Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 25, 1903, Page 2

THE - OMAHA DAILY BEE? WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1908, 15 of the state of Nebraska will cease to be covetod by %0 many ambitious politicians and would-bé office holders. The office in question is the clerkship of the supreme court. Instead of paying an annual income of $25,000 or $30,000 it. will drop to $2,500. The bill provides that the cierk of the supreme court. shall return to the state all | tees arising fromi his office over and' be yond $1,000, which is to be retained by | that official. This, with the $1,600 which he annually receives as state librarian, will make hig totd), salary $2,600, the same as the governdr. Under the present law the clerk of the supreme court may re- tain all fees arising from his office and there is no Jaw ‘on the statute books which requires him to keep a record for the state showing the amount of those fees. It is generally and comnionly admitted that this office ylelds all the way from $20,000 to $30,000 annually in fees. A state officer was 6day asked what, In his judgment, was the amidunt of the agnual income from this office, and replicd that he thought $26,000 would not be t00 high a figure to name. No -Polities’ in Move. The present incumbent of the office, Leo Herdnfan of Omaha, s a democrat. Ha was appointed by the democratic ‘supreme court for a term of four years and his term, therefore, éxpires within about ten months when J@idge Sullivad’s term expires. If a democra} s elected again the court/ would' still remain democratic, In which case an- other democratic clerk would naturally he Appointed; but if, as the probabilities are, Judge Sulllvan is succeeded by a repub- lican, the majority of the court would be | republican and it is a sate venture to say that the clerk would be of the same party. Then Mr. Herdman would step out. This ‘bill ,contains an emergency claim which {f the bill passes will permit its im- mediate operation instead of having to walt the regulation period of three months. The changes are that if passed the emer- gency’ clause would obtain, in which case the fees would be at once reduced. Mr. Good's assertion that the bill con- tains no polities can easily be accepted in view of all the circumstances. The pros- pects for the success of this bill, it must be admitted, are more than fair. This leg- islatare fas started out to make a name tor economy and while in street parlance it mAy be “overlosking some good bets,” this opportunity certainly will, it s thought, be considered too good to es- cape. About mineteen of the twenty-seven fu- slonists met at the Grand hotel tonight, ostensibly to hear Loomis explain the rev- enue bill, but in reality to endeavor to get together on this and house roll 330, but no successful caucusing was done. One of the members said: ““We have not been and wiil not be able to get our entire number together on these bills. We will vote as we please and each tellow for himself. My Impression is, how- over, that the miajority of us will vote for house roll 330." The influence of Chairman Hall of the democratic state central committee and other leaders of the fusionists seemps to have been invoked in vain for harmony. Legislative Gonsip. Some days ago The Bee published the report that Rouse-of Hall had drawn a revenue bill which ‘he likely would intro- duce, as he belleved it would cover the subject. of foreclosure of delinquent tax sales which was not-adequately covered by the revenue bill just introduced. Mr. Rouse, it.was sald, was not altogether friendly to: the.latter measure. Today Ten Eyck,of Douglas intreduced this bill. which "Mr. Rouse was to have introduced. -The biil - went in- under - the cognomen of «& scavenger blll. The principal feature of i 18 to provide for-the sale of land on which taxes m yearg or more delinquent to dder. .The bill is H. R. 852. t out in The Bee, the rev- enue commf bill ig “callvoff” Mr. Rouse. But it seems that notliing better thap a compromige was pos- sible. Rouse d mot introduce the mea: ure, but it was introduced just the same by Ten Eyck. To this extent the revenue committeemen are consoling themselves with the thought that Rouse “lay down.” After all, the scheme for eleoting county commissioners at large in Nebraska may be given sanetion of this legislature. The bill' by Jones of Otoe providing for this, “which was killed »v the house last waek, has gome to lfe . H. R. 36, by Koetter of ‘Douglas, which has been laid on the shelf awaiting developments and will to- morrow be recommended for passage by the judiclary committee. It {s now be- leyed that this method of electing the county comulssioners, which seems to be #0 universally demanded, will yet carry. It has developed that some who voted to in- definitely postpone the former bill, H. R. 108, will mow support its counterpart, H, B 3. Koetter by reque: lnlroduc.d a joint resolution in the house providing that the United' States. Postoflice department be pe- titioned to compel the Union Pacific Rail- road company to furnish better mail serv- fce, The resolution, which emanates from the Unjon Pacific strikers, goes on to say that the um- Pacific has become so re- duced’ ip -motive power as to no lomger “earry and ‘mal for the citizens of this llll. with reasonable dispateh, ex- pediency end certatnt; A Columbus brewer, who it is sald “has 1t :g?ur the Omaha brewers, has caused Untroduced in the house H. R. 3 ih if enacted into law would repeal that of the Slocumb law permitting brew- erief td operate a number of saloons within the e municipality. The new bill is a couslfetpart of one introduced four years ago." It seeks to prevent the issuance of salogn ‘lcenses except in the name of the un"‘ér parties who intend to conduct the saldon; that is nat te issue the license to an Agent or representative. Judge Ogden, attorney for the Krug and Storz breweries of Omaha, is persistently fighting the bill. The ‘anti-trust bill authorized by Presi- dent W. M. Springer of the National Live THE POSTMASTER Shook Off Coffek and Got Well. 