THE OMAHA DAILY BKEt FRIDAY, OCTOBER J5, 1001.
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LAND -WHERE ' LABOR REIGNS
Hurj Dtmirmt Llojd TslU Absnt ths
Conditiili in Ntw Zntsid.
RESULT OF AN ANGLO-SAXON REVOLUTION
No Monopolies, Trnla, I'ntprl) or
strike Kxlm In This HprIoii
Illcasrd h) Doth Nature
nnd Mankind.
Henry retnares,t Moyd rtclhered the first
lecture In the university extension course
last night at the First Congregational
Church. "Newest Kngland, ns Exemplified
In the. Government of New Zealand," was
'tbo subject of the lecture.
After speaking briefly of the richness of
New Zealand, tho beauty of the country
and thn salubrity of Urn climate, Mr. Lloyd
began a dlhctirnlon of tho economic chances
In New Zealand which havo caused all stu
dents of political economy to think. Ho
ipoko In part ns follows:
"In 1860 New Zealand found Itself In the
throes of monopolies of land and money. It
was a government of monopolies for mo
nopolies. A mailtlrae strike did much to
bring about a revolution. Although tho
sailors and other laborers were unsuccess
ful In securing tho concessions they de
sired, tho effect of tho strlko was tolling
and tho result was a completo overthrow of
tho conservative party at tho next election.
Tho revolution was a happy substitute for
the Trench revolution. It accomplished the
samo purposes without bloodshed,
Itrsnlt of the Hr.t nltillnn.
"Tho entlro system of taxation was
changed. Ah a substitute for tho general
property tax land and Income taxes were
provided. Taxes were made progressive.
Sweatshops and contractors were abolished.
Tho government let contracts for public
works through Its engineers. Work was
furnished all men. Old men and men who
were not accustomed to heavy labor were
provldod with work which was suited to
their strength,
"Oroat estntes were purchased from their
owners; divided and resold In small plots
of ground. Where owners were unwilling
to sell their vast estates tho land was
condemned and converted Into small farms
which were allotted among citizens
whom the land board deemed suit
able settlers. Cities were" empow
ered to purchaao land and sell It out
In lots to (leslranlo purchasers, thus doing
away with real estate speculation. Hall
roads were Under government control pre
vious to this time, but the revolution
brought them nearer to the people and
placed them under the control of a min
ister of rallrpnds, wno Is one of the most
Important members of the cabinet.
"Comculsorv arbitration laws were en
forced, thus doing away with strikes. The
ballot was extended to men and women
alike. Every effort wts made by the gov
ernment to assist Its citizens to prosper
ity. Agents were sent about to glvo In
struction In agriculture. Money was bor
rowed by tho government and loaned to
c'tizens at reasonable rates. Sheep wero
taken by the government and marketed at
government storehouses In London.
"The government provided a substitute for
the poorhousq and tho Indignities heaped
upon people who spend tharo their declining
years. An old-age pension law was en
acted. Pensions are .provided In New Zea
land for tbo veterans of work as well as
the veterans of war.
"This revolution was one which was not
brought about by rnptno and war. It was
distinctly an Anglo-Saxon revolution, a
revoltttln of our kind:",-.
Local League Fnrinliitr.
Carroll S. Montgomery introduced Mr.
Lloyd nnd presided at the meeting. At the
conclusion of the lecture tei3 were taken
to organtze 'a league which will make an ex
haustive study of economic subjects In con
nection ivlth the lectures offered In the
course, i.ll of which will be on subjects re
lating to jralltlcal economy, ftev. Kdward F.
Trefz. L. D. Holmes, Judge Doane, Arthur
Ufown and Elmer Thomas were selected as
memhors of a nominating committee which
will suggest names of officers for the league
at a subsequent meeting. The next lec
ture In the course will bo delivered bv
Prof. Ross' of tho University of Nebraska.
November 7.
HE MIXED THEBEATERS UP
Hun Who Packed n Trunk Confused
Cnrpcl IlaU nml Ten ills
Market.
... .
Certain persons at Dobbs Ferry, N. Y.
Ihttik tho smart set of Omaha plays tennis
wlth'carpot'bcaters In lieu of rackots.
(t came about through a blunder In pack
ing tho trunks of Miss Margaret Wood,
daughter of It. II. Wood, cashier of the
Merchants' National bank of Omaha, on
the ovo of her starting to a fashionable
boarding school at Dobbs' Ferry a few
weeks ago. A carpet beater doesn't re
tcmble a tennis racket any, morn than n
tcoopshovel looks like a wallpocket. but
thn man who did the packing said he
didn't know tho difference.
