HE DAILY BEE
10 , 1871. OMAHA , TIITJKSDAY MOllNrSG , JA&TUA11Y 0 , 1308 'TWELVE PAGES. COPT JBMVE UEXTS.
CASE OF THE GRAIN MEN
Mcnnrial Pent from Northwest Iowa to
Mombsrs of Congress ,
ONLY RATES ON CEREALS KCPT U ?
ineldenlH of AllrKfil ll erlinlniiMon
t'lleil for I lie Hem-lit of l.oKlxlu-
( orKlteii n for Clnlni-
11117 II Helinle.
IDA ailOVB , la. . Jan. 5. ( Special. ) The
Grain Shippers' Afsoclatlcn of Northwest
Iowa has decided upon memorializing con
gress to secure If possible legislation which
the association considers absolutely necessary
to the prosperity of the formers of this por-
tlcti ot Iowa. Secretary IMbcock of this city
han sent to the 00 members In this | urt of
Iowa tilnnkfl for signatures asking congress
to i > 3M laws preventing discriminations. A
iilmllar petl.'lon Is to be scn'i to the Iowa
legislature asking favorable action In that
body. The exact nature of the legislation
risked la net clearly stated , but ' .lie petitions
tihow w.mt the complaint Is. This movement
Is taken In view of the- defeat of the Grain
hlppera' association In the milts brouglv. In
Iho federal courts to recover for dl.'crlmina-
llcitij In gr. In shipments In Ihe past. The
petition to be nicnl lo congrcse Is ns follows :
To the Honorable1 Seimtr and House of
lUpresentntlve * of the United States : The
( > rnln Hhlppi rs' Afsoelatlon of Northwe'l
Iowa. fompjsEd of grain shippers * represent-
In i every ee-mity and pr.ictlc.illy every
Kraln Hhlpplng point In that region , respect
fully memorialize your honorable body atf
follows :
AN Aouicm/rriiAL HKCION.
Nortnwest Iowa Is an a rlcullural region ,
PiiffiiReil largely and almowi uxclUHlvcly In
thi' production of corn , wheat , oats , rye ,
Imrlpy and nther food products. Tne irarkel
for theie pr.nluels IH clile.igo and points cast
thereof. The price of these products re
ceived l > y the farmers and dealern l , to a
Kreat extent , controlli-d by the faellltlcH for
and CO.MI rf transportation to mailed. The
means of Ir.tnuportatlon to these markets Is
solely by the varltus railway llncx penetrat
ing northwestern Io a. The regions adja
cent to KinsiiH Clly , Mo. , and St. Paul and
Minneapolis , Minn. , arc engaged to large ex
tent In the production of the same kinds of
grain an are raised In northwestern Iowa and
this grain Is transported by rail and sold In
the mine inarketH In competition with Me
Krnln pro.lnets of the region represented by
Ihls iHRoelntlon. The dl'tiince and cost and
inejnp of trniiFportatlon from these compet
ing points to the common market arc prac
tically tlie same. The rate ? llxed by the
ra'hv.iy companies for the transportation of
grain from northwestern Iowa are no.v and
for many yr.irs have been practically twice
ni ; hljrh as the charge for traiifportatlng
the same kind of product1 * from t.'icse com-
petl IK points. Tills discrimination In freight
ti'ilffs nnulnst the prodiietF of nort'.uvesttrn
Iowa and in favor of like ( product1' from coin-
In ' .Ins p nils has resulted In the demoral
ization of tbo tn'-iln tr.ule and In annu.il
ilepreel itlon of many hundreds of thousands
of dollars In thr return to tl'e fanners of
iiortbAencrn Iowa for their crops.
For many year * ( litre bus bien a con
tinuous and gradual reduction In the eo'sts
nn l c-inrgps of tr.inspjrttitlon of vaVlaus
kinds of frelirbt moved over the railway
llne > pnetra''ng ' northwestern Iowa. The
Jr Ji.'ht charges ou dry goodr- , stoves , hard-
V"i . i'ijrnltu.-e , liquors and other articles
of inerl-liaii'llse and manufacture have
been constantly lo.vered , while the tr.ins-
Iiorlatljn charges for grain products have
been ktlit at tuibatnntlallv the former
ll ures and left without benefit of tills
practically uniform reduction in frelgnl
charges. The frclshl charges exacled for
the transportation of the articles of mer
chandise and manufacture above referred
to , taking Into consideration their value ,
bulk , cost , care and danger In their trans
portation , are proportionately much lower
nnd wholly c'lsnrop irtlonate to the charges
for transportation of grain. This has re
sulted In an unjustifiable dlseilmlmitlon
iiR.ilnst the food products and their produc
ers and dealers.
UNJUST DISOIHMINATION.
Tn the complaint tiled by this association
before the Interrtnte Commerce commission ,
the forritoliii ; facts were concede 1 by the
traffic mamiKcrd of the railways and It
was admitted fat these fielght charges were
nol bused upon any principle recognized as
ilghlful In the formation of tariff sheets
and thai the railways simply exacted from
the grain traffic such rates as they could
pet This condlthn of affairs has resulted ,
rot' only In the discrimination against the
locally represented by this association and
In favor of Us competitors but a dUcrlmlna-
lon agalnsl food products and their produc
tion and nale. Appeals to the Interstale
Commerce commission and to the railway ?
luivo been frulllcpM of result In pulling
nn end to Ibis unjustifiable dlserlmlnn-
In ISOt , In compliance with n resolution
of the United States senate , the Inter&tnle
Commerce commission made Invesllgallon of
the transportation charges on food products
to thn seaboard. It held Investigations at
various points In the northwest , resulting In
a flndliiK that the rates churned were tin-
reasonable ) and fixing maximum reasonable
rates to Chicago and to the Mississippi
river , which were greatly less than the
chargCH exacled by Die railway companies.
For a few months , tills finding of Iho com-
ndpslon was observed by Ihe railway com
panies , but soon thereafter the old rates
wer ? restored. Slnco tlmt time there have
been slight llnctiiatloiiH In transportation
chnrgea. but during the whole time , lip to
nnd Including the present , llicre has been
inn'ntnlned the same proportionate excess
L of charges for transportation of grain from
ncrthwesl Iowa over HIP charges for Irans-
iiortntlon from Kansas City and Minneapolis
point * nnd the same disproportionate exccsn
of charges for the transportation of grain
over ths charges for tranporlatlon of
nrtlclea of merclifi'dlR" and inanufaclure.
NO HHMHDY NOW.
The federal courts , through their construe.
tlon of the provisions of the Interstale com
merce. law , have gradually shorn both the
Interstate Commerce commission nnd the
courts of the powers which they wers sup
posed to possess under tlip provisions of
that law. so that lliero Is now no adequate
remedy , t.ivo the slow and expensive process
of courts In suits to recover overcharged
ngalnst nnreahonnblo charge ? or discrimina
tion In freight tariffs of the kind from which
northwestern Irv.va hiH : fo long suffered. To
nvold the discrimination comp'.alne.'l of
npnlnst northwestern Iowa and In favor of
other shipping points and Ihe discrimination
against the grain traffic and In favor of
other classes of freight the grain rates from
northwestern Ion a to Chicago should not
exceed 12 certs per 100 pounds and to east
linnk of trn < Sllfslfslrpl river 10 cente per 100
pounds If tint receipts of the railway linen
from fielr frelpht traffic are not unreason-
bly high. It Is ni-inlfest from Uio foregoing
that mi undue proportion of these recelptu
Is receive * ! from the grain tralllo of north
western Iowa and an invliio proportion of
tlie liurden of frelirbt rales In placd upon
1hlH localltv nnd the traffic In which It In
engaged. This dlserlmlnaton agalnpt local
ity and trallle la contrary to both the letter
nnd the fptrlt of the Interstate. coniiuoc ? net.
