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    THE OMAHA DAILY BIS fit TUESDAY. DECEMBER 12 ,
WILL ABANDON STEEP HILL
Union Pacific Making Extensive Improve
ments in Western Wyoming.
NEW CUT-OFF AROUND PIEDMONT HILL
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UPovrtl Untile .Now I'nilcr
Construction ,
Ono ot the most important improvements
Tihlch the Union 1'acllle railroad now has In
course ot completion Is the now cut-off from
LeRoy to KvatiMon , In western Wyoming.
The distance between these polnlo at present
Is about forty-flvo miles nnd the route IH
extremely circuitous. Piedmont Hill , one of
the steepest grades on the entire Union Pa-
clllo system , Is also encountered midway oc-
twccn Lclloy and Evnnston. The principal
object In extending this cut-off Is to do away
with the necessity of crossing Piedmont hill.
The route between LcRoy and Rvanston Is
nlso shortened by ten miles. Piedmont , As-
pcn und Milliard , ( stations on the pres
ent line , will bo deprived of railroad fa.-lll-
tlcs an soon ns the now cut-off Is completed.
Work oh this cut-oft has been under way
for the better part ot the past month. The
right of way has been surveyed and some
preliminary grading has been done. The
cut-off necessitates throe tunnclB , having a
total length ot approximately ono and ono-
1mlf miles. It Is the intention ot Union Pa-
clflo officials to extend these , tunnels during
the winter months nnd have affairs in shape
BO that grading and tracklaylng may be
rushed with nil possible haslo when spring
comes. The tunneling will bo facilitated to
n marked degree , na all modern appliances
for such work have been procured and are
now In operation on the now line. Several
carloads ot mules wcro unloaded at the scene
of present operations n icvr days ago and a
Jargo force of men has been employed on
the contract. The cut-off will open up to
railroad advantages n considerable area of
valuable coal deposits , which will be worked
en soon as transportation facilities are pro
vided.
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Another great saving , which In the course
of n year will reach many thousands of
ilollnrs , will bo mudn possible by the con
struction of the new line in that the half
dozen engines , designated as "helpers , "
which are provided to assist all trains up
Plodmcnt Hill , from both cast nnd west , will
no longer bo necessary. The new line is
practically free from heavy grades nnd the
abolishment of Piedmont hill nnd the short
ening of the line will permit better time
than heretofore.
The work of replacing the old bridges in
the ninth district of the Union Pacific , ex
tending from Kvanston to Ogden , with new
Bteel structures has been practically com
pleted. A largo force of Htccl bridge work-
jnen has been employed in this work for
the past sixty days and the now bridges
tire of the very best manufacture. The
major portion ot the brldgos nro in Weber
i
: canyon , through which the Union Pacific
runs , nnd in numerous places , Kpan
the Weber , a winding mountain river
with high , precipitous banks. These
bridges wcro constructed In order that
the enormous new engines of the 1,500 class
could bo used between Evanston nnd ORden.
The former bridges wcro too frail to war
rant the experiment ot using the now en-
Bines. By placing the now 1,500 class en
gines In use west of Evanston the several
" " which have been stationed
"helpers , per
manently at Echo to assist trains between
Evanston nnd Ogdcn , will be discontinued.
IIOCIC ISIAMJ'S XI3W KXTKXStOXS.
Linen In Okliihonm mid liiillnn Ter
ritory to He Completed liy Sprlnrr.
The Rock Island has begun active work In
the construction of two important branch
lines In Oklahoma nnd Indian Territory.
Quo of the lines will pass through n. pro
ductive agricultural district In Oklahoma ,
extending from Kingfisher to Guthrlo , a dis
tance of thirty miles. The surveys have not
> ct been completed , but this part of the
preliminary work will bo finished nt one cud
ns the track laying progresses nt the other.
The other line is In the Indian Territory
nnd extends from Chlckasha to McAlcster ,
a distance of 125 miles , and taps some of
the richest coal land in that section ot the
country. This line has been surveyed as far
no Paul's valley , fifty miles from Chlckasha ,
nnd surveyors are now at work on the re
maining Boventy-flvo miles between Paul's
valley and McAlestcr. All possible haste
will characterize the building of tbcso lines.
A vast quantity of material is already at the
scenes of operation nnd big gangs ; ot work-
Mien are at work on the contract.
General Agent Rutherford of the Rock
Island states that travel from this section
to Oklahoma and the Indian Territory Is sur
prisingly largo nnd tbo business has been re
markably increased during the last few
mouths. It Is expected that the com
pletion ot the now lines into 'tho agricul
tural and mining regions of these states will
result in considerable emigration to that re
; f gion next epring.
Ilurlnl of II. It. MatluMVM.
The body of H. R. Mnthews , the Burling
ton traveling passenger agent at Denver who
was recently killed in a railroad wreck In
Colorado , arrived in the city Sunday morn
ing from Xenln , O. , where they had been
taken by his brother , K. C. Mnthows nnd
wife , to bo viewed by tbo parents of the
deceased. The body was taken directly from
the depot to Prospect Hill cemetery , where
the Episcopal burial service was read by
Rev. C. H. Young , rector ot St. John's
Episcopal church. Friends ot tha un
fortunate young railroad man who officiated
nB pall-bearers were Thomas R. White , Ray
VanTuyl , Robert W. Glllospie , Roger Gregg ,
Warner E. Field and John E. Buckingham.
