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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , TUESDAY 3IOKmiSTG , 3EAY 17 , 1898. SINGLE COPY FIVE CENTS.
SUPERVISORS OF EDUCATION
of Women as Supervising
Officer ? of Schools.
STEADILY FORGING TO THE FRONT
Characteristic * of Japanese School *
nd School Children Radical
Ilecc.ntrnctlon at Yale
Kdacatloual Notes.
The notion that woman' * force In the ed
ucational world Is adapted only to the lower
grades of teaching Is rapidly giving way be
fore her achievements as a supervising ofn-
/ > tcr. A writer in the Independent points
> tot that the state superintendent of schools
In Colorado Is Miss Grace E. Patton , whose
administration has been vigorous and pro
gressive. Of the fifty-nine counties In the
etatc , twenty-seven have women superin
tendents of schools. Wyoming has n charm
ing woman. Miss Estcllo Reel , at the head of
Its school system and nine women county
superintendents. There arc altogether 203
women serving as county superintendents
in twenty-four different states. New York
Is represented by eight , Pennsylvania by
two. Naturally , the western states have n
ITirgcr proportion. There are also twelve
cities having women juperlntcndcnts , of
vvhfWl five are In-the eastern nnd middle
sections. The United States has been the
pioneer In the work of advancing woman
to positions ot public trust and has con
tributed more by her example to dispel IR-
.iiorancc , apathy nnd hopelessness from the
lives ot women than any other single In-
fliiencc. It Is the determination of students
from the United States that Jias enabled
German women to secure the slight conces
sions that the unvcrsltlcs of tholr native
land have mndc In their behalf. An Ameri
can woman was the first of her sex admitted
to Gottlngcn university nnd another the
first permitted to work In the biological lab
oratory at Strassburg university. The firs !
petition from a woman for the privilege ol
working for the doctor's degree In the Uni
versity of Heidelberg granted was offered
jl by an American. The record of the forclgr
' i fellowships created by the "Association o !
Collegiate Alumnae" not only a striking
testimony to moman's Intellectual ability
but a proof of the power of organlzedjcfforl
in breaking down superstition and Injustice
JniinncHr School * .
Miss Ida Tlgncr Hodnclt contributes ti
May St. Nicholas a second and concludlni
article on "The Little Japanese at Home. '
Miss Hodnett says :
Japanese children used to sit upon thel
heels In the schoolroom , grouped round thel
master on the soft matting , chanting to
gcthcr their Iroha , or reading In concert thi
wlso maxims from their readers which havi
been the mental food of countless genera
tlons of their race. A change has come , am
now they sit on benches before desks Ii
western fashion , though they do not thlnl
this method of sitting very comfortable , anc
are glad on returning home to Indulge Ii
the usual squat. But they still recite In con
cert , In a monotonous sort of chant , th
Iroha ( ce-ro-hah ) , which corresponds to ou
" ' alphabet.
Under the former system of schooling , al
Japanese children learned to read and writ
the Hlragana characters , and to calculate
and it was an unheard of thing for a grow :
- person to bo unable at least to read am
write , and do simple calculation. They wcr
eeldom sent to school bcforo the age a
7 , and were not hard pressed In thel
studies. In learning to write , they wer
acquiring the dexterity ot finger and wrts
needful In drawing , and without doubt thel
method ot writing ! ono pt the traits whtcl
have , tended to make theJapanese a natlo
of artistic tendencies. A soft paper Is use < !
nnd n brush Instead of a pen.- Care and ex
actnesa are necessary , owing to the natur
of the materials , and it is impossible to us
the hand In a cramped or stiff position
hence freedom and grace of movement re
suit. The .child holds the paper In ono ban
and the brush In the other ; the whole an
works , motion coming from the shouldei
elbow and wrist as well as from the flnge
muscles. The paper as soon as touched at
sorbs the Indian Ink with which he wrltci
The child thus finds it necessary to touc
with precision and care and acquires in
enslbly. a certain power of drawing In thi
precise touch and in the exercise of the an
and hand muscles.
Western principles In education as wcl
as western school furniture have bee
adopted In the Sunrlso kingdom. Th
Arabic numerals , 1 , 2 , 3 , etc. , are used
for the Japanese at once recognized the ad
vantage of these signs for numbers Instca
ot their own cumbersome ones. Mnpi
charts , diagrams , ore seen on the schoc
room walls , object lessons are given , an
foreigners , hearing the children's recltn
tlons , even though not understanding thel
speech , recognize that the young _ Japnnef
re getting some good results of modern civ
llizatlon.
In the government colleges the studenl
cat food prepared In western style , usln
knives nnd forks and spoons Instead <
chopsticks , and sleep on beds Instead of o
the matting. When beds were" first Intrc
duccd , in a few cases they were not uui
plied with mattresses , and the officials , U
uorant that these articles were a necesslt
required their unfortunate students to slec
on the hard wooden slats covered enl
by two or three quilts ; so between the toi
turlng beds by night and the uncomfortabl
because unusual , position of sitting by da
the poor students had a hard time of I
It was not wonderful that they thougl
the foreigners' ways absurd and barbai
ouil
neantlfylna ; Old Yale.
