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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING- , FEBRUARY 15 , 1890 TWELVE PAG ES. SINGLE OOP3T FIVE CENTS.
BAND OF REBEL AMAZON '
Spanish lorccs Defeat that Body After i
Battle.
THEIR LEADER CAPTURED AND JAILEl
Ucnrrnl AVeyleiComiilnln * lo < ' '
( lint Military ClrcloH ot
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( lie Inland Arc Iti 11 Ileuior-
nllxeil State.
1SOC , by Trees PilUlshlnR Company.
HAVANA , Cuba , Feb. II. ( New Yorl
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) Gen
tral Woyler says ho Is partlc'Jhrly tmxloui
to Impress tlio American people favorably
and that he wants the whole ( ruth known
, Ho certainly Is moat courteous to nit tin
correspondents.
, | A report conies fram Gu.intanamo tlia
Jose Raid was killed yester.lay. A tain
of rebel amazons has been opciallng li
Santa Clara province. Forty armed womei
on horse back have just bpn defeated then
by some of the civil guards , who sticcocdci
In capturing their leader , and t.-.ok her l <
Clenfugos. She waa fully armed. The guardi
Bay the amazons fought despo.Mtely before
Bho was captured.
Colonel llulz has been .promoted to be c
brigadier general for Ills gallant rescue 01
Colonel Scguras' command , breaking through
Macco's lines In the fight near Candeiaria
General I'amlo la on the wny to Bantu
Clara to take command of the second arm )
cores.
General Weyler's report to the homo guv-
eminent la that he finds affairs In Cuba in c
most unsatisfactory condition hat been carefully -
fully considered , according to Madrid , advices
at the cabinet meeting which the queen regent -
gent attended. The general complained b >
cable of disorganization , not only with tin
army In the field , but In military clicle !
everywhere.
RADICAL CHANQRS ARRANGED.
The dispatches Imllcato that ho means ti
make radical changes. Ho already has be
gun to adopt methods very different Iron
those of Generals Campos arid Marln. Tha
ho propos esp to carry on the campaign attc ;
the European style Is .shown by hla preparing
paring to concentrate the troops In largi
bodies.
General Marln followed the lines of warfare
faro laid down by General Campos. If hi
had desired to purpuo a different courue I
would have been Impossible to change tin
entire plan of campaign In thn short tlm <
between General Campos' departure and Gen
cral Weyler's arrival. When General Weylei
arrived It was rumored that ho would tnki
the field Immediately. I learn tlia
such was not Ms Intention. 11 <
Is studying the exact ultuatlon and makliif
his plans with grc.it care. Ho Is one o :
the hardest workers that ever came fron
Spain. I know tlmT he was In his office al
3 o'clock this morning , studying reports re.
cclved from generals In the field and arrang.
Ing future operations.
After reading his proclamation , IssuoO
Monday , many expected that he would drafl
natives Into the army , but It Is announced
now that the government will only accepl
the services of those who enlist voluntarily.
It Is reprted that General Weyler Is pre
paring anotVer proclamation , regarding of
fenses which will be brought within Jtirlsdlc-
tlon of the military tribunals. ROBDEH.
APPEALS FOR RECOGNITION.
NEW YORK , Feb. 14. ( Special Telegram. )
The Now York World received the fol
lowing communication from Maximo Gomez :
Belligerency or protection ? I believe that
nny nation that will recognize Cuba will
lionor Itself more than It will fnvor Cuba ,
The Cubans arc deceived. They really do
not Know the grentnesp ot their cause , and
for thnt reason they expect support from
the weak. In these times the greatest event
which can occur In America , I believe , Is
the arising of a new republic ; and no other
can appear more noble or heroic than that
of Cuba ,
The tuition , bo It European or American ,
which .will foster that portentous political
not wl'.l achieve diplomatic renown. Re
garded from a financial ami mllltarv point
of view , Cuba n key. GOMEZ.
SAN ANTONIO DK LAS BANDS , Jan. 25.
ronoisn TO VMIR FROM FLAMKS.
Ori-iit Fire In Colombia CIIIIHCI ! Much
DltlllllKTe.
( Copyright. 1SW. ! "bjT Pi-fas PuUlahlnfr Company. )
COLON , Colombia , Feb. 14. ( New York
World Cablegram Special Telegram. ) The
aggregate loss occasioned by the recent flro
in Guayqulll Is now estimated at $3,000,000.
Six blocks and ono church was destroyed.
The cable office was considerably damaged.
President Alfarloa' family , sharing In the
general pon'c , took shelter on a steamboat.
lite YOIIHK Prince.
SOFIA , Feb. 14. Prince Boris , eldest son
of Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria , was bap
tized with great ceremony today , according
to the rites of the orthodox church. The
baptism took place In the cathedral , which
was crowded with Dulgarlan nobilities and
others. Prince Boris was escorted to the
cathedral by the guards , where the foreign
representatives and court dignitaries had al
ready assembled. After the ceremony of an-
nolntlng the prlnco had been ended he was
carried In triumphal procession through the
palace , amidst the thunder of guns and gen
eral public rejoicing.
I'reNi'nteil Mm. MiiybrleU'M CIINP.
LONDON , Feb. 14 , The so-called May-
brick committee , an organization formed for
the purpose of working In behalf of the par
don of Mrs. Florence Maybrlck , confined In
AVoklng prison on conviction of poisoning
her husband , has submitted an exhaustive
pi oscillation of Ita case to the * homo secre
tory , presenting now and Important matters
for his consideration.
Make ti 1'oor Slioivlnu.
MONTREAL , Feb. 14. James McDougall
& Co. , wholesale clothier * , are In financial
dinicultles. Their liabilities will aggregate
$78,000 ; estimated assets. $15,600. The as-
nets Include book debts of $35,000. of which
120,000 l estimated as worthless.
llohhetl n. Itleh Amur ! can ,
MONTE CARLO. Fob , 14. Mls Ward , an
'American , has been robbed of valuable
jewels at the Grand hotel hero ,
Taiiiiiiiiny Co ii Hi' in H Shut-linn.
NEW YORK , Feb. 14Tho general exec.
iitlvo committee of the Tammany organiza
tion , nt a mcotliiE tonight , unanimously en-
elorsed the appointment by the chairman of
the organization , of John C. Bliechnn , na
chairman of thn finance * committee , which
carries with It the leadership of Tnrnmany ,
This wan practically the giving of a vote
of confidence In Sheehan , and writs n IOMIU
of the rn\v created nt the recent Crokor
banquet by px-Reglsler John llellly , when
> lie peremptorily demanded to know who
, innile John C , Sheohnn lea'der of Tammany ,
[ Th.0 committee also elected Hlchnrd Cioker
r un honorary member of the executive com-
jiilttte.
itnlil u Haul.- .
CHICAGO , Feb. ll , Th9 private bunk
ing house of J , I , Kopperlc & Co. , failed
today with llabllltlcsi nml labels uf about
WUOO ach. When the news reached the
llusalnn lind Polish colony on Canal btrect ,
It WBS tuinpoml to refer to the bank of A.
v Kopporl. father of J. I , Kopporl , Hundreds
T * of excited foreigners crowded about inn
banking ho * e of A. Hopper ! , and I he pollca
ntro compelled to club IJ.ICK a number who
teemed bent on forcing nn entrance. A
run on A. Kopperl'si bank In expected to
morrow , but the proprietor eays he can
etnud U ,
Cliioliiiiutl I'neUerN AN | KH.
