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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY MORNING , APRIL 13 , 1898. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
STANDING UP FOR THE FLAG
Thrilling Incidents of the American Naval
Service Overlooked by Historians ,
SETTLING DIFFICULTIES WITH FOREIGNERS
Cnnnonlcnl ArRiimrn < with
Aimlrlii ,
lift vt all , I'ortiiuul and
Snjiiua.
A few Ktlrrlog Incidents slighted by fals-
torlans connected with our navy and our
flag abroad are- related by II. D. Smith of
the United Stolen revenue cutter service In
the St. Louis Globe-Democrat. Thcso epi
sodes arc brought to light from the modest
olflclal reports burled In the obscurity of
the Navy department to Illustrate the man
ner In which the dignity and honor of coun
try and flag have been upheld by American
ecamen In foreign countries.
During the years ISO ! ) to 1812 the Neapoli
tan government under Joseph Bonaparte
end Murat liad conu-'cated numerous Amct-
Ican merchant ships and cargoes under one
pretext or another , with a contemptuous
disregard or law and Justice. It was a mat
ter of "might makes right" with a knowl-
tdgo that the joung republic had little erne
no means of redress or protection to proffer
the defenseless vessels balling under the
new-born flag.
JACKSON TAKES A HAND.
With the aavent ot Andrew Jackson as
president la 1S29 , the claim against the
kingdom of Naples amounted to $1,734,000 ,
which that Inalgnlficant power continued to
Ignore with undisguised contempt. A depu
tation of merchants , Irrespective of politic
v/alted upc the stern old eoldlor , laying
before him a concise statement co\erlns
their Icspis and grievances In regard to
their transactions with Naples. The presi
dent noted carefully the points made by the
deputation , his gray c > ea lighting up with
characteristic snap as ho swept the papers
tate n. drawer , assuring Ills callers that their
claim , should rccoho the attention It de
served from the administration.
The Delaware , 74 , was the flagship of the
Mediterranean station at the time , Commo
dore William M. Crane Hying his broad pen
nant fiom her masthead. Hut his term of
service had expired and the president desig
nated Comniodoro D. T. Patterson as lilc
successor. Ho was an old and tried friend ol
Jackson , having co-operated with the ool-
dlcr In the memorable battle ot New Or
leans. On that occasion Patterson , from his
ilagtdlp Louisiana , sustained a cannonade o
seven hours , expending SOO lound' hot from
his well-served battery of sixteen guns. The
president knew the caliber ot the man se
lected for the duty ho had In view , and
when the final Instructions weie given to
act In conceit with Hon. John Nelson , the
lately appointed ! m'nlster ' , he felt assured
that the long delayed claim would be fpecd-
lly adjusted to the complete satisfaction of
the Intcustcd parties.
Tdo force under Patterson's command con-
elrted , In addition to the Delaware , of the
Irlgates United States and Brandy wine
forty-four guns each , and the John Adams
arid Concord , sloops of war. In order not to
prcclpLtato matters too hastily , the commo
dore Instructed the commandlog ofllccro to
appear In Neapolitan waters ono at a time
with an Interval of two days between each
arrival.
The Delaware , having the minister on
board , led the way , Mr. Nelson losing no
time In renewing demands for a settlement
of the claim , meeting with a prompt and em
phatic refusal. The minister retired on
board the flagship , while Patterson walked
the quarterdeck In excellent good humor ,
waltlns patiently for his plans to mature.
Inside of forty-eight hours the frigate Unltoi
States was reported entering the harbor , oni
as her chain rumbled through the hawse
pipe the en\oy presented himself at the gov
ernment house , reiterating h's claim In be
half of the citizens of his country. Again ho
was compelled to retire discomfited , but with
unruffled composure took his departure , Im
porting ; to the' commodore at dinner the re
sult of his Interview with the gold-lacct
functionaries at the palace. The old sal
emlled grimly as ho passed the decanter o
Madeira to his guest , remarking significantly
IB ho glanced through the stern ports : "The
wind is fair and the Urandywlno has out
sailed the entire British fleet on a taut bow
line. She will bo on hand before the sun
dips tomorrow , and with her arrival there
will be some bowsing and hauling of diplo
matic landtacks , with you well to wlndwari !
of the game , Mr. Minister. "
The next day the American flag was again
reported In the offing , and as the sunset gun
from the castle had announced tlin close o
day the Drandywlno had floated quietly Into
the harbor , anchoring In line with the bal
ance of the squadron.
SIGNS OP ALARM.
Unmistakable signs ot alarm and uneasl
ness were now apparent choreward , will
euddcn activity and unwonted hustle per
vadlng 1ho troops and detachments garrison
ing the forts commanding the harbor. Ad
dltlonal guns wcro huvrlcd Into position
working parties made tl clr appearance aloiu
the weather-stained and dilapidated walls
while mounted mecsengers galloped hastily
In various directions. Hut the usual qulc
end good order prevailed on board ttio Amer
lean men-of-war , broken only by the cxer
else ot all hands at general quarters , a for
clblo reminder ot their presence In Neopol
itan waters , oa the broadside guns were inr
In end out , with the sun's rays glancln
brightly cm lines ot polished steel accouter
incnts.
Minister Nelson was pulled on shcro I
the commodore's barge , proceeding w Itn. tha
deliberation and dignity becoming his sta
tlon as ho presented himself for the thlr
time In the audience chamber of ttie no ;
perturbed king of Naples , nut the roya
Bride was stubborn , and tuo reserve ot sell
esteem aadanlty were heavily dt wn upou
os wltit a pallid face ho dismissed the ol
flclnl. again Ignoring the Justice of the de
inand upon his treasury.
The sloop-ot-war John Adams was th
fourth \esscl to appear en the scene , an
with her position In the column the broad
eldes of the men-of-war were brought t
bear upon forts and buildings , the ope
Towa ot ports disclosing to view ttio crew
mustering behind the guns ; while tde mu
Tines were drawn up In line on the quarter
deck amid the rolling of drums and word
ot command that echoed across the blu
( waters , reach'ng "tho royal ears with a slg
tilllcanco ttiat recehcd additional force a
the Concord luffed up to lier anchorage , he
deck and rigging allvo with active seamei
.Tho demonstration mltfit fr ve > been a flee
drill under the Immediate supervision ot tlv
astute old commodore anxious to test th
efficiency ot his command ; but whatevc
the object that officer had Inlcwr the cftec
upon the palace magnates was sufficient ! ;
powerful and realistic to create on Imine
dlate change of front regarding tbo otatu
of the long-standing claim.