President Dwlght of Yale college cal
upon tbo friends of the tamous unlverst
to raise between $3,000,000 and 14,000,000 f
the construction of necessary building b
fore the bl-ccntcnnlal celebration ot the cc
lege in 1901. The largest building Preside
Dwlght plans to have completed Is a ne
university hall , bo says of It :
"This university hall , It Is felt , must fir
of nil contain an audience room having
seating capacity sufficient for 3,000 , or cvi
4,000 , people. It must be designed to me
the wants ot the Institution on the annu
commencement occasions and on othergrc ,
public functions , when very large numbe
will be assembled on the university grounc
It should be designed also for large o
chestral and other mulscal concerts und
the direction of our department of mut
According to the plan which has be
deemed wisest and most advantageous t
building should likewise Include , a lar
dining hall supplying the place ot our pre
ent dining hall , which is Inadequate to t
wants that we now have and will bo it
more inadequate to those of the early f
ture. It Is thought desirable alco. if it shi
prove practicable , to Include within U
building more adequate accommodatld
for the treasurer's office or the other ce
tral offices of the university , the ne
Of which has been alluded to. "
At Yale the recitation halls are prom !
cuously arranged. In the tame bulldl
classes In history , mathematics and Lai
ar oltem taught Aa Important point
the memorable message of President Uwlght
Is this :
"Tha desirableness of Independent and
separate buildings for certain branches of
study In the academical department has
been presented. Buildings for the depart
ment of mathematics , for that of history
and political science , and for one or more
other departments ( the expense ot each of
which might be $100,000 or less ) , It pro
vided before the date of the bl-centenntal
annlvfisary , or soon after it , would be gifts
to the university for which all teachers
and students in these branches of learn
ing throughout the coming century would
bo grateful. "
No recommendation of President pwlght
will change the external appearance ot
Yale so much as that of the art gallery and
museum he suggests. Ills scheme Is out
lined as follows :
"Tho School of Fine Arts needs a build
ing for an art gallery and museum , in con
nection with which the possibility might
also be opened for supplying Instruction In
architecture. A building of this character
might suitably be placed on ground now
owned by the university on the northwest
corner of Chapel nnd High streets , directly
opposite to the present art building. It the
two buildings were to be connected by a
bridge or covered passageway , constructed
.after some fine architectural design , the
whole combined edifice , belonging to the
school , would be an ornament to the city
as well as a useful and beautiful home of
the fine arts In the university. If some
generous lover of art should furnish the
sum sufficient for the erection of this new
building he ; would bo a great benefactor
of the Institution. The sum needed would
probably be not far from $200,000. This
building should be built of stone. "
The above are the rccomendattons of
President Dwlght that Indicate a radical
change. In the university policy In the line
of erecting buildings. The three represent
a request for $1,230,000. President Dwlght
also wants n. new biological laboratory at
a cost of $150,000 , two new dormitories costIng -
Ing about $100,000 apiece , and a new build
ing for the use of the graduate department
to cost $100,000.
Study of the \C-KI-O Problem.
The Atlanta conference for the study of
the negro problems this year will take up
the question of the efforts of negroes them
selves for social betterment , 1. c. , the or
ganized charitable and philanthropic work ,
Iho relief work of secret societies , etc. , and
co-operative businesses which negroes con
duct for their own people. There Is a
great deal of this sort of effort among ne
groes In various states of efficiency , and
while the data from only a dozen or more
places will bo studied It will throw some
light on the Important query , What Is the
negro doing for himself ? At the same time
the late reports as to health statistics will
be reported and a compilation In the form
of tables of the various official government
reports bearing on the negro.
Unlvcrnlty of NcbriiHkn Note * .
The University base ball team continues
to play wonderful ball , beating both Kan
sas and Missouri on the home grounds thli
week.
Preparation Is being made for a largi
attendance at the summer school , whlcl
opens Juno 6 and continues until July 16
Nebraska teachers have already arrangei
In larijo numbers to bo In attendance.
The attraction of Camp Saunders con
tinues to draw students Into Its ranks o
war. New enlistments from the etuden
body have gone on until there arc ncarl ;
100 now sworn Into Uuncle Sam's service.
The new .catalogue for the year 1897-9 !
Is being prepared for the printer In th (
chancellor's office. The course of study Ii
many departments Is changed from last
year. The course In the School of Agri
culture has been thoroughly revised t <
meet the change of plans In that depart
ment nnd the increased interest in Indus
trial education.
WOODWORKERSJN A STRIKE
Two TKonand Employe * of Ohkol
Saab and Blind Factories
Quit Work.
OSHKOSH , WIs. , May 16. About 2.00i
members of the Woodworkers uniontoda ;
refused to go to work. Several large sash
door and blind factories are Involved , am
although all are running , their operation
will be greatly hampered. The strikers ar
very orderly. Each striker will receive $
a week from the national union and the ;
say they will stay out all summer If neces
sary. Thomas I. Kldd , secretary of th
National Machine Woodworkers union , am
the State Board of Arbitration are here try
Ing to effect a compromise. The strikers de
mand an increase of 25 per cent , with .
minimum wage of $1.25 ; weekly paydays
abolition of female labor , and recognition c
tbo union.
ENSLEY ALLOWED TO GO FREI
Man Whom lie I * Alleged to Hav
Amnnltcd Fall * to Prose
cute Hint.
ST. LOUIS , May 16. Martin Ensley , th
former society leader of Memphis , Tenn
who was charged with having murderous ]
assaulted his companion , Charles H. Col
llns , at Meramac Highlands last summe
and robbing htm of $6,000 , has been dla
charged from custody. The case was dis
missed In the St. Louis county court t
Clayton today , Collins , the prosecuting wit
ness , not being present to testify.
Convention of Alabama Miner * .
BIRMINGHAM , Ala. , May 16. A stal
miners' convention Is being held here toda
to determine whether or not the Alabara
miners will renew their allegiance with tb
United Mine Workers ot America , froi
whom they have been separated about ton
years. A temporary organization was el
fccted at tbo morning session. This aftei
noon a vote will be taken on the proposttloi
. . and , It is believed , the result will be tt
formation ot a district by the United Mlt
r
Workers of America , as the majority ot sei
tlment is In that direction.