Miss Wood writes back to her friends
that It was very humiliating. She was
unpacking her trunks In thn presence of
i lot of her awelPchums, don't you know
taking out golf sticks and caddy bags and
btsket ball paraphernalia ami then came
tl at horrid carpet beater! "Why. what did
they think of mo!" And ,Mlss Wood un
derscored "did" three times.
But thero Is an Omaha end to the trag
edy as well as a Dobbs' Ferry end. H
happens that tho individual who did the
parking Is handy man In tho hardware store
of Milton Rogers &. Son nnd that firm feels
eomewhat rcsponslblo for tho blundor, r
It Is sending about all over tho city to And
Sara Bernhardt
it be grett French Actress and woman, uyi:
' "I nnd the Urban Wlna Coe
Gold Seal Champagne
xclltnt, In fact equal to many French
jCbimpagnM. It surprises rue that such a
tan wins can be produced in America.
"SARA BERNHARDT."
Gold Seal ti served In every first-class
paf and club, and sold everywhere at halt
the pries er Frnen lno.,
UUANA WINE CO., URBANA, N. Y.
BOLE MAKER
'flSBsfeiirl-im
jiissssssBr nBSRKvVlHCJvn
tho lost racket, which was delivered
where the carpet beater should have ben.
Thus far the quest has been, fruitless.
Whoever got the racket no doubt found it
worked all right as a carpet bcAter1 and
derided to keep It, but Miss Wood savs
the Jmplemrnt he. now has Is useless as a
racket, as the meshes In t are so bit
that It wouldn't atop a sofa pillow.
UNION VETERANS' UNION COMES
Nrl Annnal Convention of the Olil
M.lrller Will fir Held
In Omaha.
The snnii.il meeting of the National Uulon
Veterans' union for 1W2 will be held In
Omaha. A telegram announcing this was
received yesterday afternoon from Omaha
men at the meeting of the union, which Is
now In session at Chicago.
A week ago the Commercial club ex
tended nn Invitation to the organization
through Colonel J. F. Hopper and John II.
IMitler, who represented the local union at
the national ronventlon. The invitation set
forth the statement that by tho time of
tho next meeting tho auditorium would
be completedi making a perfect ball for tho
assemblage. The Union Veterans union
Is nn association of ex-soldlers of the
elvll war more strict In Its requirements
of members than the Ornnd Army of tha
Republic In the latter organization an
honorable discharge from the service- of
the United States after being b member of
the army or navy during tho civil war Is
sufficient to entitle tho applicant to mem
bership so far ns service goes, but In the
union the applicant must havo been In
the service a considerable tlmo and. In the
parlnnco of tho soldier, "havo gone vet
eran." At the national mcotlog thore are pres
ent from 1,500 to 2,000 delegates, coining
from all of the states which answered tho
earlier calls for troops made by Presi
dent Lincoln.
A dispatch from Chicago says: Members
of tho Union Veterans' union concluded
their sixteenth annual encampment at Han
del halt today. The following officers,-among
others, wero elected: Commander-in-chief,
General It. S. Byrenforth, Washington, D.
C.; deputy commander-ln-chlcf, General L.
M. Langstaff, Dubuque, la. It was decided
to hold tbo next annual encampment nt
Omaha. The Woman's Auxiliary union, Vet
erans' union, practically closed Its confer
ence here today with tho election of offlcers
ns follows: National president, Miss Hollo
Morgan, Moll no; national secretary, Hose
Tlrrel, Mollne; national treasuror, S. H.
Hartwell, Mollne.
LOCAL BREVITIES.
Robert It. Stevenson, nslayer nt the
smelter, announces the birth of a son.
Th Ancient Order of I'nlted Workmen
will celebrate Its thlrty-thlril anniversary
on .Monday night next. The local lodges
have planned for n big time that night.
Frank Hough, n Madison county farmer,
lias filed a voluntary petition In bank
ruptcy In the United States district court.
He lltH debts of $1,377, with assets of
$2,010. nil of which he claims to be exempt.
William Taylor nnd Arthur Alexutidcr
pleaded guilty i daylight breaking and
entering, In Judge Baker's court. Sentence
whs not pronounced upon Taylor, but Alex
nndcr wus given six months In the county
Jail.
The Ahaino auxiliary to Omaha Typo
graphical union No. It") has adopted me
morial resolutions on the death of Airs.
K. S. Fisher, who was one of the prom
inent workers In the society before her
health broke down.
