THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : MONDAY. MAHOH 7. 1898.
r IOWA DEBTS AND TAXES
Eolation to the Proposed State's Exhibit at
the Expedition ,
APPROPRIATION U3GED ON THE IOWAN3
of Slnte Tnxcii nnit State
JirlitN nt l-'nrinrrV Iiiflllfnte In Mill *
Coiiiitv t'rollt In A lvertlxliiK an
IteullreiL ! > > ' Some Cotinllei.
HASTINGS , la. , March C. ( Special. ) The
annual meeting of the Mills County Farmers'
Institute held hero nas well attended by.the
best farmcr.1 In southwestern Iowa and the
meeting was In ovcry way satisfactory to
all who attended. A paper by D. L. lloln-
fihelmcr was warmly received and at Its
close a resolution waa passed recommending
that a $10,000 additional appropriation ( or
the Iowa exhibit at the Transmlsslsslppl Ex
position be made by the legislature. Mr.
Hclnsholmer'8 paper was as ( ollows :
"I understand that the twenty-sixth gen
cral assembly passed an act creating a com
mission to take preliminary steps ( or Iowa
to make an exhibit at the Transmlsslsslppl
Exposition , which Is to bo held at Omaha ,
1S9S , the object being to bring out agri
cultural , mineral , mechrcilcal , Industrial , cd
ucattonal and other resources ot the state
along with exhibits from other states.
"To aid In thLi an appropriation ot $10,000
was made to be used by the commission In
elicit a manner an to It seccmd expedient.
"The remarkfl I shall make pertaining to
this subject will not be ( ram a patriotic cr
sentimental standpoint , although thcso merit
favorable mention , but purely ( rom a busi
ness basis.
' "Tho vast amount o ( work already done
by the exposition directory , In vreparlns and
completing the ground and the various build
Ings , with oFsuronces that the grn ad ar
rangements will be finished In time ( or
the date set ( or the opening , leaves no
doubt as to the opportunity ( or the west to
display her resources In such a mawier as
will not occur In a lifetime. What thet
Mliould Iowa do toward attiring herself and
arranging her resources ( or exhibit along
with sister states and ( or what reauous , If
any ? The amount already appropriate'
( $10,000) ) la so Insignificant ( or the purpos' '
of adequately setting forth the- great re
sources of Iowa that alone It would bo eon
Bldtrcd a burlesque on such a great state.
"Tho most common argument I ha\o yo
licard against n ( urthcr appropriation fo
this 'purpose has been based on the plea o
economy , principally for the tcason that th
ctate Is In debt. Hogardlug thin matter
shall speak later.
MILLS COUNTY'S EXPERIENCE.
"ft will bo my aim to present proo (
which will convince any Mills county audl
cnce of the advantages of advertising. Al
though we admire 'Queen Mills' and an
loath to admit that there Is anything tha
equals her , jpt In talking It over amoiij
ourselves must admit that our neighbor
ilng counties , Fremont , Montgomery an
Pottawattnmlc , arc nearly If not quite a
good as Mills. Yet the prices of lanJs li
iMllls county average higher than they d' '
In those counties. This Is largely duo t
energetic and Judicious advertising and t
our exhibits at the Columbian Exposition
state and other ( airs. Look at our llttl
city of Glenwood , will anyone question th
benefits not only In Olenwood , but to Mill
county In general , of a liberal expcmlltun
lor her Apple Carnival ? No , this Is a busl
ness question and mu t be considered In th
same manner that a business man consider ;
and Invests lu Judicious advertising.
"Now let us sco what a terrible expend
ttiro a $30,000 appropriation would bo fo
Iowa. With a population of 2,000,000 It wll
cost 2U cents per capita. Do you believe tha
anyone when they understand what the expense
ponse will bo Individually would object t
. this amount ? There arc some who favor a
appropriation of $25,000 In order that th
cost may bo less. That Is , they bellevi
2V6 cents Is too much ; they prefer 1'A cent
per capita. The difference per capita be
twecn Hi and 2'fc cents Is not enough In
dlvldually to bo considered when comparei
In the aggregate with the political cry o
economy. If the exposition Is going to bi
what I understand and I believe It will be
1 would willingly favor $100,000 appro
prlatlon , or a nickel apiece , believing tha
properly expended It would bo the best In
vestment the state ot Iowa could make ,
Tlewed merely ( rom a 'business ' stand point.
TAXES IN GENERAL.
"I expect to bo obliged .to meet the moro
conservative argument against such an ap
propriation , based upon , the time , Increase
ot taxes and our present flnanc'.ul condition.
