THE OMAHA PAILY BBlSBlONDAY , APRIL 4 , 1898.
i FROM THE FARTHER WEST
\ PAYMENT OF AN OLD DEBT
fitato of Wyoming Reimbursed for Yollow-
Etona Park Expenditures.
HONEY SPENT FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
( Appronrlfitlon for Ttrparlng the State
for ttxpumlltnrpH by the Tcrrl-
torlut IjpKlxintnre Hlntorjr
of the Old Clulmi.
'OKBYBMNB , Wyo. , April 3. ( Speclal.V-
The announcement recently made of the ap
propriation of $7,764 to reimburse Wyoming
for expenditures made In protecting the Ycl-
lowstonu National 11 rk sccma In Itself a dry
and unimportant Item. There la , however ,
an entertaining history connected with the
jMfltago of the Mil. Iy ) an act ot congress
approved In March , 1872 , the Yellowstone
National park was reserved as a public do
main. In the following May the secretary of
the Interior appointed N. N. Langford su
perintendent , the appointee serving In that
capacity without conipenratlon until April
8 , 1877 , when V. Vf. Norrls succeeded him.
This latter gentleman In his report to the In
terior department , dated October 20 , 1877 ,
tell * of the precautions taken to preserve
the pane from the ravages of flro and the
dcptedatlonu of vandals. This "appeal"
nhowa the llttlo protection then afforded the
park by the national government. After
this , from time to time , small appropriations
nvoro made by congress , and flnr.lly In 1882
compensation for the superintendent und his
employes waa provided for. In. 1883 a wave
of public Interest broke over the country and
congress appropriated $40,000 for the "pro
tection , pr CM nut Ion and Improvement ot the
park. " In this amount was Included com
pensation for the superintendent and his em
ployes.
Jtoads were then built , the wonders of the
flaik were made known to the public and
travel and the number of visitors Incrcaaed
tremendously. Still the government neglected
to , p. ovldo the riocemary civil force required
to protect the park. Then , upon request ot
the Interior department , the secretary of
war , on April 10 , 1886 , detailed a troop ot
cavalry under Captain Moses Harris for trv-
Ice In the park. The captain became the act-
dng aupcrlntendont and since then the troops
liavo served as park police.
PECULIARLY SITUATBD.
The Yellowstone park Is peculiarly ilt-
uatcd ; It was carved out of three states ,
fifteen-sixteenths being taken from Wyo
ming. It was remote from Washington and
over 1,000 miles In the ordinarily traveled
route from the state capital at Cheyenne.
It can bo readily seen that ordinary laws
and peace officers would not suffice lor the
needs of the park. It was then that thlj
etate , justly proud of the park and loyal to
the government , on being appealed to from
all sides , In 1884 appropriated $8,750 for
policing the park and for the punishment of
persons trespassing In Its boundaries. It Is
manifestly evident that Wyoming went down
In Its own pocket to supply the funds that
ehould have been appropriated by the na
tional government. During the last year
Ihcrolc efforts have been made and an Im
mense amount ot work done by our represen
tatives In congress to secure au appropria
tion to satisfy Wyoming's claims. The tele
gram announcing the passage of tbo appro
priation tells ot a successful culmination ot
the endeavors of Senators Warren and Clark.
Worth noting Is the fact that the sugges
tion to protect the park by legislative action
was made to the territorial officers by Seua-
tor Clark , who was then the prosecuting at
torney of Ulnta county. On the passage of
the bill It was transmitted to the secretary
of the Interior then the Hon. II. M. Teller
by Congressional Delegate M. K. Post.
Tbe documents presented to congress lately
ehow that while the amount appropriated by
the state was $8,000 , the total amount ex
pended was $7,450.73. Two hunlrcd and fifty
dollars were also appropriated for Yellow-
etone park laws and $500 for telegrams re
lating to the park. In all this expenditure
/Wyoming / received no benefit that was not
shared by the other states. Although the
debt la fifteen years old , the state has re
ceived no Interest and the recent appropria
tion of congress la but the late recognition of
the just claims ot Wyoming.
llniiU fur Grand ) Encampment.
.GRAND ENCAMPMENT , Wyo. . April 3.
( Special. ) Furniture , fixtures end a largo
iafe for the Dank of Grand Encampment have
arrived and are being Installed In a tem
porary building. A letter received from E.
W. Thomas , president ot the Institution , who
fa In Chicago , stated that ho would arrive
Ueoct week and that Grand Encampment's
first bank would be open for business be
fore the middle of April. The capital , $15-
000 , has been subscribed by Chicago and
, Tcxas capitalists.
'XtlMOXV ' NEED NOT HE PAID.
In Ort'Kon Doe * Not Mean n
Jnll Term.
PORTLAND , Ore. , April 3. ( Special. )
Budge Cleland has decided that the payment
Of alimony In divorce cases could not bo
< 5hforccd by Imprisonment for contempt ,
. where the party refused to pay , though well
able to do so. The decision waa Invoked by
dttempted contempt proceedings In the cases
lot Robertson against Robertson and Hender-
oh against Henderson. In delivering his
opinion. Judge Cleland stated that ho could
only enforce the statute- he found It , and
fUt the proceedings wore penal In tbelr na
ture , every Intcndment must bo given In
tfavor of the party likely to bo punished.
