THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FBI DAY , XOVEMHEtt 18 , 1808.
NEWSBOYS UNION NO MORE
Organization Dissolves and the Treasurer
Absorb * Cash on Haiid ,
HAD A SHORT LIFE AND A MERRY ONE
1'rntrctlon for Ifomu Indnntry nnd
ItrKtilntlon of 'I'mlie UN Object nnd
Thl * WAN . \eeoniill lieil llo v
tilt ; t'nith Wim Unified.
There Is no joy amoug tlio Omaha news
boy * . The treasurer of thn Omaha Nowa
days * union has gene tn Chicago without
dlnbutslng florae ciglity-odd dollars supposed
to bo In the exchequer of tlio union and
without any rcammablo asmir.iiice that lie
would return to perform tlio further func
tions of bis olflcc.
The Omaha Newsboys' union has adjourned
sine die. The fast meeting was held on
Monday of Inwt week , and nt that tlinu
stockholders iu ( lie union wore pil ; < l off lu
part. Theru was J137 iu tliu treasury when
the meeting was called to order and It vus
icfiolvcd to malto a distribution of the
money. Most of the fifty boya present re
ceived $1 and were glad to get It. The
members ube were behind In their dues
one month received but 70 cents , 23 cents
being deiluoled for the monthly dues. This
took nltuul tJO from the union's cash book ,
end th'j remainder Is what the members
arj looking for. Abe Oreenblat was treas
urer of the union and he has gone to Chl-
Billy Loftus was president of tha union
until the members overruled him one night
nud Just to omphaslzo the will of llio ma
jority fined him $5. Billy declined to pay
the 11 no and then President Mills stepped
into office. He presided over tin ; last annual
meeting , which voted to wind up the affairs
of the union.
Tliu union was , a unique organi/allon. It
was formed hut u Inter for tlio protection
of homo Industry. About fifty newsboys
Joined the union on the start. As a new
comer would appear to heM papers and nap
a harvest of coin olt the Omaha streets
< lurlng the exposition Kfason he would bo
urged to join the union. If ho declined
bo eoon found that bin business Interests
m the street were so adversely affected that
It would bo cheaper to join. The union
proved its strength In every Instance. The
membership jumped from fifty up to 1DO
within three months' . Kvory now newsboy
Joined without debate. The Initiation fee
was raised ns soon as the mcmbcis found
the organization was becoming popular , and
when In tlio middle , of the summer there
appeared tbo Imported youths with cxpan-
ulon-pollcy lungu and 'tomorrow's Chicago
papers that were printed yesterday , the
union Initiated them at the ruto of $3 per
capita. There were about six of these re
munerative Initiations , and there were oth
ers at almost equally good figures.
How tlio Fund Wnx Swelled.
The finances of the union were further
Strengthened by a system of flues. To be
Hiiro the president bulked on paying Ills { 5
flue , but the fines of 23 cents \\erc thrown
iimong the membership quite generally
whenever the boys got to disturbing the
meeting. The treasurer soon hail ninro than
$100 In hand nnd the fines , initiation fees
and monthly dues kept swelling the iund
with pleasing regularity. Vlilous of an el
egant club house filled the mind. ? of some
of the newsboys between editions , while
others of the union liked to talk about a
Kreat big excursion to Kansas. City or to
Now York whenever they , > iciiri the latest
financial budget presented.
But 'tho end came with the exposition.
The extia newsboys who had been attracted
hy the big chow began to leave town. IJven
the high-priced Initiates from CMcago with
drew without asking rebates from their $3
fees because they could not stay htro tbo
entire year. Even the Omaha boys who had
.opted ( the calling for the expojltlon tc.i-
eon with komo enthusiasm and much voice
went back Into other pathways tit Hie. Tlwy
forgot their vows to the unto. : and they
neglected the meetings and rsi > i > clally Mm
monthly dues. In the union tliorovaa no
longer strength. Of the 160 members only
fifty attended the meeting toe the dissolu
tion of the organization. Tberu was but
Jlttle Interest manifested In the meeting
and none at all outsldo of that o\cr the
distribution of a part of the funds. The
Junction of the first newsboys' union of
Omaha had passed. Rates had been main
tained , equality among all the members is-
tabllahed and fairness la settlement of the
disputes obtained. The exposition season ,
which proved a good thing for all the news-
bows , had passed and the newoboys union
was no more.
SOUTH OMAHA NEWS.
