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.
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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 * .
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Dr. Dlrnoy.nosoaua. throat. OKI :
