THE OMAHA DAILYJREE : WEDGES DAT , OCTOBER 13 , 1807 ,
SAFETY COUPLERS ON GARS
Interstate Commerce Commission Fixes a
Date for a Rearing.
WILL LISTEN TO ARGUMENTS ON DEC , 1
All 1'prxonnlio ) | | > < > < - nti n * < Miloit
, of Mini' fur Iliu Iliillroitilii
Mnj 111Ilinril on
Hint Dull- .
WASHINGTON , Oct 12.-Tlio Chleago &
Alton ntnl oilier railroads , having fllcil poll-
tlnrm with tlm Intcratnto commlttco of tlio
comml " ) lon , anldng for extension of the time
within which tliclr cars are required to bo
viulppcii wllh ntitomntlc couplers and pcwcr
or train brakes , the tlnio fixed by net of con-
gresfl be-lng Jnnunry 1 , 189S , the commission
lias mndo an order that on Wednesday , Do-
cotnbor 1 , Itlll hear such petitions as arc
nicd on or before November 15 , and at which
time nil persona Interested or who oppoao nn
detention of tlmo may appear. Any penson
may , at tlio hearing or at any tlmo prior
thereto , lite with tlio commission any oftl-
tlavlt , statement or aigumcnt bearing upon
tlio qucHtlnn , The commission also requires
that any road asking for an extension shall
Iiubllsh a nutlcu of tlio fact and also post
such notice In UK several ntntlons
Tlio commission hai iiho ordered that any
railroad Illlng appllcaton for extension shall
also make , on or before November 20 , a
otntcment tinder oath of tlio freight cars
owned and tlio number of freight cars uhlcli
will bo equipped with automatic couplers and
tlio numboi which will be equipped with
power or train brakes by the first day of De
cember. 1837 , the number of freight curs
which have been equipped with automatic
couplers and the number which have been
equipped with power or train brakes each
calendar year slnco the act went Into effect
March 2 , 1893.
The commission requires this Information
to bo furnished for the purposn of knowing
what effort the carriers have madu to com
ply with the provisions of the law , and
whether the rairlcrs lm\o cndca\orod In
Rood faith to comply with the law. The
commlEalon may extend the tlmo as to ono
rallroid und refuse to extend It as to an
other , and It It should appear upon Investi
gation that some particular railroad had
gone on without an > serious l.itcnllon or de
sign of equipping Its car within the time
limited by thu act , It may refuse It relief
whllo granting It to another road
The railroads aic very anxious for an ex
tension of tlmo In order to avoid liability In
damage suits where accidents may bo al-
liged to be due to Illegal and defective ap
pliances
SKCTION ivn-T\\o 11 * .M\IN.
Plan ID ( id nil Opinion of ( In-
Court KorniiilattMl.
\VASHINOTON. Oct. 12 ( Special Tele
gram ) Notwithstanding the fact that At
torney Ocneiiil McKcn'ia ' , In his decision
upon section 22 of the tariff bill , 'icld tint It
kas not Intcrdccl to levy a dlac-lmlmtlng
duty of 10 per cent on goods coming fiom
Canada , It Is quite probiblc that the courtf
will ' ) o called upon to decldo that question
uftcr all Tim opinion of Attorney General
llcKcnna Is of no force and effect except
as a guide to the action of administrative of-
Ilco.'s of the government Hlght after I ho
o..actnietu of the now tirlK law the secretarj
of the treasurj , acting under the opinion of
the attorney rX ieral , held that that statute
went IniO effect ono minute past 12 o'clock of
the morning ol the 21th da > of July , but the
boanl ot general appraisers , In Us decision
last week , net , iulo th's opinion , aril held
that the act took effoet enl > at sixteen min
utes past I In the afternoon of the same
day. Now It Is unduratood that a test case
is to be made for tlm purpcse ot bringing
section 2J before the board of apprataois The
collector of customs someulicre along the
Canadian border In New IJnglund will as-
HCHS a d'scrlmlnatlpg ' duty of 10 per cent
upon goods coming In from Canadii. From
that atue-asinent an appeal will be taken to
the board of appraisers , and should they up
hold the collector , the United States en-
prcuio court will evcntuallv rule upon the
case
Postmasters commissioned today : Ne
braska Jellies M. Heaver , Scribner. Iowa
Joseph 0 Dergcn , Llvermoio ; John W. Ma-
pel , Male > , Simon S Morrow , Thajor , Frank
Nichols , Haven. South Dakota Casslus M
VlntonVakonda ; JamcH S. Sheppard ,
Chojcnne Tails
\ V.V. . Ilonduran * of Iowa has been ap
pointed tjpovvrltcr In the National Museum
nt ? 0 pel month.
Robert C Walker was today appointed
postmaster at Thornburg , Hajs county , Neb. ,
vlco J. M McAleese , removed ,
LMMI'ORTV.VrT cTiTlMM' MiiTI\ ( !
All flu * MIIIMPN | I'li-Ni'iit I2\oiit |
i - < - riii - > \\UNOII.
WASHINGTON. Oct 12 The cabinet
meeting today was attended by all membora
except Secretary Wilson After about nn
ho'ir's si" ! lon Secretaries Sherman , Algcr
ard Long left the White Homo and t'le ' oth
ers discussed with the pirxldent affairs In
their respective departments Foreign af
fairs were discussed bricllv , nothing of great
moment coming up The escape of Scnorlta
Clsneros tiom the Spanish prison In Cuba
was mentioned during a. lefarenco to Span
ish atfaliH but M there was nothing olllclal
In the Stale department concerning the escape
capo the matter was not discussed generally
Among the papers which Secretary Illlsa
brought to the White House was a repor
from Sheldcn Jackson , who Is on the revenue
cutter Uoar and has been Investigating condi
tions In Alaska. Ills report related largely
to securing Alaska reindeer , which ho wrote
would hoive the natlvo with both food and
transportation. lie recommended that n herd
bo located as near St. Michaels as possible.
I'"KI : ius oiHMinsric i\roitT.v
Htiitriiii-nt SInioliiKT Stliliin of Truilt *
iv Illi I'orclun CoiinlrlcM.
WASIUNOTON. Oct. 12 The monthly
treasuiy statement of the principal articles
of donu-tllc e-xports Bhows that during Sep
tember last the exports of breadstuffs from
the United States amounted to JJ4G90,21G ,
on Increase as compared with September ,
1898 , of over 100 per cent and nn Increase
of about UOO per cent over September , 1895
The Incicas ? of September , IbOl , was about
400 pei cent.
