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THE OMAHA DAILY
TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. OMAHA , MONDAY MORNING , MARCH 21 , 1892. NUMBER 277 ,
CLOSER RELATIONS DESIRED
Eccrot ol the Opposition to President
in Mexico.
TOO FRIENDLY WITH THE UNITED STATES
Ills Iilrnii on the Subject of Ueclproclty
Not I'lciii nit to the I'leiiirnt I'utor-
liiU Clnu-cli Itnlo In tlm All'.ilm
ol tliu ( lo\eminent.
WASHINOTOV Bunruu or T.tr. . Br.n , )
1513 FOUIITEENTH STKBKT , , >
WASIII.NHTO.V , L ) . U. , Murch 20. |
A well Known government officer who has
Just returned from Mexico , where ho trans
uded Important official business with Presi
dent Diaz , and for private reasons does not
want his nnmo used In the public prints ,
gives sotno valuable Information rjgardlng
the condition of Mexico , ns ho gleaned It from
the head ot that republic.
Ho said today : "Ono of tbo most perplex-
lug issuea which n certain powerful old cle
ment I ? making against President IMaz Is
that bo Is an 'American. ' They
really bellovo ho has too wirm n
fooling for tbo United States on account
of hh efforts to bring about closer commer
cial and social relations between Iho two
countitos. The charge comes from thu
monarchical element which founded tbo
empire. It opposes nearly all the modern
stops of progress which are proposed by
Diaz , who is trying to cot moro railroads ,
divert the people from minimr to agriculture
nnd Improve society. Uinbehoves that no
country can afford to stand alone upon min
ing Interests , lie would place the burden ot
taxation upon the mines nnd untllled lands
for the purpose of forciix progress in the
line of agriculture.
1'uvorn tlm Unltiul State * .
"Ho bollovo.s in our system of Import du
ties nnd n prolectlvo tariff. His opponents
being idlers or mlno owners are for free
trade. They don't care a fig for agricul
tural or manufacturing Interests. They uo-
1iove , too , in church rule. Tbis is the seciut
of the present Garza revolution In Mexico.
The revolutionists nro uackcd by that , old
monarchical element which U lighting tbo
Dlnz progress. Mexico nt present is sup
ported llnanclally only from her customs du
'
tlos , which are 'lovlo'd with a solo view to
revenue , and also her income tax. Uiaz pro
posed n regular tax upon mining and cattle
business , and this would make the rich men
stand the burden of the government , whereas
they stand none of it at present.
"Ho is u strong friend to our reciprocity
plans , his opponents npnoso It. Ills opposing
party is known moro properly as the 'church
party. " Diaz hopes to secure with us a com
mercial treaty so broad in its e\lont that it
will wlpa away the custom houses of the
Uio Grande , so that trade may bo us free
between the two countries as it is now
botwoou any of our state ? . Ho is very sen
sitive about the newspaper stories which are
being printed In our couniry respecting the
lovoluilon In Mexico. In San Antcnio , Tex. ,
and other largo cities of that state , ho says
that the Garza paily have captured the
newspaper correspondents and colored state
ments have consstantly been sent broad
cast In this country about the ruvolution.
"i'rcsldent Diaz assures mo , " continued
tbo United States oDIclnl. "that thu Garza
revolution was principally the invention of
exiles from Mexico , along the Texas border ,
and that it had no stable foundation. If
Diaz continues at tbo head of the Mexican
povornmcnt wo will not only have closer nnd
moro desirable relations with that country
and its people , but they will have nn era of
greater prosperity. President Diaz , it is
needless to say , does not bellovo Captain
John Bourke of ourcrmy did anything im
proper in bis recent campaign against Uuiva
on tL Mexican border. "
Uoomln ; ; ( icncnil Algrr.
General Russell A. Alger of Michigan has
launched his nresidential craft ut the national
capital. It appeared in this morning's Wash
ington Post in the form of eight columns of
solid nonpareil under Iho following head
lines in largo black-faced tvpo , two columns
wide : "General Alger's War Record The
War Department Furnishes the Oillcial Evi-
ilonco ot His Gallant Services in the War for
the Union -General Custcr's Unfavorable
Report Proven to Ilrivo Been Utterly Un
founded and Cruelly Unjust -Tho Original
Hospital Cortillcato Showing Algor in the
Hospital trotn August ! ) ! ) to September ,1 ,
IMHGeneral Alger's Army Record Abso
lutely Regular and Wltbout a Single Flaw
from the Beginning to the End The
Strongest Recommendations for His Promo
tion by His Superior Oflicers Tnrotighout
His Service The Oftlcial Records in the War
Department a Splendid Tribute lo Algor's
Bravery and Faithfulness to Every Duty. "
This military record of General Alger is
composed ot n score or two of orders ana
transcripts of records all carefully compiled
nnd seems to clear up the cloud rvhich was
cast over his military career oy designing
democrats who feared his presidential aspir
ations. The whole pngo of Alger matter in
the Post looks , however , like n regular ad
vertisement , \ d Las been the subject of
Kcuurnl comment among politicians loday.
The Post publication was tliu result of a stay
of several nays in this city last week of EJi-
torGlllolt , ot the Detroit Tribune , the politi
cal manager of General Alger.
MlHUtllltlllllOIM.
There Is very litllo doubt that Senator
Careys hill fixing ttio uniform price of gov
< > rnmcnt lands ot $1.25 nn acre , and rebating
that amount to those who , under a ruling o
Iho department in Ibbis , were compelled to
pay $ ' .r > 0 , will bo passed by both houses o
congress at this session. Senator Cnroy says
the ruling fixing the price at $ : fi'J wus made
under misapprehrmsion.
M. M. Hum of Iowa Is at the Rlggs.
Mrs. Picltlor , wife of the South Dakota
conirjsssman , arrived last night from he
northwestern home. P. S. II.
j'oitiinFix.ixur. .
Discount Wan Not In llmmiiiil During thu
runt \Vi-i-lc.
liOXPox , March 20 , Discount was not li
demand durlug the week past , i'ho sale
were : Three months , l-f ) percent ; short , lc
per cent. The plethora of money shows n
signs of abatement. The Bonk of England
reserves continue to increase. The Austro
Hungarian demand for gold is entirely con-
lined to the open market. There have been
no withdrawals from the Bank of England In
any quarter , and the reduction In the Bunk
of Ungland rate is notublc. Confidence that
the immediate future will bdng n solid flow
of business Is general. The relief to the BUS-
] voiiM ) louarding the Murrlcttndlflluiliy , nnd
iho statement of the views of Mr. iJiIilerdak' ,
povcinor of the Buuk of England , on the
prospects ot the Daring settlement , glvo both
operatives and Iho public the feeling that
bicaily progress toward better timed U being
n.ade.
