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THE OMAHAI DAILY BEE TWENTY-FIRST YEAR. OMAHA , MONDAY'MQJINING ' , MARCH 21 , 1892. NUMBER 277. CLOSER RELATIONS DESIRED Eecret ot the Opposifion to President Bias in Mexico. TOO FRIENDLY WITH THE UNITED STATES 111 * Iilrnn on the .Subject of Hoclproctty Mnt IMciiDinl to Ilio Klonicnt I'uvor- lUK Church Itillo In thn AfT.ilr * or the Ouicrnmcnt. Buniuu OP T.tr : BP.E , 1 r > 13 FottnTBBXTii STHRBT , , > WABIIINOTON , L ) . C. , March 20. | A. well Known government onicor who has tu t returned from Mexico , whora ho trans- noted Important olllclnl business with Presi dent Dilinnd for private reasons does not wont his nnrao used In the public prints , liivossomo valuable Information rjgardlng Iho condition of Mexico , as ho gleaned It from the head ot that republic. Ho said today : "Ono of thn most perplex ing issuoj which o certain powerful old ele ment Is making against President Diaz Is that ho Is an 'American. ' They really believe ho has too wnrm n foollne for the United States on account of his nfforts to bring nbout closer commer cial nnd social relations between tbo two coutiti los. The charge comes , from the monarchical olotnont which founded the empire. It opposes nearly all the modern stops of progress which are proposed by Diaz , who is trying to got inoro railroads , divert the people from mlnlnir to agriculture nnd Improve society. Diaz behoves that no country can afford to stand alone upon min ing Interests. Ho would place the burden of taxation upon tbo mines unu untlllcd lauds for the purpose of forcing progress In the line of agriculture. I'm or * tlio United Stato. "Ho believes in our system of Import du ties nnd n protective tariff. His opponents bolng Idlers or mine owners are for free trade. They don't care a llg for agricul tural or manufacturing Interests. They bo llovo , too , in church rule. This Is the secret of the present Oarza revolution In Mexico. Xho revolutionists nro Ducked by that old monarchical clement which Is fighting the Diaz progress. Mexico at present is sup ported ilnauclally only from her customs du- tlos , which nro 'levied with n solo view to revenue , and also her income tax. Diaz pro- Sosod a regular tux upon mining and cattle uslncss , nnd this would make Iho rich mon stand the burden of the goverurnontwheroas they stand none of it at present. ' Ho is a strong friend to our reciprocity plans , his opponents npooso it. His opposing party Is known moro properly ns the 'church party. ' Diaz hopes to secure with us n com mercial treaty so broad in its extent that it will wlp3 away the custom houses of the lie ! Grande , so that trade may bo us frco between the two countries as it is now between any of our states. Ho is very sen sitive about the newspaper stories which nro being printed Ir. our country respecting the lovolutlon In Mexico. In Snn AntonioTex. . , and other largo cities of that state , ho : > ayd that the Oarza party bavo captured the newspaper correspondent and colored stat < monks have consstantly boon sent broad cast in this country about the revolution. "President Diaz assures mo , " continued tbo United States official , "that the Garza revolution was principally the invention of exiles from Mexico , along thu Texas border , mid that U had no stable foundation. If Diaz continues at tbo head ot the Moxipan government wo will not only have closer and more desirable relations with that country and Its people , but they will have an era of greater prosperity. President Diaz , it is needless to say , docs not believe Captain John Bourke of our trmy did anything im proper in his recent campaign against Gur/a on IL Mexican border. " lloomlnff Clenurnl Algcr , General Russell A. Algur of Michigan has launched his presidential era f tut the national capital. It appeared in this morning's Wash iugtoii Post in the form of clgbt columns ot solid nonpareil under Iho following head lines in largo black-faced tvpo , two columns Avido : "General Alger's War Hecord Tbo War Department Furnishes the Otllcial Evi v dence ot His Gallant Services In the War for , Iho Union General Ouster's Unfavorable Keport Proven to Have Boon Utterly Un founded and Cruelly Unjust The Original Hospital Certificate Showing Algor In the Hospital Irom August ! J'J to September 5 , IbO-l General Aider's Army Record Abso lutely Hegular nnd Without n Slnglo Flaw from the Beginning to the End The Strongest Kocommendatlons for His Promo lion by tits Superior Ofllcors Throughout His Sorvlco Tbo Oillclal Records In the Wai Department n Splendid Tribute to Algor's Bravery and Faithfulness to Every Duty. " This military record of General Algcr Is composed of a score or two of orders and transcripts of records all carefully compiled nnd seems to clear up tbo cloud which was cast over his military career by designing democrats who feared his presidential aspir ations. The whole page of Algor matter m tbo Post looks , however , llko a regular ad vertisement , and Las been the subject of Kcncral comment among politicians today. The Post publication was tbo result of'a stay of several nays in this city last week of Edi tor Glllott , of the Detroit Tribune , the polltl cal manager of General Algcr. There Is very llttlo doubt that Senator Carey's bill fixing tha uniform price of government ornmont lands nt $1.25 an acre , and rebating that amount to these who , under n ruling o tuo department In ISbS , were compelled to pay W.ftO , will bo passed by both houses o congress at this session. Senator Cnroy sny the ruling fixing the price at S : 59 was madi under misapprehension , M. M. Ham of Iowa is nt the Klggi. Mrs , 1'icklor , wife of the South Dakota congressman , arrived last night from ho northwestern home. P. S. H. -M.v.i.vcT.1 itimn\ Illicount Wild Nut In Dcimuml During1 th I'UHt Wriilc. UONDO.V , March 20. Discount was not In demand during the weak past. The sale wqro : Tbroo months , \ % percent ; short , 1) ; per cent. The plethora of money shows in signs of abatement. The Bonk of Engluui reserves continue to Increase. The Austro Hungarian demand for gold is entirely con lined to tbo open market. There have beei 110 wiHidrawals from tbo Bank of Knglaud In any quarter , nnd the reduction lu tbo Dan of England ruto.ls notable. Confidence tha the immediate future will bring a solid How of business Is general. The relief to the sus pense lOL'ardtng the Murrlottadiniculty , and tbo statement of thu views of Mr , Lildderdalf , governor of the Bunk of England , on the prospects ot the Baring settlement , give both operatives nnd the public tbo feeling that sioatly progress toward better timed U being n.atlo. The silver market was dull throughout the week with no Inquiry nnd