r- . :7v : I 'TII.E OUAJL\ : . DAILY DEE : TU.ESD.AY , 1)TThThTTU1R ! 2l. 180. t ; . ' WER \ \ ? OPPOSED ) TO GOLD Lincoln's Mayor Vctoo3 Another Resolu- ton F"vorblo to the Precious Metal GOLD REFUNDING BONDS OBJECTIONABLE l'olctlll Who ) lnt ncenclvI In l'roso' clUn ! 1',11'1 WOlon It the CUII,1 city U."hlrcIl for COllortnl . _ . "lh I.olnl ( : IIUnetora , - ' % L14COLN , Dec. 24.-Specat.-Mayor { % ) WeIr hal vetoed another resolutIon to feat city bonds , payable , Interest and principal , In goM. At the laEt meeting of the council two relolllons were adopted relating to the Ilropose Issue of $53100 gel < refunding bomh. One was n resolulon approving the proposition of Green & Van Duyn to feat them nt par , accrued Interest payable In gold. The other Ilrected the execulon Inll prInting of the bonds , payable , Interest and princIpal , In goliL The Inter was vetoell a few days ) ago. The mayor sins fed another mesage , In which he sits down on the latter - - ter Vroposltlon. The resolution embodied n stntement that there existed n contract to pay them In gold. MayorVelr says , In the Jnaln , that Iho contract referred to has no binding force on the city , for the reason that It has expired by limitation , and quotes ns follows : "This contract shall bo In force and erect for nlmty rays after the date of the funding bonus. " He Inds that the bonds bear date January 1 , 1&91. I MEMORY O T. Id. MARQU TT. One hundred members of the bar of Lancaster - caster county met nt the court house today . : In response to nn order Issued hy the court \I , to take acton relative to the death of Hon. T. M. Marlluett. Judge Strode saId that the court had appointed the following com- inittees : Ou resolutions , memorial and sub- mission of the Lancaster county bar to the supreme court , Amasa Cobb , \ V. H. Leee , C. O. Whellon , S. D. Pound , S. J. Tuttle . J. I. Amee , N. C. Ahbot G. M. Lambert- lon : as escort to the funeral , J. \V. leweese , D O. Courtney , J. n. Webster , A. W. Field , A. J. Sawyer W. J. Lamb E. E. Brown ami W. 11. Woodward ; on funeral arrange- ments F. Id. l1iI , II. I. Wilson , n. D. Slears , 1' . F. Clark , T. G. Munger , J. E. Phiipott. S. C. Burr and C. Id. Parker. An extended discussion took place over what day the bar bhouh meet and hear the reso- lutons , but It was finally decided that the meetng adjourn , to reconvene at the cal of the committee . The remains arc expected to arrive from Tampa , I la. , Wednesday afternoon - noon llOUSEnIuAlcErt's lARD LINES. , e. . - ' For robbing guests at the Capital hotel ' . ) during the last state fair , George Bush was today given eight years In the penitentiary by Judge TIbbetts. Bush I the man who ' emptc1 ( the pockets of n number of sleepers ' at the hotel just before daylight , and when caught struck a man In the face with a handful of Jlver dollars. The convict Is 42 years old. and claimed to the court that he was Innocent , that he had not had n fair trial , and that Rome of the witnesses had ] I 8wor falsely. JUdge Tibbets replied that ; ho didn't believe : him , but did belevo ho was a Professional housebrealer. WANT A NEW TItIAL. The many insurance companies against aginst which Mr. Duclstat has reecnty obtained I judgments amounting to $45.000 have fed I applications for new trIals , setting up that L the court's instructions were erroneous and the verdicts not sustained by sufficient and I . ' competent evidence. ' The ICpatrlele quarrel over the care and I ' , custody of a bright 5-year-old lte boy Is , again In court Over a year ago the Kit : - , Jlatrlcks were divorced and the child given In charge of Its grandparents. JAMES E. ltRPIY PARDONED. Governor Crounse tOday Issued an uncon- ditonal pardon to James E. Murphy , a for mer resident or Seward county. Murphy : ' . is a man about & 0 years of age and was ? a "lentenc3d to eighteen months In tire ' peni - ( 1 tenlary at the January term of the Seward I VCOUnlY district court for assault with Intent . } , U to do bodily Injury upon an old man and a i ' .5 neighbor. 10 has never been In the penl- tenlary , but has lall In Jai since his con viction . The application was backed by , lengthy petitions from Seward's most prom inent citizens. 1n the petition It Is explained - plained that Murphy has always borne a most exemplary character , that ho Is a man Qf high temper and excitable moods. and ' that It Is the estimation of the petitioner S that he has already been sufficiently pun , , Iehed. Iehed.WILL - -s WILL DE RETURNED TO CHICAGO. The requisition of Governor Algeld of 11- , nols for Jasper Maddox , now under arrest at South Omaha , was today granted by Governor - ernor Crounso. Maddox tands charged In Chicago with assault on the person of 1hlza- beth lirombach on November 1. Ho fed the city of Chicago on November 2. IN THE SUPREME COURT. The East Omaha street Railway com- irony Is plaintiff In error against Louis Go- , dola On July 3 , In the district court of Douglas county , Gooln secured judgment against the railway company for $ ,725. , In Ills petition In the lower court le set up that on August 6 , 1893. he boarded one of defendant's cars at Courtand Beach to ride to Omaha , and that , owing to the carelessness - : ness of the motorman , ho was shaken from tile car and his leg broken In two ilaces. and that he was otherwise cut and bruised about the head. In consequence of bruise was confined to his bed for ' over n month The appeal of Perry Dros. & Co "galnst the German-American bank of Omaha was fed today In the supreme court. The bank secured judgment on a protested draft for $1,281 In the court beloW against Perry Bros. & 00. The Nebraska Irrigation and Power company - pany of Ord , Valey county , tOday fed ar- tides of incorporation with the secretary of state. Time capital stock Is $250,000. . GUILTY POLICEMAN DISCI1IUtGED. The excise board today sumnmarily fired summariy fred Officer Coleman , although hIs resignation resignaton was flied ) several days ago. The charge galnlt him Is that he willfully mlsropre- sented malen to the chief of police In going to Falrbury , and consorting with lewd wih women while In that city. Olcor Coleman ! his been quite active In prosccutnH women i of this elMs In Lincoln , In conformIty with , the order of Mayor Weir to /Ullpreas pros. ttuton In every nook and corner of the bailiwick. . