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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , WEDNESDAY itOHSTESG- , DECEMBER S , 1807 TWELVE PAGES. SIXGLE OOPr JFJLVE OENTS.
LITERATURE OF THE \YEST \
Western Writers Achieve EUCCCB * with Hew
and Excellent Worts.
HAMLIN GARLAND IS THEiR LEADER
Uonkn Jnut Out l y Oetn-re Tlmnet , ICnte
Clenrj , Prof. l.ninU nnd Ulln Pent-
ll ( A IlooU cm Celebrated
C < iKei > I" .UliBll h .Noi
Hamlln Garland recalls thtt the tin ped
dler bos gone out of the west and that the
creamery man has taken his place to a
large extent , and upon this fact be has
framed a dellghtful character sketch ot true
western life. The story , "The Creamery
Man of Molasses Gap" is published in tnc
annual baok number ot The Outlook , and in
thl aame number , which conUinu n article
on "The Making of Books , " by Theodore Ie
Vlnne , and one on "Bookbinding cs a Fine
Art , " by Ernest D. North , there is a
thoughtful essay on "Modern Llterarj Ten
dencies , " in which necessarily tbe writings
of Garland and other wee-tern authors ar-
considered. Mr. Garland is of the school of
realism , but he calls It vcrltism , and on
IMs eubjeot The Outlook sajs :
"Mr. Garland often uses the word verl-
tlsra to describe the art method In which
which he conscientiously
ht dee-ply believes and
tiously pursues It Is a goad word so Ions
as It is not used polemically , tnd many oj
Mr. Garland's short stories admirably Illus
trate la ! meaning. In these stories Mr. Gar
land slrows a fixed resolution to get human ,
rather than purely lltenry Interest into his
portraitures ; to make the story significant
In the highest degree of human condition
and character ; wherever he bat done this ,
with a wise selection ot theme , he has
revealed Insight and skill of fc rt'nulne ortlei
and has given us first hand work. No one
has made us feel eo d-esply the crushing toll
of life on great farms or the solitude of
life In Isolated homes In tbe nor'hwestern
iwInter as he ; no one has expressed mom
adequately or sympathetically the fertllltj ,
the 'beauty , the spaciousness of the prairie
Such work shows the artistic quality ot the
man no loss 'than ' his sincerity. "
Albert Shaw , himself a. western man , notes
the fact In his American Monthly Review ol
Reviews that Mr. G&rland's "Rose or
Dutcber s Coolc-y" has been , one of the "ex
tremely bucce-bful bool.s of the present jcar
In London , where genuine American quali
ties have quite agreeably differentiate' * ! ' " .
from the caramon run of English noxelB
Mr Garland has been -devoting his time
the past two years to the preparation of a
ttudy of the career and character of General
Grant , buii be has found time to bring out
another volume of stories , the "WajslCe
Courtships. " Mr Shaw adds that "the
literary actlvltj of the west has been amaz
ingly Bllmulatod by the discovery , under tht
leadership of men like Jlr Garland , that
"the best possible place to find literary ma
terial Is at home "
Charles F. .Lummis IE one of itae eom-
paratlvely new western writers and he has
ottaincd fame quickly by branching out into
an entirely new field. His magazine work
has been largely descriptive ot the w ret nnd
southwest , and his splendid preparation foi
fiuch work through companionship with tht
western men familiarity with tac Indlan-
ar-d thorough study of every phase of we t
eru life fcas given him high standing in the
field of letters. He Is also at home In He-
lion , into which he weaves the folk tales und
legends of the Indians and the ancient rest
dents of Mexico jnd South America In
"The Enchanted iBurro" he has collected a
number of his stories of New Mexico and
South America. Tbe etory that gives tltlr
to the book Is o strange one a story of In
dian superstition > ind an unsuccessful at
tempt to proat by knowledge of It's super
stition. The encSisrted burro becomes n
ghost to haunt the lives of tbe rcelden's of
the- little New Mexican village and1 It re
mained for one strong limbed and courage
ous young : man to expose the d ceptlan thc <
was driving the peoples wild Several of the
etorlc * In th's collection are laid in Peru am.
Bolivia. All are rich In Informaticn abou-
the southern Indians and thrir legends On'
chapter of tbe book , that on "Toe Yeller
Slave , " Is an esfoy cu golA and in it tbe au
tbor has presented a great dial of historical
Information in regard to thn uee of ( he prc
clous me'al and where It WES found In the
olden tlmus Way t Williams , Chicago
n.so
Octive Tfcanet has gathered up some of
her fugitive Mis of fiction which have he
put between cloth covers en tbej will not be
lost to her mans friends. Under the title
of "A Book of True Lovers" sevm entirely
dissimilar stories have been published Oc
tave Thar.it Is a true western product , but
nona of these stories have the d'stlnctlj '
western flavor. The first one , tbe one that
best illustrates the author's erjle. "Tbr
Strike ot Glaiscock's , " Is a southern storj
Th "etrike" was In one of thosj- primitive
mlllb to be found soittetred through tie
south , where tbe miller sometime * saws
wood and then grinds corn or If the osca Iei
requires he gins cotton , and all with limited
facilities and few helpers In this particular
case the "help" consisted solely of the mil
ler's wife , and the "strike" WJB when she
insisted on h-ivlng the houe ? paln'ed an3 be
wouldn't do It It all came about because
in a moment cf thoughtlessness , as he felt
he had apreed to take a newspaper for tiie
bescifit of Ms wi.e. In the paper sbe read
about strikes and labor troubles aul so the
"struck" to get her < wlsh In regard to the
painting of the house. He retalhtrd with
"lockout" as ludicrous as the "strike , " and
tbe passing stranger arbitrated the matter
to the ratUfac-Mco of all. The storks K
the * book have appeared in the magazines
Way & "Williams , Chioigo. fl.25.
A siainle border love story is to'.d by Kate
M. Clrary In her "Like o. Gallant Lody , "
which Is Introduced by a reference to NP
bruka as
asn
n Innd of toll anil pain ,
Of a land where drouth devoure'h ,
Maklrir labor void and -vain ;
Where anVbltlons cea eto elovv.
Where high hopei are buried low ,
And the mad mirage of other
L.ind , the sweetest thing -we know.
But dlfolrltlac and untruthful as this In
troductlau is , the story is full ot a kind o
Ufa tbat appeals strongly to western readers
H Is a tale of tbe life of a ranchman and hi
Associates In a little village far out on tb
border , and of a faithful woman wbo wa
diawn thither by strong love The villas
may not be uallke some tbat bare existed 1
Nebraska in pioneer diys , end , for that ma' '
tcr , In all states w ben far out on the border
of civilization. There Is u > e rough borde
ek'inrnt in the town and the wbole-soult
hospitality prevalent , the freedom In soda
intercourse and tbe crude methods of amute
incnt common to such places , while tbe char
acters are exaggerated and tbe situation
overdrawu. Tbe story is fairly well toll
even if it does give some impressions of tb
/unst wholly unwarranted.V y t Williams
Chicago. I1.2S.