Hallway \oti-N nnil 1'emonnlB.
John Bylor , llvo stock agent of the Bur
lington , loft yesturdiiy for Chicago.
General Manager Dickinson of the Union
Pacific lias gone east on : i short business
trip.P. .
P. .T , Lnne , assistant general freight ngcnt
of the Union Pacific , has returned from a
business trip to Cheyenne.
Dr. J. A. Denny of Chicago , chief medical
ndvlHcr af the Burlington volunteer relief
department , is a visitor In the city.
CJenernl Mnndnrson , Rfnernl attorney for
the Burlington , lias returned from Uurllns-
ton , In. , where ho was in conference with
President Perkins.
O. A. Andrew * , rate clerk In tbo general
jussongor department of the Burlington ,
has rtiturni'd from hit ) vacation trip , which
\\asi tipcnt at his former homo in Illinois.
lister McCoim , chief clerk in th < * local
olllccs of the Mlnsourl Pacific , has rotiirtunl
( from Sun Antonio. Tex. , whore ho spent
Hcveral darn visiting his brother , K. T.
McCoun. Tlio latter la spending the winter
In the south In the hone of ruining relief
from pulmonary troubles. Ho 1ms many
friends In this rlly , where ho W.IB formerly
in the employ of the Ciiilnhy Packing com
pany , who will regret to learn that ho Is
not Improving very rapidly.
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Pursuing the cutthroat methods of UIP Pa
triotic league , the United State * grand jury
which adjourned yesterday afternoon , or
rather twelve members of It , In open defiance
of the Instruction of the legal department
of the government , voted bills ngalnet Kd-
ward llosewatcr. Victor Hosowater and
Charles llosewate-r of The Bee. The Indict
ment chargen the FlosowaterA with violating
the provisions of the anti-lottery law passed
by congress In publishing In The IJeo ad
vertisements ot the merchants of Omaha or-
sanizcd as an A I ) C club.
A few weeks ago when the United States
grand Jury convened J. H. Wlnspear , one of
the members , commenced laying the wires
to Indict the HoaewatcTs. he carried copies
ot The lice Into the grand Jury room nnd
time nnd again tried to Induce the mcmberfl
of tbo panel to tnke hold of the A U C
scheme , ns a lott ry promoted by the Rose-
waters. He had 0. M. Hitchcock nnd other
attaches of the "World-Herald appear to
plead for action. Aided by outside Influence ,
ho finally won them over until twelve men
voted to Indict Victor Hoacwatcr nnd
Charles nose-water , but refused to return ft
bill against Eduanl Hosowater. Wlnspear ,
renewing his efforts to bring over enough to
Indict the editorInchief of The Bee , after
this gave the Jurors no rest. They were met
on the street coracrs , in their homes nnd
nt their hotels nnd Importuned to reconsider
their action nnd Indict Edward liosewatcr.
When the conspiracy was called to the at
tention of United States Attorney Summers
ho conferred witb the legal department nt
Washington , presenting all of the facts In
the case , and was Informed that the Hose-
waters had not committed any offense that
could ho considered Indictable. Although
this letter was presented to the Jury Sat
urday , Wlnspear and his co-conspirators
whipped n few more Jurors Into line nnd se
cured enough votes to bring In all three In-
dlctmcntti.
BOARD BURNS PUBLIC FUNDS
Amount of OiitKlniullnc School Wnr-
rnntn ( in-utor Than for
Yearn.
During the year ending with this month
the school board has been scattering the pub
lic funds with a lavish hand , apparently
careless whether the taxpayers nro distressed
In making up the deficit. The income from
various sources has been practically un
changed , shortages In ono revenue being
made up by increases In others. The city
levy provided for 3 mills , compared with
2 i-S mills In 1SDS. The saloon licenses on
the other hand contributed only $240,000 ,
compared with $234,000 $ one year ago. The
state apportionment amounted to H5.213 for
1899 , compared with $55,404 $ In 1898 and ? 45-
000 In 1897.
Without any regard for its bank account
the board has gone on approving bills from
month to month until the amount of out
standing warrants exceeds that of any pre
vious December for years. The condition In
which the board found Itself on December 1
compared with a elmllar date for the last
five .years Is as follows , ' the cash on hand
and outstanding warrants showing the actual
condition of the finances :
Out-
Cash standing
balance , warrants.
1S93 $19)21 ! ) 21 $141,13302
1S9S 21,20:122 : 102,37743
1897 20,00124 112,860 2S
! S9ii 21,117 S9 mi,931 43
1S95 5,19050 55.53793
The ascending scale of outstanding war
rants during five yeare from $55,537.93 to
f 141,133.02 indicate the extravagant methods
prevailing now compared with previous
regimes. For three vcars previous to 1893
the figures show little change , leaping In the
present year about $40,000. la addition to
this heavy deficit tb. board will be obliged
to meet a payment of $10,000 on January 1 ,
that sum being interest on the issue of $250-
000 bonds for the building of four . new
schools now in process of erection. No pro
vision has been made in advance for this
outlay and It will odd further to the deficit.
A number of school board members were
astonished when confronted with the amount
of the expense bill for the year. They had
heard the items read each month , but did
not realize that tie total would bo so enor
mous. It Is the duty of the finance com
mittee to make u report of the board's finan
cial condition In each June and December.