John O. Drexel secured a vetdlct against
Krncst Stuht for iV In the slander ehso
brought against Stuht, churglng him with
hftvluz circulated the report that Drexel
misappropriated $0,000 worth of fees be
longing to the county,
ttnrrv Snencer. who was arrested for
shooting nt some negroes, pleaded guilty to
assault before Judge linker. The ucrspns
who Hied the Information against Spencer
refused to nrosecute the case. Spencer was
clven' a sixty-day sentence.
Some excitable person snWa smalt vatcli'
or weeus nurning on n vacant ioi near
Twentieth and Harney streots nt 2:30
Thursday afternoon and Immediately
turned in n lire inarm, inougn u man wuj
looking lifter the little blaze.
Jtidgi Ilenjamln S. -linker has been sum
moned to appear ns a witness in the cui-
luhnn perjury case, which will bo. trieu in
his co.irt October 2S. iioruco B. Boyles
and Frank A. Uroatlwell have' also been
subpoenaed In the Callahan case.
Judae .lessen Is henrlnc a case brought
against Ilochfout & Gould by Sylvester
Chesley to recover Jio.wo tor personal in
lurles sustained while cmnloved bv the
defendants on the Armour plnnt In South
Omaha. Chesley maintains that ho was
permanently injured by a wheelbarrow
which fell on him.
The Rt. Rev. Arthur L. Williams. J. C. I...
will officiate at the, Hplscopnl Church uf
thn Good Shepherd, corner Twentieth nnd
Ohio streets, Sunday at 8 a. m., and again
at the 11 o'clock service. The bishop will
bo assisted at both services, by Hew Q.
Taylor Griffith, B. D the rector of ths
parish. All are Invited.
Sheriff John Power has received a tele
gram from Fort Worth. Tex., announcing
the death of Mike Hnrrlgan and asking
what disposition shall be made' of the
body. The telegram Is .nddresscd to I'at
Harrlgnn. In care of Sheriff Power, The
slier Iff knows nobody by the name of Pat
Hnrrlgan. Tho telegram is signcu ny j. a.
Sterling.
An attempt will be made to have William
C. Ruder released from tho county Jail on
the ground that he Is not In his right mind.
Under passed a cheek to which the name
of A. B. Jnqulth Is alleged to have been
rnrgeti. Kuuer s nrotner nas como to
Omaha fiom Illinois nml says that the do
fondant wnndered uwny from his home and
In not rcspnnslblft for his notions.
Mnrrlnite I, Ionises.
The following marriage licenses .were
lamed yesterdny:
Name and Residence. " Ace.
John Pesvuskl. OniHhn 27
Catlicrlno Btnlec, Omaha ,....,..,.18
Thomas J. Gannon, OmAha
Dorothy F. Miller, Omnha r. '. .'...DO
'Walter Hwltnla. Omaha
Werouda UurczyK, umana iv
Theodore W. McClure, Omaha ?
Delia II. Kdhoim, U mil nil , .,....'J
Woman's Work in Club
Thoro was a meeting on Wednesday of
tho committee on plans for the 'Winter's
program of the political nnd fioclal science
department of the Woman's cub. H waa
decided that, (he social work should bo
along the llnee of civic Improvement- and
the following subjects were chosen -for dis
cussion and work during tho. -year. First,
to agitate the necessity of and endeavor to
sccuro a pure drinking water supply for
tho bottoms district,- whore- so much fever
and sickness result each year from ..the
use of well and stagnant water. To stimu
late, an Interest in the Improvement of
school grounds nnd better raro of streets
and alleys. Also an Interest in public parks
and playgrounds and to study tho city and
state ordinances regarding billboards and
other means of objectionable advertising.
There was also a discussion on the National
Civic Improvement association and of tho
advisability of becoming a part of H.
At Wednesday's meeting of the Woman'H
Christian Temperance union it was decided
to resume the temperance classes which did
such effectual work last year, at Tenth
Street City mission, Mrs. Edith Shlnrork
lo continue In charge of them. It was fur
ther decided that some member of the or
ganization be appointed to asslt Mrs. Shin
rock each month. This plan It Is thought
will serve tho double purpose of familiar
ising the members with the mission work
and relieving Mrs. Phlnrock of all of the
work there. In tho past, tho temperance
Instruction has been given only to tho
boys, but through tho solicitation of Mlns
Magce and Mrs, Shlnrock It was decided to
open these classes to girls too. Miss Magco
also made another appeal to the members
of the union to Interest themselves in the
condition of the women confined In ibo
YOUNG CHRISTIAN WORKERS
Nibraika Endeiror Itoietiti Will Mist in
Omaha Thii Watt.
MANY NOTABLES ARE ON THE PROGRAM
I'nthrr Kndemor Clark, Iter. W. S.
