NEW REVENUE REFORM PLAS
Proposal to Lot Railroads Pay All thi
State Taxes.
COUNTIES TO SHIFT FOR THEMSELVEJ
Henry Wallace Proponeo ( Ho AVHJ
ivllh ( ln > Iiilfi-ciiiinty .StmiKKlu
for it l.mv Valuation ( u
Avoid Stnlc TII.XC-H.
DES MOINES. In. , Jan. 10. ( Spcclal.- )
Henry Wallace , editor of Wallace's Farmci
and ono of the most widely known men In
Iowa , has proposed a now scliemo of revenue
reform which Is attracting wide attention. .
Ha would have the railroads pay all the
Btato taxes and then let the counties assess
their property as they saw fit.
The plan was proposed first In a spcccli
before the DCS Molnes Commercial exchange ,
and has attracted the attention of legislat
ors and lawyers , who are giving It consid
eration. Ho proposes that the state tain
all the taxes from the railroads and tele
graph companies , and that It have no olhei
aourco of revenue. He shows that these al
present pay enough taxes to support the
Btato government and all state Institutions ,
but that under tbo present system eacli
county gets a share of thu railroad tax
proportioned to Its railroad milage. The stall
government levies the taxes on railroads
but the countlca got nearly all of them. He
would deprive thu counties entirely of thuli
almio and cover the whole amount Into the
Btato treasury.
In explanation of the proposal ho showe
that under the present system each countj
makes Its assessment as low as possible Ir
order to avoid the greatest possible proportion
tion of the state tax. The counties have ;
been running n race for many years to gel
their assessments ns low as possible , and
they have the average valuation of Iowa
land down to $ S an acre , although the pres
ent law supposes a cash valuation. Not only
this , but the assessment Is so Inequitable
that a farm In ono county has been as
sessed twice as high as another of equal
value , across a county llnu and adjoining ,
A horse In ono Iowa county averages 125
per cent ns much value as In some other
counties. All thcso Inequalities result from
trying to dodge state taxes , Mr. Wallace
maintain ! ! . Ills plan Is to let thu state live
off the railroads and the counties shift for
themselves. Then If they like a low valua
tion , with nominally high taxes to frighten
away Investors nnd enterprises , they arc
welcome to It. Ho s.iys his plan would
soon bring about a cash valuation system. .
and would also bring personal property ,
now almost untaxcd , and moneys and cred
its , which likewise cscapo their share ol
public burdens , out of hiding. Thu plan I.1
expected to be embodied In a bill before the
coming legislature.
CO.MIXO SfKIMtARIST COXVU.VTIO.V
M < < < * III DI-M Mollies al ( hi
Kml of ThN Month.
DES MOINES , la. . Jan. 10. ( Spcclal.- )
The convention of the American Natlona
Woman Suffrage association will bo hch
here January 2G to 30 , Inclusive. This Is thi
association which was formed a few yean
ago by a consolidation of the American , atnl
National Suffrage associations. The natlona !
had for many years met In Washington , Ir
the yeans of the long session of congress
the American had held Its convention ! ; It
various cHlcs. When the consolidation W (
effected , In 1SS9 , the- plan of meeting li
Washington was adopted ; but latterly tin
meetings have been held In other cities. Nc
meeting has been held farther west thai
Atlanta , whcro last year's convention ww
held.
Iowa secured this year's convention , be
cause U had been one Of the leading utatci
In the' suffrage movement , and among west
crn states Is leader. All the pronilucm
women In the suffrage -work will bu here. In
cluding Sunan B. Anthony , Carrie Lane Chap
man Call , Mrs. Rachel Foster Avery , Rev
Anna B. Shaw , Laura B. Clay , EllzabctI
Yates. probably Frances Wlllard , and man )
others. The delegates by states are proportioned
tioned to the membership In suffrage organ
izations ,
The sessions will bo held In the Centra !
Christian church , where the woman of the
local suffrage organizations will servo luncl
and dinner each day. The people of Dei
Molnes are required to provide cntcrtalnmenl
for all the- delegates , nnd liavu already prof
fered more than will bo needed , nlthougl
fully 300 delogalca are expected. There will
probably bo 200 Iowa women In attendance ,
and a total attendance of SOO la anticipated.
The program has not been completed , bill
will Include addresses by Governor D.'ake
Suaan B. Anthony. Mrs. Call , Harriett Tay
lor Upton. Anna B. Shaw. Mrs. Avcry ami
the presidents of a number of the otato or
ganizations.
GUAM ) JU1IY FAILS TO 1M1ICT.
I'lirNoii Who Shot n DrtintvlNt AllinviMl
( o Ill-main Fi-cr.
CHEROKEE , la. , Jan. 10. ( Special. ) The
grand Jury failed to return an Indictment
against Rev. Mr. Benedict for the ahootlng
of Harry Mewhlrter at Larrabce , the 9th ol
last November. Mowhirter was conducting
a drug bunlncEs at that time , and the trouble
that led up to the shooting was caused by
the preacher swearing out a warrant and
having Mewhlrter's place searched for
liquors. Several days after the ocarch was
made , the mlnlater and Mewhirter met In
the Review olllco at Larrabee , and engaged
In conversation. During the talk Mewhirter
Htruck the preacher on the head with his
flat , knocking him to the floor. The editor
Interfered , nnd the wrangle was stopped.
The minister went home and procured a
revolver. As ho was passing the drug store
that evening on his way to the postolllcc
he again met Mowhirter , who. It Is oald.
again assaulted the minister , whereupon Mr.
Benedict drew the revolver and shot , the
ball taking effect near tho- heart , passing
Into the left lung.
The minister was at once arrested and
bonds were qulckl ) furnished. The result
of the grand Jury's Investigation will bo
received with surprise by a great many , al
though It will give general satisfaction.
Mowhlrter's wound still troubles him. and
It Is thought that hn will have to undergo
a painful operation and have the ball ex-
traded before ho can obtain any comfort.
OAT.MKAI , MI-J.V FICIIT TII13 TUUST.
Small 1'i-iiiliii-frH l\.jir ( lint 'I'lii-y Will
llt KorriMl ( o Clone I > H.
DES MOINES. la. , Jan. 10. ( Special. )
The Binnll producers of oatmeal In Iowa are
looking for another fight with the trust.
There will bo a meeting of the trust In
Chicago January 12 , and all the largo pro
ducers In the slate who are members of
the organization will bo present. The
smaller ones who nrn not on the Inside ex
pect that steps will bo taken then to start
a war against them that will force them
to como Into the organization and closu their
establishments , or else close them without
taking them In. They h.ivo hopes of de
feating thn trust , but In thn past the hie
organization has been too powerful for
them.
The trust calls llseif Iho Cereal Millets'
association , and Giles W. Brown of Sioux
City l.i Its president. There are about thirty
Is Impossible without pure , healthy blood. I'url.
