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J .k . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ JUNE _ _ 19 _ 1871. _ _ _ _ _ _ . OMAhA - - _ , _ TIITJRSDAY - - - - - - - - t _ j ina , .juqjij 23 , 1898. . copy _ _ ri _ _ oi'rs.
_ _ PROFESSION OF TEA1I1ATC
; A Orito Pointh Oit Dafloinoic3 In the Trak
ing of Members.
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1 TS STANDING NOT WIIftT IT SHOULD BE
IJoulohL'N ( ) CIt ) itt tJI Prnde School
s.
* Line-A Senrvhl Igli Turneti On
1Je Zeni Of the l.tncntIunn1
IIo1,1,3-lIIIIcr.
A wrtter In the Forum touches upon rome
aspects of the tenching protcsrloii In a
manner not. likely to be pleasing to mem-
" 1dt ) e18 of the guHd. , I beflcvc , ° says the
\ writer , "that there nrc two efllckflt causes
for the low standing of the teacher's call-
log. FIrst , we have the type of education
actually tven In the schools. It s the gen-
cmi consenss of educator that the ender
or purpose of educattot Is to form character
in the widest sensc-tLte1IeCtUfll , acsthett
DUd inoral-anil titat the function of school
education Is to develop Interests which shall
gradually become spontaneotis and permanent -
manent , so that Echooling vill no longer be
necessaty. Now the education nctually
given III the chioois is often of a character
4 very different from this. It consists In the
dcro ncqiIsltlon of hnowledgc ; flfll the
- ichcr's work is the mere teaching of many
jifccts. ) To raIse the eulturo of the teacher
antl to chntigc this typo of education , would
kbo the first stat ) toward raldIng the teach-
4yjg : nrofcssloii.
. . - 'Th. ecoil CatisO of the low stanhIng of
- b&he teacher's calling Is lack of extended
protessiwini training. Professions easily entered -
tered arc not usually highly respected. The
lnchIcfli ( professloti II1S been cited as an II-
- - . - - - lustratlon. Not long ego , when 0110 could
ho a .pflyslclan without special training , tIde
ldOfCSSbOIk ) was not very highly esteemed.
1"ow , vhefl extended training lid demanded
both by 1)ublIc opInion and by law , the pro-
fesslon It ; respected as 000 of the highest.
In like maimer. the teaching prute3slon
. . /WOtdli tIfllOlIbtC(1IY ( increase in favor were
. / training of a high order demanded. In
feet , we find the respect for the profession
In different -
varyltig in different countrica nOd
ferent grades of the school system , almost
education and pro-
10 dIrect ratio to the
fesslonal training required of cnndtdates. '
- . . . . . . . . ' ! . _ for 4V4dIIICfl.
. A trade school establislieti In Boston for
and
( iresaluakIng
teaching young women
oilier useful occupations graduated its fIrst
class of six incjberH a few ( lays ago.
" the Boston
1rlieo six wofliell. comments
Globe , "go out with a better guarantee of
foiling einplOYmeflt. tban do tliousaiids of
"swcet girl graduates" decoratd with pro-
tentloul3 diplomas froni femal a colleges.
" \VIth 75,000 more women than men in
Massachtlsctts something inure thati iere
willingness to woik is required. A Mrs.
Palmer , the principal , truthfully obscrrd
at the graduating cerclseS , American
women liavo always done their work hi an
amateur maczier , aiiil civilization has now
begun to tell thcm that they must to trainel
All work Is passing from the amateur to tilO
expert stage. All women and 111011 nowa-
( lays must ho trained. There Is no place
left for the woman who wants to work anti
doesn't know how to do anything thoroughly.
"Almost nil work has strayed far from
the old-time standards that wtr eiitorded
Sn times WIICL1 cvcrybnly scekln einloy-
Inent had served an npprntIcet'iilp nod inas-
tered a trade. We must get back nenrir to
tim old lines of profIciency , aild the trade
nchooI afford evidence that we are beginning -
- ning to realize the fact seriously. "
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-'r IiliicittIiiitI 1lilJ1-ItItIerN.
The Milwaukee Evening Wisconsin point
cilly pro the hobby-riders , those philanthropic -
thropic Individuals whoso zeal for school
chIldren is only equaled by their anxiety to
break into the school pay roll. 'The edo-
catlonal hobby-rider , " observes tile WIs-
cousin , 'will eventually be unhorsed by a
collision with hygienic and sanitary do-
mantis on tIle part of parents. For many
years past the Bole Idea of educators has
been to stuff pupils vIth knowledge , without -
out regard for tune or health. Courses of
study have been loaded until the children
are compelled to stick to their books during
the houre which formerly constituted play
tlino at home , Class rooms have been
turned into Incessant recitation mills and
'I teachers into conductors of recitations.
/ Untler the pressure of time to devote to
falls the method of alternating recitations
- . - ' - . been contravened the pelf -
_ _ _ _ _ and study 115.5 by
f : fey under which a class is dlviiletl into see-
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p. tions-oflo 8CCtiOIl for study while the other
Is recitiug. Instead of study during the
quiet 'hiich accompanies the performance
of that. duty by the entire class , the pupils
are compelled to study during th.3 period in
wliiclt a section of their doss is reciting.
'Pito Pupils are , therefore , under a double
disadvantage , as their studying must be
done under conditions which militate
ngainst the necessary mental concentration
and at a tuna when they must do without
the aid of a teacher.
'A Pennsylvania educator , in discussing
the subject of the abandonment. of the oltI
flletlIOl of alternate study and recitation
J eriotls , declares that the change has ro-
ultetl in loss to tide pupils , The continuity
of recitations anti the necessity of devoting
time at home to study has lowered the
pupil's power of ondur4ncc ; whereas , under
the old policy of alternating study and recitation -
tation the pupil's mental endurance seemed
to bo unlimited , In Milwaukee tue coni-
pronilso policy of sectioning not. only reduces -
duces the pupil's power of endurance , but it
operates against his attainments in tim fun-
tiamental braiichcr.
"As a renicdy for the crowding of tile
) ) ullil it has been proposed to provide for a
recess of suilhcient length to give the pupil
CL Proper amount of exercise in the OiCfl air.
Ihtit tills proposition also runu contrary to
the views of the hobby-rider , who instead ,
of gtvlng thio pupils outdoor exercise would
COddIJti ) ? hini to go through a series of I
Physical movements under the direction of .
IL lirofessor of physical culture , in the
vitiated air of the class monis. An hour of
such exe-ctse is not woi-tli ton minutes of
ploy time in the opoii air , lint ilflCes ) must
be provided for professors of physical ul-
turo , The real object of moat. of the eu-
catioottl hobby-riding is to put. somebod' on
the BChOOl pay roli. "
: - : l.iiii'ntiitiiiI NOtes ,
% _ _ 3. _ _ has been oiflciaiiy announced that Prof.
