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ESTABLISHED JILNH 19 , 1871. OMAHA , SATURDAY MORNING , FISBRUAllY 22 , 181)0 ) \VELVB PAGES. SING 1,13 COPY FIT 1C CUNTS
HOWE HUNTS A CHAMPION
Eager to Pour His Complaint Into Some
Sympathizing Receptacle.
THINKS RUSSELL IS THE MAN HE WANTS
Kill- Written ChnrKen AKitlnsI
CollllltlindnntVllNOII IIH SlIOII UN
tin1 I.mill CiiniinlN-ilnner He-
turiiM to Lincoln.
LINCOLN. Feb. 2J.-Snecl ( l.-Mart ) Hone
h-as at the office of Lind Commissioner Rus *
sell today nlth the charges lie says lie In
tends to prefer against Commandant Wilson
of the Oratitl Islanil SolJIers' Homo , but lie
said he would not present them until the.
return ofMr , Russell. Tlic latter arrived
from lown today , but Immediately left for
Ills homo In Schuyler. Howe fcaid that hn
understood that ex-Speaker S. M. Rider had
been appointed to hie former position at the
home , that of adjutant , but at the gov
ernor's cmco nothing had been heard of It.
The fomm.iml.int of the homo Is the on/1 to
appoint the adjutant. It Is an admitted
fact that Governor Holcomh Is quietly pros
ecuting an Investigation cf affairs at' the
Uranil Island home without having received
any formal complaint from Ho\\e. Today
Howe stated that he had preferred verbal
charges to the Kovornor and tlut the latter
bad promised to KO up to Orar.d Island and
Investigate them. When It was suggested
tint Hone now present his formal charges ,
accompanied by specifications , to the gov
ernor , hn replied that It way too late In the
day.
day.City
City Attorney Abbott Is engaged In se
curing signatures to several affidavits In
support of a motion for a new trial of the
case of Kendall & Smith of this city , .who
recently secured a verdict of $61,000 against
Lincoln In the district court of Saunders
ccunty at Wahoo. The afllda\lts are to
the effect that the property said to have
Keen damaged to this amount was never
north any such sum. The work Is being
prosecuted In accordance with n resolution
of the city council that Mr. Abbott do all
In his poncr to have the verdict set aside ,
on the ground that should It stand the tax
payers of the city will be obliged to fool
nearly the entire expense.
A question of signatures was before the
district court this morning. 12. II. Pearson
of Chicago Is suing the Baldwin Lumber
company for the foreclosure of a $19,000
mortgage on the company's property. The
dcfer.so set up that as the signature to the
mortgcEc was "J. A. Buckstaff , presldenti"
the company was not bound In any way , as
that was not the company's authorized sig
nature and In nowise binding. Thus Mr.
Pearson was left Vlthout any security , as
Rucks > taff held that It was not his Individ
ual mortgage. ' The court Inclined to the
opinion tlint Mr. Pearson could not lose bis
money In this way. but the defense Insisted
that It had a long line of authorities to lire-
Lent , and the ccutt let It proceed accord
ingly.
All the offices of the state house and those
tlf the district court building will be closed
today , the anniversary of the birth of George
"Washington.
A republican moss meeting has been called
for tomorrow nlsht to take steps toward
securing the so-railed Crawford system of
making polttjcal nominations In the city.
Apparently the plan Is meeting with univer
sal favor , and many who at first violently
oppcsed the Innovation arc now classed
among Its warmest champions. Today over
1,800 republicans have signed the petitions.
Many leading republicans have consented
to address the meeting and explain the workIngs -
Ings of the : system.
Tomorrow Manager Elche of the Lincoln
telephone exchange has Invited the public
to call at the new building , 128 South Thir
teenth street , and Inspect the added features
of the exchange. The company lately put
in a new switchboard and the city system
was completely revolutionized. It has given
perfect satisfaction .so far.
Omaha people In Lincoln : At the Lln-
dcll Mrs. C. D. Tomson , K. T. Walton , Mrs.
AV. B. Mclkle , Miss Rowcna Argglnson , Miss
Humphrey. At the Lincoln William J.
Welsharis , E. F. Jordan.
UI2AR A DM I It Al < K VI'I'13 1IVIXG.
Nut Mkely to l.iiHt Through th
PIERCE , Neb. , Feb. 21. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The condition of Rear Admiral Fyffe
IH such tonight that there Is very little hope
entertained for his recovery and the chances
are that he will dlo before morning. Rela
tives In California , Massachusetts and other
states have been wired of the admiral's
critical condition.
\uckollN County KnrmerM to Meet.
NELSON , Neb. , Feb. 21. ( Special. ) The
second annual session of the Nuckolls County
Fanners' Institute will bo held In this city
next Thursday , Friday and Saturday. An
excellent program has been prepared. Profs.
Taylor and Lyon of the State university ,
AVIllIam Sutton of Table Rock and C. II.
Avery of Lincoln , will deliver addresses.
These Institutes have become of great 1m-
pcrtnnce In this county , the farmers taking
native Interest In the world and the business
men also fully recognize the merits and
benefit ? derived from such an organization.
Fremont .Mil ii
FHEMONT. Feb. 21. ( Special. ) Yesterday
afternoon Frank Wrlghtbower went Into
1'ratl's Jewelry store on Main street after
a watch which ho had left there for repairs.
He got the watch and at once starte.l for
the door , but Pratt got there first and told
him he couldn't leave the store with the
watch until the repair bill was paid. Wright-
bower then struck out with his right and a
lively scrimmage ensued. Pratt held his
man until a policeman arrived and this
mcrnlng Police Judge Holmes gave him $5
and costs for assault and battery.
Ml mini rythliuiN Kntertiiln.
MINDEN. Neb. , Feb. 21. ( Special. ) Mar-
tell lodge of I'ythlnns gave an anniversary
banquet In their hall Thursday night , which
was a grand taiccesw In every particular , A
line supper , followed by an Interesting pro-
pram of nuislc-.uiul addressee , filled the time
till about 11 p , m. , when they opened the
Tfiorno opera house for a dance , which lasted
until 2:30 : a. m. Walt's orchestra discoursed
the mut'le. The entertainment was never
excelled In this city.
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KiinernlN atelxon. .
NELSON , Neb. , Feb. 21 , ( Special. ) The
funeral of Mre. Matilda Norwood took place
from the family residence , north of town ,
today. The deceawd wna 81 yoara old and
one of the pioneers of this county ,
The funeral of Mrs. James Moore occurred
at Oak , In the eastern part of this county ,
tfil ay. Airs. Moore , with her husband , came
to Nuckolla county at an early day , being
among the first settlers of this bectlon ,
I'1 ! . HiililiiHiiii Army tHIIeem iiilertiiln.