Cod and vitalized blood result from taking
Sarsaparilla
The be t - In fact the Ono True lllood I'uriner. ,
Hood'QPlla | for the llvtr und
mills , largo and smnll , In the country , niootlj
In Ohio and IOWA , Tha Iowa mills neirl ;
all started In opposition to the trust , bu
hnviprowii powerful , nnd ono by ono KOIII
Into the ( runt till they are Its backbone
The larRCKt ones are at Cedar Rapids , Slow
City , Fort Dodge , Muscntlno ; there Is oni
at Nebraska City , two or three In Illlnoh
and half a dozen big ones In Ohio , Lasi
August a new agreement among the trus
mills went Into effect by which prices were
to be raised. The small producers opposci
It , and there has been war since. It Is ex
pected the Chicago meeting will take stepi
to force the smaller mills to terms , and ll
they refuse war will bo declared.
AUK .1AItllll3l ! > OX A I'llKICHT TIIAI.V
. \K 'il loun Man Kloti | > * Midi \Vlilov
of Ovi-r .Sixty Ycnrn ,
CHKUOKKR. la. , Jan. 10. ( Special. ) Mrs ,
Syntlm Streets , who lias conducted the lead
Ing hotel at 1'lorson for o number of years
and J. C. Drown , a leading stockman of the
sainn place , created n sensation yesterday
by eloping nnd getting married on an Illi
nois Central freight train at Washta , Jus
tice ) Bunii of that place ofllclatlng.
Mr. Urown came to Cherokee early In the
morning and procured n marriage license
and returned home. He hitched up his tram ,
und the couple drove to Correctlonvlllc ,
whcro they left the team and boarded the
northbound freight on the Central. Mr ,
Drown wired Justice llunn nt Washta tc
meet them at the depot , as he had Impor
tant business with him. The Justice com
plied , and was waiting at the station when
the train pulled In. The lovers made their
business known nt once , anil Conductor O.
( } . Sage held the train until thu ceremony
was performed.
The marriage vows were made In caboose
No. L'S.iiS , with a number of traveling met
and the train crew as witnesses. It Is Halt
that the justice lost hia presence of mind
and in his excitement omitted a very es
sential part of the ceremony.
The brldo Is n widow upward of GO years
of age , and the groom Is several years her
senior.
IOWA'S COAL SIJIMM.Y STII.I , I.AItCi :
Mine Jit.Nir | Mor TlioniiiH UnyH Tin-re In
Nil DIIIIKCIof KvlmiiNtlitri.
DKS MOINES , In. , Jan. 10. ( Special. )
Morgan Thomas , state mlno Inspector , says
there Is no danger of Jowa coal fields be
coming exhausted. Ho declares there are
moro and better mints In operation In the
state than ever before , and that the sup
ply of coal In sight Is actually larger than
over before , although millions of tons have
been taken out and the mines have supplied
the Iowa demand and a largo market In
states farther west for many years.
The annual output Is now about 4,000,000
tons , and thu mines are running an aver
age of about four months In the year.
There Is not demand for n larger prodticl
than can bo dug In this period. The coa
business Is lu poor condition because of
the development of mines In Kansas , Wyo
ming and other western states directly com
peting with Iowa's supply.
Mr. Thomas urges that Iowa's coal ought
to bo made the basis for a largo manu
facturing Interest , but complains that the
Btato has never appreciated Its possibili
ties In this dlrectloiij Ho sees no prospect
for Improvement of the coal business , In
which an Immense amount of capital Is In
vested , unless the stale will develop manu
factures and make a homo market.
TiTr-f < ; oviii\on
.Imluf Spurrier Ilanils DIMVH n Dcel-
KOII \ntloiiiil ( iiinril CIIMI * .
UBS MOINliS , la. , Jan. 10. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Governor Drake and Adjutant den-
cral Wright are defeated In the Natlona
finaril case. Judge Spurrier handed down an
opinion Saturday , ordering the Issue of a
mandamus to the governor and adjutant com
manding them to at one ? Icsuc a commlssloi
to John U. 1'rlino an brigadier ot the Kirs
brigade. The case has been pending nearly
a "year. An election In tne brigade chest
I'rlmo brigadier over Jamen A. Guest. Gen
ural Wright had shied with finest , even tele
graphing companies orders to vote for him
Ho declared the election Illegal and called
another. Again I'rlmo was elected , but bj
finding a number otvotes Illegal Wrlgh
counted in Guest and Issued the commission
to him. Prime began suit for mandamus tc
compel the governor and adjutant to ISSUE
him the commission. Thu defense set up tha
It the governor was decided against he
would not obey , and If attempt wore made tc
punish him for rontemr.'l he would pardon
hltnself. The- court declared that It wouh
find menus to enforce Its orders , ordered the
ease to trial on thu facts and today decide *
It In Prime's favor.
Prime will at once begin quo warranto
proceedings to oust Gimn.
ooux si'onls FiioM 7imxr ; KI-JPT
Snuh ll M IH \ < -iv llclntv Movil In IDIVII
U All TnlciMi South.
DES MOINES , la. , Jan. 10. ( Special. ) The
effect ot low grain prlcca In Iowa rallroai
business la serious. At thU season the roaiH
usually have their brst buslnc&i ; now they
are having the smallest tonnageIn many
years. Now only are the prices so low that
corn cannot bo marketed , but the crop proves
much more seriously damngcd than wa.i a !
first -supposed. Grain buyem estimate- that
It Is only f > 0 per cent of a crop. An im
mense amount of It in cribs Is turning black
It wns soft when gathered , rml In the crilw
haa become heated and spoiled. Such corn
as is moving is going south. Instead of east.
The Chicago Great Western read at thla sea
son ot th'j year generally hauls 100 caio
of corn a day to Chicago. Now it is hauling
none there , but Is taking an Immense amouni
Into Kansea City , from Missouri nnd Iowa
to be tinned over to gult port roada. Tin
shipment ot grain to gulf points Is Immrnsaly
larger than over before , and the Chicago
and Duluth trade Is almost ruined.
No drain IN rinliif ? ( o Mnrlcct.
CHEKOKEH , la. , Jan. 10. ( Special. ) The
Illinois Central Railroad company has lalil
off flvo train crews at this place on account
ot elack "business. An official said today
that the company was not getting over
t'lxty-flvo loaded cars on the division , dally ,
and that the amount was not etifllclcnt to
load the regular trains that It Is necessary
to keep running , ncalncc-i wsa brlak for n
time about a month ago , owing to the fact
that some farmers were obliged to sell
enough grain to pay rents and to meet other
obligation , and now that thlj Is marketed ,
there la but little. If any , farm produce being
put on the market , on account pf the low
prices. Thoao who had to nell In order to
pay debts have done so , nnd those whoac
circumstanced arc such that they arc not
obliged to dlepreo of their produce are
'loldlng It for higher prices.
ArrniiivliiK u l.arjio-SlKi'il ItnliliK limit.