Yet I desire , In answer to this , to call your
attention to our taxes In general. Has it
ever occurred to you that our state tax Is
constantly paraded before you by those who
dcslro to make a record for economy ? This
matter of the state tax Is kept before you so
prominently that the average taxpayer Is
finally led to believe that almost all ho pays
In taxes goes to support the state. Now ,
what are the ( acts ? Only about 2V4 or 2.7
mills of your entire tax goes to the support
of the state and the balance to your town ,
township and county. In the town of Glon-
wood the total tax Is 51 mills , and If a man's
assessment Is $1,000 he pays 'to ' the state
the sum of $2,50 and to the city and county
$51.CO. To hear some of our statesmen , and
many of our lai'go ncwapapera. wo are led
to believe that In order to economize the re
duction must bo made out of the $2.50 per
tion. How ridiculous this looks. And yet
many are greatly impressed with this Idea.
I tell you , gentlemen , that there Is material
room to do a great deal of economizing out
ot the $51.50 end of U , as we too often have
the worst men wo can possibly get to handle
the big end ot our money , which Is always
the local tax. Two and a. half or 2.10 mills
ito run our state government , Institutions and
extraordinary matter Is a very low tax , and
notwithstanding the vast amount of criti
cism are the best and most economically
managed funds wo have , and were I to crltl-
clso I would say that our paraded state debt
1s entirely due to a lack of nerve on the part
ot our legislature , shown by Its failure to
Incroasa the levy to meet the requirements
ot the day and times to a 3-mlll tax , which
would 'then ' leave our state tax among the
lowest of stated , If not the lowest.
STATE DEBT EXPLAINED.
"Tho difference between my views and
these of many , who have state extravagance
on their mlndu at this time , Is the old sayIng -
Ing , 'Penny wlso and pound foolish. ' The
moat of them look all over the state In their
attempts to economize , whllo they permit
their taxes at homo to run riot In every di
rection without any comment. A 3-mlll
into tax would not only meet the require
ments ot the Transmlsalsslppl Exposition ,
but pay oft the outstanding warrants of the
elate. Taking 01 en wood as a basis , on a
$1,000 assessment It would raise the present
tax 50 cents ; ao that the state part would
bo $3 and $51.50 ( or local purpcses. I par
ticularly call your attention to the local part
In order to make It as prominent as possible.
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riant Hair with Clean , Wholesome Scalp , pro
duced by CUTICUIU SOAP , the most edcctlva
ikln purifying and beautifying eoap In tha
world , M well M purest and sweetest , for
toilet , hath , and nuncry. The only provcntlr *
of Inflammation and clogging ot the I'OUES. .
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BAIT HUMOR * u. < iVr c < m.r
R > that you can BOO where , In my opinion ,
the real extravagance I lea.
"Now , again , -some might say thli will
be a great help to Omaha and why should
wu bo tnxc > d for Us benefit ? U Is true that
Omahn Is Interested to a greater extent than
this or any other locality , yet look at the
matter In a broad way. How can It help
Omaha without bolng a help to Iowa ? We
especially of the western portion ot the
state have certainty been benefited by the
growth and prcwporlly of Omaha. The ex
tensive and growing stock markets have been
of material benefit , and If the exposition
rhould bo the meanu of Increasing Omaha's
population and prosperity wo should be
ready and willing to come In ( or our share.
With the greater demand ( or our products
I bellcvo wo can and ought to bo willing to
take the chances and pay our little 2 <
cents each ; Injure us It cannot , and It wo
fall to receive great benefits we can cut ex
pensed somewhere and make up this small
amount of money In someway during the
year and to not affect out prosperity mate
rially on account of tbo additional burden
mposed upon us. "
3FPKCT 01" F < HliST : I'ltHSHUVOHS.
iVIll Until IlncU lpvi-loiiiii-n | < of u
Wrntrrn IVnliiNiiln.
OLYMPIA , Wash. , .March C. ( Special. ) In
'ailing ' attention to the ( act that the Cleve-
and ( orcstry reserve order went Into effect
ho first of the month , the register ot the
'nlted States laud office at Olympla pointed
ill that Its effect In the Olympic reservation
'III bo to practically wipe Jefferson rnd
Inlam ! counties off the face of the earth.