In * "Piping and Cheese" Ella W. Peattl
turns from tbe field of distinctively waster
literature to-present * number of etorlc
told around tbe dinner table. The first o
the"itd71 r'nr founded on an Incident in th
life of Charles Henri Sanson , tbe cxecutione
of Paris , at related in hit memoirs. A
Broni 'aflT ' ° t Prance traveling through th
country stops et a village hotel only to flu
ever ) room taken , but one who is evident !
n gentleman come * to her relief and gives u
tila room. An lafonnil acquaintance
fonni-d and a dinner followc at which wl
nnd compliments abound. Tbe lady after
( irard discover * that her friend wai non
other than Monsieur de Paris , tbe Jamau
tttecutloner , and tbe complications that folio
tUo discovery are Interesting in ( he extrem
The ntcry ii told in graceful language am
With attention , to details ot bUtorlual ac
curacy. Other stories of the collection enow
various phases o ! lite among tbe higher
classes In Europe and tbe fact ot tbe au
thor's western life would never be dlsclcsed
by the text. Way & Williams , Chiugo , Jl 25.
"Stuart and Bamboo Is a stirring ftory of
En ? t b life at Yarmouth , a t o.g i s mew hat
chaotic and Jcvold ot purpose A beaut.tal
young widow goes to Yarmouth having lost
her husband and two chl.dren. She Is
friendless and alone in tbe world , but she
sets out resolutely to earn her living at
Yaimouth. She -was utterly destitute on
arrival at tbe town , but she manages to make
ncqualnturcrs on the way and there and ulti
mately she Is tbe object of attention from
urvcral sources Finally the richest man In
Yarmouth Is refused by her le favor of a
philanthropic > oune man who has appeale-d
more stiongly to ter sympathetic nature.
The plot affords opportunity for making
the acquaintance ot many in English middle
class life In a typical English town , and
the literary work Is excellent. Mrs. S. P.
McLean Greece , the well know a , author of
"Cape Cod Folks , " is the writer Harper &
Dro. , New- York , tt.23.
Henry L. Clinton hag been connected
with the New York bar many 3ears and
has been concerned la many notable trials.
Some time ago he published a volume on
"Extraordinary Cases , " In which he toldi of
a number ot these cases , and the susccss of
that volume led to the preparation of a volume -
umo on "Celebrated Cases" just issued The
cane first described in this new volume Is
Hat ot the trial of Mrs. Cunningham for the
murdar of Dr. Burdell , In 1S37. The case
had many sensational features , not tbe hast
ot wtilch was an effort on the part ot the
defeo-Aant to palm off another's child as her
own immediately after her acquittal on tbe
charge of murder Other notable ea is of tbj
century In which Mr Clinton took part as
counsel and which are describe.- this book
were the trial of William M. Tweed for of
ficial misconduct , the trial of Richard Crokcr
for the murder cf John McKcana and the tilal
of A Oakey Hall for reglect of official duty
Some of the arguments presented In these
cases were unique and others crude , or would
seem so to modern , lawyers. But they were
roallj all celebrated cases In their times
and lawjcrs and others will be glad of an
opportunity to get the records and graphic
accounts from.one who participated In the-ai
The portraits In the book are those of the
author and Messrs. John R Brady , A W
Bradford , Henry S , Davits , Char.es A Pec-
body , Charles P. Daly. William M Tweed
oah Davis and Charles O'Conor Harper
Bro , New York , $2.50.
A volume dedleated to the editors of the
inerlcan pi ess and to the members of co'.t-
re-M "who have been sjttematlcally and
illfully Imposed upon by a clique of spuri-
us and unscrupulous cltlyens a ded b } to-
ompetent and ma'lclous rorrcspacdenta , "
ught to prove Interesting reading for a job
' . wholesale Imposition would surelj be
f'c only in same great CEUSB affecting
vervono. Tils le the baok. which , under
le title of "reacts end Fakes Ajout Cuba , '
omes from the pen of the New York Herald
orrespondent la- Cuba George B Rca who
ttained some reputation , last year through
report that he bad been lest in Cuba Mr
ea sajs further that he has acqu red tbe
gbt to approach the subject from tie
tandpolnts revealed In the book , "oy ha-vlng
xposed hU life oa nwny occasions to ascer-
a'a the truth , and the enl > object ir ex-
ofiing the utter falsity of the many stories
Ited ia a desire to see fair p'aj and to
all attention to a campaign that has made
ur pics.5 and .highest legislative beds appear
Idiculous In the ejetof the civilized world"
'huo Introduced and with the addition of a
rontlsplece representing General Maximo
Soraez in the act of threatening to ehoot
3oi respondent Rea if he dared to tell the
ruth , a vast amount of the information In
ciyrd to actual conditions in Cuba which has
appeared In the dally prces In the last two
ears ia reproduced George Muiro's Sees.
\ew York.
New books received-
Auld Lang Sjne. ted other tjargs , by Rob-
rt Burns Frederick A. Stokes & Co. , Nev
York. 75 cents.
John L. Stodclard's Lecturcool II. Bei-
ord Mlddlebrook & Co , New York.
The Sinner , bj "Rita. " Hand , McNally < fe
" o , Chicago.
Guarding the Border , by Everett T. Toui-
1ison Lee Sbepard. Boston $1 50.
A Harmon ; of Samuel , Klsgs and Chrom-
Icij , b > William D Crockett. Eat o &
' 2 ns , New York. $2
Evangeiine , by W. H Longfellow. Illus-
rated holiday edition. Houghton , Mlfflln & .
o , Doc-ton
The First Chrtbtmae Tree , by Hear } Van
njl.e Charles Scribner's Hois , New York
$1.50.
A Capital Courtship , 'by Alexander Black.
Saarlee Scrlber's Scrs , New York $1
Marches ! and Music , by M.'th'lde ' Marches' '
Jarpcr & Bro , New York $2 50
Blown Awaj , by Richard MsnsSeld L. C
Page t Co. , Bcoton
Sbcllah McLeod. by Guy Boothby. Fre > 1-
> rlck A Stokes & Co. , New York
The Investment of Influence , bj Newel' D
'il'.l's. Fleming "H. Rev ell Co. , New York
51.25.
Thro * Lattice Windows , bj W J Dawson
Doubleday & McClure Co. , New York.
Fortj-six Years in the Army , bj General
Toha M. Schofleld. The Centurj Co. , New
York. $3.
Down Our Way , bj Mary J Judah. Way
< Williams , Chlc.igo n.2-r.
GOKMI ! > of the Author * .
Anthony Hope , in a recent Interview , ex
.irukscd a personal preference for bis nov e
T'ho God In the Car.
