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THE OMAHA DATLT BlSECJiUNDAY , HABOH 37 , 1898. 18
M1N1 OF MONE IN MANGANESE
Jtcta About the Panama Mines Owned by
Baltimore Capitalists ,
WHERE THEY ARE , HOW THEY ARE WORKED
14 Illde lAcro the Ithmu on the
X'annnm Itnllrond llotr the Ilomd
1 Hun nncl the WnKC F ld
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( Copyright , ISM , by Frank d. Carpenter. )
PANAMA , March 10. Tue biggest enterprise -
prise CH the Isthmus of Panama , outside ol
the canal nnd the Panama railroad , la th <
tftangancse mine which boa bcec latolj
opened up by Baltimore parties on the At
lantic coast about forty miles above Colon
This company lo now shipping from 2,000 U
B.OOO tons of manganese a month , and the ]
bave , I am told , over 100,000 'terns la sight
nd are discovering new deposits right along
At the present cost of working their mine
JOO.COO tons * will net them more than $1,000 ,
000 , nnd Oils Is , It Is said , Just the boglnntni
t their work. Manganese Is , you know
one of the rarest of mctalo. It is used k
maklug fine steel and Is needed In the rr.anu
facturo of armor plato nnd gun forglngs , as 1
ftiakcs the metal tougher and moro flexible
There la n little manganese found In Virginia
Georgia and Arkansas , but Mr. J. M. Hyatt
the assistant superintendent of tbo mine
fcoro , tclln me that wo annually produce enl ;
about 15,000 tens , while our consumption I
1DO.OOO tons. The remainder wo buy fron
Ilusflla and elsewhere. Manganese costs , ac
cording to quaWy , from $14 to $15 per ton
It lies hero In a great lump or deposit o ;
the top ot n mountain , and Is mined wuc ,
llko Iron. Mr. Hyatt says It costs the com
pany only about $1 per ton to get out the or
nd land It In Baltimore , so that there la '
clear profit of $9 or $10 n ton , or. at th
( resent ttilpracnts , of from $27.000 to $30,00
* month. Within the past year and a ha1
this company has shipped 24,000 tons , an
It Is now only two yearn slnco It got posses
. 'Hie company Is car
* lon of the property.
Itallzcd at $200,000 and tlie chief stort
holders are John K. Cowcn ot the Baltlmor
& Ohio railroad , Mr. Woods , the president <
the Maryland Steel company , and Heury 1 ai
of Baltimore.
HOW THE MIND WAS FOUND.
The nlory ot the mine as told me today , 1
'discovered. " said Mr. Hyatt , "b
A Spaniard , who showed specimens of 111
ere to a man named Popham , who was
United States Inspector of customs at Coloi
J V Popham went to sco It. Ho did not then kno
' manganese from stove blacking , and had t
idea whether the stuff wan worth anything i
not. Ho took specimens , liowcvcr , to Ne
York and every one- told him that If thci
woo cnuch of the stuff It was better than
gold mine. Ho Interested the Baltlmo :
parties , and they ficut experts down to c :
amlno the property. Their report was th ;
there were several thousand tons la sight , at
a company waa at once- formed to buy tl
mine and develop It. This was two years ag
Wo now have nlno miles of railroad runulr
from the port Nombro do Dlos. where 01
wharvea are , to the mines. Wo have put i
employing about 300 me
works and arc now
The superintendent of the mine IB K.
Williams of Connecticut. He has charge
the works oud I ottend to the railroad 01
* ' 'HOW ' did It. como that the mine was ni
discovered sooner ? " I asked.
"I don't know , " was the reply. "Thci
wcro great boulders of manganese lying t
the top of the ground , but I suppose sin
prospectors as saw them -were looking fi
Bold and had no Idea that the stuff was <
*
"Istho raining very difficult ? "
"No " was the reply. "Wo blast down tl
ore with dynamite and load It Into bucke
' "which " run by gravity on an overhead cab
line down to the cars at the foot of tl
mountain , the loaded buckets carrying bathe <
down. The ore eel
I . the empties as they go
in the shape that wo take It out wlthoi
emclting or any other treatment. "
"Aro there other deposits in the can
region ? "
"I think thcro are , " said Mr. Hyatt. "V
have bought all the land In sight and ha1
prospectors out all the time. Wo have dl
covered some new deposits , but nothing 111
the first one. In this deposit we have
ready gone down 140 feet and are not y
at thJ bottom. At the top of the mounta
the body of ere Is about ICO feet thick , b
tt widens as It goes down and wo don't knc
how thick It is. "
HIGHEST RAILROAD FAUES IN TO
WORLD.
1 took a ride with the superintendent ov
the 'Panama railroad yesterday. This ro
Is ono of tbo best paying pieces of proper
In the world. It has made big fortunes f
Its owners In the past and today Its r
cclpts are far In excess of Its expenditure
What would you think of paying $200
ride from New York to Boston or $450 for
first-class railroad ticket from New Yo :
to Chicago , $1,000 to go from the Atlant
to Salt Lake City , or $1,600 to bo carried ov
tho'Iron tracks across the continent to Si
Francisco ? Such , a rate would bo about
cents per mile , and this Is Just what t
1'anama Railroad company received for c
cry passenger It carried for moro than thlr
years of Us existence. The length of t !
road la forty-seven miles , and the fare i
until 18S9 was $25 In gold. All through pa
engcrs on the New York steamers w
bavo tickets for Panama are now charg
910 In gold for this railroad trip , and t
local fare from Colon to Panama Is $4
tfold , but the baggage rate of 3 cents
pound makes this much higher , as only i
teen pounds are allowed free.