The commodore chuckled softly to him
celt < ta a barge was reported approachteij
the flagship bearing an Important membe
pf the K0\ernmcnt. who , upon arrival , an
nounccd to the American minister the wll
of his gracious majesty to settle the bll
ot claims In full.
NICARAGUA CALLED DOWN.
It nas In 1S54 that , after repeated at
tempts had been made to effect a eutUfac
lory settlement for numerous outrages com
inltted upon the persons and property o
'American citizens residing In Nlcaragu
with no success , that It was decided by th
julmliiletratlon to take decided steps concern
ing the matter. In June , 1854 , Captain Hoi
llns , commanding the sloop-of-war Cyan
was orJercd to proceed to the town ot Sa
Juan , or Grovtown. which lies on the Moa
qulto coast ot Nicaragua , and to force
cettltment , or , In lieu of that , to take eun :
f.ary measures with the controlling po\\eri
Upon arrll l Captain Uolllni placed bli de
mands before the authorities , but no satis
factory response was vouchsafed. They were
renewed , but with no better success , and a
final demand was lodged on shore by the
naval commander. Nothing was beard from
the dark-skinned functionaries and Captain
llolllns commenced active operations with
out further parley or delay. On the morn
ing of July 13 he directed his batteries on
the town and opened fire. Until 4 o'clock
the guns continued In active operation , by
which time the greater part of the town
was In ruin ? . Then a party of marines
were landed and they completed the de
struction ot the place by burning the
houses. A lleuterant of the British navy ,
commanding a snail gunboat , was In the
harbor at the time. Engand clalmcJ a spe
cies of protectorate over the settlement cnl
ho British naval officer raised a violent pro-
cat against the action taken by Captain
lolllns. But no attention was paid to the
gentleman fay Captain llollhis , who carried
nt his Instructions to the letter. The
Jnlted States government sustained Holllns
n everything that he did nnd nothing more
waa heard from It so far as England was
Concerned.
PARAGUAY BROUGHT TO TERMS.
In 1855 Paraguay gave an offense to the
Jnlted States as follows : In 1852 Captain
Thomas Jefferson Page , In command of a
small light-draught steamer , the Water
\VItch , was sent to South America to explore
he River La Plata anJ Its tributaries. The
expedition waa ordered by the United Statca
government , and the countries having Juris-
lletion over those waters signified their con
currence In the project. The Water Witch
mshcd her way up the river slowly , carrying
on lier Investigations without trouble until
February 1 , 1853. Oil that day It was steim.
ng up the River Parana , which forma tbc
joundary line between /Paraguay / and Cor-
rleatcs , ono of the states of the Argentine
confederacy , when suddenly a battery opened
Ire on the steamer. Before It could get out
if range ono of the seamen on board wna
tilled. President Carlos A. Lopez had taken
olterae at the conduct of the American con
sul , and , among other hostile demonstrations ,
10 Issued a dcccoe forbidding foreign vessels
of war from navigating the waters of TJ ra-
guay. All icparatlon was refused. T io-
upon congress authorized the sending of a
al force of a character that would compel
Paraguay to offer the satisfaction demanded.
Nineteen vessels were fitted out , seven of
them steamers , the squadron carrying 200
? uus and 2,500 men I'lag Officer W. BradFord -
Ford Shubrlck was placed in command , with
the Hon. Mr. Bowline , who was appointed a
special commissioner ot the United States ,
Intrusted with the negotiators.
It was at the clcso of ISHS that the force
assembled at Montevideo. The Water Witch
was cue ot the squadron , but on this occasion
was all In trim for leturnlng shot for shot.
The other ships were the frigates Sablno and
St. Lawrence ; two sloops-of-war , Falmotith
and Preble ; three brigs , Dolphin , Balnbridge
and Perry ; six steamers , Memphis , Cale
donia , Atlanta , Southern Star , Wtsternport ,
M. W. Chapln and the Metacomet ; the
revenue steamer Harriet Lane and two armed
store ships , Supply and Release.
On January 25 , 1851 , this squadron tailed
up anl car.ie to anchor off A censlon , the
capital of Paraguay. The president of the
Argentine confederacy had volunteered hit *
services as mediator and arrived at Paraguay
In advance of the naval force. Jlwnwhllo
such of the men-of-war as were capable of
ascending the river had taken up pesltlon
ready to open fire , representing a force of
1,710 officeis and men and seventy -eight
guns. When President Lopez viewed the
hostile force confronting him hit' ' arrogance
vankhed and overtures of peace were eagerly
pushed , BO that by February 5 Mr. Bowline's
demands wcro acceded to and a new com
mercial treaty established without a gun
being fired.
OTHER CLAIMS SETTLED.
In 1S3S the St. Marys , under command of
Thcodorus Bailey , afterward one of Farra-
gut's most renowned and able lieutenants ,
went Into Valparaiso , Chile. On her ar
rival Bailey found that the Chileans had re
fused a Just demand on the authorities made
by the American minister. An officer waa
sent on shore with a message to the gov
ernor ) that unless the demand was complied
with In twelve hours bet would bombard the
town , and ho proceeded at once to warp hla
ship into position. Within six hours the
demand was compiled with.
Shortly afterward the same vessel went
Into Iqulque , Peru , whcro the revolutionists
had levied a fine of $3,000 on the American
consul. They were given four hours to re
turn the money and salute the flag. The de-
wand was refused. Captain Bailey hauled his
vessel Into position and Informed them that
unless the money was returned and the flag
saluted ho would open fire on the second nt
which the four hours was up. The money was
paid and the ( lag saluted.
On another occasion , In 1S55 , at the Chln-
cha Islands , the St. Marys on her arrival
found a largo number of American vesselD
at anchor , many of them having been a year
awaiting a cargo of guano. A deputation
from the captains of these vessels came on
board and informed him that all the French
and English vessels were leaded and dis
patched Immediately on their arrival , while
the Americans had to wait the pleasure of
the governor. Captain 'Bailey ' sent on shore
and Informed the governor that he wished
to bee him on board ship. The governor re
plied that he was in his palace and would be
glad to see the captain on shore. Captain
Bailey directed hU officer to say to the gov
ernor that unless he came on board with
in two hours a flic of marines would
bring him to the St. Mary'a. The governor
came. On his arrival he was ( shown the list
of English and French vessels that had been
loaded at the port within the last year , and
the number of American 'vessels and tbo
length ci their detention , and was told that
the St. Marys would leave next day on a
cruise of thirty days , when she would return
to the Islands , and If on her loturn any
American vessels wcro still unloaded ho
would selie the Islands and load them him-
eclf. The governor was then fcent on shore.
