THE OMAHA DATI.Y RID AY , MAY C , 1808.
FROM THE FARTHER WEST
VIEWS OF A TEXAS RANGER
Would End the War in Ouba with an Army
of the Texas Horsemen.
FINE BODY OF HARDY ROUGH RIDERS
ITnrrrlna Shot * nnil 1/nna ; Tinnier ,
I'cnrlpMi III ilc i-n nnd of Proven ,
Courn e lleicnlarly OrKanlied
nil Muxtalncd lir the State.
SAN ANTONIO , Tex. , May E. ( Special. )
The Texas rnnRera believe they could scttlo
this little controversy with Spnln without
any aid from the real of the country , and
really , In the event of the Invasion of Cuba ,
Uncle Sam could get together no more
formidable a body ot men than the sun-
browned , danger-tried heroes of the noutu-
wcst. Few people outside of Texas know
that there Is uch a thing as an organized
body of rangers In oxlstence today. They
are In the service of the state government ,
amenable to call by Adjutant General Mobry
and under direct control of Governor Culbor-
non. Their wages , with the exception of the
officers , average | 10 per month. They fur
nish their own horses and arms. It Is prob
able that there are not more than 2,000 ac-
tlvo rangers In Texas today. Only a smalt
fraction of these are In the state's employ.
The remainder do service for ranch owners
and stockmen. Hut one bugle blast from
the national capital could assemble In a
twinkling 10,000 armed men who would
truthfully terra themselves "Texas Rang
ers. " The Immense ranches of the Pan
handle , the limitless pasture lands on the
Ulo Grande and the ranges of west central
Texas would pour forth their hosts of cow
boys , whllo from a hundred different trades
nnd occupations In the little cities of the
Bta'y , would como an oven greater number
of rough riders who have turned from the
adventuresome tasks of "stock punching" to
the more lucrative pursuits of urban life.
And not ono of them but whoso revolver
B'.iot would bo effective from the back of a
KallopiiiR mustang at llfty yards , whllo nil
would resent with heated Indignation u
question of their ability to "hit the bull's-
uyo" with a Winchester as far as It could bo
distinguished. Accustomed to sleep In the
open air , with their saddles for pillows and
earth's garniture for their mattresses , no
hardier class of men can bo found anywhere.
A tin cup of hastily boiled coffee and n hunk
of half-roasted beef have formed for months
at n tlmo their midday "banquets. " They
have thrived on such faro and could endure
unfltn'chlngly on much less. Exposure is
conimonplaco for them. It Is , Indeed , tueli
node of living.
Kxiterlenecnllli Onr .a.
Captain J. S. McNIcl of this city Is as
liardy a ranger as evor'woro buckskin. For
Bdvcral years he has been in the service
of the United States marshal for the western
district of Texas. When Catarlno Garz.i
nnd General Francisco Uulz Sandovnl led
their famous filibustering expedition across
the Hlo Grande Into Mexico , seven years
ngo , ho was in command of n squad ol
rangers that did moro than the entire fed
eral soldiery In the Department of Texas
to dlsporso nnd capture the filibusters
, llo was given personal credit by Mexlcar
nuthorltics1 for the maneuvers that resultci
in the apprehension of General Sandovnl.
Captain McNlel Is Inclined to taciturnity
but recently ho was persuaded to dlscusi
the possibility of organizing n brigade o
" would author'
rangers. "If the government
izo the formation of , say , 10,000 Toxai
rangers or cowboys,1' he Is quoted as havlnf
said , "tho task of occupying Cuba woulc
require little or no nddltiooial attention fron
the army. Of course , the matter of trans
porting the men and their horses to Cub :
would have to bo taken care of by the nava
authorities. But with that the Texas boy
would have no concern. Several army mci
have talked along this line with mo. am
most of them Insisted that It would b
necessary for the rangers to have ai
auxiliary force of artillery with n tew do
tachmcnts of infantry. Of course , they ma
know moro than I about tactical warfar
with the disciplined troops of clvlll/.e
countries , but I rely on my knowledge o
the Texas rangers.
