THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : WEDNESDAY , DECEMBER 21 , 1808.
ECONOMY GOES GLIMMERING
PopocraU Low Bight of Thair Desire to
Save the State's Money.
INORDINATE DEMANDS OF PUBLIC CHARITIES
Superintendent * M kc Their Ileportu
to ( lie Governor , Aiklnic nn In-
crcn c in Appropriation * of
flU.2,000 Over the l.nnt.
LINCOLN , Dec. 20. ( Special. ) The re-
peru of the state Institutions are now all
In with the exception of the state peniten
tiary and while the various superintendents
ore unanimous In stating that they have
used the greaitcst of economy and that the
affairs of the Institutions under their chargu
have been conducted In the best possible
manner and are now -in excellent condition ,
there Is n unanimous demand for Increased
appropriations for the next biennial period.
In Tome cases this demand Is startling , from
the fact that during the last four years
many now buildings have been provided ror
and much money has been spent In Inertia-
Ing the capacity of the Institutions. Ttie
public has also been led to believe that the
officials who arc now In charge were run
ning the Institutions more economically than
ever before and would bo able to keep up
the good record for the next two years. AH
U is , not counting the Increased wants of
the State university , which has not during
the last two years been included In the po
litical discussions regarding the economy of
the state administration , the total Increase
asked for Is (622,780. Two or three of the
Institutions mentioned needed Improvements ,
but do not state the amount necessary. A
summary of the Increase asked for by tue
Institutions so far reported , as compared
with tbo amount provided by < tne legislature i
of 1807 , Is as follows : 1
Hastings asylum t G4.3QO
Oencvn home \ 39,700
Nebraska City Institute 18,797
Kontrlco Feeble-MIndcd S3.r ( ;
Omaha Deaf and Dumb Institute. . . . S2r,7S
Peru Normal 15,000
Norfolk asylum 1.2.TO
Grand Island Soldiers' home 87,420
Lincoln asylum G.1,250
Kearney Industrial school 29.0SO
National Guard 132,000
Total Increase asked $02,7SO
Institute lieportx.
The Board of Trustees of the Nebraska
Institute for the Blind at Nebraska City rc-
portn that on November 30 , 1898 , there were
seventy pupils In the school. The whole
number of pupils enrolled during the bi
ennial period was 110 and the capacity of
the Institution Is ninety pupils forty-eight
males and forty-two females. The average
cost per capita for the blennlum has been
9443.68 , or a weekly cost of $4.26. The ag
gregate salaries of teachers and employes
was $17,756.59 and the value of manufactured
articles is given as $41I > .30.
The appropriations asked for to maintain
the Institution in 1899 and 1900 are as fol
lows :
Salaries superintendent , steward and
bookkeeper $ 5,200
Salaries teachers and employes 22,000
Medical attendance 00
Living expenses 12,000
Kuel. lights und water rent 7,200
General repairs 1,700
Stock feed .1 1.UOO
Books , music , stationery , etc 3,000
Paints , telephone and express , drugs. . 1,475
Furniture , clothing und bedding l.COO
Contingent 1.000
Extraordinary appropriations 7,250
Total $64,125
For the Fcehle Minded Youth.
The superintendent of the Institution for
Feebln Minded Youth at Beatrice reports
that on November 30 , 1696 , there were 210
impales the.roj , that flfty.-two . new ' ones have
been received since : that twen'ty-sevoa. have
been discharged 'and twenty-three died ,
leaving 212 In the Institution at the date of
the report. This Is stated to be about the
maximum capacity. For this reason no
new patients can be received until vacancies
occur. The superintendent thinks new
buildings , or wings to the present buildings ,
should bo built , and that there should be
improvements In the heating plant , electric
wiring and plumbing. He also recom- '
mendi the appointment of an assistant
physician at $600 per annum. Ho also ad
vocates the Idea of appointing superin
tendents of the Institution for terms of four
or six years , "which would encourage the
Incumbent to make all possible progress In
the work during his term of service. "
The report says that by strict economy
the money appropriated In 1897 will be suffi
cient , with perhaps a deficiency In the Item
of employes' wages. The appropriation pro
vided for $500 per month for employes and
the expense was really $614 per month , eo
that a deficit of about $1,200 may be ex
pected. The estimate for permanent im
provements calls for $77,750 and the esti
mate for salaries and maintenance calls for
$89,275 , or a total of $167,025 , an Increase
of $89,625 over the amount provided by the
last legislature.
\ The report from the Institute for the
Deaf mid Dumb at Omaha shows that the
whole number of pupils during the biennial
period waa 214 ; now pupils admitted , forty-
seven ; number of graduates , ten. The ca
pacity of ( he Institution Is reported to be
ninety males and fifty females , and the
average cost per capita for the period has
boon $366.83. The estimate for appropria
tions as compared with the amount pro
vided In 1897 Is as follows :
1S97. 18D9.
