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TItE OMAHA DAILY BEE : TITUKSDAY , 1G , 1807 , BUSINESS OF THE SCHOOLS Educational Interests of Nebraska es Expretssd in Figures , REPORT OF SUPERINTENDENT JACKSON Ilccnnltulntlnn of lletnrnn front the ' IJIxtrlctx Slum n Dcclilcil Ail- inticc In flip Uitcnt of ! , ( lie Sclioolx. LINCOLN , Dec. 15. (3pccal.-Stato ( ! ) Su perintendent Jack iron bis prci rod nn ab stract of the school business oC the state ( or the Bchool year ending In July , 1807. As compnrciJ with the abstract of last year the o Is on Increase ot ten In Iho number of school districts , almost 4,000 In the total enrollment ot pupils and a fallliiK off In the avcrvgo dally attendance of 4,130. The number of teachers required this yenr was 148 moro than ! att year , while thcro Is a falling off of 721 In the number of teachers employed. This latter seeming discrepancy Is explained by < he fact that In KirRQ number of dis tricts there was a change of tenchero during the school year , nnd In each tase both teach ers were counted In nwklnR up the tobl number. Thus a teacher going from ono school to anofher during the school year would be counted In both districts. The re port for 1897 shows less changes of this sort than heretofore , which accounts for the de crease In the number ot different tcichccs cmplo > e < I. Following Is the abstract , nnd n'.so the comparative figures for ISSfl : 1S37. 1S3C. Counties ! H ) 1S3C.DJ PUtrict * 0,711 C.731 Kctywl houses CCtG n,12) ) TcnclicrH requited 8.,50 8C32 Different lenchcts ein ) > ! ocil ! I3I7 10CG3 Children of school IIRC Ml ! I29 3(5r.s Total enrollment 2CG.317 270,709 Average tltilly nttrmlanco 171,7(1 174 837 AvtrnKO length of term dl.lj'l ) 123 123 Number of grndcil cchoo'it 391 303 Number of tcaclieis In Kratled Hchoola 2,471 2.251 1807. U3C. Average monthly enlnry of teic ncr J 37 83 t : u Value nf district iirop'ly. , 8.S21 S" ! 49 S.77D.75D SI Total IcacliorV wnsea 2.3I0.31S ! 3 2 i:0CC2 43 Amount | > iM for booka anil supplies 132 0.'I W 123 ull 0 } Total expenditures ,3,782,12349 D.7S7.C39 SO Coet -duration per tiupll ( on ba H of enrollm'0. . . 12 CO 14 22 Cost of education pir pupil ( linsln of dully ntl'tl'c ) . 18 SI Total Indebtedness 3.2SS C1J 22 3 , 0S7B 49 ANOTHER MOVK IN MOIIUOW CASn. A motion was filed In the supreme court today In the case of W. O. Qllbort , adminis trator , against Heglnn. Morrow by O'Neill and Gilbert , attorneys for Gilbert. U naks thnt paragraphs 7 , S , 9 , 10 , 10 and 20 be stricken out of the showing signed by Judge C. II. Scott ; alao tint portions of the adlilavlts of V. O. StrlcUlcr and Hyron G , IJurbank nnd nil ot the transcript of the proceedings had In the district court of Douglas county be stricken out for the reason that they are In competent , Irrelevant nnd Immaterial. The secretary of stito today received n "jail report" from Frank LahowltK , . sheriff of Howard county , showing the number of persons confined In tlio Jail during the year ending November ! , nnd what disposition was made of them. The condition of the Jail lo also described nnd the report Is properly certified before a notiry. There was no word of explanation ns to why the rcp.ort was oent and the sccrelaiy has concluded that the Howard county odlclnl Intended to send his report to some society Interested In mich mat ters and directed It to the state house by mistake. However Important It might he for such reporto to bo made to the Doird of Pub lic Lands nnd Uulldlnga , there Is no law re quiring them to bo sent nnd the ono from Howard county Is the first over received. The Tanners' Crcamsry company of New man Grove has filed articles of Incorporation with the secretary of state , the capital stock being $1,100 , with privilege to Increase to $10,000. Tlio Incorporators are : Ivor Derg , Sever S. Nelson , Gulllck Os and Lars K. Kvnn. DELL DOY CAUGHT STEALING. Dick Eastwood , a IG-year-old lad who has been employed by the Lincoln hotel as bell bay durbg the last three months , was ap prehended by tuo postotTlco authorities the ! morning while lie was tn the act ot stealing loiters from the hotel poEtoftlce box. TCiere have been complaints of the loss of mall by the guests of the hotel and it had been as certained that In mi'ny cases the letters and packages had reached tlio Lincoln postofflcc and ihadi then disappeared. A close natch was kept and the result was that the thief nvns caught this morning. The bay has con fessed to all the thefts. His method was to take such ofthe letters us ho suspected con tained money and after abstracting the con tents bo destroyed the letters. Ho sayo that In ono ceso 60 got a pcatcftlco order for $2.45 , which ho succeeded In getting cashed at the postofnco mcney order department. Ho got one letter that contained n draft for $30 , pny- nblo to a Miss Carson , an1 fcarlag to nt- toinpt to cash It ho tore the draft to pieces. During the last three months ho has ulso taken a number of valuable packngns. When Iiu was arrested he- , had a number of stolen letters In his pockets. The boy has ad mitted that there Is an older person con nected with him In the scheme cad the po