only small pur chases for India , barely maintaining the quotations. Neither Iho sllvor discussion In America nor the proceedings of tbo currency conference in Vienna huvo affected the mar ket In tbo slightest decree. A prominent louturo of the wocic was iba active buying ol Argentina railway securities which show a rt o ranging from live to ton points , Argen tina nationals became stronger after tbo Llddordalo statement and closed yesterday 1JU per cent UP. Homo railways became Unu on tuo " end of tbo coal strike , tbo average ad. vuiuo" bolng throe-fourths of l per cent. Ameiieau rullroad securities were stagnant. operators awaiting thu outcome of tha in quiry Into the legality of tbo Heading leases. In the incatiiuno dealings hero aiv conllned cblelly to first class bonds , of which there 1s a etoady demand. Occasional buying orders fiom Wall street clvo general kinds a mo mentary spurt , which Ii succeeded by a deadly dullness. The week's variations la PDv $ include the following : Decreases l.ako Shore and Now Yorif , Ponuiylvama & Ohio. 1 per cent each ; Louisville & Nashville nd Erlp , throe-fourths of 1 porwut ouch ; Jontrnl Pacific , Denver preferred , Missouri. Cnnsns & Texas , Norfolk prcforrod , North- rn Pacific and Wabash debenture , ono-hnlf f 1 per tent each. Increases Ohio & Mls- Isslppl , throe-fourths ot 1 percent ; Atchl- on , Topol.a & Santa Fo , one-half of 1 icr cent. Canadian securities were voaic on cnblo reports to the effect hat labor troubles nro ilkoly to affect tbo radio ; Grand Trunk first , sncond nnd third ireforred fell : i per cent. Mexican railway vas dull' ordinary dropped } 4 per cent. In ho foreign department there was some sell- HR of Portufitiojo securities , which lost % ior cent. Uusslan fell \J \ { per cent ; Uruguay rallied \i \ per cent. Among miscellaneous securities London nnd Hivor Pinto bank ad vanced 3 per cent ; Kio Tlnlo X per cent , nnd Eastmans ; ! a per cent. On the llcrlln Itmirno. BSIIMS , Mnroh ' . ' 0. On the touwo during the past week prices were Irregular. Ban k and industrials shares were weak. Yflstor- dny Uusslan securities again rclansod , owing mrtly to Paris sales nnd partly to rumors .hot the St. Pdtowburg Ilrm ot banker * had been assisted by the treasury. The report that the Uusslnn finance minister refused Uucnzburg assistance to avert their recent collapsa Is otllclnllv declared to bo untru ? . I'ho final quotations Include the following ! Mexican sixes , S2 ! ; Deutsche bank , 153.0 ; "lochumor. 107 ; Hoepnor , 135J short exchange on London , -.UJ ; discount , On thu 1'arls Ilouruo. TJ ni ? , March 20. The bourse was inani mate during the past weak. The settlement ins passed off quietly. Contangos was light. Three per cent ronioi fell 55c ; credit fonctor Aff nnd Kusslnu securities 2Jf per cent , ivhllo Ulo Tin to gained tji f. Panama Canal is nominal at 17 per cent , tbo lowest recorded quotation ot this stock. imMUUK.lTS IX CHICJL(1U. They MnkoArrniiRumcntH for Quarters mill I'romUcg the Stnto to Dofliucr.iry. CHICAGO. III. . March 23. A committee ot prominent mombora of the .Tacksonian club 3f Omaha , Neb. , arrived yesterday at the Sherman "houso nnd today will arrange for headquarters for 1,000 enthusiastic domo- crata' who will attend the national convon- tlon. The committee consists of Representa tive Georeo J. StornsdorlT , George Holmo , | r. , John F. Murphy , Hugo Melchlor , James Waters nnd Colonel T. J. Mickey , llolmos nnd Murphy are for Hill , llrst , last and nil the time , while the rest favor Cleveland , with Boies as a posslbto second cholca. Nebraska will send an unmstructcd dele- gallon , * ' said Mr. Stornsdorff. "Ourclubnnd the democracy of the whole fctato are divided oil the presidential question. Wo shall , bow- over , stand by the nominee , whoever ho may be , and with some possibility of obtaining a foiv electoral votes. There wns some talk of doing this nud gaining the stnto flection oy Michlgandirlng the state , but Governor Bov'd refused to call the necessary special session of tlio legislature. Wo shall , therefore , bring about a fusion between the farmers alliance nnd the democrats. The farmers alliance will unquestionably carry the state , and If they nomlnato Van Wvck for gov ernor , ho will ba our next United Slates senator beyond nny questions. The repub licans nro r.o longer in it , so far as Nebraska Is concerned. " Speaking of the filingof papers on last Saturday by Thnyor roopanlng the question of the governorship Mr. Stcrnadorft said : ' 'Mr. Tnaycr has gone crazy. Tnat's the only" explanation I can find for his actions. Ho wants to vindi cate himself , it is sold. I don't know what It Is ha wants to vindicate , but if ho desires to Kill the republican partv any deader than It Is already ii : Nebraska , ho has uuen the host moans to do It. Governor Boyd nnd the democrats are only too -happy nt this bow phase of the case , knowing that it can only do tboin good. Thayer cannot count on partisanship. If Cobb were still on the bench wo would not bo surprised at anything ho might dccldo. But ho Is not. Even if this disgraceful nnd absolutely ridiculous contest Is allowed to co on It could not bo ended until the term of office expired and every ofllcial net of Governor Boyd would then bo declared legal. Just ns was the case vrith Tbayor after his short experience in'tho place. " * SHE WAS DRTjaOED. Frightful i\pcrleneo : ofu AVomnii In n South Uiunhn IMvc. A woman who said she was tbowlfoof William Snyder of 252J Cass street , Omaha , was found drugged in the Now York cigar store on Twenty-seventh street late Satur day night. If bor story Is true she is the victim of n bold and skillfully executed kid napping. C She wns a rather pretty brunette of medi um bight and apparently about 25 years 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 wlno with woman In some place on South Sixteenth street , where sbo could not clearly recall. Soon after ' midnight some * ono notified Ofllcer M'on'.aguo that some ono was trying to force a woman Into thp Twenty-seventh street divo. Tbo onicor wont tbcro at once and mot Mrs. Snyder staggering out of tbo door with her hat gone and her clothing dis arranged. 