All of fie r.illway lines entering northwestern -
western Io.\a are and have been members of
* associations expressly or Itnplledly formed
to maintain freight rates and this locality
end the grain tralflc have had no relief
through competition. Through the Ineffi
ciency of the rcme'JlPn provided by law an
construed by thn court ? , wo have been prac
tically without remedy against this discrimi
nation and It has reunited to the Injury of
every business Interest In the great terri
tory In which this association Is engaged. In
.
Without engaging In warfare , ngaliiHt any
business or Interest , fully recognizing the
necessity and utility of railway transporta
tion and conceding the rlnhts of the trans
portation Interests to receive fair compensa
tion for Kprvleoa rendered , wo most earnestly
protest tigalnn our locality and trallle being
made the victims of discrimination and
ntfalnxt their being compelled to bear more
than a .lust proportion of the necc'iiary bur
dens of traiiFportutlon.
Wherefore , you are respectfully and
urgently requested to innko Investigation of
the facts herein complained of. that ejclst-
Iiur lawn may bo KQ amended that dis
crimination of the kind and character priie-
tlred against northwestern Iowa may bo
made unquestionably Illecul ; that the Juris
diction of ihe Interstate Commerce commit-
flon mav be broadened and Its powers inadd
more effective * and that prompt and efficient
remedy may bo given to producers and ship.
pers against thn exaction of unreasonable or
discriminating freight charges.
By order executive committee Drain Ship-
ners * Association of Northwest town. E.
J. Edmonds , president ; F. D. liabcock , secre
tary.
A1MM I.\T.MK.\TS IIV Til 15 I'll llSIIH'J.Vr.
One XrliriiNkn niiil 5-ovrml South On-
kotn null IIMVII Jlt-n l-'nvorcd.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 5. The president to
day sent tile following nominations to the
i-cnato :
Justice Francis C. Lowell , to be United
State * district Judge for the district of Massa-
chusettBi Henry L. Ituniott , oltorney of the
United States for the southern district of
New York. To bo marrhals of the United
States : Aullck Palmer for District of Colum
bia ; William Edgar Stcttic , for Hie district
of Kansas ; George Louis Slebrlcht , for the
wctftern district of Texas ; Fredrick C.
Leonard , for the western district of Penn
sylvania.
State-Owen L. Smith of North Carollno ,
minis cr resident and consul general of the
United States to Ltberl-i ; Joseph
G. Stowe of Missouri , consul general -
oral of the Uolted S.'rttcs at Capo Town ,
Cape of Good Hope ; Herbert 0. Squires ofj
New York , secretary of the legation of the
United Stateo at I'ckln , China. To be con
suls of the United Statesr Ailolph L. FVanh-
cnthal of Massachusetts at llcrtic ; Neal Me-
Mlllen of Michigan , t Port Carnla , Ont. ;
James M. Mays of Ohio , at Rosarlo , Argen
tine Republic ; John II. Grout , Jr. , of Massa
chusetts , at Malta ; Edmond 55. Urodowskl
of Illinois , now connul at Drcalau , Germany ,
at Filrlh , Havnrla ; Charles W. E-i-dman of
Kentucky , now consul at Kurth , Bavaria , at
IJreslau , Germany.
Troisury Lernder P. Mitchell of Indiana ,
to be asrtl-tant comptroller of the troEstiry
John Fox , collector of customs for the district
of Oregon ; Chnrlea II. Morrlll , surveyor of
customs for the port of Lincoln , Neb. To be
collectors of Internal revenue : Thomas P.
Penman , Twelfth district of Penr. < ? ) lvaala ;
John \V. Patterson , Third district of Iowa ;
Joro M. Kemble at Iowa , Fourth district of
Iowa. To bo pension asonts : Cbrles A.
Orr at Iluffalo. N. Y. ; Jonathan Merrlam , at
Chicago ; Sydney L. Will-on , at Washington.
Frank II. Morris to be Mirvcyor general of
South Dakota. To be receivers of public
monies : Alexander S. Haker at Harrison.
Ark. ; J. U. Hush at Little Hock. Ark. ; Lloyd
L. Carter at Redding. Cal. ; John L. Wcst-
duhl at Hurcn , S. D. ; Frank A. IJrown ot
Aberdeen. S. D. ; Charles L. I ) . Brockway at
Chamberlain. S. D. ; Thomis H. Connln"it
Pierre. S. 0. ; George A. Sml'.h ' at Salt Lake
City.Utai. T bu reglstores of the lati'l
office : Frank M. Swascy at Rising. Cal. ; C.
A. DlaV.c at Huron , S. D. ; George F. Foster
nt Mitchell , S. D. ; John S. Vctter at Aber
deen , S. D. ; Prmco A. Qa'cdell at Buffalo ,
Wyo.
Postmasters : California , George W. Lovlo ,
Redwood City. Colorado , Frank M. Reunion ,
Victor ; Daniel E. Cooper , Lamar ; Robert J.
McCartney. Sllvcrton. Iowa , Frederick J.
Will , Eagle Grove ; Theodore II. Ilarcker.
Hampton ; Horatio E'Jsmith , Dows. Ne
braska , Lsvl M. Copeland , MlnJcn. South
Dakota , John Bell , Spearnsh. Utah , Arthur
L. Thomas , Salt Lake City. Washington ,
Edwin L. Urunton. Wnlla Walla ; William A.
Buckley , Spraguc ; Samuel P. Tapping , Fair-
haven ; Lawrence A. Inkslcr , Davenport ;
Leoren E. Sperry , North Ynklma.
To be third lieutenants In the revenue cut
ter service : A. II. Buhner of California , G.
H. Mann of Michigan.
WAITS KOH A KUi\CII AMIIASSAIllllt.
Idclproc'ltyecoliitlniiN ivllli Unit
Country n ( ii Sin iiilsdl 1.
WASHINGTON' , " Jan. 5. The French em
bassy has been notified by cable that the
new French ambassador , M. Cambon , sailed
on tbo Gascogno from Havre last Saturday
and will arrive In Now York thelalter part
of this week. Ho will remain In Now York
a few days and will come to Washington the
mlddlo or next week. The presentation of his
credentials to the president will be made tbo
following week ,
The French consul general , M. Brawert ,
has been hero for several days In conference
with Reciprocity Commissioner Kasson
furthering details of the reciprocity arrange
ment between iFranco and this country. The
essential points , however , cannot 'be arranged
until the ambassador arrives , as he comes
direct from Paris , where it Is supposed the
authorities have given him definite Instruc
tions as to how far the demands of the
United States for a modificatjon of the re
strictions on American cattle and meat pro
ducts will be conceded. iM. Cambon Is one
of ithe first ambassadors who does not speak
English and this to some extent will limit
the freedom of his Intercourse with State
department officials.