The Information In the latter month la of
no avail , however , as the accounts have al
ready been as hea-vily overdrawn as they will
be for the year. The board must rely there
fore on ono report a , year to estimate whether
the funds will bold out.
The main cauee for the deficit of 1899 Is
found to bo through the Department of Con
struction , which arranges for repairs. The
item of seat-cleaning alone , as already
brought out , amounts to $6,500 , while other
similar extravagances In this department
bring thu total to more than $20,000.
Two of the moet remarkable singers ever
produced in the state of Nebraska will ap
pear tonight at the Doyd In a grand con
cert. The Misses JIarle Louise and Lillian
Nebriska ot Plattsmouth , recently returned
from London , where they have been study-
ng , are artists ot phenomenal ability and
their appearance la this city will bo a reve
lation to those who hear them. When In
London they made a great impression by the
purity nnd sweetness of their voices and
their excellent dramatic ability. When they
sang In the Crystal Palace they had an
audience of 5,000 people and they received
a tremendous ovation nt the close. At
St. James' hall , vhero they sang under the
patronage of and before members of roy
alty and nobility , they were again accorded
a most remarkable demonstration. The
program in 'which ' they appear this evening
contains some world-famous songs nnd at
the close they will give the balcony scene
from "Romeo and Juliet , " In which they
appear with the most exquisite daintiness.
No more propitious opportunity was ever
afforded Omaha to show its approiiatlon of
Nebraska talent than this ono nnd the In
dications are that the singers will be beard
by a largo audience ,
.tllllloiiN In Coupcr Involved.
1JKLKNA. Mont. , Dec. 11 Detwoon $2.
000,00) ) and $3OWKu ( worth of copper mlnfB
In Hutto nro the Isiue Involved in the CUM
of 13. Holllns Morse of Hodton iiKalnst the
Montana Ore I'urdinalnK company , the
trial of which besnn In the United States
court lii-re today. The mines , whose title
IP claimed by fojlli lltlgnntti , nre three of
the richest copper mines in the United
States the Mldi.-ie ! Davitt , Harus find
Johnston. This CHHIin recently tried , but
resulted in a disagreement.
Mrs. n. Churchill , Berlin , Vt. , says : "Our
baby was covered with running sores. Do
Witt's Witch Hazel Salvo cured her. " A
specific for piles and skin diseases. Beware
of worthless counterfoils.
I'rohalilv n Museum Vletlni.
nrKI-'AKO. N. V. . Dec. ll.-A body , be
lieved to bo that of one of the victims of
the Niagara wrei'll , was washed ashore near
Port Multliind today.
WATCHES
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PREACHERS1 DAYS OF GRACE
Judge Scott Gives Them Until Wednesday to
Prepare for Tbeir Hearing.
MUST THEN SHOW CAUSE OR GO TO JAIL
Ltirl < iu Croiril Collects nt Court House
JCiiiocdnrc to Soi ! Ilcvu. Mnckny
nnil llcrrlnu Arrnlanoil In
formation for Contempt.
Standing room was at a premium in Judge
Scott's court yesterday. It being expected
that ! lcv. H. C. Hearing , pastor of the First
'
Cong'rcgatlonal church ; Hev. T. J. Mnckay ,
pastor of All Snlntaj church , and W. I' . Unr-
"
ford , an ofllcer In "tho Nebraska Chlldrcns'
Homo society , would be arraigned before the
Judge to show cause why they should not bo
committed to jail for contempt of court In
connection with the Dodd habeas corpus
case which has been pending before Judge
Scott for some time.
Information charging the preachers with
contempt has been tiled and notice has been
nerved upon them , but Instead of having
them brought In yesterday Judge Scott
gave them until Wednesday In which to get
ready for the fray. Mr. Harford and the
pastors have retained counsel , and will con
test the jail proposition.
The basis for the alleged contempt Is that
the three defendants wrote and signed a
letter to Judge Scott In which they made
suggestions ns to what course the court
should pursue with reference to the Dodd
children , over whom the habeas corpus has
been Instituted. Benjamin F. Dodd , father
of the children , swore to the In
formation , and Attorney Churchill , who
represents him , prepared It by order of
the court. The document Is qulto lengthy
and goce after the preachers In rough and
ready style.
One extract from the letter goes on to say
that the Dod\s \ really do not care so much
for their chllu'ren except that they want to
have their custody BO they can send them
around saloons and other placcn to beg
money , thus permitting the parents to llvo In
Idleness. It Is further set forth that the
defendant society has placed the children
In good homes.
Replying to this part of the letter , Dodd
makes oath that hie children nro not In the
midst of luxury and contentment as as
serted by the ministers , but that they are
being dragged from place to place , knocked
from pillar to post by persons who have
no kindred feeling for them. Dodd , through
his attorney , becomes a trifle vitriolic at
tlmccj and the words "malicious" and
"false" nro In the information.
The crowd that congregated to hear the
good men explain why they shouldn't go to
jail was disappointed , but the name curious
spectators , probably reinforced by others ,
will doubtless be in attendance Wednesday
when the matter Is to be taken up again.
Accompanying the Information on file In
the office of the district clerk IB an order
by Judge Scott directing that the preachers
and Mr. Harford be brought before him as
outlined In the Information which was or
dered by the court.
1V111 Apucnr IVcdnemlny.
