THE OMAItA DAILY. , BEE ; , DECEMBER 13 , 1808.* ' V

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Ann i % '.

TOILERS MEE1-

niiiJt' ! .. ininjSnijOpcnB donYentlon of the

nttr.cati Federation' of Labor.-

TRADEUNIONS

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HAVE HAD GOOD YEAR

Interest ot Allied CrnfU HnVc Pro * .

prrril nniL Ntrlkcii Hate llecu-Jnntly Conceived and

Ended.

KANSAS CITY. Dec. 12. The eighteenthannual convention of the American Federa-tion

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of Labor called to' order In Strop'shall at 10 o'dock this morning. About ICQ

delegates from all parts of the country andtwo from across'the water , namely WilliamThorn e and William Ituklp ot London , rep-resenting

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thu ITrKiah trade union congress ,

wcro present. Deltgatft ln llp's mission la-

totplcod for 'a cloier alliance between thaUnited States and Urn mother country alongIndustrial as well as political lines.

President Kvaca ot the Kaiiiae City Com-

mercial¬

club welcomed the delegates ? , Presi-dent

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Ubmpers responding. Atte disposingof the usual preliminary matters 'of organ-ization

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President Oompers delivered his an-

nual¬

address. Ho spoke In part o folfowi :

Permit mo on behalf or the wace earnersof our country , to extend to you a heartyvelcomo to till a annual convention of theAmerican Federation of Labor. In extend-ing

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this Welcome tu the name of all thawage earnera , I feel confident that I speakby authority. That the organized wage-earners arc Interested 111 our movement labest shown by their Increasing Intelligenceon behalf of , and activity In , the great causa-wo represent and the splejdld attendancethrough their representatives at this con ¬

vention. 'In regard to the division of the labor

movement , Mr. Gompers said :

Attention was called In the report tutyear to what threatened to bo a divisionof the labor movement upon sectional lines ,

A convention was called with that purposeIn view and but one organization theretoforeaflllUiled with thu American Federation o(Labor , the Western Federation of Miners ,gave it countenance. A few local organiza-tions

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of the fur west sent delegates , butfound themselves overwhelmed In numbersby the utlcKates from the miners. It li atribute to the Intelligence and principle otour fellow unionists of the weet that theyhave , with very few exceptions , declaredtheir purpose to maintain the unity andeolldlty of our movement , regardless of geo-graphical

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lines-

.Ilettcr.

Condition !! of Miner* .

Aa a result ot the strike ot the UnitedMine Workers last year an agreement wagreached by the Uulteu Mine Workers andthe operators for a minimum scale of 67cents per ton , an lncreat c of nearly 33 per-cent , and the enforcement ot the eight-hourwork day , asell as the abolition ot thecompanies' stores and other onerous condi-tions.

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. A few mine operators at Pana andVlrden sought to break the agreement andthe strike which was Inaugurated to main-tain

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It' by Importing a horde of ex-convicts ,negro cheap laborers from Alabama , plac-ing

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them under an armed guard of Plnktrtonthugs end hirelings. Thut bloodshed -Hillensue when an Ignorant mass of men laarmed anu Is to do the blcldluK ot character-leas men the merest tyro In the affaire ot-

llfo can forsce.-As

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a result of the organization ot theminers ai.u the justice ot the cause , theagreement of last year at Vlrden has beenrenewed , and advices are that Pana willsoon follow suit. The miners have seen theirworst date and henceforth will not be thesupplicants for charity to assuage their mis-ery

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, but will KO onward ana lorward , stand-ing

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abreast with the organized wage earn-ers

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of our country-.It

.was expected that the International As-

sociation¬

of 'Machinistswould nave madeBomo move Torward In tfjo spring * of thliyear tor itha establishment of ,the -eight-hour workday. The officers of the , orgaui a-

tlon-

referred the matter to a vote 'of themembership ; and. According to the officers'reports , the Indifference displayed , as man-ifested

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by the vote , wan too Apparent to- ad-

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of the organization's undertaking themove. Beyond doubt , the abandonment ofthe effort was caused by the reasons assignedand that It was largely Influenced by theresult of the British Engineers' strike , aiwell aa by the Impending war with Spain.Notwithstanding this fact , however , a num-ber

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of machinists , aa well as other unions ,

scoured a reduction in the hours of labor.Should Industrial conditions warrant. It Is

suggested that every effort be made by theIncoming olDcers In co-operation with thetrade union movement of the country to In-

augurate¬

a general agitation and movementfor the more universal Introduction of theeight-hour or shorter workday-

.to

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Settle1 DUpntei.For a number of tears n bill , presumably

for the arbitration of disputes between therailroad 'employes of the country and therailroad companies peadod In congress. TheAmerican Federation of Labor, at Us con-vention

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, and It* representatives at the cap-

ltol..have-

from time to time, Interposed ob-jections

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against the passage ot the hill , onthe ground that It Interfered with the workerquitting his empolyment at any time whenthe conditions ot employment became Irk-eome

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; that In some form or other the billcontained feature* for the specific enforce-ment

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of a contract to labor or personal servi-ce.

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. When the bill was first introduced IIhad the affirmative of all these objectionableprovisions. At each session of congress thebill , by reacou of our objections , has beenimproved and Its direct p nal provlslooi-eliminated. . At the Instance ot your repre-sentatives

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, congressmen and senators Calledattention to the dangerous features con-tained

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In the bill , the result ot which haibeen that many ot our most important ob-jections have be n heeded and rectified ,

The bill Mssad congress creating an In-

dustrial¬

commission for the purpose ot In-

vestigating the conditions ot labor , agricul-ture and business and to Inquire into euctmatters affecting the interests ot all and tcreport by bill or otherwise such "measures atmay bo1 deemed necessary or advisable. Thelaw is by no means as broad and compre-hensive as the bill endorsed by the AmericanFederation of Labor. When the law passedI advised with the executive council as Uwhether recommendations should bo madto the president of the United States for ap-pointment