CINCINNATI , OFeb. . H.-Jacob Vogel
' & Bong , pork parkcri < , assigned to Flunk
, J. Doigcr. Assets. $78.000 . ; llabllltlca , not
Klven , The cause of the rallure was the
uaslrmueiit of the firm of Hurt-TovcH , Grant
ft Co. , of Liverpool , England , Just after
the receipt from Vogcl & . Sons of a chip-
iiient of 10.000 case * of laid Jneob Vogc !
made an Individual r.BglgnmtHt also , USHCU ,
HiOUC3AM7.IXG THH VOMJNTKEIll
rtcncrnl Wcrlcr 1'ropone * in V *
Them Morr > In the CaiiipalKn.
HAVANA , Feb. 14. Captain Gencn
Weyler continues his exhaustive Invcstlgi
tlon Into the condition and resources of h
forces In Cuba , f.nd In making some exper
incuts ot methods ho Intends to cmplc
when ho enters a campaign. A crate (
carrier pigeons was sent from Havana wit
a detachment of troops to Rio Dlanci
situated ninety miles from Havana , an
they returned hero In two hours , brlngln
news ot the nafo arrival ot the troops
their destination.
General Weyler Is apparently convince
that the force of volunteers In Cuba Is nc
as large or as effective as It can bo madi
and ho Is devoting a great deal of attontlo
to plans for enlarging this arm ot the servlc
and employing It In active service. II
seems to feel that familiarity with th
country which has been acquired by Ion
residence , and the knowledge of the charai
tor and methods of the Insurgents whlc
goes with it , will makei the volunteers et
peclally available against the pccullo
methods of the enemy. Ho has Indicated hi
purpose In various ways to put the volut
leers Into more- efficient condition and I
rely upon them more for the active work (
the war. Ho proposes to mobilize the natlv
volunteers In a very short tlmo and dlspatc
them to the field.
General Pando has gone to Villa Clara h
way of Sagua , to take command ot the Sccon
at my corps , to which he has been aeslgnet
Word has been received hero by cabl
that C.OOO soldiers embarked from Spain ft
Cuba to reinforce the army here.
The little village ot Malpacz haIts 'stor
of love and romance , which Is diverting It
Inhabitants , even In the midst of war' '
alarm. It seems that Miss Ventura Gor
rales , the handsome daughter of a loy :
Spanish household , had many admirers , th
number not being confined to the loyal son
ot Spain ; there were enough of these wh
sought to win favor In the senorltas lustrou
dark eyes. Hut she looked beyond them t
a certain dashing Insurgent leader and dl
not allow his Interests to suffer while h
was conducting daring raids and runnln
around the bewildered Spanish forces. He
family and friends , of course , opposed he
choice and sought to ween her away froi
her Cuban friend. Rut the sequel comes 1
the news that Scnorlta Ventura Gonzalcs ha
eloped with ( lib Insurgent leader Luis Rein
The noted bandits. Socorros and Sobradc
who have become leaders among the ID
surgents , arc operating about Bahla Hondi
In Plnar del Rio. They burned some house
at Bahla Hondo on February 8 and they ar
said to have been guilty of sacrilegious c.\
cessos In the neighborhood. Not conton
with burning the church and desecrating th
church yard at Las Posas , they raided th
church at Calguanabo and carried the Image
of the saints outside. Hero the Insurgent
formed themselves Into a mock religious pro
cession , some negroes dressing themselve
In the priests' garments and carrying th
sacred emblems among their hilarious com
panlons , amid shouts of ribald mirth. Th
fartastlc masquerade being ended , they cu
the Images of the saints to pieces with thel
machetes and hacked to pieces the furnltur
In the sanctuary and then burned th
church.
Another famous ex-bandit , Olivia , led
raid against the town of Baja on Fcbruar ;
2 and horrible stories arc circulated Ii
Havana of the outrages this band has com
milled upon the defenseless country people
without discrimination as to age , Infancy o
sex. Robbery is said to have been thcl
pastime , while murder and outrage were let
In their trail , and they committed acts o
such shocking sacrilege tlial several In
habitants are alleged to have been drlvei
crazy by the mere contemplation of them.
Antonio Maceo three days later encampci
In the same town for a whole day. Genera
Echaguc , coming up , overtook Maceo's rear
guard as they wcro leaving the town am
twelve of them were wounded.
WHITNEY BOOM HAS FAL.M3N PLAT
MlHHlHHlipl I.cclNlalorw Xot lliiniil-
IIIOIIH for Him.
JACKSON , Mlas ? . , Feb. 14. The boom foi
William C. Whitney for president has , II
seems , fallen flat. Th.oso In charge pf th
boom hero have taken great pains to give
It a wide publicity , and nmoiiG other thins :
they claimed that a majority of both house !
of the legislature had signed the call. Tht
Clarion-Ledger of this city , the official statt
journal , leading free silver paper of lh (
state , .today Interviewed the members of th
senate on the subject and proposes to inter
vlow the members of the house tomorrow
The results : Members who signed the cal
under ho Impression Whitney was a free
silver man , 12 ; members to whom 'the
: all was not presented , but who would have
signed , 4 ; members who declined to
sign at all , C. Total , 32. Total mem
bership of the senate , 45. It Is expcctcc
that a canvass of the house will develop the
samn state o < affairs ,
A report being current hero today that Mr.
Money lud endorsed Mr. Whitney , a tele-
; ram was sent him at Washington by the
Clarion-Ledger , to which ho replied as fol-
ows ; "The report Is absolutely false am :
preposterous. I endorse no gold candidate. '
n OF ALL ISXCKl'T.E.VKLAND .
Cunt uf Xaval VI-HNI-IH ncurciiNlnK In
lu- United HtntcH.
WASHINGTON , Feb. 14. Secretary Her-
icrt was before the house committee on
laval affairs for Iwo hours today going over
nany questions of naval armament and out-
Inlng his views on desirable featuro.i of na-
al appropriations. The secretary submitted
evcral tables showing that the United States
j now able to build better ships at km
est than any other country In the world ,
ave Great Hrllaln , and the latter country
3 but slightly ahead ot the United States
i the economy of naval ship building.
Mr. Herbert was questioned by Chairman
loutello and others of the committee cnn-
crnlng the need of additional battls ships ,
orpwlo boats , etc. The cccretary made it
Icar ho desired the amplest allowance c.f
ho various classes of vessels thai congress
ell willing to give , but he did not fix exact
Units on various ships , although It was the
eneral understanding that threehattla chlpu
istead ot the two recommended in lhr > kec-
etary'u annual report would h& very accept-
ble to the naval authorities.
) lHt | MliiK of Abandoned IloncrratloiiH
WASHINGTON , Feb. 14. Favorable ro-
ort on the bill to dispose at nbandonud tande
i Fort Asslnibolno military reservation ,
[ ontsna , has been made to the house ,
Slilii Lund of NiiKiir I.oNl.