AN AMERICAN INSTITUTION.
The Panama railroad Is emphatically :
American Institution , though the majority
the stock la now In the hands of .the . IMnai
Canal company , being , In fact , about t
only valuable asset the company haa. Tread
road was built by Americans , and ted
ell of Its officials , Including the ticketagen
conductors and engineers , come from t
United States. It Is a golden monumc
< o American pluck and energy. The co
cceelon for It waa granted to an Amcrlc
eyndlcato In IS.'O , and this Included all t
rights of way across > the Isthmus of Panan
which la , as I told you , 400 miles long. :
ono can make oven a wagon road acre
4ho Isthmus without this company's perm
fllon , and so far no road of any kind 1 :
been attempted. Aa we went over the ru
road Colonel Shalcr , the superintendent , tc
mo that the natives whom wo found wul
ing or riding on the edge of the track we
able to do eo only by the sufferance of t
company. The original grant gave t
company all the public lands on the II
of the track , and provided that the poi
of Panama and Colon wcro to be free par
This last Id tbo case today. The orlglr
concession " was for only forty-nlno yea
but It" has slnco been extended , with toi
modifications , to nlncty-nltio years , durl
which the company pays the governmt
$250,000 a year for the privilege.
It took five years to build the road. Wh
torturing and dlificurlng of itcktng ,
burnlrg , tcaly skin and sculp humor * It la.
tintly rcllovnd by & warm bath ilh Cirri-
cvnxSOAi- ulngta application of crricuiu
( ointment ) , tha strut kln cure , an d A full ilose
of CUTICUU.V lu oLVCMi crtnU-U of Uood
fn ana buiuor cureswhen all el o fulli.
ticura
roll .tXr.u * " " ' > * fl. FOTTII t > n i CM.
frayt , Jbuta. ' ) ( > M C < Mil UO . " Im.
FAUJM8
It W6 * begun tht Utbffuk ff a thium&tlo
through the
. and along the vatleyi of the Ctu-
grci and lUo Grande rlmi , crofielnjt the
mountain tango at an elevation of 2GS feot.
Forty-coven tulle * of such road could be
easily and comparatively cheaply built In
the United States. Here U cost , by the
tlmo U was completed , $3,000,000. It began
to earn money as eoon a * the first few
mjlci of track were laid , and when the
road waa opened for traffic , In 1855 , It had
already received over $2,000,000 for trans
portation , and within four years Its earn
ings were moro than Us original cost , and
the owners were walking on velvet. During
ono year It carded 1,200,000 passengers , re
ceiving $30,000,000 from that source alone.
It has carried as much as 500,000 tons ot
freight in a year , and within twelve years
after It was finished $750,000,000 worth ot
epeclo passed over It on Its way from San
Francisco to New York. It got all the
gold passengern of the early 'COs who
crossed the Isthmus , and made them i < ay
heavily for carrying their gold mining out
fits In addition to the $25 fare. i
A DEAD ( MAN 'FOR EVERY TIE.
"Even at tlicso rates the trip was a cheap
one , for It shortened the danger of the
fevers which oftrn cnught these gold hnut-
ers who crossed on foot. The ride by rail
la icrs than four hours. By mule or on
foot It took two or moro days. The health
of the Isthmus was then worse than It In
now. 'During the building of the road the
company ran a funeral train , and It Is slid
that there were tnoro deaths than there are
ties In the entire line. I was talking yes
terday with an American who ran the
funcnul train. Ho Bays they put the dead
In rows , piling ono row crosswise on the
top ot that beneath It until the big hole
made for the day's burial was nearly filled ,
when earth was thrown In to fill up. One
thousand Chinamen wcro Imported for the
work. Within a month a number of thorn
had died , and hundreds of the remainder
committed suicide , so that the station whcro
they worked is now called Mato-chere ,
which means Kill-Chinaman. We brought
down n "Brooklyn " boy with us , who has the
Job of station agent at this place. I would
not take the place for the Isthmus. I me !
yesterday a graduate of the 'Boston School
ot Technology , who has como here to wort
on the railroad. Ho told me he recolvcJ
$150 a month , which was better than < hc
could do In tbo statce , but that ho had Jusl
gotten up from an attack of malarial fever.
I met a Baltimore ) man a iMr. Hodges whc
Is employed In th'e general offices , who told
me ho had a siege of yellow fever lost year ,
and , In short , I have found but few Ameri
cans who have not been fever-stricken al
some tlmo or other during their stay hero
Many of them say , however , that the
Uthmus Is no worse than some of our south
ern "ports " and that'If one takes good can
of himself thcro Is not much danger , ]
am told that of all the foreigners , Ameri
cans stan'd the climate best , English next
then French , and then Italians.