'S 0 easy to shake off coffee and cof- when well made Postum Cereal ffee is served in it's place that it Food doesn't, take long tp tell-the tale. The Postmaster.of a flourishing town in Dinwiddle County, V writes “Up to a short time ago.coffee had me & great suf- fere trom constipation, nervousness and indigestion. About the middie of last July, 1 quit coffee and began using Postwn snd-eyer since I have been improying. My troubles have now quite disappeared. I, attribute my recovery to Postum and have induced several of my friends to try it. You ate at liberty to use this.” Name given by Postum Cereal Co., Ltd., Battle Creek, Mich. There is a reason. Coffee is a definite polson to many persons and disease sets in If the use of even one cup & day is con- tinued. When ‘the peison is withdrawn and a pure food beverage like Postum Food Coftee used the return to health is matural and prompt if the disedse is not too advanced, and many, very many old chronic diseases disappear when the coffee is abondaned its stead. Many nervous disorders, that s coffee keeps the Derves poisoned and that condition creates and holds disease in some organ of the body. Take away cause and give a true, na- tural nerve rebufider like Postum and the chauge 18 often miraculous. [} p Stock association, many legislatures throughout the country, today was presented to the house by Junkin and Introduced in so of Frontier. It {s H. R. 350, and seeks to prote¢t trade and commerce agalnst unlaw ful restraint and monopolies, and to pro- hibit the giving and receiving of rebates on transportation of property Kaveny of Butler has introduced H. R 54, which places in the category of gam- bling pastimes the practice of dealing in futures or margine and the speculation in stocks and bonds. LISTENS TO REVENUE BILL House Pute in Most of Day with the Second Weading of the Mensure, (From a Staff Correspandent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 24.—(Special.)—The house devoted the greater part of the day (o bills on second reading. In the list was house foll 344, the -revenue bill, whose 30,000 words were again all read. The bill then was referred - to the house revenue com- mittee, It fs Ilikely~the committee will waive critical examinatiofi of the bill and send it at once to general. file, A motion by Sears wa4 adopted to have 1,000 coples of the revemus Bl printed. *f Koetter of Dougldh presenited, s resolution saying that'(he Unton Paciic had allowed 1ts “ondition {o degenetate so as to seri- ously fmpair its delivery of mail and cahl- ing on" the pestal departfiént at Washing- ton to compel the compafly to correct these conditions. The house adjourned at 4:15 New Bills. H. R. 345, by Thorp (hy request)—Defining a legal newspaper for the publication o legal and other official Motices in the state of Nebraeka, Must have a circulation of copies and_have poen published for one year. Not applicablé to counties of less than )om opulation. H. Y- 3oy Fop the relist of Wil liam Roohlita) & ropriates §00 1o pay for five head of harses Killed by orfler of the state veterinarian as being affiicted with glanders. H R 81 by Cropsey—To provide for the establishment in cities of the second-class, having less than 5,00 inhabitants, of a sys- tem of sewerag 1R, by Cmg!r)—Tn amend sections 16, 18, 20 and 26 ter 1f1, Complled Btatutes, entitled oadi defining _the proceedings necessary to lay out, alter or vagate s publlo h‘!hw “oats—To relmburse con- algtioes’ for conl sonfiscated by Tallfosd companies or other common carriere, and providing a penalty for the violation of the requirements of this act. Requires rallroad ompatles o pAY @ 1 a ton aside § for the coal y Junkin—To protect trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and monopolies, and to_prohibit the giving, or receiving of rebates on the transportation of property, Prepared by W. pringer, pr@nid!nl of the Natlonal Live slock asso- clation, appropriating 310,00 1o carry out the provisions name R. by Loomis (by request)—Re- specting the Tiehts of married women, en: larging th: Gives & married woman undivided control of Rer DEODErty: H_R. %2 by Ten Eyck—To enforce the payment and collection of delinquent taxes and apecial assessments on real property, known as the scavenger bill. 5 H. R. 83, by Baftoo—To provide for the punishment of persons gullty of an aesault upon another person with intent to infiict great mdu injury. H. , by Kaveny—Prohibiting as .nmbllng dealings in futures or margins and speculation in stocks and bonds. CUTS OUT OFFICIAL TREATS Bill Which Will Eliminate One of (From a Staff Correspondent.)’* LINCOLN, Neb.,, Feb. 24.