The reliable Columbia pad calenJar , which
has been making Its appearance regularlj
"very jcar for twelve years , is again on band
-eady for 1S9S.
Tne Bookman announces that arrange
ments rave been made for the dramatization
at "The Bsreie Brier Bufib , " and other o
Dr. Watson's bool.s.
Dr Tl Ellsworth Call , formerly an Iowa
educator , but row of Louisville has an In
terestlng sketch in tbe National Magazine
> n the Mammoji Cave.
Senator Lodge of 'Massachusetts ' has prepared -
pared wbat promises to be a valuable con
tributlon of American literature ia th
"Story of the Revolution" which Is to nppt-a
In ScMbner's roxt j car.
Hmnlln Garland will tell in McClure'
Magazine oext jear the story of the Custe
massacre as it came to him from tbe lips
of Two Moons , an old Indian chief wbo par
ticlpatcd in tbe battle.
The occasional bulletin of tbe Iowa Ma
sonic library calls attention to the fact tba
three great poems , "There is no Death , '
"Twenty Years Ago , " ' "Tfle Little Brow
'Church in the Vale , " were written by low
authors.
Fcrdlracd Brunetlere , tbe eminent Frenc
critic , wto lectured in America last rum
mer , declares tbat "the univertltarlan ten
dencles in America are oa. tbe way to con
stltute nn aristocracy of intelligence in tba
great Oercocraey. "
Ur Clifton H. Levy's story of "How th
Bible- Came Down to T.V In the America
Monthly Review of Reviews , with lllustra
Hone , gives tbe lay reader a better idea o
the history of the bible t e a book than an
thing that has been before published
Three articles In the Gentleman Farmer fo
December will be read wltb interest In. tb
west. They are on "Irrigation in Colorado
by Lute Wllcox ; " "The Sioux Indians i
South Dakota , " by Harry .N , Price , an
"South Dakota Farms , " by George 31 , Hea ;
ford.
Another Chnrne. Aculnbt PIIUX.
J. P , Faux , arrested on the charge o
stealing a diamond stud from W , E
Foster , rooming ) In the McCaffrey block , 1
charged % lth another crime before Judg
Gordon , that of defrauding an inn kcepei
M. J. Pranck. proprietor of the Mldlaui
hotel , is the complainant. Franck alleRe-
that about the Ut of October Faux rt-fe
istervd at his hotel and received rwals an
accommodations amounting to 119 Tnl
fell due on a Saturday night. The nex
morning 3 < aui had departru to places un
known -with bin barrage. Boeing- the nkm
of ) il former boarder in The lice in con
nectton with , a diamond rcibbery , Franc
hastened to lodge the proper complain
against Faux , Tbe trial was bet for ntx
Thursday.
RUSH ON BOLLN'S ACCOUNTS
Schedules Slow Blunders and Failnra to
Separate Punch ,
EX-CITY TREASURER OH THE STAND
Rlie * file Itetinlt of HI *
of III * SncornMur'x IliioUn In
Ilehnlf of tinUefeuilnut
II nml KIII en. ,
The trial of the cece of the city against
Iho bondsmen of Henrr Bo'.ln , ex-city trcaa
urer , started In yesterday with Jc-hn Rush ,
Itolln'B predecessor , on the witness stand en
cram-examination , the cltj atto.ney taking
up the examination at the point where It wcs
drc-pped Monday night at the adjournment ot
court.
On goingon the stand the witness pre
sented his schedules , ebon Ing a total if
$197,689.81 undlstribJtcd funds on head In
the city treasury at the time of the expha-
tbn of Bolln's first term of office. Asked If
It was proper to give Bolln credit for the
amount shown by the t > cheiJule , witness
thought the credit proper under certain con
ditions , as the dealt was the method cf
reaching a certain end , the end sought being
the distribution of finds en hand at the
time of Bolln turning the oflico 01 er to his
successor. The witness said that hr knew of
no cffurc being made to distribute the grand
total of funds referred to In bis scnedule.
Witness could net tell how much of the
money diown bj his schedule bslonged to
the cltj and bow much beloiiged to the Beard
of nducatlsn. cs no separation cf funds had
been made. Such tcpatnUcr ; would take
onth < < of time and would necessl te gcins
vcr the books and warrants Item bj Item
ccordlng to his shedule witness concluded
iat Btlln had paid warrants and obligations
ut cf the cash drawer and thct c yments
n bath city cad Board ot education cbilgu-
ons lad been so paid.
DEFENSE OBJECTS STRENUOUSLY.
City AU.Mi.ey Council asked the witness
f he considered proper to paj Board of Edu-
ation obligations out of the city cash
rawer ?
Attorney Mahoney , for the bondsmen , oh
ected to the question contending that this
svldence was not proper on cross-cxamlna-
lon.
lon.The
The city attorney retorted by saying that
ac defense had started w ith Mr Rush in the
lopes of constructing a rope of sand , and
bat row cs tto ropp had parted they -were
rposed to allow iDg him to testify ns to the
eal conditions as they -were found to exist
The court held that the question would be
material at another stage of the trial and
hen the cross-examination drifted off into
nether phase ot the case
In replj to a question Jjj Mr. Connell , the
\ itness said that he had not made a separate
chedule of city warrants paid out of the
ash drawer , He had no personal know-ledge
f how many such warrants , if any , had been
o raid There was no way of ascertaining
he aggregate without going through the
looks of the warrants and the warrants
hemselves. To make an accurate compu
tation of the amount would require the time
of two experts for from three to six months
and perhaps longer.
Taking up the schedule the witness was
asked if it was not true that his footings
Deluded items that belonged to the second
erm of Bolln's administration. Mr. Rush
said that such wss a fact but that he did
not put them there The figures , he said ,
were made by Expert Accountant Doollttlo
for the bondsmen. Wbe& w itness checked the
schedule he found the error
BOLLN WAS CARELESS
Mr. Rush testified that in going through
,1'e books of the treasurer's office he found
hat 'Bolln ' had been quite tareless in depos-
ting Board of Education funds in the city
depositories and city funds In Board of Ed
ucation depositories but could not say to
What extent this practice had hpfn carried
on.
on.Tho -witness found that the money held in
abejance related to liquor license monej
laid in for licenses that had not been
granted. That money did not belong to the
city and consequently w as not chargeable to
any fund , nor should it properly e cred-
itfti to any fund until alter the granting of
the liquor license which it cohered after
wiich it was money belonging to the Board
of Education
Mr. Connell asked If it was not a fact that
on the lest day of Bolln's first term there
was the sum of $38,000 In the city cash
drawer , held by the city treasurer to pay for
licenses that had not been granted and for
which amount Bolin had beea given credit'
Mr Mahoney objected to the question con
tending that it was conceded that a treas
urer had no right to take money that 'was
held in trust nnd convert it to any fund
either dtj or board of education. However
If the citj had advanced money to the Bean
of Education and at the end of the year i
was found that the.board had an excess o
receipts , the citj would have a right to take
out its money from this excess , which , in
other words , would constitute the assets on
hand
The objection -wa sbustainedand , Mr. Rush
was excused.
