Nebraska Newspapers

    GROWTH OF A CHEAT SCHOOL
Komantic S ory of tha Founding and
Progress of Oiratd College.
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SPLENDID RECORD OF HALF A CENTURY
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The story of the founding of Olrard col
lege , Philadelphia , as told lu the Chicago
Rfcord , reads Almost like n romance. The
college has just celebrated Its fiftieth anni
versary and has graduated G.890 ) oung men
during the half century of 1's existence ,
'while $11.150,000 has been expended for Its
maintenance.
Mr. Olrard left a remarkable will covering
thirty-six Urge printed pages , containing
mlnuite directions concerning the disposal ot
his estate , but It li with the provisions made
for the college that this article deals The
money left to the college was to be devoted
to the foundation of a school for the educa
tion of "poor white male orphan children , "
with the object of "placing thorn , by the
early cultivation of their minds and the dr-
\plopment of their moral principles , above
the many temptations to which through pov
erty and Ignorance they are exposed " Ac
cording to the will the children must bo
admitted to the school between the ages ot
6 and 10 joari , nnd the guardians are re
quired to surrender nil control over them
until they are 18 , when they are to leave
the Institution and "be bound out by the
mayor , aldermen nnd citizens of Philadel
phia , or under their direction , to suitable
occupations , such as those of agriculture ,
navigation , arts , mechanical trades and
manufacturer , according to the capacities
and acquirements of the scholars respect
ively ; consulting BO far an prudence will jus
tify It the Inclination ot the several schol
ars " Therefore from the g of 6 to 18 the
Rtudents at Olrard college are absolutely ,
without Interference , under the control ot
the faculty physically , morally and Intel
lectually , and the latter are bound to pro
vide employment for them when they leave
the Institution.
0.1 < l I rovUlniin of tlic Will.
That part ot Mr. Olrard's will which has
been most severely criticised , and for many
years excited a general prejudice against the
Institution , which has not yet entirely died
out , Is as follows :
< rl onjoln and require that no ecclesiastic ,
missionary or minister or any sect whatso
ever shall ever hold or exercise any stationer
. or duty whatever In the said college ; nor
J nball any such person ever be admitted , for
* any purpose whatsoever , or as a visitor ,
within the premises appropriated to tbo pur
pose * of the said college. "
Tor 'tils reason eovry visitor to 3lrard
eollcgo Is required to write his name In a
tegteter , and state that ho docs not conic
within this restriction. In the will Itself
Mr. Olrnrd explained that this condition was
made tecauso the religious community was
divided Into sutli a multitude of sects nnd
agitated by clashing doctrines and sectarian
controversies that ho wished to keep the
tender minds ot the orphans clear from
doubt and excitement and Instill Into their
jrlnds the purest principles ot morality , a
love of truth , sobriety and Industry , so that
on their entrance Into actlvo life they might
ndopt such religious belief as their mature
ic-aRon would enable them to prefer.
Ho provided minutely for the system of
education , stipulated that the pupils should
not wear any distinctive dress ; that "their
persons and clothing shall bo kept clean ,
nnd that they shall have suitable and ra
tional Recreation."a They inus $ bo lnstiuctt , a
In r'tie various "branches of a s'ound educa
tion , comprehending reading , writing , gram
mar , arithmetic , geography , navigation , sur
veying , practical mathematics , astronomy ,
natural , chemical and experimental philos
ophy and the French and Spanish languages. "
"I do not forfild , " ho says , "but I do not
locomraoud the Greek and Latin languages. "
Hespoclally provided tliat If any orphan
admitted to the college1 should prove to be
nn unfit companion for the rest ho should
be expelled.
OccupntlniiN or Stiulciit * .
< VL IUQ Bomi-conienniai anniversary an
alumni committee made an effort to collect
Information as to the condition and career
of the 6,890 graduates , and , while the re
ports vvero Incomplete , they were valuable
In drarpstrating the usefulness of the prac
tical education which the institution gives.
About 30 per cent of the graduates were
found. It was learned that eighteen were
members of the bar , twelve clergymen , four
teen physicians , three dentists , nineteen
druggists , three chemists , five civil en
gineer * , nix architects , eleven draughtsmen ,
four contractors , five tcachera , two bankers ,
three bank cashiers , two tellers In banks ,
flve treasurers and four seci claries of cor
porations , eighteen connected with tbo in
surance 'business ' , 480 bookkeepers , soventy-
novcn stenographers , eighty salesmen , two
paymasters , six cashiers In mercantile es
tablishments , flvo auditors , twelve real
estate dealers , ton superintendents of fac
tories , fifteen Inspectors , thirty-three man
agers of factories , nine journalists , two pub
lishers , two reporters , fifteen letter carriers ,
'ten ' policemen , nineteen railway conductors ,
tvveuty-flvo foremen of shops , fifty-six
printers , four iiroofreadcrs , twenty-four
plumbers , twenty-seven carpenters , four pat
ternmakers , twenty-five electricians , seven
teen engineers , thirteen engravers , Blxty-
flvo machinists , thirteen toolmakcrs , thir
teen moulders , eleven tinsmiths , ten hatters ,
ton miners , thirty paper hangers ( ot whom
nine are employers ) , twenty-nine painters
( of whom six are employers ) , seventy fac
tory hands , fifty-three farmers , sixteen
tailors , twelve blacksmiths , four designers ,
one sculptor , five florists , nineteen packers
and shippers , cloven upholsterers , thirteen
weavers , six undertakers , fifteen engaged ID
the baking or confectionery business , four
teachers Hi Industrial schools , six In the
United States navy , ono private and one
lieutenant In 'tlio ' United States army , one
commissioner ot Immigration , ono deputy
collector of customs , .one deputy recorder
of deeds and ono court bailiff
In all ot the inquiry it was found that
only twenty.eight graduates were not doing
well , either morally or commercially ;
twenty-two were reported , as doing "fairly
iwcll , " and only 121 iwero at the moment
unemployed. As appears from the above
statement , a much greater pro-portion of
the graduates are engaged In mechanical
than In professional pursuits , nnd thus the
desire of Btc-pben Glrard has been accom
plished.
