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THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TJlUUSDAr, JUAKCIt 22, 1UU0.
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SCHOOL REFORMS IN CUBA
i In
Featiuei of Educational Progress Undar 1
, . & ,
American Auipices.
SOME OF THE DIFFICULTIES OVERCOME
HntlMlen nt AllftiilnniT, Tcnt'hrrn mill
the Cost IJiitiatloiin to Colic Ken
Vrnthcr mill Conttiirt
Suhool .Note.
Education progress in Cuba under Amcrl-
OCTl-
can auspices, though bract by many dlt-
flcultlcs, has been substantial and gratify
ing. A writer In Harper's Weekly reviews
the work of Alexis K. Fryo, a well known
. 1 . .....
New Kngland teacher, who holds tho post
r t uii nnrl n t nmlnn t it (tin a Minn la r f fSiVtfi
i . t.i i . . i I
Since then ho has written a school law for j
tho Island, which was promulgated at) an
order from General Hrooke's headquarters
through tho usual military channels. This
law not only provldca for tho conduct of
tlm schools, hut for their orcnnlzatlon from
tho primary to tho normal departments,
When thlB order was Issued there were
estimated to bo about 4,000 Cuban children
attending public school. There aro now
over SO.000 on tho attendanco rolls, nnd It
Is hoped that by Juno 1 thcro will do m
least 150.000. which la half of tho total estl-
mated number of children on tho entlro
Island of a school age. 1
A summary of results, says tho writer, lcgc ncrc!lf jy,. Colorado college, Colorado
given no Idea of tho Chaos which prevailed gprnB8i colo., and McKcndreo college, Lcb
at tho beginning, tho dllllcultlcs which were anoni lt TnC80 wllJ rcceivo $50,000. Each
met in bringing auoui some um i
pnnliatlon. and tho labor, patience, tact,
and foresight which have been employed
to bring them about. It has been tho most
tremendous and novo task over IMon
h i cuuUuu.. " ' " 7., ,' "";:
clear, for there still existed tl o remnants
or tno om sc uoo, , T '
w roT hlndranceTlIo basis of th.
Tl&ii
homogeneous plan. Tho next question was
o g h n to go to school. The
1 ,., ,1' T n i,.i wm nf vacation
, ,.no t the vt..m
vised, and tho figures of Increasing wnhool
attendance are tho real test of tho valuo of
ih rr.nr.-nnlz.-itlnn tn tho Cuban ncoplo.
i- iv,,'. wnrfc linn iiprn rrltlclsed. It Is
i,'.im' ihni , hn nni.i tno llttlo rccard to
tho old customs and ways of tho Cubans. It
Is predicted that much of what ho has done
,viii n tnn,l tlm trt of tlmo for this rca-
.nn. ilia rrltlr-n rv ihat tho American sys-
. .onnni ho n niitnrrnt lenltv unified utinn
, ri,nn .tnou. Timn will tell whether
theso criticisms nro Just, but It Is apparent
to thoso friendly or critical that Mr. Kryo
has accomplished something which will have
n,nr. rrnt nnnn tho fntiirn nf Cuba than anv
othcr man who has been sent by tho United
States to aid In tho Inception of n republic
Ho has been working absolutely alono In all
ho hn ilnnp. lln wns clvcn a free hand and
iib-,.i. n ,.icn,,,.n niu -.ninrv una ninemi
at $1,000 a year. He protested against re
ceiving any snlnry, but ns a matter of policy,
on tho ndvlco of thoso In authority, ho ac
cepted It, but nt onco niado It a rule to ills
trlbuto It ub fast as rocolvcd among tho pub-
lln rhnrltlr-. nf riii!,.i. Hn Is n wenlthv man
., ,ii i,i,ii hn u'nrif hn u
doing.
Whnn thn rnvnrnmnnt nimolnte.l two as-
sletant superintendents to help him In tho
routine work of tho olllcc, their salaries
n-nm fln,i nt $2,400 n. vnnr. Mr. Frvn In-
slstcd thnt bo should llkowlso receive no
more, and his salary was reduced to the
samo amount. "It mnkes no dirfcrenco to
me," ho says, "except that I havo less to
glvo nwny." Ho has been criticised for this
also, for somo who claim to know tho Cuban
character say that tho Cubans do not under-
stand why a man should do this work for
nothing; nnd that "thcro must he some-
thing In It."
i:nrl or lteforniH.
Under tho Spanish system n teacher was
allowed to gather tho pupils about her In
tho houso ln which sho lived. Tho cltlcfl
promised to pny tho houso rent, a small sal-
arv and nn allowance for annnllos. Tho
teacher was also allowed to collect private
fees from tho parents who could afford to
pay. When tho .Americana enmo to Cuba tho
government was thirty-two months In nr-
rears In all theso payments. In many of
theso schools the Instruction was mostly
oral, and much tlmo was Riven to cmbrold-
ory and accomplishments of llko character.
In Havana each teacher hnd from 100 to 300
puplls. There are 137 municipalities In tho
Islnnd of Cuba, and as a rule tho organized
schools were confined to these, thoro being
no schools in tho rural districts.
In threo months tho American nlnn hnn
ralsed tho attendance from 1,000 to about
80,000; thcro nro nearly 2,000 teachers. No
teachcr ls allowed to havo moro than fifty
puplls. In tho cities boys and glrlB will bo
taught In seoarnto rooms, and In tho coun-
try thoy will bo taught together. All the
teachers aro Cubans, about one-third of
thoso in tho cities being teachers with
somo cxpcrlenco. English ls a part of tho
course of study, nnd tho Cubans havo re-
quested that It should be. Under tho present
plnn, which was Inaugurated pending tho
organization of tho local governments, tho
Island treasury pays all tho expenses of
tho echools thnt Is to say, thero nro no
local taxes for this purpose. Tho school
Yott may run away from hydrophobia,
because you can see It cemlng in the
frothing tongue and the snapping inws
of the mad dog. But the diseases 'which
carry off the greater part of mankind
there's no running away from. They are
stciutuy, insiuiousj nnu
come as a thief in the
uicht.