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ " .It Out In 1 lox ; Car , VALLEY , Neb , Dec. 2t.-Slleclal.- ( ) Frank Johnson's Minstrel company appeared to a email audience at the Valley 81al tie Valoy opera house Saturday night. Time company or- rh'el In time city Saturday morning and took quarters at time Held hotol-nlno persons b strong. It was understood between the , manager of the show and the hotel people - - that the indebtedness of the company to Held would be set led upon their return from the evening's entertaimimuerit. A grand bal was also to take Illaco Immediately - otter the show , ali for this reason the ( actors were not expected at the hotel until a late hour , But they took a box car unti Ommumhu The company consisted of five mon and four lalles , In theIr hurry In getting aboard time train several smal arteles were bit In time railroad 'ards. IrrClont Jrsltcmec Jobbel , I I MONT , Neb. , Dec. 2t.-Spclal.- ( ) The residence of L P. Hanson , a grocer , Wi robbed Sunday night during the ab- semite of the family at a neighbor' . Forty dolar a gold Watch and chain two neck- laces ant ) a lot of other jewelry was taken. Two fellows were arrested today charged with the work , but no evidence could be- secured against them. The Congregational church will ship four crlQ1 of supplel to the drouth ! utferera suferer la Frontier county on Thursday , amounting to several hundred dollars In value , ( hreoll i'orgel b.'utuIC'HI , OSCEOLA , Neb. , Dec. 24-Special-'S'il- ( ) lam A. Merrill , who was convicted of the crime of forgery , was sentenced to a tCm of three years of hard labor In the penl. tentiary . and to pay a fine of $100 and costs. J. F. Reynolds post No. 2G. Grand Army of the Republic , held It annual meeting for the election of iflcers , and time following " , vI rule thl roost" for the ensuing yea ; Post comm&ndtr. lion. Comrade John II , " * Mickey ; ' senior vice , William Mcneth ; Junior .Ji J , : v lcmV. . n. Carson ; quartermaster , C. M. Io Pulvr : chaplain , T. Ii. Saunders : ofcer of the day , II , F. Dense ; officer of the guard . Henry hughes ; surgeon , and to provide pre- serlptons for commissary . Dr. S. o. Whaley ; djutant Dr. E D. Iluckner. VNIQUI : I'LAN J'UI - IUlNO WLLLS. : . Novel : \"thod Introduced nt . \hlanll I , "If nlll Company. AShLAND Neb. Dec. , . ARI.AND , , 24-Special.-A ( ) visit by a nee representative to the Swift and Company Ice plant this afternoon was well rewarded by some very Interesting facts concerning the progress of the fling of the ICG i pond , over which hero ( ha been eo much Ilgaton l In the past few weeks between SwilL and Company and the Ashland Mill and lectrlc = Light company. The source from which they secure the water Is by means of n series of g-Inch wells , Put down to a depth of forty to forty.'o feet uuder the cupervlslon of Messrs. Foster and Card- nero neroThese wells are put down by means of water power , termed "washing , " done by connecting a 3.lnch hOse to time upper end of the pipe , Ileld upright by a portable tower , and the pump pressure turned through time pipe. As time water forces Its way down time pipe and out time lower end It keeN up a continuous washing at the bottom , which , forces the dirt sand , etc. , up on the out- side , and thereby keeps the pipe free to settle as the washing proceeds. This permits thel to put a ple down to any depth they wIsh through the sand or , dirt In putting these wels down It was learned that they first went through a few feet of black lumlY earth , then Into fine sand , which grew coarser time deeper they went , ti about thlrly.elght feet , where they stuck a stratum of coarse grave ) of the finest qual- Hy , ranging In size from a small pea to a walnut. Occasionally they passel ) through a layer of clay from four to six Inches In thickness They have ten or the wells down anti the pumps running full capacity , which means about , 2,000,000 gallons every twenly-four hours. At thL rate It will requIre over three weeks to fI the pond to the required height to harvest time 100.00 tons of Ice they expect to get Into their house b March by 31 They have fuly met their expectations In their water supply from this source as the depth to whIch time wells are sank Is fully ten feet below' the bottom of the Platte river , and as experIence ha shown that the entire Plato valey Is underlaid with an immense stratum of sand and coarse gravel , It pro vIdes all the requisites for procurIng the sup- ply of water needed In this great undertnk- lng , which has ben almost an endless amount or cost and trouble to time company. The cost or labor reaches nearly $ 6,000 In time last four weeks , besides the cost of some very heavy machinery , , on which the freIght alone was over $300. AltAUHlUIT WAS 1l Tlt A'lING. \Vllam Smelzor Saul to Ihvo lon Pur suing ! iiA Sln'cl Whcn Killed. AUDURN , Neb. , Dcc 2t.-Speclal ( Tele- gram.