Although the department Is not advised ,
there Is little hope that France will concede
what Is asked as to American cattle , In view
of the recent action of the Chamber of
Deputies In passing a government measure
to advance the duties on meat products. It
Is suspected < that this advance was made In
order 'to ' permit a reduction to the old rates ,
but there will bo little disposition to accept
this as a fliifllclont concession to allow
Franco the benefit of reciprocity reductions
on French brandies , vermuth , paintings and
statuary , as contemplated by the Diugloy
law ,
I.VJUUV TO Pit I ! IT XOT VBIIV fill HAT.
Front DIIIIIIIKC III Florida Less Thrill
In I SIM- ! ) . ' .
WASHINGTON , Jan. 5. Hcports received
from the weather bureau officials of Florida
Indicate that the freeze of January 2 and 3 ,
1SOS , whllo doing considerable damage , did
not approach in severity cr destructlvcness
the freezes In the winter of 1831 and 1S95.
AE to the effects of the recent freeze , the
Weather bureau's director at Jacksonville ,
Fla. , reports by telegraph this morning as
follows : "Available Information Indicates
greater portion of vegetables north and south
central portions killed , where not protected.
Pineapples damaged' ' to considerable extent.
Citrus 'trees ' not seriously affected through
fruit belt , excepting tender uprauts. "
V < > I'ollxli AreliliIliOi |
WASHINGTON , Jan , 4. A report was cur
rent eonio tlmo ago that Pope Leo would
send to Washington on January 1 a Po'llsh
archbishop who would co-operate with the
papal delegate in restoring peace In a num
ber of disturbed Polish communities. Mgr.
Sbarrett , who Is In charge ot thn legation In
the abacnco of Mgr , Martlnelll , said today
that no credit had ever been attached to the
report , and now ihat the Polish archbishop
had not arrived with the now year the story
was dismissed an an invention.
T'.viort | f Tulinceo.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 5. The following
telegram has been received by the secretary
of state from our minister to Spain ;
Tobacco bando revoked. Leaf tobacco can
bo exported on paying tax of 12 pesetas per
100 kilometers , All manufactured tobacco
except Plcnrdura free of export duty , San
tiago do Cuba excepted from new order.
Importation of tobacco from all ports Into
Cuba prohibited. New ordsr takes effect
January 15.
Tlila mecsago refers to the revocation of
the embargo on exports-of tobacco from
Cuba.
Will CM ii HI.Yo Stringency of Minify.
WASHINGTON , Jan , G. Assistant Secre
tary Vanderllp said today that thcro need be
no fear that the treasury will contribute to
any stringency In the money market , and
that If any occurred It would not result from
redemption of outstanding currency Cs , The
treasury had conducted the Union Poclflb
settlement ED as to avoid tight money.
luII > Trt-iiHiiry Slntcmciil.
AMASHINGTON. Jan. 5. Today's state
ment of the condition of the treanury shows ;
Available cash balance , $233,209,118 ; gold re
serve , W0.9S7.189.
Hank Kxmiiliirr Appointed.
WASHINGTON , Jon. B. Comptroller
Drtwcg has appointed William C. Oakley o.
Chicago national bank examiner to uucceed
Joseph T. Talbert , resigned.
CITY ELECTRICIAN'S ' REPORT
Document of Considerable Extent Sub
mitted to the Mnyor.
SCHURIG ON HIS DEPARTMENT'S ' NEEDS
Work I ) ni > DnrliiH : I.nnt Yrnr niiil
Outlook for. ISttS , ivllli Some
ou Miiiili-lliat
Tbo annual report of City Electrician
Schurlg , which was submitted to Mayor
Mootes yesterday , adds to a review of the
work that has been accomplished by the de-j
partmcnt during 1897 some extended sugges-
j j i tlons of desirable Improvements. The rcca-
! pltulatlcn ot the year Just past shows thit
I 307 permits were Ismicd for Inside construc
tion. Co thcoo permits there were Installed
9.117 Incandescent lamps , 181 arc lamps ,
ninety-two motors and three dynamos. Fif
teen permits were Issued for outside con
struction. These contemplated setting 1C2
: new poles , while seventy-two poles and 218
| ' miles of wire were removed ,
Thcro wore 379 tests of arc lamps made
during the year , the average result show-lug
50.00 volts , 9.C3 amperes and 483.07 watts.
Nineteen now street lights were added dur
ing the year and the total cost of the arc
lighting service was $26,831.97. The cost of
lighting the city hall was $1,459.97. The cost
of running the electrical department during
the year was $1,875.58 , and the fees collected
Hid turned over to the city treasurer
'amounted ' to $498 50.
Referring to the work for 1SH3 , the electri
cian calls attention to the necessity for addi
tional Inspection. He asserts that It Is now
almost Impossible for ono person to superin
tend the large amount of eltctrlcal construc
tion tiiat Is constantly going on , keep the
I records of the office , consult with contractors ,
[ architects and builders and attend to the
various other duties of the department. He
says that during this year electrical work
will Increase many fold. The work at the ex-
i position grounds will bo of great magnitude
. and the Inspection will devolve on this de-
' partmmt. As the exposition bu'U'dlnga arc ull
j constructed of Inflammable material. It Is
desirable tlmt this inspection should bo con
stant and thorough. Aside from the new
work -the streets must bo put In position to
recc.ve t'.ie exposition. All outside and over
head construction should receive a thorough
overhauling , the street railway com
pany should be required to ot once to sub
stitute Iron for wooden poles In the district
bounded by Leavenworth , Twonty-fourt'a
and Cumlng streets < vnd the electric light
and telegraph -comcanles should be required
to paint all pole. ? and remove unnecessary
poles acid wires. He therefore requests that
the department bo provided , for at leist nine
months , with sufficient assistance to carry
on this work In a ma-nncr creditable to the
city. The necessity for an overhauling of the
electrical ordinances with a view ID bring
ing them up to date is emphasized and also
the desirability of placing all electrical con
ductors under ground.
MUNICIPAL LIGHTING.
A considerable portion of the report is de
voted to t'.ie question of municipal lighting.
It Is stated that the service during the year
has been very satisfactory and at no time
has the power furnished been found to be
less than t'.ie minimum provided for In the
contract with the electric light company.
In this connection , however , the electri
cian asserts that the sy.stom Is still a failure
as far as satisfactory results ore concerned.