JEKKEIISON. la. , Jan. 10. ( Special. ) Ar
rangements are being perfected for a rabbit
unit on a largo scale , to bo participated
n by the farmers and business men. The
uilmal.i arc ir < uumerouii that they have be
come a positive nuisance , destroying large
lumbers of young trees , f.hnibs and vines ,
mil farmers are calling for help out of sheer
necessity. The plan Is to arrange- for two
inrtlcs , who shall otart out at the same tlmo ,
he party bagging the -meat gamete be
: rcated to a supper by the losing side. It
la said that In addition lo being very
numerous , the rabbits ave exceedingly tame
iml when .tho huut cornea off the slaughter
tvlll doubtletiu be enormous
Cnnhli-r Nin-iii-rr'n SlinrfiiKr.
SIQUX CITY , , la. . Jan. 10. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Superintendent Denial-cut of thu Uar-
jer Asphalt Paving company has stated
; hat HIP defalcation of M. H. Spencer , casher -
er , would amount to at least JiT.OOO. No
race of Spencer has been found ,
A email embezzlement caf.o wus dis
covered in the oillco of the Amer-
can Express company and made
public yesterday. A. C. McLean , freight
igont. 'la ahort $150 In his book accounts ,
lo U a yoiinu man who came hero from
nouno. la. , a year HKO and whose parents
Ivo near Ames. He lot > t It gambling and has
idmlttcd Iho whole thins.
TIllOVt'H ( il-t ( ilOVI-H II Mil C'llHll.
CHEROKEE , la , . Jan. 10. ( Special. )
Thluves broke Into Williams & Co.'a KCli
ra I store nt Clcghorn tail night and car-
led away several hundred dollars' worth
if Rllka and'kid gloves , also snmo valuable
mpers and what money there was In the
ate. They alio brake open the Illinois Coiir
rul tool house and made their escape with
ho section men's handcar , which thuy aban-
toned t Morldsu , A small outlon six miles
west of Cherokee , and took to the countrj
The thieves have not been apprehended , bu
officers nro on their track. This Is thu thlr
tlmo stores In Clcghorn have been lootc
within the past month ,
\Vcililliiw llcll.M ill Perrlvnl.
I'EUCIVAL. la. , Jan. 10. ( Special Tele
gram. ) At the residence of the bride's pa
rents at 5 o'clock this evening Miss Doroth
Hartlo was married to Mr. Charles Robcrtf
Hov. W. J. Howard of Glcnwood officiating
C. Stnnton gave the br.ldo away. Miss Ann
Stanton was bridesmaid , Mr. John Mace wa
best man and Miss Ida Lcaguo the Howe
girl. The nftalr wan a surprise to th
friends of the bride nnd groom.
Inillcln nit Allounl 1'oruer ,
JElTEllSON , la. . Jan. 10. ( Special Tele
gram. ) The grand jury found an Indlctincn
on eight counts against Louis Thornburp
the alleged wholesale forger of thla countj
last night. The amounts ot the forgerlci
exceed $2,000.
I'liMV AVorUx Will ItfHiiine.
UUHUQ.UE , la. . Jan. 10. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Pending reorganization operation
will bo resumed at the Norwegian pov !
works , now 'In the hands of an assignee.
WOMAN'S Ol.ril AXI ) I3.YI'O.SITIO\
Mrx. Ford Toll * \Vliy the Cluli UOIIMI
Slionlil lie Unlit.
" 'Why In the world do the members ol
the Woman's club talk about erecting a cltil
house at this time , when the promotion o
the Transmlsslsalppl Exposition Is engaging
thu attention ot all Oinahana ? ' Is a quer :
th.it Is often addressed to me , " said Mrs
France. ! M. Ford the other day. I presume
that the pcoplo who ask such question
think It utterly Impossible for two such en
tcrprlses to be conducted simultaneously.
"In my mlml there could bo no greate
mistake than such argument. I believe tha
the woman's department will be one of th
most essential and valuable Institutions con
nectcel with the Exposition. The exhibit o
material objects la , as I understand It , enl
one of the purposes of tbo exposition. Ac
was the case at the Columbian exposition
there will undoubtedly bo a congress of re
llglcn , of philosophy , of art , ot pedagogy
and of matters of vital Interest to women
The Woman's cluli of Omaha hopes to bo o
real assistance to the exposition In pro
mating the success of such n department
Specialists on these subjects are to b
brought here from all over the world. I
will be the duty of some- organization t
fecure them , bring them hero , cntertali
them and give them a place to hold the con
gressra dealrcd.
"Undoubtedly these congrcsca , If wo or
to get the greatest amount of good out o
them , must be held apart from the cxposl
tlon. They should bo held down .town ,
think , where the scholars may bo apart fron
the crowd. Thla was found to be the bes
method at Chicago. An auditorium , not o
great dimensions , but well arranged an >
with a , number of committee- rooms couvcn
Icntly located , must bo provided. Thl K
the reason why I uiy that the erection of i
club house by the Woman's club beforeth
opening of the exposition Is of the greatest
Importance. There the congresses and th
mcrtlngs cf the woman's clubs may bo con
vcnlently held , and In this way the Omah :
Woman's club may bo of assistance to th
exposition. At the next meeting of our clul
a committee will bo appointed to confer will
the exposition directory upon this and kin
dred matters. You must remember tlm
what I've said represents .merely my owi
views upoa the matter , and docs not nccca
sarlly reflect the opinion of the other mem
bera of the Woman's club. "
iii : itiii-n UYTIIKCM-W POSTOKPICI
City Council May Order ( lie Cnplto
Avfiint * Srwor Di-fiiciiril.
An ordinance providing for the construc
tion of the now Capitol avcnuu sewer wll
probably bu Introduced In the city councl
early In the year. The work on the new
government building cannot be completed
until adequate sewer facilities are provided
and It Is the understanding between mem
bers of the council and the supervising
architect tha't the sewer shall bo built an
soon as possible after the 1S97 levy Is made
Two ordinances wcru Introduced last year
but the construction of the sewer was nol
authorized on account ot the heavy expense
to property owners. The requirements of
the government building make It neces
sary to put the sewer down much deeper
and this with the cost of reconstruction ac
cording to thu plans prepared entails an
estimated cost of nearly $1 per foot.
It Is proposed to maku provision In the
1SD7 levy for paying n part ot the cost out
of a genernl fund. The Idea Is to charge
about $1.25 a foot up against the property
on each side of the street and let the city
pay thu remaining $1.CO. Councilman lion-
awa. ns chairman of the sewerage com-
mltteo of the old council , has had the mat
ter In hand , and says that whether ho Is
on the committee this year or not. ho will
jnako an effort to have the sewer con
structed at once , as soon as the levy Is
made.
1'OMCK .IL'DRH UOItno.N.S' ItKPOUT.
IncrraMf lit Arrests Duo to Men ( Alt ol
Work Ili-liI IIH ViiurniitH.
Police Judge Gordon has finished his an
nual report to the mayor and city council.
