'THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY , FEBRUAEY 9 , 1891 ,
IOWA COLUMBIAN COMMISSION ,
Important Business Transacted at the Meet
ings tha Past Week.
MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANIES.
Governor Holes Again Gets Himself
In Trouble KCCH ol'
Tlio Y. > r. C. A. Stsito
Convention.
DBS MOIXF.I , la , , Fob. 8. lSpocI.il to Tun
ni'.K.J As nni boon noted In these dispatches ,
th6 Iowa Columbian commission has been In
session several days the past week. The
meeting WIIH a busy 0110 and a largo number
of Interests were attended to. Hon. W. I.
Buchanan of Sioux City , formerly comtnis-
sioncr-nt-large und member of the national
commission from Iowa , hut now chlof of the
department of agriculture of the exposition ,
was present , and aided materially In arrang
ing to get Iowa well represented. Ex-Gov
ernor S. I ) . Packard of Louisiana , now a
resident of Marshall county , wai appointed
to represent the Fifth district In place of
Hon. James Wilson , resigned , The name of
Colonel Joioph Klbtcck has boon sent to the
president formomuor of the national com
mission from Iowa in place of W. I. Hu-
chanan , resigned , and that of C. B , Whiting
as alternate In plnco of Colonel Elbiuck. At
its meeting Wednesday the first business of
importance was to discover how much
money the commission lind to work on.
The act of thu last legislature , organizing the
commission appropriated ? . " > uHK , ( ) for the pur
pose of carrying out the Intent of thn net , but
provided thut If the fair was not held before
1893 not moro than 10 per cent of the sum
should bo used before the convening of the
legislature in Ib'JJ , and the remainder be
covcrod back into the treasury , titato Audi
tor Lyons declines to construe the formal
opening of the fair in October , lSi ! ) , as
authorizing him to draw more than $5,000 , ,
which leaves tbo commission sUnrt-humlod
umlllnnncially crippled , as no contracts can bo
entered Into In anticipation of the appropria
tion the next legislature may make. The at
torney general has been asked to present the
flatter to the supreme court for n Judicial
wterprctntlon of the act as soon as possible ,
ileanwhllo , Secretary R N. Chase was ap
pointed a committee of one to superintend
the details of the work and to organize
the people In every locality of
the state for the purpose of
preparing and collecting exhibits , etc. , sub
ject to the determination of the board. ThU
will obviate the necessity of frequent and nx-
jiensive meetings ot the board nnd accomplish
U greater amount nf work within the limited
Qicans. The president of the commission ,
/Vudgo Johnston of Kcolruk , was requested to
correspond with the director general to as
certain what action tins been or will bo taken
as to reduced transportation of articles of ex
hibit to and from the fair. A resolution was
adopted extending the cordial .support of the
board tn Mrs. Clark und Miss Miller in nil
matters pertaining to their duties as lady
managers of the fair , and inviting their
hearty co-operatioa in the promotion of the
part the women of Iowa are to take in the ex
position. The most important resolution ,
however , was the following , which was
adopted by a veto of 0 to 3 :
ItcMilvod , That there be ottered to the archi
tects resldlnu In the jtnto of Iowa tlio sum of
notnxcccllngf , " > 01 for tlio best plan with speci
fications , for n inuln building tu bo composoct
of iron nnd glass , for the Iowa exhibit tit thu
Columbian exposition , said buildliiK to cost
not excooilliiK iMUU.OOu ; said building to bo
constructed In snub a manner us will unable
tlinsamn to bo tnkun down and removed to
the Htiitn agricultural grounds In Iowa nnd
thuru reconstructed , to bo used as nn exhibi
tion building for thu USD of tlio Htato for agri
cultural piu-pusos after Its HBO ut the said
Columbian exposition. The merits of tlio
nlans to lie determined by this commission or
judges be selected by lliucomnilHslim. That
n. comniHH'i1 o ( three to bo composed of J. K.
Unncombc , U. W. Scamnn and J. W. Jurnaeln ,
bo and tlio sumo Is horuby appointed with lull
pow r to curry out In detail the foregoing
resolution.
Captain C. D. Hamra , private secretary to
the governor , was before the commission in
the Interest of of the National Guard of the
state. Ho said the guard had been Invited
to participate in the opening exorcises ot the
fair nnd desired the commission to give them
all the encouragement It could to make u
creditable showing. President W. O. Mitch
ell of tbo llluo Grass league asked for an op
portunity to exhibit tlio blue grass pulnco
in connection \vith tha Iowa building. Tie
was certain this would secure moro from tlio
eighteen counties of southwestern Iowa
which composed the league than any other
method. The idea of having the Sioux Citv
corn palace , the Ottumwa coal pal
ace , the Creston bine grass palace
und the Forest City llax palauo represent
their several sections of the stnte was In
formally dUcussod , but no definite action
taken. At Thursday's meeting tlio mojt im
portant proceeding- the adoption
of the report of the committee un plans ,
which provides that each member of the
commission shall ascertain and report tbo
agricultural , mineral , mechanic , Industrial ,
educational , and other resources and advan
tages of their respcctlvo congressional
districts that are worthy of exhibit : that all
exhibitors bo assisted to tbo fullest extent ;
that under tlio supervision of the state
superintendent there shall bo prepared an
educational exhibit of the state university ,
agricultural college , nil colleges and acad
emies , high , normal nnd common schools and
stnto teachers' association , a state map show
ing the location of each school house and
educational institution in the state ; that
statistical charts bo prepared of all state
eleemosynary institutions , showing history ,
extent nnd management ; that Ottumwa ,
Crcston and Sioux City bo requested tc
furnish models of their coal , blue grass and
corn palaces ; that exhibits of the soils of the
state bo mudo by means of glass tubes
tapping the earth for five or six feet , in the
center of three equal bolt * feast nnd west ,
four tubes to each bolt ; that maps and sped
incus showing the geology nnd min
eralogy of the state tie prepared ;
that a collection bo made of all
the known varieties of grasses in the state ,
both wild and cultivated ; that the state horticultural
ticultural , agricultural and historical socie
ties be Invited to prepare respective oxhiolts ;
and the fish commissioner an exhibit show
ing the growth of pisciculture In the state
An elaborate plan was presented for show
ing every county scat and other considerable
rity in the stnto by birds-eye views , ani
space was uskcd to show about soventy-twi
views from each county. Deforo final ad
jourumcnl the board selected Commissioner !