The St. 'Marys ' went to tea the following day ,
and returned at the end of thirty days to
find all the American vessels gone , laden
with guanoi These occurrences took place
In the days when American 'hipn-of-war , al
though few in number , were Justly consid
ered second to none .Uloat , and the flag was
respected accordingly wherever It was ex
hibited.
( HAWAIIAN INCIDENT.
There Is a naval Incident connected with
the Hawaiian Islands and the American le
gation that will not bo found In history , but
which , nevertheless , should not bn allowed to
fade Into obscurity with the lapse of time.
In 1SG4 an English man-of-wat touched at
Honolulu , having on board two cadets In
the English navy hath sons of peers. Ono
ot them. Lord Charles Bercsford , has since
achieved a high reputation for gallantry ,
occupying a prominent position In the serv
ice. The sentiment of England at the time
was unfriendly to the United States and
many 'Englishmen ' were ot the opinion that
the United States government was of nc
special consequence and was practically de
stroyed. Ono night Lord Bercsford and his
friend , to emphasize their contempt for the
United States government , tore down the
coat-of-arms from the entrance to the lega
tion and , hiring a boat , repaired on board
their vessel. The oext morning Dr. Janws
( Mc-Brldo c Lafayette. Ore. , who was the
American minister appointed by President
Lincoln , was placed In possession of the
facts covering the episode of the previous
night , and the coat-of-arms was retunici !
by an English officer. The English mtnlstei
and commander of the man-of-war at race
called on the American minister and of
fered an apology in the name ot their gov
ernment for the lnsult. After which they
stated that they supposed this was satisfac
tory and thatthty had atoned for the of-
fcwe.
The Amoricamnlnlster Informed bis vis
itors that their procedure was all very well
f no far BIS H went , but that as the young
i lords , who were officers of the BiltUh gov
ernment , had not only committed a theft ,
but had by their act Insulted the government
represented by hlm.uhat , having taken down
the coat-of-arms wiUi their own hands , they
must In person put ft back. At thU the mln-
tsjcr and commandw. vehemently protested ,
raying It was humiliating and disgraceful
, and could not be complied with. But , after
. - some diplomatic correspondence , the English
- ' minuter agreed to comply with the demand.
'he coat-of-arms was replaced by the two
ords at noon the next day In the presence
if an Immense concourse of people who had
icard the details of the affair. The Atner-
can and English ministers , attended by the
English commander , formed a distinguished
group In front of the legation during the rc-
placlnc of the coat-of-arms.
After the work of atonement had been
ompletcd the two young men , caps In hand ,
entered the legation and apologized to the
\mcrlcan minister , saying they did not stop
o think what an Insult they were offering
o the American government. This close-l
ho Incident In the Islands. The American
minister then reported all the facts to Sec-
etary Seward. The latter demanded an
pology from the English government , which
vas made. The two young mcu were called
lomo and were dismissed from the service
or five years. Lord Berestord distinguished
ilmself with the landing force at Alexandria
n 1882.
A MAN OF ACTION.
Lieutenant Comnandcr Pearson enjoyed
he distinction ot being the only officer In
he UnlteJ States navy upon whom bac.1
been conferred the decoration ot the Order
of the Bath , instituted In 1390. It was
onferrcd for services rendered when the ai
led fleet made Its attack upon the Shlmon-
osekl forts. In order that the United States
hould be represented some American mer
chants hired a small side-wheel steamer
and Ensign Frederick Pearson w-is placeJ In
command. She had no guns , but when the
action was at Its height , with the English
vessel's getting hard hit , Pearson went to the
iclp ot his friends and the stars and stilpes
waved wherever the fire was the hottest ,
tunning from ship to ship , he removed the
vounded and EO well was this service ap-
ireclated tl-.it the British admiral nvule
special mention of Euslen Pearson's galhn-
ry In his dispatches to his government. Ho
was only 22 at the time atU was created
an honorary Companion of the Bath by
Queen Victoria. He could not accept the
decoiatlon without on act of congicss and
Ins being withheld thn auecn ordered Pear-1
son's name to remain on the list of Com
panions of the Bath despite the action of
congress
In 1SG7 Pearson , then a lieutenant com
mander , was on the frigate Franklin , Ad
miral Farragut's flagship , during her cele
brated cruise In European waters. While
at Portsmouth the prince of Wales , the
dukca ot Edlnburg and Cambridge visited
the ship , and after some time the duke of
Cambridge asked to see Pcarsrn , to whom ,
ho raid , the Brlthh navy was Indebted foe
aid and gallantry given in action. The duke
undoubtedly thought he waa condescendingly
conferring an honor upon the American of
ficer , cs no doubt any English officer would
have regarded It. But the air and bearing
ot Pearson , though dignified and courteous ,
at once Impressed the representative of
loyalty that he- stood In the presence of an
equal. Pearson wne a tall , soldierly-built
man of broad shoulders and very erect car
riage. When the duke held out his hand
Pearson met him from a level of perfect
equality.
Pearson was at one time on the China sta
tion , and the vessel was served by one par
ticular snmpan. To designate her the officers
had placed the Jack on a staff In the ften
sheets. Ono evening wiicn Pearson and his
brother officers came down to the landing to
return on board the Chinese boatman was
found crouched In his tampan CD Ing bitterly.
It was soon ascertained that a patty of D.i-
glish officeis had demanded fiom the native
that ho pull them on board their vessel. This
ho declined to do , stating that he v\as en
gaged by the officers ot tao American man-
of-war , and pointed to the Jack fluttering
from the little staff. One of the afflcerc
Jumped on board , threw thp Hug and staff
contemptuously overboard , Kicked and cuffed
the Chinaman , amid the hoaU and dei'lulve '
crleu of hla boon companions.
Pearson listened to the story , gave the
man a handful of-sllver as a balm for thci
pata he had endured , then told him to pull
alongside the American ship. Not a word
was exchfnged by Pearson to Ills friends
on the oubject ar > d no reference to the af
fair was made to the commanding officer
ot the American man-of-war. But Pearnon
wrote a note to the English officers detail
ing the affair , demanding an amp'e apology
ami reparation or he would horsewhip the
offender , in addition to reporting him to
the English admiral. The next morning ,
while the crew of tbo Yankee vessel were at
quarters , a man-of-war's boat dashed along
side , a lieutenant In the full uniform of ( lie
English navy came over the gangway , In
quired for Pearson , and In the presence of
the officers and ship's company made an
ample apology for the Insult that had beerv
offered. It wcs the first intlmdtinn that
Pearson's commanding oflicer had received of
the affair.
PORTUGAL SALUTEd.
