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OMAHA DAILY BEE : SUNDAY , FEBIfffAIiY 1 , 1801-STXTBEN PAOES , Il\\r ( ) \ \ RELIEF FUNDS ARE USED There ia Apparoitly Room for Improvement in Methods * I TALK WITH A RED WILLOW COUNTY FARMER A Kow Un wort liy I'cople Get the Icn- ! That tlio Itcnl SufTcrcrH The Fault of tlio System. A. M , Unrton of Imlianola , In a recent In terview with u UKK representative , offered a suggestion for the adoption of a hotter method ot distributing supplies to the destitute set tlers , which Is worthy of general attention , Mr. Barton Js a member of the farmers' ' alll- anco and a man of much cultivation. "It is true , " he said , "that a great many residents of thcso western counties nro desti tute as n result of last summer's drouth , Many of them need food nnd fuel , and many more will need seed nnd feed In the spring. Hut tn this case , as In that of Johnstown and other disasters , some people who do not need aid arc getting too much of It , and some that need It most get none of It. " ' Could you nr.me any such Instances ! " ho was asked. "Yes , a good many of both kinds , but It would bo unfair to Judge the whole subject by such cases , I will mention , as an jxtremo case to Illustrate the point , that of ono man whon' 1 know to huvo received aid regularly , as often ns twice a week , smco supplies have been sent hero. IIo has been among tliu -juosr. rampant claimants lor assistance. A quiet Investigation demonstrated tlmt ho is the owner of 1,000 acres of land , free of Incumbninco ! KK ) hogs , ami seventy-live head of cattle. lie also has 700 out at Interest. IIo lives In the satnu neighborhood with people who are pinched for food and n fire , but are dlllldont about asking. Now , mind you , this Is no reflection upon wealthy people , nor should It load any body to believe that there Is not. much real destitution , but it shows bow the relief fund sometimes miscarries. " "Is there no remedy for ill" "Not under the present system of dis tributing supplies. Jt Is practically imnossi- for justices ol tliopoacowhonowhavocimrie of the matlor , to exercise a rigid scrutiny In handling supplies , or even to refuse aid wncn they know it Is not needed. They feel that they cannot afford to make enemies , and some of them feel that they cannot afford to neglect a good opportunity to inako friends nt the public expense. I have heard of ono jus- tlco of the peace In a western county who ha gene to well-to-do farmers and urged them t stop up and get their share , remarking that he was willing to do thorn a good turn and that they would have plenty of chances to return the compliment. " "How can thtsdiniculty bo remedied ! " "Only by Inking the matter out of the hands of nny person who has the slightest personal , political or commercial Interest in deciding who Is worthy and who Is not. I think It would bo a good plan to appoint four men to handle the matter ? In each comity. Let them dlvido districts , each taking a sec tion where ho Is not acquainted and can therefore ) have no personal interest. The best men wo havo" would bo willing to do this public service for very small P'.iy. Many would do it for nothing. Let them personally investigate every case and let their decision bo final. They could thus make the most of the funds available and the strong would no longer trample upon the weak. It would bo no longer necessary , o net on nny man's ' word. The persons charged with the responsibility would Investigate ) each case for themselves. They could also render a full statement of the amount of seed and feed required In the spring. I believe this method would save tlio state thousands of dollars and secure aid for thu people who , though needing It most , are least likely to get It. " Mr. Unrton. sold further that ho know of several residents of his section who could In duce friends in the cast to forward supplies , but had declined to elo It because they thought it would bo wasted. If a system in which they had confidence should bo adopted the supplies could bo somewhat Increased from thut source. THlii IlOSPlTATj PLUMBING. Two Reports on the Subject Presented to the Commissioners. ' There were only thrco members of the county board present nt the regular meeting yesterday afternoon , but a great mass of routine business was handled. Corrigan and Van Camp were the ab sentees. To state the plain facts In the case , the meeting was a good deal of a farce. Mr. Berlin claimed , early in the session , that the chairman had sat down on him so hard that ho would "like to see 'em do any more busi ness that day. " Mr. Berlin stuck to tlio stand he had took , with the most important result of keeping the county employes out of their money fora week longer. The reading of the minutes of the previous meeting disclosed thai they did not contain the lengthy preamble and sot of resolutions Introduced at the last meeting by Mr. Berlin relative to T. A. Mcgcatii , register of deeds , bolng in arrears and calling upon the county attorney for answers to certain questions ro- latlvo thereto. Mr. Berlin entered a verv emphatic protest to the resolutions not hav ing been included In the minutes. Owing to the absence of Messrs Corrigan and Van Cmnp , Chairman 0'ICeclTo ' withheld putting the vote na to the approval of tlm minutes until such tlmo as thcso absentees should bo present. There wero'two bids for the county adver tising , being from TUB UKU and World-Her ald. .Both were referred to the committee on llnance. Illds for supplies for the county poor were received from Frank E. Cutler , T. Sullivan , J. Uiordan , Meyer & Kimpke , 1'axlon & Gnllughor , Corlln & Johnson , W. II. Bovd mid P. J. Queuley. Referred to the commit tee on charity. Hlds lor drugs and other supplies was re ceived from H. J. I'cnfold and referred. Other bids for smnll matters were referred , Various applications for minor matters were referred. A number of claims of a routlno ordcrwero referred. A claim of Dr. I'enbody forf20 for making a postmortem examination wns rejected. Several reiiuosts regarding Indigent per sons were referred. Calvin Goodwin wns made cunstnblo ol Waterloo priclnct , and G. Scssman rend supervisor of said dlsirict. Two reports were In from the committee on construction relative to the S. I. 1'opo mat ter. Ono of them read as follows : Mr. Chairman Your committee to whom was referred the hill of extras , as follows , ol S. I. 1'opo & Co. relative to steam boating in hospital building , viz : Amount of lilll for $ 875.0C Amount of bill for MS.ir Amount of bill for 4Xi.Ot Amount of bill for O-V..oc Amount of bill for. . . . . ' 1MO.OC Amount of bill for 55.W Total , . . . . * ) , a.vrif Wo bog to recommend that the amount ol said bills as above bo rejected except as tc items as follows : An item of f.r. r. An item of 45 An item of { Total $12v The above amount of fl'JJ is recommended allowed and paid by warrant drawn on the hospital funif. Gr.oiuu : K , TIM.MI : , P. .1. CollllKUN. U. O'KKt.FI-K. Committee on