Seaman , Dent and Stivers ns a committee ti
confer with Director Cioncrnl Davis at Chicago
cage relative to the selection of a silo for tin
Iowa building , The next meeting of the ful
commission will bo held on March \ . Then
was u general expression of sentiment amoii )
the commissioners In favor of an approprla
tlonof at least $050,000 for the Iowa exhibit
MUTUAL VIIIK INiUlUNUi : COMPANIES.
. The failure of tbo Citizen's Mutual fin
Insurance company of Waterloo n few day
ago , coming upon the heels of the decision o
tbo attorney general that such companies ii
Iowa cannot legally accept cash premiums
led to the natural supposition Hint thedc
cislon had something to do with the failure
and caused much comment In mutual insurance
anco circles. An investigation of the fuilur
disclosed the fact that tlio company was in ;
bad way moro than a month are and that I
had , previous to thg decision , announced t
the state auditor its intention of winding u
Its affairs. The failure was doubtless due t
unsafe methods of doing business in goin.
ouUIdo the state and accepting hazardou
risks through eastern brokers. Three otho
companies have split upon tbo same rock I :
recent years the Monarch , the He
llanco and the Mutual Cuarauteo. ! Tbo tic
cislon of the attorney general Is In th
Interest of mutual companies doing asaf
business by protecting them from tbo ag
gresslve competition of companies nccoptin
"deposit notes" and discounting them fo
cash. It makes the mutual company what I
pretends to be a mutual agreement betwee
members to compensate each other In cuso
loss. Tbo dccUion will cure to a great dt
groe a seeming defect in the Iowa law wlilc
does not allow tbo state auditor to forbl
companies taking unsafe business outside th
Btnto. and the Iowa members are const
quently protected.
TUB OOVEKSOU IN T11OU11LK.
Iowa's democratic governor scorns to hav
no end of trouble , if all reports are true. Ill
Now York banquet speech has brought dow
untold denunciation upon his head , and th
papers are itlll full of it. Then cutae th
row In the oil Inspection camp , which has
cmated n great scandal , and the end U not yet.
Now comes n'atory to the effect that a few
weeks ago the governor found upon his desk
nn anonymous letter mnldng nn attack upon
him. The governor .thought ho recognized
the author , and BO enclosed the letter In an
ofllclnl envelope bearing the executive alamo
nnd sent it to Q. W. Miller , nn attorney nt
Waterloo , the governor's homo , thereby 1m-
plylng'that Mr. Miller was the author of It.
Mr , Miller resented the Implication nnd
promptly demanded of the governor nn ex
planation and ajwlogy. These wore not
forthcoming at last reports , unit it Is n matter
of speculation as to what the outcome will be.
PEES OP IOWA MATOIIS.
The supreme court has Just handed down
nn Imtxirtnnt opinion concerning the fees of
mayors who perform the functions of Jus
tices of the peace. This is true of most of
the mayors In lown. F. A. How-
land , the plaintiff , was the mayor of
Kaglo Grove. As magistrate ho tried a
case of assault nnd battery , which resulted
In a verdict of not utility. Ho then sought to
recover fees from the county allowed by law
to Justices In similar cases , but was defeated.
The supreme court affirms the decision of the
lower court , stating that section fXM ! of the
cede , while making n mayor a magistrate ,
does not provide fees for him. The court
also stntca that the omission Is n pnlpnblo
oversight , but It is not in its power to correct
thesama ; that if the law does notoxprcsslyi
'
allow compensation , none can bo granted.
Justice Ornngor dissented from the ruling ,
averring Inconsistency. Meanwhile mayors
must take their chances of cetting anything
as magistrates , or refuse to act as the same
or they might icslgti.
Till ) J'OI.K COUSTV TICKA8UIIKIHIIII' .
Thrrc Is somewhat of n disagreement exist
ing between the bo.ird of supervisors of i'ollt
county nnd County Tr insurer Uayllos in ro-
Tnrd to his position. A new bank has Just.
> een stnrted , and Mr Ilaylles lias accepted
ho position of cashier. He announced
omo time ago that this was his
ntcntion , but everybody supposed ho would
irst resign his onicc. When the bank was
Miciicd a few days njo Mr. Uaylles begun his
duties ni cashier but did not resign the ertlco
> f county treasurer , and declared ho bud no
ntcntion of doing > > o. In the meantime , In
ho prospect of a vacancy , several candidates
prnng up , nnd candidates for other positions
ni the republican ticket this fait took n hand
o further their own interests , and conso-
uently lliero was quito a campaign going ,
'ho board of supervisors took action on the
nuttpr at their meeting Thursday by ndnpt-
ng a rcsolutioa instructing thu county nudi-
or to draw no warrants hereafter for Mr.
Jaylles as county treasurer. The general
egal opinion is that the action of the board
s illegal mm that Mr. Ilayllos can goonhold-
ng both positions and draw pay , for both if
10 sees ill , being responsible alone for the
nnnner In which his ofilco of treasurer Is
onducted. There promises to bo lively times
his full over the matter.
Till ! AU.KOni ) IIOODLR CONST.U1LE9.
The trial of the alleged boodle constables
f this city has been In progress the past
vcek. The charge Is conspiracy with intent
o multiply fees unnecessarily and thus so-
uro extortionate fees. The evidence intro-
luccd was mostly the records of the Justices'
ourts , showing the frequency of small
clzurcs made and searches where notlihif
Viis found. On Thursday t'.io defense moved
but a verdict of acquittal be directed on the
: round that the charge had not been sus-
alncii. Judge Bnlliett overruled this on
Friday and the defense then began the Intro
duction of evidence.
Tlio case was given to the Jury at 5:30 : last
evening , which soon returned n verdict of
not guilty.
