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THE OMAHA DAILY JJJBBt SATURDAY , MAHOII 21 , 18 0.
MOORE IS NOT A CANDIDATE
Lieutenant Governor Says He Docs Not
Seek Promotion *
OTHER LINCOLN ASPIRANTS REJOICE
MeClnr mid llotic-n , Who Arc . \flcr
( lie Ollleo of AtnlKor Sec n Clear
Way to I.'lKht Illicit
Other.
LINCOLN. March 20. ( Special. ) Lieuten
ant Governor It. n. Moore today called
on Mr. John II. McClay and Informed bin
that ho should not bo a candidate for gov
ernor of Nebraska. Mr. McClay Is n can
dldato for the olllce ot state auditor , anc
the iiR'umcd candidacy for governor of Mr
Moore was creating something ot n panic
In the ranks ot Mr. McClay's cupporters
The withdrawal of Moore lcu\cn the flgh
now squarely between McClay and City
Clerk John W. lion en.
Brad D. Slaughter , receiver of the Lin
coin street railway , Is out In a card to the
public today announcing the leUirn to the
old system ol "bob tall" cars. Ho lias con
eluded to adopt the fare box -Hyslpm , be
lieving that It will be moio satisfactory
to the public limn a reduction of the number
of cars. Motunncn will furnish transfers to
those desiring them the biune an hereto
fore. All of he former employes who are
thrown out by this change have Becurec
positions in St. Louis.
The Lincoln pollco force received word
today to look out for CJiorgo Mot. ! , formetly
of this city , who had broken Jail at Geneva
and wns now nt liberty. The Oonovn an
thurlUeH bclfevo lie will return to this vl
clnlty.
Auditor of Public Accounts Moore toda >
gave out the opinion from Attorney General
oral Churchill filed In the en no of the com
plaint ot the old Hue- Insurance companies
against the Frtrmors' Mutual Insurance rom
pat.y of Nebraska. It was anticipated by
The llco Bomo weuks ago. The case Is
nnw In the supreme court , but by | crmls
Blon of Auditor Moore the Farmers' Mutua
Is continuing business until the court passe :
upon the CMC. Attorney Gcneial Churchll
rests his adverse opinion on two points
Onu Is that the form of policy used docs
not limit the liability of the company as
provided by law to two-thirds of the actua
value of the property insured. The form
of policy iifccd should bo changed to Com
ply with kectlofU,3'lC2. statutes of 1S95
His second objection Is that In collcctlut ,
the advance fee of 1 per cent on the amount
Insured , the company does not insist on
cash payment. It destroys mutuality whei
nuu'iimn pays canh and another gives a
note. Mr. Churchill calls attention to the
fact that a lirgo surplus has accumulatec
In thu hands of the company. As It can
pay no dividend ho suggests that the ap
plication fee bo reduced. He does not hole
that these points Justify a forfeiture o
charter , but merely the withholding of the
auditor's certificate , pending their remedy.
The State Board of Irrigation today allowed -
' lowed the following claims for water : The
Groesbcck & Cannon canal , Dundy county
water from the Republican river ; the Cam
bridge & Arapuhoc canal , Furnas county
water from the Republican river ; the North
Gurnsey ditch , Chase county , water from
the Frenchman river.
Omaha people In Lincoln : At the Lln-
doll W. S. Ilclphrey , J. M. Richards , George
A. Day. At the Capital J. M. Casey. John
C. Dlngman , E. 13. Edwards. ' At the Lin
coln J. G. Sherman , S. C. Sample , R. M.
Jeffrey , C. W. Hicks , A. A. Whltlock. K.
B. Johnson , A. H. Comstock.
11AXIC IMIHSII1I3XT HOUND OVRH
J. C. AVIIIIniiiH of Illnc Springs Ilcforc
tliu Court nt Hfiitrlco.
BEATRICE , March 20. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Joel C. Williams , ex-president am !
cashier of the defunct Bank of Blue Springs
was given his preliminary hearing ; today
The first case was bef6ro Justice" Enlow
on the charge of falsifying llie 'books of
the bank with Intent to defraud. William ?
was bound over on this charge to the dis
trict court in the sum of $500. Two other
cases followed on the charge of receiving
deposits after ho knew the bank was in
solvent and on each ho was bound over in
the sum of $300. J. W. Rosborough ap
peared as bondfman. A fourth hearing was
before Justice Halo on the charge of pub
lishing. , a false statement of the condition
ot the bank In December , 1895 , and he was
bound over to the present term of the dis
trict court in the sum of $500. No witnesses
appeared for the defense. The state fur
nished all the evidence Introduced.
IlcntliH nt 11 liny lit NcIirnHkn.
RANDOLPH , Neb. , March 20. ( Special
Telegram. ) Mrs. Benjamin Wcntworth ,
mother of Mrs. Z. Boughn of this place ,
died this morning , after a short Illness.
She was 76 years old , n native of Ohio , and
was vldltlng hero with relatives , accompa
nied by her husband. The remains will be
taken Monday to Decatur , III. , their late
home , for interment.
NEBRASKA CITY , Neb. , March 20. ( Spe
cial. ) Michael Heng , an old soldier and one
of the wealthy pioneers of Otoo county , re-
aldlitg about eight miles southwest of the
city , died yesterday at his homo on the farm
.which he pro-cmpted In 1853.
Mrs. Logan Engart , aged C9 , the wife of
Captain Logan Engart , also an old settler ,
died yesterday.
ELM CREEK , Neb. , March 20. ( Special. )
Miss Maggie Oesttt , a young woman 18
years of age , died yesterday very suddenly
of heart disease.
InillniiN IlrculiliiK' Ui Mncli riroiiml.
LYONS , Neb , , Mnj-ch 20. ( Special. ) Par
ties who have been to Washington in the
interest of having 20,000 acres of the Farley
pasture broken up this spring and planted
to cropu say the Interior department will
order the land fanned. Thlu will bo a
great benefit to Lyons , Bancroft and Pender.