construction , The other report was signed by Mr. Berlin alonu and was as follows : "Mr. Chairman : Your committee to whom was referred the bills of S. I. POJIO & Co. , foi account of steam heating contract , relative tc the now county hospital building , bog leave to recommend that Inusmucu as thu contract ors , S. I. Pope & Co. , have fuilci ! ( according to report of exports ) tc comply with the terms and con dltions of plans , npocltlcatioiis and contr.icl applying to said work , and that as yet nc test having boon mndo to prove that a decree of heat in said building can bo maintained a ! * to degrees when the outsldo temperature Is \ 20 degrees below zero , that this board do cllno any further payments to said contract ore on account of this work until the plans specifications and contract have been fully compiled with , nnd also the necessary heat- IIIK lest made.1 Uoth reports worn laid over until the next meeting of tha hoard , A H\V 1TCIIMAN IXJUIIKI ) . Clinrlcs 1'riiH Loses a Leg hi the I ) . & 31. YurdH. Charles 1'Yus , a switchman , was run over last night about 0:30 : by an engine In the I ) . fi M. yards , nnd his loft leg was cut oil be tween the ankle und tha knee. Mr. Frus wns engaged at tbo tlmo of tno accident , m uncoupling the how from an en- cndno that stood on a side truck , when the cnplno attached to the Kansas City express came backlnc down on the main traclc. By some means the switch was thrown the wrong way and the ICnimas City express tram ran In on the truck where Frus was working , IIo was not cx- iKjcthiK the train to como in on that truck , and the onglno struck him and threw him across tha track.The wheels under the ten der passed over the prostrate man's letr , and then tbo cnglno was brought to a full stop. Frus wns taken utonco to St. Joseph's hos- ntlal , where surgeons amputated the leg. Knit Is a married man nnd IIVM nt 1S08 South Elphth street , where bis wifu nnd children received the sud news soon lifter thu painful accident. MiT HIM DOWN HASY. So Says an Kx-IOmployc in tlio Plumb- liiK Inspector's UMIuc. Another republican hai been spotted in the plumbing department of tbo city , and will walk. 'I'he democratic caucus of the council , ut Its meeting tbo other day , decided that only democrats need apply , and sIuco that time Major Dennis , the plumbing Inspector , has been busy swinging the ofllclal axe. Henry lunn ) was the first man whoso head fell , and scarcely had tbo executioner recov ered before he sought another victim. This time it Is Chris lioyor , who has faithfully served the city for years. Yesterday Boyer , in sponklm ; of his decapitation , said : "When the IJonnls iiivestigition was going on It wns understood that I was to remain If I would not testify against the old man. I diit not , but ns soon ns the testimony closed ho at once began tlndlng fault with my work , until yesterday , when ho served notice that tnv services would not bo required after the first of the month. Now that 1 am not under any obligations to Mr. Dennis , I want to say that that investigation was a case of tlio neatest whitewashing that I ever witnessed. They proved the major guilty of the misappropriation of funds , hut there the matter dropped. 11 It had been any ono else , that committee would have urged a resignation and Insisted upon a prose cution. "I want to tell you that half of the major's crookedness never became public. The com mittee simply looked over the books and papers that Dennis gave them. If they had taken the records of his ollleo and conducted n thorough Investigation they would have found tilings that would have opened their eyes , but I cuess they were not after this , for they let the old man down pretty easy. " IWOWN'liM ; HAM/ . Completion ol tlio First Term of the School Your. The first term of the school year nt Brownell hull was completed yesterday. Ex aminations were held and tbo young ladles are ready to enter upon the second term's ' work. This has been the most successful term in , ho history of Brownell hall. Notwithstand- tig the hard tlmos in western Nebraska , which prevented a number of young ladies from attending school , the at tendance nt present from Nebraska Is greater than ever hoforo. The grudo of work ilono during the term was exceptionally good. The health of the young ladles hi school has been excellent , and the interest taken In almost every department of study has been constant and energetic. Dr. Uoberty has made n proposition to the trustees which contemplates thu finishing up of the south wing of the building. This is made necessary by the crowded condition of the hall. In the music depart ment , particularly , there hns ocen remnrknblo growth. The institution now has thirteen pianos in constant use. The cn tlro time of thrco Instructors in music is required , and yet some of the resident pu pils have been turned away Uccauso the teachers had not tlmn to bear them. Much new apparatus has been added to the chemical ana physical departments. The gymnasium Is now ono of the most complete in the west , and the apparatus is of the best and most approved Inventions known among physical directors. There nro at present 132 young ladles In the school. They come from thu states of Nebraska , Iowa , Missouri , Illinois , Dakota and Wyoming. The senior or graduating class will have seven members this year. Secretary lYliidom'H Funeral. The following telegram wns received by Collector Alexander yesterday evening : WASIIIXHTOX , D. C. , Jim. 31. To the sur veyor of customs , Omaha , Neb. , ofllcers of the customs , assistant treasurers of the United States and all other otllcors of the treasury department : Notice Is hereby niven thut the funeral of tha lion. William Win- dotn , Into secretary of the treasury , will tike placont 12 o'clock noon on Monday , February I' , ls',11 ' , In tlio city of Washington. All build ings and oflices under your control will be closed throughout- that day , so fur as is con sistent with the transaction of necessary public business , and absolutely on nnd after the hour mentioned. On all public buildings throughout the United States nnd all vessels and steamers under tno control of this de partment the national ling will be. displayed nt half-mast. A. S. NKTTI.KTOX , Acting Secretary. Thu IjloeiiHo Hoard. At a meeting of the license ooard yester day afternoon the petitions of John Dldam , Henry Hornherger , August Schultz and Chris Grotmuch fora rehearing of their ap plication for saloon licenses were granted. Some of the cases were hoard again and de cided. The following licenses were granted : Johli Didtim , at U311 Walnut street ; August Schultz , 1UI1 North Eleventh street : Chris Grotniach , 1134 Capitol avenue , Schultz was granted a license upon condition that ho re move the wine rooms from his place of busi ness. ness.Hwiry Hornborger's case will bo heard at the next meeting , which will bo Monday at 1 1 a. m. _ _ Trnu Hum ! Dnnoc. North Omaha lodco No. 51 , Independent Order of the Trou Bund , gave its thiri ! nnnual hall ut Gornmnia hall last night. The party was largely attended and an enjoyable time wus had. This order , which Is of i benevolent nature , was organised m Omiiht three years npo with a membership of thirty two. Since then lodges have boon Instltutei in most of the cities of Nebraska and Iowa The annual dues are $14 , which pays a deatl loss of ? TOO and a sick nenoflt of § 5 per week Only Germans between the ages of twenty nnd forty years nro eligible to membership. Uravn John L. Again. JAXFSVII.I.KVIs. . , Jan. 81. | Special Telo gitini toTiu ; BKI ; . ] John Ij. Sullivan's las light was with the members of his own com puny near Harvard , on hU way to Freeport last night. He insulted ono of the woman o the troupe , thrashed the man who protested and took possession of the train. When thi train stopped ho drove nil the passengers ant trainmen from t ho ctopot platform. Travelini PassciiKcr Agent Olbson of Madison llnall' ' coaxed him Into n private car and took htm ti liockford to sober up. A ItiiRy Day at tlio Customs House. Yesterday was one of the busy days at thi customs house. When tha McKlnloy bll passed , congress it was provided that liquor could remain in bonded warehouses untl Feb. 1 , after which they were to bo taken outer or the owners pay an additional tnx of V ) cent per gallon. As yesterday was the last day there wus a great rush among liquor dealer to gottholr stock out.of bond. The receipt of the ollleo ou liquor tax nlono amounted ti something over $1,500. General Mltrn Surprised. LONDONJan. . . ' 11 , [ Special Cablegram t TUB REE. | A funny story Is reported fron Paris. General Mltrc of the Argentine He public proposes to return homo next tnontl with n vloiv. It Is understood , of being elected president. The general was ur- prised a day or two nio ; by a visit from his landlord , who requested him to Intercede with President , Balmncpda of Chill nnd ask him to take General Mltto's quarters upon his arrival In the French capital which thu landlord assumed would be at no distant , dnte. General Mitro not being acquainted with IJnlmaccdn could not comply with the request which , however , wns not so absurd , Paris being a favorite refuge of the South American cx-prcsidcnts as well as of the de posed European sovereigns , SKKIvfxG 1MIO.HOTION. Ten Thousand Children Taking the Scml-Aiuuinl school IC.xmnlimtion. While politicians nro anxious concerning the action of the state legislature , ana men of business worried about the volume of trade , n more numerous class of tno Omaha public during the last ten days has felt as great anxiety over quite a different matter. For somewhat more than a week the thou sands of children in the public schools huyo been busy and nnxlous concerning the out- conio of the mid-year examination , and not a few of the fathers and mothers have been deeply Interested in the sanio mutter. A visit to the ofllco of the superintendent enables ono to gather an Idea of the manner Iti which those examinations nro conducted. It Is known to teachers and pupils that tbo examination Is held the last week of Janu ary , and the course of study , which Is printed , so that each teacher may have n copy , outlines with consider able minuteness the ground to ho covered. A11 examinations other than this and the one held in Juno are conducted entirely by the principals and teachers , and notio of thnm are looked upon as so formidable. As the super intendent makes nil the arrangements for these two. providing the questions and passing judgment on the result , making pro motions or lorblddlng them , as in his opinion the various cases may demand , their great importance Is recognized. A week before the examinations begin the teachers prepare on a blank furnished by the superintendent an estimate of the pupils' readiness for for promotion and 11 lo the same with the principals , .The basis of tills esti mates is the success of the pupils in their pre vious daily work. The following Instructions arc printed on every one of thcso estimate sheets : "Teachers will plcnso to note the following directions : " 1. In making this estimate teachers will please to arrange the names of all pupils be longing to the several classes separately In two divisions : First , the names of all who nro recommended for advancement. Second , of nil who nro not recommended , writing nlovo the first recommended and above the second not recommended. Arrange the names of each class in the order of excel- cnco. "i Note also the names of any who have , 0110 over the work of either class two or noru times , and whether punctual and at tentive. " Careful directions are also sent to all the principals concerning the details of the cxum- nations , so that the tlmo shall in every case be the same , and that the examination maybe bo honest and the markings just and uniform. Superintendent James considers the char acter of tbo questions a matter of so much inportanco that he prepares thorn ah himself , llu looks upon this as one of the most import ant duties lie has to perform , as u single list of injudicious questions would work great injustice to u largo number of pupils. The examinations began about ten days ago , the reading , writing and music being com dieted a week ago. Last Monday fore noon came the drawing ; Tuesday , spelling and United States history ; Wednesday , geog raphy ; Thursday , language and grammar , nnd Friday , arithmetic. In nil cases where reviewing the papers requires much time the pupils are excused in the afternoon to give opportunity for careful imnkmg. After the manuscripts have been read the results nro tubulated and entered carefully on the estimate sheets already montlonqd. Yes terday the principals met the superintendent and fixed the standard for promotion and de cided which pupils should bo advanced. In doing this the pupil whoso previous daily work has secured the toucher's ' "recommenda tion" is allowed , if ho needs it , IB or 20 per cent In every study in addi tion to whnt ho obtained by his answers. In the lower grades more than this is allowed sometimes , as few young children aronblo to Uo themselves Justice in a written examina tion , nnd the superintendent believes the teacher's estimate is much the best criterion In all thcso cases. Indeed , in the lowest grade no examination Is attempted , the judg ment of tbo teacher alone deciding the ques tion of promotion. This week the principals will consult with their teachers about every pupil where an in justice may have been done nnd uring all these cases to the superintendent , where each ono will bo considered as a special case. As there ; is usually a largo number of thcso cases this must bo a work of great difficulty , hut Mr. James Insists this careful review should always bo allowed tbo children , so that , If possible , in no case shall injustice he done. Ho states that this matter Is attended to with so much care that complnints nro rarely mudo as to the conditions finally reached , and he seriously doubts If a case has ever been