Thu silver market was dull throughout the
week with no Inquiry nnd only small pur
chases for India , barely maintaining the
quotations. Neither the silver discussion in
America nor the proceedings of ibo curnmi'v
confcrunco in Vienna have affected the mar
ket In tbo slightest degree. A prominent
iouturoof the wceic was Uio active buying ol
Argentina railway securities which show a
rUe raiiL-itig from llvo lo ten points , Argen
tina nationals became stronger after the
Klddordnlo Htatemont and closed yesterday
1,14 no * cent uu. Homo railways became linn
on Uio end of the coal strike , tha average ad <
vaiuu being tnroo-fourlhs of 1 wer cent ,
Ameiican railroad securities were stagnant ,
operators awaiting thu outcome of the iti'
quiry Into tbo legality of the Reading looses ,
In the meutiumo dealings hero are contlncd
chiolly to llrst class bonds , of which there is
u steady demand , Occasional buvlng order :
ft om Walt street glvo general kinds a mo
incntar.v suurt , which U u-jccoedcd by i
deadly dullness. The week's variations IE
prices ini'ludu tbo following ; Decreases
l.nlto Short ) and Now Yoru , Pennsylvania A
Ohio. 1 per cent eitvh ; Louisvlllo.t NasuvilU
nd Krle , tuioe-fourlus of 1 percent eacn :
-ontral Pacific , Denver preferred , Missouri.
Cansas ft , Texas , Norfolk prcforrod. North-
rn Pacific and Wabusli douonturc , one-half
f 1 nor cent each. Increases Ohio & Mis-
Isslppl , three-fourths of 1 per cent : Atchl-
on , Topeka & Santa Fo , one-half of 1
icr cent. Canadian securities \voro
vomt on cnblo reports to the offcul
lint labor trojblos are llltoly to affect the
rafllc ; Graud Trunk llrat , sncond nnd third
iroferral fell : i per cent. Mexican railway
vns dull ; ordinary dropped Jj per cont. In
ho foreign department ibcro was sotno sell-
ng of Portuguese securities which lost J
icr cent. Russian fell 1J < per cent ; Urupuav
rained 1 4 per cont. Among miscellaneous
securities London nnd Ktvor Plato built ad
vanccil 2 per cent ; Rio Tlnlo " 4 per cent , nud
Eastmans ' ' „ per cent.
On tint Itrrlln IIiiir o.
n&itt.iN , March 'JO. On the lourao during
.ho past week prices were Irregular. Han k
nnd industrials shares were weak. Yostcr-
day Russian securities again rclansod , owing
mrtly to 1'nrls sales nnd partly to rumors
hat the St. Pdtorsburg llrm of bankers had
been assisted by the treasury. 'Iho report
hat the Russian finance minister refused
Gucnzburi ; assistance to avert their recent
collapse Is olllclnlly declared to bo untru ? .
i'tio Html quotations Include the following ;
Mexican sixes , b'J ; Deutsche bank , 153,50 ;
Uochumor. 107 ; Iloepnur , 1'1\'short exchange
on London , 2.l''j ! ' ; discount , laf. ,
On tliu I'urU llotirftr.
March 20. The bourse w s inani
mate during Iho past wook. The scttlomont
ins passed off quietly. Contangos was light.
J'hroo per cant ronloj foil 55c ; credit fonclor
llifand : Russian securities SJ'i ' per cont.
while Rio Tinto gained S'jf. Panama Canal
Is nominal at 17 per cent , the lowest recorded
quotation of this stock.
.YKiift.i.sK.i IHMUCK.ITS
Tlicy Mitki < Arrnngi'iiuMitH Tor Quarters nnd
Promises the Stntc to Orftiocraoy.
Cineuio. III. , March ! 30. A commlltoo of
prominent , members of the .Tncksonian club
of Omaha , Neb. , arrived yesterday nt tbo
Sherman house mid today will arrange for
headquarters for 1,000 enthusiastic demo
crats" who will attoad the national conven
tion. The committee consists of Representa
tive Gcorco . ) . Stornsdorff , George Holmes ,
Jr. , John l > \ Murphy , Hugo Melchior , James
Waters nnd Colonel T. J. Hlckoy. llolmos
and Murphy are for Hill , lirst , last ana all
the time , wuilo the rest favor Cleveland ,
with Doles as a possible second elioica.
"Nebraska will send an unmstructcd dele
gation , " said Mr. Stornsdorff. "Ourclubnnd
the democracy of the whole state are divided
on the presidential question.Voshall , tiow-
over , stand by the nominee , whoever ho may
be , and with some possibility of obtaining a
few electoral votes. There was some talk of
doing this and Raining the state election ov
Mlchigandizing the state , but Governor Bovd
refused to call the necessary special session
of the legislature. Wo shall , therefore , bring
about a fusion between the farmers
alliance nnd the democrats. The farmers
alliance will unquestionably carry the state ,
andtftnoy nominate Van Wvck for cov-
ernor , ho will ba our next United States
senator beyond any questions. The repub
licans are \o \ longer in it , so far as Nebraska
is concerned. "
Speaking of the tiling of papers on last
Siturday by Thayer reop2tiing the
question of the governorship Mr.
Sternadorft said : "Mr. 1 buyer has gone
crazy. Tnat's the only explanation
I can find for his actions. Ho wants to vindi
cate himself , it is said. I don't know what
it is ho wants to vindicate , but if ho desires
to Kill the renublican panv any deader than
it is already ii : Nebraska , ho has taicn the
best means to do it. Governor Uoyd and the
democrats arc only too happy nt this now
phase of the case , knowing that it can only
do ttctn good. Thayer cannot count on
partisanship. If Cobb wore still on the
bench wo would not bo surprised at anything
ho might decide. But ho is not. Even if
this disgraceful and absolutely ridiculous
contest is allowed to go on it could not bo
ondcd until llio term of onico expired and
every oftlcial act of Governor Bo.vd would
then bo declared legal. Just as was the case
with Thayer after bis short experience in the
place. " _ _
frightful i\pcrliMico : ofu Woman In n South
Oinnlm Il\c.
A woman who said she was thowifoof
William Snyder of 2.T2.J Cass street , Omaha ,
was found drugged in the Now York cigar
store on Twenty-seventh street late Satur
day night. If her story is true she is the
victim of n bold and skillfully executed kid
napping.
C She was a rather pretty brunette of medi
um bight and apparently about 23 yours old.
She was lalrly well dressed and had every
appearance of respectability.
Her story is that she came down to South
Omaha Saturday evening to look for some
houses to rent , as her husband , who is a
stenographer , was going to work in this city.
The last thing she remembered was taking a
glass of wino with n woman In some place on
South Sixteenth street , where she could not
clearly recall.
Soon after midnight some * ono notified
Officer Mon'.aguo that some ono was trying
to force a woman into the Twenty-seventh
street divo. The ofllcer went there nt once
and met Mrs. Snyder staggering out of the
door with her hat gone and her clothing dis
arranged.
"ForGod'a salto take mo awav , " she said
and foil in n doud faint. Sbo was taken into
the clccttiu light power house close by , and ,
after a lima , recovered sufllclontlv to ba
Union to tbo police stntloti. She wus evi
dently suffering from the effects of a power
ful daug and could not remember anything
that had happened. She scorned to roallzo
that some Minima had cast its shadow over
her. ami her grief was pitiful to witness.