Ilaln Help * Uraln Wonderfully.
SAN FRANCISCO , May 16. The Ca
says : Saturday's and Sunday's rain w :
worth hundreds of thousands of dollars \
tbo farmers of California. Many fields i
wheat were saved from total destructioi
The barley crop will. In many sections , 1
a fair one and that dependent upon Irrlgi
tlon was f-avcd Just in time. Before tl
rain the wheat crop of California was place
at 250,000 tons and the barley crop at 100.CK
tons. Well informed grain dealers estimai
the late precipitation will add 100,000 toi
of wheat and 150,000 tons of barley to tl
crops.
Conflrm * Our and Reject * One.
WASHINGTON. May 16. The senate I
; o executive session today took two aye at
i10 nay votes on the confirmation ot Alaban
10 postmasters , which have been hung up fi
11
, several months. One ot these was on Chart
i11 ' W. Buckley for postmaster at Montgomer
11
j who was confirmed by a vote of 25 to 2
Is
and the other was on Dallas B. Smith fi
ls postmaster at Opeltka , Ala. , who was di
feuted by a vote of IS to 29.
Dally Treasury Statement.
WASHINGTON. May 16. Today's slat
mcnt ot the condition of the terasury show
Available cash balance , $203,762,315 ; gold r
in me , | 178,786SU. ,
CARINC FOR THE WOUNDED
[ capital Ship Solace is a Complete Floating
Eetreat for Injured ,
MPLE CORPS OF SURGEONS AND NURSES
With the Red Cromi Emblem
It * Minion Will Be to Follow
the Fleet and Care for
Friend and Foe.
Copyright. 1898 , by the Associated Press. )
KEY WEST , May 16. ( Correspondence
f the Associated Press. ) It looks like stern
ustness when the hospital corps U sent
o the front. The first of those who will
ttcnd the wounded on board ship reached
fey West on Wednesday last In the United
tatcs ambulance ship Solace. The Solace
as been at anchor for several weeks ut
Hampton Roads. Its officers , surgeons and
thcrs were anxious to get to work , If
here was work to bo dime. On the Saturday
revlous to Its arrival here' It received hurry
rders to get nearer to what Is to bo the
ceno of action. Of course the plan Is to
ave the Solace where It will do the most
oed , and when Commander Dunlap arrived
n port he was uncertain whether he would
e ordered to Havana , off the coast , or be
cut to Porto Rico , to which point Admiral
Sampson's squadron was nt that tlmo sup-
osed to be head'lng. At any rate , the
olacc has a mlssloa to fulfill before caring
or the wounded , and that Is to cross the
"lortda strait and visit each of the war
hips of the blockading fleet. Among the
Ick of the blockading fleet the delicacies
rovlded by the colonial dames will be
Istrlbuted , or else they will be stored on
he various ships for future use. The
mbulance ship has been bountifully sup-
lied by the women of America with godJ
hlngs 'that ore generally lacking at sea
nd In the field. Perhaps no ship will be
ho center of so much concern as the Solace !
ts white sails and Its Red Cross flag .will
mark It to friend and foe. Its mission will
> c one of mercy to build up that whlct
ias been partly destroyed ; to care for the
vounded , to comfort the dying. It ts staunch
and fast and 00 or more wounded sailor :
can bo accommodated on board this floating
lospltal.
While the battle rages the Solace will
ccupy a position similar to that of the hos-
> ltal tents ashore , .and after the battle It :
mats will be sent to the ships and th (
wounded will be removed. Then , as soon ai
> osslble , It will carry Its patients to th (
lospltals at some port of safety.
l.lUe u Modern lloniiltnl.
At Newport News and at , other ports a
which the Solace has touched the work o
Htlng It out has been completed , and nov
t In every way resembles the modern hos
pltals. It Is divided Into wards , with bunks
narrow , but each separated from the othc
ay passageways. The operating room 1
finely equipped with surgical Instruments
and there Is a tiled bath room , with an ap
pllancc for heating or cooling the water ; i
complete paraphernalia for treating wound
and a convalescents' room. The commande
of the Solace Is Andrew Dunlap , a pleasant
hearty , genial naval officer. The surgeon 1
Dr. Thomas H. Streets , and Dr. C. F. Stokes
passed assistant surgeon of tbo Unttci
States navy. Is chief assistant. The othe
surgeons on board the Solace are Dr. G. T
Smith and Dr. E. S. Bogert. There an
eight nurses from the Bellevue school 01
board , and three apothecaries have beei
provided.
There is a ghastly department to th <
floating ambulance. The Solace carries cof
fins in a section of the boat set aside for thi
care of the dead. No one , known or unknown -
known , need be burled at sea or be placet
away In a desolate corner on th <
Cuban coast. Arrangements have beei
made for the embalming of bodies
after which they may be depositec
In metal lined 'boxes , a number o
which are stored away on the Solace. Th (
officers of the Solace believe It will be provi
a model boat ot Us class. The day of thi
modern war ship with Its turrets and grea
guns , its closed compartments and every
thing cleared away for battle has so changei
the conditions which formerly prevailed tha
there is no room for the working of gun
and the caring for the wounded at one am
the same time. Those who fall In a nava
battle of today are only to be trodden unde
foot or suffocated In the grimy fighting untl
the ambulance boat can gather up thi
wounded and care for them.
Those who have been taught the first all
to the Injured on board the Solace have : beei
led a step further In the last few wceke
They have been taught how best to carr ;
the wounded by hand or hammocks througi
the narrow passages of the hospital shl ;
where a stretcher would fall to pass.
