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Conference Delegates Hospitably Greeted
at the Nebraska Capital ,
X
HOW THE VISITORS WERE ENTERTAINED
Ilccrptloii Trnclerpil liy l.lnrnln C'ltlrrns nt
the I.Hiisltig Oprr.t llniisp tlnil
\Voithrr ; Conlil Not Interfere
with the
LINCOLN , Neb. , May 14. [ Special to THE
The distinguished n.ombors of the
Methodist general conferunco have onjoycd
the hospitalities of Lincoln today under cir
cumstances that would have dampened the
ardor ot a loss enthusiastic body of mon. It
rained up to within n few moments before
iho arrival of their tram , but the downpour
censed long enough to permit thorn to wain
from the depot to the Lansing theater , whore
iho Indoor program was given. That spacious
auditorium was packed from footlights to
florae with tbo visitors nnd the pcoplo who
bad assembled to honor them. On the stogo
at Governor Jnmos E. Boyd , Mayor Weir ,
tbo bishops ot the Methodist Episcopal
church and many other distinguished guests ,
among them being Hon. Elliott F. Shcpard ,
editor of tno Now Yorit Mall and Express.
Chancellor Crclghton of the Wesleyan
Methodist university presented the visitors
to Mayor Weir , who delivered R formal
nddrcss of welcome on behalf of the city of
Lincoln. Tbo mayor stated that tbo citizens
ot Lincoln could offer neither explanations
nor apologies for the ram that bad boon com
ing down so generously , as the elements were
nbout tbo only thing which they made no ef
fort to control.
Hov. J.V. . Hamilton , D.D. , of Boston re
sponded in behalf of the ministerial dele-
gales , whllo Ibo response In behalf of tbo
lay delegates was made by Hon. William
Lawrence of Ohio. Tbe Utter stated that
while a member of congro's in ISO * It bad
been his privilege to vote twleo for the ad
mission of the slate ot Nebraska , once to puss
the bill , and ngaln lo pass It over President
Johnson's veto. After paying a compliment
to thu material nnd intellectual progress made
by the stale since that time ho referred lethe
the distracted condition of the country a
quarter of n century BIO , und thanked God
ihat wo are today living n united people
under ono flap , ono government , ono consti
tution , one Methodism and ono civilization.
Covrrnor lloyd'nVclroine. .
Governor James E. Boyd welcomed the
visitors on behalf of the capital city of No-
braskiu He laid especial stress upon the
educational advantages of the capital city
nnd alluded briolly to tl-c city's manufactur
ing mid commercial progress. The response
lo Governor Boyd's welcome was made first
by Uev. Frank Bristol of Chicago in a very
happy address. Ho stated that the visitors
pri-snnt hailed from every whcro and Chic.ico.
Among other things ho said that the fact
that this city was named after tbo immortal
Lincoln had much to do with tbo acceptance
of the invitation and thnt nouo were moro
anxious to coma than the delegates with
dusky faces , for it was the acl of Lincoln
that made their citizenship as white as bis
own.
Lieutenant Governor Kichards of Montana ,
who responded In behalf of tbo laymen , was
equally happy In his remarks. Like the
other speaker's ho made many allusions to the
ruin nnd said that it was undoubtedly caused
by the fact that for a number of days the
members of the conference bad been dis-
cuarcing rockets of eloquence and bombs of
oratory until they had fairly knocked out
tbo bottom of the sky.
On Iteliiilf of thu Women.
Mrs. Anglo F. Newman of this city ex
tended n welcome on behalf of the women of
Lincoln and her address was ono of Iho most
eloquent of the occasion. Mrs. bowman paid
that Bruhminism had given to woman tbo
tiittco , Confucianism had given her de
formity , Mohamcdism , the harem , Judaism ,
polygamy ; but It remained for Christianity
lo set iho seal of honor upon u nolile molber-
licod. At the conclusion of Mrs. Newman's
nddrcss she was presented with a bandsomo
boquct of lilies and roses.
Hov. C. C. Las by of this clly pave a welcome -
como Irom Iho forty-Inur churches ot Lin-
roln. The response was made by Dr. E. W.
Hnminond of Lexlncton , Ky. , one of the
colored delegates to the conference.
Chancellor Creighton of the U'esleynno
univciiity spoke as the representative
of Lincoln's educational Institutions
, tbe re
sponse being made by Bishop UV.rron.
Albert Wntkiu.s closed the spooch-maklng
by welcomins the visitors on behalf of the
business men of the citv , after which an ad
ournment was taken for dinner.
'Iho visitors were escorted to the hotels
and private homes of Iho citizens of Lincoln
for dinner , after which they were taken in
carriages for a drive nbout the city. Owing
to the inclemency of tbo weather the pro
gram of exercises at tbo Wesleyan mil
vorsily wai abandoned , but a great many
of tbo visitors went out to tbo university
I i on the elcctrlo cars. Others swarmed about
Xtho capltol or visited the State university.
Tno State university and Wesleyan univer
sity cadet bands furnished some excellent
music in front of the Lincoln hotel imme
diately after dinner whi'.o tbe delegates
were taking carriages for the drive. At 5
o'clock the excursionists returned to the
train and. while the two cadol bands played
their prettiest , iho long load of human life
rolled uway from Iho depot. It is safe to
say that both the entertained and entertain
ers were well pleased.
( iOt.NC ANI COM INC.
Ilo\v tint ( irent Trains Lett mid Came Iturk
lo Onmlm.
One of the largest , most respectable and
t thoroughly happy excursion parties that
I ever went out of Omaha was the Mothodlst
conference excursion that left for Lincoln
yesterday morning nt 9 o'clock over the
Burlington. It required seventeen coaches
to u ceo mm od a to the excursionists and oven
then something like 100 passengers stood
most of tbo way lo Ibo capital.
Most of the delegates acted like boys let
out of school anil some of the cars were de
cidedly lively all the way down and back.
BUbopi Bowman , NewmanWarren , Fowler.
Fossnnd Wnldou accompanied the excursion.
Dr. Buckley , Dr. Lunnr.an , Dr. Hunt and
other distinguished delegates were aboard
and became the centers of intercsling groups
during the trip.
The excursion met wl'h no serious acci
dents and everybody was well pleased with
_ _ the manner In which the train wns wunnecd.
At'7iO : ; last evening the excursion train
pulled Into Omaha and a thousand
Methodists , tired but good natured ,
coiiRht the electric cars and found
their way back to their places of
entertainment thoroughly pleased with the
excursion to Nebraska's capital. Tbo dele
gates were profuse In their praise of the hos
pitality of the citizens of Lincoln. On the
way to Lincoln ilckeis for dinner were dis
tributed by Lincoln citizens among iho ex
cursionists. Some of the visitors wore takvn
to the hotels and others were entertained at
. pnvnto homoi. Carriages , street cars , hotels
and Iho homes of iho people of Lincoln wore
placed at tbo disposal of tbo guests , and drs- I
pita the ruin , they proceeded to take In the
town.
WOlllv. IN Till' SOUTH.
AVhat the Church l UoliiR far the Colored
Itaer.
