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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 17, 1899)
THE OMAIIA DAILY BEE : TUESDAY , OCTOBER 17 , 1801) . TEACHING OUR SEW WARDS PnbHo Schools Take Root Bsneath tha Mailed Front of War , I EDUCATIONAL PROGRESS IN MANILA " \Vlmt I'ncli ! Sum In Dolnm for the Mouthful KllliiliioK-KrniiUlln'ft llciineM to llnMon Kiln- cnllonnlotcn. . Peace and progress nro not wholly over- ohadowed by the rumbling of wnr at Manila. The most cheering and significant evidence of American rtilo IB to be found In the de velopment of the public school system started two months ago. Superintendent George P. Anderson Is wild to haveaccom - lillHhoil splendid results In a few weeks In bringing order out of chaos , nnd with the energetic co-operation of American , Spanish and Filipino teachers has < perfected a smoothly running educational machine. A recent number of Manila Freedom gives the following facta about the school : "During the month of July the average dnlly attendance In all the schools In Manila was 4,179. Thla Is the largest num ber that has ever attended the schools horc. During the year 189G , wlien all was tranquil , the nvorngo dally attendance was 2,008. "Tho heavy rains proved a drawback In many districts during the past months , but the icontlnucd Interest that both teachers and pupils look In the stud lea seems to have filded In overcoming even the unfavorable cllmatlo conditions. "During the last two weeks thcro has been nn Increase of 450 In the dally attendance , that , according to Indications , will continue- to grow , "Tho girls' edhool at Conception has BO cured the honors of the largest percentage of children In their district attending echool. The percentage of children In that district In attendance would compare favorably .with n school district In many American titles. "Tho high percentage attained is a com pliment to Wio teachers of that schoal. whose untiring efforts during itho month have won the Interest of the pupils. The teachers who bear off the honors are : Principal Scnora Martlnad Tuason , teacher of Spanish , nnd Miss Katliorlno Egbert , 'teacher of English. "Tho schools have nil been provided with suitable furniture nnd made as comfortable as possible under existing circumstances. "Tho following Is a list of the several districts , with the dally attendance of each : "Tondo , 295 ; Blnondo , 922 ; Santa , Cruz , 337 ; Quiapo , 232 ; San Sebastian , 39 ; Con ception , 130 ; Ermlta , 275 ; Malato , 10S ; Sln- galen , 105 ; Pace , 150 ; Pandacan , 110 ; Santa Ana , SO ; Intmmuros , 025 , making a total of 4,170. Thcro nro In all sovonty-nvo Filipino and Bpanlsh teachers and seventeen English Icachenj. "Tho co-oporatlon of all the teachers of the different languages Is a source of much Kratlllcatlon to Vho public. The Filipino and Epnnteh aid as much as possible In assisting the Engllsfli teacliors In their work when ever the opportunity presents Itself to them. In this way the progress has been rapid nnd the Interest in the work Is always Uept from flagging. " Franklin Inntltulc. Upward of n century ago , reports the Chicago cage Tribune , the thrifty Benjamin Franklin ion lu i-niiaacipnia ami uoslon cacn $3,000 , to bo accumulated for 100 years and then dovotcd to some public purpose. In the In vestment of thd Boston 'fund Us" trustees were especially desired to make iloana to apprentices , so as to facilitate their progress In the trades , nnd the donor wished the artisan to bo kept well In mind In the ultimate - mate disposition of thu fund. Ite total Is now $370,000 , ono-half of which Is sought to bo devoted to this project. The plan of the building is that it bo erected upon a lot now owned by the city on Washington street , near Dover street , and that Its five stories bo devoted to the following purposes : The basement to public lavatories nnd a reading- room , where smoking may bo allowed ; the Irst floor to n hrnnch of the public library , n ( eneral reading room for men and women , a children's reading nnd picture room nnd n permanent exhibit of natural science , art and handicraft ; tbo second floor (1) ( ) to n ward room for local political meetings , polling purposes , lectures , concerto and picture ex hibitions , and (2) ( ) to clnss rooms for work \ftcr the plan of Cooper Institute , New York ; Iho third and fourth floors to "Franklin hall , " seating 2,000 persons , furnished with Ihe great organ now owned by the city , and available for largo political , labor and other public meetings , municipal lectures and con certs , and for regular organ recitals ; the fifth floor to a hall for the Grand Army of the Republic , Which has some claims on the site. site.The The proposed location Is nt the center of the city's population , la about a mlle from the business center and adjoins nn Important nexus of transportation lines. The enterprise would therefore concern the city ao a whole. Its Immediate neighborhood , however , would bo that of the thickly peopled South End , where the boarding IIOUHO abounds , the cheap lodging house Is frequent nnd the tenement lioiioo has utterly displaced tbo old-time comfortable houao occupied ns a