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THE OMAHA DAILY IJEBi MONDAY , JANUARY 10 , 18W ) . r "CAL" AS ATTORNEY GENERAL Bioui Oily Newspaper Man Who Made a Ktcord In Territorial Dayfe. ACTED IN DUAL ROLE FOR STATE'S ' BENEFIT Onvc Opinion * an Auditor anil Attor ney ( ioiiiTiil nnd > e er AViin lU-vcrneil Iliiltotn'H I'll- IIIOIIH Dltorre Hill. SIOUX CITV. la. . Jan. 13. ( Special Cor respondence of The lice. ) At least one mall has demonstrated that to perform the func tions of an attorney general It Is not neces sary that ho bo n lawyer or that he ever fltudle.1 law , for that matter. This Is n story of the territorial days In Dakota days not eo long ago but that many men still In tl.at part of the great west can remember them. All of the old-timers of Dakota re- nicmbor "Cul. " Ills right name Is Ernest W. Caldwtll , but lie Is better known by the nickname which will follow him to his grave. Ho went to Sioux Falls In the early SOs and established himself In the news paper business. It so happened In 188G that ho was terri torial auditor. George Rico of Moody county was attorney general , but he got tired of his Job and quit. As no suc cessor was appointed > to tnko his place It devolved upon the auditor to perform the functions of his office. Ilecomei n I'ooli llnli. "Cal" did his work so well that the ques tion of naming a lawyer to take the place did not come up for eight months. So dur ing that period "Cal" was a sort of "Pooh Bah. " He held both offices , gave one opinion as auditor and another as attorney general nnd never was reversed In any of the courts. Over 400 of his opinions on questions submitted to him ns attorney gen eral now are on the records of the territory. But there was one question which greatly amused the governor , Gilbert A. Pierce , for merly of the Chicago News , who had been appointed by President Harrison , It was the question of the sale of property by the state for tuxes. A mortgagee had s t up that his Hen on the property was prior to that of the state. "Cal" consulted Governor Plerco and told him that as auditor he was against the mortgagee , but as attorney general lie felt ho must rule with him. The matter was referred to a real lawyer , who held with thu auditor. But "Cnl , " as attorney general , reversed himself - self and the matter was upheld In 'the ' courts. While the newspaper man was holding down the two Jobs It happened that Gov ernor Plerco resigned his office , nnd be tween that time and the date of the appoint ment of Governor L. K. Church three days e ipsed. Captalh Mlko L. McCormack was secretary of state , and he no sooner found out that the territory was without a gov ernor than he went to "Cal. " "Say , 'Cnl , ' we're governor. Let's veto the first darned bill tha't ' comes down from the legislature. " Vetoed the Dnkotn Divorce mil. Itwas agreed that this would bo done If there was any kind of a show to make the thing stick. The first bill to como down was the famous Dakota divorce bill. It provided that In the future It should be necessary that a residence of six months In the ter ritory bo required to obtain a decree of divorce. "Cal , " as attorney general , gave It as his opinion that the "open door policy" should bo applied ; that the courts were open to the world , and as It took but three months to become a resident of the state the bill waft unconsiltutionoj , It was , vetoed and the veto was sustained. H was only a few days ago that this bill finally passed In North Dakota. This Just whetted their appetite for guber natorial privileges. They determined to pardon a murderer from the penitentiary. Tom Maglll , son of a wealthy Chicago man , had shot and killed an Insolent black smith , nnd had been sent up for several years. His loving wife had been trying hard to get him out , but without avail. "Cal" and -Mlko knew the circumstances , and decided to get him out. They wrote a note to the warden of the penitentiary to free tlio man , and sent a cutter out for him. Ho Was driven to town and taken to his wife's boarding house , and that night they all had a Jolly party. It was expected that they would hear from this , but not a word was ever said. Caldwell Is now a newspaper man In Sioux City , and It was only the other day that J. C. Coombs , a well known Boston lawyer , said a "good lawyer had been spoiled when 'Cal' went Into newspaper work. " And sneeze again. Then keep on sneez ing. Perhaps you think you can sneeze La Grippe out of you in this way ! But the trouble is the Grippe isn't I tin your head 'alone. ' It's in 'our back , your bloodyour nerves. your muscles ; all through the body , everywhere. It don't take a doctor 8to lei you know you have it. And it don't take a doctor to cure you , either. . is the , cure. It's a sure cure and a quick cure. It quiets your restlessness , con trols your fever , stops your coughing , and drives the grippe right out of the sys tem. One dose re lieves ; a few doses cure. TMSUISI MCU..SI.M. GRAY