FORT ROBINSON. Neb. , Feb. 21. ( Spe
cial , ) J. II. Buchanan , general passenger
uKint , and Frank Harmon , division frelgnt
agent of the Elkhorn , after transacting a lot
of business In the neighboring town of Craw
ford , put In a few hours here as the guests
of Colonel James Diddle and the officers of
the- Ninth cavalry. The band gave an open
nlr concert In their honor , a game of luwn
tt'i.nls going tn at the tame time.
DentliN ( if il liny In .VeliriiNUn.
HASTINGS , Feb. 21. ( Speclal.-George ) .
Lynn , deputy clerk of the ilUrlct court , died
very suddenly with la grippe thU < morning.
The ih'ccau'd wan 74 years old and has re-
tided In this city since1687. . during which
time be hau always figured quite prominently
In politics , but never held cilice until this
year. The funeral will bo held Sunday af
ternoon at 3 o'clock from the family resi
dence , 766 Minnesota avenue.
STOCK YAHIIH AMI STOCK HAISKHS.
llrncr Meriillneh | ) | NIMIS < ' < I IIP OIK *
for ( tn > Kdllleatlon of tlu * Oilier.
LINCOLN. Feb. 21. ( Special Telegram. )
At this morning's session of the Improved
Stock Breeder * ' assoc'ntlon Editor Bruce
McCulloch of the South Omahn Dally Stock
man cave an Interesting history of the
growth of the stock yards Interests at South
Omaha , A dlwusulon followed In which Mr ,
McCullcch said that ome American packers
were In the habit of placing an BnelUh.
brand on American pork under the mistaken
ImrroxMon that a finer flavor was founJ In
English pork. He sad ! the flavor of Amer
ican pork Is the equal of any packed In thp
world.
Palmer L. t'lark , the horseman , rtad a very
Interesting paper on "The Farmer's Oppor
tunity with the American Horse. " Ho con-
\cyeil the Impression that In horse breedIng -
Ing the firmer could find his highest profit.
He mid that the decrease In the production
of colts In Nebraska during the past -'mir
years wns alormlnc. The limited demand
for ycarllnns was only due to hard times ,
"tandard bred mnres , ho believed , would be
found the most profitable.
The morning sewlon closed with a paper
en "Alfalfa Without Irrigation. " The pro
gram of the afternoon was : "The Special
Purpose Cow , " W. A. Appcrson , Tecumsuh ,
and "Dairying for Pioflt. " I. W. Chaprcll ,
Normal.
The following officers were elected : W. O.
Whltmorc. Valley , president ; WlU'am Fos
ter , Salt llo , ipcretary-trcasurcr ; vies presi
dents. A. L. Sullivan of Lincoln , I. W. Chap-
pell of Normal andM. II , Wescott of Malcolm.
The three vice presidents represent the brefd-
Ins Industries ct horse ? , cattle and swim1 ,
respectively.
Tin choice uf the next place cf moetlti-
wo * intt open and will be settled by the
president and secretary-treasurer.
THMi THK MmTii i.otii' HITCH
( Sreelej County CltUeiiM Determined
In Ilnve n Cuiiiil.
NORTH LOUP , Neb. , Feb. 21. ( Special. )
Immediately following the recent defeat of
the Irrigation district proposition a proposi
tion frcm the farmers resident In the Greelcy
county division of the proposed district has
been presented to the management of the
North Loup Irrigation and Improvement cm-
pany. looking to the extension of Its canal
on down the river t-o as to cover the lands
of the several applicant * , and the proposition
Is now under advisement bv the company.
The probabilities are that satisfactory ar
rangements will bo entered Into without ma
terial delay. In which case the construction
will begin at once , as the ground Is not
thought to be sufficiently frozen to Inter-
fee with grading. This extension will place
a fine additional body of land In reach of
water , and the enterprising farmers Inter
ested are too throughly convinced of the
great benefits derivable from Irrigation to
abandon the scheme , now that the confusion
Incident to the district struggle Is out of
the way.
\VII.I. UK A VICKY I\l : i2 ACHKACUO.
KiirinerN Around Corn it Dolim : Much
FleM Work.
COZAD , Neb. , Feb. 21. ( Special. ) Some
fanners are beginning work in the fields.
A number are sowing wheat. The weather
teems almost like spring. The Irrigation
companies are at work putting their ditches
In order for operation. There will be a
very large acreage of , binall grain sown this
spring. Winter wheat and rye are loklng
Supreme Court Ciillx.
LINCOLN , Feb. 21. At the session of the
supreme court Tue : < lay , March 3 , the follow
ing cares will be called : Ferbrache agaln&t
Buchanan , Sloan against Bain , Van Etten
agalnat Edwards , Falrfleld against Kerns ,
Garber against Palmer , Blanchard & Co. ,
Lively against Hamilton , Regler against
Snruck , State Bank ot Lushtcc against
Kclley company , Chicago , Burlington &
Qulncy Railroad company against Beatrice
Rapid Transit and Power company , Mahoney
against Gaston , Skinner against Columbia
National bank. Smith against Smith , Richard.
ton against Alexander , Oakland Home In-
sMiiance company against Bank of Commerce
of Grand Island , Schuster-Hax Na
tional bink against Pen a" , Hy-
mer agaliut Crandall , Omaha Street
Railway company against Martin , Sloore
against Omaha Street Railway company ,
Omaha Real Estate and Trust company
against Reliefer. Omaha Real Estate and
Trust company against Shaw , Omaha Real
Estate and Trust company acalnst Kra. .s-
ccw , Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy Railway
company against Hague & Steele , Omaha &
Republican Railway company against Kray-
cnbuhl , Louis against Union Pacific Railroad
company , Omaha Brewing association against
Wuethrlck , Barnhousa against Village of
Adams , Ball against Mitchell , Crosby against
Rltchey , Abbott against Berton , Gllmorc
against Armstrong , Rls.ser against Sloman ,
Dayton Splco Mills company against Sloan ,
White nealnst Grater. Winters against
Means , Davlson against Cruse , Lewis against
Mills , Farmers' Loan and Trust company
against Memmlnger , Gibson against McClay.
IiidiniiH FlKlit Fire.
GENOA , Neb. , Feb. 21. ( Special. ) Fire
broke out last night In the laundry of the
Indian school , at this city , a large wooden
structure. The two Indian fire companies
of the school were promptly on hand with
their lines cf hose , and had It under con
trol before the city flro department reached
tlu * ground. The Inside of the building was
was nearly burned out. _ _
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The local music department of Bellcvue
college gave a concert Thur Jay evening , un
der the direction of Prof , Kratz. The pro
gram was well rendered.