homo by a Blnglo family. Since the lot 75xlfiO feel- to bo given by the city la worth as much ns the building will cost , and the Hoard of Aldermen comprise nearly all the trustees of the fund , the BChomo would bo an expression of municipal nentlnient nnd policy. If car ried out It will constitute not only the first Instance In thl.s country of euch a grouping of political , educational and recreative op portunities , but the first recognition of the fact that , with the vast extent of modern cltlen , separate localities In the same city require nt the hands of government now ogcnclcfl for nodal expression and culture. Kilneutloiinlote . The Chicago Trlbuno says that the chair of ystcmntlu theology In the University ol ChlcnRo has been Informally offered to Dr. 10. Benjamin Andrews , superintendent ol the Chicago public KchnolR. Cornell university certainly has done Us duty by California. President David Smrr Jordan of the Ix land Stanford nnlvcrnl ! > WIIH graduated in 1S72. lionjumlu Me Whooior , the new president of the Statu university , was Greek professor at Cornell. It appears tnat the gift of $250.000 recently made by John D. Rockefeller to Drown mil vernlty wax conditioned on the raising o Jl,000iX ( ) ) cluowhcru before the close of the prestnt academic year next Juno , it Is said that this gift has renewed Interest In the university nmonir many rich alumni and that Mr. Rockefeller's condition will bo met without any dltllculty. Princeton reports nn Incoming- class num bering 30G to ila.lo , with the expectations of eomo Increase through the examinations. Of thegu students ITS will take the academic ooure , twenty electrical enslncerlns , seven- ten civil engineering ami the remainder course * In tlu > gclentllle department. In the theological to > mlnury the new clafs numbers fifty , which IB about the uume as last year , though not w larg-s A the cl M thixt w * < Kr.vluatnd in Msy. Th number of xtudtntfl in Presbyterian nemlnnrlM ban bo n steadily declining for ppvornl ye r. . a ? < l shown by the registration for the lact live years , which \vn ! > ra , 021 , 916 , W.1 nnd 71 . A still further decline In expected thl y-ar. The gift of t300 , < y" > to Dartmouth college made last week by Edward Tuck , nn alum nus of that Institution , directs attention to the largo amount of money thitt Is annually received by cOllCRes alid universities from their alumni nnd friends. The present year Is probably without precedent In this rc sped , n. , since January I , twenty-four gifts of Jioo.ooo or more have amounted to 121.- asr..OuO. or > lliJ S. ! > M more than the total of last year. POOR RECRUITS SIFTED OUT tJenernl Hlmfter Sn > - Tlierr Cnn lie \o Diinlit of AVIndcnn or l > tnlill h- liiK C'niiili nt 1'realillo. WASHINGTON , Oct. 1C. The War do- parttnent today made public the toport of Major General William II. Shatter , com manding the Department of California and of Columbia. The Department of Cnllfor. nla , GwicrAl Shatter says , required very llttlo attention , owing to the small num ber of troops In quarters. The bulk of the work In this department pertained entirely to the transtnleslon of stores nnd the ship ment of men to the Philippines and taking care of those returning from there. General Shatter rays that the men In the recruiting camp have been systematically and thoroughly Instructed In their various duties , with especial attention to target practice. They have shown themsolvcs in dustrious and anxious to perfect themselves In the use of their weapons. Ho further saya : "Thcro can bo no doubt of the -wisdom of establishing this camp and giving to recruits a preliminary course of instruction here. Another advantage in keeping the re cruits In this cnmp is that It has enabled the medical department to weed out men unfitted for such pervlce. A considerable number of these have been found. Had these men been permitted to go to Manila they would have broken down thcro and It they had survived they would have , been n. tax upon the hospital department nnd ul timately would have becu sent back and discharged. And the effect of their return upon thu recruiting work throughout the country would hnvo been unfavorable. By getting rid of them nt the very outset they may return to their homes In fair condi tion , at least. A considerable number of horses , purchased In the department , hart given ctitlro i-atl&factlon nnd General Shatter says that they are cheaper , considering the cost of their transportation , than horses pur chased In tbo east. He recommends that so long as any largo body of troopo remains In the Philippines the recruit camp bo continued at the Pre sidio and as a rule the troops bo congre gated thcro and drilled for nt least three months 'before shipment. Colonel Forwood , chief surgeon , In his report to General Shatter notes the estab lishment nt Honolulu of n hospital for the care of soldiers going to nnd returning from the Philippines. The flrst hospital estab lished there was ono ot forty beds. Itwas opened under authority of the department by the surgeon of the First New York volunteer Infantry In November , 1898. It was located in the suburbs of Honolulu , but it was soon found that It was