In this connection it mav bo stated that
ilnce the new Justices and constables cunio
11 to office there have been no cuscs of seizure
> f liquors by them , although the pollco have
> oen doing something in that lino. The day
of the disreputable "searcher" anil "boodler"
ms evidently departed from Dos Moinos.
There arc fees alleged to bo duo the old Jus
tices and constables aggregating some $ -10,000 ,
which the board of supervisors have "hung
ip" and will resist pay incut on the grounds of
raud , conspiracy , etc.
EVASION' OK THE USUHT LAW.
The supreme court last week decided ay
mportantcaso bearing on the interest laws ,
and virtually legalized n method of evasion
which may become quite common unless
ihccked. The case was that of Daniel Hcff-
icr vs B. S. Brownell , both appellants , from
Buchanan county. The suit was on a prom-
ssory note , ogclnst which tbo defense was
usury. The note fell due and was renewed by
in agreement to mnko a certain cash payment
n order to moke tbo Interest aggregate 15 per
: cnt. The lower court decided It was usur
ious interest and ordered the statutory pen-
ilty. The supreme court reverses this de
cision , holding that to constitute usury the
obllgaticn must bo contracted for. Under
: bls decision evorv "shylock" money leaner
in the stnto can demand excessive interest ,
provided ho is careful to not "contract" for
more than the legal rate.
Y. II. C. A. STATH CONVENTION .
A call has been Issued for the twenty-first
annual convention of the city , college and
railroad Young Men's ' Christian associations
3f Iowa , to bo hold nt Burlington February
111 to21 } Inclusive. Each association is enti
tled to unlimited representation , mid young
men from cities or towns where DO associa
tion exists are Invited. The names ot all ex-
penting to attend should bo sent to E. A.
Barrett at Burlington on or before February
15 In order that entertainment may bo guar
anteed. Keducod rates have been secured on
all the main systems of railway. An at
tempt will bo made to raise $3r , > 00 to carri
on the work for the ensuing sixteen months ,
und all depends on voluntary contributions.
A largo number of interesting subjects will
bo discussed by men prominent in Young
Men's ' Christian association work all over the
country.
K. OF I , . STATK CONVENTION.
The stale convention of the Knights of Labor -
bor will meet in this city next Tuesday. Gen
eral Master Workman Powdcrly will bo pres
ent nnd address the convention Tuesday even
ing. The order has considerable strength in
Iowa und a largo attendance Is anticipated.
wiUjNOT oimr THE OIIDKK.
The Chicago , Milwaukee & St. Paul rail
way company has notified the railway com
mission that it will not obuy the order of the
bonrd directing the company to erect u dcpol
at Uouton , Dallas county. This will bo another -
other wise for the courts , beiug ubout the
tenth now pending against the company in
this state.
Jllrt AotloiiN Ituthcr Queer.
OTTUMWA , la. , Fob. 8. [ Special Telegram
to TUB BKH. ] Another strange transaction
of L , C. Purdy , the American express agent
at Alhla , has Just been discovered which maj
throw some light on the alleged robbery Now
Year's eve , when ho claimed to have beer
bound , gagged and robbed of SSOO In the com.
pany's office. Last August O.V. . MeBur
noy , the artificial litnb manufacturer oi
Albln , should have received a iiackugool
$103 , but I'urdy declared , that ho had not re
ceived it. Nothing was said of the mattei
till a few days ago , when an Investigation o :
the books showed that the package
was received. Purdy claimed that the package
ago was misplaced In the safe and thn
through necloetbo forgot It and thinks it woi
stolen the night of the robbery. Ills wlfi
testllled that she had scon such a packngi
there a few days before the alleged event
Purdy was bound over to await the action o
the grand Jury , giving bonds for $1OJO. Hi
has acted qucurly ut times and It is though
insanity will bo urged as an explanation o
Ills strange actions. The trial will no doub
disclose all the facts of the Now Year's rob
bory.
m
J'ISOSl'EltOOH
Rapid Growth of n Kour-MontliH-OI <
in Knox County.
Bi.ooiiFiEij ) , Nob. , Fob. 8. [ Special t
Tun BEB.I Bloomtlold is the appropriat
name of a thriving village in northeast Nt
braska that has sprung into existence till
winter. It Is located in the central ouster
part of Knox county and is nt present th
terminus of the Randolph branch of the Chicago
cage , St. Paul , Minneapolis A Omaha rail
road. The oxtontlon of , this line was com
pleted last fall. At thn' . tune the present sit
of llloomtiold was sparsely settled pailric
Now It probably boasts aoo inhabitants
There Is a good hotel , the Bloomliel
house , two lumber yards , ono dm
store , two general stores , two groceries
two hardware stores , three Implomouthousc *
two livery barns , harness shop , severs
grain , stock and coal dealers , contractors an
builders , a weekly newspaper , the Moultoi
a barber shop , etc. The buildings are u !
substantial , not temporary as usually BOO ;
In now towns , but guod frame structures pu
there to stay.
Tbo town alto is nearly level , but sud
clcntly rolling for drnlnngo purposes , and a
spring stream meander * through tbo uortti-
west corner called Hnzllo crock.
Ono uotlcnulo feature of the Inhabitants is
the universal courtesy nnd. kindness shown
by all toastrAiigerand also that nearly all
of the business men nro young or middle aged
nnd full of vim and energy.
Bloon.llcM Ii about an equal distance from
surrounding towns nnd there are none nearer
than twenty miles. Knndolph Is twentv-two
milus , wllh Nlobrara , Crcightoii nnd Hart-
ington very nearly the same distance. So if
Bloomllcld draws trade half way , it gives hoc
merchants a big scope of country nnd all of It
first class land , Tlio soil Is black loam , with
n clay sub-soil. An unfailing supply of good
ater can be > found anywhere by going down
'rom twenty to thirty feet , liny is abundant
ind as yet there is a fair tango for cattle. As
'or crop prospects , it is only necessary to nay
' : iat there has not been n failure * in thirteen
ears.