"It Is true that we would have to dcpcn
on the navy to blockade Havana. But thi
Is natural. Hem In the Spanish soldiers no'
In Cuba and with such a force as I mentlo
the Spaniards would bo either dead e
American prisoners within n few weeks.
understand that the available Spanish troor
around Havana number less than DO.OOO. L <
those familiar with the marksmanship an
horsemanship of the Texas ranger figure o
what the result would bo In a combat othei
wlso equal between nn army of undor-slzei
half-hearted Spaniards and n body of Texa
rangers of one-fifth their number , but <
markmanshlp.
proved courage nnd certain
"I believe It Is moro than n year ago thi
we rend of the Lone Star company of Text
volunteers in the Cuban nrmy fighting tl
the last man fell. There were less tha
thirty Tcxaus In that troop , but when tl
scrimmage was over more than four time
ttu-ir number of dead Spaniards lay arour
their own bodies.
"Tho hUtory of Texas' struggle for lnd <
instructive light on th
peiuTcnco sheds on
thing. At San Jaclnto 720 Texans rouU
annihilated a discipline
ami practically
times their number i
nrmy of fully eight
Mexicans. Here , In the Alamo. 132 Tcxai
withstood for eleven days the assaults <
trained Mexican soldier
more than 5.000
The Texans were not numerous enough
tnnn the walls of the building , but wh (
at last General Cos forced an entrance at
massacred tha defenders he had lost fully
Bfth of his followers.
Hume Old FlulitlnK lllood.
I do not want you to misunderstand <
construe as an exaggeration what I say
Cuba. Dut the
the things wo could do in
I * the same sort of blood hero now ns the
was In ' 3G and the ' 40s and the ' 60s. HI
tory shows most decisively the great ai
pi-rlorlty of the Texan as n fighter over tl
Mexican soldier. Is there much dlffercn
between the Mexican , and the Spaniard <
this score ? What was done In ' 36 and '
can bo repeated In Cuba. But It wou
not be necessary to make such sacrifice
The Cuban patriots seem to bo holding the
own very well In Cuba , as it Is. Wh
voulil bo the result if an American flu
were to blockade Havana and 10,000 co\
boys thrown Into the islnnd to lead the I ;
Burgents In offensive measures * I dor
think there Is any doubt as to the resu
Of course , it might bo well after that
occupy the island with a sufficient mm
ber of Infantry to thoroughly garrison
nnd prevent the fomenting or sodltio
movements against our army of occupatlc
Then , too , after that the cowboys mlg
be serviceable elsewhere In the war.
"I presume that European dlscipllnarla
would laugh at my views of what our 'u
drilled' rangers could do. But let the
think n bit. The tried courage ot our bo
should show that there la no danger ot the
turning tall under any circumstances. No
then , what Is most demoralizing to
trmyi If two forces meet and one se
tremendous havoc wrought on Its side , wh
tbo too continues to advance relatively
itrong as before , what ls the result ! Su
poao a brigade ot European cavalry we
to bo rngaced by an equal number of ran
tra. In the collision the Europeans lulK
to une their saber * . I warrant y
that before the two forces got together for
every European cavalryman's bullet that
found Its mark at least two of the rangers'
guns would have dropped their men. So
long as they remained away from a hand-
to-hand scrlmmngo the Texans would con-
tlnuo to increase the enemy's minority.
Then when they got together the boys who
could use Bowie knives and guns success
fully against the lances and tomahawks of
tha Indians could certainly whip the cav
alry of any European nation with ordinary
sabers and side arms.
