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Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
LAST CHANCE FOR SENATOR
Final Session Of Delaware Legislature Finds
Question Still Undecided,
FACTloNAL FIGHT CONTINUED TO THE END
Members Determined to cling to
Their Favoritcs To the End ana
Adjournment without Eicc-
tion Follows.

DOVER, Del, March 13.-After one Of the
most exciting scenes that has ever been wit
messed in the general assembly OF this state,
the session of 1899 ended at 3:OG o'clock this
afternoon without electing a United States
senator to succeed Hon. George c. Gray
1t is the first time in the history of the
state that there is an unquestioned sena-
torlal vacancy and, owing to the established
precedent of the upper house of congress in
refusing to seat gubernatorial appointees
after the legislature of state has had OPP
portunity to elect the seat OF Mr. Gray Will
remain vacant until the general assembly of
1901 shall choose his successor.
At the same time the term of Senator
Richard h. Kenney will also expire and 1t
will therefore devolve upon the next legis-
lature to elect two senators.
The final ballot, the fourteenth of the day
and the 18th during the session, was as
follows: John Edward Addicks, union re-
publican, 81; Colonel Henry a. Dupont, re-
publican, 0; John Biggs, democrat, g. ex-
Congressman L. Irving Handy, democrat .;
ex-senator George Gray, democrat, 4; Will
lard Salisbury, democrat, 3; ex-senator An
thony Higgins, republican, g
The time decided upon for adjournment
sine die was 3 p. M and when the fourteenth
ballot was completed 1t lacked eighteen min
utes of the hour by the house clock, the
clock being six minutes slow. The demo-
Gratis then adopted hlbustering tactics in
earnest. The filbustering was successful
and with Mr. Rose on the floor making an
address on the disorder in the room and
other pretended themes, the presiding officer
brought down his gavel as the clock pointed
to the hour of g.
The chamber was in an uproar In an in
stant and it was some time before quiet was
restored There was loud cheering, many of
the legislators jumping on their desks and
waving their hats
When the president pro TEN, Salmon, an
nounced the general assembly adjourned sine
die at 3O5 o'clock, amid the wild disorder
that followed Messrs Farlow, Clark and
King, the deserting democrats, made their
way from the chamber with crowds of in
dignant persons at their heels. Threats of
various kinds were made against the boilers,
who found refuge in the senate chamber,
where they remained for two hours or more.
The feeling gradually subsidized although the
men were jeered as they left the capitol.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

Chicago News: "If it takes twenty wards
OF cloth at $1.5O a yard to make dress, and
tho work required in the making takes one
man three days and half at 81 day, how
much VIII the dress cost?"
The problem is very simple. But now
comes President Jabkowski of the Ladies'
Iallors' union and declares that the answer
Is different. The true answer, as every
woman who wears tailor made suits knows,
is $40. President Jabkowski, however de-
clares it is in reality but $44 And SO con-
Vlnced is he, and his union with him. of
the correctness of his solution, that thev
propose to open tailor shop of their own
on Michigan avenue and give public demon
stratlon of it. The reason for the discrep-
ancy was explained very clearly TODAY bv
the president and several members of the
union at their meeting place on Randolph
street. They said:
we claim that a suit that costs a woman
500 to $lI5 can be made for about half the
smaller sum. 1t takes man from three TO
hve days work, for which he gets 81 a dav.
1t takes about $50 to $45 worth of material
Ihere is the whole real expense. The rest
goes to the salaries of officers and to rent
and profit"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14