ACROSS THE ISTHMUS BY RAILROAD
The ride across the Isthmus Is a delight'
ful one. The country after you pass the lev
miles of lowland on the Atlantic side rise :
Into many wooded hills , and the dlstan
views make you think of the forest-coverci
rollkig lands ot the United State :
rather than ot the tropics. There are fev
palm trees , though you now nnd then pas ,
a banana plantation. You go by villages o
thatched huts and the buildings ot tb
canal people are everywhere to bo seca
The road runs very smoothly anl the tracl
Is well kept. It la a five-foot gauge cqulppei
with lignum vltao tics and flfty-stx-poun
rails. These ties are about the cal ;
ones , except Iron , which will withstand th
) . attack of the wood-eating ants which ar
> t found here. They are from trees BO smal
a that a tree seldom furnishes more than on
tie , and the wood Is so bard that spike
cannot be driven into It. Holes have to b
bored for every bolt , and this extra wet !
c Makes the tics expensive. Each one ccot
n about $1.80 In silver. The telegraph pole
are ot Iron. All of the rolling stock come
r from the United States. The superintend
, t ent's private observation car , In which w
rode , waa made In Wilmington anl some c
the locomotives came from PblladelphU
The first class cars have wicker seats , Ilk
those of some ot our smoking cars. Tb
o soccod class are built llko long street can
o with the seats running lengthwl.se undt
Ic the windows. I rode for some tlmo sescc
class to see the people. Halt of the pae
sengcrs were Jamaica negroes , one-third wa
made up ot Chinese and tbo rest were natlv
Colombians. The Chinese were the bet
drevsed ot the lot , and the neatest. As th
e American conductor came In I asked him a
o tf > his health , and was told that ho had bee
traveling over the road for several years an
had not been sick a day.
All wages ot Americans are paid In golc
it and those ot the common laborers In ellve
n Engineers get $157 a month , conductor
it JUS a month and telegraph operators froi
' $75 to $100. The brakemen are aatlvrs , an
they receive $1.75 a day ! n silver. Commo
laborers get from 33 to 75 cento a day , an
most of those who work on the tracks 01
Jamaica negroes. They put In ton houre
, day , beginning at 0 a. m. , and working unt
: J 11. Moat ot them bring their first meal e
y . coffee and bread to the track aad eat '
there. At 11 tb6y ( top for brcakfas
which la usually made up of rice and a b
of dried meat , and at 1 go to work agal
and work until C , when they go homo fc
dinner.
AN AMERICAN POET ON THE ISTHMUi
Most ot tbo Americans here are well edu
catcd men , and many ot them bave travelc
all over North and South America. Som
have literary ability , and I have been muc
Interested In a llttlo volume ot poems by a
American named Gilbert. Hero is one whlc
will bo appreciated by any man who ha
spent much time In the tropics. It describe
the Isthmus and might bo entitled "Tb
Land cf Perpetual Thirst : "
Where the longltudc-'s mean nnd the Jat
tilde's lo.v.
Where the hot winds of summer perpetual
blow ,
Whcro the mercury chokes thethermom
ter's throat
And the dust Is aa thick as the. hair on
Where one's mouth Is dry ns mummy a
curst ,
Thcro Ileth the land of perpetual thirst.
The following Is more glowing by far tba
the reality. The Chagrcs Is really a beai
tlful stream and not half so bad as palntei
The tcrrlblo miasma was at Its worst yeai
ago. when the swamps were dug up for tt
canal and railroad. Today the isthmus
comparatively healthy :
"nBYOND THE CHAGRES. "
Beyond the Chagres river
Are "paths that lead to death ;
To fever'H deadly breezen
To malaria's poisonous breath !
Bc-yoml the ti'plc ' foliage.
Whcro the alligator waits ,
Is the palace oC the devil-
Ills original estates.
Beyond the Chagres river
Are paths fore'er unknown , ,
With a. spider 'neath e ch pebble ,
A scorpion 'neath each atone !
'Tlsi hero thei boa constrictor
Ills fatal banquet hold * .
And to li'.s slim'/ bosom
His hapless victim folds.
Beyond the Chagres river
Lurks the panther In his lair ,
And ten hundred thousand dangers
Are In the noxious ntr.
Behind the trembling leaflets ,
lienrath the fallen reeds.
Are- the cvcr-pnwont perils
Of a million different breeds.
Beyond the Chagres river
TU raid the story's old-
Are paths that lead to mountains
Of purest virgin go'.d ;
But 'tis my firm conviction ,
Whatever tales they tell.
That beyond the Chagres river
All paths lead straight to hell !
Wo crossed the Chagrcs and about a bui
dred other waterways during the trip ac
caw women with llttlo or nothing on thci
washing their clothes In the streams. A
washing hero is dene with cold water , an
my towels at the hotel are frequently arm
merited with burs caught from being drle
upon the bushes and weeds.
FRANK G. CARPENTER.
A little boy aaked tor a bottle ot "get v
In the -morning * e fast us you can , " tt
drugelst recognized a household name ft
"DeWltt's Little Early RUeri. " and ga
him a bottle of ( hose famous little pills fc
constipation , elck headache , liver and eton
ach troubles.
Fancy parnsota are1 dreams of gauzy frll
and ihlrrlngs of chiffon , but there U evei
sort and kind between plain silk and tb
extravagant confect6n of lace and elabora !
fin lab. Parasols are tucked , ruffled ar
trimmed with narrow fillla ol latiu rlbbc
to matcb U ' i
CO-OPERATIVE HOME MEUft
Local Associations Preparing for the United
States League CoiiTontion ,
BENEFITS EXPECTED FROM THE MEETING
iRtilflonnt I'cnlnrp of the ImproTe-
lucut lu Dalldluv and I.oaa
Circle * A Jersey Scheme
Illinois IlcporU. |
"On to Omaha I" Is the elogan of building
nd loan associations throughout the country ,
bio , Indlcr.a , Massachusetts , Now York ,
illcbjgan , Pennsylvania and Kansas have nl-
cady chosen delegates. Iowa will bo rep-
cscntcd , though tha delegates have not yet
een appointed. Illinois will follow later en.