There ki no state where contempt proceed
ings are employed , but what gives special
power to the courts to so punish. In Oregon
( hero 1 $ a general statute which allous
courts to * punish for ttio disobedience of or
ders or decrees , but there Is also another
statute which declares In effect that courts
pannot punUh as for contempt where the
order or decree Is for tbo payment ot money ,
JAllmoiiy being an order for the payment o !
money , tbc party In whose favor the order
la made eau only enforce It In the ordinary
iwoy of execution.
Thla declnton sets at rest a much-mooted
flue tlcn. The legality of Imprisonment for
the nonpayment of alimony baa been ques
tioned end doubted by attorneys In general.
It has not hitherto boon tested , and Judge
Cletand's findings , It Is said , meet with tile
general approval ot the bar. In California
end srcno other states , contempt proceedings
may bo brought , but in every instance the
power IT. given by a special power-granting
statute. In both the cases at bar , tbo de
fendants were required to pay certain peel-
fled auina monthly , but had failed for ttio
last thrco months to pay the stated Install
ments , and hence ttio proceedings.
Or PRO u NFWH Notm.
The work of excavating for the sugar fac
tory at La Grande ( has been commenced.
Charles Kennedy escaped from the pcnl-
< entlary at Salem by digging his way through
\wenty-four feet of brick.
. . .A machine to make strawberry boxen has
B en received In The Dalles by The Dalles
Commission company. The machine has a
capacity of 20,000 boxes a day.
Samuel Qaroutte ot Cottage Grove , In Lane
County , has gone to Texas to visit bis
brothers. One he has not seen for sixty-one
years and the other for thirty.
The state dairy convention was beld at
Klbany last week. Statistics were presented
bowing that about 7,000,000 pounds of but
ter are made In the state annually.
The big band saws In the Qrand Ronde
company's mills at Perry have been started
and 100 men are at work. There are now
3,000,000 feet of logs at Perry and 12,000.000
tact more ua the river.
ROT. F. W. Parker has resigned tbc pas-
( orstilp of the Congregational church at
roadlpton. and will relinquish the ministry
( or the builhrca of life Insurance . lie will
leave soon with hU children for Astoria.
The Booth-Kelly Lumbering company. In
Jjano county , now has orders for 180,000 feet
of dressed lumber , and an order from a rail
way lu the out for 75.000 red fir tics , 5.000
tie * and 25,000 cedar ttot , and other
order * aggregating 400 carloads. The mill
employs atxty men , and the planer twenty.
A ditch , to be built from Grave creek to
the Lowla mine , a distance of about fourteen
miles , near Grant's Pass , will soon bo com
menced , with 200 Workmen engaged In dig
ging It.
A petition Is being circulated In the Ten-
Mile country , In Coos county , to have the
lakes meandered. As H now la , a home
steader , In order to secure frontage , ha to
take up a Dumber of acres to the lake.
PATIIIOTISM AMO.\ti THE ALEUTS.
WiiftlilnKton'n nirthdny Celebrated tir
he Wnllvcir of > Alnnkn.
Perhaps the strangest Washington's birth
day celebration In the whole land thla year
was held "on February 22 at Unalaska , eajrs
tbo Seattle Post Intelligencer. Tbo Alouta
are Intensely patriotic , although farther
away from tbo capital tbat bears the naruo
of the "father of his country" than any other
of his children. Especially Is this true thU
year , for one of the finest cutters In the
United States revenue service has been
t'pendlng the winter with them. With the
assistance of the officers of the cutter Bear
anl the whites at Unalaska the Aleut chil
dren had a great celebration thla year , the
news of which was brought to Seattle on the
steamer Bertha.
Several weeks before the 22d the fifty
Aleut children that attend the government
school at Unalaska began to prepare for
Iticlr Washington's birthday celebration.
The brlghtor ones learned speeches and the
entire school practiced co the choruses that
they were familiar with. Miss Miller had
charge of the program , and to her Is duo a
great deal of credit for the successful 1s-
iuo ot the affair. She was promised the
licarty co-operation of the officers of the
Hear , and many ot the flags used in decorat
ing the Jesse Leo Mission home came from
the cutter.
The celebration was hold at the Jemslo Lee
home , os the most suitable place for the
gathering. The home hadi been newly pa
pered ani waa elaborately decorated. The
large school room was decorated with flags.
On a platform with a red , wblto and blue
background were seated the American guests
and entertainers. Fifty Aleut children were
seated In three rows of seats In front of ttio
platform.
Captain Francis Tuttle of the Bear was
master of ceremonies and directed the pro
gram which was rendered. Walter Fergu
son , agent of the North American Transpor
tation and Trading company at Dutch har
bor , was the speaker of the evening. Ills
address on Washington and the spirit of pa
triotism that has been growing since ' 70 wca
listened to attentively by the children ,
whether Ihoy understood all of It or not.
IJ'utonaiU Ilcrry of the Bear made earno
pertinent remarks on the lite of Washington ,
bringing In various Incidents familiar to
children In the states , but new to the little
Aleuts. Lieutenant Berry Is a general fa
vorite with the children. Music was fur
nished during the evening by the Mandolin
quartet , composed of the younger officers of
Uio Bear , and by Mlsa Miller on the piano.
Then the children came In for their share
of the entertainment. They had learned
speeches and dialogues , which were delivered
In a creditable manner , considering ; the op
portunities they Jiavo had. A number of
patriotic songe were rendered 'by ' the chil
dren , with the assistance ot their American
friends. Altogether they enjoyed the evenIng -
Ing Immensely. Not so much , perhaps , as
they did the Christmas party given them by
Seattle friends , who contributed several
boxes of presents through the medium of
the Pcst-Intelllgencer. but nevertheless In a
way that will caus3 them to remember It for
a long time.