'For ' God's sauo tnko mo awav , " she said nnd fell In n doud faint. Sbo was taken into the clcctilu light power house close by , and , after a time , recovered sufficiently to ba taken to the pollco st'illou. ' She was evi dently suffering from the effects of n power ful daug nnd could not romumbor anything that hud Happened. She seemed to realize that some Minima had cast Its shadow over bor , and her grief was pitiful to witness. "Oh , whiit shall I toll my husband , " sbo inoiulcd and ntlntcryallp prayed for a merci ful heaven to lot her dlo before he should know of her misfortune. She was unable to plvo her name and ad dress until .vriiteruuy morning when she was released. Even then she could not renumber what bad happened nor glvo any clue to these who had caused her to bo placed In nucli a position. She only Know that she bad been followed from Omaha by a heavy set man who were a llzht overcoat and had a heavy mustaoho. This ts the exact descrip tion of the man who carried her Into the dive and then lolt before bo could bo detained. Yesterday afternoon a man who claimed to bo her huspand came to the police station and iiKjuiicd for her. Ho was anxious to find out how much eho had told the poltpo and whether they would prosecute. When cornered ho admitted that bo was not her husband , but claimed to bo u reporter. The pollco think ho has some connection with the man who drugged tbo woman and was try ing to Hud out how much blio know concern ing Iho identity of bor assailant. Liberal I'urius Oltorod. D.KS MoiXEii , la. , March 20. [ Specia to Till ! Bnt'J The Dos Molnos Driving pane is now un assured fact , and from August 15 to 20 Ibis city will have tha best speed meeting and attraction It has ovcrknpwn , The track will bo klto shaped , u mlle couivso , will have a Might dovvn grade nil the iway round , uiu Is expected to , bo a. llttlo tbo fastest of any on earth nt present , F.M. JIubbell la president Tom James , ylcu-presldcnt and general man ager ; J , N. Norman , secretary , and Simon Cuhsady , treasurer of the association , Slxtv thousand dollars in purses is the bard cash inducement offered to tbo fast horses of the country. "Tbo Golden Idol. " by M. C. Walsh , Is a tale of adventures in-"AustraIia and Now Zealand and Is full of exciting scenes uni tragic events , U has. however , u well ius > talucd plot and the various characters which appear In It are portrayed with artistic- skill It is well worth reading and once started Is not liable to bo laid doxvn until finished Published by Donahue , Hcuuobcrry .V Co. " 13 Dearborn street , Chicago. COMING EVENTS IN CONGRESS Forecast of Legislation for the Pressnt Week in House mid Senate. MEASURES THVT WILL CLAIM ATTENTION Hcrlng Sea nnit the Iliiislnn Hxtrnitltlon Treaties Wilt Tnko Up the Senito'M Tlmo In ixcciitl\ ( ! HoialnnVnMiliiRlon Ncnnit \V.ismxoTOX , D. C. , Maroh 20. The pro ceedings in the homo during thu coming veok will bo of moro than unusual Interest. t has made the Bland sllvor. bill n special order for the thrco days beginning Tuesday. Ordinarily , tomorrow will bo devoted to the passage of measures under suspension ot the rules , but It is probable that the army appro- irlatlou bill will bo calloJ up and that Its consideration will consume the day. Tuesday , Wednesday nnd Thursday nro sot apart for the consideration ol the Bland sllvor bill. A great many members desire to speak on the silver question , end nn effort las boon made to reach on agreement jctwcon tha friends and tbo opponents of frco coinogo to provide that the debate and consideration of the bill by paragraphs shall run the wbolo ot the week. No umlarsiand- ng has yet boon reached , however , 03 the aivcr men want the agreement to innludo stipulation that a vote shall bo taken at the und of the wock without Indulgence In Illbustcrlng tactics , but the mitl-frco coinage democrats nro not , us n body , willing to bind .homsclvos In this particular. * Some of the opponents of the bill discourage lllibustcr- . . . . , , but others bollovo they should use every proper means wlthsn tholr roach to defeat it. Unless the sliver question runs through out the week , Friday and the llrst two hours of Saturday will bo gtvon up either to bills relating to prl\ ate claims or to the uaval ap propriation bill. Under a special order of the house Satur day afternoon beginning tit : o'clock has been sot npart for the delivery of eulogies on the ute Representative Francis G. Splnola of Now York. In the Senate. Nearly nil of the tlmo of the senate during the , opou sessions this week -already prac- l ncally allotted. The Indian appropriation ' . 1)1 ) is to bo taken up tomorrow. The West - ; irglnla direct tux bill Is tbo special order for Tucsdny , and the senate has resolved that j immediately * ftor this bill is disposed ot it : wilt consider two billsof much public Inter est , namely : the Mississippi river and Colum ' bia rlvor improvement bills , involving an ag- arrcgato appropriation of about 518,000,000 , to , bo expended in the improvomout of these great waterways. The bill for the relief ot settlers on the publlo lan'ds Is nlso within easy roach. On Thursday legislative business will bo suspended tor'soveral hours while the senate listens to eulogies "unoti tbo' late Senator Hearst of California. ' The most interesting procoodldgs of the senate. However , nre expected to occur In executive session , ns was the case last week. jTbo Boring sea arbitration treaty is pending , and action upon it will doubtless" bo trkon as soon as possible after tho'rocoptlon of Lord Salisbury's response to Mr. Wbarton's last noio. But blocking the way of the Boring sea treaty Is another matter Qyer which thp senate bos been much agitated during thp last few days , nainolv , tbo Russian extradition tradition treaty. This precedes the Bering sea treaty on tbo 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 that clause of tbo treaty which relates to extradition of persons charged" with capital offenses. ' Owes Its Hntlllcatlnn to Kusslan I'l The treaty is understood to bosubstantially similar to other treaties in that respect , but In view of the peculiar political conditions existing In Hussia nn effort has been made to secure an amendment off the clause , the ofTcct of which would the to except from extradition ' persons committing even murder for'political reasons , which Is con strued to exempt from extradition nihilists nttomptiDg regicldo. - It Is stated if so amended tbo treaty wllTbo of no use to tbo Uusslan government r 'and , ' incidentally , strong arguments were made to show that it should DO ratified as It stands , if not from a splilt of comity , a" least internal considera tions. It wns urged that lit would bo fool- hardv for tbo Unltod States to Impair the strength * of tbo ties of friendship and interest which now bind together the Unltod States and Russia , nnd thus lese thn moral and'perhaps physical support of ono of the first military powers In the world nt a tlmo when diplomatic compli cations exist In the relations of the United States and Great Britain which might , in certain cases , result in actual war. Those views bavo already boonexpounded , at Irngtl : to the senate , but iboro wiU'donbtlnss bo a further discussion of the