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upon the commission. At firsttha council believed that a number of nameishould .bo submitted , but In vi w ot thi-itatus of our bills before congress. I advisedand the council agreed , that we should mak-no recommendations. I believed then , am-am strengthened In that conviction now , thaour refusal to either accept appointment !

or to endorse any aspirants placed our move-ment in a more Independent position and I-

nCoupon

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HOOD'SCALENDAR

Is a perfect beautypatriotic , up to dataSubject :

. "An American Girl."Quo of the handsomest plocos , of colework Issued this year. Lithographedwith border of army and navy emblemembossed lu gold. Leave your uamwith your druggist nnd ask him to HUVyou u copy or end U cent a lu stamps (oone to 0. I. IIOOD & CO. ,

Lowell , Mam.(Mention thli paper. ) ,

RjettiemberSarsaparilla is-

Ajf, dQraatcst Mcdicipe, for ibt Blqocfand the-

BestTHaVlWfoncy'Cari Bli T-

Hence tak? oqly Hood's.

the ,likelihood of thn pas o e"f theUwo.ln |he Interest of labor. _

The fitrldwt attention was accorded 'Pres-ident

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Oompcrx In the delUcry ot his afldrMi ,

which was received by thf delegate * 'withmuch enthusiasm. At Its toncldifona.rc -

eeis tilt 2 o'clock in the Afternoon wastske'n. ;

Although there eeems no doubt'.but thatMr , (tampers will bo re-elected' (i fight winbe made upon him by"a small , fattlonheadej-by Isaac Concn and Max Haye * of'Cleveland.-

"I.

vould fight against Dampen * " saidCowen In an Interview today , "If It we're

the last thing I bad to do on earth. Gdm-

pcrs-

Is entirety too conservative .and slow ,

We have not selected a candidate yet , butshalf do so. HP will be a representativeofup-to-date socialism. "

Douglass Wilson of Chicago haa causedto hue withdrawn his name AI a candidate

'agalnct President Oompers. '

nettortft of 'Officer * .

At*the afternoon. ,srston a mmibdr 6f com-

mittees¬

were appointed nnd the considera-tion

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of business * was begun.Treasurer John ' U.Lenuon submlCtbd hU

annual report , showing total receipts ot $21-

CS8

, -and total disbursements oi $19,197 , leav-

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a balance on hand of $2,391 , with nnadditional sum of ji.ObO In thi hands'ofthe secretary. , '

Treasurer Lennon appealed for large con-

tributions¬

to iho treasury of the federations ,

ntatlngT that wherever the ofBc ra ot theFederation had failed to Accomplish air that* ai expected of ihem duflnir'the last' yearthe lack of effectiveness had been due tolack ot fund * . If a similar stattMOf affairsis to be avoided In the future , ue said , thaorganizations must either contribute morefunds or , the conventions must not lay outso extensive and expensive a program to.be.

carried out during tte ensuing year.Secretary Frank Morrison reported a grat-

ifying¬

Increase of membership. Only" twe-

et the lxtyeeve.iaffiliated organizations re-

ported¬

a decrease , he Bald , ah the othershaving held their own or Increased theirnumbers , and several having doubled ortrebled their membership. Twenty-lwo or-

ganisations¬

surrendered their charters dur-ing

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the year, among them being the WesternFederation of Minors with a membershipof 14000. The others were locnl unions andrepresented by 412 members. Three loca-

tions¬

were suspended and , ninety-eight weredropped for nonpayment ot the per capitatax. , .

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Before adjournment this evening the dis-

sensions'

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In the camp of the union hotelwaiters were taken up. In accordancewith the suggestions of the executive com-

mittee¬

'the convention 'referred their trouble

to a board ot arbitration composed of twomembers of the local waiters' union , twomembers ot the national union and one mem-

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of the xecutlve committee.Tonight many ot the delegates attended

a ball given in their behalf by the focaltrades. '

TrnAe * Confer. '

KANSAS CITY , Dec. 12. Theodore B.

Jones of Kansas City , president ot the Na-

tional¬

Building Trades council , called thesecond annual convention of that organiza-tion to order this morning at labor bead-

quarters.

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. All parts of the country are rep ¬

resented. The convention will be In ses-

sion

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for about four1 days and one ot themost Important questions to be brought upwill be the establishment ot a Joint boardot arbitration , to be composed ot masterbuilders and members ot the Building

Trades - council , whose offlco shall t o thesettlement by arbitration of all disputes

and grievances between employer and em-

ploye. . There will be no attempt at con-

solidation¬

with the American Federation ol

Labor , according to the statement ot Gen-

eral¬

Secretary and Treasurer W. H. Stein-

beUs

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o ? St. Louis-.Resolutions

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'were adopted Bending greet.-

Ing

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to tha American Federation JLaooiand assuring toe Ittler.'s union 0f the couti ;ell's hearty co-operation in all measure!

tending to the amelioration of labor and tot

the good ot humanity.-Tlje

.report oftthe! credentials committee

showed .thirty-one delegates present. ,The following committees were named :

Constitution and Law J. P. Healy, caatr-man ; W. O. Hlgglns , Omaha ; Bert Chllfls ,

St. Louts ; Herman LUllan , Chicago ; W. K-

.McBw

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n , 'Duluth ; William Lorensen , Chi ¬

cago. Finance Ed Carroll , chairman ; Wil-

liam¬

Mace , L. K. Baldwin. Officers' ReportM. B. Madden , J. M. Vail , Chicago ; J. R.

Hall , St. LoUls. Resolutions John Mangan ,

chairman ; James Barrett , Lafayette ; V. A-

.Schultt.

, J. F. Harvey , Milwaukee ; J. B-

.O'Malley.

, East St. Louis.-

Dr.

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. Bull's Cough Syrup hasi been sold foiover fifty years and Is till the most populaimedicine fop throat and lung trouble.