PHILADELPHIA. I'M ) . 11-It Is fenrod
i shipping circles that the Hrltlaii ttcam-
l.lp Aownnliy. Captain Cameron , from
( nmburg. January 11. for Philadelphia.
, -lth a crew of thirty-llvo men , and 1,300
ins of beet sugar , valued nt upward of
} ( XnOi ) ( , lia foundered at ECU us noth-
ig II.IH been heard from her nlnoe Jan-
ary 19 , when the passed Uunnct Head ,
uvlns taken the northern route through
; hnt Is known as the Pentium ! flrth , one
f thu most dangerous localltlCH known to
avlgators. Thu mlsplng Mill ) huu on boaid
lie largest cargo of beet nugnr over shipped
< ono vcsiel and It IB consigned to thu
plocKels Sugar Refining company , who
ave It fully Insured. In lutdltfou to thin ,
lirro niu about I'O tons of pcnernl cargo.
houM the voss-el have foundered nt sou ,
10 loss will foot up to upward of } G'X',000 ' ,
Mrt tli < O. A. It. Di'iiiniiilH.
MINNEAPOLIS , Fub. 14. The M nneopolU
: Ht. L uls railroad today announced that
wou'.d make : IB long a time limit on the
cketH for the drupd Army of the Republic
icampment nt Bt. Paul us nny other road
inning Into thn Twin Cities. This mukes
ii-io roadi < that have agreed to a thirty day
mil , and It inpetr the loqulroments of thR
> inmaiidcr-lii-chlof of the druml Army of
10 Republic. The other roads arc thu
'Iscotuw Central and Chicago Great West-
li.
Ktoriu UaiaiimIn tlie Oil
CLEVELAND , Feb. ll.-A special from
owllng Green , 0. , rayx ; A terrific storm
ised throughout the oil Held lart night.
he lieavy wind 'cvellcd muny dcrrlfk * ,
o and miow l > rok % rtewn tel"traph wlren
id all communication with the Ilurkeye
Inu companptimo ; station * has" been cut
r In many parts of the Ill-id. The lofg In
'nod county ( tlono will uuch uk-jut
FAITH IN EXPLORER NANSEi
Plans Were Carefully Matured for Accon
plishing His Object.
BELIEVE HE HAS FOUND THE NORTH POL
Member of the Tenry Hxiicdltlo
SHJ-M' It IN IIlKhly Probable
thnt the NorivcKlaii Explorer
linn Succeeded.
NAPEIWLLC , 111. , Feb. 14. Evelyn I
Ilaldwln , the. meteorologist of the Peary C !
pcdltlon of 1S93-94 , was asked this mornln
what ho thought of Iho reported discover
of the north polo by Dr. Nanscn.
"I think It highly probable. It IB Iho r <
suit of well calculated plans and not ur
expected. Dr. Nanscn has certainly , It woul
appear , accomplished that for which ho hn
striven for the past flvo years. The voyafi
of the Jcanctto under Do Long , until th
crushing of the vessel In latitude 77 degree
15 minutes and longitude 1G5 cast , Indicate
thai Iho near approach lo the north pol
was certainly to bo made by a well cqulppc
and properly constructed vessel from the
dlrecllon by the new Siberian Islands.
"Tho Jeanctte had drifted through two Ion
Arctic nights In thai region and Ihls woul
cerlalnly indlcale Ihal If It is possible for
vessel under ordinary conditions to cndur
so long , II Is to b'b expecled that one c
special construction , as was Dr. Nansen1 !
would succeed In going much further. Di
Nnnsen's absence since- Juno 24 , 1803 , ha
given him tlmo to make a very close or
preach to Iho north pole , and I think I
highly probable that with favorable condl
lions he has succeeded In arriving at th
long coveted point.
"Slnco communication with Ihe now Slbci
Ian Islands al Iho mouth of Iho Lena's della
\a \ continuously had by moans of traders nn
hunters of that region , It Is not improbibl
thai Dr. Nanscn has had means ot sendln
dlspalches lo Ihe Russian settlements In cei :
tral Siberia and Ihencc homo. So I Ihlnlc th
report Is not at all Improbable.
"Tho appropriations made by the Norwc
glan government and other private subscrir
lions so abundantly equipped Dr. Nanset
lhat ho has been unhampered so far as hi
ship is concerned , and Ihe conditions hav
been very favorable. II way , however , ex
peeled that the first news from him woul
chronicle his arrival off Iho uorlh coast c
Greenland , as It was his theory that his VCE
sol would drift with the ice north of th
Now Siberian Islands nearly , if not , direct !
over the north polo and , thence southward t
the coast of Greenland. II ssems , howevei
Ihal Instead of drifting pouth after once hav
Ing arrived at the north'polo" , ho has re
turned southwardly by way of the outwar
voyage , as did De Long after the crushing o
the Jeanette. "
INDIANAPOLIS , Feb. 14. Julius R. Fred
cricks , who was a sergeant In the Qreele ;
expedition thai reached latitude S3.21 , 39
miles from the pole , said today that h
thought It was in the bounds of posslblllt ;
that Nansen had reached the north pole
but It was Improbable thai he had rcachci
It and started on the return down the easi
coast ot Greenland. Sergeant Frederick
thinks It probable that the pole is on land
Ho said ho went up the west coast of Green
land , whllo Nanscn went up the cast coast
following Iho course of Ihe Jeanelle. Thi
two "courses converge north of Greenland
When "wo were at our highest latitude wi
were on land , and as far as we could sei
through glasses we could only see land. . '
am Inclined to doubt , but Nanscn may hav <
found a moro open sea than wo found am
by means of dog elcdges may have madi
his way lo Iho pole. If he did , ll seems as
I said , thai ho must certainly have starlet
homeward along the west coastof Green
land , otter taking to the waters , so as tc
aavo Ihe advanlago of the current. "
LONDON , Feb. 14. Every effort Is being
made by the Royal Geographical sociely U
ascertain If the story thai Dr. Nanpen has
been heard from Is Iruc , and In addition the
Russian and Swedish governments have taken
steps to find out the facts of the case.
PHILADELPHIA , Feb. 14. Prof. Charles
U. III11 , who was naturalist on the Perry
relief expedition in 1S92 , said today In speak
ing of Or. Nansen's reported discovery : "I
have not the slightest doubt that Dr. Nansen
was successful. I feel perfectly satisfied that
the report Is authentic and that he has
reached the coveted goal. " Prof. Hill said
lhat while Iho commercial world would de
rive no henofll from Iho north polo being
located , It would be of Inestimable value
to the woild of science.
LONDON , Feb. 14. A dispatch to the
Times from St. Petersburg says : No con
firmation has been received ot the news
that Dr. Nansen has discovered the north
polo and Is rcurnlng to civilization. If he
Is ) returning his own dispatches are likely
to arrive before any returns can bo re
ceived from inquiries in such wild regions ,
devoid as they are of means of telegraphic
communication. Captain Wiggins opines that
If It is true that Nanfcn Is returning ho
must have abandoned his ship. This cb-
ssrver regards the report concerning Nansen
as not Impossible.
The Dally News has an Interview on the
subject with Clements H. Markham , presi
dent of the Royal Geographical society , who
did not think It was impossible that Dr.