Superintendent' ! ) salary $ 3,600 $ 3,600 '
Salaries tsachers , nurses , etc. . 20.000 25,000
Kmployes' wages 6.000 9,500 )
Fuel and lights 6.600 9,000
Hoard and clothing 15,000 17.000
Supplies for Industries COO 2,000 )
Furniture and bedding 1,000 1,500
Books and stationery 400 1,200
Telephone 240 210 I
Incidentals 200 500
General rspalrs and Improve
ments l.SOO 15,078
New building and furnishings 60,000 )
Totals 5.240 137,618 i
This makes an Increase asked for of $82-
378.
What Norfolk Want * .
The Hospital for the Insane at Norfolk
reports an attendance of 200 on December 1
1 , 1890 , and 241 on November 30 , 1S9S , the
dally average being 213. There have been
twenty-one deaths during the biennial I
period ; discharged as Improved , ninety-
three ; discharged ae unimproved , three ;
homo on parole , seven. On account of the \
condition at Hastings , the report eays , many
of the Incurablco have been taken care ot at [
I
Norfolk. The maintenance
per capita expense for '
tenance , calculated on the entire appropria
tion expended , has been $3.98 per week. The
estimate for now appropriations call * for
$115,100 , as compared with $113,870 two years
ago. The amount provided In 1897 included
$25,000 for a new building. The estimate
makes un Increase of $5,000 for employes ,
$13,000 for board and clothing , $2,000 for fuel
nd lights , and corresponding Increase in
other Items.
The State Normal school at Peru sends in '
a report showing that the Institution la In
a splendid condition and that the new buildIng -
Ing just erected adds greatly to the general
.4 capacity. Tbe report says that there will bo
man deficiencies in three of the funds , not
exceeding $750 in all. The statement Is mido
that the legislature will be asked to appro
priate $30,000 for a chapel and library build
ing , and $5,000 for heating apparatus and
flro protection.
The report of D. A. CampbeU , state libra
rian , says that the number ot bound vol
umes In the atate library November 30 , 1896 > ,
was 33,235 ; pamphlets , 2,840 , and that dur
ing the blennlum the additions were ; Dound
volume * , 1,225 ; pamphlets , 46 ! . The report
calls attention to the statute which says that
the money arising from sales of supreme
court reports shatt bo used for the purchase 1
of books for the library , nhcrtaa the bat
legislature only appropriated a port'"n of 1
the amount for such purpose , to that n.ro
l now $7,000 In the treasury that comes from
this source and Is unexpended. The recom
mendation la made that a part ot this fund
should be used to purchase card catalogues
and to provide additional steel shervlng for
thn vnultfl. The librarian endorses the plan
of traveling libraries such as Is In opera
tion In New York , Ohio , Michigan and Iowa.
He reports that elnce December 1 , 1896 ,
volumeg 48 , 49 , CO and 51 of the supreme
court reports have been published , and vol
umes 52 , 53 , 54 and 300 pages ot 5G are In
type.
The State Board of Health makes Its an
nual report showing that during the year
155 physicians made application for certifi
cates , and ot three 142 were granted certifi
cates and thirteen refused. The Income of the
board for tecs foots up to $1CCO. The board
asks for legislation granting sanitary powers
and the appropriation of R fund to carry out
the work. It also asks for a provision for
the gathering of statistics , for the control of
local quarantine , and for the regulation of
the transporting of dead bed Us In and
through the ntatc.
The appropriation for this Institution In
1B97 was $45,375 , so that tbe Increase asked
for Is $18,797.
Superintendent Webber of the Industrial -
trial School for Olrls at Geneva opens the
biennial report with a description of the
routine Ufa in the institution and bestows
much praise on the improvement In ( Us-
clplinc and the good accomplished in the
last two years.
In the estimate for appropriations there is
a reduction of nearly $1,000 In the current' '
expense fund and an Increase ot $31,000 for
special purposes. The estimate is as fol
lows :
Officers' nnd employes' wages $18,400
Medicine nnd attendance 1,500
Placing children In homes ( SO
Fuel nnd lights 0,000
Water supply 1,450 i i
School , library nnd office supplies 1,000
licurd and clothing 15 , < iQO
Repairs and Improvements 1,000
Furnlturj , kitchen nnd dining room , . 750
Music nnd nmunemcnt 250
Telephone , freight , etc 250
Live stock , carriage ? , etc 250
Incidental expenses 200
New building with furnishings 30,000
fiewerngn Improvements BOO
Repairs roof main building 300
Chnplaln'H salpry 200
Total $77,700
The amount appropriated by the 1897 legis
lature waa $38,700 , so that the Increase is
$39,700. Besides the new building there Is
nn Increase ot $3,000 in employes' wagca ,
$2,000 In the fuel and light fund , $3,000 In
the board and clothing fund and small In
creases In other funds.
The report says that since 1881 the Insti
tution has received 386 girls. Of these sev.
cnty-threc were turned over to the present
superlntcndnt In February , 1896 , and sev
enty-two were In the school at the date ot
the first report , November 30 , 1898.