The Solace has a displacement ot 3,60
tons and an average speed of fourteen knots
It Is 370 feet over all and Is a sharp-nose
boat of fine lines. A dark stripe run
around Its white sides and with the Re
Cross flag flying It will be protected by th
articles of the Geneva convention.
TROOPS MAY MOVE FHOM TAMP. '
Water Supply at that Point Not SatK
clent for a. I.nrice Number.
TAMPA , Fla. , May 16. General Wade
tour of Inspection of the different posl
on the east coast of Florida that have bee
under consideration as rendezvouses for tt
volunteer troops may result In the transfc
of many ot the troops now located at Tamr
to tome other point. The last two reg
T ments of cavalry from Chlckamauga , tt
First and Tenth , have been encamped i
Lakeland and the Seventy-lint New Yoi
and other volunteer troops soon to arrh
will also go in camp there. The place
admirably suited for a camp ground on ai
count of the railroad facilities and tt
abundance ot water. It Is , however , thirl
miles from deep water and the troops. It
' '
said , will be located itie're'only temporaril
General Wade will examine the grouc
around Miami , the terminus of the Florlc
East Coast railroad , very carefully , and upc
his report , it 1s understood will depet
whether there shall be a transfer of tl
regular troops to that point. No action <
this kind of course will be taken should t
early conflict between the Spanish at
American fleets occur and. the troops 1
ordered to Cuba.
One of the chief difficulties the governmei
has to contend with is tbo supplying U
troops with water. Most of the supply hi
to bo brought from St. Petersburg , aboi
ten miles below the bay , at an expense <
10 cents a gallon. Admiral Sampson's fie
and the station at Key West depend In
great measure on the same source of supp
and this1 condition of affairs has resulted
serious discussion as to the wisdom of keei
Ing the base of supplies here. Miami beac
on account of Its abundant water suppl
its harbor facilities and also because it
much nearer Cuba , has been consider !
favorably as a rendezvous fpr troops at
also for the establishment of supply depot
The big transport Orltaba left here todi
for New Orleans for the purpose ot brln ;
Ing to Tampa tome ot the regiments
troops located there.
Major General Wheeler today took con
mand of the cavalry division of the arm
appearing for the first time since 1661 ,
, ym
he blue of the United States. Governor
loxham and staff orrtrod IM C today. The
ormatlon into a rcgimec * of the Florldn
late troops will be undcrfakw at once. The
TC battalions will be. cutt down to three
d the number of troops from 1,600 to 1,000 ,
TURNS DEFEAT fO VICTORY
Copulation of CleSifaeKa * negated
with Storlen of VpanUh Sac-
cm * nt Manila.
Copyright , 1(93 , by the Associated Press. )
KINGSTON , Jamaica , May 1C. Advices
which have just been received from Clen-
uegos , Island ot Cuba , nay the Spaniards
t that place attended the chanting of a
Te Deum at the principal church there IE
iclcbratton of the "news" circulated hy
he Spanish government to the uffeo.t thul
he Spanish forces had been victorious al
ilanlla. When the flrst "news" was re-
elved at Clenfuegos from Madrid all the
iclls In the city were rung. General Pandc
as then there , and his staff attended the
hurch of St. Sulphlcc In full uniform. Ir
.ddltton , a ration of wine was served out
o the soldiers , and , though the Amerlcar
lockadlng ships were outside the harbor ,
nd meat was costing two pesetas a pound
he city was gay and rejoiced at the an-
iounccd "success" t > t the Spanish navy.
Since then , however , ugly rumors of thi
Icfeat ot the Spaniards have been In clr-
illation , but "officially" Spain has won "i
Ictory" In the Philippine Islands.
The refugees who arrived nt Jamaica frotr
Clenfuegos by the Adula were released fron
uarantlne yesterday. Among the mos
romlnent of these passengers are Alber
? owlef , brother of the British consul , hli
mother and sister ; M. Antolne Pouvrct , i
millionaire sugar planter , and the Satacld :
'orally. Threats of cutting off the head !
f Americans have been made nt Clenfuegoa
ut no violence has actually occurred. Oi
eavlng the harbor an offlc'cr on board tin
United States auxiliary gunboat Eagle
\hlch overhauled the Adula , said they wen
shlng for the cable and expected to cu
t any day. The cable has since been cut
The Spanish cruiser Helna Mercedes , o
, SOO tons , now at Santiago do Cuba , ha
even of Us ten boilers disabled , and It I
itherwlso so unseaworthy that It has beei
anchored at the harbor 'entrance as i
guardshtp.
There was BO mo complaint among th
fifty Americans on board the Adula In re
gard to the departure otj Consul McGarr
They aver that he left "Clcnfucgos wlthou
notifying the Americans of Uie danger.
AMERICAN MESSAGE NOT HEU
Cn'itnln Cotton Did Not Send 111
Cnbleifrnm by tbet French Com-
Iiuii- from Martinique.
( Copyright , U3S , by the Associated Press.
FORT DE FRANCE , Island of Martinlqui
May 16. The manager here of the "Frenc
Cable company explicitly denies the state
mcnt that a dispatch filed by Captain Cotto
of the United States auxiliary cruiser Hat
vard was delayed twenty-four hours at S
Pierre , this Island. The manager explain
the matter as follows ; v
Captain Cotton presented himself at th
office ot the company at St. Pierre and aske
by what cable line messages were trans
mtttcd to Washington. "When be was in
formed that such messages went by way <
Fort de Fra"nce' and Haytl he refused t
give us bis dispatch because a Spants
torpedo boat was at that time at Fort d
France. Not taking Int6 account profe :
slonal secrecy , he told the American consi
In the presence of M. La Lung , under the :
circumstances ho preferred to give his dis
patches to the English company. In spite <
the delay of twenty-four ibours which the
have to submit to on account ot an accunu
latlon of business on the lines of that con :
pany. I protest' against the statement
made , as wo leave our office open unt
midnight whenlJccessary , while the Wei
India company closes' at 6 o'clock in tt
evening , local time , and also because we d
everything possible to be .agreeable to tt
American government , forwarding Us mei
sages very rapidly when we have any.