' Ob , wtmt shall f toll my hubb.uiu , " she
moatlcd and uMnterrnils prayed for n merci
ful hcavon to let her dlo before ho should
know of her misfortune.
She was unoblo to plvo her name and ad
dress until yesterday morning when she was
released. Even then she could not renumber
what tad happened nor glvo my clue to
these who had caused her to bo placed in
such a position. She only unow that she had
been followed from Omaha by a heavy sot
roan who were a licht overcoat and had a
heavy mustaoho. Tbis is the exact descrip
tion of the man who carried her Into the dive
and then loll before bo could bo detained.
Yesterday afternoon a man who claimed to
bo her huspund c.iuio to the potico station
and inquliud for hor. Ho was anxious to
11 ml out how much she had told the police
nnd whether they would prosecute , when
cornered ho admitted that bo was not her
husband , but claimed to bo a reporter. The
pollco think ho has some connection with tbo
man who drugged tbo wuman and was try-
In ; ; to 11 iul out how much she know concernIng -
Ing the identity of her assailant.
I.ll > itral I'ni'jii's Oltoii'd.
DKS MOIXES la , , March 20. ( Spocia to
Tim BKE.J TUG DCS Moines Driving pane Is
now tin assured fact , and from August 15 to
SO this city will have the best speed meeting
anil attraction It has over known. The track
will bo kite shaped , a mile course , will have
a slight dotvn grade all the Jwny round , uiu
is expected to bo a little tbo fastest 01 any on
oitrtii at present. F. M. Jlubuell | 3president ,
Tom James , vice president and general inun
ager ; J , N. Newman , secretary , and Simon
Cussnuy , treasurer of the association. Sixty
thousand dollars in purses U the bard casi
inducement offered to the last horses of the
couutry.
"Tho Golden Idol. " by M. C. Walsh , Is a
tale of adventures in Australia and New
Xcalatid and is full of exciting scenes uni
tragic events. It has , however , u well sus
tained plot and the various character * which
appear in it are portrayedwith artistic skill
It is well worth reading and once started is
not liable to bo laid down until finished
Published by Donahue , Hciiuobcrry & Co.
4U7-4''J Doarboru street , Chicago.
COMING EVENTS IN CONGRESS
Forecast of Legislation for the Presant
Week in House nnil Senate ,
MEASURES THVT WILL CLAIM ATTENTION
Sea ntiil the Ittisslnn Ktlr.nlltloti
Treaties Witt Take Dp tlm Seiritu'A Time
In I'xcriitlK' So lou WiiAlilngtoii
Ncn unit Gossip.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , March 20. The pro
ceedings In the homo dun ; : ; ; the coming
week will bo of more than unusual Interest.
It has made the Bland silver Dill n special
order for the three days beginning Tuesday.
Ordinarily , tomorrow will bo duvotoJ. to the
passage of measures under suspension of the
rule * , but It is probable that the army appro
priation bill will bo catloJ up and that its
consideration will consume the day.
Tuesday , Wednesday and Thursday nro
sot apart for tbo consideration of tbo Bland
silver bill. A great many members desire
to speak on the silver < iueition , and an effort
has boon made to reach an agreement
between tha friends and the opponents of
frco coinage to provide that the ilob.ito nud
consideration of the bill by paragraphs shall
run the whole of the week. No understand
ing lias yet boon roacuod , however , as the
aiver men want the agreement lo Include
a stipulation that a vote shall bo taken
at the end of thu week without indulgence In
filibustering tactics , but the null-free coinage
democrats nro not , as n body , willing to bind
themselves In this particular. Some of the
opponents of the bill discourage filibuster
ing , but others bellovo they should use every
proper means wlthsn their roach to dofcat It.
Unless the silver question runs ihrough-
out the week , Friduy and the llrst two hours
of Saturday will bo given up either to bills
relating to private claims or to the uaval ap
propriation bill.
Under a special order of the house Satur
day afternoon beginning at 2 o'clock has been
sot apart for the delivery of eulogies on the
late Representative Francis G. Spinola of
Now York.
In the Sonato.
Nearly all of the time of tbo senate during
the open sojsions this week is already prne
ncally allotted. The Indian nporopriation
bill is lo bo taken up tomorrow. The West
Virginia direct tax bill is the special order for
Tuesday , and tlio senate has icsolvcd tbat
Immediately i f tor this bill is disposed of it
will consider two bills of much public inter
est , namely : tbo Misslsslpui river and Colum
bia river improvement bills , involving an ag
gregate appropriation of about ? 1S,000,000 , to
bo expended in the imnrovomcut of those
great waterways. The bill for the relief of
settlers on the public lands is nlso within
easy reach.
On Thursday legislative business will bo
suspended for several hours while the srnnto
listens to eulogies unon the late Senator
Hearst of California.
The most interesting proceodidgs of the
senate , however , are expected to occur in
executive session , as was Iho case last week.
The Bering sea arbilratlon treaty is pending ,
nnd action upon it will doubtless" bo trkon as
soon as passible after the reception of Lord
Salisbury's response to Mr. Whartou's last
note.
note.But blocking the way of the Boring sea
treaty is another matter over which the
senate hos been much agitated during the
last few days , namely , the Russian extradition -
tradition treaty. This precedes tbo
Bering sea treaty on the calendar , and it
promises tn glvo rise to much discussion in
addition to what has already taken placo. It
appears that strong opposition has developed
to tbat clause of tbo treaty which relates to
extradition of persons charged with capital
offenses.
Ones Its Uiitnirntlon to Iliisslnn ri-lomlslilp-
The treaty is understood to bosubstantiallv
similar to other treaties in that respect , but
in view of the peculiar political conditions
existing in Russia an effort has boon made
lo secure an amendment of the clause , the
effect of which would bo to except
from extradition persons committing oven
murder for political reasons , whii-h is con
strued to exempt , from extradition nihilists
attempting regicide. it is stated if so
amended tbo treaty will bo of no use to the
Russian government" nnd , incidentally ,
strong arguments were made to show tbat it
should DO ratified as it stands , if not from a
spirit of comity , at least internal considera
tions. It was urged that it would bo fool-
hardv for tbo United States to
Impair tha strength of the tics
of friendship nnd interest which now
bind together the United States and Russia ,
and thus lese the moral nnd'parhap ? physical
support of ono of tbo IIrat military powers in
the world nt a time when diplomatic compli
cations exist in the relations of iho United
States and Great Britain which might , in
certain cases , result in actual war. These
views have already boon expounded atlength
to the senate , but there will doubtless bo a
further discussion of tbo subject during the
weak.
GOVKII > MINT KMI > I.OVIS.
Mr. Amlrmi'K 1(111 to i\i-liulu : I.'olitk-iil In-
lliu'iiru In Tln'lr M'lrrtlon.