Captain Craven , when In command of the
frigate Niagara during the closing Fcenes of
the rebellion , was lying at Lisbon wa chlng
the movements of the confederate inm S'one-
vvall. When the formidable craft was leaving
the harbor , and appearances indlrutul , ap
parently , that the Niagara vvae about to fol
low , although international law exacted a
delay of forty-eight hours , bang ! came a shot
from the water battery , striking the NlJgara
en the quarter , Inflicting more or lets dam
age , but fully arousing ( he Ire of Craven ,
vho at once cleared decks for action , ran
out his powerful battery of twelve heavy
rifled guns and demanded an apology , to
gether with a paluto of twenty-ono guns
On the central tower of the fortress was a
lofty flagstaff , which was reserved solely for
the loyal standard , hoisted only when the
king was present. Nothing would batlsfy
Craven but that the stars and ntrlpes should
float from that particular ftaft while homage
was being rendered through the medium of
Portugal's saluting battery , and the deter
mined old salt carried his point , remaining
on deck until the rev ei berating echoes of the
heavy guna had died away.
AN EXCITING EXPERIENCE.
Cominaader Richard P. Leary , while In
command of the Adams In Apia harbor ,
Samoa , during the year 1SSS , had an exciting
experience In connection with the German
man-of-war Adlcr. The relations between
the two vessels ( which were about equally
matched In point of strength ) had been
strained for some time , the Inteuslty of feel
ing culminating on November 15 , when the
German commander ordered the natives to
vacate a point on shore which was under
American protection , or failing to comply
ho would use the battery ot his vessel to
enforce his demands. Hearing of the Ger
man officer's action , Commander Leary
watc'acd ' every movement , quietly making
preparations to get under way at a mo-
ment'o notice. Tloth vessels weighed at the
same time , with decks cleared for action
and men standing client and grim at their
guup. Reaching the threatened spot , Leary
took up a position between the German man-
of-war and the shore , so < hat In the event
of the German opening lire the shot would
pass directly over the deck of the Adams.
For sonio time the crews of the two vessels. '
remained facing eacfc other , but finally the
Adler got under way , steaming slowly KQ-
wald , closely followed by the Adams , until
the harbor of Apia was again reached , and
without a shot having been fired. <
What the result would have been In the
event ot a collision having occurred can only
bo conjectured , but It may be safely as
sured that whatever the crisis Commander
Leary would not for a moment attempt to
cvado the responsibility ot his position.
Xntlonul ConirrrxN at VIotlici-H ,
WASHINGTON , April 12. The Board of
Managers of the National Congress of Moth
ers requests all delegates and visitors
planning to attend the congress to bo held
in Washington , May 2 to 7 , Inclusive , to Im
mediately notify the office , addressing Na
tional Congress of Mothers , Washington ,
D. C. \ i ,
\oinliiiilloiiii ! > } the I'renlilfnt.
WASHINGTON , April 12. The president
today sent three nominations to the senate ;
W. 8 , Ballard , District of Columbia , to be
aialstant agent at the salmon fisheries In
Ala Ka. To bo United States attorneys ,
Robert G. Evans for the district of Mlnnc-
tota , Patrick H. Rourke for the district ol
North Dakota.
COUNTY EXPERTS SELECTED
Another Step in the Organization of the
Exposition Commiiiion.
MEN WHO W.LL GATHER THE EXHIBITS
CoiiimlmilonerM Xnme tbc Sunerlii-
teiuletttn nf the Vturloan Depart-
V * *
111 c nln mill Fiji the , Salaried.
They Are to I
At the meeting of the , Board ot County
Commissioners , held rday , llio mat
ter of making appolntrpj te of parties to
work and . for the county
! Wl Jh up UMU care A Wl , I1" Douglas
exhibit at the Transmlejle Ippl nnd Interna-
tlonal Exposition was ta | < en'up and disposed
of , all of the appointees receiving the unani
mous support of all of the members , as
agreed upon In executive session.
J. J. Hess Is appointed as superintendent
of the floral display ; John H. Taylor , George
W. Hervey and Richard Englcman to pre
pare the agricultural display ; E. D. Walkci ,
superintendent ot the horticultural display ,
and A. C. Davidson , superintendent of Uie
apiary exhibit , each to receive a salary of
$75 per month. James Walsh Is named as
superintendent of the Agricultural building ,
hU salary to be fixed at come subsequent
date. The appointees are to constitute an
agricultural board , of whlih D. H. Christie
is to bo the ceccetary at a salary of $ Gl )
per month. The men will enter
UDOII the discharge ot their dutlco
on April 15 and continue during the pleasure
of the Board of County Commlbsloners.
Alt will meet the members of the county
board at Goodrich hall , Twenty-fourth and
Hamilton stieeto next Friday afternoon ,
April 15 , at which time their duties will be
outlined.
In the matter of county employes for the
exposition , Chairman Klerstcad of the Board
of County Commissioners said : "We have
had this question of appointment under con
sideration for some weeks , aud In naming
the men for the various places have tried o
select only the bat. We think that we have
appointed men who are cxpeits in their
particular lines of work. They are all men
who Lave the Intel cits of the county at
heart and with the assistance that the inera-
beis of the board and the farmers of the
county will lend them Douglas county vvlll
put up an exhibit that will suiprise visitors
and at the same tlmo do credit to the farmIng -
Ing communities of thlc < state.
"Wo all recosnlze thu tact that there Is
a big row on In the r.uiks ot the Douglas
County Agricultural socle'ty , and to bring
about peace wo have selected the best ma
terial from both the Wllllatmi and the Wal&h
factions. By ro doing wo hope to
bring about harmony and make the soclct ?
a useful factor lit ptomotlng the Interests
of the exposition.
"While the question of politics has not
entered Into the question ol appointments ,
we have named men tbrtt we think will be
satisfactory to the republicans , and at the
same time strengthen the party In this
county. The republican members la com
mittee were a unit upon tjie republicans that
we have named aad we liopo the people
at laige vvlll be satisfied with the men that
wo have selected. " '
In the disposition of routine matters , the
commissioners named Bessie UcWItt and
Anna Moneckc as assistants at the county
store at salaries of $40 per month each.
Tl e next meeting of the Board of County
Commissioners will bo V41X on April 10 , at
10 o'clock a. m. *
UVU.VT TIIU coiuupoits .to i.o\ain.
Three Toiifjlis Who llnve Terrorised
the Court Hon e ; Ijockeil Ui.