Inadequate for the wants of the garrloon and the sick from passing transports , so a hospital ot 100 beds has been opened there , with ample sup plies , in charge ot Major A. W. Wood. The capacity ot this hospital can bo materially Increased by the erection ot tents In the grounds. BAD FEELING AMONG INDIANS Solul.TK aultty of Jlratnl AttncU on rcnccfnl ncildklnn to Be SousUt Out mill runlMiod. WASHINGTON , Oct. 1C. The War depart ment has received the following dispatches from General Merrlam regarding a possible ou&break at the San Carlos agency , Arizona. The first reads : "DENVER , Colo. , Oct. 16. Commandlifg officer San Carlos reports that Friday night about twelve of command made attack on four peaceful Indiana , beating them severely. All efforts being made to discover gull' parties. Bad fooling among Indians. SVlil report when matter moro thoroughly Investi gated. MBRRIAM , Brigadier General. " A later dispatch says : "Have ordered Colonel McGregor , Ninth cavalry , Fort Grant , to proceed in person lin- i mediately to San Carlos and Investigate dls- urbanco between soldiers and Indians. Have also ordered ono troop of cavalry to follow ilm soon as passible and take temporary station there. " > Vl > raNla MIIHOIIM In WASHINGTON , Oct. 1C. ( Special Telo- gram. ) The biennial session of the Scot- .Ish Rlto Masons for the southern jurisdic tion , which convened today In this city , ms brought together a number of Nebraska's well known citizens Including H. II. Wil son of Lincoln , Frank Young of Broken Dow , and Rov. Luther P. Kubns of Omaha. Mr. Wilson Is hero in tbo Interest of se curing n charter for a consistory of Scottish Rlto Masons at Lincoln. At present but ono consistory has a charter in Nebraska , all novitiates desiring Initiation Into tbo Scot tish Rlto being compelled to go to Omaha to glvo degree * up to and Including thirty- second of that rite. Movement * \elirnnknnn , WASHINGTON , Oct. 16. ( Special Tele gram. ) Senator and Mrs. Hayward left to night for their home In Nebraska , They wll probably stop off a day in Ohio to see friends. Frank Young nnd wlfo of Broken Bow Neb. , nro at St. Charles. H. H. Wilson of Lincoln 1 at the Hole Johnson. W. II. Mitchell , chief clerk of the State department , leaves In a few days for Ne braska to enter the campaign In that state Interior Ueimrlnieiit Kutlmuir * , WASHINGTON , Oct. 16. The Interior department partmont estimates , closed today for the j year ending Juno 30 , 1901 , Include n grand total of J170GOO,000. This amount includes JUS,172.000 for the entire pension service , of which Jl-H.000,000 u all for army and navy prnglona , the remainder being for agencies , salaries , etc. ; the census bureau , $9.604,000 ; Indian service , J6.S00.52C ; the general land ofllco. U.690,000 ; patent office , 1,051,100 , and geological survey , $500,000. DIvlili'iiiU for Creditor ! * . WASHINGTON , Oct. 16. The comptroller of the currency has declared dividends In favor of the creditors of Insolvent national banks as follows : Ten per cent , the Co lumbia National bank of Tacoma , Wash. ; 5 per cent , German National bank of Den ver , Colo. Deivey Arrived nt C WASHINGTON , Oct. 16. Admiral Dewey returned to Washington late this afternoon nn the belated through federal express from Boston. WALTHAM WATCHES The best and most reliable timekeepers made in this country or in any other. The "Riverside" ( / * * ) movement is jeweled throughout with rubies and sapphires. For sale by all jewelers. SCHOOL BOARD GETS A JOLT Trouble with Contractors Explained , but Not to Their Liking ARCHITfCr ASKS PERTINENT QUfSTIONS IlnllilltiK Committee Kind * Unit l.rnk > - Holler * ntul Inferior Plrc llrli'k llnvc ( Jour Into Can * School- More riro Protection. Contrary to custom , the Board of Educa tion allowed Itself to get Into nn undignified heat Monday night over the subject of build ing contracts and their fulfillment. The question was whether n contractor was to be allowed to modify the specifications on which he had bid , and the contractor won , though after some warm protests from members. The committee on property and buildings recommended that the heating contractor at the Cass school bo allowed to use n lighter boiler front than the ono specified , prin cipally , It seemed , because ho had already put It In place. This was In accordance with the recommendation of Architect Latensor. Van Glider wanted to know why the contractor should not bo made ( o ful fill his contract. Ho believed that not even the slightest modifications should bo al lowed , even It work had to bo torn out to make it right. Hess mndo a savage attack upon the ar chitect , who he said was getting } 200 per month for superintendence and should ex amine and accept or reject material as soon ns It came on the grounds , Hayward said thnt not only the bailer fronts were Irregu lar , but the firebrick were also Inferior nt the Casfl school. He wanted the require ments enforced. Architect Latenser said he could not con stantly be on the ground nt every place where n building was being erected. He had found on ono of his visits to the Cass school that the firebrick had been laid a foot high , the hollers were In place