New Experiment In Irrlnnllon.
MOUNT PLEASANT , Utah , April 3. ( Spe
cial. ) A now experiment In the development
of a waler supply for Irrigating purposes Is
being tried by John II. Secly and Niels Matson -
son of this place. Beginning at the bed of
Pleasant creek about a mile west of town a
tunnel ban been run on a level a distance ot
300 feet Into the ground under a field , the
tunnel being about twenty feet from the sur
face at the end. As work progressed suf
ficiently a twelve-Inch flume was laid and
the tunnel filled toward the front. Shafts
were eunk at convenient Intervals to facili
tate tha removal of dirt. A continuous sup
ply ot twelve Inches of water has been ob
tained , -which. It Is believed , will Increase.
This will bo used upon land hitherto com
paratively useless1 , because of lack of water ,
and make a good tract very valuable. The
experiment la being -watched with great In
terest by a number of farmers.
Mlulnnr Statistic * .
LEAD , a. D. , April 3. ( Special. ) From
statistics carefully prepared by the editor of
the Black Hills Mining Review It Is shown
that there are today employed In the mining
pursuits of Lawrence and Pennlngton coun
ties 3,236 men. Of this number 1.380 men
are employed in the Homestako mines and
mills. Tbo company employing the next
largest number of mem la the Deudwood and
Delaware. In the smelter , mines and lime
quarry , the number being 373. The Golden
Reward company comes next with 229 men
employed at the chlorlnatlon works and the
nVnca at Terry. The rest of the men are
employed by the smaller companies In the
mines and mills. With the present schedule
of wages this army of men earns $11,322
every day , ? 339,675 every month and $ 1,070-
100 a year. At the same rate of Increase in
labor for the next ten years that has bo-en
made In the last year It la estimated that
at the end of the century fully 10,000 men
will bo needed to work the mines and mills ,
who would annually earn the sum ot $9,000 ,
000.
Oilil Fellow * Orirnnlxe.
CANTON , S. D. , April 3. ( Special. ) Dele
gates from Bercsford , Alcester , Lennox and
Worthing Odd Fellow lodges mot with a
delegation from Canton lodge In this city
and formed a district association , ( tie object
being to promote the observance of the an
niversary of the birth ot OJd Fellowship In
America. The officers are. P. G. Boom-
gaarden.of Worthing , president ; H. G. Cor-
bctt ot Alcester , vice president ; H. , G. Gerber -
ber of Worthing , secretary ; O. T. .Mallory
of Canton , treasurer , The celebration will
bo held at Worthing April 26 , and each suc
ceeding year at another town In the dU-
"trlct.
Oft for tlitKlondike. .
HURON , 8. D. , April 3. ( Special. ) Fred
C. Bcmlshand wife , with W. H. flemish
of this city and W. H. Bemlsh
ot Minneapolis , are preparing to depart
for the Alaska gold fields , overland , atout
the middle of this month.
Following a lecture Friday evening by
Mrs. S. A. Ramsey of Woonsoeket , presi
dent of the state Women's Christian Tem
perance union , a union was organized here ,
the following being the officers : Mrs. Edwin
Dukei' . president ; Mrs. R. L. Walker , csrre-
spending scretary ; Mrs. E. E. Cooper , re
cording secretary ; Miss Gllday. treasurer.
Dentoerntli * Committee to Meet.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D.t April 3. ( Special. )
A meeting ot the democratic atato committee
will bo held at Mitchell Thursday , April 14
Tbe meeting Is called for the purpose of
Delecting the place and date for holding the
next democratic state convention. It la the
general opinion tint the convention will be
called at Aberdeen Juno 22 for the purpose
of co-operating with the populists.
Delegate * to Dnlne * Convention.
DEADWOOD , 6. D. . April 3. ( Special. )
Mayor Star has appointed State Treasurer
K. G. Phillips , Hon. W. 0. Temple , Hon. F.
J. Washabough , H. B. Young and A. W.
Coe as delegates to the business men'a con
vention at Sioux Falls on April 5 and 6.
lindd unit "Coin" Heard Prom.
FLORENCE. Colo. , April 3. ( Special. )
W. H. Budd , member of the national free sil
ver party , Is a guest at the Fremont hotel
In this city. During the evening a number
of representative citizens called on Mr. Budd ,
learning that ho and W. H. Harvey of "Har-
vey'a FlnancHl School" would go through
Colorado In May next on a tour for the na
tional committee. A meeting was arranged
to bo held In this place on tbo evening of
May 3 to give the people of Florence county
an opportunity to see and hear Mr. Harvey
speak. Mr. ttudd pronounced him the best
posted man In America on finance. An amll-
enco of 1,000 people baa been pledged for
Mr. Harvey ,
llnclnir l OReniUve
AKBUQUERQUB , N.M. . , April 3.
clal. ) The Woman' * Christian Temperartc
union and a number of the Protest/ml /
churches of the city have adopted protects
against the btrae races which are held In
this city every Sunday under the auspices
ot the Albuquerque Driving anoclatlton. The
protests set forth that the races are demoral
izing to the morals of the community and In
dlreot violation of the territorial laws. An
organized effort will be made to atop them
and the matter will bo carried Into the
courts. i
lActltltr In New'Mexico. '
SANTA FE , N. M. , April 3. ( Special. )
The office of secretary of the territory for
the quarter ending today has handled the
largcot Incorporation business In the history
of the office for that length ot time. This
Is a positive Indication that capital Is being
heavily Invested In business and mining
ventures and an era of unprecedented busi
ness activity In the territory ,
IniiiilfrrniitH from lawn.