Other Items of export durlnu September
last with the Increase or decrease ,13 com
pared with the same month In 1SOG aio given
as follows Cotton , $14,055,100 : decrease ,
JJ.200.000 ; mlhcral oils , $4.850,891 ; decrease ,
$1)50,000. Cattle and Hogs , $3.090,702 ; In
crease , $100,000. Provisions , $12,835,422 ; In
crease , JJ.200,000.
Tor thu nliio months ended September 30 ,
1897 , the exports ot breadstuffs , cotton , min
eral oils , cattle and ho s and provl lena
umouiitrd to $399,145,945 , an Increabo as
compared with the same period of 189G of
about $02,110,000. .
NI N for tin * Ami } .
WASHINGTON , Oct. 12 , ( Special Tele-
gran.y Si-cond Lieutenant IMU Wahl , Tlftli
infantry , la detailed as professor of military
science and tactics at the I.oulslina State
university , llaton Kongo , La. Second Me u-
tctunt Frank 11 , McKunna , Fifteenth Infan
try , has been detailed as aide-de-camp to
General Urooko , commanding the Depart
ment of the Missouri.
The following assignments of officer * re
cently promoted are announced ; Major Cas
per If. Courid , to the UlKhtli Infantry ; Cap
tain James A , Minoy , to the Fifteenth In
fantry. eo many 0 ; rirat Lieutenant Wil
liam II. nerlach. to the Fifteenth Infantry ,
campai > 0 ; Additional Second Lieutenant
rrank M Savjge , Fifth iafantry , to vacancy
ot second lleuteuant , Fifteenth Infantry ,
company I ,
Change ! In illations of engineer ofllcerj :
Lloutcntmt Clement A. Flagler , from under
orders to Captain Flak to Wlllot'n 1'olnt ;
Lleutcrnnt Edvvln H. Stewart , from under
ordeu of Major Uuffuer to Wlllet's 1'olut.
Leavru of absence- Captain John W. Dll-
lenbcck. Hrst artillery , extended one month ;
GipUIn John P. Stretch , Tenth Infantry , ex-
tandaJ fifteen days.
i"lr t Lleutontut Sedgwlck Hie * , Seveuth
cnvftlry , baa been ( Milled acting Indian
agent At San Carlos Agency , Ariz , rcllev-Ing
Captain Albert L. Myer. Eleventh Infantry ,
who Is ordered to Join his company.
Private I'aul Kggcrt , coropiny K , Twenty
second Infantry , Port Crook , has been phrcd
on the retired list.
( lOVIMlNOU 01' AIM/ON VS ItlM'OIIT.
StnlNtlrv of HIP 'I'crrllnrj ( Sltcn li >
Hi I'xccnllv c.
WASIUNOTON , Oct. 12. The annual re
port for th past fiscal jear ot Myron II
McCor.1 , governor of Arl/oim , made public
today , makes an Inuncnsa volume and , be
sides ordlniry matter , contains miny photographs -
graphs , statistical tables und historical
sketches. An elaborate plea Is mndo for Im
migrants Discussing the etatchood qucs-
tlcn , the report says Arizona has as much
wealth as the average of the twcntj-iwo
stales admitted from 1791 to 1S76. The re-
qulrcmcnta ns to population , education and
wealth , the governor eavn , arc fully met.
The pHmo necessity of the territory la water
storage1 , a need growing more urgent yeorly
and through which the territory hopes to
have Its lands redeemed to their personal
profit , nnd to the gicater prosperity of the
national body politic.
The governor culogbea the grazing lands
aa the "slockmin's paradl e , " capable of
maintaining 8.000,000 head per jear. The an
nual wool clip will aggregate about 10.000-
000 pounds , The governor estimates the ter
ritory's permanent population al 87,500 , savs
tlio custom In vogue as to rcglctcrlng legal
\oteia Is somovvhat lax , and urges tnoro
money for the govcinor's salary or authority
to legislature to pay his actual traveling
expenses.
\VorU iif M < inrlnr > OoininlnNtiin.
WASIUNOTON , Oct. 12. The monetary
commission today discussed Its preliminary
rnport submitted by the commlttco on metallic
currency nnd also a iwrtlal report on demand
obligations. Partial r < ( ) ortu of nil the general
subjects under consldciatlon will be submitted
and discussed from tlmo to time as the wo-k
of the commission progresses with a view to
keeping all of the branches under discussion
well In hand.
liOl- lit WllNlllllKlOHKlllll. .
WASHINGTON , Oct. 12. United States
Consul General Lrc has returned to Washing
ton nnd called today at the State department.
Ho spent half an hour in conference with
Assistant Se-cretarles Day and Crldlor , and
will call upon the president before leaving the
city. He was not certain when ho would
Icavp for Havana.
li % ' > Siu-i-i-otlH McNnlr.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 12. It U understood
that Commodore Dewey , the present head
of the naval trial board , has been selected
to take command of the Asiatic station In
place of Commodore McNulr. He Is expected
to leave San Francisco for China early In
December.
1-icNlili-nl \\lll Utt-iul Dinner.
WASHINGTON , Oct. 12 The president
has decided to attend the dinner ot tils Com-
nipnla ! club In Cincinnati on October 30.
It Is to be a nonparthan affair and Mr.
McKinlov Joes not expect to make a speech.
Uilllt 'I rriiNlir ) MilU-llli'li I.
WASHINGTON. Oct. 12. Today's state
ment of the condition of the treasury Bhows
Available cnsh balance , $213-1G5,232 , gold re-
teive , $119,757,502.
\1 > l ilnloil It ) tinlrcxldi'iit. .
WASHINGTON , Oct. 12 The president to
day appointed Rafael Mndrlgan of Maryland
consul at Carthageua , Colombia
TIs isuuiiiV iii.ociv vnin.
( tliiiriinlliic ItoKllllltloiiH llnkc
i\lrciiu-l > I iiiili-ilHiuil.