CHICAGO FRANCHISE FIGH1

City Council Takei It Up and Excite-ment

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Ran * High Orer Firstt Test of Forces. ,

CHICAGO , Dec , 12. The ordinance ex-

tending¬

the franchises of tbs Chicago street-car companies for fifty 'rears cema up In tiecity council 'tonight aad was referred to thecouncil commltU* on railroads. On all voteitouching the ordinance the friends of thetreasure were a strong .minority and unlessthey can muster rftush greater strengththere' 1s , no possibility that they wjll cvei-ba.ablo to pass itover the .veto of MayoiHarrison , . '

Alderman . Volsh was first In brnglng( ujthe franchise question. He Interrupted theregular order of business In the council wilt

,a motion that the vote of the last sessioncommitting .the franchise extension, ordlr-nances to the joint committee on street :

and alleys, west and south , be, reconsidered ,

Ho was ruled out "of order on the groundthat the rules bad not been suspendedSorae routine m tters were so'on put , out oithe way and Alderman Maltby , a strong op-ponent of the extension of fnnchlse *jumped up with a motion that no ordlnanctwhatever extending existing .street rallwa )franchises shall be passed and no proposal !

to that end shall be entirtalned until th-socalled Allen law shall have been repealed

This brought on the fight In earnest and I-ca second a half a dozen aldermen were ottheir feet contending for the floor. Th (

mayor gave the floor to Alderman Walshwho had Introduced the first motion of thi-evening. .

Alderman Walsh asked Alderman Maltbj-to withdraw his motion temporarily , as hi-

lshou to Introduce a resolution providingthat the vote by which the ordinance grant-Ing

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an extension of franchises to the streetcor companies of the city of Chicago be re-considered. .

Alderman Maltby withdrew his resolutlorand the motion of Alderman Walsh wasbefore the house-

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move It bo laid on the table , " shoutedAlderman O'Brien , who Is champion of thicar companies. The motion was lost by ivote of 26 to 37. The vote for a rccon-.sldcratlon was then carrjed by 37 to 26. Thliwas the first test of the strength and thifoes of the extension were In high glee.

Immediately after the passage of Alder-man Walsh's motion to reconsider, Ma > oHarrison referred the ordinance to the mu-.nlclpal committee on railroads.

Debate then followed upon , the motion , oAlderman Maltby , ih'uttfng o passage oany ordinance looking to the .extension olocal street car franchise* '''until after thtrepeal of the Allen law. "

Alderman Maltby moved a ..suspension othe rules to p rmlt. the- consideration of himotion , but was defeated by. a vote of 3to 25. The ordinance was then formal )

referred to the committee on railroads ' :< t v < . * J; rs*

TO cum : 'A cof.ti.i T8Mels.Alrrfuud 'tbb money Ifit (alls t

cure , 2Iic. The genuine has L. B. q. oteach tablet.

General Oroeley Telli War Oommi lon How

Oerver * ff o Located ,

COMMISSARY GENERAL ON TROPIC RATIONS

United Stnto * Armr nation In PresentForm U 1'roiliit't of One Han-

ilrcil-

Yrnrs * Experiencennil in the Ileiit.

WASHINGTON , Dec. 12. General A. W-

.Oreeley.

, chief of the signal iservlco , testifiedbefore the War Investigating commissionthnt" his plans had been laid well ahead andwhen appropriations became available therewas no delay In, launching the work , lieknew what would bo required and actedaccordingly ( Ho said the auxiliary force ol-

tha corps was mustered In , organized andsent lo the front In thirty days after Ha

formation was authorized. Every order froiu-

thu commanding general to create liars ol

communication had been obojcd promptly.-

Ho.

had made a practice ot having the neces-sary

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material always on hand at supplypoints and thera had not been ft single com-

plaint¬

over the manner In which the corpshad , responded to all calls on It.

General Oreeley was then asked : "Wereyou hindered or delayed at any time In theadministration of your department by any-

one In authority over jou ? ""Well , of course , In time ot war , when

large supplies arc needed , In many cases It-

Is necessary lo convince the secretary olwar that certain things arc necessary to be-

done. . There was at first some delay andbefore the war I was cautioned to bo cir-

cumspect In purchases and expendituresThis never did any real harm and when theemergency nrose I was given everything 1

needed and was well supported by the de-

partment. . "When asked If ho had any suggestions : c-

offer the commission General Qrceley said :

"I bollcvo there should be Bomeofilccr, Ic

the army whose duty It should be to see thaithe American soldier Is fed. I believe thtproblem of feeding , clothing and paying thtarmy Is a business and any three competentbusiness men could get together and devisea system as much In advance of our presentone as that Is In advance ot 150 years ago. "

Signal Service Men Fortunate.Referring to thc health of his men , Gen-

eral Orecley said :

"I may mention that out of 1,300 men 1

only had five succumb to disease. Thenwere two killed and two officers had thenhorses shot under them. "

"Did you have any doctors in your corps ! "

' "No , slr"qulto positively.There was a general laugh at this and

General Beaver said :

"Good thing Dr. Conner Is not here.""I will say , " said 'General Greeley , "thai-

I made It a point to Impress It on my off-icers That their men In the field would bebound to bo as irresponsible as childrenand would require to be looked after re 'ga'r'ding their food , etc. I tried to see thaimy officers carried out this supervisioneverywhere and must say they did 80 faith-fully.

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. The result.speaks for itself."In "conclusion General McCook asked :

"Will you state how Ce'rvera was 'located IE

" * '"Through

-Santiago ?

Colonel Allen' of my corps ,"said Central Oreeley. "He received the newifrom Havana In the evening and the pres-ident had it at midnight." * -

"How did you manage to communicatebetween Santiago and Havana and how didyou g t the news out of "Havana-

W? "

ndOur.cpnfl4eitUl) agflUln Cubawherii their .would do the most oed andthey had thtlr own methods of communicat-ing

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with each other. We arranged thaibefore the war. Th y were men upon whomwe could depend and when anything worthknowing happened In Cuba the presidentusually h d it by midnight. " '

"All the earao ," said General McCook ,

"1 don't see how you did It. " ' ",General Greeley , speaking of the press

censorship, said the greatest latitude oi-

erUletam upon the government had beenpermitted , he suppressing only particularlyviolent and unreasonable attacks. 'Themanagers of the commercial telegraphlines had aided him greatly In this mat ¬

ter.Commlannrr General on nation.