In It ho has Incorporated a nortlon of the re
port of the police court clerl ; , showing the
number of cases tried , the convictions , the
dismissals and the amount of money col
lected from fines. All this matter has al
ready been published.
Referring to the fact that there were c
larger number of dismissals in proportion to
the cases tried last year than thu year be
fore , the police judjio says that a largo num
ber of men were arrested who were honest ,
but were gathered In because they were out
of work and thercforo vagrants. In such
cases ho states that ho refused to brand the
prisoners as criminals by finding them Guilty.
The report speaks of thu necessity of a
new jail , and for a workhouse In connection
ivlth It which should not compete with honest
labor , but ntlll should drive the undesirable
: las8 of citizen * from the city. It also men
tions the need of an emergency hospital , and
suggests that some ono of the hospitals
ailght be Induced to put lu cmcrEcncy wards
it a moderate price.
The police judge calls attention nlso to
: h fact that the collections from miscellan
eous flues during the year amounted to $30
nero than In 1S95. Ho says also that during
: hu year the city was free from much crime ,
uul that the pollco have been very vigilant.
WI-3XT AKTKIl WOOL AXIJ ROT SIIOH.V
Colorcil I'orlrr Si-rloiiHly Woiiiiilml In
11 Jialoon FlKht.
Den Marshall , a negro palter for M , E.
Free , Seventeenth and Karinrn streets , went
Into the Viaduct saloon , near Sixteenth and
tVllliams strccto Saturday night , looking for
[ rouble. The barkeeper refused to light ,
thereupon Marshall thrust his fist through
: ho glacs In the front door. Ho was then
.hrown Into the street. He walked across
: o the saloon of F. Swoboda , and got Into
i fight with a tall whlto man whcao name
s unknown. Marshall waa knocked down ,
lU head colliding with an Ice box , rciider-
ng him unconscious , Upon being taken to
.hu pollco station It was thought hU con-
lltlon was scrloua , but ho regained partial
: onsclousnesB early yesterday 'morning , and
ivIII probably recover. He has a wife and
amlly llvltiff near Sixteenth and Williams.
I'lnlicrton .11 an CoitimKx .Snlclili- .
KANSAS CITY , Jan. 10. Thomas Q.
onkllng , Inrul superintendent of the local
I'lnkorton Detective agency , committed sul-
: ldo thlH tnornlnirby tiring n bullet through
liU bend. Hit * dead body wan found In u
: halr In liU oilier. Hu WIIH u mull of coed
mblts nnd his accounts nro believed to be
itrulxht , HlK nsKoclatcH nro of the opinion
.lint hlu mlml became deranged from over
work. C'onkllnK wns a natlvo of Philadel
phia , nnd came hero two yearn ago from
Jlilcntfi ) . where for ten years ho hud been
niniH'Clcd with the Plnkerton wervlec. Hu
eaves a widow and two children , Her was
13 years of age ; .
iiiiiii i\ : | > lo ( on SinrlH a Small Flrr.
A two-story frame residence at G-J3 North
I'hlrtluth struct caught flru from n lamp
) x'plo Iou n bo ut g o'clock last nltrlit , The
lulldlnii WIIH daumctd for about W , nnd
lie. contcnlH for Jl'O. It Is not known
vbotbiir there wus any Insurance. The
nilldlnir wax owned by rlio AnbeuHer-
IiiHeh lirowlnir company und \viia occu-
ilvd by lien lilr. . . . . . . . . * . * .
ALL INfllpUEST OF S1LVE1
Efforts to Sccuro Some General Finn Pro
vidmg for Bimetallism ,
FOUR INTENTIONAL CONFERENCES FAII
ItccMiril tit Ilia Cnii.ititlntliin * Illttu-rti
Ili-lilTfVrtvciMi lln > OrtMil I'ow-
? rn"ltiOM > MoiiiMnry
WASHINGTON. Jan. 10. ( Special. ) Thi
dc-parturo of Senator E. 0. Wolcott for Europi
upon the mission of accomplishing Interim
tlonal bimetallism revives Interest In fonnci
International monetary conventions. Tin
llrst of thcso bodies was that of 1SC7 , whlcl
convened nt the Invitation of the Kroncl
government "to consider tuo question of unl
fortuity of colnngo and to seek for the basis
of ulterior negotiation * . " H met In PnrlsIt
June. Eighteen of the principal countries ol
Europe anil the United States were rcprc-
ccntcd at It , this country by Hon. Sntmic
Ilugglcs of New York. The conferenci
voted unanimously against the adoption b >
the countries represented of the sliver stand
uril exclusively and unanimously , except tin.
Netherlands , > .n favor of the single gold
standard. Tlio gold standard would prob
ably have been universally adopted by the
great commercial nations , as It wed In the
opinion of thl conference the correct stand
ard , had It not been for the pressure after
wards brought to bear upon the matter by
the French government , which , for runsona
of Its own , desired to maintain a so-called
ilotiblo standard. It was also voted that an
International coinage should consist ol
"types" with a common donondnator for
weight In gold coins of Identical fineness and
that this llnoneas should bo ! )00. Uy a vote
of 13 to 2 the E-frsnc gold piece was favored
as the common denominator. It was n'so
voted that gold coin having this common
denominator should have legal circulation
In the countries agreeing to the action ol
the conference , and that 'It would bo expedi
ent to coin gold pieced cf twenty-five franca
for International circulation. The confer
ence adjourned after a thrco weeks' ses
sion , Its decisions being referred to the vari
ous governments represented for diplomatic
action. The question of reconvening the con
ference wna Itft with the French govern
ment , and It was never reconvened.
IN INTEREST OF S1LVEU.
Tha second 'International monetary con
ference was convened by the United States
In 1S7S and met In Paris In August. The ob
ject of this conference was to adopt , if pos
sible , a common ratio between gold and sil
ver for the purpose of establishing 'Interna
tionally the .use of bimetallic money and se
curing fixity of relative ra'ue between the
two metals. Twelve countries were repre
sented , the United Slates by Reuben E.
Fealon of New York. W. S. Groesbeck of
Ohio and Francis A. Walker of Connecticut.
Germany declined to send delegates to this
conference. Sir. Grocsbfck for the United
States laid t.\vo , propositions before the con
ference : . . . ,
1. That It was not to be desired that sil
ver be excluded .from free coinage In Ku-
lope and the United States.
2. That the Use' of both gold nnd Silver
ns unlimited legAl tender may be safely
adopted by < equalizing them nt n ratio
fixed by Intrnuitloiial agreement.
After discussion during seven secslons of
the conference , ivhlch lasted two weeks ,
the collective answer of all European dele
gates except tluwo of Italy was presented
byLoan Say , and' was :
1. That lUwis1necessary to preserve
In the world the monetary function of sil
ver. us well nt } of gold , but that the choice
of one or the jothyr , or of both simulta
neously , Hhqiild bo governed by the spe
cial situation of each stuto or group of
states.