AUSTIN. Tex. , Oct. 12. The moat serious
situation now confronting the people of
Texas Is the almost complete blockading of
tiavel , owing to the jellovv fever scare. Many
trains on all the principal lines have been
ubindoned and local lines have stopped run
ning entirely. IJoth divisions ot the Houston
S. Texas Central and the Southern Paclllc arc
l"d up most effectually tonight , not a single
wheel moving , save In the extreme northern
portl n of the state. Every small town In
the state Is rapidly organizing shotgun quar
antines so trains cannot stop except at the
hlfj cities. The situation In the entire state
Is highly pinlcXy and the feeling Is ono of
growing alarm and apprehension. Hy tomor
row night , unless the situation Is soon re
lieved , the entire southern and central portions
tions uf the state will 'bo ' piactically without
any lallroad facilities , as all trains will ho
stopped.
GALVH3TON. Tex , Oct. 12. The situation
In Galvcston at this hour Is hopeful. It Is
agreed that the fever Is of a mild brand anit
not to ibc feared.
HOUSTON. Tex , Oct. 12 The city awoke
up this morning to ( Ind itself In quarantine
with the declaration of State Health Olll
clal Swparingen , based on the statement of
Dr finlteras , that four cases of jellovv fever
existed here. The public schools were not
opened , and this fact created some alarm.
Tow trains loft town nnd all were well fllloJ.
The cases have been promptly Isolated.
MOHILK , Ala. . Oct. 12. Thcio wore three
now cases of yellow fever brought to light In
the last twenty-four hours. No deaths have
occurred In last forty-eight hours. Total
cases to date , 129 ; deaths , 20 ; discharged , 72 ,
under treatment , 37. The'e arc three more
cases repcctod on the steamer Kato , lying
at .Magazine Point , thico mllw above the
city. A hospital will he established there by
tliB quarantine beard ot Mobile bay and the
ship disinfected
NRW OULHANS , Oct 1 ? . Cases of yellow
fever todaj , 38 , deaths today , 3 ; total cases
of jellovv fever to date. 051 ; total deaths from
jellovv fever to date , fiS ; total cases absolutely
iccovored , 277 ; total cai.es under treatment ,
309HILOXI
HILOXI Miss , Oct. 12 The Hoard of
Health report Is- Yellow fever under treit-
ment , 79 , new cases , 12 ; no deaths today ;
total jellovv fever to date , 324 ; total jellon
fever deaths , 13.
MIM\I , .
.IiiiMili-lloii'iiinii.
PAWNEE CITY. Neb. Ost 12. f-pcclal. )
Mr John Jacob and Miss Jennie. Hoffman
'wero married at the Uaptlst parsonage by
Hev. Mr. Connor.
( if n Da } .
FAIRMONT. Neb , Oct. 12 ( Special Tele
gram. ) The Howard Livery barn , with ono
horse and c-lght sets of double harness , hay
and grain , was burned tonight nbout "J
o'clock. The flro caught from a defective flue ,
and In less than an hour the whole thing was
burned to the ground ,
ASHLAND , Neb. , Oct. 12. ( Special , ) The
grain elevator of S. P Decker was destroyed
by Ilia at 2 o'clock this morning , About
15,000 bushels ot corn was damaged. A num
ber of fanners lost grain which was stored
In the elevator The loss Is partly covered
by Insurance. The cause of tbo lire Is un
it now n ,
( Tlilrt > Yi-arH fur 'I'mIn Hnlilicrx ,
PORTLAND , Ore. , Oct. 12 George Jnck-
HOII nnd Charles Wllllnnix , who held up nn
Orogan Hallway nnd Navigation company
pntisenger train seven miles from this city
two weeks ago Saturday night , were today
sentenced to thirty scum each In the peni
tentiary by Judge Kearu.
Governor llolcotnlt wants to sweattlmt
ho didn't know It while Drex L. Shoo-
man IB willing to huear that \\u'ro the
befit valtio for the money ever offeieil
In a inlKM's' bhoo Our mUseV Konnlne
ciilfnUIn hi'liool shoes the valne-slvlni ;
hhoe this fall they'ro Jieavy bole.s In
the new coin toes either lace or button
nn Ideal shoo for winter und wet
weather wear not eluniHy , but a neat ,
dressy bhoc : nls.scs' sl/es , ll'X. to 2 , ? l.r > 0
chlld'H , lzes 9 to 11 , $ ! . ' _ ' . " > AVe know
these shoes to be genuine calf and to
bo wet th twice the money wo able $1.50
and § 1.5 ! ! If It wasn't go wo wouldn't
say It.
Drexel Shoe Co , ,
1410 Farnnin Struct
Now fall catalogue now leady ; nulled
for thu
AMONG Till- - : MISSIONARIES
Annual Meeting of tbo American Board at
Now Haven ,
VALUABLE RLPORTS ARE DISCUSSED
\rr ITonoiiU-il .Slumli
\\lmt U IH-liiK Doiif I" t'nir ,
tlir ( ! i M'I ' " lllc " - '
llciidion.
Nn\V HAVEN , Conn , Oct. 12. The clghlj'-
spvcnth annual inectlnB of the American
Iloird of Commlsslonera for Foreign Mis
sions opened at 3 o'clock this afternoon In
the Hyperion theater for a session which
will continue through Prlday After devo
tional exctclses nn address of welcome was
delivered by Prof George P. Hshcr , D. D ,
of Yale university
The report of the prudential committee was
read by the secretary of the home department ,
Itcv Ur. C. II. Daniels ot Ltoston. it was In
part an follows :
"More- new missionaries have been sent to
the Hold this jour than lost. Tour men , ono
n phvslclan , five wives of missionaries , one
unmarried man and twelve single women , tweet
ot whom nre ph > slclans , twentj-two In all ,
represent the additions to out- missionary
fo'eo since the annual meetings.
Her. Dr. Clmrlcs C Crcc&.tn , district sec
retary of New Vork Cltv , mnlccH the follow-
ItiK report from the middle district ( Includ
ing Conne'ctlcut , Ohio nnd the middle nnd
POIIth Atlantic states ) : .
The Indian famine relief fund vvhlrh Ins
been rnlsed by the Christian Herald ,
nmonntlnp to nearly J200.COO hns culled for
frequent conferences , nnd thousands ot dol-
I.irs for this relief have , been forwarded
through this olllce I'erhnps Imlf u million
dollars for Arme'ilnn rp'.let woil : uul the
Indian famine fund lm\e boon tnl ' < l , moHt
of Uvlthlu this district. UurliiR the last
two montl s twenty-eight missionaries , nine
going out for the llrst tlmo , ha\e willed
from this poit. The totil rood-its from the
middle district \vcro $118,253 The present
year shows receipts above the n\erase lor
the last decade.