T.here Is a sort of deadlock In the Board
ot Education over the allowing ot the final
estimate to contractors for the erection of
the new school buildings. President Rob-
trts and one or two other democratic mem
bers wont to cinch the contractors in order
o make a record for themselves , but up to
the present time the game has been blocked
by the republicans. The republican mem
bers hold that whcro a saving has been
wade by the contractors
by reason of a
change In < he original plans and specifica
tions the amount of this saving should ba
deducted from the final estimate. In the
case of the Lincoln school the saving from
changes made amounta to something like
? 120. The point which the republicans op
pose Is the effort of the democrats to stick
the contractors for $200 on account of the de-
Jay in completing tbo building. In defence
ot this position It Is stated that quite a
number of children were deprived of the
privilege of attending school because the
buildings were not completed In the Urns
originally agreed upon. At the Lincoln
* chool regular sessions In all departments
were not taken up until twenty days after
the commencement of the fall term. It Is
desired now to compel the contractors to
forfeit $10 a day for each of the twenty
days' delay. Some of the republican mem
bers say that McDonald & Bock have erected
splendid school buildings In this city and
they do not favor the Idea of mulcting them
Just because they met with difficulty In se
curing material needed. For instance , the
blackboards for tbo Lincoln school were
ordered Jn July last , but on account of &
rush of orders the firm dealing in black
boards could not supply the material and re
fused the order. At least ten days were
lost in correspondence , and then another
order had to be sent to another firm. The
delay in the matter of seats was not caused
by carelessness on the part ot any one here.
Tuo seats were shipped In good time , but
through carelessness on the part of a rail
road employe the car was sidetracked In
Council Bluffs and ilay thcro for ten or
twclvo days , whllo the whole line from hereto
to Wabaah , Ind. , tvas being scoured for the
missing car. On account ot McDonald &
Bock's previous good record and tbo satis
faction they have given In the past tlio re
publicans are Inclined to overlook the delay
and not impose a forfeit. Up to the prescnl
i'lmo the board bas attempted to settle the
delay at the Lincoln school only , but later
on the Highland and Corrlgan schools wll
bo taken up and disposed of. If the demo
crats all hang together the republicans will
be overruled , but Just now it looks as if one
of the democrats held the saina opinion as
fho republican members , and in this c.iso >
the contractors will pay only for the saving
male by the change of plans ,
\ < MV I'liiinliliiK Orillnanrr.
City Attorney Montgomery Is now engaged
In drafting an amendment to tbo present
plumbing ordinance. The amendment * sug
gested by 1'lumblng Inspector Cook have
ben considered by a committee of the coun
cil and favorably reported on. In the orig
inal ordinance no fee was allowed the inspector
specter for work costing loaa than { 50. As
thcro la so much building and repairing go
ing on at tlic present time the inspector
found that the majority of his tlrao wan
taken up In looking after work for which ho
received no compensation. Ono section ot
the ordinance Is to bo amended so as < to
Include work ot this kind. The revised
schedule of fees wilt read llko this :
"Kor each plcco of plumbing work costIng -
Ing f2. * > and under , a fee ot 41 Is to bo
charged ; for work costing ? 23 and not more
than gr > 0 , a fee ot 11.75 ; ftom $10 to $100 ,
a fee of $2.r,0 ; from $100 to $200 , a fee of
! 3 ; from $200 to $300 , a fee of $3.uO ; from
f300 to $300 , a fee of $3 ; work costing more
; lian $300 , a fee of $7.50. For Inspecting
epalr work the Inspector will be entitled
o fees as follows : Work costing less than
> ' - ' . " , a fee of $1 ; between $25 and $30 , a
fee of $1.30 ; from $30 to $100 , a fee of $2 ;
more than $100 , a fee of $2.30. "
Another Important amendment to the ordi
nance will bo the safeguards thrown about
openings In tlio streets. This amendment
leclarcs that when It becomes necessary for
a licenced plumber to make a cut in any
street paved with asphalt It ehall bo neces.
sary for him to make a deposit with the
city treasurer of an amount eufllcjent to
cover coJt of repairing the pavement at the
point opened at current rates. The receipt
of the city treasurer for this deposit must
jo attached to the application for a pcr-
nlt to open the street. At the conclusion
of tlio work the Inspector wlU certify that
tlio btrcct has been properly repaired and
tlio plumber wilf then be returned the
amount of hla deposit. No money will be
returned until the pavement Is relaid in
compliance with the wlsb.es of the Inspector.
\s the streets paved with asphalt have been
occiitly repaired It has been thought best
o do everything possible to keep them In
oed condition and by exacting a deposit
rom plumbers It is figured that'all open-
nga will be properly refilled and the pave
ment replaced In good condition.
lleiuilrliiK the VindiictM.
Another move has been made in the via-
luct repair matter , this time by the rail
roads Interested. There was a conference
yesterday between Chief Englner King ot
ho stock yards company , Chief Engineer
Berry of the Union Pacific and City En
gineer Bcal. At this session the engineers
of the railroads decided to go ahead and
repair the L street viaduct without any more
ado. Tlio repairs to bo made at the present
Imo will bo made wholly on the wooden
portion of the bridge , It being the inten-
lon to do what rtplanklng Is necessary to
place the roadway In good condition and
also replank the foot walks. No attempt
vlll be made this winter to repair or
paint the Ironwork of tbe bridge ; neither
vlll any of the supports of the bridge be
altered or repaired nt this time. It Is ex
pected that the material for the work will
> o ordered within a day or two and the
vork will bo done by the railroad compa
nies Interested , under the supervision of the
city engineer. '
IniliicMt Over Heater.