This Is on account of the lack ot system In
Iccatlng tlie lamps and ( he Insufficient num
ber of lights as compared with the extent
of territory to be lighted. He tays that It Is
neccatary that there should not only be an
entire rearrangement of the present system ,
but moro lights should be provided , espe
cially cm North Twenty-fourth , North Twen
tieth and Farnam streets nd Sherman ave
nue. He contends that Omaha has fewer arc
lights In proportion to iier population than
any of the other largo cities of the United
States and surports the statement by the
following table :
No. of Am't of
,
Ualtlmore , Md . -131,151 ] ,3.-,0 ,
INttsburgI'a . 230,473 1,800 347.000
Washington , D. C. 220.79G ( S3 21.r f < K >
Detroit. Mich . 20\CC9 1,580 201iO )
Milwaukee. WIs . . . . 01,150 1.1SO 190 000
Newark , N. J . 181,518 1,57(1 ( IS'i.O/ )
Minneapolis , Minn 1GI.73S em 177033
Jersey City. N. J. . 103,957 l.OT.'i ] 3,000
1--nilBVlIle , Ky . . . . 101,00. 1,215 12. 000
Omnhn , Net ) . 14fl,52C 241 47,022
Rochester , N. Y. . . . 1.1S.327 2,231 207.000
St. Paul , Minn. . . . 133,155 240 1.-.S.50)
Kansas City , Mo. . . 132.41(1 ( 212 fSOJO
Providence. H. I. . . . 132.013 1,800 2M > . H )
Indianapolis. Ind . . 107.4-15 1,132 9(1SOO (
Allegheny , Pa . 1M.OT7 I,0f5 70 000
Denver , Cole . 1CC.7M 8ns S > 0)0 )
Albany , N. Y . Sl.filO (118 ( K'.70J
Columbus , O . M.P.OS flIS 97,3TS
Syracuse , N. Y . S7.S77 Oil ! K)000 )
Worcester , Mass . . . 81,538 Ml 90,000
Erranton , Pii . 83,130 531 4S.40 : >
Now Haven , Conn , 81,451 42 7S.34S
Richmond , Vn . 80,838 532 .
Pati-rson , N. J . 7S.3.JS G10 80.720
Toledo , O . 78115 72tl 07,500
I owe'.l. Mass . 77 , < XT > 411 . . . . .
Fall River , Mass . 74,351 199 W.O'O
Cambridge. Mass . f.9,837 510 C3.00)
Atlanta. On . C-,514 577 G3.00)
Orand Hnplds. Mich CI.147 393 42.000
Troy. N. Y . CO. 005 390 CI.OOO
Dayton , O . 6S SW ( 282 45.0CO
Trenton , N. J . 5S.4SS 301 KO.OO )
Camden. N. J . 5S.274 397 03,000
Lincoln , Neb . 53,491 19D . . ' . . .
Des Molnes , la . 50037 300 50,030
Portland , Ore . 4S.294 C3I 81.000
Oakland , Cal . 4S BM 450 67500
Sasllrtw. Mien . < G1 > SO ) 27rO )
Salt Lake City , Utal 43,025 275 23,875
* > prlnnejd. Mass . . 4tlfil COO . . . . .
Utlca X. Y . 44.001 450 57,482
Peorla , 111 . 40,758 412
New Hedford. Mass 40,705 ISO 40,010
Hnrrlsburg , Pa . 40.1G4 373 4n.ifij :
Krle Pa .71 . 39.C99 3T.3 43.00J
Dallas Tex . 3S.HO 2-15 24..WJ
Portland. Me . sn.nos see 30000
Taooma , Wash . . . . 33.S3S 405 52.SOO
Holyoke. Mass . 35.528 2IS MOW
Fort Wayne. Ind. . . 35.349 252 32005
Norfolk. Vu . 35.104 2W
Wheeling , W. Va. . 35052 1
aa
Dull tl Minn 32,173 4GO 53/0)
Sprl nVlielil III 32,135 3t3 34.000
III . . . . 31.478 200 19..TO
j : fig
lollet . III li.i * . " 27.407 _ . _ „ _ Mr' . ' , . .
Canton , O . . 26.327I. . .1 ,
Ntulil Strllct-H n Sun IX.
Councilman Stunt's scheme to grade Mason
itreet , from Bloveath to Thirteenth streetn.
has struck another snag. A protest signed
by nearly all the property owners Interested
has been filed with ) the city council and the
ordlr.'rice ordering the work done will probably -
ably be repealed , 'When Mayor Moorcs
signed the ordinance ho made the reservation
that In cat-e It should develop that the prop
erty owners did not want the Improvement
he should recommend the repeal ,
Cl ( > ' KnuliiriT' * Itcport ,
City Engineer Hoscwater has begun the
preparation of his annual report which will
occupy him for the next two weeks , This
report Involves a vast amount of labor and
although a great deal of the statistical mat
ter has already been prepared a great deal
remains to bo done. Among the new features
which will bo Included will be a new side
walk specification which Is designed ; to solve
the cheep sidewalk question. Mr. Hau'water
aeacrts that the ccw walk will bo cheaper
\
than wood and still approximate the quali
ties of a permanent walk. The specifications
contemplate the use of tlw Shertmui gravel
on a solid foundation making a niAcadini
similar to that recently put'down on Center
street. It Is contended that thin material
will ruck sufficiently to make a permanent
and fairly satisfactory vallc and It can lie
cccistructcd at a comparatively slight ex
pense. It also has the Advantage of consti
tuting an excellent foundation whenever It
is desired to replace It with a permanent
walk.
1MIXDS HUM ) l.V TIIUST IJY CITY.
Comptroller' * Slntriurnt nf Srourltlm
In TriMiHtirrr'H Iliiuilx.
Comptroller Wcstborg . lias prepared a
statement ot all bonds , warrants and securl-
_ tics In the hands of the city treasurer as
; ' trustee at the close of 1S97. These Include
'
'all sorts of securities which have been -in
j dmoslt with the treasurer , but which have
! not previously been tabulated. The amount
' standing on account ot the general fund r < < ) -
resents claims that are held against special
funds on account of money that has been
advanced with the expectation that the Ron-
oral fund would bo reimbursed by the reve
nue from the special aMewmcols. The Item
on account of the Tenth street viaduct rep
resents the special taxes that were void In
and which arc still hold by the city , although
the tax. has been knocked out In the courts.
The bulk of the amounts remaining repre
sents securities that have been deposited by
various contractors as substitutes for their
reserves. The amounts are listed as follows :
| For account of
General fund $ 12.2.T7 33
Tenth street vlnduct , 19.573 00
W. J. Hayes & Son S.1S4 00
Police Heller npsocl.ltlon 3,00000
Morehnnts' National bank , as
signment of Van Court l.lfiOMi
H.irbcr Asphalt Paving company. . S.501 SO
Omaha National bank , , assignment -
ment of J. 13. ntlcy ' . C.2CS ) 00
.7 H. Smith it Co 9.5I2 07
John Grant 9.9)9 ) GS
Hugh Murphy 14.301 41
Standard Paving company 9.1UO 00
Total of trustee , funds $105,031 3S
HSTIMATHH .H'isT A I.1TTI.13 Illfill.
City Coiiiicll'H Opinion of ( lit * Pullpo
null I'lnlliil ; ; < > ( .
Members of the city council have not
decided how closely -the estimates of the
present Ucard of Flro and Police Commis
sioners will , 'be ' followed in making the levy
next month. The charter mikes the maximum
levy for fire purposes $125,000 and that for
the police department $115.000 , and of these
amounts only 90 per cent can bo drawn
against. The estimates furnished by the
board slightly exceed the charter llmltatlrnn
without considering the 10 per cent reserve ,
nor the overlap of upwards 'of $25,000 which
remains from 1897. It Is consequently ap
parent 'that ' the estimates will be materially
cut down , but just how much Is not decided.
