THE OMAHA ; DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA WEDNESDAY MORNING , MABCII 9 , 1898-TWELVE PAGES. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
RECALLED BY AN AUTHOR
Mnx Kullcr's Book of Reminiscences of an
Interesting Career.
VOLUMES OF HARPERS' PERIODICALS
IVerr Hook of Mtnrlo * of Otnnlin. nnd
Nfbnmkn Story of i : nnn 'llnu
ClxnrroN Low Let
ter * to Order.
Prof. Max Mullcr has told how he came
to write his Interesting recollections of a
long and useful life. He had been dliectcd
by bin doslor lo go away for Ihrec nr four
weeks of perfect rest , and lie had uccn
denied tha privilege of taking any rooks or
any of his regular work. Ho remarks Hat
doctors ought to know that to a man ac
customed to work enforced rest Is Irritat
ing and depressing , but elnce they do not
all know that , he hit upon the simple cxpc.
dlent of turning to his pencil and paper
and writing out reminiscences of the past.
Having prepared his copy In this manner
fee does not vouch for Itn absolute accuracy ,
and all that he sa > Is that "tho positive
copy d"io publlfchcd Is as true and exact aa
the ra > n of the evening sun of life , falling
on Ihe negative In my memory , could maki
It , " Prof. Mullcr took from his copy every ,
thing that might give offence , and certainly
lie Is one who seldom does give offense ,
"What I give here. " he writes , "Is but c
email portion of * ho panorama of life thai
lias | Kihsed before my eyes. Of mjeelf Inert
Is but little , for speculator or Interpreter Ir
a panorama should remain unseen In tin
dark. It Is a pleasure- him , though otter
a pad pleasure , to see once more what h <
lias cen before , to live the old time ovei
again , to look once more at dear faces , onci
no full of love and llfs , to Peel the touch o
a vanished hand and hear a voice that h
Btlll. "
It Iti In the autobiography or recollection !
of a great man that one finds the surprtalni
things. Prof. Muller das been for so man ;
years prominent before the world as a mas
tcr of Icnguagcfi , us the one pre-emlnen
tcacdcr of worcte pud sentences and tbo form
of expression for all peoples , that the pub
lie has lost sight of some or hlu good quail
tics. His first chapter of recollections re
latcii to what he IMS seen of the greet muni
clana of his time. Max Mullcr was the KOI
of a poet , a man of culture and refinement
who lived In the email capital of Dessau o
the diutiy of Anhnlt-Dcasau. and of courn
one who first saw the light of I'm worli
In such a place could nol well miss com in
in contact at an early ago with all that wa
Rood In the muetcal world then. He kne\
liow to play when a mere child , and hi
parents had some notion of making a nuisl
clan out of him , There came to Dessau al
the notable German musicians of the da
and the of nip tcr on musicians Ui filled wit'
anecdotes of Weber , Mcndcltscdn and othen
Later- when Max Muller had gone to Ix > n
don , he met many other musicians of
different school and of a later day. H
was In early life and Is now fond of musl
and his recollectl.i s of music and musician
are a surprise lo Ihoae who have known bin
only by his works on language.
Nearly all the great literary lights t
Germany and England of the past hal
century were known by Max Mullcr. B <
ginning In Germany , where his fatder wa
a rival of Goethe , then In Paris and later Ii
London , hU aesoclatltii with men of llterar
taslo was constant. Ho became Interested I
German llteratui-u at a time when all joun
poetn of Germany were liberal and all dream
and scng of a united Germany. "But beln
thirty years ahead of Blamarck , " ho say <
"they were unnurclfully sent to prison an
often their whole career was ruined fc
life. " When Max Muller was 18 years ol
h'i was sent to prison along with othci
because he had been Intimate with then
13ut ho was not the man to be content wit
a life In a stuffy old Gorman town , and li
studied at Lctpzic and then ( Berlin an
moved on to the largo field of Paris and Lo :
don. In fact , the whole world has been h
fleld for many years.
It was In 1847 that Max Muller went I
London , and there , as he says , his lltcrar
acquaintance began afresh. He had tt
good fortune'to be on morn or IPS * Intlrml
terms with such poets as Klngsley , Clougl
.Matthew Arnold , Tennyson , Browning an
with poets in prose such as Froude , Huskli
Carlyle , and In splto of the Atlantic , Emci
on , Lowell and Oliver Wendell Holme , ! . II
knew other writers , such as Mncaula :
Arthur Helps. Arthur Stanley , Frederic
Maurice , Dr. Martlneau , and he odds thi
ho had Faraday , Lyall , Sedgwlck , Thlrlwal
Grote , Whewcll , Richard Owen , Darwin an
Huxley among his personal acqualntanci
or friends. la It any wonder that he ha
BO much of literary talrrit for hlmsell
Ono would have to be stupid who could m
absorb from such as these some talent. Bi
Prof. 'Mullcr Is the equal of any of them.
Another claps of persons with whom Ma
Muller became famllUr , both. . In his natlv
lend and In England , U these of royal bloo
and In his chapter on recollections of roji
ties he opens the palace doors , that all tt
world may look In. Among his rccollei
tlono of earliest events none are moro vlv
< han that of the reigning duke of Annul
Dti-sau. Although the duchy was uo ama
that on ono occasion a troublesome 'polltlci
agitator , who had been expelled from tl
duchy , threatened to throw nt-onca and bre.i
tbo dukc'a windows as soon as bo he
crosacJ tbe frontier , to Ihe children <
Deraau the duchy was their world. Th
duke , who reigned up to the tlmo of h
death In 1871 , was really the most tndi
pendent sovereign In Europe "He was pe
fectly Irresponsible , " says Prof. Muller , '
constitution did not exist and was nevi
allowed lo bo mentioned. All appolntmen
iwcro made by Ihe duke , all salaries and pel
elonn were paid from the ducal chest , wha
over existed In Iho whole duchy belonged , i
eecmed lo belong , lo him. There was i
appeal from him , al least not In practlc
whatever U may have been lu theory ,
more money was wanted , the dukes , I b
move , hud only lo Issue a new tax and tl
money was forthcoming. And with a
that one never , or harJIy ever , heard of ai
act of Injustice. " Beginning with a royal
of this kind -the acquaintance of the aulhi
I't extended' lo nearly all Iho leading rojaltl
of Europe , and as he has a good momoi
and the faculty of seeing the Interesting si ,
of all things this part of hU book Is not tl
least Interesting. A chapter on begga
completes his recollections.
The title of Prof , Muller's book of reco
lections Is "Auld Lang Syne , " sufficient
cxpreretvo of Itself , but not suggesting tl
personality of Its great author. Charl
Scrlbncr's Sons , New York. ' $2.