Ilcuourl and Tennessee will be represented ,
nil probably Kentucky , while Louisiana la
o set id a warm delegation to bid for the con-
cntlon of 1899. The Indications are that the
cnventlon of the United States League ol
ocal LOQ and Building associations , which
issembles In this city , July 27 , will bo the
argcst In the history of the leagueNe -
iraska associations will undoubtedly be verj
: enerally represented. As a rule the associat
ions of the state are recovering rapidly the
round lost during the last few years. Gen-
: cal prosperity manifests Its presence la
nmlstakablo ways. Business Is steadily In-
reaslng , morvoy lo coming In freely and the
cmaad for It grows In proportion. The out-
ook to as bright and encouraging as in the
arly ' 80s , when Nebraska's strides were the
nvy of the world. When to these Btlmulat-
ng conditions are added the attractions ol
ho exposition , the promoters of the league
onveatlcu have substantial reasons for thcli
onfldence In a record-breaking attendance
Iowa Is also expected to send a largo delcga
Ion , and other adjoining states will follow
.ha example. The lorgex the attendance th <
greater the benefits. While voting cii quea
loca Is conftaied to the regular delegates
practically , the convention Is open to al
, ocnl association men , and they are privilege !
, o participate In the discussions.
Thcro la ample room In the transmlssour
eglon for multiplying mutual building am
.oca associations. No system of co-operatloi
has been so successful cr conferred such \n- \
.alculablo benefits on the participants. Thcj
ought to be proportionately fls numerous It
the went as In the east , but to reach tha
high plane of strength and popularity re
quires persistent work and unity of purpose
As a means to that desirable tad , the annua
conventions of the United States league rani
.oremost. These annual meetings are re
garded as the Chautauquao of co-opcrr\tlv
homo building. They brlnj together the mci
who are the vltal , forces of the movement
men who have grown gray la the service a
well as late recrulto. Ideas are exchanged
systems discussed and analyzed , expcrlenc
contrasted with theories , and results out
ed. The papers read and discussions ha
are given wide circulation In the newspaper !
and are of euch high character end merit ate
to command the attention of thoughtful read
ere.
Omaha nnd South Omaha associations full
appreciate the advantage of the nations
conventions as a business undertaking an
have already begun the work of preparln
for the entertainment of the delegates. Fo
the present the preliminary -work has bee
subdivided and assigned to three committee
of throe members each. The general coir
mlttco is composed of ten members , <
which Thomas P. Godfrey Is chairman an
Dave Christie secretary.
SIGNS Or PROSPERITY.
Omaha associations-report business grovi
Ing at a cheerful rate. The activity man
tested In all branches of commercial llfo 1
this city strikes the building and loan assc
clatlons In a way that 'makes ' smiles blooi
on , the faces of the secretaries. Slnco tt
first of the year there bave been eubstantl :
gains all round. A marked feature of Ih
upturn is the demand for shares , on wlilc
many holders bave made liberal advanc
payments. Consequently receipts are heat
ler than ever before. Another slgnlflcar
feature of the betterment Is the rcpaymcr
of loans before maturity of pledged sharci
Last year the repayment of a loan was
rarity ; now It la im every day occurrenci
hlle the demand for loa'ns Is only modcrati
? heso facts Indicate a comfortable fluancli
condition amonc homo owners. The olde
associations which gathered In real estal
after the collapse of the boom are stcadll
unloading. In all rccpects it may be sal
the Omaha associations are on Easy etrci
to stay.
A JERSEY SCHEME.
The average Jerseyman Is as fertile I
expedients as the state Is In variety of sun
mer extractions. Undoubtedly the man. wli
coined the phrase , "It's , a cold day when
Jereeyman gets left , " concentrated a vo
ume of experience in a few words. Who
things do not go his way he tries son
other way. and invariably reaches "tl
stun' . " Just now the national variety <
building and loan associations in that stal
exhale an odor that requires a dlslnfcctan
The state legislature and the courts ai
supplylns the disinfectant , whllo most i
their patrons hopefully look for GO per cci
in the dim future. Under these circuit
stances the idle promoters are devising otlu
means of reaching the same end. Ono of tt
means adopted la to disperse with the nan
of building and loan association , so as !
exhale a sweeter odor than the defunct n :
tlonals. The prospectus of ono organize
In Newark presents a novel scheme of phi
anthrophy , by means of which the promote ]
may enjoy a degree of financial health pn
portioned to the number of victims. It
called a home purchasing company. It !
Issue certificates of stock to all comers , an
when Jl.OOO Is
accumulated the holder i
certificate No. 1 gets a deed to a $1,000 horn
Every certificate holder Is required to pa
$8 a year to the expense fund , which "sha
bo the absolute property of the compan
for which the company at no time holds I
self responsible to the certificate holder ,
An additional $3 a year Is charged when tl
certificate holder cots a home , besides t !
regular payment of $2 per week. Thei
Will bo no lapses , hut the old nation
method of selling delinquent stock at au
tlon Is retained as largo ns life. Even
facility ig afforded for getting In on tl
ground floor , but when o certificate holdi
wants to get out that's different. The cor
pany agrees to give the withdrawing memb
a certificate acknowledging ! the debt "und <
the eeal of the company. " When it wl
bo paid the prospectus does not state.