The twelfth anniversary of the marriage of
Mr. and Mr ? . Jame& Felon of Fairmont was
made the occasion for a celebration at their
resilience by their numerous friends.
A meeting of citizens was hold at Hyannls ,
this week , to protert agulnnt the bill now before -
fore congress , which proposes to cede the
vacant lands In the rand hlI ) to the
state.
The cat-a of L. A. Mellttcr against the
Farmer * * ' and Merchants' Insurance company ,
tried January 20 , at Mlndcn , was decided
Thursday In favor of the plaintiff In the sum
of $500.
An opera boua company hao been organ
ized In Grant county , for the building of an
cpsra house. The enterprise Is meeting with
good tuccess , and Is assured. The flock
tian about all been taken.
Rov. I ) . U. Forsythe , pastor of the
Mcttiodh't ' Episcopal church , at Cozad , last
evening clcid a three weekV revival meetIng -
Ing at Grace church. Over fifty conversions
were made during the meetings , and the en
tire community arourcd to a great Interest
In religious nmttera.
The equity term of the district court of
Grant county , convened thlt ) week at Hyan-
tils , Judge Grimes presiding. Judge Grimes
exchanged places with Judge Kendall. A
number of cares were dU'poped of , and ull
the remainder ore ready for the May term ,
There was the largest number of cases upon
the docket In the hletory of the county.
A petition Is being circulated at North
L3Ui | praying for the removal of Receiver
Post , now In charge of the affairs of the de
funct Lcup Valley bank , reciting a reuhons
therefor Inattention to business , needlessly
tacrlflclng the property awots of the Institu
tion , and other rlmllar charge * It appears
questionable whether a majority ot the cred
itors of the concern will allow their names
to bo placed un the petition ,
lleiijiuiilii lliirrlNiiu fiucN UiiNf.
INDIANAPOLIS , Feb. 21 Benjamin Harrison
risen left over the Pennsylvania line today
for New York , accompanied by hl secre
tary. It IH understood thai this will be Ills
last trip to New York until next April , when
ho und Mrs. Dlmmlck wll ! be married. Gen
eral Harrison will return to Indianapolis
next week. Many artists have made
tK etc lies of the Harrison homestead pre
paratory to the marriage utory , but ru
fur Interior views huve been itfused ,
IS MANY THOUSANDS SHORT
Ex-Olork of Lancaster County District
Court in Trouble.
ALLEGED TO HAVE HELD BACK THE CASH
Kiln * IliiUrr Churned lijlllx .Snc-
i-e hiir Mltli I'nllliiK t Pay
Oxer I'nrlN of Viirlou *
FlIlltlM.
LINCOLN , Feb. 21. ( Special Telegram. )
Ellas Baker , ex-clerk ot the district court
of Lancaster county , U tonight reported to
be short In liln accounts from $6,000 to
? 10,000. The present Incumbent of the office ,
Clerk of the District Court Sam Law , mid
tonight that the shortage would bo nearer
$10,000 than 50,000. For seven weJks law
has been In possession of the office and
duilng that time has tried In every way In
his power to secure a settlement with Baker.
Thlu afternoon he went before the Board of
County Commissioners and laid the state of
affairs before It.
"I did thls > , " ho sn'd tonight to a repre-
"entotlvc of The Bee , "for my own protec
tion. At the time 1 assumed my duties as
clerk I discovered that Baker's accounts were
f.ir from being straight , and demanded that
hs turn over to me all money due the r'
flee. Mr. Baker nnltl that considerable of II
\vua In such shape that he could not Im
mediately collect It. The deficit Is made
up principally ot Judgments that have boon
paid Into Haksr's hands , fines that belona
to the county , witness fees and various other
funds. Ono of these Judgments Is for $2,700 ,
vt nny time I am liable to bo railed on for
the money and It was for self-protect on lhat
I reported the facts to the commlssolners.
I told Mr. UaUer the last time I had a lull ;
with him that I felt sorry for him , but In
Justice to my. elf I must move at once. "
Ellas Baker was elected four years ago
on the populist ticket. He has always en-
Jtycd an excellent reputation for bushiest
ability and Is considered a man of most
exemplary habits. His alleged shortage is
a great surprise to people of all shades of.
political belief , although It Is known that he
expended large sums of .money .last fall In
the campaign against Low. A great portion ,
If not all , of Air. Baker's property Is In the
name of his wife. She has a gent's furnlsn-
Ing store on O street and also a faun a few
miles cut from the city. Baker's bondsmen
arc all farmnrs and It Is said that some of
them are Judgment proof.
FOH KII.I.I.XG A CHILD.
IIOMton Unite KMilnteN u Fein-fill
Crime uii the CiiIlowM.
BOSTON , Feb. 21. Angus D. Gilbert was
hanged In the Charles street Jail today for
the murder of Alice Sterling , a child , on
April 10 , 1895.
Gilbert was a man of all work and his
victim was the little daughter of a barber ,
whoso shop Gilbert frequented. He had
p'etted the child until she became fond of
him , and when , on the day ot the murder.he
took her walk'ng , nothing was thought of It.
She never returned to her home alive.
Thtee days after her disappearance her body ,
showing evidence of brutal treatment and
with the head backed with an ax , was found
burled beneath the stable In which Gllbart
had a room. An effort was mode to save
the murderer on the plea of Insanity , but 11
was ineffectual , the supreme comt affirming
the decree of the lower'tribunal.
FATALLY SHOT HIS 1M113TTY COUSIN.
Jenloiixy 1'roiuplH ii'Cnlloiv Youth to
n lleliionx Crime.
JOHNSTOWN. Pa. , Feb. 21. Daniel Rcs-
ler of Cramer , Pa. , yesterday shot and fatally
wounded his cousin , Ella Ressler , aged IS
years , and then committed suicide by shoot
ing himself In the head. Jealousy , caused
by the refusal of the girl to marry him ,
prompted the deed. Ressler had. made fre
quent proposal ! ) to the gin , which were re-
furcd. He had ! made many threats to kill
the girl and twice armed himself and lay In
wait for her , but the pistol was taken away
from him both time ? . He had a bad reputa
tion and drank heavily at times , which was
one of the reasons why the girl refured to
marry him.
Merelmnt AttemiUM Snlelile.
CHICAGO , Feb. 21. Almus .Butterfleld , 55'
years old , a well known commission merchant
and reported to be worth at least $200,000 , at
tempted suicide today by cuttlnc bl3 throat.
He succeeded In Inflicting po . ? lbly fatal
wounds. The deed was done In his sleeping
room at 178 South Water street , over hie
store. Though he way possemcd of sufficient
wealth to live in luxury , his room was almost
bare , the furniture consletlng of several dust-
covered trunks , a rickety table where he
transacted his business , and a bed without
oven a covering except same cast-off clothing.