Iloiiort Without nn Entlmnte.
The report of the Industrial Home at Milford -
ford shows that on November 1 , 1896 , there
were thirty-six adults and twenty-three chil
dren in the homo and that on December 1 ,
1898 , there wore twenty-nine adults and
twenty-five children. The average dally at
tendance for the two yeare was sixty-one.
The average cost per capita wae $3.16 per
week. The total number received in the
home since Us foundation Is reported as I ' I
411. During the two years the value or' '
I
products from outdoor labor was $1,331.47. '
The value of all property at the date ot
'
the report Is computed at $41,380,000. The
appropriation made In 1897 was $20,200 and
the expenditures up to November 30 , 1898 ,
were $15,440.78 , leaving a balance on hand
of $4,759.22. The superintendent makes no
estimate for the next blennlum , but suggests - '
gests tbe need of some repairs and Improve- j
ments. |
The report ot Superintendent Damerell on
the Asylum for the Chronic Insane at Hast
ings says that on November So , 1896 , there
were 537 patients in the Institution and
that during the two years there have been ! I
fourteen discharges , two escapes , fifty-one j
deaths , 164 new patients received , making
634 patients on hand November 30 , 189s.
The report says that the new annex makes
much additional room ( or male patients , but
that another annex Is needed for females tot
relieve the crowded condition. The appro
priation made In 1897 was $157,125 for maintenance - '
tonance and current expense and $30,000 for '
a new building. Thi estimate for the coming - I
ing blennlum Increases the total by $64,300 ,
being as follows :
Maintenance and expense * 191'HS
New annex 30,000
New boilers 4.SOO
Resetting boilers 2.000
New boiler house 5,000
Ice plant and storehouse 10,000
AVoter system 3,000
New barn Qi ° 00
Total . $351.425
Appropriations for 1897 187.125
Increase $ 64.300
The report for the Soldiers' and Sailors'
Home at Mllford says that the average
membership of tbe home has been forty-six
and the coat of maintaining an Inmate Is
$157.34 per year. The amount appropriated
by the last legislature was $16,880 and on
November 30 , 1898 , there was on hand and
unexpended a Balance of only $1.671.49. The
report says that the per capita expense has
been Increased almost 15 per cent , but ex
plains that this Is because the men out on
furloughs are not counted In the dally at
tendance upon which the computation Is
based. The value of property on hand Is
given as $1,794.92. In addition to the $9.491
expended In permanent Improvements. The
report mentions some Improvements that
are needed , but suggests no figures on the
cost.
i Lincoln Locnl Note * .
I
Omaha people at the hotels : At the Lin-
dell K. U. Duffle , Leo Grosse , John L. Webster -
sterD. . N. Robertson , Ed P. DeRight , Dave
Charlton , V. E. Wilson , C. J. Babcock. A. W.
Clark. H. S. Jones , n. W. White. C. C. Stan-
ley and W. S. Mottley.
Ernest Scholkopf. who was arrested several -
oral months ago on the charge of being 1m-
plicated In the stealing of two bushels of
wheat from a Burlington car , but who was
discharged , has brought suit for $5,000 dam
ages for false Imprisonment.
Company F , known at home as the Lin
coln'light Infantry , was sworn In by Adju-
tnnt General Barry last nfght. In the clcc-
tlon of officers which fallowed Ed J. Strclght
was chosen captain , C. W. Weeks first lleu-
tenant and Fred Bolsbaw second lieutenant.
All of the ofllccrs and n large number of the
privates were members of the Second regi-
meat. Captain Campbell , who took the boys
to Chlckamauga , declined to allow his name
to be mentioned for the office of captain.
Lincoln people are still being unlawfully
relieved of their money nt the rate of two
or three a day. Last night Mrs. Christy was
assaulted by two men and her pocketbook
taken on K street near the capttol. U con-
talned a small sum of money and several '
valuable rings. Later In the night Albert
Johnson , a Swede , was held up and robbed I
of $10. Several suspects have been arrerted.
This moraine Chris Good , a farmer from
Grand Island , was taken In by a confidence
man at the Elkborn depot and now be Is
hunting for the man and $12 loaned him for
a few minutes.
Monroe Adopt * Improvement * .
MONROE , Neb. , Dec. 20. ( Special. )
Monroe Is now connected with other busl-
ness centers. In the elate by tele-phone.
Wires are up and an office will soon be
opened.
Monde * Force u Vocation.
STOCKVILLE. Neb. . Dec. 20. ( Special. )
The schools here are closed on account of
the measles , one of the teachers and a
large number of the children being reported
sick.
' lluirkln * Trial ur * the Cloe.
STOCKVILLE. Neb. . Dee. 20. ( Special. )
No Interesting developments have occurred
during tbe last two days In the trial ot
Andrew Hawkins for the murder of Peter
Janscn. A number of minor witnesses have
been examined and no Important facts have
been brought out. Arguments began this
afternoon and will probably consume the
tlmo tomorrow.