General Charles P. Egon , commissarygenera] , testified that upon assumingcharge of his department he found anabundance of food on hand and with thetroops at various point ! In the field. Thiscontinued up to date-. Seventy per centof the officer* thought unfavorably ot thecanned roast beef. He received no actualcomplaints. General Egan believed thearmy never would be properly fed till thecommissary department bed charge of thetransportation as well as the purchase ofrations.-

He.

said he believed the commissary de-partment

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should furnish. not only food butthe cooking and eating utensils and trans-port

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them to the troops. All his experi-ence

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confirmed this. i .

General Egan said there were very_ few

contractors who did not cheerfully makeeood any deficiency in the quality of ma-

terialdelivered.¬

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"Do you think the .officers took propercare In seeing that the beans and every-thing

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else were well cooked ? Does not thevalue of the food work down to the valueot the cook , after all ?" -was asked ColonelDenbr-

."Unquestionably.

so. I believe the cook-Ing

-was almost uniformly bad. * I 'believe

good cooks ought to be employe *! , If theycost | 100 a minute. I have recommendedthat very thing In my bill before congressand I devoutly believe It ought to be done ,"General Egan said. '

Referring to a tropic ration General Egansaid ; "I have recommended to the de-

partment¬

the addition of a little moresugar and a little dried fruit for the soldten-In the tropics,' but otherwisethe ration la-

good. . , Tboie nho talk against the' eatingnf meat In the tropics do not stop to con-

sider¬

that the reason the 'native in thetropics docs not eat meat not becauseh.edoe&, not want It but because he cannotAffdrd It. When you look , at the nativeyou see he Is a product of his food. TheEnglish 'tropic ralfon differs very littlefrom -our own and with the- changes I havementioned our army ntfon , which .is thepjoduct ot 100 years' experience , Is thebest food ttio American soldier could have. "

ARMY APPOINTMENTS ANNOUNCED

Promotion * In Different DepnrtiuvntiSent to the Seiinli- .

WASHINGTON , Dec. 12. The presidenttoday sent these nominations to the senate :

Regular Army , Cavalry Arm Captains tc-

bo majors : "Charles A. R. Hatfleld. J. B ,

Kerr , J. H. Dorst , George S. Sanderson.First lieutenants to bo captains : Lestei-

W. . Cornish , T. H. Rivers , John A. LocknoodHenry T. Allen.

Second lle-utcnants to be firft lieutenants ,

Infantry : Samuef P. Lyon , William T ,

Medical Department To be assistantsurgeons with rank of first lieutenantClydo S. Fprd of West Virginia , J. B. , Churchof District of Columbia , II. M. Ashbourn ol-

Qhlo , E. A. Dean of Tcnntateo , R. B , West-rfJge

-of lovra , F. M". C. Uahcr of Kentucky ,

8. L. Steer ot Pennsylvania , Wj F. Truby olPennsylvania , JjPi Wllllarmon of. Missouri

To bo assistant surgeons In the roarlnihospital Bervlcfl , J.V.. Kerr ot Ohio ,

0MitaVf JMyO< >rput otpqcorgla , Dana al-

loblnW bfbho.! ,

WASHINGTON , Dec. 12. Blnger Her-man , commlisloner of the general land

office, In a decision rendered today holdthat Mission Island nd a smalt Island lo-

cated just southeast' thereof, In Sn Fran-Cisco bay , are a' part "of the p'ubllo domaltand In accordance , therewith President Mo-

Klnley In a topdays will U ue an x-

.eeuttve order reserving bcttb Islands as :

coaling station for the une of the navy-

.OF

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DEAD * CUBAf

American War Ship Will Convc-jllodr of Garcia to III * Nu-

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vo Imill.

WASHINGTON , Dec. 12. The funeral oGeneral Garcia , pie Cuban commander , wll-

bo heJd at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning a-

St. . Patrick's church , i'n this city. The cele-brants ot the mass andthe, honorary pall-bearers have noT'yet been selected , but wll-

beannounced later ! The body wilt be placci-In ii metallic casket and deposited In aaulai , Arlington , pending its' renlovpl to CubaThe date of removal hM net } et b'ecn fixedbut this government will place a war slitat the dUpocal of tue.Culians for this pur-poao. . ThU arrangement Is said to bo in ac-

cordance with the wishes ot General Oarcla's family and his comrades , In arms.

The Dolphin will 'be designated by thnavy as th'e vessel to carry the body of Genernl Garcia to Cuba. It Is now lying at thWashington navy yard , and having beefitted for the accommodation of the prcelden-Is well suited for tor vice of this charactoi-

THOMASVILLE , Ga. , Deo. 12. Mr . Ca-

lixlo Ga'rclu , tha wife ot the Cuban generalv 111 be unable to attend her husband's fu-

neral tomorrow. Her daughter , Mercedeswho is quite 111 , Is not HO well today an-

Mis. . Gnrcla has dactded to remain here untlher condition is Improved.-

.Tho.

. body , guarded' by a detachment o-

Uhlloa States' artlllerynlih. lay Iri state alday In the room at the Raleigh hotel. To-night the remains were placed In a handeomo black cloth coered casket prepara-tory to the funeral services which takplace tomorrow *

A largo silver plate on the casket givethe general' ! name and the place and dnt-

of birth and death and his rank In thCuban army. Rev. Bishop O'Gorman cSioux Falls , S. D. wlll celebrate mass athe service at St. Patrick's cathedral.

The honorary pallbearers will be GeneralMiles , Shatter , Wheeler , Lawton and Ludlow , Secretary Hay , Senators Proctoi-Thurston , Money and Mason and Hon. JobR. Proctor of thetCIvll Service commUslotwhile the active- pallbearers will be nine-teen commissioned officers from the Wash-Ington barracks.-

A.

largo numbed of floral designs , manof them emblematic In character , werreceived during Mao day and placed In throom where the remains lie*. Consplououamong them.was a conventional design trotthe members of the commission and anotht-a Cuban flag of Immortelles , sent by SenateMnson. Many evidences of sympathy ancondolence were received by the memberot the commission during the day.