Six per cent, of the daily
deaths are due to con
sumption. The name of
the disease suggests the
horror of emaciation, the
labored breathing, the
hectic color, the nicht-
aweats which mark the
struggles of the daily
weakening victim.
To those with weak
Inn IT, obstinate, hnirenair coueh. bron
chitis, and ,kindred ailments which, if
neglected, lead on to consumption, ur.
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery
brines hope. help, and healing. IU
cures have been many and marvelous.
Thousands who had lost hope, have
found a permanent euro In "'Golden
"Last anting X wrote you
ln regard to my health
which nt tht time was
very poor," write MM.
Mettle M. Unmet, or Oar
Held, Pawnee Co., ICantaj,
" My trouble was brouchlal
effectlon. Bymptoist; emit
ting of blood tlraoit every
morning for five ,ye,
Ttnrltiru nf hreAtu. ravt
end soro throat, tost of treuftfc. et time almost
1033 oi voice, irregular penou m ibci i iuoukui
X ira surely frama into cousuniptlou. , I ecu.
anltril vnn nMd Vr.ll ftdvUed lilt to fnvC Sr.
lierce' Golden Medical Dltcorcry a trUl, which
I did, aud with happy resultr. I used two bet.
ties of 'Golden Medical D!cocry' mid health
returned ai I visa tue mc-4-..nic. i nnvc oniy
relied blood three timet sutcc I btftuu using it.
My period arc regular, atrcn.'Uh returned, and
1 uu almoit a new ptrsou. inow of a Iddy
thet was cured of coniuuiplion by thle uuia
'Gs'.dcn MedieAl S'.ieovcry,' and ohs clvwya
iiuqs us praise."
Some dealers may offer you a "just as
good" medicine In place of Dr. Kerco's.
because there' more profit In the sols cf
the Bubstitute. If any dealer thinks
more of his profit tuati ox your peiron-
Ha XJ
age, lie's not enuuea to your uue,
KS." 7"JiS,t"CSi
aro very high as compared with those paid
other countries. Mr. l-'ryo says they aro
iho hlhcBt ln th? nnd,Jrctr.lhi?ro b?
been somo complaint frcm tho Cubans to
tho effect that tho salaries were too low,
and this In tho faco of tho fact that be
fore tho now order of things n school
teacher In Cuba was only nblo to make a HE
scanty living. Tho lowest salary paid on tho 1
Island now Is 1600, and the lowest In Ha
vana la 1300. which Is 25 per cent more than
Is paid In tho fifteen largest cities ln the
United States.
ltcllglon Is not taught In tho schools now,
though there is no discrimination whatever.
Religious schools can como under tho pub
lic school act, and rccclvo support as such,
,t..l .1t-l., I. l l,inl,l In
l"" ' " t. fcnfr .hn
HUUlOl UU twvu ljumnvii w u-.v.u ....
thorttlcs to hoIvc. No ono has yet dared
t t i 1 tn n Itsirwl TllA tf Vl 1 f rt
u , lu!.T;. l h ihn n.
fnhantt iri nnf ml nnelfillv wltn tne necroos
and this matter must bo determined beforo
lone
It Is considered a delicate and dan-
ou '. t0 bo hon,,,M lth tnct anJ
patience,
(leiieriuiK Donation.
Tho tlmo set by Dr. Pearsons ln which
tho colleges can ralsto tho amounts specified
bv him exnlres on Juno 1. Most of tho In
stltutlons havo had from ono to thrco
months' notlco. The first college to claim Its
proportion of the $500,000 Is iMouut Holyoko
Female college, South Hadloy, Mass. This
collcgo receives $50,000, and tho gift will bo
made March 1
aamrt of tho other colleges to become bene
ncarcg of Dr. Pearsons' philanthropy arc
Vnnkton cnllecc. South Dakota: Derea col-
,m8 reccVca a former donation from Dr,
T,m ,flg como rftthor M surpr,sca t0 tho
co a u ,8 Dr Pearsons' method to
, investigations quietly and without
notlco to tho nst tutlona to which His pnu
nnth , dlrcclcu plnns for th0 amA.
butlon of tho gifts have been under consld-
- atlon during tho la three monts. as the
Atlantic to tho Pacinc ocean, and consider-
able tlmo was taken In determ nlng which
of tho hundreds of schools and colleges which
might bo benefited were tho most worthy, or,
from a practical point of view, could nc
compllsh tho most good with tho donation,
Ur. Pearsons' belief Is In helping along 1 vo
scnoois nnu colleges wniuu u.u uuc u
catlonnl factors.
It Is ten years slnco Dr. Peareons started
tho long list of his gifts, tho latest of which
was announced recently. His first was In
1889, to Delolt college. Slnco then hlmost
every year has witnessed largo sums of
money distributed by him to struggling cdu
catlonnl Institutions, ln many Instances he
bas given twlco and thrco times to ono col-
1?EC. His present gift to Yankton collego
1 tho second to thnt Institution. Holyoko
collcgo receives Its third gift, Colorado col-
lego and Derea tho second ench. The gift
i Kenurco concgo is us urst.