Unroll Colli'uV.
The annual catalogue of Huron , ( S , D. )
college has been received. It Is a neat pam-
jihlot of sixty-five pages , nicely Illustrated
Txlth a number of halftone cuts , The list
of faculty consists of eleven professors and
Instructors , with an assistant for the com
mercial department and a critic teacher for
tlio Normal department still to be appointed ,
The first year In the new location has been
a successful ono and has justified the
change. A good portrait of Dr. Illackburn
appears In the catalogue together with
WHEN YOU RIDE YOUR WHEEL
Always shake Into your snots Allen's Foot-
e , a powder for the feet. It keeps jour
Het4 cool , ( prevents sweating feet , and
; makes your endurance ten-fold greater.
Over one million wheel people are uslm :
Allen's Koot-Kase. They all praUu It. U
Clve * rest and comfort to smarting , hot ,
v\oll n. achliiK. feet and Is a ctrlum cure
lor InKravslni.nalli At nil druggists und
Bhoe stores , JJc. Sample PHUi : by mull.
Adiireim , Alirn S. Climated , Lc Uuy , N , Y.
a sketch ot his life The various student
organizations are represented Among these
the Oratorical association has taken a leadIng -
Ing place , because of the ( wcceos of Huron's
representative In the state and Intercol
legiate controls. The expenses at Huron
college , as at all western colleges , are light
as compared with the c at eastern rchool *
Ono hundred and twenty-seven dollars a
year will cover all school expenses at
HUron except for books and railroad fare
The cournci of study are those usually
offered , the classical , the scientific and lit
erary All are htandard In their require
ments. Denldes the regular college and acad
emy course * the catalogue shows a normal ,
a commercial and musical depirtment. The
work of all these departments Is fully set
forth and Is very thorough. A list of the
names ot 167 students la published
" > rl > riinUnfi Oiiportunltj. "
The Breeders' Gazette of Chicago takes
sufficient Interest In Nebraska to devote u
column to an editorial review and criticism
of the management of tlio Agricultural college -
lego of the State university. It bourn the
caption , "Nebraska's Opportunity , " and
reads as follows :
"Dr. MacLcan's resignation , to accept the
prcnldcncy of the University of Ion a , leaves
the University of Nebraska without Its prin
cipal executive. Now IB the time for the
farmers of Nebraska to rise as ono man and
Insist that their agricultural college be such
In fact an well as name. I > nst winter the
Nebraska legislature voted to ttio State unt-
veisfty the largest percentage tax given by
any state In the union to Its central Institu
tion of learning. Uy this act Nebraska
notified tbo world that It stood second to
none In lecoRnlrlnR the potency ot education
In the upbuilding of the commonwealth. A
Konproui government has likewise dealt lib
erally In providing this Institution with
funds wtilth wcro to bo specifically devoted
to agricultural education and research. Hy
tlio first Morrlll grant made In 1SG2 the
University of Nebraska receives a largo sum
of money annually for agricultural and me
chanical nrtla. Then Ibcre Is a second grant
of $26,000 annually for the uamo purpose and
the Hatch fund for experimental purposes ,
amounting lo $16,000 annually.
"Despite these generous appropriations the
Agricultural college of the Nebraska State
university Is languishing for lack of funds.
If anyone doubts this let him visit the uni
versity at Lincoln and locate the funds
which go specifically to agriculture and note
tbo buildings and equipment of that branch
as compared with what may be seen at sim
ilar Institutions In Kansas , Iowa , Minnesota
or Wisconsin. The few members of the real
agricultural faculty and tlio limited equip
ment of buildings , apparatus and live etock
nil show a poverty which Is almost beyond
belief and a condition not only un orth >
ot an Institution so liberally endowed but
absolutely beneath the dignity of so rich a
state. Nebraska Is marked by nature as ono
of the greatest agricultural states of the
union. Corn Is produced at the lowest cost
ot any place In the world , and with alfalfa
and grasses In abundance to supplement this
cheap grain and with trunk lines of railway
reaching to the great plain regions lying
westward , cattle arc available without num
ber for economical fattening. These condi
tions , coupled with the enormous possibili
ties for the homo rearing of cattle and with
a cllraato well suited to animal life , Indicate
clearly Nebraska's real destiny as a great
agricultural commonwealth. Will her people
ple now rlso to the occasion and demand
of tbo trustees In charge of the university
at Lincoln that In the selection of the new-
president there shall also be a new regime
Bo far as Agricultural college Is concerned ,
and that from this time forward that branch
of the Institution shall bo the leader and
not an Insignificant appendix tolerated only
to gain government grants and leading a
poverty-stricken existence ?