"Whllo the result of 'this glatit reserve will
10 more disastrous to the Interests of those
ivo counties than any of the others. " ta
Ir. Deckebach , "the counties of Chshalls
ml Mason suiter the cutting out ( ram dc-
'clopmcut o ( targe nnd valuable areas In
heir territory. The ( act Is , " ho continued ,
'that the effect of this reserve Is going to
retty effectually block all development of
ho Olympic peninsula for > eara to come. "
Mr. Deckebach has been Investigating the
xt'.nt of territory embraced In this reserve
ml finds that of the entire area o ( CHllam
: ou < ity , J,101,240 acres , the reserve t-ikos ap-
roxln-ntely SO per cent , or 921GOO acrra of
t , leaving only 239.C10 ocrts not embraced
vlthln the reserve , jcftsri-on county fares
iven worse than Clallam , about 81 per cent
if her total area of 1,101,020 acres being
mbraced In the reserve , taking D21.COO ucres ,
nd leav > .ig but 179,720 acres. Chclmlls
oscs 300,000 acres from a total area of 1-
! 38IJOO acres , so that her loss Is about 33 P3r
cent. Marion Is a small county , and of her
otal area of G1I.SSO acres there Is taken Into
ho rcocrvo 207,300 acres , or about 23 per
cent , whllo the area led outside the reserve
embraces 404,520 acres.
The register believes that the reserve will
retard for many years the development of
ho Olympic pcnliunla , In that It will check
the building of railroads , withhold settle
ment , prevent the progress ot her cities and
owpa and withhold from the taxable valu
ation of the state a great deal of property.
"Jy the terms of the act passed by the npe-
clal session of congress last summer the
Cleveland reserves take full effect March 1
mless meantime modified or set aside by
"cecutlvo proclamation. An Investigation of
the reserved territory was then Inaugurated ,
mt the tlmo allotted for this investigation
of the great reserves has been wholly Inade
quate to the work required.
Women on ( lie Stnte Committee.
I5OISK , Idaho , March G. ( Special. ) The
( ollowlng resolution was passed by the re
publican state central committee at Its meet
ing held In this city last week :
Whereas , It tins transpired that since the
.appointment of the present lepubllcan state
entral' committee the women of Idaho have
> een endowed with the right of miftrage
nnd invested with full citizenship ; and
Whereas , The republican party of Idaho
iloslgn.i to avail Itself of the counsel and
assistance of the republican women ot the
state In Its party councils and political con
tests ; now , therefore , be It
He-solved , That the chairman of the re
publican state central committee be In
structed to retjuest the chairman of each
county republican centiai committee within
thirty days to furnish him the name of a
republican woman willing and competent to
serve as a member ot the state central com
mittee , and that upon such name being fur
nished the woman named shall be appointed
by the chairman of the state central com
mittee as an additional member on that
committee , to servo until the election of a
new stntu committee by the next republican
convention.
Government llullilliiur Wanted.
SALT LAKE , Utah , March C. ( Special. )
Tbo Doard of Education Is about to ask the
national government for the Woman's In-
uustrlal Homo building for high school pur
poses. The building cost $00,000 and was
erected by Uncle Sam as a homo ( or Indi
gent plural wives after the passage of the
Edmunds Tucker law. It never served Its
purpose , for only one or two women ever
tenanted It. A delegation will bo sent to
Washington to lobby for the building.
iMoiitnnti.eTvn .Vote * .
Cholcan Is soon to have a national bank.
There was rivalry at Helena to secure
$16,000 of state warrants at 1 per cent pre
mium.
The city of Bozcmau has been enjoined
from Issuing bonds for the purchase of the
water works and assuming an indebtedness
of $102,000.
Backed. It Is said , by $200,000 of English
capital. C. W. Thobo of Kallspell will buy
1,000 head of steers In Montana and take
them to Dawson.
In fifteen years Montana's copper output
has risen from 9,038,284 pounds to 250,000-
000 pounds. From the Untie district alone
during this period $200,000,000 worth of cop
per has been taken.
Marcus Daly's subscription to the Mon
tana Omaha exposition fund , amounting to
$15,000 and conditional that the legislature
should appropriate an equal amount , holds
good and he will pay the money.
At tides of Incorporation of the Gallatln
Valley Railroad company have been filed.
The company proposej to bulM and operate
a railroad In Montana from Three Forks to
Dodge creek , a dlrtance of nine miles.
L. H. Parker , manager of the Murphy
Cattle company , has Imported > two costly
dogs.to add to his pack of wolf destroyers ,
which now number , pups and all , about 30C
strong. The latest Importations are a mag
nificent Russian bloodhound and a leopard
Btaghound bitch. They cost delivered at Bil
lings In the neighborhood of $ SOO.
Colorado \etv .Vote * ,
There are good prospects for a telephone
at Eldora , the new mining district.
W. S. Stratton has offered to erect a
oulldlng for use as a. city hall at Colorado
Springs.