and had not been painted or tested. He told the contractor the boilers would have to bo tested nnd painted nnd the brick taken out. No attention had been paid to his verbal notice and when he served a written ono ho building committee had held n mooi ng Immediately and taken charge of the natter. Now the boilers were all bricked n without being tested or painted and were caking and rusting. "Where did they get the backbone to re- 1st my directions ? " asked Mr. Latenser. Vhy did they feel safe In going on In vlo- ntlon of the specifications ? These are ques- Ions for the board to nnawer. " But the building committee was silent and none of the other members could think of anything suitable to say. I'rovlHloim AKiiliiNt Fire. The board adopted , with modifications , the report of the special committee on the con dition of the upper floors of the High chool , as previously published. It was de cided that the upper floors should be abandoned wben ether accommodations for ho pupils are found. Two three-Inch standpipes - pipes , with hose and other necessary appar- itus , will bo put in at once. Principal .Vatcrhouso . made an earnest protest against disorganizing the work of the school to such an extent ns would the removal of 500 stu dents or the division of tbo student body nto half-day shifts. His protest resulted n the amendment delaying the removal un- II RUltahln ntmrterfl nro fnnntl. To further Insure the safety of the stu dents the carpenter shop In the basement was ordered removed. The recommendation hat a now system of ventilation bd in stalled was referred. A resolution was adopted , requesting the- city council to es- abllsh a fire company on the hill of which the grounds are a part. Attorney Lunt reported that In his opinion ho city was obliged to provide new elec- .lon booths , as the Joint contract contains the word "replace. " He believed , that the school board would not bo obliged to stand part of the expense of naw booths. The republican candidates for the school aoard filed their statements of expenses In securing nominations ns follows : John C. Barnard , J20 ; W. F. Johnson , $25.77 ; Robert Smith , $20 ; H. M. Wood , $20 ; N. M. Howard , nothing. The first four ach paid $20 for the nilnst of their delegations. llldn on Heating nnd IMiimlilnir. The following bids on heating and plumbIng - Ing were received nnd referred : American Warming- and Ventilating- pany of Chicago : For furnace system , M.'Park & Son : Gravity steam , J5SOO fan steam. J5.7GO ; plumbing , $3,500. J. J. Hanlg-hcn : Gravity steam , $5,780 ; fan steam , $5.000 ; plumbing1 , $3,300. Gcorpe Parks & Co. : Combination of fan steam and dlrnct radiation , together with plumbing , $3,779. The matter of heating the temporary school building nt Eleventh nnd Harney streets waa referred to the commlttnn nn heat nnd ventilation. The board cannot in crease the capacity of the steam plant to heat the building comfortably In ordinary cold weather for leas than $1,000 , and heat Ing by stoves Is considered dangerous by many members. The building will bo used only about two months. Mrs. Chris Jensen offered the board the south forty feet of lot 8 , block 25 , adjoining the Cass school site , for $7,000. The offe was referred. Miss Maud Hammond declined her elec tlon to a position In the High school nt $80 saying that $90 was the least salary she could consider. Night schools were ordered opened under the same regulations ns heretofore. Comenlus and Kellom schools were designated as places for holding them , nnd further desig nation left to the superintendent and com mittee on special Instruction. The secretary was authorized to hlro ad ditional clerical help In getting out the- lists of children of wheel age which the now compulsory education law requires the board to furnish the principal or other head of every school , public or private. A telephone was ordered placed in the High school , Us use to be regulated by tun principal. Tha "Plow Uoy Prcacner , " Rev , J. Kirk- man , Belle nivo. III. , says , "After suffering ( rom bronchial or lung trouble for ten years , I was cured by Ono Minute Cough Cure , it la all that Is claimed for It and more. " it cures coughs , colds , grippe and all throat nud lung troubles. SPEND THE TIME TALKING .North Oinnliu. Improvement Clnli Mi-m- IKTH Take Hit KxpoNltlnn Park For three hours last night the members of the North Side Improvement club threshed over a lot of old straw In an effort to evolve some plan for acquiring the La goon and the Illuff tracts on the exposition grounds for a public park. At the end ot that time they had talked oil around the question and , having returned to the startIng - Ing point , adjourned without taking any ac tion or giving any Instructions to the park committee. At a former meeting of the club the spe cial committee was Instructed to call upon the owners of the exposition grounds and ascertain the terms and prices on the lands and lota. At the meeting last night this committee made a partial report and gave some estimates on the cost of filling the La goon , removing the bridges and various other things. Some thirty or forty men talked , Including a number ot the city offi cials