Coroner Swanson brought a Jury flown
'rom Omaha yesterday and listened to part
of tbo testimony in the William Hester
jase. The railroad officials had requcs-
.ed that the Inquest be held In Omaha on
account of It being more convenient for the
rain crew , eo a Jury was 'empaneled ' there
and brought down hero to view tbe re
mains. Upon arriving here the coroner
'ountl ' several witnesses on baud and so
decided to hear some of the testimony here
and finish up the case in Omaha. Nothing ot
special Interest was brought out at the in
quiry here , beyond Hester's statements ,
which have been published. Undertaker
Brewer wired Mrs. Hester at Louisville ,
\y. , yesterday afternoon and received an
answer to the effect that she was not able
financially to send for the remains. The
, elegram suggested that an uncle of the
dead man living in Chicago be notified.
Hnd Sidewnlkw on b Street.
Complaint is made about the condition of
the sidewalks on L street between Twenti
eth and Twenty-fourth streets. This street
s the main thoroughfare for the east aiders
and it is thought that on this account the
walks should be kept In tetter condition. It
Is reported tbat the present walks are full
ot holes , caused by missing nnd rotten
planks. Accidents frequently happen on
account of the dilapidated condition ot side
walks and the city officials will be urged
to give all the walks in the city a general
overhauling before real cold weather sets
In.
a Street Car Line.
Work on the Q etreet car line extension
Is progressing rapidly , but it will be at
least ten days before tbe now track is com
pleted and another car placed on the lino.
Possibly the double track may be extended
to tbo western terminus , although this has
not been decided as yet. The one car on
the line now leaves N street every twenty
minutes. With two car * the service will
be doubled , cars leaving every ten min
utes.
Mnulc City Goulp.
Mrs. H. II. Ames will give a reejpUon this
afternoon. .
A. A. tarson of Weston , I < fc > was a busl-
ness visitor here yesterday.
C. M. Hunt is building an addition to his
store building at Twenty-fifth and N streets.
A permanent sidewalk Is belni ; laid in
front of W. Q. Sloan's store on Twenty-fifth
street.
At the Episcopal church tonight Rev.
Walter S. Howasd will speak on "The Holy
Spirit. "
A son was born yesterday to Mr. and Mrs.
RusECll Lucas , Twenty-fifth and Jackson
streets.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Samuel Qrau.i . , 820 North
Seventeenth street , report the birth of a
daughter.
Hog receipts nt this market yesterday
numbered over 11,000 head , making 1,734,189
received since January 1.
The deaths equal the liI'Mis so far this
month , there having been fourteen ot each
reported at the clerk's ofllce.
Knoxall council , Royal Arcanum , will hold
an Important meeting next Monday night.
All members are urged to attend.
Friday evening Adjutant 0. M. Fryer ot
the Salvation army will deliver an Illustrated
lecture on "Darkest America" at the Salva
tion army hall on Twenty-fifth street.
Activity of Vrnnvlu * .
Much anxiety has been caused In Naples by
the renewed activity of Mount Vesuvius. An
overwhelming danger ot this description pro
duces universal terror. As a matter of fact ,
there Is little likelihood that Mount Vesuvius
will do any serious damage. On the other
hand , thousands die dally from stomach and
digestive disorders who might have survived
had they resorted to Hosteller's Stomach
Bitters. It is the greatest of known tonics
for stomach and digestive organs. It cures
kidney , liver and blood disorders.
MnrrlnKC Lleenien.
County Judge Baxter tssued the following
marriage licenses yesterday afternoon :
Name and Residence. Age.
Nathan Kaplan. Omaha 21
Minnie Lewis. Omaha 21
James J. White. Omaha 30
May Feebler. Omaha S3
Bar Meetlnir. *
The members of the bar are Invited by
the respective committees appointed by tbe
court to meet at the court house in division
No. 1 on Saturday , November 19 , 1SOS , at
2:30 : p. m. , to take appropriate action in
memory of the late Charles OUutt and the
I late Champion S. Chaie.
NINETY-NINE TIDE IS RISING
Exposition Boomers Find Their Idea Eos a
Hold on the Fnblio.
ENTHUSIASTIC MEETING AT THE MILLARD
of Immediate Action
Forced on the Promoter * nnil
Home More Money I'ledKed ( o
Support the Entcrprlnc.
The .meeting of exposition boomers nt the
Mlllard hotel yesterday afternoon Jevolcped
Into a tremendously enthusiastic session.
The sentiment was all one way. A succes
sion of vigorous speeches was mada In
favor of the enterprise and It was practically
decided to go ahead and voluntary subscrip
tions amounting to $6,000 were aided to tat
J23.000 previously raked.