Three fellows , "Rats" Fitzgerald , Tom
Fitzgerald and Frank MoFarland , who have
been making life a burden to parties about
the court house during the lust month , have
como to grief and l.ava' landed behind the
bars of the city Jail. About a month ago
they took up their abqdd In the corridors of
the court house , stationing themselves the.c
early In the morning and remaining well Into
the night. Most of the \lrne they loafed on
the benches and begged1 tobacco , clgarettn
and sometimes money. They did no act * lut
would Justify their arrest , and owing to the
fact that the court house ; Is a public building
no person wanted to take the responsibility
o [ ordering them out. Yesterday , how
ever , they went a trjfla too far and landed
In Jail. They were on * hand bright and early ,
accompanied by a quart of liquor. Of this
they Imbibed freely and became abusive.
Superintendent Hauck ordered them out of
the building , but they refused to go Shortly
after this one of the district Judges uatsed
the three men and from him they demanded
money. Tnls was reported to Superintendent
Hauck , who called the ) patrol wa ont By
the time that the vehicle arrived the three
young men were drunk aud wcro s pravved !
at full length upon the floor.
When arrested the. two Fltzgeralds and Mc-
Farland showed fight , but a vlgorouo clubbii.g .
quieted them Into submission , after which
they were loaded Into the wagon and carted
away. '
IKOX WOUKS INCIUIASKS TOIICE.
I'llAtoil .t VliTlIn I'lllllt Put * on
Korl ? A'ow lien.
There Is considerable activity at the Iron
works of Paxton & Vlerllng nowadays , forty
extra men having teen put to work recently.
The Increase In work Is caused by the orders
recclvel from the Omaha Water company to
furn'sh the pipe fittings and furn'rfilngs ' for
tl.o new water pipes that are to be laid this
spring. The new pipes , that are needed arc
irostly furnls'jed from Plttsburg , Tcnn. The
pipe fllttlns that are rciulrcd form a greal
amount of the work required They are made
In this city from the raw material , 70 per
cert of the roU representing labor. The
increase In wxrk for the water company le
expected to last ninety -days.
SHOW SVMI'I.iS OK
iiii-isH Cdlli-ctiMl from Schooln
TliroiiKliont the World.
NEW YORK , April 12. The Association of
Few Ing Schools Is making preparations to
show In the south Its famous exhibits of do
mestic ard foreign needlework collected ,
through the Department of State at Wash
ington , from the government schools of Bel-
plum , France , Japan , Sweden , Switzerland
and the board schools of London. The cxht-
bl'l'n will open In Richmond , Va. , Thure-
diy , lAprll 14 , at the Masonic temple , under
the patronage of the Ladles' Guild of the
Holy Trinity church. Rev. J. J.-Gravatt ,
rector. Governor Tyler will make the open
ing address. On Friday afternoon , the second
end day , Mrs. Woolmanof | the Teachers' col
lege , New York , will sneak on-lesMnB to be
learned from the exhibition. Saturday will
be children's day , and free tickets have been
widely distributed among tbo school chil
dren cf Richmond and th.e neighboring cities.
From Richmond the exhibits will be taken
to Hampton , where they will remain for
trrco days , April 21 , 22 and 23 , ant } thence
will go to Baltimore. Atflcng the Important
exhibits sent from New York ar . thcso ot
tl c public scho Is , the church schools and
ths New York State School for the Blind.
Great Interest Is felt In tbo exhlblto'from the
fOJthern schools , wblch are now being col-
l3ctcd by a special committee , and will un
doubtedly add great value to tbc display.
ViUnitce in I'rlceK of flrnlii.
SAN FRANCISCO , April 12.-Both 'jarlcy
nnd wheat have made great advances or
the Produce exchange * call board. The nd >
vance In May wheat from Saturday's fig-
urea tti lOVi cents a cental , or $203 a ton ,
nnd In December options , 10 cents a cental ,
equivalent to $3.20 a ton. In barley the
advance Is 12 and 10J4 cents a cental , while
since Thursday Mny has gone up froir
I1.21V4 to $1.44 , or 18 > 4 cents u cental , equal
to W 65 a ton , aad December from I1.2SV& tc
K1HKMKX SUIXO FOIl HACK PAY.
Echo nf ( he llotrrnelinicnt 1'ollcr
1'itrnnoit I'onr A cnm AKU.
In Justice Houck's court fifty-three mem-
> ors ot the fire department arc suing the
Board of Fire and Police Commissioners to
recover pay if or twenty days which they al-
egu Is duo to them from the cltv out ot the
1894 budget of municipal funds. A Jury
las been drawn and now the opposing at
torneys are endeavoring to arrive at a con
clusion of facts to govern the trial ,
The board of 1894 decided that the funds
for the support of the tire department would
run short unless a system of retrenchment
was Inaugurated , and during June , July and
August they laid oft for twenty days with
out pay each ot the plaintiffs In this action ,
during which time each was held to the
rules of the department Just the
same as If ho had been actually
engaged. Eighteen other firemen vvere
also laid off , but they were required to be
In readiness to respcnd to alarms ot fire In
case they were needed. The board gave out
the statement that the retrenchment was be
cause of the lack of funds , but during the
vcar It discovered $15,000 that belonged to
the department which had been lost track
of In some manner. The beard had agreed
with the firemen affected by Its order tint
If the fund was replenished during the year
It v.ouid ray them the salaries tield back ,
but when this became a fact Instead of paying
up It used some of the money to purchase
an cnglao and carried the balance In the
fund 'o the end of the year , when there
proved to be a surplus. Eighteen firemen
brought suit and recovered what was due to
them from the board , the district court
holding that they were entitled to the money.
Now the fifty-three nun who arc Interested
In the pending suit ro seeking to recover.
City Attorney Council Is conducting the de
fense.
c ( nniiuiAL CI.UH
CoMimlttoiWoril ; from
Washington on the liiillnii li-io < .
At the meeting of the executive committee
of the Commercial club yesterday a letter
was read from Congressman Mercer to the
effect that the visit of Commissioner Jones
of the Indian department to this city In con
nection with the Indian supply depot has
been postponed Indefinitely on account of the
war situation , Congressman Mercer advised
the merchants of the city to go ahead In the
matter of presenting bids and making prepa
rations to raip the benefit of the depot.
Rector & Wllhelmy presented a letter from
Hartley & Graham , wholesale dealers In
arms and ammunition of New York , In
which H was stated that the latter firm had
Induced the Remington Arms company and
the Union Metallic Cartridge company to put
In exhibits at the exposition. This Is one
of the results of the movement started by
the club to Induce , local merchants to Inter-
ret their eastern connections Ih the exposi
tion.
tion.The
The efforts of the Commercial club last
fall , which resulted In the Incorporation ot
a provision In the Dlaigley tariff law placing
a duty upon I mpc.it a of chicory , lua re-
bulled In driving one New York Impottec *
of ehlcory , Henry Seggeunan , out of business
This was the Information given In a letter
presented by J. H. Dumont. The advantage
of the duty In Ne-bcaski Is that It will en
able this ctato to raise the chicory needed
In this country without being compelled to
compete with foreign countries.