Here he had lived for a dozen years.
Killed noted DeMierndo. |
GURLEY , Ala. , Feb. 21. Dick Chlldress ,
a noted desperado , was shot and killed by
Policeman Dick Erwln here la t night. Chil
dren was sentenced to the state penitentiary
for a term of six years about eight years ago.
Ho was charged with complicity In burning
the Jail at Gurley , cremating two men. On
account of bad health , his sentence was com
muted. While In a drunken condition last
night he was brandishing his pistol , frighten
ing people. The officer was called. Children
Etarted to shoot , but Erwln was too quick
for him.
T < FiirmerM IiiHtiuitly Killed.
WINCHESTER , Ky. . Feb. 21. The west
bound passenger train en the Chesapeake * &
Ohio railroad ran Into a buggy lait nlghf
containing Richard Steele and his brother.
John Steele , when near Tubbs station , six
mtlea west of this city. The vehicle was
deirollahfd and both men were Instantly
killed. They were among the most prom
inent farmers In central Kentucky and were
connected with the best families. Both were
mairled and leave families. The crossing
has been considered a very dangerous one.
Illooileil Cuttle lluriied to Uentli.
PULASKI , Tcnn. , Feb. 21. S. P. White's
barn , one of the finest In the county , one
and one-half miles from Pulaskl , was de
stroyed by fire about 10 o'clock last night.
A large amount of corn and hay was burned ,
also fifty-two graded Jersey cows and two
fine bulls. His milk house and two out-
hyuses alee burned. The fire Is vald to have
been Incendiary.
Hollheil II Little IVIIIIHIIN 1 la ill. .
LAWRENCE , Kan. , Feb. 21. A bank at
McLouth , twelve miles north of here , In
Jefferfon county , was entered and the' safe
blown open last night , the robbers securing
$3,500 In cash. The burglars then stole a team
and drove to Liwrencu , where they bought
tickets for an eastbound train. No further
clew , _
DeliH UN I'olltlriil Caiiilliliile.
CHAHLESTON. 8 , C. , Feb. 21. Presi
dent Eugene V. Debs of the American Hull-
v.'iiy union , who Is In Charleston today ,
was aeked by nil Associate J preps repre-
fcntatlve regarding the dlt-pateli fiom Suuth
lleiul , 1m ! . ; stating that hu bad accepted the
prj nllBt nomination for governor of Indiana ,
.Mr. Debs Mild thut some < f hlH entlumibtlc
friends are anxious for him to be u can
didate , but that he has refused. He de-
claret ) hu bait no taste for volltlcs and no
ambition In that direction ,
KeuliirUj'K Srnnlorliil Untile.
LOUISVILLE , Feb. 21. A tpeclal to the
Post from Frankfort , Ky. , says : The twenty-
eighth ecnalorlal ballot today resulted at >
follcwi : Hunter , fX ) ; Blackburn , & 0 ; Evany ,
3 ; Carlisle , 4 ; Bate , 1. Tht > joint assembly
tbtu adjourned until Monday at 12 o'clock ,
n.M'OMITIO.V COMM1TTI3IJ 3IKKTS.
Opposition to n l.nrne dumber of
Govern men t CoinmlxnlonerH.
A me-etlng of the Transmlsslsjlppl exposi
tion committee was held yesterday In the
rooms of the Commercial club. Secretary
Wakefleld was Instructed to communicate
with Senator Thurston and Congresnmn
Mercer , Informing them that. In the Judg
ment of the exposition comm'.ttec. congress
should be asked to appropriate $2oO,000 tor
the government's chare In the exposition ,
the manner In which this amount fhall bo
appropriated to be declued upon by Ne
braska's senators anrt rtprctcntatlvcs.
President Wattles and Commissioner Ult
were appointed a committee to plan for a
trip to Salt Ijikc City In the Interest of the
exposition. The object Is to do tome mis
sionary work among the members ot the
Utah legislature , which Is now In session.
No arrangements will bo made tor this trip
until It Is definitely dec'.dtd whether or not
the western trip ot the Omahn Jobbers will
bo ta > en.
The meeting developed considerable opposi
tion to the appointment of a government
commission for the exposition , which was
t'upgcsted at the conference with Senator
TiiurMon. The bill now before congress was
lead , and showed that a commission , con-
pitting of the headn of 411 the executive de
partments of the government , as well ns a
vies president frcm c.icli state wert of the
.Mississippi river , had been provided for. It
win tbo sense of the meeting that the ap
pointment of any additional government com
mission would only afford an opportunity for
political work , to the detriment of the real
Interests of the exposition. A motion to the
effect that no government commission other
than that provided for In the" bill before con
gress should be appointed , wa pjsr-ed.
Considerable time was spent in discussing
the manner of soliciting stock subscriptions.
U win thought that the present was an in
opportune time for thlo wotk , although a gen
eral dppotton | ! to subrcrlbe had been mani
fested. H was deemed best to < lo no solicit
ing at present , as more effective work could
bo done at a later period , and a motion to
tl.at effeit was passsd.
COAL Ut'STI.KIIS ' 1'LACEIJ I.JAIL. .
I'llloll rnelllo I'l-opoNeM to ItrenU t'i |
u Thlevlliu- tiling ; .
C. A. Raw , Frink Manalmn and James
Manahanuore brought to this city from
Odessa Thursday by the United States au
thorities to answer to the charge of stealing
coal from the Union Pacific company , and
have been placed In the county Jail.
The company has been unnoyea by thieves
and the crusade against ( hem was begun
several weeks ago. A number of persons
have been arrested and It Ja thought that the
practice Is almost broken up ,
The three men arrested had their head
quarters In Odessa , but their operations ex
tended along the line for a considerable dis
tance. They , as well as others , have been
bearding coal trains at some station and
riding for some distance. At certain points
they would -lump a quantity of coal along
the track and confederatesiwoiihl carry It off.
The thieving has by no , means been con
fined to coal cars. Quite-frequently freight
cars which contain valuable goods have been
broken Into and the contents carried away.
Considerable property has been stolen In this
way and the company hastsuffered almost as
much loss thereby as from -tlie stealing of
coal.
coal.The policy of turning therprlsoners over to
the-federal authorities has but recently been
adopted. It was done In orderithat tbe cul
prits might be punished. 'It 'WOE found to be
next to Impossible to convict prisoners by
juries composed of farmers. ' f
DIDOT LUCK * Tlltf VKIiniCT.
jVllK'le ThollKTht that He Had the Short
1C nil of tlu ; Slid ; .
The Jury In the county court which heard the
evidence In the case of Nagle against TImnie
returned a sealed verdict Thursday night.
