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TITfl OMATtA DATLY TIT:T! BUST) AY, MAITCTI lft, 1002 i TREAT MISSOURI AS BAD JOB Honso Committeemen on Eiren tod Har , bor Weary of Big Muddy. ; LITTLE MONEY FOR FURTHER WORK Vatllttr ef EacleeerlBK Efforts la - ported, with riea for Altogether Shattla OA Efforts la Tata Dlreetloa. WA8HIN0T0N, March IS. After having spent something Ilka $11,000,000 In an effort to preserve and Improvt the Missouri river a navigable atream, the government, ao far at leait at the houee committee on ' rivers and harbor U concerned, baa de cided to give It up ai a bad Job. For four '. teen years the government has contributed . something like $785.00 a rear In carrying ; out plane of the War department, and the , Bet result haa been ao wholly nnsattsfac ' tory that the rivers and harbors committee has declared Its unwillingness to reeom ; mend continuance of these large approprla ' tlona. 'f. The rivers and harbors appropriation bill i now pending In the house carries an ap it proprlatlon ' of 180,000 for snsgglog and i maintenance for the entire stretch of the . river from Stubbs' Terry, Mont., to St. Louis. The report of the committee pre ' sent some Interesting statistics and data In support of the committee's action In abandoning efforts and appropriations for the Big Muddy on a seals provided In former years. Valaly Seek to Restore T raffle. j When the Missouri river commission wss i created In July, 1884, the government en i glneers and the friends of river Improve ' ment hsd plans which they bcl! wed would, 1 It carried out, result In restoring the wan ing traffic on the river. Two members of the commission, at $2,600 a year each, were selected from civil life and the other mem ber of the body chosen from Yhe engineer , lng force of the War department. With the first appropriation cams ths light against toe treachery of the river which haa been. since the days of Lewis and Clark, marking out its own course through seven ststea, chsnging Its channel In a night, wiping oat farma and boundary lines, destroying prop erty on Us shores and menacing burdens placed upon It by transportation companies. The commission took charts of th work bout the time the denuding of the northern ' forests and other Influences had begun to diminish the volume of water In the river. Deatractlveaesa of "Juae Rise, There was at that tlma anil tm l tfc. t "June rise," which frequently resulted In a complete destruction of plans for curbing the river, but for the most of the time ths river was apparently tractable, keep ing witnin Its banks and behavlne with un usual docility. It was the dream of the engineers and the memhera r Ik onmmta- 'slm to narrow ths channel In places, and. Dy ins use of rlprapplng and dykea, to con fine the river to a course that would, by the very nature of things, provide an open waterway capable of accommodating river eraft of the freight variety. When tbia was 4nna thm ).( A.t4. - w . . w uiu hi muniaua ana ms .Dakota, the farms of Iowa, Nebraska' 1111- aoia ana Missouri, with the manufactories la the towns along ths way, could find an output for their products to th crushing the railroad combine that was using ma tug end of these products la transportation charges. The plan was very " " s taiiure haa been dismal. River Beyond Maa'a Coatrel. " ! Report a file U the -War department now now mine the efforts of the engineer ing jcorps have been In tha ittumnt cure control of the Missouri river. Records show that In one place between Omaha and Sioux City tha force devoted Its energies nd a 'large amount of money to prevent the river from cutting an entirely new channel on the Iowa side. While the In tent of river Improvement has always been that the government money shall not be pent for bank protection, the commission has always found a way to evade this, on ins tneory that, tbs money Is being used to direct the channel of the river Instead 01 protecting the banks. This, of course, lways for ths orotection or navigation " At any rate the commission in rhir f the Missouri river decided to prevent the river rrom getting away and cutting a Jiaw channel down through Iowa. The boats and CreWS In ChsrfS Of the rnmmUalnn mm hurried to the scene of danger. Above the danger point was a forest of young willows. This was attacksd, mowed down, tied Into Bundles, wslghtsd and droDned Into tha river against tbs bank that waa being cniseiea away. After many days the re- suit of tbs work began to be manifest Man gained appa .t temporary control ver tha clement and tha Iowa bank waa saved. The current moved swift and strong long tha rlprapplng, which waa