Knox county Is twice as largo as any of the
.djolnlng counties to the south and east nnd
ho Is nbout rlpo for n division. At the last
lection there was an effort made to divide
ho county the long way , which would have
nndo It 4 1 miles long east and west by IS !
vide , This brilliant idea was defeated. The
lau now Is to divide by a north mid south
ine , which will make two uood sized coun-
Ics'-JI by ! W miles square , leaving nioomfleld
n the geographical center of the eastern half ,
ind undoubtedly the county seat. This beau-
Iful prairie was bought up largely in IblM
.lid . 1870 by land speculator and is now of-
orcd for saloon oaiy terms , viz r $15 to $15
> or acre on ten years' time , at 7 per cent lu
cres t.
I noticed ten car loads of fat cattle being
hipped to Omaha that had been fattened this
winter by n farmer not -far from Hloomllcld.
'artics wishing to purchase land or u good
ocatlon for business will do well to look over
nox comity. B.
; VIjK.llt.lXCK Jl EC Oil It ,
inniic.-lnl Transactions of tlio Cnun-
try During the Lust Week. *
BOSTON , Fob 8. [ Special Telegram tn
Tun USB. ] The following table , compiled
'roin ' dispitchoi from the clearing houses
the citloi aamaJ , shows the gross ex-
hangos for lait week , with ratoi per cent
if lucre no or doero.uo , in against the-
everal nmounts for the corresponding week
1S1W :
Lying tit His Hotel in n
Condition ;
LISCOI.S , Nob. , Feb. 8. | Special to Tun
KK.I The many friends of Senator Shea ,
the brinht young legislator from Douglas
: ounty , will bo sorry to learn that ho Is lying
n a very dangerous condition at the Lincoln
hotel. Ho has been ailing eversince ho came
to Lincoln with nn aggravated case of tonsll-
itis , complicated with catarrh and rheuma
tism. He recently was confined to his beil
for a number of days , but when ho became
convalescent ho was too anxious t6 got hack
to tils legislative duties , and as a consequence
suffered n relapse. His physicians say that
his recovery is doubtful.
TUB HOCK ISLAND TUMX3.
The Rock Tsl.uul railroad company Is de
termined to make a show at running cars on
the tracks between Lincoln nnd Omaha , and
yesterday n time card was issued to go into
effect tomorrow. It provides for thi run
ning of un accommodation train to carry
freight nnd passengers , leaving this city at 7
a. in. and returning ut t'W : p. m. .An engine
mm way-car arrived from Omaba nt 4:30 : last
evening , for use on this run. This is sup
posed to bo .designed more us a formal run-
ninir of trains to fill certain requirements of
tbo charter , possibly , than any altctnpt to
accommodate tranlc , as the running time be
tween hero and South Omaha Is nbout three
hours. As the company is unable to reach
the O street depot without passing over tbo
Union Pacific tracks , a temporary depot will
bo constructed at oneo at the crosjing at
North Twelfth street ,
lltlUIUTlON CONVENTION .
The irrigation convention which will ho
held In this city February 11 is attracting a
great deal of attention. His expected that
over ono thousand delegates will bo present.
Not only will the subject of Irrigation be dis
cussed , but nemo active steps will IMS taken
to reap the benefits to bo dorivoj. The after
noon session will lu hold nt 3 p. m. In the
state university chapel. The evening session ,
commencing at 7:30 : p in. , will bo hold In rep
resentative hall at the state bouse.
Tim crtr.TK OIIAUT.VUO.UA.
A mooting of the trustees of tlio Crete
Chautauquu Sunday School assembly oc
curred nt tno Capital hotel , In this city ,
on Friday , Plans were discussed for con
ducting the assembly the coming season. Tne
finances of the Chatauqua association are
being adjusted and the outlook Udeemed ex
tremely hopeful. Another meeting will be
held In Lincoln in two weeks , when more
definite arrangements will be perfected.
MOIITUAUV STATISTICS.
The mortuary statistics for Lincoln for the
past month as prcpamd bv Health Oftlcer
ilartrum are ns follows : Lung fever , 1 ;
diphtheria , croup , - ; heart failure , ! ; in
grippe. 1 : pneumonia , ti ; tvphold
fever , 2 ; croup , 3 ; congestion of bowels
B ; dilation of heart , 1 ; dropsy
" ; .diphtheria , 3 ; bronchitis , 2 ; abscess of
brain , 2 ; meningitis. 'J ; wnooplni ? cough , 1 ;
old ago , 1 ; abscess , 1 ; marasnius , 1 ; ulcer ol
Bjonmch , 1 ; paralysis of brain , 1 ; congestion
of lungs , ' ! ! ; Intestinal catarrh , 1 ; convulsions ,
1 : phtblMs , 1 ; peritonitis , 1 ; scarlet diver , 1 ;
rheumatism ' 1 ; mcrarnuns , 1 ; not stated , 1 ;
total , 48.
CHAITEI.l. WINS.
Tlio aunual oratorical contest was hold a !
thn state university chapel lust , 'evening fpi
coUcgobonors. The contestants were Thomas
C. Cbnppcll nnd'R A. Ilockhold. Thn con
testants were well matched in Intellectuality ,
but Chuppcll { .roved the more nutura
speaker and captured the prize ,
Kntltlotl to the Dcst. .
All are entitled to the best that their mono )
will buy , so evorv family should have , ni
once , a bottle of the best family remedy ,
Syrup of Figs , to cleanse the system when
costive or bilious. For sale in & 0o and (1 hot
tics by all loading druggists.
II. Forester of Now York was nt tua
Murray last night.
For caracho , toothache , sore throrU.swoHci
nock and the results of colds ana inilaminti
lion , use Dr. Thomas' Electric Oil the great
pain destroyer.
EDUCATIOF OF THE BUND ,
How it is Being Accomplished at the Inati-
tnto at Nebraska Oity.
THE STATE' CARE FOR FEEBLE MINDED ,
Third lllciinlal Itoport of the institute
at Itcntrluo How the Innmtca
Are lOinplnyod A. Illow to
I'lnkcrton.
LI.NCOLX , Neb. , Feb. 9. [ Special to TUB
BRK.J Principal 1'armeleo's report of the
Nebraska' institute for the blind at Nebraska
City opens with the statement that the total
enrollment for the biennial term has boon
seventy-two patients. The average atten
dance the i > est yo.ir has boon lifly-tvvo.