The reservations are gradually being Im
proved , and In a fuw years more what was
known as the Omaha and Wlnnebago reserva
tions will be all under cultivation. While
many think the Italians are doing llttlo In
the way of farming , a drive over tbo reserva
tion evinces the fact that they ore doing
far more than generally supposed ,
Iiiuilciiu-iit Dealer ArrtNti > cl.
HASTINGS , March 20. ( Special Telo-
gratn. ) Clarence 10. Holmes was placed un
der arrest last night on complaint of repre
sentatives of the Henny Buggy company ,
charged with obtaining goods under false
pretenses. His hearing was set for this
afternoon , but the defendant took a change
of venue. The arrest Is a result of the
failure of G. 13. Hoh.ica & Co. , implement
dealers , some time ago ,
SiMtnril Mt-iTlnmt ] < 'allx.
snWAUD , Neb. , March 20 , ( Special. ) A.
M. Smith & Co. , one of the largest and old
est grocery firms in the city , closed Its doora
yesterday , The stock Is In the hands of the
sheriff , and will remain so until all th
crodltcrs coiuu to some settlement. The
liabilities uro something over $1COO , and
the assets , fl,7GO.
Kariner'N InJnrlcN Trove Fatal.
FKUMONT , March 20. ( Special. ) Chris
Clirlatoplierson , who was Injured Saturday
by being thrown out of a wagon at Dlcrk's
lumber yard , died yesterday afternoon at
the Fremont hospital. Chrlstopherson was
of Danish descent , and resided on a form
near the city. He was about 35 years of
age , and leaves a wife and family of chil
dren. ,
ANNCHxorN .Mi'c't at Orel.
ORD , Neb. , March 20. ( Special. ) Tuesday"
afternoon the assessors were In nesslon for
the purpose of arranging a basis on which
to assess property , They decided to rate
nil property at one-fifth of its- cash value.
Kri'u Mlvur IK-lmtc at York.
YORK , Neb , , March 20. ( Special. ) A free
ellver debate occurred here Thursday night.
Clifford Miller , Phil Kennedy , II , L. Colin
end Grant Douglas engaged In the tpcech
milking. _
Farmer' " HeNlilenue DfMtroyeil.
UENNINOTON , Neb. , March 20. ( Special. )
* The residence of Michael Miller , two miles
nntth afd wie-hsU mile ivr-st of town , wns
lotilljr cle trcy d by flro nt noon today. The
fire cviglnMul from n defective chimney
Thp loss Wll probAbly reach $1,000 , partly
covi-rcJ by insurance.
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NpltraNkit > c\vn Notes.
Morris Chrlsman of Nebraska City was
thrown from a horse and dangerously in
Jurecl.
Co7.iul Is preparing to give Cftpta'n Jack
Crawford a generous reception when lie
vIMt there March 23.
S. R. Clark and Miss Kvn Arcndt of Elm
Creek have just announced their wedding
which took place In Denver , Colo. , last De
cembcr.
Union revival service * are In progress a
Ccirad undnr the direction of Rev. Mr. Hay
den of Kearney , anlsted by Rev. D , D
Korsytho of Cozad.
The North Loup icvlvitl meetings , begun
two weeks UNO nt the Baptist church by
Rev. Mr. Somvell nt lown , naslstcd by the
pastor , Rev. J. H Hurley , arc still In
progres ? .
Thoio was an auction sale at the J. 0
Smith ranch , E > ! X and a half mile.1 ; north
west of Fremont , Thursday , nf live stock
and farming Implements. Seventy-five heac
of hogs , forty head of cattle and other stocl
were sold. The prices obtained were belle
than at recent sales held In this vicinity
A large crowd of farmers wore present.
OIIIl\t.VC3 COMPA.WliS COMIIINK
ViMV Fm-lor.v of tlie Concern to III
l.oealcil n ( Bridgeport. Cciini.
PHILADELPHIA , March 12. Henry Cram
of Cramp & Sons , shipbuilders , announccc
officially today that all arrangements to
tlic amalgamation of the ordnance depart
uicnt of the works with other cxtcnstv
organizations have been completed , and tha
hereafter the various gun making concern
Interested will to known as the American
Ordnance company. The now company cm
braces the Cramps , or as the plant Is knowi
Olllclnlly , the Drlggs-Schroder Ordnanc
company , the Hotcnktss Gun company o
Providence , II , I. , and Hartford , Conn. , nnc
the American Projectile company of Lynn
MasA The president of the company I
General A. C. Ordway and the general su
perlntemlent is E. C. Parkhurst. The capl
tal Is $2,500,000 and the main offices wll
bo at Washington , with the works at Bridge
port , Conn. There will be a Paris ofllce
The now company will manufacture th
Holchklsa-Drlggs ordnance and Fletche
rapid-lire guns. The cannon and machln
guns to bo manufactured will be the Hotch
kiss revolving cannon , Hotchklss automat !
gun , Accles machine gun and Howell tor
pcdo.
IIA.VUOM T1I13 MASSACHUSETTS
.SimiilHli ( iiitlioat I3vli1eiitly TlioiiKli
War Hail Ileeii Doelareil.
WILMINGTON , Del. , March 20. Captain
Stosle of nn oyster schooner , now at Atlantic
City , told a story today of a one-sided en
counter oft the coast yesterday between a
Spanish gunboat and the American battle
ship Massachusetts. The captain said that
while in Atlantic City he heard the Spanish
gunboat waa lying off the coast in wait for
the Bermuda , which Is thought to have sailed
from Somcr's point yesterday with a Cuban
expedition. He resolved to see the meeting
If any occurred. The. captain said ho wen
out Irt his boat for about twenty miles
where he saw the Spanish boat with flags
flying. Shortly afterward the Masnchusetts
which had been lying near the capes await
ing favorable weather for her builder's trla
trip , hove In sight. According to tlio cap
tain the officers of the Spanish gunboat must
have thought war had been declared , for
Immediately after sighting the Massachusetts
she pulled down her flag and ran away.