WASHINGTON , D. C , , M'ircli 2l ) , Ronroson-
tatlvo Andrew of Boston hascompleted tbo
report on bis "Bl'l ' to exclude * political influ
ence In the appointment of laborers under
tbo authority of the United Statts , " and will
submit it to the house tomorrow. The bill ,
according to reports ho 1ms received , will
affect some 21,000 employes , and will rcquiro
that henceforth they shall bo appointed or
employed without rowntd to political consid
erations ,
The report corrects n misapprehension
which it is said is held qy some army and
navy ofticors that the system contemplated
by the bill will rcquiro cortltlcatlons through
the civil .service commission ,
The only purpose of iho legislature , Mr ,
Andaow points out , is to compel tbo appoint
ment , of properly qualified men ! n the order
of their application , and this purpose can be
carried out by the o&cors authorised to glvo
the omplaymont without any cumbersome
machinery. Mr. Andrew clva ? a table ,
compiled from recent statistics , showing
that the ofllcial force of tbo government in
the executive department is I7t,7o'j ; ' , nnd of
this number only : tOT0 ; are actually subject
to competitive examination.
Will Xot I'siimliio l.ulmrcrH.
Tbo report continues ; ' -Tho bill reported
proposes n wide extension of the nonpartlsan
system by a much prompter method and at
much less cost than the extensions which
have already been mado. It is not proposed
to require competitive examinations of
laborers nor subject thorn to any scholastic
test. The framing of the rules by which
they are to bo appointed or employed Is loft
to the discretion of the civil service com
mission , but it is Intended that these rules
shall simply provide for proper evidence of
the physical illness nnd tno good character
of applicants , All that Is to bo required be
yond this in ttio registration of applicants in
the order of their appllcationf , and this will
require , under a proptr system of rules , no
moro labor on the part of oUlcers in chargu of
public works nnd In the various departments
than Is now required to Jlo applications or
make out the list of employes. The labor im
posed upon ipnoluung oflicers ought
to bo even less than at present
when the now system comes to
bo thoroughly understood , because
such officers will bo relieved Jrom tno pres
sure of outsldo purtloi nnd will have nothing
to do but uiauo appointments in the order of
applications. It is luft by tbo bill within
tbo discretion of the civil service commis
sion , with the approval of the president to
provide fora test in technical skill \vhero it
is required out these teds inny bo us Mmnlo
and as practicable as they would bo under
any conscientious aud intelligent appointing
ofllcer.
Simplicity of tin , Sjitfin.
"The commission ' .3 also authorized to
permit employment wltbout any system of
registration nnd at tb.e , discretion ot the employing -
ploying ofllcors whew tie exigencies of the
services seem to rcuulra It , The simplicity
of this system makes It practicable to extend
It to a much Inreor number of men nt small
expenses than tha syitom of competitive ex
aminations could readily bo extended to. "
The statements showing the number who
will probably oe nffoctod by the proposed bill
gives3OtW in the Treasury department.
10,127 In thi War denarimont. 0,123 in the
Navy department , and n totnl , Including the
other dcprrtmcnts , of 21.1SS. Mr , Andrews
states that the mctho.l proposed of exclud
ing political Influence from the employment
ot laborers la 1161 nn untried experiment , nnd
ho quotes the s.v&tcm Inaugurated by Secre
tary Tracy In the nn\y yards.
and In force In the cities of
Massachusetts for the past seven
years In proof Ot this statement. There ore
obvious advantages , Air , Andrew argues , In
cstavlishlng by law , under the protection of
the civil fcorvlco commission , nnd applicable
to nil the departments , as n system of nonpartisan -
partisan appointments , the system which
lias proved so efficient In procuring service
In the municipal work of the cities of Massa
chusetts and the navy yards of the United
States. The slaloms had boon established
by law to protect the ofliclnls themselves
Iroin importunity to overturn or evade It ,
nnd should Do established under the
protection of ttirt clv41 service commission , in
Drdor that the ] commission may apply the
same general system of rules to laborers
under different ttoparlmonts , nud whore the
conditions arc too same.
ItcnollU to thu 1'mplojiMl.
Mr. Andrew declares In conclusion that the
bill proposes to take away from unscrupulous
politicians the opportunity to divert public
funds to personal and partv uses by employ
ing publlo servants as personal and party
tools. It proposes to rollovo t'io ' people ,
when thov ROKto the polls to express
their judgment Upon public questions , from
the interference of thousands of employers ,
paid for by tnxcaUpon all tho'pcoplo , but em
ployed and directed as tools of u party. It
proposes to thus Increase the olMcloncy of
the public service , raise the standard of
American politics and place all the workingmen -
men of the United States unon an cqualltv in
seeking tbo puollc , services by the simplest
methods and at a profit to the trovornment ,
resulting from bolter service and bettor
work , rather than at the cost of needless
machinery aud now expenditures.
.ijjto.YO 0.11 in.i TI.IVIIIHS ,
Bancroft pupils aao delighted by Iho ad
dition ot u piano to their hallway.
Miss Jcnnlo Rugb of C.ntollar is confined
to her room with u serious attack of quinzy.
Miss Cranston of Hickory severs her con
nection with city schools at the end of this
term.
Rumor bonrcth on her gauzy wings tun
tidlncs that Hymon.fc very shortly to claim
several Omnba tuapbers.
Miss Olbbs , assistant inusio instructor , is
once moro at work after a ilvo weeks absence
from duty. A stubborn attack ot the gnppo
was the cause. '
Miss Ella Dayls , a former Lathrop teacher ,
writes of her entire sallsfaction with her
present position in the grades of the Pueblo ,
Colo. , Ectiools.
Eight of the twenty-two cadols now in Iho
training class are engaged in actual practice ,
the remainder being under Mrs. Sudsbur-
ough's supervision.
Mr. FiUpatriok says lhat the now ICollopi
building cost $ y,000 'loss than thoMusouand
$ lli,000 less than the Lake and is a bettor
building than o thqr.
Miss Mollie Brown , an ox Webster teacher ,
has bepn vislling her slslor. Miss Orrio
Brown , nnd Irom bore went , to Greenfield ,
In. , as institute Instructor.
Colonel Hoag ar.tr Pf sidont of the Boys
and , Girls oasoclatiou of , New7" York- , gave a
tallc to the boy 'of tbo [ upper grades of Lnlco
school March 10 , Which was highly np-
prerirtted.
Can not the Omaha City Teachers associa
tion right itself and fulfill its former promise
of usefulness ! If not , can not it bo allowed
to oxolro and receive respectable obsequies )
Thoao fitful struggles nro painful.
The position pccupiod by the ladies in
charge of the cadets is a peculiarly dlflicult
ono. Not only are tUoy responsible for the
work of the cadets , but nlso for the grade
work of each of the 103 under their charge.
Miss Rugh of I ard branch of training
school , feels that it will seriously interfere
with her work nud that ot her cadets to bo
moved , oven to the silicoa plaster luxuries
of the Kellom , and bas petitioned her
patrons' consent to allow the school to re
main where it Is till the end of the year. IGJ3
Miss Anna Davis ; while awaiting assign
ment in the city schools , beguiles the lima
disposing of California almond land. Fiity-
flvo acres has becpmo the property of Omaha
teachers in the past'/OiV months , Will there
some day bo a colony of ox-pedagogues from
Omaha in the hpart "of southern California.