A mass moetlnir in the interests of the j
southern educational work was held at Ex
position ball last evening. The work accom
plished in this departmot ot Methodist homo
missionary worn was Illustrated by a num
ber of specimens of the n.echaulcal handi
work of the boys who are taught a variety
of accomplishments aside from those found
iu text books. Conspicuous umong these
was n small vuglno capable of making SOO
revclulior.ii per minute.
Dr. llarudl presided und Chaplain McCabe
led the opening hymn. The speakers were
, rruoivbnt late in arriving , owing to their
dissipations at Lincoln , aud in tbe interim
Anna la Smith , the colored female evangelist ,
\va > introduced. She explained her presence
brlcllvand sani"Tne 1,0rd WillProvide."Sbo
wa * enthusiastically encored and responded
wuh another eng , utter which the regular
l > roer < m otthort speeches wan begun. Bishop
Mflliaitcu ( poke ou "Our Southern Field. "
Ho said that Iho I-'reeJmon1 * A4 ! soclotv
wa > founded on the three fundamental princi
ples of religion , morality and Intellectual de
velopment When lt work was begun It
was n crime to teach a slave to road or to
p li the name ot Jesus , but that condition of
affairs had terminated , never to bo rein-
nuguratcd. Tbo xvork of the society was
philanthropic. It recognized the fact that
the blood that flowed from the heart of the
blackoit negro on the battlefield was Just as
red ns that which flowed from tha fair-
skinned Saxon dying by his side. The work
of the society was not confined to the colored
race , but the doors of Its Institutions were
open to nil the needy who sought admission.
Its work was pre-eminently Christian and
one of tno first principles Inculcated was
that of eternal loyalty and allegiance to the
stars and stripes.
llow It Wns Itcgnn ,
Hev. U , S. Itust , LL.U. , the honorary
secretary of the society , spoao on the
"Genesis of the Work. " Ho said
that the Frcedmcn's Aid soci
ety had accomplished greater ( rood
with less money than any benevolent Institu
tion In the church. The genesis of the work
was when God moved Abraham Lincoln to
emancipate the slaves. The speaker gave
way to Bishop Walden , who discussed the
same question. Ho said that the society
had originated under circumstances never
known before or since , wbon there
was a surplus la the missionary
treasury. It was thought by many that it
would he impossible to educate tbe negro ,
but it only required n few years to show that
the school house could ba made to co-operato
with tbo church. The progress of the work
from that small beginning down to the present -
sent tlmo constituted an Interesting history.
The society began work on borrowed capital.
The contributions during the year amounted
to fi',000. which had now Increased to over
WiO.OOO nycar.
After a song by Chaplain McCnbe , Hev.W.
P. Thlrkfleld , D.D. , president of the Gammon -
mon School of Theology of Atlanta , Ga. ,
gave an interesting history of the endow
ment and maintenance of the theological
schools founded by the Frocdmea's Aid so
ciety. The college xvas sending out men Im
bued with the splr't of Methodism. Their
causaof divinity was founded on the blbloand
tbo Methodist discipline. The necessity for
"
the work was the saving of the coming "gen
eration for iho church nnd this cauld only bo
accomplished by the equipment of earnest
and conscientious preachers. Hev. M. C. B.
Mason , field agent of the Frecdmcn's Aid so
ciety and ono of the graduates of the Gam
mon college , spoke briefly upon the same
subject. Ho said that the theo
logical schools of the society were born
to old the growth of a civilization that had
sprung from the very midst of slavery. Their
success had been marvelous and tho" results
that would bo accomplished could not bo
measured by the present.
Hev. C. B. Wilson , another colored preacher
who had been educated in the Methodist
schools of the south , also extolcd the acaievu-
menls of Iho soeiely In the line of
southern education. The colored speaker-
showed n degree of oralorlcal talent that
spoke volumes for the results accomplished
In the education of the negro by tbo society.
Very Knger to Luarii.
Hev. J. S. Hill , principal of the NorrU-
town , Tonn. , academy , related a number of
insiances illustrating the eagerness of tbo
colored boys and girls to learn and the
sacrifices many of them made iu
order to obtain an education. The schools of
medicine were considered by Dr. G. W.
Hubbard , dean of the Mehavy Medical col-
lope of Nashville , Tcnn. Kov. L. M. Dun-
ton , D.D. , president of the Claflm university
of Orangoburg. S. C. , spoke upon the indus
trial scnools of Iho society , of which there
are forty-two scattered through the .south.
About "twenty trades nro lougbt in
those schools. Kov. W. H. Hickraan , D. D. ,
president of the Clark university of Atlanta ,
Ga. . spoke of the importance of these schools
as factors In the educational work and then
Dr. Peters , a young graduate of the Mehary
college , was introduced and convulsed the
audience by a humorous recital of his college
experience.
Tbo meeting closed with a short speech by
Rev. Sam Small.
Children' * Day at the Conference.
On Saturday , May 21 , all the Sundcy
school children of Omaha and Council Bluffs
will be presented to the general conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church. Bishop
Vincent will preside.and Chaplain McCabe
will sine that wonderful "Trundle Bed"
song.
It was Intended to have a street parade ,
but the uncerlainty of weather has caused a
change in the program in ibis respect and
Iho various Sunday schools are requested
to meet iu Exposition hall nl2:30p. : m. Su
perintendents will please notify their schools
nnd assure all that the Sunday school
scholars will bo given a front seat.
BARNUM & BAILEY'S
< irnnd Coliiinhlun Spectuclo to lie I'xhlhited
Here.
"Columbus and the Discovery of America"
is the title of the great spectacular produc
tion , which takes the place of "Nero" with
the Barnum & Bailer show this season and
which is soon to exhibit bore. The display
is divided into five tremendous living tab
leaux , in which 1,200 persons will appear at
tbo same lime in tbe vast hippodrome
pavilion , which is devoted 10 the presenta
tion of tbo spectacle. The following descrip
tion of Columbus' triumphal entry Into
Barcelona on bis return from discovering
America , from the pen of ono of our coun
try's most illustrious authors , forms the plot
of ono of the magnificent tableaux :
About iho middle of April , 110 ? , Columbus
arrived at llarcelona , where every prepara
tion hud lieun niHdo to alvo him a solemn nnd
m.ici.illcenl reception. The beauty nnd seren
ity of iho wnathur In thai genial suiison und
favored elimuto contributed to Rive splendor
to this memorable ceremony. Ashedrow near
thu place many of the youthful conrtlur * and
hidalgos , together with n vast concourse of
the popiiiu < 'u , oamufurth loinucland welcome
him. His entrance Into ibis nobio elty has
been compared to ono of these triumphs which
tlio Unninna were accustomed to uocrno lo
conquerors. Firal , were paraded iho Indians ,
palmed uccordln : to thuir siviigp fashion und
clet-or.ited with their national ornaments of
colil. Afior Itieio were boruo virlous klndaof
llvo parrots together wild siulTod birds and
animals of unknown species ami rare plums
supposed 10 be of precious qualities , while
treat care WHS laLou to make a conspicuous
dliplay of Indian coronets , bracelets nnd
olhor decorations of cold which inUht
Klvu au Idua of the wealth of the newly dis
covered regions. After this followed Colum
bus on horseback , surrounded by a brilliant
cavalcade of ap > inl > .h chivalry. Thu streets
were ulmust Impassable from the countless
multitude ; thu windows und balconies were
crowded with Dm fair ; tno very roofs were
covered with spectators. It seemed as U tlio
public eyii could not bo sated with gazing on
these trophks of an unknown world ; oren the
ronmrKuDio man by whom It h id been discov
ered. There was a sublimity In this event
llial mini-led a solemn foi'lln. , ' with the public
joy It was looked upon as a vast and slj-nal
dispensation of 1'rovldencc , In reward fur thu
piety of the monarch * ; und the majestic and
tvncrablu apponraueo of Ihu discoverer , M )
dilTerenl from Ihu youth und buoyancy sen-
iTiilIy expected Irom roving enterprUe.
seemed In hannpny with the grandeur and
du-nlty of his achievement.