Nanscn had reached the pole , but thai the
ibvonco of detail was strongly against the
truth of the report.
ICBXTUCICY'S SEJfATOHIAL DATTMO.
Kecrclnry Cnrllnle Axlced to Holn
llliiekbiirn Out ,
LOUISVILLE , Feb. 14. A special to the
? ot't ' from Frankfort says : The twenly-seeond
icnatorlal ballot resulted : Hunter , G3 ; Dlaclt-
lurn , b ? ; Carlisle , 3 ; J , 13. Helm , 1 ; Dennett ,
Lj Cochran. 1 ; Holt , 1 ; Bate , 1 ; Reed , 1.
The Joint assembly then adjourned until
.omorrow.
The democratic members of the general
issembly who have been supporting Senator
Hackburn in Iho sonalorlal flghl have signed
i petition requesting Secretary John Q. Car-
lain to uo hlR Influcnce'wlth Messrs. Welss-
ngor , Carroll , Spelghl , Vlolelt and Walker
u an endeavor to get them lo vole for Mr.
llackburn on the ground Dial ho Is Ihe
Icmocratlc nominee. The petition will , In all
irobablllty , be forwarded to Secretary Car-
Isle at Washington today.
LOUISVILLE Ky. . Feb. 14. A special from
rankfort to the Pout says : The five gold
tandard democrats nro unanimous In saying
ho petition forwarded to Secretary Carlisle
> y friends of Senator Dlackburn , asking him
o ut-a his Influence to Induce them to vote
or Dlackburn will not have the slightest cf-
cct on them. No one here believes the
ccrctary will pay any attention to the pe-
Itlon. _ : _ _ _ _ _
SliiTV ColleelloiiH CIIIIHI * n Failure.
LOIJISVILLK. Feb. H.-A special to the
'ost from FlemlnKsburg , Ky. , gays : The
JxcluinEO-bank of DuvlH , WlUon & Co , as-
lBri-'l here today to Hon. E. K. Hnrtow
ml Itobeit Soitrley. The estimated llnbll-
Lie * arc J10.000. with nsnets of over $100.000.
'ho bank will moro than pay up. Mr.
Vl'woii. the piosldent , has been In the bank-
r\K \ b.islnesj heu < since 1E57 , and Is a man
really ri-ter-mcd. Slow collections are the
auec of the assignment.
Thlfve Mnke u Hood Haul.
LOVISVILLR. Feb. 14.-A special from
hopherdFvillo , Ky. , to the Times , fays ;
When Judso W. T. Morrow arrived here
loin Frankfuit this morning' he found that
nlevta hud rnteied his houfo In his ab-
erce and tiiken u tin box containing noteH ,
ondh and other valuable paper * to the
mount of between K'O.COO and J30,000.
Finn SlurliU nt Mii arn ,
NIAGARA FALLS , Feb. II.-The winter
cenery nt thy falls Is now finer than It
as ever known to bo before. The recent
ulns , followed by cold weather , have pro-
need a wondeiful effect.
iovuriuui'iit Now OWIIK the 1'allxaiU'H.
ALI1ANV , Feb. H , Governor Morton has
gncd the bill transferring the Palisades to
liu national cavcrnmenl for a national
uik.
FAILED TO NEGOTIATE THE ItO.VDS.
Thieve * Trjto Ilxi > oReof , Stolen Oov-
ernmeiit Sc < ? nrltle .
ST. LOUIS , Feb. 14 , Judge J. L. Dennett ,
president of the Slate bank of Savannah , Mo. ,
which was robbed last week of 414,000 worth
of government bonds , hfld notj up to 10:30 : a.
m. , appeared at the ofllco of Wcrnse &
Dleckman , the brokers who notified htm that
-the missing bonds wcro In St. Louis ,
Yesterday afternoon a man with a grizzled
beard , and appearing like a. farmer , tried to
sell $3,300 worth of governhionl bonds at the
office of the Donaldson Bond ami Stock com
pany. President John W. Donaldson made a
note ot the numbers on the bonds , and went
to the office of Wcrnso & Dleckman to secure
money to pay for them with , when It was
discovered lhat they wcro the same bonds
stolen from the Savannah bank. When Mr.
Donaldson returned to his olllce , the stranger
had disappeared. Thinking he might return
today , Chief of Detectives Desmond stationed
two of his oporallves In Donaldson's office
In hopes of arresting the supposed robber and
securing the remainder of the bonds , but up
lo noon no arrests had been made.
Thursday afternoon two men Inquired at
the office of Whltakcr & Hodgman what they
would give for aboul $20OdO worth of certain
securllles. All Iho brokers liad been notified
of what had occurred , and an atlempl was
made to detain the men , but they slipped out.
Mr. Merion of Savannah called at the
office of Wernso & Dlefckman later In the
morning. With Mr. Donalfon , Mr. Dleckman
and the delectlvcs , he took the three bonds-
to the Merchants-Lacledo National bank ,
where they wcro placed ( or safekeeping.
Mr. Merion will remain In St. Louis until
Saturday night.
"Theso bonds wcro the , property of Mrs.
Eliza Dreckenrldgc , a widow , residing at
Savannah , " said Mr. Merion , to a reporter.
"I came down to get the'rm Judge Dennett
wag unable to reach hero this morning , bul
I expccl him to arrive tonight"
ST. JOSEPH , Feb. 14. Frank Harris , a
well known saloon keeper of this city , was
arrested at noon today on Iho charge of
complicity In the robbery ot the Slalo bank
al Savannah Iho nlghl 'of February 7 , at
which tlmo bonds , etc. , to tliovalue of $15-
000 wcro stolen. Harris , In language most
blasphemous , denied having any knowledge
of the robbery.
Armed with a search warrant. Detective
Locke , aided by two members ot his force ,
ransacked the Harris saloon Ihls morning
and captured an extensive lot of up-to-date
burglar's tools. There arc nearly 100 dif
ferent articles , Including files , drills , chisels ,
dark lanterns , chemicals , powder and various
other Instruments pertaining to the art of bur
glary. These tools were neally packed In an
ordinary Iclc-scopo valise , which was found
tinier Iho saloon bar. A search of Hants'
house disclosed , plher evidences ot Ihe crime.
APPEALS IX IIEIIALF OF A IJUOTHEIl
Ex-Po.slniaNter Miiiinlbc AVrKcn Senator
Woloott n letter.
DENVER , Feb. 11 , Captain' William F.
Mannlx , the correspondent of the Army and
Navy Journal and the Washlngton _ Evening
Star , who Is In Jail In Cuba , is a brother
of Frank P. Mannlx , the late postmaster of
Highlands. Mr. Mannlx lias addressed the
following letter to Senator Wolcott :
Hon. E. O. Wolcott , United * Slaves Senator ,
Washington : My Dear Sir A brother
of mine , William F. Mannlx , is being
threatened with expulsion from Cuba
.by the Spanish government. He Is
there In the Interest of certain
American Journals , , Hs ! .crhne is that of
reporting facts In relatlcir lo'the Insurrec
tion there as he finds Ihem" This seems
distasteful lo the SpanjsS au'thqrjlle * ! .1 en
treat you to do what you ca 'to prevent bis
expulsion from the Island. Tkan.\\.vno moro
of the circumstances than , tha enclosed news
paper extract contains ; , but If ho has been
guilty of some lltilo Indiscretion It will prob
ably be excusable on tlio' grounds of his In
tense Americanism and hio love of the Tin-
dying principle of human4 liberty. Yours for
Cuban Independence. F. P. MANNIX. "
ST. LOUIS WILL I1UIL1) A XEW HALL
llutldlni ; Rejected by the
Itcinililieim Committee.