L. D. Holmes , ex-president of the de
fendant society , also has some explaining to
do. Ho will appear Wednesday morning
and Judge Scott will then determine
whether ho ehall continue to breathe
pure air or whether he will press his face
against the bars and look out into the jail
corridors. Attorney Churchill has asked
that Mr. Holmes bo cited , but no action has
yet been taken.
Rev. Elmer r. Qulvey , the general man
ager of the society , who was ordered com
mitted to jail Saturday' by Judge Scott , ' has
not been found by the deputy sheriffs as
signed to bring him in. It has developed
that Rev. Qulvey left the city Saturday be
fore the jail order was Issued , consequently
ho has no official knowledge that ho Is
wanted. He went to a country town to
preach and is expected home soon. Deputies
are waiting for him.
Rev. Mackay says he doesn't feel that he
is guilty of contempt , and .that ho expects
to show cause why ho should not be sent
to jail. Ho joined in writing the letter to
Judge Scott , he says , because he felt an in
terest in the Dodd children and bad no Idea ,
but that the court would give kind consider
ation to any information submitted.
Rev. Herring says : "I am not In the
least worried about this prospective Jail
sentence. I have not yet been served with
official notice. All I know is what I have
read In the papers and what my friends have
told mo. Officially , I do not know that Judge
Scott wants mo to appear in his court. Of
course when I am cited , as I suppose I shall
be , I shall obey the summons , and shall de
fend myself In court. "
Lawyers generally do not believe that
either of the defendants will go behind the
bars , except possibly Rev. Qulvey. The
others will doubtless take appeal to the
supreme court In the event Judge Scott rules
against them when they appear to show
causa why they should not be held for con
tempt. That will at least delay the com
mitment several months.
SIIA.MVAIIAX MUUniCR CASK GOES ON.
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The trial of John Shnnnahan , the South
Omaha saloon keeper charged with the mur
der of Ed Joyce and Ed Callahan last July ,
was resumed In Judge Baker's court yester
day morning , having been carried over
from last week ,
The principal witness of the forenoon was
Policeman Montague of South Omaha , who
told in minute detail the circumstances sur
rounding the arrest of Shanaahan after the
double killing. It was brought out by tbo
testimony of the officer that Sbannaban was
at home when arrested and that he talked
freely of the tragedy , asserting that ho shot
in seii-ueiense , anu mat ne nan reason to
bellevo Callahan and Joyce were In his sa
loon for the purpose of robbery , as it ha'l
become known that the Sbannahan saloon
was the depository at that tlme - . largs
sum of money belonging to < local brewery.
Shannahan Is at present on trial for killing
Joyce , separate Informations having been
liled , If ho is acquitted on this charge he
will then bo taken up for the murder of
Callahan. The greater part of the testi
mony has been finished and tbo end at the
trial will come within u day or two.
KII3M IS 11 IS It 13 TO FACK CIIAKUKS.
I''or m rr I'll 11 < M ! .HtnfCN Deputy MnrHlutl
Surrender ! ) llluiNClf In Court.
Former United States Deputy Marshal A.
G. Klcm , who was indicted a few days ago ,
arrived in the city yesterday and nt once
reported at tbo government building , an
nouncing his readiness to face the charssi
preferred against him.
Until a few months ago Klein was n dep
uty on the marshal's force , residing nt He-
atrlce , and having the southern portion o ?
the state for his territory. It la charged
that at Kails City ho found a druggist who
was selling liquor without a license an.I ac
cepted < 30. agreeing not to report the case.
1'artlea who claimed to know tbo facts ap
peared before the grand Jury and secured the
Indictment.
.luiluc Ciirlnnil IH Here.
Judge Carlami of the United States district
court for the district of South Dakota ar
rived yesterday and will remain until
the holiday * , assisting Judge Munger In
clearing the docket. Ho will preside ever
the law docket , and tomorrow morning Judge
Munger will take up the trial of criminal
caste. Yesterday Judge Parland was engaged ]
In hearing Uie case of August Stollneki
KftlnM the rmlnhy Parkins company Sto
llnski claims damages In the sum of flS.ooo ,
alleging that he fell Into a vat containing
hot water , ( sustaining injuries that will
crlpplo him for life.
( IllAM ) .11 UY CO.VCI.l DUN ITS I.AIIOUS
Twenty More ln llctinent i Ailileil to
the Aniiilicr Alremly Konnil.
The grand Jury In the United Stales dis
trict court madc > its final report to Judge
Munger Monday afternoon and then ad
journed. Twenty Indictments were returned.
In most of the cases the accused parties nro
out on bonds or else havp not been placed
under nrrcst , consequently the clerk with
holds the names.
Among the parties indicted yesterday was
Dr. heo Harrlden , who has been In the city
several weeks posing as a life-reader , for
tune teller and occult sciential. Ho Is ac
cused of using the malls for the purpose of
defrauding the public. Ho was arrested
during the afternoon , taken before Judge
Munger and , upon entering a plea of not
guilty , was released on bonds. U Is said
that Hnrrldcn had several hundred custom
ers on the string who sent him sums of
money ranging from 50 cents to $10. Ills
strong card was alleging to be able to tell
facts regarding future marriage , In addi
tion to looking into the future and thus
pausing upon financial matters.
Another party Indicted was United States
Commissioner Logan Jackson of Nebraska
City , charged with falsifying his records and
accepting bribes.