-In ) time Argabright trial today the ' state examined seven witnesses In all , and L they all agreed substantially a to the par- tculars of the killing of Wiiam Smelzer on the night of February 9 last. That after the entertainment was over at the ; school house time family of Smelzer waited I for about hal an hour , and that during this m time the defeldant was standing by the Ir I door of the school house. Then time famli r famiy started to go out , Mrs. Smelzer first , carryIng - trig tIme defendant's oldest boy , ! rs. Smelzer next , time defendant's wife following wIth I the baby , and then Gertrude Snieltzer. ' When they were near time door tile defendant - fondant advanced and said to Mrs Smelzer : "Is this my boy ? " and reached forward I as though he would take the boy from tin grandmother's arms , when Mr. Smelzer stepped a little to the left of his wife , say Ing : "You can't do that , " and foHowed It with a downward blow , with his right hand I over the left shoulder of Mrs. Smelzer , striking time defendant on the sldo of the head , but the blow was not heavy I to stagger the defendant. The deCendant then turned about hal way round and , stepped back astepor two ; drew his revolver - volver and fired. As soon a the defomlant drew hIs revolver and pointed It at Smelzer the later tried to guard himself from the revolver by striking It to one sldo by his : hands. Ho wore mittens nt the time. After the shot was fred , the defendant was secured , the revolver taken away and he , was ted and started on his way to the jai I at Auburn The state tried to show that the defendant made some kind of a confessIon - sIon whie on the way but Judge Dab cock would not allow It at this stage of the pro ceedings Two or the witnesses admited dr on cross-examination that before and afte r cross-examinaton afer ellA shol wns fred the defendant was re - _ _ _ nu . _ _ _ . _ _ treating and the deceased pursuing him. Time counsel for the derenso rely on this as a strong point In their favor to' show that time defendant was acting In self defense. /AU OIHIITIAS VLLEII1LitTION . Annie Andrew or Lincoln Dangerously flurried While iJecorimtini . R Troo. LINCOLN , Dec. 24.-Speclal ( Tolegram.- ) Annie Andrewa a young lady residing In time Ledwih block , was seriously burned tonight white celebrating Christmas evening. She was engaged decorating n tree wIth presents when It caught fro from one of the numerous candies , and was instantly ablaze. Time clothinG of Miss Andrews was burned oft , and tonight she Is In a serious condition and sulerlng terribly. Time fire department extinguished the flames with but trifling loss to the buiding , WIlam Devol was arrested this evening by Detective Malone on a charge of forgery. lie attempted to Ilass a check for $14 purporting - porting to have been signed by M. L. Scott , on Melville l redlch , proprietor of time Globe clothing house , from whom he purchased a $3 hat. When searched at the staten ho had on his person two other forged checks for $22 each Dovol Is 25 years old , and an enlneer by trade G. V" . Schlagel , 42 yeas of age , a jeweler , was arrested tonight for perjury , I Is charged that October 2G last , while test- tying In a case In which a lan was arrested - rested for stealng a watch , ho swore that ho had never been convicted of a felony. I Is asserted on behalf of Schlagel that ho swore he had never been In the penitentiary - tary , which Is a fact ; as he received nn unconditional pardon for the crime for which he was convicted shortly after his sentence . Ho gave bonds In the sum of $200 for his appearance for trial next Wednesday xt.ter Irevlt04. EXETER , Neb. . Dec. 24-Special.-The ( ) fourth lecture of the High school course by l'ror. ossler of the State university Friday night was up to the usual standard of ex- celence , and tire attendance was very good Mr. and ! r. C. relder of Prairie City , Ill . , wi spend the ' holidays wIth their daughters ! rs. Joseph Predmore and Mrs. Nebergal , both of this city . Mr. and Mrs. F. I. Runel of Norfolk are visiting relatives and friends here. 'ho egg social give by the Young Peo. plo's Society of Christian Endeavor of the Christian church proved a very pleasant af- fair. fair.Wonderful Wonderful preparatons are beIng made by the Sunday lehools of the teveral churches for time observance of Christmas. Time Uaptst and Christian people will each Ilrosent a musical cantata the Methodists a concert , the Congregmmtlonalists a Christmas - rues cantata. The lte folks are In great glee , and are looking forward to lots of fun fun.I Farmer and Monte Babcock of Lln. coIn will eat Chriltmas turkey with their I'oents. Miss Clara Owens who Is attendIng school at Nebraska City , will II'end the holiday vacation - caton with her Ileople , near this place Miss Merte Davis of the high school bias gone to spend Christmas with her sister Mrs. Bryant of Stromlburg. WI Manning and little sister let Satur- day for Nevada , Is. . In which vicinity they will spend their holiday vacation. Fred Underwoo was called home from sister Iowa , , by the sudden death of his little D , A. I.anghead , who baa been visItng with his uncle 1)r T. C. McCurle , for the , past several months , returned to his homo In , Washington , Ia , yesterday . Mn. lolngworlh of De Witt I spending the holidays wih the family of Rev , O. U. I luestis. The Young People's Society of Chrlltan I Endeavor of the Christian church gave a special song servIce Sunday night , whIch wa : goo4. _ . _ _ _ _ p WORRING \ ( ON APPROPRIATINS \ Subcmmltto Busy on the Sundry Ovi Bill During Vacation . , MAKING AN EFFORT TO ECONOMIZE , , umclnl SAT tha Estimates l'rolosoll by 'llem Are Uu"nUnl for mod Senlco -'nrvollng of l'imidio I.UI < IA bT time Geological Surveyurs. WASHINGTON , Dec. 2t.-The subcommlt- Leo of the house appropriations commlteo was today In session , considering the sundry civil biui . Director Wolcott of the geological survey and Commissioner LamoreaUX of the general land olce , were before the committee - tee explaining time estmates for their cc- spectvo bureaus , and were questioned by time commitee as to the advisability of reducing expendlttmres. Doth maintained that the es. ( inmates were as low as they Ihought judi- clous. They were also asked a to their recommendations that the survey of public lands bo made , under direction of the sc- retary , by the geological survey Instead or by the contract system through the sur- veyor generals of time different states. This has ben discussed by Secretary Smih with both tleso ofcers before the recommenda- tons ( were made , and they were In favor of the change. They so assured the commitee today. Assistant Secretary Hamln of the Treasury department also appeared before the conmmittee . and urged that full estimates b appropriated for carrying out time Clmi- neso exclusion act , and also that provision be made for all estimates for Alaska , especially - peca1y as to the customs Mr. Hamln last summer visited the Iaclfe coast , and Alaska as wel and wns able to give the commitee prsonal assurance that the estimates made by the treasury were absolutely necessary for tIme Chlneso exclusion , and that time rev- enuo woul be Incrensed by the better serv- Ice asked for In Alaska. I Is the intention of the subcommitee to have the sundry civil bill ready to lay before the full commllee after the immildays. LAUGHS AT TiE STUny. Senator l'rye "IUMCII nt the Sinlolont tmt % 'aisIm Jnll 1110tzClt 11m. WASHINGTON , Dec. -Senator Frye was quito amused at a story which appeared In the Washington Post today concerning time influence Senator 'Valsh had exercIsed over him In the nomInatIon of Joseph RapIer as postmaster at Imlobiie . I was reported that Mr. Pryo had "made active and earnest opposition to the eonfrmal n , because Mr. Rapier had at one time abused. ! r. Blame , and that confrmaton was hangIng In the balance when Senator 'Valsh moved over to , a vacant sot beside Mr. I rye and proceeded to exercise his peculiarly capt\'atng powers upon time Maine senator , when , to the sur- prime of everybody , the opposition was with- drawn and confirmation made " , . "I made no opposition , " said Senator Prye , "to ! r. Rapler's confirmation In the senate , , unleSS an Inquiry as to some trivial charges , which had been brought to my attention may bo construed as opposition. While It Is true , that ! r. Rapier attacked Mr. Dalne , the charges had no reference to the matter , anti ) I had no intention or bringing thIs attach : Into the senate or usIng It against Mr. Raper. I asked ) Alabama senators abut these charges and I was assured by Senator Pugh that they were without foundation . I alt I spoke to Senator Walsh on time subject , be cause he , as the committee's representative r ' tle representatve' from that section of the country . would nat- ura1y have the matter In charge , but I Is my recollection that I looked him UII. At any rate , It is not true that he exercise any 'peculiar blandishments' on me Certainly I I r was not hypnotized , " , he added laughingly A9 to how formidable the opposition to Mr 'Haller ' Is may be JUdge from the , fact thai ' the day ho was confirmed , time 1lh Inst. , the. senate was In executive session twenty-fve n minutes and confirmed , besides Mr. Rapier , nlnty-threo postmasters and sIxteen nominations : tons to other omces . bVUS'1'UTE FOI WOOD. Noncombustible Material to He Placed / 00 NOv len.of-\Var. WASHIGTON , Dec. 24.-Secretary Her bert has approved time Teport of the board , consisting of Constructors Hanson and Dowles , with Commander Bradford as president - dent , which was Instructed by him to report upon the Joiner and woodwork In the battle - shIps , cruisers and gunboats new building , which may bo advantageously dispensed with . the Increased facilities for extingimlaim - Ing fire In acton which Ihould be provided and to consider the queston of the coing : of tIne sides of the living spaces In said vessels with Iron , papler mache. or anything else less inflammable than wood. The board visited the Bhlps at Norfolk and PhiadelphIa , and made n detaied report - port upon the alterations needed In the case of each ship. recommending the substitution a of corrugated Iron Instead of need In the Texas In many cases . and of Iron Instead of wood ladders wherevcr found. The board , reports Itsel embarrlsed for want of knowledge - edge concernmlng . the fires In time ships engaged : gage < In time acton off the mouth of the Yalu river. , The points In doubt are as to the amount of woodwork and combustble material , as to where the fires occurre what first ignited them , and the facites for spreading ; as to their facilities for cx : - tnguishing fires : as to the place of storage of combustble materials , such as oils , tur- pontiac , alcohol. paints , ether. etc. The hoard was favorably Imprcd with the system I. tem of Joiner work of the Texas , but thought , that considerable of the' woodworl could bo dispensed with I time and opportunity were permitted to experiment. Time board recommended I- mended that tine commandant of the Norfol ? c Norfolc navy yard be ailowed to such b alowed carryon ex- perIments. In the cases of the batteships ! ' Massachusetw , Indiana ana Oregon , h are nearing completion , time estimated cost of the recommended changes Is $0,290 In I the case of each ve sel. UM'ITOL iS.DiSIlitTEi D. - Scnator ali Conlrollon ralllll 1 He8t II 1 > lfICSt WASIIINGTON . Dec. 2 . -Thc capitol was practically deserted today. Only a few ' ramblng sIghtseers , the capitol police and now and then a stray senator or repro- sentatvo woke the echoes of its spacious corridors The charm of the festivities of Christmas at home was the maglt that had drawn every one who could leave from the congressional grIst mill. Only the members I. hers and senators from the far west , ant iii also those whose famiies are In Washington - ton , remained here Several of them 'em C at their desks for a short time tOday ex- allnlng their mal , but they had Ilut their congressional labors behind them and matter - ( era congressional were In a state of an 5- pendoll ammimmmation . Speaker Crisp was In i his room , In tine rear of tine house of repre- sentatves , about noon , dicta ± ing answers to letters , but hD was almost the only inca m- ber In the vicinity a time capitol toda mI I , . Mrs. CrIsp and her son and daughter are here to eat their Chrtstma8 turkey wit in the spealer and ho will remain here throughout - out the holidays. No committee work wi be done at either end of the cailiol during time recess. Senator Blackburn says the con i- mlteo on rules , of whIch he Is chairman : , will not take UI time question of a cloture rule or any other subject until after January : 1. The Kentucky senator left the ciy today to remain until congress reconvene Some work will probably bo done on the aplmropniatlofl bills yet unreported by Chairman - man Sayres And some of the members of tine , ubconmmlttea . but their work will be i subject to ultma to revision when the ful committee meet. Conference of Indhm " &elt8. W ASIINGTN , Dec. 2t.