Anient anil Others Prominent
In the Mission Field
to Spenk.
Four hundred Nebraska Christian En
deavorera will come to Omaha to
day to bo the guests of the city for
three days. Tho convention Is the six
teenth annual gathering of the slate so
cieties, but the event will be given a na
tional significance through tho presence of
many high officials of the young people's
organization from different parts of the
country.
Rev. Francis K. Clark, bearing the hon
orary tltlo "Father Endeavor," will bo the
guest of honor and Rev. William S. Ament.
tho well known missionary, who endured
the Pekln siege, will recelvo no less con
sideration. Other distinguished mission
ary workers present will bo Mrs, D. B.
Wells, field secretary of tho Woman's
Board of Foreign Missions, Chicago; Mrs,
F. D. ralmer, general secretary Woman's
Board of Homo Missions, Pittsburg; Mrs.
S. F. Lincoln, treasurer Woman's Home
board, New York City: Miss Julia Hatch.
Praa, Ibos: Mrs, J, D. McKcan, Chlengmat,
Laos; Mrs. A. Hall Knauer, Batanga,
Africa. 'The music will bo under charge
of Prof. E. O. Excell, the well known Chi
cago composer and director. 1
The local societies nave organized to re
ceive their guests properly aud the dele
gates will bo entertained at private homes
during their stay In tho city. Handsome
badges have been prepared and no pains
will be spared to assure to tho visitors a
cordial welcome. Headquarters for regis
tration, Junior work, missionary department
united society supplies have been estab
lished In tho Kountze Memorial church.
Each Chnrcli Clnlma 11a Own.
The opening session of tho convention
will be held In the auditorium of the First
Presbyterian church at 10 a. ra. Tho morn
ing's meeting will be devoted to confer
ences of tho stato oxccutlve committee, the
district officers, tbo Omaha convention com
mittee and the pastors' advisory commit
tee. The convention will be formally
opened at 2 p. ra., when all the delegates
arc expected to have reached the city.
Rev. H. J. Klrschstcln of Hastings, Neb.,
will conduct the meeting at the First
Christian church. Rev. W. P. Aylesworth
of Lincoln will trace the effect which
twenty yenra of Christian Endeavor work
has wrought upon young people. Other nd-
dresses along similar lines will be delivered
by Rev. Harry C. Holmes of Falrbury, Rov.
Sumner T. Martin of Omaha, Mrs. E. W.
Cole of Falls City, Stato Superintendent H.
J. Kennedy of Pawnee City and Rev. B. B.
Tyler, the well known endeavorer of Den
ver. Other denominational meetings wltl be
held during the afternoon at tho First Con
gregational church, presided over by Rov.
William Hardcastle of Cambridge; at the
First United Evangelical church, presided
over by T. W. Serf of Aurora; at tho
Kountze Memorlnl Lutheran church, pre
sided over by Rev. R. A. White of Lincoln,
and at tho First Presbyterian church, pre
sided over by Rev. B. M. Long of Lincoln.
I.ocnl Rndrnvorem Will Join.
In addition to the 400 delegates expected
thoj organized Endeavor soaletles. of Omaha
nave' a membership of 800, so tha't the ca
pacity of tho audlenco room will be taxed.
Arthur Chase, who has been In charge of
local arrangements, says that the programs
are the meat pretentious ever offered at a
state convention. The committee began
early In the spring Its task of bringing
notable speakers to take part in tho pro
grams. The most favorably known among
the visitors will be asked to fill Omaha pul
pits on next Sunday.
Heady far the Guests.
Twenty delegates from various parts of
Nebraska reached the city yesterday aft
ernoon nnd evening and registered at the
headquarters at the Kountze Memorial
church. They weiyo at once assigned to
homes where entertainment has been offered
and committees saw to It that the strangers
reached their destination. Each Incoming
train this morning 1b expected to bring In
Its score and all the delegates will prob
ably bo on the ground by noon.
Father Endeavor Clark has a number of
engagements to All throughout the west
and will not arrive until Saturday morn
ing. Dr. Ament has been at Norfolk, Neb,,
for several days and will reach Omaha this
morning. Rev. Dr. Tyler of Denver has
been holding meetings In Omaha and will
attend the opening session.
The reception and entertainment commit
tees are engnged in decorating with crim
son and cream the First Presbyterian, and
the. Kountze Memorial churches, where the
meetings will chiefly bo held. The mono
gram C. E. In flowers and ferns Is used
extensively about thb walls and pulpits.