neg lected so as to result m nn Injustice to a single child , The superintendent claims that some times pupils are advanced too fast for their own good , and that It is never best for them to go forward so rapidly that the work will worry them. In these examinations usually about SO nor cent of the pupils are successful , those full ing being those who have boon absent or In attentive , or perhaps some to whom learning does not come easy. Pupils of fair ability whose attendance is regular arc usually able to do the work with ease. Collector Alexander's Agility. Collector Alexander frequently encounters dllhcultios , but it isn't ' often that they bother him much. When the news of Secretary Windom's death appeared in Tun Br.ic , the ollcctnr ordered both flags on the cusstom house at half mast as u tribute ot respect to the department's ' chief oillcml. An examina tion of the flag polo revealed the fact that the rope had broken loose and caught nttbo of the staff. IIo called upon the telephone company for a lineman , and ex pected to hove the lings displayed before night. No ono came , however , and yesterday morning he called again. Much to bis sur prise , the answer came hack that none of the linemen cared to risk themselves upon the high polo , The Western Union had no man at liberty , and as the emergency demanded prompt measures , the collector believed ho could do the act himself , IIo remembered his youthful agility lu cliuiDing masts of ves sels being rigged at Yankee ports , and re called the countless expeditions into tall chestnuts after crows' nests and squirrels , and having convinced himself that the trick wus nn easy one , ho borrowed a pair of climbers , went up to tlio roof 'and on up the polo , IIo hud gotten within six feet of the top when the long unused muscles began to weaken. Winding the rope around an arm , ho bogunto descend for n rest. Landing safely at last upon the roof , ho held a council of wa'r with Major Lindsay , the janitor , and decided to taito a lunch Uoforo making a second end attempt. In the meantime Captain Ulmmock of the I'aclllo telegraph company offered the services of nn export , who would bo on hand at fi o'clock. "If ho does not corno , " remarked the nervy collector , " 1 shall go up to the ton next llmo , for the Hag must float bcforoOo'clock , though the heavens fall. " As tno Mac did not flv at the hour above mentioned It Is presumed that the heavens fell , or nt least these in the vicinity of the customs house. Unity Guild The following Is tno programme at th Unity ( luild musicale la iliignes' hall next Friday evening , nt8 o'clock. Instrumental solo . Mr , HertPlins Contralto solo I.lon . Puul Itodnuv Mlts Daisy A. Ulgglns. llunjnrlnn and ( Jultur duel . Mndluj Messrs. Stephen and Atkins , Violin solo IlTrnvatore . Plnuolcc Muster rinw. A. Illgglns , pupil of K. J.llrott. Soprano solo . Kcstavy Mrs. Kliik'ttburr. Itcoltutlon . MlHs Mate Ilakci Cuntrullu solo Tlio Journey N hung. . .Coomb : Miss DiilHy IllKglns. Ylollnsolo fscunodo Hallot . . . . . .0. Dullcrlol Muster C. A , Hlgglns. Yocal solo , . In Old Madrid Mr. llort Shiif. llanjorlno and Uultariluut . . Homo Sweet llonu Mossra. lephcn and Atkins. Judge Shields entorea a judgment of $291 yesterday for plaintiff In the case of ( Jeorgc F. Trucuian vs. Chicago lumber company. THE PHOEBE CI1A1WS FATE , , Supposed Disastrous Terntlf\ill \ < m of Elder Oudnoy's ' Missionary 'Venture , WRECKAGE OF THE VESSEL FOUND , Sketch of tlio People 'toMVliom ' the Nebraska Missionary Wns to Tcuuli ttio Jtclliiion or ClirlHt. Tlio telegraphic information last week from Tahiti , announcing the finding of wreckage , supposed to liavo been pieces of tlio sctiooncr Phuibo Chnptnnn , In which Elder Cuclucy , tlio Nebraska missionary , sailed from Honolulu lulu In July , 1SS9 , owukeiH rcnewcil Interest In the mission which took Elder Cudnoy on his Journey to the island of IMtcalrno. The people of that small island in the I'n- clllc ocean had been Induced by a man named Fey , of the Seventh Day Adventlst faith , to espouse that particular rellj-lous belief , hut us Fov was not 11 preacher and hail to leave Pltcnirne ou business which interfered with any further teaching of tlio I'lteairnltes on his Diirt , the Seventh Day Adventlst confer ence hold in San Francisco In 1PSS decided to send n missionary to the Isliuid to Instruct tlio people in the doctrines of the Advontlst's ' follh. Kldor Cudncy was chosen as the man to go and ho sailed from San lYimcisco In Juno , 18MI. At Honolulu ho met a gentleman who wns considerably Interested In the Adventlst lulthandwnsa sea-faring man. They de cided to purchase a smnll ship and take a few natives with thorn to Pitcairne. They bought the Phoebe Chapman and sot snil for the island in July. That Is almost the last dollnlto information that has over been learned of Elder Oudnoy's fute. A few days after Phtubo Chapman loft Honolulu n tcrrilla storm swept the Pacific in that hitltudo and nn In coming vessel which reached Honolulu with her masts and rlgclng swept away reported that Pluvibo Chapman hjul boon met justa few hours buforo the storm broke upon them and must hnvo been caught in the midst of a furious sea. It was the opinion of tbo olllcers aboard this vessel that came Into Honolulu that the Phoebe Chapman could never have withstood the tempest that must have over taken her. After waiting almost a year for some further tidings the Adventists decided to lit out another vessel and make a search for the Phoebe Chapman and Elder Cudncy. Last October a vessel called the Pltcalrno , sidled out of San Francisco with olcvon Advcntists on board going to search the Pacific Islands for the missing missionary. That ship has not yet reported and her success In finding the I'tuubo Chapman Is not known In this coun try. try.Tho Island of Pitcalrno has a remarkable history. For centuries it wns supposed to bo absolutely barren ana uninhabitable. In 171K ) a Hritiah vessel called "Tho llounty1 was sail ing in the Pacific and a mutiny arose among the sailors. The captain and officers were overpowered. They were placed In the llfo boats and cast nlloat upon tno open soa. The mutineers took possession of "The Hounty" and after dodging about from port to port , keeping out of the way of British men-of-war , they decided to take up u rosl- Ocnco on the rock bound island of IMtcairno. They Induced sotno natlvo women and a few men of Honolulu to accompany them and they were soon in possession of tlio island. There Is no harbor about I'itciiirne'and the mutineers saw that they must illsposo of the ship to escape capture , so they took all the furniture and provisions out of The Bounty and thou burned her to thu water's surface. The h'jlk sank near the rocky shore where It was , afterwards found by divers. This colony of British sailors and natives of Honolulu soon ' sank into tcrriblo state of depravity. They foncrht among themselves , and nearly all t tie men of the Mnlav . race were killed. Among the Britishers , thew