IIONS CASH IS WITH TIIR .It'UY.
Suit AVIiereln Sirs. llleliiirilNon Seekn
DIIIIIIIRCN from n l.liiunr Vendor.
, Mre. Tcnnlo Richardson's ' $5.000 damage
suit against Henry lions , saloon keeper ,
based on the allegation that Dons sold liquor
to Sherman Richardson , husband of the
plaintiff , after lie had become an habitual
drunkard , was given to the Jury yesterday
afternoon. The forenoon was consumed by
the attorneys in argument.
This case has been going on several days.
Numerous witnesses were examined nnd
much of the testimony was conflicting , Mrs.
Richardson nnd her little boys wore the
principal witnesses against Dons , and they
told a harrowing story of depravity o the
part of the husband nnd father , although
they were not inclined to censure him. The
gist of their testimony tended to show that
they blamed the liquor more than the man
who drank it.
The position of the defense was that Rich
ardson was not known nround lions' saloon
ho might have bought drinks there the
same aa any other customer , but he never
did anything , It was asserted , to forewarn
the bartenders that there was any legal
reason ngalust selling to him.
ov IHSTIUCT
Iteeently lOIeeteit MemlierN ot District
Court .luiltelnry aieet .Iniiunry 1.
On the morning of January 1 , 1900 , the
newly-elected Judges of the district court ,
Including the criminal and equity divisions ,
will meet in court room No. 1 at the court
house for the purpose of determining as
signments for the doming year. Until that
meeting none of the Judges knows to which
court room ! -o will bo assigned , with the
possible exception ot Judges Dickinson and
Kawcett , 'who , It Is understood , will re
main in the two equity courts In The Bee
building. The only two members of the Ju
diciary whoso places arc to be supplied arc
Judges Scott and Powell. They will be Judge
Baxter , t present county Judge , nnd Judge
Leo 'Estelle.
Official court reporters have been ap-
poltcd as follows : Judge Dickinson Wil
bur J. Kawcett ; Judge Baxter David Dick
inson ; Judge Baker H. B. Boyle ; Judge
Kawcett II. M. Waring ; Judge Slabaugh
C. A. Potter. The names of reporters who
will servo in Judge I por's and Judge
Estclle's courts havo- mot yet been an
nounced , but will be In a > iew days.
Cnxen 111 Jliiiikruiitc.y.
Andrew Haas of Omaha has filed his peti
tion , asking to be adjudged' bankrupt. He
owes $13,314.70 and hasonly $154.60 with
which to pay. He avers that of tbo debt ,
$32,000 is in a judgment , held by Nelson
Morris of Chicago.
Kred L. Klncald of Beatrice asks to be
declared a bankrupt. He puts his Indebted
ness at $3,333.08 and his assets at $99.
Harr Parker of Lincoln has asked to be
adjudged u bankrupt. He schedules his
debts at $6,929.90 nnd his assets at $ G,120.1G.
Frank Vodlca , a tailor of Omaha , who
petitions to bo declared a bankrupt , says
he owes $1,543.15 and" that his property con
sists of $218 , all of which ho declares la
exempt.
I5.\liOMltion CiiNe * C oe.ff Over.
The case wherein a couple of hundred of
the employes of the Greater America Ex
position seek to have the concern declared
bankrupt , came before Judge Mungcr in
United States court yesterday , but as
some of the Interested parties were not
ready for trial the hearing went over until
Saturday morning , at which tlmo It is un
derstood that the attorneys for all parties
will bo able 1o agree upon a statement of
the facts. If this is done It Is expected that
the hearing will bo of short duration.
Ship ContrlhiitloiiN.
The American Hospital ship , which Is to
bo sent to South Africa for the relief of th3
sick nnd wounded soldiers and refugees by
the contributions ot the American residents
In London , has received gifts from many
prominent firms. Among those who have
helped the enterprise along by contribu
tions of supplies is the well known Lleblg's
Extract of Meat Company , who have given
a largo quantity of the celebrated Lleblg
Company's Extract of Beef for use on the
hospital ship.
This extract has also been selected by the
British War Office as being the best and
most suitable for use In the field hospita'o
of the British Army Corps In South Africa
an invaluable endorsement.
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St. I.onlN Midwife IN on Trlnl , Ari'MNCil
of Muriler mill MMII-
Nlinurliler.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. 11. The trial of Mrs.
Henrietta Bamberger , the midwife , who Is
charged with murder and manslaughter , be
gan today before Judge fieldcn I' . Spencer
uul the work of tecurlng n Jury commenced.
Mrs. Hambergor WOH Indicted by the last
grand Jury on ono count charging murder
and thrco of manslaughter. Several girls
and n score of infants arc believed to have
been victims of tbo woman.
.Vot ii .SururlNe.
It will not be a surprise to any who are
it all familiar with the goqd qualities of
Chamberlain's Cough Itemedto know that
! people everywhere take pleasure In relating
'
their experience In the use of that rplendli !
medicine and in tolling cf the beniflt they
have received from it , of bad colds It has {
cured , of threatened attacktt of pneumonia It
has averted and of the children It has saved
from attacks of the croup and whooping
cough. It IB a grand , gocd medicine.
I : , 'IMV Mexleo HeiietVH Stiili-liouil I'len ,
, WASHINGTON. Dec. 11 The governor of I
Now Mexico In his annual report cull- {
mates the population of the territory nt |
260,500 and nays this year's record will ex- j
ccod nlmcet all former years In the revenue I
derived from produce. , sheep nnd cattle. The
report lenows the plea ( or statehood.