Nothing can be more mtlifactory than
the continued happy relations with the
American Hlble society and the American
Tract society , both of New- York The
IJIble society expended hist year through
Its agencies In Mexico. China and Jnpin nnd
the lA-vant consldernlily more- than $100,000
To olhoi mNslons of the board whole the
society has no ngencv of Its own , funds und
books have been sent during the past vcnr
of the value of $3,511 The lotin-w to us
losultlng from Bales were $1CH Cl
INCUKASn IN CONTUIHUriONS
More churches contributed to the work
last jear than In nnv jear In the h'ator/ '
of the board There vve-io 2,4Qi5 Pongiega-
tlonil churches whlLh rmde no ofTotliiKS to
foreign missions last jeur. Thev have onn-
tilbuted to this work 1.511 Christian Hn-
( ipnvor soolotlos , as against 1,2 3 Innt J'cni
Tlic regular donations fiom the churohes
nnd Imllvldu ils were $11(1 ( riil r The recoliits
from legacleH were $11 ,1801" The trensuij
iccclvcd from the peimanoiit fund" of tl.c
bonid n Income of $10,24169 Wo lm\e
tukon fiom the Otis k-gacj $17.ni240 nnd
from theSwett legacy JH'HCS Th"se lep-
n IPS arc now exhausted Tour missions have
been established nnd two others enlarged
Not fur fiom wventy-llvo miscountles have
be-en sent foi th to tlio heathen nations ,
soliools have been founded for the promul
gation of the truth and wea'c places IITVO
been strengthened by these irngnlllcent
benefactions
Special donntlonfl have amounted to $ " ! , -
517 W , an Increase ot $10.ri27ll over tbo for-
mei year. This largely lncicas > ed sum for
ppcclal objects Is due entirely to appeals
from the Congregntlomllst for the oiphans
of Turkej. netting nbout $2'XW ( With the
total receipts for the year $ G41-170 nnd
with the total eM > endltutes for the yeut
JttS,4t4 ( M. the obligations icstlng against
the board on August 31 were $4"i,130EO.
The treasurer , r. H. Wlggin ot Doston
reported the total expenditures at $ GSS,414 ,
Including the Zulu mlbslon , $25,539 ; mission
to nuropean Turkey , SSSja1 ? ; mission to
western Turkej1 , $110,715 ; mission to eastern
Turkey , $47,41G ; Marathl mission , $54,570 ,
North China mission $5G,378 ; Madura mis
slon , $53,197 ; Toochovv mission , $25,235 ; mis
sion to Japan , fTl.Vtl ; M lcronesla mission
$ i8T31 ; cost of agencies , $15,178 ; cost o'
publications , $0,109 ; cost of administration
$2C,7CG The receipts were $642,721 , as fol
lows : riom donations , $171,108 ; legacies ,
$118,980 ; balance at credit of the board An
gust 31 , 1896 , $502 ; balance , for which the
board Is In debt August 3L 1897 , $45,130
The annual surveys ot the foreign department
partment were offered by the secretaries ,
Ilev. Jud on Smith , I ) . 1) , of Boston , and
Hev. J. L Uorton , I ) D , of Boston.
TELLING STATISTICS.
Secretary Smith's report covered the follow
ing eleven missionsWestern Turkey. Cen
tral Turkey , Too Chow , Notth China , Shang
hai and South China , Zulu , West Central
Afilca , Mlcroneslan mission and Hawaiian
islands In these fluids 2S9 missionaries arc
stationed , of which ten have gone out thl
joir for the first time'
Speaking of the work In general his report
said that In 1,227 ccnteis there we'e 543 mU
slnnarles , men and women , assisted by a
foico ot 2,930 natlvo preachers , teachers and
other helpers , preaching the gosnel In twcnty-
Eoven different languages , and directing a
great evangelical , educational and medical
enterprise. In 470 chirchcs there Is gath
ered a total membership of 44,606 , of whom
3,919 have made confession of their faith
this jear. In seventeen theological schools
179 students are In direct preparation for the
work of the ministry. In 188 colleges and
high schools fl,991 picked youths of both sexes
are In training under the most favorable
conditions for a shareIn the work and 13,220
pupils are under Christian Instruction In
1,409 common schools. The mellcal work
Invaluable in Its direct and Indirect Inllu
ence and constantly enlarging leaches more-
than 200,000 , while a steadily Increasing vol
ume of Christian literature broadens the
sphere of Inlluenco and enhances the power
op the gosiel.
gosiel.AMONG
AMONG Tlin HINDUS.
Secretary J. Li Dirton covered the work
of the American board In the two Indian
missions and Ceylon , Japan , Eastern Tur
key , European Turltoj , Austria , Spain anil
Mexico. The greatest need toJay , ho said ,
was an cflldont , able consecrated Christian
leadership among the natives themselves , Ho
commended the Young I'eoplo's Society of
Christian Endeavor for Its rapid progress In
Mexico and fpaln , the Young Men's Chris-
tlon association for Us work In Austria.
Spain , ho said , had been a hard Hold In
which to work during the past year ovvlnj !
to political excitement and suspicions anil
the to rlblo strain which rested on the pee
ple. India was losing confidence In Its Idols ,
In Us priesthood and In Its worship. It ap
peared as If a uavo of unbelief was Bvveeplti } !
over Us 287,000,000 people , and when they
had given if > that which was so manifestly
falsa to meet the natural longing of the
heart , they would turn to the Christian
faith.
"Tho educated Indus , " ho said , "have recently -
cently loturned to their ancient book to find
that with which to thwart the work of mis
sionaries and Hinduism Is experiencing a re
vival In the study of Its own religion. This
very movement Is helping to undermine tht
faith of the Hindus und to show them that
their own religion 1s doomed to decline ami
that the gospel of Cliribt must stand at last
as the universal faith.