I have obtained the following statemei
on the subject , signed by the. United Stat <
consul at St. Pierre and by Captain Cottc
ot the Harvard :
"To Whom it May Concern ; I certll
that the agent of the French company i
St. Pierre , Martinique , never stated to n
that dispatches from Si. Pierre , Martlnlqu
to New York. United mates of Amerlc
would have to suffer a delay of twenty-foi
hours. "GEORGE'L. DART.
"United States Consul.
"COTTON.
"Captain of Harvard. "
DEMONSTRATES HE CAN SHOO
Alabama Man 'Show * " a Crowd of Me
Who Twitted Hint with
Being : a Coward.
BIRMINGHAM , Ala. , May 16. John If
has shot three men here to show that 1
was not afraid of the Spaniards. i
Mitchell's grocery store _ the topic of coi
'
versatton among a 'dozen young men wi
the war with Spain. Lee , who was one
their number , made the remark that 1
could- whip a dozen Spaniards. Lee had
reputation for cowardice , and the crov
commenced twitting him with the fact. I >
stood the bantering for some time , b1
finally became Infuriated , and with the r
mark : "I'll show you whether I am
coward or not , " gave the crowd the coi
tents of a six-shooter. . There was a gre
scrabllng to get out of the way , but befo
the deck was cleared three men were dca
The dead are :
SAMUEL JOHNSON. '
PETER ABERNATHY
THOMAS WARREN. '
Sam Spadden was shot , ln the neck at
will die.
Previous to this difficulty Leo was noti
for his peaceful disposition !
GOVEItNOIl TO DEAL OUT THE COA
j _ j'
DanUh Authorities" limit the D
livery to Delll erenti.
( Copyright , 1S9S , by the Associated " Press
ST. THOMAS. Danish w" . I. . May 16. J
official announcement just Issued by t
governor of the island of { St. Thomas pr
hlblts the delivery ot coal to war shl
of tbo belligerent powers without t
previous permission ot the governor , w
will determine the amount each vessel m
receive , and who will supervise its deliver
The British steamer Twickenham , wbl
arrived hero yesterday from Scotland wl
a cargo of coal for Porto Rico , and wbl
awaited orders here , has cleared , desttn
tlon unknown. The United States cruls
Yale , formerly the American line steam
Paris , called here for orders at C o'clo
yesterday afternoon.
The Yale returned here today and Is nc
awaiting orders at this port.
Troop * for Frontier Pot * .
DENVER , May 16. Colonel Sumner ,
command of the Department of the Colorac
today sent two troops of cavalry , recruit
In this cjty for the regular army , to Fe
Huachlca , Ariz. , to protect settlers agalc
anticipated raids of the Apaches. He b
also asked the War department for authorl
to send troops to Fort Nlobrara , Neb. ,
settlers in that vicinity have appealed I
protection , fearing an uprising of the Sto
at Pine Ridge.
COMPROMISE IS PROBABLE
Councilmen Willing to Settle with the Bolln
Bondsmen ,
CITIZENS TO HAVE A CHANCE TO TALK
Committee Meeting Next Monday Will
LUten to What the 1'uldlo
f linn to Stir on the
Proposition.
The council Is a unit In desiring to effect
some sort ot compromise with the Dolli :
bondsmen 'to settle the judgment secured bj
the city In the district court At any rate
each one of the councllmen so declared It
the commltteo of the whole meeting yes
terday afternoon.
Just what sort of a settlement to accept
whether the proposition made by the bonds
men or some other waa left for the com
mittee of the whole meeting next Mondaj
afternoon. At that time anybody who has i
kick on the bondsmen's offer will bo given t
chance to register It or , If he has any Ide :
on the matter ho will be given a chance tc
express It.
The matter came up In the shape of a re
port byMr. . Ilechcl of the committee appointed
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pointed to see the second term bondsmen
Ho declared that they have offered to set
tle their part of the judgment In the amoun
of $7,000. The first term bondsmen have
already made an offer of $28,000. Thcrefon
the total amount of $35,000 Is offered by th <
bondsmen to settle the judgment of J3G,00 (
and Interest making altogether about $71 ,
000 , and to wlpo out an embezzlement o
$103,000.
There was not much talk about the mat'
tcr after It came up. One or two though
that It would be good to snap up the offer
because the bondsmen have gotten a gooi
deal of their property out of tTle way am
some wanted a public meeting. Flnall ;
each councilman was called upon to sa :
whether or not he wu In favor ot a settle
mcnt. Each said yes and then It was de
Idcd to postpone final consideration untl
ext Monday In order to give the citizen
f the city n show for their white alley.
Mcrcer'n Ordinance Under Fire.