Dr. Pearsons thus explains why he pre
fera t IlclP colleges: "Monuments nnd com
mcmorntlvo arches stand as beautiful me
morinls to posterity and their utility and
uso aro not to bo decried. While being built
they furnish employment to thousands nnd
offer means to distribute In proper manner
largo sums of money among the masses. Dut,
onco iinisiieu, nicy ueconio ueuu muiiiuriuiB,
their nctlvo functions cense. Libraries aro
better ns n living nnd working ngency for
ln0 upiuung 01 tno masses, mil mcy no not
Posscbh tho direct and moro active functions
' 'u olhooim ami uuuegrs. iua bchoui ami
tho collego live, Just as does the memorial In
o''1 statuesque granite, and their functions
novor cenBC- -uucation goes on irom uay
lu "u.uiiiKliin, uumm, v.w.u mc
matlc' statesmen aro evolved nnd thinkers
u u luo "al,u" ,B sl'rvLU u,,u uu
P111"1 ls benefited. I believe In the col
lcsc. " nammcrs away stcixiny ana un
singly from year to year.
Wfiitlicr nml Conilm-t.
iA broad nnd nllurlng field of speculation
Is opened up by nn article contributed to
I'ciiruary issue 01 tno wiucauonai ue
view by Edwin O. Dexter, who Bets out to
Pvo uy ugures xnni ino acporuneni in
P"bllc schools varies ln rcsponso to tho
weather conditions. Stntlstlts collected re
Rardlng tho deportment ln tho schools of
uenver ana 01 now orn ami 01 me coniem-
i""'"'" u' uu,"uul ""
K,vo somo siriKing results.
"llsu lemperaiuro, ior instance, tenueu io
uecreaso tno number or "baa marKs in
"P110 01 lno lacl lml neal 18 supposeu to
hnvo nn ov" Infiuence upon persons of sul-
cl(,al tendencies. Tho largest excess of de-
merits was coincident with temperature be-
l" uu "t-Krui-B, wuuo in tempera-
turcs of from SO to 90 degrees the demerits
lCH lo uu Per ccnt- less ,nan normal, in
tho samo way It was discovered that condl-
tlo,ls ,)f Io,v bumldlty wcro accompanied
by 11 IarK Increase In schoot room mlsdo-
meanors, while high humidity showed n cor-
responding decrease In misdeeds. Tho drier
tho air tho more mischievous, apparently,
tno pupiw. curiously enough, high winds
nave a calamitous t-nect on deportment in
Denver, n low humidity nnd a high wind
bolng tho worst possible combination. Fair
woather or cloudy weather accompanied by
rain or snow occuslons less mischief than
cloudy weather without rain or snow,
Thero havo always been reasons In plenty
for blaming tho weather, but If It Is to bo
proved that tho woather, nsldo from Us
effect on tho nervous system, works In somo
mysterious way on tho conscience and tho
moral perceptions, It evidently has not been
blnnied half enough, It may be that In
futuro when tho urchin In school Js do
tccted In tho act of throwing chalk or mak
ing strategic uso of tho nefarious bent pin,
ho will bo able to oxculpato himself at once
on the ground of a low general humidity or
high wind or cloudy weather. However
that may be, thero appears to bo something
In Mr. Doxtcr's argument, as all sonsltlvo
persons who havo experienced tho depress
ing or exhilarating effects of tho weather
will admit. It would bo Interesting to havo
tho investigation carried on, say, In tho
caso of congress, nnd toe how far tho
weather may havo been responsible for the
making of history.
I'.iliient lonnl ntrn
J. llass Mulllncer linB been reannolntnl
university lecturer In history at Cambridge
university for n further period of live years,
l'rnf I'errv a. Ilolden of th ITnlvnrxl! v
of Illinois has reslsned nnd linn gone to
I'ekln, III., to nsnirac the duties of manager
of tho ngiioultural department of tho III.
nuis augnr iteuning company.
Somo Htriklnir llicurcs wcro clvcn bv nr.
Nicholas Murray Hutler ln u recent midi-pss
in Chicago, In tho United .States the public
cxpcnmiurt! ior cuucation nmuunts nununuy
to $:'00.000.0no T r tho cnnimnu nehools alono
or j:'.C7 per rnnltii of population. In Great
iiriinin nun ircinnii tnu total nun ic exnoniii.
turei on uccount of cducntton Is over JS8.000..
ww, or J.'JO per cuplta. In France It is nbout
ws.uw.uw. or per enpita. in tno Herman
empire It Is over JlOS.eOO.OOO. or moro thnn
K per rapitn. tiicho four great nations,
therefore, thn leuders nf thn wnrlil'n elvlli,
ration nt this time, with a total population
of nearly SlO.MiO.OtK). uro Knendlnir nnniiHllv
iur uuui-uuuii ii sum consiacrauiy greaier
t H I V Wt V VWV.
Tho Indications ro that Johns Honklns
univorsity win receive tno appropriation of
J1O0.0OO naked for from tho Htate legislature
in spite of tho oikiomIUoh that hun been
rnlted by somo poiKonx. Tho founder of tho
Institution It ft securities yielding an Income
of 1150,000. hilt tho present lin'nmo from
this tspurco Is only one-fifth ns much, or 130,
000. With 'ho strictest economies tho ex
penses or tno university, not Including tho
medical school, which Is prnctlcally self
suunortlnir. nr.- tSOO.COO a year a small sum.
indeed, when It Is considered what other
universities spend. Kor example, tho aggro,
gnto expenses of Harvard exceed Jl.OJO.00o,
whllo tho University of Michigan used morn
than Jjiai.wi last year, nair or wniili camo
rrom uio state, it would be greatly re
gretted In edufiitlonal eld les If tho work a
jonns jiopKliiM weru
I through lack or funds.
COOLIiV'S PATHETIC STORK
He Sou Up tho flea that II is Buffering for
Sin of Anothtr.