MINOR MATTERS IN THE HOUSE

Report Made an District of ColnmbliAppropriation Bill.

WASHINGTON , Dec. 12. The house spenthe larger part of the day on District o

Columbia affairs. The bill to relieve thcondition of the Amercah) seamen was takeup , but nothing Vail accomplished.

Frank A. Mclkrn who was elected tfill the xancy caused 'by the death of thlate Representative Ive ot Mlmls'slppI , toothe oath this morning. ''

After disposing , of several District bit !

Mr. Payne , republican ot New York , calle-up a bill to'amencV he laws relating to thprotection of American seamen. He ex-

plained that It'would'do'away with som-

of the evils of ffi sAfotm'en't system ! unde-WBlch'Bcir >1n"fiir'beeir defraud of ihei-earnings. . Thfe-'pUMMiment of s llors by 1m-

prleonmcnt t greatly ''lessened ? Masters anrequired to ship with a full complement o-

men. . The food ivhrch the-jnen are to re-

celve Is stated and punishment by floggini-Is ' 'abolished. .

There was some discussion of the bill antamendments were offered by Handy

" 'democrat ot Delaware. ' - *

At 4:60: 'p. m' ' lt: Was suggested that mquorum was present and on motion ot MrPayne the house adjourned.

PENSIONS FOR WE8TEKN VETERANS

SnrTlvora of , the Civil "War Remem-bered tiy the General Government.WASHINGTON , Def. 12. ( Speclal.-Th)

following Western pensions have beeigranted :

*Issue of December 1 :

Nebraska : Original Lowrle Ik LorrlckGeneva , $8 ; William Irwln , Mount Clalr , $8William Oathcart , Brock , $6 ; Jacob Wldamao-Petersburg. . 6. Renewal James K. San-

ders , Falrbury , | 6. Original widows , etc.-Susan Cornell , Tecumseh , $8 ; Sarah P-

Wakeland , Cedar Rapids , 12.Iowa : Original Hiram W. - Wlnans-

Sprlngvllle , 6. Additional William WShepard , Dexter, $8 to 12. Renewal Ed-

ward H. Alvls , Montrose , VS. Increase-John McLaughllo , Wapello , $10 to 812 i Johl-W.. Jonee. Valley Junction , Polk , IS to $12John H. Weldner , Clarinda. $17 to $24 ; An-

drew J. Maxwell , Sidney , $8 to 10. RelssuEvans 'Powell , Des Moln , 17. Orlgloa

widows , etc. Eleanor Davis , Rhodes , $8Margaret Fox , Council Bluffs , 8.

Colorado : . Original Michael McNulty-Glllett , 6. Original widows , etc. HarrietA. Rawles , Ouray ,' 8.AMENDMENT * TO CONSTITUTION

t , " .

Hepburn of Iowa Presents Resolatloifor Voting OB Ezpanilon.

WASHINGTON , , Dec. 12.rRepresentatlv-Hepburn ot Iowa today Introduced a joinresolution proposing an amendment of thconstitution as fpllows :

No new state , the territory of which wanot a part of the United States and undeits jurisdiction and sovereignty on the firsday of January , A. D. 1S98 , shall be ad-

mltted Into the Union unless threefourth-of the. members elected to each house ocongress shall vote affirmatively for sue !

admission.The resolution was referred to the Judlct-

ary committee.

Senate Jadlelary Cpmmlttee ConferiWASHINGTON , Dec. 12.The senati

committee on judiciary today discussed aconsiderable length the question of thiconfirmation of the nomination of SenatorCullom , Morgan and Representative Hitto be members of the Hawaiian commtisloibut reached no conclusion. By general con-

sent the further consideration of the sub'-

ject was postponed until after the Christmu holiday-

s.AntcloAmertcan

.

ComniU lon Unity.-

WASHINGTON..

. Doc. 12. The AmericanCanadian commission held a meeting tocin ;

and adjourned until tomorrow. The Aruerlean and British members each held scporate sessions before the joint session. Thiquestions considered , It was stated , wenthose which have been before the com.

mission during the past few days-

.AVnuU

.

to Go to Cuba.-WASHINGTON.

.

. Dec. 12. ( Special Tele-gram. . ) General L. W. Colbo Is In the clton a week's leave of absence. GeneraColby is here to bring about an osslgnmen-to Cuba , where ho desires to go with Gen-

eral Lee-

.MAYOH

.

IS , U.M113H SUSPENSION

Executive nf AlBlera U 1'uHlnTieil fo-

a Vfalrnt UtU-rauc'e. ', PARIS , Dec. 12. The prefect of'Algtcr.

has suspendedthe mayor of that city for i

rrtonth on account of a speech made by thmayor , * who is1 a rabid'anti-Semite , attack-Ing tlia governor genera ). The, minister o-

tlw Inferior has Increased , the .suspension t-

itbrc mciqthiii , This Is intended as jv wnrnloi-to Algerian.antltBcraltelp , whose recent vlo-

U*

nee and threats have heen causing ft pau (

among the Jews In Algeria , causing de-

moralliatIon'to business.

AMERICA CAN CONTROL TRADE

European Merchants 803 the UltimateOutcome in Island of Cuba ,

DEVELOPMENT HAS ALREADY COMMENCED

New IlncH of Stennmlilim Put On-

CoantwUv-

Trndr the Mnit-1'roiiilnliiK Field for the

Shipping IntcroMtH ,

NEW YORK , Dec. 12. A special fromHavana says : New enterprises In Cub.v nrc-

tlpe foi American capital. The opening ol-

IncltuscJ1 means ot communication t ftw 'iiHaVana nnd the- Florida ports has cllhihud-thta conclusion. Communication ts now cs-

tabllshed three times a week with Tatnpi-on the west coast and twice a week wlttMiami oti the cast coast. The business ma )not bo sufficient Inolume for a while t (

keep tno lines' of steamers employed. Thtcompetition for what there Is of It will prob.ably be sharp , but after n time there will 'b (

enough for both. The gulf ports , with thexception of New Orleans , are also awaken.-Ing

.

to their opportunities , and an Increasedttade with the southwest promises soon to b-

developed. .