.JOilfl 1. . Stewart of the Northeast Manual
Training school of Phiiadeiphla has been
ciocteti professor of history audI ece000hics
in Lehigh University.
Mr. Frederick C , Sayies , who was the
first mayor of I'awtueket , It , I. , has vaid
$22.OO for a site for a frio Public library ,
'which hit will build anti present to the city
< as a memorial of hi3 vife.
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I I'resident James Ii. Angell , who has ru
signed the ambassadorship to Turkey , is
CleCted ) to resume the direhiarge of his
duties at the University of Mlehigaii in
October next , when his leave of jibsencc
will expire.
A party of scientists , hadI by Presid.at
David starr Jordan of 3tuiforl university ,
has left an Francisco for Flagstaff , Arlz ,
This place will be afade their base of sup-
piles , and trips vili bo taken into the sur-
JQUnding country for archaeological inye.
tigatlon. The Grand Canou of the Colorado
anti the "Enchancd ( Mesa" will be fully
ox plo red.
Mr. J. Howard Nichols of hhoston last
Thursday Presented ft well-appointed lIbrary
building to Kingston , b. II. , as a memorial
of his parents. It is built of stone from
the old stone walls In the town. which were
handled by the workmen so carefully that
much of the moss and lichen was retained.
There Is shelf room for 3f00 books , and
this capacity can be doubled.
I'bilip 1) . Armour liar iresented the Ar-
inour Institute of Technology of Cl.icago
with an additional $500,000 to maintain
that school on the largely increased scale
to which its unexpected growth hnH led.
The institute iins been running behind its
expenses steadily of late and Mr. Armour
informed Dr. Frank \V. tluusaului , president -
dent of the Institute. that hair a million
dollars of alditloflddl endowment would be
at once piacel at his disposal. The Armour
Ilistitute was not planned originally to ac-
Conttoodzite the 1.100 students now In at-
tendance. Its original endowment was
$1,000GoO , and Mr. Armour shoot. half as
much more in crectint the buildings and
stocking the laboratories. This capital was
BuilOSCi ) to sutiply an income of $50,000 a
year , iiiil tim years it fell below that figure
the deficiency was Buppliedi by the donor.
The school was planned originally to ac-
eon.nielate , only lO0 students , but the first
cnrolinint numbered 700 names. Today
the classrooms are spread outside the insti-
tOte building , through the Armour MissIon
building , across the street antI into the
nlartment , buildings adjoining , It war
founil necessary , in addition to increasing
the facilities iii the branches originally
fliliplied out , to start a Preparatory depart-
lIle'lt , antl a large outlay was required to
provide instruction in physics , chemistry ,
inatlieniatics , modern languages nni situp
practice in preparation for the higher work
for t1ilcii the school was intended ,
ART AT THE EXPOSITION
There are certain terms which are in cool-
mon use among painters , and in studios , and
which one must understand In order to corn-
lirehonil a description or a criticism of a
lilciuro. To be pleasing , a picture must be
In tone ; whether It be painted in a high or a
low tone. 'Dawn , " No. 451 , antI the "Opal , "
No , .155 , by Itobert Reid , are exquisite decorative -
rativo compositions painted In a very high
key. WhIle tint two water colors of Ncu-
iitiys-Noti. ISi tintl ISS-aro low in tone-nit
unusual thing in water colors-they are
very charniltig , Mr. Reid's lileturos must be
looked at wholly from a decorative stand-
point. Ito has a fine feeling for line anti
color , but In both of these pIct'resjie him
sacrificed hIs values for his high tone , which
a decorative painter midst do to gIve a
pleasing effect. Value means the relations
of tones to each other , and concerns the
amount of light or dark they may reflect ,
without regard to color. Maiiy different
colors may have exactly the saute value.
A white cow in tile foreground will have
a certain value , while the same cow in the
distance will be entirely different in value.
In jir inting froni a model in a. studio the
highest light will fall , perhaps upon the
hose , or the forehead , or on a white dress ,
or a white shirt front. Take that as the
uflit for comparicon , and everything else
will graduate front It down to the darkest
part of the figure , or group , as the case
may be. In a landscape the lightest part
of tim picture will be either the sky-from
whence the light issues-or the sunlight on
the groind , or wails , or buildings. The
artist has only white paint with which to
rcpresenC the brilliant lights of nature , so
it Is only by preserving the relative grada-
tioim in value that ho is able to produce the
suggestion of reality.
"Nature coataias the elements , In color and
form , of all pictures , as the keyboard contains -
tains tile notes of all music. But the artist
is horn to pick and choose anti group with
sclelico , these elements , that the result may
lie beautiful-as tue niusician gathers his
notes and forms his choi'ds , until lie brings
forth from chaos glorious harmony , " and
Mr. Whistler in his "Ten O'clock" goes on to
say that it is not ha who has eyes who
may see. "The sun blares , the wind blows
from the east , the sky is bereft of clouds ,
and without nil is of iron. The holiday
maker rejoires In the glorious day , and
tIm painter turns- aside to shut his eyes.
And when the evening mist clothes the
riverside with poetry , as with a veil , and
the poor buildings lose themselves in the
dIm sky , and the tall chimneys become
campanill and the warehouses are palaces
in the nIght , and the 'hole city hangs in
the heavezi , and fairyland is before us---
then thewayfarer hastens home ; the work-
ingmna and tue cultured one , the svise man
and the one of pleasure , cease to understand -
stand as they hAve ceased to see , and Na-
tore , who , for once , has sung in tune , sings
her exquisite song to the artist alone , her
son and her master-her son that he loves
her , her master In that ho knows her. "
It Is this mystic hour which Dessar has
chosen to paint and ho has choqen subjects
full of sentiment , of life , anti painted them
so well that his pictures are among the
best at tltt ; oxpoitIon ,
In the country and along tue seacoast of
France there are standing many crucifixes ,
where the peasant or 'tue wayfarer may
stop for his devotions. "The Departure of
the Flshiermen"-No. 150 , represents a
recite on tile northora coast of France , where
a group of peasants are gathered at the
foot of the crucifix before starting out on
their long , uncertain fishing voyage in the
north. The sort of iwoplo that Pierre LoU
has so faithfully described In his "Pecheurs
d'IceiantL"
Thio figures have been arranged to form
a very interesting composition , In the
immediate foreground are two clmutby little
children trmn in arm , carefully drawn and
broadly painted. They hnyo stopped in
their play to wonder what all the comma-
tion means. Under their faded , old.fash-
lenetI dresses you feel their solid little
bodies. Nothing could be more childlsim
thmami the pose of each , nor inure infantile
titan the curve of the neck anti cheek , They
arc painted so that nothing else comes so
near time spectator as they ; because the
paInter liar not forgotten his relative values.