lice are after the other culprit. Judge Hall has handed down a decision In the case of the claim of the Nebraska Staats 'Anzolgcr ' against the county for $1,400 for printing the tax list In German. Tbo court sustained the demurrer acdi ordered the suit dismissed. The case will bo appealed. Judge Blall said thnt the only authority for print ing the tax list Is the law passed In 1879 , nnd that Is of doubtful legality. Ho ro- vlowrd the legislation In the mnttor and de cided ( ram nil Indications that the law was unconstitutional. The case against Harry Crawford ami Wil liam Glcason for operating gambling devices was up lu district court today. Judge Hall listened to nrgumonts In the motion to strike the word "felonious" from the complaint. H. J. Green did the nrgulng. Ho believes that ho has been nblo to knock out the Rambling law of 1887. as In looking over old legislative files for that session ho wns tin- able to find where the senate concurred In the bill after U hud been returned from the house. This ho Insists rondo the law uncon stitutional , nnd I1 , was to held by the judge. i Hack to ( ilrmvooil. PLATTSMOUTH , Nob. . Dec. 1C. ( Special. ) Deputy Sheriff Morgan came over from Glen. wood , la. , this morning for Harry Wllklns , the man arrested by Sheriff Holloway last night upon receiving a telegram that ho had been Indicted by the grand Jury , there In cession , for grand larceny. Wllklns Is a young Glcnwood character , \\lio got mixed up 1n n brawl with ooveral other fellows In hi. ? brother's saloon Jlonday afternoon. After Chu smoke of battle cleared away ono of the won mlit'sed liU gold watch and accused Wll klns ot purlolnlcig It. This Wllklns stoutly denied. AV. C. T. U , AunlvcrMury. ASHLAND , Neb. , Dec. 16. ( Special. ) The tenth anniversary of the organization ot the Woman's Christian Temperance union of VUh- In all the world there is no other treatment BO pure , BO sweet , 60 gate , to speedy , fur pro. servingpurifyingand Leaiitlf\tiig tboBUii eculp , and hair , and eradicating oery 1m mor , M warm bathi with Curioimv Hue , and gcntlo unolntlncs with CI.TICTIIA ( olm- incut ) , the ( jroat elilu euro. J3YEKY HUMOll rysS \ -I IWAj1- land was celebrated In the Imm nuol nap- tlit church Tuesday evening. Mr . Wnlker ot Lincoln , state president , was detained from nttcndlrp by the * crlous Illness of her father. Mrs. D. A. Woodbury read ii paper r n ' The Growth of the Temperance Organ ization. " Mrs. Uptra ot Lincoln discussed "fie Future. " Mm A , P. Camp , corresponding spending eecrciary , gave n. short hls'.ory ot tlie union. The program was enlivened with muslo by Prof. Clinton S. Norton of the lAshland High school and Mosdsmes Alex Laverty and P. E. White. After the regular program refreshments were served. " oo ovnn. tt'nlt nn DrrlMlon of Telephone niul 1'xprcMH Cnicn. LINCOLN , Dec. 16. ( Special Telegram. ) The hearing of the telegraph rate ca cs _ waste to have been held before the secretaries of the Board of Transporta l.n th's forenoon , but Attorney G. M. Lambcrtson , tor the Postal company , and W , M. Moraman , for the West ern Ulon , appeared and asked for a continu ance to await some decision In the telephone r.nd express cases now pending , Mr. Mors- nmn said tint ho could not nee how a hearing at this time would bo of any use , as the companies would not submit to the legisla tion Regulating the rates until the courts had decided It to be constitutional , and a decision In the telephone and cxprcra cases would settle this. A continuance to Janu ary 17 wan granted. Senator H. T. Feltz of Ogalalla , who filed the complaints against the companies , was not hero today. Superin tendent J , J. Dickey and Acalstant Superin tendent C. II. Horton ot the Western Union wcro present. CIIMPH nf CmintrrfpltlnK. GRAND ISLAND , Neb. , Dec. 15. ( Spe cial. ) Deputy United Statco Marshal F. W. Barber left early this morning with the last of the three pris oners who will await trial In the United Htatcs district court on the charge of coun terfeiting , having beau bound over by Com missioner H. L. Bode. The men Inpllcatcd In the deal wcro Fritz Gaugar , Charles Hauf- flcr , George Holmes and Gottlieb Handler. Fritz Gaugar pleaded guilty n few days ago and was sent to Omaha. Charles Handler pleaded guilty yesterday and George Holmes was also arraigned yesterday. The latter pleaded not guilty , hut NVJS , nevertheless , bound over on the evidence. Gottlieb Hautller wr.a acquitted. The last hearing took place at about 6 o'clock thla morning , ths prisoner leaving In charge of the deputy on the early train for Omaha. The men all live near Uloomlngton , Neb. They are engaged In producing $10 counterfeit silver certificates from a wooj cut. The reproduction Is said to have been n very poor one , but was never theless qulto largely circulated In Blooming- ton. y IIIKT for 11 Hallronil. TCKAMAII , Nob. , Dec. 15. County Sur veyor Pratt Is rushing to completion n map and continuous profile of , thc route ot the proposed new railroad between Omaha and Sioux City , n bill for ths right of way ot which , through the Omaha and Wlnnebugo reservation , has been introduced at the pres