wns one man named Smith who changed his name to Adams , probably to escape possible capture. Ho was a man of superior Intellect and ut once became the load * " , Ho saw that some thing must bo done to correct the morals.of the colony or diseases ana seditions would certainly exterminate them in a few years. One day In searchIng - Ing through the plunder taken froln "Tho Bounty" ho found a bible and a Church of England prayer book. Ho de cided , If possible , to Christianize the colony and bending all his energies to the task , lie , not only converted all the people on the Island , but ho taught the children to read , Tlio colony became prosiwjrous , and when , in 1801 , a British vessel called at the Island , the people were lound to ho remarkably vlrtous anil religious. Some of them were induced to go to Honolulu on board the British vessel but they became so thoroughly disgusted with the depravity and wickedness of the natives there that they all wont back to their rock hound homo in the midst of the Pacific. The island is but about three miles wide by four long and at present there are but ISO people inhabiting it. They are passionately fond of muslo and are very intelligent and pious. Elder Cudncy lived in Lincoln for some years before starting for Fltcalrno. Ho also lived and labored In Omaha. During ttio fall of 18S4 he conducted a camp meeting for several weelcs at the Douglas county fair grounds. His wlfo and two children are at present nt the homo of her parents In Ver mont. MUI.iVANV8 GKI3AT I'lCTUHK "Ouster's Ijnst Kally" Now on Kxhl- billon In thu Heo Hiilliling. John Mulvany's 1'amous historical p.dntlng , "Ouster's Last Rally , " has been placed on exhibition In one of the rooms on the ground floor of THE Br.E building on the Seventeenth street side. Tim picture Is distinctly Ameri can , and the most terribly Indian massacre known to history is delineated with a vigor and energy and correctness of minute detail that is simply apprJllng. The story will never grow old how Ouster and his comrades fought on that awful and bloody day. Men who hod been musing lor years on the Indian question had their warm blood stirred and came to an opinion nn that subject. A most valiant leader and his band had laid down their precious lives , whllomen in congress and elsewhere were theorizing ns to the value of moral suasion to mon with guns in tbeir hands ; and the "untimely tak ing oft" of those servants of the natio'- these mon whom wo loved and who were part of our homo llfo as well roused the nation as nothing had done before tn the wretched and senseless modes in which the Indian question hud been mot. . Only from the sole survivor of the com mand , a half-breed Upsarok.i scout , and from the beasts of the Indians who were the victors , is It known that Ouster attacked the Indians on Juno 1M , IbT'lj ' thUt ho met unex pectedly with furious resistance , and , sur rounded by overwhelming numbers , com pany after company , ofllctirtt , inon and horses , were slaughtered In tho..positions assigned them , till at last , with ithlrty-olght ofllccrs and men out of ! ! . " > ( ) , Ouster-fought his way to the top of a llttlo knoll and died with all that were with him , fighting gloriously. The painting graphically portrays the man- nur of lighting on tno fruitier. It Is the cus tom of frontiersmen as well as of the United States soldiers , when in adpsperatosltuntlon and brought to bay by Indians , to shoot their horses and make breastworks of their bodies , if cornered whore the nature of the ground on the plains affords no other cover. This typ ical fact has been seized upon with pownr and made u bold fact in the composition , The canvas Is 11x20 feet , ( icneral Custor is , of course , the central figure. The men behind him are lying behind the bodies of the horses in a no mi-circle , llrlug rapidly at the swarms of Indians who urn charging furi ously down upon tUcm from the roar. Custor and others face the spectator , having turned to lire at the foes attaching from that side. An indescribable , terrible sivlrl and storm and battle of resistless motion fascinates and enchains the spectator , while the wonderful coolness , tha kcoii courage and the magnlfl < cent dcthuico of those men all doomed tc death , /nt exacting the last possible drop ol the bluud price for blood from their foes , wrings the heart and stirs the soul llko i mighty voice. It is not the heroism of a race that Is ox hlbltcd there. It Is the combined heroism ol races , and the crandourof man. for the artlsi Miows the arch tyi > cs of Celt mid Teuton Saxon and Gaul , all fused and inwroughl with the life that has made them above all American. ' On Custcr's loft Is the kneeling figure of n ' cavalry olllccr , Captain Cook , and these two faces are strong and llfc-llko | K > rtralt3. The captain's ' head Is bound with a blood stained handkerchief , his hat lies upon the ground , and his buckskin overcoat Is thrown open , showing his uniform , his brow is drawn , but ' tbo eyes are steady In their fixed attention , and the navy revolver In his hand menus ; death to some approaching savage , Those who would study the detail of this work , which requires and invites the closest scrutiny , should go and sec the Idealization of the typical figures in the foreground ; the courage of Ouster nt bay ; the glorious sullenness - ness of the soldier of the line ; the bravo spirit that animated every ono of the two score men in a different phase , and gives Intelligence to the very brutes that nro neighing their desperation In car nage. Ther will find that the painter has been true to his story ; and yet , while rontin * Ing himself to historical and material accuracy , has put genius In to breathe llfo Into the truth. Thov may not llko the horses , hut they were the horses of that battio. Not the mincing and slim thoroughbreds , but the tireless and noble cavalry horses. "Thln-mancd. thick-hilled , broad buttock , tender hide. " The barbaric surroundings of the west have given Mr. Mulvany's work a plrtur- csquo heroism. Ho has given his country Its first great characteristic ) painting , As Walt Whitman says : "Tbcro Is nothing llko it In the books , nothing In lloinor , nothing In Shakcsponro ; more grand and subllmo than cither ) all natlvo , all our own , all a fact , " It Is a work that deserves national adoption. OTTWAY 0. II.UCKll'S CUIMI3. It In llronlloil by a I > nnd Suit lit \VnU l y'n Court. The second legal execution that occurred In Omaha Is recalled by a suit nmv pending In Judge Wukclcy's court. The execution was that of Ottwny ( I. Baker , who killed Woolsoy D. Hlggltis for the purpose of robbery. The murder was committed on the night of December 21 , ISGO , In the grocery store of Will IJ. King , nt tlio southeast corner of Twelfth and Farnnni streets. Illfiglns was bookkeeper and Baker porter of the establishment , and they slept together In the Btore. Hlgtrlns had received ? lr > 00 In currency after banking hours and placed itln the safe , the key