Front the little girls the eye is carried back
into the picture by thu figure of the kneeling -
ing woman anti tier child , Site is worked
otit in more detail and stronger color than
, the other more distant figures , The kneel-
log figure at the foot of time crucifix joins
the group of three kneeling fishermen with
the group of the father kissing his baby 4n
its mother's arms , In the distance the
horizon is hidden by the gray cottages of
the peasants on the left antI the fishing
stuacks on tbo right. The whole Is en-
yclopeil In the soft gray of the evening ,
which is kept subdued enough in value to
allow the three burning tapers In front to
gIve out their golden light. blow awkward
I and clumns.y are time fishermen itt the cross ,
offering up tbelr prayers for a safe return I
The painter lisa caught all the noble , nat-
urai simplicIty antI the pathos of the peasant
folk ; wbo Imave not stoqil for their par-
traits , but apparently have been caught
while absorbed in this last moment of farewell -
well , for it Is not a pleasure trip these
' hoalely people are Intent upon , it Is a peril-
our journey , train which they may never re-
turn. There is a certain quiet dramatic
, strength in the comnpoitioa ; the story e
well depicted , and the artist baa put it on
his canvas in a straihforward ( bold way ,
harmonious C.- , atmoapber1c charming ,
, ET111114 EVANS.
ELIJAH AT THE AUDITORIUM
Apollo Cmi , ofclticngn Makes Its
Iehtt hieforq. an iInthtsi-
nIc Audience.
At time exposition Auditorium Tuesday
evening was inaugurated the series of mag.
niflcent concerts which is to include the Comm.
gross of tusicians anti end with the final
performance bf the Timonias orchestra , 'rues-
day , July 5. The spacious concert hall was
almost filled , and never before has music
soumicied so well in it ,
The oratorio "Elijah" is one of those great
works which is not lifted by its greatness
out of the reach of the people who must
rend as they ruim. WhIle there Is In it ma-
tonal for years of the most profound study ,
yet if rendered by those who have given it
this study , its beauties and its meanings
arc self-evident and can be apprehended by
any who will listen , It has been sail
that Mendelssohn , the composer of the ora-
term , could not writo' dramatic music ; that
lie sat down to compose In kid gloves and
an bvening dress coat. An analysis of
"Elijah" fails to discover these accoutre.
mncnhi , but reveals instead .a master mind
and a great heart painting together a plc-
tore of a human soul struggling against
wrong ; fearless , yet bumble , stamithimig between -
tween tIme world and its Creator , yet child-
hike In simplicity flllel wIth a faith that
could not fail , yet suffering the weariness
of a broken heart. The proPhet who ap-
pcaretl before the idolatrous king of Israel
as au aiiparltion front another world pro-
rents a dramatic situation that has rarely
bcemi equalled in tile nnnals of human history -
tory or the products of the Intagination.
The oratorio was first liroduccil at liirnhiimg-
hani , Emiglamith , lit I4G , niitl it is as much
alive today us thien. In this connection it
is well to ohservo that it is only the good
music that ever lives to get old. If Mcmi-
delsaolmmi had hot lialateil tIme nlcttmre wIth
fIdelity the great heart of humiianity would
have ceased long before this to seek amid
find inspiration in it.
'l'ito Apollo club of Chicago , guest of tlte
exposition for a few days , is ltmiowmi t'here-
ever chorus laurie is Prized. It has beeti
before the public for a quarter of a century
amiti lIlLS worked its. way into greatness , and
time lrommtincnco horn of it , step by step , It
has not only raised itself hut it has raised
the great city wimere it makes Its home. It
has been a power for the rctlmlcmneitt of its
sulportem-s. Thu Apollo club and Mr. Wil-
I himila L. Tomnllus are today a power in this
cotmtitry for the elevation of innmiklmitl , Their
work has beemi more titan the evoltmtiomi of
time and tulle. A mimiti like Mr. 'l'ornhlns'
could never stop at Ucli a loint. W'ltli hint
music Is the soul coniniunimtg with other
souls ; the melodies , the hiarmuonles nrc its
alphabet , symphonies nod oratorios its words
anti the music of all lands and all time Its
Inmiguage , Is It zuty wonder that the vast
audience last evenimig rose to its feet and
( lteeretl those trlumpitant choruses of thaiik-
ftmlmicss anti praise ? Under Mr. Tomlius' direction -
rection the oratorIo hecamite a self-evident
trtmtli.producing conviction.
It Is pleasant to chronicle the impressions
mimade by tue soloIsts. Miss Jennlc Osbormi ,
soprano , has estabhisiteti a just claim to
being reckomied one of tlto first vocal artists
Iii this country. She has sting four times
with the Apollo climb this season amid was
selected by Mr , Tomlins for tbs performance -
anco of "Elijah" in Chicago which celebrated -
brated his farewell to tile club. 11cr voice
Is naturally lyric , but she sings with such
discretion that her dramatic effeats arc a- !
ways equal to the demands of time part. She
received an ovation at the close of the
great aria "hear Ye Israel , " So fresh anti
beautiful a volco is rarely heard.
Mrs. Katiieriiic Fisk possesses one of those
delicious voices that expresses a depth of
meaiilng lit every tone. The alto part Imi
the oratorio is comparatively thankless cx-
cepting the song " 0 Rest In the Lord. "
Tim singer secured for it by her renderlmmg
a repose which is rarely heard antI tue cbs-
lag bars were an cxqulslto work of art. She
also received amm ovation fromn ho audience.
Mrs. Fisk is an artist who timinhcs and site
Is a master in painting with tone ,
One of the sensations of the evcnln was
made by Master Georgia Meader of Grace
church , Chicago , to whose remarkable soprano -
prano voice the , music of the angel was in-
trusted , Even mere rcrnarknbbe titan tim
voice was the delIberate jimtlgimtent with
which Ito delivered the difficult recitative
which reaches its climax In time dramatic
description of the storm.
Mr. George Ilamlin sang tue tenor part
in a mminnner that aroimseti several storms of
enthusiasm , lie has astrong , lyric voice ,
full anti rich throughout its entire compass.
His singing is chmaracte % .eti by an artistic
finish which never allows one to say "I wish
Ito hind done it some other way. "
Tile trying role of Elijah was given to
Mr. Frank ICing Clark of Chicago , Mr.