WATERVILLE. Wash. , April 3. ( Special. )
A colony of twenty-nine Iowa people have
arrived hero end mill locate , for tbo most
part , en lands In this vicinity. People hero
are In correspondence with other Iowa par-
tics who arc expected to come out this year.
i
Colorado New * Noted.
Colorado college Is to have a new $23,000
music hall ,
The reformers In Boulder have started a
dally paper to run during the municipal
campaign.
The famous Shannafaan coal mine , about
nix miles from Boulder , has been cold to
Plttsburg parties. i
Puceblo Is making enthusiastic prepara
tions for a pageant ot nations and states
on the Fourth of July.
The Colorado & Northwestern railroad will
be finished to within flvo miles of the camp
of Eldora within sixty days.
Albert E. Guthrle Is In jail In Colorado
Springs , charged with making a murderous
atsault upcn his wife with an ax.
Twenty-five of Denver's discharged police
men will sue for salary from time ot dis
charge to date , amounting to $28,000 , claimIng -
Ing the action of the board waa Illegal.
Mayor Lewis of Manttou has filed a suit
for $10,000 damages against the Colorado
Springs Gazette for alleged defamation of
character In a recent political edltoilal.
The Rocky Mountain Herald of Denver ,
one of the oldest newspapers ot the state ,
has been sold for $10.000 by Halsey M ,
TUiond3 to .Warren Wllaon , owner of the-
Denver Dally Journal.
The Ophlr tunnel , which has been driving
toward the Montana lode steadily for a year ,
will soon be In the ore body. Tbo lode is
twenty feet wide and Is of fine concen
trating material , carrying silver , lead and
gold. i
The returns of tbo Denver branch mint
for this year show a surprising Increase over
the corresponding time last year. The total
receipts of gold amount to $3,921,624 , which
Is a gain of $2,545,571. Some ot this gain
Is due to the fact that the Omaha and Grant
smelter Is delivering Us gold now at the
branch mint , while In times past It has
shipped direct to Philadelphia.
.Vermin News .Vote * .
The Reno wheelmen have organized a
brass band In connection with their organ
ization.
Exhibits from fourteen Whlto Pine county
m'ncs have been forwarded to Omaha for
the exposition.
Governor Sadler has offered to an eastern
buyer everything branded for $ .22 per head ,
this spring's calvca thrown In. |
The once prosperous Reveille district , Nye
county , has been entirely depopulated by
the continue ! decline in the price of silver.
The Bray and Bell mines at lone , Nye
county , have been sold by the lone Mining
company to the Nevada Mining company tor
$150,000.
The prices at which the shares of Corn-
stock mines are selling do not bring the
total aggregate values of the Comstock
mines to much over $1,100,000.
The last winter has been a prosperous one
for the farmers and stockmen of the Carson
valley. Beef has been In great demend and
the creameries have been kept running at
; oed profit.
The Carson News Is authority for the
statement that In repairing the mud baths
at Wai ley's Springs , near Genoa , the ground
was found to be saturated with quicksilver ,
.ho deposit having accumulated there from
the bathing of quartz mill employes whose
system had become Impregnated with mer
cury. l
*
DEATH HECO11U.
Mm. Frank II. iI > lvlnnHtone.
Mrs. Frank If. Livingstone dlei' at the
Brunswick hotel last evening , after an Ill
ness of only a few days. Her husband , who
had been telegraphed for , came In from
Denver during the day , and > was with hly
wife at the time of her death.
Mrs. Livingstone , whose sudden death has
irofoundly shocked her former associates ,
tier friends and the many who hive EO verjJ
recently seen her upon the stage , was known
irofesslcnally as Florence Montgomery. She
has only been a member of the WoodwarJ
company for about a year , and her whole
experience as an actress covered a period
little longer , but rho had of late shown such
decided Improvement In her art that many
predictions were made of her ultimata rise
to high places. Her last public appearance
was In tho. part of Mrs. VanBuren "Angel"
In "Tho Charity Ball. " which she played
a week ago at the Creighton theater with
so extreme delicacy and effectiveness which
cssurcd her of a bright future on the ctige.
The nature ot her fatal Illness and the man
ner of her death were such as to render
the case -doubly pathetic and sad , and It
will ho hard for those who have watched
and applauded her artistic growth to realize
that so promising a career has been cut
short.
Wllllnm Yor.lr.
RIVERTON. la. , April 3. ( Special. ) Wll
Ham Yordy , one of the first settlers In , this
part ot Fremont county , died at his home
la. this county shortly after noon yesterday
of apoplexy. Mr. Yordy located hero when
nothing but timber and grab's abounded In
these parts. Ho was 59 years of ago.
London Cleurlnjc Home OHIeer.
LONDON. April 3. Lord Hllilngdou
( Charles Henry Mills ) , chairman of the com
mltteo of Lndon clearing house bankers ,
died suddenly In church at Wilton today. He
waa bora In 1830 , was the son ot the late
Sic Charles Mills , bart. , and was elevated
to the peerage lu 1SS6. Ho nas a partner In
the well known banking house ot Glynu ,
Mills & Co.
PENSIONS FOll WESTEIIN VETERANS.
Survivor * of L teVnr Iteniemltereil
by the General Government.
WASHINGTON. April 3.-Speclal.-Pen- ( )
Blona have been issued as follows :
Issue of March 22 :
Nebraska : Original Ebcnezer H. Footo ,
Superior , $6. Additional-Harrison Carrlco ,
Falrbury , $6 to $3. Increase Anson M.