who were the guests of the club. TblUBwere moving along In a most bar- tnonloMs manner and half a dozen scheme * were advanced looking to the acquiring ot the property. All nt once n resolution WM offered , providing for the keeping ot the spe cial e-omnilttce and Instructing It to go ahead with the work undertaken. To this resolu tion three or four amendments were added and then before the original re.oolutlnn or any of the amendments could be disposed ot the meeting broke up by some one offering n motion to adjourn , which went through with a whoop. MEETING OF WOMAN'S CLUB Mcmlirrft IIhi Fi > rr rll to Mrx , W. ! ' . nortriird ) Lender ot tlu Deimrt- mpnt of Orntory. The Woman's club bade farewell on Mon day to Mrs.V. . F. Dorward , who has been tor three years the leader of the depart ment of oratory , nnd who leaves today for her new homo In Now York City. The presi dent , Mrs. Draper Smllh , expressed regret nnd good wlsluo and presented Mrs. Dor- vard with n bunch of roses , while the- club ese nnd gave the Chautauqua salute. The lepartme-nt had its token ot appreciation ind this , a solid ellvcr salad-set , was pre sented by Mrs. Margaret I ) . Cox at'a meel- ng called In the parlor nt the close of the mbllc session. Mrs. Donvard's response In > oth cases was most hnrPJ' . as was her In- reduction to the program of the day when she devoted herself to her favorite topic , The Art of Expression. " The program consisted of two recitation ? , 'How Salvator Won the Race , " by Ella Wheeler Wllcox , nnd n srono from thd 'School for Scandal. " clven by Mies Frances \mcrlcn. McCord , and two recitations by Hiss Alice Howells , "Tho Arena , " from 'Quo Vadls , " nnd a selection from "Snow- )0itnd. " A little farce getting forth the re- atlons of the now woman and the new man was also enacted by Dyron Smiley of South Omaha , Miss Klllo Aarons , Miss Lois Dor- ward nnd Miss .Mlnnlo lllbben. During the business session the club amended Its constitution In such a way as : o revolutionize Its methods of electing df- IccrK. Heretofore the president has appointed - pointed n nominating committee of five , to whom each member was exepcted to send [ ho names of her choice for otllcors , and the nominating committee had a power to areseut names other than these suggested. The new arrangement provides for n nom inating committee- bo selected by the club and for nn Informal ballot for officers two weeks before election for the guidance of the committee. Notice was given that in accordance with a request from the State federation ask ing for a contribution of 5 cents per capita from the clubs of the state for state ex penses , a collection would bo taken at the meeting of October 30 to raise the fund ex pected from the Omaha club. The announcements nro as follows : House hold Economics , Thursday , October 10 ; English Literature at same hour , 10:30 : a' m. ; Philosophy and Ethics , October 17 ; Po litical Economy and Parliamentary Practice , respectively , on Monday , October 23Ger man History , October 24. PYTHIANS GREET BEXTEN Mcmberi of the Onlor Turn Out In Force to Meet Their New Urnnd Chancellor. Members of Nebraska lodge No. 1 , Knights of Pythias , Monday night gave a reception to J. H. Bextcn , recently elected grand chancellor , that was largely attended by representatives of the order from otter lodges In the city. The Orst part of the meeting was given over to listening to re ports from representatives to the grand edge. Messrs. C. W. Jpy. J. J. Baucher , Wil liam Berg and C. W , . ' Cpjtaro made verbal reports that were In'ter.fstlns and full of good , meaty matter.Fpllowlng this part a light collation was served and when cigars were passed came the "good of the order" portion , which consisted of speeches by Grand Chancellor Beaten , Oeorgo A. Maguey , J. J. Boucher and John B. Goss of Bellovue. ICev. AVllHiiii'n Departure. Rov. J. M. Wilson , D. D. , accompanied by Mrs. Wilson , left Monday afternoon for Uoulder , Colo.where he will take charge of a church. At the Sunday night service at Castcllar Street Presbyterian church , the pastorate which Dr. Wilson has just rc- slened. Dr. Robert K. Kslclldson made a speech , In which he thanked the departing pastor on behalf of the conRrnnatlon for his present to the church of 100 hymnals. The hymn books were presented at the morning service. The Church Session passed resolutions , -which were read to Dr. and Mrs. Wilson , as follows : Wo , the Session of the. Castollar Street Presbyterian church , do express our deep est regrets In parting with our beloved pastor , Rev. J. M. Wilson , for whom we have the highest regard and with whom we have spent so many happy hours , not only as an esteemed friend , but also asa faith ful pastor , ami n ho Is about to enter upon another Held of labor , be it Resolved , That In appreciation of bis sue. ccssful labor among us wo do heartily ten' der him our sincere gratitude and pray that our Heavenly Father may guide and bleas him in his future ministry and that we may meet him In the church triumphant. I'nvlnu of CuinliiB Street. The Barber Asphalt company Is ready , so far as the mechanical department of It Is concerned , to begin work on