"The fact that the agricultural college
has been hampered by lack of funds , prop
erly Its own , and because It has been abused
time and again In ways almost without num
ber , Is all the -more reason for a radical
change at thla time. Jf the farmers of Ne
braska will awaken to the situation they
will never allow the trustees to elect a new
executive for this Institution until both
board and president have solemnly promised
that from this time on , In funds , In faculty ,
In building , In equipment , In live stock and
In everything that pertains to agriculture ,
the University of Nebraska shall be the
leader. Boards of trustees and presidents ,
no matter what private opinions they may
hold , are after all but representatives of
the people and will not go far from the right
when the people speak In an unmistakable
voice. In half a dozen states a wronged
people have rlBcn In their might and wrested
the agricultural college from the state uni
versity , placing It on a separate foundation.
Let the trustees ot Nebraska university look
to Connecticut , Rhode Island , New Hamp-
hlrc , South Carolina and 'Mississippi to see
what has already 'been accomplished by ab
solute sepaiatlons from universities and the
foundation of. new agricultural colleges. In
each ot these tates the people would not
tolerate tbo abuse any longer and the es
tablishment of entirely new Institutions
the result. In Illinois only last winter the
people , unable to further withstand the per-
verelon of the funds belonging to the college
ot agriculture , directed , through the legis
lature , that hereafter one-half of all the In
come from the eeveral government grants
should go specifically to the college of agri
culture.
"Will the farmers of Nebraska awaken to
the situation und , place their agricultural
college wliero It belongs or are they content
to trail on In mediocrity and allow president
nnd trustees to pervert and mlouso their In-
hdrltanco au In the past ? "
lloj lit College.
Some Interesting figures as to the proportion
tion of farmers' toys among college students
have been gathered by the American Agri
culturist. It has returns from 178 universi
ties and colleges , reporting an attendance
ot 62,000 atudents , out ot a total of 97,000
In all the higher educational Institutions lu
the country. In Its analysis ot , tbo figures
the Agilculturlst reduces the number of stu
dents considered to a little under 52,000 ,
for some unexplained reason excluding , It
wys , a few city colleges llko Harvard , Pratt
Institute , University of Rochester , Flsk uni
versity and others. Out of this toUil of about
02,000 It finds that nearly 21,000 are from the
agricultural classes , or a percentage of 402
from the farm. This percentage varies
largely In different sections of the country.
it Is 50.0 In the eouth15.8 In the far west ,
In the central west , 29.4 In tbo Middle
statea and 23,1 In New England. "In no
other nation will any such condition be
found , " comments the Agriculturist. "It Is
a wonderful tribute to the general Intelli
gence of our American farmers' families ,
and to the high hopes and deep aspirations
of their eons uul daughters. ( This exhibit
adds mightily to the dignity of agriculture ,
at least In the pjes of the masses In other
-vocations ,
Cntfli n l.lm-iilii Tiller.
When Detective Drunimy was examining
a pair of trousers lu a Tenth street second
hand store a young felfow entered and at
tempted to sell a bet of harness to the owner
ot the place. Ho was successful evidently ,
and left to get the harness. The officer fol
lowed him down street until they met Officer
Russell The sight of a uniform drove the
man Into a saloon until the patrolman got
qround the corner Then be came out and
went to the Tenth street viaduct , under
which he bad concealed tlio box containing
the harnci * Detective Drummy arrested
htm and took him to the station. Tuesday
night Detective Mafono came up from Lin
coln and Identified the harness as a part of
three sets which had been stolen from C , J ,
Roman on South Eleventh street. The man
gave M , Thorp as his name.
Irritating stings , bites , scratches , w omuls
and cuts soothed and healed by DeWltt's
Witch Haiel Salve a bure and safe appllia-
tlon for tortured flesh Uewarc of counter-
fella.
EMERSON WINS HIS FIGHT' '
Famous Stimnwl Qua Decided in Favor of
the Oo-Partnerah'ip.
PROPERTY IS WRONGFULLY CONVERTED
Hrfliilt Mrniift tlint iNrnrly JflOO.OOl )
Mny lie Hccnvernl nrnl DIMrlti-
nteilinnncr ttic Pnrinrra to
Whom It ItclntiK" .