The first carload of machinery for the
Colorado Electric Power company has 'been '
received at Canon City.
A committee of Colorado Springs Mtlzona
has been authorized to telegraph to the
Texas committee and ask If the donation o
100 acres of ground between Colorado City
and Manltou , near thn Garden of the Gods
would be sufficient inducement for them to
locate the Chautuuqua.
At the lit. Hosa mine , Victor , C. Larsten
and Angus W. McCloud had a narrow
escape. They were working at the bottom
ot the 100-foot shaft when a quantity o
rock loosened by a bucket came tumbling
down the shaft , a number of pieces striking
the men. < loth ! sustained serious seal ]
wounds and were bruised severely about ttii
body.
Thomas Foley a machlncst In the La
Junta shops , stole a large Brooks locomotive
from the roundhouse and started for Wyo
ming. About two miles south of La Junta h
overtook three tramps and persuaded them
to join him. After a mlle ride they learnet
his errand and Ignorance as to handling the
engine and two of the tramps jumped , ran
io town and reported the matter , Fole ;
caught the thlrJ and reversing the engine
Eiarird back to overtake the other two. bu
the * Bteam Was exhausted and the engine
died. iFoley deserted It on the main line
and has not yet been icuud. It is sup
poacJ Foley Is crazy.
To A 111 Arizona TIMTIII.
HHOKN'IX. Ariz. . March 6. ( Special. ) The
bill signed by the president last week allow
lag cities of over 1,000 population within th
territories to Issue bonds for public Improve
nicnta was pushed especially In the Interns
of Tucson and 1'roscott. Arlx. , whlc.rZUle
will Immediately take advantage ot the proVision -
Vision * ot the bill and call bond Isauo eles
lon.i. Doth wish to Install icvrrr systems
and adequate municipal water works.
SOUTH "DAKOTA.
Cmhler Cleared.
EIXJUMONT , 9. I ) . , March 6. ( Special. )
The charges against Cashier Clifton and hid
assistant , Salsbury , that they had made
away \\tth the assets of the arable bank ,
Imvei been dismissed. All of the assets and
flccurltlcH of the bank have been turned
over to the receiver. W. W. Stewart , and
It Is generally expected that all of the local
doposltors ot the bank who nad money on
deposit to the sum of about $3,000 will bt )
paid back every cent. It Is now elated
that the assets of the hink were sent to
Omaha In hopea ot realizing something on
them. The bank Is a private concern and
( allotl won atcr the arable trouble. It U
expected that the bank will resume busi
ness again ,
llenvr Cattle Shipment" .
ADEHDEB.V , S. D. , March C. ( Special. )
Shipments of young cattle for the South
Dakota ranges are unusually heavy. Over
2,000 head were shipped out of Sioux City
In ono day recently , all consigned to points
In this state. Buycrn are out all over 'Minne '
seta , Iowa and other states picking up all
the young stock they can find. Prices range
high , too high In fact , and It will take
equally good prices next fall to show a fair
margin of profit for the Investor.
l > ama-i- Suit .Settled.
HUHOX , 8. D. , March 6. ( Special. ) The
suit brought by Sam W. Glenn of the gov
ernmcnt weather bureau , claiming $3,000
damages for Injuries received by being run
over last fall by a team belonging to the
John Gund Brewing company , has been com
promised. The company pays all expenses
incurred and gives Mr. Glenn several hundred
dollars.
Droiritcil In the -MI
YANKTON. S. D. , March C. ( Special Tel
egram. ) A young man named Henry Miller ,
son ot a well-to-do farmer and charcoal
manufacturer of Cedar county , Nebraska ,
while attempting to cross the Missouri river
hero last night went through the rotten Ice
nnd wao drowned. A search for the body
was made , which proved unsuccessful.
To drive a cough from the system use Dr.
Bull's Cough Syrup. It never falls.
wvom.Mi.
InillniiN KlllliiMT the AiilelopeN.
{ | CASPER , Wyo. , .March G. ( Special. )
Vord has come of the reklep3 slaughter of
antelope east of the Rattlesnake range In
ho western portion of Natrona county by a
band of Arapahoe Indians. There arc thirty-
six Indtanu in the party and they discovered
ho only largo bunch of nntelopo known to
> o on the range In central Wyoming and
vent deliberately to work killing them off.
t Is said they have camped at the watering
ilaccs and killed and crippled the game for
i week or two , until.one said to a Journey-
nan , that they had 100. It Is stated that as
nany moro hud been crippled and ran away
o die.