The small room at the right of the Doug-
Ins street entrance of the building was
jammed with boomers who were fairly rep
resentative of nearly every commercial Inter
est of the city. The enthusiasm that had
been Inspired by the unprecedented success
of the exposition that had just closed was
evident 4n the strong , utterances of the
speakers and In the hearty applause Itiat
greeted each successive declaration in favor
of another exposition.
Thomas Kllpatrlck presided and the pro
ceedings were begun by P. E. Her , who read
the original proposition submitted to the
exposition directory , and laid the question
of future action before the meeting. E.
Rosewntcr was called on and ho assured
those Interested that thuy were taking no
chances In accepting the proposition of the
exposition management to take the property
for | 17uOO next Monday. He said thiit
even If the enterprise did not succeed the
property could easily > be , disposed of for at
least $15,000 more than the purchase price.
Mr. Rosewater urged that in ease It was
determined to build another exposition , It
was important that action should bo taken
nt once to secure the co-operation of the
government at Washington. A commlttce
should bo sent at once to the capllol to
stay as long as waa necessary In order to
Induce congress to pass a resolution during
December Instruct the United States con
suls at Cuba , Torte nice and other points
to co-operate at once 'In ' the work of se
curing adequate exhibits from those terri
tories.
Knthnnlnmu from Outdid * ' .
Colonel Hamblcton , who wan In charge of
the Illinois building at the exposition
grounds , spoke in hearty favor of the new
enterprise. Ho alluded In extravagant terms
to the magnificent success that has been
accomplished and stated his belief that
Omaha can win still greater honors.
John W. Rlchtmati of Chicago added more
of the same thing. He said that the plan
should bo considered from a purely business
standpoint. If the new exposition could bo
made broader by bringing In Hawaii. Cuba ,
Venezuela and other territories , and If the
manufacturers of the east could be given
an opportunity to come to Omaha and bo
'brought ' face to face with these people , he
believed that the manufacturers of Now
England would take such an interest that
the whole transmUsIsslppl country would
bo vitalized , and the people wtould co-operate
to make it a national affair. He suggested
that an elaborate machinery hall could be
made to mobilize an Immense exhibit which
would Illustrate the manufacture of cotton ,
Bilk and a variety of other products , and
this would In Itself bring a largo repre
sentation from eastern exhibitors.
After a number of other short speeches , In
which similar sentiments were expressed ,
Mr. Her called attention to the fact that
the action of the exposition management
In Insisting that the bargain should bo
closed Monday , If at all , had left but little
time for speechmaklng. What Is wanted
la $100,006. Of this only $30,000 had been
eccured , and he moved that the chairman
be authorized to appoint a committee of
three to secure additional subscriptions at
once. At the suggestion of H. J. Penfold
the- committee was Increased to ten mem
bers , and the motion prevailed.
John R. Keys , who made the World's fair
immortal on canvas , and who has also
painted a variety of magnificent views of ths
Transmlsslsslppl Exposition , declared that
the exposition of 1S99 was bound to be a
success. Ho said that during a recent trip
to Boston and other eastern points he had
observed that public sentiment is thor
oughly awakened in regard to the Omaha
exposition , and the now enterprise would
be well advertised to begin with. He sug
gested that the opportunity is alluring.
Hero could bo Illustrated the now national
character and Omaha would gain not only
national but international fame.
Chairman Kllpatrlck appointed Mr. Her
and Mr. Rosewater OB members of the so
liciting committee , stating that he would
announce tbo other members this morning.
The subscription list was then presented and
voluntary subscriptions amounting to $6,000
were received. The meeting adjourned to
reconvene at the city hall Saturday night ,
when all citizens who favtor the enterprise
are requested to be present.
CLOSING A PROSPEROUS YEAR
Vliltlnir Narsei' Annotation Reports
Show the Goaa Work It
IIn Done.
A prosperous year In the past and an en
couraging outlook for the future were re
ported at the annual meeting of the Visiting
Nurses' association held last evening in the
rooms of the Commercial club. Besides
those who hold membership In the organiza
tion there were a number present who came
to show their interest In the work and to
assure the association that the good that It
is doing for < the relief of distress Is met
with tbo hearty sympathy of many who are
unable to take a more active part.
Mrs. S. R. Towne , the president , occupied
the Chair and In opening the meeting gave
a short outline of the work that the associa
tion bad been doing during the lost year ,
saying that the methods employed have been
something in the way of a departure from
those of the associations In other cities. Slio
spoke of the Aid that bad been rendered by
the various sewing circles and the societies
of a number of the churches , which are con
tinually helping the work in one way or an
other , and referred to the various means by
which money bad been raised for the fur
therance of tbo objects of the organization.