Clark possesses a fine basso contante voice
of unusual conmpass amtti rich qUaiity , lie
is a young singer omit ! last evening itiade his
debut in oratorio. At times the music was
a little too high ( or his kind of voice , but
it rarely embarrassed hint at all , lie has
studied the role carefully nod is ovhlently
trying to mnako an individuality out of
Elijah , For this he deserves hearty corn-
ntcntiation , Time will give his remitlering
more symmetry anl take away a large
anioumit of superfluous semitimemit quite for-
Olga to time sturdy old prophet tvimo Caine
upon Israel like a whirlwind anti vamilshmefi
in a chariot of fire ,
TIme sork of the orchestra deserves special
men I lea ,
CHINESE FOURTH OF JULY
Gremilest Ifoilshny of ( lit , Year Jhtily
CeIeIrti'.i by ( he SIiI.jects of
the ( rcitt Irugoi , ,
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Tuesday was the greatest holltlay of nil
the year with time Chinese. It was May 5 in
China anti on ( lint day 'centuries ago a
dragon is said by timemu to have tloscentled
from icas'en anti bathed in the waters of a
Chinese stream to cleanse Itself of 'all slims
amid Imperfections , To ( ho Chinese people
dragamim are the enibodiment of perfection
and ever silice the ( lay imas been sot 11.51(10
as a Itoilday and is celebrated with feasting
antI rejoicing , On this day all the ( hiimmoso
People bathe in tito streams in imitatIon of
the action of the munch revered dragon amid
timoy believe tiiat by that batlilmig all their
sins and faults are removed ,
Anit Get Gab is the name the ChInese
apply to the day , which "tamms tutu month
holiday , On this tiny the schtols are closed
antI the vacation continues for ten days , all
farmers amid clttmks mire given a vacation of
several days and their pay goes right on ,
Work of oil kintls Is. discontinmm.j and ( ho
whole nation Is given over to rejoicing ,
Dragons re to be seen at. this ( line on
every side , in windows , on banners and
in all public places , Dragon boats are built ,
which arc usetl only on this day , anti are
carefully preserved for tiio'tlebration of the
fete , Dent races and swinimimig races arc
held wherever there Is water , and the person -
son who Is not able to follow the dragomi's
example and wash his sins away on that
day Is considered uatortunate ,
cnI , ( if titc Luit SIsters ,
The case of the Luo sisters in federal
court has been postponed because some of
the lawyers in the case are busy In another
court ami , it Is not knowLwhemt tjo ease of
tls6 ChInese 1rl wUl cqno up 5u
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CUBA BASE OF 'OPERATIONS
Invasion ofPorto BI& , 1IzlBeen Aban oncd
for the TimeBoing.
MILES OF PROGRAM
lteitiforecnients Are lo lie ilurriemi
Fortvnrtl to Genera' ! Shatter to
Ihimihile him to Tnkc Santiago
Very Soon.
NI1\V YORK , June 22.-A specIal to the
Tribune from Washington says : The project
to occupy' l'orto Itton .is now regarded by
the highest authorities of both the
army nod navy as practically removed froat
imnmedlate comisimicration , anti unless the
datlm rate of Geiieral Bhnfter' army from
disease Is excectiingly high , the presIdent's
desire for the prosecution of a general ag-
gresslve campaign throughout tIme entire island -
land of Cuba may be prontpuy entered upon
tlio niornent Santiago is captttreti.
The ruggestiomi of a Porte Rican cain-
paigim to lwecctlo time invasion of Cuba was
PUt forth nmoro titan a month ago , before
Admnlral Sampsomi bombarded San Juan nail
peimdlng the uncertaimty regarding the ties-
timiation of Cervera's sqbmidroi , then several
weeks at sea front Cape Verde. Tito unex-
Ilected dimcubtles tact wth ( In organIzing the
great volunteer army needed for the Cubami
cammtpalgn , together with the lmrgcmit varning
diivered by medical experts against ( ito ati-
visability of exposimig raw , tmnacciimntetl rc-
crtmits to ( lie iicstiiemttial cllmuate of havana
anti ( ho surrounding country where ( lie
bloakado conditions were lirestmtnotl to be timi-
unusually favorable to a scourge of yellow
fever , together with the' comparative saiti-
brity of Porto Rico amid ! to relatively small
Spamiislt force holdlmmg' ' that Islamid , worked
stromigly to bring about. the approval of tim
scheme to obtain control of It as a tvar
ticcessity , Thai dcalrablo diplomatic point
StIlIiOCCti to ho gained through actual occupation -
pation before Spain could sue for peace. in
tlefcrcnee to strong pressure lit ( lint three-
tion , whIch it was veI kmmowii was beimtg
exerted at Matlritl , gave no little veighit to
( ho project amtd preparations for its accom-
blishtmlicnt ) went forward so energetically that
( jvemi after Cervera iutti shut himself imp at
Samttiago anti both Comumnodore Sciiley anti
Admiral Samupson ltatV corjfessetl that an attempt -
tempt to eject him woutt ! rove futile with-
out. tue co-operation of ' mt army corps , ( lie
Porto Rican enterprise ns not abandoned ,
but was temporarily pulteti aside by the
mttore imperative iiccessity of sending Gen-
cmi Shatter to Samttiao as expeditiously as
possible. Ills fleet of transports hind barely
saibei fromn Tampa last 'week before mnany
ofilcials imt Washington , iii the absence of amiy
cotmittermandhmig of the original orders for
mobilizing the I'orto Rican expedition , again
took up its details nttd were hurryiimg the
preparations along on tite original lines ,
when Gemterai Miles returned atid intorrmteti
time authorities that tito best military rca-
soils existc4 , tQr Concentrating every resource -
source of the governmenfor time time being
at least upomi time support of General Siatter ; ,
whose campaign was of a more hazardous
nature than had been generally appreciated.
NotwIthstanding the ece llent equlpntent
and the trained forces ttii lt had l'en pro-
vided' In tills army corps , the fact that
15,000 mnciivere to b lamidcti in a strange
country In the face of a mt.mcim macre numer-
ens force , whose exact strength cotmiti only
be estimated , will probably prove the crucial
event of the whole war. Its sttccess may be
expected to result lit Spain's prompt reahiza-
tioii of tue futility of further resistance ,
while a serious reverse , oven of a temporary -
rary character , mIght indefinitely prolong
( Ito duration of hostilities.
Is nit Illusion.