CHANGES IN BOLLN'S BOOKS
At this afternoon's session of court. Ban
ue1 Spratlen. balance clerk at the Natloaa
Bank cf Commerce , was called by the state
oa cross-examination. The- witness was
' aked If the sum of $10,000 had not bean
trarsferred from BolWs general account a
citj treasurer to his special account , and
replied that during the last moaib of Bolln'
firM term the money had been trcnsferru
at Bol'.n's request Wltncos was bandei
Bolln's bank passbook and asked to state 1
the book contained the entries relative t
Bolln'b account for Dsceniber , 1B93 , end
January and February , 1894 , He said th
book showed the deposits. He was then
ked if it was not true- that another ban ]
pi-shook had been issued to Boln ! , covering
the ssjne months , in which erasures ar <
entases had been made. The vvltccss dli
not remember lie was then asked If It " a
not true that the figures put irto the oil
book had been transferred into the book la
evidence. The wltnrEs again said that b
did not rememutr.
At this point > Mr. Council presented th
old passbook referred to and askeJ Spratle
if it was a book of the hank. The witnes
thought it was , though be was not certain
Later on , however , he suld it was a boo
that ho had used in checking up Bolln's at
count as city treasurer. On the page of th
book showing the December account tbcr
are three changes in the figures as well a
B change in the footings. One Item show
that it was originally entered as $59,000 an <
was scratched and made to appear as $49.00
The footings were also changed to
eonvspand with the change in the psg
of the book. There was also an entry o
$23,000 , a pencil mark having been run
through it.
Asked wbo made the changes in the boo
witness said that they were made by him.
T o erasures had been mi.de below th
footings , but What words or figures hai
been erased witness could not say.
WiUiess eaid that the erasures and change
had teen made at the requi.it of Henr
Bolln , who 4old witness that the orlclni
entries "were errors and 4hat Board o ! Edu
cation money bad been charged In th
book
WHY IT WAS MADE.
Mr , Spratlen eaid that the item of $10.00
was transferred from one paes book to th
other on December 23. 1S93 , He did no
knowof Buy other Item for the came amoun
tbat wag so transferred. Explaining wh ;
the transfer of the item of $10000 was made
witness Eaid tbat he understood tbit Boll
bad lost his first pass book issued b } tb
bank and tbat tbe entries pere'mfde ' to tak
the piece ot those in tbe ntlgtaM baoV
On redirect examination'tho wltiuM In an
swer to questions by Mr Mali one ) said tbi
an item of $21.000 went Into the city's ac
count with tbe city treasurer. Tbe transfe
to ( be specUl fund -was made on Januir
IS , 1S91 , and was made without any check
being u ; ed , It being simply a carrying for
ward of a balance. ,
n. J. Wuthrlck WBS the next witness
called He was on the stand durlnc tbe
greater portion of the remainder of the aft
ernoon , tertlfjlng to thtibank check books of
the treasurer's office * showing what disposi
tion had been m de , of board funds that had
been checked out and in payment of certain
claims for salaries. Improvements and o.hcr
expenditures about tie tschool houses ,
Jerome C Coultfer. deputy treasurer under
Bolln , was called by the defense and spent
oomo time going Ithroush the Ux receipt
ttubs and tax rectlpts Jor the purpose of
pointing out erronwherein Bolln had not
been gl\en credit. ( An Item was shown
where Bolln had chrerd . .himself with $21.08
too much. |
> ofes froin jm < - rottrtn.
In the criminal coar yt-'lerday a Jury re
turned a verdict. fladtog-Stella Green guilty
of the crime of larccfcy.lrcm the person. It I
was JTOVCO that while ; entertaining a Ktiee-t
the woman sto'e J.iGJpO from his pocket.
The will of the .late Anders G. Dihlstrom
hss been filed with the clerk of the probate
court. By the terms of the document the
property , ecbednled at . $16,000. Is bequeathed
to the widow , to 'be held by lier so long us
she remalcs single , . It the marries tbeni end
In that even * the estate Is to be divided
equally between her rod the children of An
drew G. DahUtrom , .now lUlng ,
In the divorce oisjiof Nicholas Yacer
agiinet Louisj M T ger. Uie court has Is
sued < in order , requiring the plaintiff to pay
Into court the eum of POO for the UPJ of the
defecda.lt In prosecuting hrr cult. The court
has also ordered that Lot 11 the determina
tion of tbe suit the plaintiff rha',1 pay over
to the defendant the turn of $100 per month
' as alimony.
Count j Judge Baxter yesterday called
the December dockol bf his court There
were 100 casts which wrre set for trial The
large Jacrtase in the r.umber of rises is due
to the fact that cases that were brought in
tbe municipal court are being commented
in the couatj court , the supreme eouit hai-
ing hfld that the municipal court had no
stccdlng and that the commeaccmtat of
crses therein WED lllegsl and \od. !
OMMn.VT OP THD J3NKLIS1I I'UKSS.
Little til tin- Mrpkfiirclilch It Ciiii
Aiutrovp.
LONDON , Dec. 7 - The Daily Telegraph ,
ommenting editorially on President Mc-
Klnley's messige , rajsl
"It used to t > e > America's proud boast thit
t had no foreign policy. Judglog from
'resident McKInlej's message the new world
s no more free from "pollticsl negotiations
hsn the old In a document of portentous
ength , mostly Intended for Spanish con-
umptlon. President McKVley has ce > lsed a
peclous pretext for gaining time. It csn-
alns passages that will certainly wound
Spain's noticed susceptibilities TJB whole
on ? , though meant to be conciliator } , savors
oo much of the magistrate availing himself
f ths first offender's act to be acceptable
at Madrid. Spain ma ? not be so thick
kitted as we are to these delicate messages
of America's diplomacy.
"Meanwhile there are serious dangers of
revolution in Spain and the Indiscreet ad-
ecthes President McKlnle } applies to
Wejlcr's policy will nrt lessen 4be latter's
popularity Much depends on the attitude of
icogrcss. Ii" , as our correepordent tnlnks , the
msces acqu esce in the decision cf the execu-
i\o ' 2nd give the Spaniards a cheoce , all
may jet be well , but the recent experience
does not make us ocr ar > 3t-inc. "
The Dally Chronicle Describes the message
as "weak and colorless compared with the
vigorous handling of ; .public questions to
which Mr. Cleveland accustomed us. " It
says the explanation of this is simple. "Mr.