While this was the most Important per
Ion of the meeting It was by no means tin
moat Interesting. A big lot of fire/work /
\ero exploded by Councllmen Stuht am
Icrcer over the proposed garbage ordinance
This was Introduced at the special meetlni
icld last Thursday. Mercer brought It u ;
nd wanted the commltteo to approve 1
Ight away. A little animated convcrsatloi
orought out the fact that each councllmai
md been given a copy of the ordinance 1m
mediately before the meeting , and ihat no
one , not even with the exception of Mercei
lad yet read It. Mercer declared that h
lid not know what was In the copy , bu
'knew that It was practically the same a
vas Introduced. " Stuht and Lobeck wante
o read their copies flrst and besides-tho
lesircd to give any objectors a chance to b
icard. Mercer contended that all kicker
had had all the time they needed for kick
already ; said that the ordinance was one c
he best things for the city that had eve
come "over "and was very Insistent that :
should be disposed of at once. The rcparte
between Mercer and Stuht got hotter over
minute and finally the latter excltcdl
shouted. "Not on me. There Is a Job b <
i ilnd that and you are In It. "
"Job bo Wcylercd , " answered Mcrce
This ordinance Is one of the finest thlnf
that ever happened. And I want you (
understand , sir , that I have never bee
mixed up or named In any job , while It :
known that everything In which you ha\
had a hand has been a Job1 and Council
man Mercer pounded his hand hard on tt
table.
"Nobody has ever known me to be In
| ob nor have I ever been In a Job. Fc
avery job In which 1 have been I can nam
( rou ten In which you have had a hand , " wt
the rather contradictory rejoinder of Cour
oilman Stuht.
Things looked pretty bright for somebod
to bo Doweyed , as both the aldermen wci
on their feet and getting stripped for at
tlon. By means of divers vociferous rcmarl
ay Chairman Btngbam , however , their voice
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were drowned and they" finally subsided.
Guide * Evade llcene * .
Several proprietors of Information bureai
appeared 'to protest against the ordlnant
recently Introduced , licensing "runners" ft
hotels and lodgings $15 and requiring
$1.000 bond from each. The license W
retained , however , but "guides" to hole
and lodging places , who do no sollcltlni
will not be licensed. It was decided , how
ever , not to require a separate bond f (
each "runner , " but each establishment wl
nave to put up a bond for that amount will
out regard to the number of such en
ployes.
The ordinance allowing the license It
specter to Issue permits to pushcart pec
dlers and stand venders to take posltloi
on Sixteenth street when and where he coi
sldered best * was amended so as to tal
this authority from the Inspector. The pei
mlts will bo Issued upon the consent i
the property owner or lessee adjoining.
The license fee for mystic and mlrn
mazes was raised from $3 to $5 n day , fro
$15 to $20-a week , was allowed to remal
at $50 a month and was extended to $11
for a six-months' stand.
Cash Bros , were permitted to erect a ten
porary barn at Eleventh and Pierce street
A lot of other 'minor matters were all
disposed of.
OUDIXANCU UP AGAI
Councilman Mercer He-Introduce * tl
Mencnre with Slight Clianne.
The new garbage ordinance which wi
introduced by Councilman Mercer at 11
special meeting last week Is the same as tl
one which was previously vetoed by Mayi
Moores , with the exception that section
provides that no manure or other garbai
shall bo hauled except-In water tight boxc
This provision Is satisfactory to the heal
department and the Board of Public Work
but It practically nullifies tbo provisli
which allows property owners to haul aw ;
their own manure. As no private tndlvtdu
can afford to have a wagon specially coi
structed for this purpose , they will be cor
polled to employ the garbage contractor
do the work.
While It Is alleged that such a provlsli
Is an Injustice to many property ownei
city officials arc Inclined to favor any mea
uro that prevents promiscuous hauling. Tl
trouble Is that when the property ownc
are given tbo privilege ot hauling their ov
refuse they proceed at once to abuse it 1
scattering the garbage all over the pav
ments. For Instance , North Thirtieth strei
which Is very generally used as a route
Florence , Is now literally covered with m
nure that has dropped from common due
wagons In which It was hauled away. Tt
is a continual source of expense and trout
to the Beard of Public Works , and tt h
been found Impossible to avoid It as long
private hauling Is allowed.
Settlement with Bolln.
The question of a settlement with t
Bolln bondsmen Is billed for consldecatl
by the city council this week. The me
recent proposition of the bondsmen which
contemplates a settlement for $35,000 has
been laid over on account ot the absence
ot City Attorney Connell. Since he has re
turned It Is expected that the matter will
be taken up at the general committee meet
ing this afternoon.
Mortality Statistic * .
The following births and deaths were re
ported at the health office during th6 twen
ty-four hours ending at noon yesterday :
Births W. H. Hattoroth , 4220 Farnatn ,
boy ; Frank Melllthalor , 3504 Patrick av
enue , boy ; Clyde Blanche. 1609 Burt , boy ;
George-Shaw , 1707 St. Mary's avenue , boy ;
Robert O'Donncll , 2419 South Nineteenth ,
girl ; Owen Slaven , 1709 South Tenth , boy ;
Leon E. Rogers , 2102 South Thirty-fifth av
enue , girl ; William Lulcla , 10S South Elev
enth , boy.
Deaths Jerome Zanders , 16 , 4934 Capitol
avenue , Forest Lawn ; Christine Peterson ,
74 , 317 North Twenty-ninth , Forest Lawn ;
Margaret Kelly , 62 , 1218 Jackson , heart dis
ease , Holy Sepulchcr.
TRIAL OF THEJTWO KASTNERS
Fnthcr nnd Son Will Face the Jury
In JuilK * * SlnlmiiKh1 * Court
Thin Week.
The trial of the case against Joseph Kast-
ner and Louis Kastner , father and son , IE
set for trial on Thursday of this week. At
will be remembered the two defendants , to
gether with August Kastner , who was con
victed nnd Is now In the penitentiary , were
charged with the murder of Officer Tlcdc-
man and the wounding of Officer Glover al
Nelson's saloon , Thirtieth nnd Spauldln ;
streets , during the early morning of Juno 1
last.