LAUDS JHE PRESIDENT .Member of I'enoo Cn mm I mil nil Tnllcn on I lie I'roject , WILMINGTON , Del. , Jon. 15. United States Senator George Gray was tendered a complimentary dinner In this city last night. President McKlnley , his cabinet and all the members of the peace commission , with the exception of John Bassett Moore , sent letters of regret. Mr. Moore was the only member of the commission present. There were 200 guests In attendance. Sen ator Gray wan the chief speaker of the evenIng - Ing , and responding to the toast "Our Guest of Honor , " he said In part : Wo nrc now In a crisis of our national his tory , and your hearts and minds , as1 patriotic citizens of this great country , are full of anxiety us to the proper settlement of the momentous questions which have resulted from the war vlth Spain. While our country was 'In ' war with Spain wo were ready to make , I hope , every sacri fice to Insure the success of American arms and to bring victory and honor to tbe Amer ican flog. And when the wnr was over I be lieve the patriotic Instinct of American oltlzonahlp demanded , as your president Im pressed upon us , that we would exhibit magnanimity to a fallen foe and face victory ns wo had faced war , with steadfastness and courage. In the first place I want to say to you that It was my pleasure , as well ns what I con ceived my duty , to endeavor to carry out this Instruction , so creditable to us as a na tion and so worthy of the high civilization of which we profess to be leaders. The acquisition cf territory by the United States was not one of the objects of the war nnd we solemnly declared In the recent ex pressions of congress that our only desire was the rellnqulshment of Spanish sovereignty eignty In Cuba not to hold It ourself , but to pacify It and fit It for government by Us own people. But In this , ns In nil else , "man proposes and God disposes , " and It Is one of the things that make thougMful men deslro to avoid wnr , where It can be avoided , for no one can tell what Its consequences may bo. I ardently desired that we might escape the necessity of taking the Philippine Islands and assume the burden that their taking would press on us , and I know that the president of the United States was equally anxious > to the same end. But It became ap parent , without our seeing , that unexpected conditions had been created , and out of these conditions unquestionably duties had sprung which could not be avoided or evaded by the United States. It was argued that the performance of duty Is sometimes not only unpleasant , but has dangers attendant upon It. Nevertheless a brave man nnd a brave nation will not shrink from It w that account. On the other hand If American sentiment did not Justify the return iof these Islands to Spain no more could It Justify leaving them dere lict In the eastern ocean , the prey of the first occupant of European rapacity. The powers of Europe would acquiesce In our taking them , but they would not stand by nnd see them In their helpless condition of anarchy nnd disorder without seizing the 'opportunity ' to aggrandize themselves , so It was thought best by the president and his advisers to take the cession of their sovereignty eignty from Spain and hold It In trust to be administered In conformity with those high Ideala and liberty loving traditions which animate and glorify the history of our coun try. Duty cannot honorably be avoided be cause It may bring pain or danger , nor can responsibility always be evaded because of Its burdens. That I sought In Paris by all honorable moans to escape this responsibility does not matter now. It came to a point nt last that we must either leave the Islands to Spain , take them ns wo did or break off negotla- lens nnd como homo without a treaty of eace. In the last event the truce would be roken and a state of actual war would have jocn resumed. We would have no cession of ho sovereignty of the Philippines and no re- Inqulshmcnt of the sovereignty of Cuba. It Is true that In the protocol Spain had iromlsed that it would release Porto Rico nd relinquish Cuba , ' but without a treaty ol peace that promisewould not be performed. What then would be the exigency of the -filiation ? We undoubtedly would be com- lelled to'go on and seize by the strong hand 'f ' military power both the Philippines and ho Greater and Lesser Antilles , taking by contest what It was far better we should ako by the cession of a treaty of peace. But now th t we have them It does not r ollow that we are committed to a colonial policy , or to a violation of those great prin ciples of liberal and free government which will always remain American principles. This country , least of all , can afford tc rample on Us Ideals. I have no fear thai t will do so. Without assumnlg for a mo ment any right to epeak for the president I think I can assure you , with some knowl edge whereof I speak , that he fully appre ciates the duties and responsibilities of the situation and that