DOINGS IN ILLINOIS.
The sixth annual report of 'the ' Illlno
audito.i of publlo accounts shows a matevrl
falling off In the business of building lot
*
tild homestead associations for 1S97 ;
1896 there wrro 718 of these associations
the state , and In 1897 but 682. The falllt
off in re-eclpte waa $3,036,321. Ten new n
soslatlora were Incorporated , seven ourrei
dored their chartera , i ven passed Into tl
hands of receivers and twenty-six retin
f.om business by liquidation. iConcernli
the recent lesUlatlon which has affected th
department the report rays :
"As the provisions of recent legislutli
concerning building and loan associations a
becoming understood Us beneficial ftatur
are being recognized and commended. Und
Its provisions custodians were placed
charge of flvo associations , in two inatanc
recclvcm were appointed , in ono liquldatii
wis decided upaa , one was fouad Mlver
and ono reorganized and scaled Hi liabllltl
to shareholders to a point which renden
It solvent. This provision of the lai
which affords shareholders a comparative
inexpensive and expeditious meUod of a
riving at the oondKIoa of affairs of an a
noclatlon , and at the eamo time retalnlr
In thflr own hands the power to dscldo upc
the future course of proce-cdlngs , cannot I
too highly commended. "
Commenting on the report the Chlcai
Tribune says : "Everything considered.
1 rather surprlalng that the building ai
loan associations should have stood the o
d al oa well as they did. If they had bee
all the time under the closer state eupe
ylalon provided for by the law enacted I
the last general assembly there would n
have beta ea many failures as there wer
"All Invcitmeots bave suffered. Expet
eneed buataeaa tnei hm met with hea'
losses. It Is not to be wondered at that t
building and loan associations , managed ofti
by meo of limited business ability , sbou
in eome cases have com * to grief and tt
the pgpuUr confldenc * la thai * utoclatla
hould bavd been /mitred / to ccqje extent ,
"Whatever mny-'hire been Uit Jo * * * ot
urcfapjders durlngths last four tear * owing
o faulty management , and tbo bard times ,
bat lota Ii but * ft' plttMI fraction of wbat
t would have been 'IfHhe- monometallic cheV
liver standard had frebtaced ( no gold stand-
rd. Tbca the Inverness would h vd lost
.nore than bait of the 60OW.OOO they tud
nvestcd. Then all 'the ' associations would
tave gone to smajtr. < The defeat of Bryan
verted that calamity.
"Tho report ot tee auditor for 1803 will ufe-
oubtedly ebonhn Increase In tbo number
f building and loanBSoelatlons and In the
olumo of their aeeeti. , Tee working people
ivlll regain full ccdfldence In thcee assocla *
lena , which bave donc'ea much for them. "
Ante Room Echoes
A 'Cuban ' meeting is to bo held tomorrow
night in [ Patterson hall under the auspices
f the Fraternal Union of America and the
irdors friends In the city. Arrangements
or the affair are quite elaborate and have
been fully completed. The attendance ) Is cx-
iccteil to bo large , as a general 'Invitation
a extended to the public to bo present.
The main object of the meeting will be to
receive contributions for the assistance of
ho suffering Cubans. Food of all kinds will
K ) received at the lee ; , and It Is suggested
hat people bring bacon , rice , meal , flour ,
beans and articles of such character. Cash
lonatlons will also be received and the lump
sum will bo expended by a special comtnlt-
oo In the purchase of other necessary
articles. i
Thcsu who attend will be entertained dur-
ng the course ot the evening with a goad
> rogram. Addresses will bo made by John
'Webster ' , A. S. Churchill , J. M. Glllan ,
J. HI. 'Pratt ' and F. F. Iloose. The speeches
will bo Interspersed with music and vocal
selections.
On next Thursday evening Banner loJge ,
No. 11 , will hold Its regular monthly social
and at that < tlmo It will bo presented by
Jupremo President Koosts with the banner
t won last year for securing the greatest
ncrc&so In membership. A good program
has also been arranged.
Supreme President Uoose returned to the
city today.-
Ancient Order of United Workmen.
Recorder Henry Ylngllng of Union Pacific
odgc , No. 17 , is the recipient of a handsome
gold past master's badge from the lodge.
Ur. Ylngllng. by virtue of having served as
recorder six consecutive terms. Is entitled to
.ho rank of past master , and at a recent
ueetlng the lodge unanimously voted him the
landsomo cold emblem In token of the ap
preciation In which he Is held. Recorder
Ylngllng Is now serving his seventh term as
recorder.
Deputy Grand Master Workman Van
Dyke , Phoenix lodge , No. 158 , of Shclton ,
who haa been working with the members
of No. 17 for the last few weeks , ar.d has
been Instrumental In scouring many of Ho
recent applications for membership , was
presented with a gold pas * master's badge
by the members of No. 17 at last wc-ek s
meeting. The presentation was made by
Past Master " \Vorkrahn Kdwarda , who voiced
the gratitude of 'the 'members of No. 17 in
a few well directed remarks. At the con
clusion of the mcptlng the women of Socla
lodge , No. 102 , Degrco of Honor , tendered
Jtho members of No11 an excellent lunch
eon after which daaclng and social features
wcro indulged In until n late hour. The de-
grco team gave Social lodge an Idea as to
what a degree of .perfection can be attained
by thorough drilling ; and the Mogullions
presented each visitor with a souvenir In
the ehapo of a biscuit manufactured In the
lodge room of No. 17'A by Members Wagner
and Broadflcld. , , ,
Modern Wboilnicn of America.