-A conference of the agents of the SIoux Inhlan resen'a- tons In the Dakotas , oC the Chll'eW In 1- than agent and of several army ouiicens In chare of the ngencle . with the olcers y of the Interior and time commissioner or In. daln aralr ! wl be held here during the frst week In January. ' 1he object Is a glp _ oral conferenc on Indian malerl and q discussIon of needed changel and mmnirov C- mentl In the Indian service. WhU" here time agents will lubmlt their estimates 'tor - . the reservations for' ( We fiscal year corn- menclng next Juiy tre 1 question or open market JlrChMNI will 10 \ be conldeNd , The cal for the medtll was made In 11" . I > tchl9 gent by ContIRloner } Browning to lrownlnl the rolowlna agents. , Captains C . G. Penny , Pine Ridge AgenciS. ' U. : J. ( C' Wright , Rosebud . S. I ) . : A. M 1'Jtl . SIIeton S. D. I ; Major James tMdt.eumghitn , Staniling ! Hock , N. I ) . ; Ur. t'rel .lllhln ) TNn , Crow Creek and Lower nnJe S. I ) . . and Robert , l. Alien , the White Ea'rtim ' \ ( ( hlppewl ) Ie . fvnton , 1lnn. , mend Cnptlln I.orenzo Colc . lnckfoot Agency , 1lont. ; Captain ( 11. In ) ' , Shorthorn Agenh "I"'o. , and Licuten- flint Mercer oC the .npqlnte ( Vis. ) agenc ) ' . Time cal orders the ngentl to meet here for n general consulaton between January I and 6. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ DiSCONTlU1O StE \ mtltN SCHOOLS. Those on Ildlnn to'Qrntons Will lie ( . . lrnntiirnliy Supersenloml Ornllnnly lulcrClr.l. WAShINGTON , : e ! 21.-Tho Bubcol' mlee of the mouse committee on Indian affairs has been considering the appropria. ton bill for several days and will report I soon after the holidays. There Is a propost- ton before the committee to make a reduce ton In time expense or the easter schools . RepresentatIve Wilson or Washington , who II n member of the subcommloe preparing time bill. says there Is n general feeling that the Indians can be better educated on theIr reservations and In the west "There Is mme longer a fronlrer , " said Mr. Wilson , "the rliroad , telegraph and tele- phone have obliterated it. " < Time committee also has been considering what steps to take toward . securing time 1m. provements of the church contract school , anti I has been determlne to appropriate $60.000 to buy a certain nlnber of them , and to begin acquirIng them at about 20 per cent each rear. These Imllro\'ements , In the way or school buildings , were made by the churches when time contract system was In torce. Now that It has been determined to discontinue tie contract schools as rap' Idly as possible members of time commitee believe U will be fair to time churches and a good timing for time government to acquire the buldln/s which are suiable for school pur- poses If they can be obtained at a reason- ble innice I these purchases are Provided for they will bo under the direction or the secretary or Limo Interior. Secretary Smlh has been asked to furish the Informaton as to the desirability of obtaining these build- Ings. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ INUIANS WILL O ' TiLELII ! WNI Y. Ueilutmont After Much Trouble En\'olvos I I'IIUI tf I'nyment. WAShINGTON , Dec. 2 . -Tho problem of making the pa'ment of $600,000 to time Nez I'erces Indians for their lands In Idaho , which has confronted the Interior depart- merit for some time , has just been settled. The payment was authorized by nn act of commgrcss but the department has experienced great difficulty In finding a way or making the Ilayment or the large sum , as the Inspectors - specters and specIal agents were required to give bonds for only $25,000. and conse- quenty time amount could not be place to their credit. There were no funds available - able from which special agents could be paid for making payments Several of the Idaho banks offered to make time payment without government security , to secure the benefit of tire deposits that mIght bo made by the Indians , but the law prohibitng the acceptance of gratuItous service prevented - vented the plan. But .the commissIoner of Indian affairs devise a' plan for payment direct to tIme Indians whIch Secretary Smith has now approved. 'It authorizes a special agent to proceed to tholands , ; and maim up a roll of the Indlansdmmled " , \ to the money. The roll will be fo w \/ed \ direct to time ofce , and drafts will bQrmade out payable to each Indian In hls"lown name for the amount duo him. The , drafts wi bo forwarded - warded In Limo care ol' tb rspeclal agent who wi identify each d [ 'Uib Indians. There are 1,809 or the Indians , , each of whom wi receive abut $330. lean ' . CARLISLE 11'Ituiu' : SOlIE ChANGES. Supervising Arcimitect'sOmeo to ISo Eu- trely : lmprgnnlzod. ' " WASHINGTON Dece 24.-Secretary Car- Isle today'made ' pubhihTffa plan for the complete - plete reorganization ofid of ce of sniper- vising architect , of the trensury. Under ' this plan , the arcimit'turai and technical functions 'w1 be entirely separated from the admlnlstratvc , Charles E. Kemper , the present assltlt supervising architect , will carry out the secretary's plan , and when reorganized , he wi take charge bf the administrative - ministratve branch. The secrctary's Ilres- ent purpose Is to appoint a supervising nr- chltect early In January. There ore already about twenty-fve applcatons for this posi- ton now on file , but I Is understood that the secretary will not examine any of the papers until he Is able and ready to make the appointment. The new regulations / state that In the office of time supervising architect of the Treasury department there shall be a supervising architect whose duties shal bo the e winch are now or may be horeafer prescribed by law and the orders or the secretary. To the supervising architect - chitect six divisions are assigned , as herein below given , for time archiectural and tech- nical work , all of which , together with the discipline of the force employed In such work , shall bo entrely under , his direction and control , subject to such orders and regu- latons a may be made by the secretar , Allan l'OST AT SlOlt\Sl , Oovornment LUcely to Acoolt an Offer Mania by mice Citizens. WASHINGTON , Dee. 2t.