extended iur several mues. Willow Basks Lek Fresalslaa;. The willow embankment withstood all ef forts at river encroachment and the eom mission believed It had solved tha problem. It would take money, of course, but the plan wss practically formed to riprap the river with willows at all danger points and thus confine It to channel that would meet tha demands of navigation. When the dan gar had passed ths commission withdrew from ths point and began Its work at other places on ths river, serene in Its confidence that there would bo no more trouble on the Iowa side at that point. Several weeks later astonishing news was brought to the member of the commission who lived at Omaha. He was Informed that one dark Bight, when the crews of ths construction boats were off their guard, the river bad gotten away from tbem and was then hav ing fun, cutting nice, deep channel down through soma fine farms In Nebraska and threatening to come through Cut-Off lake nd land portion of the Omaha townsite ovsr on ths Iowa side. Investigation proved that the report waa correct, la every par ticular and that the farmers ovsr la Iowa were already la tha courts In litigation over the rich laada that had been left Beetling up against the willow rlprapplng oa which tha commission hsd spent many thousands, tfforts ware directed to saving-Omaha and were successful, the smelter company un loading several thousand cars of slag and rock Into the river and again diverting the channel to the Iowa aide. Persevere Asalast Dlsrsaraaeaaeats. Experiences of tbia kind were naturally disconcerting, but the commission, with patriotic fortitude, never wearied or grew discouraged so long as ths appropriations were forthcoming with each aessloa of con gress. The river and harbors appropriation bill waa killed la the last congress and the commission ceased work when the psy waa ( stopped. Since that t.nie the river haa ( taken care of Itself, sad the results have Bot beea any different from what they were whea thousands were being spent annually to curb the troubled stream. There la not . water enough in the stream bow to lend a hope ot future development of navigation Interests, and ths committee, la the bill sow pending, recommends that the Missouri river commission be abolished. The report ot the committee shows thst the present traffic on the Missouri ts very mall. The freight carried on the river be low Sfcmi City In ISM amounted to only 363.11 tons, and above Sioux City, la the miles to Fort Benton, to 11.041 tons. . The appropriations for each ot these ether rivers mentioned, with the exception ot the Ohio, haa been much less than those for the tonnage oa the Hudson Is nesrly sixty times as large ss that on the lower Mis souri, and that on the Detroit river 160 times as great. Private Property la Evldeaee. Another point which hae become manifest ts the committee Is the diversion of the larger shsre of the amounts appropriated for this stresm to the protection of private property. The amounts so applied have come to largely exceed those used for dredging or for Improvements to naviga tion. It la Impossible for the commutes to correctly Judge whether these appropria tions for the protection ot banks and pri vate property are Judiciously expended. While not assuming to decide whether such expenditures are proper subjects for ap propriation by the federal government, the members of the committee are of the opin ion that auch expendlturea do not properly belong to a committee whose province is to recommend appropriations for the improve ment of rivers and harbors. In recommending the repeal of the act creating the Missouri river commission the committee Intends no reflection upon that body, which la nd doubt made np of men of ability and Integrity, but believes that the system under which they are acting can not bring satisfactory results. MAN BLOWN INTO FRAGMENTS Employe Meets Inatant Death la Ter vlfle Esploalea of Powder Works. COLUMBUS, Kan.. March 16. Ths glai Ing and ons of the barret mills ot the Laflin 4k Rand powder works, four miles northwest of this city, exploded at noon today. Seventeen thousand Ave hundred pounds of powder wss Ignited at once. The shock of the explosion waa felt at Joplln and Galena. Most of the men had gone to dinner, leaving Walter1 Reld cleaning a large rotary barrel. Hie body was blown to fragments snd scattered over a radius ot 800 yards. The loss from the explosion Is 110,000, not including ths powder. Amusements. David Garrlek. A comedy in three acts by T. W. Robert son. Produced at Boyd's theater Satur- cay mgni y Jti, s. WlUard and hla com pany. THE CA8T. ' David Oarrlrk artnr. nf