Ill Honor of AlKer.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , March G. ( Special. )
Battery A , Wyoming National Guard , hold
a meeting last evening at which Is was de
cided In view of the I'atrlotlc words of Sec
retary Alger In relation to equipping the
irmy , to change the name of the battery > to
the Alger Light artillery. Resolutions wcro
adopted and will bo forwarded to Secretary
Algcr Informing him of 'tho action of the
battery.
IiivcxflKntlnu ; Mall Complaint ? ) .
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , March G. ( Special. )
Chief Clerk Johnston ot the Railway Mall
Service , and H. H. Swartwood , general bag
gage master of the Oregon Short Line , have
'ono 'to Granger to Investigate complaints
on the part of the railroad company that
mall Is 'being sent In largo quantities In
Baggage cars which should bo handled In
the mall cars.
Don't annoy others by your coughing and
risk your life by neglecting a cold. Ono Mln.
ute Cough Cure cures coughs , colds , croup ,
grlppo and all throat and lung troubles.
AOTIO.X OF Tit UK IIHFOIUI.
FtiHlnn , Ilrnnil Only 'Ilelpn ' the Im
potent IlcniocrutH.
ITHACA , Nob. , March 1. To the Editor
of The Bee : In Its reply to my article which
appeared In The Bee February 24 , the World-
Herald by quotations alms to create the im
piecslon that I favored fusion. There 1s a
vast difference between a community fusing
In fighting a flro that Is destroying a build
ing and threatening the destruction ot othcra
from the fusing In .tho erection of a new
building for collective occupation. The pop
ulist party was organized for the purpose
of erecting a structure that would combine
all thai was useful in the republican and
democratic building with all necessary
modem Improvements. The democratic and
republican parties deny that a new building
la necessary. The democratic party assorts
that a U'ttlo shed-roof attachment that was
wrecked iby a democratic and republican
mob should bo rebuilt and that this old
shack then would continue to i > e a fit domi
cile for a nineteenth century civilization.
It b a well known fact that as a party the
democrats aro'as much opposed to the pDp
ul 1st , platform as a whole as are 'the repub
licans , and any mm with a thimbleful of
healthy.honcst 'brain ' knows that the alms of
the democratic politician are to destroy the
populist party. It this can bo done by ab
sorption , so much the .better for democracy ,
but destruction by whatever means possible
Is the object aimed at.
Great stress U laid on the benefits that
have accrued to the people ot 'the state of
Nebraska by fusion. Well , It more demo
crats are a blessing , we are strictly In the
benefit business , but If a strict account Is
rendered of profit and lees , the people will
1 : ) 'time Icain that they have played at a
losing game. When we give due credit to the
men who are administering the affairs of the
state In the Interest of the whole people ,
Instead of a class , 'though it bo their sworn
duty to do naught else , .but if all the money
that these officials may save and all the
money uselessly squandered and stolen In
the laat thirty years In this state by negll
Kent and dishonest servants be added to
gether. It will represent a small sum when
compared to the amount that Is annually
filched from the wealth producers of this
"state by the cunningly devised Blll-Bryan-
Coln-Redemptlon money system tha-t has
cursed the world for ages.
I will hero state the results of fusion AS
I see them : First , almost four years lost In
the education of the people on the main Is
sues set ( orth In the Omaha and St. Louis
platforms. Secsnd , a falsehood as glaring as
was ever uttered by any gambling politician
to gull a people has been uttered and ro-
ut'tered over and over again until masdos o
the people have Innocently accepted It as a
truth. Third , men to gain position remalnei
silent > or shrank their principles to dimen
sions thi't would fit the very small 16 to 1
silver coinage hole. Fourth , It gave a lot o
democrats positions , and ao long as thej
pcrorm their duties In the Interest o ( th !
whole people I shall botho last man to flm
fault with them , but I do protest when they
pose as reformers and persist In clinging t !
the rotten old carcass of democracy. The
people might as well bo digested In the
stomach of the republican lion as In that of
the Tammany tiger. Fifth , every man who
declared as a populist that the silver ques
tion was the paramount Usuo and thu3.
gained the endorsement of the democratic
party became a political Jobber and ceasoj
to bo a reformer , this no matter whether
the affix be Gov. , M. C. , or J. 1' . Sixth , by
misrepresentations and the most villainous
of falsehoods uttered and published over tha
state , men who had Justly held the confi
dence of the people for years were made to
appear as traitors to the cause 'they had ( era
a quarter of a century so zealously adve > .
cated , and their usefulness for the tlmn
'being ' at leist destroyed and 'this by the men
who had during almost all these years been
the open and avowed enemies of the princi
ples set forth lu the populist platform. As
politicians 'thrso gamblers have been suc
cessful ; as reformers they are frauds of the
first magnitude , W. H. DECH.