Judge Slabaugh and Clerk Frank have
drawn the names of fifty Jurors who will bt
summoned to appear at the Kastner trial
This action was taken on account of a num
ber of Jurors having been excused since th (
beginning of the present term , because 01
the reason that the law court Judges hav (
been unable to get up enough cases to kcej
the Jurors busy.
The county attorney Is of the opinion thai
the trial will not consume anything like a1
much time as did the trial of August Kast
ner , which was disposed of at the last tern
of court. Ho contends that now bo knowi
Just what he can prove by his witnesses-am
that a lot of Immaterial evidence will bi
eliminated.
Policy .Men on Trlnl.
The case of the state against Vasccl Gra
ham , charged with running a policy game
has been called for trial In the district court
and a host of wltnescs all or nearly all pa
trons of the game are telling how thej
played and lost. There are three defend
ants , Graham , Joe Parks and James Butler
The latter two will be given a hearing latci
owing to the fact that a separate trial hai
been asked and granted.
During the afternoon the evidence wen
to show that the drawings occurred at th
cast end of the wagon bridge over the rlvci
In an old house on the Iowa side. After tha
the numbers were brought to this side of th
river nnd left In a Twelfth street saloon
where the patrons of the game assemble
nnd looked over the lists to see If they ha
caught the lucky numbers. Only ono or tw
of the state's witnesses connected the prla
oner with the game.
Most of the witnesses called during th
afternoon were men who had bought num
bers at the drawings. They had dealt wit
the man In charge of the local office or wit
agents whom they had met upon the streeti
Scckliiir Illvorcc.
Flora Stanley has asked the court to dl
vorce her from her husband , Roscoe Stan
ley , alleging failure to support.
Decrees of divorce have been granted 1
the following cases : Lydla Notrom ngalns
George Notrom and Anna Fackler agalne
Charles A. Fackler.
Judge Scott has spent the greater portlo
ot the day In calling the equity docket of hi
division ot the district court and out c
about 100 cases he found only somcthln
like a dozen that were ready for trial.
Ellen Finch asks a separation from he
husband , Harmon Finch. She alleges the
ho has been cruel and has failed to proper !
support the family.
Johanna Llndergren asks the courts t
annul the marriage existing between hei
self and Lars Llndergren. She alleges
marriage that has existed since 1S77. Man
over , she says that her husband' has trcatc
her in a shockingly bad manner. She waul
alimony in addition to the decree.
Condition of Gn * Fixture * .
Judge Powell Is hearing a case the pur
pose of which Is to determine whether ga
fixtures In a building are real estate or per
sonal property. The suit Is that ot the Un
Ion Trust company against F. M. Russell.
Some years ago the Union Trust compan
had a mortgage on the O. M. Carter property
It brought foreclosure proceeding and alon
about this time Mrs. Carter sold the ga
fixtures In the house to F. M. Russell. See
after this the loan company sued Russell fc
$500 , the alleged value ot the fixtures , cor
tending that they were a part of the realt
nnd were covered by the mortgage. Russe
maintained that they were personal prof
erty , hence the suit In court.
Hartley' * Hill of Reception * .
r Judge Powell has settled the bill of c :
a ceptlons in the case ot the State again
a the bondsmen of ex-State Treasurer Bar
0 ley , tried at the last term of the dlstrl <
court. The trial resulted In a verdict ft
the defendants. The state moved for a ne
trial , alleging misconduct upon the part '
the Jurors. The motion after a hearing wi
had was denied and an appeal was take
In settling the bill of exceptions the cou
allowed all of the affidavits of tbo Juro
and the witnesses called by both prosecutU
and defense to be attached.
Charier * landlord * with llurftlnry.
Ruby Smith , a colored woman who llv
In the proscribed district , has had J. Ble
land J. L. Elrod and Reuben Rosenberg a
rested on a charge of burglary. She ren
a house from the defendants and failed
pay them the rent for several days. Whl
she was away from home on Sunday nig !
she alleges that these men broke Into h
house and removed all her possession
claiming that they had a right to do
because she owed them money.
< lnny I * Pledged to Stone.
PHILADELPHIA , May 1C. A dlspati
from Avalon , N. J. , where Senator Quay
spending a few days at State Senator Dice !
er's cottage , "says that after a confcrcn
with State Ch-J' > a Elkln. Senator Durha
and other republican leaders the scnat
pledged himself anew to the candidacy
William A. Stone for governor. State Chal
man Elklns after the conference stated th
William A. Stone was sure to bo nominate
He said 301 of the 362 delegates have be
elected and of this number 267 are for Stor
Of the sixty-one yet to bo elected ho sa
thirty-seven would be for Stone.
Thief MuUen u Itlch Haul.
PARIS , May 16. A package contalnl
over 600,000 francs In securities and KC
was stolen this morning from a car of t
Paris , Lyons & Mediterranean rallroa
There Is no clue to the thieves.
I.oramnMve Holler Explode * .
MIDDLETOWN , N. Y. , May 16. An engl
drawing a westbound freight train at Or
Court blew up , killing Engineer Wlllli
Jcrvls. Fifteen cars were piled up.
PARK BOARD REORGANIZES
Member Evans Takes His Beat and the
Officers Are Elected ,
C , E , BATES IS CHOSEN PRESIDENT
Committees Knitted and neiolatlon of
Ilegret nt Ilctlretnent of A. P.
Taker Adopted Some lion-
tine Uulne * * Transacted.