"There are various things that favor the
ranger. In the first place his horse , the or
dinary mustang , Is much more serviceable
for modern fighting purposes than the or
dinary cavalry horse. Its thin , wiry legs
aid it on the plains where a sharp turn fre
quently saves Us rider from an onrushing
steer or enables the cowboy to stop a stam
pede. I know of no occupation that requires
more coolness and endurance nnd the cxer-
clso of more quick , good judgment than
docs that of the cowboy. And there is cer
tainly no Industry that makes better horse
men or breeds a class of horses better for
their uso. All the world knows that down
here where hunting Is as popular a Juvenile
sport as playing tops wo have reared generations -
orations of marksmen. It seems to mo that
oven those unfamiliar with the resources
and capacities of our cowboys can under
stand that 10,000 of them , fitted out as
rangers , would show the world a good deal
In the way of military doings. "
ISMA.\I > S OV COI.OHAIH ) IVOHKKIIS.
New Mtnio Conntltiitloii nnil Many New
I-iiMft on the SInte.
COLORADO SI'lUNGS , Colo. , May C.
( Special. ) At the session of the Colorado
State Federation of Labor , held here the fol
lowing resolution was passed :
"Resolved by the Colorado Federation of
Labor In convention assembled , That wo de
mand of our state legislature at Its next ses
sion the passage of n bill providing for a
constitutional convention to bo convened at
the earliest possible time. "
The eight-hour law was held up and reso
lutions were adopted demanding nn effective
eight-hour law for workers In coal mines ,
smelters , steel works and gold nnd sliver
mines. The next resolutions adopted de
manded the abolition of the scrip money
system of payment which corporations use
Instead of the legal tender of the country.
They demanded the regulating of company
stores nnd the abolishment of Its abuses. A
resolution requiring tha examination and
registration of nil Journeymen plumbers
nnd master plumbers working ns journey
men nnd the Inspection of all cities where
n sewer system Is In use was passed unan
imously. The convention also voted in favor
of a vestibule system on street cars and the
free and universal text book system In the
schools of the state.
A resolution asking the passage of a law
providing that mechanics should bo allowei
to fllo a lion upon any work he has been
engaged In was adopted. A bill will bo In
troduced Into the legislature at Its next ses
sion making employers llablo to employes
for Injuries caused by unguarded machinery
A resolution wns adopted calling for the
examination and registration of barbers , also
asking that a bill be Introduced making It
unlawful for druggists to work their clerks
longer than ten hours per day. A resolu
tion was adopted giving the state board un
limited power to Iraso and operate coal land
and employ union labor thereon and in ordci
to have money to carry out this project a
sinking fund was provided for.
At the nfternoon session the following resolution
elution was adopted :
"Resolved , By the State Federation ol
Labor in convention assembled , that we fa
vor the listing of notes and mortgages foi
taxation by the assessor and that wo heartilj
approve tbo efforts ot the county official !
that will bring all such evidences of property -
erty on the tax roll. "
The election of officers was then taken ui
with the following results : President , Jo ]
Pollard ot Altroan ; first vlco president , Johr
L. Nelson of Colorado Springs ; second vlci
president , Mrs. M. P. Wheeler of Denver
secretary , D. C. Coatcs of Pueblo ; treasurer
Frank W. Lee of Denver. These , togethei
with Mr. Schamel of Denver and Mr. Jop-
lln of Pueblo , will compose * the executlvi
board.
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HOT 'WATER IN ARIZONA WEIIS
Fear that n Volcanic Dlitarbanci
Will Follow.
PHOENIX. Ariz. , May 5. ( Special. ) Thi
wells in this part ot the territory have recently
contly become producers of hot water , nni
aprohension Is felt by many of the rest
dents of the region affected that they an
about to become participants in a grant
volcanic drama. In some of the wells thi
temperature of the well water roe twent ;
n degrees In a single night. In a few thi
phenomenon disappeared soon after its np
poaranco. In a majority of the caies , however
over , the wells fairly steam from thol
newly acquired heat. The first known o
this curious state of affairs was a. repor
that tbo wells at Marlcopa the Southen
Pacific railroad , thlrt ) < s south o
Phoenix , had suddenly l > < . hot. It wa
four days thereafter U Jie phenomenoi
first was noticed a dozei uilles west ot thi
city. A test at one well showed a tepcrn
turo of nearly 100 degrees. No dlffcronc
Is noted in wells In the Immediate viclnit ;
of Phoenix.