"Tho religion of Japan ban not a deep hold
unou thu hearts of Us people They no Ion-
ger worship anywhere. Out withhold their
wpport ot the templq * aqd disclaim belief
In any religion , relegating oil to the realm of
phllosiphy , Ethlc-i U the basis ot their re
ligion and Is repinled by them more Im
portant than worehlp Jt It , however , nn
ethics whoso basis Is not morality or Chris
tianity. "
Tlip entire afternoon session was taken up
by these nddresteR and reporli and by the
appointment of the conltnjUcos for work dur-
'ng the convention
Amonn the nrrlvnls t < * l > was thnt of Da-
% ld J Ilrewcr of Washington , 1) C. , asso
ciate Juitlco ot the On'tcd States supreme
court , who Is ttTomlnctitly mentioned tor the
presidency ot the society ! for the coming
jeir.
The meeting tonlglltvas entirely of a
religious nature Tallowing pra > cr and con
gregation singing , the nnnuil sermon was de
livered by Itcv Nchcmlah Iloynton of Detroit
iiis MisiiiiAiii.ns i Nuuit run nvv
Sclioul llonril DlM-ldcs It Sliilll ot He
t'noil ' In llluii Si-hool.
rHlLADiM > IUA. Oct 12. "Lss Mlsera-
blcs , " Victor Hugo's masterpiece , has como
under the ban of educational conservatism
The commlttco ot the Uoard of Education of
the Girls' High schoM has declared against
It when Principal William D Rorer presented i
to the commlttco a list of text books required !
for the school containing the book In Trench.
Chairman Thomas G. Morton declared he
must object to "I.cs Mlscrables " Jle Ind
read It , ho said , nnd regarded It as decidedly
Improper to put Into the hands of girls In
the High school. Ho proposed that U be
stricken from the list.
Mrs. Miry 13 Mumford , the only woman
member of the committee , was the only de
fender of Hugo's Immortal work , but her
solitary protest was speedily overruled She
said It had doubtless been recommended as
being tjplcal of the highest classical Tiencb
literature
Chnlrnnn Morton thus expressed his \levvs
"My objection Is to the tone of the book
It deals , as any one who has read It knows ,
with the grlseltes of France. That In Itself
Is condemnatory. I think that wo who have
charge of the public schools have a sacred
trust , and we cannot be too cautious In set
ting before the joung girls and hoja that
which detracts from their Ideals ot Urine
and purity. Their parents hold us responsi
ble and wo ewe a duty to them and to the
girls. If the book Is In a library , that Is a
different thing , for the child's parents are
supposed to keep an eye over what she roads ,
but to require pupils to read a tainted book
Is wrong. I would object to any classic ,
oven some of Shakespeare's works , It they
are Immoral. "
nr..NVin is MUCH iNTi2iin5Tin.
Union I'll < ! lie Combination Svlit-me
IMriiMCN the Mountain City.
DENVER. Cole , Oct. 12 The Times this
afternoon stjThe ! latest feature of the
Union Pacific consolidation scheme Is ono
of great Interest In Denver and to this state
at large. It Includes the consolidation of the
Kansas Paclllc with the Gulf and a combina
tion between the Kansas Pacific and the
Missouri Paclllc , whereby the fastest through
service ovrr attempted be'wcen St Louis
and Denver will bo Inaugurated. This was
learned at the Santa To ohlcc hero this morn
ing , where advices of the jievv move of the
reoi can Izo tlon committee of the Union Pa
cific were received by wire from Omaua.
Tie Gulf road will operate the Kansas Pa-
clfle- after the reorganisation of the former
road. When questioned ! olllclals of the Gulf
hero admitted that this is true , although
endeavors have been made to ko p It a
secret. General Dodge will , in all probabil
ity , bo made president of the Gulf sjstcm
at U r Us reorganl/atloii and Trank Trumbnll ,
the prrfcont rccelvei , vylll probably bo given
the position oflce president and general
manager ,
Dentils of u Day.
SPARTA , WIs , Ocf. 12. ( Special Tole-
giain. ) Colonel R. M. Strong died last night
Mr. Strong came from Omaha In August to
attend the reunion of h'is regiment , the Nine
teenth Wisconsin. He has been In feeble
health 'for ' three or four joars , , ami i Look to hlb
hod upon his arrival , slowly falling until
death.
BOSTON , Oct. 12 Colonel William
H. Torbos of Milton died yester
day at his summer homo on Nau-
shone island. Buzzard Bay , aged 53
years Ho won distinction during the war ,
was for jcais president of the Bell Telephone
compiny and was a brother of J. Malcom
Forbes
TDCUMSIH. Noh , Oct. 12 ( Special )
Mrs A. B. Curran died hero Sunday and her
funeral was held jesterday. She loaves a
husband and family of grown-up children.
Interment was made In the Tccumsch cemo-
terj1. 'Mrs ' Curran was about 45 joars old
NEW YORK , Oct. 12 Captain William II.
Pony died at Asbiuy Park , N. J. , jesto'diy ,
aged 85 years Ho was a cousin of Mrs Hetty
Green , and a nephew of Commodore Perry.
Ho served with distinction In the fedeial
armj' .
PGNSACOLA , Fla , Oct 12 Hon. Charles
W. Jones , former United States senator from
Flo Ida. died at Detroit this moinlng , after a
sickness of several weeks His remains will
bo bi ought here for Interment Friday.
, lne of SK-anislilpn.
KANSAS CITY , Oct. 12. Arrangements i
have been perfected for a line of steamships
from Port Arthur , Tox. , to Mexican gulf
ports , to bo operated by the Kansas City , I
PIttsburg & Gulf railroad and the Atlantic
and Mexican Gulf Steamahlp Company. Two i
steamois a month will be run between Port
Arthur , Tampico , Vera Cruz and Progreso
and ono steamer a month between Port , Ar
thur , Cuba and Jamaica. _
I > l > Moe-KlioliliTM Mt. .
NRW YORK , Oct. 12. The stockholders
of the 12rlo railroad met here today and ro-
olccted the old board of directors , who will
meet In a few days for the purpose of reor
ganization , The annual report of the com
pany makes the total assets $296,558,205 , with
liabilities the eamo amount.
Do you know that now you've tlio 1 > est
eliane-o over olToiud you for iiuie'luihiiif , '
a piano ? We've never made pileen as
low as at ineseni our touim liave never
been easier liesldert , we oiler you a
i-ltok-o of over a do/.en dlflerent makes
among them the Klmn.ill Knalie Hal-
let & Davis Whitney Hint ! ' , and n mini-
hotof othets not so well known we
wouldn't offer to sell yon a piano that
wo couldn't lecommend to yon Vte've
built up our bimliiPnH and i emulation
by htauilliiK by everything wo say of
couise , theu-'s a difTetence In pianos ,
but \u 'll tell you wlirtt1 the dlffeienco
In new iilnnos In natural wood eases
for rent at $5.00 per m
A.