ent session of congress by Senator Allen. The map and profile show an ( Ideal routs for railroad building the territory being almost level : ind with but few ditches and small streams to bridKC. The route Is moio than twenty miles shorter than competing Hues. The fall from Sioux City to Omaha I ? less than 200 feet for the whole dlstp.nce. Heavy trains can bo hauled In either direction at small uxpens ? . Itis supposed to bo a project of the Great Northern. \ CMSthfinc tii iSooiirc n Unllrniul. GUEBLEY CENTER , Neb. , Dec. 15. ( Spe cial. ) The town of Spauldlng In this county has conceived a scheme whereby It expects to have aj-allroad built to the town In the near future. The position of the town In about equal distance from Cedar Rapids and Grecley. the nearest railroad points. The Union Pacific runs to Cedar Rapids indl the B. & M. to Qrceley , and the present busi ness of Spauldlag and vicinity Is about equally divided between the two placers. The scheme la to orgcnlze-a mammoth "boycott" on one ot these two towns , with the expectation that the railroad company at the point boycottej will Immediately ex tend Its road to Spauldlng In order to re gain the business diverted from it. licet SiiKiir Fnotory. FREMONT , Nob. , Dec. 15 , ( Special. ) A meeting of the special committee appointed to negotiate for the location ot a beet sugar factory hero held a meeting last evening. communication from the Boston capital ists with whom It had had gome correspond ence waa received , agreeing to build a fac tory hero providing certain conditions were compiled with. A public meeting was called to meet atthe court house Friday afternoca , at which the proposition will be further con sidered and definite action taken. The com mittee. feels much encouraged and Is confi dent that It will bo able to locate a sugar factory hero of a larger capacity than either that at Norfo'k ' or Grand Island. I'r Nicrlty | nt C'oinil. COZAD , Neb. , Dec. 15. ( Special. ) The fall trade has been very marked In its Im provement over that of thd last two or three oeasone , Looal merchants without exceptlco are enthusiastic In reference to Iho revival of trade. There are no unoccupied business houses In town and every dwelling house has on ccr.upant. Farmers are busily engaged gathering tjielr corn whenever tie wether will permit. lA large acreage of fall whoiX was sown and Is looking well. The ground never was In better condition In regard to moisture , so that altogether the prospect Is bright for both fanner and merchant. Some hog cholera prevails , but as jet has not been very general , DIcM of IIIx IiiJiirloH. FREMONT , Neb. . Dec. 15 , ( Special. ) J. R , Kennedy of this city , who was thrown from a wacou near Nelleh about a month ago , died from the effects of his Injuries at the residence ) of his eon , Frank Kennedy , on North 'Broad ' street , yesterday afterncoo , aged 03 years. Mr. Kennedy came from Iowa to Sarpy county , Nebraska , In 18G5 and re moved to Fremont In 18S8. Ho served dur ing the civil war In an Iowa regiment and was a member of llcl'herson post , Giand tArmy of < he Republic , under whose direction this fuueral will bo hold tomorrow afternoon. l.oiin City \ntcH. LOUP CITY , Neb. , Dec. 15. ( Special. ) The term of district court set for Sherman county , commcnclug today , bis been ad journed sine die. It Is expected that a term will bo held early In February. Ttho Methodist Sunday school la preparing a Christmas cantata entitled "Santa's Sur prise Party , " to be given by the Ilttlo folka at the opera house on Christmas eve. The farmers are a&iln buoy In their corn fields , as the snow has again nearly disap peared. Court at LEXINGTON , Neb. , Dec. 16 ( Special , ) Court is In session hero with Judge Homer Sullivan on the bench. The case of greatest Importance to be tried during this term Is that of T. Maudlin for killing Sylvester Wiseman. The affair occurred without a witness to the act , The deforce will bo con ducted by Warrltigton and Stewart and H. M , Sinclair , and County Attorney Glllan will be assisted In thu prosecution by Oldbam of Kearney and Leek of Lexlcgtca , Thrt-nti-iiK to IIorni'ivhli > Him. BEATRICE , Neb. , Dec. 15. ( Special Tele gram , ) Mrs. A. M , WIneprennor , wife of the man \\Cio was Urred and feathered , hero last summer , vUltcd 1ho correspondent of the Lincoln Journal today and threatened him with a horaeu hipping If he uso3 her name again , alleging 'misrepresentations In an In terview published < odny with N , H. Olm- sted , Mo guardtcn ot Julia Carton , t/jo woman's daughter. rlMon'H Creiiniery. CULBBHTSON , Nob. . DEC. 15. ( Spselal Telegram. ) The stockholders of the Cul- bertsou Dairy association held their first mcntliiK in this city today. Thn board of directors and site for the plant wcro chostn and work begins on the separator factory to morrow. The crtura will be sent to the Beatrice Creamery company , which has leased the plant for ten years. 