A report from Supt. J. C. Oluck, Reform
kchool, Pruntytown. W. Va Oct. 18, 1900:
"After trying all other advertised cough
medicines we have decided to use Foley's
Honey and Tar exclusively In the West Vir
ginia Reform school. I find It the most
effective and absolutely harmless,"
ground floor cells of the city Jail. Mrs.
G. W. Clarke of tho political and social
science department of tho Woman's club
was present and asked thq union to assist
the department and. any other organizations
that might be Interested In retaining the
services of tho depot matron placed thero
by the Omaha Woman's cjub three years
ago, but given ip by It recently In favor of
Its n qw philanthropic plan. The dutlM of
the matron are to meet thn incoming and
outgoing trains and render aid to deserving
cases that cannot bo Dttended to by thn
depot authorities, No decision was mada
by tho union and the matter was laid over
until next meeting.
Tho first meeting of tho cxecutlvn board
of tho Nebraska Federation of Woman's
Clubs was held on Monday evening nt the
First Congregational church of Omaha, the
president, Mrs. Draper Smith; correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. C. S. lA)blngtcr; treas
urer, Mrs. Cross of Uncoln; recording sec
retary, MUa McCarn of Fremont, and Mrs.
BtiBhncll of Lincoln, auditor, being present.
Aside from the usual routine, the allowing
of bills and llkn matters, Mrs. I,. L. Rlrk
ctts of Lincoln was reappointed general
Federation secretary from Nebraska, and
tho Invitation of the Columbus Woman's
clubs to hold tho next annual convention
of the State Federation thore was accepted,
The women of Omaha are endeavoring to
combine In one of the most unique demon
stratlonn that has over been attempted In
the city and the society and club women
ure one In their determination to make tho
, affair a success, Mrs, Carrie Chapman
Catt, president of the National American
VVoman's Suffrage association, will pass
through Omaha on Tuesday gr .Wednesday
j SMITH DEFENDS HIS SCHEME
; Hoard of I'ditcatlon Member M'rltes
IteKMriHna; Ills Mnth (irntle
rinn.
OMAHA, Oct. 23. To the Editor of The
Bee; Under the caption, "An Ingenious
Vote Catcher," an editorial appeared In
your paper laat evening of more than ordi
nary Interest to me, and so It happens that
I am on hand requesting a little space In
your paper (which has become so famous
as an extraordinary promulgator of truth)
to answer some of the questions asked In
regard to a resolution Introduced by me at
the last meeting of tho school board. Tho
resolution referred to and all the actlou
taken thereon Is as follows:
Whereas, Many of the children of the
public schools who woujd naturally go to
thn High school when throigh with the
Eighth grade are now unable to do so, be
catiso of the great distance of said school
from their homes; therefore, be It
Resolved, That the superintendent of
schools be, and hereby Is, directed to Inves
tigate tho situation with a view to estab
lishing a Ninth grade in four of tho ward
schools, to bo selected In regard to tholr
geographical location; nnd be It further
Resolved, That the subjects of study In
said grado be bookkeeping, commercial
arithmetic, algebra, universal history, civil
government nnd rhetoric.
The .first paragraph of your article 1 havo
no fault to find with, but on tho contrary
think It rather good, especially tho 'god
father." Your questions Nos. 1, 2 and 3 arc
as follows:
It Is pertinent to ask .why has this new
departure been proposed at this tlmo, r.l
most at the middle of Hie term? Why was
it held hack until two weeks before elec
tion? Why wan It not proposed or sug
gested before the schools opened?
I answer simply that Monday night was
the first opportunity I had had of attempt
ing to carry Into effect the last resolution
of tho republican city platform adopted
October 12, 1001, which reads as follows:
ncsolvcd, That wo favor such a distribu
tion nf sehnnl facilities as will olve everv
child In the city of Omaha an opportunity
to enjoy tho benefits of public school educa
tion.
And I would further answer to questions
Nos. 1, 2 and 3 that this means of distrib
uting the school facilities never occurred to
my mind until within twenty-four hours tif
the tlmo when I Introduced this Ninth
grade resolution Into the board, so you see
I did not hold It back very long. Now, you
ask questions Nos. 4 and 6:
Does not this Ninth grade scheme J.istlfy
the ausnlclon that It Is a aame of political
bunco to decoy tenchers who are out of a
Job and to enlist their support nnd Hint of
tneir rrienas ror canuiaaies eomnmieo io
thn nollcles of the coterlo In the school
board that wants to perpetuate the present
extravagant management? Are not the
four places nung up ns a tempting nan tor
forti- or perhaps even four times forty
credulous oconlo who Imanlne that they
are to bethe chosen four''
This reminds me or the story or tno
speaker who, after having made a speech
at a banquet, was hailed on the street next
day by one who had read the report of tho
proceedings In the newspapers with thn
statement that a certain remark which he
bad rondo was a great Joke, when Ills frlond,
the orator, responded: "You must have a
powerful sense of humor to discover any
Joke In that statement, for I was In dead,
earnest."