—(Specfal)— Norris of Pawnee has Infroduced a bi1)| S. F, 220, that if passed wilf’ work a hard- ship on the members of the average county board, city council and school board™ The bill not only prohibits any eorporation, agent of corporation er any person who has or is about to have dealings with the beard, frem offering to its members treats "| of any description, but it makes it a pen- alty for the member to accept such treat. The bill provides for a. violation of the act a Mne of not less than $5, nor more than $25, to be assessed against both glver and taker. It also provides that if a mem- ber is treated twice he shall lose his office. Most of the day in the senate was de- voted to a discussion of 8. F. 81, providing that J. B. Cobbey complle the statutes and have them printed. The bill provides that this state shall purchase 500 sets at §9 a set of two volumes each. The original bill provided that the state purchase 2,000 sets. Hall of Burt introduced the following resolution: ‘Whereas, & bill has been introduced into the congress of the United States of Amer- lCl to create in the Department of cul- ture a bureau to be known as the Bureau of Public Roads and to provide u-system of national, state and local co-operation in the permanent improvement of the public highways, and asked to be made for tl the provlllonl ot the blll ‘Wh a reas. an appropristion of $20,000 18 he carrying out of ate appoint & 00 o whom shall be o ey o araet s T o5 lo Nebraska to be prepared to accept of the provisions and benefits of such & ae.l‘lun by the tfin(r‘ll of the United Hurrying Up la.&fll. Auderson of Saline lutroduced-a resolu- tion that the report of the committees on deaf, dumb and blind asylums, insane hospltal, public lands and bulldings, reform school, Asylum for Feeble Minded and Home for the Friendless, Soldiers’ home and state prison be made by March 6. The resolution was Introduced so that {he sen- ate could intelligently determine the needed appropriations. Anderson of Saline introduced several bills to repeal the clause relating to the salary of the secretary of the the deputy of the secretary of of the state treasurer. Senator Anderson eald he did this because appropriations re made for these each year and conse- quently he desired that part of the sec- tions repealed. Senate Standing committ reported the fol- lowing bills for general fle: 8. F. 70, providing, for notice to be given Pefore hearings in certaln cases under code of court procedyre. §. F. 122, providing when property may be slezed for personal taxes. 8. F. 168, amending code of civil pro- cedure relating te aMdavits. §. F. 161, providing for compeling wit- e in certaln cases And providing for appeal 8. F. 148, providing the, the anpexing of territory lylng contiguous to & eity or & town. H. R. 42, fixing salary of secretary of school board. H. R. 32, providing for district owner. ship of text books in cities and towns. 8. F. 13, providing for appeals to su- preme court,’ except In criminal cases, was passed. 8. F. 31, providing for the publication of the statutes. After & lengthy debate It was allowed to retain its place on general file and no action taken. Senate adjourned at 12 o'clock until 2. Afternoon Seasio Senate went (nto & committee of the whole which made the followiug report: 8..F. 168, providing for makiug five-year contract for text books to be furnished tree to puplls, indefinitely postponed. 8. F. 48, proviaing for width of public of school indefinitely postponed. H. R. 119, making 1t the duty of county xlupon.ullul te notity oficers of school dletricts when their reports have not been sent by the first Monday in July; general file. H. R. 99, relating to meeting of school boards, Indefinitely postponed 8. F. 160, providing for the appointment of truant officer by school boards; placed on zeneral file 8. F. 153 a joint fesolution requesting tavoring the election of United States sen ators by direct vote of the people, placed on general file H. R. 114, providing for the publishing of report of state superintendent, . was 1 8. F. 138, providing that persons in con- | trol ot Dpass any ditch for irrigation purposes | shall construct outlets for use of persons entitled to water, was paesed Senate went inio committeo of the whole with Day fn the chalr, to consider bills on general file. 8 F. 31, o utes, ordered engro: provide for printing of stat- d. H. R. 166, repealing the wolf scalp bounty, ordered engrossed. Licutenfnt Governor McGilfen argued R. 220, appropriating money for main- tainance of patients at Norfolk asylum, Senate adfourned at 4:30 New BDills. 8. F. 213, by Hall of Douglas for appeais and f To provide r the reversal, vacation or modification the district court of Judgments rende or final orders made by tribunals Inferior to such district court ‘In all cases except criminal cases and thos» ?w\d: rned by the nrovisions af the. Criginal 8. F. 214, by Hall 6f Douglas—Relating to filng of petition in errors, 5 by Harrison of Hall-Changing atration Taw to apply 4o cities of over ts, instead of 7,000, nderson of Saline—To re- ng to salary of deputy of nderson of Saline—Repeal- Ing. clause saying that- deputy treaaurer shail receive nio compensation from county 218, by Anderson of Saline—Repeal- Ing ciaund eraiiag th Salry: of private segretary of. the governor. S. F. 219, by Anderson of Saline (by re- quest)=To provide for the fssuing of license to parties who desire to be married and- the evidence nec ¢ for the Issuing of the same, and penalties for false swearing for the purpose of ring a license and making the same perjury, and fixing a penalty therefor. 