The European trade representatives have ttolerably clear Idia of where the flr t di-

vclopment>

will come. They have a vlvlcremembrance df the American ships whlctwere beginning to crowd the harbors oHavana , Malanyas and other ports when thi-Blalne reciprocity policy was Interrupted bjthe exigencies of partisan politics In thiUnited States. Now they know , Independen-of the political dgnlflcance , what It wllmean to have the ports of the United State ;

brought TO much nearer to Cuba by shorten'-Ing the time and Increasing the means ocommunication. That was the first reflectlortoday when the vesyeu! came Into the barbor. It Is a ewift method of reasoning b ;

which this condition has been reached tha1the future carrying trade of Cuba , almost ItIts entirety , will be under the American fligThe dependency of the Island on thiUnited States , whatever form its governmenmay take , settles that point In the minds othe European trade representatives. The :

have also looked a little further than semiof the Americans Into coastwlee trade. ThatIn their view , Is hereafter solely a questloi-of American ships. The few vessels undeithe Spanish flag , which are now engaged li-

the coasting traffic , will continue In It. Thidifference will be that they will not be iprivileged monopoly without competitionThe theory of the Spanish authorities waithat a limited coasting traffic at high ratewas better than unlimited business at lov-

rates. . A passage from Havana to Santlagicost more than a voyage from Havana U

New York. Freight rates were In the sami-ratio. . The "backbone" railroad through thiIsland was not allowed to be built , becaun-It would Interfere with the coastwise vesae-monopoly.. What should have been a flour-.Ishlng Inter-coast trade among the man]

towns , which had natural harbor advantagesbecame a small business with few vessels en-

.gaged In It. Even the fishing smacks wenlimited. American coasting ships' will changiall this , pocilbly faster than has been antlcl-pated. . If they do not preceded the Industrladevelopment of the Interior of the Itland

will at least keep pace with It.

MANY UNITE WITH THE LEAGUE

Anti-Imperialism In America Grow-ing Rapidly anil Newimiior-

EnlUt In the Fight.

BOSTON , Dec. 12. The AntlImperlallsle-aElWvComrallteo met today and "It la re-

ported1 that the.committee of correspond-ence Is receiving many letter * from .pubUshers ot newspapers in the central amwestern staUa offering their service in op-

posing the policy of annexation.Centers for the formation of leagues am

for the distribution of literature have b eiestablished In over thirty states. Thi-

ccmplete list of vice presidents la : Andre"Carnegie , Charles F. Adams , Former Sen-

ator George F. Edmunds , Samuel GompersJohn C. Bullltt of Philadelphia , H. M. Mln-ick , orator of the National grange ; Ed-

ward¬

Atkinson , Patrick A. Collins ) ex-United States consul to London ; Samuel A-

.Bowles ot the Springfield Republican , CarlSchurr , John Sherman , James C. CarterBishop Henry C. Potter , Governor II. SPlagreo ot Michigan , Grover ClevelandR v. Henry Johnson ot Maryland , Congrenman Henry U. Johnson ot Indiana amJohn 0. Carlisle-

.ExPrealdent.

Cleveland writes : "Owing-

to my absence from home I have just re.-

celved.

your note Informing me of my elec.-

tlor. as a vice president of the AntiIm-perialist

¬

league. I am emphatically and tu-

tcueoly-

opposed to American Imperialismar.d to pending American expansion. I de-

sire , therefore , to express my appreciationof the honor conferred on me by the actionof the club. "

DEATH RECORD.-

Mrs.

.

. A. J. Hanscom.-Mrs.

.. Andrew J. Hanscom died at the

family residence , 2024 Douglas street , Sun-

day¬

morning at4:30: o'clo.k , after an 11-

1nees

-

that has extended over a period olsome three years. She was stricken withparalysis three years ago and was an In-

valid¬

from that time. The funeral willoccur from her late residence at 2 o'clock-on Tuesday afternoon , Interment being IrProspect Hill cemetery. The services willbe conducted by Dean Fair of Trinity cathedral.Mrs.

. Hanscom was one of the pioneers ol-

Nebraska. . She was married to A. J. Han-

scornIn-

Detroit in 1848. In 1849 the coupliremoved to Council Bluffs , and six yeanlater came to Omaha. With the exception ol-

a residence of eleven years In New YorkMrs. Hanscom lived In this city since thaitime. Before her Illness she was promlnenl-in social circles and In the work of Trin-ity cathedral. She leaves three children , MrsGeorge H. Prltchard and Miss Virginia Hanscom of this city and James D. Hanscom ol

San Jose , Cal-

.Mrs.

.

. Mnry E. Klmhnll.C-ULBBRTSON

., Neb. , Dec. 12. ( Special. ]

Mary E. Klmball , an aged woman , rcaldlngwith her daughter , Mrs. F. M. Pfrlmmerdied about 1 o'clock today ot consumption.The funeral services will be held tomorrow

Mrs. Kllen AuKtmta Well * .NORWICH. Conn. , Dec. 12. Mrs. Ellen

Augusta Wells , widow of the late David A.Wells , died suddenly at the family residencehere today from apoplexy , She was about 70

years of age-

.Lnte

.

> B from Hnwilll ,SAN FRANCISCO. Dec. 12. The steamer

City of Pekln , which arrived last night from

the Orient and the Hawaiian UlnmH bronchithn following ndvlces to the AtsoclntfdPress from Honolulu under dale of Decent-"her

-fl !

Private Tredertck Wardell committed ul-

cldo-

on November 30 by taking . doie olcarbolic acid , He was 24 years of age , anda member of Company K , New York volun-teers.

¬

. Wardcll was born In Poughkcep.4e ,

N. Y. , * here hU parents renlde. Ormivlllci-. . Wells , Company M , New York volunteers

died 41 the military hospital December 1 ,

HU body will be sent home.The transport St. Paul left for Manila on

November 30. President Dole will leave foiWashington on December 20 , to be presentat the reopening of congress arly In Janu-ary. . Captain MacDonald of the wreckedship W , H. Starbuck , which war burned altea November 6 , nnd his family , left foiSan Francisco on December 1 , on board thtbark C. D. Bryant. Nothing his boon heardof the second mate mid his companionsInland vcesclR have been on the outlook foithe missing boat , but without success.