The following members were elected : J.
B. Porter , Ed B. Williams , C. W. Robcrt-
aon. Charles R. Sherman , D. C. Patterson ,
'
J. H. Danlols , B. J , Jobst , I'red Kern aud
Edgar II. Scott.
MYSTKItlOUS 'SHOOTING ' AFFAIR.
Otto ftcKro Shoot * nt Tno Otliern nn l
llullutH Fly Uilillj.
Efforts are being made by the police to
clear up tht > mystery of a shooting scrape
Monday night at the corner ot Sixteenth anJ
Howard streets. The only clew they have
to the participants are the statements ot
John Peterson and August Claudius , both
of whom reside close by and saw the fracas.
They say that the shooting was done by ) a
negro , who met two other colored men near
the corner , and without a word of warn
ing drew Ills revolver and opened fire upon
them. Then ho walked to the first alley
and disappeared. From the description they
give of the negro the police are looking for
T. P. IHayea , well known to them s a des
perate character. One of the tmllets from
his revolver passed through a window In the
front of George A. Hoagland's residence at
418 South Sixteenth street , and embedded
Itself In the opposite wall of the parlor.
There was nc/body / In the room at the time ,
but the Incident created considerable ex
citement among the household.
WA.GO.V uuxs iiowx IIICYCLE iuniii
George O. IMcht the Victim of a
Cnrt-lcHs TrniiiHtur.
George C. PIcht , Hnotypo machinist for
The Bee , was run over by a careless driver
at Twenty-second and Cumlng streets yester
day morning. His right leg was broken below
the knee , both bones being fractured.
PIcht was riding his bicycle east along
Cumlng street. At the intersection ol
Twenty-second street a wagon heavily loaded
with nursery stock came along , going wesl
on the vvronc sldo of the street. PIcht
kept clo'O to the curb , naturally thinking the
driver of the wagon would have the decency
to turn to the irlght a little. But the driver
did nothing of the kind , and coo'.ly drove ovei
the bicycle and rider. After th'a the bruta !
driver was calmly proceeding on , his way , bul
bystanders stopped him and obtained his
name.
OIJVYCOMll CtlOVUS A XI3W TRIAL.
Xot Sat I nil eil Tilth tin- Outcome of the
One Just Ilmlecl.
Stanley Clay comb has not got enough law.
Ho has moved for a new trial , and Is seek
ing another round In the courts , still Insist
ing that ho Is entitled to damages from
Sheriff McDonald.
Stanley Claycomb was convlctacxl of rob
bing tbo graves In Mount Hope cemetery and
was given a Jail sentence. While Incarcer
ated , he was a very obstreperous prisoner , so
much so that the sheriff had to apply heroic
measures to make the man behave himself.
After his sentence had expired , Claycomb
brought suit against the sheriff , alleging
damages In the sum of $5,000. The case went
to trial last week , and the Jury returned a
verdict for the defendant ,
SultM for Dliorov.
Lydla Hulsart seeks a divorce from her
husband. James Hulsart. She alleges de
sertion. In addition to her decree , she wants
the custody of the children.
Joseph Norvak has asked the courts to
dlvorco him from his wife. Addle Norvak.
Ho alleges cruelty In this , that the defendant
has repeatedly refused to cook his meals.
Outfit from I lit' Conrtii.
Frank Hromodka has filed1 a motion for o
new trial. Ho was convicted of publishing
ar.1 circulating a libel en Anton Kmen
and John Roslcky.
The suit of Peter Rrcfort agalrst the
Burlington road has been settled and dls
missed from the dockets. The plaintiff sued
to recover the sum ot $441 , alleged damages
N. C. Pratt hao been appointed refetee
In the case of the Crow ell Lumber company
against George Djpson. The litigation srowc
out of the settlement of a partnership busl
aecs.
Funeral of Mnrtlii IliirnleU.
The funeral of Martin B. Barnlck tool
place yesterday morning from the reeldenc
of his grandfather. Martin Hughes. Scrv
Icea were heir ] at St. John's church , wher
rcquUn high mast was celebrated by
Fathers \Velr and Uronsgeost. Intcrmen
was In Holy Sepulclur cemetery , vvhtr
brief servc ! were also In Id. The pall
bearers , nil schoolmates of the deceiHi > i ]
were : Wilfred Smith. Paul MoMuhon
Ralph Dodge , Timothy Dlnan , John Casey
Churle Byrne , Daniel liutlcr and Eml
, Sander *
invivixo vrAiivCT DISCUSSIONS.
t < ictlon Cnmr-N I'p llptuccn Sixteenth
nml TMcntjFourth Street * .
In view * of the decision ot the United
tatcs supreme court In the Eleventh street
laduct case , there Is corns Informal talk
mong city officials In regard to the deslra-
lllty of early action to require the rall-
oads to build additional viaducts. This
irlngs out a division ot opinion on the
olnt whether the construction of a now
laduct at Sixteenth street or a viaduct at
Twenty-fourth street Is most desirable.
City Altoracy Connell contends that the
'wcnty-fottrth street structure should be or-
cred at once. Me says that this street has
been practically Impassable for jears on ac-
ount of the Impossible grades and that the
people of that territory should bo given an
outlet toward South Omaha. An ordinance
equlrlng the railroads to build a viaduct
at Twenty-fourth street was Introduced last
ear , but action has "been " postponed until
he rights of the city In the matter were
adjudicated. At that time Aslstant City
Djglnccr Stenger began to prepare plans for
he Improvement , but when the ordinance
was dropped these wcro also laid on the
helf. The propopcJ viaduct would bo only
about half the length ot the Sixteenth street
laduct , and a rough estimate of the cost
of a modern structure Is fixed at $50,000. Ac
cording to the decision of the courts the
loard of Public Works his full power to
designate what sort of viaduct shall be built
and prepare all plans and specifications.
( Members of the council do not entirely1
agree with the city attorucy In regard to
he Immediate necessity of a viaduct at
' \\enty-fourth street. They say that while
t would undoubtedly bo a good th'dg ' for
lese ; who own property In that vicinity , It
s more Important to the bulk ot the tax *
layers that the present ramshackle structure
at Sixteenth street should be replaced at
eon as possible. City Engineer Rosevvatcr
"ontcnds that even with the repairs that
vero recently made , the Sixteenth street
itructtire Is a makeshift at the best and that
ho city Is taking loug chances In using It.
le advises that the preliminary steps for a
lew viaduct at tint point should be taken
it once In order that the plans may be per-
ectcd and work begun aa soon as the cxposl-
lon Is over.