-Thero Is a pros- pect that the recommendations of General Schofeld and General Otis for the setablsh- ' ment of a military post at Spokane , Wash. . will bo carried out. Spokane has offered 1,000 acres or land for time post , and Representative - resontatvo Wilson has secured In the army appropriation bi an amendment providing that wberever time government acquIre title to tine land time secretary email establsh a military post 01 It. Senator Squire has introduced - troduced an amendment In the senate providIng - vidIng for an approprIaton cf , $50,000 for tine purpose of erectimig ' buildings and makIng - Ing Improvements for time post at Spokane. General SCholeld , commanding time army , . and General Otis , commanding the depart. ment , favor the establishment of the new post at Spokane . The citizens of Wala Wala tear that this means time dl8contnu- anco of time post nt time latter place , but Son- ate Squire says General Schofeld assures him there will be no such discontnuance and no Interference with Fort Wala % % 'aiia wih Wala or Port Vancouver wi result from the es- tabllnent of the post at Spolne. mills "fpruvcll hy the l'rirrldenmt WASHINGTON , Dec. 21.-The president has aPllroved the ColoWlng acts : Making appropriations to suppl defciencies In the appropriation for Ilubl , printing and hind- Ing : to SUllply defclenclQB In the appromria- tlomn for the eleventh census all other purposes - poses ; extendlns the time for a report or time board or englJeerp , stirveymimg canal routes ( rains Laicni brie to' the Ohio river : amending the act authorizing the construc- lon of a bridge acrqssJ , time Mlsslslppl river above New Orleans , . Medals for "oiulloer Solniters. WAShINGTON , Dee , 24-Medals of honor have been awarded to CaptaIn Wilam I. Ward , company n , Frt'-se'enth Ohio volunteers - unteers , for dlstngUIh ? gallantry In lead. Ing un assault upon iho confedrto battery hatery at Vicksburg , lISB" , , ou . the night or July 3 , 1863 : to Private Ja\nes \ n. Sturgeon . company - puny F , Forty-ndxtim Ohio volunteera , for advancing beyond the line of hattie , and wih three comrades caMurlng twexmty.flve twenty-fve prisoners nt the batte ' Kenesaw mnoun- taln , June 16 , 18 . , . J mmli rur Naval 8hel . WASHINGTON , pe4. 24.-Bids were n opened at the Navy liartment today for sUllplylng 40 ml.armor plerclnl Ahels for the thirteen-Inch naval rules. Thmree Lldl were received , namely ; MhJvale Steel com. ! Ilan ' , 25 cents per pound : Sterling Steel company , : cents ; Carpenter Steel company , IWJ cents. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ex-'ommgrrsisirmcn Ilntll JobJ. . WAShINGTON , Dec. 21.-TIme successor ot General Armstrong as assistant coimmnnis sloner of Indian affairs will probably not L be appolntcd for levera weeks . alholsh I his resignation takes erect this inonlim lie tween twenty amid thirty-five npl'cants arc In time field1 Including several eongrtiasmnmen Northern l'aelfloi.mnnt . ul.cUons Apmrnnvnni l , WAShINGTON , leg. 21.-The secretary of thl Interior hl approved lit ! of laml I lellted I Indemnity by' the Northern I'a- cnle railroad1 embracing about 20.0 acre : In Minnesota , and I grant of :2.0 ) acres In Montana , to the same company4 . - , -1 , , H I , , , ' : , . 0 r ! i. . . Men's Overcoats.Men's Suitso lmN'S HLUF AND stylshly DACK C1NCHn.LA $ 3 75 MFN'S In nl WINTlm.\ymO.II e : SUTS-GOOD . fOI . $5 . 00 ! HI Ilnnd new-mmle cspecaly for us . _ nli ne\ midcspelal tS $ .0 values at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - g.o'alue at. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - MEN'S EI-GANT OVEnCOATS-iN Tln MEN'S ALT. WOOl1 WINTER StIlTS- new lenlthsIn the new Patterns alI ) latest . In the new IC1/ths nli eaves , and most s hades or only reliable fabrics and the cx carefully made / UII-- s 00 nc likeness of $12 garments- trefuly . $ 8 1enes ; , ni'iiittl imuw-iminde cpeeIniliy for us Ilnml Bland i flctde ne" ' - garments$5 . 50 $ I.onlut at . . . . . eSl'cdaly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . tS . p 1lade especially for us- i ) Here cspecnl . . . . . . . . : . . . . IS- . . . . . . . . . . . . . = " . . ' ! FN'S CLAY AND FANCY \'ORSTI D MEN'S FINE flIdAVli2rt oVERCOATS- BU1TS-nrtistlo , , , In worknmnshlp , all slzes- cut extra FINF ! \ AVEn colars- OVERCOATS 4 liamI nc\- . slzes$1 0 . 00 e xcellent trmnuningni- ' 50 . cxcelent trlmlings- $ 8 . MltdccSpeaiflh1' for tis- . HI'ant IleV-hl1Ude CSPeOILIIIY for us 1lade.cspcclnly . , . . , , . . o.8 , , . , , , . , . . . . . , , . . . . . . . . . . , , , = ue-uuttc eSI'eca1 ts = U5.olluo at . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' 120 value at. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1sIION'B HICH OVERCOATS , IN TIlE MEN'S Ft.E WORSTED AND CASSI- meat flshlonable fabrics-beautifully' tailor- lmN'S . SUITa-ln every nlli any style gar- ed-correct In u and hiniii- ment-.equal to any $25 custOI made sult- Il'nnt ucw- Inlsh$1 : 0 .00 liant nc's'- ) sult$12 . 00 Mitnic especially 1(11' us- , Jj _ Mttdc fot' $12 1atc especlnl ro. espnztzlttfly us- _ $16.0 anmd $18.0 value at. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' Jlade . . especaly . . . . . . . . . . . . tS- . . . . . . . . . . . . . . - , r Boys' SuitsQ Boys' Ulsters- - CHILDREN'S 2-PIECE SUITS- CHL1HEN'S 2.PICE - Ages 4 to 8 years , SUTS Strictly Iiretmiij new- all wool casslmere- $ 2 . . 5 A ages Boys 6 ULTERS , ark colom and 1Cd , j. ( 'n 50 1lmle ' ' for - . , fnbrlcs L . cSl'ecla1 $ 1S- - $1 [ vnlues at. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' = Brant . new-ulate . especaly fOI' us q 3 = . value at . . . . . . . . Cl1I1Dlt1IN'S REEFER SUITS- fG.C . . . . . . . . . ages 3 to 8 ) 'ears-largo saiior collars- saior colars- l Imndsomcly brulded- ' . DOYS' UI.STEnS- Hrnnt new - 50 ages 6 to . - wool fur Leaver ' 1 ) elrB-lght ni . . _ $ 3 - and trlmmed- 50 , ) i - 1ade esPeciallY I for us- -elelnnt male . ccal . $5 $ , ,00 and $600 values o at . lS . . . . . ij = HI'lld nnaw'-nmmtde especial ! ) ' fol' ItS ) . $ .0 G.o . . . . . . . $60 va I new-mate . . . . . . . espeda1 . . . . . . . : . . . . . \S . = CHILDREN'S JUNIOR SUITS- ages 3 to 7 ) 'eal's-tuncy cnsslmeres and che\lots-adjustable reefer collar- ant nOYs' ULSTERS- Ihand new- (11 uI 00 G to 12 renrs-hlncle - melon , cut extra long for . $ 4 . \ _ , -cnssinuerc Ine - 00 - ' . 1lnde especaly 6 1"- $ $7.OoandS.O0valuesat. . . . . = Ht'nnt new-mmlc fOI'S ) $7.0 $8.0 at. . . . . . . . . . . . especllly \S _ _ _ " . . . = $ J. 0 \a I uo a. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ChILDREN'S DOUBLE - BREASTED lEFJ"EH SUITS- ages 4 to 10 years- vezy , handsomely made and trlmmed- \ DO"S' JLSTL9 - Brand II 'w- 1 to 19 years-darle gray Simetianfi wool i rnnt 'w$5 00 Uannel lined . cut extra Shetund , 00 ! 1late especaly for us- JI , ) _ _ _ Brant new-mmlc cspceimiliy fOl' us ) 7 $8.0 and $9.0 values at . . . . . , ' . . . . . . . - $10.0 value at. . . . . . . eSccuJ . . . . . . . . : . . . . . . . / . - - The M. H. Cook Clothing Co. , 1 13th and Farnam , Omaha. llE.tDY XO OLE.1N 110 USE. Ollcl/o In tine 1100d to IIVCSUgBto Her Municipal Itottemmrmernq . . CHICAGO Dec. 2t.-Alderman John Pow- ers , who Is aleged to have offered to "de- liver . " for a consideration , sufcient votes In time city council to 1(1 oft the antl.cigar- ' cte ordinance , announces that ire will do- mend a searching investigation , which he claims wi vindicate himself and the other city ofcials who are Implicated In the al- leged expose. Time Civic Federation wi tale a hand In tine matter. President Lyman J. Gage of the Civic Federation says : "A great crime has been committed agaInst the people. I should be investigated to the roots. There are judges In the state , prosecuting officers and a grand jury to ta e such maters In Iland. Such a crime will not go unpunished. U the ofcers of the law fail to act and allow such an enormity to go unnoticed . time Civic Federation - ton most certainly shan not allow I to bo saId that the funds of the organIzation are being expended In other directions. Wo will lave on our hands now nil we can care wi , but wo are not so much engrossed that we would alow time Powers case to slide by and out or sight wihout duo justice being admlnlstored. " Attorney . S. Forest , who 'Ias been man- aging tIme CivIc Federation's election fraud cases , thought It would bo a mistake for any organizaton to attempt too much at once lie thought If time Investgaton could begin on some particular line , I would grow out quito fast enough afterwards . 'Cho city council ought to bo Invest- ! Hated , " he said , "and I believe the Civic Federation wi take up the work with a will . " Members of the general assembly discussed the question. The drift of sentiment was that the legislators ought not to be called upon to nice a hand In the investigation , but that they stood ready to relieve Chicago In any WRY necessary. The new members especlaliy are not anxious to become em- broiled In Chicago aud Cook county politics , and one of them aald : IU the Civic Pederl- Lion wili come down to Springfield ton wi Sprlngleld with a Illaln case , upon \vllch we can act , there wi be no hcslnncy on the part of the aena- bra and representatves from the rural dls. t r Icts. " - . When wi housolleeplng bo reduced to a science ? When all other things answer their purpose as wol l Dr. I'rlcc's Baking Powder. Always hits the marie . S Till ) I'IXU .1.UIWIU.I. JTlIDS. . 'rnlsslberlal Railroad Uloll18 Arrive mat 'I'rllcu to Tour time Country. SAN FRANCISCO , Dec. 24-Among the arrivals of time steamer Peking from the I Orient were two officials of the Transsilerian railway , who have como to America to study time railway and ferry systems of the country. G. Adadvoran , one of time party II chief engineer of tine big Siberian railway , and I' okolon , who accompanies him , Is the vIce president of thl board of directors. They have a letter of Introducton from Secretary Gresham to the presidents of an the large railroads In the country , and they will travel L In search of information , which they expect will prove valuable In the olleraton of the ; Siberian road They are more interested In ferries than In rairoads , imowover for the ' cstablshmcnt of a Ino of ferry steamers on ' tine Amoor river Is contemplatell , and the , visitors say they want time advantage of the experience of the Americans In such matters . , Tine two olclals expect to visit the locomo- : tvo works In tIme states with a view of possl. bly adopting the American locomotIve for their use In Siberia. 'Chey eptt to adopt many American Ideas. 'hey will remain a short time In Ca\orla before Ilroceeding east. _ _ _ _ . _ _ _ _ I.cvet 4'rossiirg \cchlont. 'rolll&cchlont. CAPE M ; Y. N. J. , Dec. 21-A terrible accident happener at Tuckahoe , twent.f\'e t mules north of here on the South Jersey rail. road last night. A carriage contalnlni Mr. and Mrs. I.ewI8. Miss Emma Jones und another young girl were returning from ) tine church and attempted to cross the track just a8 the 10:30 : train came along , The engIne struck the carriage , Inltanty Illng litre Lewis and severely Injuring Miss Jones and the oilmen girl. Mr Lewis escaped wih- out Injury 'Che girls saved themlelves by jumpln _ _ _ p _ _ _ _ Poet Inl I'hlyer " 0111'el. . WASINGTON , Dec , 21.-liahan , the in . Jure foot bal player , continues to maid bin own at time emergency imospital and no Unfavorable - favorable conditions seem to have folowed Limo operation performed l st night. Feeling has been restored to tine young man's limbs lmbs as far as time knees , Indicatng the gradual cessation of time symptoms of permauent paral'sls. Mr. Dahan , father of the young man , who bas been at time hospital con- stanty since tine accident , has returned to his homo In the south for a few days , beimig assured by the physicians that no Immediate change for the worse Is to bo feared. The case of young Dahan Is of an unusual nature sIcians. and Is attracting wide attention among phy- . ICitNSdS , cixrs N ( } LTY. Elocrle Street Cnrrho with Storage flatteries - tories Oporl'toducctufnly. . KANSAS CITY , Dec 24.