Now, Mr. Editor, your political scent must
be very keen Indeed If you can smell any
vote-catching scheme In that resolution, tor
I must say Its "godfather" had none In
mind when he stood sponsor-for It; nor la
my Imagination vivid enough to picture
with you four times forty teachers marching
In solid phalanx (their jimithers, fathers,
brothers, sisters, nunts, couotns nnd-grandparents
sandwiched In between) to the sup
port of any resolution for. the mere chance
of a place to teach. No; sir; our teachers
are not that kind. They will vpto and work
for what they think flgh regardless of
personal consequences.' '", . ,
But, If this resolution should have, politi
cal bearing, which I did not -Intend that, It
should, then please let me ask you a few
questions:
First Who would It appear that title
"vote-catching scheme" would catch -votes
for the republican candidates or (th'e dem
ocrats? Second Who arc the members In the
board that constitute "Ibe. coterie that want
to perpetuate the present extravagant 'man
agement?" Do you mean to charge Hay
ward, Levy, Wood, Theodore Johnson, W.
F. Johnson, Barnard, Maynard and others
with extravagance and waste In the use of
public funds (for they are the men whoso
Influence In tho board Is dominant)?
Third In what extravagance or expense
does the present management Indulge that
could be avoided without injury to the
schools?
Yours for business men and business
methods In the' school board.
ROBERT SMITH.
LIVELY POLITICS IN PLATTE
It. n, Strainer Says thn nrpnlillrnna
Mar Win This Ponocrntln
StronKhnld.
R. G. Strother or Monroe. Platte county,
U In the city. Mr. .Strother Is editor of
toe Republican and Is postmaster at Mon
roe. Ten years ago he was a compositor
on The Bee. Speaking of political matters
In Platto county he said: "There never
was a much livelier campaign for local
offices In Platte county than the one now
In progress. Tho republicans expect to get
some of the offices, If not all of them, and
the opposition is straining every effort to
save some of the candidates whoso elretion
was conceded at the time of the nomination.
The developments In the county are of in
terest only locally, but they fortell a re
turn of many to the republican party."
and Charity
of next week. Her stay In the city will not
be long enough to admit of tho reception
that her many personal and club friends
ars desirous of- giving her, so the women,
regardless of their club or social affiliations,
have decided that If her time between trains
will admit, to go In a body to the station
and thero hold a tea party and reception in
her honor. It has not as yet been definitely
ascertained when or at which station sho
can be met, but as soon as tho Information
ran be had It will be generally announced.
The Invitation is extended to "the citizens
of Omaha." It ta probable that Mrs. Catt
will leave the union station for Fremont on
the 4;25 train.
On Monday evening the Young Women's
Christian association will bold a reception
for Its members and friends In honor of
Mrs. Dora Cady Smith of Cloveland, O.,
who for soveral years served so effectively
as general secretary of the Omaha aaoocla-
tion. The devotional commltteo will be In
charge of the "at home" tomorrow after
noon In the association parlors and Mrs,
Smith and Mrs. Carrie Graff Scranton will
bo present and assist. It is the aim of the
association to hold these little social
features every Saturday afternoon during
the winter. All Interested members are re
quested to be present at tho meeting to be
held this evening In the interest nf thn lit
erary work at tho South branch. The Sun
shine club Invites all Its members and
friends to bo present on Saturday afternoon
at their membership social.
There will be a meeting on Monday even
ing of the Bemls Park Neighborly club at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Tlarnhart.
MISSION WOMEN WIND UP
Prtibjttrlta Ladlis Fiid that Thiir Tima
it Fally Ocotplel.
OFFICERS FOR THE YEAR ARE CHOSEN
.Mrs, ClnhnfiRh of Omaha. Ktectcil
I'renlrinit anil Other Place
mint Tilth Very Little
llffort Yeslerilar.
Tho twenty-fifth annual meeting of the
Women's Synodlcal Missionary society of
Nebrasks, which has been In session at
the First Presbyterian church, closed yes
terdny with tho celebration of the silver
anniversary of lis organization.
Tho silver anniversary program had been
arranged for the afternoon, opening with
devotional exercises, led by Mrs. Pomeroy
of Edgar. Mrs. P. I,. Perlno of Omnha
extended tho greetings of tho hostess or
ganization, which was followed by greet
ings from former officers. A most en-
Joynbln feature was a complete history
of the society since lis organization In
tho first church of Omaha twonty-flvo
years ago, rend by Mrs. Hardy of Beatrice
Miss Northrup contributed a vocal solo
and then Miss Jewett of Persia gavo n
talk on the work anst her thirty (years of
experience In that field.