A bound volume of Harpr'a Weekly torn
complete pictorial history of one > eac
the world's history. The Weekly has i
rival. Its treaimc-at of the newn of tl
world Is fair and Its editorial utterances a
thoughtful and pointed , while special topi
receive special attention ; yet It U In tl
matter of Illustrations that the Week
excels all other tllustcated publication !
Its class. The Illustratlona In the volun
fcr lest year , for Instance , Include plctun
showing Ihe progrtt-J of the war la Cub
pictures of naval vtesels , buildings , cities
everything of public Interest and portral
of nearly every pcoion who wai promlnei
In public life during the jc-ar. As they ai
prepared by the best arlUita and1 printed <
tbe finest paper , It Is a pleanure to loc
through a volume of the Weekly. The m
cbanlcal and art work of the Harper pul
lUhlng house ii always high grade , and tb
appear * ! n all their publications. Tbe tout
volume of the Bazaar for 1&97 ta the equ
of tbe Weekly , and quite aa talertatlng i
thoie who have a taate for a ipeclal clai
of reading. The two volume * of th * migi
ine * axe neceuary to every complete prlva
V > rary and the volume of the Round Tab
wtak < * tain * ( or a boy. or ( irk
Unit
the notable articles In the Magazine last
year were the following : "Washington and
the French Craze of ' 93 , " by John Bach Mc-
Maitcr ; "Geological Progress of the Cen
tury , " by Henry S. Williams ; "From Home
to Throne In Belgium , " by Clare de Graffen-
rcld ; "Preparedtveeg for Naval War , " by Cap
tain Mohan ; Poultney Blgelow's articles on
"White Man's Africa ; " the "Beginnings of
the American Navy , " by James Barnes ;
"With the Greek Soldiers , " by Richard
Harding Davis , and "The Celebrities of the
IIouso of Commoni , " by T. P. O'Connor. In
fiction , poetry and sketches of travel the year
was a good one for the Magazine , and for
that mailer , wllh all of the Harper periodi
cals.
Regarding a book briefly mentioned a short
time ago In this column Tbe Bee bca re
ceived a communication from Mm. F. More-
head of Denver , In which she says : "Allow
me to make mention of n book , recently pub
lished In your city , 'Is Marriage a Failure , '
by an Omaha author. I was very anxloua
to sco what It contained , nnd had a keen
regret when I had finished , that the end
came so soon. It Is a clean book , and that
Is saying a great deal In this day of per
nicious literature. I hope every man and
woman may read It ; the story Is old but ever
now to the joung. It Is also brought out
In very.good form with the excepllon of a
few lypogrnphlcnl errors , which may be
readily remedied In Ihe future. If I may
Judge of Its future It will go through many
editions. "
With the title of "Stories of Omaha , "
William E. Broadflcld has Just wrltlen what
might properly be called a urlmer of Ne-
'caBka and Omaha history. The etorles are
,11 contained within 110 pages , but the
eader wilt gain by perusal of Ihese n fairly
oed Idea of Ihe history of the state of Nc-
raska and of a large part of the Transmls-
Istflppl reglcn. There are Ihe chaplers de-
oted to the "I and of Qulvera , " something
f Louisiana , the Lewis and Clark expedl-
lon ns It related to this part of the country ,
.he settlement of the Missouri valley , Ne
braska as a territory , founding of Omaha ,
he. first newspaper , the first Fourth of July
elebratton , locating the capital , steamboat-
tag days , etc. Omaha hliitory doesn't go far
jack Into the past , but It Is full of intercflt-
ng incidents. Mr. Broadfield has sketched
lomo of these Interesting Incidents { or the
benefit of those who have more recently come
o Omaha and to refresh the memory of the
lder residents. The stories are plainly told ,
but all Ihe more Interesting for that. They
need no literary embellishment to give them
a right to n plnco In the library. The book
Is neally pKnted and Ihere are a number ol
good Illustrations. Nichols & Broadfleld ,
Omaha.
A recent addition to the "literature" ol
the Cuban struggle for Independence Is a
volume containing the "Story of Evangellna
Clsneros , " as told by herself. Including n
story of the rcfccuo from prison by Carl
Decker. There is an introduction by Julian
Hnwthorne , nnd the Illustrations are re
prints of work by Frederic Remington ,
Thomas Fleming and others. The public Is
entirely too familiar with the story of this
Ill-fated Cuban girl. That she was in prison
there Is no doubt , and it is equally certain
that she was brought to the United States
under cbcort of a newspaper reporter , and In
he United States she received attention from
many persons of national reputation ; but
there Is still a doubt as to whether she was
deserving of all the attention she got and
whether the manner of her escape was Jusl
as related by those who sought to make the
most of the Incident for their own glorlfica ,
tlon. Another feature of the case , ono ol
the most interesting features , Is that th (
heroine Is exceptionally handsome , as showc
by Ihe pictures from photographs In thl :
book. Her story is told with dramatic force
and the book is profusely Illustrated. A
brief history of the Cuban war adds to the
value of the book. Continental Publishing
Co. , New York.
The alluring tlllo of "Love Lellers" glvei
an Idea of the contents of a dainty volumi
by Harold R. Vynne , and these love letlcr ;
are not disappointing. The letters dlsclosi
a romantic love story woven about two younf
persons , one of whom lives In New Yorl
and the other In Chicago , a story altogethei
probable and charmingly true to life. Thesi
tellers lead by gradual degrees from tin
formalities of a first acquaintance to tin
proposing point , and they might servo a :
models for young persons In the courtshli
singe. The book Is tastefully bound am
Illustrated , Zimmerman's , New York ; 71
cents.
"Tho Love of a Caliban" Is a charmlni
opera In one act by Ella W. Peattle , a re
markably fine edition of which has Just beei
Issued from "Tho Philosopher Press. " Thi
opera Is short and sweet , a pretty love stor ;
set for presentation on the stage , a story o
Venice , and the lords and ladles who-mad
love In courtly ways In the fifteenth ccn
lury. But If tbo romantic opera Is fine It I
made doubly so by the selling Ihe publisher
hove given It. The paper on which It i
printed Is hand made and the type used fo
the text is Mazarln and fifteenth centur ;
quaint styles. Red and-black Inks are usei
and the binding Is In antique boards. Vai
Vcchtcn & Ellis , Wausa , WIs. ; $2.
The Publishers' Weekly In Its summary o
books published during 1897 makes the foi
lowing showing In the number of books pub
llshcd by each of the firms mentioned. It 1
fair to state , sajs the Bookman , that th
Macmlllan company , the number of whos
publications would probably outrun al
others , does not appear among the lists
D. Applcton and Company , 123 ; Charle
Scrlbner's Sons , 121 ; J , B. Llpplncott com
pany , 113 ; Hougton , Mlffiln and Companj
104 ; Longmans , Green and Company , 104
Dodd , Mead and Company , 101 ; Harper an
Brolhers , 89 ; G. P. Putnam's Sons , 85 ; Lit
tie. Brown and Company , 46 ; The Cenlur
company , 31.