The members ot the council admit that some
additional fire and police protection will be
necessary during the expositicn , but with
the deficit already on hand even the maxi
mum levy will not pay for any extensive
additions to either department.
HIT 1'luiiM niv. . Wnri'liotixf * .
P. E. Her has had plan- : prepared for o
' .arge three-story warehouse to be erected op
the southwest corner of Fourth and Pacific
streets In connection with tlie Willow Spring- "
distillery. The plans contemplate a building
146x52 feet and in order to obtalm this width
It will be necessary to encroach four feet nn
the alley. Mr. Her has filed a petition to
the city council asking tlit the necessary
E trip of the alley be vacate - for tlie purpose.
This would leave an alley sixteen feet wide ,
and as he owiw all the adjoining property ho
thinks ho should bo accommodated.
City Hull \ < > U-M.
Garbage Contractor MacDonald has turned
into the city treasury the royalty of $250 , due
according to the provisions of his contract.
Mayor Moores has received an Invitation
from President J. II. Harkless of the Nicaia-
gua canal convention to bfe present at the
meeting In Kansas City , January 17.
HKl'M'.SK ' A.V APIM3AI * TO
Application for \Vrll of HalioitH Corpus
D.'iil.-d l > y > Fed.-ml JuilKrx.
SA.N . FRJANCn-'CO ' , Jan. 5. In the United
Slates circuit court today Judges .Morrow and
Dellaven rendered their decision In the Dur-
rant case , submitted to them en bane yca-
toiday. They denied the application for a
writ of habeas corpus and also refused to
grant Durrani's attorneys leave to appeal
from this decision.
Scientific men who are Interested In the
pathological features of Durrani's case arc
grovlously disappointed at the prospect that
no autopsy will bo allowed on the remaliia.
Dr. John W. Robertson , the celebrated chem
ist , has received a commission from the
American Journal of Insanity to prepare an
elaborate treatise on the case. Ho Is firmly
Impressed with the extraordinary character
of Durrani as a study In psychopathy , and
regrets thai a post-morlem examination of
the head of the condemned man 'cannot be
made. The fact that Durrani , having been
well advanced as a medical student , should
have made a positive request that no exam
ination bo made of his face or head after
death , Is commented on as significant. H
seems that no measurements of Durrani's
head have been made.
UOSUCIIAXS O.V IlItKYKL'S CASH.
TIiluliN HII > Condemned Mini's Condlli-l
Indlcutc'H ] { | N Iiinoi-filc-c.
LOS ANGELES , Cal. , Jan. 5. General
Hosecrans , In responseto a request for his
opinion on the Dreyfus OJEC , has given out
the following : "Tho case of Captain Drey
fus Is cnc that appeals to the sympathy of
every true American. A rehearing of the
case under Impartial Influences would cer
tainly do no harm , were he guilty or Inno
cent. If guilty , a second 'conviction would
accentuate the majesty oT the law moro
forcibly. His gallant Bind patriotic conduct
when his sword and Insignia of rank were
torn from him when his sentence of dte-
missal from the army was belag carried
out ; his devotion for his country , manifested
by his cheers and the cry of 'Vive la France'
In the- midst ot his nceho of objoquy and
degradallon appeal to eVery loyal soldier ,
and certainly do not b'car the marks of
treason to his counlry. " !
I'nsliIiiK' IIiu Mliii-M iVparlmciit.
DENVER , Jan. , 5. Kx-CJmsressman Lafe
Pence of this city , chairman of the com
mute ? appointed by th < J mining congrcus lo
tnko steps to xecure thd cRtnbllstiment of a
department of mines apt ! mining , will leave
for Washington to take' thb necessary Htops
to pecure the passage of the law. Mr. Pence
Bald that the commission IIUE- arrived at thu
conclusion thit the bent thlnir to do Is to
present the. mailer orally to he committee
having It In charge. The cbmmltleemen are
H , V. Smnlley of 81. Paul- , P. Hedges of
PlltsburK . F Hechel.of Omaha and Lufo
Pence of Colorado. Mr. Pence stated that
gold and niivcr mining would bu put In
eecond place In ( h prpxrntnllon of the com-
mltlee'H nrgume-nl ane ] that tno advantagci )
of mich a department1 , on bureau to the
general mining Industry , InuludliiK lead ,
zinc. Iron , copper and ooat , would 1m dwelt
upon , Ho alil Unit tlui' committee had the
assurance of the support Of theHolH Penn
sylvania deleKatlon and tt.ou.Kht they would
bo able to st the assistance of the delega
tions from Georgia , ; North and South
Carolina , Atabnmu , Michigan and Missouri ,
lloy 'llrnilN ' Olt tinItolilirrx. .
DI3NVB11 , Jan. 5. A bold attcflipt was
made to rob the home of Peter Magnet ) at
Hose-dale , two mlloo southwest of Littleton ,
by two masked men , who brutally assaulted
both Mr , Mugni'H and hl wife bitfore they
wore rrpulHcil bv Jielfthbore. Mr. MiifiiiiIs
suffering from three fiislics on his head In
dicted by ono of lila asiallnntB with a club.
MrH. Magnet ; IE almoct prostrated from thn
numerous wounds on her face and body ,
made by the men who beat her Into In-
Bcnelblllty. The purpote of the robbers waste
to blo.v open the largo pnfo In the house , In
which It WIIB thought Mr. Magnes kept largo
minis of money , but It wax fruxtrato 1 by Uio
ct > cape from thu house of Daniel Young , thn
17-yMr-old nephew of Mr , iMagncn , who
summoned help.
MODELS OF THE GREAT GROUPS
Docoratioiis for tbo Exposition Show Tan *
giblo Form.
SCULPrOR BOCK ILLUSTRATES HIS IDEAS
Stntnnry for ( ho Mnelilncr > - mill
Klcctrlclty HnlldliiK .Mioivu In
Dclnll nf ItH ( Joneeptloii
by thu
H. W. Hock of Chicago , the sculptor who
Is to make the groups of etntucs which will
surmount the Machinery and Electricity
building , arrived In Omaha yesterday ,
bringing with him the small clay models of
the several groups. These models are on a
very small scale , but they glvo an excellent
Idea of the beauty of the design and the ar
tistic manner In which It will be carried out.
The first of these groups , takco In the or-
dcr of the sequence of Ideas , Is ono of four
figures. The central figures are those ot a
man and a liti. Tiicsc two are eng-igcd la
a struggle for supremacy , the huge brute
reared oil lib haunches , his shaggy head
towering above the head of the man and
his right paw raised to administer a death
' . blow to his foe. Tdo man Is putting forth
; all his strenglh to overcome the bru'.o and
, tlo him with a rope. A second man is
j ! struggling to his feet after suffering defeat
i at the hands of the lien and Is lending
all possible assls Mice ' .o his brother by ald-
i I Ing in tying the lion. A de-id ram at the
i feet of the ll i typifies tile victory ot brute
i I force over Its kind. The entire group Is
typical of the s'.rugglo cf primitive man
with untamed brute force.
The second group conalstn of five figures ,
representing the Intermediate stage , where
man , endowed with Intelligence , conquers
brute force ( symbolized as In the other group
by the lion ) , assisted by the hound. The
brute Is simply subjected , but man Is able
to protect his family , the mother and child
being seen resting beneath the outstretched
shield ot the father , whllo the lion Is under
his fool.