Tito illusion that ( lie actual possession of
Pore Rico constituted any valid advantage
from an international law point was speedily
( lispelleti by the citatIon of precedents , the
most iecent of them' being ( he acquisition
by Japan of Formosa at the treaty of Simon-
oseki , although the island was In possession
of China at tite close of the war. It was
also made evident that the United States
had absolute justification , wltich could not
be combated by neutrals , for exaitImtg time
stmrrentier of Porto Rico by Spain as an iii-
tlentmiity against part of the cost of tue
I war , especially ° . : it was umiiversally con-
I cetled titat this government already had ( ho
power of effectually diettting the terms of
I peace , Iii tact , if there existed any reasonable -
' able argument for running ( he risk of sacri-
doing General Shafer ( for the acquisition of
Porte Rico at present , an altogether nogilgi-
ble element In the war , it has yet to be
stmpported with any telling weight in time
opiniomm of State department officials and
members of the diplomatic corps at Wash-
iagton. It now appearto be conclusively
settled that no furthem attention will be
paid to I'orto Rico for the present unless it
develops a strategic importance utterly unrecognized -
recognized itt the present time ,
Tue effect of General Miles' strenuous
representations of the urgent mnilitary cxi-
genches which demand Immediate additiomis
to General Shatter's army are seen on nil
sides. The decision to send at least one
regiment of volunteers on thin fast , auxiliary
cruiser Yale from Newport News on Tlturs-
day , to be followed by others on the
Harvard a few days later , and another
brigade front Camp Alger during the ensu-
log week are fair instances of the success
I of hIs recomnmttentitious ,
A serious problem. wiose solution was
Ictcrmoimtcti upon by the authorities today ,
is ( hat of the dispositionof the vast numa-
ber of hirisonera which aust fall Into Moor-
ican imands whenever aitiago capItulates ,
Tltis number is variouslysrimatetl all thin
way from 25,000 to coqoo men , anti as ( lie
United States wIll not perfnit them to stiffer
amiy avoidable hardshIps , provision has to
ho ntnde at once for ( belt inmtliitemtance , It
Itas been defInitely deldet that thmey cannot
I tie permnittoti to remain In Cuba , amid it
I wIll therefore be ne'cessry to provide a
large number of tra1sports to brlmig ( Item
to this country , where tley may be itiore
I readily fed anti guarded , Titis will require
I a much larger float of trifasports titan that
4
which carricti General Sh.tter's army , nmttl ,
considering tile extren4 fihillcuiry which
the War department immts already encountered -
countered in securing an admhltional fleet ,
under ( lie mjircssion tbmat Porto Rico was
still to be occupIed , It is not foresecmt thmcro
all the iiip for the various enterprises
' are to be secured. This emergency , however -
ever , mtmst be met , for the president has
finally determined that ito prisoners shah
be permitted to t'emstx in Cuba , antI until
they are landed lit this country and the
transports cami return to Santiago , General
Shatter's army anti all the reinforeqniemtts
that are sent to him will be compelled to
rcumaimt there unless the health conditions
of the islanmi warrant the irsulmig of orders
which might. immediately start theta westward -
ward along the route sucessfuiiy pursued
by General Gamer two years ago In a single
granti campaign , 4n which their progress
would be marked by grMual additions to
the force from the various ports along tito
north and south shores , until ( ho volunteer
reImenta now In camp at Chtichamauga and
othier places to a number exceeding 100-
000 inca , wcro ct1ve martieIpants in drly-
- -
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- - - - - -
log out the Spaniartis anti relloing the
horribie conditions which compelled the
declaration of war
INCflNTIVII 'O AltM' COMMANDERS.
11111 to Ilcs'ts'c ,
tlieGrnle of Licntn-
Ant , Gunerni ,
WAShINGTON , June 22.-The house corn-
mlttee omt military affairs has agreed on
and favorably reported a joint resolution re-
vivlng the grade of lieutenant general in the
army. It authorizer the preit1ent , whenever -
ever ho deents it expedient , to appoint a
hietitentint general to be selected from those
omeers in the military service dtstinguislted
for courage , skill and ability , the limitation
in the bill as to choice of offlcers "not below
the grade of major general" being stricken
out by the committee. 'rho committee this-
claims any Idea of having any single miii-
( ary commnnnder in view and asserts ( lie oh-
joel. is to permIt the selection by the President -
dent to commanmi tito armies of ( ito Uniteti
States of one who should have hIgher rank
titan any other offlcer as essential to
efhiciency of management. While Major
General MIles has frequemitly been urged
for a lietitenamit gemternlship , the members
of the comuntittee nssert that lila name is no
more than a suggestion anti that the resolu-
( ion leaves it open to the president whomit
lie shall appoint , the nlilointeo , ltowcvet' , be-
Imig subject to confirnmation by the senate.
It was lointeti out by a ranking member
of the comumnittec that if there shottlti be a
battle at Samitiago , for imistanec , in which
Gemieral Shatter should perform saute heroic
work ho wnultl stand a fair show for tue
coveteti rank and so with other commantlimig
omcers on witose career tite selection might
mbeiicmid ,
The committee also favoraiily reported to
( lie house ( lie bill giving o tim adjutaitt
gemieral of ( he army , a Post ItOw hielti by
General Corbin , time raitk , pay anti allowance
ot a major gemieral , anti a joint resolution
amending a fortneI omto and permnittiiig Col-
mimic ! iinsoit Mill.s , Titird cavalry , to exercise
the functiomms of boundary commissioner
over the Mexicami line the same as If lie
was liorformiug such duty nuder mltary ! !
orders.
NOMIXA'm'IONS BY 't'iitiL'ItESIIEN'l' .
Major Cr.tt'ler Slops Up One Ntteit
iii Raitie ,
'IVASII INGTON , Jtmmte 22.-Tue presidemit
today semtt titese nominations to ( Ito sea-
nte :
Treasury-Thomas I ) . Stapp , to be surveyor -
veyor of customs , Citattamtooga , Temiti ,
Wnr-Asslstant adjutant. general with
rank of ltetmteiiamtt colonel , Mmijor Tliomtias
II. Barry , nssistant adjutant gemmeral.
To be judge advocate with rank ef lieu-
tettnnt eoiomiel , Major Enoch H. Crowder ,
jtmtlgc advocate , U. S. A ,
Chief engineer with rank of hlcutcnamit
colonel , First Lieutenant C. L. l'orter ,
Comps of Emtgitieers , U. S. A.
Iiispector general with rank of lieutenant
colonel , Captain Charles 'IV. Whipple , Ord-
ziamice department , U. S. A.
To be engineer oiliccr with rank of mitajor ,
Charles J. Allison of Tettuessee.
Volumtteer SignaL Corps-First Lieutenant
Frank II. Bafley , first-class sergeant volunteer -
teer signal corps ( itomninatlon of F. 0. Bai-
Icy for above office withilrawp ) .
Second flegintent-Towmtsend Lawrence of
New York , to be first lieutenant.