The secretary , ill as Louise McPherson , re
ported that the board of directors had held
eighteen regular and five special meetings
during the year and 3,280 visits to the sick
had been .made. The present membership ,
she said. Is 323. The report of the treasurer
was presented by Mrs. Thomas Kllpatrlck
and showed that the amount collected dur
ing the year was $1,346.50 , and the expenses
had been $960.29 , leaving a. balance In the
treasury of I3S6.21.
Following the reports of the officers , Mrs.
it. E. Reed , the trained nurse who has given
a great amount of her time to the work of
the association , made a short address urgIng - -
Ing the members to a greater interest In tha
work that is being accomplished and sug
gesting that It would bea good plan for
them to decide to work out their dues , in
stead of thinking that their responsibility
was ended when they had paid their money
and some one clso had been engaged to do
the work. '
The election of officers for the ensuing
year resulted at follows : Mrs. S. R. Towne ,
president ; Mm. F. J. McSbaue , vice presi
dent ; Mlsa Louise McPhcr n , secretary , and
Mrs. Thomas Kllpatrlck , treasurer. Seven
members were elected to the board of direc
tors to ecrvo for three years. They were :
MM. Dan.C.imeron , Mrs. W. II. Adam ,
Miss Nclllo Dennett , Mrs. T. W. Tallaferro ,
Mrs. Howard Clifford , Mrs. Charles Metzand
Mrs. Alexander t'ntack. Miss Margaret Mc
Carthy was elected to nil an unexplred term
of two years.
MATTERS IN DISTRICT COURT
Htpnlll n Contempt fnne Still limit *
Itnrlf AlniiK Some Other
C'IINCH
Ill the Streets of All Nations contempt
case. Iclllo Nlnclo , manager of the Streets
of Cairo , was put upon the stand to de
scribe the performances of his show , and
Alexander Caesar to describe the costumes
wqrn.
A stipulation for the dismissal of
tbo "Old Plantation" Injunction suit against
the exposition has been filed , with the clerk
of the district court.
The Boucher problem was rolved yesterday
morning by J. II. Van Duscn turning over
the Hayes' buggy to tho.cour.t ami an order
for Boucher's release " as made by Judge
Scott. ' ;
Earl Floyd , accused of swindling a Swede
named Julius Jorgensen -out of Ills hotel
on Twelfth street , between Farnutn and
Harney streets , Jast summer , by means of
a forged deed to some land In Missouri , Is
on trial before .Judge Slabaugh. Jorgensen
was Impaled on a crowbar" afterward , while
at work in a sewer trench , and died , so
the prosecution Is without Its main witness.
Tie | colored norter , Will Johnson , wa *
acquitted by the Jury in Judge Slabaugh'a
court of the charge of stealing $65Q from
the cash drawer of Mcrkcson's saloon In
South Omaha , the Jury refusing to consider
the evidence of the bartender , Forsythe , as
proving Johnson's guilt.
Just as the judge was. about to charge
the jury the prosecuting attorney asked that
the case be taken away from the jury for
the reason that be did not , believe ho had a
good case against Floyd , owing to the death
of the main witness. The land Floyd Is
ald to have forged a deed to was repre
sented as located In Stoddard county , Mis
souri. Just as Floyd was leaving the court
room ho was arrested by a police officer
on a charge of larceny.
The appeal of the .Drcxel heirs to the dis
trict court from the decision of County
Judge Baxter In favor -of tlio Reeds and
the Rochester Loan and Banking company ,
involving over $2JO,000 on property- con
veyed through Stotesbury to the Omahr.
Bridge and Terminal company , has now been
followed up by a petition from the appellees
for a removal to the United States circuit
court. ' The appellees are the Rochester
Loan and Banking company of New Hamp
shire , Maria U. Johnson and Frank Johnson ,
beneficiaries under Judge Baxter's decision
to the amount of ? 94C33.52 ; Abraham L.
Heed , $94,632.3 ? , and Julius Perkins , Wil
liam Wallace and R. S. Hall , trustees' for
Mary M. Reed. $94,652.39. The grounds for
the removal set up are. that Charles A.
Goss , executor of the Anthony J. Urcxcl es
tate since the death of Oeorgo W. Chllds
and John R. Fell , the original executors ,
has declined to appeal from the allowance of
the county court and the Reed- heirs are resi
dents of the state of Pennsyrvanla.
The trial , of Harry HUltzman , an 18-year- .
old boy , for the 'manslaughter of Bernadlno
Hohcuhofer on August G In South. Omaha ,
was begun in the afternoon In Judge Sla-
baugh's court. Tbo witnesses for the atate
proved to bo practically v/ltncsses for the
defense. They * . were Fred WIdoe , Asa M.
Dorrah , John p , " ' Sawyer , Hugh Welsh and
Drs. Charted 'Vl. Sahlndoll and 'R\ S. White.