The principal says there nro still a number
of cduc.itable blind children in the state
whoso parents have not nsyot seen fit to send
them to the school , n fact which ho claims is
greatly tn bo doplnrod. Ono reason assigned
for this failure Is tliat the naronts of children
in distant Darts of the state are too poor to
pay the railroad cxpunscs to and from the
Institution.
There nro tlireo departments in the school
literary , musical nnd industrial. To thcso ,
the pnst.yenr. ho has added the branch of
piano timing.
Ono of the features on which some of the
last appropriation was expended was a scries
of outside lire escapes which cost S'i,0l)0. , )
The.'o escapes are safe nml nro made familiar
to nil by mo at stated tlinai. Recently they
were tested early in tlio morning , an alarm
of lire having boon purposely sent through
out thu building by the electric system while
all the inmates were in bed. In eight minutes
everybody had dressed , descended the es-
canes unit assembled In front of the building.
During the year forty [ .uplls have studied
the plane , ton the organ , twcnty.-ond the vfo-
1m , seventeen the voice , thirty-six choir work ,
lllteen harmony nnd four piano tuning.
In the IndustiinUtlopnrtrcent the girls devote -
vote ono.hour a day in knitting , crocheting ,
sowing and such likodutios. the smaller hoys
nnd girls confining themselves to making
various fancy articles with beads and wire.
Tlio young men uro taught broom making
nnd cane seating , in which they become
ox pert.
Thu. institute is practically exempt from
sickness , the physician's bill being but $10
the past year.
The principal asks for SilOi ) , for a piano nnd
additions to the library. Another -SOO is asked
for furniture , bedding nnd clothing. The
extension of the sowcr ; to North Table
creek will require $100 , while 51SDO Is asked
for repairs.
The estimate for the ordinary current ex
penses of the next two years Is ? - lOODvldeh
iucludos fuel , lights nnd wngos of employes ,
and l.s based upon an estimated attendance of
seventy pupils. The salaries for officers ,
teachers and physicians for the sanio time is
* 11,500 , making a total of $35,1)01) ) ) .
THE FEKllltE JllXltKlt.
low They Are Oarcil For In the Xc-
ImiHka Institute at licutriuc.
LI.VTOI.V , Nob. , Fob. 8. [ Special to Tun
linn. ] Dr. J. -Armstrong , superintendent
if the Nebraska Institute for feeble minded
nt Beatrice , has made his appearance at the
ogUlaturo. Slmultancojisly appears his
.bird biennial .report , which the doctor
opens with the assertion that the past
two years have been years of constat growth
and improvement. , The appropriation made
by the last legislature for several improve
ments bos been expended with substantial
results , one of which is the fire escapes
which , ho sav3r are of easy descent and
adapted to the Ichildron. Nine children died
luring the yisir. There are now in the
institution oighjty-stx males. nnd forty-eight
females. Applications for admission num
bered 251 , of which the males numbered 15:5 : ,
females ninety-nine. In the doctor's ' Judg
ment there will Ijp n lcost 200 applications
durlug the next t\u > years , nnd lie has now
on his list the names of S13 feeble minded
persons residing , in various parts of
the state. Anticipating a great in
crease In the number of application.- ) ,
the doctor suggests that accommodations
bo furnished for from one hundred
and fifty to two hundred addi
tional inmates. To provide for the
first number it would bo necessary to erect
two additional cottages with u capacity of
scvonty-llvcorclghty children with additional
dining rooais , school rooms and a larger
kitchen.
Tno engine room is located In the old boiler-
house and necessitates nn extra man in Unit
department. The boilerhousehas been
twice dnmngcd by wind storms , is not likely
to stand the Jnrof machinery nnd renders it
dangerous to nllqw several thousand dollars'
worth of machinery to remain there.
The doctor suggests the erection of a good
brick building , large enough to contain en
gine , dynamos , laundry and shops and for
this purpose asks an appropriation as follows .
Two'cottages with-furnituro , $25,003 ; engine
room , etc. , 810.000 ; > kitchens , etc. , $15,000 ;
adapting bovs" " attic for employes , f'J.OOO.
Total , ? o2,000" .
The tubular well supplies plenty of
water , but thn liquid is too hard to
bo used for either boiler , laundry or
drinking purposes. In the matter of water ,
indeed , the institution Is in bad condition ,
both from u sanitary point as well as a pro
tection against lire.
The old well , the doctor says , is Inadequate
for holler and household uses , being pumped
dry several times n day. The storage ca
pacity Is so small tlio place Is much of the
time without water , though using
the pump night nnd day. This
makes mi additional expense for help ,
nnd at no time ho claims have tUey had n suf
ficient supply for laundry and household use.
The health of the institution absolutely re
quires an abundant supply of wholesome
water. At a depth ot 2sO foct the now well
conclusively proves that deep wells in the
Immediate vicinity would bo a failure. The
only available supply at present is cither a
sufliclont number of wells sunk to the
rock , as the old- one or the small creek
near the institution. The water in the
creek would bo unlit for house
hold purposes , and tbo water in surface wells ,
while good would bo liable to contamination
from thii sewers from the buildings. If such
wells should bo used , thn sewers already
laid should bo replaced by others made as
tight as possible. Poisonous substances in
solution nro not removed by interim ; through
any depth of sand. Only matter in suspen
sion is removed , thus leaving the water clear
and sparkling without removing the cause of
infection. The cltv of Beatrice has proposed
extending an eight-Inch water mala to the
Institution for , the cost of laying
( estimated oy' , , , tno city engineer at
$13,000) ) , which would be credited to thodtato
and no further payment to bo nv.ido for water
consumed until tbo rharges amount to this
sum. Unless It Is" " "decided to connect with
the city waterworks , some provision should
bo made immediately for the storage of water
in a tank or tank * sHmcicnt for nt , least two
or three days'-supbly. This storage Is also
necessary In cose attire , as they would be en
tirely helpless sliOultl such an accident occur.
A number oftlltho girls do sowing , both
plain and ornamental , two knit and three
have been taugbt , to crochet. The doctor Is
satisfied with tub Jesuit and hopes to intro-
upon which the latter work might bo prac
ticed. During MioCnost two years several
adjoining acres have been rented nnd1,000
worth of vegetables have boon raised.