Otis , York. 10 to $3 ; JoaepYi Morfonl , De-
wttt. $17 to $20 ; Henry It. Craig. Ulysses ,
t6 to 8. Original Widow , etc. Mlnewell A.
Daniel , Ansley , $ S.
Iowa : Original Hnrvey Hurley. Des
Molnes , $0 ; Andrew Ityman. Packwood. 8.
Increase Andrew Jackson , Glenwood , $6 to
3 : Egbert T. a Schenck. Downey , $ s to
112 ; John Alexander , Earlham , $0 to $8 ;
Wallace L. Wllklns , Sioux City , $3 to 8.
Reissue John W. Judd , Norn SprliiKS , $17.
Original Widow , etc. Samuel S. Hanks ,
father , Princeton , $12 ; Sarah A. Leeke ,
Hnmpton , $3.
Co'orado : Original Cyrus n. Williams ,
Lake City. $8. Increase Andrew M. Flint ,
Denver , $ C to $ i Original Widow , etc.
Julia A. Griffith , Canon City , $ S ; minors
of John H. Shire , Denver , $12.
South Dakota : Original David D
KeelerVatertown , $ S. Original Widow
etc. Cyntha E. Samuel. Klmball , $ S.
Montana : Original Widow , etc. Minor
ot Frederick A. Peubsdy , Winston , $10.
LABOR LEADERS. EN DORSE IT
Letters from Bompecuuul Others About the
OmahajOosgreM ,
SUCCESS OF THE GATHERING ASSURED
V/B
cn Who iMrtet thT nlcrnUonn and
Union * Will itiiUt la ( he De
liberation * " itere During
the KxninTllon. , '
The local committee representing organ
ized labor , which la making up a commit-
: eo ot persons prominent In labor circles In
LbU country to take charge of the prepara-
: lon of a program , for the labor congees to
be held In this city during the week com *
meuclng on Labor day Monday , September
> la receiving encouraging replica from
: hcso who have been Invited to servo on
this committee of arrangements. Invitations
were sent to a number ot persons who have
national reputations la labor matters and re
plies have been received from thrco of them.
Samuel Oompcrs , president ot the Ameri
can Federation of Labor , writes from Waeb-
ngton to Secretary F. A. Kennedy of tbo
ocal committee under date of March 19.
Hla letter In part Is as follows :
"I have your favor o the 14th Inat. , rcla-
Iv3 to the holding of a Labor congress In
: onnctlon with the exposition to be held
n your city. 1 note , with a very great deal
of pleasure , the liberal spirit with which
rou eay the management ot the exposition
s conducting the construction , of the build-
ngs and grounds , and , also , of conceding the
ull control of the Labor congress to organ-
zed labor.
"You say ttiat you are requesting a num
ber of men to act as a national committee ,
and , on behalf ot your colleagues and your
self , you tender the chairmanship of the
committee to myself. 1 want you to feel
euro that I am very solicitous that your
ongrceo shall bo a success , and that I will
> o glad to do anything within my power
o bo helpful In making It so.
"I beg to eay that I cordially accept the
icnor conferred and trust that the congress
o convene Labor day , September 5 , 1898 ,
vlll be entirely successful , and bo an epoch-
making event which shall contribute to-
vard opening an era of a nobler and more
lumano life for the tolling millions of our
tme.
"If I understand the purpose ot the Labor
congress , which Is proposed to bo held duc-
ng the week , commencing Labor day , 1898 ,
t is that there shall be a number of per-
oona who will be Invited to deliver addresses
upon various phases of the economic and
social questions add the movement In con-
lectlco with them. In other words , that It
s to academic In Its character , perhaps
partaking cf the nature of the Labor con-
; rcas ( leld In , connection with the Colum
bian exposition , held at Chicago In 1893. Ot
course , that Is the notion which I have
such a congress should be. Tluci thooo who
would feel Interested 'In attending , from an
educational or sympathetic standpoint , could
do so , but you are ajwaro , that theve are a
number of persons who , within the last
ew years , have called and still arc call-
ng 'Labor Conferences' and 'Labor Con
fesses , ' without regard to the fact ( bat
he annual conventions of the American. . Fed
eration of Labor are the bona 11 do congresses
of the wage earners , ot our country. The
abor organizations of thoUinlted , States are
naklng a great struggle In these times.
Their treasuries haVe been very nearly
emptied In their struggle to maintain ex-
a ten co and. to aid their members , and that
t is necessary to husband their small re
sources. They cannot oand delegates and
representatives to conferences and con
gresses. Ot course , It is with this under-
itandlng of the purpose of your congress
n September next tbat' ' t say that I shall
bo pleased ito act InUho capacity tyou eug-
H. W. Stelnblss , eocretary-treaourer of the
National ftulldbng Trades council , with
icadquartcrs at St. Louis , replies substan
tially as follows ] "Fully convinced that said
Labor cragreso will prove of vast benefit
to American labor , I feel It my duty as a
general officer ot the National Building
Trades council ot America to accept the
loner thus conferred. "
James O'Connell , grand master machinist
of the International Association of Machin
ists. writes In part : "I accept your kind In
vitation and afsuro you of my every assist
ance to make this week one that may be
long remembered by the wage workers of
the elate of Nebraska and. In fact , the entire
country. I am at all times willing and ready
o lend my meager assistance In carrying
forward the work of organized labcr , and If
my 'humble efforts In behalf ot tbo wage
workers of Nebraska will be of any assist
ance , they are at your disposal. "
LEAGUE MEETING.