. The line of the subterranean heat wav
. follows the general direction ot the Sloru
. Estrella mountains , a volcanic chain lyin
Immediately south of the Glla river. Theuc
it appears to continue on In the direction o
the Harqua Hala mountains , near which ai
a number of large and modern volcunl
cones and hills of drifted volcanic nsh. Further
thor to the east the lava flows are so gco
logically modern as to have overwhelms
In a number of places the cliff dwellings o
the ancients.
Though no earthquake shocks have bee :
noted in southern Arizona for .years It 1
the general belief that hot springs bav
broken out at each of the points affected
for the line of the phenomenon passes tw
rivers. This view Is supported by the fac
that at Agua Callento , 100miles southwest
and on Castle creek , sixty miles north , ar
tmmenso springs of mineralized water wit
a temperature of ISO degrees.
School * of MlHuourl.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo. . May 5. ( Spe
clal. ) The annual report of the state super
Intendcnt of public schools for 1897 is jui
out. H shows that Missouri has 10,228 pub
lie school houses , valued at $1C,718.410 ; a
enumeration ot 973,147 children ot schoc
, . ago and a total enrollment In the publl
schools of the state of 673,152 children. Th
' total expenditure of the last year amounte
to t6.9lC.330 , with cash on band at the bo
' * ginning of the ctrrcnt school year amount
Ing to J1G71,035. The permanent Interest
18 bearing school fund of ti3 ? state Is noi
" $12,273.120. There nre 15.000 public schoc
il teachers of the state , drawing an nverag
salary of f5 per month for seven month
In the year. The Increase In high school en
rollmcnt Is considered to be zomowh.it re
inarkable. It approximates 20,000 , whll
less than four years ago H was only 9.000.
P.uerr KniiNai In\r ICiioukrd Out.
TOPCKA. Kan. , May 5. ( Special. ) Tl
state law under which the managers of tli
State Reform school have claimed autborlt
to send lucorrlglblea to the penitentiary fc
better discipline ha& bccu.declared to.bo ui :
constitutional by the court of appeals In a
action for writ ot habeas corpus ia behalf i
Dennis Damford. The prisoner waa trie
for grand larceny ia tha ShawuM count
district court nnd pleaded guilty , but being
only 20 years old the judge sentenced him
o the state reformatory. Later ho was dc *
clarcd Incorrigible nnd wns transferred to
ho penitentiary , where he has been kept
for a year. This was done under the pro *
vlslonn of the law passed In 1SD7 placing
such power of transfer In the bands of the
nanagcrs of the reformatory. The court
lolds that no such power can he conferred
and that the law Is repugnant , as a citizen
cannot bo deprived ot his liberty without
due process of law. The prisoner was not
icntenccd to the penitentiary , and could not
egally bo transferred there from some other
nstltutlon. The court ordered his discharge
rom the custody of the warden.
Wromlnir Crop llnllrllii.
CHEYENNE , Wyo. , May C. ( Special. )
The weekly crop bulletin of the -Aeither
) urcau for Wyoming Is as followc : The last
week opened with pleasant weather , the dn > s
being warm and the nights co.l. A General
rain began on Uie 29th , which rhangc'l to
snow , with much cooler wca'.her. Rnin or
snow was general during ! ho laU two days
of the week , the precipitation being heavy ,
ensuring sufficient moisture fir the ranges
nnd a good supply of water for irrigation.
The cool nights of the first pnrt of thu week
and the freezing weather of the close of the
week checked the growth of vi\-at.itton , but
the heavy precipitation will piove bcni-flelal
to the grass on the ranges , epeci illy over
some of the western portion of the Btrtc ,
where moisture was mush needed. Thi hl h
winds of the 27th were destructive to much
small grain In the northwestern portion of
the state. Farm work was pushed rnpldly
In nearly all parts of the state the first of
the week , with seeding general , except In
the eastern part of the state , where It Is
completed , and early sown grain up and doIng -
Ing well. Reports indicate that Wyoming
will have n larger area ot grain this season
than ever before. Alfalfa is getting n good
ptart nnd In Convcrsn county Is from two to
three Inches high. The ranges nre now nf-
fonllug sufficient pasturage nnd cattle are
doing finely. Shrep shearing Is In active
progress , with a good clip of wool.
