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; I 2 \ TIlE OMAhA DATI..Y J f1E . ! : MONDAY , 1\A11011 18 , 1895. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ,
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1 1anTh ( nn1 ) nul\llln/:1 \ to Ilue the ppnlten.
, tlary Rnll ( /rounds ( and thl convict labor to
lary hlgh'st bidder. Rnll further , that the )
Iluee Ihal pay all pellentRY expenses , In.
chiding the Ilary of ofclu end other
help , hentn/ ! the huldlns and boarding and .
clothing the cnvicts , and that the net ex.
Iense to the Ilate shall nat exceed GO cents
per capita per Ih ) ' .
. . J Under this Provision : Mr. Buckstal can
only lake his chances with any other bidder
who may desire to bId far the contract ; but
I I cllmlll by some that this section has
been repealed under the Indennle 11revllon
declares that
of house roll No. GOi , which
"all acts and parts of _ acts In conflict are
' hereby repaied , "
. herlby replld
moum O MISIu.r .
The hitory of the Nehruka penitentiary
I a story of n reign af fraud , corruption ,
misrule and extravagance , covering n 'Iuarter
' .ll a century The IIRtluton hal been tim I
.
j ' source af more knavery , mere IUIIHlnton , i '
k mare fraud , than any other one institution
.
.
' under state control Twenty.nve years age
't . al the 41h of the rent month the NIt .
t
hraska legislature approl'etl an act providing
, : far the erection of a I)2nltentiary. Under
t this law fifty sections of Ilenlentar ) ' lands
. helonllng to the Ilate were ordered old and
, the Ilraceeds devoted to the construction of
, the necessary buiidings.
lecessary hulllngs.
.
, $ The total lumher of acres thus nppropri
.t , Iled was 32.0H. The first public sale re-
stilted , In the iiispoeal nf 8.11 acres , the
amount received therefor being t1O44. At
! subseqlcnt sales nil but 1.91G acres were dls-
, posed 0 [ for n total of $133,19t. The penitent -
t tary lands , were 501 ( at a ridiculously low
I . l1urc , some as low ns $3 per acre , and none
, ' higher tiln $ i.
' ; With $133,191 In thllt hands , the three
; prlRon Inspector set about to construct a
, . Penitentiary. On APril 2 ! , 1870. they awarded
a contrtct 10 Perkins & lalowel for [ the
f erection of a temporary penitentiary , the
' stipulated price being $8.GG1. ; The building .
k or what Is let of I , ( ti stands and Is now
. ( used for n harn. A view of its exterior dl-
. , lenslou8 will cnUlw any Ilracilcl man to
I gaze In ollel'louthel admiration nt the In-
' : genullY or a contractor who was able to spend
! mora than $8.000 on a structure of such
; ' modest prelemlons.
, ' . On June 13 the prison Inspectors let 10
,1' " ' . 11. U. Stout the contract for the erection
' "f' .i of the Ilermnnelt penitentiary building.
; t Slant was awarded $307,950 for the blldln .
. the Inepectors ad-
t In their animal report implclors
. . , nut , wlh charming nal\ll. that , although
- the law authorized them 10 expend the pro-
-f 'j ' ceeds frol the lale of the fly sections of
. land only , they deemed I to the best interests
1 of the state to erect a building sliable to
. ; . the Ieells of the stale for a lang time to
come. They therefore asked for more fl I s.
. Subsequent incidents In the history of the
. penitentiary prove beyond conlro\'ery thai
, I the additional , funds were supplied.
if' . COST OF' STATE CONTHOL.
.t Inasmuch as Ihc several his providing
' . . for stale control will throw the cost of main-
' . : taming the penitentiary upon the state some
l flur ! showing what the cost was 10 the
" ' state under the old ! Yltem will ho of Interest
t at this tinie.
For sl lme. years from 8iO to 876. Inclusive ,
, the state paid all the exPenses of maintaining
\ . and guarding the convicts II the flate peni-
: . tontiary. Under the reign of extravagance
lenlary.
, , ' and useless expenditure oC public funds the
If ( Ill syslem was ucc2uarly eXllens"'e. For
i" 1871-72 the appropriations were as follows :
C " 18i-72 n'l salary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3.0
, Deplt"s salary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I.S\O
: I'hyslcinn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ] ,0
' ; IhYHlcnn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOO
' Ounrd service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . G.UJ
'c' , Fuel . . er'lce . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2.00 (
1elclenc ) ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
: ' Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ : .822
! During the two years for which the above
- amaunt was appropriated there was au aver-
ag' of Ihlrly-elght convicts lu the Institution -
: lon , inching the per capita cost $1.SS per
.
r day.
day.r or the biennium of 1873-4 the appropriations -
tions were as follows :
t Warden's salary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ 3.0
, , - _ Deputy's 'ardll'K salary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ] .80 (
' t& ' Dellt1l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2\0 i
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604)
'I Chlillain - . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . GOt I
) Guard. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4.00 .
t ( I.'uel and lIghts. . : . . . . ; . . . . . . . . . 8.12 :
\ Drugs and meIIClfle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . )
t BoTd and ' mellclne . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18.0 .
L ' . BO/rd urnlure ! ld'cothlng , lbrar . etc. . . . . . . . . . . . % .50
: ' . Total : . I. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : : . . . $2.2
, In these two years the average number of
f convicts maintained and guarded was fly ,
fi' making the per capita cost $1.53 ; per day.
t D1altn lhe ast biennium 1575-6 . the expenditures -
tures were very largely Increased. the appropriations -
propriations being as follows :
lJr
: falows
f. 'arden's salary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $ : .O (
t Deputy's salary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I.MO
3a
i 1 ) ' , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ] , bO
i Ph'jlclnn Chaplain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .54)0 ; '
. . . . . . . . . .
. i " Maintenance care and custody. . . . GO.OO
t Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . $57,200
.WI" Under 1thl liberal appropriation. I I ; : with the
, , : opportunity It offered far unbridle expendl-
) ; ture. the state paid $2.07 per convict per
, , day there being an a\'erage at seventy-nve
, 7 convicts II the nstuton during the period .
. . An inquisitive publIc might have inquired -
; quired why the state \11 ] hot board Its con-
z vlcts at the Capital hotel. I would have
. made a clear saving of 7 cents per day on
. each convict and the convicts , 'uull lave
bad better fare.
I \ not to be inferred for a moment that
I would cost the .tale anything like $2.07 a
4 : hay to malnlln and ' guard the convicts
should the present system be dlscuded.
r There Is 10 reason why the convicts cln t
: be maintained as eheallly as the male In-
mutes or the asylums for the Insane. Food
and clothing would cost no more , the ex-
pelUO of fuel and lghts could hardly bo
b greater , and salaries could ea.ly be fixed
upon a'n ' equal basis wIth those In other
slate institutions. Thl figures are only
quotet to Illustrate the 1Iberalty wIth whIch
i ; Nebraska . salon used to dispense tbe state
flds.
flds.AN
; , AN ODIOUS COMPARISON - .
Few people know what the stale penitentiary -
tiay lia. cost. A representative of The
; . De today asked several , members at the
, legislature who had recently visited the penitentiary -
. : Ienlary a 10 their Idea of the cost af that
, . - structure a compared with tile state capitol
- building . Their average estimate was that
the capitol had east about three and one-
: bait times a much a the penitentiary.
Their guesses did nol , of course , Include the
cost of walks drh'es. elc. , ar internal 1m-
' 'Drovemcnts . such lS heating plan' coOking
, . and lauldry alillartus , etc. , but merely the ,
, naked .
. buidings.
; A careful compiaton of the figures repre-
i Benlng the coat ot these two struclures.
, . iiiade from the appropriation ledgers In the
auditor's office. shows that hit few peOID ,
. are capable . or making an Intelligent corn-
. Ilarisol.
The state c.plol cost $746,370.
r 'rhe Ilenlentary cost $53,89G.
Clark 1 'CIIU'd frol . .Ilcoll Omelisla.