Tho taking of tho silver thank offering,
amounting to J250, followed by a conse
cration servlco nnd a solo by Miss Kerr,
closed tho meeting.
In tho evening Rev. D. K. Finks of Now
Jersey gave Hn Illustrated lecturo on "Pic
turesque Homo Missions," after which final
adjournment wns made.
No decision has been made retarding
tho next meeting place of the society.
Mrs. T. V. Mooro of Omaha opened the
morning devotional service, tho next hour
being devoted to business, which consisted
of the adoption of the following recom
mendations: 1. That whatever ndvnnce sum Is made
oyer and nbovc the nmount necessary for
picuges to the home work bo applied to
tho Albuquerque School for Hoys.
2. That thn Knmlnv ftr-hnnl nllnftrlntfitiriAflt
Tjo urged to observe the recommendation
or me general assembly, that the offering
of -the Sunday beforo Thanksgiving be
given to the.AshovHlo Farm school.
3. That we take ns our special work In
the foreign field the building of u liouee
for Ilev. nnd Mrs. Snyder ut Bangkok, Slnm,
our share to bo $301, to roplnco our con
tribution In thn now tlnlsliptl ImllAliifr nt
l.len Chow, Chlnn.
4. that any advance for the foreign work
this yenr over the amount necessary to
meet the' nli-dirr-s he nnnllorl nn llir snlArv
of t'M) per annum of Miss Margaret Jones
in Hhftn Tung, China,
6, That any amount over tho pledges to
the Frecdmen be minlled as Mm. Pnlmpr.
secretary of the bonrd, may suggest.
Mrs. Palmer recommended that It be ap
plied to two $25 scholarships at Monttcello
and upon tho fund for building the new-
wing at Engleslde seminary, and her sug
gestions, were adopted.
Tito Propose)! Amendments.
Notice' was served of a proposed amend
ment to the constitution to be acted on as
follows: That article lv be amended to
read: "Tho offlctrs of this society shall
consist of a president, vice president, cor-
tespondlng secretary, special object secre
tary, corresponding secretary for the young
people s work, treasurer of the contingent
(tind and n secretary of literature. These,
together with the presbyterlal secretaries
and treasurers, shall constitute ths executive
committee, five members of which shall
constitute a quorum."
Article v, on tho duties of officers: "The
special object secretary shall havo In charee
.the correspondence with all our representa
tives, keeping tho societies supplied with
frequent letters of information of their
work. The assistant special object secre
tary shall aid the secretary in preparing
for distribution typewritten copies of all
these; lettena received."
The annual election of officers followed,
resulting; President, Mrs. G. W. Clabaugh,
Omaha; corresponding secretary, Mrs. F. E.
Coulter, Omaha; treasurer of the contingent
fund, Mrs. M. U. Stone of Hastings; secre
tary of literature, Mrs. Henry Fox of Nel
son; special object secretary, Mies Oralnger
of Palmyra. It was decided by tho women
that tho assistant special object secretary
should bo such a person as the secretary
should choose.
An address on "Freedmen" by Mrs. Pal
mer of Pittsburg and a paper by Mrs. Has
kell of Wakefield constituted the program,
the session dismissing with devotional
sorvlce, after which dinner was served In
the church parlor.
Oat-or-ToTrn Delegate.
Among tho out of town delegates present
aro Mesdames Wright of Scotts Bluff, Mar
grave qf Box Butte, Buck and Mayer of Su
perior, Fox, Cole, Taylor and Hutchinson
of Nelson; Graves and Misses Porter and
Leo of Kearney, Campbell, Spnuldng, Ryle,
Marstead, Kelly and Hemsworth of Lincoln;
Johns(pne, Kearnes, Nlcholls nnd Hardy of
Beatrice; Downs and Light of Pender; Minn
and Miss McKinley of Poncn, Hlrsch of
Coleridge, Tyler anil Hoyt of Bellevue,
Wcyor and Pierce of Fremont, Russell and
Adams of Sliver Crock, Hamblen of Teka
mah, Scnrr, ftrlnklaw and Clegg of Colon;
Foutz and Zontmeyer of Schuyler, Miss
Grainger of Palmyra, Pollock, Black nnd
White of Plattsmouth; Price, Fuller and
Darby of Falrbury; Crclghton and Fender
of York, Stratton of Pawnee City, Kllpnt-
rlck and Miss Scheavaland of Madison,
Sharfoless of Norfolk, Watson of Hastings,
Farley and Shearer of Laurel, Harrison,,
Bannon nnd Haskell of Wakefield, and Fin
loy of Winnebago Agency.