IlniniUi't to the Soldier Hey .
RAPID CITY , S. D. , May 5. ( Special Tel
egram. ) Company L has arrived from
Spcarflsh and Is being banqueted by women
of the city. Great enthusiasm Is shown
hero tonight. A special train will leave
with companies L , M and I for Sioux Falls
tonight.
HOT SPRINGS. S. D. , May 5. ( Special
Telegram. ) Company I , Custer Guards , con
sisting of eighty-four men , arrived here
over the Burlington , took supper nnd left
over the Elkhorn. It Joins the Spearfish and
Rapid City troops at Buffalo Gap and go
to Sioux Falls.
\V111 Try Fimlon Aunlii.
TOPEKA , Kan. , May C. ( Special. ) A
meeting of the executive committee of tin
free silver republican organization was held
here and a call will be Issued for a state
convention to bo held In Topeka Juno 15
which Is the same data as the populist state
eonvcntlou hero and of the democratic state
convention In Atchtson. The fact that thcsi
conventions arc to be held on the same daj
Is accepted as strong evidence of a fusior
of the three parties on n state ticket.
IiiUliuiN Want imort-eM.
DEADWOOD , S. D. , May 5. ( Speclal.- )
Yesterday papers In two divorce cases weri
filed in circuit court in which full-bloodei
Indians of the Rosebud agency will attomp
to settle their matrimonial grievances. Gooi
Faith sues for a divorces from Cecilia Gooi
Faith on the charges of desertion and Im
moral conduct. George Iron Deer wishes ti
bo released from legal obligations to hi
wife on the same grounds.
Only the GlrlH Arc l.fft.
CHEYENNE. Wyo. . May 5. ( Speclal.-
Flftcen students of the University of Wyom
ng have gone to Join the Wyoming battalloi
at Cheyenne. President Graves states tha
the graduating class of the university wll
consist solely of girls , as all the mali
soulors have either gene or have announcci
their intention of going to the front ns sol
dlers.
Mlcnoarl Soldiers' Home Inquiry.
ST. JOSEPH , Mo. , May B. ( Special. ) Th
Soldiers' home trustees held a short bus
[ ness session hero. Much routine bustnes
was transacted and so mo friction occurre
in regard to the expenditures. Adjournmcn
was effected to Thursday , the 20th Inst
when charges will bo preferred und bean
against the management.
Floater Found.
PIERRE , S. D. , May 5. ( Special Tolo
gram. ) A reported floater about two mile
down the river today was investigated b ;
the coroner and found to bo the badly decomposed
composed body of an Infant wrapped In
blanket. It has been ia the water n Ion
tlmo nnd there were no means of learnlni
anything about It.
Hilt ItuHliicHH lu Wheat.
TACOMA. Wash. , May 5. ( Special. ) Th
receipts of wheat at Tacoma during th
month of April brought the total for th
year to date to 11,471 cars , or twice the num
ber received during all of last year. Th
receipts during April were largec-than an
other month this year.
New Nnrae ; Hnme Old Funlon.
TACOMA , Wash. May 5. ( Special. ) A ne-
political organization , the union party , wa
formed hero by the county democratic , popu
list and silver republican parties in jolt
convention , called for the purpose. It Is Ui
same old mixture heretofore known as th
fuslonist party.
. \I > ! > oliitnieii < by Lee.
PIERRE. S. D. , May 5. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Governor Lee has appointed Dr. t
H. Bowman of Deadwood first assistant sui
gcon of the First Infantry regiment and Di
William Edwards of Bowdlo one of th
board ot medical examiners.
Mnny Uiillot * for o Candidate.