subject during the week. mirr.ovis. Mr. Andrew's Kill to i\fliida political In- Ililunco In Their .Selection. WASHINGTON , D. C , , March 20.Uonresou - tatlvo Andrew of Bostorx has , completed tbo report on uU "BI'l ' to oxcludoi political intlu enco in tbo appointment of laborers under tbo authority of the United States , " and will submit it to the house tomorrow. The bill , according to reports bo has received , will affect borne 21,000 employes , and will require that henceforth they shall 'bo appointed or otnployed without rowaid to political consld cratlons. The report corrects a misapprehension which It Is said Is held ay somu army and navy ofllcors that the system contemplated by the bill will require certifications through the civil fiorvlco commission. The only purpose of the legislature , Mr. Andaow points out , is to compel the appoint ment of properly qualillod men in tbo order of their application , and this purpose can bo carried out by the a&cors authorized to glvo the employment without any cumbersome machinery. Mr. Andrew clvai a table , compiled from racont statistics , showing that the ofllcial force of the government In the cxccutlvo department 1 ? 173,700 , and of this number only IIO.T1 ; ! ) are actually subject to competitive examination. Nut nnnilnu lul > orer . The report continues ; "The bill reported proposes n wide extension of the nonpartUaii 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 tbo discretion of the civil service com mission , but it is Intended that these rules shall simply provide for prppor evidence ol tbo physical lltneas nnd tno good character of applicants. All that Is to bo required be yond this in the registration of applicants In the order of their application and thin will require , under a proper sysioin of rules , no moro labor on the partqf olllct-rs in charge pi public works and lu the various departments than Is DOW required to nlo applications or inako out the list of employes. The labor im posed upon appointing oftlcers ought to bo even less thni | at present , When the now system comes to bo thoroughly understood , because such olllcors will bo relieved irom tno pres sure of ouuldo parties and will have nothing to do but uiano appointments In the order ol applications. It Is luft by tbo bill within the discretion of tbp plvil service commis sion , with tbo approval of tbo president to provide fora test In technical skill n hero it Is required out these te ts may bo as simple and as practicable as they would bo under any conscientious uud intelligent appointing oflicer. Simplicity of ( lit. Kj U-m. "The commission li alto authorized to r icrmlt employment without nnv system of registration nnd'at tyq discretion of the om- iloylng ofllcora whor-a tpo exigencies of the services seem to rcgulro It , The simplicity it this system roako It practicable to extend t to a much larger iju'mbcr of men nt smalt expenses than the nyitem of competitive ex aminations could readily bo extended to.1' Tbo statements showing the number who ivlUprobablyjbpnfToctbd by tbo proposed bill gives. 9Utkt Jn the Treasury department , 10,127 lit thn Wur department. 0,123 in the Navy department , and n total. Including the other ' dcprrtmonts , of 21,183. Mr. Andrews states that tholmetho.l proposed of exclud ing political Inliuonco from the employment 3i laborers Is not nn untried experiment , nnd : io quotes the system Inaugurated by Secre- tnrv Tracy In the nn\y ynrds. tiIS in force tn the cities of Massachusetts for the past seven yours. In proof of this statement. There are Dbvio'us ndvnntngcs , Mr , Andrew nrguos , In establishing . , by law , under the protection of the civil BorvicO commission , nud nppllcablo to nil the departments , ns n system of nonpartisan - partisan appointments , the system which lias proved so Officiant In procuring service In the tnuntulpal woik ot the cities of Massa chusetts and tha navy yards of the United States , Tha slaloms had boon established by law to protect the oftlclals themselves from Importunity to overturn or ovndo It , nnd should Oo oslablUhod under thn protection of tha cly4l service commission , In order that the ! commission may npply the same general "stem of rules to laborers under different ( departments , and \\hcrotlio conditions arc tbo same. llcncftt * to the implocd , Mr. Andrew declares In conclusion tnat the bill propoios'to ' tnko nwov from unscrupulous politicians the opportunity to divert public funds to personal and party uses by employ ing public servants as personal and party tools , It propdkos to rollovo tie ! people , when they go * to the polls to express their Judgment liflon public question ? , from the Interference of thousands of employers , paid for by taxesupon nil tho-peoplo , but cm- rloyod and directed as tools of a party. It proposes to thus Increase the ofllclonoy of the public iorvlcp , raise the standard of American politics and place all the workingmen - men of the Unltod States upon an equality In seeking the puoltc service * by the simplest , methods and at a profit to the government , resulting from bolter service uud bettor work , rather than at the cost ot needless machinery and now oxpondlturcs. ojt m.i TE.wiiEia , Bancrof t pupils aao delighted by the ad dition ot a piano to thnlr hallway. Miss Jennie Hugh of CuHollar Is confined to her room witu a serious attack of qulnzy. Miss Cranston ot Hickory severs her con nection with city schools at the cud of this term. + ' Rumor booreth oh her gauzy wings the tldiuirs that Hymen.b very shortly to claim several Omaha toaphecs. Miss CJlbbs , assistant inusio instructor. Is once moro at work after a li vo weeks absunco from duty. A stubborp attack of the grippe was the causo. ' Miss Ella Davis , n former Lathrop tcachor , writes of bor entire ( Satisfaction with her present position m tho-grades of the Pueblo , nolo. , Bcbools. J Eight of the t'.vonty-t\vo cadets no w in the training class are engaged in actual practice , the remainder being- , under Mrs. Sudsbur- ough's supervision. Mr. FiUpatrlok saya that tbo now Kollom building cost S'J.OOO'lcss than the Mason and $10,000 less than xth'a liako and is a batter building than ojthqr. * \ Miss MollioBrownt an ox-Webster teacher , has .bepn visiting bor sister. Miss Orrlo Brown , and .from borio wentt to Ureonliold , In. , as Institute ( m'.rue-tor. ' Colonel IIoa'glan prcsidont of the1'Boys ami , Girls Msoejation 4if e > < r Yorlr , gavo- tall : to the boys'-fjf Lllo upper gradns of Lake school Marchj.lo , " whlch was highly praclatod. . 