Some Dntn Concerning-the Great Gnth-
crlnff of Peculiar I.ocnl Intercut.
The next annual meeting of the National
Republican league will bo beld In Omaha ,
July 13 , 14 'and 15 , and Secretary M. J. Dow-
Hug baa Issued a pocket manual for the use
ot present and prospective members of the
organization which contains a number of
Iteroa of peculiar local Interest. Among other
announcements Is the following :
"The eleventh annual convention of the
National Republican league will be bold In
the city of Omaha , Neb. , commencing at 10
a. ra. , July 13 , and continuing three days.
Tbe citizens of Omaha are preparing to give
the delegates an excellent time. Provision
for attendance at the Transmlsslaslppl Expo
sition will be looked after as well as numer
ous excursions to Interesting points In the
city. The convention will undoubtedly sur-
PMS In point of attendance cny tbat the
league has held. Nebraska has one of the
best working leagues In the United States ,
and Its officers have arranged to have the
state league convention held In Omcba on
July 12. On the same day the state league
ot Iowa -will hold Its annual convention In
Council Dluffa , a beautiful city Just across
tUe river from Omaha. This will Insure an
unusual attendance. President McKinley'a
warm endorsement of the league organiza
tion together with the unusual Interest tbat
will be attached to the congressional cam
paigns will certainly swell the attendance to
an unusual figure. It Is well for all league
men to become familiar , with the following
Information relative to the convention :
"State assessments must bo paid before
representation will be"allowed.
"Each etate and territorial league Is en
titled to select four delegates from each con
gressional district and MX delegates-at-largc.
"Hie following are ex-offlclo delegates , viz. :
President , secretary and treasurer of 'the
national league , one vlce'jircaldcnt ' and one
member ot the national executive committee
from each state and territory , and the presi
dent and secretary of oa.cji state and terri
torial league , making foUr-ex-officlo delegates
from each. ' "H'l
"All delegates must be'elected In a conven
tion regularly called. - * 'r ' >
"Tho American Republican College league
Is entitled to one dclegdto from each club
3 mi '
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Removes Neuralgia and Nervous Prostration ,
4
As long as a man can sleep well , eat well
and digest his food well , he may work as hard
as he pleases without fear of losing his health.
Good digestion and a clear conscience are a key
to the whole problem. They bring sound
restful sleep ; keep the apppetite good , the blood
pure and the mind free from care , If from
sickness , worry or overwork , the nervous sys
tem becomes deranged and the digestion is im
paired ; a sure , safe and reliable remedy may be
secured by the judicious use of Dr. Miles' Re
storative Nervine , It restores a keen edge to
the appetite , facilitates the flow of digestive
juices , and makes the digestion and assimilation
perfect. It builds new brain cells , new nerve
fibres , and gives new life ,
"Two years ago , " writes Silas G. Illclcok , IIoaldsburR , Gal. , "I was takoti with a oh 111 which
was followed by neuralgia and a very bad attack of stomach trouble. I lost my apixjtlto utid
what little food I did oat caused mo creat distress. I grew so wonk that nothing would stay on my
stomach and the physicians were unable to glvo mo even temporary relief. My daughter advised
mo to try Dr. Miles'Restorative Nervine , and 1 boaim taking It at once. I felt much bettor after
taking two doses , and am pleased to say my health wna finally restored. Although sovonty-threo
years old I can eat any kind of food and feel well and hearty. My recovery was a great surprise to
my friends. "
Dr. Miles' Remedies are for sale by all druggists under a guarantee first
bottle benefits or money refunded. Book on heart and nerves free. Address
Dr , MILES MEDICAL CO. , Elkhart , Incl.
liat Is at this time a bona fldo member ot
said organization.
"Tho president , secretary and executive
commlttccmen from states and territories arc
the proper officials to sign certificates or
election , and delegates ehould be provided
with certificates signed by said officers , and
such certificates will be recognized as proper
credentials at Omaha. "
Concerning the objects and purposes of the
Republican league , the manual contains the
following : "Tho league alms to advocate ,
promote and maintain the principles of re
publicanism as enunciated by the repub
lican party. Its chief business Is to elect
candidates , and not to nominate them. It
Is founded on the rights and duties of the
individual citizen and believes in partisan
ship. Its plan his been approved by the re
publican national committee and most of the
republican state committees. It believes In
agitation , education and organization for the
purpose of fighting for everything from path-
master to president. All the republican
leaders of toddy have endorsed Its plan and
are lending It aid and encouragement. It U
the only national republican organization
that haa kept Its doors open every working
day elnco December 15 , 1887 , at which tlmo
It was organized In Chlckcrlng hall , New
York City. Its national conventions have
been held as follows : December 15 , 1887 ,
Now York City ; February 28. 1889 , Balti
more ; March 4 , 1890 , Nashville ; April 23 ,
1891 , Cincinnati ; September 16. 1892 , Buf
falo ; May 10 , 1893. Louisville ; Juno 26 , 1894 ,
Denver ; June 19 , 1895 , Cleveland ; August 25 ,
1896 , Milwaukee ; July 15 , 1897 , Detroit.
Young men , and particularly first votcra ,
will find league organization the shortest
route to political prominence and usefulness.
Don't miss the Omaha convention In July.
The secretary will be located at the Mlllard
hotel in Omaha for a month preceding the
convention. Write him for Information. "
Illinois' ImpositionPnlnec. .