* LINCOLN March 17.-Speclai ( TII ' : rl. )
, -John Clark 1 notorious Ihlef , who stole I
. large lumber of sets 0 harness and se\'erl
. buggies In Omaha the first 01 the
- . month , was arrested tonight \y Uetecth'e Ma-
.101e and Ser . cant Dny. Cleric came along
: . wil tim ofcen quietly enough until the
urlVId lt the door of the 110110 ttattion.
; Then he bUlldenly broke away and escaped
1 through In I I e ) ' . 1lulole : fred live ur six
, ahots at the esllralo , , none of which Is
: supposed 10 have taken cfeit , This ' buggies
and harness stolen were deposited lu ! 11 old
10uso II a small sellel nt about six miles
out from Omaha , and ' '
were recovered through
information [ conveyed 10 Dcletve Hare by
A woman.
t \olan. - -
U""h Jury ) Mil Iiitieratln ,
. - LINCOLN , March h7.-Special ( Teleram. )
, -Time jury In the Davl murder trial his
now been out thirty hours. Tonight the
' 10miers made Irangelenll for sleepIng
and 10 verdict Is expected before tomorrow
.
" mornhug I I said to Hand ten for convlc-
. tan on tha first count of III Indictment
4 . : murder In time first degree. The oilier counts
( . , are murder In the secant ) degree manslaughter -
slaughter and train wreckiug
e .
Un\IIIt Iiri4it. hla ii Ih'Ir ( .
I cOI.on"no SPIIINOS , Colo. , March 17-
. 1lllh Ball ot ( 'mipple Creek has sued for 1
Ilh'urcc flam
8aluel Huwa. a hioston hack
L driver , In the cOUlt ) . court here. hue ol.
. , . . lelh's that she met nurns In the Iml
- there he proposed , IKrrlne , which was reo
. . fused. pro\IOSe,1 \ : 1b11. she II.gel II her
p conipialut . tet II court. Omit he took her
to Hn 1lll'lmenl , flu by thrmll Iiitiini-
dulons , 1111 use of 1 revolver forced her to
drink I drug. " 'hel she recovered con-
ciuiiiiess he in lbs ot < Cl.
& lcloulnes ! was II crypt 1 church ,
where Burs tOlc"d her to GO through I
, . 1Irll'l" cerernoiiy before me so-called mil ,
hllel' She e8.'alll',1 thE next ( lay. anti by i
, advice ot frIends tied 10 Colorado . ) She asks I
4 timid the so-called marriage b dissolved ,
. U\a Uurls he elJolnrl from menacing her
and grant her $ ,0 damages.
tYNCIERS LET . TWO GO FREE
Ono of the Eupposcd Victims at Wnlscn
\u.g Tms Up AHvo ,
WAS LMOST' DEAD FROM EXPOSURE
UAlmUa , the Other ( Inn Cnlltlrll\ the
Same Tune , , \llllloICc , 111 I1CRI80
lie Could Not Keem "II-No
TrAce ot ( in1tto.
W Al.ENBUnO , Colo. , March i.-Pletro
Oocablno . , ole or the men 8uPIlasel 10 have i .
been kllCI at hear creek last Tuesday night ,
has blel found , lie was discovered last
night \ ) ' some Mexicans about ten mIles
from the scene of the traged Ills feet .
were frozen and he W3S In a pitiable con-
11ton rrom exposure , hunger and fright
The sheriff was notified and this morning
look him 10 IuIbl0 , where he was Placed In
jail . Antonio Gabalo , the other prisoner ,
has not been found anl 111Iro toes not
know where he I" i . When Pietro's feet were :
frozen ant he was unable longer to walk
Antonio heft him.
Larenzo nallno , Francisco Ioncheto and
SIal181Rs Vltone were taken from the
undertaker's roams today 10 the Catholic
church , , where mass was performed , after
which their bodies were followed to the
cemetery b ) ' a large number. " 1 the Italians
from naus ant the neighboring coal camps
were lire-sent.
Concul CUnoo has sent In official test-
man ) ' to the authorities of [ his government al
Washington. 10 Is taw making an In-
\'estgton of his own. The consul SS he
will stay here for a month , I necessary tu
learn what he wlshies lie Is making a
thorough and exhaustive examination of all
the incidents concerned 'in the unfortunate
ala II. He says his government I In 10
hurry and that everything will bo dOle
quietly and In order. I Io also certain that
he Is now making up a report of his own
and that It \\1 cover man ) ' thing not In
the official report. Today his secretary , Mr.
Albae , arlved from Denver. .
(111 "lU : TIIWI'l'"S TItt ) UIJ Hf.
Wi l"&tO It Warm for Any One Who
Tampers Wih his 1'\en.
NEW YORK , March 17.-The published re-
ports of the alIenIng or the cafe of tIre Whisk
trust at Peoria hy Receivers lcNula and
Mitchell have annoyed President Joseph D.
Greenhut very much. Mr. Orlblt , when
seen by a reporter of the Associated pres ,
said ho would mal.e trouble for any one who
interfered wIth his private docnients. PresIdent -
Ident Ol'elhut Is confined 10 his room franc
an alack of la grippe. which has lasted some
four days. When , shown the Associated press
report from the west as to the opening of
his safe by an expert emplo'ed by the receivers -
statement ceivers Mr. : Oreenhut made the following
"On Thursday last I received a message
from neeeiver : leNula asking mo to send
him the combination of the safe . as the receiver -
ceiver wanted all the pal1ers belonging 10
In the reply COmal : ) 1 sent the following message
"John MeNula , Receiver . Peoria , Ill. : ;
Message received. As tar tiS I know all
Papers belonging to the company contnlned
Japer ! have been turned over to Mr. Hu- ,
gins , except minute book and certificate oC
the company's charter , of which you have
camrnn8 alt my private perponul papers -
pers In the saC ! theretore do not care to
wire combinations. 'VI turn safes over to
you on my return.
"To this I have received no reply nor have
I received any Inormalon. except what I
hay learned from the reports published In
the papers.
"Now I want to tel you rlglt here , " said
MiS. Greenhutehemenly , "that I any at-
tempt has been made to touch my private
'ersonal papers , 1 shall male It Vty hot
for some one commitng such an' outrage.
WhIle my private papers contain nothing
that 1 need be ashamed oC , or that requires
concealment they arc my private property .
and no one has any right to meddle with ,
them , I notice the dlpsatches say that an
important document , viz. , the minute or
record book at the directors' meeting . was
found In the safe , and that II furnished new
-
light on certain contract tram which the
directors and myself profited. The absurdity
of this statement will be very apparent when
I Is remembered that 0 full copy of .thls
record was made by the receivers early In
February , and that n copy has ben In their
possession ever since , and , : I was with the
express understanding ot the receivers that
tha record book was let tn , my chnrge.
"I only express my opinion mildly when I
say Ibo reported proceedings In Peoria arc
unwarrantable and contemptible . 1 a too
ill at present to go Into further details , but
I assure you I will see this matter out to
the bier end , and any person who has In-
vaded my personal rights will be made 10
surle : . " _
MEN'S CLUB SEltVICES.
r.ls EVelilj nt St ) ln11'8 , \"IUO ( ongre-
IIUIO.\ Slid First I'resb Caruso ,
The Men's club of SI. Mary's Avenue CongregatIonal -
gregalonal church had charge of the evening I
service last evening and the auditorium was
filled to Its full seating capacity. quite a num-
ber being compeled to stand. The greater part
or this program of the evening was musical ,
the number being supplied by : he Iludley )
nul : , Male quartet of Council Bluffs . This
quartet Is compose of I. Is ! . Tre'nor , C. n.
Ogden , J. H. Simms and " ' . L. Tiilckstun
Time three numbers , "The Star of Love" by I
Dudley Buck "Itcmemier Now Thy Cre-
ator" by Dow , and "The Sllldel of Eve are ,
Closing" hy Abt were rendered finely , the
shading , particularly In the last two nUI-
bers , being exquisite Mr. Treynor sang
"There Were Ninety and Nine" b-y Camplon
and Mr. Ogden " Waft her , Angels" by Uan- I
deh . white ! I. SIml5 officiated as organist ,
" "
playing "March Helsleus" by Cahkins
"SlreladQ" by 'raft , amid . aim organ postlude
by 'aun.