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 expire uud receive respectable obscquiosl Thoaa Jitful struggles are painful. k r The position occupied by the- ladies in charge of. the cadets is a peculiarly dllllcult ono. Not only'aro they responsible for the work of the cadets , but also for the grade work of enoh of the 100 under their chnrge. Miss Hugh of Iznrd branch of training school , feels thut it will seriously Interfere with her work1 and that of her oadots to bo moved , even to the silicon plaster luxuries of the Kellom , a.nd has petitioned her patrons' consent to allow the school to re main wboro it is Ulljtho end of the year. tSSSJ Miss Anna Davis , * whllo awaiting assign- meet in the city schools , beguiles ibo tlmo Disposing of California almond land. Fifty- flvo acres liasbectjmo the property of Omaha teachers In the post fatv-moMths. Will there some day bo n colony of ox-pedagogftos from Omaha in the heart of southern California. Thorn Is an oplniqti Increasing dally among many teachers that the amount of tlmo and .strength spent ( upon writing In tbo first year's work fsinol well spent. .If it could bo so arranged that tuo little people had other manual employment ( as they could easily bavo if they llrst received the training of tno klndorgartcn-and ) at the beginning of the secona grade worjc begin writing with pen and Ink and work for movement only , much bettor results , It Is believed , would bo ob tained in penmanship , and primary children would bo bolter' developed by being freed from the drudgery. Mis. Kent ; principal of Forest school , con tinues to improve , but her condition Is still very critical. Between South Thlrtuonth street and the prpmlsos of Forest school Jlest , thirteen fiet of ground that belongs to private parties who , doslrousof soiling Jba strip to the board , huvo refused to allow styps to bo placed UP the bank , It bolng tcn feet above grade. This necessitates the touchers climbing up this embankment and crossing the ship. Several of the toaohors 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. vVbo Is'to bo blamed in tbo matter may not bo clear. "but the result la very unfortu ' * ' nate. Ono day the Wind blow in Omaha. A patio of glass was broken In ouo of tbo ' 'far ' out" schools , Tno Jqnltor trudged to tbo street car blocks away , wout thence to the board rooms and found Mr. Hamilton , superinten dent of building , nod asked for an order for a pane of glass , lid .was referred to Super intendent Fitzpqtrtajc , who asked for his order from his ijrjnclpal. Alas , ho had no order. 'The" ' principal was ill and at homo , but tbcj-o was'mfuctjlug"principal. . Yes , be must go ovlr tvyoccar lines and blocks be yond. Ho ttqt hl8'4fer signed by the acting principal ; ! topk ( tup Superintendent Fltz- Patrick , who p buteralgned it , carried ' It to Mr. HacmUon , who thus author ized procured ' jthu pane of glass. For two cours at ) least .forty children bad been , to say "tho lout , uncomfortable , and ono-balf thepHce Of bo glass was spent by the Janitor lu cartaro. , Mr' ftyJ' ' G'jAMA , March ti T" tbo Editor of Tnis Ben : There appealed In your paper tyurch 17 un nrtlcjo qlvlbfi au acaount of my arrest for carrying eoocCidpd weapons , on an In formation mado' .by Couitablo iloosel. wherein ho tbarcoa-jao with having on my person a ruvolver. J The cbargo is false , us I did not have Nn lovolyer , either In my hand , or nbout mv vkjrson * . and bo saw none , and he made the uhtux'Q without knowing what ho was doing , for hu was so much under the In fluenceof bad whiskey that ho did not know what ha Wiis about or whore ho was. Ho came inWmy saloon and raised a disturb ance ivhlo | Iwwas , up street and the bartender nnd fpmo porpons in. the baloou put him out , and ho then \vcnt to tbo , pollco station and swore out nwhvruutfor my airost oil the cbargo abovp Stutod..J ( Is nn outrage that people rnuxt bo 9aL > Jecedto ( such treatment on account of adruukou' constable and have tboir names puu/ltho4 lu the uowspaporn nnd roprcjcntea pi .desperadooj. U Is my Inten tion to brlnx suit agftust Mr. Ilensel for falsolmprUbntneut. Ypyrs truly , ( . MATIIUS NEU , Vile Musof tlio .Only I.liiior | Cure. With scfimttfic trciitmont , no fnlluroi nud no tlmolloat. * Visit the institute- , South Omaha . IIIOLTZ IS NOT DISTURBED Death URS No Terrors for John P , Farr'a Slayer , iOW HE REGARDS THE JURY'S ' VERDICTu tin Knowlcilgo of the Tragedy Ho Declares to HP. L'oiitlncit tn n Viigun Idea ut III * Victim rilll When Shot. IsiANM ) , Nob. , March 20. [ Special .oTnnlEn. ] "l feel Just nf well as 1 over lid In my life , " snld Cuylor Shultz , who was bund guilty ot murder in the llrst dosroo Saturday night. "I slept soundly , " ho con tinued upon being queried , "what have t to bo afraid of ! " "What do you think of the verdict ! " was nsUod. "I think It Is , by 0 d , an impartial ver dict. " "You are satisfied , then I" "Oh , the d d liars have It their way , and I don't ' care , " and It wns plain that ho meant partial when ho said impartial. "What should I DO afraid of I" ho again repeated - poatod , "thoy can't hurt me. What if they do hang mo , what's that ) Uroat Uod , I'm not nfrald to die , and they can't do anything after that. As I told the Judge last night , I prefer swinging to the pen. My lawyers say they'll take it to the supreme court , but I'll tell 'cm to take it to hell if they want to. " "You don't think you have not been granted a fair trial , do you ? " "O , I guess there's no cause to complain , " ho coolly answered , "but some of those d d witnesses hod all the way through. I trlod to accommodate neighbors , and \vhon I aid that they thought they could taitc oil 1 had. " "What do you tblnk now ol tbo shooting ! " "Woll , " said the doomed criminal , "It seems like a dream. All I can remember Is that I shot some ono nnd saw him fall. It scorned to mo that some one was trying to shoot mo nnd I shot , first. Thou I didn't know anything until I found tnvsolf in n cell hero in Jail. I also romorabor that I was In Judge Ualdwell's ofllca on tbo 'JTth" ( the day before the shooting ) . Indifferent About Ills I'll to. "How do you feel in regard to the action nnci efforts of your attorneys ! " . "Oh , . ! puoss they did all thov could for me , but they ought to have made something out of Fnrr's attempting to shoot mo. But I don't euro to have them tnko it to the su preme court. Maybe they could do It , I don't know , but I'm glad Its nil over ; I'm old and all crippled anyway. " And ho wont on tollIng - Ing nbout olght wounds ho had received in the battle of Shlloh. ' Do you got n a pension ! " "Yes , I get $5 n month. The trouble Is I can't got any of the boys to prove for mo ; they were all shot down around mo. " Hero the Interview was Interrupted by the appearance of Mrs. Cuyler Shultz , wife of the doomed man , Mr. nnd Mrs. Yonkor , son- in-law and