Cleveland was la front'-of congress.-JiIr , Mc-
Kinlty IE behind it/ The president's com
ments on the currency Issue are positively
childlike in their simplicity. It is safe to
prophesy that tils treatment of the Cuban
luestioa yill be received -with o storm. The
annexation of Cuba would be a deplorable
mistake , but the reasens for refraining from
: hlt course are not the milk aud mater cues
Mr McKinlcy advanies. "
The Morning Pest , after pajing a tribute
to the president's fine sense of duty 4a the
domestic trouble , in sending the message a )
the appointed hour , s-js "The meseige
elaborates a schema at * legislative effort less
short-sighted and less calculated to set class
against class than tbe .misguided policy o
the last session. On the Cubsu quesHcn tbe
president is vague nd diffuse , but etudl-
ouslj correct Cuban matters , however , arc
unimportant as compared with Ihe grave
iesucs of domestic attain ; . The big battle
of the session will tic lought oa the grount
of borne politics and finances" The edl
torlal special ! ) praises "President McKlrJej's
treatment of the currency question.
The Times saje "Its tone of patronizing
tolerance will make the message not wboll ;
agrctable to Spain. Probably tbe president
calculates if he can catlsfy the jingoes for a
time wltb elegant denunciations , etc. , be
will find It easier to Jatroduce a moderate
policy In his currscgy problems It seems
the president cllzge to the notion that some
thing may be done for silver So long as be
follows that will-o'-the-wisp he can bardlj
be expected to attempt any thorough-goini
reform of the curcsncy/ '
Tbe Standard sajs : "Tbe best that can
be said of tbe message if that it Is abso
lutely vaexclting As a distinguished poll
tlclan tbe president labored under great dif
acuities , and it is co reproach to bis skll
tbat DP has failed to surmount them. I
Mr McKlnley represents anything so far
It U the new tariff , which is confessedly a
palpable failure. The whole currency plan
hangs oa , the conditlsn of an exchequer sur
plus , but when , will that h'sppy day arrive
Foreign affairs are treated temperate ! } . Wit !
regard to Cuba the president has taken carte
to keep within tbe limits of Internationa
comity and good feeling. With reference t
his declaration ( hat ehould America be compelled
pelle-d to intervene , It pill be calj becaus
tbe necessity for such action will be
clear ae to command tbe support of tbe civ
illzed world , tbe Standard exclaims "Tb
Spanish ministry can tleep In peace. "
Tbe Daily News saj the meteage is char
actcrlzedby a desire to displease nobody
Referring to Secretary Gage's currency pla
tbe editorial asserts { hat Mr Cleveland'
RimlUr plan never fopnd favor with con
gttes. As to the Cuban question , tbe Dill
News eajs : "The message rings true am
promises a fair trial of Spain's new p'acs
more than which the pres'dctit ' could not b
expected to do. "
TLo St. James Gazette this afternoon , com
mentlng upon President McKlnley's messag
MJS ; " 11 has disappointed everybody in tb
attempt to give universal satisfaction. Pres
dent McKlnley is in an unpleasant position
having to sit on tbe fence. As a wbole , 1
looks like en early confession of a grca
failure. " .
Tte Pall Mall Gezotie takes a favorab
view of tbe presidential message and crlt
clses tbe comment of' tbe Times , remarl
ing that it is as impossible "to deal wll
tbe Cuban question without offending Spain
as it would be to deal with Armenia without
offending the sultan. "
Tl.e Globe ia of the opinion tbat it "would
have taxed tbe abilities ven of a gital
statesmen" to deal ltb the question eatlt-
.faetorlly , adding , "altboueb all the argu
ments against tbe annexation of Cuba are
equally applicable to Hawaii , tbe United
States is determined to have tbe latter ,
though America a fourtb-rate naval power
as It Is , cm only bald Hawaii on kufferauce.
In tbe event of war cte uould lie bundled
out , neck end crop , by any first-rate power
which finds It necessary to occupy tbe
island. " *
lire.
For the information pf the public. It U
stated that 2 cents postage is required
on The Sunday Bee In order to oecure
transmission through the malls. Assist
ant Postmaster Woodard Inform * The Bee
that about 50 cop& < of the Sunday Issue
are hfld at the Qmuha postottle because
only 1 cent postage bus b un paid. The full
postage must be placed on tbe papers 01
they will Iw dcstro > ed Any pen-on who
recalls lia\lnc mulled a rep ) of The Bun-
day Bet with but 1 cwit pts'aKe paid
there-on may have an cpporttnHi t jiay
tbe other cent by calling at the post-
office.
1WELVE TO TAKE CHARGE
General Committee to Look Aftei Iho Ex
position ilrangtij.
COMMERCIAL CLU3 PLAN FOR NEXT YEAR
Committee Which Will He Clint-Red
Tilth HecclvljiK : nnil IHreotliiK ( he
Vlxllarx AVho Come to Attend
the I'lfO-Tour Contention * .
Transtntefileslppl Exposition affairs took up
by far the biggest part of tbe time ot tbe
meeting of Ihe executive committee of the
CommcTc'al club yesterday. The principal
matter wa a preliminary arrangement and
plan for the care and entertainment of the
delegates to the n > iny conventions which
have been secured.
j The matter hid been placed In the handset
ot a special committee end Chairman L/ln-
Inger made a verbal report. The committee
, recommends that a general convention com-
i mlttte of three members from the Com-
] merclal club , three from the woman's ex
position board , three from Uie exprsltlon
' directory and three from the Knights of
AK-Sar-Ben be appointed to have- the matter
In charge. TJS ! committee will constitute a
i bureau of information and board to provide
I entertainments , lodging and other con-
i v ententes to the delegates ,
i The plan met w 1th the approval of the cx-
ecutlve committee and was adopted The
president of the club the chairman of the
1 committee and Secretary Utt were selected
' as the Commercial club members of the coin ,
mlttee The plan will be presented to the
ther three liodlcs to be represented , and if
pprovoJ they will be asked to appoint their
espectlve commltteemen
The committee once more heartily ea-
orsed the plan ot bavin ? a Transmlsslsslppl
ducational congress or contention in the
lt > during the 'Exposition ' A letter that
s to be sent out at once to all the prom-
nent educators In tbe west by the committee
n charge was approved.
The meeting -decided to reach out and in-
uce commercial clubs all over the country
o send delegates to the citj during next
ear. In the first place reciprocal rela-
lens will be entered into with these bodies.
which are eome 100 in number , by which
members maj vltlt and enjoy each other's
uarters and privileges This will be later
ollowed > by a general InvitatioD to the clubs
nd the members to attend the exposition
"inally , honorary membership cards extend-
ug the prlvileget , of the local club will be
ent to every memiber of every club in the
ountrj-
FIFTY-FOUR CONVENTIONS
Secretary Utt reported that the Natloral
Live Stock association was the Cftj-fourth
convectlaa that had beea secured for next
car.