LIBERATED CUBAN RETURNS

Uenernl Itltcra , Who JVnrrotrlj-cnpcil

-

Uunth nt llnmln of Span-ish

¬

, lluck In New York.

NEW YORK , Dec. 12.Colonol J. Ruls-

Hlvera, the Cuban general recently liberate !by the Spanish government from Ccuta , wasa'patmonger by the steamer La Champngnifrom Havre , which arrived hero today. Gen-

.eral

.

Rivera heard at Quarantine of the doatl-of General Garcia and was deeply grieved athe ncus. General Rivera had a strong re-

gard for General Garcia , but had not mclhim for eighteen jcars.

Since the liberation from life Imprison ,

ment , General Rivera has partly recovurct-hU health.-

"Tho.

resolution passed by the UnlteiStates senate , " said General Rivera , "sootafter my capture In Cuba In March , I i97surely saved me from being court-martlnlecand shot. As It wan , Itfl never tried a

all , but In secret I nas ordered to be Im-

pilaoned for lite in a Spanish fortressWhile in the bands ot the enemy semitimes I nas treated and at otherbadly. Four days after my release I waiforced to remain In biding to escape tinviolence of the populace at Barcelona. TinSpanish people were wild at the outcomi-of the war and threats were made thatshould not get out of the country with m :

life. I succeeded In getting to Paris , amhere I am , Improving In health day by dayIn the Spanish hospitals the doctors dlitheir best to kill me. A't the hospital Igna-tlo they operated on me for an abscess o

the liver and Instead of being In a ward athe time I was kept In a madman's cellAfter the operation peritonitis set In , bu-

I also got over that.-

"When.

as a life prisoner I arrived aBarcelona on December 31 , 1807 , my handwere chained before me and I vtas not al-

lowed to wear ray Cuban uniform. ThiSpaniards wanted to make a great exhl-bltlon of me and they succeeded. Manacl d as I was , they led me through thiprincipal streets of the town , surroundei-by a large detachment of soldiers , pollci

and secret service men. It was a gala da ;

In Barcelona, because they were unvelllni-a monument to the great Colon. My arrlvawas & sort of a side show. I was marchecpast the new monument and the crowdatrango to say , did not hoot at me. Pasalnithe Columbus statue , I remarked to m :

guardian : 'If your country brought the dlscoverer of the western continent homo li

chains , what can I expect from them ? '"When the protocol was signed , Genera

Fernandez , the governor of the fortressbecame more friendly to me. He had rachanged to the hospital , where I was re-

lleved of the sentries and fairly well carci-for.. Next came my unconditional release. '

BOTKIN CASE IS ON TRIMi. . t -A rr "

Delaware Wlineine * Tell of the He-

oeltt of a Box of PaUaned Candyand of the Deaths it Caused.

BAN FRANCISCO , >ec. 12. The trial o-

Mrs. . Cordelia Botkln for the murder of MraJohn B. Dunning of Dover , Del. , and who I

also accused of being responsible for thdeath of Mrs. Dunnlng'a sister , Mrs. Josepl-D. . Deane , commenced In real earnest todayThe drat witness called was the postmaste-ot Dover , Del. , Thomas M. Gooden. Hi-

testlfled that on August 9 a package was re-

celved at the poatofflce at Dover , addresseeto Mrs. John P. Dunning. He described thipackage minutely and when shown a piece opaper with the address written upon It identided It as the paper In which was Inclosedthe box received by Mrs. Dunning. Mr-

Gooden was positive In his Identification , be-

cause , as he explained to the attorney foithe defense , he bad handled the packagithree times and that he himself placed It li-

the postofflce box subscribed for by the Fen-nlngton family-

.tiauy.

C. Pennlngton , the 13-yoar-oltgrandson ot John C. Pennlngton , testified titaking the box from the poatofflce and Identided the wrapper and the address. He tolc-

of the opening of the box by Mrs. Dunnlng and the finding of the little handker-chief on the top of the candy. He toU-

of the paesing around of the candy to thigathered relatives and friends. The wltnentold how , on biting Into a piece of candyMrs. Pennlngton spat It out. He explainerthe Illness of himself , Mrs. Dunning am-Mrs. . Deane and the death of the women.

Miss Joiephlne Bateman of the group whipartook of the candy testlfled that semiforeign ubstance In the candy caused hei-

to remove the particles. A piece of semihard white substance remained on her gumiand necessitated 'the use of her dnger tiremove It. The day following her gumiand lips were ulcerated. The lumps regambled rock salt. Miss Bateman told oher Illness following the eating of th <

candy , but It was rather inslgnldcanlcompared with the sufferings of others.

Miss Ethel Mllllngton testified to eatlnc-eome of the candy and ot feeling 'slightly 11

for several days afterward. She stated thaiMrs. Dqnnlng handed her the wrapper , ask'-Ing her to try to decipher the postmarkbut she could not.-

J.

.

. D. Deane , husband of one ot the vic-

tims , stated that he was awakened In themiddle of the night by the agonizing criea-

ot his wife. He told of her sufferings ; heirefusal to let him call her physician at thaihour ; the arrival of the doctor In the morn *

Ing and his ministrations and her final con-

vulsion and the deaih which followed-

.Schlry

.

Itnlllv * from Or I p.NEW YORK. Drc. 12. Admiral Schley

who has been confined to his room In tlichotel Kensington for the last two daypsuffering a slight attack of the grip , la re-

ported¬

to be mpch better today-

.CmniitlMloncr

.