8 > Mem Full uf I'oUun. GORDON , Neb. , Dec. 15. ( Special. ) Ono ot thp most highly respected women of Gor don , Mr * . Fred Hoyt , died yciterduy after a short IllncH , during which time all efforts of local physicians -wero fruitless. They found the entire system Oiled with poison , the only plausible explanation for Its pres ence being possible overdoses ot A ccrtnln patent medicine which ho bad been taking for rheumatism. i fnlln City A. O. V. W. FALLS CITY. Neb. , Dec 15. ( Special. ) The Ancient Order of United Workmen loJgo was favored with u visit by Deputy Oraad Master Workman J. 0. Van Dyke "the latter part ot last week and thn first ot this. Monday evening a lecture and tntcrtalnmcnt were given. Tuesday evening twenty-six new members were taken Into tie order. Irrigation. Fncltlllcx. GOTHENBURG , Neb. , Dec , 15. ( Special. ) The Gothenburg Power and Irrigation com pany has started Us. drcdgo to work at the head of Us Irrigation und power canal. It expects to keep It at work until It has doubled the capacity of Its canal from the Platte river to the Gothenburg lake , a dis tance ot twelve miles. Clone of H jer Cnac. BEATRICE , Neb. , Dec. 15. ( Special Tele gram. ) The closing day ot the Dwycr trial was marked by Increase ! Interest. 0. E. Krctslngcr made the principal argument for the defense , and S. lllnakor'closcd the case for the plaintiff. About G o'clock the court Instructed the Jury nml It retired. A scaled verdict will bo returned. Accident oil the Klklmrti. BENNINGTON , Neb. , Dec. 15. ( Special. ) Freight train No , 39 , duo here about 10:45 : p , m. from Omaha , on the Elkhorn road met with an accident one mile cast of town last night. Three box cars were made Into kind ling wood aad four more derailed. The rear 'brakeman received a severe shaking up and a few bruises , I'ytlilmi I/oiluoH CiiiiKiilliljitc. ASHLAND , Neb. , Dec. 15. ( Special. ) Ivy lodge , No. 62 , Knights ot Pythias , at Its reg ular meeting Tuesday night unanimously voted to consolidate with Star lodge , No. 9. Too unlcnwill bo completewhen. . Grand Chancellor II. M. Boydston promulgated his ofllckaj order. Slot .line 111 iivs Ilitvc1 to Go , HASTINGS , Neb. , Dec. 15. ( Special. ) All nlckcl-ln-tlic-slot , machines In Hastings have been turned toward the will , as Mayor Evans Issued orders prohibiting the running of all such machines In the city. \ \ \ \otcN. . The Culbcrtson creamery will be ready for business by Jsnuary 10. The Elkhorn rcadi lo laying new steel rails in the Crclghton branch. The Lyons creamery handles a daily aver age of 25,000 pounds of milk. Blnkclman business men are making an effort to secure a creamery. Clarks people are talking up the advis ability of starting a co-operative creamery. The Thedford Banner will wave no more , the publisher finding the publication unre- muneratlvc. At University Place a Young Men's Chris tian association has been organized with a large membership. The Methodists of Holdrcgo dedicated their new church Sunday , lllchop llowmau prcachoj the sermon. The Hughes brothers of Battle Creek have lost 500 head of hogs and eighteen head of cattle this fall , all dying within the lost six weeks. Diphtheria Is prevalent In Cleveland township - ship , Cumlng county , and the schools have been dismissed. Three children out of one school have died. Froii Dlttrlck of Battle Creek caught a beaver 'n a trap last Sunday. The animal weighed forty-five pounds and meEsured fifty-one Inches from tip of tall to no.io. The skin taken from It Is a dandy. "Pat" Southwell of Plain View lo an Eng. Ush pug dog nd ho has a bigger heart than a whole lot of people. During the heavy snowstorm last week a little klttca with a broken leg lay In the snow near the roir of Headlngton's livery barn. Pat was wandei'lng around la search of adven ture and ho discovered the little sufferer. Taking In the situation at a glance he gath ered the kitten In his mouth and trotting ) to the door of the hotel demanded admittance 'n the tame of humanity. When the door was opened Pat rushed In acd deposited : ho ! burden close to the warm stove. HOUSE CUTT1\G UOV.EXl'EXSKS. . Reduce * the Clerical Torce In lliu J'ciiHloii Olllce. WASHINGTON , Dec. 15. The house spent the day In the consideration of the executive , legislative and judicial appropriation bill. Elgbty-nlno amendments were covered , and > only ono amendment ot Importance was adopted. It reduced the clerical force at the penslco officeninetyfive. . Involving a reduc tion In salaries of $115,000. The civil service questlont as on yesterday , was the chief topic of discussion today and the proposi tion of ABstotant Secretary of the Treasury Vanderllp to retire clerks" for age was made the text of the denunciation by Mr. Moody , republican of Massachusetts , and Mr. John son , republican of Indiana , both of whom are defenders ot the civil service law. I'neninntle Tnlie- Service for WASHINGTON , Dec. 15. Postmaster Gor don of Chicago has returned to the city after a week's absence' In Boston , Now York and Philadelphia. Mr. GorJon has been aivltcd by Postmaster General Gary to formulate - late phns for the Introduction of the pneu- motlc tube service In Chicago , and thla ho will do When bo returns to that city. M \oinlrintloiiH Sent In. WASHINGTON , Dec. 15. The senate re ceived from the president the largo list of nominations made during the