Judge Baxter notified the parties to the suit
that the verdict would not be opened until
each side had deposited $ ( > for Jury fees.
This deposit was made yesterday and the
verdict was announced to be In favor of
Tlmme. Naglo was surprised at the verdict
and Insisted that he "had beat Tlmme. " Ho
Intimated that somebody was giving him the
\vorat of the deal. It took some time for
Judge Baxter to convince hm ( that the Jury
did not vlow the matter. In the same light ,
and ho left the court room swearing to get
o\en with Tlmme somehow.
NoleH of the Court * .
The Harvester King company , an agri
cultural Implement concern , has sued T. G.
Northwall In the district court for $825 on
two notes.
The Jury which heard the evidence In the
Cnse of Charles Hoag , a boy charged with
stealing a set of double harness , returned a
verlct of not guilty and the prisoner was dis
charged.
Mattlc Frank has applied for a divorce
from her husband , John , on the grounds of
desertion and non-support. She asks that her
maiden name of Kelley be' restored to her.
The parties were married In' September , 1832 ,
in Council Bluffs , and have no children.
Judge Fawcett and a Jury , have been en
gaged all this week In hearing a case In
which the First National bank of Hastings
sued the Omaha National bank on a draft
for $922.83. Yesterday tlie jury returned a
verdict In favor of the defendant.
The trial of Jens M. Hermansen for the
killing of John Starotska , which had been
eet for hearing yesterday In the criminal ,
court , was postponed until' Monday , for tbe
reason that no court will be held today ,
It being Washington's birthday and a holi
day , and for the further reason that a now-
Jury panel will come on duty Monday morn-
ng , the three weeks for which the old panel
was called having expired.
lliilnh llroivii'M Hot Hide.
Western Unlrn Messenger , Ralph Brown
made the trip from the Exchange building
South Omaha to the Western Union office
In Omaha yesterday , a distance of five
miles In fourteen minutes , This Is considered
remarkable riding In the faceof a cold wind ,
rough car tracks to cross , n'3 the heavy
clothing that tbo boy wore.
This ride gives the beatl time to Brown ,
beating a former trip by 'Kdghill ntarly a
minute. It to thought Harry will not let It
rest here , however. ,
A great deal of rivalry 'exists ' among tno
boys , au to who can make i the best tlmn
over this course. A boy \ tent each mornIng -
Ing to the South Omaha brandli office for the
messages of the preceding day.
They Were T'ln ful I'lipn.
J. S. Blake of 530 Soulh Twenty-zoventh
street appeared In policy ? ourt yesterday
on the charge of keeping a vicious dog. It
was charged that he owned three vicious bull
dogs , and that they tore up everything and
everybody In sight , Blake tated that the
brood consisted of a terrier , a foot high , and
two puppies. The prosequtlnj ; witness was
not on hand and the case W4 net for next
week.
Mm. Chniil'M lift-lure.
Mra Laura OrmUton Chant will ypeali
Sunday morning at 10:30 : at the Crelghton
theater , which has been placed at her dis
posal by Managers Paxton and Burgess. Mrs.
Chant'u subject on tlilu occasion will bo "A ,
Now Heaven and a New Earth. " Admission
will bo free.
Mlnlxler Itmi } IIM'H Itein'iiluM Arrive.
NEW YORK , Feb. 21. The body ot the
late Theodore Runyon , 'ambassador to Ger
many , wait on board the attamor Havel , which
anlved today. The remain ? were conveyed
to Newark , where they will lie In state In
St , Paul's Methodist Episcopal church until
the funeral.
SOIIN of lift oliilloniirx ttlre * .
The annual meeting of the Nebraska
Society of the Sous of the American Revolu
tion will be held In the liarlor * of the
Commercial club at 3 '
o'clock thli after
noon. After the meeting there nlll bo a
supper and a few short upetctes.
Pretext for Incrofisecl Charges in Omnba
Groundless ,
BUSINESS MEN WANT BETTER TREATMENT
DlMerlniliiKtloii Alinliint Oniiihn IIH
Compared vlth Cltlen Hunt mill
Went IteKUtiirly I'rnetleed
hy the Underwriter- ! .
During the fall of 1S94 the question of In-
rufficlont flro fighting facilities occupied the
attention of the officials and the heavy prop
erty owners of Omaha. A number ot large
fires had occurred. The water supply was
plainly Insufficient and In one or two cases
there were charges that tbe fire apparatus had
been Improperly handled. One effect of these
conflagrations had been to Inflict sxmio heavy
lowcs on the tnrurancc companies. The local
agents of the various companies were lead
ing tplrlts among the men who demanded
better flro protection. They declared that
If the then state of affairs was allowed to
continue their companies would be forced to
withdraw altogether from the bushies * ) In
Nebraska. Their efforts were reinforced by
the appeals of the general body ot but'lncsD
men and property owners' , who had discovered
that the rates which they were compelled to
pay to.Insvjranco on their buildings and
stocks were rapidly approaching a prohibitive
figure. Al this Juncture the Insurance com
panies added to the force of their appeal by
placing an additional rate on all buildings
nbovo the fourth story.
The result ot this- agitation wn ? that cpccI.-U
committee , ! were appointed both by the city
co'incll and the Commercial club to Investi
gate the situation and recommend such action
ni they might consider advltuble. These
Joint co.iimltteos held numerous sessions , at
which all features of the proposition were
exhaustively Investigated. On December r. the
council committee reported to that body and
the recommendations were approved. It was
found that the water supply wa Inadequate
and that the fire department was not sup
ported at the highest degree of efficiency.
Immediate steps' were taken to sscure an en
largement and reinforcement of the water
works system In the downtown district. It
was ) nlso provided that a fire chief of recog
nized ability should be engaged to take
charge cf the fire department and effect srjch
a reorganization as might be necessary.
At this time the Insurance companies de
clared themselves entirely satisfied with the
plans proposed. Their agents publicly de
clared that if the council would carry out
tl.e provisions of the report then adopted the
obnoxious rates would be reduced to a reason
able figure.
figure.FEW
FEW LOSSES BY FIRE.