Apart from' ( .hf testimony of the physi
cians the evidence went to show"'that Ho- "
hcnbofcr , a ' 'big ' six- footer , tried to force a
fight on Hutlzinan and In self-defense the
boy struck his assailant and happened to
kill .him.
Judge Slabaugh dismissed the case against
David Temple of assault with intent to rob
because the witnesses against Temple failed
to appear. Temple was charged with as
saulting and attempting to rob William D.
Lytle on July' 6 last.
Charles Woods , accused of larceny from
the person , pleaded guilty yesterday of
petty larceny.
Suit for divorce has been commenced by
Mary L. against Arthur B. Chambers for
nonsupport She asks for the custody of
the two minor children. They were mar
ried In BeloltT * . , February 23 ] 1894.
DR. MORGANON THE WELSH
_
Lecture * on ( lie HUtory of the Race
and Hay * Amcrlcnnw nnil Rnx-
1UU Cnn Fight the Wnrld.
Dr. Morgan , who has been oMUpylng the
pulpit ot the First Baptist church for the
last ibonth , last night delivered an inter
esting and comprehensive lecture upon
"Wales , Its Past and Present , " at the
church. It was unfortunate that but a
small crowd was present , for tbo address
was worthy of a much larger audience.
Dr. Morgan stated while all history is hard
to uncover , It la especially difficult to dis
cover the early history of the Welsh from
tiie fact that their traditions are unreliable
ud that when all the bards were killed in
Fluellln's time in the thirteenth century
all their records were destroyed. Coming
from the Danube country , they were the
original Brltona , the remnant ot the in
habitants who covered all tbo British Isles.
Tby were driven into Walca finally after a
400 years' struggle against the Romans and
00 years of warfare with the Anglo-Saxons.
That Is the entire authentic history , avalla-
bfo up to 1282 , when the desperate effort of
Fluellln to maintain hla country's Independ
ence failed and Wales became a part and
parcel ot the British empire.
A psci'llarlty of tlio Welsh as a nation lies
In the fact that though a conquered race
so long they have so tenaciously clung to
bablU of life > that are Inferior to those
of the English. When they lost their Inde
pendence their Intellect seemed to be para
lyzed. Where they were heroic before they
even now display a melancholy In demeanor
and voice. Throughout their entlro career ,
however , they have possessed a fine , poetic ,
religious nature and It was through this that
the first awakening of Wales occurred in the
middle of the seventeenth century. The
people's reflglous instinct became more de
veloped until the result1 Is that there Is no
country today that has so many religious
teachers , sd many religious institutions , ao
many Sunday schools.
Thus , in describing the characteristics of
tbo Welsh , Dr. Morgan said that their supreme
premo virtue today la their religion , tbo
second Is their hospitality. They 'have ' a
capacity for music. They yield to impres
sions. They are humorous , envious , vin
dictive. They arc devoid ot the enterprising
spirit of the Englishman.
In concluding hla lecture , Dr. Morgan grew
eloquent over the close relationship between
Americans and English. He declared that
together as friends they could fight all the
devils and demons that are oppressing man
kind and wlU consummate the day when
peace will reign tbo world over.
Before the lecture Slgmund Landsburg
rendered a piano eolo and Howard Stryker
a vocal solo. '
Indian Scare in Colorado.
DENVER. Colo. . Nov. 17. Game Commis
sioner Swan today received reports that In
dians from Utah have again invaded North
western Colorado and are lulling game and
cattle. He asked General Suraner. com
manding the Dei-artment of < bo Colorado ,
to tend troops to drive the Indians back to
their reservation. The general said ho
. would wait for further udvlct * before order-
I inc cut any
TRAVEL PAY FOR TORREY MEN
Energetic Colonel "of Volunteer Gmlry Qeta
His Sick Boys a Benefit.
WAR DEPARTMENT PRECEDENT IGNORED
Men Who Were t Home on Vnr-
liiiiKh Wilt ttot the Mnme Money
If They Hnil Heon Slnotcred
Out nt .InckNontlllr.
Colonel Jay It. Torrcy , who oiganlzed and
commanded tbo Second regiment , United
States volunteer cavalry ( Torrey's Rough
Riders ) , Is in Omaha. Ho sold n to hts
mtdslcm In Omaha : "I started day botoro
yesterday from Wyoming to Washington to
try to secure a financial advantage for BOUJO
of our sick soldiers , but have recoh ed notice
that my telegraphic request has been
granted and hcnco am at liberty to return
homo Instead of continuing on to Washing
ton.
"Our regiment was mustered out nt Jack
sonville at my request Instead of being returned -
| turned homo in a body , because every HOI-
dler there was allowed travel pay by the
government , 1. e. , a day's rptlou ( of the
money value of 30 cents ) and a day's pay
for every twenty miles from .Jacksonville
to the place of enrollment , As you know ,
the railroads gave soldiers holt rates and
l.cnco our members were enabled to reach
home with sums ranging from $60 to $90
clear. This piovlslon did not apply to sol
diers who were at homo on sick furlough ,
but they , according to the muster out pro-
vIslonR , would simply receive 'their pay tip
to the date of the muster out. This pro
vision put the sick men at a great disad
vantage us compared with those who were
well , I complained of this condition , but
was told that It was tbo fault of the law
and not of its execution and that it could
not be prevented.