Mr. Davis' serial " '
new , "The King'
Jackal , " which Is lo begin In Scrlbner's Mag
azlno lu April , Illustrated by Gibson , la sal
to bo full of Ihe kind of characters Mr. Davl
particularly delights In , a modern txanlshe
king who Is In need of funds and organize
a daring plot to get them , a yount ; America
girl with a great deal of oionuy , a moder
prince with mediaeval notions , an adventt
reas and a dashing newspaper corresp : dec
who has been everywhere , knows every thin
and can slap kings on the back. The seen
Is laid In Tangier.
Outing for March opens with "The Fo
Terrier , " a finely lllustia'.cd article by EC
W. Sandys. The author ranks the Intclllgeti
nimble terrier as ono of the most dcslrab !
of cMiInu companions. Other notable fea
lures of on excellent numier are : "Hunt
Ing the Fur Seal , " by W. G. Emery ; "Th
Southern Yacht Club of New Orleans , " b
Lorlllard D. Sampsell ; "A Naturalist 1
Nicaragua , " by J. Crawford : "A Week wit
the Singhalese , " by E. M. Allaire , and "Th
Filling Out of a Yacht , " by A. J. Kencalj
New books received :
For Love of Country , by Cyrus T. Bradj
Charles Scrlbner'e Sons , Now York. $1.2 ;
Simon Dale , by Anthony Hope. Frederic
A. Stokes Company , New York. $1.50 ,
Laboratory Manual In Botany , by Charle
H. Clark. American Book Company , NV
York. t6 * cents.
The Judge , by Ella W. Peatllc. Ram
McNally & Co. . Chicago. $1.
Can a Man Live Forever ? by J. Emll
IIlx. Western News Company , Chicago. I
cents.
The Story of John Wesley , by Marlann
Klrlew. Eaton & Mains , New York. 7
cents.
From the Other Side , by Henry B. Fullei
Houghlon , Mifflln & Co. , New York. $1.25.
A Treasury of American Verse , by Wallc
Lamed. Frederick A. Stokes Compan :
New York. $1.60 ,
In the Name of Liberty , by Florence Mai
ryat. Rand , McNally & Co. , Chicago , c
cents.
A Fiery Ordeal , by "Tasma. " D. Apple
ton ft Co. , New York. 60 cvnU.
When Love Laugh * , by Tom Hall. B. Ii
Herrlck ft Co. , New York. $1.50.
M YalM , bj [ Francl * Hodfioa Whlti
harlcs Wells Moulton , Buffalo , N. Y. CO
cnts.
Literary Now * Xote * .
Mrs. Humphrey Word has a new novel that
111 be ready In May.
A new book by Ambrose Blercc U soon tote
to published In Chicago.
Mrs. Coventry Pntmore Is wrillng a
lography of her late husband. " ' ' '
Zola's "Paris" was published elmulta-
cously the flrsl of the month In New York ,
'arts and Lcildon.
The Chap Book has discarded Its rough
aper and Is now as smooth as any of the
terary reviews and magazines.
Beatrice Harradcn Is laid to be engaged
pen a new story , one of the characters In
which le said to be modeled after her late
athtr.
Reginald de Koven has set Rudyard Kip-
> ng's "RcctEelonal" to musl as a hymn
nd It will be published In the Ladles' Home
ournal.
A etory of California life called "The
Ireat Black Oxen" Is announced for publlca-
ton In England soon. It Is by Mrs. Gcr-
rude Atherton.
The new French "Dictionary of Authors"
oes not mention Rudyard Kipling or Thomas
lardy , but gives a good deal of space to the
works of Robcrl Buchanan !
A newi book by Bret Harte , called "Tales
> f Trail nnd Town , " Is coming from the
llvcrslde prers shortly. It contains eight
torlcs , mostly Caltfornlan , nil stomped wllh
Mr , Harle's story-telling genius.
Outdoor Life Is the name of a new mnga-
Ine fiuftlclcnlty described by Its title , pub-
Ished In Denver. The last number contained
he first of a series of articles on the ruins
of the cliff dwellers. It Is a finely llluis-
ralcd magazine.
Town Topics' book of tnles for the present
quarter contains a complelo novel , "Mar-
; aret' Misadventure , " by Adraln Schade van
Wcstrum. In this novel Is an account of the
social campaign of a cad , which , with Its
picture of a young girl's first dlscnchant-
uenl , will Interest and please the most dif
ferent tastes.
IIH ; SAI.VATIOX AHMY CAVVAIGY
Local CorpM Hun 11 < irvnt I'lnii for At-
tuck on llcmtH of Sin.
The Salvation Army is holding special
meetings this week and besides the local
permanent officera they have Captain and
Mrs. Hnndley of Wichita , Knn. , Cadet Moll
of Kansas City and Cadet Parker of Nor
folk. On Saturday Major nnd Mrs. Still ,
well will tnko charge of the meetings am !
will lead a four days congress ns follows :
Saturday , the 12th , Major and Mrs. Still'
well will lead a gigantic march at 7:30 : , brass
band to Ihe front. At 8 o'clock Major Still-
well will give n huge and striking stercop-
llcon by means of a powerful lime light Ian ,
tern. Tickets 10 cents.
Sunday morning at 10:30 : Mrs. Stlllwcl
will speak at the Westminster Presbyteriar
church , corner Twenty-ninth and Maser
streets. The major will speak at the Unltei
Presbyterian church , corner Twenty-nlntl
and Jackson streets.
Sunday afternoon at 3 iMrs. Stlllwell wll
commission twenty-one local officers , and the
major at 4 p. m. will speak at the Younj
Men's Christian association.
Sunday night Mrs. Stlllwell will speak a
: ho Trinity Methodist Episcopal church , 01
[ he corner of Twenty-first and Blnney , a
7:30. : The major will speak attbe same houi
In the Knox Presbyterian'church , come ;
Nlnelccnlh and Ohio. iAt 9 o'clock they wll
reinforce the officers and soldiers at the hal
and will continue the battle for souls.
( Monday night a great welcome meeting ti
all the officers of the section lei by Majo
and Mrs. Stlllwell. Admission free.
Tuesday night Major and Mrs. Stlllwel
will officiate at the great hallelujah wcddini
assisted by some twenty officers and all thi
soldiers of Omaha , Ten bridesmaids am
groomsmen will wait on the happy coupli
and special features will make the closing o
the congress eventful
On Thursday of next week Adjutant Sheppard
pard of Lead City , S. D. , will lead the meet
Ing and on the 19th ( Saturday ) the army wll
give a free International demonstration Ii
Its hall. All the above meetings are fre
except the wedding and the stercoptlcon.