TO CUHK COL.D IX OXi : DAY
Take Laxative Dromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money If U falls to cure.
25c. Toe genuine has L. D. Q. on each tablet.
The republican city1 central cotnmlttco has
designated the followltik places for the hold
ing of primaries on.March 17 :
First ward Dolaney's green house ,
Twenty-fifth and J-ulctotn ; judges , J. W.
Cress , Nathan Gordpn'rclerk , Harry Kelly.
Second ward 'McGu ' ken hotel , Twenty-
sixth and Q streets ; judges , J , M. Tobias ,
Joseph Dworak ; cli/rk. / Gust Olaon.
Third ward Evatis'"hall , Twenty-eighth I
'
and R streets ; Judfcts , ' C. E. Evans , John
F. Schultz ; clerk , Dr , Merldjth.
Fourth ward Old school house , Thirty-
second and J strcsta ; Judges. J. And'irsjii ' ,
Charles Cummlngs'clerk ; , Joseph Nadllnskl.
The primaries will bo conducted under
the Australian system nnd llvo delegates
from each ward will bo selected. Formerly
seven delegates ( rom each ward were chosen ,
but the central committee decided that with
llvo delegates the cotrrcntlun would Uu le , < s
unwieldy and could be bandied to I'.utr.li
better advantage. It Is stated that the
chances are that two or moro sets of dele
gates will come beore the voters In each
ward as the * candidates will make their flH ;
at the primaries. li : otl.oroiMt , as far
as the mayoralty Is CDiiceinrJ the ill le
gates on the tickets will either favor Lane
or ( Barrett or will tetfl Inclined to endorse
Parkhurst. There -soems to bo a disposi
tion among a certain class of republicans
to pass over the noiulnatbn for major and
to throw the ctrengi'i of the party to Park-
hurst , who U coming to the ( rout as n
demo-pop candidate. This action Is op
posed by many o ( the squa.v-tood irpub-
llcans , who Insist that a regular candidate
be nominated , as they have no dcslio to
affiliate politically with a man llko 1'arh-
hurst.
The official call ( or the prlnurlea and
convention will bo Issued by Secretary
Stryker o ( the central committee today.
Alex Schlegel was appointed to fill the
vacancy on the central committee caused by
the removal o ( Henry C. Murphy to Florida.
A few day/5 ago The Bee printed a quo
tation from the election laws of Nebraska
regarding the appointing of juJges and
clerks of election by the county judge. A
great many people have an Idea that this
power has been delegated to the central
ommlttco and question the statements made
n the press at that time. Section 11 of
ho election laws plainly provides that the
Bounty Judge of each county shall , at least
one week prior to the llrst Tuesday 'In ' No
vember of each year , appoint three Judges
and two clerks of election , to sem-e for one
year. These judges and clerks shall , dur-
ng their term ot office , act nt all general ,
special and municipal elections held In the
county , precinct or city of which the voting
ircclnct In which they reside forms a part.
The closing paragraph of the section Is as
'ollow.s : One week prior 'to any special or
municipal election the county Judge shall
revise the ll t of Judges and clerks of elec-
lon within the city or district within which
ho election is to occur and nil vacancies
shall be filled as nearly as possible in the
nanner In which the original appointments
\\ere made.
Court-ruin ; ; Ti-iniNfer of
A week or moro ago It was reported that
the Home Ranch saloon had purchased a 11-
ccnso from Max Lcnz , Twenty-fourth and A
streets , and had withdrawn Its deposit of
$300. from t'no city treasury. An announce
ment of this fact was made In the press at
that time and It Mas 'expected that at the
next meeting of the city council a request
[ or the transfer of the license would bo
handed In. Nothlng"ot the sort occurred
and It Is now claimed by city officials that
both saloons are running. If Lenz haa sold
his license he has , . It Js stated , no right to
dispense liquid refreshments , ana on the
other hand It Is as emphatically stated that
the Homo Uauch people have no right 'to
sell liquor until the license la transferred.
The question will , It Is expected , como up at
the meeting of the council tonight for action
of rome sort. - -
_
Ilimtlioruoi IlrntUiKT IMnnt.
At the regular monthly meeting ot the
Board of Education which will be held this
evening , reports will 'be received as to the
condition of the heaUns apparatus at Hawthorne -
thorno school and Hie plant will either be
accepted or rejected. It Is understood that
the changes made by the architect ure not
entlicly satisfactory and that the appira-
tus has not cnme up to expectations. Jmt
what the board will do Is not known but mort ,
than likely the architect will be dismissed
and the week given Into the hands of some
expert on heating and ventilation.