There is an opinion increasing daily amonir
many teachers that the amount of time nnd
strength spent upon writing in tbo lirdt
year's work is not well spent. If it could bo
so arranged that t'uo little people had other
manual employment ( as they could easily
have. If they Ural received the training of tbo
kindergarten ) , and at the beginning of the
secona grade wort ) begin writing with pen
and ink and work for movement only , much
bettor results , It Is bollovod , would bo ob
tained in penmanship , and urimary children
would bo bettor 'developed by being freed
from the drudgery.
Mis. Kent , principal of Forest school , con
tinues to improve , but her condition is still
very critical. Botwcon South Thirteenth
street mid the prpmisos of Forest
scliool lies thirteen feet of ground
that belongs to private parties who ,
dosirous-cf soiling tho. strip to the board , bavo
refused to allow steps to bo placed un the
ua nl ; , it being ten -feel above grado. This
necessitates the teachers climbing up this
embankment and crossiiiu the stun. Several
of iho teachers have fallen coming down
this steep place. It is said that such a fall
caused Mrs. Kent's illness , necessitated a
most serious operation and endangered her
life.Vho ts'to bo blamed in the matter may
not bo clear , but the result is very unfortu
nate.
nate.One
One day the wind blow in Omaha. A nauo
of glass was broken tn ono of the "far out"
schools ) , The Janitor trudged to the street
car blocks nwny , wout thence to the board
rooms and found Mr. Hamilton , superinten
dent of building , n6d asked for nn order for
a pane of glass. Ho was rofcrrod to Super
intendent FfUpatrlcjc , who asked for his
order from his principal. Alas , bo bad no
order. Tbo prlncirul wus ill sad at homo ,
but there was 'on westing" principal , YDS , lie
must t'o over two , car lines and blocks bo-
yonci. Ho not hta'6rer signed by the acting
principal ; took | tjto Superintendent Fitz-
patiick , who pcfunteralgned it , carried
it to Mr. Hamilton , who thus author
ized procured Huu pane of glass.
For two hours at } loact forty children had
been , to say tho' leapt , uncomfortable , and
one-half tbb price Of , tlio glass was spoilt by
tbo janitor iu car , faro.
Sir1 ,
OMAIH , March li To the Editor of Tnr.
lien There appeared in your paper March
17 an article giving an account of my arrest
for carrying coiicciilud weatoiie , on an In
formation made .by Constable House ) .
wherein ho charged JJJP with having on my
person n revolver. { The charge Is false , us I
did not have 'Ji levolvcr , either in my hand ,
or about mv person , aud bo saw none , aud ho
made tbo uliaivo witpout knowing what ho
was doing , "or liu was so much under the In-
lluenco of bad whiskey that bo did not
know what ha ivas about or whore he was.
Ho came into" my saloon and raised a disturb
ance while I was , uj' street and the bartender
and fpmo persons In. tbo .saloon put him out ,
and ho then \vent to the pollco station and
swore out awkrrautfor my arrest 01 , the
charge ubovp stated. . It , ls nn outrage that
people must bo subjected such treatment
on account of a tlruukou constable aud have
tbcir names puoltshod in the newspapers nnd
represented' at desperadoes. It is my Inten
tion to brl/ic suit nsnlust Mr. llousul for
( also imprisonment. Ypiirs truly ,
, _ MATIIUB Nnt * .
The linsof the Only J.lijiitir Cure.
With scientific treatment , no failures
tui a no tlmotliwt. Visit the Institute- ,
South Ouiahfi ,
SIIDLTZ IS NOT DISTURBED
Death Has No Terrors for John P. Fnrr's
Slnyor.
HOW HE REGARDS THE JURY'S ' VERDICT
Ills Knowledge nf thu Tragedy lln Declnroi
lo Ite. ( 'oiillneil to n YIIKIIH lilcu ol
beoliip Illit Vletlm I'll 11
When Shot.
GiMN'n ISIAXII , Nob. , March 20. [ Special
to Tin : Dm : . ] " 1 feel Just as well ns 1 over
did In my llfo , " said Cuylor Shultz , who was
found guilty ot murder In the first degree
Saturday night. "I slept soundly , " bo con
tinued upon being queried , "what bavo I to
bo afraid of ! "
"What do you think of the verdict ! " was
nsKod.
"I think It Is , by G d , an Impartial ver
dict. "
You are sntisllcd , tbonl"
"Ob , the d d liars have It their way , nnd
I don't care , " nnd It was plain that bo meant
partial when ho said impartial.
"What should I uo afraid of I" ho again repeated -
poatod , "they can't hurt me. What if they
do hang mo. what's that ! Great God. I'm
not afraid to die , nnd they can't do anything
after that. As 1 told thu judge last night , 1
prefer swinging to the pen. My lawyers say
they'll ' tnko it. to the .supremo court , but I'll
toll 'cm ' to tnko it to bell if they want lo. "
"You don't think you have not been
granted u fair trial , do youi"
"O , I guess thorn's no cause to complain , "
ho coolly answered , "but some of these d d
witnesses lied oil thu way through. I tried
to accommodate nclL'hbors. and when I did
that they thought they could talio nil 1 had. "
"What do you think now ol the shooting ! "
"Well , " said tbo doomed criminal , "It
seems like a dream. All 1 can remember Is
tbat I shot some ono nnd saw him fall. It
seemed to mo that some ono was trying to
shoot mo and I shot llrst. Then 1 didn't
know anything until I found mvsolf in a cell
here in jail. I nlso remember that I was in
.ludgo Caldwcll's ofllca on the 27th" ( the
day before the shooting ) .
lliillllVrcnt About Ills 1'ato.
"How do you feel in regard to tbo action
nnti efforts of your attorneys 1"
"Oh , . I guess they did all thov could for me ,
but they ought to hnvo made something out
of Fnrr's attempting to shoot me. But I
don't euro to have them take It to the su
preme court. Maybe they could do it , I don't
know , but I'm glad its all over ; I'm old und
all crippled anywaj. " And ho wont on tollIng -
Ing about eight wounds ho had received in
the battle of Shlloh.
' Do you got a a pension i"
"Yes , I getS a mouth. The trouble is I
can't got any of the boys to promoter me ;
thov were all shot down around tno. "
Hero the Interview was interrupted by the
appearance of Mrs. Cnyler Shult/ , wife of
tbo doomed man , Mr. and Mrs. Yonlcer , son-
in-law and daughter , Mrs. Ruby Stout , n
daughter , and Mr. John Shultz , the oldest
son.
son.TUB Bnn reporter Immediately slipped
aside from the door of the cell and was
forced to witness an extremely pitiful scene.
Iho cold baud of the condemned man was
stretched through a bolo in the iron door ,
nnd as Mrs. Shultz clasped it she bowed her
head and broke into toars. liven the eyes of
the oldest , son were dim wiMi toars.