he Is committed to nc policy calculated to discourage , much less atrlko down , the aspirations of liberty- loving people all over the \\orld. I belong to a different political party , bu I should be false to my sense of Justice ant to that pride I feel as an American If I dlt not declare my belief In the patriotism am purtty of purpose of William McKUiley. He Is no usurper of power , no stranger tc American Institutions , but one of the Amcr- 'can people , called to his high ofllce by tbeh euffragee , and It would be strange Indeed 1 he did not eharo to the fullest extent tlic "ove of our constitution and the principles hat underlie It. What less than this cam bo truthfully said of the American pres- 'dent ? But the solution of the problems which confront us is not with the president. Wrier the treaty Is ratified no policy can be adopted without the sanction of congress and the whole American people will determine through their representatives what relatlccu we shell sustain to the Philippines. Shal wo hold the sovereignty In trust for thelt people , as wo will do In Cuba , or shall we , with their consent , establish a protectorate * over them , or govern them as we will the si and of Porto Rico ? All the questions will como up for deter mination after the ratification of the treaty , I will not entertain the fear that the Anier- can people will not stand by the principles ot the constitution , and tbe fear that they will not curb the ambition of territorial ag grandizement and exhibit to the world an example of self-restraint tbat will be worth to us In moral strength more than all the .stands of the eeas. LARUEST STEAMHR IN TUB WOULD It In Safely Launched nt IlclfOHt (01 White Star I.lne. BELFAST , Jan. 15. The White Star line steamer Oceanic , tbo largest steamer evei built , was successfully launched at Harlond & Wolf's yard today In the presence of or enormous crowd. The Oceanic Is 704 feel long and registers over 17,000 tons. The Oceanic , unllko the Great Eastern which was launched broadside , was launched stern foremost , though longer and weighing half ns much again as the Great Eastern The Oceanic has a coal capacity sufflclenl to enable her to circumnavigate the globe a a speed ot twelve knots an hour without re < coaling. Urge n Commercial Treaty. PARIS , Jan. 15. The annual meeting o the American Chamber of Commerce li Paris was held last evening and was at tended by representatives ot most of th American houses operating In Paris. i resolution was adopted expressing the earn est hopes that a commercial treaty betweci the United St tcs and Franco would b concluded In accordance with the power th Dlngloy bill conferred upon the president It being considered that such a treaty woul bo of supreme advantage In the developmen of commerce and friendly relations betwec the two countries. KIIU the Mnii Who Tried Him. VIENNA , Jan. 15. The Neuo Frele Press publishes a telegram from Krakow sayln , that Lieutenant Pakkarevelt. who was re cently sentenced to a term of ImprUonmen for neglect of duty , yesterday shot an killed Colonel Zellnckl. The murderer wa arrested and later made a statement 1 which he said be Intended to shoot all th members of tbo court-martial under Vibes conviction ho waa sentenced. IAS A DUTY TO PERFORM Stein of Lincoln Speaks Upon Neodaof a Perfect Life. FAITHFULNESS MAKES THE LIFE PERFECT All Men Cnnnot He Clrrnt , lint They Cnn A * lpit In I.enilliiK the Wnywnnl Slnncm to Throne. Rov. P. S. Stein of Lincoln preached at the First Presbyterian church yesterday morn- . Ho chose for congregation. , ng to a largo his text Matthew 25:23 : , "Well done , thou good and faithful servant ; thou has' boon laltUful over a few things , I make thce ruler over many things ; enter thou Into the Joy of thy Lord. " Rov. Stein eald : "In this life every man Ii expected to do his duty. This ww the case long ago , but 11 remained for Nelson to make ttie old saying famous. When at Trafalgar he signalled to his licet , 'England expects every man to do his duty,1 he sent a thrill through every one and the sailors tought as they had never fought before. " The speaker said the parable of the live talents Is often confused with thnt of the ten pounds. They are entirely different , the parable of Uio pounds being related to o. multitude of a few days before ; tbo tal ents were given on Mount Olive and taught that a man Is rewarded according to his acts. The parable of the talents teaches tbat each receives the reward his fidelity to duty Justifies. Ho thought there Is n mistaken Idea con cerning the meaning of the word "talent" as used In this parable. It refers to a cer tain sum of money , a talent being about $1,815. Christ used Uie simile to show that no matter what one's ability may bo he Is rewarded only according to his works. Each person Is given Just what he can suc cessfully use. In the speaker's estimation , the parable taught further that the tal ents were given solely for the Master's use. God has