The zoological and equestrian features of
tbe great show are moro extensive and elab
orate Iban at anv fonner period. "Walt for
Barnum" is tba legend adorning the public
placcK.ln town and country and it will pay
to wait for the "greatest snow on earth. "
ANOTHER CONVENTION.
America's Ancient Order of lllliernliiin
Coinlni ; to Omulm in 1X1)4.
Omaha has again got to tbe front and cap-
urod another national convention. This
time it Is tbo Ancient Order of Hibernians
that has decided to hold forth in this city.
The convention which has Just closed at
New Orleans has selected Omaha as iho
place for holding iho next convention , which
will convene on tbe second Tuesday of
May , 1V.M.
Hichard O'ICcoffo yesterday received a
telegram from the Nebraska delegation , now
Iu New Orleans , composed of John Hush and
Mike Kllt'ullon of Omaha , James Kelley aud
Thomas McShano of Lincoln , stutini- that
after a hard fight Omaha wai a winner.
Mr. O'Keeffo , In speaking of the conven
tion , said that it would lost six days and
wo ld brins lu.OOO strangers to the
city. The exorcises on the first
day would consist of welcoming the
visitor * , after which there would
be a street parade In which the 500 dele
gates , and nl least 1,000 uniformed Hiberni
ans would march to the rousio of a dozin
bands , Tbo remaining days of the conven
tion , bo ald. would bo devoted to the con
sideration of routine mailers.
There will be a moellnc of the Douglas
county board. Ancient Order of Hibernians ,
at the ball of Divulon No. 'J , Seventeenth
aud Cumins streets , tomorrow evening , 19
take action iu rezard to the convention ,
FUNERAL OF PRATT'S ' VICTIM'
Bomains of Mrs. Maggie Sperrj Buried
at Lincoln ,
SOME NEW FEATURES OF THE CASE
3lKtrlinonl.il Venturer of the Murilrreil
Woman Wcddcil to n Itnrllnctnn in- :
Clnccr Itccrntlj- Her Major Hound
Utcr After n Ilrlcf lUnuilnntloti.
LINCOLN , Neb. , Mar H. ( Special Tclo-
gramtoTnc BKE.J The funnral of Mrs.
Mogglo Sperry , the woman murdered last
Wednesday evening , took place from her
late residence this forenoon , the sermon
being preachsd by Uov. Dr. Newman of the
Christian church. It was discovered today
that Mrs. Sperry had bcoa married three
times , her last husband being John B. Lewis ,
an engineer on the Burlington. Judge Brown
of this city performed thn ceremony Mav 11 ,
IS''l ' , a year to a day before she was mur
dered. After living with Lewis at Aurora ,
Neb. , two months she discovered that ho
already had n wife and two children in Ohio ,
whcreu | > oii she loft him.
Her murderer was arraigned today. But
two witnesses were examined and nothing
now in rojrard to the tragedy was developed.
1'ratt was bound over to the district court.
Hugh Carroll's Sentence.
Hugh Carroll , alias Chnrles Warner , who
attempted to assassinate Judge Borgelt last
March , was brought before Judge Hall this
forenoon tor sentence. His attorney made
an eloquent plea for merer and claimed that
Carroll bad Identified a stolen shirt uta pawn
shop as belonging to him. when ho notified
tbo police ho was arrested and fined for
being drunk. These facts , combined with
the Injustice of previous arrests , had worked
upon Carroll's mind until ho became tilled
with a doslro for rovengo. The plea of the
attorney had but little effect , as at the con
clusion Carroll wassontoncod totwulvo years
in the penitentiary at hurd labor.
Nelirnokii'rt Mucr Aimltvrotiry.
This is tbo program for the celebration of
the silver anniversary of the admission of
Nebraska Into tbo union , to b3 bold at Lin
coln on May 23 and 20 :
AT FtNKK'S Ol'EHA MOUSE.
May 2j. la'Ji at 5 p. m.-IIon. J. W , Dawes ,
chairman.
Muslo . "Kollan Quartette
Oponlns Address by Clmlrinan.
Muslo Kollan ( Junrtotto
Address "Nebraska as a Territory. "
Music , .Kollan ljunrtctto
Address "Nebraika u < a State. "
Hon. W. F. N orris of Norfolk.
Short addrcs > es by old settlers , reunion ,
rciulnlsccnses and general good time.
LANSING THKVTEII.
Miy : 25.15K , utS p. in. lion. It. W. Pumas ,
chairman.
Music May festival Chorus
Opening Address bv Chairman.
Address The Admission of Nebraska fnto
the Union. Hon. T. .M. Miirnuull of Lincoln
Music Miy : hustlval Chorus
Address Tin- Judiciary of Nebraska 1'ur
Twenty-live Vear- ,
. . . . Hon. M. L. llayward , Nebraikn City
Muslo May IVstival Chorus
Ivi'union. Short Addresses , Keinlnlscenses. and
u Good Tlmo Generally.
IIEIMICAENTATIVB HALL.
Mayl'i. la.e. at S p. m. Meetlnc of native
sons and daughters of Nebraska. I'rof. W. 1" .
Taylor , chairman.
Music.
Address of Welcome by Hoscoo 1'ouud , Esq. .
of Lincoln.
Music.
Oration Hon. ( ! . M. Hitchcock of Omaha
Music.
Short Addresses.
Summary by I'rof.V. . F. Taylor.
Perfecting State Organization of Sons and
Daughters of Nebraska.
Reception to Sons of O run ha by Pleasant Hour
Club of Lincoln.
SENATE CIIAMIinit.
May 2T , 1533. at 8 p. m. Assembling of tbo
territorial lozlslnturo of 1&07 and first stale
olllcers. Meeting In charge of Hon. T. I' .
Kennard , Cieorzo N. Crawford and ex-Gover
nor John M. Thuyer.
CAPITOL OHOCNPS.
May 2B , 15J2 , 10 a. m. Governor J. E. Boyd ,
chairman.
Music Wcsleynn University Hand
Openlns Address by Chairman.
Music I'awueoClty Hand
Ode. . . The Silver Anniversary of Nebraska
Mary llalrd Finch of Clearwater.
.Music York Hand
Oration .Tho Silver Anniversary of Nebraska
Hon. G. M. Lutnbertson of Lincoln.
Music Grand Island Band
INUCSTII1AL PAHADE.
May 26 , IS',12 , 1:3) : p. m. Comprising repre
sentatives of Nebraska early days , the Indian ,
the pioneer , the coiutnc of the Urn seniors ,
the rmsmess irruwth of the stale represented
by presenl Industries.
Uniform rank parade of secret and civic
societies.