TUB IXSUHAXCE MBS
to < li Convention Sum
iiioiK-il llofore TriiHt Iiiiiilry.
ST. LOUIS , March 8. More than 100 c
the 125 members of the Western Insuranc
unlcn were present today when that bed
met In seml-ancual session. Among thas
present were several presidents of larg
companies In the east.
To the surprise of the delegates a numbc
of tde more prominent members receive
subpoenas shortly after their arrival , sum
monlng them to appear In the gentleman'
rarlor 9f the Southern hotel to give testl
mony In the sulta of ouster brought by th
atUcney general of Missouri egalnst seventy
three insurance companies charged wll
being members of a "trust , " known as td
"Western Insurance union. " Sam Eavl
of Marshall , Mo. , the commissioner ap
pointed by Ihe supreme court lo Inke Ih
deposlllons , togelher wllh Altorney Genera
Grow Superintendent of Insurance O'Rea
and a deputy marshal from Jefferson Clt
constitute the court of Inquiry. Mr. O'Rea
said the taking of depositions at th's tlm
was solely with a view of saving witness
the lime and expense lhat would be Involve
by a different .course of procedure.
The regular order of business at the eeml
annual meeting provides that the opcnn !
day shall be taken up with the reading of th
reports of committees. Most Importanl
therefore , under the circumstances , was
report from the special committee appotnle
In September last to conduct the defense fo
unlcn companies In the suits Instituted t
Missouri.
IIKUAMI'.S WITH .1IUSBY I'ACKAC.l
Murlit Acont of Kxir | 'NH Comiiniiy nn
Ten TlioiiKiiiul llollnrN MIxxltiK.
CLEVELAND , 0. , March 8. A special t
the Plain Dealer from Orrvllle , O. , snyi
Great excitement was caused here todc
over the disappearance of Charles C. Cutlet
night agent of the Adams Express compan ;
Cutten left town Sunday morning. A tele
gram received Monday by Agent Sheppar
art < lng about a $10,000 package which wa
ehort at Cleveland aroused the ousplclon c
Sheppard , who at once notified Superintend
ent BImple of Columbus of the shortag
nnd Cullen's disappearance. A hasly Ir
vcstlfaUon by Mr. BImple , Asslslant Super
Intemlent CurtUa , Roule Agenls Broslus an
George , showe-d 'inclusively that the package
ago had disappeared at this point Sunda
morning. The cxprrss company'u detective
are hard at work on the case.
At the office of the Adama Express com
pany In Cleveland It was asserted toda
that nothing was known concerning the a
leged robbery.
SI'.SI'IICT IT IS A CASH UF MIIIIDRII
Woiiinn Founil In the Viird with He
Clotlilnir Aflrr.
DETROIT , Mich. , March 8. Mrs. Ann
Parry , aged 30was burned to death today 1
the yard of her home. A policeman foun
the woman In the yard .clad only In h (
night clothes , which were all afire. She die
before he could extinguish the flames. Ih
hair was burned off and the flesh roasted an
peeled from her knees upward. George \
Parry , her husband , has been arrested. H
says he thought his wife arcse early to stai
the kitchen fire , but there are no evidence
of her having attempted this. The kerosen
can was missing and there were dripping
of oil down the back stairs.
Will Hear < lir Cane ,
CHICAGO , March 8. When the case c
Civil Service Commissioners Wlngton , Wash
burne and Krauss. Indicted tor violation c
the civil service law. , came up before Judg
Dunn today , the defense waived a Jury trln
In order < o allow the case the widest pos
Hlble scope , It was agreed to have the CAB
heard by three judges. Bitting en bam
Judges Dunne. Waterman and Adama Ml
begin the hearing tomorrowi
WAR FEELING IN tf-ASHlNGTON -
Officials Are Not Worrying , Lny , but Quietly
Prepara for ! fit > { ible.
AUTHORITIES PREPARE OR A FIGHT
Wnrrcn Swllslrr Sayn While it Clnnh
of Arnm 1 Unlikely , tlie Govern
ment FeclH the Necrnnlty
of tlelnir Heady.
Hon. Warren Swttzler , haa Just returned
from Washington , where ho went lo look
afler mailers connected with cases before
the United States supreme court. After dis
posing of matters which called him to the
national capital , bo spent icveral da > s visit
ing with General Wilson of the War depart
ment , who Is a relative toy marriage.
Speaking of Cuban matters , Mr. Swltzlcr
said : "Tho War department discredits the
*
sensational reports sent out by certain newa-
papers published In New York and elsewhere ,
but nevertheless the government U making
active preparations that It may bo ready In
the event that war should bo forced by Spain.
Greater preparations are being made lhan
Iho public supposes. Battleships are being
put In trim , munitions of war are being
bought and are being shipped lo the arsenals
for Immediate use In event that there should
bo a declaration of hostilities.
"While none of the officers of the army
or the War department anticipate trouble ,
they go upon the theory that It Is better to
bo ready than to wait for on open rupture
between Ihe two nations. . The heads of all
of the departments are heartily hi accord
with President McKlnley"'and all of them
commend his thoughtful. and careful con
sideration of the Cuban question. They feel
that the president Is not 'anxious ' to plunge
this country In war and that the same time
this country In war and 'at the same time
uphold the honor of the country. This view
of the condition of affair a Is concurred In
toy a majority of the senators and congress-
m4n , all of whom arc reidy to stand by
the president In case that a critical period
should bo reached.
"On the streets and In the hotels of Wash-
Inglon you hear lots of talk of war , but In
the War dcpartmenl. where all of the official
Information Is received , there Is no excite-
menl. The men who are at the heads of the
various departments go about their roullne
business , but It Is ea&y to see lhat they arc
all busy , much more so thjin usual.
MEIKLEJOHN'S POPULARITY.
"Assistant Secretary ofi War George D.
Melklejohn Is one of tbo ; busiest men In
Washington , as at this time , owing to the
absence of Secrelary jAlger the full
duty of Ihe office . devolves upon
him. He dispatches business In a manner
that la creditable to himself and to the na
tion. In talking wllh such men as General
John M. Wilson , nead tof , the engineering
corps , General Luddlngtan , quartermaster
general , Colonel Bird and Gillls. they all
lold me that they wori surprised at the
great ability displayed fay. Mr. Melklejohn.
They say that he U onenqf the ablest men
that has been In the War detriment In
years. They say that he Is quick , bright nnd
affable and that .he Is highly esteemed both
as an officer and a mam ) The fact Is that
In my opinion , Mr. Melklejohn Is and has
been the active hcad-ot tnd War departmcnl
for months. This condltlo"H Is not-dne" to anj
lack of confidence In the _
Alger , nor on account of lite neglect or the
business of the department. He has beer
In poor health for ai long' time and consequently
quently has been compelled to turr
'
over the Important work 'of the departmeni
and in dohig GO has given Mr. Melklejohn ar
opportunity to display bis'judgment am
ability.