given us eternal life for the enlargement of His kingdom. He meant that each created being should do some thing for Him , something to make the world better , or. as the speaker said ho beard a young woman express herself In refer ence to the duty of following a better life , "to pass It along. " Need * to Mnke the Perfect Mfo. Rev. Stein said that many can serve as a private , corporal , lieutenant or captain In an army , but when It comes to acting as colonel or general the ability to act Is lacking. He believed that much of the loss of life during the late war was caused by political favoritism. Men were appointed who had no executive ability and -Acre unacquainted with their duties. All cannot be as great as Paul , Peter , Wesley or John Knox , but all may make excellent privates. Faithfulness In little things make the per fect lite. He said each must or should make use of his one talent. The name of Andrew Is mentioned only In connection with his own conversion and the bringing of his brother Simon Peter to the Lord. Yet who shall say whether or not Andrew will not share In the reward for the conversion of 3,000 souls In Jerutalem by one sermon of Peter's. He believed that If the one talent Is not used It will be taken away. He hoped that parents will show tbeir ap preciation of the efforts of their children , as the praising of one or the showing of ap preciation for some act Is a little thing , but It does much to brighten life. In closing Rev. Stein said that each must live In the hope that when the end came he will bear the Master pronounce that great est encomium , "Well done , thou good and faithful sen-ant. " The Joy mentioned In the text will be .worth sharing. The speaker believed It like that of the angels , rejoicing over the redemption of a soul. Christians feel In a small degree what It resembles when they know they have assisted In leadIng - Ing some wayward sinner to Christ. ' Then -willknow what has been the result oi each good act. REWARD PATIENT PERSEVERANCE God's Promise to the Faithful Should IlnnlNli All Fear. At Grace Lutheran church Sunday mornIng - Ing Rev. Luther II. Kuhus preached on Matthew xxlv , 13 : "But he that shall endure unto the end , the same shall be saved. " He said : "Onco before , when Ho sent forth the twelve , Christ used these words. No promise of Immunity from bodily Injury Is promised , for It calls for patient fortitude nmld apostasy. The promise. Is far above any question of bodily harm and Is con cerned with a faith believing unto salva tion In adversity as well as when prosperity brightens life with Its enchanting smiles. Aa the Apostle says , 'Now the just shall live by faith , but If any man draw back My soul shall have no pleasure in him. ' So these words of the Master , at once a promise and a pledge of their fulfilment , furnish a reward for patient perseverance. "Thay arc a guarantee of final safety. In the background , behind brave and steadfast Christian faith and love. Is a sturdy manli ness of character. Unsustnlned by the stim ulus of excitement , unsupported by the hclp- ulncBi of sympathy , there Is often the Bl ent and unmurmuring patience of Christian trial. The purpose of Christ Is to bring His own In safety Into Ills Father's kingdom. 3ut , like Jonah , we cannot expect to escape trouble by running away from duty. We cannot expect to possess the maturity ol hrtstlan strength until , like gold freed of dross , wo have experienced the purifying Irea. The oak sheltered by the trees of the lorest Is very different from the same tree exposed to the blasts of the tempest that would strike It In the open field away from , ts protectors. So until man Is thrown upon Ills own resources tie falls to form that In dependent character so necessary to the at tainment of the highest spiritual life. It IE Impossible the Christian should escape rough experiences. Either In secular ot sacred things anything worth having Is no secured without an effort. The cost ot Una safefy Is endurance. "Future happiness Is not Impaired by present discouragements. Absolute and em phatic In Its meaning , we can only wait serving our apprenticeship In faith. Often bope springs Into life from amid privations anxieties and troubles. Obstacles may serve as an Inspiration for future happiness. Now Christian life Is one of trial. Christ's life was no exception to this. I cannot think oi Christ treading the way from Bethlehem t < Nazareth without such thought. There ti the flight Into Egypt and all Christ's thorn ; path' from Nazareth to Calvary , so deeplj significant , to fortify us against despond ency. Shrink with such an example ! "No ; Inspiration to endure hardness li born of Christ's example. Defore the eye o Christian faith struggling with dally tel write In bold characters the words , 'Enclun and Saved , ' About silent , patient tmlur anco that would sink Into the graveratho than abandon the behests of consclenci making shipwreck of faith there Is a nobll Ity and grandeur. For