Dr. S. Wright nutel' , the pastor or the
church , mad ! u short talk on the theme
" "
.
"Christ as Piot.
The Men' club , In the short time I has
ben organlz , has done a great deal to
arouse Interest In the church work and
services
Similar services were held under the auspices -
pices at the Men's cub at time First i'rosby-
terlan chuiel , The Mozart Male quartet ,
camprlslng Fred I S. Abel . H. E. Sunderland ,
J. II. Adals and C , A , hoffman , sang "Over
Yonder" 1y Stebbins and "Evening Hymn"
by Buck , while M ; Abel malle a magnificent
Imllreulon In a solo "Pardoned , " by Piccolo- i
umiliml The anthem " 0 Jesus , Thou Art Siand-
lug" by Shellird was splendidly rendered by
the choir Organ prelude and postlude respectively -
spectvely were prayer tram "I.ohcngriu" amid
choruJ from " . "
101) City
'l'lme topic ot the short discourse by He\ J.
U. lfCormick was " 110w In gmpty house
Jt Furnhshmej "
Al time conclusion ot the servIces a special
mCllnc of the - Men's - - chub - was held
" " . .ICIYrll" ' ( mitiIl " 'Ue' Tlruut ,
SAN FRANCISCO. March 17.-Charley
IUce , I variety actor , wel known on the
Paclfo coast , was found on the Street hear
hil lodging house earl ) ' thus morning , blow
'lg a Police , whistle lie Hall that his wIfe
was dead slhcatuhis. Investigation revealed a
horrible ) dgiit. The woman's throat hud been
cut with , U razor from ear to ear . he\ bead
being all but severed tram her bud ) ' , UIII
the blood ) ' razor bh.hlen under n iiil or
clathes. Hlce laid that he left the room tar
a Ihorl tiume. ant Ul returning toulII h" ,
wltc demimi Neighbors heard the pair qunl'-
relng umoim their return from the concert ball .
U\IDI \ cUlcertllal.
where they ure cmplo'ed. Aa rows between
them were at ealllon ocurlElce 10 one
thought ot iimterfenlng . The woman de-
erte.1 her hUillnd fin IUee several Yean
ago. B\'eret. She was lWQwl S Oi the stage al Corn
J 'ql'"II.ton ' Iv I Nut SIU.rlllury.
nl.OOINGTON , I" March 17.-A meet-
lug WUB haiti here of members at the Cove-
mint Mutual Insurance association ot Galesburg -
burg , Ill. , l.tllre8entng $ .O Insurance.
The report 01 the ussodnUol explaining
why dtasmlntl were doubled was cansld-
fed umisatiductory . I , 10u I ClnzlalOI was
formed with ox-Congressman htoveil as
wlh e-oIGreSHmal Howl1 nl
lirellllent 10 Immediately mlle I rigid e.
umllalol ot the affairs or the association
which WAS orIginally aim exclusively Odd
Fellows concern , and has mellri In al
part ot the union ,
o Fl'ltRW' OF TillS J.CT.fliC VI'IlJ.D.
Otto "lldrr , , U/eln" . thl 5torll Told
h7 Iltnml hind : I l'ulnd"lon In I'Rct.
TOLIIO , 0. , March 17.-Otto VRnderee
ot Munich , one of the survivor at the t.
fated Fflbe , Irrlvlll In this city yesterday
\anlersee appears on the list of Ilassener
saved as FrItz Appel , anti he careful ) ' avoided
giving hlR rel name , either Rt l.weBoft or
New York. \anllersee ran away from his
native city In order to eseRllo military duty ,
and ho has been haunted with a fear that
he would he captured mind sent blclt to Ocr-
ninny , without even the formality of I Irlal.
The young man gives an entirely different
version of ninny of time IncIdents or the E.
be's foundering , anti ( hoes not hesitate to say
that he believes the inter slorles of the pas.
sengers were colored at time instIgation of
some one who Is desirous of throwing marc
blame an the lbe's ofcers than they deserve .
serve . lie Is especaly severe on 10tml : ,
and sa's there Is not a word of truth In the
hatter's slale1lni that his wife waR ordered {
away from him just as he was about 10 enter
time boat which savemh the @urvlvou. On
the contrary , he says he was playing chess
with Holman I when the accident occurred .
hut that lie lalle his way to the deck alone.
Thl bOlt was launchel before Holman eall
on deck , and It was only by acchleut thai
Holman himself got Into it. lie cable on I
deck , dragging his wlfo by the arm , when n
sUlldon lurch , II\en as time ship was settling
In the water , plchetl Holman Into time water
In much time lanner that Miss Becker was
thrown.
Another statement that has been discussed
and always to the detriment of the mbo's
olcers , Is Ihat a division was malc of the
womCI all chidren and lie len who were
al deck . ne slates that the accident occurred -
curred at an hour at which every one would
naturally be below , a few minutes after G In
the marnln . For this reasomm very few pas-
!
sengers knew of tIme accImleimt and ho bo-
le\'e8 the greater part of the dawned were
stranded II their berlhs. The sllll settled
ralmidly ) . going down entirely within twenty
minutes of the time she was struck , anll
rolled In such a lanner that the few who
were awake had great .lmculy In getting
on deck . Vamersee does not think there
were more ttn three or four women on the
deck . and one of them was saved. In fact ,
he says there were less than thIrty people
on the deck when the ship was sink In ! Of
those who were saved , Vnmlersee says nine
of the t wcn I-one were passengers . This ,
he says , accounts for nearly every passenger -
ger who was able to get an deck before time
sinking oC time ship. The published Btate-
moments say that only four passengers were
sa\'ed. Vantersee accounts for that by cay-
immg that the steamship company only has
its list 10 rely on In maltng up Its record
while some of the passengers had only taken
passage to England and imaviumg paid their
fares on the boat were not boakemh
There Is very little doubt that Vandersle I
the man he claims 10 11. as his paper and
records both In Lwestor and New York , are
In hIs PQssesslan. He his been carefully : examined -
amined by Germans familiar with time case
and they han no doubt as to his being the
man he claims to be. VandersEc was a slu-
dent at the Iunch ! conservatory for twelve
) 'ear. and talks German , French , Italian and
Spanish In a scholarly manner but docs nat
splak English. He avoided newspaper men
In New York and eld aver d 10 find empla-
ment as al instructor of lngu ges. Falling
In thai be came to this - ly 10 Join a fellow
townsman ant wIll make - his home hero.
El.1l TJ I'ISG 70GE7' - 7'OOETIEl.
Large Nlmbcr Gllhcrmlt Chicago jim
Iteaponso tim Iho Omaha 5n'ltmstInmi.
CHICAGO March 17.-An effort to adjust
the dlfcul ) ' between time two branches at the
Order of 'Eks will be made at a conventan
which opens at the Auditorium tomorraw
ovenlng. The convention . or rather confer-
ence Is called by tIme Omaha hedge I Is
claimed that representatives from nearly all
or the lodges In the country will be present
The C'llcgo lodge will not be IJresenl. The
members ot the local lodge adhere to the
grand lodge , which met nt Atlantic City last
JUuie and refus to . recognIze that he
Jamestown faction has . any right , to its con-
tentlon . The difculy arose over the passage
of a resolution at time nnnual session of the
grand lodge at Detroit , In June , IS93 , which
delegated 10 a committee the power t fix time
time and place far the next annual session.
Time cDmmllo called the grand lodge to
meet In Jamestown and the grand ofcEs
called the meeting for Atlantic City. E. D.
Hayes or Washington was elected grand ex-
aied ruler by the Atlantic City faction and
M. H. Friday was elected to the position by
time Jamestown faction. Since then the ani-
mosiy between thp two factions has grown
stronger and time prospects for a reaflatan
less ] lpefu\
The Omaha lodge has sent tl the confer-
.
eneo a delegatIon .conslstng at George P.