of which he carried. Baker , who was aware of this deposit of inouoy , got out of bed and with an ax Instantly killed his sleeping companion with two well directed blows. Securing the keys of the safe ho easily ob tained possession of tlio money , which ho placed in a tin can and hid under the side walk In the immediate vicinity. Returning to the store ho sot llro to the building , and When the 11 nines lind gained considerable headway ho fired a shot into his arm in order to support n statement ho intended to make to the effect that the store had boon burglar ized and fired by some unknown party , who bad shot him. Throwing the pistol away , ho ran out and yelled "Flrol murder 1 thieves I" The lire wns extinguished aim the butchered body of HIgglns found. Suspicion pointed at once to Baker , whoso story wns not believed. Ho was arrested , tried and convicted. Hon. 0. W. Doano and Hon. John 1. Hedick conducted the prosecution , and the prisoner was defended - fended by Col. Savage , Ben Sheiks , Mr. Hopkins and Mr. Parks. Tno supreme courtoverrulcd the motion for a now trial and alllrmed the sentence of death. Seeing that there was no longer any hope linker made a full confession , not only of his crime but of setting lire to the block of frame buildings , the site of which is now cov ered by the Central block on the south side of Farnam street between Thirteenth and Fourteenth. Ho was hanged February 14 , IbliS , about a quarter of a mlle west of the high schuol crounds. In die presence of about eight thousand people. Tlio case above referred to ns now pending in court was Instituted by Samuel 1'rico , an abstractor in the oflleo of u local abstract company. ICd Schaar , another abstractor , discovered that an undivided half of a block in West Omaha had been sold for taxes. It was also ascertained that the title to the property previous to the sale rested In Mrs. Htirgins , the mother of the young man mur dered by Baker. The flics of the local papers of nearly n ouiir- ter of a century ago were consulted , and the address of the old lady learned in that manner. She wns corresponded with and Induced for a nominal consideration to quit claim her interest in tbo property. Price was then promised a quarter In tlio un divided half in case ho brought suit to com pel tbo owners under the tax title to offer the property for redemption. This is ttio case as now bofor.o the court. I'rlco , however , has disappeared from the scene , although case No. 10:24 : occupies its wonted place on the court docket. Itdovelopos that shortly buforo his departure Pr'co ' disposed of his prospective equity fora small sum to a young man named Smith of Boston. Pi ice when Inst heard from wai In Now York , and was preparing to leave for South America or Australia , and it is believed that ho has already quitted these shores. THE SUMMKK WINS. l-'HO of the Six-Day Itluyclu Unco nt the Coliseum. Fully thrco thousand people witnessed the close of ttio six-day bicycle race at the Coli scum last night , and a most enthusiastic throng It wns. The pace was a hot ono from the start , enlivened at frequent intervals by determined spurts , now by ono rider , now by another , but it was evident from ttio outset that all were there for business - ness and firmly resolved to end the chiiso no worse olT than they began the evening's ' struggle. The Indomitable llttlo Martin strove heroically to recover the lap Heading had robbed him of , but all efforts were futile , and the Denver man clung to his heels like the Old Man of the Sea to the neck of the hapless Slntmd , The crowd cheered nnd yelled themselves hoarse , but all their encouragement was wasted upon the desert air-tboir favorites were capable of holding their own and noth ing more. Having reached the 1)00 ) mlle post , Ashlnger , the Oklahoma cyclone , climbed oft his steel steed and retired , hot , perspiring nnd disgusted , to the seclusion of his tout. This loft Heading , Martin nnd Gcrwlng to finish , which they did in the order mentioned. The final spurt wns a grand one , llttlo Martin reeling off the laps llko a bird on the wing , but It was too late , and seeing that ho could not conic In any better tnan second ho cased up a bit and Heading dashed ahead and stayed there to the finish. Both of the local men beat Gcrwiuir several wheel lengths across the scratch , and amidst deaf ening applause the thrilling chiiso reached its end. The world's record was beaten by nil thrco of the men by four miles and over , ns the following score attests : Miles. Laps. Heading. OS 4 Martin J10S II Gerwing : OS H Ashlnger. : X ) C Sehin : ir s Martin will issue a challenge In Monday's ' Bni : to both Heading nnd Gerwing , and .lack Prince ns well , and the knowing ones aftlrni that ho knows what ho is about , all the time , from start to finish. Consul Porrlsro. President Dunn of Now York telegraphed A. II. Porrlgo last evening that ho had been appointed chief consul for the League o ! American Wheelmen , The Alliiuiiamn Opmilii" . The opening of Prof. Hawloy's ' athasneun last night attracted n big crowd and a rlcl nnd varied programo was satisfactorily ren dored. _ A Mysterious J imiipparaiico. | OTTU.MWA , la. , Jan , Ul. [ Special Telograii to THE HER. ] Mrs. n. J , Kecs , wlfo of OIK of the most prominent citizens of Klrkvlllo mysteriously disappeared about noon Friday Neighbor * weronotlfled last night and search Ing parties spent the cntlro night looking li all direction , with fruitless results. The the ory Is that she has committed suicide becausi of domestic trouble. A Knro Jmvoll. Conn. , Jan , 31. | Spccn ! Telegram to TUB HIK , ] Ike Jewell , th youthful lover of Mrs. Louisa English , 1 missing , anil so nro Mrs. English's horse and carriage. Jewell is thirty-five years eland and Mrs , English Is seventy-live , and as sh Is suffering from a stroke of par.dysls she was removed to u hospital yesterday. Her grandchildren in New York have succeeded in polling a conservator appointed. Iku Jewell mis been conducting n saloon , which Mrs. English is supposed to have paid for. Several attachments were placed upon the saloon yesterday. iJowell had no difll- cutty in securitur credit , a * ho wus expected to marry Mrs. ttnpllsh and Inherit her $ " > ,0X ) . It Is learned that Jcwoll has a wlfo and two children living on Long Island. .1 i wI5T7Jr ; .11 int nr.it r.it. Ho Is to lie llnuifjlit to tlmtloo For IllH NiimnrmiH Crlnirx. ST. Lot-is , Mo. , Jim , : tl.