Meanwhile the Massachusetts continued up
the coast at a clipping gait. The amusing
part of the story la that the Massachusetts
has nothing In the shape of armament
yet on board.
NO ( JONTKST WITH KAVO1UTK SONS
Itct'il KPI-IIH Out
Other I'eopIe'H Yariln.
PITTSBURG , March 20. In a letter to
Hon. Thomas B. Reed recently H. D. W.
English of this city elated that it was pro
posed by the republican county committee to
submit , the names of McKlnlcy and Quay to
the voters of Allegheny county , in order
that they might have a chance to show their
preference for presidential candidates , and
suggesting that as ho had many warm
friends In this county his "namo would be
submitted as well. This morning Mr. Eng
lish received the following reply :
WASHINGTON. D. C. , March 18. II. D.
W. English , Plttsburg My Dear Sir : I
have not the slightest desire to have my
name submitted In the way you suggest.
While I might have been glad of an op
portunity under other circumstances , under
the present I would not. In no state where
there Is n candidate have any friends ol
mine Intel ferecl with local wishes , nor wll
they with my consent. I am very much
obliged to you for the personal kindness
Involved In your suggestion and have ver >
pleasant memories of your previous kind
ness. Yours very truly. T. B. HEED.
CAI'TUIIKD MOI2S WITHOUT TKOUIILE
Mail Acunseil nt Sliootliii ; IIIx Wife
Given Illiiioelf U | > .
TIFFIN , O. , March 20. The house ! n which
John Mocs took refrgo last night after ho had
shot his wlfo and her sister was guardcJ
all night to prevent his escape , and this
morning showed no Indication of being occir-
pled , and the belief prevailed that the man
had killed his aged mother , who was In the
building with him , and then took his own
life. Sheriff Van Nest and a number of po
licemen left here this morning determined to
take Mocs dead or allvo.
Mrs. Moes and her sister are seriously
wounded , and the physicians pay both may
recover.
Moes is now In custody and will bo brought
to Tlllln late this afternoon. When he caw
the pos ! of pollco ho came from the house ,
throw down his arms and surrendered.
Stir AIIIOIIK Tolincvo Mnniifiictiircrii.
ST. LOUIS , March 20. The arrival hero of
Mr. Lewis Glnter of Allen & Glnter , tobacco
nists , and John Pope , vice president of the
American Tobacco company , produced a llttlo
stir among local tobacco manufacturers and
*
dealers today , but as they pnltlvely decline
to talk with newepaper men , nothing has yet
been learned of the purporo of their visit.
A rumor that they are hero to buy out the
two local cigarette factories Is met by posi
tive assertions of the owners that their fac
tories are not for sale. The most plau&Iblo
eas.n for the gentlemen's presence seems to
be that they are hero to enlarge what Is
mown hero as the Butler branch of the trust
and for the more vigorous prosecution of the
tobacco and cigarette war in the west.
. -e
Doutorn Have the HlKlit of Way.
CHICAGO , March 20. More than 100 phy-
Iclnns have called at the city clerk's office and
obtained permits under * an ordinance passed
> y the council giving them the right-of-way
n the streets. The new departure wcmu to
le popular with doctors , and every man who
called and obtained a permit and paid 50
cents for a llttlo badge with a red cross
ipon It , expressed himself as pleased with
ho plan. The ordinance Is known as the
ambulance ordinance and contains a pro-
Islon that the bearer of the badge shall
mve right of way for himself and hit ) vehicle
n the streets against all processions , per
sons , vehicles or animals when answering
professional calls.
Shot III n UiirniekM ( limrrel.
FORT SHUPir > AV III , , March 20. As the
result of n inlsj.iJerjtandlnsr at the break
fast table today , which It was agreed to settle
with gloves , Private Daniel M. Call and
'rlvate Allen , company A , Fifteenth United
States Infantry , are In the post hospital ,
vounded , It seems that Call got the better
of Allen In the little encounter and Allen
nade an excuse to go lo get a drink of
valor. Instead he went upstairs and got a
pistol and reluming , shot Call , the ball
ntcrlng near the groin. In attempting to
llsarm Allen the pistol was again discharged
and Allen was shot In the leg. Call will
irobably die , Allen's wound is not serious.
llnlileil ait American MlHtiloii.
J3AN FRANCISCP , March 20. The steam-
hip Peru brlnga news from China that the
American Presbyterian mission , 130 miles
outueast of Shanghai , was raided by a band
of robbers on February 7. Rev. Hufus II.
lent was uhot In the thigh and seriously cut
n the head. The robberd secured $300 from
ha mlGfiloa Bate and departed unmolested.
BOGUS BOND ISSUE FOUND
Dolt County Oallod Upon to Pay n
Swindler's Bill.
BOSTON BANK OWNS THE SECURITIES
llnteil Three Year * lleforc llic Ter
ritory Aliened ( Itntc
Them Was Or-
O'NEILL , Neb. , March 20. ( Special. ) Rvl
dcnce of somebody's crookedness ttirncil u |
In O'Neill a few days ago , In tlio shape o
a Holt county bond In the denomination o
$500. The Instrument was dated July 1
1S73 , nnJ purported to have boon tamed uncle
nn election held Juno 17 , 1873. It wa
signed by William Scoflclil , county clerk
and Charles Glasco , senior commissioner
The bond Is dated Holt City , Holt county
Neb. It was one of a series of fifty , and
was Itsued under the statute authorizing
bonds for court house purposes , etc. Boston -
ton parties liold the bonds , and sent this
one to a bank In this city for Inspsctlon
It Is n very fins plcso of work.