The plans of the order for the entertain
ment of vlaltlng member * are still In a scme-
what Indefinite shape.but ' It is settled that
there .will bo A "Woodmen's etey. " Head
Manager A. R. Talbot of Lincoln was r -
centlyiuclected as ( ft''committee bytho boarfl
of managers to take the ) proper steps In the
matter. The local memboia are talking of
establishing a bureau of Information , but
that is Mill undecided.
On last Friday evening tb.e forcstero of
Omaha gave an excellent theatrical enter
tainment In Turner tall , presenting "Carl
Johnson , the Woodman. " The cast of char
acters was made up of the following : Chrla-
tlan Partch , J. W. 'Barnett , C. E. Allen , Will
Welch , W. Nollman. D. IP. Graney. H. D.
Stone. W. A. Rogers , H. < ? . Martin , Mrs.
E. E. Allen. Mrs. J. W. Barnett , ( Mrs. W.
A. Rogers. Miss Frances Rogera. Between
the acts a duet was sung by J. Kopp and
Mrs. Hyttelmyer , a solo was rendered by
Miss Hattlo Rublnt'teln. ' a black face turn
waa given by Al Brandcnberg , a whistling
solo was given by G. H. Foster and a reci
tation was delivered by Miss M. F. Clark.
The music waa furnished by the Ideal ( Man
dolin club. The affair concluded with , a
danco. i
IA. tA. O. Ji. 31. S.
Tangier Temple , Ancient Arabic Order of
Nobles of the Mystic Shrine will hold one ot
their ceremonial cessions ahout April 30.
The custodian of the shrine etables Is very
anxious to give tCio camels , dromedaries , etc. ,
some exercise , and the Illustrious potentate
haa arranged for a caravan to start about
the above date for a Journey over the desert
of Nebraska.
Illustrious nobles raise your voice to the
hlgheot pitch cad cry aloud so all the faith
ful may Jjear that the true followers of the
prophet will gather for this ceremony.
Independent Workmen of America.
Plans arc being made by the head officers
and the local members of this order to fall
Into line and have a big demonstration In
this city during the exposition. The de
tails of the ocheme Jiave not yet been ar
ranged , but ono day , probably In August ,
will bo set aside for the order. Fully 1,000
visitors are expected.
Omaha lodge No. 1 will give a card party
and soslol on next TueujJay evening in the
hall at 1320 Farnam street. A program of
literary and muolcal selections will bo given
and a esardi tournament will be played.
Royal .Aclinic * .
Royal Aeljates hall , the headquarters of
this new organization at 313 South Thir
teenth otreet , was dedicated on last Wednes
day evening. The ceremony was in charge
or Nebrceka lodge No. 1 , the first lodge ot
the order. After the installation of olllcers
itho doors were thrown open end the friends
of the members were admitted. A dance
concluded the affair.v
Omaga loJgo la'alrfcady making prepara
tion for its first racial affair to take place
on the evening of prll 1. '
KnlKlitW fif
Deputy Grand Chancellor Charles W. Kal- >
tcler , exemplified tho.qecret work of the order
at the last meeting of. Nebraska lodge , No.
1. In a very able "manner.
The orsanlzaUori of a lodge of the Rath-
bone Sisters Is "receiving the earnest atten
tion of a number < ; ftbe members of lodge
Mo. 1 , and It Is undertood a considerable
number have Indicated their Intention of
joining. Buch organization will he greatly
beneficial to the \ \ < rffi\ and Its beautiful
ritualistic work highly , cntcrtatniug and In
structive to ita members.
Independent r Ler of Farcitera.
The first Court qf Companions , the feinl-
nlno Uuxillary of the order In this section ot
the country , was organized at South Omaha
last week , the work being done under the
direction ot Mtj Anna Saundera. A court
was to have been organized and Instituted
In this city last Friday night , but this was
postponed until the coming week owing to
the HUuuH of Miss Saunders. The local body
is expected to bave a charter list of about
100.
Wooilmrii'n Circle.
The masquerade ball given by Omaha
grove No. 1 , in Thurston Rifles' armory last
Wednesday evening , proved a great success.
The prize for the most elegantly attired
woman was won by Miss Alma Andrcen and
the man' * prlzo was carried off by II. Nestor.
The grove will glvo a card party on next
Thursday evening. March 31. at Red Men's
hall , in the Continental block. Refresh
ments will be tervtiL
CD > VV $ | ( IKnKni $ Are plain bargain facts no shameless -
less exaggeration , so common , can be found here our prices are
the lowest not periodically but at all times we make no mis
take on this point. A ? A ? i ? i T
Axminster Carpet Lace Curtains
Seven patterns of the spec Special value in Fish Nets
ial sale Axtni u stor left it with Renaissance border
should not be necessary to now and novel designs
speak of the in again they 3i yards long by 00 inches
are the § 1.25 and $1.35 wide real value IRQ
kind absolutely perfect at. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I
because the factory Another
pattern
wanted to close ft 7 some bettor quality. . J75
our price now. . . . . "I
Now line Ktnbrohloroel Swisses by
the yard the very latest importa
Ingrains. . . tions every pattern now
never shown hero before -
fore lOc , 3r > c , : i2c , aOc nnd
Some people seem to think UYoneh I'Mlltel Curtains
This Popular ' -
all Ingrain Carpets are the Elegant tains full 3 yards long
per pair
same while
quality some
are made of wool some of Baby Carriage French llobinot Center Insertion
and Lnco Kdjro soiuethlnp
cotton some jute and now nnd striking 425
some shoddy You can get Nicely upholstered in Bed- pair
any kind here for we are forel cloth with lace covered para Mattresses
obliged to keep them all sol has the latest nud best foot
break niufllor tire I AHA
but when you pay for wool wheels price IIIUV Genuine ) Sea Island Cotton Mtit-
you won't got shoddy , jute only , BV trcss ft very soft nnd durabloMjit-
tress nothing equals it
cotton.