STATE MERCHANT IS WILLING
Kxprcxur. llcllef thnt Another Expo
sition Would He Ilcnendnl
to lirn kn.
STROMSBURG , Neb. , Dec. 20. To the
Editor of The Bee : The newspapers In this
county seem to use all their energies In
trying to fight the reproduction of the ex
position next year at Omaha and most of
the country merchants are urging them on
In the matter. While It Is clear that the
newspapers are much dcpondent on the
merchants , and the merchants who are
Ilghtlng'thls great enterprise have gotten
It In their heads that the exposition this
year was a detriment to their business ,
there are other people who have equal In
terests and should be heard as well.
The real estate men here all claim that
the benefits derived from this year's ex ,
position are just now being realized , as there |
la 1 more Inquiry for Nebraska land now than I
there t has been for several years , and should
the exposition be repeated next year the
value of real estate will bo greatly In
creased , Who should be heard , the owners
of real estate or the small merchants who
threaten t to boycott Omaha In case the ex
position | Is repeated ? Such petty threats
should not be considered , but the people
should out their shoulders to the wheel and
ehow the country what this slate Is. The
men who made this year's exposition such
a grand success should be endorsed and
supported for next year.
The writer is also a merchant , but believes
.
lieves 1 that there are other pcoplo who
should i be heard In this , one of the greatest
questions ever before the people ot Ne
braska. Let's have another exposition.
ALBERT B. HEDBLOOM.
Sntiitner'H Wnrl : with Thr.mlier.
STOCKVILLE , Neb. , Dee. 20. ( Special. )
The record foi a summer's work with a
threshing machine In this vicinity Is held
by John Dalton. He started his machine
on July 31 and on December 16 had
threshed In all 57,568 bushels of grain ,
B.2C5 bushels of oats and 52,303 bushels of
wheat.
Painful Avclilrut to Hatcher.
GENEVA , Neb. , Dec. 20. ( Special. )
Charles Eads , who works In a local butcher
shop , almost severed his hand from his
wrist yesterday on his meat knife. He
had the Instrument In his pocket and for
getting It struck his hand on the point.
ni3VlVI.\G THE NORFOLK IIAII.UQA1) .
Ohio Mnn I'rnpnnrn to Did In Grnilc
mill Other Property nt the Snle.
YANKTON. S. D. , Dec. 20. ( Special. )
W. W. Graham , the contractor who con
structed the bridge work on the Norfolk
road several years ego , has returned to hl3
home at Norfolk , O. , having been in the
city for several days arranging for the set
tlement of the Hens against the property
and Is meeting with excellent success. Mr.
Graham stated that everything was now ar-
ranged so that he would get complete title
to the property when the sale In the United
Slates court occurs about one month hence.
That so soon as he obtained unclouded title
ho expected to , with the assistance of
some wealthy friends , with whom he has
been long associated In business , begin the
construction of the line and to place It In i
operation. "We consider it an excellent j
proposition , " said Mr. Graham. "We In
effect get $200,000 worth of Improvements
gratis and the local traffic alone along the
line will certainly make It a paying Invest
ment. Until my title is complete I of course
can maVe no definite promises'but''If our
plans work out , as now seems probable , wo
shall build the road. "
MSB'S SEAT WILl , BE CONTESTED.
State nepnhllcnn Committee Will
Paul * Content After January 1.
PIERRE , S. D. , Dec. 20. ( Special Tele
gram. ) Secretary Orr of the republican
state committee Is In the city to secure
committee headquarters for the seeilon. In
regard to the situation on governor , he
says all arrangements have been completed
to push a contest Immediately after Jan
uary 1 , and It Is practically certain that a
tevlew of the returns will show that KIrK
'G. Phillips Is legally elected governor.
Drought DncU for Trial.
ARMOUR , S. D. , Dec. 20. ( Special. ) The
officers commissioned by Governor Lee to
go to Texas after Peter VcrWolf and Wll-
hclmlna Brink , wanted here for adultery ,
returned with their prisoners yesterday. The
Hollanders were out In full force and a
noisy' ' demonstration greeted the arrival of
the train , and during the evening It re
quired considerable effort on the part of
the local officers to , restrain the violence of
the mob. J. H. Brink , the Injured husband ,
had controlled himself well until he siw
his wife brought in with VerWolf. The
sight was too much for him and ho was
only prevented from taking vengeance upon
VerWolf then and there by the utmost vlgl- .
lance. The prisoners were arralgne'd before I
'
Justice W. A. Roberts and the time for the
preliminary examination was set for
Wednesday at 10 o'clock.
Glenned In Aberdeen' * Court * .