8. F. 220, by Morris (by request)—To pre- vent 'corrupt practices, treating and favoritism In the letting of contracts, and the transaction of business with county boards, city councils and school boards, and to' tprovide a penalty for the violation of this act and the removal of the offend- ing member from office. 8§ F. 221, by Norris (by request)—To select grand and peilt jurors, prevent favoritism n thelr selection and providing for thelr qualifications. TELEPHONE PROPERTY VALUE ative Committee Securing Fig- ures on the Tax Returns in Omaha. (From a Staft Correspondent.) LINCOLN, Feb. 24.—(Speclal Telegram.) —Victor Rosewater testified before the telophone investigation committee tonight at the latter’s special request. The com- mittee desired to obtain from Mr. Rose- water, as chairman of the Omaha Board of Review, facts and figures relative to the city taxes of the Nebraska Telephone com- pany in . Omaha. Mr. Rosewater stated that on the company's own return its valu- ation on Omaha property, exclusive of franchise, was ‘$378,376. The tax comm's- sloner's flgures.. were $500,000, and the Board of Review fixed the valuation at $450,000. The company asked for a feduc- tion of the tax commissioner's figuras and held that its property so valued could be replacad for $350,000. The , compapy’s Omaha tranchise: yaluatign was 875600 .and real estaté @sséssment’ ‘luo«w This, * ot cotirse, baing, agidg (rnp“l.p 378,375 Personal property. - The. eon,uhpd valu tion of all capital stock for the-state was $1,800,000. The committee is considering. the advis- abllity of issuing subpoenas for, independ- ent telephone 'l(unel who refuse to ap- pear. WESTERN MATTERS AT CAPITAL Appropriation for Wind Cave is Made the Sundry Civil Appropria- tion Bl (From a Staft Correspondent.) WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—(Special Tele- gram.)—The sundry clvil bill, which re- cently passed the house, was favorably re- ported to the senate today. The bill as re- ported to the senate makes but very few changes over the house measure so far as Nebraska, Iowa, Wyoming and -South Da- kota are concerned. An ltem of Intérest to South Dakota is an appropriation of /82,500 for the management, Iimprovement and protection of Wind- Cave - National park, which is to be expended under the direction of the secretary of the interior. So far as postoffice sites are concerned and appropriations necessary to carry out pre- vious laws, they are the eame as passed by the house. Senator Millard today recommended the appointment of Melchor Emmington as postmaster at Pender, Neb, vice J. M. Huntsberger, deceased. Senator Dietrich has recommended the appolntment of A. M. White as postmaster at Elwood, Gosper county.” These Towa rural.tree delivery l6tter car- riers were appointed today: Fredericks- burg, Mordin R. Pease, Mrs. Fannie E. Bab- cock, Harry L. Upham and George A. Thomas, regulars; Elmer Pease, Dayid R. Hanun, George C. Upham and’ Alf D. Thomas, substitutes. Fort Atkingon, Wil- liam A. Summers, Horace Goddard and Paul Krumme, regulars; Cad Fellows, Bért, Plumtaux &nd Arthur Dodd, substitutes, Gravity, Jegse G. Morgan, and\William . M. Goetzman and Fred H. Gardner, regu- 1 Jay E. Cly, Alexander G. Freeman, Harry Gogtzman and Bert Girdner, substi- tutes. Gutbrie Center, Thomas E. Marls, regular, Honey Creek, Allen E. Jefferies, regular; Harry Jeffries, substitute, Lobr- ville, Apdrew E. Wheatley, Herman E. Squires; James Herring and Randolph Mid- dlotos, ‘regulars;- O. M. Hollingshead, Nora Rquires, Georgla Herring and Bdwin BE. Huggur substitutes, Manning, J. R. Wyatt, Henry C. Peters, Ward F. Billy and Bdward P. Barsby, regulars; B. F. Wyatt, Agues L. Peters, Arthur Billy and Elleanor Barsby, substitutes. Preston, Hinrich Oldis, regu- lar; Meinert Oldis substitute. Isaac H. Tomlinson of Albla, Ia., has been admittéd to practice before the Interior department. The postoffices at Wellington and Lake City, Minnéhaha county, S. D., have been ordered discontinued A postofice has” been established at Home, Hall county, Neb!, and,John F. Sta- ley commissioned pos:master. Rural free delivery routes will be estab- lished In lowa as follows on March 16: Bloomfield, Davis county, two additional area covered, thirty-five squar population served, §00. Pulagkl, Davis county, oue additienal;-ares, twenty square miles; - population, 400. ' On April 14, Cal- lender, . Webster, county, covered, . thirty” 622, tional iquare ‘miles; population, Cresco, . Howard: county, fouy: ;nddi- routes; miles; one routey ares, thirty-s vopulation, 559. s n.nnun " . on every box. | Johnson, regulars; Bmma Morgan and Emma Johnson, substitutes. Gowrle, George W. Cly, James W. Street, Willlam: ond route; - area elghty-two square population, 1,700. Kirkman, Shelby NEGRO - MUST WAIT BELOW Tillman O'aims Blaoks Can- Never Reach Equality With White Men. | RATES ADMINISTRATION COLOR POLICY | Declares Open Door to Africans Means the race question and was followed by Mr. Carmack (Tenn.) During the morping hour, several bills and resolutions were passed and considera- tion was glven thg bill to further provide for the satekeeping of pyblic money on de- posit in nationa] ban! The agricultural appropriation bill was also congidered, and the committee amendments were agreed to, oxcept the stetchood rider, which was passed over. The senate adjourned fo meet tomiorrow at 11, which, until otherwise ordered, will be the hour for cafivening hereafter. A Dbill wae pggsed authorizing the secre: tary of the treagury 10 fssue a numper of sotivenir ' médalifohs Yor'the Benefit of the Thomas Jéferson’ Memorfal assoclation, Count Cost ‘of Cheap Papers. A resolution was adopted calling on the postmaster gemeral to furnish informstion as to the effect of the revenue "if- the amendment: giving all. periodicals the same rate and terms as those now given weekly publications . was adopted. A resolution also was agreed to accept- ing the invitation. of the Louisiana Purchase exposition to attend the dedicatory cere- { monies at St. Louis April 30 and May 1 and 2 next, proyiding for the appointment of a committee of ten senators to represent:that body. Mr. Quay (Pa.), speaking to his resolu- tion calling for A vote on the statehood bill prior to March 2 eald the occasion for it had passed; but he desired a test vote on the question of a cloture rule in the senate for future reference. Mr. Aldrich (R. 1) thought the resolu- tion should go to the committee on rules, whereupon Mr. Quay remarked that if the senators who were 8o vociferous the other day in opposing. the closure declined to g0 on record he was willing the resolution should be referrbd. The resolution, there- upon, was sent to the committee, Upon motion of Mr. Proctor (Vt.) the agricultural appropriation bill was taken up. The statehood amendment which was put on as a rider, belng passed over by unanimous copsent. s The committee amendments, with the exception of the statehood = amendment, were agreed to and the bill was ln(nrmllly laid aside, Mr. Aldrich called up the bill l.mlnfllnl the revised statutes to further provide for the safe keeping of public money. An amendment was agreed to excluding the bonds of street rallways as -secufity for . deposits ip national. banks... Another amgndment was agreed to accepting.as curity first mortgage bonds of any railroad Barring "Whites from Hope, Though It Might Help !‘nmlnl Politieal Fights. WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—The Indianola, | Misa., postofiice case occupled the major por- tion of the time of the senate. today. Mr. Tillman (8. C.) spoke for three hours on read the title of the bill he recently intro- duced to pension ex-slaves. sald he, it a political dodge? The effect of the bill was, glve opportunity to unscrupulous negroe: bamboozle and decelve their people curing subscriptions ostensibly to fur the Interests of the bill He concluded by saying that “Oh, my God! “‘in - prepor- tion as you arouse false hopes in the minds of these people, you are only sowing the wind which will flame up into a whirlwind later on." Mr. Tillman spoke for three hours was followed by Mr. Carmack (Tenn.), who #ald the action of the president in the In- dlanola case was not in accord with reason, justice or the constitution At the conclusion of speech, on motion of Mr. Cullom (TIL). it was agreed that hercafter unless ordered the senate shall meet at 11 The senate then, at 5:55, went into ex- ecutive session and at 6 adjourned HOUSE GIVES ISLANDS CASH Decldex to Aceept Senate BIll Rather Than Delay Sottlement of Currency Question. Mr. Carmack's WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—The house to- day passed the Philippine currency bill, accepting the senate bill so far as it re- lites to the (islands. The committee amendinent striking out the International monetary conference was agreed to. The contested election of Wagoner against Butler was under consideration for a time and the democrats began a filibustor which they tbreaten to continue if the case be pressed. The case was withdrawn with an agreement that it is not to come up until Thursday. Mr. Cooper (Wis), in explaining the Philippine currency bill, read a cable from Governor Taft, saying that the fallure of Philippine currency legislation would create consternation in the jslands. Mr. Jones (Va.) appealed to the members who voted for the house bill extending the American coinage system to the lslands and stand by’ their former action. Mr. Hill (Conn.), who supported the proposition for American currency in the original debate, sald he would continue to stand by his former position it it were not 0 late in the session. Ae it was, It w “temporary"” purgatory for the Philippines or eternal damnation for the United States, and he should support the senate bill. Mr. McCall (Mass.) took the position that the malntenance of the gold standard should rest upon the shoulders of the United ‘States, not upon those of a weak government in the Philippines,.as proposed by the senate. The two amendments recommended by the house committee were agreed to and the vote was then taken upon the adoption of the senate substitute, as amended. It was agreed to, 136 to 100. Mr. Olmsted, chairman of the committes on elections No. 2, presénted the report in the contested eleotion case of Wagoner against Butler from the Twelfth Missourl district, in favor of seating the contestant. Mr. Feeley (L), a member of the com- mittee, adopted the unusual course of de- manding the reading of the report, and it was accordingly read by the clerk. When the reading had procéeded for ten mirutes Mr. Underwood (Ala.) made the company which: bad pald dividends of mot less than 4.per cent annum ‘regularly and rt.unuauolr" onjts-capital stoek for mot ess -than:ten years.: The ‘bill was. turiher -amended .80 thaj the United States.sball have a Hen-on. “‘our= Tent’ assetsofdanks, in -rwhichy pubhle: moneys are depowited. sbd-glso: that- any 1 