Cronk C. S. Hatten . William Brandt and E.
M. Bartlett. Mr. Crank said tonight : "The
conference Is nat called In the Interest of any
faction. The Oma'a lodge wants to see the
order reunited. 'Ve will enter the confer-
elce wih no set scheme no attempt 10 re-
vive the old bitterness , but with . an effort to
lay aside the differences of time past , drop all
the animosity and malI an atmept to bring
both factions Into harmony. Time longer the
ardor remains divided the more hopeless wi
become the task at reconciliation. The legal
aSleet of the dlsnute Is now In l'e courts and
wlilce\er way' I Is . decided will only ali Iii-
tensly tile feeling or the losing faction. We
have secured a general response to our cal
and semitative I expect " an attendance of over 100 reprl- I
What Is hoped to be acconiphishmeti . as :
stated b ) Judge E. M. nurtett of the Omaha :
delejation Is t devise some melhod of compromise -
promise agreeable to both grand lodges and
their adimaronts . The merits and demerits
of time "ending ltgaton will not be dls-
eussell at this meeting . I being hoped so to
shape matters that the suits may be dis-
missed and cordial relations between time
cOltendlng grand lodges and Ihelr partisans
be reslored. Neither grand lodge can lang
exist while members of subordinate lodges
are In doubt as 10 which grand lOdge has
authoriy to collect time per capita tax and
decline to pay the same And jt Is 10 pro-
vent , It possible , the ultmale disintegration
that lomorrow's convention was called .
In\YI" I'hlt Sllt"5rlll' .
Wnhlngton Special : I Is learned I here
that lion James Sullivan ClarkKon , ut one
time of Iowa , but now ot the Unlrd States ,
thinks that the republican tree coinage plO-
pIe should have n great national organ . He
thinks and has JO written 10 wealthy r-
PUhllcoim silver mine . that
\ublcun IU\'tl' 0\neI8. the Chi-
cage Ilter Ocean could be purchased , and
Ihnt It ought to be coni roled by time sliver
ehenmemit In the rellublcan pari . For sev-
eral yearl I was fashionable here In 'ash-
Inglan , whel news was dull , to spread re-
Ports at Mr. ClnrlBon being negotiating / for
a great lelralallnnuper. . Of lute Mr.
lCohlsaat seems to have knoclIII out Clurk-
son In that iimme , hut now the former iowan
seems to be coming to the front again
Cllrksn , It II lalll , I a. believer In free i
coimemige . lie has been In Utah I good deal
ot late and J Is 8UIe/tel may bo iii-
tereatwi ln some silver mines. Not long ago
I heard I reported that he had everything
Irruled 10 came 10 the senate tram Utah
nl n free colnnge I'epublcal , Now his Ideas
fel'm to be to control a great free colUlge
organ ul Chlcu o. l'larkHan , I II i said , has
111111 : > toward Don Cameron 11 a \resl-
dentnl candidate. Del could afford \ imsy
the freight , Clal klnonll not object 11)
democrto stockholders In his great tree
coiuige orgun. und , I am told , laid his
schelu before 11nl'cul Daly . a Montana mull-
011' mi-
hiunaire. \ho acts with the democratic part ) '
when I suits him. ClarkHol Is trying 10
COI" ' ) ' tile immcprsIomi e"htentthat u to-
pu\lcln free coinage organ would lie much :
uuom'e potent am' powerful Illn a tree coinage - .
ago Olh'H tmndez' demaerate control 1'here
are nat many here who belie'o thai his
heme 10 capture the Iltl' Ocean will
110unt 10 mnuch amid nmuny ' II tact , are wi
chimed to lhlnk that I nr' end like aU the
talk about Clnrlsan's newspaper eltellrlies
have ended during the pas four or five
'ears. _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _
Calo toltmmnsai ( ' 11 , 111 I'urot Ills UIIlnu
KANSAS CITY , March 17-Dr. I. . C. Mimi-
nln , who gave his residence as Portland ,
. .Ore. . was found tonight alnle'lly walking
mmboiut the railroad 'ards In Kaumsas
abalt rairoad ) Knlsas City ,
CI
ICan. He was taken 10 the central station ,
where H was malle ajJParelt by his con\'er-
taton that he was tivmeumted. ) He salll he
had wlto antI five tdmiidren In
n f\'e chldrel Portuld
rind limed left lucre seven months ago to
transact fame IJslnesl In Kalsas CUy. lie
could give no delnle accoult at the lature
ot his business . ' 1'hme police believe Minnhmm
> 1he palO/ beUe11nnln
Is Insane , and will II''Uclte his case tomorrow -
.
Jlr , I'crry l'isyima 1.al.I to lieu.
CI.E\EI."ND , March 17-The funeral ot
Mrs. Mary l'err' I'une wife orex-Semmator
H. U. I'une , was held this afternoon from
the faml ) ' resldenoe on Euclid annue. The
services , which were very simmmpte . were can-
dueled . by rtev . ii. C. Ha3del ( t the First
Presbyterian church. The 1nterment was In
the family lot lxi 'i.akeview cemeter ) ' ,
. .
AILSA $ $ " \ ? AIRL DEFEATED
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' 11,10- (
L03t the BaS.ijpr the Prince of . MoUco's '
CUT ihrQugh Ovcroonfdonco ,
ill " Il '
BRITANNIA 'PARTLY , REDEEMS HERSELF
: ) . - :
1 u-
Opening Un" dr time llnJRCO nrnln
Marked I ) ' Tame Contest with , R
! url i""t 'itcauit-lmskotmli '
wili In Hcr Clasa.
, '
'I "
MONTI CARLO , March l-Thl Monaco
regatta opened today and the principal event
time rece for the Ilrlze offered by the prince
of Mnnaco , was won by the prince of Wales' .
Urlalnla , which gave Aisa her first leeat. ; .
linitaunla's victory , however , did not create
the greatest enthusiasm among imlmartial .
yachtsmen , for the reason thn It was ghlel1
In a poor trial of the qualities of the re-
Jpecl\e boats , amid was party tue to Aisa
holding her oPllollnt too cheaply The race
was for the Prix de Prilce Albert I , open to
al yachts above twenty toils The weather
was boautful , but the wind was Ilht and
fink ) ' , and tlls , or course , lallo Rn exciting
race Rn Inipossiblllty. Considerable donut
wan expressed ns to whether lrlanlla would
start In a race on SUldY , owllg mainly to
the presence of Queen VictorIa at Clmez , but
Ihls lllculy was overcome by time prince
! .ot golmmg . on beard his ) 'acht = _ lIe watched
time race noun the terrace al Monte arIO.
The course , which covered fifteen miles ,
was In time shle at a triangle The wind
was blowing 1 light breeze from the southeast -
east when the yachts renchell the starting
line . where they for soml tme lazily kept
lulling amI tacking , waiting for the slal
to start. The competitors were , In addition
to Aisa and Brlanlla , Corsair and Yal'rll.
The first leg was about 10 wIndward and
all the racers Blood oil to the eastward wih
Ihelr slarbuard tacks pretty close aboard.
Aisa could probably have gotten oil soouer
hind she so desired , but she walNI
unll she could come around In
Dritannia's weather I teak AIs : but a
short llI to overcame the I thirty-one
seconds Brlanna had gained on the start ,
and then she had the prilce of Wales' cutter
broad on her lea beam , blanketing her for a
time . ant then forged aheall , amid conlnull
to gin until she had but Iwo short bor1
to reach C.ahme Mmmnimm .