A report was made upon the effort that has ,
bean made bj the club to cccure the exten-
ion of tbe Burlington from Billings to
ralls Cltj Most. The pltn has been puflhed
or several weeks at the request of the Palis
City people Secre-tarj Utt reported thst the
Burlington officials had agreed to male the
extension as soon as they could , but were
unable to do eo. The line would open -up an
mmense territory for Omaha merchant ! ? . It
would place1 the Montana coal fields nearer
he cltj and also open up a. big live clock
trade with Montoaa.
At tbe request of the people of Wichita ,
Can. , the -club will Join in a request to Pres-
dent McKlnley to attend Uie annual setelon
of thp TransmUslKslppi Commercial congres ? .
-to "be held ia that city next rooath ,
Chancellor TJacLcan Informs the club that
be has experimented with canaigre , a plant
that promises to revolutionize tbe tannins ;
ndustrj' end which it is believed could be
raised in this state , with indifferent resul's
at ihe state farm. The experiments , how
ever , will be continued.
The following aew members were eleted'
Robert S Wllcox , J. M. Richards , Hirry S
Weller , Frank F Pcrter , E. G. Pearse , W
J. Fischer. R. F. Hodgln , John H. McDow
ell and W. Stull.
IICSV SCENE AT THE GEIOU\DS.
Site a Hitc of IniJiiNlrj on
Wnrra Dnj a.
Swarms of workmen are again clinging to
the walls anl roofs of the big buildings on
the exposition grounds end ar ? endeavoring
to make up for the delay produced by tbe
storm of the latter part of last week The
good and warmer weather r-as permitted
appreciable progress to be made upon all
the structures.
The Nebraska building has reached its top
most point The highest dome on the struc
ture has been almost completed and jesterdaj
morning tbe flagstaff upon it was raised
in the air. Tbe building is now almost com
pletely roofed over. The squad of workmen
on tbe Bluff tract , upon which Nebraska's
building is Jocuted , bos resumed operations
on Uie water works system and is continuing
to set out the trees wltb which tbe area will
be adorns 3
In a short time another of the buildings
will have put on lit coat of white. Yesterday
morning Contractors Smith and Eastman set
their workmen at the task of 'putting staff
upon , the Machinery and Electricity building
The warm weather has also permitted Con-
tra'dor Bonet to almost complete the white
coat on the Administration arch. The work
men are putting on tbe finishing touches.
Hard luck is still standing in the way of
the IruiJding of the Fine Arts Palace. Work
on this structure has been delayed by the
oon-arrlval of lumber. Yesterdaj1 , how
ever , five carloads of lumber came In and It
was expected that the structure could be
started. When the material was examined ,
however it was found to consist of roof lum
ber. The delay is disappointing , but the con
tractor made the best out of the situation
by set'lns tols workmen to work getting thereof
roof timbers in proper form.
The Government building has comenced
to rise into existence , Tbe piling has been
put in and jesterday the first of tbe
big Umbers to support the outside walls
were erected. Appreciable progress le also
evident on the Auditorium , The first floor
of the building is in such condition that
work on the second etory framework le be
ing begun.
The roof on the Mining building is about
finUbed and tbe carpenters have commenced
work on tbe tower at the northwest corner.
Staffs for this superstructure have been put
in plsce. Tbe work ot trussing on the Agri
cultural building has also been completed.
Tbe Liberal Arts building Is also advanc
ing in good gape , _
Will Tleiiroiluee Klluueii.
It Is not a < t all improbable tbat the vol
cano Kllauea , which formed a most con
spicuous and attractive feature of tbe
World's Fair Midway plalsance , will l > e re
produced along grander lines at tbe Trans-
roifcslsslppl and International Exposition.
ComBpondence wltb "this end in view ig
now in progress ,
Lorin Tliurrton , formerly minister of tbe
United States to the Hawaiian Islands , and
W. F , Sesser of St. Joseph , Mich. , are the
men wbo are Interested in tbe movement to
establish the volcano at tbe exposition. Tbe
high standing both enjoy leads to tbe be
lief 4hat tbelr promisee to put on a enow
that will ibe worth going miles to see will
bo filthfully carried out. Those wbo at
tended tbe World's Fair remember quite
well tbe vivid portraja ! of a Hawaiian vol
cano given there and tbe mere announce
ment thai that exhibition would be Lettered
here would undoubtedly draw great crowds.
If the pending contracts for this exhibition
are Kuccitsfully concluded tbe representa
tion of a volciEo of the Pacific it la nil * Mr.
McKinley wants to iunex will be ensconced
In a circular building on Ibe Midway of the
expD3ltpn , l 0 feet ) n dUaic'er and fifty
feet in height.
, ,
Peter V9Qngers of Geneva , Neb , superin
tendent o'f horticulture , and L. C. Chanla
ot Lincoln , Neb. , superintendent ot floral
display of the Nebraska State commission
of the cM > Dlttcvn , w ere In the city yesterday
perfecting plars for tbe work of their re
spective departments , From the creditable1
work shown by these Nebratkans on a small
scale at the recent state fain here it Is be
lieved that Heir raru in tbe exposition
will be well looked after.
rnnninerleniix Interextcd.
Secretary John A. Wakefiold of the Trans-
mlsslsslpp ! Exposition hf.e a romtnunlcMlon
from \V. Carroll Ely , director general ot
tbe Panamcrlum Rxpo < ltlon , which Is sched
uled for Buffalo , N. Y , In 1S99. Director
General Ely asl.ed for complete Information
regarding the Transmlstlsslppl Exposition to
use In the preliminary work for the Buffalo
exposition.
JOH\ HOB PltOTKCTS HIS IDE'XTITY.
MiN ; erlonn Trimmer Arrnljjned In
the Crlmtiinl Conrt.
John Doe Is on trial in the criminal court ,
charged with obtaining property by faloo
promises that he is alleged to have made
John Doe Is not the name of the prisoner ,
but he Is thus known for the simple rca n
that hs has alvvajs refused to disclose his
right name sad hte idectlty.
In the Information it Is charged that on
July 12 last the prisoner visited the Union
Stock jards in South Omaha and represented
that he was Oscar Flood , a prosperous stock
man residing at Oakland , this state. After
seme dicketlnt ; he bought a bunch of cattle
of Hill & Lewis for Jl 423 , agree
ing to paj In six months Soon after
the completion of the sale It dawrcJ upon
Hill & Lewis that they had besn swindled ,
and officers were put on the trail of the man
who bought the catt.e , and later on he was
arrested taken before a Justice of the peace
who held him to appear before the district
court Tbe cattle were found out In the
state and were brought back to South Omaha
Trorn the date of hi * , arrest the man has
refused to give any Information tonccro-
Ins himself , maintaining that he Is John Doe
atid that there is nothing more to Bay.
PIl\MC IHKWKU. IS AC < U1TTE .
Jurj In .Iiirtsre linker' * Court Decide *
Him limoeent of Crime.