daughter , Mrs. Ruby Stout , a daughter , und Mr. John Shultz , the oldest son. son.THE THE Bnn reporter immediately slipped nsido from the door of the cell nnd wns forced to witness an extremely pitiful scene. Tbo cold baud of the condemned man was stretched through a hole in tbo Iron door , nnd as Mrs. Snultz clasped It she bowed her Jioad and broke into toars. Even tbo oycs of the oldest son were dim wlfh tears. ' "Ob , well now , don't.cry. " said the rnuV- deror. f"WEal"doyou want to cry for ? There's hotbinp to cry about1 if ? all settled aiilll'm glad of It. You'vo got noth ing 10 cry about. If I'd feel llko crying it would bo different. " A few moments of silence , broken only by the sobs of tbo mother and children , followed. "For God's sake , don't cry mow. Why you'll make ono break down and I'll bo n baby again , ' said Shultz. TOD Poor to Contlnuo tlio right. "Cuylor , " said Mrs , Shultz , "wo'vo done all wo" could foryou , The lawyers say they would take it to tlio supreme court but we've got no money to pay them with and I don't know what to do. " "Lot It go. I don't caro. I know you'vo done pofoly. Vou'vo done all , you could. Now stop crying. They'll fatten mo up and then butcher mo and it's dono. Now stop crying. I'm not , worth crying over and never was. .Tohn , " and bo addressed his son , "tnlio good care of them. I know you will nnd of the stock. I'vo worked hard to got what I'vo got und you can enjoy it. " Owing to the lateness of the nour when the Jury reported Saturday night the formal sentence was not spoken , and only the ver dict of the Jury was received , A sentence ot murder in the second degree was generally oxpectod. It is very HUoly that tbo case will not be carried to the supreme court. The Jury In the case was : Lavl Watson , T. C. Houdlz , W. H. Silvester , Fred Sail , ll. 1' . F , Duohrson , Joseph Klmgo , Gcorgo Pearson , G. M. Graham. T. A. Taylor , John O'Corihor. ' Sylyostor Pollock and Byron S. WIs'e. The Jurv was out about nn hour. They bad only tureo ballots , tbo first being 10 to.- , second 11 to 1 , and third unanimous. There were forty-six witnesses In the caso. ItulIdliifiT lip Stro Srncrvrsnuito , Nob. , March 20 , Special to Tun BBE.J A young boom has began bore slnco this place was made a division station. for tbo Union Pacific nnd St. Joe and Grand Island. Several of the railroad men have moved their families hero and moro uro coming. A. P. Ltndbur ? has just finished an iron clad agricultural warehouse 00x1000 foot that is an ornament to the city , After a suspension of several- weeks Cap tain Krlo Johnson has brougnt out his Polk County Progress again. Considerable talk is bolng 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 yoara. The Pnpk hotel property , which was built by tbo Stromsburg betel company some two years npo at a cost of $18,00) , is to bo sold at mortgage aaloou the 23d of this month. Hon. C , H. Merrill , former president of the Farmers und Merchants bank , with his son , C. G. Merrill , have purchasocl'an Interest in the Stroinsberg bann , which has boon somewhat - what reorganised , by which C. G. Mnrrlll is casblcr , und J , 13. Buckley , formerly cmhlor. is now vlco president. P. T , Buckley still remains as president. Opponent to Niiniliiy ICccrcntlnil , SII.VEH CHECK' , Nob. , March 20. [ Special to TUB BEE. ] Hov. J. H. Klchards of Omaha , representing tbo American Sabbath Union , spoke Wednesday night to a small audlencoattho Methodist Episcopal church , His theme was The sanctity of the Sahbatu end the obllgatloni resting on every one , whether In the church or out of It , to keep It as a day of rost. Ha spoke against , opening the World's fair on lha Sabbath , and declared that ho would rather see Chicago sink into tbo bowels of the earth than that tbo fair should bo opened on that day. At the close of tbo leoturo Clmrlcs Woostor propounded some qu'Bs.jioiis mucli to the dltcomflturo of the leyoroim goiitlunnn and the amusement of tbo audl en co. Moro people nro coming In hero to buy or rent farms than pas boon known before in any ono season for the past twenty yoara. IIiiliiituu | .Vims No Un , HAMHOS Nob. Murch ' . ' . , , 'O.-.fSpocial to TUB bit.I TLoLaw and Order party mot in convention Wednesday night and placed In nomination 11 vo village ttustoos. Tht ma jority of the uomlnoes favor license. The proposition of putting in a nystom ol water works Is bolng strongly agitated and is mot faborably , There is an unusual largo demand for clover and grass seed thU spring. Death ( if Mra. Jonulo 1' . Holme * . TccutiBBir , Nob. , March20. [ Special Tola- gram to THE BEB. ] Mrs. Jonnlo F , Holmes , wife of lion , O. A' Holmes of this city , dleO tbla afternoon of typhoid pneumonia , alter An ' Illness ot ono wock. Mrs. Holmes was an untiring worker In thotempcrnncocauso , nud nt ouo tlmo president of the Nebraska Woman's Christian Temperance union , ASSAUI.TII > A r.vit.Mini'sviri : . Mrs. Stnry llcmlrr Suhjerlcd to A nr I'luttp Ccnlp Nob. , March So. ( Spec jrntn to Tiiu Bcn.J Lnst night at 1 Deputy Sheriff A. J , Campbell cixmo .wo prisoners , Mnrtln Moroarly nnd Morrlssoy , from the neighborhood of Center. Thu prisoner * had boon in res n charge ot nssault , the victim boin Mary Bender , living nbout live miles west of Platte Center. The story ' Mrs. Bender Is to the effect that 3'clock Wednesday afternoon , \vlill uiabnnd wns absent , Moroartv mid Mori rode uv to the house on horseback and i to bo shown n horse in tha barn , which desired to purchase. She accompanied t to thu barn and thov forced her to drink some whisky. She became alarmed over the notions of the men and dispatched her llttlo ( .on on horseback to bring n neighbor. Seeing the boy depart nnd divining his purpose , ono of the men mounted his horse nud followed , nnd by torrifj Ing the lad with u guu nnd making fearful threats Induced tbo youngster to return. During this tlmo his companion assaulted the woman , her clothing bolng badly torn during the stiugglo. Upon the return of the tlond who wont after the boy MM. Bender IIP again assaulted. After thn vtlllans had accomplished their purpose , they mounted tholr IIOMOS nnd went nwny. Nothing wns said of the crlnio nt the tlmo , it bolug kept quiet until the criminals could bo arrested. Mrs. Bender is n hand some Polish woman about 110 years of njro. The two young follows urrostod nro in the county jail for unto keeping. They deny their guilt. Tbo prisoners will probably Imvo tholr preliminary hearing tomorrow. ; Muiitclp.it Politic * . FiiEMONT , Nob. , March 20. ( Special to TUB BBB.J The republican nnd democratic conventions were hold last night nud tickets nominated for the April election. There nro ns general city oulcors to