Porter Iletiirnn.PHILADELPHIA , Dec. 12. Robert P. Por-

tcr-

, special coinmlBuloner of the prcsUcntwho has been In Cuba several months mak-ing

¬

Inquiries Into the commercial and mone-tary

¬

condition of the island , arrhed here

Menus of', the notable State and social functions at home and abroad

pronounce Apollinarls the beverage of the select world ,f-

Apolllnnris is singled out on them as the" Table Waterof Royally , Princes and our own Sovereign People , "

' , , , , N< Y. Tribmi-

e.Servdd

.

at dinners given by the QUEEN.-N.

.K Sun.

today on the stennirr Admiral Sampson ffomTort Antonio. Commissioner I'orter'8 In-

vestigation¬

* were mndn with a vlfw lo rec-ommending

¬

Mich legislation aeeraed bestfor Iho devflobmont of th * recently liberatedpeople. Ho left for Washington thl after ¬

noon.

Key' * I'nlntliiK * on KxhlblUaH.the exhibition of the TranimlBilwlppl

paintings of Artist Key In The Dee buildingIs becoming very popular , ns the attendancethat visits the galleries to sco the 7 ork-

of art has been Increasing dally. Owing tothe Interest that Is being displayed tb pic-

tures¬

will remain on exhibit for some tlml-

onger. . Omnhans are Invited to vlmt U-

gMlory>

at any tlm during the hours tntIt Is open and will bo cordially welcomed.

BADBREATH" I hare li n mint rAICABlCTS aad Mmild and Bemlrn l inlf ttier *re itmplr won-

ditto ) . Mr ilauuhtor and t were bothered withilrkfttonmpli miO unr brr lh u Trrr Did. Aftertaking a few donoi ot t'airtrolt wa bare ItnprOTtq-wonderfully. . TIWT nre rrrat help In the family.

WltnELMlNA NACirl ,.1137 UUtenbouto SU , Cincinnati , Obi*.

PletMnt. PaUtaWo. Potent, Tast* flood. Do-Uood , Never Sicken. Weaken , vr Grlio10c.2| c5M.

.. . CURE CONSTIPATION. . . .fUrllaf R mf < 7 C Mpur. Cfctoape. XfMtrrftl Ktw Tark. 31S

yn.Tn.NAH Bpldand BH r njrcd by all drug-* gilts to 01)UK Tobacco Uak

WINTER CBUISEt-o thp scenes of the-

BATTLEFIELDSof the-

SPANISHAMERICAN WARby the

American Line twin-Trow United State *mall

8. S. NEW YORK( U. S. Auxiliary Orulntr llnrrnrd. )

Bailing from Now York , Jlnrch 4 , ISM , foi-HAVANA. . SANTIAGO. S1HONBY. HANQUIKI. GUANTANAMO. SAN JUAN ,

I'ONCi : , THUV1NDVAHD ISLANDS AJAMAICA ; duration , 31 days.

International Navigation CompanyTelephone Main 1SS. Chicago , 111. ; 143 La-

Sallo- .

S-

t.DUFFY'S

.

.c-

PURE MALT WHISKEY

ALL DRUGGIST *.

--CreigMon Theme -

Telephone , 1531.

Omaha's Sooietyjfaudeville Ttiaater.

CROWDED NIQHTLY !WE HAVE THE PEOPLE'S'

HEARTY ENDORSEMENT.

ALL WEFK wc e, .-.,.

Peerlcis Operatic Queen ,

PALJLiNfc HALLIn Operatic Qcms Made Famous by Her.

9 NELSON FAMILY-9World Renowned Acrobatic Family.BEATRICE MORELAND-

In the Comedietta. "A Game of dolf. " Asslated by CHARLES M. 8EAY.

MINNIE RENWOOD MIRIADLatest Sensational Spectacular Myriad

Electrical Dancer.RILEY & HUGHES

Nature's Born Black Knee Comedians' an4-Dancers. .

GEORGE C. DAVISGreatest of All Imitators and Mimic-

s."THE.

GREAT" DURNOThe Absolute Master of Mystification.

BROTHERS AUACCOComedy Gymnasts I'nr Kxcellenc-

e.LEAMAR.

SISTERSNovelty Contortionists.

PRICES NEVER CHANGING.-

Evenlnes.

Reserved seals , 25c and 60cjgallery , lO-

c.Matinees.25c to any part of the house )

children , lOc ; gallery , lOc. *

HShRCCABERO SLTelephone 217-

Lentx-

tc Williams. Props , and Mrra. 'W. W COLE. Act. Manager.

Week siDrD8c. IIM-

ATINBB88PNDA.YS TllimsilJ AYS S ATUHD 1YS-

A ! way* the Hem Shorr In Oiuaha.The Queen of Light , Solnret , a sculptor' *

dream-.ReengaKcd

.Aklmoto's Royal Jannnesa

Troupe ; the world's greatest equilibrists ,balancers and perch performers ,

Edwin R. LUHK u* thu 1'oetlcal Trampand the Prince of Wales-

.Odetta.

and Seymour la the quaintest oforiginalities.-

Crultr.

Musical Trio , refined comedy andnovelty b 'll ringers.

Return engagement of The Breton-TluhkleTrio , the comedian and the talented -tots.

3 The Three Uarrots 3. Comedy ClubJugglers.-

Hnilo.Veronco , Character Change Artlnt.-

WIlllumB.

and Stone , Minstrel Comedians.KEFKESHMUNTS.-

PIUCKS2BI.

- , : i5c , OUc. !

THE GHEIT-To.wtarr AT HUB.

Everything miw in the Magic World'

"How to Get Rid of a Wife. " "Belt De-capitation.

¬. " "Hindoo Clock.1' "Kurmog."

The MarvelousUL.UI : ituo.ii.

Weird dlnappcuranco of Kcllur from abrilliantly lighted stage without the nld-of trap , screuii or covering , before thevery eyes of the uudU'iito.-

SeatH.

now on aalo. Prices It. 73c , 50c. 23o-

.HUTULH.

.

.

THE MILLARP1-3th Jind Uuti Mta $ tsM dii-

AMIilllOAN- AM ) UUUOPUAM"

1. Prop *

THE NEW MERCER

American Man. i. , , . . . - , ,,OUrrrofp3duir.rC8"ttre 1 "

WM ANDHEWS. Chief Cler*.