Mmlt to I.lfilitlitK rniiil Itciifhcil.
Mayor Moorcs has been doltm a little
Igurlng In his odd moments with the result
that he has discovered that the street lights
already ordered by the city council will
come- within $400 of exhausting the fund before -
fore the end of the year. Ho vvlll consequently
quently transmit a communication to the
lotncll toUght calling attention to the fact
that the limit hatf been reached and that
no more lights should be ordered.
VI < ir < - HullilliiK J'crinllx
A permit h is been Issued to the Moorish
Village company to build a vaudeville the
ater , booths , colonnades , etc. , at the exposi
tion grounds at a coat of $5,000. $ The In-
vcstmcn of $7,500 In a shooting the chutes
outfit has also been authorized. Nets Jolui-
fou has been Issued a penult to build u
Iramo dwelling at 2712 Awes avenue and Joe
mice will erect a similar Improvement at
1417 Bancroft stieet.
Morlnllty MntlMlcs.
The following births and deaths were re
ported at the health office during the twcnty-
foiK4 houra ending at nocn yesterday :
Births A. J. Caldwell , 3313 Larlmoro ave
nue , girl ; Harry Cartan , 33J2 Burt , boy ; Au
gust Itagnuson , 1942 South Twenty-first , boy.
Deaths Wllhelmena Mlchalck , 3 months ,
1733 South Third , apasms , St. Mary's ceme
tery ; Alice Yatcs , 1 , 4332 Grant , pneumonia ,
Forest Lawn.
IliifTalo for the Pnrlc.
The pair of buffalo that has been donated
to Rlvcrvlew park by Buffalo Bill , arrived nt
Sou'li ' Omaha yesterday with a consign
ment of stock , and Palk Commlreloner Cor
nish , acccinranlcd by two quarts of salt ,
went down to bring the animals to their
future grazing ground In the park.
IIRIXGI.NG TtJH MJU'S 1IODY HOME.
Frlciiil Have Ilttl Information tin
to .When . It Will Arrive.
The friends and relatives of Curtlss C.
Turner are not certain as to when his re
mains will arrive ID Orraha , but certainly
not before the last nf the week. The only
me'esage which has come to them Is a tele
gram from Fred Preston to B. E. B. Ken
nedy , dated April C , and Mating that Mr. Tur
ner's body had been recovered and- that they
expected to send the remain * on a ship
which started from Alaska the following
day , April 7 , and that Mr. William. Preston
would accompany the remains as far as
Seattle. No word as yet has been received
from Mr. Preston at Seattle , so ho probably
has not reached that point.
In making the trip from Talya across the
pass there are several stops. The flrot Is at
what is called the Ston. ? House , and the
second Is the , Sheep Camp. It was at the
Sheep Camp that Mr. Turner Is supposed to
have met his death. He had sent a supply
of lumber over the pass for the purpose of
constructing boats to carry on a freighting
business on the lake , through which the gold
seekers pass In reaching the mining district ,
and his parents supposed that he had already
gone over the pass , as ho wrote that ha ex
pected to be over a week before the acci
dent occurred.
When Mr. Turner went to Alaska In Jan
uary ho met Fred Preston , and they have
been together quite frequently since.
President Burt of the Union Pacific has of
fered to do all ho can In hastening tbo trans
portation of the body from Seattle , and , as
It Is thought that the. ship will arrive In
Seattle by tomorrow , the body vvlll arrive In
Omaha not later than Saturday ,
\VALHY FAMILY MIvKS TO TKAVUL
WorKH the IMihllu for MeniiN to Vlxlt
Aliout the Country.
The county authorities are having some
trouble at this time over the matter of the
disposition of the AValby family , the mem
bers of which Insist upon traveling abou
the country at the expense of the county.
Last fall "Mrs. " L. T. Walby applied to the
county commissioners for a ticket to Colorado
that she might visit a dying husbanl. The
tale ot woe softened the hearts of the mem
bers of the charity committee and an order
was given for the transportation. Nothing
more was heard of the woman until a couple
of days ago when she , accompanied by her
husband and four children , filed Into the
court house and demanded free transporta
tlon to some Colorado point. The request was
rejected after the woman had given the
Information that the Colorado authorities
had sent the family to this place. The com
mlssloncrs are In a quandry as to what to
do with tbo Walbys. They would furnish
them transportation , tut the1/ are afraid tha
If they do It will > be only a few weeks before
the man , hla wife and his children will be
back again. The man Is able to work , as ' .3
also the < woman and a couple ot the children
Jonulhuit iil iiril ' 'Mother. '
Another of the early pioneers of Nebraska
died at Gretna yesterday In the person o
Mrs. Lucy Woodbrldge Edwards , mother o
Jonathan Edwards ot this city. Mrs , Ed
wards was 93 years of age and died from a
paralytic stroke after a very brief Illness
She was a pioneer ot two states , having corn's
to Ohio from her birthplace In Lancaster
Pa , when she was 3 years old. She came
to Nebraska In 1S5S , She spent tbc last days
of her life with her daughter , Mrs. John
Hckpy. ( near Gretna , where eho died. She
also leavca another eon , John S. Edwards o
Chicago. The funeral Betylcca will bo held
at Gretna this afternoon and the re
mains will be Interred at Springfield ,
( or Sioux Fulla.
Deputy United States Marshal Allen hn
token to the penitentiary at Sioux Falls th
following prisoner * sentenced during th
present term of federal court : Giles A
Pilch , convicted ot pension embezzlemenl
one year ; John D. Qulnley of Sprlnsfleli :
postoftlce embezzler , one year ; Dougla
Christie of Suotla , postolllce embezzler , tw
year *
TRAINS FOR THE EXPOSITION
Visitors Will Bo Enabled to Reach the
Big Show Easily ,
AILROADS PLANNING THEIR PROGRAM
licit Line Will lie Ui.o.1 Uxlo
tu I.a nit raNKfUKt-ri nt the
Groiiiulii li > Three uf
till' , Hoilllll.
Ttio operating officials or the various rail *
oad lines entering Omaha are now consider *
ng plans for haiulllng the large number of
cgular and special trails that arc expected !
nrlng the exposition. Some Important
lunges ( or handling sonio ot the c\posltlou
pedals arc under consideration.