legally authorized Wonds issned-or muniel- pal purposes by any city or county.may ). accepted as secuyity for deposits. . An amendment, was agreed to requiring the secretary of jthe treasury,to.report at each session of congress the amounts de- posited in individual national.banks. - The bill then went over. Mr. Quay sought to secure a,vote on the statehood blll tomorrow, but Mr. Nelson objected. Tillman Rates Adiministration. . Mr. Tillman then resumed his remarks begun yesterday In’ reference vo the In- dianola, Miss., postoffice case. The president and postmaster general, he said, transcended thelr authority and re- sorted to methods which were both tyran- nical and uncomstitutional. He wanted to know if in figuring up the purpose of their new found zeal, this cold blooded, caleu- lative, advisedly taken action was Lot prompted by a low motive, He referred to the cost in lives and money on account of the race problem and, addressing the republican side, called on them to meet him ‘““upon the samie plane of patriotism of race pride and of eivili- ation and not to fall into the pitiful cess- pool of partisan politics.” The people of the north had no more use for the negro at close quarters than he had. He cited Instances of assaults by negroes on white women and declared that the more the northern people found out about the negro the less use they had for him. The ballot of the negro was a menace to good government ,and the people of the north were comifig to reafize that the en- tranchisement ' bordered on a crime. Reverting to the president’s utterance that he was unwilling Yo shut the door of hope and opportfinity in the ease of a worthy and competent’ colored man, Mr. Tillman sald at' first blush there is not'a man alive who would not agree with that sentiment, but, he inquired, if it ever oc- curred to anyone that in opening the door ‘|0t hope it might not be shut in the face ot the white man. The door of hope In South Carolina at ome iime had been closed by bayonets to the white for elght years, ernment ran rfot, ‘with ‘an’ abomlightion in the sight of map presiding over the state. He declared that be did not hate the negro and that alf negroes were not bad; only a small percentage were bad, and these, he said, were leading the rest and being patted on the back by politiclan Oppose Race Equality. He regarded it as his duty to his siate to stand forever opposed to any ideaof political or social equality on the part of the | negro with the whites: | “The purpose of those who endorse the president’s door of hope policy,” he vehe- mently declared, “is that in time South Carolina should become a state of mulat- toes,” and in this event there would be more bloodshed than' wi ever shed before. “I beg you, for God's sake,”. he said, taoing the republican side, “not 4o produce an acute stage of hatred which’ will bring the two races together with the resolve of the -lun 10 )M id drder to retaln their supremacy.” Mr. Tillman poked fun Mr. Hanna and while rapige, murder and misgov- | point that no quarum was oresent. The speaker was able to count only 156 members in the hall, but after a call of the house a quorunt appeared. When the reading had proceeded for more than’ an hoiir farther reading wad: dis- pémsed ‘With. The mifiority was glven un- i tomorrow night to file thelr views, and’ 1t ivdd ‘agreed that ‘the eade shiould 3 caltéa up tofmorrow. ' Mr. Fowler (N.'J.) then moved um the kouse go into committee of the whole to resume further consideration of the cur- rency bill and after some delay the motion was carried, 136-to 57. Mr. Prince (Ill.) resumed his speech begun on Saturday last. On the conciusion of his remarks the house, at 5:15, adjourned. CONGRESS ~ CAINS POWER (Continued from First Page.) public at this time regarding the negotia- tions. Some apprehension was cxpressed lest the two important treaties now pending in the senate might not be ratified at the present session owing to the leglslative tangle in the senate, but the information received today by the president makes him more hopeful of a solution of the entir legislative problem now confronting the senate. It was announced that the agree- ment had been concluded with Cuba pro- viding for United States coallng stations on the leland, The western trip to be taken by the president next spring was alluded to briefly. The president desires that some cf the members of the cabinet accompany him, but who will go has not been determined. No definite arrangements for the trip will be made until after the adjournment of con- gres The 20th of March has been fixed as the time of beginning Lhe trip, but the time will depend entirely upon the president’s official engagements. Moody Will Tour Indies. Secretary Moody has almost completed his plans for a long trip in me West In- dies immedlately after the adjournment of congress. He expects to visit the new United States naval stations at Guantanamo, Cuba, and Culebra, the principal naval bases in the West Indies. Probably Post- master General Payne will accompany him. Congréss Gets Jackson's Papers, The eollection of papers of Jgckson which were In_{he pos Montgomery Blair, postmaster general in President Lipcoln's cabloet, and on hjs death passed to his four children, have b glyen to the library of congress. Th papers, are voluminous, comprising thou- sande of manuscripts and volumes. They include not merely ietters to and from President Jackson, but muster rolls, mil- itary reports