recess. It In cluded seven foreign mln'stcrs , eight consul genemls , a large number of consuls and army and navy promotions. FCHIKCAST FOll TOI1AVS WEATHEH. mid CD u ( In u uil Culil , with \orth- c-rly IVIntlH. WASHINGTON , Dec. 15. Forecast for Thursday : ' For Nebraska and South Dakota Fair und continued cold ; northerly winds , For Iowa Fair , preceded by light snow in the morning- ; much colder ; northerly winds. For Missouri Local snows , followed by lcurliiK' nnd much colder weather ; north erly wlndH. For Kansas Generally fair ; much colder in southeast portion ; northerly winds For Wyoming Fair In eastern and local snows In western portion ; nortii to east winds ; not so cold Thursday evenlns. Local Hevord. OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BURRAU. OMAHA , Dec. 15. Oniulm record of rainfall and temperature compared with the corrc- bpondlnt ; day of the lust three years : , , , 18D7. 1686. 1S93. 1S9I. Maximum temperature. . . 3li 4'J 45 4 ! ) Minimum temperature . 4 27 25 41 Averagu temperature . 20 3S 35 45 Rainfall . 01 .00 .03 .47 Hecord ot temperature nnd precipitation nt Omaha for tnls day and since f.larcli 1. H97 : Normal for the day . , . . y ) Deficiency for the day . , . . . , . . . . 10 Accumulated oxets * elnce March 1 . SSI Normal rainfall for the day . 03 inch Deficiency for the day . 03 inch Total rainfall slncu March 1 . 1901 Inches Dellclency flnco f.larcli 1 . 1072 Inches Kvct'ss corrtsp'B period 1898 . 5.10 Inches Deficiency corresr period 18D5..10 , < a Indus HuiiorU from SlnlloiiN ill H p. m. , 8c\entylUlli meridian time. T Indicates tract of precipitation. Zero , Htlow ztro. U A. WELSH , Local Forecast Official. NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE JIT Resolution Favoring Po l Swings Banks Arouais Opposition , t j COMMITTEE TO INV Tp\TE | IRRIGATION Adulteration nt Fpoil , Product * , UNIIC- clnlty I'lottr , i I'rrvliiltnto 'n Llvclji tJlnctiN- , I i ' WASHINGTON , Dec. 1C. The first mat ter which came befdf * the National Hoard of Trade at Ha session today was a resolu tion favoring the establishment of postal savings binlcs , which was Introduced by the Chicago Hoard ot Trade. It was stated In the resolution that the people should bo encouraged to deposit their savings In a department of the national government. The Chicago bll ) v.as advocated by Mr. Lyon ot * Chicago , who si Id that the secret ot raving lies in Its beginning. There must bo an Investment for such savings which would settle the business habit , and then the per son would become capable of handling money. Ho thought such an Institution would cultlvato patriotism and would pro vide a rate mode of Investment for the people's money , would prevent panics and would call Into active use Virgo sums of money that ore now hoarded , Mr. Hitchcock asked If Mr. Lyon knew what the government would do with this money. In reply Mr. Lyon said be had trot given this phase of the subject atten tion , but It was now before congress. Mr. Hitchcock wanted to say that It seemed to him such n system partook of a pater nalism that was foreign to our Institutions and In addition lo other objections which might bo enumerated , he said It would Inter fere with the business of the caving. ? banks. Mr. Hawley said the same system was In operation In England , hut ho understood was not profitable. Another objection was that It vould concentrate money In the cities and vould Interfere with the business of building assocattccis ! , etc. After further dlscus 3lon he question was referred to a committee to report at the next meeting. The question of artificial Irrigation was next llscusscd , the basis being a resolution of fered by the Plttsburg Chamber of Com mcrco which recommended that congress en act laws to place the supervision ot all Irrlga- , lon enterprises In the hands of the Unltet States authorities , where such work Is under taken upco waterways affecting Interstate navigation. An address In advocacy of this resolution was made by Mr. Andrews of Pltts- ) urg , who said nearly ono-half of the area of this country was arid. STOKING FLOOD WATERS. Ho said the problem was to store the Hood water In a chain of artificial lakes , whlcl would do away with tfio dingor of floods and also would provide water for Irrigation pur poses. A general discussion followed , during which It was stated that this wan ono of the Important questions now baforc the country and thnt the entire problem of Mississippi valley water supply would have to bo studied The resolution was adopted and ft committee appointed to have chargeof the matter nnc report at the next inciting. " A resolution favoring"the enactment of a national trademark law vas adopted. A re port favoring 1 cent postage was dlacussec1 and finally referred lo a.commlttee. , A reso lution favoring the adoption of an American system of naval reserves presented by the New York Board of Trade was taken up an-1 after discussion WES adopted. The Philadelphia Grocers' and Exporters exchange presented d res6lutlon to the cffecl that In all cases wBero'railway lines , tele graph lines , telejihonq Companies , or greal commercial trusts or combinations affecting all of the states exjst7 the congress of the United States shall control them. Mr. Halplu of Philadelphia said ho. did not suppose then would bo any obJectlSn' tatho resolution , as 1 was In the Interest' jhb people. 