attended a low mass at Notre Dame, celebrated by Father Crepaux, formerly an officer in the French army. Shortly before noon the party proceedad to the American church, which was crowded to excess and beautifully decorated. Rev Dr. /damson officiated. A guard of konor of ten bluejackets from the United States crulser Albany stood at the entrance of the church. After the ceremony the wedding breakfast was serve at the villa of the Countess de Serss. The wedding was quite unostentatious and the service at the American church was very simple. By spe cial request the vocal muelc consisted of one song, “Oh Fair, Oh Sweet and Holy," rendered by Miss Tucker. There were bridesmalds. Only those officlally con nected with the wedding attended the cere- mony at the Catholic church. The party then drove to the Amerlcan church, where the principal American and English resi- dents had assembled. Outside was an awn- ing decorated with American and nglish flags. Officers from the United States squadron occupled the second and third pews. The wedding march from “Lohen- grin’’ was piayed us the couple walked up the alsle. They are almost the same height The bride, & tall, slender brunette, was at tired in a simple gown of satin trimmed with orange blossom. Depew, who was radiantly happy, white flower at his buttonhole. Among the Americans present in the Amerfcan church were United States Con- sul Harold 8. VanBuren and Mra. Van- Buren, Baroness de Robecourt and Major Brevoort. The halls and corridors of the villa of the Countess de Sers, who is Sena- tor Depew's cousin, were gorgeously banked with flowers The guests at the wedding breakfast were Senator Depew's two nloces, the Baroness de Bresson and Miss Hegeman, Mrs. Pal- mer, Mrs. McClellan, widow of neral George B. McClellan, Vicomte and Vicom- tess de Bresson, Consul VanBuren and Mrs VanBuren, the Rev. Dr. Adamson and Mrs Adamson, Captain Joseph E. Cralg of the Albany, commanding the American squad- ron at Villa France, Commander Nathan N Niles of the gunhoat Nashville, several other officers and the witneeses of the mar rlage Benator and Mrs. Depew will ew York on 8t. Louls January 14 Brilliant sunshine flooded the church which the ceremony was performed. Sen ator Depew, accompanied by Mrs. Paln and Countess de S , whose wish it was that the marriage celebrated at Nice, reached the church first All the relatives were seated in the front pews. The bride and bridegroom gave the re in low tone. The groom, when he placed the ring on the bride's finger, affectionately retained the hand for a moment. The service lasted perbaps a quarter of an hour. This was afterward marked Senator Depew, who punningly referred to the “happy dispatch.” The bridal party left the church to the ‘stralns of Mendelssobn's wedding march MAKES A VIGOROUS DENIAL eper fvory wore a sail for ponses to Commandant & test Agminst Murders Charge Against Him nters GRAAFE REINET, Cape Colony, Dec. 28 _Commandant Scheepers, who Is probably the mosted hated of all the prisoners now in the hands of the British and whose trial wag recently suspended owing to his physical collapee, testified in his own behalf today. He made a vigorous defeuse denied ix of the seven murders with which he Is charged. He declared that In the seventh case the man killed was a native spy who had been regularly tried and con- victed. Scheepers admitted having whipped natives who had been found guilty of con- information to the ¢ so-calle unarmed pative scouts belng, in his opin fon, simply spiee. He sald he had them whipped frequently and he jusiified their beiug shot an vey emy the looting and burn. buildings were repris. L] He declared that ing of government OBJECTS TO THE PROTOCOL IS REOPENED the action | his | both terms which the submission to King BEdward of | The formal refusal of Argentine | Senator | Hospe Prefers to Sell Cheap Rather Than Invoice. h K till on hand Justment vor 100 planos their which still have the firo sale reduction tags sttached to them. This includes {he best planos the world produces, such as Knabes, Kranich & Bachs, Kim balls, Hallot & Davis, McPhails, Melville Clarks, Hospes, Whitneys, Hinzes Burtons, and many other well kiown makes. Some in mal ok, burl walnut and other fancy woods ? Grand upright planos and squige plapos $1,000.00, $0 $500,00, $700.00, $600.00, £500.00, $100.00, $300.00 and less, at ridiculous prices. Just think of buying a fine, new, up-to-date, fully war plano for $127.00, another for $148.00, still better one for $157.00 higher grade for $187.00, $198.00, $208.00, The highest grade planos $227.00, $218.00, $287.00 to § £305.00, Just the new high dard made gr 83 This breaks compotit How | we do it? Th Iberal allowance made by the Insurance | derwriters afte fire onables ue to sell pianos at prices the | torles cannot produce them for, ang propose close them out than fnventory for we belleve u dollar in the bank is than $2.00 in stock We don't ask you to pay | and a little every month. This makes a savings depositor [l vou have he use of it while paving for ft. We