and various memoranda. They run back to the year 1800 and come down to the time of Jackson's death in 1845, In transmitting the papers to the library the children ask that the gift be known as the “Montgomery Blair Collect!on.” The col- lection has been received by Libr Putnam, but the papers will have to be goue over carefully before they will be accessible ‘to public ' Inspection, Franchise Reaches Supreme Court, The case of Jackson W. Gates, and others against the board of registers of the city of Montgomery, Ala., toda submit- ted to the United. States supreme court without argument. The case involves the valldity of the portion of the constitution relating to registration and by which it is alleged many negroes are disfranchised. Postmasters appointed: Nebraska -David A. Anderson, Deweese, Clay county, vice J. W. Welch, resigned; Dora M. Richards Vi Antelope county, vice C. MeGiniti resigned. lowa—A. R. Oelberg, Lima, Fay- eite county; A. P. Vithew, Poplar, Audu- bon county, South Dakota—Isabilla L. Flyte, Pembroke, Potter county; Willlam Kellecte, Seneca, Faulk county; Andrew O. Berreth, Sutley, pbell county. Wy- oming—Harry A. Thompson, Sunrise, Lar- amie county Haw W Be HONOLULU, Feb. 24.—A joint resolution has been introduced in the territorial legis- lature petitioning for statehood. he declared, to He BRIDGE “did Mr. Hanna mean that, or Is PLANT 1S BURNED Entire Works of the American @ompany at to Pittsburg Destroyed. BATTLE CREEK, NEB,, HOTEL IN RUINS Fire 1n the State Bank Bullding ot Tilden Destroys Connting Room and Hooks Papers Outside Vault. PITTSBURG, Feb. 24.—The entire works of the Schultz plant of the American Bridge company, a part of the United States Steel corporation at McKees Rocks, near here, were totally destroyed by fire early foday, entalling a loss of $200,000, The plant was composed of four bufld- ings, the largest known as the fitting and riveting department, being 250 feet long. The fire started in the pattern depart- ment, and its origin is unknown. About 300 men are thrown out of employment by the fire, The loss is fully covered by in- surance. Hotel Is Burned. BATTLE CREEK, Neb., Feb. 24.—(Speclal Pelegram.)“Titls: morning about 2 o'clock the hotel was discovered to be on fire by a. liveryman. By ¢ it:was completely de- stroyed, with all Its contents, except the lower floor. The hotel guests escaped, but lost everything they had. Owing to the fact that there was no wind the surrounding buildings were saved. The hotel bullding was partly covered by insur- ance. The origin of the fire is unknown. Battle Creek is now without a hotel. Books and Records Destroyed. TILDEN, Neb., Feb. 24.—(Special Tele- gram.)—~The Tilden BState bank buflding caught fire about midnight. The woodwork and furniture of the counting room were consumed, as well as all records and books left outside the vault. The plate glass windows on the lower floor were all broken by the intense heat. A volunteer bucket brigade succeeded in confining the fire to the one room, thus preventing a very serious conflagration. The blage started from the furnace in the basement of the block. ’ Fire in Female Colle, MERIDIAN, Miss., Feb. 24.—Fire early today destroyed the main bullding and laundry of the Mississippi Female college and three dwelling houses. There were 200 girls in the bullding, all of whom escaped. Many lost all but their night clothing. The loss will be heavy. The college will gontinue its sessiona in temporary quarters. FIELDS SUPPORT ICE CROP Receding River Leaves Th Tons EVANSVILLE, Ind., Feb. 24.—The river fell ‘seven-tenths of a foot today and the indioations are that it will recede further tomorrow. At 6. tonight the stage was torty feet. Farmers {n the bottoms. will not be able to move into their homes for another week, Much stock has been drown=d dur- ing the past week and it is estimated that the loss to corn in.crib and growing wheat between this city ‘and Paducah Is $100,000. Lumbermen® along the Ohlo ‘and the smaller rivers near here will lose prob- ably as much. Packets ran on schedule time taday for the first time in a week. ~ VINCENNES, Ind., Feb. 24.—The Wi B fell five feet! Kesterday and’ continue; 16 fall rapidly. It is leaving thousands of tons of ice.in the. fields. CHURCH RITES WF WHONGLY GIVEN amce Creoks Du Priests to Ald Them in Elaborate Swindle, NEW YORK, Feb. 24.—Assistant District Attorney Krotel sald today that the parish books of the Roman Catholic churches in the neighborhood known as “Little Italy” will figure largely in future developments of the Itallan frand o He sald the records of the churches show that the prieits have been victims of the conspira- tors well as the insurance company, and have been duped into administering the rites of the church to persons whose real {dentity was other than the priest led to belleve. In one or two in- stances he has found evidence thai a priest has unwittingly given a certificate for burial in Calvary cemetery In the name of & man or woman not yet dead. ol Bk Sicue Phtches. o Mowth, Sore Throat, les. or ofensive eruptions. Copper-Colored’ Spots ash on Skiny ail fua-dgwn, SF sarvous Ulters o5 Why part of the body, HAlr of Evebrows falling S0 Carbuncies’ or - Bolls, take Botanic Blood Balm, guarsuteed Lo qure oven the' worst 880 oSt desp-seated’ cuses whary dottorn atent mediclusy, w2 o Ceprinas fail. i "Sores, wops al1 ches "ad *Daie Feduces all raw o e {ompletely chay E y cond| o1 cases o iooa Folsou even