new white shirt open at the throat. and
new silk hat on the northwest corner
Of his head. There was a roll to his gait
and an unsteady look in his eyes but taxi
ing a pen in his hand, he hraced himself
and wrote another message as brief and to
the point rs the former one. It said:
Drunk
Ills Last Play.
"By the way. adyering to Toothpck
Davis, do any of you gentlemen know what
finally became Of him?" asked a man from
Missouri, with an air Of interest
"Oh, he got killed finally" answered the
man from the southwest 1T was somewhere
up in Gunnison county, l believe, over In
what they call the Tin-cup mining district
Toothpick was playing faro bank one night
and went broke. lie turned to Il mild-eyed
little man. who was sitting on his left and
said: Stick fifty on the queen for me
pard The mild little man did as requested
and the queen lost. He borrowed another
fifty and lost it the same way Following
these two defeats Davis strolled out, but
after being away half an hour returned
with $50 lie went against the game again
and soon had his twenty up to five or six
hundred. BY this time the meek little man
who had lent him the 500 was broke.
I'm broke, Davis, said he suppose you
pay me that hundred
Go away from me now said Toothpick,
savagey; | don't want to be bothered now
"'But l didn't talk like that when | ad-
vanced it to you,' demonstrated the little
man.
You keep on bothering me about that
hundred said Davis, with a dark frown,
and I'll do something that will make you
sick
at Toothpick's second retort to the meek
little man, the dealer pointed steady finger
at Davis and said:
"'You cash in what chips you have; you
can't set down another bet on this layout.
oh, yes, think can asserted Tooth
pick, can gamble against this bank all l
like
"I'l be hanged IL you can ,retorted the
dealer. You cash in your chips and get
move on you, or you won't get your money
Davis wanted his money. He showed over
his chips with scowl and the dealer cashed
them. After he had the mouey in his
pocket Toothpick arose and left tue room.
1t was about an hour later when he sud
denly entered at the rear door armed with
butcher knife about as large as a cavarry
sabre. There were n dozen men in the
room, including the meek little man over
whom the row was started. Everybody was
expecting trouble. Presently Toothpick
bent red eye upon the dealer who was
now behiud the bar, and remarked generally
for the benefit of the crowd:
Everybody takes a drink here except
you, you horse theft pointing at the
dealer.
THE moment the round of drinks had
been disposed of the faro man took his
turn, and, mimcking Davis in tone and
gesture, said:
"'Now then, everybody here takes
druk, except you, YOU horse thief! pointing
at Toothpick.
THAT was Toothpick's cue He came at
the faro sharp with a wild rush, butcher
knife to the front But he had tackled the
wrong man. He had hardly started when,
bang. went the card sharp's pistol, and
bullet went through his brain and he pitched
headlong to the floor That was the end OF
ToothDick Davis"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

and southwest the sugar cane Is the chief
product. The cane grows to twelve and ff
teen feet high. and Is nearly as thick as
mans arm. On the mountains coffee grows
above an altitude OF 1000 feet and the
higher the elevation the finer Is the quality
OF the crop.
There are vegetables Of all kinds. and the
fora Is rich and beautiful. Sweet peas, white
and yellow daisies, hydrangens, and ali the
flowers that are raised here in hothouses
grow wild there. Ferns Of all kinds and
shapes, and mosses and orchids grow on the
rocks.
There are no wild animals to speak Of
There is found here the wild mongoose,
which was brought from India and has be-
come a pest. Domestic animals flourish
well, especially cattle.
Porto Rico Is the land of the small
farmer. There are 21OOO individual hold
ings and only LOO Of them are by sugar
and tobacco planters"
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
PORTO RICO's FEATURES.
Henry VI. Wilson of the Geologic

Henry VI. Wilson of the Geological
Survey Describes the Island.
Henry NJ. Wilson of the United States
geological survey. who spent December and
January last in Porto Rico, spoke last Mon
day evening on "The Geography and Natural
History of Porto Rico under the auspices
of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and
Sciences. He spoke of the island as teem-
ing with fertility, especially in the northern
half. which is conspicuously watered by
clouds driven in by the trade winds, and as
being of temperate climate, the mercury
seldom rising above 90 degrees in the sum-
mer and rarely falling below 60 degrees in
winter Even the summer heat is tempered
and made endurable by the trade winds that
blow with great uniformity.
The population of Porto Rico, the lee
turer said was about 315, 900, of which more
than 10000 were of the negro race, but not
of the West Indies type, as these negroes
had straight features and hair, and did not
show the Congo thick lips
"The topography OF Porto Rico" con-
tinued the lecturer sis one of the most
beautiful of all countries, and the Spaniards
called 1t paradisical. Through the island
from east to west stretches a system of
mountains or sierras.
1.-The general aspect of the island from
the sea is mountainous, and from the in
terror rugged yet pleasing, on account of
the cultivation. The bay OF San Juan is
not altogether a harbor, as it has danger
Gus bar. In MayagueZ also there is no safe
anchorage in tropical storms
"The geological formation is simple and
generally uniform throughout On either
coast is an alluvial plain graded by sedi-
ment from the rivers, and between the
rivers mouths Is growing coral rock. In
Ci Ia W
The mass OF the island is occupied by vol
canic rock, porphyry. and gneiss, interpo-
lated with heavy, capaciOus limestone,
showing that during the period of volcanic
activity the limestone was being laid down
at the same time.
porto Rico is poor in minerals. No evl-
dence has been found of any minerals ex-
listing in commercial quantities Toward
the east Of the island there is a little mag
netc iron. East of San Juan there is placer
gold in streams and this is worked by men
and women, But the gold is found in small
quantities.
"Clmatically, the island is divided into
two parts, the north humid, and the south
and west from semi humid to arid. Prof.
Harrington averaged the annual rainfall in
San Juan al tifty-four inches. Yet fifteen
miles to the east the average rainfall Is 1913
inches. This is accounted for by the trade
winds that are arrested by the mountains.
and are made to deposit their moisture. No
rain fell on the south coast for thirteen
months, beginning in 1898.
This island has a wet and a dry season.
! was there in the dry season. but | do
not remember a day that passed without
having a shower or two,
"The soil is very fertile. In the central
valleys the fields are green, and large guam
| titles OF tobacco are raised. On the south
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
Opening CUnfcrence of Rnbhis