WRITES A HEART-RENDING LETTER
Coiiiinuiilcntlon to n l-'rleiitl l Iteml
n Court (in IJvlilrnoe, lut Stntc
iii cm In Conlnlnril Therein
Arc Denied,
If the story told by Thomas H. Cooley, al
leged embezzler on trial before Judge Baker,
Is truo ho was led Into eln to shield n man
who had posed as his friend. He that ns It
mn.W It Is an Intensely pathetic recital. It
tells of mental anguish that drove Cooley to
attempt sulcld& trouble that caueed the
world to look to him like an Inferno.
This sensational feature of the Cooley trial
was disclosed In a letter written by tho de
fendant to Hobcrt Miles, nsslstant cashier
for tho Minneapolis & Omaha Railroad com
pany during tho tenure of Cooley as cnshler.
The letter was Introduced ln ovldence and
Is now a part of the records. It was dated
nt lied Oak, In., February 20, 1809 a fow
minutes beforo the despondent Cooley
slashed his wrists with a ragged piece of
glass for tho purposo of blotting out his
life. Tho communication was Introduced by
the county attorney to show that Cooley has
admitted his shortage, but tho attorneys for
tho defense say It will rebound In favor of
their client. Moisture welled up In the
eyes of Jurors, lawyers and spectators while
tho reading was In progress, for whatever
may havo bt-en tho Inward thoughts of the
writer, tho letter appeared on the surfneo to
bo tho outpouring of a broken heart.
Cooley was visibly agitated when his let
ter was made public. Ho seemed to feel
humiliation. A bevy of bright young girls
from commercial school who sat In the
court room taking shorthand notes for prac-
tlco dropped their pencils nnd listened In
silence. It was a scene of scenes In crimi
nal court.
Coolry'n ToiicIiIiik Story.
Omitting iho date line, tho letter follows:
"Dear Ilob: I am on the brink of cterni
and before I leavo this earth I want to ask
your forgiveness for any wrong I hnvo done
you. I can lmaglno the pos'Uton you wcro
ln Sunday with all thoso people question
ing you nbout something you knew nothing
nbout and hnd no part ln. If you over know
anything, you found It out without mo tell
ing you. I did not want you Implicated, so
I kept It nil to myself, nnd God knows It
has rankled within mo until I believe at
times I was crazy at least I did not, care
what I did nor what the results might be.
I knew this was bound to ccmo souncr or
later, nnd ns I had stood the strain nbout as
long as I could, I decided to let It come and
bo dono with It. Do you know what started
It? I guess not, so I will tell you.
"When Ceorgo O. Davis left the cashier's
otllco and went to Jaynes' olllco he pulled
for mo and I got tho place ho mode vacant.
I did not understand his motive until after
ward. When ho told mo tljo nccount was
short I could readily seo why ho wanted mo
to get the position. He could not afford to
havo an outsider como In, for that would
havo meant exposure. That was the tlmo I
should havo quit work for the M. &. O.
"If you will look ln the bottom drawer of
my desk you will find an old book that will
show whero hundreds of dollars wcro never
put on tho regular cash book. I asked hlra
about It and he said it had been handed
down to him that way. I attribute my down
fall to him primarily, nnd for that -reason
I havo no sympathy for him. I blame my
self, too, for being weak enough to cover up
a shortogo for him. When ho was sick and
tho auditors were thero I shielded him. I
feel sorry for his wlfo and children, but ns
for himself, ho deserves no sympathy. My
poor wlfo and babies surfer through some
thing ho started and which I was foolish
enough to allow to run from bad to worse,
hoping It would becomo better nnd that 1
could square It. nut now you see the result.
Knrth n Hrll ( lllm.
"Bob. tako tho advice of a man who haB
experienced hell on earth and nover allow
yourself to do anything wrong or be tempted
by oven your best friend
"Don't forget It: nover do anytning tno
light of duy cannot shlno upon and redound
to vour credit
I speculated trying to get even, nut it
always went against me. You remember
tho salary was cut $10 per month that made
rnio soro anil l wanteu to quit risui. iucu,
but was persuaded to keep on. Tho road
saved n little money on thnt and will lote
nothing on tho shortage, as tho surety com
nunv w 111 have to stand It. As to Dennis-
well, thcro'll como a tlmo somo day when
he, as well as I, will nave to stand up in
Judttmcnt. I hope you will not loso any
thine bv this, as you Had no nana in it. it
you can do nnythlng for my wife nnd chll
dren, pleaBO help them. Tell Mcll Hoerner,
when tho tlmo conies to ten mm, ror my
wlfo and babies may need to see an old
member of Knights of Pythias lodgo No. 1
Help Scott pack up my things and Bond them
home.
"Now, Ilob, goodbye for tho last time.
"Yours, T. H. COOLEY."
.Allien Hxlilblt Letter.
When Assistant Cashier Miles received
Coolcy's letter he showed It to tho railroad
authorities, but it was not made public un
til Its introduction as evidence. In a Hed
Oak hotel Cooley mado a desperate effort
to end his life, and came near bleeding to
death. Ho had no weapon nor drugs, so In
his frantic desperation ho broke a window
pano nnd slashed deep Into his wrist with
tho Bharp cornors. Ho was discovered just
ln time to bo saved, although ho resisted the
surgeons ln a manner Indicating that he
really wanted to die
Tho Dennis to whom reference Is made In
Coolcy's letter ls no longer a resident of
Omaha, but 1b stationed nt Dcadwood, S,
D., In tho employ of tho Minneapolis &
Omaha railroad. When 'tho Cooloy shortage
was first announced Dennis heard that his
namo was being used In connection with It
nnd It Is said that ho Immcdlntoly came to
Omnha and Insisted upon an investigation
Uy examination of his books tho railroad au
thorltles wcro convinced that Dennis was not
short In his accounts and he was fully ex
oncrntcd. Ills employers retained him and
ho still retains tho confidence of the man
agement, It is officially stated.