'Mr. ' Parsons of _ St. Louis made a strong speech dcaouaclng"trusta. ADULTERATION OP FLOUR. A resolution which elicited much discus sion was tbiU offered bythe Chicago Board of Trade favoring legislation Imposing a tax upon and regulitlng the manufacture and sale ot mixed flour. Mr. Eckert of Chicago cold this proposed legislation followed that of the oleomargarine law and ithat It was the only way to accomplish the desired results. He Kild an adulteration ot 10 or 12 per cent could not be detected by ordinary Inspection , es pecially when the adulteration was com flour. Ex-Governor Stanard of St. Louis said this method of adulteration of whont flour with corn flour would either drive the maker of flour out of business or drive him Into ne farious business. Mr. Walter of Philadelphia said he was In terested In the manufacture of paints an ! If the proposed protection was given the flour grinders ho wanted protcotion for the paint business. Ho thought tuc measure smacked ot ruternaHsm an3 he did not believe such u body ao the National Board of Trade or congress1 liad anything to do with such mat ters. ters.Mr. . Smith of Now York said , the adultera tion of flour ought to be prohibited by law , as It was criminal , but he did not think congress ought 'to pass a law l vyltig a tax as proposed. Mr. Lawrence of Plttsburg suggested that the proper remedy to prevent sue i adultera tion was -jhrotigh i\ legal actlco for fraud. It was wiamorlcan , In his opinion , Insofar as It was an effort to get congress to do what the people could do for themselves. The resolution provides for a tax and Imposes a flno of not less than $1,000 and not more than $5,000 for foiling adulterated flour without the payment of this tax. \A motion to refer the whale question tea a committee to report at a future time was carried. Mr. Pence of Cincinnati presented the re port of the committee on International water , way * . The report recognized the 'bread ' , com prehensive patriotic actlco by the last con gress In Its provision for the Improvement of national waterways by cwtab'.lshlng and recognizing the principle of contracts for t'ucli continuous Improvements as may have received the sanction of the secretary of war ami the approbation ot congress , he re port urged congress to contlnuo such fiction and to make such aproprlatlons as will pro vide for deepening the channel of the Mis- slsslppl river so that at Icaot six feet of water will be permanently maintained ! from the mouth of the Missouri southward ; also that the work of the Improvement of the jetties In the south pae of the Mlsslcolppl after the expiration of the Elds contract two years hence be contlnued-untll a depth of at least thirty-two feet Is attained , CURHENCY DISCUSSION. The afternoon session was chiefly devoted to currency discussion.1 The gist of the resolutions adopted Via's an endorsement or the single gold standard1 ; the gradual retire ment of the United''States notes ; the en larging of the national bank circulation with a gradual reduction IrJ taxe.i . on the some ; and finally , the establishment of national tanks with a ccoltul 61 ' $25,000 or over In towns of over 2,000 population. A motion to locate a liermanent headquar ters for the Natlccal Hoard of Trade In Wash ington met will ! general approval , but wea referred to a special 'liommltteo for final action , A resolution favoring a permanent scientific tariff was adopted , but Jater recon sidered , and left over for further discussion tomorrow. The active prosecution of the Nicaragua canal project was heartily en dorsed , The commltt'o In charge of the currency resolution and the binkruptcy1 bill called on Speaker Reed tonlght'to present the two measures with the endorsement of ths Hoard and learn , if possible , what their chances would bo before the house. Mr. Reed did not bold out much encouragement lu the line of financial legislation , but Intimated that therb would bo moro chance for the bankruptcy bill after the holiday rcceaa. The committee In charge of the pooling bill was In sisslon at a late hour , but such decided differences had developed that there was ilttlo hope of an agreement on either tlds of the question , and a majority and minority report may bo submitted to the full board tomorrow , OitiiONc IlutlrtMiiuiit of ( JreenliaoUM. WASHINGTON , Deo. 15. Representatives John L. Brenner or Ohio and William W. Kitchen of North Carolina , etato tMt they are misrepresented In A published poll Of congress on the retirement of Ihe green backs. Doth were credited as favoring the retirement , while their position actually Is In decided opposition to this course. NO nncnpTio.vs "Kon TrmitTV DAYS. Your' * Function Ilio- Only One to He Interfered With. WASHINGTON , Dee. 15. President Me- Klnlcy , the members of the cabinet and others , who went to Canton on account ot the Illness and death of the president's mother , reached Washington shortly