ST. LOUIS. Feb. 14.-The committee or
hall of the republican national convention
met hero this morning , General Powell Clay
ton of Arkansas , Henry C. Payne , by John
M. Ewlng of Wisconsin , proxy ; and Colonel
R. G. Kerens of St. LoulA being present.
After conferring with the local committee
and their architect , Mr. Isaac S. Taylor , and
the consulting architect of the , "national com
mittee , Mr. D. Adler of Chicago , and care
fully examining oomo of the plans and propo
sitions , dcc'ded thai the Exposition building
was not so construcled as' lo afferd all of the
best facilities for Iho accommodation of Iho
convention and the celling of 12,000 people
so thai all could sec and hear. They also de
cided that a wigwam -ivaa not desirable ,
whereupon the local committee acceded lethe
the wishes of the hall committee and agrec3
lo erect a convention auditorium , especially
designed in all Its appo'ntmcnts to fully meet
the requirements of the convention and to
seat not less than 12,000 people. The location
of the convention auditorium Is to bo left to
Iho local committee ot St. Louis , subject to
the approval ot the hall committee.
MISSOURI STUDENTS IX HE VOLT.
Thi'enten to Leiivu Unlvi-rxKy
SiiHiinded Oiiex Are Jlclintated.
ST. LOUIS , Feb. 14 , A special to the Re
public from Columbia , Mo. , toys : Thirty
students of the Missouri university were sus
pended yesterday and today upon the recom
mendation of the committee on discipline , for
moving a sidewalk. Ordinarily only a score
attend chapel , but Ihls morning a procession
400 strong marched In. AB soon as the exer
cises were over a student Jumped to his feet
and shouted : "Fellow students , out of sym
pathy for our friends , who are unjustly pun
ished , wo should refuse to attend lectures
today. " The studcnla all left the chapel.
Once outside , they formed In a procession
and inarched through lown and back lo the
campus , where a meeting \yas held. All
pledged their word not ; to attend a class
today , not lo answer nny' questions asked by
Ihe discipline committee. If.cnc is expelled
all promise to go. It has leaked oul that
the faculty will punish Ihe Isadora and Ihe
students who were In it vow they will all go
together.
ii | <
GAVE THE LUADEItS _ A IHXXEH.
Governor Morton Kutorlalnxeiv
York I'ullUuliMiM.
ALBANY , N. Y. , Feb. 141 i\ special event ,
that Is said to have some political signifi
cance , occurred hero today when Governor
and Mrs , Morton entertained twenty-eight
Invited guoMs at the exoqutlve mansion ,
giving the first state dinner that has been
held thcro In ten yeari. The guests In
cluded all the political leader ? of prominence
In the Etato of New York , TJi ? newspapcro
Insist that the dlnnen was given for the
purpose of talking over Governor Morton's
presidential possibilities Tha executive
mansion was brilliantly Illuminated and liand-
vomely decorate ! . The gucits Included all
of the leading etcHo officials , Mayor Strong
of New York , Mayor Burster of Ilrooklyn ,
Thomas C. P'att. ' Chairman Hackctl of
Ihe republican ftate central commlltee ,
Chalran Lautcrbach of- the now republican
county committee , Chauncby M. Depew , and
other politicians from' ( all sections of the
etate.
One Meant Hint Wait Not
MINNEAPOLIS. Feb. ii.-Oertrude Char-
lotta Hlanka , who faculty of cowing Into
submission monster denizens of the forest ,
has been demonstrated In curio halls In this
country and Europe , was clawed and
berlously mutilated durlntr an uct ui a'
museum In this city , this bfternoon. Nero ,
the aged , feroclout ! ' beast who has killed
three trainers during1 hln pxhlbltlpn career ,
was the asrallant. The 'affair icauned a
panic In the nudltnrlum au < l the curtain
was rung down. Prompt action of as is-
tunts In rescuing Mm * , Hlankn from the
den was all that deprived the brute of a
fourth victim. The Injured woman will
recover unices blood poisoning sets In.
WILL HAVE TWO CONVENTIONS
State Republican Committee Decides This
Question Very Quickly ,
FIRST ONE MEETS AT OMAHA , APRIL IE
.CoJUHldi-rnblcs DlnciiMtnn. ot .Politic. '
llrfort ; anil After the IliiNlncNH
ot the MectlnK IiululRcil
by the Leiidurn.
LINCOLN , Feb. 14. ( Special Tclegram.- )
The republican sttao central committee held
a lively session tonight at the Llndcll , whlcl :
was prolonged until a late hour. The meet-
Ins was called for 8 o'clock , but at 0 com-
mlttccman F. W. Crews of St. Paul de
manded that the committee bo called to
gether at once , and that If Chairman Halncr
was not In the building that ho bo sent for
at once. Senator John M. Thurston had
been moving around In the lobby during the
cvenlnc. and considerable heat had been en-
tendered over a rumor that the committee
would endorse the candidacy of Charles F.
Mandorson to the exclusion of any McKlnlcy
sentiment.
Aside from the olficers the following mem
bers of the committee were present , being
the full membership , with the- exception ol
C. Hosteller of the Eighteenth and L. P.
Judd of the Ninth district : First , George
W. Collins , Pawnee City ; Second , T. J.
Majors , Peru ; Third , J. R. McKcp , Palmyraj
Fourth , George Sheldon , Nehawka ; Fifth. W.
S. Raker , Grctna ; Sixth , H. E. Palmer ,
Philip A. Crape , and H. H. Uoylcs , Omaha ;
Seventh , J. R. Sutherland , Tckamah ;
Eighth , W. E. Peebles , Pendcr ;
Tenth , Perry Selden , Blair ; Eleventh ,
W. D. Tyler , Norfolk ; Twelfth , Gus C.
Dcchcr , Columbus ; Thirteenth , R. II. Jen-
ness , Atkinson ; Fourteenth , F. M. Smith ,
Alliance ; Fifteenth , P. C. Erlckson. Dron-
ftcr ; Sixteenth , J. T. Mallallcu , Kearney ;
Seventeenth , F. W. Crow , St. Paul ; Nine
teenth , R. S. Norval , Scward ; Twentieth , R.
J. Green , Lincoln ; W. J. Crandall , Firth ;
Twenty-first , J. E. Hayes , Ucatrlco ; Twenty-
sacond , E. Leet , Tobias ; Twenty-third , C.
L. Llehards , Hebron ; Twenty-fourth , Peter
Youngors , Jr. , Geneva ; Twerty-flfth , A. B.
Perkins. Clay Center ; Twenty-sixth , H. M.
Crane , Bloomlngton ; Twenty-seventh , C. F.
McGrow , Hastings ; Twenty-eighth , E. G.