bo chosen this soring except two members of tha school board. On this a compromise was nuidc , whereby each party made ouo nomination , the republicans selecting J. W. Harris , pres ent member of the board , nnd the dcmocrnts naming Thomas Carroll. For councllmon the republican candidates nro J. V. N. Biles , J. D. Bell , Plain Haven , Hugo Foostor ; the democratic nominations mo E. N. Morse , Frank Buhrlng , James Murray , no camlldalo being nominated for the First ward. CE.NTIUI. CITV , Neb. , March 20. [ Special to THE BEE. ] Both license nnd anti-license parties bold meetings Friday night , making nominations as follows : Anti-license Mayor. T , L. Hanson ; clerk , W. H. Mc- Laughlln ; treasurer , J , W. Sparks ; pollco Judge , y. J. Williamson ; engineer , 10. C. Simmons ; councllmon , G. II. Gray and Thomas Wright for the First ward ; George W. Avres , Second ; E. C. fannmous , Third ; school board , A. Fonts and George A .Clark. License Mayor , J. G. Holdon ; clerk , W. C. Kerr ; treasurer , I. V. Travor ; pollco Judge , N. S. Keyss ; councllmon , William Moore and \V. S. Dnsch , First ward ; L. S. Bruno , Second ; O. E. Llnd , Third ; members of tlio school board , Thomas Hall and W. H. C. Hi co. The saloon is the only isiue nnd a very Interesting light is in prospect. STUAUT , Nob. , March 20. fSpaclnl to Tun Bm.l : The nlllanco nt this place , nt tholr mooting yesterday , declared n boycott ngatnst the Stuart Lodcur in retaliation for the oxcorintlnc which Editor Wort/ gave the nlllnnco supervisors for their impeachment nnd persecution of County Treasurer Scott. nnruni-ICAX CITV , Nob. , March 20. ( Speual to Tur. BftK.--Tha ] republicans of T. Smith were put in nomination" , > "oto Irom Table Jlock , TABLE ROCK , Neb. , March 20. [ Special to Tin : Bm : . ] Apostof the Daughters of V et crans was oiyanbed Wednesday o von lug with twelve members for a beginning. The State bank of this place having begun the erection of a flue brick building on tbo southwest corner of tbo square , Wednesday sold the old prooqrty to W. ti. Taylor for ? l,100 , being Ml per front foot. A now business bouse Is bolng put nt the northwest corner of the squareto accommo date c millinery and dressmaking cstaohsh- ment. j It WIIB Quito .SIIVCOHD. STANTOX , Nob. , March 20. [ Special to Tin : BitE.J The young Germans of this city gave on entertainment last night in Germania ball , assisted by Mrs. Scene Leslor of Wls- nor. They plavcd to a largo audience and the young people wore highly congratulated on tholr success. OlosiiiT-JMcKiiy , STOAIIT , Nob. , March 20. [ Special to THE BKK. ] T. P. Glosner , foreman of the Stuart Ledger , was yesterday wedded to Miss Jna McKay , daughter of Landlord McKay of the Pacltlo house of this placo. T.V XllK IXTEItEST Of V.lTTfjK ItTXtJU. Soutlnvrstcrii KUIISHH I'enpla Opposed to IVrkliu * Indian Kdiicutluiml Kill. AitKVNSAsCtTi- , . , March tiO. ( Special to Tun BDE. ] 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 cltl- . zons of our country , dp most respectfully piosont the following for vonr consideration : First Tbo Perkins Indian educational bill , now before the senate , is a fraud und a prc- tnuso to defraud the common people out of 1,000,000 acres of the best lands In the Chero kee outlet for tbo benefit of the cattle kings , under tlio pratonso of Indian education. That our citizens , without regard to party nfllllu- llons , loin In tbo public and private Indlgiia- lion i which this unjust inoasuro excites because - cause the domestic cuttlo Interest would bo Jeopardized In Kansas and Oklahoma Terri tory by tbo Importation of Texas fever , and a merciless corporation would fatten und enrich - rich Itself on the ruin of the honest farmer. } who have sought a homo In this- rich nud beautiful land. Second That for many years , during the history of tbo strip agitation , cities Imvo bcou built up nnd supported on tbo onrdor with the money of an over changing population , who were Invited there by flaming advor tlsomonts and boom editions of newspapers , and every politician , from United States senator down to the humblest oftlolal , lias promised hu Inllaonco to secure tbo opening of the Cborokoo outlet to settlement prior to election for live years past. That high prices for proccrlca , provisions , etc. , nnd no work , has almost pauperized the very class of portions tions who ihould bavo u homo on these lands , and unless congress takes Immediate action in this matter a great Injustice will bo done those worthy sons ot toll , VVo oxpoot to keep a vigilant watch on legislative proceedings , and Unless members faithfully and promptly redeem their pledges r.iado concerning jjils matter , we , regardless of polices , " win hold the guilty party responsible , aud'our faithful and true representatives bo remembered at the oomlnir great election. Third Wo therefore , as , potHfonors and ' citUens of the United Katos , most humbly usk anil pray that -congress act immediately upon the Cliorokeo agreement and lutlfy tlio same , or pass a bill opening ibo Outlet to settlement and settle with the Chcrokces aflonyurd. Wo wish to tnuko u suggestion to persons troubled with rheuiiraUsm. Try a few ap- pllcatlora > fyCharauorlnln'a Pain Halm. If that doeJBotttjrlng relief , dampen a picco of llauiiuyfflb nib Pain Balm and bind It on , over thBttcat. f | , aln. The llrst application i aluiosflfuro'to rellovo tuo pain nnd by Its contlnu Hu o many severe cases have boon permanently cured50 cent bottles for nalo by druggists. _ DoWltt's Bnraaparllla cleanses the blood , increaaostbo nupetlto and toups up the sys tem. It has bonelltlod many people who have suffered from blood Jisordcn , U will hoipj'ou , BIG PAY FOR LITTLE WORK What the Twenty-fourth Towa General Assembly Has Cost , FEW MEASURES OF INTEREST PASSED I'rntmhimion Ttiut Ilio SoMlon Will jmmi.AVIthlu ii short Tliun Iliitr Ilio dutch Hill Is IfpKardoil Wlmt , tlio Clerlit Do. Jj DCS MOIXEI , la. , March 20. [ Special to tjTitn Bun. ] From present Indications' the rwonty.fourth general assembly will stand ndjournod In nbout two weeks from Tuesday. \ resolution wns passed , however , to nil- lourn on March 2. ) , but there was a string at tached to this resolution , and now there nre 10 ninny bills of an Important nature that the Honorable representative' of the people who Imvo been enjoying n fat berth lu DosMoinca this winter will Imvo to got a pay-day move on themselves nnd glvo the people n showing for their monoy. It wns expected that the state convention of the republican party , which was held In this city last Thursday , would Innmeasuro aid in the extraction of the republican h'ouso on the present prohibitory dilemma. The Gatch bill , which has passed