"Ob , well now , don't cry. " said Iho mur
derer. "Wndt do you want to cry for !
There's teething to cry about. It's all
settled and I'm glad ot it. You'vo got noth
ing to cry about. If I'd fool like crying it
would bo different. "
A few moments ot silence , broken only by
the sobs of the mother nnd children , followed.
"For God's sake , don't cry mow. Whv
you'll ' make ono break down nnd I'll bo a
baby again1 , said Shultz.
Too I'oor to Continue the riijlir.
"Cuyl&r , " said Mrs. Shultz , "wo'vo done
all wo could for you. The lawyers say they
would take it lethe supreme court but wo'vo
got no money to pay them with and I don't
know what to do. "
"Lot it co. , I don't caro. I know you've
done nobly. You've done nil you could.
Now atop crying. They'll fatten mo up and
then butcher mo and it's dono. Now stop
crying. I'm ' not -.vortb crying over and
never was. John , " and he addressed bis
son. "talto good care of them. I know you
will and of llio stock. I've worked hard lo
got what I've got und you can enjoy it. "
Owing to Iho lateness of tbo hour when
the Jury reported Saturday night the lormal
sentence ; was not spoken , and only the ver
dict of the Jury v > a. , received. A sentence ot
murder in the second degree was generally
oxpectod. It is very likely that the case
will not be carried to the supreme court.
The Jury iu the case was : Lavi Watson ,
T. C. Roudiz , W. II. Silvester , Fred Sail , ll.
1' . F. Duehrson , Joseph IClingo , Gcorgo
Pearson , G. M. Graham. T. A. Taylor , John
O'Connor. Sylvester Pollock and Byron S.
Wise. The jurv was out about an hour.
They had only tureo ballots , the llrst being
10 to 2 , second 11 to 1 , and third unanimous.
There wore forty-six witnesses in tbo caso.
lliillillnt- Mr
STnOMsnuua , Nob. , March 20 , Special to
THE BBB.J A young boom has began here
since this place was made a division station
for the Union Pacific nnd St. .Too and Grand
Island. Several of the railroad men have
moved their families here nnd moro uro
coming.
A. P. Llndbunj has just finished nn iron
clad agricultural warehouse fiOxlOOO foot that
is un ornament to iho city.
After a suspension of several- weeks Cap
tain Eric Johnson bus brought out his Polk
County Progress again.
Considerable talk is being indulged in on
the coming .spring election. The issue is to
bo license or no license. The city has gone
drv for the past two years.
The Papk hotel property , which was built
by Uio Stromsbtirg hotel company some two
yoays opo at a cost of 18,003 , Is to bo sold at
mortgage saloon thoi-'Ud of this month ,
Hon. C. U. Morrlll , former president of the
Farmers and Merchants bank , with bis son ,
C. G. Merrill , have purchasod'nn Interest in
the Stromsberg tmnir , which has bean somewhat -
what reorganized , by which C. G. Merrill Is
cashier , and J. B. Buckley , formerly cashier.
Is now vice president. P. T. Buckley still
remains ns president.
Opponent to .Miiidiiy lircrriilloii ,
SII.VKH CIIBKK , Neb , , March 20. [ Special
to Tin : BKK.-ROV. J. H. Richards of
Omaha , representing the American Sabbath
Union , spoke Wednesday night to a small
*
nudlunco atthe Methodist Episcopal church.
His theme was ttio sanctity of tbo Sabbath
nnd the obligatiom restingon every one ,
whether in the church or out of it , to Keep ii
as a iiny of rost.
Ho spoke ngalnst opening the World's fair
on tha SuJbath , nnd declared that ho would
rather see Chicago sink into the bowels of
the earth than that the fair should bo opened
on tbat day. At the close ot the Icoturo
Charles Wooster propounded some qlibstions
much to tlm discomfiture of the levorond
gentleman and the amusement of tbo audi
ence.
ence.Moro people nro coming In hereto buv or
rent farms than has boon known before in
nuy oun season for the past twenty yoars.
lliiliiptou NIIUH Xotin.
ilAMnox , Nob. , Murch 20.--fSpoclal to
Tim BEE. | Tl.o I aw and Order party mot
in convention Wednesday night and placed
In nomination llvo village ttustoos. Tilt ma
jority of tbo nominees /nvor llconso.
The proposition of putting In a system of
water works is bolus strongly agitated and
Is mot favorably.
TUoro is an unusual largo demand for
clover and grass seed this spring.
IJeiitli r.tlri. .loniilo 1' , Holme * .
TecuMSEii , Nob. , March 20. [ Special Tele
gram to THE UKIS.J Mra. Jennlo F. Holmes ,
wife of Hon. C. A. Holmes ot this city , died
tbls afternoon ot typhoid pneumonia , after
nn Illness of ono week. MM. Holmes was nn
untiring worker Iu the temperance cause , and
at ono time president of the Nebraska
Woman's Christian Temperance Uflon.
ASSACI.TII : > A r.\nniii" : > win : .
Mr . Mary m-mlor Stilijprlfil lo .
illKiniHr * Ni r I'lutt - 1 > ' 1 I
Cou Miirs Nob. , March 20. [ Spe
grnm to Tin : Bii.j- : : Last night nt li
Deputy Sheriff A. .1. Campbell came
: wo prisoners , Mnrllu Moroarty nnd
Morrissey , from tbo nclghoothood of' '
Center. The prisoner * had boon Hires' '
n charge ot assault , Iho victim botn
Mary Bender , living about llvo miles
west of Platte Center. The story tel
Mrs. Bender Is to tbo effect that nbi
j'clock Wednesday afternoon , whlli
lusbaml was absent , Moioartv nnd Mori
rode uv to the house on horseback und t
to be shown n horse in the barn , which
desired to purchase. She accompanied them
to iho barn nnd they forced her to drink
some wbtskv. She became alarmed over the
notions of the men and dispatched her llttlo
son on horseback to bring n neighbor. Seeing
the boy depart and divining bis purpose , ono
of the men mounted his hor.io nnd followed ,
nnd by tcrrlfjliu ; the lad with a gun nnd
making fearful threats Induced ttio youngster
to return.
During this time his companion assaulted
the woman , her clothing being badly torn
ilurlntr the struggle. Upon the return of the
flond who wont after the boy Mrs. Bender
was again assaulted.
After tlm vtlltaiiH had accomplished their
purpose , they mounted their horses and went
nwny. Nothing was said of tbo crime at the
time , U being kept quiet until the criminals
could be arrested. Mrs. Bender is a hand
some Polish woman about ! 10 years of iiiro.
The two young follows arrested nro in Iho
counly jail for trnfo kooplug. They deny
their guilt. The prisoners will probauly
have their preliminary lioannff tomorrow.
Dlsoiiifilii ) ; Aliintclp.il IVilltU's.