MUSIC ( Mil AH , , I513 Douglas
Weddlnp ;
Haby Kinpi-plain and set Kings
Kings of all klnds-Mmt the most popu
lar ring this season ( U rour Opal Kins
but with prails they aio thu most beau-
tlfnl ling over produccd-.J.r > 0 to $1150
Our wedding ilngn aie simon puio 18k
gold 18k , not Hit stamped ISk Vou
might get Ilk rings at the piieo of our
18K ones but you can't get 18k at our
prices ulscwhuru iifg.intly engraved
v > eddlng stationery at $10 for the first
100-i.r : > 0 per 100 thereafter Hngravcd
siting c.uds 100 with ungiavcd copper
plate $ l..riO 100 cards printed fiom jour
own plate $1.00 Mull order * , given
piompt attention ,
C. S , Raymond Co , ,
Jewelers ,
15th and Douglas Streets.
PHILANTHROPIC CONFERENCE
Lovers of Mankind Moot in Oonvolition to
Take Counsel ,
OTABLE ADDRESS BY THE PRESIDENT
llc9. . ( I , Mnltli , l-roroRMir .if Soolol-
OHJ lit the | ! iil\ < -r ll ) of Mluiic-
ROln. UlRoitNNt-H Imimrliint
Siu'lnt I'rnlili-nts ,
DATTLR CHEEK. Mich. , Oct. 12. The In-
tcrstatc Civic Philanthropic congress com
menced Its meeting here tonight and nlll
continue until Sunday night Over3,000 people
ple attended the opening session. Major
Metralf of this city presided and addresses of
welcome were made by Ilcv. W. S. I'ottcr
nnd ex-Ccngres-sman George \Vlllard. The
addrr s of the evening was given by Hov.
Samuel G. Smith , U 1) . , professor of sociology
In tlio University of iMInnesota , who spoke at
length on municipal matters , especially In
their relation to ho.no Influences , education ,
philanthropy , organized charltlrs , foreign-
born citizens and crime. Or Smith slid-
T.ie conviction Is growing nmong thought
ful people that the- common m\ii and woman
might , with reasonable effort , have better
nml happier living than they now enjoj' .
The conxletlou Is growing that the > are1
not nlono to blame for their pirtlil failure
hitherto , but tlmt noplot.v Itself , In ome
united \\uyr must attnek the evils which
beset the race and must bring help to the-
vvonk nnd hope to the unfortunate The-
chief evils nro Ignoianco , poverty , sickness
Inelllelent toll nnd an Inttllolent share In
opportunities and privileges of the
world These 'evils result from Inelllclcncy
In the Individual , thu home , thest'iool and
the state , nnd e pcclallv the municipal state
The questions must be studied In n largo
wnj' , and the remedies proposed ought to
bo ridlcil nml thorough Nor nro our prob
lems hope-less To thnso who see onlj' the
Immediate Ills which nllllet the bodies nnd
souls of men and the veij- slow progre-ss
which most leforms seem to make cuthusl.
aim soon dies , thoihe-ait faints nnd effort
relaxes Hut wo live In a most marvelous
nnd hopeful time In no century since man
bus walked oreot nnd begnli to make tools
out of pieces of stone has so much boon
done- for the good of the common people
with both \vtse and definite ilm Indeed ,
when the men of the future write nbout
our ccuttirj- they will not glorlfj It for Us
si-Ioncc , Its nrt. or Us mechanical ae-hlcvo-
ments , but nt the beginning of their hlstorj
thej'nlll wilto this ligind "It was tin-
age of the common people "
SCIENCE IN CHA1UTY.
It Is time th it the conclusion of scientific
charity should bo made fundamental In
all future efforts There aio three chis-es of
remedies for poveitj' ; thcj are pilllatlve ,
curative or preventive The value of those
Is exnctlj In the Inverse order of their gen.
oral nttrai tlvonpss Generations of human
history toaoh the pilnful fact that soclotj
can have all the beggars she Is willing to
feed An emotional giving bj untialnod
lingers whle-h Dlinuly multiplies the evils
that It soolts to relieve , mus be put undei
the Inn , so equally must po'ltlcil giving be
put down Moie thin $10000,000 ove-ij vcar
are spent In what Is known as "outdoor
lollof" bv the hands of public olllcluls It
Is not too much to s ij' that this enormous
sum In the bulk Is not only wiRtud , but
tends to create and perpetuate a pauper
olnss in almost ovorj' community There
aio homo communities Indeed , whore the
public otlle-ers show u Sp irtan virtue nml
onls as ° lst those who cannot help them
selves-tho oMld , the old and the sick The
new methods of organised chnritj' demand
the federation of clnrltj1 agencies The
teller agencies of municipalities of churches
and of private charities should have n e-en
tral bureau where the entire dependent
population of the community , nftei careful
Investigation , Is propcilj- registered This
knowledge Is the foundation of all wise and
effective relief. When this method Is em
ployed the ward heeler no longer send * a
load of coil or basket of provisions to his
favorite .strikers for the- creator olllcloncj
ot party organlratlon The spectacle of
Chicago policemen goliiff .around as lollef
agents In the distress of last winter maj
hive been necessary In the Immediate emer-
gcucj * , but It was ti s id sight to cvcrj' one
Interested In a sound philanthropy based
upon the rigorous exclusion of those able
to support themselves and these unworthj
of relief except under drastic conditions
It may na well bo said frankly anil bluntlj
that most of the agencies employed to assist
present dlhtress arc. in the judgment of
those best qu illlled to hn\e an opinion , not
onlj' unwise , but positively Immoinl. Tree
lodging houses , free soup and most alms
giving belong to forms of socl illsm willed
me chlclls' valid and valuable- for those
who prefer Ignoianco , shlftlofcsness nndIce
to Intelligence , thrift nnd % iituo
There can be no hope for the future unless
wo cloirly sce that the home lb the unit
of socl il organl ? itlons The homo must bo
founded not nlonc upon th it old fashioned
love , which Is far moie sclentlflc than most
people suppose , for It depends upon real
nlllnltles both .physical and mental , but It
must bo founded also upon le-tlectlvo science
which shall bo prudent , critical and cour
ageous
HIXJENERATn THUOUGH TH13 CHILD
It is In the solution of the child problem
that the regeneration of society Is to be
sought.