Floats repreionling Industries of the stain
from dlltoront cities and towns. The crundcst
display of Nebraska Industries und Iho spe
cial Industries of Nebraska cities over pre
sented.
Floats from the different towns and cities
will bo supplemented by floats from iho city
of Lincoln , iioii-competltlve for the silver
nifdal offered for the best float.
The Industrial parade will be In charge of
Hon. R H. Oakley with a sluff of sovonty-
llvo assistants from tue different parts of iho
state.
The parade will move at 1:30 over the fol
lowing line :
Form on South Eleventh and adjacent
streets , north on Eleventh to N , east on .N to
Twelfth , norlh on Twelfth to O , west on O 10
Ninth , norlh on .Ninth to 1' . oust on 1' to Thir
teenth , south on Thirteenth lo O , cast on O to
Fifteenth , south on Fifteenth lo K ,
east on K lo Sixteenth , south on Sixteenth to
H. west on H lo Fourteenth , north on four
teenth to J , west on J to Eleventh , south on
Eioronth to place of starling
MayiU Istri Evenlns Grand Illumination
of thu city und electrical display. Hand con
certs and band contests for i JO In pri/es. A
spu'.Mai parade under the direction ut Colonel
11. S. HotehKlss.
It Is tbe purpose to male the Illumination
and electrical display the finest ovur wit
nessed in the .vest , People who have been
Iu the state twenty-live years can secure re
served seats for the exercises at tbo opera
bouses by writing to the secretary. Half
faro rates on all railroads. Write the soro-
tary , C. A. Atkinson , for any further partic
ulars.
Why Lincoln Objects.
Hon. R. H. Oakley of this city has ad
dressed a letter to General John Palmer ,
commundor-in-chlef of Iho Grand Army of
the Republic , in which be reviews at length
Lincoln's opposition to the proposed con
gressional convention to assist tho'city of
Washington to defray tbo expense of the
coining national encampment. In tbo course
of his letter ho says :
"Lincoln proposed to entertain the com-
mnnder-in-cbief ant' his staff , to furnish 3UO
saddle horses , desirable camp privileges for
40.000 veterans , located on electric and steam
car lines , with the best sanitary conditions ,
mid a trip to Denver nnd Manltou , nil free.
Besides this , wo presented contracts with all
iho hotels giving a special reduced rate , and
many other specific inducements all clearly
set out In our proposition , to carry out which
a large number of our business men signed a
bond ugcregatlng H.000,000 that every fea
ture would bo carried out. Washington gave
no bond , and , it scorns , nothing but empty
promises. "
I'eniler'K rrojioieil liiiprnmiiioiitK.
PE.NDCIE , Nob. , May U. [ SpocialTolegram
to TIIR BEE. ] A magnlllcont hotel , called the
Peebles , will bo erected at this place nt once.
It will bo a three-story brick structure , hav
ing 100 feet frontazo on two streets , W. E.
Peebles , the founder , of this place , and the
projector of Ibis Improvement wilt , In com
pany with his brother , J , N. Peebles , start it
early this fall nnd will qccuoy quarters in
the new block when completed. There are a
number of valuable buildings that will bo put
up at once now that tbo hotel is a certainty.
furor * tor Stock Urn-dor * .
Gonpo.v , Neb. , May 14. ( Special Tele-
pram to TIIK BEE.J George C. Favlilo of the
Agricultural department nt Washington n
hero by order of iho secretary ol agriculture
to examine- stallions and mares affected with
u disease with which tbo breeding horse
is took of this locality have been suffering lor
the last two years. Prof. Inserioll of
Colorado and Dr. W. A. Thomas of Lincoln
will be herj Moqday to assl t Or. Favilto in
bis Invobiltfotions. Thejo gentlemen are ex
pert veterinary surcoons.
. \rrutvil of rorKBry.
BpaTHicr , Neb. , May 14. [ Special Tele
gram to THE BEE. ] X. T. Champ , an organ
salesman , was arrested this mornlug at the
Instance of J. C. Mitchell , state agent of the
Curtice Organ company , for forf-Tnir a guar
antee bond. Mltcnoll had tried for icmo
'
tlmo t sc-jro ft senior rat i at uf Chump ,
balwft * u-sucxssful Mr'VU c.vio : b.ick
on C'harop's bondsmen , V. M1. ( Untnp and A.
( . ' Hatch Mitchell wnl oomewbat sur
prised to learn that the signatures to iho
bond were forgeries nna "he had Champ ar
rested. Chimp was arraipaod before Judge
Cnlllson this afternoon \YalvlngoxntnIna- -
tlon was bound over to the district court In
tbe sum of WOO.
COI.SRIHOK , Nob. , May H. ( Special to
lilr. Br.ie. -Sheriff I Jonet of Harrington last
Sunday arrested J. W. Dowttt of Coleridge
on tbo cbnrgo of forgery. It is alleged that
he raised n chccK on the Belden bank from
f S to fS3. _ ,
Aritpnhnp'4 Itcptiblldan Chili.
AnU'.uiOE , Neb. , May. li Speclal Tclo-
gram to Tun BEC.J The .republicans . of
Arapahoe ptvclnct met this evening and or *
gaulzed a republican club with sixty-four
chartered members. Ttfo following oQlcors
were elected : C. E. Dean , crosidont ; P. II ,
Child , vice president ; A. J. McPoak , second
vlco president ; Fred Dallomand , sec-
rotarv ; J. V. Tomblin , treasurer ; I.
II. Dompcy , captain ; W. 1) . Pru-
Itt , lieutenant ; Robert Bales , sergeant-
nt-arms ; executive committee. Lieutenant J.
W. Mooncy , E. N. Allen with the president
nnd secrotarv ; cotnmlttco on music , E. S.
Child , A. H. Palmer , J. O. Hasty and C. M.
Evans. It was decided that tbo regular
meetings should bo held on the second and
fourth Tuesday evenings of each month.
Cnptnrcd n Itiiimway Hoy.
Fjtnnrnr , Neb. , May 14. [ Special Tele
gram to Tun BBC. ! Ben Moran , a runaway
Chicago boy , was arrested hero today with a
party of trumps for whom ho was acting as n
doooy and will bo held until his friends send
for him.
Unknown parties broke Into BtrotUm's
shoe store lost night but were frightened
away by the night police , who shot at them ,
but with poor mm.
In Itecnliitlon Stylr.
SiMiiNonr.U ) , Neb. , May 14. [ Special Telegram -
gram to TIIK BEE. I At a mass meotlnc of
citizens held In tbo opera bouse hero tonight
it was decided to celebrate the coming
Fourth of July In the icgular old stylo.
Manager Harlun has arranged for two games
of base ball. The Springfield Gun club will
also give an oxhlultion shoot on the ball
ground In the afternoon.
DECORATIVE ART IN OMAHA.
.V Superb Piece of Kreico Work Thnt Cannot
l > c i\celled : Anywhere In America.
Up to a comparatively recent period decor
ative art , and especially frescoes of artistic
design and finish , were regarded as beyond
iho powers of Omaha painters and decora
tors. The frescoes in both of the Boyd thea
ters , m our bank buildings and in our most
elegant residences are the wortf of artists
imported from Chicago , St. Louis and New
York. But Omaha neort no longer depend
upon imported painters for decorative work.