"Instead of simply having these 210 men
mustered out , I secured a telegraphic order
to have them discharged with travel pay.
I hail the discharges and final statement
held nt Jacksonville until I returned there
and then gave personal attention io seeing
that , they bad been Issued with travel pay.
In addition I wrote a letter to each of the
sick men and told them of their rights.
When I arrived at Cheyenne I learned that
the paymaster at Dcincr bad refused to nl-
'the ' travel pay. I went there to Inves
tigate and found that bin refusal had been ,
authorized by the paymaster general In nc-
cordanco with the precedents In the War
department upon the subject of travel pay.
I thereupon telegraphed a letter to the TV'ar
department and asked that the ruling be
reversed for reasons given. While In Den
ver one of the newspapers there contained
artlclesslnBplrcd by whom I do not know ,
stating that my contention was Illegal ,
would not bo entertained by the War de
partment and that a copy of ray letter to
those men bad been sent to the War de
partment and probably would result In my
being called to account. But I am just lu
receipt of official notlco that my request has
been granted and that these patriots will
bo paid their travel pay. The amount in
volved Is approximately $20,000 , In'sums of
about $100 each. About seven-twelfths of
these men live Io Wyoming , two-twelfths
In Colorado and one-twelfth in each of tno
states of Nevada , Idaho and Utah. "
HOW HILLMAN LOST MONEY
Gave SnvIiiK * to John Valkcr to Keep
for llltn .and Money i
. , . to , Have Been Stolen.
All Interesting sequel to an alleged
pocketplcklug Tuesday afternoon was de
veloped la t night , when Joseph Hlllman ,
a mechanic employed at the exposition
grounds , swore out a warrant for the arrest
of John Valkcr on the charge of swindling.
Valker Is a shoemaker living at 1922 Lake
street. Tuesday evenlflfc he reported to the
police that sneak thieves bad stolen $210
from his wife's dress pocket while she was
shopping in the downtown district. Last
night Hlllman appeared nt the police sta
tion and told a story that may result in
showing tbo reported pockctplcklng was
only a scheme to swindle blm out of $180.
Hlllman says that be came to the city
from Chicago in March ito work at the ex
position grounds and having been employed
all the time since then , has saved $180 ,
which he bns given to Valker In small sums
from time to time to keep for him. Ho bad
planned to return to Chicago yesterday and
bad asked Valker to return his savings
Wednesday. When bo called for them at
that time Valker explained that he was un
able to return the money owing to the fact
that his wife had lost H , together with $30
of her own. 'Hlllman Is heartbroken over
his loss , but he thinks that Mrs. Valkor
still has it in ( her possession and that it can
be recovered by the police.
Women and City Improvement.
Tbo city improvement committee met on
Wednesday afternoon In tbo west parlor of
the Women's club rooms , Mrs. McKelvy In
the choir. It was decided to continue the
present ordinance committee , also the com
mittee on ways and means. The committees
on exposition work gave rather discourag
ing reports. The first committee suggested
that wire boskets be placed in certain
portions of the grounds. In reply the sec
retary stated 'that the management was giv
ing all details tbo best attention and con
sideration and opined that the citizen
MRS. LTJCY GOODWIN
O
Buffered four years with female trou
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of her complete recovery. Read her
letter :
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criticising Ilie condition of the exposition
grounds was sadly deficient lu observation
and knowledge ot the facts In the case. An
other Committee waited on the management
of the buildings and ground * , but a that
gentleman had never heard ot the existence
of such an organization as the Omaha
Woman's club this committee also failed
tn its mission. The program committee Is
at present bending every effort toward
arranging for a cqurso ot lectures and hopes
to bo able to report at the next meeting.
nil KnRlnccrn' Clnli.
About thirty young men who are employed
In the city as statn engineers mot last
evening tn the reception room of the YOUCIJ
Men's Christian nesoclatlon for the p'nposo
of organizing an engineering club. F. 1) ) .
Babcock , speaking for the men who proposal
starling the club , explained that Itwatt tlv >
Intention to Interest nil members ot the
craft In the undertaking and secure their co
operation ; that a series of lectures by nun
prominent lu the profession and discussions
on subjects relating to engineering would lie
arranged for the regular weekly meetings.
Officers were appointed as follows : Chairman ,
W. II. Stark ; vlco president. William
Schroeder ; secretary , E. Miller. It was de
cided to choose a name for the club later on ,
also to hold the first meeting next Monday
evening and to appoint committees which
should report at that time. These were as
follows : Committee on arrangements , W. B.