SHOWS MAN'S VICTORY.
The principal group Is a largo ono and will
fliirmount the grand central portion of the
building , the other groups being mounted on
Iho corner pavilions. This central group
shows brute force , symbolized by five lions
harnessed to a chariot and driven. In com-
plcte subjection.by man , symbolized by a
Norse king who carries the magic hammer
cf Siegfried , by means of which the mechan
ical wonders of Ihe ago are produced. At
either side of the chariot arc standard bear
ers , carrying symbols of machinery and elec
tricity.
In addition to these groups American
naplcs , with wings outstretched , will occupy
Intermediate positions along 'the ' main front
of thn building. Tto figures modeled by
Mr. Hock show great force ami vigor In their
general appearance and In the manner In
which the details arc carried out. Life and
action arc plainly Indicated In all of them ,
the struggle of the man with ithe lion being
especially strong. The expression on thfc
face of Iho lion ludlc-ates feroclly and force
and 'h ? attitude of the man is indicative of
a struggle to the death. The muscles of
both man and brute stand out as in life.
These groups will all be of heroic size.
The principal group , when placed on the
bulldlncr.-wlll bo twenty-four feet across the
front , twenty feet from front to rear and
sixteen feet high , the central figure being
twelve feet high. Tlie figures In the other
groups will be twelve feet in height.
Mr. Hock brought his figures to Omaha for
the Inspection o ! the exposition officials and
came himself to make a personal examina
tion of the- Machinery and Electricity buildIng -
Ing nnd the exact location of the groups. He
visited the grounds this morning for this
purpose.
Mr. Bock stated that ho would return to
Chicago at once end would there make an
other set of models on a scale of about one-
fifth of the full size. As soon as these are
completed he will come to Omaha and will
establish a workshop on or near the exposi
tion grounds and will at once commence the
work of making the figures which will go on
the buildings.
SCHOOLS AX THR RM'OSITIO.V.
Slnte. Siilicriiileiiilciil .IncUHOu Til I UK
of tin- Work IJniler Way.
W. R. Jackson , state Miperinteadent of
public Instruction , passed through the city
yesterday , en route to Allen , where he will
attend a meeting of the Farmers' Institute
and talk education aud exposition to those
In attendance.
Prof. JocKson stated that he had received
a number of ropllen from state superintend
ents of Instruction regarding the proposed
educational ccmgrc-Ee to bo held In Omaha
during the exposition. With very few excep
tions these replies are favorable , the writers
entering cordially Into the spirit of the mat
ter and promising to do anything in their
power to make the congress a success. A
few suggest that such a gathering might In
terfere somewhat with the Natlcnal Educa
tional association , but say they will render
iwalstanco If it develops that this is not the
cise.
Applications are coming thick and fast for
space for school exhibits In the educational
section in the Liberal arts building. Prof.
Jackson wald ho sent out a circular yesterday
to all county superintendents advising them
to appoint two or three persons In each
county to assist them In getting good ex
hibits from their county. February 1 the ap
plications for space In the educational sec
tion will bo tabulated and each school will
bo allotted a certain amount of space , the
apportionment being based on the teaching
force. The exact details of this allotment
have not yet been formulated and Prof. Jack
son says It Is noli positively known just the
exact amount of space that will bo available.
The Nebraska commission has secured 10,203
feet of floor space , with contiguous wall
space , In the Liberal Arts building , but thl
amount may bo greatly Increased by the
erection of stalls , and Prof. Jackson will ap
pear before the state commission at Its next
meeting and nsk It to take up this matter
and dccldo just what Khali bo done In the
way of providing these stalls.
\e v JcrNi-y I'll mill Coiulnir.
Commercial Agent Halstead has returned
froin New Jcreay , where ho has been for sev
eral weeks , engaged la stirring up Interest
In the exposition. Ho reports that the Now
Jersey Exposition commission Is competed of
lively , hustling , enterprising business people ,
who are taking great Interest In ecelng that
the manufacturing Interests of their stale
are properly roprccvnted. The chairman of
ths commission , Colonel Robert Mitchell
Floyd , Mr. Halstead sayfi , Is the rlghl man
In the right p'.aco ' and Is accomplishing a
great deal nf geol Ho Is Intensely enthusi
astic regarding the exposition and spends
his entire time , without remuneration , In
traveling aboul from ono manufacturing dis
trict to another , arousing the people to the
Importance of making a good exhibit.
In addition to the applications already sent
In , Mr. Haletead brought with him an appli
cation by the Whltehead & Hcog company
of Newark , N. Jfor 400 feet of space In
which they propco to Install an operative
exhibit of buttons , badges , flags and ban
ners , employing twelve men for the purpose.
. \HCM | for Information.
A telegram from James Smart , deputy min
ister of the Interior department of the
Dominion- Ctnidi , to Manager Ronewalcr
of the Department of Publicity and Promo
tion islattp that the Canadian government
lias under consideration the matter of rep
resentation at the TransmUsUelppI and In
ternational Exposition. The fender also
makes Inquiry regarding space for a buildIng -
Ing and for exhibits.
This action U the result of the action of
AHstetant Secretary of War Melklejohn , who
Interested Hon. Clifford Slfton , minister ot
the Interior , during the lattcr's visit to
Washington recently. The Canadian minis
ter promised to t ko the matter up actively
upon his return to Ontario nnd further de
velopments may be expected.
Trnoci of tlio ( Jlneler.
H. II. Andcrfon of Ml. Ayr , la. , writes to
the Department of Exhibits that he has a
collection of seriated sandstone boulders ot
the glacial period , which he found In that
vicinity. Ho says they will make an Inter
esting exhibit In the geological section , c
showing truces ot the glacier In that portion
of Iowa. Ho offers to send them to the de
partment for disposition. They will be re
ceived.
'Alin roil rill 11 on.
President G. W. Wnttlca returned today
from ft flying trip to Boston on private bucl-
ness. While In the Hub he IcorneJ that Gov
ernor Wolcott of Massachusetts ? will recom
mend to the legislature an appropriation of
J20.000 for a M.ifsacluisetls exhibit at the
Transmlsskslppl Exposition.
\Otl-M Of till * K\IO"lt1llll.
The Ladles of the ( Maccabees have applied
' for space in the Liberal Arts building for
headquarters.
I
j ' .Miss L. O. Ulardlng of'Iloston ' has applied
for 100 feet of space In which to exhibit the
, Planet dust beater.
I Mrs. Theodore IIray of Council Illuffs has
applied for space In the Liberal Arts build
ing for nn exhibit of lace work.
! ! Stevens Drothcrs of Atlanta , proprietors of
a largo pottery works , have made application
for space for an exhibit of their wares.
1 The plpns and specifications for the north
viaduct across Sherman avenue have been
completed and will -bo - turned over to the
Department of Buildings and Grounds at
once.
. The State Federation of Woman's Clubs and
the Nebraska Woman's Christian Tern/or-
nneo union have each applied for space In
the Ncbiaska building In which lo maintain
a headquarters during the exposition.