we are made par takers ot Christ , If we hold the bcglnnlni CASTOR IA Tor Infants and Children. TUB Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the t our confidence steadfast unto the end. This promlio to the faithful should banish ear. " Sf f S HEARD ABOUT TOWN. "I am on my way to Honolulu to see for myself what the prospects are for the pro duction of coffee In the Sandwich Islands. I have heard a great deal about the fitness of the Islands for that purpose , but I do not believe all I hear and propose to make a personal investigation. " This was the explanation given In good conversational English of his presence In this city , just about the dinner hour at the Mlllard yesterday afternoon , by Senor Doa Carlos de Alvandros of Para , Brazil , as he lighted a fragrant cigarette that had been made In his own country. Ho Is n handsome young Brazilian of olive complexion and la accompanied by a charming little wife , who seems hardly moro than a plrl. A scion of a branch ot the old imperial house ot Dom Pedro , he has abundant means and op portunities for travel. When he left his home , about a year ago , It was in his own steam yacht , the Veclea , Ho went straight to Havana and then , sending his yacht back home , he came on to New York by steamer % and has been In this country ever alnce visiting all the Important cities. He can lay claim to being something of a globe trotter for he has already been twice around the world , he says. Tbe young Don Carlos was In Havana before the Maine Incident , of course , so he did not see any ot the ex citing times leading up to the war between this country and Spain , save the conditions that prevailed In the Cuban metropolis under Weyler's successor. Para , or Belem , la a port In the farnorth , of Brazil on a river of that name which empties Into the Atlantic not far from the mouth of the Amazon. The cultivation of coffee and the manufacture of rubber prod ucts are Its most Important sources ot wealth. Scnor Alvandros ( is an extensive coffee 'planter and employs a small army of negroes on his thousands of acres. Ho has been In this country before , two years ago , coming as far west an Detroit , on a similar tour ot observation. His two trips around the world were by way of the Isthmus of Panama. Whether he will cross the Pacific this tlmo he does not know. He hlnks It possible that he will go direct from Honolulu to Nagasaki , Japan , and thence to the port ot Vladlvostock. from which point tie could travel over as much of the Trans- Siberian railroad as the Russian government has completed. In that event he would cross the Asiatic continent and--go home by way ot England. This would make a third circling of the globo. Speaking of coffee raising he eald : "I find that people In this country do not know much about Brazilian coffee and It Is being confounded moro or less with the coffee raised In Mexico. There Is a great deal ot difference between the two. We transplant our bushes by means of cuttings and do not expect to pick the beans until the bush Is five years old. After the bush attains that age all the sap goes Into the beans and the coffeeIs of the best quality. Mexico does not have the same advantage In climate and soil as Brazil and In Mexico they pick their beans before the bushes are properly ma tured. You ask me wny the coffee market Is frequently demoralized In price by the Brazilian producers. Well , that Is the same as It Is with American people when they have a good crop of wheat. The price falls when the crop Is abundant. " Scnor Alvandros was asked about the po litical condition ot his country and said : ' "Our people are progressing wonderfully under the republican form ot government. The nobles and the'aristocracy of the empire did not suffer a reduction to poverty and distress , as 'has ' been the case with many nations that have passed from the mon archical state to the republican. All we really lost was our titles. , We are not any worse off and the mass of the people are much better off. You hear much about rev olutions in Brazil , but the fact Is that they are not worthy the name of Insurrections. These Insignificant uprisings are by a class of fanatics extremely religious , but very Ignorant people of the Interior who think they are divinely appointed to restore the monarchical system. They are quelled with , out much trouble , though they may occui at any time. "As to our conditions generally they are not as Ideal as we would like to have them and our educational advantages are not many , but there U a general progresslvenesi and a greater liberality. The bulk of the labor Is done by a class which we call 'coolies , ' not Chinese , as you would suppose from this term , but a very Inferior order ot tbe Ethiopian race. This labor Is cheap and plentiful and they are the only people who can bear to endure the work In the hoi sun. " In explanation of his leisurely method of traveling , Senor Alvandros said he finds It the best schooling In the