TOPEKA , Kan. . May 5. A special to th
State Journal from Ottawa says : J. I
t
Rowersock , Lawrence , was nominated o
the 335th ballot as republican nominee fc
congress In the Second district.
Wyoming New * Note * .
The fishing season has opened In Wye
Ing and the sportsmen are happy.
At the annual school election held I
Laramlo Otto Graram and Henry Noting
were- elected trusteers.
In the contest for a diamond ring t
tha most popular young lady in Caspe
Mies Julia Mahoney won at the close of tt
Catholic fair.
When Judge Bramel of Cheyenne re
colved news of the capture of Manila li
adjourned court until the next day an
nutdo a patriotic speech.
The receipts In the offlce of Miss Roe
stale superintendent , for the month of Apr !
amounted to $2,036.13 , being rentals re
colved from school and stnto lands.
F , 8. Pusov of Philadelphia , accompanlc
by a party of New York capitalists , hi
arrived at Douglas for a thorough cxamln :
tlon of the Douglas oil fields. The part
left for the test well of the Wyoming Va !
loy Oil company.
A. W. Phillips , accompanied by the fiv
eastern gentlemen who are In Casper I
Invest in oil lands , returned from the Sa
Creek oil belt Sunday evening , having bee
out three days. The gentlemen nre muc
Impresssed with Casper nnd Its surroum
ir.g oil belt. They report already bavlr
purchased two complete oil rigs In Penr
ay I van la with which to develop Wyomtr
oil properties.
Edward William Melntyre , only son i
Captain W. J. Mclntyrs. who for sever ;
years was a highly respected resident i
Laramlo. entered th naval academy i
Annapolis four years ngo , nt the ago of 17 ,
and graduated with pttb ? credit last month.
Ho was nt once commissioned an ensign
In the navy and nsslgned to nnd given
command of a division on the United States
shio Cincinnati.
KanHfin New * Note * .
Corn last May waft aiilng In central Kan *
sai for IS cents a bushel ; this May for 27
cents.
In Cheyenne county/thpro has been n tan
nery established for the hides of dogs and
wolves.
There are 3J5 ex-citizens of Wichita liv
ing in Kansas City. Most ot them moved
during the last two" jVftrs.
The total membership at the Leaven-
worth Soldiers' Home .May 1 was 3.1&7. Of
this number 801 were absent with leave
and forty without.
The early nnd the late rains have been
generous to Kansas this year and the pas
turage Is luxuriant. The beet steer and bis
sister are literally In clover.
Kansas now anticipates a 4,000,000-bushel
wheat harvest. The acreage is an Increase
of 20 to 33 per cent over last year , and the
prospect was never moro flattering.
Judge D. M. Valentine has served twenty-
four years on the Kansas supreme bench.
All of Ms original associates on the BU-
tpromo bench are still living with the ex
ception of the late Judge L. D. Bailey of
Lawrence.
The Wichita Eagle has made n schedule
of the first fights that have occurred In
southern Kansas during the week over the
Spanish-American war. Wichita 7 , Newton
2. Wlnfield 1. Wellington G , Arkansas City
8 and Caldwcll 3.
Two hundred nnd forty-seven couples
were married In Sumner county during the
twelve months ending April 1. There were
only thirty-four divorces. This Indicates
that marriage Is by no means a failure
In Sumner county.
South Dakota New * Note * .
F. L. ShoeD of Spencer is to start a free
silver oncer at Parker.
The contract for building the opera house
nt Rcdfleld has been lot to W. W. Moore.
Dan Burkholdcr of Chamberlain has been
vorv sick for several weeks , but Is now
recovering.
Hot Springs wants the 'department cn-
camnmont of the Grand Army of the Re-
cubllc next vear.
H. C. Cohurn of Aberdeen has purchased
f Frank Shaw 655 head of sheep for about
S3.000 to add to his flock.
Jiulco L. W. Crofoot and his sten
ographer , F. E. Granger , have Just pat-
nted an electrical selector on which they
lave been worklne several vcars. Elec-
rlctans urnuounco It a valuable Invention.