-A horseless car- rlago went sldmmlng along the smooth as- pflalt on Fourteenth street In the vicinIty of Cherry street , fulfilling Mother Shlpton's prophesy that "carriages wlhou t , horses shan run" and terrifying two negroes who saw sparks and apparently sulphurous fameR Issuing from under It. The vehicle was an electric carriage of Kansas City invention and mimanufacture , and is tine only one in tine United States , aitimougin not. dissimilar ones are seen in time wonini. Thm invention is Dr. Ii. C , Baiter's and was patented by inimaeif and J. R , Elberg , in wlnomo carriage simop in timi city the vehicle seas mmmdc. E. S. Patton had cimarge of tine electricity on tine trial trip mind time machine worked perfectly , A speed of eleven miles an Inour was ohiabmmed. Tine carriage is about tIne size of an ordinary one. One seat imolding three persons faces time front and anotimer one that will acconmmnnodata a aimiiar emummiber faces to time rear , A storage battery comnposeti of five series of cells eacim fimrniinimed a current of sixty-seven and one-Imalt oinmmms and time cells are arranged in three tiers be- neatim tire seats , Tine wineols are of wood with lmmdia rubber cusimiomms omm tire tires , Tim iminmd s'ireels , wlmicin are timree feet two immclmea him diamnmeter , have on ( mdc inner sides a cast iromi flange twenty-six inmches in diameter and five immchmes wide , Motion from time nlyrmamuos , winch are over tine imind wheels axle , is communicated to tine fiange by a friction iuiiey ) revolving from 600 to 1,000 times a minute rind is capable of be- 11mg eiuvated or depressed at will by tire driver by nncamms or divers , orm winicim ire imiaces iris feet , Time steering is done by a tootimed segment and immniorm attachneni to tine axle of tine fore wineels and lmanmiied by a steering post ma- mmipmnlated by tine driver witim mis lnammds , Tire carriage can make quick abort ( urns. Time atornage batteries will rumm tine macmine about sevemi or eigimt Inoura , 'rime Kansas City inventiomm woigins about 2,000 vounds and is qinicleer and ltghmtor tlranm tire European coacines , U- 1mm cIty pace , village home , anti on time farm lnrahso of Dr. l'rlces hlaicing l'owder is universal. Ilomirciumepit of Ucimeermi Swm.immi , WAShiNGTON , Dec. 24.-TIme foiiowing order inas been issued from tire War depart- nmommt ; W'AI3IIINGTON flee , 21.-War Iepant. mmment-hlrigmntiier benierini David 0 , Hwrmim , judge mnnlvoente general. having ottaincni time age of 62 years , mi , by dlrectinmm of the irresi. dent , retired fronm emotive service ( iris dale , uxmder tIme plovisiomnnn of section 1211 , cc- vised staiiiterr. ito wiil r . 'pmmir to imini inume , time travel enjoined is mmecessnmry her the lulJiic safety , lANihL H , I4AMONT , 13r.'eretamy ofVar , It is expected that a nonmmination viil be made to fiuil tire vacant office of Judge ad. vocate gemmeral thus caused soon after the holiday recess. EXPECTANT MOTHERS. That our woederful re-incdy "biOTIiEIU3 , rRlleNn ) . ' whncb nrsIc ctnmr'l-t.Irnlr ca.y nnsy t.o wntamn thi rencln o ( il we isu rduc,4 Pie vrlce do ( inc nomiar per bottle. hieweru at tr.ud , , counlerUnmr' cad eubtltuis. TAKIit'OTHINO hUT . . . . MOTHERS 1 FRIEND. , , . silL ! ) Iht' ALL ilttWGisTii. . twrit. Cor book "TO l1flTHIRS" maimed free , 'JI ? mmmnAhiEmEbm ) lnv.ovlATUmI Ct ) , , liii. h'rppriet.resii.nte , ts. . = THE- . . RANCISCAN TDR0PS Pllrcly Iogetablo. Prepared from time original Co manIa r rerved in time Archives of mime Poly Land , bat , ugan authentic hiirtory datingbaoIe6Q0yo APOSITIVECJR ( ( or ali Stomach , Kidney and vowel troubles , especially CHRONIC CONSTIPATION , Price 50 cents. Sold by nil drimggjsts , 4. lbho Francisan Remedy Co , , 134 VA UItE.T ST. , CIIOAOO , ILL. . : :1. for Circular a .n'd Illustrated Caien.r. For sale by 1ulill ( 15th & DoligLa .LrE 2L E. C. WEIT'C IIE2VE AlTO ElAfli TflEAT)2EST ) J is sold under positive writtrn awmraniteo , by rrutImorizi'd agents only , to alice \Venk Homorf ; Loss of Brain and Nerve l'inwnr' Lost Manhood' ( inicknenns ; SigimtLoseoe ; Jvhi : ircemm. : Lacko ( onfidonco ; Norvnmmsntwn ; Lannsmtmido ; mmii Dm1051 14085 of l'owerof tire ( lonorrntivnorpmrmms in either sex , caused byoyor.oxnrtionm , YontlrfuiErrnrsor Exeosoi'va Use iif 'l'ohacco , Otmimirn or Liquor , which inada to Misery , Conmumnptinn , Insanity and lenmtim , By mmiii , $1 a bins ; six for O : with written guarantee fri cure or refmmud mnonie' , West's L1ce I'ills euro Sick lfetmtinieiro. illtiouenmeee Lisor Commrpiaimrt. Itonmr l4tomr'in , Iysxmornia mmci tonttlputiun , GUiLItANTEEI3 Lssuetlonhyby Goodman Drug Co , Omaha. cAiKfLwQc4 4 ' . 'e7,1 -S--J liDOOIEMEDY , . . - - ' - mniouvczs smis aniovir nmsinm'rrm I , , CO B tYC. CItva mn I n. 1 4 Uervou I'lsoaug. laming tlui.'o'y . , kr ' , , . . , . . l's cIs nmno.nn..nou , Srgmtmy iii.w. i ironr , , tic. , cauo.I Ii ) ' hePt , , rinec. , gl sJ Sigor cud eisa ioiiiriiiitrim ri reari , , cii 'nLnrcrdcy dirrtureij restores z.oeI un ant or yuunr , 1aarny : carrln'.i in veal poc-tet , irk. . , , 01,0Cc inekarru tiiz . secure , , gKrn.t'n 5 , . eureor , u.y tc'rCa.fto rciumcd. Jioji mnb t'uww , ( "ilCoilon , bat bud ( } fl ieemnC INAh'u , I yourdruggrtIui not Imut It , Wi minim senui It pre.sId. UpIenai Mauled Co. , i'mpi , , tbmea1o , mmmi. , or5.r.5aeri. iOiD ; by Ilium & Co , Con. l5ilr and 1)otigiaa St. . , rmid J , A. Fuller & Co. , Con , ZIIr and DougiLjS fis. , OMAii. Nitit Our record of actusi and nmnmth niabie cures 01 esyx'mlirJh I. immenmonirennrl , , 'We furnijim miii mud' iclmmrs frets srnii traiicinto tire hieun fromo tim4 rrystemn in am , Iaia. Cure guaranteed , hours , 9:30 : ij d.5Q ; Wenhmnesday. and Satur. days , 9. p. nil. TIlE DiNSMOOR RIIMEiY CO. , I 12 Now Yoric bile , Ornaima , Nub , it MRRK1J