world and a means of supplying him with the most practical knowledge. He Is mostly Interested In com mercial and 'Industrial ' features and may write a book on his observations. A young man , Parisian born , H. G. Manning by name , accompanies blm as his secretary. The party came In from Chicago and will go to Kansas City and thence to Denver and Salt Lake. "I think the American people are the beat In the world , the most courteous and obllclnc , " remarked Senor Alvandros. Ho recounted one experience at Evansvllle , Ind. , however , which was not without its embarrasslnK features. There he was sup posed to be a Spanish spy until he produced his letters of credentials and after that be was given the best tbe town had. "No ; do not call mo a 'gold bug , ' " ex- Congressman George W. B. Dorsey remon strated to a filend at the Mlllard last even ing. "I am not a 'gold bug. ' I believe in the coinage of the American metals. I wet the only Ncbraskan In the Fifty-first con gress who voted against tbe bill for the free and unlimited coinage of silver. My reason was that I did not then , and do not now , be lieve In the coinage of silver without pro tecting the American output. I am In favor ot coinage If the coinage Is restricted to the American product. We could have passed such a bill at the time I speak of but foi the fanatics and Harrison would have ap proved such a measure. H would have solved the whole problem. "Suppose tbe silver product ot this coun try Is $60,000,000. Of this amount 25 pel cent goes Into the arts and sciences , leav ing $45,000,000 to bo coined Into dollars. II is true that fre coinage would greatly stim ulate the production It might double It but oven then It would not bo any too much money to ndd to our volume every year , considering our steady Increase of business. The protective feature would bar out the sllv r of other countries and wo could main tain the parity of the two metals at a 10 to 1 ratio. " Mr. Dai scy , who was six years In congress from this state , Is now extensively engaged In mining In Utah. Gold mining , he says , his been revolutionized by the cyanide process. Ore can now bo worked for as low as $2 a ton which formerly cost from $15 to $18. In the Mercur camp , ho added , n. new mill is being put up at a cost ot between $300,000 and $400,000. John Hyde of the Department of Agricul ture has started on his return to Wanning- ton , D. C , Ho made a flying trip to this state to be present nt 1ho meeting ot the State Board of Agriculture at Lincoln and Incidentally see old friends. Mr. Hyde was first appointed as a statistician In the cen sus bureau and ho has worked himself up to a high standing In the Agricultural de partment. Wbllo ho was In this city he called upon ex-Governor Furnss , Richard Berlin , ex-Congressman Dorsey and Edward Kosowater. Personal C. C. Hunt of Philadelphia 4s at the Her Grand. James Conner of Rock Island Is at the Her Grand. Charlea Adams of New York Is at the Mlllard. William Hawley Smith of Peorla. III. , was in the city yesterday. S. K. Hunter ot Minneapolis , an Insurance man , is stopping at the Her Grand. F. T. Evans , owner of the Hotel Evans at Hot Springs , S. D. , Is at the Mlllard. T. H. Babcock and C. H. Blumenauer ot Chicago arc guests at the Her Grand. Captain J. R. Day , Jr. , came In from Fort Scott , Knn. , yesterday tor a brief visit. J. Cahn and Miss Gardner ot the "Sowing the Wind" company are at the Her Grand. Miss Eugenia H ay den of the "Sowing tbe Wind" company was visiting1 her mother. Mrs. W. H. Hayden of Hastings , Neb. , at the Merchants' yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Ira O. Bennett of Seattle , Wash. , passed through the city en route cast. Mr.- Den ton Is a prominent Investor of the Puget Sound country. Nebraskans at the hotels : G. H. Will , J. A. Habegger , Chadron ; F. E. Davenport , N6rfolk ; A. D. Burnett nnd wife , Elkhorn ; W. H. Hayden , Jr. , Hastings ; Ed Bonneau , Tekamah. Mrs. R. W. Baxter , wife of the superin tendent of the Union Pacific in this city , and Mrs. E. L. Lomax , wife of the general passenger agent , have gone to Chicago on a brief visit. Miss Jesslo B. Conant of the "Why Smith Loft Home" company visited her aunt , Mrs. 0. E. Maynard , while In this city. Sunday night she was suffering with an attack of nervous prostration and could not be with the company at Council Bluffs. At the Murray : George W. Gregory , New York ; J. fleeter , Chicago ; W. W. Freeman , Miss Hazel Temple , Tony Hart , Harry Lin- ton , "day Coney Island ; " A. Lord , Boston ; Miss Janet Harrington , New York ; R. D. Cleveland , Chicago ; R. E. Mclntoah , Denver ; F. L. Borwell , Chicago ; R. F. Kruse , St. Louis. At the Mlllard : W. R. Scott , H. W. Dutton , J. H. Harris , Chicago ; E. Me- Murchy , Syracuse , N. Y. ; Charles Adams , New York ; Senor Don Carlos de Alvandros and wife , Para , Brazil ; H. Ludwlg , C. B. Channel ) , Cincinnati ; T. T. Evans , Hot Springs , S. D. ; W. F. Buckingham , Cleve