Tew- decisions that have been handed
down In recent years by the district bench I
affect FO many different people as that which
was delivered by Judge Dickinson yesterday
In the famous Emerson-Stlmmcl case , In-1
volvlng the disposition of the assets ot tlio
Stlmmel Seed company , which failed In i
Omaha nearly six years ago. When Stlmmel
went under ho had In his warehouses vast
quantities of seed that ho had purchased
from Nebraska farmers and for which ho
had not paid When the crash came the
Omaha National bank nnd Montgomery , ,
Charlton & Hall succeeded In getting pos
session of the property nnd selling It at
sheriff's ealc on account of Stlmmel s per
sonal obligations to them. This left the
farmer creditors out In the cold nnd to this
time they have never realized a dollar. This
was just before the hard times , when a
dollar was as big ao a cart wheel to the
avcrago seed-raiser , and the circumstances
aroused a public sentiment that made the
case notorious throughout the Missouri
Valley. The farmers declared that they had
been swindled , nnd during the crisis that
followed they were the recipients of general
sympathy.
Eventually Frank T Emerson , who had
become a partner In the .concern just before
the crash , took the case Into court on the ]
ground that the debts for which the prop-
crty had bceu attached were Stlnimcl's per
sonal obligations , and had nothing to do
with the business of the firm , He contended
that the seizure of the property was consequently
quently Illegal , nnd that It had operated to
defraild the creditors of the copartnership
who -were entitled to the benefit of whatever
assets remained. The farmer creditors to
the number of several hundred Intervened In
the case to protect their Interests and so did
the Omaha National bank and Montgomery ,
Charlton & Hall.
I.OIIK riKlit In the. Court * .
This was the beginniug of a protracted
nnd at times sensational litigation. The In
terests that had secured the property made
a desperate fight to retain It and the fait
that fully $100,000 was at stake brought
eoino of the most able attorneys lu Nebraska
Into the ease. It was fought up and down
through the Intricacies of the courts , and It
was not until the last term that It was
brought to a final Issue. The evidence was
conclusively In favor of the plaintiff and thu
farmers who had been cuchercd out ot what ,
In those times , was a small fortune to each
of them. Every technicality that shrewd
legal heads could Interpose was taken ad
vantage of , but the litigation wns gradually
brought to the point of adjudication.
The gist of the testimony Is reproduced In
the exhaustive decision that Judge Dlcklu-
son has just filed. The court fluds that on
January 6 , 1804 , the firm had assets that
amounted lo $74.992.98. Of these the biggest
Item was the stock of merchandise at 911
Jones street , In Omalia , which was worth
$37,524 21. Additional stock In the ware
house nt Waterloo was valued at $9,806 23.
There wcro accounts receivable that aggre
gated $17,133.04 and the balance was com
posed of notes , bills receivable , fixtures and
machinery.
It Is further found that the firm was not
Indebted to tbo Omaha National bank , to
Montgomery , Charlton & Hall nor to Phil
Stlmmel IndlvlQualfy except for the balance
to which bowas entitled In the affairs of the
copartnership. None of these parties had any
legal claim on the assets of the firm , which
should bo applied to satisfy the copartner
ship Indebtedness , of which tbo amounts due
to the farmers for seed purchased consti
tuted the largest item.
Execution Illenrnl.
Continuing , tbo decision declares that on
January 6 assets that amounted to $49,514 03
were seized by the bank and legal firm on
account of a judgment that was against Phil
Stlmmel as an Individual and for which the
copartnership was not responsible. It Is
decreed that the restraining order by which
the same parties prevented the receiver ,
Trank A. Agnew , from proceeding at law
against them to recover the value of these
assets was wrongfully Issued and that It
should be dissolved. It confirms Frank
' Agnew as receiver la all his acts and now
Instructs him to Immediately bring suit
' against the parties for the recovery of the
'assets ' that have been Improperly converted.
, It finds that the total amount for which the
batik Is responsible , including Interest , Is
now $85,880.20 , nnd that the amount for
which Montgomery , Charlton & Hall are
| responsible Is $3,714 It Is explained that
the order by which these Interveners were
nt ono tlmo allowed to withdraw from the
case has sacrificed tbo jurisdiction of the
court , otherwise the court would enter Judg
ment against them for the full amount In
this action. As It Is , judgment Is entered
in favor of each of the creditors of the co
partnership against the firm , and tbo re
ceiver Is Instructed to proceed at once to
collect the assets and distribute ? them In
satisfaction of these judgments.
FRANKO'S THIRD MARRIAGE
I'uiiioiiK Vlollnldt In IZntfnifvd to Minn
Aiinn llrnKn , a ticrinnii
AvtrcHH.
Kalian Franko , the famous violinist , who
for a tlmo resided In Omaha several yearn
ago , Is to enter upon his third matrimonial
menial venture. His engagement to Miss
Anna Draga , a German actress , Is an
nounced ,
Tranka's first marriage occurred In
Omaha about thirteen years ago. He mar
ried a Miss Edwards a vocalist , who came
here with a concert company. In appear
ance ho was a rather attractive person , but
thf course of love did not run smoothly
ntth tbo couple , and after two or three
years of Infelicity , they wore divorced.
Mrs. Kranko resumed her maiden name and
soon after bocarao a member of "Adonis"
Dlxey's company , with which she remained
for some tlmo , during ; which the fascinat
ing Dlxey was very ettcntlve to her.
Franko went to Ne * York , where he soon
took his place in tto front rank of the
musical world , where he properly belonged.