"I WBH nearly dead with dyispeptla , tried
doctors , visited mineral springs and grow
worse. 1 used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. That
cured me. " It dlgetitH what you eat Cures
Indigestion , sour stomach , heartburn and all
forma of dyspepsia ,
IDr 2 , Sanden's Electric Belt.O
After JO.vcars of success in the
treatment of disease by electricity
1 am pleased to bz able to offer
my famous Electric Belt on $0 $
days' trial to any one in any part
of the world who is sincere and
honest. All electrodes covered. No
burning or blistering. Improved
Aug. IS last. New and scientific
appliances. Cures without using
drugs all
WEAKNESSES OF MEN.
1 will give $1,000 for any Electric Belt superior to mine. With its new scientific suspensory attachment -
ment a pleasant current passes through the weakened parts all night. It ores white yen s'ecp ' such disorders -
orders as result from youthful errors or later excesses. 6.OOO CURES I IN IS9S , Used
by women as well , lor Rheumatism , Lame Back , Nervousness , etc. We arc the oKlest and largest makers e >
of Electric appliances in the world. §
C AUTI O ISI. The new and improved Dr. Sanden Belt can be had only at my offices. Those 9
sold by others are of old date , 20 years ago. Cure yourself and pay me afterwards. My little book , a 9g
® guide to men , sent free scaled. a
Dr. F. G. SANDEIXI , 183 So. Clark St. , Chicago , III.
TRAINING BACKWARD RACES
Practical Value of Industrial Teaching for
Indian Children.
ANY OTHER SYSTEM DOOMED TO FAILURE
HeeoiiiiiicnilaUoii oC ( ieiiernl Snierlu- |
teuileiit Heel Wnrmly Approved
Coruell'N Army of Student *
nlotcn. .
The annual report of Miss ISstollo Hsel ,
general superintendent of Indian schools ,
furnishes the New York Tribune n text fern
n review of the value of Industrial training
In the education of backward races. "In her
annual report just submitted , " says the
Tribune , "Miss Heel advocates strictly in
dustrial teaching for Indian children , and
says that while this practical work should
be emphasized , the purely literary instruc
tion should bo narrowed down to the simple
elements. She urges that the Indlnn girls
bo taught cooking , miming and economic
housekeeping , and equipped to bo homemakers -
makers In the highest sense. The boys , too ,
should learn fanning , stock raising nnd the
ordinary trades , as well as the usual sub
jects of the common school.
"This report may cnuse somebody to ask :
'Are you going to eet limits to the advance
ment ot the Inferior races , keep them In
comparative Ignorance nnd drudgery , and
say that the best of human knowledge IB too
good for them ? ' That Is commonly the Kpiril
ot reply when the adaptation of any form
of education to the actual needs of pupils U
under discussion. It ignores the fact that
higher education Is necessarily built on a
background cf [ old civilization. The attempt
to veneer it on n race juat emerging from
barbarism must in the long run prove n fail
ure. Some individuals may make the tre
mendous mental leap from the rude sim
plicity of their fathers to the highly com
plex thinking of the modern world. Iut n
race cannot do that. It must make haste
slowly nnd In rising not lose Its hold on the
soil. Its evolution may not take centuries
aa did that of Its teachers , but it must go
through the same stages more or less com
pletely. When we are inclined to hold up
hands In horror at the notion of deliberately
training Indian and negro children to be in
telligent workers even before we trainthem ,
to be readers and writers and lawyers , wo
should think where American higher learn
ing would be If Anglo-Saxons had not been
intelligent workers for generations before
many of them learned even to rend. Do
the elementary English branches and a
thorough training as a housekeeper seem a
pitiful education for an Indian girl In this
day and generation when the woman's col
lege is the fashion , and he is an old fogy
who dares to suggest that the bachelor's
degree is not the essential crown ot the
best American womanhood ? How many
of the best American women who made the
college woman possible were just such In
telligent housekeepers ns that Indian girl
would be ? How many of their fathers wcro
farmers nnd mechanics , with slight know
ledge of books ? They laid the foundations.
They were good citizens , builders of states ,
fathers and mothers of those who with a
lilgher learning are sometimes inclined to
think that learning Is the ono thing In life ,
the panacea for all Ills , whether of the civ
ilized or savage man.
Now , if wo arc not careful , wo shall be reproached
preached as attacking the higher education ,
far from It. We are merely recognizing the
titith of the old saying that It ! s a pity to
spoil a good blacksmith to make a poor law
yer. We only believe that the aim of all
education should bo to fit people to llvo best
the actual llfo which circumstances per
mit them to lead. For people who have yet
'or to climb the essentials of progress are the
first requirement. Today places ns farmers
and mechanics are open to negroes freely
when other more ambitious places arc not.
Those occupations offer them the prosperity
tnd the respected position In the social or
ganization which they BO much need as n
'oundatlon for tuture progress. Tbo Indian's
.iroblem is somewhat different. Ho Is not
BO much under the ncceslsty of conquering
irotudlce. Ills lot ns an Individual IH Ir.ss
jound up with raising his race us n whole.
riut If ho Is to live In civilized society ho
must do some of the work of civilization.