Ca\c larll. i
All interest cemmtered In the leaders , and as
Cape : irlu was reached It was the general
ollinion that Ailsa . barring uccldenls.'as
. Aisa. baring was a
sure wInner she having not only overcome
time' hlrltannla's thlrty-ono seconds lead at the
start , hut gained a lead of two minutes and
Jeven meconmis. The Cape Marin turnln mark
was rounded at these times hy time leaders :
H. M. S.
Alsn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 l. : f
Briannia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 : 61
What little breeze there was began to grow
less In weight after thee yachts stood lP for
Hoque Brune. On this leg the wind was well
aft , aU11 once straight on theIr course , spln-
nalers were hraught out on both racerS. In a
short tme time breeze freshened a little . and
Briannia was th first to get the benefit of
It. As her spinnaker and mainsail fled she
shot ahend. and those an time Aisa began to
think thai ' the : tern chase was gollg to be n
sharler one than , they had expected. Foot
by foot , the Brlllnia overhauled the leader ,
and soon , despite a lul made by Ailsa . she
wenl to time 10ptJ and rounded the noque
Brune mark 1hlrtr-elgbl seconds ahead of
the Aisa , their , rE\ectve times being :
' . H. M. B.
Drltunnla . . ; . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 49 10
Aisa . . . . . . . \ . . . . . . . . . . . . J : 49 48
I was a shrt a\\d \ \ easy reach hame. Drlt-
nnnia contnued' tb gain slowly and at the
finish at time ' flr'st"ound she was forty-three
seconds to the good. The first round was
fnished at these . tImes . :
.m'i , ' H. 1f B.
Britannia . . ; ; . . . . . . . . . . . 12 f 10
Alsn Briannia . . . . . : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1Z 56 l3
On time run Limp l the noque Drune mark
t'e racers had "the' wind , which was getting
more weslerlllwel abaft the port beam.
Drllnnla had huffed ' ( it a good bit. Allan
drew to time windward as well and Driannla
had huffed up farther and farther. Both kept at
It until they were so far out In the bay that
when they headed for the mark they put
time wind well enough astern to make I run
tar It. Splnnaller were again set and then
Drlannla began to get through nle water
quIcker than her opponent Slowly hut surely
she came along , and In a short time stole Into
the lead. Reminding the mark the pair were
overlapped , Drlannla blanketing Aisla. This
resuled In the latter having to make a short
tack to get around , and In thc meantime
Drlnnnia fetched around and reached far
home with n good lead. The lmes of the
finish of the second round were :
fnlsb
_ H.1. S.
Brltannla . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 45 40
Aisa nrlannln . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 45 48
Thus Drlsnnla won ell ) ' . wIthout reckon- I
lmmg the time alo\'e her hy Ailsa. The actual
times occupied In coverIng the curs ! were :
Yachts H. M. S.
Brltannia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 l. 0
itilsa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . : 20 34
Aisa ) ' . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 47 0
Corsair . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 47 10
Mr. Allen's ten-rato Dakolah won time race
for her class easily beating the St. Marcal.
COLIEOI\'I : RIIC Oiti)4 "I.LO\VI U.
1
COm lleD Ueclici to Cbur/o nn EltruloJ I
.
ye " hicremmftpr. i
NEW YORK , larch 17.-Time executive .
commitee or the Intercollegiate Associa-
ton of Amateur Athletes hell a meetng al '
time FIttim avenue hotel tonight The following -
lowing collegiate records were allowed :
Two-mile bIcycle. I minutes , 10 seconds . 'Yo
D. Osgood , University or PennsI\lln ,
June 4 , 181 : one-mIle run 4 mllltes , :
seconds II G. " ' . Orion , University ot
l'ennsylvammia May 9 , 1891. )
'rmvo hundred fnd twenty yards low hlrdle ,
race 24 ' leconds , J. I. Bremer , harvard ,
May 12 , 1691.
TIme Intercollegiate records accepted ! ore :
Two mile bicycle race 5 minutes 15 see-
omls. F' . V. ' . Sims. Swnrtmare , lny 15. ] S :
one mile ruin. 4 mimiutes. 24 4-r secandR. G.
O. Jarvis Wesl'an Mum ) ' 16. ] 81 : thl'O\\111
HlxteenpOI ! ' hammer , 1 : feet 1 iueclmes
W. O. Ilell" , May : G , 1(91 1 : putting Blxleen
pound shot 42 feet , by W. 0 Ilckol" , Yale ,
pund 20. 1894.
The committee agreed upon a 11\\ ' departure -
parture Ilmel ) ' entrance fees Hiilerlo
entry has been free \ut n tax ot f cents
for cache event will be levied ,
DY''IL' 01 UH , HICI-SJUIONi lml ATCII .
Grolt Stases tu le Run 01 the 1'llr Urourl18
'frnck ni AI.rl : .
ST. LOUIS March 1.-Al the Ilelnl ot
the Dr lUce.Slmmals malch race have been
settled . The r/ce will take Place Saturday ,
April ' 20 , rain oridmine. ' Doth Air Wnlsh and
Mr. Foster hnv deposited $71 with the fall
graunds. After .h race the winner gets
back his $ . whle the fair rounds retains
the other $1W tor trace rental . Time winner
also tales the untl gate receipts . In adll-
tan there I u tilde bet Simmonl Is to carr
lO and Dr. jtIcei1l6poutmdmi. Fred 'rural has
been engaged to rile Ur. itice and In nil
ProbabilitY 'lhp l ) , wi ride the son or Sir
Modred. SnlllpCf 'Orllson has bean engaged
to act : S starter . "rll ' e details were Ir-
ranged by Secrelar ) ' OW'lne. all will \e
rncel
npllrovell ) 1 Iretll' of the hound of mac-
lug stewards tllmQrroW or 'I'uesda . 1'hree
other races are .JQ , IJe run on the same da ) ' ,
Al the races ne t be run over the faIr
grounds track Ih- order to Insure that time
turf congress regulations are lived up to .
the racing stewards will supervise the da)1
mport. ' l' U
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} Ut II 'rJth ) , ho Silver ) ' 11'1 ,
BANTA FE. N. I ! . , March l7.few days ,
Ence the new . ' 'aiiver purl ) ' " addressed a :
letter to ex-Gqvernor Prince , annauncln his :
selection Ii ' the executive commnhttee
leleclon \ ) cmmi as n
memIer ot the.new part"s pra\'lllonal com-
mittee from New Mexico lie imas sent n
mllee 10 Chalrman _ A. J , Warner declining
the Invitatlomi. He sl'I : "Vs'tmlie apprecllt-
imig ' imighmly this recogmmltiorm af m '
hII very hllhthis recogliton my
tlrong faith In the principle ' of himetallim
and for the forts I have mate In its bhalt ,
I do not approve at separate 1Illeniclol ;
at this time. I believe that I I duty of the
hour Is to educate the people at he east
on the Inalclal question Irs ! . "
.
Cirllli I , Immmtt'g lire Olimmars .
GRAND ISLAND , March 17-Speciai- ( )
The Orand Island Fire department elected
the followIng officers lat Ilgbt : W. n. Mc-
Alster , president : I : I. lute , chler ; Fred
Sol secretary , and Ichard Goehrilg , treas-
urer. A commitee or eleven was also ap-
painted 10 In'ovlde fnnds far the enlerlnln-
ment of visitors at time next InnUUI coim-
"enlol of the state auoclalonf to be held In
this city hI JlnUII ) next.