CINCINNATI, March 13.-The opening
conference OF American rabbis took place
in the Mound Street temple of this citv To-
night There is a large gathering of rabbis
present this year there being over seventy.
addresses of welcome were responded to by
Rev. Joseph Slverman of Temple Emanuel
ne" YORK, vice president of the conference
i ne president, Dr. Isaac NJ. Wise, then read
ms annual message, and the session was
closed by benediCtion by Rev. DR.. David
Davidson. Outside of routine, President
wise suggested the forming of sort of ec-
clesiastical court to settle differences aris-
Ing between the members.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
U. $. GRANT GAINS ONE VOTE.
Scventieth Ballot Gives Little Indi-
cation of Il Break.

SACRAMENTO, Cal, March 13.-U. s.
Grant, jr., gained a vote when the seven
tieth vote fer United States senator was
taken today. Senator Currier who had voted
for Bulla, but who had not been present at
the joint session since Bulla dropped out,
was present today and voted for Grant
There was no other change in the repuD-
lican vote. The democratic vote was very
much scattered The vote was as follows:
Barnes, 21; Estee, /; Burns, 25; Grant 27;
Scott, 6; Mcguire, democrat, /; Meth,
democrat, /; Devries, democrat, l; Rosen-
feldt, democrat, /; White, democrat, 2;
Phelan, democrat, 2; Gould, democrat, 5;
Geary, democrat, 1.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
DETROIT ADVANCES WELCOME
VIII Give Royal Entertainment to
Eighteenth Annual Convention of
the EndeaNOrers.

DETROIT. Mich, March 13.-The press
committee for the eighteenth international
convention of the Christian Endeavor society
to be held in Detroit July $40 has begun
work by issuing a letter setting forth the
attractions of Detroit in general and of the
coming convention in particular. The letter
says
Never was there brighter promise of great
things for the Eudeayor hosts and never
city felt a gladder thrill over certainty of
blessings to come. The convention will be
characterized by two new features, viz, the
employment of higher grade of music than
formerly and lectures upon sociological
questions and other problems The latter
feature Is designed, however, to supplement
and not supplant the spiritual element
which has always been characteristic of
such conventions.
In conclusion the letter says
Crimson and white are the colors in
which Detroit will array itself for the great
convention. The houses of the city Will be
opened wide and cordiality viii find eX-
preston in every face and voice and man
ner. You will have a one-fare railroad
rate; you can come by rail from any place
and by water from almost anywhere; your
entertainment viii be at reasonable cost and
you can visit the famous northern Michi-
gan resorts after the convention; you need
the physical invigoratiou OF the trip to
Detroit and the mental and spiritual in
spiraton that comes from contact with the
wholesome life Cf the Endeayor host But
most Of all, We want you.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
Glorious N.yyn

Comes from DR.. d. b. Cargilo of Washita,
l. T. He writes -Four bottles of Electric
Bitters has cured Mrs. Brewer OF scrofula,
which had caused her great suffering for
years. Terrible sores would break out on
her head and face and the best doctors could
give no help. but her cure Is complete and
her health Is excellent" This shows what
thousands have proyed--that Electric Bitters
is the best blood purifier known. It's the
supreme remedy for eczema, letter, salt
rheum, ulcers, bcils and running sores.
1t stimulates liver, kidneys and bowels, ex-
pels poisons. helps digestion, builds up the
strength, Only 90 cents Sold by Kuhn &
Co., druggists. Guaranteed.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
CARRIED OFF ON An ICE FLOE
PcriIous Adventure of Two Hundred
Fishermen In saginaw
pay.