The Klkhorn railway has applied for 2fl25
square feet of space In which to exhibit the
resources uf the region llirotigh which Ihls
1 load passes. The appllcallon was made Ihls
! i morning 'by J. R. Buchanan , general passenger -
; ger and ticket agent of the road.
Governor Tanner of llllncls has appointed
R. IHall McCormack of Chicago as vice presIdent - !
Ident for Illinois for the exposition. 'Mr. ' |
McCormack is chairman of the committee on j
approval for the Art -bureau nnd has mani
fested great Interest In the art exhibit of thu
exposition.
The locations of the piles for. the colon
nades between the Agriculture -building and
the Administration Arch and between the
! latter and the ' .Mines building have been
J
) staked oul by Iho engineer force and the
driving of the lilies will be commenced
within a day or two.
The Department of Concessions Is prepar
ing to let a concession lo Ihe United Slalcs
PoFtal Card company for selling Illustrated
postal cards during the exposition by moans
ot mechanical venders. The Omaha repre
sentatives of this concern are W. A. 'Hedford '
,
\ , and J. H. McDowell.
i I John Fowler , United States consul at
1 Chefoo , China , writes to the 'Department of
Publicity and Promotion that he v.ill do
anything in his power to promote the Inter-
1 est of the exposition at that point. Ho says
Ihe exports from Chefoo to the United States
are silks , pongees anJ straw 'braid. '
! : The management of the Grand Army of
the Republic reunion at Rock Island , 111. ,
has written to President Wattles to ask the
I exposition to co-op'eratc with them in sc-
I ' curing the presence of President McKlnley
i in the west some tlmo next summer. The
; exposition Is aNo asked to co-operate In se-
i : curing reduced- railroad rates. Hoth matters
i ' will bo taken up by the executive committee
In the near future.
\VIMi II.VVK .IOIIX IJAIiY 1IKK1S.
Xiileil IrlHh I'ntrlot lo Vl.ilt Oiiinlia In
.Mill-oil.
On March 17 next the Irishmen ncid women
of Omaha hope to greet John Daly , the Irish
patriot who was released last year from an
English penitentiary because It was believed
he was dying. Daly Is ono of the political
prisoners who were confined on charges In
connectlcri with alleged "nationalist" plodv ,
and about whom so much has been said In
public prints. Mr. Daly has entirely recov
ered his health and Is nuking an extensive
tour of this country , lecturing In the Inter-
ct of the cause for which be suffered so
much.
He has been well received In all parts of
the United States , his lectures having awak
ened great Interest again in the cause of
Ireland. Ho hatJ been Invited to address
an Omaha audience on the evening of St.
Patrick's day. Preliminary arrangements are
now under way , and a program of general
Interest to the public ns we'.l as to Irishmen
will be prepared.
Her Frli-ml llent Her.
Tuesday night Maud Fontelle , living at 103
South Ninth street , received a letter from
a negro waiter named Will Tarlcton. It ic-
questcd her to visit u Kalocn not far dis
tant , as ho wanted to speak with her for a
few minutes. The girl went to the place ,
and the two bad several drinks. A quarrel
ensued and Tarleton knocked her down ,
and , after kicking her under the table , made
several Ineffectual attempts to cut the Klrl'w
throat with a razor. He failed In his dc-
slpn , however , but did succeed In cutting
her upon tbo hand. Tarleton made his es
cape , and the girl was later picked up nnd
taken to the police station on a charge of
drunkenness. . She was brought up before
Judge Gordon far trial , but an other arrests
will probably be made , the trial was put oft
until January 8 , nt 2 o'clock.
All Over a Hop :
Nick Johnson , an Ice worker on Cut Off
lake , who lives near Twelfth and Izurd
streets , 1ms been arrested for disturbing the
pence by lighting dogs. The complainant In
the case Is Henry Dean , who lives next
door. Oean says Johnson brought a iliin-
froroiis-looklnR canine around In front of
bis house where -ho family pot wan asleep
upnn the front porch and remarked "Sle'cm
Tlge. " Johnson's dog jumped over a four-
foot fence , and taking Dean's dofr by the
nape of the neck played ball with him.
Dean say.s ho will die. The case carne tip
before Judge Gordon and was set for a hcnr-
Ing January 12. Dean says his dog IH worth
? 2J , and If It dies lie will sue for damages.
llrlek MIIHOIIH KM 1 1 Out.
James Delancy and John Schroedcr , n con-
plo of masons working on the new Armour
warehouse , near Thirteenth and Jones
streets , got Into a row yesterday , which
will land both participants In the police
court Schroedcr claims he was laying Home
brick when Delaney passed along near him
with an armful of lathH. He says , Delancy
deliberately throw them at him. but Dula-
ney denies this , asserting that hn dropped
them accidentally. The men then adjourned
to the alley and settled It , Sehroeder'n fnco
showe-d hard nsaco when ho appeared at the
station to Die a complaint against his an
tagonist. _
WIlMOll ftetx Oir.
Joseph Kullacek , who claims to have been
robbed near Thirteenth and Hickory streets
of J15 In cash and a certificate of deposit for
? .r > l7 Cfi , called nt the police station for thu
purpose of Identifying James Wilson , the
negro who was arrested upon suspicion of
doing tlip Job , Ho failed however , to recog
nize Wilson and the prisoner was accord
ingly discharged.
Clilrnuro PcinocnitM on a Tnur.
MUMPHI8 , Tcnn. , Jan. 5-The Cook
County Marching club , nearly 200 strong , ar
rived In Memphis at S o'clock this morning
by ppeclal train. At tlip depot the vlsltorw
were met by local marching clubx and es
corted lo a hotel , where the mayor of the
city made an address of welcome , which was
responded to by John O , Powers , president
of the marchers. Tonight they will tnko
jmrt In the big democratic rally ,
ArniM In Vinerlcii ,
NEW HAVEN. Conn. , Jan. C. An order
for 1,000 of the latent pattern military rifles
nnd 5,000,000 rounds of ammunition nun been
placed with the Winchester Arms company
through Us Ban Franclrco office. Tlie order
comes from the Uuxnlun government , the
company having had an agent negotiating
'with that government lor several weeks.
THEIR POINT IS WELL TAKEN
Attack on Fire nnd Police Law is WoU
rounded.
LAWYERS ALL SUSTAIN THE RELATORf
McCoy mill OlitiNtriiil l.nokoil On ill
\i-nrly ( Vrlnln loVln the
-Suit Tinllii > < - JiiNt
I MnrtiMl.
It has been long since any matter has excited -
cited so much Interest In the legal circles of
thUj city as has the application , made to
Judge Scott by Attorneys McCoy and Olm-
sled for n writ of mandamus ousting the
present board1 of Fire nnd Police Commis
sioners.
There Is also a general Impressloci prevail
ing among the legal fraternity of the city
j that the proceedings are based on excellent
grounds. A number of the prominent attor-
j neys have been seen on the nmttr-r mil have
J so expressed theme-elves. They will not bo
quoted for publication , because they do not
c.trc < to anticipate the court's dorlslon.