The bonds are fraudulent , as no such clec
t'on was ever held , nor were ( hero eve
any officials In this county of that name
The bonds are dated three years before the
county was organized. This county was no
organized until Juno 20 , 1870. When these
$25,000 of bogus bond ? were Issued this
county was unorganized territory. Attache *
to the bonds are coupons numbering fron
11 to 40. Each coupon Is for $25. There
are ten of the coupons torn off , and It I
supposed that some person has paid them , so
that the parties holding the bonds mlgh
think them uood.
SIAXUSCHIPTS OK IMUCnijUSS VAI.UI2
.Sonic of the Ilarext In tlic World Ar
In tli > Aitor I.llirury.
Thcro are | 200,000 worth of ancient mami
scripts In the Astor library , rays the Chau
tauquan , but the oldest cf there Is the Evan
gcllstcrlum , which la said to have been ex
prcssly executed for Charles tbe Bald , the
grandson of Charlemagne. Ho was a patrol
of the flno arts , and was especially fond o
embellished manuscripts. This rare am
precious manuscript Is written on
aware Is porsessed by our city. Is written 01
flno vellum and Is an oblong quart > of 40 (
pages. The first four pages have splcndlx
full-length miniatures of the four evangelists
profusely Illuminated with liquid gold am
emerald green , shaded with red and whiten
on an empurpled ground , the pictures cover
Ing the entire page.
St. Matthew Is represented as a bcardles
youth Inclined on a Iccturn , upon which
there lo a book with the first words of hi
gospel Inscribed on It. St. Mark Is repre
sented as bearded and sitting upright 01
a throne , holding In his left hand a closec
book with the first words of his gospel In
scrlbe.1 on Its back. On the third pace Is a
picture of St. Luke , looking more aged than
his companions. Ho Is shown with an Ink
horn In one hand , writing his gospels. St
John Is shown on a throne- holding an opei
scroll In his hand , upon which many word
are dlscernablo. The fifth page of this volume
umo contains the emblems of the four evan
gellots viz. , the four living creatures tha
the prophet Ezeklel beheld In n vision sur
rounding the throne of God. Matthew has
for his symbol a creature with a human
head , Mark the lion head. John the eagle
while Luke Is represented by the wlngec
bull-headed figure. The ninth page Is a mag
nificent specimen of Interlaced capitals pe
culiar to manuscripts of the Carlovlnglan
era. This highly Illuminated sheet forms the
title page of the book. It has only fifteen
letters , but a closer examination reveals the
marks for hidden letters. The words are
"Lcgondum per Annl Curricullum. "
Ono page of this precious volume Ic
equally emblazoned with brilliant gold ant
colors and has the word Domlnus Inscribed
on It. There are several other pages equally
embellished with multiplied Interlacing and
leafy shadow Ings. The services for the prin
cipal festivals are marvclously executed and
the seventeen pages for Easter are magnifi
cent. I can give no adequate description
ct this precious relic of the ancient art now
In New York. A comparison with modern
specimens shows that wo have but little ad
vanced over the monk artists of the ninth
century. Dr. Frederick Sandcrp , the vener
able librarian of the Astor library , justly
calls this manuscript "nn unrivaled beauty. '
This superb manuscript was secured some
fifteen years ago by the late Mr. Astor from
the famouD London bibliophile , Bernard
Quartrlch , who catalogued It In 1880 at $5,000
There are more costlr manuscripts In the
Astor library for Instance , the Antlphonalre
of Charles X , for which I am assured the
late J. J. Astor paid $10,000. But this old
manuscript of Charles the Bald has , as an
antique , no rival.
limits FoncEn IXTO LITIGATION.
Fair Children I'Im-oil In nil EniliaraN-
NIIRI'onltlon | ,
SAN FRANCISCO , March 20. In splto of
the efforts of the children of James G. Fair
to avoid contesting their father's will a
legal fight over the vast estate Is Imminent.
The children withdrew their opposition to
the trust will , believing that the trust
clause would bo declared Illegal by the supreme
premo court and all they desired thus at
tained. The heirs forgot the "pencil" or
"Craven" will , and the executor under
this will , Dr. Marc Livingston , secured at
torneys and obtained a decision that his
will , being dated three days later than the
trust will , should first be considered for
probate. The attorney appointed by the
court to protect the Interests of the minor
helm , Including Herman Oelrichs , jr. , op
poses Livingston's petition for probate and
a Jury has been summoned to pass upon the
"pencil" will. The Fair children nro now
In a peculiar prcdlcameut. At ono time
they took steps to support the "pencil" will ,
until the superior court's decision against
the trust clause. Now they join the ox
ccutors under the trust will In declaring
the "pencil" will a forgery.
A MOUNTAIN OP ASIIICS.
Unlit to Vary I IIP Seeiiery In the.
SiibnrliH of Iielpnlo.
The city of Lolpslc Is situated in a plain ,
which Is rather uninteresting- account of
ts monotony. In order to bring a little"
change Into the landscape the city council
IBS for a long time past ordered the deposit
of ashes and refuse from the city at one
certain point , which , in the course of time ,
has risen some 120 feet or more above the
surrounding country. This ash pile , which
n the mouth of the people has received the
euphonious name of "Ash mountain , " or
after the name of the burgomaster , "Mont
Georgl , " Is situated outside the city limits
proper , In a suburb called Roscnthal , or
'Valley of Roses , " probably because onions
and other vegetables are raised there In
quantity by truck farmers. This ash hill
will now bo covered with vegetation at the
expense of Lclpslc , the city council having
appropriated 10,000 marks for that purpose.
They are so proud of the mountain which
hey have built with ashes and patience that
hey will erect on the top a tower , the view
rom which Is even now being spoken of as
the great coming attraction of Lolpslc.
DeatliM fif a liny.
ST. PAUL. March 20. Albert 8. Ynncy ,
raveling passenger agent of the Chicago ,
Burlington & Northern , died this morning
after a long Illness , or cirrhosis.