Fitr.Mosr , Nob. , March 20.- | Special to
Tun BEI.J The republican nud democratic
conventions were bold last night nnd tickets
nominated for the April election. There are
as general city ofllcors to bo chosen this
snring except two members of the school
board. On this a compromise was made ,
whereby each party made onu nomination ,
the rupublicans selecting J. W. Harris , pros-
cut member of the board , and the democrats
naming Thomas Carroll. For councilmen the
republican candidates are J. V. N. Biles , . ! .
D. Bell , Plattl Haven , Hugo Foostor ; the
democratic nominations mo E. N. Morse ,
Frank Buhrlng , .IiimesMurray , no candidnto
being nominated for the First ward.
CEXTUU , Cm , Neb. , March 20.-ISpecial
to Tin : Bui : . ] Both license and nnti-liccnso
parties hold meetings Friday night , making
nominations as follows : Antl license
Mayor. T. L. Hanson ; clerk , W. R Mo-
Laiighiln ; treasurer , J. W. Sparks ; pollco
Judge , \V. J. Williamson ; engineer , K. C.
Simmons ; councllmon , G. II. Gray and
Thomas Wright for the First ward ; George
W. Avros , Second ; E. C. Simmons , Third ;
school board , A. Fouls and George A .Clark.
License Mayor , J. G. Holdon ; clerk , W. C.
Kerr ; treasurer , I. V. Travor ; pollco jiiduo ,
N. S. ICeyss ; councllmon , William Moore
and W. S. Unscb , First ward ; L. S. Bruno ,
Second ; O. E. Llnd , Third ; members ot the
school board , Thomas Hall and W. II C.
Rico. The saloon is the only Issue and a
very interesting light is in prospect.
STTAHT , Nob. , March 20. [ Spaclal to Tin :
Bui : . I The alliance at this place , at their
mooting yesterday , declared a boycott
against tbo Stuart Lodcor in retaliation for
the oxcorintiiiB which Editor Wort/ gave the
nlllanco supervisors for their impeachment
nnd persecution ol County Treasurer Scott.
Rirtn.R'AX | Cirv , Nob. , March 20.
[ Speual to TIIR BIK. ] The republicans of
tjis | , c.lty mot last night for the purpose ot
nominating ell. , officers. C. A. Luce , ,1. B.
Vallicott , D. R. Williams , B. Glfford aim A.
T. Smith were put in nonilnatioa.
Note Irom Tallin Itook.
TAIII.I : ROCK , Nob. , March 20. [ Special to
Tin : IJEi.lA postof the Daughter * ot V et
crans was organized Wednesday ovonlng
with twelve members for a Beginning.
The State bank of this place having begun
the erection of a fine brick building on the
southwest corner of the square , Wednesday
sold the old property to W. L. Taylor fo'r
51,100 , being fcV ) per front foot.
A now business bouse is being put at the
northwest corner of the square to accommo
date a millinery nnd dressmaking establish
ment. (
It Wllh OllltC II SlH'CO-H.
STAXTOX , Neb. , March ' . ' 0. Special to Tin :
BEE.Tho ] young Germans of this city gave
an entertainment last night in Gcrmania
hall , assisted by Mrs. Scene Lesler of Wls-
ner. They plaved to a largo audience and
the young people were highly congratulated
on their success.
( ilosnci-.Mrluiy.
STUAIIT , Nob. , March 20. [ Special to THE
BKI : . ] T. P. Glosner , foreman of the Stuart
Ledger , was yesterday wedded to Miss Ino
McICay. daughter of Landlord McKay of the
Pacific house of this place.
/.v THE IXTJHIST oi' v.irfua Y.V < ; .S.
NoutliwrHtcrii KunsnH IVopIo OppoNuil to
IVrkliiH' Indian Kiliiciitloinil Hill.
AiiKVXsisCiTV , Kan. , March 20. ( Special
to Tin : Bnn. ] The following petition of the
Kansas Strip association is being numerously
signed :
To His Excellency , the President of the
United States , and Congress Assembled :
Wo , the undersigned petitioners , loyal cili-
/ens of our country , do most respectfully
present the following for vour consideration :
First The Perkins Indian educational bill ,
now before the senate , is a fraud and u pre
tense to defraud the common people out of
1,000,000 acres of the best lands in thoChoro-
kco outlet for the benefit of tbo cattle kings ,
under ibo pretense of Indian education. That
our citizens , without regard to party adula
tions , join In llio public and private Indigna
tion which this unjust measure excites bc-
cnuso iho domestic cuttle intero.n would bo
jeopardized in Kansas nnd Oklahoma Terri
tory by tbo Importation of Texas fever , and
a merciless corporation would iattcn and en
rich itself on the ruin of the honest farmers
who have sought a homo In this rich and
beautiful land.
Second Tbat f many years , during tbo
history of the strip agitation , cities have been
built up and supported on ttio onrdar with
the money of an over changing population ,
wbo worn invited there by flaming adver
tisements and boom editions of newspapers ,
and every politician , from United States
senator down lo the humblest official , lias
promised bu influence to secure the opening
of the Cherokee outlet to settlement prior to
election for five years past , That high prices
for groceries , provisions , etc. , and no work ,
has almost pauperized the very class of per
sons who should have u homo on those lands ,
and unless congress takes Immediate action
in this matter a great Injustice will bo dune
these worthy sons ot toil. Wo expect to keep
n vigilant watch on legislative proceedings ,
and unless members faithfully nnd prqmptly
redeem their pledges mndo concerning iliis _
matter , we , regardless of politics , will bold
Uiu guilty parly responsible , und our faithful
und iruo representatives will bo remembered
at tbo comlnir great election.
ThirdWe therefore , as petitioners and
citizens of the Unliod Htutos , most humbly
ask und pray that congress act Immediately
upon Uiu Cherokee ngroomont and ratify ibo
same , or pass a bill opening iho Outlet to
settlement and settle with tbo Chcrokces
adcnvurd.
A ( ; ; ! tloi : ,
Wo wish , to miiko u suggestion to persons
troubled with rheumatism. Try u few op-
pllcatlonVof-vChamoorluln's Pain Halm. If
that doejiottlirlng relief , dampen a picco of
flunnol.tfflli t'ue Pain Balm anil bind it on
over tmweat of pain , The lirst application
Is olmosvSuro'to relieve the pain and by Its
contlnu'M use many severe cases have boon
permanently cured , " 50 cent bottles for sale
by druggists.
Do Witt's Sarsaparllla cleanses the blooii ,
Incroasostbo appetite and touos up the sys
tem. It has bonellttod many people win
bavo suffered from blood disorders. It will
hoipyou.
BIG PAY FOR LITTLE WORK
What the Twenty-fourth Iowa General
Assembly Has Cost.
FEW MEASURES OF INTEREST PASSED
rrolmhllltlrs That ( tin Si-Mloit Will
JonrnVllhlii ii short Time llmr the
Hatch lllll N ltniurilcilVhnt
tint ( 'lurks Do ,
, DCS Mom : * , la. , March 20. ( Special to
jTin : BEI : . ] From present Indications' tbo
Twenty-fourth general assembly will stand
adjourned lit about two weeks from Tuesday.