Wo have much to say In regard to our
duty to the slums , nnd our university sottle-
mcntH do noble work. In going down to
carry the example of sweet and wholesome
living. Hut 'What the slums need is not to
bo helped but to be abolished. Cleanliness
nnd older must bo maintained , together
with perfect sanitary conditions , by munici
pal legislation nnd philanthropic cooperation
tion for the better housing of the pool. The
slums , as they exist In phj'slcil form , nre a
disgrace to the nation und a men ice to
our civilization. The slums must HO
The question of public education has
passed beyond the realm of experiment nml
has become n pait of the settled pollcj' of
the American people , but at present wo art-
very far from having decided what ought to
bo tnuffht. The bulk of our women are to
bo housewives , and the malorltj' ot om bojs
are to work with their hands It aocm
solf-evldent at what points money and skill
should bo applied Wheio a city .seeks to
m iko Its high school a college , hut has no
money either for a. domestic economy 01 foi
the kindergarten It would seem plain that
then ) Is need ot thu education of public
opinion I plead for more practical drift In
STOP
GRUMBLING
About woolen Underwear because it irritates
your skin and you think there is no other that
you can wear , For 75c you can buy of us a
shirt and a pair of drawers of good weight ,
finely put together , cotton fleeced , without any
seams , French elastic neck bands , silk faced ,
in a shade of cream color and gray mixture ,
non-shrinkable , the kind that you sec displayed
in the windows all over town at 50c per gar
ment. Our price is 37yac or 75c a suit.
There is no underwear that mves so much
o
comfort and satisfaction for such a small outlay
of money.
Cor. 14th and Douglas Sts ,
A few clothing catalogues left for your name
and address.
public education The technical school as
the foundation for artls in skill Is of supu-me-
Impoi t.iuco
\\o must make bettor cltlzcnu before wo
can make bettor Institutions. I hold It
fundamental that n weak and Lpitioiant clt-
ircnMilp can never maintain good Institu
tions , and that Intelligent , cipablo and vir
tuous men and women will never submit to.
llvo undoi poor ones If the chlldien can
bo pioperly born , their bodies propel ly
built , their homesuirouudlngs made suita
ble , their minds nnd senses soundlj cdu-
cited , they will then take rare of the gov
ernment , both munlclpil nnd state.
It Is often urged th it our fote-lgn popula
tion Is thogreit buidPU of American munlc-
Ipilltle.s A seare-hlng nuiljMs. . of the facts ,
will scaicelv waiinnt this conclusion Foi-
olgu born ellbeiiH commit rather less than |
tholi pioportlonato share of crime , and If
the- children of foreign Itorn puonts commit
i ithor mote than their proportion. It would
scorn to be a relle tlon upon the wholocomo- '
n -s e > f the Ameilciiu environment The-io
l'i no doubt that re ppct for law Is less
deeply seated In Amei leans than In Euio-
pcnn cities The la\ltj of police admin s-
tratlou would seem to bo responsible for
the coriuptlon of the American born chil
dren of parents coming fiom abioad It maj'
be that the \e-rv genius of our Amoileaii
Institutions has In ought ILs own dangers
The woid "llbertj" ha been tilled with n
meaning , Incompatible with order ami = afotj- .
With all proper respect tr > the police and
detective loices In American cities there
ls a widespread eonvlctlon that their ad-
mlnlstiatlon might easily be niado more
just , unlfoiin and elllclent.
It Is not nlono municipal elections but
national ones as well that conupt our cities
\Vo rldlculo the expenses of \mllng nunles
nnd of rojal famine's In European conn- |
tries nnd then calmly proceed to spend more ,
money than these follies cost In deb inching
our fn.o clt'zoiiHhln
CLEANLINESS IN' , CITIES
There would > -ocm to bo no doubt that n
broader view than has been curient should
be established with respect to the police
functions of n city soveinmcnt The depart
ment of health muct be made moio nuthoi-
Ititlvc and more elllclent It must condemn
unsinltnry buildings , public nnd piivnt'1
It must ins'st that the means wlile.li Bt-lence
Ins made known foi the presetvatlon of
the public health shall \lgnrousl > nnd
unsparlnglv employed Cleanllno"H Is fie
basis of cltj life nnd this Is not a question
ot gaibige alone , It Is a question of water ,
purity of foods , pure air und adequate open
naces.
Should the municipality "oek to own Us
public lighting plant , Us public water tnip-
ply and its rapid transit ? Those nro burn
ing questions of the hour Wo may safelj'
say that It Is n folly for n community to
give away valuable privileges to private
citizens , nnd especially under PUili condi
tions aa bind the community hand nnd foot
for future je.ai.On the other hand , munic
ipal ownei hlp evokes the fearful "peoter of
moio easier and corrupt waul politics The
question of municipal ownership Is not so
much a question of Ilnance as It Is ono of
mor.ilB Is the work now done by public
olllclals nnd public contracts economic and
elllclent ? Do wo dare to Increase the power
and perquisites of cltj- governments ? Thes" ,
It neems to me , me crucial questions
Municipal ownership Is n question of niunlr-
Ipil virtue If our citizenship bo clean ,
hlg'h-mlnded ' and Intelligent , it Is a consummate -
summate follj' to bestow public credit and
the piotlta of public work upon private cor
porations It is plain that whatter Is done
should be accomplished bj' e-xperlmontal and
proun.fls.vo legislation , rather than by revo
lution Imped upon papei theoilos.
The wisdom for the solution of municipal
questions will probably come from the
smaller cltlos. Hero rn-ponslblllty cm be
more easily located ; hero the problems are
not HO complex , and here Is n sense of unity
among the people which Is wanted In the
\aster communities.
Dt'lirw SlnrlN fur Iloinr.