"While Assistant Secretary of War Melkle
John lu dignified , he Is Btlll the same affablt
and courteous gentleman that he was wher
ho was a plain everyday citizen and lawyci
of Nebraska. He has a kind word for hti
old friends and has a family of making al
of his Nebrafka acquaintances feel at homi
when they call.
"Secretary Melklejohn does not antlclpati
a war with Spain , but if there should be one
ho says that the United States will bo read ;
to put up one of the greatest fights eve :
seen In modern tlmep. In the event of wai
ho docs not anticipate many contests upot
the land. He believes .that most of then
will be fought at bca , and. this he gives ai
a reason why the United .States at this tlm <
Is giving so much attention to putting It :
vessels and fot'ilflcatlons'along the coast Ii
first-class .condition. "
A roil nil Dfiinrtnifnt Ilriiiliinnrtem ,
The foreign news la the morning paper.
caused more or less talk at the headquarter. .
of Ihu Department of the-Platto and some o
Ihe officers stated that the relations betweei
Spalitt and the United Stales were mov.
strained at the present time than ever be
fore. "It looks more like .war than It hei
yet , " said one officer , "though I hardly thlnl
there will bo any fighting. In case of wai
trouble would hardly commence before June
because both iiatlor.ii would want to taki
lhat much time to prepare ) . In my oplnloi
tbo fight would be sheet and , of course , re
suit In a victory for our arms. It might t > <
possible that France would como to tbo al <
of Spain , although It U' hard to tell at thli
lime Jusl where Spain would look for hslp , '
Flrat Lieutenant John A. Perry , Eight !
Infantry has been transferred from com
pany E to company K and First Lleutcnan
Charles Gerhardt from company K to com
pany E.
Lieutenant J. M , Arrasmlth , Second In
fanlry , Fort Keogh , Montana , registered a
army headquarters y'esttrday. Lleutenan
Arrusmlth Is en roule ( o'Crcte ' , Neb. , when
he has been detailed as military instructo
at tbo Crtto unlverslly.
Major Edmund G. Fctchet , Sixth cavalry
who , for a couple of years has been servlni
on the siaff of the governor of Nebraska
has been ordered to Join' bis regiment a
Fort Robinson. '
Private Joseph H. ( Oiler , company F
Eighth Infantry , has been ! ordered sent t
Hot Springs , Ark. , for xe tcal treatment.
Private John Thompson , company F
Eighth Infantry , his tfeei tried by court
martial for violating leveial of the article
of war and acquitted.J T ic acquittal ba
been approved by Genera Copplnger ante
Private Thompion restored to duty.
Private Frank Brawii/tr ) op I , Ninth cav
airy , was tried at Fo-t pueaell the othe
day for conduct prejudlcl il to good orde
and military dlsclplln < } ant acquitted , H
Jxs been returned tojdut : .
Private Herbert Huffi cor ipany II , Twenty
occond infantry , has Bern sentenced to on
month's hard labor an ) ! A Hue'of $10 for frac
luring seme of the .artless of war.
County Iliillillnlrotix. .
Judge Baxter Indulges1 1 $ the luxury of
telephone , the same haying been placed 1
bis office. I
County Surveyor McBrldi la making plat
of some twenly-nye country roads that th
commissioners propose to g rade this season
A new counter has been , placed In the ol
flee of the county clerk. It ; taking the plac
of a table thai has done'service In the fron
office for many years/
The county commissioners continue to re
celvo applications foe positions , asked b
parties who want to lock after the Dougla
j county exhibit at the exposition. All c
j thrso applications go on file for future con
elderatlon.
Coiitnirlor MrClauu" * l'rrinriilloiii
There me about a half dozen men em
ployed on the upne'r floors of the new federu
building to prepare for the workmen wh
will In a coupl of weeks begin In earned
the work of finishing these stories. Th
work on the temporary elevator on the out
side ofthei building by which the materlii
la to be hoUted U to be commenced a
once. Contractor McCloud sayi alto that h
In gathering together all the needed ma
terlal BO that everything will be on band a
soon an the floors are put In ehape ( o
work.
AT ciunvi : CIIAXJIMJ riusoxs.
luring ( rout the cMlnnonrl to tlic Col-
ornilo I'cnltcntlnry.
Pat Crowe , a purely Omaha criminal prod-
let who Is now generally regarded as one
f the most dangerous crooks living , was rc-
easeU from the Missouri penitentiary yester-
ay. Liberty , however , seems to bo a. far
Istant quantity In his case , for he Is simply
urned over to Denver authorities to answer
o ft. icrlmo In the mountain city and after
10 gets through with that eight years moro
n the Iowa penitentiary am awaiting htm.
Crowo was a former resident of this city
ind Is still well remembered by older In-
mbltonts. Ho received a good education
and at the time he commenced his career
of crime wes employed as a bookkeeper by
no of the business houses here. He Is only
3 years of age.
Crowe starled on his criminal career In
S30 , but dallied In this city only a short
Ime. IHo went to Chicago , where he robbed
woman of loose character of $6,000 worth
f diamonds In broad daylight and shot her.
le was cornered next day while trying to
) awn Ihe Jewels , but was captured only after
le had shot two policemen and .with the ns-
Islance of citizens. Ho was sentenced to
Ix years In Ihe Jollet penitentiary for this
rime , but got out after serving a year.
Crowe appeared next In Denver In Fcbru-
ry , 1S93. In broad daylight anU at the point
11 a revolver he stole three diamonds In a
ewelry store. While trying to escape he was
hot and captured. Defore lie was tried be
> roke Jail. It Is for this crime that be Is
> elng taken to Denver.
While the police authorities were searching
for Crowe all over Iho country ho was rec
ognized In the workhouse at Milwaukee ,
WIs. He was brought to St. Joseph , Mo. ,
where ho was wanted for holding up two
trains , ono on the Burlington and Ihe other
on the Missouri Pacific. Before bo was tried
10 broke Jail and appeared at Denlson , la. ,
where he robbed the station agent of the
Northweslcrn of a large sum of money. Ho
was caplurcd , tried and sentenced to eight
years In the penitentiary. As the Missouri
luthorltles had first claim to the prisoner ,
however , ho was turned over to them. Ho
was convicted of the railroad holdups and
sentenced to thrco years In the Jefferson
City penitentiary , which benlence bo has
Just completed.
The Denver pollco think they have a sure
case against him. If he Is sentenced and
convlcled , he will serve out his time In Col
orado and will then be taken to Iowa to
serve the eight years thci-o.
XKW niunuit KOII Tim no.vns.
I.oc-nl Man Willing toi I'ny More Tliiin
FarM < > M I.ciu-li .V Co.