Gustav Nondle of Carthage , a graduate
of the military cnlleeo ot Chrlstlnnla and
ate n lieutenant 'In the King's guards of
Stockholm , has tendered his services to
ratso a company of Scandinavians for
service In the present war.
Of the state's first settlers who located
n Sioux Falls In 1S57 there remain Gov
ernor S. J. Alhrlcht. St. Donls hotel , New
York Cltv : Judce W. W. Brookings , Bos
ton : Alohctis O. Fuller. Pocomoke , Mary-
and : Byron E. Pay. Oakwood , S. D. ; John
McClrllan. Sinux Falls , and Mr. Langford ,
St. Paul. Minn. i
Members of the Bosr/1 / of Education arc
sorely disappointed at , { ie action of the city
council In leaving ( thc saloon licenses at
$300. When the ordinance raising the II-
cense to $1,000 was passed those Interested
In the advancement of the school' ! hoped
that Mayor Ensortoiiltl sec his way cleai
to sign It and thus assist the schools finan
cially. When It wdi _ learned that there was
little prospect of the nigh license ordinance
boliiR signed a deslfo Wns expressed by the
members of the 'boardHlfat1 u portion of thi
contemplated occupatlqh tax1 be transferrci
to the school fund. The beard wanted hall
of the $500 occupation tax , making $ ? ; (
from each license granted. From what car
bo learned It appears to bo the Intention o
the council to retain the entire occupatloi
tax for city use.
Additional room Is needed at nearly al
of the school buildings. At the present tlmi
It Is necessary to hold half-day sessions n
three of the schools on account of the over
crowded condition. Members of the bean
assort that this Is unfair to the pupils niu
parents. The law , they say , contemplate !
that each child of school age bo given :
certain number of days' Instruction durln ;
a year and this cannot be done under thi
existing circumstances. Additions to schoo
buildings costing at the least $18COO should
It Is asserted , be made this coming summei
In order to accommodate the estimated In
crcaso in the number of pupils.
Tlmo and again the people of this clt ;
have refused to vote bonds for the erectloi
of school buildings and the solo support o
the schools is dcrlvo'l from the liquor It
censes , the state apportionment and th
county-school tax. For two years past till :
revenue has averaged $60,000 a year , o
$120,000 for two years from all sources. Thi
amount barely pays running expenses am
leaves nothing for building purposes. A
present the board hardly knowa what to di
to relieve the overcrowded condition of ihi
buildings.
IleinoiiNtrnnoe * AKnlimt Saloon * .
Remonstrances have been filed with thi
city clerk against thu Issuing of liquor 11
censes to a number of applicants. In i
long petition Maggie Prior protests agalns
the granting of a license to Blum & Saut
tor. 2619 N street. The remonstrator as
sorts In the document on file that the ap
plication Is not signed by thirty freehold
ors. She further alleges that the proprlo
tors of the place were arrested a short tlm
ago by the sheriff for running a gambllni
game in connection with the saloon. Mor
than this , It Is claimed that liquor Is soli
on Sunday and to minors.
A protest signed by H. c. Bostwlck am
others against the Issuing of a license t
the proprietor of the Imperial Music hall
2312 N street , is on file. The signers asser
that liquor is sold on Sunday and electio ;
days at this place and also to minors. Th
resort Is characterized as a "tough Joint , '
where lewd females vcpngregato and pi
their vocation.
O. B. Suter protests , against the grantln ;
of a license to the SonMtz Brewing compan
at the southeast of
corjion Thirty-first an
Q streets. The
polntsiralsed in this remon
strauce are purely technical ones and per
tain to the signing eft'tie bond. etc. Sute
also objects to the Kriig saloon at 3321 (
street. It Is asserted at liquor Is sold a
this place on Sunday , a d that It la the re
sort of tough character * .