The licit line or the Missouri Pacific rail-
vay runs through the north section of the
xposltlon grounds. All tinlns In going be-
woen Omaha and South Omaha on the Belt
lno will necessarily run through the expo-
Itlon grounds. The MWoiirl Pacific will
ia\o a passenger station on the exposition ,
grounds , nnd all trains to aud from the city
sill stop there. Tills will land the
viesengers cctulng on that reid at
ho exposition grounds before' the Webster
licet atatlcti Is readied , nnd departing pas-
c-nscia can hoard their tratnu at the expo-
iltleci grounds. The matter of building &
laggage store room In connection with the
laiaengtc station en the exposition ground *
las becti considered , but It has been decided !
hat all baggage will be ban lied tit the
Webster street station. The Missouri Pa
cific vvlll not run any extra trains from
South Omaha to the exposition gioundt * .
iVhllo the run mound the city m the Hell
Ino would afford a g&od means of i caching
ho grounds tde street railway will be ablt >
o make better time In getting to tlul expo
sition grounds. The tialns of the Missouri
'acino froiii Auburn , Neb. , Kaiifcao Cltj , Mo.
and St. Louis will stop at South Omaha an I
losslhly at coo or two other points on the *
'lelt line on the tun to the exposition
; rotinls , afTorrtMg good ser\lco to those *
hlng- close to the Helt line.
The Union Pacific may run some of Ita
rains from the west to the exposition )
jroinds o\cr the Belt line. Thh can b dona
jy swltchlnc the trains at Summit. There *
will still be left the great ( bulk o * the traffic
to airlvo nt the station at To.ith and Mnson
streets and to go through the city befoio
reaching the exposition grounds , as the.
tegular tinlua carrying the mall must run
over the regular route. It Is quite probabl *
that a number of special trains will bo run
directly to the exposition grounds.
It is iwolblo that the Burlington route *
may a\so \ eeatl BOIIIO of Its spic'al tralnn
llrectly to the exposition giounds. The
tracks of the Durllngton ere cror ed by thcso
of the Missouri 1'aclllc near Dcerflcld. eight
mllea out of the city. If the Ilurllngtoa
management decides that It Is dcsliablo to
itn some of lie exposition trains over the
licit line to the exposition grounds a switch ,
will be put In at the crossing near Decrlleld ,
and the necessary connection secured.
I.M ) OF Tim vi n WAII.
.Notice of ItfHtoriitloiu of TitrllYH Scntt
Out to All AKi-iitH.
The end of the widespread fi eight dcmoral.
Izatloo among tde western lines Is In night.
The Omaha freight representatives of all ot
the lines have received advices from the
(
general freight agents that a general resto
ration of western freight rates la to bo ma Jo-
at onco. '
The Information came to the Omaha office *
from Chicago and St. Louis headquarters on
Tuesday and -nag welcomely received by all
: ho freight men. The orders are to the effect
that beginning wllh April 11 latea from Chicago
cage to the Missouri river will be restored
and on the same date there will also bo a res-
toratlcn of rates from Omaha and all other
Missouri rher points to points a Tar west
as the coast and south as far as Texan , In
cluding all Texas points. The only polnta
that are exempted from the general orders.
are Colorado common points. The task of re-
staring Colorado rates , whUti have all alone
been In worse ehapo than any other westcra
freight rates. Is loft for a later date , wden the.
greater task will bo undertaken with better
show of success.
thief Surgeon Jo n ui' ( till PC.
Workmen ore now engaged In fitting U | >
room No 9 on the flivt floor of the Union
Pacific headquarters for the new quartern
of Chief Surgeon Jonas , \\lio will take charge *
of the Union Pacific's- medical work , It Is
ur.Jerstood , on. May 1. The new quarters
will bo muctt more accessible for the wewlc
of the department , and more conveniently !
arrraged than the present quarters on the
fourth floor of the headquarters building.
The room Is a largo one , well lighted , and
opens on to Ninth street through largo double *
doors. It has been occupied for the lost
few years as a store room , and orevlouo
to that tlmo was used by the tax depart
ment.
i
Humored llnllrnnil CliniiRCM. T '
CHICAGO. April 12. The Tribune pays :
W. II. Truerdale , third vice presl lent nnd
general miniKer oC the Chicago , Hock :
Island & Pacific raid , Is tald to have been
offered the presidency of the L.iko Shore *
and J. T. Ilnniahan , second \lce president
of the Illinois Central , the presidency of
the Nickel Plate. The. statement was inado
tonight by a man who Is fnmlllar with the
Inside operation of the Vandorbllt system
nnd who has been the author of Imlf a dozen
reports recently verified regarding the
Lake Shore and Nickel Plate , ro idH. Ilotlt
of these offrs , accoidlng to the otory , h-ivo
been declined by the men to whom they ;
were offered.
ii ) XnleH mill
General Mandcrton has returned fiom Chi
cago.
Superintendent Ilathhurn of the Missouri
Pacific ai rived In Omalia yesterday from
the south.
All the railroads In the Btato icport a
good amount of rain , and railroad officials
are enthusiastic In their ptedlctlcas for a
splendid crop next Reason. As ono ot therm
said to a Bee reporter , "This Is a $2,000,000
rain for Nebraska. " The rain throughout
the state , Kniisao and Wyoming , was ot
about the tame depth as here. '
General Paeaengcr Agents Knlskcrn of the
Northwestern and Teasdalo of the Omaha ,
road are In the city. During the mornln ?
they \Ialtcd tno exposition grounds | n com
pany with Major Clarkson and General Pas
senger Agent Buchanan of the Elkhorn. The
afternoon was spent In a conference on
pafKenger rates and trafllc.
I'repnrltiK tuni lnrii Them.
Chief of Police Gallagher Is preparing to
erslgn the thirty-nine patrolmen whom tlio
Beard or Flro and Police Commissioners baa
added to tbo police force for duty. Each
ot tto now men Is required under the law
to furnUh a Justified bond of $1,000 for the
faithful performance of his duties , and this
Is being done today. Such bonds must bo
presented to the board for approval , and not
until such approval Is given can the men
begin work. Honda are beginning to como
In , although It will bo several days bcforo
they are all received by Secretary Welshana.
In the meantime. howe\er , as fast as they
are presented Chief Gallagtier will progress
with his pirn of rcdlstrlcting the city , wblch
has been made necessary by Increasing the
force. Ho expects to have the enlarged
force In systematic ; operation by Monday ,
next.
Dr. Ilrlcripi llcxlKim.
NEW YOItK. April 12. It Is believed that
the last chapter In the famous Dr. Ilrlggs
case hui now been concluded. At a meet
ing of the New York presbytery today a
letter from Dr. HrlgzH vvau read , with
drawing from the Prenbyterlan church , Th
resignation vv.is accepted. Dr. Hrlggu re-
ccnlly announced his candidacy for holy
orders In the Protestant Uplsconul churcU.