Today ho Is regarded as one of the meat
accomplished violinists In this country.
At present ho la concert master of Paur's
Symphony orchestra.
Franko was one ot the most talked about
men In New York t o years ago when ho
sued his father-ln-la _ , Ilupert , the wealthy
brewer , for the bed ] of his wife , nupcrt
lias been a friend of franko and frequently
took his family to c icertu. After the end -
tertalnments he woi d Invite the concert
master to join the f nlly at supper. Cor-
nella Rupert became ngaged to Franko , to
her father's disgust , and he kept the girl
a prisoner In the boite , refuting to allow
Franko to see her. The musician finally
got word to her throlgh a "personal" In a
newspaper , and the tvo arranged an elope
ment , which was sue * afully carried out.
Mis. Ilupert sympa ilzed with her daugh-
ter and sent J4.000 vorth of furniture to
her flat When Ru rt , the father , dls-
covered this , he sued lls son-in-law for the
monej. Two years iter Mrs. Franko died
from appendicitis. HT father then made
peace with his conlilawfor a time and
the funeral wm beld.it the Rupert home.
Then Mr Ilupert forbade hla mn-ln-law
visiting the cemetery , and Franko sued for
hla wife's body.
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REFORMATORYSHIP BURNS
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lni-KC Mitntirr of llii ; on
1'onril.
LIVERPOOL , , July 26-Tl Roman
Catholic reformatory shin Clarence was de
stroyed by fire early thin morning itas
but a fw moments after the firi vvn , dis
covered until the great 'three-decker wag
wrapped In flames. Intense excitement pre
vailed until It became known that the hun
dreds of lads nnd officers on board the- Clar
ence had been saved by the ferrj boats Mer
sey and Flro Fly , which quickly mnde fast
to the burning vessel and began pumplnn
water upon the flames The bojs on board
the Clartnco worked with the utmost disci
pline until they were forced to leave the
ship with the officers. The captain's family
and DlshopVhltcalde , who spent the night
on boird the Clarence , lost their personal
effects The crew of the Mersey had. a nar
row escape , having barely time to regain
their own craft , which had the utmost diffi
culty In getting clear of the burning veecel
when the bulwarks of the Mersey were be
ginning to take fire Three hours after the
fire was discovered In the Clarence Its back
broke and It settled slowly This was the
second Catholic reformatory ship ot the
same name that burned on the Mersey river.
HH predecessor was fired by bo > s on board ,
POISON IN CANNED FRUIT
n.xvltriMPiit III London Over M > Moil-
on * Dentil * AllcKcil to lip Due ( o
nil Aincrlciui I'rodud ,
LONDON' , July 26. OMuch excitement has
been caused hero by the mysterious poison
ing of a score of guests of the Inns of Court
hotel , which , It Is alleged , was dur to Ameri
can canned fruit. A second victim , Mr. F.
W. llartlett of Philadelphia , died during
the night. The fruit was eaten a week ago ,
nnd all who partook of It were made 111 ,
one of the number dslng on July 21 , the
medical certificate assigning gastro-cntrltls
ns the cause of death. An Inquest will beheld
held In the case of Mr. nartlctt.
The Australian cricketers , who have been
residing at the hotel , were happily absent
when the fruit was served.
Aikn nn Uxtrimlon nit Debt ,
PORT AU PRINCE , July 26. At a meeting
of the creditors of the government of Haiti ,
held yesterday In the national palace , the
minister of finance submitted a proposition
for the consolidation of the Interior debt
of the Island , which amounts to about $5,000.-
000. The plan suggested contemplates the
suspension of payment on the principal for
ono jear. The creditors retired with
out having- reached a decision , but ap
peared to bo unfavorably disposed toward
the proposition of the minister of finance.
There will be another meeting Thursday , at
which a definite understanding may bo
reached. The financial situation Is regarded
as critical.
Choiitc nil Anmto-Ainrrlcnii I'cncc.
LONDON , July 26 The United States ambassador -
bassador , Mr. Joseph H. Choate , speaking at
a luncheon of the Staffordshire Agricultural
society show at Wolverhampton today , said
ho bolloved that no question could ever arise
between Great Britain and the United States
to Interrupt the constant peace which had
held them together during the last elghty-
ftva years. They would , ho hoped , novel-
leave each other In the lurch ; and ho ex
pressed the belief that they would cultivate
the eamo spirit of civilization , justice and
freedom which Is the real foundation of both
government1.
Jnmnlca OVot in IAIIC with Trcnty.
KINGSTON , Jamaica , July,26. Relative to
the protests of Louisiana-and California
against the ratification of the West Indian
reciprocity treaty the Jamaican press cor
dially wishes them success. The Qleaner
explains that under present conditions Eu
rope offers a better market than the United
States and that therefore American reci
procity Is no favor to Jamaica. "On the con
trary , " the Gleaner adds , "the senate -will
aid us by throwing out the treaty and help
ing us raise more revenue , whilst In such
an event there could , be no retaliation. "
HeKiirdcil AVur Certain.
SIMLA , July 26. It has transpired that
the Imperial government had regarded war
with the Transvaal as being so Imminent
that Just prior to the recent amelioration of
the situation It arranged with the Indian
government to dispatch 10,000 troops to
South Africa on the briefest notice.