2. That the question of ttio restric
tion of tho3colntgc : of silver nlso cliouhl
be left to ttyo , discretion of each state or
group of states , . "
3. That thn , jyiffcronce of opinion that
hint appeareet-'cxclurtcd the adoption of : x
common ratio 'between the two metals.
"EFFORT AT BIMETALLISM.
The third international monetary confcr-
cncqvtis called In January , 1S81 , by the
United States and Franco "to examine and
adopt , for the purpose of committing the
same to the governments represented , a
plan and n system for the rc-cstabllshmcnt
of the usa of gold and silver as bimetallic
money according to a settled relative value
between those metals. Nineteen countries
were represented , the representatives of the
United States being William SI. Evarts of
Now York. Allen G. Thunnan of Ohio. Tim
othy C. Howe of Wisconsin and S. Dana
Ilorton , the latter having been secretary of
the American delegation at the conference
of 187S , and admitted as a delegate. There
were thirteen sessions , at the last of which
Mr. Evarts , on behalf of the delegates of
Franco and the United States , and In the
names of their respective governments , read
a declaration In which was stated :
1. That the depression and great fluc
tuations of the , value of silver relatively
to gold tire injurious to commerce and to
the genernl prosperity , and the establish
ment of u tlxml ratio of n value between
them would produce the moiit Important
benefits to the commerce of the world.
2. T.mt a bimetallic convention entered
into between an Important group of states
for the free coinage of both gold nnd sil
ver at a fixed' ratio and with full legal
tender faculty would cause and maintain
n. stability In the relative value of the- two
metals suitable lo the Interests nnd rc-
tjulrcmcnts of commerce ,
S. That any ratio now or lately In use
by any commercial nallon. If so adopted.
liould Im maintained , but the adoption of
the ratio of I'M to 1 would accomplian
the object with less dlstuibnnce so exist
ing monetary systems eian any other
ratio.
1. That a convention which would In
clude England. Friinco. Germany and the-
united iUates. wll.i the concurrence-
other states which this combination would
ni-surc , would bo adequate to produce nnd
maintain throughout the comincrcl.il world
the relation butwrin the two metals that
such convention should adopt.
Nothing , however , came of this declara
tion. The conference was adjourned to
April , 1882. but never reconvened. Ono dele-
Bate , Mr. Forscll of Sweden , thought It
was better at once to acknowledge that
bimetallism had collapsed , and that the reso
lutions of the European delegates at the
confcrcnco of 1S7S , given above , nhonlil
stand.
FOURTH THAT FAILED.
The fourth International monetary con
ference wca called by the United Statea , and
met at llrusscl.i , on November 23 , 1892.
Twenty countries were represented , the
United States by .Senators William H. Al
lison of Iowa aniJohn | _ I' . Jones of Nevada
lleprc.scntalivo , J niys II. McCreary of Ken
tucky , Henry ) YtlCinnon , E. Benjamin An-
Irews and EdwlnilK Terrlll , the latter being
the American , , minister to Dclglum. This
conference wafu adjour.ned until the follow
ing spring ( that , of , 1893) ) , but did not re
convene. | , , )0 )
Whether conditions now arc more favor
iblc to an International agreement In re
? ard to the uaoltqf , silver than at either of
the periods whpnf , ( hcao monetary confer
ences were hold , lsp > irely speculation. Sena-
\ o.Hoar. . whojbaivrfcontlr spent some time
In Europe , cxji'rc fts the opinion that the
'cellng Is morj ) ; favorable toward such an
igrecmcnt thap ; af , any previous time. At
ill events the > m > ; lV."can senators and rep
resentatives wlljjn ] < doubt agree In author-
zing the holding , , ft , an International rnone-
: ary conference blouse , If for no other
oason , the pl.j/o/\m ( adopted at St. Louis
Icclarcd In ta\ff fj,80 doing.
Finally l'ri"yx HI * TIIXCN.
M'COOL JUNCTION , Jnn. 10. ( Special. )
fohn 1'aley , at one time a money lonncr
n York , and now located at Helolt , WIs. ,
cturned this wpek arid r-nhcd the county
> aard to reduce the amount of his unpaid
axes. This U refused to do , and the
Icputy sheriff attached Paley's valise con-
aiding a night shirt anil several thousand
lollara worth of notes , I'alcy then nettled
ho taxes. Kb had previously maintained
hat they were c.xccttstvo.
Two WIMIUMI Flulit Over u Don' ,
Amy Morris II.I'H been arrested for ns.
latilt and battery , thu complainant bcliiB
Mnry James , who liven at KMT Chicago
I ( root. Mury hail a pet poodle dog. It
nysterloiiHly disappeared Saturday nlxhti
iml slio had reasons for believing tiiat
\my > had cntlcud. IL away. Yostorduy
naming the two women met nt u meat
ihoi > at Ninth and Capitol ixvenue , nnd
vur WIIH declared. Ti o Morris woman wn
voratcd , TliO'doghuvn't ' allowed up yet.
CliKUK ( IIVI8S ( MIAMI' : TO A IU'ltlI\l
. Mail Wlui Trlril lo Slrnl Kmir I'nlr * i
Pmil * Sent ( n .lull.
SIIELTON. Neb. . Jan. 10. ( Special. )
man went Into Hanson & H.icnhard's sloi
last evening anil asked to bo shown son
boys' clothing. While the clerk , Mr. Crun
Icy , wes looking for sizes , ho tucked foi :
pairs of men's line pants under liU ovci
coat and got outside with them. The cler
gave a lively chase and got his man , hi
he had dropped the pants , which wore foun
at the rear of llnrman'a harncM shop. < >
0 o'clock he was taken before Squire Hai
man under the title of John Doc , an
pleaded guilty , and was sentenced to thlrt
dayu In the county Jail. Constable Ilentle
took him to Kearney today. lie was
stranger In thrao parts , and hns n frlen
with him who wns well supplied wit
glovrs , and offering them for sale durln
Saturday to the boys around town.
YOli.VH HOY ACCIUK.VTAM.Y SIIO'I
Ilcforc n ( inn .Inn ) nn It IM Alton
til 111I'lr.Ml. .
I'APILLION , Neb. . Jan. 10. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Tom Ilemstcdt , a lad of 14 years
while out hunting yesterday with Irn llca
illo and Wllllo Gchrlngcr , boys of abo\r
thu same age , was accidentally shot. Ilcadh
was In the act of raising his gun to shool
nt a mark , when young Ilemstcdt stcppe <
before him and received the charge of sho1
In the hip at close range. The whole
charge passed through the leg. shattering
the bone and rupturing blood vessels , froir
which ho died In a few hours from the \oiu \
of blood. Young Ilemstcdt was a son ol
ox-County Treasurer Hcmstcdt. His gooi !
nature and pleasant ways made him a spe
cial favorite among the boys.
r.vi.i.s ritoM A uoii.si : AMI is ic 11,1,1:1
TlilrM > ii-Vi > iir-lil Hey llniKKi'il ivHI :
HIM Knot In ( lie Sllrriip.