The city authorities Immediately set to
work to cairy out the proposed plans. An
ar'angcment was concluded with the water
works company , by which the company
agreed to thoroughly overhaul and adequately
reinforce the pipe system. In order to ob
tain this concession the city waived all
rights previously claimed on account of the
failure of the water works company to live
up to Us contract with the city. The plans
for the enlargement of the mains weie
advanced as rapidly as possible and the
entire down town system was enlarged to
SWBtafmmtS-Its previous-capacity at an ex
pense of nearly S2DO.OOO. Withina few days
after the council committee had compjcted
Us Investigations John Redell was elected
as chief and the reorjranlzatlon of the de
partment was Immediately begun. A first
class steamer and other apparatus was pur
chased and from that time to the present
not a single fire of any proportions has been
seen In Omaha. The- record of 1S95 was
something unprecedented In the Insurance
statistics of any large city In the United
States. The total losses to all the In
surance companies doing business In the
city amounted to only $80,060 during the
twelve months. Of this amount nearly $10-
000 was on buildings outside of the water
limits and where the department had no
means of extinguishing the fires. Several
Incipient conflagrations which menaced large
blocks ot property were squelched In a
manner which Indicated that in point of
efficiency and otganlzatlon the rejuvenated
fire department was second to none In the
country.
The Insurance men have been loudest In
their expressions of satisfaction with the
manner In which the city has been pro
tected. But the rates are still maintained
at the same exorbitant figure. It Is true
that the threatened additional rate on high
buildings wts not enforced , but aside from
this doubtful concession , which only affects
a few buildings , there has been absolutely
no reduction In Insurance rates. The re
cently published statements of the Insurance
business in Omaha during 1895 show that all
the companies enjoyed a tremendous pros
perity. In spite of the shrinkage of busi
ness on account of the hard times their
profits were excessive.
The Bee has taken the trouble to obtain
authentic statements of the Insurance rates
that are charged on the principal buildings
of a large number of westetn cities. The
figures conclusively establish the fact that
the rates In Omaha are from 25 to 100 per
cent higher than In other cities that enjoy
no better fire protcctlcn. In fact , out of
a bcore ot cities from which rates were
obtained only one or two show figures which
even approximately approach the high
premiums exacted from Omaha properly
OMAHA RATES.
The proprietors of the Paxton hotel , for
Instance , pay a rate of $2.20 per $100 for
their Insurance on building and contents.
The owners of the Mercer hotel pay $1.90
and other hotels are held up for similar
In' office and mercantile buildings the rales
ate somewhat less , but still excessive.
The Bee building , a strictly fireproof struc
ture , surrounded by fireproof buildings and
having areawaya on all sides , nuking It ac
cessible to the flro fighting force , was orig
inally rated at 60 cents per $100 and tmbjc-
quontly raited to 81 cents , the came rate as
Is charged on the Merchants/ and the First
National banks.
The lowest rate charged on any office
building la on the Brown building , at the
corner of Sixteenth and Douglas Wreets.
which Is 80 cents per $100. This building
abuts directly against a block of combustible
store buildings ) . This , however , la an excep
tion made for Home unexplained reason. The.
rate en office buildings , with wooden In
teriors , poi'ts , stairs , etc. , ranges ) from $1,10
to $1.50.
The into on the Karbach building Is $1,10.
The Crelghton building at Fifteenth and
Douglasi streets * pays $1.50 on building and
$1.80 on stocks. The rate on the Puttertoii
buildings at Seventeenth and Farnam and
Seventeenth and Douglas streetu to $1,80 on
the buildings and $2.10 on stock ? . The
Arlington block 1st Insured at $1.CO , the
Brown block at 80 cents and the building of
the Continental Clothing company at $1,10.
A few Illustrations of tbo rate.i fixed by
the Insurance combine show the following'
The Llrilngcr Agricultural Implement com
pany payi $1.10 on Its building and $1.20 on
stuck. The Mollno company payo $1.25 on
building fliid the name on stock. Paxton &
Gallagher , grocers , pay 90 eenta on building
and $1 on ttcck. Steale , Smith & Co. pay
90 cents on building and $1.10 on otock ,
SOME IOWA RATES.
Now compare thew rates with those pre
vailing In Council Bluffe , Ues Molnes and
Sioux City ,
In Council Bluff the Insurance rates are
conoldorably lower than In Omaha , tn rplte
of the fact that the fire department consists
only of four hose companies , Including twenty
men.
men.The Merrlam building hasi four sHorlen and
a basement. l { Is us > ed for all torts of buvl-
net ) ; . Including gasi cfDces , manufacturing
plants , ntore of several klmln and office * In
tlm upper Btorlts ; the rate Is $1.25. The
Shugart-lleiio building contains the Citizens' ' '
bank with ulores , and offices ujutalra. The
rate Is $1.15 ; the Daldnin building , five
stories and bas-cmcnt , has savings bank , drug
store and offices ; the rate H $1.05 , Stewart
Droi. . wholcnilo grocery , four stories , with
full line1) of goods' , Including meats and oil ? ;
rate S3 rent ? . Oronoweg & Schoentgcn
thtee-ptory wholcixilc grocery , S3 cents.
Rates on Implement buildings and wares :
David Bradley * Co. pay $1.30 en their five-
story brick building and $ l.r > 3 on contents.
The McCormlck company and the Pioneer
Implement company have five-s < tory buildings.
They pay St.10 en the buildings and $1.35 on
the decks" .
DM Molnes ; has no fireproof buildings ex
cept the state capltol , which \f \ not Insured ,
the policy of the state being to carry no In
surance. Hoto are the rates on ronic ot the
principal buildings : The Equitable Life buildIng -
Ing , eight stories , semi-fireproof , pays 60
cents : Youngernmn block , peven ftorlcs , no
tcgatil for flro protection In Its construction ,
$1.20 : Clapp block , plx rtorlep , similar con-
stiiictlcn , $1.20 ; Iowa Loan and Trust buildIng -
Ing , slMorlcii , Rime construction , $1 ; Van
Ulnkol block , nine stories and tower of five
Dtorles additional , no flreproofing , builder's
rlfk , $1.50.
The Dcsi Molnes newspapers am all located
In buildings that are styled fire traps. The
Reglslcr payp $1.CO. the Leader $1.33 and the
News $1.20.
In Sioux City the following rates are paid
on the two larget : buildings : Security. $1
on stock and $1.25 on contents ; Toy building ,
simo rate ; Journal building , extra hazardous ,
$1.35.
In Minneapolis the Phoenix building , a fire
proof structure. Is Insured at the rate of
25 cents per $100. The New York Life buildIng -
Ing , the Lumbar Exchange and the Guaranty
Loan buildings * aru Insured at rales running
from 35 to 40 cents.
Rates In St. Paul are very nearly the same
as In Minneapolis.
IN WESTERN CITIES.
West of the Missouri river In Usnvrr. Kan
sas City , Portland and San Francisco , it will
bo seen that rates ? are much lower than In
Onnlm.
In Denver the fireproof buildings , the
Brown Palace hotel and the Equ'table buildIng -
Ing , are Insured for 75 and CO cents , respcct-
Iv-pli- .
In St. Lculs the Globe-Democrat pays an
Insurance rate of 05 cents on Its building.