No regular visitln dnys hnvn been estab
lished , but the public is always wolco-no.
Parents visiting children nro allowed to re
main one night.
Appended to the report la a table of school
attainments , showing the number of pupllg
who speak , read , write , figure and have a
knowledge of time , money , colors , music ,
nrlll , geography , language , arawinc , bouso-
hold work , as also the wont done by the
boys and girld both In tbo institution nnd the
field. . _
A. Blow to IMnkorloii.
LINCOLN , Neb , , Fob. 8. [ Special to Tun
BEB. ] Senator Ilnndall of Phelps has Introduced
ducod n bill which Is aimed toproventPlukor-
ton's armed men nnd similar bodies of mon
from coming Into this state to to preserve the
pence. It provides that no governor , sheriff ,
marshal , deputy manual , mayor or any ntliui
ofHcor who is authorized to appoint special
oflloors to ( preserve , the peace , shall np-
\
point M such special officer nny man who u
not a citizen of the state.
No person will bo permitted to not as spe
cial peace oQloor without authority In writ
ing from the party appointing mm. Any
person who shall in this state unlnwfnlly ox-
orclso or ntlompt to exercise the /unctions of
or lilro themselves out to anyone as a deputy
sheriff , marshal , policeman , constable or
pence ofllccr , or nny person , whether acting
In his own behalf or as mi officer of the law ,
or ns the authorized or unauthorized agent or
representative of another ; or of nny associa
tion , corporation or company who
shnll bring or cause to bo brought ,
or aid In bringing Into this Btnto
nny armed or unarmed police force or do-
tcctlvo ngency or lorco or nrmod or ttnarincil
body of men , for the suppression of domestic
violence , shall bo guilty of a felony tint ! on
conviction thereof slmll bo punished by Im
prisonment In the state prison for not loss
than two years and not moro than live years ;
provided , that the legislature , or the cxecu-
tivo , when the legislature cnnnot bo con
vened , may call upon the lawfully consti
tuted authorities of the United States for
protection against foreign uud domestlo vie
lence , as provided by law.
Any person , olllcor , compnnv , association
or coriorntloti | , who shall knowingly brlngor
cnuso to bo brought , or aid in the bringing
Into this state nny armed or unarmed police
force for the suppression of domestic
violence , shnll ho liable In a civil action
to nny person for nny injury to person or
property through the action or as the result
of the coming or bringing Into the statu of
such a body of men or nny of Ibom whether
acting together or separately In carrying out
the purpose for which they were brought
Into ttio state.
AIWVT XVIIH.ISKA.
A. I'lalii Stntiuant ! , of Kauts ns to Its
Condition and KomiurcoH.
OAKIVXI > , Nob. , Fob. 7Totho Editor of
THKBKI : : Kcccntevents , of nn unusual na
ture , liavo drawn the attention of thousands
of people in different parts of our country to
Nebraska , The late Indian scare on our
northern border ; the reported destitution and
distress In tlio western counties , mid fears of
vicious legislation by the present legislature ,
based upon the sensational scenes of its open
ing days , arrested , und to some extent
chained , the currents of public thought to
Nebraska as they never wore before. And
well they may bo , for Nebraska Is a great
stnte. Great In area , great in natural re
sources , great in development accomplished ,
and ( treat in possibilities ,
In magnitude , nt least , it is hut little
known. The prosperous mnrclinnt of Omaha ,
Lincoln , Gruud Island or Fremont closes a
satisfactory business at the end of u year
with the observation that ho "like ? Ne
braska. ' . ' Lilttlo ho knows of Nebraska. The
prosperous farmers In the eastern conn tics
close their books with n line balance in their
favor on the ledger of "profit and loss" und
declare that "Nebraska is n Rood country for
the farmer. " Uut Nebraska covers n vast
territory and the fortunate farmers of those
superb counties Know but little of the other
and more distant parts of the stato. Boa
favorable SOU-HID , coupled with Judicious
management the first few year * in Holt ,
Greoloy , Hull. J'helps , Wotatcr or Clay
counties , delights tlio now comers and they
write to those loft behind In eastern Ne
braska , Illinois or New Knglaml th-it "Kl-
dorado" is found nt last and that their ex
perience proves that Nebraska Is the plnco
to successfully raise this , that or the other.
Or , awuy out in Uawcs , Box ditto , Sioux ,
Banner nnu Perkins counties , for one sea
son , perhaps , "God tempers the winds to the
shorn lambs" that have Invaded with
plow nml pruning hook those western
ranges and gives them forty , fifty and even
sixty bushels of grain to tlio acre' with gooa
markets at the go veri'iuunt-posts nnd in the
"mining camps" still westward. And from
them the cry of "Euieka" is wafted eastward
ns it WHS In 18S5 to 16SS , nnd the otumpedo
for tlie cheap lands on Nebraska's "steppes"
commences. The hardy pioneers in these
frontier counties grow eloquent over Ne
braska's "Eden , " as tticy call It , and their
rosv letters in coniu-ction with the limning
and overdrawn folders of the railroads result
hi loading every we.Ubbund train down to
the very "gunwales" with hopeful emigrants
and homo-seekers. Vet little these sturdy
but unfortunuto pioneers , located out there
whore loss than a score of year * ugo the
tragedy of the "last of the buffalo" was being
played by the warlike Sioux little , I say ,
they know of the rich soil nnd salubrious
climate of that portion of the state adapted
to farming operations.
Tlio same lack of thorough and reliable
data exists with our custom critic. They
exaggerate nn Insignificant conflict between
the Indians of South Dakota and the national
troops , in which a few score are necessarily
killed , into a general northwestern war. A.
partial loss ot crops out in Banner , Keltli ,
Sioux , Perkins und surrounding counties ,
they point to us proof ot the fact that the
far-famed productiveness of Nebraska
is a myth ; that the "Groat American
Desert" is re-establishing itself ; that hun
dreds of settlers are destitute , and aid Is ur
gently being called for.