KANSAS CITY , March 20. Ex-Chlef of
ollco Thomss M , Speers died at his home
icro at noon toiay of heart disease , aged
> 9 years. Deceased had been chief of pollco
of Kansas City for thirty-two years , and wan
relieved from ofllco a year ago by Governor
3t"ne after a most eventful career. In his
line ha had perhaps brought more criminals
a juutlco than any other man hi the weal.
Samuel IMIniNoll Serloimly III.
LONDON , March 20. Mr , Samuel PlIrnBoll
s seriously 111. Ho IB the originator of the
amous "Pllmsoll mark" to prevent the over-
cud Ing of ships , was formerly a member of
'arllamcnt , and at one timer president of the
National Sailors' aril Firemen's Union of
Great Britain and Ireland. Mr. Plimwll also
vrote "Our Seamen , " and "Cattleshlps. " Ho
was born in 1821 , He went into Parliament
cr the exprem purpose of helping the Bailors'
aueo , and wa instrumental in bringing about
he paisace of joveral amooJuieuU to the
hipping laws.
civil , siiivicn unroini iucoiu : > .
Mpniher of thr Co in in , I in * I pa
the 1'roKrenH off tliJ * \ car.
BOSTON , March 20.
Reform club held Its annuaj. mcct.n * this
evening. The principal ndurftss was made
by Hon. WIH'am 0. Rice of the Clv.l Service
commission , Ho fpoko on..lh < j"Recent | Rec
ord of National Civil SortltotiRcform , " and
said , In Dart : i
It la n gratification to renew tonlclit that
agreeable acquaintance begun In \ \ ashing-
ton with your delegates to Hie recent meetIng -
Ing of the National CIvM Service Iloform
league. The emphasis of Wliit I shall pay
tonight will be upon the ttitctUnl sides of
the national civil service raw4 , and I shall
touch only Incidentally upon Its theory.
Never since the enactment- that law
has there b on so willing 'and exact nn
observance of Its letter nnu spirit as today.
I have ? not snfllclent time to" 'enumerate all
that has been done of thU character. It
will be enough to call attention to some of
the thlnis accomplished since May 13 , 1S93 ,
the date of the organization of the present
commission. The president established ,
upon the request of the pscrotnry of state ,
In September lait , examinations for cer
tain grades of our consular service , n claps
of appointments over which the Civil ServIce -
Ice commission has no Jurisdiction.
Tlio secretary of the navy has not or.ly
confirmed but enlarged the- scope of the
registration of laborers so beneficially Inau
gurated by his predecessor , Hon. IJ. F.
Tracy , and has expressed his desire that
In Fome way this registration should obtain
thp protection of the civil service rules.
The secretary of the Interior has formu
lated promotion regulations based purely
upon recorded merit , and 1ms promulgated
and enforced the rule Unit any outsldo
Influence for the promotion of any clerk
shall be noted to the discredit of that clerk
a step decidedly further than the law
allow * the Civil Service commission to BO
In the department of the secretary of ng
rlcullurc the appointee as nsslstnnt . ucrc
tary was a graduate In agricultural chcm
letry of a German university ; had been let
years director of agricultural cxpcrlinen
stations In this country and eight yo.u
president of a plate unlvoislty. He wu
not a candidate for the position , ami tber
was not a testimonial or le'ter In Washing
toti endorsing him when his nnmtnatloi
was transmitted to the senate. The olllr
of chief of the weather bureau , In th
same department , was tilled by the promo
tlon of a professor In the weather bun-nil
I ask you to look now from these bos
evidences of belief In the principles of civ !
service reform to the work actually slgncc
and sealed by presidential orders , anc
the record hero Is still more gratifying
Again , necessarily , 1 can touch only upo :
the more notable acts and Inclusions" . It I
to be borne In mind also Hint I am taking
up things that have been chlelly done sine
May 13 , 1SKV less than a year ago th
date when the present commission cam" Into
existence. On August 1 , 1SS. > , the govern
merit printingolllce , comprising nearly 3 ( KX
positions , was brought Into the clnsslllei
competitive service. At the request of th
public printer not a single position thcrelt
was pxcopted from competitive examination
Another Imp rtant Inclusion was that o
engineers and assistant engineers In the. departments
partments at Washington. Another Inclu
slon was that of stock examiners and tug
pers In the Department of Agriculture.
Still another and perhaps more notabl.
Inclusion than any heretofore cnumcratoc
In Its posslb'e scope and benefit to the gov
eminent Is the postal rule applied by tin
president November , 1893 , relating to con
sollclatlon of postolllces. Uy means of tlili
order the postmaster and umplojes of tin
olllce amalgamated with another can bi
brought within the classified civil service.
Finally and perhaps most Important o
the work clone since the present cvmimls
slon wai constituted Is tlic codification o ;
the civil service rules.
I have thus far considered some of the
things actually accomplished In the Imme
diate past , and I now turn. to look at the
future. The chief danger from wlthou
seems that of preference schemes , wnlcl
tend certainly to destroy the com-
pptltlvo features of tho' system. Deslr.-
nblo candidates will not compete for place
where demonstrated .merit assuredly wll
not obtain the palm. < I.et 'appreciation ol
the soldier's service be- dhow n , but let It
be clone openly and not , j irouqh Indirec
tion. Pensions , to1 whatever extent , are
cheaper than obstruction to the merit sys
tem l' t
The chief danger from within Is that of
combinations of emp'OKpn.1 for selfish ends
perhaps for greater pay or for shortei
hours of labor. Let all .proper adjustment
of Inequalities In pay or hour. ? of labor be
made , but let each man iln the civil serv
ice stand upon his Individual merit. Ho
entered the service thrbUgn that Indivldua
merit : he Is to be advanced through Indi
vidual merit ; let him have determination
now to stand upon such merit.