Ho may go off from his people and try lo
llvo by his wits , but that Is a dangerous
experiment and one of no benefit to lib
fellows. If he leurns to live with Ills people
and do according to the highest standard
of civilization the work which Is needed for
their practical life , nnd helps them lo approach
preach it , ho Is advancliiR the general wel
fare. If hs takes homo from nclnol many
accomplishments nnd much abstract thought ,
but no ability to deal os n civilized mnn
with the actual problems which confront hl
fathers in trying to exist in a fashion not
that of their ancestors ho will neither com
mend civilization to the barbarian nor help
In the further advancement of ttio.se Indlunu
who 1-ave already settled down In sobriety
nnd Industry. Misn Heel is right in think
ing it more important that Indians nhould
bo good farnieiH and housekeepers than that
they should bfi learned in letters according
to iho standard of the New England public
echool.
Kiliie.iitloiinl .Vote * .
Johns Hopkins university Imn a novelty In
n nv courxo In the .Malay iuiiKUugu by
Prof. Unu : > t.
William A. Uogcrs of Huffulo , N. V. , has
Kivoti $5,000 for a Hcholurxhlp in Sheffield
Scientificschool. .
At the Wormin'H college nt Mount llolyokc
a new department for tt-.ieliliiif Journalism
IIUH ) jpfii cturted.
President Iludlcy drnlng the ropurt Unit
the Vuln corporation hut : licen eonhlderlng
the question of raising the tuition fees.
OharleH J. I'apcn IIUH taught in the Ilos-
ton Latin school forty-night yean1 .mil
pride ? hlmfcclf upon the fnt that , though
now 70 years of age , no one can yet call
him a decrepit old man , nor scarcely u
whltp-hnlred one.
liernnrd. the Parisian nreliltect , stntos
that It. will oopt $ M'.r > 00,000 to r-.irry out the
plans for the expansion of the 1'nlverslty of
California , and take twenty years to do tbo
building-
Provost Harrison of the University of
Pennsylvania announces a Klft to that Insti
tution of $250.000 for a laboratory of physlop
by a modest Phll.idclphlnn who does not
Want his name disclosed.
The will of Ocorgu W. Clayton , who died
not IOIIK ngo In Colorado , provides for the-
establishment of nn Institution to be known
ns the George AV. Clayton college. It Is tn
bo conducted on the plan of the Olrnrd
college , and will maintain and educate
orphan boys from tholr admission until
they are IS yearn of age.
Augustus Lowell of Iloston has given 550-
000 to the Massachusetts Institute of Jech-
noloRy , to bo used as the nucleus of n fund
the liicomo of which shall bo employed for
the benefit of the toaohltiR stuff of the in-
htltuto in- ease * of Illness , death or retire
ment , subject to such ri'Kiilnllom' ns the
government may from time to time see tit
to adopt. 4
Kpes SarjfMit Ulxwoll , ' long tertoher nnd
muster In the Iloston I itln nnd Knglisli
High schools , died nt bis home on Garden
ntreet. I'limbrldRp , Mars. , December 3. Ho
had lived 92 years , and was the oldest liv
ing graduate of Harvard college ; his class
\vis ' 27. in wbleh were Cornelius O. l-cltoli ,
the Greek professor ; Kdmunil Qtilncy , the
author : President \V. A. Stenriip of Ani-
liorst. Ulsho ) ) Alfred Leo of Delaware. I'or
el nil t years he- had been the only survivor
of bis class.
The register of Cornell university for 1S90-
1000 shows a gain of 202 students over thu
the figures in the first edition of last year a
register , the totnl to date being 2,210 , as
against 2,038 wt tills time last yrar. A eor-
roppondhiB increase in tbo faculty brings
the number cf touchers nt Cornell university
up from 2S1 Inst year to 311 thh year. Just
about one-half the enrollment Is from New
York state , wbleli furnishes this year 1-JI
studentsFortythree other states and four
teen foreign Countries are represented in
the other half of the student body.
Kdwln G. Cooley. who Is to Bucecert
Colonel Krnneis G. Parker nn principal ot
the Chicago Normal school , Is a grntluato
of the University of Iowa. In IkSo he was
elected superintendent of schools of t roscn ,
la. , and In that * post be remained six yearn
The lowu legislature by a unanimous vote
elected him a trustee of . { he State Normal
school , aud for two yours lie charged Him
self with the duties of that office. He ntter-
warcl became principal ot the- Cook County
High school , and in Ib94 received the degree
ot I'L D. from the University of Chicago.
Clininberlnlii'iH Pnlii Iliilm Curex Oth
ers , Why Xol Touf
My wife has been using Chamberlain's
Pain Balm with good results for n lame
shoulder that has pained her continually for
all kinds of medicines
nine years. We have tried
cines and doctoi-H without receiving any ben
efit from any of them. One day wo saw an
advertisement of this medicine and thought
of trying it , which we did with the beet
satisfaction. She has used only one bottle
and her shoulder Is almost well. Adolph L.
Millett , Manchester , N. H. j
suivisvixo coin's is CAI.MI > ix. |
IlurlliiKtoii Surveyors to Heeelve Fur
ther Orilern for Alllliuee Ilriiueh.