Frank Burwc.l , charged with the murdT
of Kasson Boyce at Cut-Oft Island , on August
22 , last is a free man , the jury having re
turned -verdict of not guilty
In anlving at their conclusion , the jurors
found that the killing occurred while a gen
eral fight wtra in proKitts and that the par
ticipants were all under the Influence ot
liquor After the return of the verdict ,
Judge Baker cautioned Burwell and to'.d him
that la the future it would be well for him
to abstain from drink Burwell promised to
refrain from drinking and would trj to be
come an honored citizen.
MtHINCnS OKP roil THE lSIV\n.
TmiBler Temple stnxln on n > otnl leI
About 130 members of Tangier Temple of
the Omaha Shnners headed bj the Twenty-
second Intantrj band , left jesterfiay on a
special train for Grand Island. The Shrta-
ers were la charge of Illustrious Potentate
H. H Hardj and Nobles H. C. Akin and
Judge Gustavo Anderson. They v.lll pick
up several parties of the order at Fremont ,
Columbus acd other points , asd all will then
be present at the initiation at Grand Ibland
of twentj'-five new members to tbe Mjstlc
Shrine The festivitleR will conclude in the
evening with a banquet which will be given
under the .iui plces of the Grand Island sec
tion at Tangier Temple.
PASSE.NGEKSVKK13 IN A PAMC.
ColllHion lit Sea VTlileh Doen Xo <
Result Serloimlj.
NEW YORK Dec 7. The btp-imer Mi-
1 le , Cup'ain Lel.nd wlilui arrived today
from. London iiad a collision with an un
known steamer on the banks of Newfound
land at 2 o'clock Sundaj morning during < i
thick fog. There is uo doubt that the ether
steamer was the Allan line ship Corean ,
nnlch put into Halifax ysterday , bound
firm New Orlcam to Glasgow , with its. bow
damaged above the woter line and reported
huving been In collision with an unknown
steamer In about the wme locality and tim ° .
The Mobile has five plates damaged en ito
part bowbut fortuctelj above tae -water
ilne. The citatest excitement prcv iled on
board the pteamer Immediately af icr tbe col
lision Many c-f the saloon jrossengtvs ran
wildlj ubout the Ebip thinking It VBE y > 3ut
to sink. Several of the cattlemen \cre
thrown from their bunks toy Ibe force of the
collisicn , but as far as can be le-irned noie
vvcib injured Tne paistngeiE were prompA
reasbured of the vowel's safety and qult >
was restored Tae other ttcimer backed
away after the collision and was beard re-
peotcdlj blowing Its whistle during tee pre
vailing "fog. The Mobile had on board fittj--
nlne saloon passengers and nineteen return
ing cattlemen , besides a cargo of merchan
dise.
geniird Mreet Einiorlh
Bv vote of the numbers of the Epvvorth
league of the Seward Street Methodist
church last evening , the time of holding
future meetings -was changed to Bunday
evenings at CSO : to 7:20 o'clock , this change
to continue during the eo3weather. ! .
Officers for the first Pix months of 1hl8 !
vvtre elected ns follows : President , Mary
Von Lackum. vice nrtFldents , Myrtle
Noves Laura McNalr , T , F. . BtursefS , Sadie
Hummel , secretary , Charles L. Frltscher ,
treasurer , F , C Bliss.
( ilo eN Were I'lednert for IlrlitU.
Sam Goldsmith , a barkeeper in Loulu
Goldprnlth's saloon at Ninth and Capitol
uvenue , was arraigned in police court for
stealing n pair of gloves from a carpet
cleaner named G. D. Merrymnn It v\uh
shown that the gloves were pledged for n
couple of drlnKs The prisoner was dls-
chaiged. Merryman was confined in th
county jail at one time pending an inquirj
Into his tanitj He is still thougM to be
Bligntly dcranpcd.
ClirlMinim null the I'mir.
Carter , In charge of the Omaha
Salvation Army , Ii arranging to give n
Christmas dinner to the poor at tbe army
barracks. In this work he hopes to enlist
the aid of the charltnlily inclined rx-ople of
the city. Ho does not want to i-'er'ere
with the work of orRanlzecd charity , but
rather to supplement It. He solicits Jnn.n-
tlona and -will arrange for the doilvery of
any offerings of w < ch he Is notified.
DlrUfttiitfter IIU TiinU.
A search warrant WXP j-ecurc-d by J J
DIckPon , u restaurant keeper near SlUc-enth
nnd Cass streets , for the pre-mUeii of Harry
Be-c-kwith. at 1 < C2 North Sixteenth Mr > t.
DIck&on nlleccs that fi miiii who formerly
worked for him stole tools valued at W from
the restaurant and afterward wild them to
Btckwith for 1200. Dickson visited Beck-
with's Btore and chane-ed to recognize hi ?
property.
Gnlil Si
SEATTLE , Dee. " . In th' fe-dsml couit
toduy Judge Hanford nv\irde-d Cubtnn
Jacob ! and Charles Buff , two punsf tigers
who started to Alakn last September on
the sttamtr Eugene , | f > 00 ilnnui-i' enc-li
ugalnst * the ownern of the steamer for
their failure to land them ut Danson.
l'e < 1 Mone > to ecure IClrrlloii ,
BOSTON , Dec. 7-John G. Gnrtland , jr. ,
r < te n preKntntiveilfet from t'le Nlnti
dlB'rict , and Ireasurtr ofi loc-al theater ,
was arrested today n a felf-oonfeswd em-
bizrlir of tl.212. He HIJS he used tbe
lor electlom-t-rlnc
money purpoxen ,
S'liprenie Court JnilKr Coiiiinlfx Suicide
HELENA. Jtont. . Dec. 7. Asuoclate
Justice Horace Buck of the supreme court
committed suicide thortly after midnight
by shooting himself ,
TO Cllli : COLD l > ONI2 IJAV
Take Laxative Hromo Quinine Tablet * All
druggists refund itie money it it falli to cure
25c , Tbe eenuine hei L. B , q , ou each tablet.
SMARTEST COON ON RECOKD
Donizsn of Riverview Park Who Eaalj
Leads His Ercthren.
OMAHA POSSESSES A WONDERFUL ANIMAL
It oil * Hen Knout * nnil Deceit en II la
Keeiter * for InjH Mrfore He
Ik Delected In IIU Career <
ot Crime.
While the animal collection which has
beea recently Installed In Rlvervlcvv p rk
may not come into direct competition with
Hagenback for a couple ot je-ars , jet It
boasts of the smartest coon that has jet
been discovered. The meet remtrkkble evi
dence cf the sagacity of this particular coon
U found in a ptory for the truth ot which"
Councilman , Stuht and Park Commissioner
Cornish art- ready to furnish an. oClclal bond.