In closing1 I shall touor/'brlflly upon gome
of the reforms yet to rbciimadq In the na
tional service. There $ tit : remain at leasl
four Meld * to which trie-morn' ' system shduld
extend. These arer Fourth1 class postmas
ters government laborers ? , employes of the
judicial branch and employes In the legis
lative branch of the government.
NAMES.
InillniiH Fonil or TackltiK
CoKiiomeiiN to Their Own.
There isn't a great deal of funny-reading
In the Blue Book , which tells all about what
everybody gets who works for Uncle Sam , be
his or her station what it may , but there is a
little. Perhaps It seems funnier than It
really Is on account of Its environments , says
the New York Press , but It does seem a
trifle ridiculous to read In a dry-as-dust
chronicle of "Where born , Where appointed
from , Where employed , Salary , " the name of
'Grover Yellow Boy. "
This distinguished namcake of the presi
dent Is drawing wages from Uncle Sam and
has to sign the pay roll or did last year , at
any rate along with another Indian police
man named Grover Mountain Sheep.
Political names are not common , but they
do get on the rolls. Witness , Hoke Red
Thunder. That Is a direct bid for sympathy
from tbo great and good secretary of the In
terior.
Most of the flrst names are Anglo-Saxon ,
and they are to the true names of the Indians
aa a plug hat upn Apollo Belvldere. Dis
mounts Thrice IB ono man's namo. That tells
a utory of how when n little boy came Into
the world , and with the flrst thin , sharp
squall ho uttered gottinc the new-found nlr
out of hlo lungs to get more In , and so keep
up this process by day and night until the
world ended for him , the father stepped out
of the tepee and he saw a man get off his
hsrso three times. Ono wonders what was
up. Was ho thrown off ? What was ho about ,
anyhow ? That was what went Into the mlncl
of this man's father. Ho wondered at It and
so named the child for the first tiling ho saw.
But how It cheapens all to tack on before
.ho name the handle of "William. " Henry
Look for Horses Is another such name. So
s Ivan Star Cornea Out. Where got ho that
Ivan ? So Is James Clinches and John Crazy
3og. But what Is William Walks Under
Iround ? A mole ? How came Gcoffry Chips
) y his first name ? And what eastern man
will think of chips as anything else than
vhat an ax would cut from a piece of wood ?
Plainsmen will cmllo a llttlo at that notion ,
Brian Poor Thunder ! That tells of a storm
muttering In the west when this boy was
jorrf , and the father thought the rumble a
amo affair. There are plenty of men named
vlghtfoot , and cue man calls himself James
C , Lightning.
Some day If they don't all dlo off these
names once fixed will be aftxlionorable as that
of the man who once Ictipt' hogs and whose
lercendants now are ralhcVproud that their
name Is Howard , or Htfg-"Ward , to get down
o the bones of the thlnBv < < <
TUX DAA'S TO W Llf TO CANADA.
. . {
' nnllc'xx Riiultlvc ( > rante < I Tcinpo-
rnry Immunity. , from Arrow ! .
CHICAGO , March 20" Sydney A. Slocum
ias ten clays In which' ' ttV'walk to Canada ,
io started last plght , Arid 'carried nlth him
a certified copy of ah order from Judge
rosscup of the federal cburt , giving him
mmunlty from arrest. The man lo safe from
ho law for ton days. A
Slocum was a refugee Inj Canada. He was
vanted here , but his offunso was not ex-
radltablo , so bis bondsmen1 resorted to strat
egy , got him across the line , arrested him ,
urned him over to the federal authorities
nd were discharged of their bond ,
Slocum applied for a writ of habeas corpus
nd Judge Grosicup heard the case yeeter-
ay. Ho held that the man had been un-
airly dealt with , Inasmuch as ho had beer
xtradlted on ono charge and then arrested
n another. Ho must be given a reasonable
line , the judge said , In which to return to
ho country from which ho was extradited.
Then came the remarkable order and the
edestrlanltmt clause. Slocum said he bad
10 money , and probably would have to nulk
ack to Canada , BO he anked for some order
bowing he had a reasonable tlmo In which
o walk the distance. So the court gave him
en days , and also set aside the release of
be bondamcu ,
Slocum's alleged offense wag committed
wo years ago In PeorU , 111.
Col. B , M , Littler Recommends That Best of Remedies ,
Faille's ' Celery Compounil ,
For ten years secretary of the National
Butter and Egg association , and since 1SS2
secretary of the Chicago Produce exchange.
Col. Robert M. Littler has been In constant
demand as a bureau of Information by cor
respondents who recognize Chicago as the
commercial center of the country.
When su'cli people as Col. Littler , State
Trcas. Colvlu of New York , Mocljeskn , the
actress , ex-Mlnlstor to Austria John M.
FKjncIs and hosts of other equally responsi
ble persons volunteer testimonials as to the
wonderful virtue of Palno's celery compound ,
no sick or suffering person can wlti | any
show of reason hesitate to make use of the
great remedy that has made so many people'
well. Col. Littler says :
"I have used with great benefit several
bottles of Paine's celery conyiound and I
have recommended It to my friends. It is
a wonderful spring remedy. "
WILL SETTLE AN OLD DISPUTE
Stockmen and Handlers of Wyoming Inter
ested in Land Selections.
LARGE QUANTITY TO BE SET APART
State' * Iiitcrent In the Rovcrniiicnt
GrantH Will AKKrifKute Over
One IlmulriMl Tlio in nncl >
AureH.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , March 20. ( Special. )
The Wyoming State Board of Land Con
trol , consisting of the state engineer and
: ho district wcter commissioners , has been
n session hero during the present week ,
and the greater portion of the besslon has
jcen devoted to the consideration of the
selection of land for the use of the state
'rom the various grants of government
and made to the state by the act of acl-
nlsslon and other acts of congress. Ap
plications have been made to the board by
a number of stockmen and ranchers , ask-
ng that selections of lands aggregating
.00,000 acres bo made , the applicants agrce-
ng to pay from 2' to C cents on acre a
rear for a term of five years on the lands
bus selected. The majority of the appli
cants offer but 2 % cents an acre rental ,
and the state board has for several days
Istencd to arguments of the attorneys of
hcse parties , advocating that all of the
ands applied for be selected and at a mil-
orm rental of 2J4 cents. They contend , that
his policy. If adopted , would result In the
state leasing nearly ail of its land , amount-
ng to over 4,000,000 acres , and thus pro-
luclng a large , revenue for state Instltu-
lens , and that the opportunity to lease
ands at low rental would servo to stop
ho conflict for the open range which is
constantly In progress between sheepmen
and cattlemen.