This Includes an additional 10 per cent , which
Is added on account of the fact that a numi-
f.icturlng jeweler Is located In the basement.
The rate on the New York Life building In
Kansas City would be G3 cents , but the own
ers get n better rate by Insuring In New
York. The rate paid on the American bank
building Is GO cents , and other buildings In
proportion.
The Portland Oregonlan , In a fireproof
office building , pays an Insurance rate ef 70
cents. Twenty cents extra Is charged be
cause a printing plant Is In the building. The
city hall , In the same city , Is Insured at
45 cents , and the public library building at
the same rate.
San Francisco Is a wooden city , yet the
Chronicle pays 25 cents on Its building , 40
cents on pres > scs , typs. etc. , 30 cents * on furnl-
turo and fixtures and 40 cents on dynamos ,
lamps , etc. This Is a cut rate , but the high
est rate ever charged on the building was 30
cents.
The Inquiry Instituted by The Bee was
chlsfly directed to ascertaining the relative
cost of Insurance on high class buildings , es
pecially on fireproof office buildings , occupied
by newspapers.
MCHOl.S STANDS ON HIS ItKiHTS.
1'rojioKen to Have Pay for Ice Alonn
the Shore.
A fight between the South Omaha Ice com
pany and a squatter , John Nichols , over an
Ice platform that the company erected upon
the river bank"tb "be"Us6a ln liarvo9ttnE"lc'c
Is In prospect. Nichols say that the land
911 which tha platform was built belongs to
him by squatter rights * . He objected to Its
erection union ? he received a rental. The
company refused to make any agreement and
Thursday erected the platform , despite the
protests of NlchoU.
Nichols appeared In police court yeiter-
day and had a warrant Issued for the arret't
of John Doe , general manager of the Ice
company , on the charge of trespass1. He
stated that he owned the property and would
compel the company to pay rental or force It
to remove Its platform.
Koiiiid AVIiere the Money Went.
Detectives Savage and Dempsey have In
ono sense of the word located the $45 which
was ptolen frcm a Cozad farmer named Feltz.
They have discovered that the money was
given to a colored man. Frank Stewart.
Stewart , however , Thursday barded a train
and Is supposed to have skipped cither to
Chicago or Sioux City.
Pearl Jones and Alice Smith , the two
women who were sus > pected of the theft ,
were arraigned yesterday on the charge
of being lewd women. They pleaded not
guilty and the trial was est for next Tues
day. It was found Impossible to prosecute
them for robbery , ns Fcltz was unable to
Identify them.
CoiuierM ( ilven Ninety lll > .
Yesterday John Connors , ono of the
assullante of Officer Rcntfrow , withdrew his
plea , of not guilty to the charge of assault
with Intent to do great bodily harm and
pleaded guilty to assault and battery. Police
Judge Gordon at once sentenced him to
ninety days In. the county Jail , the middle
ten of each thirty to be on bread and water.
This 19 the same sentence that Ted Powers
obtained for resisting Rcntfrow.
The police are of the opinion that they
have found the third member of the gang.
His name Is J. Murphy. A warrant hurf
been Issued for his arrest on the charge of
assault and buttery.
Mother nnd Children DeMllliire.
Mrs. Belle Tinker of 1213 Davenport rtreet
ban written a pathetic letter to the chief of
police. She states that she IB the mother
of four children , who nro absolutely without
any food and almost without clothing. She
Is s > lck In liixl and Is unable to provide tor
them. She EIIVH that she has heretofore
been "too proud" to ask for assistance , but
that the condition cf her little ones hasi com
pelled her to do so. "If a little something
could bo done for them until I am able to
work again , " she writes , "I would be BO
thankful. "
.Minor MiillerH In 1'ollee Court.
Muiy Butney , a girl about 16 years old , was
sent to the reform school for lncrrlKlblity. :
'
Frank Waak was arraigned yesterday
charged with stealing COO pounds of coal from
the Union Pacific. He pleaded not guilty Und
his trial was t > et for next week ,
S. Sonnenberg has > offered a reward of $250
for the recovery of the goods stolen from his
pawn shop at Cripple Creek. The property
was valued at $500 ( , and consisted almost
entirely of watchss.
The case of Frank Schmidt was nailed
also. Schmidt was charged with Bteallrie
Juilfi ) Fawcett's hone and huggyi whlnh he
drove over to Iowa , He was captured over
( hern und brought back , the rig being rs-
covered ,
The case of B. Worthing uan also nailed.
Worthing was charged with the fccductlon ,
under , promise of marriage , of Clara McKee -
Kee , a 17-year-old girl , but a settlement
was effected with the girl by Worthlng'K
attorneys.
The cases of William McVey arid Sam
Athcrton , charged with burglary , were nollctl
hy the county attorney. These boys were
charged In the same case with James Mul-
lut , v.'l.o was convicted of petit larceny In
Eteallni ; four sets * of pool balls.
Three peddlers , L. Hornstlne , J. Cohen and
J. Waxenberg , were arraigned before Judge
Cordon yesterday for raising a dlstuibr
ance at .Sixteenth and Dodge streets. Each
ono appeared to have been more or lft.8 bat
tered In a fight which eiibueJ. Hornstlne
pleaded guilty and WHS fined $5 and costs.
The others entered a i/lea of not guilty ,
Frank Fryron was fined $ C and coats. ' yuy-
ttrday for fighting with hlu alleged wife ,
Lulu Fry on. The two , both colored , en
gaged In a fistic encounter In Hamcat alley
Thursday afternoon and were fceparatcd by
Officer VanouB , who arrested both. The
woman said that 1'ryaon only tlapped her ,
but the blow drew blood. Fr > son tried to
how that she shied a brick at him , but could
Dot prove It , and the woman was dUcbartsed.
WASHINGTON IN THE SCHOOLS
Birthday of the Father of the Hepublia
Ccletmtcil.
EXERCISES AT MOST OF THE BUILDINGS
.Mneh Hone In theM > of Pntrlntlu
Oeeorntlon MIIIU * , 11 eel In 11 on *
l the Children Mlth j
Washington's birthday ls cno ot the occa
sions on which thu pupils' of the public
schools ) arn allowed to enjoy a brief relaxa
tion from the regular curriculum nnd dc-
vote an afternoon to the contemplation of
the special feature of the day. As the holi
day happens to arrive on Saturday this ,
year most of thu schools anticipated the oc
casion and their celebrations ot the mini-
\eisaty of Washington's birth were helJ
yesterday afternoon.