NORTH PLATTE. Neb. . Jnn. 10. ( Spe
cial Telegram. ) Harry Rice , the 13-year-ohl
son of C. E. Rice , n blacksmith of North
Platte , was thrown from a horse this aft
ernoon and killed. Young Rico and his
father were visiting today at the farm ol
J. C , Fogg , about four miles north of town.
While there Harry got upon his father's
horso. The horse ran away , throwing the
boy to the ground and entangling his foot
In the stirrup. The boy was dragged quite
a distance before the horse was caught , and
he died a few minutes after ho was carried
Into the house.
_
( liin-ch Ix Mnilr Almost \ < MV.
SIIELTON. Neb. , Jan. 10. ( Special. ) The
Methodist Episcopal church of Shclton ,
which has been undergoing repairs In the
way of an addition , 11 feet by 2S feet , two
coats of paint , now roof , lecture room nil
newly carpeted , and main building newly
seated and neatly papered was today
rcdedlcatcd , The dedicatory sermon was
preached by Rev. I ) . K. Tlmlall , 1) . U. , pre
siding elder of Grand Island district. At II
a. in. the house was crowded lo Its utmost
capacity. The mini needed to clear off the
Indebtedness of $7. > was easily raised.
Much credit 'Is given the pastor. Rev. C.
C. Wilson , and his board of trustees for the
untiring work which they have done In
bringing to use so commodious a house for
worship. Rev. C. A. Matlln of Kearney nnd
Elder Smith of Gibbon also assisted In the
services.
IjCctiirt'H on Modern
ULYSSES , Neb. , Jan. 10. ( Special. )
Thu second lecture of the series ar
ranged under the auspices of the High
school was given nt thu Method
ist Episcopal church of this place last
Friday evening by Prof. W. A. Clark of
the State Normal school , Peru , His sub
ject was "Lines of Advance In Our Present
Civilization. " He pointed out many lines
of progress , but confined his discourse to
four or five , which he explained to the en
tire satisfaction of all. A good-sized audi-
: ncc assembled to hear him.
Sl.v-Vrat-- ( l < l Hey Hun Over.
FREMONT , Jnn. 10. ( Special. ) Arthur
Bast , the C-y ear-old son of C. M. East , was
run over by n farmer's rig on Main street
yesterday afternoon and seriously injured.
Two ribs were broken , and ho was other-
ivlso cut and bruised. The boy crossed thu
itreet In the rear of one team , and cvl-
lently did not see the other , which was com-
ng from the other direction. Ho was re-
novcd at once to his father's residence , at
ho corner of Nye avenue and Eighth street ,
uid his Injuries were attended to by Dr.
Irown , the family physician.
Clay Ooanly'N MnrlKitKc * Iteooril.
CLAY CENTER. Neb. . Jnn. 10. ( Special. )
The mortgage Indebtedness record of Clay
: ounty for thu year ended December 31 last
s as follows : Two hundred and nlnoty-ono
uortgages filed , amounting to $22C,3SO.G4 ;
'nrm mortgages filed , amounting to $220-
J30.C1 ; 245 farm mortgages satlsllcd , amount-
ng to $182,220.84 ; 40 town mortgages filed ,
tmountiug to $18.357.82 ; 39 town mortgages
satisfied , amounting to $14,263.07 ; 1,183
: hattcl mortgages filed , amounting to $253-
101.32 , and 419 chattel mortgages satisfied ,
imountlug to 391.1C3.GS.
AVlilNK | rliiKM of n \ < MV Itoail.
GREELEY , Neb. . Jan. 10. ( Special. )
Some little Interest has been nhown during
Lhc past day or two In the quiet talk of
the coming of another railroad. It Is v.'hU-
pered that work will be commenced on the
: arutructlon In the course of ninety dayn.
rho plan of surprising the country sceiruj
to be similar to that of the I ) . & M. when
t came In In 1SS7.
S > -riiiMim
SYRACUSE , Neb. , Jan. 10. ( Special Tclc-
; ram. ) Thu Syracuse Hercld has moved to
in oftlco of Its own on Mohawk street. It
s reported that Mr. Hunter of the Syra-
: iiso Democrat Is about to retire from the
icwspaper business.
Only ten cars of corn were shipped last
vcck owing to bad roads.
Senator A. Wcllcr came down from Lln-
oln last evening to spend * Sunday with his
nmlly. _
City \Vanln niv IllKli School.
NEURASKA CITY. Jan. 10. ( Special. )
Ipon the petition of G27 voters of this city
ho Hoard of Education called an election
o bo held February 9 to allow the people
o vote upon the proposition to Issue bonds
n the amount of $25,000 for , the erection
f a now high school building , The proa-
itt building Is small and entirely Inadc-
uate to the needs of the city. Tha con-
omplatcd building will ' bo a commodious
nd substantial structure.
Funeral of J. C. KiliiionilHon.
FREMONT. Jan. 10. ( Special. ) The funo-
al of the late J , C. Edmondson was held
rom his residence , on Military avenue , this
ftcrnoon under the direction of the Knights
'einplar , Rev. W. II. HUBS conducting the
ervlccs. The floral offerings were nunicr-
us and elaborate. The remains were In
orrcil In Rldgo cemetery according to the
Itual of the Masonic order.
J. W. HllKt ! IlllllIllllMT for POHtlllllN < T ,
NEBRASKA CITY. Jan. 10. ( Special. )
! . W. Ilage , the present city clerk , la bo
oming a formidable candidate for the post-
lastcrshlp hero. Ho Is said to have the
idorsement of Judge M. L. Hayward and
Iso the Grand Army strength , of which so-
loty ho Is a prominent member.
\ < - UNollM. .
The store of Frank Valok at Ravenna , lias
ecu closed on chattel mortgages.
A largo barn belonging to J. L. Packard
f Crclghtona blown down by the wind
jcently ,
The water In thrt Elkhorn river l eald to
ave been lowered several feet by snow
rifting Into ttio channel ,
The people of Dlxon recently gave a ball
no proceeds of which , ? 80 , were used to
urcbaKo a bell for the school house.
The attendance at the winter term at
alea college at Nellgh U greater than ever
oforii In the history of that Institution.
Retrenchment Ideas have struck thu city
juncll of Madteon. and It has dispensed
ltd the service * * of the n il tait ! city mar-
lal ,
Heavy drlfto of miow dammed up the water
i Dazlle creek , In Knox county , eo effect-
illy thai the bed of the Creole woo dry bow -
> w the big drifts.
UN
Dr , J , M , Rica Makes Valuable Sugge :
tions on tbo Subject ,
URGES MANY EDUCATIONAL REFORf,1
Ill-NltllN Of lllVrNllKlllloilN It)1 tillAl
Ihor Set Forlli In nn Inti-r-
tiiliiliiKniul liMtriiot-
l lv - Article.