siter reaching (he Jast o heamatiam, Catarrh, Ecsem condition ot ve Bcales, Kruptions, [ Sores csema i healthy blood supbly te affected a Canoers of all Kinds, Satiug, Bores; Tumors,. ughy ison’ aud heals the If you have & per- Shooting, Stinging d they will disppear be- ancer, Many appareatly cured by taking Botanle m ing Swellings, It kille the Clucer worst cancer periectly. sistent Pimple, Wart, Pains, take Blood Balm fore ‘they develoj hopeless cases o Blood Balm. Botanie Blood Bulm (B, B. B.) s Thoroughly tested for 3 Pure Botanic _Ingredienta eak stomacha, cures irections go with esch bottle. » Boston Store Drug 16th and Douglns Composed Btrengthens weak kid: Complet 830 Broadway. In South Omaha by Dillon Drug Co., 24tH and N. Call or write any above sto Bal u-.c-uho-w @ R F7r OV box. 330 HALF A CENTURY. minent Politician ix Convineced. At a recent club dianer. given by méws- Paper men at Washington the gonversation turned upon the subject of testimontals and thelr valye In newspaper advertising “1 do not belleve," sald a prominent poli- ticlan who was present, “‘that one news- paper testimonial in a hundred is gen- ulne.” The owner of one of the largest rews- papers in the country was present and took up the subject vigorously, finally agroeing to let his opponent select any testimonial In his paper and wagering to. establish its genuineness to the politician's satisfaction. Quite by accident the case of Mr. Newton K. Young of Pennington, N, J., was se- lected. He had been completely cured of & caso of hemorrholds, or pilex, by the use of Pyramid Pile Cure. The politiclan was especlally skeptical regarding this ease, as It was alleged Mr. Young was a mmn over elghty years of age and had been cured of piles after fifty years of awful suffering and when all other remedies had failed. It was agreed that thé politician should write to Mr. Geo. W. Searborough, Ph. G, a prominent resident of Penning- ton, and that the result of the controversy should rest upon hfs reply The follow- Ing was Mr. Scarborough’s answer: “Dear Sir—Mr. Newton K. Young of this who has been a eufferer with piles for per- who bad -been a sufferer with plles for per- haps half a century, has been completely cured by the use of Pyramid Pile Chre.. I felt especjally interested in the case, as it was upon my recommendation that Mr. Young began the use of the remedy after having used so many others. Yours re- lpoc!(ull’;fleo ‘W. Scarborough. Ph. G." The id Drug Company of Marshall, Mich., 18 letter in their possession and are Wigling to guarantee with a back- ing of onesthousand dollars the genuineness 'S ITCH. FREE SAMPLE ! EGZEMA CAN BE CUREB. Call at the below named drug stores and recolve a free sample of REMICK'S E( ZEMA CURE, the great remedy for K sema, Pimples, ' Dandruf, Sxin Eruptions and Biles. In cases of {ong standing, pu- rify the blood by taking Remick's Pepsin Blood Tonic. EGZEMA IN LONDON, ENGLAND. FROM LONDON, E\(]IAN 1 have used your Remick's Eczema, Cure and Remick's Peplln Blood Tonle for treatment of very obstinate case of ec- nmn, after h.vln Consuited the very bes hysiclans in this city without success, J,cln comclenunull recommend them tn any one of my friends afMicted with this dreadful disease. I have been afMioted with gosema fqr _ nearly, four . yeugs, mnd dema, Gure emick's Pepoin Blood " Fore have beeh the - only remedies that I have been able to obtain any relle, from, after using ‘many ofber, gl | m\ UBL BARNES, M/ ®)' B ®T 10 Woodstoc] ., London, England, . | Sherman & McConnell Drug Co., 16th'and fer's, 16th and Chieago Sts: Dgef & Co., 1b 5th and Douglas Sts, . Howard &k "m ""“wn N B FRonh Omahi. “West Broadway, C o-mTal CURED BY WHITE RIBBON REIEDY No taste. No odor. Can be given in glass £ w tea or coffée without patient's o Lnowledge. White Ribbon Remedy will cure or de- sppetite. for migoholic he patient Is a con- “tippler,’ soclal drinker frmed Incbriate, & or drunkard. Impossible for anyone to have an appetits for. alcohollc liquors atter using White Ribbon Remedy. Indorsed by Members of W. C, T. U superintendent of the ce union of ra 1 have tested White Ribbon Kemedy on very obstinate drunnrd- and the cures have been many. many cases the remedy was given secretly. 1 cheerfully recommend. and en- dorse White Ribbon Remedy. Members ot our union are delighted to find an economt cal treatment to aid us in our temperance, work.” ™ Drugsists or by mail, 3. Trial package free by writing Mrs. A, M. Townsend (for ears secretary of a man's Christian emperance union). 31§ Tremont st Boston, Mass. Sold in Omaha by CUT PRICE sc“‘EFEn' DRUG STOR3® ‘Phong 47, 8. Cor, 16th und Chici Goods delivered FREE t6 iy "Part ot eity. Woodward & Burgess, Managers. BOYD' THIS AFTERNOON-TONIGHT Mary Elizalzeth Forbes Prices: 5oc. boc, Toe, §1.00 THURSDAY NIGHT. ONLY, ROSE COGHLAN Night—25e, “THE SECOND Prices: Zc, e, Tic FRIDAY AND iSA’l‘l RDAY MATINEE G RS. TANQUERAY." $1.00, $1.50. URKIGHTON / \\\¥ Telephone 1581, Matinees Thursday, Saturday and Sunday 2315, Every Night 8:15 HIGH CLASS VAUDEVILLE The Girl with the Auburn Hair, Elinorc Sisters, Derenda and Breen, Scott Bros. Green and Werner, the Brittons and -the Kinodrome Prices—10¢, 26¢. boe. FIRST CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH ¥Friday Even Feb, 27, Miss Ellen M. Stonc THE AMERICAN MISSIONARY, Will give a graphic recital of her ences while in captivity by Mac Brigands. TICKETSB0 Cen Under the management of MaJor J. B. Pond