-Spcrlal | Tele gram to Tnc HKE.J Wilson Howard , a no torious desperado and outlaw , wns placed In Jail here tonight. Ho was ono of the prin cipals In the notorious feud that for eight years * has existed between thoTurnersBaileys nnd Howards hi Harhm county ICy. , and according to the statement of.Iolin S. Bnlloy , n brother of two of his victims , Howard Is re sponsible for tlio lives ot six members of the Balloy family , thrco members of the Turner family and a do/.cn or more of the distant relatives of Hnlloy. Howard will bo held In custody hero for several months and will then ho taken to Maries county , Missouri , there to lie tried on the charge of murdering Thomas McNlehols , n deaf mute , on April -7 , 1S * ! > . Howard was located by John S. Bailey In the penitentiary In California , Where ho was serving an eight-year term for robbing a stage near ban Qucntin. The governor granted n pi.rdon nnd In charge of Michael Imboden , 1111 agent of the state , Sheriff lloyl MclCcover of Maries county and John S. Bailey of Harlan , ICy. , Howard was brought hero. Mr , Ualley was seen to night nnd said that , as nearly all the oftlces in Harlan county were in possession of the Howards , justice will not bo mcti'd out to Howard there , nnd therefore , it was decided to have him tried in Missouri , Sir Arthur Sill I Ivan's Now Oiicra. LOXDOX , Jan. ill. Sir Arthur Sullivan's ' grand opera , "Ivanhoc , " wns produced to night at Carte's new opera house. Tbo prlnco and princess of Wales andthodulio and duchess of Kdluburgh were present. It was a superb performance , nnd tlio artistic mlso-cn-seeno was never equalled on any London stage. except the Lyceum. The libretto , which was written by Hturgls , follows the plot of the novel very closely. Nothing-that Sir Ar thur Sullivan has written before approaches "Ivunhou" In imaginative power and breadth of individuality and stylo. The piece is nn undoubted success. May Seltln tins WiiuloCitnlrnvcr- . SKATTI.I : , Wash , , Jan. ! U. James G. Swan of Port Townseml has obtained the ufllduvlts of numerous sealers that fur seals nro born nil along the const and the pups can swim as soon ns born. If this Is proven it is believed it will change the whole Behring sea contro versy. It Is claimed now that fur si-nls breed only on thu 1'ribyior Islands and , that the species will be exterminated if hunters are not oxcludcd from Bohring sea. Judge Swan offers to prove Ids utiitomcnts uofuro u congressional committee. Fur seals , he says , \VITO \ never so abundant at Capo Flattery as new. The Indians are killing Ilium by hun dreds. Another Mnssuoro in the Carolines , CHICAGO , Jan. , lit , A tpcclal from San Francisco says ; Advices from Singapore report another massacre of Spanish troops and residents in the Caroline islands , The natives without warning fell upon the Spanish garrison , killing ninety soldiers nnd civilians. The Spaniards eventually drove the natives into a juuglo after hard lighting. The native loss was very heavy. The Spanish commander was so mortified over hissurprisc and losses that ho suicided , larnul ! Huout\ Ovations. .IN , Jan. 31. I'arnell received a per fect ovation today at every stop the train inudo on thu route to Knnls , where he is to speak tomorrow , At each place he delivered brief speeches to the crowds , expressing his bcliof that the present split in the Irish party will bu productive of good results. Heavy Kjxlim In Mississippi. NEW Om.EA.N9 , La. , Jan. 81. Dispatches from San Antonio and other points In Miss Issippi report sevcro storms , accompanied In some cases by hail nnd high winds. At Oan- ton/Mlss. , the storm wns the worst In twenty years. The town is inundated. Immigration Nnw YORK , Jan. .11. The sub-congressional committee has learned that since hist April 2,000 Scandinavians and over thirty thousand Hebrews have landed hero. Of the latter the most came from Russia and OU per cent had trades. _ SONS OF VKTKUANS. They Ioiinto FinitlH Toward the He- lli'i' of WcNtnrn ! ufl'eriM's. The Division council of the Sons of Voter- tins met last night at Custor post hull on Fif teenth street and discussed several matters of Interest to the order. Nearly fill the posts in the division were represented by delegates , and deep interest was manifested. A resolution was passed * whlch will do- nuto to tljo relief fund for west ern sufferers ! i.r > per cent of the fM)0 ( ) now in tbo treasury. The resolution calls upon all the pouts to appoint special relief committees to look after the wants of west ern sufferers. The question of locating the encampment to bo held next Juno was discussed at length. Tbero were propositions submitted from Geneva , Tobias and Phttsmouth. A llvnly contest ensued and when the deciding vote was called for , Genuvn captured tlis encamp ment. A very pleasing feature of tbo gathering wits ii surprise for Colonal Moses 1' . O'ltrien in the nature of a presentation. Camp N'o. 1 cf Omaha nnd No. 72 of South Omaha pre sented Colonel O'lirlen with a handsome solid silver badge in the form of u dou'ilo ' cross , appropriately inscribed. It Is a post colonel's badge , and Captain Hart of Camp No , T'J made the presentation speech. Coio- ncl O'Hrien ' responded very gracefully , not withstanding the fact that ho was completely surprised. AJIVHKXESTH. "Standing room only" was conspicuously displayed last evening at the lioyd , thu at traction warranting this state of affairs being Joseph Murphy and "Kerry Cow. " It Is really surprising what a hold this drama has upon the people , nnd from the looks of last night's audience It bids fair to remain popular for the next dozen years to como ; certainly It will always remain the chief feature of Murphy's repertory. The cast was excellent , Miss Hello Mclvillo playing Nora in n manner that left llttlo to be desired. O'lf ' ano Hillcs was the suave , pol ished vllinn , Valentino Hay. .Mr. 11. N. Wilson gave a very llnisliod performance of Patrick Drew , whllo Miss Klla liukor as the Ioy ! liilllo , a jockey par excellence , was In It from start to finish. Approved tlio I'laii , Nr.w YOIIK , Jan. Hl.-MIss Ellen A. Ford of the Now York Freeman's Journal , lad ) manager-at-lai-goof the Columbian world's ' fair , received u telegram today from Mrs I'otterTalmer , president of the board of lad ) managers , stating that the directors had ap proved the plan to erect a woman's Imlldliifc and allowed $200,000 , for the purpose. Silver WASIIINHTOX , Jan. 31. The national oxccu tlvo silver committee today issued nn nd dress to congress and tlio people urging tin free and unlimited coinage of silver , refer ing to the bill passed by the senate and urg Ing btronuously thut It pass the house. Arrested for Kiiiluiz/Jrinciit. ST. Loi'i" , Mo. , Jan , ill. James A. ICingo a well known linn of Ice dealers was nrrcsttu today charged with cmboz/loment. It is as sorted that no embezzled money loaned tin firm on ti noto. Jiog Cholem Sprcadint : in KnuHnx , AMII.IINT , Kan , , Jan. ill. Reports fron Mcl'horson , Marion and Saline counties sn ; thut hog cholera U spreading with th greatest severity known In vears. 1 hi ml rods of nnlinnU nro dying Ontly , the damp weather nwravutlng the disease. Conllt i WAMIIXOTOX , January IU. The sonoto to day continued the following nominations ) Chnrlos Hey wood , to bocoloni'lcoiimmmlcr of thomarlno iHirps ; ,1. H , Undsav , register of the land oftloont McCook , Neb. The Tlicosoiihical society meets every Sun day afternoon at I o'clock in room ' . ' 0. ) shcoly block. 