The animal Is a comparatlv elj recent acqui *
slt'on to the menagerie. It was billed as a
common , ordlwry , evcrj-da > coon , but slnco
them It has established a claim to a degree ol
intelligence ot which the co a family baa
not beea tmspe-cted. When Mr. Coon vv ae in
stalled as a permanent member of the River-
view park family there WOE a lack of ade
quate accommodations As a temporary ex
pedient bo was hitched to one end of a stout
chain while the other was ornanratcil with
a steel r sg which wta slipped over the top
of a stout elake. As the ptttKe was neiriy
ten feet high and firmly Itnledded Ia the.
ground It was believed that this was a suf
ficient precaution to Insure- his detention.
As it turned out Mr Coon had rot th& .
slightest inttntici ) of deserting. He know a.
snap when he found It and was perfectly con
tented to loaf in a suunj spot and eat every
thing whlcii the deeper and scores of ad
miring school children ihrew his way. But ,
beginning Immediatlj thercnficr , the-ro wer *
continual complaints fiom neighboring resi
dents that someone was taking liberties with
their hen roosts. Evtrj night some oae
missed a nice fat pullet end In saito of every
effort to discover the invader he remained ,
unsuspected. All this time the coon re
mained attached to bis stake and kept up an ,
appearance of general good conduct which
was beond reproach TSie first susplrlco at
tached to his coonshlp a few dajs ago when
the keeper discovered a few ctraj chicken ,
leataers stick-ing in hf ! > fur. But this was.
dismissed us a lank injustice to the coon ,
as his ring was still attached to tbe stako-
and the depopulated htn roosts "were blocks ,
bejcnd the reach of the cdaln. But the next
day the feathers were again in
evldcnco cud it began to be ap
parent that there was some Incom
prehensible connection between the coon
and the numerous trespasses. The keeper-
spent a couple of dajs in trjlng to figure
out how a coon that was chained to a stolio
in Riverview park could acquire pullets that ,
were roosting comfortably half n dozen
blocks away He hai to give It up , but de
cided to lose a nights sieep and watch .Mr.
Coon The latter individual slumbered ,
quietly until long after midnight , and tba
watcher thought he had had his vigil for
nothing ( But towards 2 o clock the animal
stretched himself and quietly 'bega ' to shin , ,
up the pole. When he got to the top he man
aged to wriggle the ring off the stake and
'was free. Ten minutes afterwards there-was.
-clearly audible cackling and confusion la
the direction of the nearest hen j ard , and ia
half an hour lr. Coon returasd , licking hla
chops and scattering feathers galore as bo
hustled bccl : to his old stand. Then .he-
shinned up the pole ! again , dropped the ring
over and slid back to hlb place. The keeper
avers that the animal actually winked at him
when he came around to feed him the next ,
morning , but anyhow the stake has been dis
carded and the coon is now a - In
mate of a wire cage
SUHPKISn IN WAIT Kllll A KICICEH. .
Oomi Town Property Owner AVI1I
Wonder "V\lmt Struck : Him.
The Board of Review is still vvorking-
away on the municipal tai assessment anfl
the task is fairly well advanced. So far
nearly all of the complaints have been sat
isfactorily adjusted and the members believo-
that when the asseesmcnt is completed and
thoroughly underetood by the property own
ers It will be more generally satisfactory
than any of tbe assessments under the oil
sjstcm
While the revision of the work of the cs-
siors is in the main avery tedious and
uninteresting process , a rather humorous sit
uation is occasionally developed , which
bems to vary the monotony. Yesterday
tbe owner of a prominent down town cor
ner dropped into the outer office and regls-
ered a tremendous kick en tha valuatloa
vhlch had been placed < jn his property. ,
which he declared was ridiculously high.
The funny feature of the transaction was
be fact that at the exact mln-Jte nhen the
iroperty owner was making his protest
he board vvta busllj tuKCpcd in the next
oem increasing the valuation which had
) cea returned by ths assecBor nnd against
which the owner protested What will occur
when the property owner IB confronted with
his new addition to his troubles may bo
conjectured.
Sniilti < loii < if ( he t.utliroji behnol.
The Advisory Hoard is not likely to take-
any action in regard to the complaint ot
re-bldents in tbe vicinity of Lothrop school
n regard to the alleged unsanitary condition
of the drj clcset syEtcir Ir use In that
> ulldlng Commissioner Spaldlng has made
a thorough investigation of the metier , and
Inds that there in no foun'rtlon for th&
jomplslnt. He sa > b he does cot approve of
.he drj closet bjstem and that as A member
of tbe Board of Education bo opposed Its in-
t'oductioa at the Lotbrcp arhoo ! . Bat ho
eonterds tiat the sjstom at that school is ,
jiving as good results BB IB possible from an
arrangement of that klrd Ho finds no trace
of any odor froai the closets , and will re
port tbat there is nn reason whj the board
should take anj action
In regard to the aEttrllon In the aime
comp alnt that the cc-r I1 Inn of the cjoseifl.
Is responsible for flckc < . i > a.nong the- pupils
the record of the Board of Educat on show
tbat this is mot a fact Tke s-bool has recorded -
corde-d the inc t regular ettcnfi'iuce of any
In the cltj with enc exceptloa and the e.t-
tEnfi'inte through the- last jear b s been tb
higheet that hsr besn registered in the *
schools Not a single teache- the Lothrop.
school has beedetii cd from her duties fcy
alckness during the jeariid not a tingle
substitute las been needed on that account.
The committee on public property tnd :
bulldlrgs of the Hoar a nt Education will
probsbly recommtiid tfce Induction of i new
system but with tbe-n factt co record tb
proposition will be vlgoriui oppted
IluIIillnsr l'i Southern * -ehuolM.
Tbe impetus of the1 addition of a new
packing plant to South Onaha industries in
apparent in a considerable incieast * In tha
kchool population In tbe southern part of tba
city. Slew- work began In th Armour plant
tht re has been a roarl.od increabe In the en
rollment and more particular ! ) in the Vln-
ton ard Cam-liar schools The rooms at
Vlnton have hocorne * o crowded that it ha
been found necessary to provide an addi
tional room and this was opened this inorn-
136.
Wluit Mil ) O'Mieu : > o.
The police haie on tln-lr h nd an o'cl
nan -who passca under the imme of John J
O'Shea. They are In a qtiundury as to u hat
may be done with lilm Saturday iileht
O'Khetawas am-sled for vngrntif y n4 Mon
day morninir wan ciiUnce-d I ; ) Judge Gor
don to Jive davR st hat-l labor iBnea lo
an nrm in a liurvtuUni ; mrthine about five
year * ace in addition Jo thl * ' & suffered
a stroke of paralytU in the o'.l-.er arm , and
U otheriJiK- unfitted for vr.rk He qrcord-
ingly ri-'UFen to do am lalior. aitiputrh he
insists upon tui'ng three fccju.rtjiiruU per
day at the rlly'g iKpcnt-e- The pa.lce are at
u IOBB to Invent anything at which O'Shea.
may ha forced to work , and thereby carrx
out tbe ir tent of tbe police judge' * MBtftnoe.