Clear IIIK I'oMotllriSite. .
Notice lias been served by Superintendent
J. J. Farnan on the occupants of the pres
ent pcstofilco site to have the building now
on the ground removed by April 5. It la un
derstood that the cc.ntractora who were
awarded the ccotract for the erection of the
postofllco bultdtog will take possession of
the grounds on the date mentioned. Active
work on the building Is to commence soon
after the contractors obtain possession and
the building la to bo completed within , ooe
year.
OcTiiinti "I'olltlrni 'Moi-Hnpr.
There was a well attended mass meeting
ot Germans at Plvonka's hall , Twenty-fourth
and L streets , yesterday afternoon. The
spring campaign was talked over In detail
and much enthusiasm was aroused. Ad
dresses were made by Jacob Hauck , Henry
Ocst , Fritz Freltag and Theodore Schroeder.
The Germans appear to bo well organized
and , whllo the lub Is utrlctly nonpartlsan ,
endorsements ot different candidates will be
made some time before election.
'I'oiuilUt ' City Convention.
The populists will hold a convention at
Plvonka's hall tonight to nominate a city
ticket. The delegates are : First ward , G.
W. Butterfleld , George Uaworth , A. Adams ,
Charles Curtis , C. F. Lewlellan ; Second
ward , P. A. Barrett , William Curries , A. L. .
Collins , Joseph Mandevllle ; Third ward ,
Herman Auger , Charles Field , James Gllles-
ple , Amos Neer , D. A. Way ; Fourth ward ,
Martin O'Brien , J. H. Kendell. E. J. Het-
tcrmann , Albert Dod&on , Dan Farrell.
Manic City OoNHlit.
Mrs. A. F. Strykcr has gene east to vlelt
relatives.
A son was born Saturday to Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Curtis , Twenty-first and N streets
A second hearing of the case brought by
Sarah Whlttca against several Third ward
faloon keepers to recover damages.
W. L. Holland , manager of the Nebraska
Telephone company , left for Chicago yester
day afternoon to attend to some business
matters.
Jake Neff and William Ilyan were arrested
Saturday night for being drunk acid flglUlng
on the streets. Neff was released cci ball ,
but Ilyan spent Sundly In the lockup.
M. Smith , an employe of the Union Stock
Yards company , ( cll > Into a sewer at the
yards yesterday aftebioon and suffered a fracture -
turo of the left arm. Dr. Schlndel was
called to adjust the- broken bones.
The regular monthlj' meeting of the city
council Is billed | or , thU evening. It Is
thought that the appropriation sheet which
was laid over at the last meeting will be
brought up and somp. action taken toward
paying February bills and salaries.
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On February 25 General Samuel iBrcck retired -
tired as adjutant general of the army , and
jcncral Henry C. Corbln of Ohio was selected
by the president to nil the vacancy. Owing
to the Importance of this position ; the per
sonality of the now adjutant general may
be of Interest. General Corbln was born In
Ohio forty-five years ago and has neatly nine
years to servo before ho reaches the ago of
compulsory retirement. He did not go to
West Point , and is , like General i.Mllcs , a
graduate from the stern school of war and
not from the military academy on the Hud
son. In July , 18C2 , ho was commissioned a
second lieutenant of the Eighty-third Ohio
volunteer Infantry , and six months later was
appointed a major In the Fourteenth United
States Infantry. Promotions followed rapidly
and at the close of the war ho was a colonel
In the regulars with a brevet of brigadier
general. After being mustered out ot the
service In I860 General Corbln waa offered
and accepted a lieutenant's commission. In
the same year ho went to ) the ( ar west with
his regiment and was soon promoted to a
captaincy. In 18SO President Hayes appointed
Captain Corbln a major In the adjutant gen
eral's department , and ho has. risen through
the successive grades ot major , lieutenant
colonel , colonel , until iby regular promotion
ho reached the head of : l.e ! ! st of colonels
In that department. Ha waa then , upon
the retirement of General Drcck , nominated
for the position ho now holds.
In appearance General Corbln has been
compared to General Wlnfleld Scott Hancock ,
when lie was about tbo sameage. . He Is
tall , of magnificent physique and proportions
and Is very popular In Washington.