or except hair perfectly
An nil wool , 2-ply Inorrain ? sanitary
[ C/ We
/ show a large and
colors as gooil as in the ill. Our special cotton top
most expensive yard cr cr v/ now assortment ol Baby Carriages Mattress 250
in the latest at
upholstering artistic
The extra heavy weight atWool
poods in an utmost endless designs at very interesting prices Wool top
variety of colors , at 75c , ranging from 85.50 for a full sized Mattress | 50
lOcand . . . carriage and up. at
An Elegant This Handsome
Parlor Table Pining Table
Quarter oak or mahog Made in quarter sawed
any finish 24x24 top oak high leg pol-
highly polished
shed has 44x44
large
with carving one of
inch top the best make
our best bargains | heavy llvo inch legs 4 1A A
usually sold at $3.75 I. 0 foot-excellent I/UU
priced at value
Orchard $ Olilhcim Carpet Co.
1414-1416-1418 DOUGLAS STREET.
STATE WILL GET THE BONDS
One Question in Regard to Disposal is Satis
factorily Settled.
COUNTY ISSUE GOES TO SCHOOL FUND
ConiiiilxKlonor * Decide to Accept the
< toveTiior'a Offer and Sac Far-
i ion Lcacli & Co. for Duiu-
asci Suitalucd.
TUo county commissioners bavo tired of the
dilatory tactics of Parson Leach & Co. , the
members ot a firm of Chicago brokers and
bankers , who originally purchased the teauo
of $180,000 of poor farm funding bonds and
then backed out. The commissioners have
sold the bonds to the State Board of Edu
cational Loads and Buildings and propose to
hold the Chicago man for all losses that the
county may sustain by rexison of their failure
to comply with tbo terms and conditions ot
their bid , made some two months ago. Tata
action waa taken at a meeting of the Board
ot County Commissioners , held yesterday
morning.
When the county commissioners Invited
bids on the purchase of the $180,000 of poor
farm 4 % per cunt funding bonds thcro were
a number of bidders. Farson Leach & Co.
offered the highest price. They bid par. ac
crued Interest and a premium of $15,327 , de
positing a certified check of $530 as a guar
antee of good faith. Thla bid was accepted
and the bonds wcro lithographed under the
direction of the leg.il representative of the
firm , who at that time raised no legal ob
jection to'lho conditions of the securities. A
couple of weeks later the firm wrote that
their attorney had examined the condition"
leading up to the Issue of the bonds nod had
found ttat they were not legal. The com
missioners had anticipated this action , nnd
to ascertain for their own satisfaction the
exact legal standing of the bonda , they
brought an action In the supreme court to te t
the legality of everything ccanectcd with the
lime. The eupreme court had paesed upon
the questions and had held that the bonds
were legal In every particular. Farson Leach
& Co. were notified of this decision of the
supreme court , but again they quibbled about
taking the bonds , contending that as a new
set of officers had como upon the 6'ago be
tween the time of Issuing the bonds and the
decision of the supreme court their legality
was a matter that could be questioned. To
eatlely the Chicago people , the county com
missioners secured an opinion from the at
torney general upon this point. Ho hold that
there was no merit In the claim of Farson
Leach & Co. , and stated that If they did
not want the tonds. the state stood ready
and willing to take the paper at Its original
bid of par , accrued Interest and a premium
of $14,312. .After considering the matter for
some time , the commissioners accepted this
bid , and at the meeting this morning adopted
the resolution that Farson Leach & Co.
had failed to comply with the terms of their
bid , and that their ? 500 had been forfeited.
SOLD TO THE STATE.
Immediately upon the adoption of the
resolution. Chairman Klerstead , of the Board
of County Commissioners , County Clerk-
Haverly and County Treasurer Helmrod took
the barula and departed for Lincoln , whcro
they will be turned over to the state treas
urer , who will pay the purchase price In
cash. This money will bo deposited In the
county depositories and ulll bo at once paid
out to parties holding claims arising by rea
son of having purchased lots In Douglas addi
tion , which sales have becu declared Illegal
and void.
The county has Instructed Its attorney to
brine suit agatnat Farson Leach & Co. for
the difference between tbo amount of their
bid and the amount received from the state.
In the transaction of routine business , the
count ; ' commissioners accepted tha resigna
tion of Dr. Mary Strong , resident physician
at the county hospital , the same to take ef
fect April 1. In presenting the resignation ,
the doctor said that the medical end of the
hospital was not run according to her Ideas.