Third Regiment. To be majors : First
Lieutenant Henry C. Davis , Seventh artil-
Icry ; FIrst Lieutenant Willoughby Walke ,
Seventh United States artillery. To be
first lieutenant , Charles II. hamilton of
Minnesota. To be second lieuttflant , Desha
l3reckenritigo of Kentucky.
atiiimHeertilts Pits hCttiisns City ,
KANSAS CITY , June 22.-Fifteen cars
filled with recruits for the volunteer and
regular army and secured in titis part of
the southwest have passed through Kansas
City within tts-enty-tour hours en route to
Ctimnp Alger , Chiclcamauga and Fort Mc-
Pherson. Ten cars of soldiers from varloims
Kansas ioints , boumid for Falls Church , Va. ,
left for Chicago In two sections over the
Santa Fe and the flock Island , Of the to-
cruits twenty are from Kansas City and
will go toward completing tite commtpbcmnent
of time Third Missouri volumtteers at Camp
Alger.
Smut ish Aitxloits fosa Fight.
( Copyright. ISiS. by Associated l'res. )
KINGSTON , Jamaica , Juno 22.-The
steamer Adula , witich arriveti here yesterday
front Cienfuegos , brings 100 refugees , well-
to-do Cuban anti Spaniards. They aver that
the Snnmmisit soldiers there are anxious for
a fight before the populfce is tlislteartenctl
by the long struggle. Food is no scarcer
now , they say , than It was a month ago ,
and while flour anti meat are scarce , rice ,
fish and vegetables are abuwlnnt.
Start on ii Cuhsi Navy.
NEW YORK , June 22-Tho sloop Aifredo ,
tito first vessel of the Cuban navy , sailed
today , The Alfredo is in command of Cap-
tam "Johnny" O'Brien , of fiuibusterlmtg fame ,
aittl has a crew of sevemi men , Its destimia-
tion is Baii to be a point on the Cuban
coast which is keit a secret. The Alfredo
is a sixty-foot sloop yacht , with an auxilIary
screw operated by a naptlta engine.
ltill for $ Ix More ItegiiueiitN.
WAShINGTON , Juno 22.-Senator
Foralcer has introduced a bill authorizimig
the organization of a division in the volunteer -
teer atiny to consIst of colored immunes , It
provities timat the division shall inclttde not
to exceed six regimitents , that the men shall
h's recruited front ( lie nation at large anti
titat the president shall appoint the necessary -
sary oflicers ,
NORTH AND SOUTH RAILROAD
COfl't'4'iitlout of lelegtitcs to Further
flue Interstuite uuiid ( iiif 'I'rsuuis-
jtprmttiuut Plait.
, A convention of delegates appoInted by
limo govermiortt of several of the transmissis-
sipitl states to meet anti discuss ( ito proposition -
tion of building a railway by state contrlbu-
tiomms front .iJie Canadian border to ( ho gulf
tiiroughi the states of tim mnidtilo west met
at thte Commercial club headquarters yesterday -
terday afternoon , Sevemi representatives of
Iowa were hiresent anti Nebraska was liberally -
ally representetl.
Seimator George Campbell of Kansas , one
of tbc promnotcers of the idea , which was
tutorougitly ventilated in ( be state legisia-
turo four years ago , was lresent and ad-
tlresseti the delegates on the feasibility of
( Ito scheme , An adjournment was taken
after bearIng time objects of the meeting
till 8 o'clock in the evening ,
Henry Wallace of Des Moines acted as
chairman pro ( cia and Warwick Saunders
of Columbus , Neb , , was the secretary ,
The Kansas senator outlined ( Ito proposi-
tioami wltich mire urged imi favor of the
builtiing of an Interstate railway line , Tbo
reduction amtd control of freiitt rates was
ami Important consideration and one of the
first Items , The scheme also emubraceth , htc
said , the capitalization of the railroads ott
actual values. The senator said that according -
cording to the estimnates made a north and
ttoutii hino could be built in live years at
sit expense of 500,000,000.
Texas is the only state in ( Ito middle
western section , it is said , wtticht has a
cotistitutio that will allow the building of
r , state railway.
There were present from Iowa ; James 0 ,
Z3erryhlll , Des Moines samuel Mahon Of , . .
.
-
-
tumwa ; W , Oroneweg , Council flIufts
bleary Wallace , Des Moines ; Thomas line ,
Crawford ; A. Engiar , Dubuque ; F. C. Lctts ,
Marahahltown.
PREPARING FOR PRIMARIES
lieptilulican Count-Comunittct , Goets
Aitenul ltIt tue Work Under Its
Huurricul Call ,
Preparations are going right ahead for
the republican coumtty primaries called for
Friday to elect delegates to a county conveit-
( ion to be held Saturday. While there Is
considerable dissatisfaction among repubii-
cans at what they call a cut and dried program -
gram Put through irregularly , no disposi-
tioa to Btart a flght is manifest. Chairman
Williams , who is In the city , disclaimns
any Part in ( Ito prearranged ahcmne , assorting -
sorting ( lint ito kitow tmothiag of the call for
the coiminultteo meeting or its purpose tint ! !
ho Caine into town Saturday. Thu prlmtiary
tickets Were to have been filed
with the secretary yesterday. Some
of theal % 'ero selected at wmurtl
meotimigs or caucuses Tuestlay night , notably
in the First , Third , Sevemith anti Ninth wards ,
but time others scent to have been quietly
agreed on by the slate fixers. The nattier
of time eantikiates for delegates are :
First Ward-N. 1 ? . hhoisemi , J. L. Durimaus ,
K. W. Bartos , hi. C , Jorlit'h , hi. K. l'axton ,
John hiosicky , A. \\'alkup , M. It.'ilsomu. .
Jtttigcs nmtd clerks , Ilenry flauniati , Joseph
Shalder. William hlenn.
Secomid WnrdW. . hhimmgiinimi , A. C.
llnrtc , George Arthur , Emurl (1 ( , Ijomie , F.
lhranitmg , henry Kiiotiehi , Levi Cox , Amidrew
Kiewit , C. hi. Kemslcr , II , 11 , iloyles ,
Third \'nrti-ihiclunrti Berlin , Nate
Drown , Low Ihurniester , Charles Groves ,
Framik Ileacock , Joint Ilemitlerson , Jacob
Lewis , hlemmry hiltotles , M. C , Ricketts , V. B.
Walker.
FoUrth \ \Vnrd-John . Ibittin , Irvlitg F.
Pixter , Charles II , llryamit , Elijah hunn ,
Edward hlniiey , Richard C. Witattomi , Moritz
Meyer , Iticliard S. hull , Samntmel 0. hoff ,
Jolmmt 0. FCtmitti.
l"iftit Warti-D. 1-i , Christie. Frank Craw-
forth , M. IA. LL'nrmicl , J. C. Moore , liugit
Myers , John 'IV. MuIr , C , M , htylmtntler , 11.
U. Rockfellow , F. C. Sintonmi , Julia Swift ,
Sixth \'u'arti-Joiimi 'IV. Mcljomtaid , C. \ \ ' .