include o searf, and warrant the instrument for from five to ten years The big made an awful hole In our organ stock. Still there are a fow Kimball organs, a few Imperial organs, some Hospe nd several ofhers, which are still further reduced, $18.00, 00, $36.00, $42.00, $53.00, $62.00; it will surprise you what £3.00 or $4.00 down and $3.00 or 80 a month will buy in this line. 8hop all around, get $lano or organ buying qualification your selection of us. ae Musical Instruments at Hospe’s the ted to be sold before | are | and you'll have for $4 Insurance ad- one-half of as are which are covered by the For instance now on ors, ogany rosew ool planos Planos that cost | | ranted A tor stan can tn 00 to soo » W nd planos fo fact is the our recent o0, wa to hoap 4 rather them, bettor all cash. Will accept a small payment down for you, and fine stool and | sl | rgans all the necessary information you will needed conclude in by acquiring nd making ® involcing, to hurry to tak | guitars 5 up, violins for $6.25 up, eons for $1 up, clarione io-third off for all instruments from violins—all eut from Regina musi rolls, 60c up Don't delay at discount move them f (his great Ter We sell 0 up, mandoline for §.75 up, banjos for at one-third off, plecolos from & hand instruments at 25 to 40 per cent off. Strings up Must, trimming drums, basa to 40 per cont boxes, $15.00 up. Musl The great piano player Mail orders receive which will hoxes Musie payments, cheap as sold on easy Apollo pt att Don’t Wait Until Hospe lnvoices the Art Stock—Get Your Fine Frames and Pictures While the Cut Prices Last. You can decorate your walls from this store at one-haif regular prices. Over three thousand out of u possible lot of ten thousand pletures have been s0ld, and if we had not been protected by the smoke loss adjustment con- ceded by the underwriters we would havo recorded a big loss. As it ls, the public i« the gainer. Pvery prico made s a surprise to the custome No wonder, when every palnting, water color, carbon, photograph, engr fug, platinotype, in fact, all the pictures, are sold at less than cost All the fine gold Florentine frames, the gold photograph fran hard wood frames and the metal frames go nt rstonishingly low prices Our frames to order are made at great reductions. Over a thousand pat terns to select from; then, finest stock found anywhere, east or west V- e, the Call before inventory and take advantage of this opportunity. A. HOSPE, 1613 and 16156 Douglas Street. CINTAAL 2 A WINTER | =7 In FLOBIDA | “The Dixie Flyer” ; " A Solid Vestibuled Train via {llinois Central R. R. 1 From St. Louis to Jacksonville, Fla., via Cairo, Nashville, Chattanooga, Lookout Mountain, Atlanta, Macon i Scenic Route to the South Tourist Tickets now on sale at greatly reduced rates. Btopovers allowed enroute. .For rates, hotel accommodations and particulars call CITY TICKET OFFICE | 1402 FARNAM STREET Or address W. H. BRILL, _.Bistrict Passenger Agent, Omaha, Nebragka, Mhce s Hours, dnyn, fron s Sa " n. to 5§ p.om. als fn connection with Dewet's proclamas | ] tion. Schecpers alleged that he always fed und treated prisoners as well as he was able. WILL NOT HASIENr THE SALE Dell he Went s, / % COPENHA Dee. 28, against the sale of the Danish | has placed the government In rassing position. There is considerable dif. ference of opinlon as to how far public sen timent agaiust the sale is genuine and how far It 18 the work of speculators and pro moters At any it has impressed the 5 torelgn minister alLit o e netns | DIV determined ary Hdy to allow for an arrangement for a plebiscite. This matter will be settled through Co- [g¢ Veurs kiperiemce. ib Xeurs to penhagen and not through the Danish min- | oma cured {n less than 10 days Biyh, a: VasLIpa o | VARICOCELE &if55.4" ettt generally deciared in well-inform ¢ v ol and all Blood Diseases curod here that the tslanders favor th ‘SYPMUS 24 50 Blood Lissases cureq But the chief argument advanced |signs ol the disease disanpear at once. arge rit that there should D 8 Cule £ L egotlations Indlcates that there ls | eases, Hydroc ured permanently, doubt in the minds of the au I ures Giusrantes Consultntion Free, to how aceurately they have Troavnent "oy mall. F. O bBox i Leanwhile those who are oppoeed to the | Ofice over Zlo B. Idth street, between Far. 1le formulating numerous plans for Bam and Douglus Sta., OMAHA, N realizing on the tropjeal asset 50 long neg- | ~ lected. A compahy has Just been formed for improving the economic status of the lands in th that - they not 1a The agitation West Indies anembar rate to t MCcGREW (Age 53) SPeCIALIST. Diseunvs # Wwein vl aaen Unly, to request Secre ster, C Tt i circles ale [ by the I | that | the onsiderable thorities a gauged the u Howell's a cold a win will knock into the middle ot next week. It's good for cold sores Don't allow any one to sell you any other kind. There's none so good as Anti-Kawf 26¢ a bottle. event are Yule Defents Chu atl, CINCINNATI, Dec, 2.~The Yale 1 team defe the Cincinnati five at the y here tonight basket univer 2 10 9, d me