ABERDEEN. S. D. . Dec. 20. ( Speclaf. )
The Jury In the case of Joseph Dupreau
against the Milwaukee railroad brought In
a verdict of $1,500 for the plaintiff. The
suit Is the outcome of a shooting scrape
last summer , In which Special Policeman
Kruger attempted to break up a gang of
hobos who were In the railroad yards and
was attacked by them. In self-defense he
shot Into the crowd several times. Dupreau ,
who claimed to be an innocent fookeron ,
was hit and severely wounded. The case
will doubtless be appealed.
The case of William Blair against the
city of Gratton Is now on trial and Is at
tracting quite a Mttle attention. Some
twenty-five witnesses and many spectators
are present from Oration.
Irrigation Scheme.
BOISE. Idaho , Dec. 20. ( Special. ) An
other gigantic Irrigation project under the
_
Carey act will shortly be consummated. For
several days R. S. Carberry , representing
the Marysvlllo Power and Canal company ,
and F. S. Deltrlch , the attorney for the com
pany , have been here In consultation with
the State Land board with the view to ap
plying for the withdrawal of over 20,000
acres of land for reclamation under the
Carey act. The gentlemen left yesterday
for Idaho Falls , the headquarters of the
company. Mr. Carberry said the plant of
his company had not been sufficiently ad
vanced to permit of any positive statements
for publication. The company had about
thirty-five miles of canal under the Marys-
vllle system already completed , he said.
This would form a part of the Irrigation
system that would be operated for the re
clamation of the land withdrawn under the
Carey act.
Footpad * Prlichtrn Churchmen.
ST. LOUIS , Dec. 20. The Congregational
ministers of St. Louli , In conference , have
?
decided that the came of empty pews at
evening church services Is occasioned by
fear of footpads , and have appointed a com
mittee of three ministers to render any as
sistance to the police that may be necejsary
to suppress the evil. Rev , Dr. H. Burabom
of Pilgrim church was selMted chairman
L
nod Rev. Dr. C. 8. Sargent ef Central church '
and Rev. Dr. U. H. Patton of First church
associate member * . This committee l em
powered to confer with the proper authorities
In regard to any movement which might be
made with a view to suppressing highway
robbery.
GOMPERS CHOSEN ONCE MORE
Federation Delegates Unanimonily Endorse
Their Leader.
CLOSING SESSION OF THE LABOR COUNCIL
Hmolutlon Fnrorlnff * BUI to Tax
Knctorle * Employing Women
and Children I * Killed
in Annembly.
KANSAS CITY. Dec. 20. Samuel Gompcrs
was today rc-clccled president of the Amer
ican Federation of Labor , by a practically
unanimous vote , at the closing session of
the eighteenth annual convention of that
organization. The convention , which had
becu tu 'session for eight days , adjourned
sine die at 6 o'clock. Detroit. Mich. , was
decided upon as the next place of meettng.
During the election of President William
J. O'Brien of New York was In the chair ,
( Jcorgu T. McNelll of floslon placed Mr.
Uompers In nomination. He said ho might
uevcr again attend a convention of the fed
eration and he wanted the honor of naming
Mr. Gompers for the place. He said :
"Mr. Uompers has been tried and found
true. He cannot be corrupted. When we
get a good man In a place wo should keep
Him there. "
Great applause followed Mr. McNelll's re
marks. John Klrby of Ouray , Col. , paid
the miners of the west were looking more
to Mr. domperm' to aid teem In their strug
gles than anybody else.
There were no other nominees and Henry
Lloyd of Massachusetts moved that the votn
of the convention be cast for Mr. dampers.
This was done amid great cheering. Isaac
Cowan , the socialist of Cleveland , cbjecte.1
and his vote was recorded against Mr. Gom-
pers. Mr. Gompers declined to make any
remarks upon his re-election.
With the exception of tne fourth , flftn
and sixth vice president and the three fra
ternal delegates , the rest of the old oncers
were re-elected without any opposition.
Ticket Klected.
The remainder of the ticket follows : First
vice president , P. J. McGutrc , Philadelphia ;
second vice president , James Duncan , Balti
more : third vice president , James O'Con-
nell , Chicago ; fourth vice president , John F.
Mitchell. Indianapolis ; fifth vice president.
Max Morris. Denver ; sixth vice president ,
Thomas I. Ktdd , Chicago ; secretary , Frank
Morrison. Chicago ; treasurer , John B. Len-
non. Bloomlngton , 111. ; fraternal delegates
to the union congress of Great Britain ,
Thomas F. Tracy of New York ot the Cigar
Makers' union , and James O'Connell , Chicago
cage , of the Machinists' union ; to the trades
and labor congress of Canada , John F.
O'Sulllvan of Boston , of the 'Massachusetts
state branch.
The convention spent most of the day In
amending Us constitution and providing
means for widening the scope of Us work.
The federation Increased the per capita tax
upon members of trades union organizations
from three-fourths of 1 per cent to 5 cents
per month , the money to be used to support I
the federation. President Gompers himself
objected to this , but the delegates were
strongly in favor of U. On every hand they
declared that an Increased revenue was
needed to carry on the work of organize *
tion so as to strengthen the labor cause.