BID IN lEn CABIN WALL ,
how , Jtmila h'rlteimmmrd , time Contal"rlte Spy ,
' . , _ ,
Ithllll I'ur.lrr In "rkllI
Thera Is R two-story log hOlse a\olt eight
mils from hlateevihle , Ark . on Whlo river ,
which has I history , The house Is now
"seRlell" so that time roulh log exterior Is
hidden behild very ordinary laoltn ! weather
boardimmg. This Is the home of Julia
lrlcharI , who was famous during the war
as'n female confederate spy. She did vaI-
unble service for the confederacy , and was
long and often sOlght by federal troops She
was ne\r eaplured. When I passed throulh
Dltls\11e , says n wrier In the Phiadelphia
Hem , J bparll of Mrs. Prichard , and de
term\1111 10 visit her The door was opened
to mo by R tail , angular womnn , wih black '
hair anll I pair of eyes to niatcim. She \\'as'
so quiet In hlr tmeanor that I was stir-
Ilrleld when she toll me Ihat she was Jlia
Pritchard . She took mo Ihrallh time house
amid talked entlrlalnltlly oC her worlt as a
Sll ) ' . In an tipper room she showed me the
secret that kept her from being captured
durimig the whole of time var Sue \olntol1
ali what 10 all RpparalCIS WRS a log In tIme
wall like mill tl rest When she tOlche,1 , I
Iprhlg conclaled hllenlolsl' In tIme back of
the log , tIme log moved out and showed a
snug openln just large enough , for a Ilerlon
10 lie In and 10VO about enough to keep
from becoming CrmlCl\
" 1 rememher wel one time In particular
when this saved inc from the federal troops , "
said she "I 1 had hlen down 10 time spring
yonder getting a Ilal ! of water when I saw
a troop of blne.coatell Ba1dlem galloping
toward me from across the river. I knew
they were after me , Ra I dropped lY pal
ali ) broke for time house. I ran and , clmb-
lug upstairs . got Into hits hidlumg place and
pulled the log shut. I lay there quietly and
soon heard time heavy clanking stop of the
soldiers RS they stamped about down stairs
search In for me. They Inrel time furnittmr.e .
over and ! broke everything In sight , I cOlld
hear Ihem swear as Ihey'alnl ) sought for
me. Then they cme upstairs , and as the ) '
100 II ell In ever ) ' conceh'ablelaee they made
the air bile with their curses. 'She Is here ,
I Imow , ' said one who must have been time
captain. , 'I saw her come In. There was no
toubt about this , as all testIfied 10 seeing
me cOle Into the house. I heard one sug-
goat that the house bo burned do'n They
were sure that would bring me out of my
hiding 1)15CC I relt a chi pass over me ,
but lay quiet feeling that some meals of es-
c'ile would be thrown In my way. Time sug.
geston seemed to be I good one , for all hur.
ned out of Lime house 10 got fire braumds
Whie they were out I hastily got out of
thus place and climbed up the big chimney
Ihere.
"I came out on tbe roof all rlgbt The
soldiers were by this ( line In the house
jm.gaimi . but seemed loalh to set the hausl afire.
All this gained me time. I hasty scrambled -
bled down time side of thin house ant , going
to the stable , saddled and brIdled my horEe.
I got out him as quick as 1 could and dashed
out of the stable and toward the river. I
Imew I was safe for there wasn't a horse
In the south that could catch Nero. Justus
as I reached the bank of the river one of time
soldiers hooked out of time window and saw
me. He yelled , hut It'as a jake 10 me
them. I threw tip my lan and told them
to follow I tle ) wal led to. Nero plnnged
into the river and carried mo safely across.
The soldiers 10unlcll their horses without
delay , but the ) ' had ridden \ day mind were
no match - for - Nero. _ lIe - carrIed . - me . . to
frIends mend a place of saety , else I nlgnt
not bo here today to tell you thIs. "
Iere _ _ _ tel _
SAM DROWNIS FIRST KILLING
A "YI.dn Ucsporllo Whose Career or CrIme
was Inrlod by 1 UUl1'
"At my first meetIng with Sam Brown the
famous desperado , he did me the honor that
few men would care to receive , " said Wash
Parker , an old time Nevadan , to time New
York Sun "He invited himself to be my
traveling campnlon on a two da's' wagon '
journey. 1 was starting out one morning
with a wagon and I pair of horses from a
Ito mining , selemen known then as Gold-
crop. As I came opposite the hotel a large
man standing on the veranda hailed me and
asked I 1 was going to Virginia City . I
answered yes and he said :
" 'I reckon Il go along with you. '
I 'I'm Sam Drown , ' he ad4)ed. 'Maybe yoU
don't have much confidence in me since hear-
In' my name , but I reckon we'l travel along
together \ right. '
"Well . there wasn't anything 10 be said but
"We\
'All right ; jump aboard , ' and Sam Drown , :
with a carpel bag In his hand and his pistols
bulging under his coat , came out to the wagon
and took his seat beside me He proved a
01'1 enough commepunlomi and we got through
10 Virginia City arIght , wIth nobody killed
on the way. Ho had taken along a bottle of
prepared cocktaIls , and I had a box of cigars ,
so that the time passed rather &oclabl' as wo
made our journey togelher.
"We went Into cmp that night at Sandy
Springs about half way iu VirgInia City . and
In the course of time evening lie told me some
timing of his life and adventures. One thing
In particular that I remember was the way he
came to start out an his career of killing.
I don't recall whether It was In Texas or Mis-
souri that Ihls first affair happened , but I
was when he was a hulking young fellow ,
green and chlcken-bearlP to use his own
words II telling It. There was a certain
gambler II I town where he was staying who
usej to bully and abuse him when they came
together everywhere and whenever the gam-
bier saw hIm In a salon he would kick him
about and drive him out at the place 'One
day a man unfriendly to this gambler said t
Sane :
I 'Why do you stand all thus abuse tram
that gambler ? Take this pistol and the next
timue he crowds you , kill him. '
lme took time advice and time pistol and
the next time the gambler went for him , Instead .
stead of sneaking away and looking sorry be
shot his tormentor ilead After he had thus
got his hand In , killing men cale easy to
gt
Sam and he made a long score before his own
( inca cnme.
' "Though as I said we made our Journey
together all right , I knew I would lake too
little 10 set things to going nil wrong for me
110 thorothlY enjoy Sum Urown's society. I
, rain'l : sorry to sel him down at the Prim-
aventlra saloon In Virginia City , whle we
took n drink together , shook bands , and went
our different ways. "
S
DONE FOR REVJNUE . ONLY
And the Chllllll Justified \ Ilyiiucrlsy
' .
by CILlitg 'tnierlcmumi Eamimmipics.
Time "ways that are dark and tricks that
are vain" of time "heathen Chminee" arc not
exemplified alomme in familiarity wltim this resources -
sources of tIme card sharper's trade , I
will mmckmmowledgo that my determnumimitiomi to
eniploy ilop Sing as my laundrynian , says
a writer In time New York Ileraid , was largely
influenced by time fact that conspicuommaly
dispiayeml about hiishittle shop were sundry
Christian mottoes , such as "The Lord gtveth
and time Lord talcetim away ; blessed be tue
name of time Lord ; " "lie that givetli to time
poor iendetli to the Lord ; " "God bless our
Itoimie , " and so on , From this I Inferred
that Hop SIng was a brand plucked from time
burmmlmig. I gre % % ' to quite like the fellow ,
amid often had occasion to reproach myself
timmut I fell so far imorL of his stnnmlard of
immiperturbabha good imatmmre anti untining in-
dustry. I never doubted time simicerity of
his conversion untIl the other day , when
imappemming to drop in wIth mu' weekiy bundle
of collars and cmiffs for time wash I found
him tacking up sonic chroneos mit tacremi
pictures.
" \Vlmy , Hop , " I saId , delighiteti , "if thing
goes on you will soon be holding a Sunday
school clams of your own here. "
I thought for a mmiomiment that I detected
1101) In the act of winking his oilier eye at
lila comnpanumiim , but I was probably mistaken.
"No , " lie replied , withm eli expression of
lnfammtilu candor. "inc no teachee Sunday
scheolemm ; inc makee tiamle goomt"
"Vhm9' , " I said , when I comprehmenmhed hint
sutilciently to take in time purliort of hmis
answer , "do you mean to say that you put
up thmeae things simply to attract customers ? "
"Allo santo likeo ! delican mnamm , " lie m's-
plied , with a grin ; "shoe same , Mehican
man takee Chilnamuarm's joss signs , put 'cm
on tirigs , make urn sell ; make 'emma timmk
Cimiumainaim make urn , Why for not China.
mnmun putto Mehican man's Joss signs round
alum shop ; nia'see Itiehican moan feel good ;
mnakeo Mehicamm man give Chiinamntmmm work ? "
I knew that hop Sing was guilty of gross
hypocrisy , but for limo life of one I could not
think of ammythiing to say that would con-
vines him of time heinousness of his offense.