A resolution was passed , however , to ad
journ on March 21) ) , but lliero was n string at
tached to this resolution , and now there arose
so many bills of an Important nntura thit tha
honorable representatives of the people who
have bcon enjoying n fat berth In Dos Momcs.
this winter will liuvo lo got a pay-day move *
on themselves and glvo the people n showing
for their money.
It was expected that the state convention
of the republican party , which was held Iu
this city lust Thursday , would In u measure ,
aid in the extraction ot the icpublican house
on Iho present prohibitory dilemma. The
Gatch bill , which 1ms passed the soimto ,
will bo taken up In the house as a special
order Tuesday morning. The democrats will
all support this bill , but whether or not
enough republicans can bo secured to vote
for this measure to make It a law remains to
bo scon ,
It was thought that at the state convention
the anil-prohibition republicans would tnko
some step towaid eliminating this troubto-
some question from state politics. Although
there was an nnti-prohlbitton majority nmoiiK
tnodelegatcs nt this convention , they look no
decided action in regard to the court o to bo
pursued by their representatives in the Iowa
legislature. It U understood , however , that
tbreo and possibly four republicans , mem
bers of the bouse , will vote for the Gatch
bill , iKvvliij. been so instructed by tlio counties
which they represent , but It takoi llvo votes
from the republican side of tbo house to
cause this bill to oecomo a law. Now , while
n great many members of the house are opposed - ,
posed to tbo present prohibitory law , it is
very doubtful if they will have the courugo
of tbolr convictions and vote for the passage
ot this very stringent license bill.
louu ut thu Worlil'x I'nlr
A most important action of the assembly
last week has been that in regard to
the World's fair appropriation. There has
been n diversity of opinion In regard to the
amount necessary to give Iowa an exhibit nt.
the World's fair which will bo entirely cred
itable to her agricultural and other icsourcos.
The Iowa Columbian commission In iho first
place asks for un appropriation of $ UH,000.
Included in than- items of expense wus ono
for about if J.'i.OOO for salaries and other ex-
iicnses of the commission , nlso ono of iienrlv
$ 10,000 for advertising and offering premi
ums. This was considered a plceo of extrav
agance which the stuto could ill alTord nt tbo
present time. When the legislature begun
work they nppointod n spociul committee to
thoroughly in vcstleaio this subject and report
to llio general assembly its investigations'
Ttio committee figured it out that losa
than SJ.'O.OOO would place Iowa nt
tho' head of all other cxhluitors nt the
Columbian exposition. Then the mutter
wont to the appropriation committee. ' The
bouse committee was In favor of $100,000 , and
thosonati ) favored $150,000. 'After n joint
confcrbnce they compromised on 812 ,000 ;
which will bo used lo represent Iowa. ' ByK
a careful expenditure of thu sum and a Imnlt-
salary list , it Is believed this amount' will
prove ample for the noecls of lown in this
national exposition.
Just nt present the senate Is maltfiiR' a.
.show of economy. Senator Bolter ol Harri
son county introduced a losolutlon to dis
charge about two-thirds of iho committee-
clerks of the senate in order to cut down ex
penses for the remainder of the session. Tina
movement would have attracted moro atten
tion had it been begun nt the time the senate
was organized , but now as the session of tha
legUlutuiels nearlv ended it looks as though
the senator from Harrison county was tryiujf
to rain a little cheap notoriety.
Wlnit Commltlou ( Iclhw Do.
A session of the legislature ii ciulto an ex
travagant luxury for the people of lown and
is n sinecura ior a favored fow. Fir In
stance there uro over fifty employes of the
senate who draw ? ; t a day for clerkship' ) .
There Is n clerk to every senator and tbo
work of all these llfty clerks could easily bo
done by loss limn half that numher of com
petent clerks. Ono of these clerks said the
other day that during llio whole session no
had not done u thing In his capacit ; as corn- ,
tnitteo clerk. For this exhaustive work helms
lms drawn over f.'OO and before the session
closes bis salary will roach at least KIOQ and
ho will have earned from a business point of
view practically nothing but economy is u
minor consideration in a session of the legis
lature.
To sum the whole session up so far , the people
ple have received for their money the passage -
sago of several legalizing nets , Australian
ballot system , soldiers' monument bill , have
been given a pyrotcehnlcal display of oratory
on license bills in the senate , uoen treated tea
a knockdown in the sonatu chamber nnd a
salacious scumial , For this tbo state will
pay about $200,0J. ( ) it is expected , however ,
that this week n sifting committee will bring
forward llio moro important bills , and that
the legislature will actually get down to
work and do some legislation for tbo people.
liKrlii riiimomcmu.
KOHT Doimr , la. , March 20.- ( Special to
Tin : nui : . | Ono of the most peculiar of the
many ntmosphorlu phenomena recently ob >
served in Iowa is roportud from Jofferaon ,
It was in the slutpo of a brilliant nun bow
seen just lifter sum ho. The partly colored
band was seen just above the hori/on will *
tbo are Inverted , Local .sciontls'.s are un
able to offer any explanation ,
Another of Charles Frohman's Now York
comedy successes will have 1U llrst Ojmilia
performance at the new Uoyd theater for
three nights , opening this evening. It Is
William Gillette's latest clover comedy
furco , "Mr. Wilkinson's Wido.vs , " which
has just closed u more than ordinary success
ful and profitable run of nearly 2r > 'J nlghu In
Now York. The play h in three acts and is
confessedly constructed nnd developed upon
tno basis of the IVench "Lo Feu Touplnol. "
The action Is rapid , never lags , and in iho
hands of the clever company who present it ,
Is said to cro.ito un incessant uproar of
laughter from the opening till thollnal scene.
The engagement of Modjeska nt Hoyd'a
new theater thu latter half of the week prom
ises to l > u ono of the important and brilliant
legitimate theatrical engagements of tbo
present season. Modjoska'4 personal quali
ties as an urtbto It is not necessary to inform
the ciiiturcd arid thinking public of Omaha ,
ns Modjc.ska Is too well known and too grcut
a favorite hero. Modjetka will open her on-
gnKcmont next Thursday , presenting Schil
ler's great tragedy , "Mary Htuurt , " on Fri
day evening "Uamlllo" will bo given , at the
Saturday mutlneo "Much Ado About Notli-
lufr , " and Saturday night "Macbeth , "
An Omaha danca wai given by Sbavo
Head , an Arapauoa sub-chief , nt his ranch
on the Wind lllver reservation last week , to
propitiate the great spirit to the end that
thu coining season may bo prosperous. Thu
soiree was held In a log cabin llfty by tliirty
feet. It lasted from daylight till sundown ,
anu was participated In by forty young mm
miaaio-Uh-oJ buclts. The dancers were
breech-clouts , and were elaborately dee-
or.itod with paint nnd feathers. Squaws
wore in attemluncu , furnishing tbo music , I
torn toniB , and cooked flat cakes and meat for |
the warriors.
Dr. LSIriiiiy.nobo and ' .nro'.U. Bri : :