The lnvc tlgatlon.3 of Dr. J. M. Rico In :
the educational methods pursued In U
common schools of the country have a
traded widespread attention * and dcscrvcdl
so , becausu 1m haa shown up their shor
comings and urged reforms , the adoptta
of which appeared to him necessary to plac
the schools in the front rank. In n papc
In the January Forum , Dr. Rice dlscussc
the question , "How Shall a Child B
Taught ? " and points out thec < ncntlal I
elementary education. The following o. >
tract epitomizes the doctor's argument :
"At present thu time devoted to the 3 R' '
alone , In thu mechanical schools , Is In th
neighborhood of 70 per cent. It might b
possible , however , through a process of c.i
elusion , to reduce this time by CO per ccti
or more. Indeed , so great may be th
change brought about , that what la noi
icgarded as the body of the work of th
elementary school would constitute only
side l.ssuo. If this should be true then , o
course- the possibilities of enriching th
course of study would bo almost unlimited
"Society expects , for example , that th
Individual shall bo able to write a letter li
well-constructed sentences and wlthou
grammatical errors. It la net concerned
however , ns to whether or not the write
Is able to analyze the sentences , or to paw
the words In his letter. If facts ahouti
prove , beyond question , that lmllvldii.il
who can parse and analyze with faclllt ;
are able to construct bettor sentences thai
tlieuo xvho nrt ; unfamiliar with technlca
grammar , this subject might rightly b
placed among thivcesentlala of school work
If , however. It should be proved that th
English employed by those who had no
studied technical grammar was practical ) ;
as good as that employed by thosn who ha <
had a thorough grounding in It , , then thi !
subject could not be regarded as essential
but would belong to the domain of mcnta
gymnastics. The Importance of such quea
tlon of relative values becomes striking ! ]
apparent when we consider that tutrty-Hvi
minutes a day Is equivalent to un cntlri
school year out of the eight devoted tt
elementary education. Consequently , bj
economizing only a little here and there
by the exclusion of merely a part of ( In
disciplinary me.isurra of minor or doubtfu
Importance , such as drill In arithmetics
puzzles superfine pemnaMlilp , In parslnr
and analysis beyond what Is actual ) ;
needed. It might be possible tn save as mucl
as the equlval nt of two school years , which
might then be utilized toward enriching the
course of study , without In any way neglect
ing the essentials.
"Ocography. and particularly that phase
which treats of the location of places , the
boundaries of states and countries , the
length of rlvuis , the height of mountains
offers a bro.id field for exclusion without
true Ic-'s In any particular. How murli
WKKto there Is In the old-fashioned method
of teaching this subject becomes apparenl
when we consider how exceedingly little the
average Individual has to show a year 01
two after leaving school for the numerous
hours a week , during five or six years , de
voted to tlila study.
"While the number of geographical facts
In topographical geography that the In
dividual Is required to know , In order that
he may bo able to take an Intelligent In
terest In the affairs of the world , Is con
siderable , It Is nevertheless very small when
compared with that which the child Is com
pelled to acquire In the traditional course
at Instruction. Indeed , so great. In my
opinion. Is the discrepancy between what
the child Is compelled to memorize In the
old-fashioned schools and what the citizen
Is expected to know , that I do not regard
It as an exaggeration to say that the cour.ie
In topographical geography might bo short
ened by 70 or SO per cent without neglecting
what Is useful. "
NchriiHUii Sni ( > Ilrrlmrliini.
LINCOLN , Jan. 10. ( Special. ) In the
scientific collections of the University of Ne
braska at Lincoln there Is the largest col
lection of specimens of the plants of the
itnto to bo found anywhere. It was prac
tically begun In 1SS5 , although a very little
sad been done In a desultory kind of way a
few years before. The collcctlcoi now num-
jers about 3.200 kinds of plants , represented
l > y fully 5,000 sheets of specimens. Thcr.ij
ire arranged In such exact order that any
r-lant may bo found In this largo number
it a moment's notice. Hero many of the
problems which are constantly being pre
sented to the university are oolvod by a
iiulck reference to the labeled and classi
fied plants. Eve-ry year a report Is made
of the work done In the study of the plants
of the state , and these may bo obtained with
out cost by any ono Interested on application
to the department of botany.
In the same apartment with the slate
liorbaHum thereIs preserved also the gen
eral herbarium of thu university , contain
ing fully SO.OOO opeclmens of plants from all
liarts cf the world. These again are so care
fully arranged that It Is but a moment's
ivork to nnd any plant In the great collec
tion. The practical value of this flno ag
gregation of Fclentlflc material Is beyond
; sliniatc. Scarctly a day passes without
: ono question being asked by some one In
: ho state ns to gnwses , weeds , farm , garden
jr green house plants , or evc.n as to the
: housand-and-ono fungus pests -which at-
.ack them , nnd ItIs only In such a well
stocked collection as Una that these qucs-
: lens ean be answered.
Within a abort time a beginning has been
nadu in thu state -herbarium In pubMsiilng
L comr/cto "Flora of Nebraska , " with ample
llustratlons of all the dlfllcult , species. Al-
cady three parts of this great undertaking
mvo appeared and the men In the depart-
nent are pushing the matter along rapidly
or the HiieccEtllng parta. When completed
his will glvo to Nebraska what no other
tatc can boast , that Isa full account of
ill Us native plants. This will bo a great
teen to the teachers and students In the
ilgh schools of the state , who have hitherto
iad no means for the complete study of our
tliolo flora.
li'nlvc-rxHy of Sout .
VERMILLION , S. D. , Jan. 10. ( Special. )
-Tho winter term of Iho Stuto university
pcned the first of last week , after a two
. 'coka' vacation. Thu prospect for a large
ttcndanco Is very good. The winter term
i always considered the best of the three
or attendance from the farms. There Is
ot so much work to bo done on thu farm
t this time of the year , and farmers who
ave children growing up aru realizing more
nd moro every year that a term In the
nlvcrslty , now nnd then , oven though It
lay not bo possible to talto moro than two
r thrco studies , doca them a great deal of
oed and gives the young people something
i think about to break the monotony of
inn life. Again , the faculty of the unlvcr-
Ity always considers the winter term the
est tlmo for solid work. Those who were
i attendance the term previous continue
Imost uninterruptedly In their studies , H
i oxpcctcd that the enrollment for thu term
ill reach the 300 mark before the close
m CURE
HEADACHE
INDIGESTION
'
BILIOUSNESS
CONSTIPATION
ot the month , Nearly nil of the members
of the faculty attended the Teachers' asso
ciation which met In this city last week ,
and a majority of them took an active part
In the dally programs , They all express
themselves as being much rested nnd full
of now Ideas , ROIIUI of which will probably
bo put Into practice this term. President
Mauek , In his annual report , anks of the
legislature this winter J2,000 ( ! appropriation
each year for the running expenses of the
university , which Includes salary of teach
ers , fuel , lights. Janitor hire , replenishing
stock In laboratory and library expenses.