1'hll Kearney nost. Woman's Kcllof Corps , 1 in , will glv-o a social b.dl nt Fort Onmha next Thursday evening , Kebrunry 5. All posts and corns of Clraud Army of the Ito- public nro cordially Invited. The Literary society connected with thtl business dcp.irtiiient of the Omnlni commer cial i-ollego held their regular weekly incvt- lug lust evening , and a musical and literary programme was rendered. The usual dcbato wai omlttud. llov. II. Ij. Ilouso hns resigned the pastorate rate of the Heth Eden Nuptial church , to take effect May 15. Uls thociuiso of great regret by the church and congregation , us 1m has proven himself n faithful preacher ami leader of his people. Magglo Mitchell will appear at Hoyd'n ' opera hoiiso.ou Monday , Tuesday and \\Ydnes- day.s 1'Yuruury ! > , Uijand 11 , tn rcpertoiw tis follows : Monday , "Fanchoii : " Tuesday , "Lorlo ; " Wednesday in.itlnci' , "Llttlo Bare foot ; " U'odni'Mlav night , "liny. " Mls.s Mitchell 1ms al most an entire new company this season. Saint Timothy Mission , Eleventh and Nicholas. Sunday school mid .service , 2K : ! ) p. in. No evening service Sowing classes Saturday 2 : : > ) > . in. Phonograph entertain ment , Thursday , Ji.'H ) p. in. This Is a gener ous offer on the part of Mr. K. A. llenson , nnd should bring the fi lends to see the mission. The missionary Is badly in need of fut.ds to pay for stoves mid house rent. The thanks of Mr. Keoily and family for contributions fur their mission are tendered to tbo friends of the work. As the missionary has hint no sal ary pledged to him for his own support , ho must continue to appeal to thosowho duslra to see that tlio "poor have the gospel preached to them. " Kind words mid prompt loinlt- tanco will enhance the good results of labor * already performed. M'llKJKIi X TKS. Urlati returned yesterday after a thrra mouth's ' trip In tlio northwest. ThoOinnlia wheel club rode to Host Omaha and Council U luffs lastSunduy. Matthews still leads In the Omaha wheel club pjol tourinuiuMit with W per cent to Ids credit. P. A. Miles of the Chicago cycling rlub.cor- rcspondent for the Kcforco , wus a visitor at the club lust week Nobraskn has again reached the uno hun dred limit ill league membership. Uocul friends of the L. A. W. are becoming some what anxious on account of delay In ap pointing division olllcor.s , and all interested in readily see that If Nebraska Is to become * iiporhmtln the national organl/ation in the itnro , something must Iw done , nnd done ulckly. With dissatisfaction In California , ctivo antagonism In Colorado and disciples ' secession In Kebrask , It does not require u cry keen Insight to discover the tcmluneyot estcrn wheelmen and the CHIISO for it all. ho powers that bo should apply the remedy ithout delay. .N'o Chi n cso Altow.'il. There Is a case on trial before the 'nited Stnto.s court in Los Angles of. ucullar hifrnllioaneo , says tlio Yon turn. i-GO Press. Tlio point raised is upon tlio following icts. Several yours ago n mail named townrt granted cortulii hind in Yonturu. oiinly to Gnndolfo , coupled with n cov- nant that the land should never bo eased to Chinese. flnndolfo sold the iiul to llartmun , and the same covenant as In the conveyance ITaftiiinn , liow- vor , broke Ltlm covenant , iiiul hen ( iiuulolfo brought milt to n join him ho raises a demurrer to such prooeodiun and denies thut such a ovununt could bo made to run with the mil , as is the legal phrase. Ho inaiti- iiins thut the ajjreomnnt between itowart and Gandolfo was all riyht so iv as they were concerned , but tluit lint agreement did not attach to the ind and hold us npralnst him \vlien ho iou'ht ( , it. The property in < iuu8lion s tlio property adjoining A. CJmulolfo'a toro in Ventura and the result of the use IB looked upon with considerable iu- crc.st. U inlttuil IliNOwii Fine. "Speaking of being lined for con- ompt. " taida lawyer to a trroup of his n'ofossioii , who were luviipplng yarns in suit Lnko , according to the Tribune , 'romiiulH monf a friend of mine in Ken- ucky named ICpporHon.Ve wore prae- icing in the name town , nnd ono day Epperson inudo a re- nark Mint displeased his honor and 10 lined him a bawbuck for contempt , . The rule wan down there that If a line annld bofuro the end of the tjjCftilon , ill right. Apportion did not pay any at tention to the matter for three or fonr flays , and the court evidently forgot it. Olio day during motions his honor had ucciislon to I'oliro for u moment , and iski'd Hior | ) , < on to take his place on the : > Giuih. Ho did HO and the jiulL'o vacated. IJnrdly hud the judge loft the lionuh when Epperson remarked : 'Mr. Clerk , remit tlio line imposed on Mr. rlpporson i few days ngo. ' The clerk remitted it , mil uftor adjournment the old inim remarked - marked that that wnn ono on him , " A liny' s Trump. A dishwasher on duty tn an nil night restaurant was a forlorn Gorman hid of thirteen , says the Cheyenne Sun , IIo had walked from Dead wood to this city and was in a badly crippled condition. Ho eoulil apeak only his native tnngtio ami WIIH a total Htrangor hero. Tlio boy landed In Chlcngo from the fatherland in November. JIo had un undo In that city , but wus umiblo to lind a relative. During the search lie stopped at a lodg ing house and wa robbctl of till 5. With $2 the landlord overlooked , the boy secured - cured , through an employment ngoncy , transportation to JJeatlwnod. Work on the job ho wan slated for clor-cd down the. day ho reached the Black IlillH releas ing an army of men without funds. The hey started walking and made Choyunno on foot , After ono nlirht in the reHtm- : rnnl ho wns taken in hand by Gorman citizens ami is now under a ph care. care.'I 'I ho Spualns of Grrn. A spoeioB of corn especially ndaptcd to Kansas Is being distributed by the United Status experimental grass Htutlon In that Btnto. it in culled Jerusalem , corn nnd the plant grows to the height of about three feet and rohemhles broom corn or sorghum. The grain is whlto nnd answers every purpo.io which IB feorved by Indian corn. It makes sweotw and hotter bread , and is de licious when boiled iiftor the manner of oatmeal. In wet weather It runs to btalks and grows six fcot high without any grain to speak of. It produces best whan the bunfcnn Is dry , and after the plant gets a start it IK said to ho abso lutely imiiorvlous to the Inlluunco of drouth ami hot winds. AVcokly Hunk Hmi.'Miioiit , NKW VOIIK. Jan. III. [ Special Ttiloiiruin to TIIK IlKK.l Tim woukly bank htatomuitallows the follow Inn I'lum cn ; Itiiscrvi1 , ( lofroii'.i ) , I 1JGuO ( Loans , Incroaho , , , . . , 4,1111,700 Specie. IncruuMi , , JOO.lXK ) l.uKnl tenders , Incntaeo , lif : 1. )0 ) Dopotlls. liicrcisi : , , f > , fi UOO Ulrmiliitloii , cIccifiiM ) , . . , . . , 67GUO Tlid hanliH now ho'd f'-.Jliii.I'J.1 : In OYCCEI at rciiulrt nu'iitx of HID ' 'j pur cent ru It * . Kxpnrts of Hpcolc ut tlm port ( if New Vork for Hit ) past week iiit/ri'Kiitt ) tllltllft , In kllvrr and J.VViH" In K'dd. ' Thu Imports for thu IIIIHI wuuk iiKirrfjiitiMl fiui.iuj , of which woru sold uud II.M.IU1 silver-