Living on their cramped un little farms , erin
in the same old stone huuso in some sleepy
old New En gland hollow in which their an
cestors for four or Jive generations wore born ,
lived nnd died , they are not expected to
understand the situation fully hero. They
arc not supposed to know Unit
there might ho drouth , pestilence nnd
oven famine in portions of this state ,
covering an area larger than Now Jersey , or
even Massachusetts , and yet the main part of
this great commonwealth bo practically un
affected , by it. They do not scorn to know ,
or care to know , that the drouth-strielccn
ilistrlct is more than three hundred miles
from Omaha nnd geographically bears no
closer relation to eastern Nebraska than
Maine to Connecticut.
Again , exaggeration of another kind finds
a fertile soil In distant communities , and dis
tance adds many chapters to the talo. The
antics of un anarchist like Shrador , a dema
gogue like Church Howe , or a revolutionist
like Taylor or Stevens Is magnified into sig-
nlllcanco noyond expression nnd the deduc
tion promptly drawn that Nebraska is in the
hands of a "mob. " Hut the outside world
docs not know that n full grown man now
guides the helm of our ship of state ; that ,
assisted by the level headed and conserva
tive clement in the legislature , no vicious
laws will ho permitted to pass , and nil whole
some laws will ho enforced while ho Is gov
ernor ; that Dictator Hurrowa and his follow
ers could not , if they would , destroy the fair
fatnii of this great stnte.
Nebraska has a diversity of soil nnd climate
rendering her unexcelled for attractiveness
by nny state in the union. The Missouri
washes Its eastern shores nt an altitude of
about 1,000 feet above the level of the sea ,
while the foot hills at its western border maybe
bo 2,000 feet higher , the ascent from east to
west being very gradual. The state covers
seven degrees of longitude by threedegroes
of latitude. About-UO miles long by 300 miles
wide inukes an empire of r > 0,000,00 ! ) ncro.s ,
every snmiro foot of which Is cither fine farmer
or excellent grazing hinds.
Midway tnu oceans. In the center of the
north temperate zone , west of the track of
the cyclone , the hot winds of the tropics are
mot and modlflod by the cold columns ( IT
'Aretio breezes in such a manner and with
such results that , with rare exceptions , the
climate of Nebraska , though subject to in
numerable changes , is for henlthfulnoss ,
purity and temperature , take it the year
round , probably ns enjoyable and do-
Kinlbio ns nny state In the republic.
The water is generally pure nnd abundant.
The rivers the Missouri , Plutto , Hepubll-
con , Elkhorn , Nlobrnra , Blue , Loups and
hundreds of their tributaries traverse every
nook and corner "of the stnto. In the oaslorn
portion , by which I mean all east of the ninety-
eighth meridian , the seasons ore us uniform ,
ns to crops , as any country In the world , for
Uurlng my residence , covering a space of
twenty-one years in this section , thorn has
not boon n single failure caused by drouth or
other climatic conditions. The central portion
tion from 08 to 100 degrees west has been
lightly subject to lack ol rain , accompanied
by hot , dry winds In July and August , for
years , that have clveu the furmors more or
less trouble ; but in tills section the rain bolt
is gradually moving westward , and. close up
to the lOOtli meridian , the fanner of the future
mav expect n reasonable result from honest
nnd intelligent cultivation of the soil. West
of this agricultural pursuits without irriga
tion on a gigantic scale will never pay. The
100th meridian marks the eastern
limit of the drouth affecod country.
West of it nro what may bo
called the 'frontieV counties , and It is the
land that has boon foolishly Invaded by so
many imprudent and now dependent settlors.
It is true that in this great region , com
posed of more than one-third of tlio state ,
containing 23,000,000 ucros , them nro many
fine vallcvs , and even whole counties , thai
with auftlclent water lust at the right time
are capable of yielding magnificent crops.
WINTER WISDOM.
( K.xclmtigo.1
Don't bo afraid ol trosh air , bnt avoid
Iraughts.
Don't go out of doors for a second without
extra covering.
In Miloatlnir your winter underclothing ,
sliooso that which Is warm and yet more or
CM open In texture ,
takeoff your overcoat when you enter a
warm place , whether nllU-o or urlvnta dwol-
Ing , oven If your visit Is to last only three
minutes.
If you catch cold or ilovoloo n conuh , cot rid
of It nt once. ThU is better than fouling "bluo"
tml thinking that pneumonia or coiisinniitloa
ins marked you us n victim ,
The best remedy foracough orcolddioworor
stubborn ) , or a sudden ohlll. Is imrovhl.sltpy. .
Adosuuf whiskey In nntorwlll import a gen
erous nnrnith to the whole body and keep oft
the diseases of the season.
Don't forfft that only pure whiskey should
> o taken. Dairy's t'uro MultVhlikoy hu.i Ilio
strongest rocormnntulatloii from tlio leadline
lectors as toll.-1 ollleleiioy , otic * ( mm the innsi
imminent scli'iitlsts as to lit purity. It U tllu
inly standard medicinal whiskey. Take no
ot bur from your druggist.
jnt Judging this section By the oxporlonco of
recent years , the chuucea of sulllulent rain-
f nil In July and August nro ugnlnst it ; nnd In
the counties of Cherry , Shorlilnn , Uuwes ,
Uox Utitto , Sioux , Scott's : llliilT , llanner ,
Klmball , Uhoycnno , Douel , Grant , Hooker ,
Arthur , Mcl'horson , Logan , IColth , Perkins ,
Chase , Duiuly , Haves , Hitchcock , Hed Wil
low , Frontier nml Lincoln , In this district
with the exception of n few strips along the
rivers the crops for two yours htivo not paid
the expense of planting , so that the rojKMts
of drouth In that section are in many respects
too true ; nnd in ninny n sod simtity , dugout ,
sr poorly constructed log cabin particularly
In Hnniicr , Hlnine , Grant , Box : Uutto , Btoux
nnd adjacent counties the winter's ' sun
loons down today on wretchedness.
which , if not soon relieved , will
mnko the great drifts of glistening snow
by which that country Is embraced tno wind
ing sheet of hundreds there , too weak to bat
tle with the elements. The facts ure that
unless irrigation redeems it , this portion of
the stnto cannot bo relied upon to
sustain largo agricultural communities.