NASHVILLE Tenn . Oct 12. Dr. Chaun-
cey M. Dcpow , Miss I'.iuldlng , Miss Sttuth-
crs , Mr and Mis. II. W. McVlckar and H
D. Courtlnnd left tonight for Now York
Just bcfoio leaving Dr Dtpuw found tlmo
to bay u fovv words to a reporter , giving his
views nnd Impiosslons of the Centennial ex
position Ho said : "Tho Tennessee Centen
nial has Impressed mo very fnvonibljIt
Is a most creditable sho-A and has net u pico
Hosldcs the Jewell cook stoves ntnl
hli'i > l ranges which me the best In the
vvoiltlami which weant you to see
und jjlve us jour opinion of Vve cairy
the most complete Hue of haulwiue , tln-
waie , cooMiiK utensils , etc. , you've seen
for many u day our store doesn't cover
a block , but oroiything in our line is
there , fiom a padlock to a Van Hotel
Iliuifje Speaking of padlocks have you
one for your coal bin ? we've netuly
a cm load from the littlest lilt of a ono
at a nickie to one huge enough for the
big lion gate at Hie Imposition giounds
we make n specialty of bulldeis' haul-
waie , ami vlilio we don't give It uway
wo make ditch pi ices that you'll won
der if .wo flny or steal it Kstlmutim
piomptly Cnrnlshed.
A. C. RAYMER
JJU1LDKRS1 HARD WAKE
1514 Fartiam St.
Cominunclg today , October 12 , the
moiiilng edition of The lice will bo en
larged to u twelve-page paper for eacli
week day except Monday , In addition to
tlio twenty-page Hnnilay Issue. This
move Is dictated by a deslie to give the
leaders of Tlio Ilee the full benellt of
the unexcelled news facilities and other
special fcatiiic.s placed at tlielr disposal
by this paper. Thu enlaigement will
give them each week In addition to what
they aie now lecelvelng sixteen pages
of leading matter , equivalent to 112 col
umns , while the subsetIptlon price will
remain tlio Mime. In quality , as well
as In quantity , Thu lice will maintain
Its Mipcilorlty over all competilois as a
metiopolltau dally.
The Omaha Daily Bee
Circulation Department
17th and Farnatn , Bee Building
uvhtoh state expositions will have much
trouble In follow Ing , The grounds nro nicely
arranged nml the buildings am attractive
specimens of architecture , especially the
pirlhouou , which I prouounco simply per
fect The o'octilo dlt.pl.ijand Illumlnntiomt
surpass the Wotld's fair and In themselves
nro worth n flip to Nashville" Ml , Depcw
spnko In high terms of the \.ttloux exhibits
and nriange-ments of the giounds and was
highly delighted with his visit.
( illlNOII ( ilH'N Pi-- ! * .
NH\V YORK , Oct 12. Kmtnott C Gibson ,
the promoter , president of the Akron street
railway , and snld to bo associated In bust-
ne'-s with Samuel C. Olews , who was ar-
icsted In Hoston for nttimptlng to pass a
worthless check foi tV > , WHS discharged to-
dav The complainant. H It Htimson ,
nudltoi of the Hotel Nctherlnnd and Im
perial , said to Magistrate Ilobes that he dlJ
not believe Mr Gibson had any Intention
of defrauding him Gibson lived at the Im
perial Ho offeied In pijment for hl * no-
count a chock , pajmoiit of which was re
fused , and his niiest followed In court to-
daj Gibson showed letters from prominent
business men of this cltjcertlfjlng to his
good ehnr.icter.
Ciililn MiiKcNi | > oliitiiiiii < N.
HAUIUSBUIIG , l'i. , Oct. -General J.
1' S Gobln of Le-binon , oommandei In chief
of the Grand Aimv of the Republic , issued
general ordeis ted ly through Adjutant Gen.
cial Stewart , announcing these appoint
ments Inspector geneial , Alonzo Williams ,
Providence , H I. ; Judge advocito general ,
nil Torrenee Minneapolis , Minn. ; senior
nide-de-eninp. Milton A G , Hoist , Lebanon.
PA ; executive ( ommlttec of the National
Council of Admlnlstiatlon , K H. Monfort ,
Cincinnati , r M Stenott , St lx > uts ; Wil
liam II Armstrong , Indianapolis ; Robert W.
Hill , C innndnlKiii , N Y. ( member from In
dian Toirltory ) . Tlomas W Scott , Falrflold.
Ill ; Ijiiman Caldwell , Dccorah , la. ; Hllwood
Ctalg Wilmington , Del.
rniKrNN ofiillioiN mill
NASHVII Ln , Tenn , Oct. 12 Thete was
a huge attendance at today's .session of the
congics of authois and aitlstH nt the
Tennessee Centennial e\p sltlon. R v. Rob
e-it A Yountf , D. D , presided W. H. R.
French , president of the ChUngo Ait In
stitute , Mrs 1:117 iiicth Gllmorc of New1 Or
leans and Miss Sarah He-IIcott re id papers ,
and poems wore lenil by Mis. Maigarot 12.
Sangstci of Ne-w Yoik , Mis Grace Hulllo
Hojlan nnd Wllll imi Vlschcr ot Chicago.
f'ndioln- IliiellNsiKIntlon.l
GRAND RAPIDS. Oct -Tho triennial
sesHlon of the sum cine council of the Catho
lic Mutual Benellt association began hero
ted ly. Nenilv all member * of the council
ate present High mass was celebrated this
moinlng at St Andn-w's cntlic < lia ! , after
which loutino business was proce-cdrd with.
l"iiiirnl Dln-c-liirM to Vlcc ( .
MIMVAUKCi : . WIs , Oct. 12 The Na
tional I"iineral Directors' u joc'utlon will
convene In this cltj' tomorrow The sessions
aio expected to otciipy two davs 1'rcsldi-nt
Stuiirur of Alllaneo O , 1ms arrived und del
egates to the number of 200 will teach the
city In the morning' .
Two WIIIIK-II Dromicil.
MIDDI.UTOWN , N. Y. , Oct. 12 Mrs.
Archibald O'Neill and daughter > wcro
drowned tonight at Kallsburg. Mr. O'Neill ,
his wlfo and two daughters were driving.
Their horse inn away it ml all four were
thrown into the lako. O'Neill saved ono of
his daughters.
riNin-roN IM In MVnrlc ,
NIJW YORK , Oct. 12. It was said nt the
Cuba Junta hero today that Scnorlta , Cla-
ncros , the Cuban gill who recently escaped
from prison In Havana , will make her bow
befoul H Now Yoik public borne tlmo to-
moirow.
Mliicrx On Mrlki- .
n , Tenn , Oct , 12. Three hun
dred miners employed In the Soddy coal
mlncH struck today for tin Incre-aso In wage * .