BAY CITY. Mich March 13.-The ice in
Saginaw bay broke away at 2 O'Clock on
Sunday morning carrying 200 fishermen
toward Lake Huron. a sale from the east
prevailed and the men were powerless to
help themselves.
At noon the wind shifted to the north,
driving he Ice foe back. AS 1t crashed
along the shore 1t was piled up in immense
heaps The snow siill made is impossible
for the lost fishermen to determine where
they were.
Watohmon were appointed to skirt the
edge Of the foe and report developments.
At noon today one of the sentrles discovered
a favorable point and a landing was sue
cessfuly made. The entire fishing party
succeeded in getting ashore.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
CELEBRITY or THE MULE.
short Hnngc view of the snap Va
ricty in Action.

r1ct. III ANtioh'
The popular impression that the mule Is
a slow beast like most generalizatons Of
the kind, is conducive to error; for IL there
is anything quicker than a well-trained
snap mule l for one have never seen it,"
The speaker was a man who has employed
mule teams by the thousand on levee and
railroad contracts reports the New Orleans
Times. The snap mule as you may or
may not know is a sort OF free lance about
the dredging work, whose duty 1t Is to snap
on in front of a scraper team to give the
hnal jerk that will set the filled scraper in
motion. AS there is but one snap mule to
twenty teams, dispatch is necessary. and it
Is next to marvellous how the otherwise
stupid beast learns to know the exact
moment to pull He concentrates his entire
muscular energy in that momentary effort
and something has got to move. The in
slant he feels motion in the load he reaxes
his effort and is passed on to the next team.
The snap mule is driven by very long lines
that pass back over the team to the driver.
VINO walks behind. Not long ago we had n
Dig green niger on one of the scrapers UP
IN one OF the Gazoo levee nn2ps. The first
morning out the new negro got a good
scraper load, and when 1t came his turn to
snap the extra lines were passed back 10
MN, and, not knowing what to do with
them' he swung them over his head and let
them lodge firmly on his shoulders The
team mules, cheered on by the vigorous
language of the driver, slowly bracel them
selves for the pull. When the precis,
moment arrived a tremor passed through
the snap mules frame, and then. unwinding
like released watchspring he gave the SUI.
preme jerk, and that green negro simply
turned three somesaults over scraper and
team and landed half way up the levee. It
was all over in an instant, and the mule had
relapsed into his accustomed insensibilitv.
Quick? Why, Fitzsimmons wasn't in it with
that mule
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
WITH PlTCHFORK AND AN Ak
Dementcd Man Attacks and Probably
Fatally wounds Two
Farmers.

DEERFlELD, wis, March 13.--George
McCourt, living near Kroughville attacked
John and Lewis Roesel, young farmers, with
a pitchfork and an AK inhicting probably
fatal wounds en- both. The assault was
without any apparent reason. McCourt was
examined about a week ago on the charge
of being insane, but was released. There
Is said to have been trouble between the
families for soma iimn
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
Decision on sugar Tariffs

NEW YORK. March 13-An important de-
cision by the United States Board of APP
pralsers was made public today. 1t deals
with the American Sugar Refining company,
Bartram Bros. and b. II. Howell Son &c Co.
against the tariff rates assessed upon sugars
which were classified and assessed for duty
according to the polariscope test under para
graph 200 of the schedule of the tariff act
cf July "a 1897 The decision upholds the
founded
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
whisky Sales Fall of.

LOUISVILLE, KY, March 13.--There has
been a great decrease in the sales of whisky
in the last two weeks holders expect prices
to advance still further, and are keeping
off for larger profits. An investigation has
also revealed the fact that there are fifty
distilleries in Kentucky not in the COM
bine The most of these are small how
ever, and the combine is buying them up
steadily.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
Swiss Must Have Fair pIny.

ST. PAUL, MINI, March 13.-A communi-
cation from Secretary of State Hay was sent
10 the house of representatives today by
Governor Lind. The secretary stated that
he had been notified by the Swiss minister
that there was pending in the Minnesota
legislature a bill to tax foreign insurance
corporations which would in effect be dis
against Swiss corporations. The
secretary quoted from the treaty with that
country to show that the United States had
agreed not to discriminate in that manner.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
Asscssment for IlIinoIs nnnI..