OOIflnlx Vlntt Srhool Ship.
SOUTHAMPTON , July 26. The mayor and
sheilffs of Southampton paid an official visit
today to the United States schoolshlp Sara
toga. They were cordially entertained by
the commander and officers of the Saratoga.
At luncheon President McKlnley and Queen
Victoria were toasted.
1'renlilcMit I.oiiliot Vlnlln JIln Mother.
MONTDLIMAR , July 26. President Loubet
arrived here today to spend his vacation. He
was welcomed by the mayor and corporation
officials , after which ho repaired to Marsanno
to visit his mother.
Cnntnlii IJreyfiis 111.
PARIS , July 26. The Petit Journal says
that Captain Dreyfus l 111 with fever and
that his condition Is serious.
Cross Eyes Talk No , 41
Cioss-oyo In nearly every cnse could
have been cuied by tlio timely use of
glnhseh In the curlier stages of tlilH
condition nothing Is easier than to
straighten the eyes with classes. In
ciwes of lonff standing only nn opera
tion will do any good. I have
Riven considerable attention to the study
of crosh-eyo. If your ehlldiou show the
slightest tendency to cross their eyco , I
will do for them all that can be done.
If they can bo cuied with glasses I will
cure them. They cannot iccelve atten
tion too soon.
J. C. Huteson ,
Manufacturing Optician ,
Kodak * , Cnraerni 1020 Douglas St.
mill Suitnllei. Oniuha.
Mr. Frederick Hatter-
win be on the Midway this summer
und you want to keep truck of him
sometimes ho will wear a 1'uail Kedoru
that Is a winner with everybody light
as stiavv and easier to keep on the
head $3 Is the price of this particular
Fedoru and you will never regret the
53 It costs. Wo uro the exclusive agents
for the cclebratwi Duulap hats for
Omaha aud carry them In all the blocks ,
in Derby and Fedora , popular shades
and black. Buy your next hat from
a hatter.
FREDERICK
The Hatter ,
The Leading lint Mini ot the West.
120 South 15th Street ,
FRANCE GETS MONEY'S ' WORTH
It Secured Mora Advantages in the Reciproc
ity Treaty Than it is Aware Of.
KICK SHOULD COME FROM AMERICANS
OII | > OK | | | < > II In Pnrli In I IIP Trcntj
Very sirnnir mill II linn n
Dllllciilt COIIFMC to
Hun.
WASHINGTON , Jury 26. A good deal of
surprise has been caused in oillclal circles
hero by the unexpected opposition develop
ing In Franco to the ratification of the reel-
I proclty treaty Just negotiated by Mr Kassou
' nnd M. Cnmbon. It Is not deemed expedient
! now to make public the details of the convcn-
I tlon , but It can bo stated authoritative ! ) that
' In the opinion of our own officials the French
have driven n hard bargain In making the
treaty. They have , It Is said , secured more
I advantages than they had any just reason
to expect at the bcglnulng of the negotia
tions and that success was ultimately ob
tained Is owing to the fact that the ncgotla-
I lord felt bound to observe the behest of the
I president and make n treaty at all h-iriirds
It Is suspected hero that the French people
nro not aware of the actual value of the con
cessions they have obtained and there Is
reason to believe that when the champagne
makers learn the amount of benefit they arc
to receive the opposition to the consumma
tion of the treaty will bo at once transfer
red from France to the United States
The statement made yesterday by M
Dolcasse , French minister for foreign affairs ,
that the treaty contains the favored nation
clause Is said to bo misleading to the public ,
for what It docs contain In that direction Is
a special provision lu the case of certain
lines of articles of import , that If the rate
of duty Is reduced bclo\v the figures stated
to any other nation , then France shall have
the same rate. But this provision Is not
general and applies , us stated , only to cer
tain specified articles. It Is believed that
under this head , however , the French chain-
pngno makers Will profit , for , while the
treaty Itself does not give them the rate
desired , yet they probably may profit by
the low rate just given to the Portuguese
makers of sparkling wine.
It Is appreciated that the opposition In
Paris comes from very Influential quarters.
The llcpubllquo Franeolse , which makes a
bitter attack on the treaty , Is directed by
M. Melliio , former -premier , and one of the
most capable leaders In French politics. In
particular ho represents the peasantry and
the gentleman farmer class , und his leader
ship of an opposition indicates that the
treaty will have a difficult course before It.
BENEFITS OFTHE NEW TREATY
I'roneli Connul Ucllevci ) the I illicit
Mute * linn Driven n Uood
Hill-Kill" .
NEW YORK , July 2G. Edmond Drunaert.
j French consul at Now York , says of the new
reciprocity treaty between France and the
United States : "I regard It as an excellent
thing for the United States. America was
the only country which did not have the
benefit of our minimum tnrlfl. As the manu
facturers abroad are satisfied with a profit
of G per cent , the difference between the
maximum and minimum rates was sufficient
to keep the United States out of the French
market.