The Illinois exposition commissioners are
exhibiting at different points in Illinois a
handsome picture of the Illinois building on
the exposition grounds , thereby arousing
among the people of the Sucker state an itt <
tercst In the exposition and a desire to come ,
to Omaha to see the beautiful hutldlng which !
will servo as state headquarters and a place
for meeting their friends from all parts of
Illinois and all the other states.
Commissioner Klngman , who has direct
charge of the furnishing and decorating of
the building , rays It will be furnished lux
uriantly with carpets , curtains , rugs , easy
chairs and all that goes to help make a
cbmSorr.a'ble and cozy place for tired hu
manity to rest itself.
Another lllnliieye' View.
B. J. Austen , the artist who made the
official bird's-eye views of the exposition
grounds and of tha main court , Is In the
city for the purpose ot securing data , from
which to make another bird's-eye view of
the grounds -with all the Improvements which
have been made since the general arrange
ment of the grounds was planned.
Good EnotiKh to Take.
The finest quality of loaf sugar Is used In
the manufacture ot Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and the roots used In Its preparation
glvo It a flavor similar to maple syrup , mak
ing It very pleasant to take. As a medicine
for the cure of coughs , colds. Influenza , croup
and whooping cough , It Is far superior to
any other. It always cures , and cures
quickly.
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HANG FLAGS ON TIIIC I1UILDI\GS.
ax to 'Hovr ' the City May lie
Hen n tilled.
OMAHA , Neb. , April 1. To the Editor of
The Bee : I arrived In the city from the east
during the course of the state fair last year.
Viewed from the Tenth street viaduct the
flags floating from the tops of many buildings
presented a most attractive sight. So much
so that nearly every one In the crowd of
passengers bad some remark to make about
It ; residents to congratulate each other on
the gala appearance ot the city and strangers
to Inquire what the occasion was. Still ,
probably not more than ono prominent build-
lag In five was decorated with a flag.
The people who come to the exposition will
mostly enter the city by way of the Tenth
street viaduct and.from that -point get a
blrdseyo view of the city. The first Impres
sion Is going to be good or bad , and which
ever It may be It will take a good deal to
wipe out this first Impression , it when visi
tors enter the city they see flags and ban
ners waving from the tops of all the high
buildings , It will be taken by each as a sort
of welcome to him or her ; while , it the town
puts on no external appearance of welcome
It Is sure to have a depressing effect on the
newcomer.
Ono may talk all ono pleases about the edu
cational design of the exposition , but the
fact remains that the vast majority of the
visitors will come for a good time. The
educational effect will be very great , but it
There's n good daf ( of talk right now
about vvudlng la bl'ojpdjjknee ' det-p but
have you the kind ot'slioos that arc best
suited for the wadlnft the ? 'l shoe you
have heard Drex L. Sboomau talk about
so much just about tills the bill for all
classt's of wear walking or wading and
$3 la not much for a shoe wbeu It bn&
the right value In It ; We have made a
special effort this spring to t"j : nil the
value possible in these men' < < § t shoes
and we are willing to warrant every
pair. These conic in the bulldog , nhlo
and narrow coin tons single , light or
heavy soles. ,
Drexel Shoe Co.
r
Oiuulm'a Up-to-date Shoe Houie.
1410 FARNAM STRCT.K
will bo Incidental. Prom on artistic stand
point the exposition Is going to bo the most
beautiful ever held. The design aud ar
rangement of the buildings on the grounds
have not been approached in any former ex
position , but this will not satisfy the people.
Plvo or six hours a day at most will bo spent
there , The city must put on Its holiday
garb and keep It on" from Juno to November.
No decoration U so effective , so artistic and
at the same time so dlpnlflcd as flags and
banners waving from the tops of high build
ings. Many of the highest buildings In the
town are not supplied with flag staves. Rvcry
building of three stories and upwards should
float a Hag or banner of some kind during t1i
exposition. Nothing will glvo the visitor
such a favorable first Impression ( and the
first Imprc&slco of the city Is of first Import
ance ) and nothing will tenJ moro to keep In
his mind the Idea of a hearty welcome.
If anyone has any doubt as to what the ap
pearance would bo If such an arrangement
were carried out , let him stand on any of our
principal streets and Imagine a flag waving
over every building of three stories and up
ward , but from no point can as good an Idea
of the effect bo gathered as from the Tenth
street viaduct. E. A. 11.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS. |
Everything will be made ready today for
the election which will occur on Tuesday.
City Clerk Carpenter worked nearly all day
yesterday preparlr-s the blanks and ballot
boxes for the different precincts and today
Street Commissioner Ross will commence the
erection of the voting booths. The polls will
bo open from 9 o'clock Tuesday morning
until 7 o'clock In the evening at the following :
places :
First ward : First precinct , James For-
nanek's store. Twenty-fifth street , between
U and N streets ; Second precinct , Delanney
building , J street , between Twenty-fifth and
Tweaty-slxth streets ; Third precinct , C. J.
Collies' muslo store , Twenty-fourth street ,
near K street.
Second ward : First precinct , H. Kennedy's
building , Twenty-fourth street , between N
and O streets ; Second precinct , Laltner's
store , Twentieth street , 'botwcen P and Q
streets ; Third precinct , Morrlll's feed store ,
Albright.
Third ward : First precinct , Evans' hall ,
Twenty-eighth a > ad R streets ; Second pre
cinct , Kliker building , Thirty-first and Q
streets.
'Fourth ' ward : Old school house , Thlrty-
; hlrJ and K streets.