before 11 o'clock , The special train was stopped Just outside the station yard here and mem bers of the party were driven to their homes. President and Mrs. McKlniey natu rally were fatigued with the strain to which they had been subjected , but stood Ihe trip well , and they were ready to look after some matters of personal business after a short rest. H Is understood to be the present Inten tion of the president to omit all social und official functions at the White House for a period ot thirty days from the dftte of the death ot his mother. Most ot the ofllclnl receptions are set down for dates after January 1 , so that the principal omis sion , It the present order Is carried out , will bo the New Year's day reception , which will bo less felt thiin any other from the fact that all the elements that go to make up this function are embraced In others , oven the Rcncral public being re ceived by the president at ono ot the other of the special receptions. ii HILLS von ALASKA'S NKUD.H. Couture Kit JUrHliifr Men * ClnltitH Upon Itn PaiTcrn. WASHINGTON , Dec. IB. Senator Fryc today Introduced a bill providing for the purchase or construction of a vessel for the revenue cutter service on the Yukon river , and appropriating $40,000 for this purpose. Senator Faulkner Introduced a bill Incor porating 1ho Cook's Inlet Tanana & Yukon Railroad company , authorizing the construc tion of a railroad and 'telegraph ' line from Tuxedat harbor on Cook's inlet In Alaska through Mantasta pass to the Alaskan boundary and along 'the ' Yukon and Tanana rivers und to Horton sound. The capital stock of the company 1 $ fixed nt $60,000,000. Ex-Senator Squire of the state of Washing ton Is onu of the Incorparntors. A bill Introduced by Senator Elklns re stores all the lands In the Annette Island , AlasUa , to the public domain , except those In the southwestern peninsula of the Island. The entire Island has been set apart for the use of the Indians by act of congress , but the bill sets forth that they occupy only this peninsula and that the other portions contain valuable mineral deposits , which arc given as the reason for the proposed legisla tion. IlUTIAIIIjIS nil'OHTSI IXCHEASI.Vfi. itvnriililp Hcport iHsnoil by tin- 'lluri'ini oC StittlxUoK. WASHINGTON , Dec. 1G. The monthly statement of the Imports and exports of mer chandise , gold and silver Issued by the Bu reau of Statistics shows that iho exports of i domostlc merchandise during November last amounted to $114,608,301 , a gain ot nearly $7,000,000 as compared with November , 1806. The Imports of merchandise during Novem ber aggregated $52 352,331 , of wfolch over 50 per cent was free of duty. The gain for the month In the Imports ot dutiable merchandise was over $5,300,000. | For the last nine months the Increase In the exports of merchandise was ? S5,901I35. > The entire gain in the Imports of merchan- I dire was $68,492,101. The exports of gold during November ag gregated $099,340 and the Imports $2,505,308. ! For the nine months the imports excepded the exports by about $7,000,000. The exports of silver during November amounted to $4,979,277 and the imports $1.544,305. For the nine months the exports of silver amounted to $52,551,063 and the Imports $11.017,012. CO.\VKATHX IS TO 1ILJ IIKOAI.I.ED. Will PIINM llion | tlu > Hollar ! oC Moiie- tnry ComiulRNloii. WASHINGTON , Dec. 15. The convention of business men which met In Ind'anapolls ' last January and authorized the appointment of the mcaetary commission , will bo called together again for the purpose of consider ing the commission's ' report. The new con vention will bo held In Indianapolis on Tues day , January 25. The Invitation will go out , c before to all beards of trades , commercial clubs , and similar organizations In all cities of the United States having a poulatlon of 8,000 or more. T to J'oKtofllct'H. WASHINGTON , Dec. 15. ( Special Tele gram. ) Judge Strode has eelected B. H. IiJley for postmaster at Brock , Nemaha county. Flint Assistant Postmaster General Heath has received -the application ofAlvln Denln of Omaha , for the position of watchman and Janitor of the new Omaha public bulldlr > 3. , , The following Iowa postmasters were ap- pDUitcd tcday : Fred M.Tiiylor , Batavia , Jefferson county ; Charles Elsta , Lizard , PocaOontas county ; J. M. Roberts , Plalnfleld , Bremer county ; Elbcpt Bray , Woolsen , Jef ferson county. It < > | ior ( lIcnclerHOii Hiiiilcrtiiituy Hill. WASHINGTON. Dec. 15. The house Judiciary committee agreed on a bankruptcy bill today and It will be referred to the house this week as early ns possible. Dully TrcjiHiiry Statement , WASHINGTON , .Dec. 15. Today's state ment of the condition of the treasury shows : Available cash balance , $227,966,682 ; gold re serve , $159,840,774. CnliliK't Muvtlnir Toiny. WASHINGTON , Dec. 15. The president has called a cabinet meeting for 10 o'clock tomorrow to dispose of an accumulation of business. ANOTHER ( MENTION COMES Homeseekcra' Aissjointion Will Moot in Oronlia Next Year. ONE THOUSAND DELEGATES TO ATTEND Thnmioii tntrniliiecM n 11111 ( o Provide far IXulitlilitiiK l.n TV Mlirnrlrn in the United Stntos- Uldtrlot