The resolution of J. F. O'Sulllvan of Bos
ton , looking to a bill In congress to impose
an internal revenue tax against all factories
employing women and children overtime
was killed. The committee on laws reported
against the , meaeure on , the ground that
it would legalize the employment of children
as laborers. '
In support of his measure/Mr. O'Sulllvan
said that he had been before the legislature
of Massachusetts when'rtawyers argued the j
constitutionality of an 'act .to tax factories
which employed children. He said that
these lawyers all agreed that such a tax
was constitutional and that It waa generally
agreed that th * only way to atop factory
keepers from hiring children was to tax them
out of existence. Mr. O'Sulllvan proposed
that such factories be made to pay an In
ternal revenue tax of 60 per cent of their
gross products.
Law Nat EfflcacloaH.
George E. McNelll said he had some doubts
as to the efficacy of such a law. "And
further , " said he , "It will simply license ths
employment of children. We will be put In
the light of recognizing1 what we know to
be an evil. "
Mr. O'Sulllvan said he believed that the
employment of children could never be
checked until the women workers of the
land Identified themselves with the trades
unions. He was certain , too , that women
themselves would never receive equal pay
with men until they showed a strength
united enough to force It upon their em
ployers.
Isaac Cowan's resolution asking that the
discussion by affiliated unions of the Klng-
Blocbford and Eyer plans ot financial feder
ation be recommended by the American Fed
eration , was killed without discussion and
a number of measures not ot general Interest
were disposed of. 1
Before adjourning the convention listened
to farewell addresses by tbo British dele
gates , William Insktp and William Thorn.
TODAY'S WEATHER FORECAST
Partly Cloudy Weather and South
east Wind * lor Nebraska
and Iowa.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. Forecast for
Wednesday :
For Iowa and Nebraska Partly cloudy
weather ; southeast winds.
For South Dakota Threatening1 weather
and probably light rain ; cooler Wednesday
afternoon or night ; west to northwest winds.
For Missouri and Kansas Partly clouay
weather ; variable winds.
For Wyoming Brightening- weather wltfc
light rain ; variable winds.
Local Record.
OFFICE OF TH'E WEATHKR BUREAU.
OMAHA , Dec. 20. Omaha record of tem-
pr'ature and rainfall compared with th
> ' corresponding day of the last three years ;
189S. 1S37. 1S96. 18J5.
Maximum temperature. . . 34 IS 32 39
Minimum temperature. . . . 29 7 24 17
Average temperature 32 12 28 28
.Rainfall 01 .16 ,00 .00
I Kecord of temperature and precipitation
' at Omaha this day and since March 1 ,
U9S :
Normal for the day 25
Excess for the day 7
Accumulated excess since March 1 32
Normil : rainfall for the day 03 Inch
Deficiency for the day 02 Inch
Total rainfall since March 1 26.49 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 3.39 Inches
Deficiency for cor. period , 1(97..10.63 inches
Excess for cor. period , 1896 5.07 Inches
lte art ( root Statlnn at B p. m.
TTATJOKS AHD ITATX O
WKAT1ICR.
Omaha , clear
North PIMte. partly cloudy. . . .
8t.lt Lake City , raining.
Cheyenne , cloudy
Rapid City , clear.
Huron , clear
Wllllston , partly cloudy.
Chicago , raining
St. Louts , clear. ,
St. Paul , cloudy.
Davenport , cloudy
Helena , cloudy
Kansas City , cloudy
Havre , cloudy
Bismarck , partly cloudy
Galveston , clear
I T Indicates trace of precipitation. I
1 L. . A. WELSH , Local Forecast Official.
SCHOOL FARM A FAILURE
Ex-PrcuMrnt Clrvrlnnd AbnnilnnH n
Social Invmtmrnt far IloV
llnieflt.
PRINCETON , N. J. , Dec. 20. Ex-PfM-
Ident Qrovcr Cleveland has decided to aban
don the "School Farm" which he , In com
pany with others , undertook early In ( ho
summer.
Mr. Cleveland shortly after taking up a
residence In Princeton purchased a. largo
farm near this place as nn Investment. Mr ,
Vroom , an enthusiastic student of social
subjects , succeeded In Interesting the ex-
president In a plan for n "school farm" for
homeless boys. It was Intended to train the
boys In the best methods of agriculture and
at the same time giving ttirm the advan
tages of a good "communal" home. The
youths were to bo allotted certain sections
of the farm and were to be given credit In
dividually for the amount of farm produce
raised ontheir respective lota. In practice
the scheme failed and the ex-president has
decided to return to the original method of
fanning.
"ItlK John" Complete * III * Work.
MILWAUKEE , Dec. 20. A special from
LaCrosse , WIs. , says : A telephone messaco
received from Spring Grove , Minn. , says a
man ( known as "nig Jolm" murdered John
Qulllcksan just across the state line In Iowa.