The most superb fresco in Nebraska , nnd
for that matter ono of the finest pieces of
decorative work to bo found anywhere In this
country , was completed within thu past WCOK
by Omaha artisans in the counting room of
THE BtE.
This beautiful fresco is worthy of moro
than a moro passing mention , illustrating as
It does the progress of decorative art in
Omaha , The dimensions of the counting
room are about 40x100. The ceiling U di
vided inio five elliptical figures , each of
which overlaps its neighbor. The field of
these figures is a deep fawn , which is
blended with darker shades of the same
color and outlined by a band of light blue ,
the whole enclosed iu .a cinnamon stiling.
Tbo elliptical panels are ornamented with
scrolls of romancsque design and with stems
of bay in circling segments.- The hlgb light
Is obtained by delicatolj , traced lines In
shining gold. Tno spaces pnclosed by the
Intersecting lines of tha panels are done in
similar style but m lighter ) tones , making an
effective contrast. The coiling In front of
the counter Is divjided into sevetnl
panels of varying shapes. The principal
one bos for iu chief ornaments two bco
hives , one nt either end. These emblematic
objects have a line sky olToct for a back
ground , and are outlined by apple boughs
loaded with blossoms , a beautiful bit of
work. * - ?
The body of tha walls is in terra cotts , the
surface ot which 1s only orokpu oy a broad
frieze in romuncsquo scrolls with drop orna
ments stenciled below. The great columns
that support the ceiling are particularly no
ticeable. The shaft of each is in terra cotta
to match the walls , and thu capital glows in
gold and copper bronzes very happily
blended , while drop ornaments encircle
the lop of Iho shaft.
This decorative painting is the work of nn
artist who has for years been In the front
rank of American designers and decorative
painting and this fresco is an example of the
best development of modern decorative art.
Above all th'.ngs it is not garish. It is douo
in quiet lonos , which are skilfully blended ,
aud tbo gold iracin ? s emphasize their beauty
without becoming obtrusive. Tha artist
brought an exquisite taste to the designing
and a delicate responsive touch to the execu
tion. Mr. Henry Lehmann is to bo congratu
lated upon having in his employ such ac
complished artists and it is to bo hoped that
Omaha will give his enterprise- substantial
encouragement.
a
FOR THE COUNTY FAIR.
Hoard of Slnnaccr * Arranging DetalU for
the Coming Kail KxhlMt.
The board of managers of the Douglas
County Agricultural association held a meet
ing yesterday afternoon in the Exchange
ball of tbe Chamber of Comtnerco , aud made
further arrangements for the fair and races
which are to bo held the latter part of Au
gust and tno 1st of September.
Secretary John Baumer announced the
nominations in the stake races. There will
bo three stake trots aside from the purse
races , for all of which ? 0,503 are offered In
premiums. Tbo first stake race for year
lings has seventeen nominations wlth'SJOO
added ; tbo second for 2-year-olds , twenty-
eight nominations wilb $3 > X ) added , and ino
third for a-vear-olds , nineteen nominations
with $300 added. Those nominations include
horses from Nebraska , Iowa , Missouri and
Kansas ,
Propositions from A. U. Swearlngor of
Mendota , 111. , and C. D. Uobblns & Co. of
Decalur , III. , for pool privileges , wore read.
The former offered 31'J5 for pcol privileges
and W ) per cent for book and mutuals. Hob-
bins & Co. offered $600 for the exclusive
privilege or flW ( and 00 per cent of the com
mission on auction and mutual pools. The
latter proposition was accepted , provided
that Hobblns & Co. would give a bond In tbo
sum of ? 1OJJ.
Tbo question of special attractions was
discussed by Kemp Bros , of Bloomington.
Ill , offering to give ten exhibitions of hurdle
and hippodrome races forfJii ) . The proposi
tion was laid over until the next mooting ,
which will be held Saturday , Juno 4.
GeoreoV. . Swagger \vas appointed starter
of tbo races on recommendation of D. T.
Mount J ' "
The matter of allowing a horseman named
Martin fl"5 on a proles terrace won a year or
two ago received the attention of tbe board for
a'considorablo time , aftpr. which tbo question
was referred. Mortln'A ' JJ'Toboggun" was
first in the race , but It" was protested by
Pyle , Williams and Liacey , who got first ,
second and third monefi respectively , when
tbo first two should have , hau second and
third money and Lacey. fourth placo. Pyle
and Williams were paid ly ; _ ibo association
first and second money Upon signing obliga
tions that they would refund the mouoy if
the American Trotting ( association , to which
Martin appealed , sustalyftd him. The trot
ting association decided the pao in bis favor
nnd now ho threatens to 'sue the fair associ
ation for tbo f 175 if it dogs not pay him.
Will llnlld ii New * fhftitur.
ISIIM xu'oi.is , lud. . May 14. ; Ies rs.
Houck and Fcnnosslg , proprietors and man
agers , respectively , of the People's theater at
Cincinnati , today purchased ground bore for
the Immediate erection of a theater to cost
$100,0110 , to bo run in connection with tbo
People's theater In Cincinnati , Hardv Wil
liams' Academy of Muilc of Pituburg' and
other place controlled by tbo firm. Tha new
house will bo finished in time for tbe opqn-
Ing of the fail season ,
llloil from llnr Injuries
LITTLE HOCK , Ark. , May 14. Maggie.
Doxev , tbo little strl outraged by tbe cio ro ,
Henry James , who was hauged by a mob at
" o'clock this morning , bos died from bur in
juries.
CO-OPERAT1\E \ HOME BUILDING
Legal Regulation of Building and Loin
Associations in Nebraska.
SAFEGUARDS AND DEFECTS OF THE LAW
llrstrlrllons IMacril on Sprculullvc Socie
ties , Moth Homo nml 1 orrlRii
The I.oriils Hint Nntlonnli
Contrasted ,
PAKT II ,
Building and loan associations managed
strictly on co-oporatlvo principles must bo
domestic. The moment they go beyond their
Immediate cnvlronmouu mutuality is lost ,
and with tow rare exceptions they become
speculative ventures. The domestic associa
tion comprehends these salient features :
Pint Economy of management ,
Second Equal rights ot all members in the
management of nflalrs.
Third Limited in operation to n com
munity , it Is subject to constant watchful
ness by members.
Fourth Monthly compounding of interest
and principal reduces Interest rate on loans
far below current rates.
Fifth Encourages thrift , enhances the
welfare of members , and by aiding homebuilding
building contributes directly to the material
prosperity of the community.
Important Sitfej-unrils.
The principles of co-operation In this form
are &o well and generally known that every
town and hamlet can put them Into effect ,
success Is a mora question of numbors.and the
ability and Integrity of the oftlccrs. In these
essentials the domestic association affords
the greatest security. The ofllcnrs are
elected by the shareholders. Being mem
bers of the community , the shareholders
can readily determine the qualifications
of the candidates and cast their ballots Intel
ligently. Shareholders may at any tlmo examine -
amino the oooks , participate In business
meetings and keep close watch on those
ctarced with the investment , of funds. If
falluro comes , In view of these safeguards ,
it must bo ascribed to the willful IndltTer-
once of shareholders to their own Interests.