The county commissioners don't care
whether Farson Leach & Co. take the $180-
000 of poor farm funding bonds or let them
alone. This Is simply for the reason that
they have another and better bidder , who
will take the securities and pay over the
money aa soon as he gets the word. Th , ' .
name of this bidder the county commissioners
refu&e lo disclose , though they say that he
resides In Omaha ani that his word Is as
gooj as his bond.
The premium that Farson Leach & Co.
bid on the bonds reduced the annual Interest
to 3.87 per cent , while the bid thai the local
man sa > a that ho steads ready to make ,
saves the county qulto n sum of money , na
he says that he Is ready to mibmlt a proposi
tion lhat will make the Interest 3.75 per
cent that the couity will have to pay en-
nually.
Person Leach & Co. contend that owlnj
to the fact lhat a new counly clerk has gent
Into office since the bonds were signed , tc
make them legal Jhe securities must be re-
"
lithographed an3 "re-slp-ied by the pt-'esenl
county- clerk , notwithstanding the fact thai
th ? supreme court das passed upon and bar
held ns to > every condition of the bonds beln {
legal. To rclllhograph Ihe 'bonds would
cequlro the expenditure of about $200 , whlcl
the county will have to pay lu Ihe even
that It concedes to the demand nwde by tin
purchasers. The commissioners are not In
cllucd to go to this additional expense. Thcj
ray that If the bonds were legally l.-nued 01
decided by Iho supreme court , they are lega
at thU date , and re-slgnlng them would no I
change the condition In Iho least. Whlli
they tavo not taken official action , a ma
Jorlty of the members of the board are h
favor of giving Farson Leach & Co. let
days In wbliCi to pay ( or the bonds , and I
the money Is not fcr-tbcomlng at that tlmi
then sell to some other party ,
PU/.7.I-KS AT THU XKW POSTOFFICK
Profile * llni-kntiril Aliiiut I.oarnliiK It )
I MM anil UiitH.
The people of Omaha arc becoming grad
ually acquainted with their new paHoftlce
Men and women still rufh Into the post
master's ofllco and want to know where th'i
or that office or window Is or where they ante
to deposit their mall , or propound tome othci
question that might have been answered b ;
the use of the eyes , but the number Ii
steadily decreasing. The postmaster am
Ihe olber officials of the office are returning
duo thanks. , Atflrt _ they found tlmo foi
llttlo else tban answering Ihe queries.
A goodly number of the complaints com <
from box owners. They Insist that they an
unable lo unlock their boxes and Poitmastoi
Martin has run out of his office Innumcrabli
times to show them how. The secret to th <
difficulty Is that the key must be turned t <
fthe left. In most locks the key turns ti
the right and the majority of people neve :
think of turning It In the opposite direction
Even after the box U unlocked before theli
eyes and they Iry again , Ihey twist the ko ;
In the wrong direction and suspect the teach
Ing manipulator of legerdemain.
Many people , lee , fall lo nollce the bl |
holes bcrcath the rows of postofllce boxes Ii
which mall Is to be deposited , and rush Inti
the office of the postmaster to be told wha
they are to do with therr mall. Once Ii
awhile somebody wanls to know where the ;
will find a place lo wrlle a leller. No oni
has as yet applied for an amanuensis , but i
query of this kind Is expected any day.
HXPOSITIOX A XI ) Till : COMSKUM
of Ak-Siir-llrit Ilnrc Xol Do
on ItflliKiulNliliiK Their lm.
The question of allowing the exposition as
soclatlon to use the Coliseum during th
summer will come up at the meeting of id
Beard of Governors of the Knights of Ak
Sar-Ben next Monday night. The mattt
was lo have been decided last nlijht , but 1
hia been decided lo change the regular meet
Ing night from Tuesday lo Monday. Th
board met la t night , but' President Wat
ties of the exposition association was no
present and trie question nud postponed. 1
Is stalexl that Ihe greatest obstacle In th
way of vacating the coliseum at this la'
cay ! Is tde fact that the knlghls have no\ \
expended about $1,200 for Initiatory appo
rati-s. A good deal of this Is not of a moveabl
character , and If the bulUlng were turnc
over to the exposition people now a consider
able part of the expenditure would b
wasted.
Aiii vr T Mrx , Snlilnr'H Suit.
The Lincoln Street Car company Is eon
tending that It wns the solo fault of .Mar
paret I. . Sablne which caused the Injurle
for which she brought suit for $20,000 Ii
the fedenil court ngulnnt the company
Mrs. S.iblne alleged that she wax thrown l
Ihe pavemcnl by Iho Hudden stiirtlng o
t'le car nnd as a rctult nuslalned perma
nent Injuries. Shn Is n Lincoln physician.
In nn nnswer Just filed with the clerk o
the court by the street car company it I
net forth that she did not wait for the ca
to stop at the fur side of tnu street crossing
but jumped off before n stop was maiU. I
Is alleged that the woman knew of the rul
which will not permit conductors or motor
men to slope their tralnw uu'll the fa
corner Is reached ,
Workmen < ; < -t mi liirrrimr ,
PHILADELPHIA. March 8. As a reeul
of a confere'nco recently held bctweti
Thomas Dolan and a number of workme ;
employed In the cloth mills of Thoma
Dolan & Co. , at Second and Oxford B'.reetc
a 12 per ctnt Increase has been granted , t
take effect tills week.
.BT9 IA. DUItGI.AR GF.T AWAY.
'oiler "Force " tMnkra Another ninnilcr
lu Itnmlllnir Criminal * .
An Important criminal was allowed to slip
hrough the meshes of the law Monday ow
ns to careless handling by members of the
pollco force. The man was Fred Ward ,
vented for the burglary of Qulnn's saloon
n North Sixteenth street ono night last
vcek. He was arrested , booked on a prc-
Imlnary charge of vagrancy and discharged
y the court , to whose attention the man's
eal offense had not been brought. It hod
iccn the Intention to charge Ward with
burglary , as the evidence against him was
ery strong , but from some neglect this was
not done.
Ward was arrested on North Sixteenth
trcct Sunday night by a patrolman who had
btalncd proof that he was Implicated In the
Qulnn burglary. The officer had been given
a description of the man by Georgia Taylor ,
a woman to whom Ward had attempted to
ell some of the stolen goods. He had ot-
ercd twenty bottles of whiskey , a quantity
of gin and cigarettes and several thousand
cigars. The whiskey bore the brand of a
wholesaler who never docs a retail business
ind the woman suspected the source of the
largaln offered.
When Ward was arrested ( by the officer he
vas taken lo the womnnVi house , where he
vns posltl\ely Ucntlfled as the man who
ind been peddling the liquor. His dcscrlp-
lon also fitted that given by other parties
vho had reported Ward's effort to gel rid of
ho goods. The brand uiul character of his
vares tallied with thoie stolen from the sa-
eon , and the officer felt Jus tilled in son ling
he man to the station pending a further In-
cstlgatlon by detectives.