Titus , Holdrege ; Twcnty-nlnlh , E. A. Compton -
ton , Stockvlllo ; Thirtieth. F. P. Morgan ,
Chappell ; F. P. Corrlck , Cozad.
Chairman Hnlner called the committee to
gether and announced time the business to
be transacted was to call a state convention ,
fix the apportionment and decide whether
ono or two conventions bo called. On mo
tion bf Commlttecman Peebles It was de
cided to hold two conventions , ono for the
election of delegates to St. Louis and a later
ono for the nomlnat'on of state officers. Lin
coln was selected almost unanimously for
the latter convention. Jennese of Holt
county voted for Grand Island and Crew of
St. Paul for Omaha.
George W. Collins of Pawnee City moved
that Omaha bo selected as the place of meet
ing for the first convention to elect delegates
to St. Louis. Wednesday , April 15 , at C
o'clock was the date che.cen. The date of the
lattsr convention was left open , lo bo settled
) t a ppeclal meeting to' bo called In Omaha.
The basis of repreijcntatlou was fixed on
ho vote' for State Treasurer Hartley In
LS34 , on a basis ot one delegate for each 100
rotes cast , cr majors-fraction thereof , and
) "nq delegate 'at larpe. 'This will slvft a cort-
, 'eritlon of l',057 ' delegates , or the same as
.ho one held In Lincoln last fall.
The business of the meeting having been
deposed of , the remainder of , the- time was
clveu up to a discussion ot the political con-
lltlons of the day. Chairman Halncr , was
lulled upon vigorously and responded with a
evero denunciation of democracy in all Its
varied Hues ana colors.
At the conclusion of his address , on motion
of J. T. Mallilleu , It was decided to admit no
proxies to either of the two conventions.
In introducing Senator Thurston , Chair
man Halncr said ho wished Nebraska had
two such senators , and the speaker replied
that the state would have two as soon as
the machinery of law could be cnce more
put In motion. He said that the- time was
not now to discuss candidates. But there
was an Issue , and that was a protective tar
iff. He denied statements thai had been
made In Ihe press that he had changed
ground on the money question since elec
tion to the senate. No nun could point to a
line In his speeches against W. J. Bryan
where he had advocated the free coinage of
silver at the ratio of 1C to 1.
Speeches were made by John L. Webster ,
Charles J. Green , Congressman Melklejohn ,
Judge Field , T. J. Majors and others. It
was noticeable thai each ono made dlsllncl
alluulons lo the presidential candidacy of
McKlnley and there was manifested a dis
position lo climb Into thai particular band
wagon.
WOULD IIOOM HORACE
Ion-it DpiiiorrntM Inclined to I
IIlH Xante nt Clilcapro.
DBS MOINES , Feb. 14. ( Special Tele
gram. ) C. A. Waleh , secretary of the demo
cratic stale central committee , Is In the city ,
and In an Interview , says he Is of the opinion
that If the name of Horace Boles Is presented
to the democratic state convention .the dele
gation to the Chicago convention will bo In
structed for him , and , that several other west
ern states will follow the lead of Iowa , and
send Boles delegations. It Is .said that Boles'
friends are quietly working to this end
and that outuldo the state he has many
friends In the west who only wanl the en
couragement of the Initial move In Iowa to
induce thorn lo take up and push him as
Iho western man. It Is presumed Iho ma
jority of the state committee would oppose
him on account ot Ills advocacy ot free sil
ver. Mr. Walsh Is a sliver man , and his
faction was defeated In last year's slate con
vention. It will make a hard fight for con
trol this year.
Smv ( InMliNliiK Ta co ill ii Woniini.
KANSAS CITY , Feb. 14. Deputy United
State ! ) Marshal Halderman pf this city be
lieves thnt ho saw Mrs , Arthur B. Cody
of Chicago , who mysteriously disappeared
from Tncoma , Wufch , . Eume three weeks
ago , on Monday of this week. . The woman
whom he saw was a passenger booked from
Kansas City for Memphis on the Kansas
City , Memphis & Fort Hcott train. She
had loat her railroad ticket and It was her
excited and disconnected talk of Tacotnn
that brought her to hlB attention. At police
headquarters here ho has Jubl Keen a photograph -
graph and description of Mrs. Cody. Hulder-
man was obliged to leave the train eomo
dMnnco north of Memphis , but HO sure
of the woman's Identity waa he that ho
telegraphed to the police at Memphis to
detain her. The Memphis authorities Ig
nored his me nato and un far as Ilaldermnn
knows nothing .further IIUD been heard of
the woman.
Sturtfil uUli AriiiM for Culm.
WILMINGTON. N. C. , Feb. 14.-Tho
steamer Commodore , the alleged llUbuster-
Ing vessel , which nan been detained hero
for some tlmo , received her clearance papers
and ealled today. It U uupposed to have
aboard arms anil ammunition for the Cuban
Insurgents and thu probable destination U
Charleston , 8. C. The departure of the
vft el won made without any effort at
pccrecy. but on the contrary , It sailed away
b'owlng Ita whlMlcH and with other evi
dences of demonstration. Tnls action Is In
accordance with the HtatementH of Coun
sel Kcrr of the Hart line of steainerB , to
which the Commodore belonged , who tald
the vessels of hla line would sail with urma
and ammunition.
Ilonil lliiyerN DeiioHltlnCr Gold.
NEW YORK , Feb. 14. Messrs. J. P , Mor
gan & Co. have deposited In the eubtrcaeury
1425,000 In gold on bond account * . The total
deposits of gold up to 12 noon amounted to
I'-.ioo.OOO , and M.12S.OOO has ocen withdrawn
JiOO.OdO of which was for shipment to South
America , An additional conrlgnmcnt of 1--
[ 00,000 has been delivered at the eutitreaaury
from Washington. Thla maxos the oggre-
cnto amount received (4,000000. The bonds
will bo distributed tomorrow ,
THE BEE BULLETIN.
Weather rorccnut for NcbrnMdi
Fair ; Slightly ColJtr ; North Winds.
1. Women Oo to Wnr In Culm.
Xnnnrit'fi llr < nry llrlloird In.
Two Stuto CinnoiitloiiK Decided On ,
Olmncrllor Mncl.rnn'ft Inauguration.
2. Vrlro Tight Podtpone-d Until Monil.-i.v.
llxprrtrnco of Shipwrecked Mini.
3. Irrigation In North \Vjoinlng.
ilnmrfi Monrno and 1IU Uiiclrlno.
Improtlng on Itorntgcn' * llroMry.
Di't cldpnu'iitn la thu Itryiiu CIIRO ,
4. Kdltorlul mi , ! Comment.
0. lllg Majority Agnlnnt Free SlUcr.
Iluntlngton Itonstf * the Union 1'aclllc.
0 , Council It In IT * I.ocul Mnttor * .
Soldiers' Homo U Too Snmll.
1'ntnl lo\o In Southern lown ,
7. Conuneri-htl unit riimncliil.
llusliii- Itcxlew of tlia Week.
8. Training Scbont l.nti" t Output.
AfTnlrn at South Onmlm.
0. lloyd County Farmers Auk I'ulr 1'lny.
New Method * of Soil Culture.