Anti though I have 104 confidence in him ,
I still 1st bios wash mar oilars aud cuffs ,
DECISION EXPECTED SOON
,
Oakland Water Pront Case Now Under
Advisement by the Supronio Oonrt.
SOME NICE POINTS OF LAW INVOLVLD
Fuitumro ut time City of flakiamid Largely
lepcmmdemmt Lipomu time ( ) uteomme ( it thmo
Cn.e-hlallrnmmml Coumipmumiy Chisimiia
Its Title It , l'crtect ,
\VAShi INUTON , March , 17-Timore are
reasons for behievimmg that time supreme court
will soon render its opinion in time Oakland ,
Cal. , water front case. The title of thIs
suit is time state of California against the
Southern l'aciflc itallrosmi comcmpan ) , anti the
titie indicates time two hrlmiciltai parties to
( Ito comitest , though tIme cty of Oakland has
also imeen lmerflilttetl to aimpear in It , for time
protectiomi of its interests. Time case Involves -
volves the tithe to abommt 8,000 acres of land ,
stmpposed , s Ithm its imimprovemicents , to be wortim
several mmiiiiion dollars , and Its adjudication
will iiivolve several nice points of law , among
which iil be time right of a state to dispose
of its doncain except for public uses amid
for a city to sell property acquIred fromme a
state on truist , auth also possibly some coim-
struetlon of ( lie termns of time original gramit of
time lanmi emnbnaccd in time state of California
to tIme United States by Mexico. When time
tOwii of Oakland was incorporated thmo entire
water front was granted to the town , and it
was afterward cold or leased ( it is a question
of dispute wimIcim ) to one Horace \V. Carpen.
tier , on coumdltiozm that. ho build vhmarv'es , and
this lie did , afterwards selling time water
( rout to time Somitimern h'acitlc Railway coin-
pany , which now occupies time land , anti , it
Is represemeted by time state , refuses to allow
its use to any one else. Time effort on time
hart of the state and time city is to have this
tithe declared 'old. The railroad coumepany
mmmalntalns time validity of its title and also
sets up that there was an amicable settle-
mmment of this entire question betcveemi time
railroad hmeopio amid time city in 1161. Re-
ferniumg to this statemnent , Senator Stewart ,
who appears for time counpany , says it was entirely -
tirely satisfactory to time people of Oakland at
time time "anti remained so until the wave of
sand lot Politics svept over thm state and
filled the offices of time immunicipahlty with per-
semis willing to take all timat other people
ham ) amid surrender miothmlng which they timem-
selves had. "
OV'FENSE 'iLI. Nir ISIS ILEl'Ei'sTII ) _
Simantahi ( hunlmomita Will lb a LlttIo 1lre
tiureful in the Future ,
% rASHINGTON , B , C. , March 17.-Time
State departmmient has received a dispatch
frolic Mimmicter Taylor at Madrid. Time Spammishi
government has given assurance Io time United
States that timero will be no repetitiomm of such
offenses as time firing upome time mail steaneer
Ahhianca. Time reply of time Spammishi govenim-
mmient is couched In courteous and temperate
phrases and expressed time determniumatiomt of
Spain to avoid furtimer cause of commeplaint on
time part of time American governnment , As to
time attempted detention of time Ahhhammea time
Spanishm minister of foreign affairs says hue is
as yet without information , and adds ( lint as
scoit as he shall have received a report from
the captain general of Cuba concerning that
fmccident a reply will be made to time deniamid
mnade in Secretary Gresimaiie's telegram.
While the officials of time State department
are unwililmmg to say ammytimimig whatever concerning -
cerning time contents of Minister Taylor's
cablegram it is believed the foregoing is a
fairly accurate interpretation of the dispatch.
It wIll be noted that time Spanish governmnemet
promptly complies with one of the 'moat inc.
portant of Secretary Gresham's demands ,
whmicim tcas for "ImmedIate assurance" that
time war vessels patrolling Cuban waters
should not give further offense In the nenamier
comnplainetl of in the Alilanca affair. As to
thc other demand made by Secretary Ores-
linen that the Spanish government should
promptly express its regrets ( or the attempted
detention of the Aliianca , Minister Taylor ro-
spom'mds , stating time willingness of time Madrid
governnemct to respond thereto in due time
should time facts on Investigation prove te be
In accordance with timm representations made
by the United States.
INCiDENT CLOSED iron TILE rflEltNT.
Italian Government Satisfied with time
Efforts to I'untmim , time Lynchmers.
WASHINGTON , March 17-Expressions of
satisfaction have been mmmdc by the Itallami
gorormiment at tIme steps taken by the Cola-
mile authorities for time apprehension of time
murderers of time Italians at Wmsiaetmburg , amid
time diphoimiatic imicldent occasiommed thereby is
regarded us closed for time present ,
Timat satisfaction exists is shown by the
telegram which was sent yesterday by As.
aistant Secretary of State VimI to Governor
McIntyre of Colorado. In this telegram Mr.
Uiml sets forth the expression of appreciation
manifested on time part of Baromi Fava , time
Italian amnbassador here , and of his govern-
nient and of .thie federal government at the
efforts of tIme state authorities to arrest time
guIlty parties.
Today the assistant secretary received a
reply from Governor Mcintyre , In which timat
oflicial said that time district attorney told
imim that imo would use every moans to secure -
cure thee arrest and convictiomi of those wimo
were guilty. TIme govermmor said also that he
ham ) issued a proclamation offerimig a reward
of $1,000 ( time iimnit uuiflor the statutes of time
state ) for the apprehension and commviction of
time guilty parties ,
Joy IItINIC iiXl ) DOVIfSTIO DISCOJW ,
( 'arpeuiter Clark Crazed to time Eztcnt of
( 'utulng laid % Vlfo'u umot Ills Ow , , Tlmroatg ,
DES MOINES , Marcim 17-Spmociml ( : Tale-
grnrn-IAtat evenimig a carpelmier mmmcmi E.
T. Clark attempted to kill lila cvie nnml himself -
self at their home at First and School
streets. While the womnem and her 10-year-
old aomm were mit supper the mami , who is her
second imusband , canme in and smuimi he hind
coins to bid her gootiby for time last tIme.
With timi lie drcc' a razor and began lashm.
Imih at her thmromut , cutting four deep gasimemi
1mm her mmeck mmmiii face. Hue mmuw lieu , 1mm a
cnltlcmtl comedition and her recovery Is doubt.
( iii , Clark timeme dismeppeare'd aimd went to ii.
hiourdimig house mit iieventii anti Mulberry
streets , where lie aiqmeimned befomo time humid.
immmly with ii , great jasii In his throat and
tohmi whmmet Ito miii domee , mtmt'lmmg ice was goimig
to ilnitihi time job , lIe r(4umrnei to the street
and remained about , ieavimmg mm trail of ljlood
amimi was munmestemi earl ) ' timis neornimig amid
lodged In jail , lie is not dmmmmgerously imurt ,
irunkemmnemus and , IatnestIc discord ate givctu
as time causes of time tragedy.
, J&mck lterry' l.5104t Ithllimug.
SIOUX CITY , Marclm 17-Special ( Tale.
gramn.-Jack ) Kerr ) ' , me namnutier of iocai to-
miown , hums received mmotic'e that b time death
of his ( utimer hum ( ails heir to aim estate of
150.000 In lreiuimd , lie run muwa' from imomne
( ommnteen yenmim ago because lila larents
wunteti iiini to nulir ) ' migmuinst ills wisumes ,
lie enlisted lie time regular amimmy as coon as
ime remucimed Now York amid wan sent evest.
lie has tteeim a gaiimbler several years amid is
U hIgh roller , lie left for Ireland the sammium
day Its was imotifled of hcac'ing comae into his
prolerty.