) "Franco's annual Importation of manu
factured articles is about $280,000,000 and
the United States will got a good share of
this. America undersells England In cotton
goods in China and there Is no reason why
It cannot do the same lu France. It will
bo the same with other articles.
"England , Delglum , Germany and Austria
now supply Franco with Its impelled manu
factured articles. The leading imports are
raw cotton , wheat , tobacco , mineral oil ,
copper and lead. America sends agricultural
Implements , eewlng machines , electrical ap
pliances and pumps.
"Thero are 642 articles on the dutiable list
of the French tariff , and the treaty gives the
United States the minimum rate on all ex
cept twelve. Germany , England and the
other countries which have treaties with
Franc.0 do not enjoy tbo minimum late on
these twelve exceptions , which are chiefly
agricultural products. The average differ
ence between the French maximum and
minimum rate Is 33 per cent , so that Imports
J from this country will pay one-third less
duty when tbo treaty goes into effect.
"Thero are 463 dutiable articles in the
tariff law of tbo United States and In rc-
| turn tor Its concessions France will obtain
a lower rate on lets than 100 of them , the
average reduction being only 10 per cent.
While this seems one-sided , it is not so
much so as it appeal s , because American
goods have been sent Into France as Eng
lish goods under the minimum tariff.
"I do not think the treaty can go into
effect before next February. It must be
ratified both hero nnd In France and signed
by President Loubet and President McKln-
ley. Tlen ) copies ot the treaty must bo ex
changed.
"France has given all It can Uvo be
cause , with Its $7,000,000,000 of national
debt It cannot leduco Its taillt any
further. We did not get what we asked by
any means , but wo obtained all the United
HIS HOLINESS POPE LEO XIII
MM ( SOLD MEDAL
In Recognition oj Benefits Received from
\ltl.\M A1MJ 'lOMC I'or limb , lirnlii mill
\cr < i V > ulil Unit I'roMrntlon , Tiy Vlu
Mm In nl with C'rurUril lop ,
SPECIAL OPFnU-To 11 whs wrlir no Mwitlon-
Gold Mtdiil 1'reoonicvl h > IIIK this paper wo send poM | > d hook containing
Ills llolltu-os Pop * J.eo portraits and endorsements of KMITUOUS , KM-
XIII to Monsieur Angelo - PUKSS l'UINCiS , CAUUINA1.S AHfHHlSUora
gelo Mnrditil of Paris nnil other distinguished
MAIII\M .1 CO. , .12 WKXT tBl'll .SMir.Ul' , > NW MUIK.
Sold by nil .IriinttlMK .Mrrjnhrre. Ave M Substitute" ! . llovvnto of IinltntlOllR.
Paris 11 lloiilGMinl Haiissmann , l < ondon-S3 Mortimer St , Montnil-S7 St James St
States was willing to give. Wo realized
that the treaty must bo such that congress
would approve It , and France deferred to
President McKlnley's wishes on that ac
count "
Secrecy Is maintained in regard to the
class of goods upon which the American
tariff will be lowered. This was done In
order to avoid the opposition of Interests
which might object to foreign competition
In the homo market. The details will proba
bly not bo made known before congress
meets.
BOTTOM DROPS OUT OF CANAL
Contractor oil llcnnriilii Ullrli striken
n Ilnril I'roiionltloii Whirl )
Him.
CHICAGO , July 20. A Tlmes-Hornld spe
cial from Kowanoo , III , eajs The bottom
of the Hcnnepln canal In Henry and lUirenu
counties lian fallen out , and the Cincinnati
flrm which has the contract for construction
on this section Is puzzled nnd In dismay
at the unexpected happening.
Near Shelllold , In Uurcau county , several
miles bejond the junction with the Sterling
feeder of the canal , thu big steam shovels
wcro at work on n low stretch of ground
where the water had been rather trouble
some , llclow the soft superstrata of eirth
was a bed of hardpan and when this was
scooped through ho voter suddenly vanished.
Later It was found that the giouud for 100
feet around whcro the big bhovcl stood had
sunk ten feet.
Subsequent borings brought to light the
fact that no solid bottom existed tor a
depth of fortj-two feet below thw levil of
the hardpan. Quicksand In the soil Is
thought to te the reason for this shrinking
of the ground and tbo same trouble has often
been experienced In digging wells.
Inasmuch as the cannl has to bo cut ac
cording to the accepted surveys through
about four miles of the ground apparently
of the same consistency the case presents
some engineering features that are quite out
of the ordinary , and It Is puzzling the con
tractors to know how to accomplish the feat.
DIxoo-N erod | iv n Wo in mi.
Another great discovery has been made ,
and that , too , by a lady In this country.
"Disease fastened its clutches unon her nnd
for seven years she withstood Its severest
tests , but her vital organs were undermined
and death seemed Imminent. For three
months she coughed Incessantly and could
not sleep. She finally discovered a way to
recovery by purchasing of us a bottle of Dr.
King's Now Discovery for Consumption , and
was so much relieved on taking first dose
that she slept all night , and with two
bottles has been absolutely cured. Her name
Is Mrs. Luther Lutz. " Thus writes W. C.
Hamnlck & Co. of Shelby. N. C. Trial
bottles free nt Kuhn & Co.'s drug store.