Stark , R. Mlllor , W. S. Johnren ; commlttPC
on constitution and by-law ? , F. B. Babcock ,
W. S. Johnson , M. Melcomb.
Arllinr Sornll I.ONCM n Sc
NEW YORK , Nov. :7. A message from
Arthur Sewall & Co. . Bath , Me. , was re
ceived by their agent hero today , Baying the
four-masted srliooncr Talofn , Captain
Fletcher , from auantanamn for Fort Tampa ,
In ballast , had been totally wrecked on
Culumazel Island , alt the eastern coast of
Yucatan and that the captain and seven rif
the meu had arrived nt 1'rogreso , two of the
men having been drowned
StcnintxiHtH Collide In n Pour.
BELLAIHE. O. , Nov. 17. The steamboats
Avaloti and Greenwood collided near I'ljio
Creek , Bclmont county , this morning , In a
dense fog. Both steamers were running fadt
nnd the collision caused considerable-
age. A panic ensued among the passenger. ?
on both boats , but fortunately no one was
injured.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Thn South SIJo Improvement club will
hold Its first meeting of the season at Tenth
and Hickory streets on Friday evening.
John Unangst. a barber at 2632 Laku
street , accidentally shot himself through the
hand while cleaning a 3S-cullber tevohcr.
Ho will probably loeo the Index linger.
Eight prominent business men of Missouri
Valley wl\l \ bo Initiated Into Omaha lodge
of Elks this evening. All members of the
lodge as well as visiting Kilts are earnestly
requested to be present. Refreshments after
adjournment of meeting.
A meeting of iho Retail Grocers' associa
tion was held tn the rooms nf the Commer
cial club last evening. It jvns preliminary
to the regular bi-monthly meetings that are
to bo held during the winter , beginning
Thursday evening , neeombcr 8.
The hearing of Mrs. Delia Bishop , who
shot and seriously Injured Ola Chllds n
month ago over domestic troubles , was not
called in police court yesterday , owing to the
complaining wlthness falling to appear. The
case was reset for hearing this morning nt
10 o'clock and a subpoena was issued for
Miss Chllds.
WEALTHIEST PEOPLE LIVING : '
_ . . t / , . ,
Osage Indians Lead in the Per Onpita
Income ,
SCORN TO WORK FOR A LIVELIHOOD j
Intrrlrllinl Vlnltln * . A ( cent Mtoplipua .
of tlir Crow C'rrokw Sn- , I
In Dpinornlli- ,
vj " ' * "V
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WASHINGTON , Nov. 17. The OSSRO In
dians are probably the wealthiest people per
capita on earth , are aristocrats and scorn
manual labor , according to General-Pollock's
annual report to the Interior department.
They own over iOO acres of land for each
man , woman and child , cnch receiving-
annuity of over $200 In cash. As an Illus
tration , If an Indian and h'ls wife have eight
children , the annual cash Income of the
family U over $2,000. Rather leading his
Vhlto brother In this respect , ' ho prefcM
the conveniences , luxuries and dissipations
of village llfo Io agricultural avocation. He
loves to sing and d.incc , and ho has plenty
of money to support his family In idleness.
Indian Agent Stephens of the Crow Creeks
reports that a serious nuisance nnd detri
ment to progress , to correct which'agents
would have to co-operate , Is Inter-irlbil
visiting , demoralizing to the Indians , en
couraging Idleness nnd nomadlo habit' ,
abandonment of the crops , reckless distri
bution of property as presents and neglect ot
stock. Action to minimize thin mischief
Is urged , \ ' ,
Captain Cornish of the Ulntah and Ouray
agency. In Utah , complains In his report
that thcro never has been any settlement
of the claim of the Unconipabgro' White
River and Southern Utcs on accpunt ot the
cebslon ot about S,000,000 acres of , .land to
the United States under a treaty of TSSO ,
tn consideration of certain benefits. The
treaty required that the land should bo
MUbjcct to cash entry only , and tl'tt tha
proceeds , after reimbursement by he Untte.1
States for sums appropriated and net aside
In the Ute act , and paying for lauds which
might bo ceded to the Utes by the United
States outsldo of their reservation , at $1.2 > i
per acre , should bo deposited to their credit
lu tbo treasury , the Interest payable to the
Utes annually , with the rest of their an
nuity money. This claim has not'been ,
settled and no statement , made as to the
amount of money collected for this land.
The denial ot the rights of these Indiana j p
to hunt In their old reservation , In ac-
cordnnco with the Colorado game laws. It
complained of as an Injustice and violation
of their treaty rights , and the agent recom
mends securing through congress some com
pensation for loss of the right.
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NEW YORK , Nov. 17. The directors ot
the National Lead company have declared a
regi'Iar quarterly dividend on the preferred
stock of 1 % per cent , payable December IB.
been gathered sp successfully in this tonic as to
render It the most effective Malt Extract in
the market. ' '
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