Johnsomi , Henry Taylor , It. 11 , Carter , AIf
litigit , ituI'ert ilottgittomt , George Eiiott , B.
0 , littrhmtt'll , Freth L. lhugbeo , George L.
hittist
Soveittbt Ward-Il. it. Bartlett , H. I. . Day ,
Thtommias Carey , John Steele , Louis Ilerka , C.
U. Cliaffee , , li. : F , Thmoimtas , Frank A. Juitmt-
soil , Frammk Gaines , B. A. Coy.
Eighth \Varti-hI , Ii. floyles , 'William Co-
bum-mi , E. totider , L. ft. iuttoii , S. Julio-
semi , S. Leominrtl , 3. N. Nichols , J. B. Orton ,
H. C. hiowley , A. Scitroetler.
NimitltVarti1. . It. Amitiren-s , J. L. ICemi-
nedy , C. A. ( loss , Chinrbes B. Miller , Wi- )
haul Scltwarlck , J. A. Beverly , C. F. Robertson -
son , M. M. Van Born , John Lewis , C. D.
Hutchimisomi.
Sontli Ouuuniun.
First Ward-Phil Kern , Nnthami Gortion ,
A. H. Spetus , Ii. H. hawley.
SecontlVardFrttmik Ii. Jones , Framik
Flustus , 1)an McGuckin , Nels Turrgttist.
ThirtiS'ardWIlliammi McCraithi , Fred
Martin , Pete Obeson , George Sherwood.
Fourth \Vartl-Charies Cummnimmgs , W.
Pokorske , henry Alex , Joe Nawrzznkicrwiz.
SLUGGED BY A POLICEMAN
5 , .1. hone Teirs hiou' Olilcer Prattle
Goodrii'h llauuIvd Hun mmliii
'I'Iuen 4t1ologhzed.
'S. .1. Howe , one of the omcial prograth
vendors at the exposition grounds , asserts
that he was made the victIm of a brutai
assault by Police Omcor Frank Goodrich
Tuesday. howe says ( ito dmcer not ottly
( iraggctl him aiout by the neck amid struck
hiat with his fists , but that he beat himu
on ( he head with his billy.
howe says tltat his only offense consisted
In makimtg the announcement framn time steps
of the Government builtling that the Marine
band would play there at 3 o'clock. The
offIcer , he said , told him that he was mnis.
leading the public , as the banti bath left the
city. Howe told hint the bamtd weultinot
leave umitil 5 o'clock. It was then nearly 3
o'clock. This reply , Howe said , caused
Goodrich to strike hint in the face and then
(0 ( beat himn whiemi he resented the officer's
action. Later. Howe saul. tite officer tried
( a sqtiare ( he matter , acicnowletlging he had
made a mistake. howe Intends preferring
charges against Goodrich. howe was in the
full uniform at an official programu veiitlor
amid htad been sent to make the band announcement -
nouncement by Leader Santclmann of the
hand.
SENATOR ALLEN IN THE CITY
h'ammuiist Lender Iceiines to Iiseuss
Politics , lmtt Exjiresst' an
OLiuioiL On the Vnr.
Senator William V. Allen was In the
city yesterday en his way to Washington -
ington , having comno from Matlison ,
where Ito went to recuperate fm-omit
( Ito , eximaustion of his work In the
populist national committee last week. The
senator miaturally declines to talk about
state politics for publication , or to discuss
his own cantpaign for re-election , although
ito says be expects to be bade before time
3rd of August , wimen the populist state con-
ventien meets , to attend to his political
fences.
Senator Allen expresses the opiniomi that
( Ito war in over so far as actual hostilities
go , although ( lie operations of the am-may and
navy mnay be protracted. lie says ( ito ttmm-
nouncoment in The Bee that lila son is to
have an appointment on General Colby's
staff Is his first Information on ( ho subject.
'rho senator supposes ( lint the actual tip-
pontmeimt ! awaits his return and acqmiee. )
ceace.
ASSAULT ON GRJCER ZIZELAK
Four Men Uiilt'rArret for lletitipig
niid Cuttlimee a Iiclpiess
' 1.tLiii. ,
While seated on time river bank llsitiiig ,
near his home , Monday , Vlnco Zizehak , a
grocer of Thirmi street and Poppleton aveiiue ,
was attacked by four men , brutally beaten
and cut in eight different jilaces with knives.
Otto siasii across Zizelak's aiitlomnen , lit serious -
ous , lie is confined to his homne by his 1mm-
juries.
Time men , vimo give the following names ,
are under arrest : August Jurnis , Albert
CartwrigItt , John Sitlel anti "Blackey" Simlel ,
Zizehnk says that thin assault emi him was
totally unexpected , aimd not provoked. lie
says the men pounced upon him suddenly
and while one of tlmcnt grabbeth itirn another
held a knife to his throat anti ( old him ito
would cut It if ho called for aid. 'rho two
other inca kicked him about the face and
hotly and prodmleti itimn vithi knives. The
omtiy reason ho says ito can see whmy Ito was
made ( he victim of the men was because a
siiom't timno before he bath refused to gIve
( bent money to buy beer.
Mortality Statistics ,
The following births and deaths have been
reported wititln the twenty-four hours end-
lug at noon , yesterday :
hilrtha-Mr. anti Mrs , P. Ii. Phiilbin , girl ;
Mr. and Mre , Gustave Guscrroa ( , girl ; Mr ,
anSI Mrs. 13. Ford , girl ; Mr , and Mrs. John
Gabajitsus , boy.
hieathts-B. Croft , 0 , 2520 Seward street ,
typhoid foyer ; Bertha flacon , 34 , 2109 Cum-
ing street , consumption ; it ! , J , Smith , 30 ,
808 Howard street. rheumatism of the heart.
ShOES ARE TO COIE IIICIIER
No Reference to the Length of th TopI ,
but to the Pricto ,
RAW MATERIAL UP TWENTY PER CENT
Itctnik-rs of Shuos Nut Yet Affecutcul
but it is Only a Question
uf Tuna % 'iuen 'l'iii'y
VIlL lie ,
If the heather amid hide markets keep
ageing as they have beemi itt the last. few
itlOmltlts it ill not be long before Onialua
PeOlile as well as others in ( lila big cotiiUi"
of ours will ho payiiig from 15 to 20 11cr
cent ittoro tom' ( ito shoes of time quality timey
are wearing mion' or will buy for the ' ! ? lmuo
rnomiey shoes the quality of vhiclt will be
15 or 20 Per cemit lees titan tltose wItielt encase -
case their feet now , for ieatlter iota taken
a big booiit itt tlue Inst few montims. Thin
jobberi lii this city estltmtmute ( hint time Increase
has been ammywhtero frottt 10 to 20 per cent ,
lirobably 15 Per cetit as a commiprornise.