The principal wttneFH of tho forenoon scs
slon of court wns Joseph II. Elscffer, form
erly agent for tho Minneapolis & Omaha
road In this city, but who Is now stationed
at Hartlngton. He was hero at tho tlmo o
Coolcy's flight, Thcro was nothing of par
tllcnlar lutorcst In Mr. Elseffcr's testimony
It being confined chiefly to tho Identification
of records nnd books belonging to tho rail
way office.
In the afternoon Robert Miles, tho assist
ant cashier, was on tho stand tho greater
part of tho time. Ills testimony did not dlf
fer in any essential particular from that
of provlous witnesses, at tho conclusion of
testimony for tho stato today the attorneys
for tho defendant will filo a motion to stop
further proceeedlngs by having the court
'instruct tho Jury to find for the defend
ant.
Witt a on WlllliiHT n Divorce lie tirnntcil
"In regard to my dlvorco case, I wish to
state," said V. Q. Watson yesterday, "that
deny tho allegation that I over pawned any
furniture or was cruel to my wife. Before
marrlago I wns sober and Industrious, but
owing to petty annoyances and persecution
on the part of my wife I took to drink. I
do not bollovo that my wlfo le mentally
seriously crippled I somld' Bho h" 0,1 several occasions at
J tampted self-destruction. I ara Derfectlr
willing thnt a divorce bo granted, but I
maintain that neither my wife nor I should
be given custody of tho child. H should bo
given to Its grandmothor, who has thus far
reared It, and Is amply able to give It n,
good home and proper education,"
llKM.MISU IS I'OCM) .Wl !tll,TV.
Jury AeqtiltK Kntlirr t'linrnnl with
AxmiiiltlnK HI" Dntrklitnr.
After twenty-four hours' deliberation a
Jury In Judge Baxter's court has acquitted
Antone Remmlsh of assaulting his lG-ycar-old
daughter, Tenle. This caso was np
pcaled from police court, where Ilcmmlsh
was convicted. Tho trial was conducted In
a spirited manner. The daughter Is now
employed In n retail store. Ilcmmlsh Is a
machinist and works for the Council Dluffs
street railway.
The evidence showed that several months
ago Tenle Ilcmmlsh was ln tho habit of
leaving her homo nnd staying away In
definitely without npprlslng her parents of
her whereabouts. On tho occasion of tho
alleged assault Mrs. Ucmmlsh traced her
child to tho homo of a playmate on Dowcy
nvenue. Sho Informed her husbnnd, and
ho went thero to take charge of Tenle. On
tho way homo thero was a scene. Somo of
the witnesses sworo that Tcnle's father
whipped her brutally with a pieco of rub
ber hose, whllo others said he used no
more forco than was necessary to make
her accompany him home, nnd that It was
within tho bounds of parental authority.
i: j. ni:i: htii.i. holds his .him,
IntlK" KcjRor DpiiIcn Injunction
Otixt Court llonxp KiiuIimmt.
to
Judge Koysor rendered a decision yesterday
morning denying the writ of Injunction
prayed for by Anton Vltoush to restrain tho
county commissioners from employing Kd J
Dee, nn unlicensed cngluoer nt tho court
house. In his effort Vltoush was supported
by tho local organization of statlonnry engi
neers. That body has for a long time ngl
tated tho question of having none, but li
censed engineers employed and there ls a
city ordinance to that effect.
It ls snld that this will not end tho mat
ter, but that the engineers will continue to
skirmish about ln tho hopo of finding some
law which will apply to Deo's case. The de
fense of Deo Is that ho Is fully competent
to pass tho examination, but that for polit
ical reasons the examining board has refused
to grant him license.
JOHN lli:iCl.S WATS MOXHY II U.U.
I'x jioiiltlou llxprenxmnii Scrku to Col
lect I)iiiiiiikm fur Arrct.
John Deklns, who was an expressman on
tho exposition grounds last summer, hns
filed suit In tho district court for $2,1,000
damages ngalnst II. J. l'enfold, one of tho
exposition managers. Toward tho closo of
tho exposition Ileklne became uneasy about
his pay and Instituted attachment proceed
ings In tho county court. Ho set forth
mnny statements reflecting upon tho sol
vency of tho exposition, nnd ho was fooii
afterward arrested for perjury. Ho alleges
In bis petition thnt Mr. l'enfold wns the
Instigator of his arrest nnd sets forth that
ho was acquitted on tho perjury charge.
Nevertheless, ho asserts thnt he suffered
damages and great humiliation.
ATTI.B DKAI. MAKKS THOlIIII.i:.
12tilt- Cnnrt In Trjlnir tn Adjnnt n
I'lirtuernlilp lilnerrni'i.
Several months ago Loul. Spelt, and A.
. Spaugh entered Into partnership for tho
purpoBo of buying and selling Texas cattle.
Speltz wns to furnish tho money and Spaugh
the L-xperlenco. Now theso partners aro ln
equity court trying to settle a dispute.
Speltz is suing Spaugh for $900 which ho
claims ls due him by reason of Irregular
methods ln tho transaction of the buslnew.
Spaugh went to Texas and bought large lots
of cattle and Speltz, who remained at tho
oiner enu oi tne line, peneves no uiu not
get his share of tho proflU arising from tho .
speculation. The agreement was that the
profits should bo shared equally
Adjust liiic Kxtntc In Conrt,
In Judge Keycor's court Wednesday after
noon tho caso of James Forbes and others
against Ooorgo Forbes and others Is on
trial. Numerous plaintiffs and defendants
are named ln tho petition and it Is strictly
a family affair. Tho trouble, atoso over
on cstato left by the lato Lucy Ladd, who
died In September, 1898. A large amount
of property Is involved. Tho plaintiffs wcro
not sntlBfied with tho terms of the will left
by the deceased, It appearing, arcordlng to
tho allegations, that George Forbes and hl3
codefendnnts receiver! tho lion's sharo of
the. wealth. Judge Keysor is weighing the
caso In his balance. Lucy I .add was a rela
tive of tho parties to tho suit.