The sum asked for Is considered a very
small amount Indeed , and It can bo nmdo
to meet the necessities of the year only
by thei strictest economy on the part of
the university management. A great many
things are needed to maka the working fa
cilities of the university complete In every
respect , but the faculty Is willing to wait
and In tbo meanwhile get along the best
way possible until times become better and
the yearly appropriations larger.
KiliUMitlnnnloliM. .
, V Now Jersey teachers' association Is
against military exercises In schools. It
pays the drill Is a bore and angina badly
for the permanent establishment of pcaco
principles.
The. University of Pennsylvania inakex ? a
record this year of 2,811 sludci'.ts In Its col
legiate ? and six or seven postgraduate de-
p.irtmcnta. They como from all parts of the
world , but nearly three-fourths ot them are
from Philadelphia and Pennsylvania.
The Austrian minister of education him
granttd a subvention- -1,000 florins to the
committee Intrusted with the Imlldlni ' ; of
a monument In Vienna to Hans Makart , the
Austrian palrter. The monument t ? to bo
mailo of marble from designs and models
uy Prof. Tllgner.
Prof. Emmanuel Schmidt , who died In
SolunibiiH , O. , the other day , had been pro-
'easor of Latin and Greek In tbo Lutheran
Capital university since 1S50 , and was for
ho same period ono of the cdltoru of the
Klrchcn-Eeltung. Ho was born In Ann Ar
bor , Mich. , In 183H.
The financial embarrassment of Johns
lopklns university caused by the failure of
the Baltimore & Ohio railroad waa brought
to nn end on Now Year's day. The fund of
$2.19.iiQO subscribed by the > merchants of
Baltimore nnd the friends of the university
> waa turned over to the faculty. The occa
sion was one of much re'Jolclng lu the 111011-
umcntal city.
HlhlreUe'lloc. . who has Just arrived In
Philadelphia , where he Is to deliver a course
of lectures under the auspices of the Ameri
can Society for the Extension of Unlveruity
Teaching , received his elementary education
at Cardinal Newman's oratory nt Birming
ham , England. In 1SS3 ho entered lialllol
college , Oxford , where ho made a brilliant
reco.-d as a scholar.
AXXIVI2HSAHV CHI.KIIIIATIO.V HAM , .
lirr Ycri'lii OliNcrvi-N KM
Tlilrli-rnlli Year.
The Omaha Plattdoutdcher vcrcln gave a
ball at Germanla hall Saturday night , the
anniversary of the thirteenth year of Rn or
ganization. A comic musical sketch of sol
dier life , In which Henry Schroeder , Fred
Lehman , George Rahn and Theodore Heuck
took the leading roles , was given. A largo
program of dances tlipn furnished the ainua-
mcnt for the evening , which was rounded
out by refreshments later. The commutes
in charge were Fred Lehman , Fred Hanscn
and Fred Armbrust.
DimlMli llrolhcrlioiiil'H I'lflfi-nIli.
Ledge No. 1 of the Danish Brotherhood of
America cnkbrated Its fifteenth anniversary
at Washington hall last night by giving a
largo ball and banquet. The committee hav
ing the affair In charge were C. Mortenson ,
J. Slmonson , Charles Anderson , Robert Nel
son , Christ Nelson , P. Thompson and Fred
Jcnson.
I'oiuilnr Snrri'il COIIIMTN.
The serlc-s of sacred concerts , given under
the leadership of Thomas J. Holly , nt the
First Molhodlst church , arc- steadily gainIng -
Ing In popular favor , ns was attested at
the one glvrn last night , the auditorium
being packed to the doors. The large choir
which was selected but thrco years a o
from the members of tiio rburcli , lin.i
turned out many excellent soloists. Thuy
reiideied a number of selections last cvcn-
IIIK. which. In an nrtlrtle sense , would bo
hard to surpass. The choral work was nlso
GxcLiitloimlly line. "Adi-sle Klilclos. " "Yea
Lord , Wo I110S3 Thee , " and "Sine , Choir
of Angels. " were .selection * In which the
In Mindful of Ills Own. " by Miss EstuIIa.
Urown , were worthy of special note.
HflllOVIMl ( O fllC HoNlllllll.
lien Mnrxhnll , tbo negro porter who was
"lugged In u saloon at Sixteenth and Wil
liams streets Saturday night , was removed
from the police station yesterday to St.
Joseph's hospital. Ho Itl mirroring from In
ternal Injuries , but will probably iccover
Tbo pollco have been nimble to locate bis
asMiillnnt.
Sofr.AVhlto Hands with Shapely Nalla , I.imi-
riant Hair with Clean , Wholesome Scalp , pin-
ilticcd by COTIUUHA Ko.ir , the most oifcntlvo
skin purifying and beautifying soap In the
world , as well aa purest anil sweetest , for
toilet , bath , and nursery. The only preventive
of inllainniation and clogging of the l'onr.1. ,
EotrliiolJ throughout tlian-orM. 1'oTltn Dcua two
CIIKU , e'uiilSole 1'rop * . , Hoitoii , U. H. A.
a/-"How t-i 1'utlly anil llciutify tl. Clln , Scilp ,
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UMin ! ! ( < ? HfWns 'l mljr , Initmtlr re-
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nUlnUftO linedT > jr CUIIC-JUA lleuuuuj.
AMlUICMi :
FHE GRE18BTON * < * * * m ,
M'jrs.
TONIGHT AT Kil5 ,
MR. FR DtlRISK W057DE.
present luij
oniKht ' -KIM ; ii\if
'ucsday ' .Matinee "IIKNHY VIII. "
ucsday Evening "HHNIIV IV"
No nilvancit In i > rlcen SJc , We , 7c mid (1 CO.
lariialn Mutlnca Tiionl.-iy- nn.l Me.
Jnn. IMC. CLAY CLEMENT.
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ALJL THIS"WEEK.
TOXKJHT AT Hil.1 ,
1'ltOK. .IOII.V IIIIV.NOI.n.S
VEesmeric Mysteries.
LAL1OHTKU AND fa'l'lt"
Kcnts 2:0 ami 25c.
JOYD'S NIJW
Rica in/Ait
L.M. Crawford , Msr. I'HIUKS.
ino week , cominrncliitf Sunday Matinee ,
Jan. 10 ( excepting Mnmlnv Ilium ) ,
UHIJAL MATINKKS.
"ALABAMA , "
A Story of thu South.
Alabama" IH to the Kouth wlmt the
Old Homestead" Is to thu K.-iHt.
Uest reserved scats , 75o and Me ; balcony ,
Jan. 17 lo 20. "HUMAN HHAHTS , "
ORGAN RE IT Al ,
RENC
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irst Congregational Clurch
MONDAY , JAN 1 1 , H p. in.
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HIHTKIJ.Vl'll AND .IOXK.S STIIKKTH ,
1(0 rexjiim , but In , itcaiii lic-ut ami all inutlc-rit
mvi.-iilcricni. HuU , 11.09 unil i.Gtt per Oay.
ulile uiifcxcolhiU. Hceclal luw rates to rt-KUUr
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