WHBATLAND , Wyo. . Dec. 11. ( Special. )
The corps of Hurllngton surveyors which
hns been nt. work for several months past In
the North Laramlo canyon , under the direc
tion of S. n. Ballard , passed through town
yesterday' enrouto to Lincoln , having been
called In by Chief Engineer Ensign. While ,
here the men eald they would nt once outfit
nt Lincoln nnd return to Sterling , Colo. , '
from which plnco they will complete the
THERE IS A CLASS OF PEOPLE
Who nro Injured by the use of coffee. Re
cently there 1ms boon placed in nil the
crocery stores a new preparation called
GRAIN-O , made of pure urnlns , thnt tnkos
the place of coffee. The most delleute
stomnch receives It without distress , nnd
but few onn tell It from corTop. It doea
not coat over U nn much. Children mny
drink It with sreat benefit. 15rts. nnd SB
ct . per package. Try It. Ask for
C5HAIN-O.
work of surveying the line from Alliance to
Urtish on the main line Into Denver.
"Thin HUP " said one of the cnglnccK * . "Ic
lo bo built In the early spring iinil 1 expect
we will receive Instructions nt Lincoln to
I rush the work with nil possible speed. "
The I'liglnccrs were not prepared to say
positively nt what point thp new line will
cress the Union I'aclllc road and the llol-
drege-Cheyenno line , but Intimated that the
Union I'nrltlc would he crossed nt Sidney
nn-t the HurlliiRlnn nt Sterling , The building
of n number of brldgos will be noei'ssltnted
nr.d the line will probably not bo in opera
tion before the end of IflOO.
Trlpp Mail INo Trouhle.
YANKTON' , S. I ) . , Dec. 11. JudRo nrtlptl
Trlpp , late United States minister to Austria ,
denies the assertion In n recent llorlln cable
gram that he had n dispute with his Vienna
landlord and that the latter sued him suc
cessfully. Said he : "There never was the
slightest , disagreement between myself and
my landlord ever rents or anything else.
The credit of Americana nt the legation wna
excellent nnd their patronage was much
sought nfler. "
A XnrriMV Knoiiiie.
Thankful words written by Mrs. Ada K.
Hart of Oroton , S. O "Was taktr. with a
bad cold which settled on my lungs ; cough
set In nnd finally terminated In consumption.
Four doctcrs gave me up. saying I could llvo
hut a short time. 1 gave myself up to my
Savior , dctor.Tilne-I If 1 co'ild ' not stay with
my friends on c-irth I would meet absent
ones above. My husband was advised to
get Dr. Kings New Discovery for Consump
tion , Coughs nnd Colds , t gave it a trial ;
took in nil eight bottles. It has cured me.
and , thank God , I am savsd nr.d now n well
and healthy woman. " Trial bottles free nt
Kiihn & Co.'s drug store. Hegulnr size , 50c
and $1.00. Guaranteed or price rafttndcd.
I.OMfH Ml ill HIT CIuliii Aiiiiliisl Mexico.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 11. The United
States supiemo court today nfllrmed the opin
ion of the court of claims In the cnso of the
Los Abrn Sliver Mining company nnulnst tbo
republic of Mexico , holding that claim to bo
fraudulent nnd unfounded. The claim was
for about ? 4,000,000.
"One Minute Cough Ciuv is the best rem
edy I ever used for coughs and colds. It Is
unequnled for whooping cough. Children nil
like It , " writes H. N. Williams , Gentryvllle ,
Ind. Never falls , it is the only harmless
remedy that gives Immediate results. Cures
coughs , colds , hoarseness , croup , pneumonia ,
bronchitis nnd nil throat and lung troubles.
Its early use prevents consumption.
Prescriptions
\Vpnt stand any substl.
tiitin.rr nor will you
take your prescriptions
whore ; substituting is 1-
lowud If you know it
Wo pluco behind our
olerkj ono of the moat
complete stocks of pure
fresh Drugs in the West
nnd no matter what
the proscriptions , bring1
it to ua and wo will flll
it properly at a very
reasonable coat ,
THE AlOE & PENPOLD CO. ,
Lnrceet Ilotnll Drnjr IIonnR.
140S Fn rim m. OMAHA ,
OPPOSITE PAXTON HOTEL
Drexel's ' Hanan Shoes-
Ail women know Hunan's is the
proper shoe Swell dressers insist on
ImvliiK Ilanan's-Othors "jtiHt as % i > wand \
and just as stylish" lack Unit olwrautor
that lias made Hunan's famous.
Drex 14. Sliooinan Is the only Omaha
store that has llanan's shoes They
come for the women folks In enamel ,
patent calf , patent Kid. vlel Uid ami
Hnssla call-Kve.ry pair Is a foot fitter
Hanan certainly made a croat study < if
the linnian foot before he connniim :
to make women's shes. .
Drexel Shoe Co.
Omaha' * Up-to-Hate Shoe
110 FARNAJ1 STUEET.
Hospe's ' Art Department
Italian water colorsVe \ have Just re
ceived a enlleetlon of unusually line
water colors by Italian artists Aimm
those represented are Aurelll I'avewi
Indonl Hartolini hurl Tomlm Illicit I
and Olivetti It Is in t often wo are able
to ol'1'er at ono lime as many samples of
this sdiuol as now and especially at ih
price we can make i n them .Sonic new
frames , also just In--Hemeinhef In or
dering from us you will not be dlKt | -
polntcd In delivery- and we make im
for shipment.
A. HOSPB ,
Music and Art , 1513 Douglas ,