No llcrelver In ocesNnrj-.
Judgo Keysor has decided that It Is not
necessary to appoint a recclvor to tako
charge of W. E. Crouso's business affairs.
Application was mado by Edmond Crousc, a
brother, 'thn allegation being that by reason
of a fall from a railroad train near Fremont
W. E. Crouso Is mentally Incapacitated. The
effort to havo a receiver appointed camo
about through action brought by W. E.
Crouso to foreclose a mortgage hold by him
and given by his brother. This leaves the
foreclosure suit pending Just as It wns be
foro tho receivership application was in
jected into It. W. E. Crouse is a wealthy
banker at West Point, this state.
.Voted or the Courts.
Lnev ItoeTH hns sued Erwln O. RocerH
for divorce, alleging extreme cruelty. They
wero married In Knnsas City, May 20,
1553.
Lucretla Crelghton Shelby. 3 years old.
hns by her father, John Shelby, us next
friend, sued tho street railway company
for $15,000, alleging that as a result of being
struck by one of tho defendant company's
can tho little ono Is maimed for llfo.
Itlchard Tlzard of Omuha lias filed poll
tlon in voluntary bankruptcy proceedings
In tho United States district court. Ills
liabilities nro listed nt $20,188.50, with as
sets of $135. The debts were principally
Incurred in the building of tho Tlzard block
in this city.
Tho Letts-Spencer Grocery company of St.
Joseph, Mo., nnd other wholesale houses
of that place havo begun proceedings be
foro tho United States district Judgo to
havo Frank E. Hoslow of York, Neb., de
clared bankrupt. The plaintiffs allege thnt
tho defendnnt has disposed of his prop
erty whllo Insolvent.
William Krebs, a farmer of Antelopo
county, asks to bo declared a bankrupt.
His liabilities are $301, with nssets of $3V.
Krebs' petition Is remarkable for the fact
that It Is the first one filed where tho
nssets exceed tho liabilities, and It Is also
tho caso Involving the smallest nmount of
liabilities. Thero Is but one creditor.
Tho creditors of tho Nebraska Brewing
company to tiio number of half a dozen
tiled netltlon In the United States district
court yesterday asking that tho com-
pany ue. oeciareu nanKrupi. ino uamiiucs
of tho company aro said to bo about $00,000,
with osBots of about $50,000.
Mr Frederick Hatter
says: "It's ini.osll)Io to net away from
the fact Hint the bat we tiro showing
for ifll.00 lias never been equaled In our
quarter of a century of lint selllns; In
shape, color ami tone they are Just what
we havo been striving for these many
years to get a hat that we could sell
for a medium price that -would satisfy
the young men satisfy them that they
were wearing the very latest satisfy
them that they havo never seen such
durability for the (same amount of
money. Tho spring styles of the famous
Dunlap and Stetsons will bear Investiga
tion." FREDERICK,
The Hatter,
The l.riullnit llt Mini of tho West.
120 South Fifteenth Street.
THERE IS
KIRK MAKES IT
OUTCOME IS PROBLEMATICAL
Difference of Opinion as to Disposition of
Cmiba k St. Lou's Property.
WABASH OR ALTON MAY GAIN CONTROL
CoiiMollilntlon villi .Nov Iviiiiniin City
Southern Not the Only I'omnIIiIk
.Men on of Settling I'itm
eiit Itcccl vcrnlilp.
Omaha railroad men nre Just now Indulg
ing in a deal of speculation over tho dispo
sition of tho Omaha & St. Iouls, the Omaha
Kansas City & Eastern and the Kansas
City & Northern connecting railroads, whlrh
are now In tho hands of receivers. Thero Is
a diversity of opinion ns to the ultimata out
como of tho receivership, somo doubt being
expressed by certain well Informed officials
ns to the lines being consolidated with the
new Kansas City Southern, formerly tho
Kansas City, Pittsburg & (Julf.
"I do not believe," said an official who
has paid careful attention to tho matter,
"thnt a consolidation between tho Omnha &
St. Louis and Its two ussoclato lines will bo
effected with tho new Oulf property. Tho
only circumstance pointing to bucIi nn out
come ls that John W. Gates Is largely In
terested In tho two properties nnd his In
fluence may be brought to bear to effect n
consolidation. Tho benefits which would be
derived by Omnha from such a movo nre ob
vious. It would glvo this city a direct Hue
to tho south clear through to tho Gulf.
"On tho other hand, however, tho Chicago
& Alton nnd tho Wabash arc both known to
. ,nnlrln!r .h .... ,... .Q lhrce llnca
oglnR th0 ,Q . rouU!i Tho rcceiv.
era were accompanied on a recent tour of
Inspection by prominent officials of both
then rnml nml their trln over tho system
was hardly ono of pleasure. Tho bondhold- : bo repcrved for members of the executive
ere of tho Omaha & St. Louis and Its con- I commltteo nnd homo pntronngo bureau of
nectlnns nro in the market to sell, and it Is tho Commercial club and their ladles. Tho
a well known fact that they aro not particu- remainder of tho seats will ho for tho oc
lar about dictating to whom tho purchaso cupnny of nil who are Interested In tho cub
shnll bo made. So tho matter resolves It- 1- f omo patronngo. Tho building will
self into a nucatlon of what system would nccommodato I'.OOO people, nnd when that
derlvo tho greatest advantage by nbsorptlon
of tho property. The logical otltcomo of tho
receivership would bo tho purchaso of tho
system by the Wababh. Connection Is now
mado with tho Wabash at Pattonsburg. Mo.,
aud through trains nro run from Omaha to
St. Louis over tho Omaha & St. Louls-Wa-
bash systems. Connection Is also made with
tho Wabash at Quincy, the eastern terminus
of tho Omaha, Kansa City & Eastern road.