The murderer then attempted to 1:111 Oulllck-
son's wife , beating her Into unconsciousness
and leaving her for dead , A sheriff and
posse frsm Decorah , la. , pursued "Big John"
and Just as they were about to capture him
the fiend drew a revolver and shot and killed
himself.
MlKHonrl IVeivH Item * ,
Trenton wants a new court house and a
new Jail.
The schools f Lincoln have been closed
on account of an epidemic of measles.
Macon voted to spend $24,000 for sewers
and the vote was 721 for and 8 agalnpt.
The next annual meeting of the Missouri
Road Improvement association wll bo held
at Sedalla.
About 8,000 'turkeys are being dressed by
a I Clinton poultry dealer for shipment to
New York.
The majority of candidates who appear
to , be In the lead for general assembly Jobs
are I newspaper men.
A healthy session of the legislature Is rea
sonably sure. There will be twelve doctors
In the house and one In the senate.
The Atchlson County World sees the early
end of the wood supply In that section and
advises i prospectors to begin digging for real.
Many on old Mlosourlan expresses the opin
ion that so much cold weather early In the
winter means that the latter part of the sea
son will be mild.
Karl Sherman , a Chtlllcothe boy , ran away
from home , but a fifteen-mile walk through
the snow made him think of mother and the
warm kitchen stove and ho went back in a
hurry.
James Berry of Spring Fork was arrested
on a charge of making counterfeit nickels.
Ho ; put BO many of the little coins Into slot
ninchlrii ; that suspicions were excited and
detectl was comparatively easy.
Attorney General Crow * Is preparing to
start a crusade against trusts In Missouri
under the anti-trust law of 1895 , vvhlch was
sustained by the supreme caurt last week
In j a test case brought to ascertain Its ccn-
Ptltutlonallty. i
The will of the late James Porter , the well
known 1 Doonvllle ferryman , which was being
contested ' by his heirs , has been declared
. valid. The decision was In favor of Miss
Brent and there has been a general recon
ciliation among the heirs.
A Canton man , who for several years has
bc n unable to attend church , now boars the
germane at his homo by means of a ( elo-
phone. ; A transmitter has been placed on
the pulpit of the Christian church In that
town ' and a wire run to his home. It Is
said i that songs and prayers can be distinctly
heard.
Kunnan New * Nntei.
Denton has a coal famine.
Smallpox U racing In Marlon count/ . , ( >
Nearly 900 men are confined In the state
prison. "
Ex-Governor Morrlll says he If out of
politics. :
Jackrabblt steaks out In the shortgrass
country i are 3 cents all-you-want.
Bert Courtney of Wichita , 17 years old , Is
thirty inches tall and weighs fifty-four
pounds. 1
Twelve deaths have resulted from small
pox at Garland , a village twelve miles west
of Fort Scott.
It Is said that thousands of English spar-
raws are found dead as the snow melts In
some parts of Kansas.
Ex-Attorney General John N. Ives now
lives at Boulder , Colo. He is practicing law
and managing a gold mine.
Miss Emma Kelley of Topeka , who mode
the trip to the Klondike , expects to return
there In the spring. At present she IB writIng -
Ing a scries of articles for Harper's Maga
zine.
zine.Belolt
Belolt people have a topic of discussion
more interesting than the Spanish war or
the call for on extra session of the Kansas
legislature. A $5 gold piece was found In a
Sunday school collection.
The first Sunday school In Horton was
organized November 14 , 1886 ; the first
church was Incorporated March 4 , 1SS7. Not
an officer or director of these organizations
at the date named Is DOW a resident of Her
ton.
ton.Mr.
Mr. and Mrs. N. Murray of Newton have
been married four times and divorced threo.
They have gotten along together for the
last five or six years pretty well and be-
Hove It will not be necessary 'to untie the
knot again.
Germnntown IB not a big -town , but It
ceeps J , E. Wlnterscheldt pretty bu y < io run
t. He Is mayor , marshal , merchant , grain
dealer , station agent and general Information
lealer. And yet he flnds time now and then
to play a game of solo.
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completely equipped Institute , both electrically und tnodlcnlly , ever established lor
the treatment ami absolute cure of all
ACUTE , NERVOUS , CHRONIC AND PRIVATE DISEASES
of men and women , even In their most aggravated fornux
The great electrical and medical specialists of this Institute arc far ths bent ,
most successful and scientific the world has ever known. They are all graduates
of the best medical and ( dentine college ! ! In the world , each huvliiK h.ul long ana
successful practice In his specialty , and are achieving results In curing the slcK
and Buffering by their combined Ulectro- Medical treatment which would be in-
possible to secure by either electrical or medical treatment alone. The State Eicc-
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this successful treatment mder the most skilled and learned specialists. UK AH-
SUUED that If any power on earth can cure you llieno doctors can. They mi\o
effected complete and permanent cures a ftor all others have failed. A cordial in
vitation Is extended to all physicians or specialists having dllllcult or stubborn cases
to bring their patients to the Institute for treatment under this Improved system.