CHICAGO, March 13.-A special to the
Times Herald from Washington says: Comp
troller Dawes after an expert examination
of the condition of the National Bank of
Illinois and appraisement of its assets. has
ordered an assessment of 100 per cent against
all its shareholders. AS the outstanding
shares represent a face value of 81, 900 ,OOO
this assessment is expected to bring that
amount into the banks assets available for
liQuidating its indebtedness
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

CLEVELAND March 13-The postofice
at Rock River, a suburb, was entered last
night by burglars. who in their search for
in so doing demolished almost the entire
front of the building. They were unsuccess-
full. however. In finding ANYTHING Of value.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
California Ranks close Doors.

PASo ROBLES, Cal, March lathe Citi-
zens bank, branch of the Commercial bank
OF San Luis Obispo, which closed it's doors
last week. failed to open today, notice be-
ing posted that it would not open until the
present excitement blows over. The bank
is solvent and closed on the advice of the
bank commissioners. The Templeton bank
also failed to open today for the same rea-
son. good heavy rain within the next few
days Will do more to relieve the banking
than anything else.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

BARBADOES, March 13.-The American
line steamer Paris, Captain Frederick Wat
kins, having on board more than 400 excur-
sionlsts, who are bound for months cruise
in the West Indian islands, has arrived here
from San Juan de Porto Rico. All are we'll
on board the steamer and fine weather pre-
walls.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
InvcstiGnting western Grain Rates.

CHICAGO March 13.-The Interstate Com
merce commission. in session here today,
began investigating the grain rates of west
ern railroads. 1t is expected the inquiry
will continue the greater part of the week.
The Chicago Board of Trade has complained
that the western railroads discrimi-
mating in grain rates against ILLINOIS points
in favor of places west of the Mississippi.
The railroad and warehouse commission of
Illinois is conducting the case for the
shiDpers
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
Ncgrn Mincrs Rcnch Pnnn.

PANA, H., March 13.-Injunctions were
served today on the Penwell and Springside
Coal companies, enjoining both from operat~
ing, The companies, however, continued
work Another large company Of negroes
has arrived to work in the mines. Railroad
officials say another consignment of fifty
will arrive tomorrow.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
Mr.. Taylor sworn Into once.

WASHINGTON, March 13.-Horace G.
Taylor of Wisconsin, recently appointed as
sistant secretary of the treasury to succeed
W. h. Howells, appointed a member of the
Board of General Appraisers at New York,
TOOK the oath of Office today and entered
upon his new duties.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo, March 13-The
house has reconsidered its action of Satur-
day and today adopted a resolution inviting
w. ]. Bryan to address the Legislature be-
fore its adjournment.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
Vow YorIs WiII Proseeute Armnnr.

ALBANY, ". Y, March 13.-Governor
Roosevelt has refused to sanction the pro-
posed compromise of the suits brought by
New York state against Armour & Co. Of
Chicago for violating the state butter laws
and has ordered the attorney general to pro-
coed with the proseoutiOn Of the cases.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

LANSING, Mich, March 13.-Robert and
Thomas Hannifan Of Detroit were each sem
fenced today to twenty years in the state
penitentiary at Jackson. The brothers were
convicted of shooting and killing Frank Ed
wards in this city during carousal on the
night of December last.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
nnnId Imnrnncment of IxinIinn.

NEW YORK. March 13,-Rudyard Kip
ling passed a good night and felt consider
ably refreshed today. Mr. Doubleday said
that Mr., Kipling showed decided improve
ment over yesterday. There is belief
that the patient will now make even faster
progress toward good health than before,
as each day the authors sleep and rest be-
come more refreshing to him.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
Conductor Killed by bridge.

NEW YORK, March 13.-Samuel Hudnut
of Philadelphia, conductor of the Blue Line
express from Philadelphia to Communpaw
was beheaded at Bayonne today. The con-
ductor was on the platform of the first car
and as the train approached Leonard street
railway bridge Hudnut leaned outside to
look at a hot box. He was struck by one
of the supports on the side of the bridge.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14

NEW YORK, March 1S-The monthly
statement of the imports of tea, sugar and
wool, issued by the bureau of statistics,
shows that during February the imports of
tea amounted to $7S2 O7j as against $685.
92S for February 1898. The sugar imports
aggregated $559l ,2O6, as against $4754,5 ,544;
wool, $l,O23,3lS, as against $2,11S, 2G1.
Omaha daily bee., 1899-03-14
smnIIuoX is sprending.

RALEIGH, N. c., March 13.-Dr, William
Lewis, secretary of the State Board Of
Health, says smallpox is steadily increasing
in North Carolina. He reports the disease
prevalent in seventeen counties and letter
from Burlington forty miles from here,
states that there are eleven cases there,