HOMEOPATHIC DOCTORS ELECT
Mlssnnrl Valley Medical Association
Clioonm President from Coun
cil ninffs.
At the session of the Missouri Valley
Homeopathic Medical association yester
day Dr. A. C. Hirst, pastor of tho First
Methodist church, delivered a brief address
upon the relation of medicine nnd religion.
This was followed by tho report of tho
treasurer, which showed tbo finances of tho
organization to bo in good condition. An
auditing committee waa appointed which
will make Us report this evening.
The bureau of sanitary sclenco was ths
first to report at the morning session. Dr.
T. E. Way of Waboo read a paper on "Three
Thousand Miles of Sanitary Canals," which
referred to tho work of the ducts In the
human skin. Tho paper waa full nf Interest
to tho profession, touching upon treatment
of diseases of the skin.
The report from the bureau of ophthal
mology and otology was deferred, the time
assigned to that report being taken up with
tho report of tho bureau of surgery. A
paper, "Splints," was presented by Dr.
Footo of Omaha. This paper was technical
In tho extreme, fully covering the suhject
from an operating surgeon's standpoint and
containing the results of the observation
of the doctor In n number of rases.
Officers of tho association were
olect'ed yesterday afternoon as fol
lows! Dr. P. J. Montgomery, Council
Bluffs, president; Dr. A. P. Hanchett, Coun
cil Bluffs, vlco president ; Dr. W. M. Plimp
ton, Qlenwood, la,, treasurer; Dr. L. P.
Crutcher, Kansas City, secretary. At tho
afternoon session Dr. E. R. Mclntyer of
Chlrago read a paper dealing with tho
I treatment to be accorded criminal.
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City Tsz Cenminioier it fsttiig Afur
Itss Ptrsi'itsit Dsdgeri.
INSURANCE CIMPANIES ARE BEING LISTED
. I
Aftnit" I'nWnniTii In the Antlinrlllc
llnvr He en Hunted t't nnd Com
pelled In Make n Statement
for ANKCNNment,
The' city tax commissioner is making an
effort to get upon tho assessment rolls per
sonal property which lias heretofore es
caped. The mobt successful efforts In Ret
ting this property this week has been with
the business of the Insurance companies
who havo no regular agents In tho city, or
who, tor various reasons, keep tho name
of that agent concealed. Tho first caso of
this kind whero 'the property was Ilstod
was that of tho Rankers' Kite Insurnnco
company of Des Moines. An agent of tbo
tax commissioner, speaking of tho work on
this case, said:
"For nearly a year I tried to get tho
namo of tho agent pf this company, Let
ters to tho headquarters nf tbo company
brought tho '.statement, that they had no
agent In this city; that what business the
company had here whb cared for by un,
agent sent from tho homo offlco or ono who
came hern from Nebraska nnd that tbo
local banks nttended to tho collections. I
was not satlMlcd with this answer. 1
could find men who had been olluitcd to
lake Insurance by a resident of Omnha, but
t could never locate that man. Tho banka
would not help inn nut, until, going to one
of tho banks, I finally prevailed upon one
of tho officers to glvo tbo namo and address
of tho local ngenti When I gave him n
blank upon which to make a return of his
business for taxation a fnoro surprised man
you never saw, Xo demanded to kuow
how I secured his namo nnd threatened to
make It warm for tho man who told.
Mutual I'lre Company Dutlsea.
"Another company which wo havo Just
listed for taxation is tho Individual Fire
Insurance, association of Now York. Thin
rorapany claims to bo a mutual concern and
haB on or morn stockholders In Omaha. It
has always avoided tho payment of tax upon
Its business nnd for years wo have tried to
get It listed. Letters to tho ncaaquariors
In New York brought a reply that tbo only
offlco of that company was In Now York,
whero all of Its business was transacted,
Tho offlro sent to New York,1 blank to be
filled out rind If' It Is not returned wo will
mako a 'blind' assessment and attempt to
collect It. .We hopo to be ahlo to forco the
collection because of tho fact that ono
stockholder resides In Omaha.
"Thn Ileal Kstato exchange Is demanding
that thero bo a readjustment of the assess
ments on real and personal property, but
whenever we attempt to Increase the valua
tlon on property already on tho list wo meet
with protests, which I must admit havo
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this office should bn directed toward getting
property on tho list which has thus far es
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now. nesldcn tho companies mentioned,
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