The growth and prosperity of local co-op-
peratlvo societies bavo within the past tun
years given birth to what nro generally
Known as national associations. "Although
Identical In purpose , " say the state bonlc
commissioners of California. In a recent re
port' "thoy deprive their patrons of the very
oojects for which building and loan associa
tions are organized. " They operate in states
distant from headquarters , pay largo com
missions to agents lor procuring stockhold
ers ana to a largo extent secure patronaso
by deceptive promises and false ronrosenta-
tions.
Tliu Nebraska I.iiw.
Until n recent period Nebraska was a
profitable Held for tnis species of financial
NapoleonUm. There were uo legal restric
tions ; no protection tor investors against
fraud nnd fniso pretense. It Is estimated
national associations have taken $300,000 out.
of Nebraska within seven years. Of this
sum it is safe to assert fully one-half
is "lost to sight , to memory dear. " To check-
inato these wildcat ventures and protect the
people of the staio the last loeislaturo en
acted a comprehensive law regulating build
ing and loan associations. The local associa
tions laborca assiduously for a more strin
gent law , but were forced to grant conces
sions to a very influential lobby imported
from Minneapolis und recruited in Omaha.
The law provides that five or moro persons
may be incorporated and roust use tbo words
"loan and ouilding association. " Each as
sociation is required to adopt a constitution
and bylaws containing equitable provisions
permitting sharenoldcrs to withdraw after
three months from date or certificate , on
thirty Oays" " notice. The holder of such eer-
titicatu "shall be entitled to receive on de
mand tnc amount paid in by him or her , less
the admission fee and expense charges , and
such rate of interest as Ihe bylaws may do-
tormlne. less all lines aud other charges. "
"Expense charges" and "other charges"
are clauses that open wide the door for
speculative associations. The leading local
associations of the state limit their
charges to a small admission too ,
generally S3 cents per share. Tnoro
other " " " " nnd
are no "expenses" or "charges ,
every penny paia in at the time agreed upon
Is refunded on detnuud with interest added.
The nationals on the other hand exact from
one to two dollars per share as an admission
fee nna a monthly contribution to the man
agers as expenses. As for refunding , the in-
Vistor may count himself fortunate if ho
secures the balance duo without Interest.
Another serious defect of the law Is the
provision In section 'J : "Should thcro have
ocoii , however , a not loss instead nf a net
gain , then such withdrawing shareholders
shall receive the actual amount paid In less
bis proportion of such not loss. " This with
the "expenses" and "otherjcbarges" affords
the nationals ample leverage to exact lavish
salaries from credulous Investors.
The law further provides for equitable re
payment of loans before maturity , remission
of'prorata share of premium pala in such
case. Fines may bo imposed for failure to
pay monthly duos , nnd when n member Is de
linquent for not less than three nor moro
than twelve months , such shares may bo
canceled , und tbo balance , if any , after the
payment of fine , and duos , repaid to the
delinquent. Loans must bo made on
unencumbered real estate or on association
stock to tbo amount of Its actual value.
Anotner Important provision restricts tbo
loaning of mouoy to members of the associa
tion , preventing the dangerous expedient of
speculating with the funds on the outside.
In addition to the usual corporate powers ,
such as acquiring , holding and disposing of
real estate , to sue and bo sued , tbo law ex
empts the capital stock , loans and advances
on mortgages from taxation , but individual
members are required to list tboir shares for
taxation.
Slate Kxuiiitiiatltin ,
To insure compliance- with the law in let
ter and spirit , special powers wore conferred
on tbo state banking board. Tbo board con
sists of tno auditor of public accounts , state
treasurer and attorney general. Before any
building and loan association secure * legal
oxlstenco in the state its constitution and
bylaws must bo submitted nnd approved by
the board , and all subsequent alterations and
amendments must aUo bo approved bolero
being put in operation. Should
tbo constitution or bylaws coulllct
with the state law , tbo neces
sary changes must bo nmdo before a cert ill-
cate of authority snail issue. Every state
association has its accounts examined once a
a year by a representative of the banking
board , and such statement , regularly attest
ed , must bo published. Tbo making and
publishing of a false statement concerning
the Iinaucial condition of an association is
made a felony , the punishment for which is
a line not exceeding $10,00' ) and imprison
ment for from ono to llvo years ,
Whenever tbo banking board dooms It pru
dent , it may require a sworn statement of the
financial condition of an association or cause
an examination by the state examiner ,
bnould tbo statement bo unsatisfactory , or
should it appear that business is being con
ducted In an unsafe and unsatisfactory man
ner , Jeopardizing the interests of members
tbo board U required to certify the facts to
the attorney general , "who shall thereupon
apply to the tupromo court or to the
district court of the county wboro
such association Is located , " for the ap
pointment of a receiver to wind up Us af
fairs.
Tliu ijuv unit the NiiiluuuU.
The state law is particularly rigid in deal
ing with foreign or national building and
loan associations. They are almost totally
excluded from leiral existence la Nebraska ,
only three having complied with the tuw.
A national association H required to sub
mit its constitution and bylaws to the state
banking board , which subjects them loan
analysts similar to that applied to local usso-
ciations. Alsoltscbarier.artlclesof mcorpora
tlon and the law of the state In which it la lo
cated. It must appoint a resident attorney
in every county iu which it transacts or
solicits business , and every such attorney
must bo authorized "to acknowledge service
of process in behalf of such association , con
senting that service of process , meino or
llnul , upon such attorney shall be taken and
held as valid as if served upon tbo aitocia-
tion according to the laws of this or any
other state. " Sworn statements of tbo asso
ciation's financial condition are also required.
Compliance with all these conditions U
nscesiary before any foreign association so-
cures n certificate Authorizing It to transact
business In the state.
Compared with the laws of otbor states
these provisions nro lenient , nnd do not bar
nnv association doinu n legitimate business.
Mntsachtisoiis. New YorK nnd Ohio ouch re-
qulro a deposit In ; ho strue treasury of n cer
tain per rent of the business done within the
state , as n protection for patron * iu the re-
spoctlvo states. This is nn effective check
on speculative association * , whllo those hon
estly conducted are not barred from extend
ing their field to the limit of their moans ,
llrnsons for HrRiiliitlon.
Hecklojsness and mlsmanacomeut as well
as bald deception demanded strict regulation
of foreign associations so'.irlttog business In
the stato. Corporations boasting of gigantic
capital , mapnlilcontly appointed ofllces , n
largo stall of high-salaried oftR-ors , with the
names of reputable business men Haunted us
promoters they spread over the country
with the rapidity of a plague. Alluring pros
pectuses , false promises nnd well pnldcan-
vas ors did tha rest.
Tht-oo years ngo n largo number of people
In Omaha nnd South Omaha wore Induced to
take stock In n national association In Min
neapolis. After making regular payments
for a year or moro , fostering tbo delusive
pledges of SO to 3d percent nrotlt , they dis
covered thnt the concern was a private snap
for the sole benefit of the managers. Ono by
ono they stopped payment , nnd in the course
of n feu-months the managers declared the
stock forfeited and confiscated the funds. A
suit was entered for the shareholders' equity ,
nbout 13,530 , but whether the caio wont to
trial or n settlement was effected Is not
known. It is certain that none of the in
vestors received the full amount of the in
vestment ,
Sorno two years ago a flourishing national
in Chicago baited its hook for Nebraska
suckers. Lincoln proved n rich Hold. Under
gilt edge promises of great profits , stock sold
like land in Oklahoma. Last spring a corn-
inlttoo of the booked went to Chicago to in
vestigate. They found a looted ofllco with a
forlorn typewriter on guard. The manneor
lied with the cash , estimated at from $100,000
o f lOJ.OJO.