The prevailing belief is that AttoriKys
OhiiEteil and McCoy will be successful In their
| proceeding ! ! . WMIIo as a rule the | n.nt | Is a
new oni' to the attorneys , nnd thty have not
as jot had tlmo to nnke a very careful ctiuly
. of the principle It Involve. ? , they give al
most unc.r.ilmcusly as their first Imprcv-Hii.31
that the bestow Ing or the .ippjlutlvo pnvcr
of the rtiHinitaolnnr-ta to tlio givpinor la n
violation of the principle of nilf-govcirii- ?
; mi'iit , Ono cf the -prominent attoinejs of the
i city tMld :
"Tho federal government lij founded en Oio
principle- self-go\eminent and It Ins sa-
civdly observed tl-it : in-l'it-lplo In Idi altii..o !
toward the various states tl-at iraku mi the
unlm. : The consitltutlon of the United 8aii\ (
will not permit the slightest Iiiiterfercnoo oy
the federal authnrlllrs hi any matters of
government In which Uio Is
state only p-m-
corncd. The same vrlnclple Is emb. dlid In
the constitutions of the different slule.j , ih.s
state as well as the others. Followed rut ,
this principle will no more allow the H\IO ;
to kiterfero wl'.h the governments of ; ho
cltle.s within Its borderH In mnttcrs In wnlrli
tlu > rest of'tlie stale Is not Interested any
more than It will allow llio United Stalen to
stci In In state governmtnt under like cuu-
dlllons.
AS IT AFFECTS OMAHA.
"Now In the case of this Fire- and Police
commission. Certainly the only people In
the whole state who arc Vjtercslod In the
manner In which the boaid of Omaha per
forms Its duties arc the citizens cf Omaha.
The cnly people In the state who are ta < rl
to maintain the department over which tlil.i
LaarJ pres'dcs are the citizen. ? ' of Omaha.
Thl being EO , should this t&ord be rei , ) -
slble anybody else than HIP Omcha i-ub-
llc ? On this llicory the members of that
bcurd ohould be appo'ated by the people ot
Omaha. Appointment by any other ptr.i
or boly : Is a vioSUIon of the principle of
ficlf-governmcnt. Thr t-.ime violation cf tl.o
same principle , piactically , led to the revo
lutionary war when the colonists decliir.l
that they would reel Le laxed without ivpro-
sentat'ein. "
It Is declared by attorneys generally , n 1
especially thcno who liave ronsldcrcd tli'a
very point of the appointment of the flro
and police commissioners at the time Omaha
secured Its charters , that the writ of man
damus will be sustained by the supreme
court. It Is stated that case. * In which the
same principle of self-government Is ln-
volvrd has been raised In the supreme couris
of other slalcs and ihal the contention has
been Invariably upheld. Consequently It Is
considered that as soon as 'the ' case la car
ried to the supreme court of this state that
body can do nothing else than to sustain
the contention of Attorneys McCoy and
Olmstend.
.MATTICHS l.V TICK KICDKItAlCOI'llT. .
Urn \Ylio SMI Mquor ( < > | mlniiN | ( ; , . (
Severe Seiiteiu-eH.
Judge Munger of the federal court doled
out some Now Year's presents yesterday
to violators of the laws'of ( ho United States
which regulate the sale of Intoxicants. Alt
the offenders were white men and they all
appeared before the bench with a plea of
guilty.
IM. . Iilch of Dccntur , charged with sell
ing liquor to Indians on the Omaha reserva
tion , WHH fined $100 nnd costs and was sen
tenced to 100 day } ] in the county jail. Hlch
la an old offender In this line , but has been
very smooth In evading punishment. He lives
on a high hill on the rrscrvallon. from whlrli
ho la able lo keep a sharp lookout for United
States deputy marshals. Theio have always
come In buggies and when Rich has neon a
buggy top In the distance ho has always
skipped out to the neighboring woods and
kept concealed until Uio marshal departed.
A few days ago , however , when Deputy Mar.
shal Allan was nn his way to the reservallon ,
his buggy broke and he arrived In a hay
rack. Hlch was nol expecting him In such
a vehicle and was therefore nt homo when
the marshal knocked. Deputy Allan sajn
that Hlch turned pale when ho saw him nnd
ho exclaimed with a good deal of disgust In
his tone : "That's a nice rig for a United
States marshal to bo traveling In. "
George Goodwin of Decatur , aloa charged
with selling to Indians , was fined $100 and
costn and was given a sixty days' sentence In
the county Jail here. Frs'ik Cayou of the
ame town , was assessed only $25 and costs
on his promise to turn over a new leaf and
was aV'o given ten days In which lo raise Uio
money.
Henry Spurgeon of Crawford was fined $25
and coats and was Bcntmced lo fifteen days'
Imprisonment for selling whiskey without
a government license. Frank Mitchell of
Ycrk was fined $25 and costs for the sumo
offonfe.
Jay Dean and another bartender of L'n-
coln , named Hlordan. were brought to this
city this afternoon to be tried i the charge
of selling liquor to Indians. They were In
dicted by the last Lincoln grand Jury for
selling whisky to some Imllijn witnesses
who were Htiminoned to Lincoln whllo the
federal court was in session there.
Court n-jlff | | Coolcy wan made a deputy
United- States marshal this morning and was
Bent to Curtlfi after a poxtofllco robber. T.no
prisoner was arrested by the city marshal
of Curtis , wiioat once notified the chief post-
office Inspector at St. Louis. The latter at
once telegraphed to Poatofllce Inspector Swift
to go after the mon wl.h a deputy marshal.
Deputy Utiltcd States Mari-lml Uirber ar
rived in the city with John Mitchell of
Heaver City , orarged with wiling whiskey
without a government license.
Coroner Tnrnx Ovrr.
Coroner H. 1C. Market , whono term of
olllco expired at Ii o'clock InHt evening , IUIH
made preparations to turn over the book ,
lifter completing bin two years' labors. Ne-Ia
BwanHon , dm new Incumbent , In order to
familiarize himself with the methods In use
by the retiring officer , went with him lo
South Omaha Tuesday and formed one of
the jury which held an lmiiR' t jnto Iho
death of Charles Wetzell. The books now
In the possession of Coroner llurket will bo
turned over to Mr. BwniiHon this
morning. The morgue .A 111 therefore be removed -
moved from the old xtatlon at Sixteenth
and Capitol avenue to Bevuiiteeiilh und Cum
lng HtrcetH ,
W. C. A. Oflli-erM.
At the annual meeting of the Women's
Christian association the following ofllceru
were elected ; Mr . P. L. Purlne , president ;
vice presidents. Sirs , Oeorjjn Tllden , MrH , J.
II , Janlliio , Mrs , H , J. Penfold and MrH ,
O. II , ( 'oman ; corrospondlnjfHeeretary , Sim.
L. II. Woodj recording n'crulary , Mrs , K. L.
Willis ; treasurer , Mlxx Klla llrncken : board
of trustees. MrH. Thoimm McCngue , Mr . L.
L , Iloltz , Mrs , W. J , WelHbansf , Mru. Cadet
Taylor , MrB. W. II. Taylor. MTU. Charles
Hlllsbee , MrH. Jeter. Mr . H. l.mlilUi ton ,
Mr * . M. A. Klllott. MrH. F. K. Hhoit Mrs.
I * . L. Henderson , Mrs , John HIM If , Mm , O.
II. Pratt , Mrs , Carleton.