On tbo other side ( hero Is a vigorous
contention against the policy of the cclcc-
lon of grazing lands by the state and a
Icmand that the board select agricultural
ands , which can be leased at higher rental
ban grazing lands and can be sold at prices
vlilch will bring In considerable money
o the state.
Although no decision In the matter has
> een reached by the board , it Is probable
hat it will make a selection of all the
ands applied for , but will place a uniform
ate of rental of five cenls an acre a year
n all of them. The matter IB exciting great
ntcrcst all over the state , and the decl-
lon of the board Is anxiously awaited.
MAY IIAVH CI.nAHEU A MYSTIJUY.
IntercNtlnK .Story Clreiilnteil nt Oh < . > -
emie ConuernliiK n MfHHliiK .Man.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , March 20. ( Special. )
An interesting story Is being circulated
lore In connection with the approaching trial
of E. B. Crocker , tlio Evanoton ttoclunun
charged with the murder of his partner ,
larvey Booth. Crocker has for ycaru been
under the suspicion of having been Instru-
nenlal in doing away with a former partner
of the firm of Boolh & Crocker , William
/rawford , who mysteriously disappeared In
January , 1S83 , and of whom no trace has
Inco been found. These suspicions , whlu-
lered quietly for a number of years , became
ouUnoken charges after Crocker's arrest and
conviction for the murder of his second
partner , Harvey Booth , and very many HUB-
> lclou circumstances connected with Craw-
ord'u disappearance have tended to fasten
ho crime upon Crocker , It ts now reported
hat a man named Arthur Laycock has ar-
Ived In Ogden and claims to have eeen
Crawford allvo and well during the past
'ear. Ho says Crawford If living at the
own of Fait view , BrllUh Columbia , twelve
miles from tha line , and that he Is In the
cuttle , business. The plqcc la described an
an Ideal ono for a man to hide la from the
Go to the nuslcst lawyer , editor or business
man of your acquaintance who has taken
Palno's celery compound. There are hosts of
such piofesslonal men In every city who
would hardly spare you a moment's time
for slrlclly business matters. Ask one of
them In his busiest hour whether he can
recommend Paine's celery compound , and ton
chances to one he'll say : "Sit down. No
matter about my being busy ; always glad to
pralso Paine's celery compound. "
That Is the feeling among people who
have been made strong and well by Paine's
celery compound. They never feel happier
than when they can persuade come man or
wcman who Is out of health to try Paine's
celery compound. Next to doing good to
one's self , there Is a delight In doing good
for others. There Is no more enthusiastic
body of Intelligent men 'and women through
out the country than the great army of those
who have recovered health by the use of
Paine's celery compound.
world , as It Is 150 miles from a railroad and
out of the way of travel. Laycock's story Is
said to bo corroborated by a man named R.
B. Mlllard , living nt Ogden , who says he
saw Crawford nt Falrvlew last summer and
spoke to him. It Is probable that both the
defense and prosecution In the case of the
State against Crocker will Investigate the
claims of Laycock and Mlllard In order to
learn If there Is anything in them or not.
Illnelc IIHlH NoteN.
WHITEWOOO , S. D. , March 20. M. P.
Halnes and associates , after spending con
siderable time and money investigating the
gypsum deposits nesr here , have contracted
for the erection of a largo Etucco mill and
expect to have It in operation Inside of
ninety days.
RAPID CITY , S. D. . March 20. The strides
that the School of Mines hero has made this
year nro quite wonderful. There are now
forty-two scholaro In attendance and nearly
all of them are mining men. The dean , Dr.
V. T. M'GlllIcuddy , has made the school an
authority In tlilf ) district , its professor being
very frequently called1 upon to examine
mines for eastern people.
HOT SPRINGS. S. D. , March 20. There
are now 19 ( ! "old soldiers" on the rolls at
the Soldiers' Homo hero. On an average 10
per cent of the Inmates of these Institutions
In the" United States are on the sick Hat.
Hero there Is only ono to fourteen , In face
of 4he fact thut many come here nllllctcd
with diseases that are benefited by the water ,
STURGIS , S. D. , March 20. During the
republican convention held hero to name
delegates to St. Louis , a resolution favoring
C. C. Polk for alternate delegate to St.
Louis was adopted. When this resolution
was sent up to bo read there was with It a
resolution pledging the support of the con
vention to Senator Pottigrew. They fell
Into 'tho hands of an antl-Peltlgrow man ,
who Immediately upon the adoption of the
Polk resolution , moved an adjournment slno
die , which was carried before the Pettlgrew
men , who were In the majority , knew
"where they were at , "
ConnllcN Supplying Seed Grain.
CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , March 20. ( Spe
cial. ) The authorities of a number of coun
ties are engaged In Issuing seed grain to
farmers who apply for It. In Douglas county
over 1,300 bushels have already been issued ,
County Commissioner Simpson , who is super
intending the delivery , wao Instructed to in
vestigate the amount of grain threshed by
each of clghty-flvo delinquents who foiled to
pay for the grain Issued to them by the
county last year. It was ascertained that
ono farmer who failed to pay raised 1,400
bushels of grain last ceaeon , and several
others almost au much.
Defeating Hie Hallroail
CHAMBERLAIN , S. D. , March 20.