Ward remained In custody over night and
vas arraigned Monday morning. No entry
lad been made lu the police blotter of The
man's real offense , and lie was dismissed on
ho charge of vagrancy for lack of proseeu-
lon. The real value of the capture has Jimt
) ccn discovered and a fruitless effort has
jeen made to once more apprehend hum , but
ic has thus far continued 'at ' large.
Whether Ihe blunder belonged lo Ihe offi
cer In not sufficiently emphasizing the Im-
ortonco of his capture to the patrol con-
luclor In falling lo repot t the matter fully
or to the jailer In not making n notation of
Vard's real character has not been learned.
The burglar , however. Is at liberty , with
small chance of punishment for his crime.
VARHirS AMU II IS MKSTdllEll.
Iliiil iin < I and Wife Decide They Can
Ilv " ToK "tlirr.
According to an agreement entered Into
a t January by the Judges of the district
court the disposition of divorce cates was
urned over to Judge Scott , nnd as a result
a largo number of these cases stand upon hli
locket for trial , the Yager case appearing
among the rest ,
Some months ago Xlck Yager commenced
llvorce procecTlngs against his wife , Loulca
Yager , charging that she had not alwaja
been true to her marriage vows. The woman
was accused of having been Intimate with
ono Lyman A. Page , who was convicted In
Judge Slabaugh's court , and now a criminal
charge stands against her , ibut the chances
are that It will bo stricken from the dockel
and Ihe Yagers will again live logether aa
man and wife.
Yesterday Judge Scott sent for Nick Yager ,
requesting him to call at his prlvale room ,
Yager accepted Iho linllatlon and before
Judge Seott he promlso.1 to take his wife
back and Install her ! n the place that nlic
occupied prior to the separation. He anc !
promised that he would be a kind and loving
liusband and that he would forgive and for-
set , Jetting bygones be bygones. This wcs
Just what Judge Scctt wanted , and Imme
diately after the Interview ho sent for Mrs
Yager. She called and after the eltuatlor
had been explained stated thai she was read ]
to go back to Yager and live with him. Ii
this condition affairs remain at this time
and will for a day or two , when Judge Scotl
will call both parties before him and cxacl
from Ibem pledges relallvo lo Ihelr future
If they asree to the pledges which he will
exact Judge Scott will dismiss the dlvorci
suit anl will Instruct the Yagers to take ur
their married life at a point where It was
broken off some time ago.
SUCH n Drfunrt Iimtltntloti.
John C. N'elcon has brought suit agalnsl
the Glebe Loan and Trust Savings banli
and Its officers In an act'on ' lo recover the
sum of $750 , which ho alleges Is long pasl
due ,
Nelson alleges that when the defendanl
savings bank was doing bus'iiess. It adopted
a bond scheme for the benefit of Its depos
itors. By this scheme It Issued bonds In
lieu of certificates of deposits , agreeing tc
pay C per cent Intercal , a share of the profiU
cf the bank , and also to return the original
amount of the deposit at any time after five
jenrs. The plaintiff became ono of the
bondholders to the extcnl of the amount foi
wMch he now sues. Before the bank wenl
to the wall , ho asked fcr the payment of his
Interest , tut It was never paid. Later or
his bond became due , and then ho asked foi
Us value , but Ibis was not paid , and hence
ho asks for a judgment.
\ VllNonot CiulUy ,
The jury In the case of the Stale agalnsl
Ed Wilson has returned a verdict of nol
guilty. This was done under hibtructlons o !
Judge Slabaugh , who , after listening to th <
testimony of the prosecution , held that th <
state had no ca < ; e. Wilson made a state
ment to the court and said that he vlsltei
the Evangelical hospital , as alleged , but no
with any burglarious Inlcnt. He said thai
he was drunk nnd crawled Into a vacani
room of the building for the purpose o
s'ceplng In a warm place. The testimony foi
the prosecution was along the same line , anc
failed to show that Wilson stole or at
tempted to steal ,
Hartley FllcN an Aimiver.
Ici the suit of the County of Holtagaln.i
Gocrgo C. lUzletl , Joseph S. Barlley am
others , tried In tdls county some month
ago at which time the plaintiff cecured <
judgment , the defendant Bartley has filei
an answer. He alleges that when the sherli
levied upon property which he owned h
acted without au.dorlty of law. Ho als
objects to the appraisement that v.as mad
nta the time , alleging that the . ; ald npprals
cm failed and neglected to take Into con
eldcratlon a Judgment for $300,000 secure
against him and that In a Hen upcti all o
the property that he ownn.
Xot * M from tin * Court * .
In the divorce cane of Otto against Nell !
Belrndorff , a decree has been granted th
plaintiff.
The docket for the March term of th
county court has been called. It shows 10
cases for trial. Last month the county ccur
disposed of fifty casoi.
Judge Scott has denied a permanent In
junction in Ihe case of S. G. Hoff against 0
E. Shukert. The plaintiff sought to prcvcn
the defendant from taking possession of at
cff.co.
Lyman A. Page , convicted of adullcry , ha
filed a motion for a new trial. He make
the usual allegations , urging that the ver
diet was not sustained by the evidence am
that the court erred in giving Its Inslruc
liccs.
liccs.W.
W. A. Hedlck , administrator of the estat
of Joseph Darker , deceased , has applied t
Iho probalo court for an order extending th
time * for settling the claims against th
estate. He asks that this date be extende
until March 10 , 1S99.
The litigation over the property of the M <
Cltnvghan ettato has been settled and a
of fhe cases have been dismissed from th
court dockets of the county. All of the hell
have Joln d In a ( tlpulatlon by which th
widow U to receive one-third of the proper !
of the estate , while Ihe other heirs are t
iharo pro rata.
In the ea e of the Omaha Boiler compan
against Abby F. Iloyd Iho Jury has relurne
a verdict finding for the defendant. Th
caie was tried once before , at which tlm
the defendant secured a judgment. The con
pany sued to recover a balance duo on
furnare. The defendant alleged that tti
furnace wai a wortblecs article and twk
Uw Jury ol the ll s Uoa ,
EQUALIZING COST OF PAVING
Board Begins Work of Bottling with
Property Owners
CITY COUNCIL CONSIDERS ASSESSMENTS
Work llrwlim With Xo I'rntinitii t
ilotlier OlijrrtloitN to Trmitornrr
Structure * In tinIlimlnrm
1'nrt uf Town. ,
The city council begun a three days' ses
sion as a Board of Equalization yesterday
forenoon. This Is for the purpose of pausing on
Iho plans of assessment for covering the
cost of paving Davenport slreel , from Thlrty-
elghlh avenue lo Thirty-ninth slrccl , and
the damages on account of thu addition lo
Rlvervlevv park. Karr was elected chair
man , nnd as there were no protests In sight
the council look up the work which was not
completed at the general committee meet-
Ins Monday.