In the February number of the Northwest
ern Guardsman , which Is published at Minne
apolis , an account ot a raid-winter practice
march by company F , First Infantry , Minnesota
seta National Guard , Is given. This company
left Its armory on the morning of January
23 , and , arrayed In complete campaign cos
tume , marched to the rifle range at Keegan'a
lake. The distance covered was nearly four
miles and the trip was made la one hour
and ten minutes. The day was spent In
skirmish drills , sham battles , etc. , and was
greatly enjoyed by all these who partici
pated. The new commander of this com
pany , Captain \V. A. Carlcton , Intends to
make frequent trips like this Into the coun
try , and the members are pleased at the
opportunity which will -be given ( or practical
training.
Th'n year's Official Army Register given
the standing of the Nebraska National Guard
as follows : General officers , 1 ; general staff
officers , C ; regimental , fleld atid staff offlccra ,
n I
i ir
Can you BOO with slassps ns wll as
without them ? If you cnu It Is proof
positive that you net'tl glasses stop lu
our store If your eyes tire quick or burn
mid smart when you use them-ami we
will test your Bight ami slvo you honest
advice as to what you need You can
preserve your eyesight to an extvotae
old ago If you attend to it lu time.
TheAloe&PenfoldCo
l.tMiillnir Scientific Uiitlt'lniiM.
K03 Far.i .m Street.
Opposite Puxlou llotoU
16 ; company officers , 75 ; total commissioned
officers , 93 ; total noncommissioned officers ,
musicians , privates , etc. , 1,235 ; aggregate ,
1,333. Iowa has a total of 2.51G militiamen
and Kansas a total of 1.C55.
First Lieutenant J. F. Dell , Seventh cav
alry , has been assigned 'to duty as Judge
advocate general , Department of the Co
lumbia. Ho relieves Captain E. F. Glenn , actIng -
Ing Judge advocate , who has been ordered
to Alaska.
Captain Kodgera , who goes as military
attache to 'tho United States embassy , Paris ,
will leave this country on March 20. Colonel
Kellogg , whom Captain Ilodgera relieves ,
will remain In Paris until May 1.
Lieutenant Charles O. Dwyer. Third artil
lery , recently relieved from duty as mili
tary attache to the United States legation
In Mexico , has returned to this country and
Is now in Washington.
Captain George D. Davis , subsistence department -
partment , recently relieved from duty at
Denver , his assumed his duties In the office
of the commissary general.
Private William J. McConnell , troop G ,
Eighth cavalry , Fort Meade , S. D. . has been
found guilty of a number of violations of
the Articles of War , and after considering
his six previous convictions the court-mar ,
tlal sentenced htm to bo confined at hard
labor for ono month and to forfeit all pay
and allowances during that tlmo.
Mrs. King , wlfo of Captain Charles King ,
retired , la spending the winter In Florence.
Italy.
Captain C. H. Grlerson , Tenth cavalry ,
stationed at Fort Asslnlbolno , is at present
at Los Angeles , Cal.
The only officers now In the army who
have by name received the thanks of congress
gross are Major General O. O. Howard , ro.
tired , and Brigadier General William B.
Ilcsecraus , retired.
Colonel C. F. Humphrey , depot quarter ,
master at Washington , has been authorized
to purchase 8,000 parchment discharge ! ,
which are to bo steel engraved.
It Is reported that General Merrltt , com *
mandlng the Department ot the East , will
make hla headquarters at Atlanta , Ga. , toe
a tlmo.
Colonel Hates , the newly appointed mllU
tary attache to the United States embassy ,
London , will sail for hla new post oa
Wednesday of this week.
Drox L. Shoomnn wont talco no Muff
from Spain any moro than ho will from
some people about shoos Onp of our Wg
values Is a man's ? 3.00 shoo we've al
ways given the host values for that
money years of shoe buying experience
enables us to pass the poor nnd select
the need A special effort has been made
for this spring's trade In $ :5.CO : foot
wear nnd we know exactly what value
there Is In the line we are now offering
and now we can warrant every pair
these come lu the bulldog , wide and nar
row coin toe single lljlit or heavy soles
and at one price only $11.00.
Drexel Shoe Co. ,
1419 FAKNAM STKEUT.
We surprise everybody when wo show
so many all-ready framed pictures-
have the walls of our new piano room
covered with them some of these are
priced nt less than the frames would
cost some arc- not but , taking them all
together , the prhvs we have made are
such that you and your friends can f-
ford to add n new picture to your homo
perhaps you have a picture that need *
framing wo frame keep n force busy
all the time at our Ixunl street factory
our reasonableness la charges Is what
makes the business so large all the
late up-to-date mouldings to select from.
A. HOSPE ,
Music and Art. 1513 Douglas