( Special. ) Lulher Solomon , an eccentric old
iran from Missouri , passsd through here on
foot , carrying his bed on his back. Ho was
on his way to the Bllck Hills , where ho may
decide to search for a gold mine. Ho stated
that In hlu ycimger days ho was on friendly
terms with the railroads , but that ho bad
now withdrawn his support from them com-
plelely , and that ho has made the long arvl
perilous trip overland to this country largely
for the purpooo of beating the lullroad com
panies out ot a faro ,
Itecovereil Stolen
DBADWOOD , S. D , , March 20. ( Special
Telegram. ) An important suit waa decided
In tbo circuit court today. The Horwslioo
Mining company recovered from the estate
of Wllmot G , While $42,600. While , who
had been employed by the company as Its
local representative and superintendent liacl ,
it was proven , by a t > ystem of frauds ex
tending through a number of years , robbed
the company of that amount.
AVell for YiiiiUton
CHAMBERLAIN , S. I ) . , March 20. ( Spe-
clal. ) The government ha contracted for a
elx-lr.ch artesian well at Yanklon Indian
agency , work to begin April 1 ,
Want CoiiOiiiUiiry lllhlu Hcn < llnur ,
CHICAGO , March 20. The Woman's Edu
cational union has adopted a memorial , which
Thu vast majority of diseases that end
disastrously might bo quickly and pcrma-
nently cured If sick persons could only bo In-
ducccl lo take Paino's celery compound. If
women , burdened beyond their strength with
household cares , would only take Palne'a
celery compound when they feel that dispir
ited , enervated condition coming on , they
would escape the martyrdom of backache ,
headache , disordered liver and heart trouble.
Instead ot bring thin , nervous and unhappy
they would experience the Joy of perfect
health , sound digestion and quiet nerves.
Paine's celery compound is just the remedy
ntcded by women who are In continual ill-
health and spirits , seemingly well .one day
and almost sick abed the next. Their trouble )
lies plainly In the want of good rich blood ,
and plenty of It , and In the consequent fam
ished state of their nerves. Palno's celery
compound should be taken without delay. 1C
will restore the health and stop every ten
dency toward a debllltatoJ condition.
will be presented to the Board of Education ,
asking { or the compulsory reading of blblo
lessons In public schools. A copy of the
memorial will also bo sent to every church
and religious organization In tbo city for
signatures.
LEIJ ApnOUIII.I2 EXISTENCE.
Ednnril Everett Hale'n I'oIlHh I'roteflCe
ArreHteil for Crime.
NEW YORK , March 20. A special to the
World from Boston says : Edward Everett
Hale's protege , Charles St. Zelekl , a youne (
Polo of brilliant attainments , wBio has wealthy
relatives In New York , was arrested last night
as he was leaving the pawnshop of Lewis
Einstein , where he went to dispose of silver
ware stolen from a Back bay residence.
Hii recent llfo has been that of a veritable.
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. While the noted
editor of the Commonwealth has been be
friending him and publishing In that
magazine signed book reviews from his pen ,
St , Zolekl has , according lo his own con
fession , burglarized fifty liouses and flats In
Back bay. For the past two months these
crimes have puzzled the policeSt. . Zelekl
has stolen thouoands of dollars worth of
silverware , watches and clothing and oven
his room mate , who has ben on Intlmato
terms with him for a year , did not suspect
what St. Zelekl was doing. He had no vices ,
and spent his evenings at home. He was
prudent and eminently respectable In appear
ance. _
Shot HIM Wife anil Her Sinter.
TIFFIN , O. , March 20. The village of New
Rlcel Is In Intense- excitement over nn awful
tragedy , which will result in two deaths.
John Moes , a wealthy brick manufacturer ,
shot and fatally wounded his divorced wife
and her olsler , Miss Katie Smith. Mrs. Mocs
secured a divorce from her husband last Tues
day and he went to her house last night and
demanded that she coino back and live with
him. The ! she refused lo do , wliereupon ha
shot her three times and Miss Smith twice.
Two Burgeons were summoned from this city1.
Macs defies llie village marshal to arrest him
and further troubld Is expected.
Alienated n Wlfe'H AfTeetloiiM.
CHICAGO , March 20. Frank A. Magowan ,
the millionaire ex-jnayor of Trenton , N , J. ,
has been arrested on a capias uwcrn out by
J. A , Barnes of Iridlenapolls , who IB suing
Magowan for $100,000 for alienation ot hla
wife's affections. The nature of the milt has
been repeatedly published. Magowan was
hold In $25,000 ball , which ho Immediately
gave and was released ,
TM'en < y-Oiit > YenrH for Murder.
TOI'EKA , Kan , , March 20. David Coulter ,
who slict and killed
15-year-old Edward
Illston near this city last October , was today
sentenced by Judge Hazcn to twenty-ona
years In the penitentiary. Coulter Is but 18
years old. Ho killed young Illston to gain
possession of a team which the boy was
driving along a country road.
H ( 'lf'M Cj'cle Show.
KANSAS CITY , March 20. Hundreds cf
\\licels , .of almost every make and Including
many specimens which were exhibited at the
Chicago and Now York t'lioww , are being dis
played nt Kansas City's first annual cycle
khow , which hau opened auspiciously. Tha
eliow will last for thrco dayu and IB to bo
made an annual affair ,
Ilnrltiin Itlver IH SiiliNlillnir.
BOUND BROOK , N. J. , March 20. The
Harltun river at Bound Irook ) , which began
to rlno early last evening , causing the real-
UcntH to fear another flood , such ae they ex
perienced eoveral weeks ago , In uubsldlnij
today , and the danger appearu to have passed.
When Baby was sick , wo gave her Castorla.
When Bliu was a Child , fcho cried for Castorla.
When t > ho became Jilts , bho clung to Castorta ,
When fcho bad Children , the jjavo them CostorU ,