It ls > the misfortune of the teachers and
pupils alike that nonu of thu school buildIngs -
Ings nto provided with assembly looms In
which nil the pupils can be congreflnted for
a general celebration. As It In , each grade
Is compelled to ha\e n program of Its own *
and none of these can bo mndo so elaborate
as they might be It the energies of nil the
pupils and teachers could bo combined ,
Thu programs ) rendered In the various
schools yesterday were similar In char
acter , so that the vlsltcr > . > io paw the en
tertainment at one svbooi would be fairly
familiar with what occurred at thu others.
The higher grades' In each schcol furnished
somewhat more pretentious program , but not
the least IntercMtlng to the observer wcto
the exercises of the kindergarten and lower
grades.
At the High school there was a very In
teresting program given by the ninth nnd
tenth grides , the Inck of sulllcleiit room preventing -
venting the other grades from Joining. It
had been arranged that General O. 0. How
ard should deliver a brief address' to the-
pupils , but as the train which was bringing
the general to Omaha was fcvcral hour *
late ho did not arrive In time to be prccnU
The program was at follows :
FRESHMEN EXERCISES.
Composition Washington Mr. Llbbcy ; .
Violin Solo Mr. Woodnn ! ' -V
Recitation Washington Mr. .Manila
Vocal Duct..Misses Potter and McGunn.
Composition Lincoln Diar.chc lloxewntcr
Debate Resolved , That Lincoln WaH
n Gieater Man Than Washington , . . .
Affirmative , Frank Itowell ; negative , Otla
-Alvlson.
Recitation Orn Slitmrock
Piano Solo Corrlnne Paulson
SOPHOMORE EXERCISES.
Recitation Washington M IBM 1 Inlsllp
Recitation Miss liyles
Debate Resolved , That Washington
Was Greater Than Lincoln
Affirmative , Mr. Cutter , Miss McNuIrt
negative , Mr. Hairous , Miss Potter.
Piano Solo Mr. Irons.
Reading Washington Mls MeCiinc
Recitation Mr. Hlioles
Reading Washington Miss Reed
Piano Solo Mr. Cuscaden
RECEPTION AT LAKE. "
At the Lake school the celebration was.
made one of the most Important of the-
year and unusual care was taken In the pro
grams which were rendered In the various
rooms. The interior of the building was ap
propriately decorated with flags an ; ] bunt
ing and In ( he hall as well as In the various ,
rooms the work ot the pupils was displayed
.tfirriho benefit of the visiting parents ; . In the
hall was a miniature art gallery which con
tained over 100 specimens cf the drawings of
the pupils. Some of these wereT'especlally .
creditable. They were all drawn with no
better material than a common crayon , but
In several cases the result was surprising to
those who ate not acquainted with what can
be accomplished by the public school yystem
of drawing. Among the specimens was a
picture of a pair of worn out shoes In which
a very simple subject was made to Indicate *
a very high degree of artistic talent. Others
consisted of water sets , vases and similar
articles' , In many of which was displayed no
ordinary degree of skill.
Each of the 800 pupils of the school car-
iled home at noon a written Invitation to the
parents to be present during the afternoon ,
and FO many responded that the school house
was well filled before the hour for the exer
cises to begin. After the programs had been
icndeicd the parcnto and other visitors were
given a reception , which lasted until after 4
o'clock. The principal program at the Lake
school was the following :
America School
Song Eighth Grudo-
Birthday of Washington Selection
Margaret I'earman
Giinrtl Our Native Laid
Sixth and Seventh Gradest.
Independence Hull Mabel Betebcner
Debate Resolved , That WnHhlngtsn. . . .
IH 11 Greater Man Tlian Lincoln.
Affirmative , Alfred Howie. Negative , Dale
Mcrow.
The Soldiers' Chorus. ,
Debate Con tinned.-7"
Afllimatlve , James llllo. Negative , Ray
Gould.
Tbe American Flair. Juno Dennett
Vocal 8olo The King's ) Own
MlH.H 'Arnold ,
Audrcss Washington"
Mr. John L. Kennedy.
Violin Selection National Airs
Joseph , Jonufon ,
Accompanist Emily Warclmm.
Flag of the Free Eighth Grndo
Bnttlo Hymn of the Republic School
Wat.hlngton'8 Address to the Army. . . .
Pan' Robinson.
Vocal Solo Miss Marlon Turner
Piano Solo Gracu Km si I e
At the Farnam bchool Rev. S. Wrlghti
Butler addressed the pupil ? of the sixth ,
seventh and eighth grades. Thin was fol
lowed by a program consisting of slngltiK
"America , " and other patriot c .songs , Inter
spersed with appropriate quotations ) by the
pupllsi. Earlier In the day the eighth grad
devoted an hour to a debate on the qucs-tlon.
"Revived , That the Eighth Grade Should
Have Special Privileges. "
The grade was divided Into two rides hy
lot and each pupil was heard briefly. Today
the eccond and eighth grades accomplished a
feat that has ) been made an objective point
all winter. Each of these grades finished the
week with an attendance of 100 pupils each
day of the week.
PATRIOTIC IN THE EXTREME.
At the Long i chool there were several
piogramri , the man elaborate being that
given by the eighth grade. This was :
Reading Birth of Washington..Edna .Marsh
Maxims of Washington
Quoted by the Pupils
Sonp-Star-Spniiglcd Banner Heliool
Patriotic Thoughts ) Rend by the Olrln
Recitation For Liberty..Jeanetle Newlenn
Ileudlnif Our Flat ? May Kdholm
Hong Guunl the Flag Bchool I
This was followed by u representation of I
the "Continental Congress , " In which several
scenes from the deliberations of that body
were enacted by the boys In the form of a
dialogue.
The Long kindergarten also observed the
day by a brief program of exorcises , In whlcn
the small pupils took an enthusiastic part.
The work of the department during the wesk
had been devoted to the history of Washing
ton and all. the principal events of his life
had .been Impressed on the Infantile mlndx
In their dally play. Today each boy and
girl was given a ( lag arid a flag drill was a
feature of the program of the afternoon ,
Then they tung portions of "America , " "Star
Spangled Banner" and "Tramp , Tramp.
Tram ] ) , the Boys Are Marching , " and added
a number of Interesting exercises , In which
patriotism was the distinguishing feature.
The. Comenlud kindergarten has ulna
spent the week on "Washington work , " and
Its afternoon was spent In exercises vry
similar to.Uiosu which were given at the
other kindergartens. Short programs were
also given In the other rooms , after which
an elaborate flag drill was given In the mala
hall. The walls In all I lie rooms were
adorned with specimens of the work of the
pupils for the Inspection of their parents , ot
nhcm a large number attended tbe excrclstft.
Exercises vlmilar to thcie were given at
nearly t-vciy school In the city and In each
case a special effort WHS made to Induce the
parents to attend. Singing of patriotic ronu
was a feature In each cane and several of Hi *
esbays and recitations possHietd exception * '
merit.