the Cumlng Btreet paving1 , but thf beglnnlnR Is blnh held back by the attorney for the company who says that he Is lookingup a few lega polntn In connection with the proceedings As the attorney assured the city council at Its last meeting that there was not thn phndow of a doubt of the legality and regu larity of the proceedings. th Impression about the city hall Is that the attorney fears a possible Injunction. If thn com jinny was to set started In the work and have to relinquish It a considerable loss might ensiitt. The only way In which In Junction proceedings could cntnn would be at the Instance of some taxpayer In a per tlon of the city not affected by the paving us In the event that thn special assess tnnntH nro declared Invalid the ontlro clti would pay for the navliiK , So far no one bus appeared who Is sutllcletly apprchcn slvo of the legality of the proceedings to irlnc suit to check the work. Unles RomuthliiK of the kind occurn work will b begun Tuesday or Wednesday. Want it \ < MV School llnlldlni ; . Thn residents of the vicinity of Mon mouth Park have started a movement fo a new school building , one capable of nc comnindatliiK the full number of sradec and \vlll probably nddroHs H petition to th Hoard of Kducutlon , Their caiiKo of com plaint IB that their Hcvcnth anil eight urndo pupils have to walk to Haratos xrhool and the addition of an annex at the latter school has Htlrred thorn to ask for like accommodations. The school au thorities are Inclined to belief that the request would bo n ri'iiHiinnblo ono but for th < > fact that pupils In many other parts of town have to walk n far UH Monmouth Park pupils do. While that IH the case and the school district finances are in thnlr proFunt elinpc , It Is nalil that the petition will probably not receive much attention. THIS IIK.U/I'V MAHKIST. INSTRUMKNTS Illcd for record Tuesday , October 1C , 1WD : Wnrrniilr OeiU , William Hopper and wfo ! to Kdwurd Hall , north 41 feet lot 4 , block 5 , Jones add t 472 (5. H. Payne , trustee , to Mason Hlaka- m.in , lot 7. block 8 , South Omaha. . . . 1,200 A. O. Stevenson and wlfo to Forest Lawn Cemetery association , part blocks 1 7 ami US , Florence 374 South Omaha Investment company to Delia Illnchcy. lot 8 , block 1 , Ate- Qnvork & O'K's mid 750 John Here to N. O. Anderson , lot 10 , M.illendi-r Place ( retlle ) jso Same to game , lot 12 , block 16. West Albright ( rellle ) 150 Central West Investment company to O. H. Partridge , lots 7 to 10 , block II , Ambler Place 600 M. A. Shanahan to Tha Rogers Heal Kstuto company , lot 4 , Rogers' * ub- dlv 300 II. H. Srhneldet and wife , to Adolph PauUen , lot 2 , block 1 , Oft's add. to Mennlncton 650 Mary Kasper and husband to V. and F Cudu BV < lot 33 , block , Kountze Third add 1,300 ( lull Claim Deed * . Mary De Con to A C Wukeley et al. south 05 feet lot 8 , Kensington udd , . 51 Total amount of transfer * 15.703 HANGING IN THE BALANCE Todny a Crucial One for the Greater America Exposition. PROBLfMS FOR THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS Will lire hie AVIiotlior ilir ditcn Khali Itciunllt Olirn t'titll NIM viitlivr 1 TinMtmlcnl I < * ontlvnl O | ie UK SticccKfifnlly. 2 p. m. nellslcdt's Concert band , Audl- torliini. 3 | i. m. High diving nnd Dewey oti the Olympla running over submarine mines nt Cavltc , Lagoon. 4 p. m. Indian sham bnttllo inul Wild West , Imllun village. 7:31) : n. m. Uellstedl'a Concert band , Au ditorium. The board of directors of the Oreater America Exposition will meet this aft ernoon It It la possible to get n quorum , and matters of vital lmportnne will bo discussed. The rumors of closing , which haVe been thick for several works , arc just at this lime more frequently heard on the outside , but the directors Rtate posi tively that the show will be kept open to the full limit of the time set. The conccs- lonnlrcs , who owe the exposition quite n urn , hava paid over sonic of the money , nnil rom several sources It IB thought sufficient moans may 'bo ' obtained to steer clear of losing. There has also been a further re liction In the number of employes on the rounds men .bolng let out In every do mrtlnont. The guard force has been ma erlally reduced and the ticket takers nt ho different concessions on tbo Midway mvo boon relieved from duty , thus making n saving to the concessionaires as well as o the exposition , The meeting today -will , In all probabllty , locldo the fate of the two last weeks and vlll cither confirm or sot to rest definitely nil rumors of the early closing of the show , 'resident Miller states that If nrauranccs are given thnt the gates will romnln open mill November 1 he has pome surprises In tore that will bring crowds to the White City , ho having obtained promises while In ho east .from ono or moro of the most prom- nent men , outslilo of the president , In ths Jnltod States that they would grace the ex position wltb their presence , which would mean money to the management and fcuc- ccss for these lart. days. International 1'rntlvul OIICIIN. The chief attraction at the exposition Mon day was the music. Bandmaster Uellutcdt nauguratcd the International musical fcstl- al week with the evening program , om- > raclng two of the world's greatest com- icBcrs Beethoven nnd Wagner musicians of diametrically opposite schools ; the ono llgnlfled , sonorous and conforming to the established methods , and the other full of sound , the clashing of braes , the clang of cymbals , and of n new school entirely , ounded by Wagner , -who put In his music a .fervid Imagination coupled with great Iramatlc power , overturning all the tradl- lens of the venerable past and insistently urging forward new methods , now Ideas nnd now forms. The program opened with the overture 'Fidollo. " This Is one of four overtures vrlttcn for the opera of the eamo name and Is the ono traditionally played before ho going up of the curtain In Europe when the great production is sung. It Is n > cauttful pleco of music abounding In deli- ate Intricacies of sound nnd full of flno op- > ortunitles for reeds and French horns. The tremendous applause after the selcc- lon denoted how well the director brought out its subtle beauties through the medium of his hand. The rendition of fhe piece demonstrated hat Director Bellstcdt is as equally at homo with the classic masterpieces an with the Ighter band selections usually given at Ills concerts. He dominates the organization with his strong personality and Is able to get almost perfect ensemble playing , not unllko the tones of a big organ. The delicate allegretto movement from the eighth symphony was not slighted , and .ho adagio movement from the famous "Sonata Pnthlquo , " one of the saddest and sweetest thing ever written , was played per fectly. The grand aria , "Ah Perfldlo. " full of fire , with Its cornet obllgato , gave Emll Kopp ample opportunity to display a pure , sweet tone , steadied admirably by the band with its broad background of melodious nc- companlmont. The Wagner portion of the program opened with the overture to "Lohengrin , " a selec tion In which the great composer has hap pily Introduced a beautiful melody without conforming to old models , or sacrificing any thing of hla originality or dramatic force. In the "Beautiful Evening Star , " from Tann- hauscr , the euphonium carried the melody , and Mr. Burkhardt was most successful In the number. The concert came to a close with the great "Tannhauser" overture , a number of tremendous power and full of nil the sound and fury that Wagner so well knew how to handle successfully. Tfie success of the first night despite the cold for the Auditorium was very uncom fortable assures great things for the ro- nialnder of the week , when some of the best music by the greatest composers will bo presented , This evening the musical menu as outlined contains a lighter class of music , full of brightness nnd vivacity , the work of the French school of music. For the remainder of the week thorn will be other treats arranged exprc/isly for lovers of the bent music. Thn opening concert also demonstrated another thing , and that Is that thcro Is a large percentage of people In Omaha who domnnd the very best music , and the gen erous turning out Monday night speaks well for the musical appreciation of the city. There was the usual blue Monday cVowds to visit the other attractions during the day , the night crowd showing much larger proportions on account of the concert. MIIN ! for Today. I p. m. Auditorium ; March Alexander the * Great Dannklc Characteristic Pvrotechnlen Boos Kliwr Henry VIII Incidental Music ( a ) March : ( b ) KltiK Henry's Bonn : < c > Graceful Dance Sullivan Humorous Variations on Yankee Doodle nccsvcs Duet for Flute and Clarinet Lo , Hear the Oontln Lark Bishop Messrs Chcvro and Qultsow. Selection from the OelBh. ! Jonas Flower Song UiiiRe Husarenrlll-Charh'o of the Hussars. . . . . fiplndler 7 p. m. Auditorium French composers : M.-irchft Herolnue. R-Hul Major..Sulnt-Siieim This work wan composed Inmemory of Henri HeKnault. the great painter , who was killed at the desperate sortie near Iiouelv.il. attempted by the garrison during the Siege of Paris. It IK of de. cided French martini character. A slnculnr feature of the march Is the trio ( andantlno ) , in 'Which ' the trombone bone- takes the solo over an accompani ment derived from the main theme. Overture Phcdre MaHS ( > npt First performance In Paris. lin , amid great enthusiasm. Like/ most of Mas- senel'H music It Is deeply sensuous. The first theme Is of an impetuous and llcry character ; the second IK a theme of pas- stonate love , the guilty declaration of Phedro to Hlppolytun. Serenade A wake Thou Desormes Scene * from Faust Gounod Solo for Hautbols Concertino. . -if-jlllct Neapolitan Scenes ( a ) The Prestldlgl- tuteur ; ( b ) The Festival MaBnenet Torc-ador Sons from Carmen Hlzet Overture Mlgnon Thomas Eat plenty , Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will di gest what you eat It cures all forms of dyspepsia and stomach troubles. K , n , Oam- ble , Vernon , Tex. , eays , "It relieved mo from the start and cured me. It U now tny evor- laatlng friend. " Mir tr 'i rti i M ' ' to For Infanta and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought JS\TcBctablcPrcparattot\rorAs- slmttaUujJ thcTtioclnmlHegula- lliig Ihc S tomachs andDovrcls of Bears the Signature Promotes "Digcslion.ChccrFuI- ness andncst.Contnins ncillicr Opitim.Morptiluc nor "Mineral. NOT NAUC OTIC. Ji .llx.Jmna J/tSlt- In Mtt Jlmmunt Suit - JiiCaitonaAJoJa IKtm Sctii - flanfird & < fir . Itntoymn naTtr. Use Ancrfccl Remedy for Constipa tion , Sour Sloinach.Diarrhoca , Worms .Convulsions .Fcvcrish- Over ncss and Loss OF SLEEP. TacSlmllc of Signature Thirty Years > TEW YORK. EXACT- copy or WRAPPED. . THE CCNTAUH COMPANVt NEW YORK PITY. FEDERATION COUNCIL MEETS Serrolnry'n Hi-port MIIMVN 11 MnrvplotiH ( troirtfli \iiitilicr of l.itlmr Oruriiiilziitlniin , WASHINGTON' , Oct. IB. The executive council of the American Federation of Labor met hero today. The secretary's report showed a marvelous number of organiza tions formed nnd affiliated. The Income of the organization more than doubled that of the year 1S9S. The minors' trouble In the Conor D'Aleno district of Idaho was taken up and the fol lowing preambles and resolutions were adopted : \\Tiereas , The struggle of the miners of Idaho In the Couer D'Aleno district Is onu thnt should have the support and sym pathy of all organized labor , and. Whereas. The arrest and Imprisonment of sold miners for alleged violation of law has been tir.parulleled for the brutality exhibited toward , the men while confined In the bullpen , where , because of uniicctd- pary deprivation , some have died nnd the lienlth of others Impaired , therefore , bo It llesolved. That the executive council of the American Federation of I nbor does hereby Appropriate the sum of JjOO to as sist In their legal defense , nnd most heartily urKi-ri all local unions , that have not ill- ready mndia donation , nnd who arc di rectly or Indirectly nllllhited with the Amor- lean Federation of l aflor to respond ns liberally as posslblo to the appeal of the miner * for funds for proper legal defenses , and be It further Ilcsolveil , That the executive council of the American Federation of Labor use nil honorable mean.s to assist the members In securing an early adjudication of the case pending. It was decided that a bill be dratted to be presented to congress limiting the Issuance of Injunctions by courts , so thnt they shall not lie against working people either singly or in combination quitting employment , or against the moral persuasion ofworkers considering the question of quitting such employment. H was decided to press in the coming congress the eight-hour bill , which passed the hou&e of representatives and failed of passage In the senate In the last hours' of the Fifty-fourth congress. Attention was called to the fact that the order of the secretary of the navy for the payment of time and a half for work over the eight-hour day In cases of emergency has not been carried out In the Charleston , MBE . , navy yard , and action waa taken to bring this to the notice of the Navy department mont , with a view to 1U rectification. The reports of theISO organizations throughout the country were considered , as well as those of the nlno special organ izers , who are now traveling throughoul the south nnd the Intermountaln country of tbo 'west. It was resolved to add to the number with n view of the moro thorough organization of the wage workerw of the country , It was alHo decided to appoint organizers for western Michigan , Minnesota and Wisconsin. llanliH anil I' WASHINGTON , Oct. in. ( Special Tele gram. ) The Drovers' National bank of the United Stock Yards , Chicago , was today ap- $200 $ for a Knabe Piano- We linvo determined to obtain posses sion ol' the nioHt iincli'iit Kimlm piano In the HtiiUi of NelmiHku tlintvo can lo cate , -ami , to really fjot ( lie Instrument , we will allow ? 'JH,00 ( ) for It , this viilut * 1o lie applied In Hut exelwiw ol * the In- Htninient for olio of the latest Kimhu uprights or grands. .If . yon have an old Knahe piano send a description of the Instrument , and IP It proves to be the oldest Knalie piano reported to us. as helng In the slate , ho- fore the Kith of December , we will al'oxv you S'JOO.OO for the old affair In exchange - change for a new Knahe piano , A. HOSPE , We nclelirnti * our -"III liimlni' ' * mini , vrmary Oct. tfllril , ISO ! ) . Music and Art. 1513 Douglas , It's ' Dry Now Hut wet weather will coino and wet weather has all to do with Iho health of thai young woman who Is now In her last term of m-hool a < : old con tracted now from welting the fe.ot may wreck her llfe-wo'vo a spuc-lal shot ! this fall for the young wonu-n liullt from line , soft , pliable calfskin broad , common t-cnso heel and uxtunslon soles , foot always dry , and yet the shoe Is n real comfort lo the wearer , not clumsy looking- but made right up to dale at only ? - . , r > ( ) and the style of thu miiuh higher priced ones. Drexel Shoe Co. , Cp-to-4mtt > 1410 FAKNAii STUEET. ; iroved as reserve agent for the First Na- .lon.il bank of Hnrlan , In. H. II. Mandevlllo wan today appointed postmutiter at TecterHvllle , In. ; Clcorge W. Lumlcy , jr. , at Llttlo Ilond , Sully county , S. D. , ami-Charles Head at Willows , Carbon county , Wyoming. An order was Issued today discontinuing Iho postofdco at Eola , Hobcrts county , South Dakota. 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