Work on , tk < > .street *
An effort Is to be Wde this year by th
city ofliclals to placeall , of the streets boll
paved and unpavcd In. ft rst-class condition
It Is the Intention tcjw e a portion of th
saloon occupation tan In , purchasing a strce
sweeper for use on , thju paved streets.I
has been suggested that a road grader b
bought for use on the unpavcd streets. U
the constant use of such a machine It I
thought that all roads can bo kept In gooi
condition and prevent holes and washoutt
At present this city has six miles of pavci
il streets , twenty miles of graded streets an
nearly eighty miles of ungraded street !
The keeping of these roads In any sort o
condition by day labor Is expensive , an
the work Is not nearly so well done as whe
a machine Is used. A road grader can b
purchased for about $300 cash , and It 1
thought that such a machine would save It
cost In one season.
Thirty-Four Hnloou * I'ny.
Thirty-four saloon keepers paid $1,000 Int
the city treasury yesterday afternoon fo
liquor license * . The managers of a numbc
of the breweries arranged for the paymon
of this sum early this morning BO that th
mayor was not called upon to order the ar
rest , at any liquor dealers for doing bus )
ness without a license. U la thought that
on account ot the Increase In the licence
that not moro than sixty saloons will ob
tain permission to sett liquor. The breweries
will drop off severn ! saloons , two on Twenty *
fourth street being closed lost night. All
those who deposited their money with the
rrnsuror yesterday gave notice that the oc-
upatton tax of $300 was paid under pro *
cut.
Slot Machine Ordinance.
The slot machine ordinance , which waa
icnttoned at the council meeting Wednes-
ay night , wns passed June 23 , 1898 , nnd
irovldes for a license of $10 per year on
ach machine. Failure to obtain this licence
s. under the terms ot the ordinance , n mis-
cmeanor and upon conviction a person who
owns or operates such devices may bo fined
not to exceed $25 or be confined In Jail for
a period of thirty days.
Hunt Side Improvement Club.
Another attempt will be m.ule tonight to
corganlze the East Side Improvement club.
The meeting has been called at A. L. Berg-
' and L streets ,
ulst's office. Twenty-fourth
ml those Interested are desirous ot having
11 east side property owners present. An
ntlro now list of officers arc to bo selected
and other business transacted.
Nttmery Audit In Trontilf.
Charles Maddock of Bcllevuo Is In Jail
t Papllllon on a charge of forgery , and nt
preliminary hearing yesterday his ball
was fixed at $2,000. Maddock was selling
rult trees on commission , and , It Is as-
cried by his employers , raised the orders
ent In so as to Increase his stipend.
Mn lc City Cio-utlp.
Bad country reads are the cause of the
falling off In receipts of Hvo stock.
Dwlght Newman of Gothenburg was a
business visitor hero vesterdav afternoon.
The seventh nnd eighth grades of the
Hawthorn. ! school will give a social this
ev"ninx nt the school building.
The women found In N street wine rooms
by Chief Brennan Wednesday night were
each fined $7 .50 by Police Judge Babcock
restcrdny.
The executive committee of the Nebraska
Llvo Stoclast Delation will meet nt Ex-
changn hall May 23 for the purpose of
adopting a constitution nnd by-laws.
Now some of the saloon keepers are
complaining that fllsnflniiimers ami confi
dence men arc permitted to entrap the un
wary. Very few cases of nimllammlng have
Ijeen reported to the police lately.
lr F. L. Brltt delivered his Interesting
lecture on "Fraternity" at the assembly
room of the First Presbyterian church last
night. The lecture was given under the
auspices of the Independent Workmen of
America.
About C o'clock last evening the flrn de
partment was called to the Burlington
< \\ltch phanty , Thirty-second and H streets ,
lo extinguish a blaze supposed to have
boon ciU'xcJ by the explosion of a lantern.
The loss will amount to about $30.
Chief Brennan arranged to leave last
night for Ottuniwn , la. , to bring back a
negro who Is suspected of having robuod
fca'keson Bros. ' saloon about six weeks
ago. At the time of the robbery It 'vns
claimed that the negro , who was a porter
employed at the place , got away with
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