The soil contains all the elements jicccssary
tn the successful growth of cereals , but un
less tlio lint nnd dry period can bo overcome
by Irrigation which to amount to anything
would have to bo on n largo scale the sooner
the "fanners" abandon the Iden of success
fully raising corn , wheat , oats , barley , mil
let , etc. , nml such of them ns cannot return
to eastern Nebraska turn their attention nnd
means to raising hvo stock exclusively , the
better. The land west of the 100th meridian
should never have boon invaded by the home
steader. It was created fora stock country.
It is naturally adapted to the raising of cat
tle sheep nnd horses.It Is covered by
grasses , sown by nature , that euro upon the
atalk , and atoll seasons of the year furnish
to cattle a palatable and nutritious food. llo-
fore the present misguided settlers came it
was the paradise of prosperous stockmen , nnd
the only well-to-do elements there now nro
the "cowmen , " Uoforo the cowboy It was
the home of the wild bison , elk. and deer ,
nnd their wilder associates , the Indians ; and
when men como back tn their sober second
senses , as it were , it will bo again conceded to
1)0 n until ral stock range nnd again Uovotcd ,
as It should be , to ami business.
llut Nebraska is great in other njspccts.
It not only contains un exceedingly fertile
soil , a genial climate , splendid water , and
magnificent flora : enjoyed by a progressive
people , whose improvements in sixty counties
of the state are as substantial and permanent
as those of eastern state * , lint tlio advance
shown by its census. In the last ton years ,
shows that in a short time it will outstrip all
competitors in the weal in population and
wealth.
It Is the only stnto In the union that gains
Lhreo congrcssiiienby the HOW apportionment
list innilo by congress.
Its tnxes nra loss than 1 per cent on actual
valuo.
It has the finest public school system hi ex
istence ,
It contains loss illiteracy than most of the
states.
It contains the best municipal regulations
.n the matter of police , licenses , etc. , in
vogue.
Ithns loss convicts in its pcmtentlnry.cithcr .
n number or percentage , than surrounding
ntatcs , and better regulated communities
, liin tbOAverago throughout the. country.
Its public schools are not only tno belt , but
ts press the brightest , Its churches and pub
ic libraries as good , and the general average
of its citizens in Intelligence , resources nnd
espect for law. truth and honesty fully up
o us hiish a standard us any state west of the
Mississippi. A. B. Cii.Miui : .
Several years ago Chamftorlaln it Co. of
Dos Molnes , la. , commenced the manufacture
of n couch syruu , believing- to bo tbu most
prompt mid reliable preparation yet produced
for coughs , colds and croup ; that the public
appreciate true merit , and in time it was cer
tain to become popular. Their mostsacguinu
liopes have been moro than realized. Over
three hundred thousand bottles of Chamber
lain's Cough HeiDcdy uro now sold eacn year ,
nnd it is recognized as "the best mndo"
wherever known. It will cure a severe cold
in less time than nny other treatment. For
solo by all druggists.
At the Y. M. C. A.
Hov. N. L. Hooplngarner , the evangelist
who is leading in the revival mooting at the
Seward street Methodist Episcopal church ,
spoke before a meeting of ! i07 man at the
Young Men's Christian association yester
day afternoon. The address was preceded by
a song service led by Prof. Sheldon , nnd n
cornet solo by Mr. Henry Ferrlnger. Miss
Hinifor accompanist. This was somewhat of
uu Innovation in these services , but was
groatlv appreciated , the performance being
very fine. Several songs f torn the book used
by tlio evangelist , "Good News In Song. "
were also sung. The speaker took for his
text the words : "But they wore the ruiu
of him , and of nil Israel. " II. Chron. i
Miss Bessie. II. nedloo of Uurlington. Vt. ,
bad a disenso of the scalp which caused her
bnlr to become very barah nnd dry and to
fall so freely she scarcely dared comb it.
Aycr'a Hair Vigor cave her a healthy scalp.
nnd mnue the hair beautifully thick mid
i'EItSOSAl , M'.lK.Kill.ll'JIS.
P , T. Sterns of Denver is at the Poxtoa ,
C. W. Mlhtlls of Norfolk is at the Casey.
F. M. Stephens of St. i-ouls Is at the
Mlllnrd.
L.V. . Uusscll of Glenwood , la. , is nt the
Millard.
F. X. Crafts of Cincinnati , O. , is at the
PaxUm.
S , W. Itsell of Detroit Is registered at the
Pax ton
O. G. McClure of St.Louis is at the
Murray.
J , E. Bontcr of Chicago was at the Mlllnrd
last night.
A. E. Martin of St Joe was at the Casey
last night.
F. K. Havens of Croljjuton Is in the city at
the Casey.
L. O. Coryell of Neligh is registered nt
the Casey.
W , L. Colvlllo of Now York is in the city
at the Millard.
II. T. Sullivan of Now York is In the city ,
at the Paxton.
W , E. C. Windsor of Boston is registered
nt the Murray.
J. W. Ilawson of Chicago is In the city ,
at the Alurray.
L KE GEN L GhANT'S. '
, had a cancer on my Fatal
tmiguo that t-preacl un results
til jny thro t was so af-
from
fi cted that I coulil ro irco.
ly swallow. My phys- ! cancer
clansajd It was a ca-.o ous sores
\cry similar to Ucn'l. have
Q ant's. S. S' . S. ciuo'.l often
mo sound nml well. 1 been
b.liovo . it saved my life ,
Mia. A. 31. Colilnimth , by tak
Ilroold ) n , N. Y , ing
S. S. S.
on Wood nml Hclu dlneaCB fiue
T uS.\l t Sncclflc. Co. , At'anti , Ux ,
V
All our blackblnc and brown
beaver and chinchilla over
coats that we have always
soldfor$12 , //it's"week $6.50.
All bur $25 overcoats for
$16.
$16.Our
Our # 5 , $6 and $7 pants
marked down- for this week ,
to $3 and $4,25.
AIL panls worth less than
$5goat $2.25.
M. IIELLMAN & CO. ,
Cor. r th & Farnain.
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