Some doctors fall because of treating the wrong dUeMc ; others from not Knowing
the right treatment.
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MIDDLE-AGED AND OLD MEN. Lost Manhood , the awful effects of Indiscretion
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STATE ELECTRO-MEDICAL INSTITUTE , Omaha , Neb.
1308 FARNAM STREET.
RILLS DISEASE BY FREEZING
French Savant Announces Discovery of Sure
Oure for All His.
PATIENTS FIND RELIEF IN SEVERE COLD
Treatment 1 * Given In Well Sur
rounded Iiy "Llqnlde IMetct" Which
U Said to Dlplay Wonder
ful Sanative Properties.
NEW YORK. Dec. 20. The Herald says :
ttaoul Plctet , the famous Swiss savant ,
chevalier of the Legion of Honor , discoverer
of the llquefactlon.ot oxygen and member ot'
morerthan'forfy'sclentlflc so'cloties In France ] t
and Germany has como to America , to
demonstrate to physicians and scientists
hero what he Is convinced la a cure for dis
eases of the lungs , stomach , the circulation
and the kidneys.
"La Frlgotherapla , " the name of his new
discovery , may perhaps be roughly trans
lated In engllsh as the "freezing cure. " The I
necescary machinery consists of a well of 1
metal lined with thick furs , In which the I
patient descends , tbe depth being about five
feet. This well Is surrounded by an ouler
shell , while the cavity be. ween the outer
and Inner walls.Is filled with a combination
of sulphurous and carbonic acids known to
the scientific world as "llqulde plctct" after
Its discoverer. This gas Is kept In a liquid
state at 110 degrees below zero and is con
tinually forced Into the cavity by pumps.
M. Plctet says the patient , surrounded by
the furs and the Icy liquid , has no impres
sion of cold whatever , and In fact his tem
perature rises after three seconds' treat
ment , Increasing from one-half to one de
gree In five minutes. A period of treatment
ranging from five to fifteen minutes Is always
sufficient for the tlmo being , the number ot
needful variations varying In each Individ
ual case. M. Plctot says he himself , after
fifteen years of Illness , was cured after eight
descents Into "the well. " The prince of
Servla , he says , -was absolutely cured by six
descents after twenty years of continuous
Ill-health.
ThoronKh Experiment * Are Made.
M. Plctct said that he made his discov
ery of the beneficial effects of the "llqulde
plctet" some six years ago and had watted
for years In order to secure a thorough and
scientific test ot the new method before
giving the Information to physicians. In
1896 Cordcs and Chossatt , two scientific
medical men of Geneva , took up the Inves
tigation of M. PIctct's well and for the
last two years have devoted their cntlro
time to this study. Their report was pub
lished two months ago and Is a remarkable
document. According to this report 200
persons suffering from various afflictions of
the lungs , stomach , nerves and kidneys
were subjected to every possible physiolog
ical test in connection with the results ot
descents into the \vcll , while many others
were examined less rigorously and tha
astounding statement Is made that In every
single case the treatment was absolutely
successful acd the particular disease cured.
A quarter of an hour after the descent
one-half of the superfluous and disease-
breeding sugar of phosphates In the body
have entirely disappeared and the appetite
ot the patient has been materially Increased ,
M. 'Plctet ' , says ho has not made known
his dtacoverjr to' the world before because
he wished sontlflc ) and , exhaustive .re
search to prove the value of his discovery ,
He Is sanguine as to the acceptance of his
treatment by medical authorities of thla
country and bellcvee that the "freezing
cure" will bo In general use In America la
two or three years. Tbo action ot the well ,
ho says , Is extremely rapid In all cases and
has been a success In consumption as in
other diseases , the effect being similar to
the action of high mountain air on diseased
lungs.
POLITICIAN FALLS UNDER THAIN.
WeIey Erlcknon Slip * nn Icy Track
mill IN Hun Down.
CLAY CENTER , Kan. . Dec. 20. ( Special
Telegram. ) Wesley Erlckeou , local agent ol
the Continental Insurance company , waa
run over this afternoon by a. Rock Island
passenger train from the cast at the corner
near the Comstock hotel. Ho was trying to
cross the track when he saw the train approaching
preaching , he made an effort to escape , but
owing to the sllpperlness of tbo ground , fell.
He had his left foot and leg badly crushed
below the knee , as well an the toes of the
right foot. Amputation may be necessary.
Erlckson is prominent In republican politics
and well known around Hastings , HoMrcg *
and Mlnden , Neb.
Yule Cnii 11 nt Deflate vrlth Wlcanln <
NEW HAVEN , Conn. . Dec. 20. A few
months ago Yale received a challenge from
the University of Wisconsin to engage la
an Intercollegiate debate. The matter was
disposed of tonight by 'the college traders
writing to the Wisconsin Institution that tbo
offer must bo declined on the ground that
three such contests In the course of a year
would prove too great a strain on the de
baters.
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