land : L. D. Will. W. E. Clark , Chicago ; A. J. Moore , New York ; T. A. Ruanc , Chicago. At the Klondike : D. Keller , Plattsmoutb ; J. H. Allen , Harris , la. ; J. P. Jorgenscti , Wausa ; James Qulnn , Chicago ; WJlllam Stannard , Ponca ; J. Dohn , Denver ; Dr. 8. D. Lecper , Wakefleld ; 0. Smith , Sioux. City ; C. W. Brown , James Kastner , Nebraska City ; C. F. Gideon , O. Malmberg , Dallas , Tex. ; C. H. Howard , Blair ; E. H. Johnson , Dubuque ; J. M. Marshall , Nebraska City ; L. D. Stllson , York ; T. C. Larson , Pitts- burg , Kan. i i and Phynlclnnn. Alexander's vaccine virus fresh every day. The Mercer Chemical Co. , Omaha. BIBLE STUDENTS ARE STONED Give Their Services to the Anti-Sa loon Worker * In Sunday Cloning Movement and Get Hurt. LEXINGTON , Ky. , Jan. 15. The wa > which has been bitterly waged between tem perance people and saloon men over tbo Sunday closing law culminated today. Through the evidence of the bible students , who acted as spies , the temperance people obtanled over a hundred Indictments against saloonlsts before the last grand jury. To night the spies started on their regular rounds and met with a warm reception. They were badly beaten up In some places and elsewhere were stoned. It Is not known what action will result. Tried to Day Influence. LONDON , Jan. 16. The government of the Transvaal , says the Pretoria correspond ent of tbe Times , has expended nearly $4,000- 000 since 1894 In trying to Influence the European press and European officials to pre vent the leasing of Delagoa bay to Great Britain. Murdered by Chinese. BRUSSELS , Jan. 15. Word has been re ceived hero that a Belgian missionary , Father Belbrouck , has been murdered by the Chinese at Huh-Peh , In the province of the same name , Central China , and that the mission house has been burned. Short In Ills Account * . MONTREAL , Jan. 15. Albert E. Musien. teller ot the savings department ot the Merchants' 'bank , has been arrested. There Is a shortage In his accounts , which. It Is said , will amount to $00,000. His relatives are wealthy. HIM Monetary Standard Different. Chicago Tribune : Distinguished Foreigner Yes , my tour In your country has been an entire success. There have been some un friendly newspaper notices , It Is true , but my audiences have been uniformly large , and Excuse me one moment. My busi ness manager wishes to speak with me. What Is It , Jacobson ? Yes , tell the commit tee my terms are 100 for a lecture , the money In all cases to be guaranteed before hand. I was about to say , sir , that my audiences have been uniformly largo , and every night thus far has been fully occu pied. 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Interesting Document * Presented to the Vermont Historical Society. , Among the recent accessions to the library and collection of the Vermont His torical society reported by Its librarian at the annual meeting of the society , relate * the Burlington ( Vt. ) Prswere some In teresting document * , presented by Messrs. O. L. and R. H. WhltfrUw ot St. Louis , Mo. These gentlemen are descendants of General James Whltelaw , who was the second surveyor general of Vermont , suc ceeding Ira Allen In that office , and was , more than any other man , the founder of the town ot Ryegate , In Caledonia county. That town was originally chartered by the governor of New Hampshire to Rev. Dr. James Wlthenpoon , president of Princeton college , New Jersey. In 1773 aOme Scotch farmers residing near Glasgow formed a company to purchase land and found u settlement , ln some new portion of North America and sent James Whltelaw to America Ho se lect and purchase a tract for them. He fell In with Dr. Wltherapoon and bargained with him and John Church , who .was a. Joint proprietor -with Dr. Wltherspoon for .one half of the town of .ttyogate-tone chief recommendation of the tract being that It was "within six miles ot a1 good Presby terian meeting. " In due time thereafter a company of sturdy Scotchmen Invaded , the wilderness , made clearings and established homes , and their descendant * are among the most respected citizens of the town to Into day. For upwards of a hundred rears descendants of General James White- law have resided on and near the ancestral home In that town. Other * , Hike the White- law brothere above named , ' have "gone west" and grown up with , other cities. General Whltelaw , as agent of the Scotch- American company , kept a journal describ ing nla journeys and 'Investigations ' In America. This manuscript , has remained In the possession of 1 > ls descendant * till now , when , deeming the State Historical so ciety the proper guardian of. a document of sucb Interest , the Messers. Whltelaw have bad It bound In .morocco and sent It to the society. Accompanying It are two parchments one being a deed of land In Ryegate purchased by General Wbttelaw In 1792 and the other an "exemplification ot deed from Samuel Well * add other pat entees to John Church. " It is