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Beechanl's pills are for bilious.
ness , bilious headache , dyspep'
sia heartburn livcrdiz-
, , torpid , -
zinessi sick headachebad , ' taste
In the mouth , coated ? ' ,
loss ofappetitcsallow skinctc , ,
when caused by constipation ;
and constipation is the most
frequent cause ofall of them.
Go by thc book , Pills io4 and
25 $ a box , I3ookree at your
druggist's or write 13F , Allen Co , ,
365 Canal St. , New York.
Ammimual s&l.s me : . tbso ltt boss , .
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TIlE AMERICAN PLOW.
tms Immiproveit Inmpleini.mmt Necitcul on lime
I'ralrlea ,
Secretary Morton declares that the plow
used by the Ancenican farmer is a humbug
and aim enency to fertility. Saul time secrotnr
to ft correspomedent of time Chmlcago Record :
"We imavo Improved our lelows less than
any otimer imnpieuiccnt man tises , The plow
used in Nebraska mmmcd other stoneless soils
immipacka every furrow IL passes over and tenders -
ders it as Imuper'ious to rainfall as possible.
Time draft of a plow is downward to such ama
extent that limo full force ot thee team's
strength Is exhatmstemt in presslmmg the bottom
of ( ho ftmrrow into a polished trough for the
conductiomi of rain down time slmio imiils , We
nmust have some mmcethtotl of tliiomge which shalt
stir tip time soil and subsoil to tIme depth of
cighitcemi inches ammul mimora. If It were possible -
blo to loosen tIme soil amid smmbsoil ( lowmm for
three feet all over time state of Nebraska , Wa
could ( lien , with an annual rainfall of twenty
Imiclies , mmmmmke abummmilimnt and lmrofltalilo crops.
Until deep phowimmg-tlmrotmgh subsoil tihlnge-
becomes unIversal iii that commmmomiwealthu
there 'ill be , year in aictl year out , umo cer-
taiimty of remmmtmmterative crops.
"l'rof. Simaher of Ilarvam'tl estimates that
time Present inetlicietmt mmmiii ill-nesuhtltmg mcdi-
otIs of liiowImmg. eslcClmtll ) ' iiOfl undulating
lammds , cost time farmmeermm of time United States
250 sqmmare imeiles of soil each year by erosion ,
Everywhere in Nebraska where torrential
maimcfaila are so frequemmt time side hills mutely
verify i'rot. Shaler's tlmeor ) ' as to time annual
waste of washed Inmiths.
"This Is a ncatter of such vast importance
that 1 have askeul Clmanceicr Camifield of the
University of Nebraska to hiring iU before
(1mm , 1,600 sttidents iii that. institution amid ask
them to try to timlnlt edt a umew Implement
of agriculture which ehall supersede the
idow. it Is a subject smpomc which time inventive -
ventivo mimimids of edtmcatcd ftmrmners slmoumld be
concentrated , A irocor solution of limo mum-
culty will facilitate smmtisoli tillage aimd at time
sauce time moire both time cmi's and the soIl ,
lii my Judgmeeemmt ( lie couicing immiplemiment should
spade time land amid turn it over , as a mican
who pmmshmes the spade with his foot into the
ground and drawing time spade out tmmrns the
soil tupsithe miown by Lime twist of imla wrists.
Possibly a rotary simather cotmld be invented.
Possihly nh immcplemimetit conalatimeg of a large
nuimmim'er of ravolvimmg kmmtves could be unatho so
that in jmasaing over tim surface of thioJ1ot
it shah chop tip time tiall and suimsohl for two
feet in such a mmeanner as to render time perco-
iation of the rainfall down to time depth to
uvhmlcii time groumed hmas beemm stirred very easy
and vorfect.
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A PROFITABLE BARGAIN.
A alan Invests SiO iii m Claimmi mmiii ! tltRkcfl
ii Yortummmn ( Suit or It.
Time history of gold mining In California.
says time San Francisco Chronicle , is ftmil of
instaimces where abanmiomied chalices imavo sub-
sequemmtly yielded a rich return and where
shafts stInk as far as capital would permit
hare afterward ncade riclm fortunes for most
fortunate capitalists.
Time stories told about sucim experiences in
time Comstochc and otimer fammeous mines are
as household words in mining circles , and
there re occasioumal anecdotes in conimection
si'Itlm less historical enterprises. One story
relates to thee casual visit of John .Iiilson to
, Stskiyou commnty years ago Imi search of a
recreant debtor s'hmo owed imine $500.
Times were imard amid Jilison , crime he found
his imian , accepted $200 "on account" and
started home agaIn.
"What is hand worth here ? " asked Jillson ,
"Not much of anything , " was time reply.
"limit you fellows ccciii to like it , " Ierslsted
Jillson.
"Only because we can't get away. "
" \That will you take for your elaine ? "
asked Jillson.
"One hundred dollars cash. "
"Done , " said Jiilson , going down into his
pocket.
Time price was paid , a deed given , tIme sellers
walked away , time buyer took of ? imis coat and
wont to work , The next day he struck it
rich and in a month cleaned up' $13,000.
Two s.f ma JUnO.
J. L. Macadam , the Illustrious Sc tcbman
who invented the kind of paving which bears
lmis name , Is said to have been a guest at a
large dlnueer given Ia imonor of Sir Waiter
Scott. Being asked to respond to a toast ,
Mr. Macadam rose and at ( ho end of liii
speech hcroPOSed time health of "the great Sir
\\'alter Scott , the Colossus of literaturel" Ima
aim instamit Sir Walter was on his feet. and ,
lifting 1mb glass , exclaimed : "Hero's to the
great Mr. Macadam , the Coiossus of roads I"
Spring
Is time season of imope and of promise ,
It tells of coming days of suuishmine , amid
of i'etimrnuui life and beauty _ But there
are thmousuuitis of 1)001)10 who will find
Ito lheutStil'e lmi tIme i'cturmilng of spring
because of disease and suffering , duo
Impure Blood
'hmleii lii the catmumo of umitold misery.
They vlhl tImid m'eiler In Iiood'mi Sarsapa-
m'ilin becntmmmc tlmi great mtiedicimmc has
low'eI. to iienke iihi'o 1)100(1 nmul 111118 1)l'O-
vomit amid cure tiIseumse. 1100(1'S Sardupa-
i'hhla renews time wasted vital foi'ceu.
cremttes ame appetite and btmiluh up the
sti'iigth. Be stmu'e to get hood's because
Rood's Sarsaparilla.
Is the Only
True Blood Purifier
Pronmimienuly iii time public eye.
euro nil liver ilisblll-
H 00 S I a aS'iousriess , iieutiacimo , c.
, L'UXURIANT1 HATIt
Is produced by time CurmeURA ItEsmr.msmsa when
all otiieru fail , Timey cleanse time
I seuip of irritating , andy , crtmstemi ,
I i mcrmd blotchy imummiors , stimuislo
. the hair follIcles , and ticitroy nil.
croucopic immm'ct * shiclm teeth cmi
time heir , and hemmee smirceid ivitemi
time best i'hyslci.immu end nil other
remedies fail , Sold throughout limo world ,
.AMU1ME.NTS ,
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B O'YD
LUMBARD.
TJ3STLMONI4L CQNCE1T
Mooday [ o1 , March 18t1i
TIINDV.I1I1I ) TO
MR. JULES , LUMBARD
By TlIS
Omaha Glee Club ,
Aaisted by time leading mntimmical taloumt of Oomahea ,
time aoiotat being
MilS. T , J , I100I1RH ,
Citi'T. JOhN IiNZll , U , S. A. ,
lANIIIL it. WiitlhiLiZR , Jr ,
B THREE NiUHTS
WEOW. MATTIHEE
'J'liOJtIIIY , U'OlIlOWhiIy , 1'1111r14(1ly ,
March 19 , 20 , 21.
Tim GI1FAT AMmItlCAN D1tAMA
THE GIRL I LEFT
BEHIND ME
( Company No , I , )
Performed 500 EIghts In Nev Vok.
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A WM1'AUY 01" SOIUilBlS AND
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