J. II. Evans was duly Installed n member
of the Omaha Park commission yesterday
afternoon and Immediately thereafter the
board proceeded to elect the following offi
cers : President , C. E. Dates ; vice president ,
Ed J. Cornish ; secretary , C. E. RlngqucsL
President Dates at once appointed the fol
lowing committees :
Finance Palmer , Cornish and Evans.
Judiciary Wharton , Evans , Palmer.
Designation of Grounds Cornish , Palmer.
Wharton.
Improvements Hates , Cornish , Wharton.
Employment and Supplies Dates , Whar
ton , Evans.
Captain Palmer Introduced the following
resolution on the retirement of Commis
sioner Tukcy and It was unanimously
passed :
Do It resolved , That the remaining mem
bers of the Hoard of Park Commissioners ot
the city of Omaha sincerely regret the re
tirement from their body of A. P. Tukey ,
after five years of active and very efficient
service thereon ; that during his term of
service upon said board ho was attentive ,
courteous and accommodating , economical
and careful of the city's Interests ; thor
oughly broad-viewed nnd progressive as a
park commissioner ; outsldu Influences never
caused him to swerve from what ho
thought was right and best ; ho had the
courage of his convictions nnd his oplnloim
were respected by all ; the consciousness of
n duty well performed and the fact that
ho was a strong factor In advancing the
central boulevard scheme will bo his re
ward. Do It further
Resolved , That , as a mark of our respect ,
good will and full appreciation of his
service , the secretary be and Is hereby In
structed to mull to Mr. Tukey a copr
'of these resolutions.
iminloii of the Pnrk Fund.
Commissioner Cornish brought up a
scheme to divide the fund for the main
tenance of the park system In such a way
that each section of the city should get Its
duo proportion In accordance with a prom
ise made by the board to the people ot the
city. The Idea Is to so divide up the fund
that each park and boulevard shall bo Im
proved In exact proportion to the taxation
In Us vicinity. The Idea was somewhat
commented upon , but no action was taken.
It will be the main subject for n special
meeting to bo held next Saturday afternoon.
At the same time the board will receive re
ports to show Just where It IB at.
_ Director Klrkendall of the. exposition
company requested the board to hlrp and
pay three or four gardeners and landscape
men to look after the exposition grounds ,
lie also suggested that the board expend an
other $1,000 In the purchase of shrubbery
and plants to decorate the grounds , tha
stuff to be turned over to the board after
the exposition. This would bring the total
the board would be called upon to expend
In this way to $2,000. This matter went
over to the special meeting.
A request that the board sign a petition .
for the repavlng of Cumlng street from
Thirty-second to Fortieth streets , along
which stretch Dcmts park Is located , wu
also put over.
Superintendent Adams vuts Instructed to
turn over to the Kcllom and Lake schools
ucy plants and Bhrubbory that could be
rporcd for the adornment of the school
grounds. The requests were made by Princi
pals Fees and Whitmans of the two schools.
No action was taken on a request from ,
the Women's reception committee for
plants to be placed In the building on the
grounds where distinguished visitors are t
bo entertained. The matter was laid over
until Saturday , when It will bo determined
If the board will have any plants to spare.
The Grand Army of the Republic was
given permission to hold 'its Memorial day
exercises In Hanscom park.
J. Davis was allowed $35 for his labor
and expenses In the two weeks in which
ho tried to capture a dozen deer In Sey
mour park , which were donated by Dr.
Miller If they could bo caught. Davis caught
two , killed one , let the rest go to Cuba If
they wanted to and threw up his contract
for a bad job. The two deer caught are la
Rlvervlew park.
Fred Hupp and Peter Holt were transferred -
ferred from the day to the monthly pay
roll.
BALDRIGE ASKS AN ASSISTANT
County Attorney Point * Out tb *
Probable Increase of Work In
III * OHIcc. ,
In asking for an additional assistant to
work during the exposition , County Attor
ney Baldrlge says that he Is of tbo opin
ion that ho and all of bis men will be kept
very busy during tno next six months. Ha
says that In bis opinion It will bo neces
sary for one assistant to remain at South
Omaha nearly all of the tlmo to look after
state cases.
The county attorney adds that as soon
as the exposition opens It will require the
tlmo of ono roan at the police station to
draw Informations and prosecute in cases
brought by the state. Ho says ho Is given
to understand that many criminals from the
eastern cities will bo hero and that it la
his Intention to prosecute them In the most
vigorous manner. The deputies who are
now at work , the county attorney says , will
look after the office affairs and the prose
cutions In the district court.
IrUh-Autprlcan Club.
The Irish-American Exposition club held
another meeting Sunday afternoon at the
office of J. E. Rlley. There was a larger at
tendance than at any previous meeting.
Many new names were added to the roll ot
membership , including W. E. Wcsland ot
Boston. Mr. Wcsland is prominently con
nected with the Boston Pilot , one of th *
oldest papers in the United States. He
spoke in the highest terms of the exposi
tion and stated that the people of New Eng
land are much Interested In the progress
shown by the western states in the mam
moth display ot their products and resources
proposed by the management of the enter
prise. Jeremiah Howard , Joseph A. Con
nor , M. J. McMahon , Dr. McCrann and J , E.
Rllcy addressed the members on various top
ics of Interest and importance relative to
the most feasible and available plans for In
creasing the membership of the club , enter
taining Its guests and awakening national
interest In behalf ot certain fcaures ot tha
exposition.
Tbo next meeting ot the club will be held
In the Barker block hall , corner of Fifteenth
and Farnam streets , on next Friday evening.
MSDS of Cuba at Tbo Bee office Omaha-
Council Bluffs or South Omaha , Cut a
coupon from page 2. Address Cubaa
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