Ilogus I'rollt Sliarrrs.
Scores of similar Instances might bo cited ,
as well as reports of state authorities In
condemnation of the speculative agencies
which luifo perverted the original com
mendable purpose of co-oporatlvo thrift ,
and shaken public confidence In its success ,
honestly applied. There can bo no moro
pro III in a building nnd loan association
than is represented by the payments of the
members prudently invested. When an
association promises SO and 30 per cent
profit and loans money at U and S per cent
per annum , und in addition maintain *
sumptuous ofllces and pa > s large salaries , it
may bo sot down as a fraudulent concern. If
the promised profits could be reali/.ed oven
with ordinary Iinaucial sharp ptnclico , the
money lenders of the country could not bo
restrained from Hocking In on the ground
lloor. A specimen of the class of lavish
profit manors is the North American of
Dayton , O. Th9 report of the association
for the year ondiigUecemocr 31 , Ib'.M , shows
total receipts f io53."iJ , and total expenses
$1GI9.J7 : , or over TO nor cent of tbo receipts.
Just vthoro tbo pro 11 is coino in is visible to
tbo united eye , They pour into the pockets
of the managers. A local association In
Omaha In oicht and three-quarter years
handled ? 337C3t > . ; jO at a total expense ol
3.14. ; !
The figures illustrate the difference between
tweon genuine co-operativo societies and
speculative robbery.
nuiini > Tin : IXDI.IXS.
I.nw.vprs rift u lilt" Mi n H > of Ariipnhoc nnd
t'lioypimn Indemnity Momiy.
OKI.UIOMI CITY , Okl. T. , May 14. Colonel
Lee , ono of General Miles' inspectors , has
Just loft Fort Reno , after having conducted
an investigation into complaints made by
tha Arapaboe and Cheyenne Indians that
tney were robbed by a number of attorneys
in tbo recent sale of their lands to the gov
ernment. From what can bo learned ,
Colonel Leo carried back to Chicago some
startling facts wdich , it is said , will result
in showing conclusively that a cotor'.o of
lawyers succeeded in getting away with
SijT.MO for doing nothing. The amount has
already been allowed by the Interior depart
ment , and when the first payment was
made to the Indians each red man found his
allowance short a certain sum.
It is said that the attorney bribed the sev
eral interpreters to inako false reports of
their negotiations. Lee's report will bo laid
before congress and an investigation ordered.
It was several weeks ago that over n score
of Indian chiefs waited on Colonel \Vado and
made complaint. Ho said a part of tbo
money duo the Indians for tbo rciinquisu-
mont of their rights in tbo CheroKce strip
had been kept back and paid to a number of
attorneys who cUimed to have been em
ployed by the Indians to protect their rights
in 'tho lands. The Indians protested that
they had not employed the lawyers and that
tbey wact9d an Investigation. They nsKed
that the case bo referred to Gonora'l Miles.
Colonel Wade telocranhed the facts to Gen
eral Miles aud Colonel Lee was sent out to
investigate. Colonel Leo was at Fort Ileuo
for several days and he secured the evidence
of manv of tbo chiefs , among them Cloud
Chief , Starving Elk. Llttlo Chief , Lett
Hand , How-of-Lodges and U'hlto Buffalo.
Each of the Indians denounced the pay
ment to the lawyers as a roboery and
swindle , aud they declared they had been
imposed upon. Cloud Chief said bis tnlnd
was clouded and he did uot know anything
about tbo laws of the white mon and ho had
been fooled by the lawyers. Several of the
chiefs spoke of the bribery ot the inter
preters and attempts to bribe others. They
wanted congress to investigate the whole
transaction.
All this and much moro information Colonel
nel Leo carried with him. Ho learned that
the two tribes were very much exulted over
tbo affair and many hot-beaded chiefs talk of
going on the warpath. The Kiowas and
Sioux Indians' reservations are near these
of the Cboyennes nnd Arapahoci , and they
are also said to bo irritated" over the alleecd
steal. There is talk among the Indians that
if redress is not given they will take re-
vangooutof the white settlers. The total
amount received bytboArapahoos nud Cbey-
onnos was but f IUJ.OJO. They should have
been given $ i50,000 as agreed upon by tbo
Indian commission. Tbo difference Is tbo
amount paid to the lawyers by the Interior
department.
General Miles declined to talk about the
investigation made by Colonel Leo. In
reference to the above dispalcb ho said last
night : "It is true that Colonel Leo has been
investigating the complaints made by the
Indians. He has returned , and is now iu
Missouri on another mission. Tbo Interior
department is responsible for all the dealings
With the Indians in the matter of purchase
and sale of lands. I have decided opinions
regarding tbosa matters , but 1 do not rare to
bo quoted. Secretary Noble has sent me u
letter In which he stated the transactions
with tbo attornovs ware regular nud that
their claims wore paid. "
An army olllcor who ls familiar with the
situation in the Indian country said : "A
congressional investigation would. I am sure ,
develop a scandalous slate of affairs. The
Indians are and have boon robbed for years
by a act of leeches , who tnko advantage of
their ignorance and rob thorn at any und all
times , Tbo Indian troubles are traceable in
ninety-nine cases out of a hundred to eomo
injustice done the Indians iii their allowances
of mouoy or supplies. Congress ought to In-
vo tigate , as I am sure a rotten state of af
fairs would bo developed. "
hull * Aviilint "tle mh" Tweed.
Ciuc.uH ) , 111. , May 14. Dr. Tweed , loadoi
of tbo so-called Korosban community , which
has established ' heavens" in the suburbs of
Chicago , was sued today for $100,000 damage
by Sydney C. Miller , manager of the Na
tional Publishing company. It is claimed
that the plaintiff's wife fell under Tweed's
influence and loft her husband and a beauti
ful home.
U Is said that a number of similar suits
are about to bo brought and ono criminal
action.
Stranger * Hvu'uru.
That "Moran"u Dictionary of Cjiiuugo"
contains everything , ' ' Interest portuin-
ins to the World's Pair city. Ilia al
phabetically tirrfttiifed , making It a very
easy matter to find anything you wish.
It contains the most complete map over
published. Price "oc. For sale by all
newsdealers und at "OQ Herald building ,
Chicago.
Oo to W. II. Mallory , 419 South 13th
fitruot. the horaeshoor , Guarantees tu
8lop all interfering.
rni'VTV \TTPMO tuopppppn
lULMi MllIiRS DISCLSSED
Commissioners Meet and Transact Somfc
Important Business.
TO INVESTIGATE THE HOSPITAL COLLARS *
Will .M ko nn linr.llculloii of tlitf
l ItiilMInc Snll to Uo Coin ,
nirnrril Tlip Sprrlul lltrrtloni
! ' < i < tiaiicil | other ltiHlnr ,
Although 2 o'clock was the tirao set , it wat
n few minutes after 3 when Chairman Timrnfl
called the Hoard of County Commissioner *
to orderyostorday afternoon. Messr * . Tlramo
nnd Htcnborg had waited long for a third
member to nppoir to make n quorum , and It
was only after several moisagoi had been
sent to Messrs. Van Camp nnd Horlln thai
the former was finally Induced to put In on
appearance in the rooms occupied by the
board.