Cupid's Day at tint 1'oMnlllce.
Henry Holla Secures ItoniNinrn.
1 ( > , Altout the Vrnlcd of thn South.
Where th Craak Mont Abounds.
11. In ( he field of iioctrlvlty. :
Life la ClilriiRo'H Ulietto.
I'mtureB of thu New Army Itlllc.
12. "llulgi-r'n Itepentanee. "
1'oct Scout and the Terror.
SKHVAXT KlLI.niJ TIII2 IIUURLAH.
AViiH Hlnixelf Shot and
M'otiiided In tin ; AITfny.
SAN FRANCISCO , Feb. 14. Frank J.
Miller , a butler In the employ of J. L. Frank
lin , this morning sliol and killed John Ander
son , a burglar , and was himself shol through
the neck and dangerously wounded. When
the police arrived on the scene they found
Miller lying unconscious in the floor with
the dead robber lying acruv his feet. Miller
has been unconscious most cJ the uay , but
revived for a few minutes and said thai
aboul C o'clock this morning he got up and
wcnl oul for the morning paper. In the
kitchen he was mel by throe men. who
pointed pistols nt his head and forced him
to surrender. Two men went upstairs lo rob
Iho house , leaving Miller guarded by the
third robber. After the two men had been
gone a little while , Miller saw a chance and
grabbed for the robber's pistol. The burglar
Jumped back and commenced firing , whllo
Miller endeavored to get out his own pistol.
It caught on his clothing , however , and fell
to the floor. Miller stooped and grabbed It
and fired. The Iwo men then grappled and
fell together. At Ihls polnl Miller again
became unconscious and nothing more could
be learned from him. Four shots had been
fired al close range from each of. the pistols
but only two took effect , one passing throug
the brain of the robber and the other throug
Miller's neck. The Iwo burglars who wen
upstairs fled when Ihe shooting began , Icav
ing masks and lools behind Ihem. The dcai
Ihlef was Identified by the police ns John
Anderson , a sailor with a criminal record
About a year ago an attempt was made by
two men to rob the Franklin residence
Miller stood the burglars oft and was fright
fully beaten by them.
FAKMUIIS' WI3IIE UNFOIITUXATE
Opinion of the Mtintvr of the NatUma
. CrmiKo.
, .CLEVELAND , Feb. 14. J. H. Brlgham o
Delta , -O. , master of the National Grange
who la now in this city speaklng'of the'gcn
cral condition of the farmerssaj s : "Ovoi
the antlre country there seams to bea com
mon suffering among farmero and also a verj
unequal yield of crops. In some parts of the
counlry the crops have been heavy , but Ir
other sections farmers have been particular ! )
unfortunate.
"Prices are lower this year lhan Ihey have
ever been. The Buffering among farmers al
over Iho country Is a great deal worea thlf
year than It has been lor years. Prices an
lower than they were during Ihe panic oi
1S93 and 1894. Oats , hay , corn and potatoes
are not selling for over half the price that
was secured last year. The farmer who waa
fortunate enough to have large crops Is not
In an enviable position , and the farmer who
suffered by small cropa Is worse eft. Their
general condition Is not encouraging , and I
cannel see any indications of future pros
perity until some definite action Is taken by
the government on the tariff and monetary
questions.
"Tho farmers feel thai they were grossly
discriminated against when wool was placed
on the free lst ! and many of them have suf
fered from this cause. The feeling that free
wool would be a benefit to us has not beci :
substantiated by results and we have suffered
from this , among many other things. "
COXSl'lHED TO MUllUEIl HIS FAMILY.
ChlciiKO Mini Determined to Get IIlH
Wlfe'M Property.
CHICAGO , Feb. 14. John Kochler , who
is locked up charged with a conspiracy lo
murder his family , may be called upon , the
police say , to explain the- death of his first
wife , who died from poison over Iwo years
ago. Police Captain Schucttler learned to
day when Mrs. Kochler died the coroner's
Jury returned a verdict of suicide because ot
despondency , but the friends and neighbors
of the woman suspected foul play. The second
end Mrs. Kochler today had her husband
held ! n $10,000 bonds on a charge ot con
spiracy to murder her and her three children ,
She keeps a boarding house on Claybourn
avenue , and claims lhat Kochler wishes to
be In possession of her property , worth aboul
$11,000. Kochler was arrested whllo dis
cussing the matter with a tramp named
John Meade from West Superior , WIs. , and
a confederate of Meado's , who , Instead of a
tramp , was a policeman In disguise. Meade
had led Kochler Into a trap. Meade U also
held In custody , but will turn state's evidence
agulnst Kochler.
SELECTED THE IMMADELEGATES. .
I'hif HldiuAliorlKliuH Send n Com-
inlMHloii to Washington.
PINE IUDGC AGENCY , S. 1) . , Feb. 14.
( Special Telegram. ) The delegate , * chosen by
Iho Indian pow-wow on Wounded Knee ore
Llltlo Wound , Kicking Bear , George , Flro
Thunder , and Philip Wells , Inlcrprctcr. They
are authorized to present the grievances of
the Indiana to the Washington authorities.
The council was held tun mllo.i from the
fainout ) Wounded Knee battlefield and twenty
miles from the agency. The delegates will
wait upon Iho agonl tomorrow lo obtain per
mission to visit Washington. Tlia uum of
$813 hag been collected In nil from the In
dians fnr the expenses of the delegation.
- .
DliiMivered li \ 'TV Comet.
BOSTON , Feb. U. A cablegram received
by the Science Observer of this city an
nounces the discovery of u new comet by
Perrlnc. ono of Iho astronomers nt Nice.
The following position wan teemed at the
observatory of Kiel In 1'rusnln. February
13 : 7fiS ; Greenwich moan time ; right utcen-
Blon , 10 hours , 41 minutes , 4S neeond , de
clination south , 2 decrees , 22 minutes and S
BecondH. The securing of the position at
Kiel ceeniH to Indicate thnt the comet U'UH
discovered by means of photography , u
work In which Perrlno Is much Interested.
A previous comet by Porrlne , discovered
f.cmu tour months iuo , la Bill ! to bu Keen
In the large telescope ,
I'ollceinnii mid I'rlMoiiiT Ilotli Killed.
FHANKFOUT , Ky , , Feb. H. Henry
Drown , a policeman , was shot and killed
In Kugan'H saloon tonight by Luclcn Hawk
ins , a drunken character , Hawkins \VUB
shot and killed by Policeman Wl'.llam Gor-
lon , who accompanied lirown to Ihe > n-
loon to arrest Hawkins , who was creating
i disturbance ,
Invt-MtluntliiK the Coal Trim I.
ALUAKV , Feb. 14-In the senate today It
, vns voted to iniiko n special order for Mnn-
lay evtnlnj : on the resolution for the ap
pointment of u committee to Investigate the
to control the output of coul.
Nebraska's ' University Pormnlly Receives
Its Now Managing Director.