Dr. Henry O. Wless was appointed county
physician , vlco Dr. J. W. Dlythln. The ap
pointment came about In this way : Commis
sioner Ostrom offered a resolution , declaring
that Dr. Henry Gullck be appointed to the
position. This resolution was defeated and
then Commissioner Harte offered a resolu
tion , giving the place to Dr. Wlcn. Tal
You can't afford to wear
poorly , fitting or inferior niado
garments when such prices as
Nicoll offers are within your
reach.
reach.Think
Think of the advantage of
having your garments cut and
made to your ordor. You
make your selection from an assortment -
sortment of woolens that comprises -
prises the latest and best fabrics
from the woolen markets of the "world. You have your garments -
ments trimmed to suit your individual taste and fancy. There
was a time when the PRICE was the obstructing barrier between
ready-made garments and made-to-order-garments but not
so now. Nicoll's prices are within the reach of the most
economically inclined. If you cant afford a § 40 suit wo
have them at 830. If you can't afford a § 30 suit , we have
them at § 20. Yes , even at $15 and the assortment at that
price is generous.
We have over 1,000 designs for trousers that ought to
be enough to select from.
TROUSERS , $4 to $12. SUITS , $15 to $50
SPRING OVERCOATS , $15 to $40.
209 and 211 S. 15th St - Karbach Block.
went throueh by a majority vote , and the
doctor was declared elected.
The Real Estate exchange asked that the
commltsloners order shatlo trees planted
along the macadamized roads of the county.
Commissioner Ostrom opposed the plan , sayIng -
Ing that shade wes detrimental to macadam '
as It kept It wet , while a dry atmosphere
and sunshine was what It needed. The re-
ejuest was referred.
A sattlement with the bondsmen of ox.
County Judge Ellcr WCH made , tbo county
accepting $1,050 and coatfs In full of all de
mands. Eller'a shcrtago amounted to seme
$1,800. As there \vaa some qucctlon nbotil
holding the boidsmcn , the commissioners
considered It advisable to accept the compromise -
promise * . The sum of $300 Was Immediately
paid Into the county treasury nnd the bal
ance will follow in a few days.
The renuc t to appoint John Knight as con
stable of Elkhorn precinct was referred.
August Ilogert wan commissioned to keep
the macacam roads In repair. For doing thl *
ho Is to receive a salary of $50 per month.
.MAXunitsox is FUJI i.vmnvK.vno.v.
Would Xot ll . Siirnrlxril to IIir of a
Niivnl ICiiRaKcinvnl.
General Charles F. Mamlorson , general
solicitor of the D. & at. railroad , has Juat
returned from a fortnight's trip through
southern California , Kovr Mexico and Arl-
zona. In speaking to a Jleo repoiler of hla
trip , General Manderson said : "Thero Is co : >
slderablo Interest In tbo Transmlsslsslppl Ex
position , oven In the far southwest. The
state of California will not make a state
exhibit , tout southern California will make
a handsome dlapay of Its own. At I'hoenlx.
Ariz. , I attended a meeting of the Hoard of
Trade , called to consider the ways and means
of making a creditable exhibit from that
state at the exposition. Plans ( or such an
exhibit were formulated , and the work
started In good order. 1 have no doubt but
Arizona will bo well repreesntcd. "
"General Manilereon , do you think the controversy -
troversy with Spain will result In a war ! "
"It begins to look llko war. It surely
looks more llko wan than It did two weeks
ago. To my mind the action of Spain In
Bonding a formidable flotilla of torpedo boaUi
er lf *
to Cuba forms an Incident that Is moro war-
Ilko than any of the featurto of the Main *
disaster or of the complications growing out
of the opprcsylou and starvation of the Cu
bans. I do not bellevothere will be an
declaration of war. but an engagement be.
twcen our navy and the Spanish flotilla bo ,
fore the latter ever lands at Cuba would
not at all surprlwi mo.
"Tho question of Indemnity to thin govern
ment for the loss of the Maine might t
settled by a court of nations , or other fccin
of arbitration. Should the report of our
board of inquiry show that the vessel wa
blown up from the outaldo the flndtoig would
probably bo communicated at once to Spain.
That country might reply that thu report did
not accord with the finding of Its own beard
of Inquiry , and then there would very prop ,
erly be recourse to arbitration. On tlio olbw
hand , It seems to mo that this Rovercimcot
would certainly bo warranted In taking stop *
toward Intervention In the Spanloh-Culun dir-
flculticY ) . The tcrrlblo outrages committed by
Uio former among the latter can no longer
bo endured. The reports of the .ufferloa
amwig the hihabltonto of the Island are from
trustworthy sources and Indicate that Inter
vention on grounds of humanity would 1
entirely justifiable. "
KTS iTTs TNJUXCTIOJT.
Cl < > - of Sor.tli Oiuulm Ili-Ntrnlnril trout
, I.nyliiK u Sidewalk.
Judge Fawcctt has granted an Injunction
In the case of Hughes agatast the city ot
South Omaha. Tha city council Bought to
lay a sidewalk along the wcat oldo of Thirty-
sixth rtreet , from Q street to the Satpjr
county line. A temporary order was hereto
fore granted , but now this orOer has been
made ptunsnent. When the caao was called
the defendant did not uppear and thn plain
tiff showed that the street passed through
com fields and was llttlo moro than a coun
try road. Ho also showed that at the in cot
the sidewalk could not accommodate moru
then two or three porsonH.
Thirty-five years make a generation. Thai
la how long Adolph Flatter of Zantavllle , O. .
suffered from piles. He was cured by uafc *
three boica ol DoWltf * WltcU llaxcl