Moreover the market Is very sietttly and
they all look for it further iimcrease if there
is any eimamigti at nil. Thin conclusioti Is
reachmeti front the fact tltat with tlto itiarkot
at time hireseiit good iigumre the itohihura of limo '
raiv immaterIal show no dislosli.lo'm to ileo
it emi sale.
Three or four thiffcremtt cmutmsea are as-
sigimed for tim imicrease , One is ( lie \var ,
vimicim lies Increased ( lie cost of imluldortilmg
( lie fhmter imitles omt account of th somnewiitut
greater risk , Timis , however , Is not tltoumgiut
to hia'e itati a very great effect. All tIme loemul
shoe jobbers seem to he a unit lii time behIeZ
titat ( ito War has vet ) ' imtiiiimutcrinlly affected
( Ito bttsiimcss iii nil ) ' part of tIm coummtry or
in ammy line of Commiinodes , him fact , busiiiesa
Is better titan it umnS beemt for ) 'cmim's amid
( Item-c Is a lilospect for a big demmtammd In time
fall ,
Again almuost as a unIt the johbcrs de-
dare thmat tIme rise iii hirhco Is pm-ohittbly ( Ito
result of sommic sort of a coitihtimiatton he-
tweeml time leather trust , ( iii' big tamimiers aiitt
( ito hackers. Somtto sort of a commibintutien ltamm
been lit existence for sommie years , for whibo
mmot mmiore timami three or four years age iiit1e
that were strIplicti fiomit Aimicricait cattle
brought mio miiore thaim 3 or 1 cemuts a pominut
titoy am'o brimigimig miotv as high as ii , 10 amid
11 eemmts. Mit ! tim big Part of ( lie leather for
shoes lit this Cotiiitry comnes fm-omit this
source , oimly ( he liiicr kimmtis being imported.
'i'ite boomtt lit prices has as yet muffected the
itrlce of itliCS lirimicipally. Timee arc per-
Imps from 15 to 20 ier ccitt higher. Leather
is miot so htIglm Prohiom-tionatoly , btmt it is ox-
pecteti to reach tii mmiark , 'rho retailer has
ttot beck affected yet amid comtsetuemtly ( tint
consumer has mint been toucitetl , but it will
be emily a questiomi of time before the two
will be squeezed , At liresm-'imt the mnanufac-
turer anti jobber have thivideti tIme Iimcroaso
betweemi them because no 0m eaten to make
a hicak toward hiighiem' Prices iii tlmo fear
that Ito will be mmittlersobtl. If the market. remains -
mains at its presemit status or goes higher
the consunler will be the cite that will
finally feel it , lmciwcver , 2
All the local jobbers say that ( heir pras-
peets are very good. I'eopbe are btiylng a.
much finer grade of shoes than tiie' did
two years ago when ( ho Nebraska crops
failed amid time
Nebraska Imihabltants were
content to get the cheapest kind of shoca
or none at all.
There is evimlence that ( ho rise will coort
strike time consumer , for ( lie big eastern
ntanufacttmrers say that they are instructing
theIr salesmen who are to go on the i-and
shortly to advance prices front 2i to 7i ,
cents a pair. They are ( imereforo urging
their customers to place their orders mtow ,
Anti yet forte of those in this chain from
hide owner to consumer can count. on tue
future , The tanner refuses to name prices
for any great period lii advance amid so ( ito
manufacturer cannot do It , nor the jobber '
or retailer.
DECORATING THE CITY HALL
CiitodIuiii Sedgiviek Ilt'gliis I'uttiiu
In . I'lnce the l.Iglits , Iliumutitig
- nuid Otites' 'Vim tugs ,
Custodian Sctlgwiek has a. force of men
at work ptmttimtg the city hall tlecorations In 3'
place nut ! will have everytimimmg compieto
this week , with the possible exception of
( Ito electrical illuminatioxis , These wotmid
be comupheted In short order were it not for
the tact ( hmat there arc no temt-cmtndhe iiower
lamps in ( ho cIty. These lamps are ( ho
kind ( lint wIll be usetl In pm'otlticlng time ehec-
trical effects. By time time of ( be convening
of time EducatIonal convention , however , the
lamnps will be here anti ivlii be In place ,
The bummting decorations on tIme city halt
follow time general style of those on the
court house , consisting of a lavish display
of flags anti shieltls. In the rotummda there 2
are life size pictures of Wmisumimigtomi , Lincoln ,
Grant and a mtumbcr of the other prominent
Americans ,
RAILROADS AND IOWA DAY
Arruuiigeiuiciits forltsiuiilmig the ILawk
c.es to Oiunlua have Alt lieuit
COiuiiIcted ,
MI ( he Iowa lInes have finished nrratigc-
memtts for bringing in exeursionists on
Iowa day. There is every promalse that there
will be thiousmmmitis of Iowans imi ( lie city dur-
Immg the day , as pretty nearly all the rotmtes
figure on a good lot. A few of time advttmtce
guard are already hero ,
One of time visitors itt liemiry Wallace ,
editor of Wallace's Farmer of les Moines ,
Mr , Wallace says ( ho vIsitation front Iowa
will riot ito a mnmtrker to what It will lie In
the tall , Spealtimig about tlmis ito Said ; "Time
Iowa fariiiers are just now too busy in the
fields. We liavo hind a lot of rain and the
coiiimeiuenCe has been that grain Is rusted.
'ito fine amitl warmn weather immis comnpehleti
the farmers to IUt. in time time looking after
the crops , and tnt a result there wIll not be
so ninny In. After August 15 , imowevr , you
will fInd your city ( till of Iowans , "
BAD DOLLARS IN CIRCULATION
OiuitIiti Ilciuig ' ' ; ; ; ; : ; cItIt Counter-
ft'it Silver Iici'cs by a
Simioutis Gang ,
Morcimants have beemm comnplaimiing of late
of tint great quantity of bogus silver piecer
that have been put Imito circulatIon during
( ho last few months. 'Vito two pIeces or
mooney that are th most in evltlpnco are
( lie 10-ceaL lilece beam-lug thitt date 1875 anti
the dollar piece of 1878 ,
Tim coins are excellent itnitatiomia and are
made of what is known as "glass comopost-
tion. " They possess a silvery ring amtd the
castIng is almost perfect. Timey can be de-
tscteti by their titickness and time crudity ot
time edge millIng , Time authorIties do not
believe time coimis are made In Omaha , but
( hat titey were brought hero for disposal ,
time "shovers" choosing this city because of
Its crowded condition and the advantages
It jtossessed for ( ho work due to the ox-
I
posItion , Secret service officers are kmtow
to be at work on the care ,
,