noticeable tbat these documents assume that Ryegate was at that time under the jurisdiction of New York , being acknowledged before John Ray , master In chancery for the state of New York , and one of them having attached to It the great seal of , the state of New York , bearing on one aide a , sun rising over mountains and on .the obverse a rock rising from waves , -with i the motto "Frustra. " The thanks of tbe society were duly ex tended to Messrs. Whttelaw of St. Louis for these valuable relics of the infant Scotch settlement of Ryegate. May others possessing similar memorials follow their example. * INTERNATIONAL CIVILITIES. Foreign Methods Contracted with the Simplicity of the United States. The president and the secretary of state are exercising their brains , reports a cor respondent of the Chicago Record , trying to contrive some method by , which this gov ernment may show Its appreciation of the hospitality of France during the recent 1 peace negotiations. The Spanish government has conferred upon President Faure the highest decoration among Its orders of no bility. It baa decorated ; Ambassador Cam- bon and all of the secretaries and attaches of the French embassy -Washington in acknowledgment of their services In lookIng - , Ing after Spanish affairs In this country < during tbe war and In assisting the nego tiations for peace. It has conferred similar I honors upon the Austrian minister and his I secretary and everybody connected with tbe I peace commission at Parla has been re warded in some way , according to Ms rank and the value of his services. But me United States government Has been unabjp thus far to express Its gratitude In any manner that satisfies the president's Ideas of propriety. He has no decorations to b'e- stow , no orders of noblllfy to corifer and BO i money at his dlspoial to purchase souvenirs. 1 He might ask congress io.inake an appro- I prlatlon for auch a pUr'pflie. but In case he did so he would rUn the rsk | of pro voking a debate In whlcb . tome of oui statesmen might say thlhgj that.would noi only be very disagreeable , but make it ex tremely embarrassing for the people for whom the gifts were Intended. This has occurred before and not even a simple res- ilutlon of thanks could be offered 'without ' 'car ' that some demagogue would seize upon tbe opportunity to violate our national sense of propriety. Tbo only thing left for the president to do is to write a letter to the iresldent of France , thanking htm In the lame ot the government and tbe people for the conveniences furnished and the courtesies extended to our commlsiioncrs. During our national history there have been several occasions upon which the gov ernment was under obligations for servlcoi rendered by foreigners. Count Cortl , the Italian who presided as umpire at the Gen eva arbitration , was presented with a set of plate wblch cost | 2GOO. The foreign ar bitrators Ip the Bering sea tribunal were eacb paid $5,000 In gold and their expenses and a similar sum was elven to the arbitrators In the Halifax tribunal soms years ago. Tbe constitution of the United States prohibits the president or any other official from accepting a decoration or any present of value from a foreign power with * out the consent of congress. The president has acted as arbitrator on several occasion ! to settle the differences between friendly neighbors and has usually been presented with some token ot appreciation , Mr. Cleve land declined three or four such presents. Other presidents bave accepted them , not withstanding the constitutional prohibition and there are several Interesting relics ot this kind on exhibition at the national mu seum and in the library of tbe State de partment. ' It la not necessary for our government to make any present to M. Cambon , the French ambassador , because bo was acting purely In tbe Interest ot Spain. During the Franco-Prussian war Mr. Washburne , our minister at Paris , looked after the Interests of the Prussian government In a similar manner. The French made no acknowledg ment of his services , tut tbe Germans pre sented him a miniature portrait of Emperor William set in diamonds. Mr. Washburns declined the gift because of Its great value ahd the constitutional prohibition , but after * ward accepted an ordinary oil painting ot tbe emperor and of Prince Bismarck. During the late war between China and Japan our ministers and consular represen tatives looked after the Interests of citizens ot both countries In the territory of the other and suitable acknowledgments were made and for the same reason it Is not only proper but necessary tbat President McKlnley should show some sense ot grati tude to the British ambassador at Madrid and the British consuls In Spain and Cuba for their services In looking after the Interests of the United States In Spain and Cuba. Mr. Jerome , tbe British coneul genera - era ! at Havana , rendered very important ser. vice. 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