In case tho Wabash gains control of tho
property tho making of Omaha its western
terminal would mean much to this city from
a railroad standpoint.
"In cose tho Alton purchases tho various
propcrtlcs, It would be nn important factor , routo west. His objective point la Colo
ln Omaha railroad circles. In nil probabll- I rado. Mr. Williams Is making a tour of
lty n lino would bo built from lloodhouso to
Quincy, III., to connoct with tho Omaha,
Kansas City & Eastern's present eastern
terminus and provide a direct Omnha-St.
Louis line. By means of tho Knnsns City
&. Northern connecting tho Alton would havo
its own lino between Omaha nnd Kansas
City nnd Omaha would Immcdlntoly divide
honors with tho Alton's present western
terminal at Kansas City. Tho entlro ques-
tlon, however, Is Bomewhat complicated aud
It Is doubtful If there Is anyone who knows
exactly what tho flnnl result will be."
JtiilHrny Notes nml Personiils.
Oonerul Manager nidwell of tho Klkhorn
has returned from Chicago.
General Passenger Agent Francis of tho
Uiirllnrtnn Is homo from a brief Denver
Oenrco C. Powers of Chicago. Industrial
rmTlan Omuha visitor.01
ilnnnml Mnimirer lloldreco and General
Solicitor Manderson of tho liurllngton havo
returned from u brief eastern business trip.
W. G. Davidson, assistant city passenger
necnt of tho Omaha Ai St. lyjuls. hns re-
turned from a visit to Madison, Wis., nnd
Chicago.
Ilohort McNeil, Vnlnn Pacific ynrdmaFtcr,
and Dr. H.illc;- aro nt Central City for a
short hunting expedition. .McNeil tele
graphed to Omaha yesterday for moro am-
-,. , -.,.,
TRY GRAIN-0 I TRY GRAIN-Ofl
Ask your crocer today to show von a
packago nf GHAIN-O, tho new food drink
that takes tho place of colToo. Tho children
may urinu it witnnut injury, ns well .s tno
i adult. All who try It, llko It. GItAIN-O
, has that rich seal brown of Mo'ha or Jm.i,
but It It; intido from puro ninlim. mid u o
hm. uiiumi' kkhiiuuu rmirvn n wiin .in
dlstresd. , tho prlco of cotfeo. 15c and 2:ic
per package. Sold by all grocers.
r f
Vv J s
n
PLEASURE IN
TRADE MARK
Soap
because of
its delicate perfume,
creamy latherand
cleansing properties.
DEALERS SELL IT
munition and Htntrd that goeso tvero so
thick that he expected to bring buck a car-
load.
On nccount of the general assembly of
tht- Presbyterian church to be held In St. '
I.oilH .May 17-:il the liurllngton line quoted
it rute. from Nebraska points of ono furo
plus J.' for the round trip.
A Fjieclnl train eumo In on the Hook
Island from the. west yesterday, having
aboard a party of New Kngland people
who havo been touring California, nnd the
west under the direction of the H.tyinond
Whltcotnb excursion bureau of Hoston.
TO TWINE LAUREL WREATHS
l'liltliu 1Im rllint Iiih of Home Pntroii
iilte I'rlxe to School
Children.
Tho home patronage bureau of the Com
merclal club hun arranged for the entertain
luent for tho distribution of the prizes to i
be given to pupils of tho public schools for ,
tho best essays on the subject of home pat-
ronngo In responso to questions propounded ,
11,0 u," of thc rt,celU homo Pntronngo
exhibit. The cntcrtnlnment will be held
nun uin iiutvs utAi riiimj i-ii'ii-
Ing at Iloyd's thenter. The awards will bo
mado following nn address by H. J. l'enfold
of tho Hoard of Education. Such of tho
prizes ns aro not too bulky will bo given
to tho winners to tnko home with them nt
onco, whllo tho larger ones will bo sent to
the. homes of tho winners tho following
morning.
Thcro will bo no chnrgo for admission to
tho entcrtnlnmont, hut no one will admitted
without a ticket. Tickets may now be se
cured upon application nt the business houses
of A. Hospc, Clement Chaso and Aloe-Pen-fold
company. These tickets must be pre
sented at tho box office of the Hoyd thenter,
whero reserved sent tickets will be given ln
oxchnngc. Tho principals of the schools
and tho children to whom prizes nre to bo
given will occupy scats upon the stage.
Members of tho city council nnd Board of
Kducntlon. with their ladles, will occupy
lb boxes and 200 Beats In tho parquet will
many uckuih jiuvo ucen issueu tne (list ri-
button will stop.
Orchestral music will bo provided and
there will bo addresses by a number of
prominent citizens appropriate-to tho occa
sion. CORNELL'S TREASURER HERE
riiinnclnl Until of the Crent CoIIokc
I:iiJoh llrlef Visit with
Oiiuihu l'rleniU.
Emmons Williams, treasurer of Cornell
college, was In Omaha Tuesday evening en-
I sovoral states looking after securities and
other investments hold by tho Institution ho
represents.
A featuro of his visit to Omnhn was an
; Informal smoker tendered him Tuesday
night at tho Omnha club, by Omaha men
who wero onco Cornell students. Among
those pnuent were: Alfred Millard, Charles
Saunders, Dr. (Jlfford, Herbert Gnnnett, II.
s. Hobb, Charles C. Hosowater, Frank
Ulchardson, J. S. Bwartz, M. II. Davenport,
A. C. Davenport, C. S. Young and John W,
Uattln.