The reading of the minutes wai dispensed
with , and several minor claims were allowed.
Two additional iwtltlous for Iho division
of West Ormiba precinct were received aud
rcicrrcd.
A communication from County Attorney
Mnhonov , stating that ho had uocun suit
ntralnst Contractors Kyan nudValsh for ilo-
foutlvo worknmuMilp on tbo county hospital ,
nnd against Architect E. E. Myrrs for do
fcctlvo plans , and suggesting that exports bo
appointed to vlovv the wrecked unlUllug before
fore the repairs were begun and submit a re
port to him nt as early n date as possible to
bo used In the trial of the casci.
Will llnipln } i\i : > ri .
The communication was placed on Illo and
on motion of Mr. Stonborg the experts will
bo named as requested.
The committee on iltianco will consider'tho
suggestion ot Commissioner General Unrnoaii
relative to the appropriation of $ . * > for the
purchnso of n case In which to exhibit Doug
las county grains nud cereals nt tbo U'or.d's
fair.
County Poormustcr Mahoney was granted
leave to employ a seamstress , at not to ex
ceed f."i pur wtTux , to make clothing fcr the
inmates of the county hosplln' ' .
John D. Howe sent In a bill for S-SO for
legal advice given the board in the dis
cussion of the Nebraska Central proposi
tion. The commissioners whistled softly
and referred it to the committee on
Judiciary.
Stenboru Introduced a resolution authoriz
ing thn board to tnlto steps to prevent
further damnee to tnu north wing of the
county hospital , und to brace up the south
wine. It was adopted , after which Mr.
Stenberg stated that ho was already taking
such steps.
County Attorney .Mnhonny called the at
tention of the board to the fact that the tlmo
allowed before the holding ot the special
election was lee short ana thnt the work
done by the board rogardlnc It would have
to bo done over niraln , as ho statutes n ( julre
four weeks publication In ca os of this kind ,
and this had escaped the notice of th-j attor
neys , who had only counted on twenty days.
Mr. Mahoiioy said that tbo city council
would also u.ivo to do its work over again.
Stnnberg thought it looked n little as
though some one was trying to take simp
judgment on the board , us no Intimation that
anything was wrong bad been given any of
the members.
Mr. Dumontwas given permission to state
mat no discourtesy had been intended , but
that as it was mnrely the correction of an
oversight nothing had been said.
Mr. Berlin entered and took bis roat , with
the statement that ho had bean in bed for
four days and only came out occauso ho un
derstood that his presence was necessary to
makoa quorum , aud he supposed thnt It was
necessarv to take some action regarding tbo
county hospital.
Mr. Mahoney stated that a now resolution
had been prepared by the attorney for the
railroad company. roadoptir.g the old resolu
tion , with the exception thnt the date
of the election bud been changed
from May : tl to Juno 10 , nnd
providing that the entire proposition should
appear on the printed ballots. The county
attorney hud himself prepared two rcsoltu
tions , ono reconsidering tbo former action
and tbo other submitting ibeo poor farm nnd
country road bond questions on the proposed
later date.
Would MukoTlilniri Morn Drllnltr.
Mr. Diitnont stated tl.at the now resolu
tion , after providing for a later election ,
would simply make things a little more cloll-
nito and do away with any possible misun
derstanding , while ut the same tlmo them
were no changes detrimental to the county
or in favor ol tbe company.
Mr. Herlin thought that it might ba well
to postpone action until Monday , although ho
was satisfied ihat no member would object la
n change in the day of election ,
Mr. Stcnocrg insisted that ho did uot know
what was In the new resolution , and was on-
posed to actlnvr blindly. Ho thought that
the railroad comuauy might have at least
noulind some member of the board that the
now resolution might be examined so as to
have some ono to vouch for it.
Mr. Dumout Intimated that ho would llko
to have the new resolution adopted at that
meeting , still ho did not want the board to
act In the dark or with undue haste.
Mr. Stonberg wanted u little titno to think
it over.
County Surveyor Howes asked to have his
quarters removed to tbo ofllcos recently va
cated by the city clerk.
Mr. Stenberg was In favor of waiting until
nil the city tenants wore out of the builJ'ng
before beginning to rearrange niat'-ors. He
did not know but it inlk'ht bopotsitlo to
move bomo of the county onlco * on iho llrst
lloor'down into the basement , thus making
an available court room or two on tbo first ,
lloor nnd saving some of the rent that wat
being paid for quarters outside.
Tbo petition was referred to the committee
on court bouse nnd jail.
Mr. Stonberg then stated that ho was dis
posed to art fairly toward Mr. OumooU In
tha matter that had been sprung so suddenly ,
but ho wanted to know whether the resolu
tion was the same , for if it had been changed
bo waited to know in what way. Ho was
willing to stay all night if necessary to ad
just matters , but ho would InsUt on the
clerK reading tbo proposition , lone ns it
might be , in order that ho might bo tborougly
satisfied.
The clerk was directed to read , but , as M- .
Horlln bad gone back to bed , had to awuit
the return of Mr. Van Camp , who seemed to
have bubiro s everywhere except in the room
wboro the board was in session.
Movi'd IU Adoption ,
The reading occupied omo time , with Mr.
S'epberg following carefully with tlioi-cw
copy. No chanvcs were found , and Stcnburg
moved the adoption of the resolution. It
carried unanimously , and the special election
will bo bold Juno 10.
The action ol May 7 regarding the poor
farm bond question was iben reconsidered in
accordance with tbe change in thu date of
the special flection , and that question will
also be submitted Jute 10 , instead of May 31 ,
and the saino action was taken regarding ttiw
country road bond question.
Just before tbo board adjourned Mr. Da-
moot asked to bo allowed to bay another
word. Ho had been censured for dljcourtosy ,
and he wanted It understood that he wai
guiltless in that respect. Ho thought that
the change re | uoited was of no great mo
ment , though r-o would have spoken to the
members Individually about it , but when ho
camn in it did nut look Hi though a moating
would bo held , and while ho was out rustling
up another member tbo mooting was caUod
to order , so that ho did not have the des ro 1
opportunity.
That made everything lovely , and all felt
so well mtUlied , Mr. Uumont included , that
tbo ir.cmbors ut once decided to separate for
a week.
in speaklnr last evening of the oh ngo litho
the dale of tbo upaclal demon Mr. Ou none
said : "Tho facts are that the clj t.on was
called In conformity with the iuw A atanan
ballot law and with tbo city char o , aud
would probably have boon held lu al , but it
not bolug clear that thu old provision of the
statutes relating to the Uruo of bonds bad
been superseded by tha Australian law , It
was thought prudent to comply with bath.
The form of tbo resolution adopted btha
county commissioners originally was un
doubtedly loyal , but as long as ono ctianga
was necomary it was decided to Ir < wrporat3
In tbo now resolution the whole of the prt p
ositlon , Instead of a synopsis of it , o that no
quoitlon could over bo raised as to whether
the synopsis contained every Importaut cxm-
dl lion of tbo proposition , "