According to the registration Saturday the
vote will lack only nine of being 4.000. This
is a much larger Increase than was antici
pated. The total registration by precincts ,
with the Increase over last fall Is as fol-
ows :
' '
First -war * : " trillion. Inc.
First precinct 731 232
Second preclnrt 453 JIG
Third precinct 153 91
Second ward :
First precinct 523 174
Second precinct 459 I2fi
Third precinct 203 SO
Third ward :
First prtclnot 42 ? 113
Second precinct 372 119
Fourth -ward 309 74
Totals 3,091 1,131
This increase does not lucludo transfcra
rom ono precinct or from ono ward to an-
othor. The largest reg'stratlon ' previous to
this tlmo was two ycara ago this sprlni ;
when 3,313 voters registered. It Is estimated
by members of the republican city central
committee and others familiar with politics
that fully 3,500 votes will bo cast Tuesday.
Tonight the republicans will hold a last
grand rally at Blum's hall , Twenty-sixth and
N strce'ts. Charles Greene ot Omaha and
James 11. VaoDuaen will address the votcra
at this meeting , < as well as all of the candi
dates. Another meeting will bo held during
the QNcnlng at Koutsky's hall In the Secoml
ward , at which some ot the candidates will
speak.
< Jrnilln v Will lli-Ktn.
Within a few dajo a great deal ot grading
will commence in this city and It has bcn
suggested by a number of people who live
on raved streets that the grading contractors
should bo compelled to obey the ordlnanco
In relation to the hauling of dirt. The or
dlnanco specifics that none but wagons with
tight boxen shall be used , but this Is now
totally disregarded and any kind of a wagon
U used. No attintlon IB paid to an end gate
and consequently a great deal of the dirt \\ith
which the \vn on is loaded Is strcv.ii upon
the streets. There Is practically no uystcm
of street cleaning hero and so When thuga
wagons leave a trail of dirt It stays there
until the wind blows It away or a good hard
rain wathcs it Into the sewers.
Property owners appear to be In favor of
the scheme in vogue in Omaha , whereby the
contractors are compelled to obtain permits
for hauling dirt along paved streets. When
such a permit Is Issued the contractor Is re
quired to deposit a sum equal to $1.50 per
block and this amount Is not refunded until
the streets through which the wagons have
paused are cleaned to thu mtlsfactlon of the
Inspector. It la thought that some Btich a
regulation could bo enforced hero with the
result that the paved streets would bo kept
much cleaner at lees cxpcnec to the city than
under the present loosa system. No permit
Is required of the contractors now and they
are allowed to haul dirt anywhere they
cheese without being molested. Spatmodlc
attempts have been made to compel con
tractors to clean up after haying finished a
piece of work , but llttlo has been accom
plished In tills lino. Evrn if tlm ordlnanco
requiring tight boxes was enforced there
would bt < leai dirt spilled on the streets , but
under the permit system every particle would
have to bo removed from the pavement be
fore the cash deposit was relinquished by
the city. ThU matter will more than likely
bo called to the attention of the council soon
after election.
City Gonxlp.
The spring term of school opens today.
Tonight the Board of Education will In'Id
Its regular monthly meeting.
The regular monthly meeting of the Live
Stock exchange Is billed for thU atternooq.
Seventy-one names are now on the pay
roll ot the Bureau ot Animal Industry In this
city.
city.Yesterday's
Yesterday's rain will probably prevent the
graders from commencing work on the post-
office site today.
Tuesday the semi-annual meeting of the
Joint Car Inspection association will bo held
at Exchange hall.
On July 1 of this year the local postoOlco
will advance from a second to a first-eland
office end the appointment of a postmaster
will bo made by the president.
The German club held a maw meeting at
Pivonka'a hall yesterday afternoon and eUs-
cuas'Cd at length the merits of the different
candidates. In the evening another meeting
was held at Henry Ocst's place , Twentieth
and Missouri avenue.
Thcro will be dally services during holy
week at St. Martin's Episcopal church , com
mencing at 9 o'clock , 0:30 : o'clock and 4:15 :
p. m. , except on Good Friday , when the three
hours' devotion la from noon until 3 p. m.
Commemorative of the cruclfictlon will be
the only service.
Thirty-five years make a generation. That
Is how long Adolph Fisher of Zanesvtllo , O. .
suffered from piles. He was cured by usug !
three boxes ot DoWltt's Witch Hazel Salve.
Wo are showing hundreds of nil-ready
framed pictures have the walla of our
new piano room covered with them
some of these arc priced at less than the
frames would cost some are not but ,
taking them all together , the prices wo
have made arc such that you and your
friends can afford to add n new picture
to your home perhaps you have a pic
ture tbat needs framing we frame-
keep a force busy all the time at our
Izard street factory our reasonableness
In charges Is what makes the business
so large all the late up-to-dn'c mould
ings to select from.
A. HOSPE ,
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas
The Adlakc Camera at $12.00 Is the
leader of them all Complete with 12 light
KODAKS
tight metal plate holders One loading ,
takes 12 pictures 4x5 Can use any dry
plate Without failure or mistakes Is
tilled wltb expensive universal focus-
rapid single achromatic Ions Metal
plato bolder is light strong and neatly
finished No bulky holders to carry Tbo
camera 1 $ covered with black seal grain
leather appropriately trimmed and
handsomely , tlnlsbed Wo would bo
pleased to show you this camera. | _
TheAloe&PenfoldCo
Amntear I'boto Supply Home. CAMERAS.
1403 Farnam Street.
deposit * Taxton ilotak ' " .