Thomas McCaguo appeared to protest
agalnsl Iho lemporary building that Is now
under construction on the bouth side of Cap
itol avenue , between Fifteenth and Sixteenth
streets. This Is one of the wooden buildIngs -
Ings authorized by special resolution of Iho
council over Iho veto of Ma > or Miurcs. Mr.
MeCague stated thai Ihe temporary Btrtlo-
lure was rapidly asumlng the propoilions of
a big building , and ns It backs up against
brick buildings on bolh sides , and Is sepa
rated by only ten feet frim the McCagua
building In the rear , It Is n constant menace
to the safety of the adjoining buildings. Ho
declares that ho has hcen notified that his
Insurance rates will ho raised on Ihls ac
count. Building Inspector Butler was di
rected to make an examination of the build
ing and report to the council at once.
The dlscu. slon of clly jail propooltlona ,
which were lecclved by the special tom-
mltteo last week , occupies ! the remainder of
the forenoon. The council decided very
early In tlio debute that nothing hut a corner
lot would be consldeied , and this eliminated
nil the propositions except three. TCicso
were Ihe proposals of Oca-go P. Uemh lo ex
change the lot occupied by the Klkhorn vnl-
ley hotibo for the city lot on Ninth cud
Howard streets and $12.500 caiii ; ol' Herman
Kountzo , to exchange the lot on tbe north
west corner of Fifteenth and Jackson for
the city lol and $10,000 c.ish. nod or
Thomas Murray , lo exchange his lot at
Fourteenth and Jackron for the city lol ana
$ G,7S5 cash.
The neutral cxrrci-slon was that the
Kouutre and Murray .iropunltlons offered tlo :
most promising nolutl n of the difficulty ,
but the values were conslde-rel somewhat IT
excess of what the city tould afford to pay.
Iho matter wai finally left oiiru , with the
undcrstcndli'g that the committee would
center with the owners.mil ascertain If moro
calefactory teems could not ba obtnlncd.
IIOAHI ) OF IM HI,1CV01tlvS KICKS.
OliNtrncllon 1'olli-y of tin- Council
llaiiiiiK | Stri-ct Work.
The request of City Engineer Iloscwatcr
for a $400 npproprlatlon for an asphalt labor
atory 's btlll In tlio hands of B ubt's com
mittee and In likely to stay thc e for at
least the thirty days allowed by the\harter.
Mr. Rwewator does not hesitate tc ( assert
hat the council Is using every enorl to
| cilpplo and embarrass his deportment ind
I ho had a rather llvelv verbal eiicounter on
I that proposition with FCVPIMI members of
the council yesterday. He declares that tbo
failure lo report on tin- request for a labora
tory Is In line with -otmructlonlst pollci'
that has been pursued In regard to street
work , and that the effect of the delay will
bo that the laboratory will he of very llttlo
use th'fi year. In tuppart o ! his request Mr.
Rniewater cites the condition of Cumlng ,
Sixteenth and other strco a which were
Ihoroughly repaved by Iho arphalt contrac-
lors last summer. The pavomonls arc now
In wor&o condition tlian ever and the city-
will have to pay for the work over again
j this ytar. Under the present system the
Heard of Public Works hsa no means of
knowing what sort of material Is used In
street repairs , but with a laboratory all
the mitcr.'al ' could be levied and the use
of worthless material prevented.
Look on It IIH u Joke ,
The resolution adopted by the Hoard of
Education Monday night which contemplated
a dcrrand on the city council for the amounts
rcprorentlng Iho difference between what the
board asked for In 1833. 1830 and 1 ! > B7 nnd
) what Hie council approprlatod Is regarded
as a good deal of a Joke by the members of
j the council. The city has no surplus funds
I that It Is desirous of turning over to the
board , and no one seriously Imagines that a
majority of the board will agree to lake any
legal measures lo collect the alleged < do-
flcltncy. Member Burgees , who Introduced
the resolution , declines to say whether It
was Intended as s. preliminary to a law gull ,
but It Is understood that the resolution wan
adopted merely as a measure of precaution
to prolect the rights of the board In cage the
claim should ever bo seriously prosecuted.
Will liny the Uiu-liliirry.
The city coimll bus tacitly assured City
Engineer Hosewater thai It will authorize
Iho purchase of Hie five tfn ioiler rod the
reid scraper asked for by the Hoard of Pub
lic Wcck.1 . fomo time ago. The matter ban
been In the hands of Stunt , who ban been
stubbornly opposed lo fie cxpcndlluro , but
he was finally overruled by the other mem
bers. It will require about two weeks to
purcl'ase the machinery , as competlllve blda
must be secured. The city engineer contend !
that the machlnc-s will effect a material
economy In street work an ! save their coat
In a single year ,
Clly Hull .ViiffN.
A permit tins been leaned to the Metz
Brcs. Urewlng company lo build u brick etore
> building al 2307-11 Leavcnworlh street. The
cost Is rsllmaled at t5,000.
The city council will consider a proposition
lo pave Thirty-second ntreet , from Center
street south lo Gold street and thence fol
lowing the boulevard to the South Omaha
line. It Is understood thai Ihe South Omaha
people are ready to pave the boulevard In
that city If It Is connected with the end of
the asphalt pavement en Center street. The
ord'nance providing for the raving will bo
Introduced tonight.
tiiiA.vca.VKAitoii.vnTIM : OFFICI : .
Colli-olor of tin- Port MOVCN mill Hallway -
way I'oKliil Svnlvr Will Follow.
The thceo rooms In Iho southwest corner
of the first fleer of the old federal building ,
which wore formerly the offices of Post
master Martin and Arnlstant Postmaster
Woodard , have been thorou&ul ) cle ° ned , anil
are now In flrnt-claes condition for Ihe corps
of the customs office. The removal will
lake place at cnce and by Salucday the
ofllco will bo In Ihe new quitters. ICiey will
be much more convenient to Ihe public than
those on the third floor and will bo more
roomy for the attaches.
The rooms that are to bo vacated are
likely to bo taken by the railroad postal
service department. Chief Ffirarcr ha * made
requisition for them , and ho will undoubt
edly bo glvn permission to move Into them.
The quarters at present occupied by the
service conitat oT only one room practically.
Two rooms are loft by I do customs officials.
This removal can bo readily made , as tbt >
office fut-nlluro will xtmply have lo bo car
ried across the hall ,
'Morn ' iulil KiiHTiiKrii 4 r Shipment.
NKW YOIIK , March 8.-Ladenburif , Thai ,
man & Co , , announce additional gold Im
ports of $300,000 , and the Ouurnnty Trust
of KOO.OOO. Thin makes the total
on the precept iaovt eat