the soimto , will bo tatten up lu the house as n special ordorTuosday morning ; The democrats will all support this bill , but whether or neb enough republicans can bo secured to , vole for this inoasuro to mnko ( t n lav/ remains to bo scon. It wns thought tint at the state convention the nntl-prohlbltlon republicans would tnko some stop toward eliminating this trouble some question from state politics. Although there was an nntl-prohlbltlon majority among ; the delegates at this convention , they took no decided action in regard to the courio to bo pursued by their representatives in the Iowa legislature. It Is understood , however , that three nnd possibly four republicans , mem bers of the house , will vote lor the Gatch bill , having been so instructed by tno counties which they represent , but It takoi five votes- from the republican sldo of tbo house to cause this bill to occomo a law. Now , wbllo a great many members 01' the house are on- , posed to tbo present prohibitory law , it Is very doubtful If tboy will have the courage , of their convictions and vote for the possaij * ot this very strlnpont license bill. louii itt thu World's 1'alr A most important action of the assembly hut wcelc has beou that In regard to the World's fair appropriation. There has been a diversity of opinion in regard to tha amount necessary to give Iowa an exhibit nt the World's fair which will bo entirely cred itable to her agricultural and other resources. The Iowa Columbian commission lu the llrst place asks for an apptoprlatlon of f3U ! > ,000. included in their items of expense \vus ono for about f35,000 for salaries nnd other ex penses of the commission , also ono of nearly $10,000 for advertising and offering premi ums. This was considered a piece of oxtrav- ugnnco which the state could ill afford nt tlio present time. When the legislature began work they appointed n special committee to thoroughly In vcstlgnto this subject nnd report to the general assembly Its investigations' , The committee figured It out that , lesa than ' $3.20,000 would place Iowa np the' bend of all other cxhloltors nt the Columbian exposition. Then the "matter wont to the appropriation committee. ' The house committee was In favor of $100,000 and thosonatu favored flSO.QOp. 'AftcY h Joint cbnfcriinBC- they compromised on tl > ,000 ; which will be used to represent Iowa. ' Bj > n careful expenditure of thu sum and a small" salary list , it Is believed this amount' Will , pro vo ample for the noccs of Iowa In' this national exposition. Just at present the senate Is making' a show of economy. Senator Boltor of Harri son county Introduced a resolution to dls- . charge about two-thirds of the committee clerks of the senate lu order to cut down ex penses for the remainder of the session. This movement would have attracted moro atten tion had it been begUn at the tlmo the senate was organized , but now as the session of the legUlatuio is ncarlv ended it looks ns though the senator from Harrison county was trying to gain a little cheap notoriety. AVlui ( 'ommHtoo Clerks Do , A sosslon of the legislature Is quite an ex travagant luxury for tuo people of Iowa nnd is a sinecure lor n favored fow. For Instance - stance there are orur fifty employes of the senate who draw ? 3 a day for clerkships. There Is a clerk to every senator and tno work.ot all these fifty clerics could easily bo done by loss thanhalftlintiiumberof.com- petent clerks. Ono of these clerks said the other day that during the whole session no bad not done a thing In his capacity as 'com- , initteo clerk. For this exhaustive work ho has drawn over $ . " 00 and before tbo session closes bis salary will roach at least fttOQ and ho will.havo earned from n business point of view practically nothing but economv in u minor consideration in a sosslon of the legis lature ; . To sum the whole session upso far , the people ple have received for their "monoy the passage - sago of several legalizing acts , Australian ballot system , soldiers' ' monument bill , bavo been given a pyrotecbiilcal display of oratory on Hensu bills in the senate , boon treated to u knockdown in tno sonata chamber and a salacious scandal , For this the state wilt pay about 200,001) ) . It Is ex net : ted , boWcvor , that this wock a sifting committee will bring forward tbo mora Important bills , and that the legislature will actually get down to work and do souio legislation for tbo people. Peculiar Atmospheric Phenomena. FOIIT Dopci ! ' , la. , Mnrch 20 , [ Special to Tin : BBII.I One of the most peculiar of tbo many atmospheric phenomena recently ob served in Iowa is reported from Jefferson. It was in the shape of n brilliant rainbovK , seen Just nftor sunrise. The partly colored band wan scon just above the horizon with the are Inverted , Local scientists are an- able to offer any explanation , AXXuvxcKMis.fry. Another of Charles Frohtnan's Now YorJe comedy successes will have IU llrst O/nuba performance ) at the now Boyd theater for three nights , opening this evening , It 1 William Gillette's latest clover comedy farce , "Mr. Wilkinson's Wldovs , which has Just closed a more than ordinary success ful and profitable run of nearly 2fi'J nights in Now York , The play is in tbreo acts and is confessedly constructed and developed upon tbo basis of tbo French "Lo Feu Toupluol , " The action 1s rapid , never lugs , und in tbo hands of the clever company who present It , Is said to create un incessant uproar of laughter from the opening till the final scene. The engagement of Modjeska nt Bnyd'a now theater tbo latter half of the week prom ises to be ono of tbo Important and brilliant legitimate theatrical engagements of the proRout season , Modjoshu's personal quali ties as nn artiste It 19 not necessary to inform the cdlturcd nnd thinking public of Omaha. 'as Modjc.ska Is too well known and too great a favorite beta. Modjeska will open her on- cnKomont next Thursday , presenting Schil ler's great tragedy , "Mary Htuart , " on Fri day evening "Camilla' ' will bo given , at the Saturday mutlnco " .Much Ado About Noth ing , " and Saturday night "Macbeth. " An Omaha danca was given by SLmvo Head , on Arapahoe sub-chief , at his ranch on the Wind Hlvcr reservation last week , to propitiate the great spirit to Iho end that tbo coming season may bo prosperous. The aolreo was held in a log cabin fifty ! by thirty feet. It lasted from daylight till eunuow'n , ana was participated In by forty young nnU mlddlo-aK'oJ bucks. The dancers wore breech-clouts , und were elaborately dec orated with paint nnd feathers , bquiuvs \vero in attemiuuco , furnishing the music , tom-toms , nnd cooked lint cakes and meat for the warrior * . i ' Dr. Dlrnoy.nosoaua. throat. OKI :