Regular size COo and $1.00. Every bottle
guaranteed.
TMO > ii | > | ioie < l fo lie Miirrtcrril.
FOHT OIDSON , I. T. , July 28 The bodies
of two unknown white men , supposed to bo
father and son , have been found In the brush
four miles from this place. It Is stated that
they wcro from Barton county , Missouri.
Officers belicvo they were murdered and
robbed.
Mnrtirnce for If 17,000,000.
SPIUNOFIELD , Mass , July 2fl A first
mortgage given by the American Writing
Paper company to the Old Colony Trust company -
pany as trustco for the bondholders , was
filed In the registry of deeds office in this
city today , together with the warranty deeds
of the real estate nf the different mills In
the county transferred to the American
Writing Paper cmitpany The mortgage Is
for $17,000.000 and Internal revenue stamps
to the amount of $ St > 00 have been placed
upon It and canceled
FORMULATES ITS REPORT
Tlint tln < Only Hnilitr * * ( nnnlilrrctf
liy I InSrnnto IIM o tl nllHK :
I omiulltrc V rxtcnln.v.
The members of the senate Investigating
committee , coiihlstlng of Senators J. 11. Van
Ilusen , F. N. I'rout and Jacob llocke , are
In session In the office of Senator
Van Dusoii for the purpose of for
mulating their report on the matters that
they have considered during their numerous
sessions. No further testimony Is likely to
bo taken , and they expect to have their re
port ready for filing with the secretary of
state by the end of the week. In the mean
time they docllno to state what recom
mendations It will contain. As soon as tha
report Is filed It will bo given full pub
licity.
C'liinliiK street Oritereil I'livcd ,
The city council held a short special meet
ing \cntcrday to pass an ordinance for
the ipavlng of Cunilng street from'Thirty-
second to Fortieth City ttnglnerr lloso-
water reported that a majority petition for
the work was on file , and the ordinance was
reported from the committee on street Im
provements and passed.
City Clerk Hlgby reported that the ap
praisers for the Ktngman alley had never
made a report and that ho had not succccdol
In getting a report fiom them. He vvaa In
structed to make a formal demand for a
report. No other business was taken up.
Ilo > n DroviiKMl VA'liilr llnthliiK' .
COLORADO SPRINGS , July 20 Donald
Matheson and Itobort Matbcson , aged 12
and 10 , icspccttvcly , sons of Duncan Mntho-
son , a ranch owner , were drowned \\lilln
bathing In Illg Sandy creek , near Matheson ,
Ulbert county , about sixty miles from this
city. The Indications are tlint the elder of
the two boys was drowned while trying to
save the llfo of the younger. The father
Is ono of tbo best known citizens of LHbert
county.
Amatuar Photographers
Find ours a
Htore wlioru ivll
supplies can bo
had nt ronson-
a b 1 o prices
we glvo the
free UBO of our
dark rooms and
burniBhor to all customers or wo
will develop and print your pictures
at a very moderate cost wo invite
you to call and sen the now camera
that wo are now showing. This
display will Interest you even If you
already have a good camera.
THE ALOE & TENFOLD CO. ,
Amateur Photographic SuppHtt.
1408 Farnnin. OMAHA
OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL.
Most Smokers Do
At least we find nil those Hint have
over smoked the little 5-cent Barrister
cigar always buy itIt is just as good
as the Barrister of 10 cents sarao to-
bnrco nmc wrapper , only smaller
and jet J st large enough to give n
good , satisfactory smoke AH live cigar
dealers bell the Little Barrister and
you should Insist upon getting it We
aie thu dlbtrlbutlng agents and would
bo glad to fill all box ordrts.
Wm. F. Stoecker
Cigar Co-
TUB BARRISTER AGENT ,
1404 Douglas.
You Are Welcome Here
It plcubcs us every time you conio to
our store and look we've always some
thing new In plctuics vlo show you no
matter If you were hero yesterday rome
again today wo ate making n. special
effort tills week lo sell u number of our
best original paintings , etchings , etc.
and will make prices so that you can
see the advantage of buying now Our
framing department never was as com
plete as now many new mouldings Just
added to our usual low prices You nro
Invited to look buy or not.
Y. M. 0. A. park lacing moot July 29.
A. HOSPE ,
W celebrate onr 25tb ImiilneM M&1
Ternary Oat. SUrd , ItiDft.
Music and Ait. 1513 Douglai ,
Drex L Shoeman Says
the most popular shoo In our store Is
our ladles' daik blown vlci kid because
our prieo Is only & 2. riO $2.r > 0 ain't much ,
but that's our way of belling shoes , and
they have Just the right weight of sol's
to make them comfortable und Just btyl.
Inh enough to miiko them dressy a roin-
mon sence shoe. You can got $3.r > 0
worth of wear out of eveiy pair , and
that Is what you -would pay olBcwhern
for a bhoe Just llko It , but hero at the
big value bhoo Mote they nre only ? 2.W ) .
Y. M. 0. A. park racing meet July 20 ,
Drexel Shoe Co.
Up-to-date Shoe Hou ,
1410 FAKNAM STREET.