Courts. WASHINGTON , Doc. 15. ( SpccUl Tele gram. ) James Ounn , representative In con gress from Idaho nnd president ot the Home , stokers' association , which had Us Drat meet ing In Chicago last year , contemplates hold ing the next meeting ot the nssoclatlon In Omaha tn 1S9S. The object ot the ussncliltloii Is to rolle\c the crowded condition ot the Urge cities by Inducing deserting Intending settlers to move Into , and populate the eut- cm country. Thfcro were twenty states rep resented at the meeting last year olid Heprc- sotitattvo Gunn states that In all probability thcro will bo from GOO to 1,000 delegates In attendance In Omaha next year , lie \\lll Issue a circular addressed to the governors of all states requesting Ihe appointment ot delegates to the convention. All labor or ganizations will also be Invited to participate. The Interior department Is just about rcndy to send advertisements to Omaha nnd other points ID the west Inviting proposals for about $10,000 worth of beef and other pro visions to be supplied to the Santco and Flnn- droiiu Indians. These Indians arc Rild to be In distress , owing to the failure of their crops last year , and Inasmuch as It Is re garded cheaper to feed them than to send nil expedition out to quell any disturbance , the department will distribute provender > imoiig them to keep them through the winter. Senator Thurston and Indian Agent Mercer ot the Omaha and Wlnnebago reservation talked over agency matters today with the secretary ot 'the Interior. Later Captain Mercer held ii conference with Indian Com missioner Jones relnttveto the agency's af fairs and between them the policy of the de partment was thoroughly gone over. Cap'nln Mercer sajs the agency Is In , splendid condl- 'tlon , much better than when he found It , and ho belle\es that the Indians are being well taken care ot. In the case of the Central IJrnnch ot the Union IMclflc Hallway company nnd Arnold Park against John 1J. Stewart and others , In volving a tract of land In the Lincoln land district , the secretary of the Interior today requested both par-tics to furnish additional evidence to the department within sixty ilavs. The secretary referred the case of Una H. Mlluo against Andrew Thompson , Involving a timber culture entry In the Huron , S. D. , land district to the board for equHnblo ad- Jmllwtlon. pen LA\V LinniniR3. . Senator Thurston Introduced a bill today to permit 25 per cent excess ot clerks' lees la the United States district court ot Nebraska to bo used for the ourehaso of Mw books. The clerk of the United States district court Is paid by fees , out of which ho v js his assistants , and after reaching a certain amount which Is regarded as his duo salary , ho covers the rest Into the treasury. Owing to the largo number < t rccelvoroilps and forcclcauro suits which ( have been pending In the dlt'trlot court 'In ' N'ebrabka during the last year , the fcea of the clerks h > : rvo bcc.i largely In excess of cay previous year In the history of the office , and It is Judge Munger's desire to form a nucleus of n law library In the United States district court To this end he has asked 'the ' co-operation of Senator Thurston. Even 25 per cent of tTio excess would give a considerable sum of money to the purchase ot books , and the bill 'is ' regarded with favor , rot only by the Ncbniska delegation , but by other legislators. Senator Thurston also Introduced a bill for relief of settlers on Otoe and Missouri lands In Gage county. Chairman 'Mercer of the committee on public buildings and ground appointed sub committees today. Subcommittee No. 1 la composed of Mercer , 'Hicks ' und Bankhead , nnd will have chnrgo of legislation affecting the District of Columbia , the states of Ne braska , Pennsylvania and Alabama. Her bert Wheeler was unanimously selected cloik of the committee. Mercer's bill to correct certain adminis trative features of the act npproprintlng $200,000 for the Omaha Exposition , which was prepared at the Instance ot the govern ment , will be considered tomorrow morning by the subcommittee on ways and means , consisting of ( Messrs. Grosvcnor , Russell , Tawnpy , Steele , Evans , Swanson and Wheeler. Mercer will attend the meeting of the committee and endeavor to secuie an amendment In relation to n disbursing odlcor and also to correct ccrtnln features of the bill rcgnrdlng stock subscriptions. As the bill carries no appropriation It Is expected that It will readily receive the unanimous assent of the committee. Senator Allen called up and had passed through the sqnnto today his bill granting right of way to the Omaha Northern rail way through the Omaha and Wlnnobago reservation in Ihurston county. ropullKlH Are to CIIIIUIIN. WASHINGTON , Dee. 15. The populists have decided to hold a caucus tomorrow night to outline their policies on pending questions. They will probably oppse the retirement of the greenbacks ; the cxtenslcu of further privileges to national banks ; tbo annexation of Hawaii ; aad favor the recog nition of Cuban Independence , and the re peal of the civil service law. NIMIN r > r Iho Army. 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