Mr. Willlnms speaks encouragingly of con
ditions In tho west so far ns he has traveled
DX Li S h 0 0 !T1 3 H
W,,H "l 0om 1,al" KMtH RllOOH ho
VVOllItl lmcU Ills irrln tlllll tllko 0110 t)f
, tlioHt! mountain "jmihsuh" itiitl como to
1!le C(Mmt,.y wll(,ro Hioro nro 110 "Hoors"
,.,,,,1 u-lim-n nil num iimi m.n .m.t..
111(1 V. . 'I1011 ,,ultmo VWtlllil walk-
hik tiimiiiicp oi mr sioro can ot moro
for tliolr llttlo .?.'!.riO, when It comes to
siloes, t liiiu any other jIaci on the ninp
innps cluing!1, tint, our shoo values never
do they are Just as good toilny as when
I you bought tluo nlioes lust siirlng
Uioy were Hatlslaitory tlieit-tliese will
I-c now-tl.e new spring lino of. ss;i.r,0
' 1(11008 ls Vl'r' elaborate.
Drexel Shoe Co.
Osaka's C.t-4at 8b Rtut)
1410 FARNAM STREET.
Open Evenings
ntirliitf this frrent cut-priced plnno
nlo wo arts open every evening until 8
o'clock - These pianos aro from our reg
ular sloc-U and have been on display la
our show room for the past fow weeks
and are in every regard perfect, clean
and dry not a tlninagctl Instrument
among them New pianos In tills salo at
S17, i?i:i7, 51 IS, SKIS, .S17S and up u
ifl'SS that means a genuine mailc-down
of '',"i and even .'0 per cent In some cases
There bus nover been a time befoie
In Omaliii In piano selling when such
low prleen on such guaranteed pianos
wero quoted Included In this Kalo
aro tlio Ktcluwuy, Kimball, Knabe,
Krell, Kranlcb and ISach, Koyal, Mullet
tc Davis, IIospo nnd others.
A. HOSPE,
Huslo and Alt 1613 Douglas.
USING
ose
15
and believes the country generally is ln a
vcry prosperous condition,
NEW AUDITORIUM PROJECT
HiiNlorii fiiiiltnlUtu fnnftlilc rltm
Hotel nml Aiiilllorliini
In Onitilin.
lllK
Although it has received but slight men
tion for somo time, thn nudltorlum project
in Omaha Is not dead. Ono of tho gentlemen
who has been taking an nctlvo Interest In
the project Is Just now negotiating with
eastern capital for tho erection of a mam
moth hotel In Otnnhu with an nudltorlum nt
tuchnunt, to occupy a full block In n con
venient location, and has received aomo as
surances that tho means mny bo forthcom
ing If tho peoplo nf Omaha want such a
I.n,lvri11. i,,.,! ,. . .lom.to th lte.
Tho gentleman Is now ln tho cast nnd whllo
llb!,cnt wlM ,,pvolo ROlne ,lnm nml cergy to
furtberlnir his scheme. From his tone-
spon(i0nc(i ho has been led to a realization
(ht tlll.ro a Krr.,t ,lcnl of eastern capital
now sooKing western investment nnu mat
Otnaha is being favorably considered us tht
location of somo of these Investments.
lie imirkitlilu Cures of Htieiiniiitlsin.
From the Vindicator, lltithcrfordtnn, N. C.
Tho editor of tho Vindicator 'has had occas
slon to test tho efficacy of Chamberlain's
Pain llnlm twice with tho most remnrkabio
results In each case. First, with rhcumntlsta
In tho shoulder from which ho Buffered ex
cruciating pain for ten dayB, which wns re
lieved with two applications of Pain Halm,
rubbing tho parts nffilctcd and realizing
Instant benefit and entlro relief In n very
short time. Second, in rheumatism ln thigh
Joint, nlmost prostrating him with sevcro
pain, which was relieved by two applications,
rubbing with tho liniment on retiring at
night and getting up frco from pain.
MnrtnlltV NtntlntlcM.
The following births nnd deaths were re
ported ut the office of tho Hoard of Health
during tho twenty-four hours ending nt
noon Wednesday:
Hlrths Oeorgo Lucas, 2137 Hotith Twen
tieth, girl; Jiielurmti, northwest corner
Tenth and Jones, girl; David Johnson, 2720
South Sixteenth, boy.
Deaths Suslan Fitzgerald, 72 years, Ninth
nnd Clnrlc; Peter Angele, !i mouths, Tenth
and Atlas; Cnrrlo M. Gibson, lfl years, 2fiI0
Franklin; Martin II. llopps, 7S yenm, 4103
Hamilton.
"I usod Kodol Dyspepsia euro in my family
with wonderful results. It glvos immediate
relief, Is pleasant to tako and Is truly tho
dyspoptlc'B beat friend," Bays E. Hnrtgcrlnk,
Ovorlscl, Mich. Digests what you cat. Can
cot fall to cure.
'Mnrrlnuc Licenses.
Tho following marrlago licenses wcro Is
sued Wednesday:
Namo and residence. Age.
Johns II. I.unsford, Lakeside, Neb n
Lulu M. Thompson, Lukeslde, Neb 21
Ira. G. Loncwcll, Omaha :ii
Christina lilsenfce, Omaha 33
Tlnnn Hansen. Klkhorn. Neh tic,
Alvcnn. Hltim, milliard, Neb JS
Hoss It. Steele, Ytttan, Neb 21
Isabcllo Forcum, Lincoln is
Brain Workers.
I Horsf orcl's Acid Phosphate
Strengthens thc exhausted nnd con
fused brain, relieves nervous headache
and induces refreshing sleep.
Genuine bearj name Hoxsfokd's on wrapper.
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