FITTING OBSERVANCE OF THE OCCASION
M nt Lincoln In Honor of th < |
E\eiit i\teiiMvo n ltd liiti-reMliipr
AdilreKnen by llcm-nt * , Governor , /
Chancellor and Sludcntn. /
LINCOLN , Feb. II. ( Special. ) U wa
nearly 3 o'clock this afternoon when the ex y > |
ercises of the Inauguration , of George Kdwlre 1
MacLcan as chancellor of the Nebraska
State university opened nt the Lansing the
ater , with the "Cornelius March , " by ,
Mendelssohn , rendered by the University or
chestra. Invocation was offered by Ucv. O4
W. Flfer , A. M. . 'class of 1SS9.
On behalf of the Hoard of Regents1 , Pres
ident C. H. Morrlll said ho was gratified to
welcome the magnificent audience Lcforo him. )
and to assist In the Induction Into office ot
the fifth chancellor ot the State university.
Ho then read the legislative history of the 1
Institution from the date of the first art
passed appropriating land for Its establish
ment , accompanied by extracts from the
charter. To the new chancellor ho said that
ho had first been brought to the attention o
the Heard of Regents by his honored prede
cessor , Chancellor Cantlcld. Ho then pre
sented Chancellor MacLcan with a haudsomo
set of University colors and tlto charier o
Ibo University.
In reply the chancellor expressed sincere
appreciation , and quoted from the words of
Regent Morrlll addressed to him at the time-
he had been approached on the subject of
assuming a position nt the head of the uni
versity , In which the sentiment had been ex
pressed that the "thought was close. In the
heart of Mr. Morrlll to place the Institution.
first in Iho ranks of state universities. With
these words still fresh In his memory , It
should be his duty to stand shoulder to
shoulder with the regents , and with them
march forward to the accomplishment ot
Ihls object.
Following the "Inaugural Hymn , " written
by William Reed Dunroy , Chancellor Mac-
Loan delivered his Inaugural :
RESULT OF EVOLUTION.
"Tho century closes with the recognition of
evolution as/something moro Interesting and
greater In its promised results than the
revolutions with which the last century
ilosed , " said Chancellor MacLcan In opening.
le then went rapidly over the evolution of
he State university as a feature of Ameri
can educational life. Ho pointed oul Iho
wonderful growth In attendance at four wcsl-
ern inslltutlons during the last decade , as
Iho besl evidence of the growth of the eve
lutionary Idea , the extent of Individual In
terest In the cause of broader and deeper
learning , and the liberality with which the - n
state now subscribes to what has become
ono of Us chief functions , the education
of Its citizens. "In America colleges have
been Ibo first born of the stale as well as of
Iho church , " ho said. "ConVrary lo a popu
lar Impression. Ihis Is cdiinrnllv frim nf
, , fi uuiuilj' UL
colonial colleges * * . Peculiarly ore the
state universities the daughters ot the re
public , rcsulllng from the ordinance of 1787 ,
that attended the formation ot our present
government. The mosl fanlous worda of that
'ordinance are : 'Religion , morality and knowl
edge -being necessary to good government
and the happiness of mankind ; schools and
the means of education Miall bo forever en
couraged. ' Under this , our Magna Charta ,
signed by Gcorgo Washington , and the later
land grant act of 1802 , signed by Abraham.
Lincoln , we have the founder and redeemer
of the republic clasping hands across the
century as sponsors for the higher education
of the people. "
Experience of Germany and Switzerland has
proven the soundness of the principle of
state education. Conservative England ,
Catholic France and Presbyterian Scotland
served to show the result of the onswcep of
Ihe Idea. Responslblllly for education Is nowi
Iho sellled policy of Iho nallons. Slale unl-
verslllcs are In no danger from partisan
politics , for the people will noi tolerate
such Interference , and would wreak a dlro
vengeance on the man or mqu who could un
dertake to so divert a university from Its J
true sphere. Us Internal organization Is
democratic , and Its cud Is to develop men.
In the republican form of Its government
the regenls are Iho legislature of the uni
versity. In the ofllco of chancellor Is vested
the function of control in general on behalf
of the state. In the faculty , the third fea
ture of university organization , Is found the
central life of the Institution , for "men , not
brick and mortar , make a school. " " "With 1
the progress of specialization at the begin 1ll
ning of the decade departments sprang forth , ll
Mlnerva-Hke , full , panoplied from the faculty
head. The department without its head pro
fessor , administering Its affairs within Itself ,
Is behind tlio times , " All Ihe various depart
ments of the Nebraska Stale university were
reviewed briefly In order , the special work ;
or function of each being given a short
schedule.
GREAT CHANGE IN STUDENT LIFE.
Discipline Is maintained only to the extent
that the fair name of the college and the
nnocent may be protected. Students , "tho
Fourth estate , " are eolNgovornlng , or , as the
chancellor puts It , "have come Into the
blessed nirvana of those who neither govern
or are governed. Laws and regulations that
appeared ten years ago In the catalogues and
uandbooku for students are euch dead letters
.hat they are no longer even printed. "
With the proper spirit of affiliation existing-
jotwecn universities and colleges , In which
.Im ono should supplement the work of the
other , the outlook Is favorable for an Ameri
can university thai flhall rival any nf Its
orelgn peers. "Friends of higher education
nust nti\nd together. Their potty Jealousies
nust ceai'C , Co-operation must succeed com
petition In the world of education as it Is
lolng In the world of commerce. The Uni
versity of Nebraska Is not simply the visible )
State university. The latter , indeed , la the
inlvcrslty by law established. If true to Its
rust It must bo not exclusive , but compre-
icnslvo. The complete University ot No-
> raska Is the InvlHblo organism In which are
all the Institutions of higher learning. Pe
cuniary and educational Interests , state loy
alty and patriotism , must htixtcn the day
vlien the Invisible unity will bo made visible.
* The seventy-four accredited schools
n our last catalogue , the assured co-opora-
lon of the state superintendent of public
schools and the teachers and school boards
of tlia state and the excellent free-attondanco
ilgh Hchnol law put Into operation this year
nako possible a closer articulation than ever
of the university with the lower schools ,
'here U now an unbroken glorlou * pathway
f free Instruction for the poorest child , from
ho pilmary grade to the nineteenth grade
vltli lt degree of Ph. D. "
Nationalization of education Is at hand ,
and the Inevitable culmination must bo the
establltthniGnt of a great national university
at Washington. The university , though not
gcdlcsu , recognizes no particular church. Its
lose relations to the people were Illustrated
iy thn constitution of the prctent Venezuelan
oimnleslon , In which are associated unlvcr-
Ity presidents and Judges of the law , Unl-
orvlty extension In the shape of teachers'
nd farmers' Inctltutea was pointed out.
Icthods of teaching were carefully gone over
n detail , all the phases of the question be- *
ng handled. In closing this head of his ail-
reM the chancellor took occasion to endorse *
ho military training that 1ms coino to be
iart nf university life ,
Students' societies are a result of liberty.
Athletics were warml ? endorsed. The prlvl-
ego accorded ( ha student nf choosing liU
our o , the result of making mqrn than
alt the curriculum elective , was commended
B ono ot the triumphs of inoJcrn university
nothodn. Chancellor MacLoan closed with
Ills beautiful picture ;
TRIUMPH OF THR DECIADB.
"Some features of a decade of develop- '
tenl of American utalo universities , ei-
eelally Illustrated by references to our be-
ovetl unlv rally , have boon hastily and luv-