Dnifnr T.anA theater, London Mr. Wlllard Blmon Ingot, alderman of the city ot London H. Barfoot Ada ingot. Ma daughter Miss Ellen OMalley Kicnara unlvy, his nephew.. Ernest Btallard eamuei tsmitn ot umitn, Bmitn at -o., Cheapelde H. Cane Mrs. Smith, his wife Miss Maria Baker Mr. Brown, silk merchant J. O. Taylor Miss Aramlnta Brown, his sister, a literary lady Miss Laura Linden Mr. Reginald Jones, In love with Miss Brown H. O. Lonsdale Thomas, Ingot's servant O. Uaston George, Oarrick's servant.... ..W. Edmunds It there had been any previous notion In the minds of those who witnessed the performance ot "David Oarrlck" last night that E. S. Wlllard Is not numbered among the half dosen or leas actora upon the stage today whose artistic ability really entitles them to ths distinction of greatness, his work In ths role of the popular Drury Lane, actor of King George's tims, cer talnly had dlspslling effect, for after tbs tall ot tbs final curtain and ths audience Bled out through the lobby homeward bound nothing but ths most flattering words of favorable comment for actor and play alike - wers heard on every hand. There were several well known people who are regular attendants upon local theatrical vents who went so far aajto declare that Mr." Willard's Oarrlck was tbs best thing that has been seen at the Boyd during the present season. ' This, of course, must be taken as the statsmsnt of ons under the spell of Mr. Willard's great art. or perhaps posltivs genius, yet It Is not without some measure of truth, although It should per haps be qualified to the extent of making one or two exceptions, principally the en gagement of Sir Henry Irving. "David Oarrlck" Is one of the most delightfully musing ot the comedy class. It Is clean cut In every way and the story It tells, while highly colored, is not altogether lm probable. There is not the least super fluity about It and the ear and eye of the udlence Is kept constantly on the alert, the former listening to the witty speeches and dialogue and the latter admiring the constantly changing stags pictures. Mr. Willard's Oarrlck la simply splendid cre ation In every sense, and It Garrlek himself waa anywhere near as admirable la his day s Mr. Wlllard makes his prototype. It Is not to be wondered at that all London was at hki feet The audience which witnessed last night's performance was small much too small but a mors enthusiastic and better pleased one has eat la ths theater this season. The members of Mr. Willard's ex cellent company wers all well cast and not a single part suffered for want of being well portrayed. It Is, indeed, to be re gretted that Mr. Willard's engagement closed with laat night's performance. BELIEVES SMITH IS DROWNED Llaeala Chief of Pol lee f aspects Miss. las; Haa Janaped lato Hlssoarl River. ' Chief of Police Hoagland of Lincoln was la Omaha yesterday Investigating the dis appearance of Rev. C. J. Smith of that city. Chief Hoagland believes that Smith drowned himself la the Missouri river. The la format loo regarding Smith's move meets aa reported to ths Omaha police Fri day night was psrtly Incorrect. It now ap pears that Smith purchased a carload of horses at Alliance, Neb.; that hs accom panied tbelr shipment to Grlnnell, la., and that hs then earns ts Omaha,- where b sent letters not only to his family In Lin coin, but also to various friends In Ne break a. Ths letter to bis family stated that 1700 would be found In his grip, with bo men tloa that he Intended sending that sum home. Along with the letter was a draft for $800. His letter stated that be had smallpox and would be aent to ths pest- bouse and that, he said, "was certain death." Hs then declared hs would com mlt suicide. Mr. Smith Is well knows la Lincoln snd has s good reputation as a successful busi ness maa. His family. It la reported here. Is enable to give any reason why hs should have written the letters referred to unless his mind waa affected by a sudden attack of disease. L BERNSTEIN UNDER ARREST Pleads Set Oallty ta Casrge ef Hit. lasr Parehased Stelea Property. r I Bernstein, a second-hand dealer, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Sergeant Welsenberg and Detectives Savage and Dun a a warrant Issued from Justice Alstadt's court charging htm with buying stolen prop, srty. Bernsiela waa arralgnsd. pleaded net guilty and released en $500 bond. His hear-j lng was set for next Wednesday. It Is al leged that Bernstein bought $50 worth ot brass last Sunday which had beea stolen from the Burlington railroad and for which he paid $3.10. The place was searched, though none of the property was found. Bernatela states that he did sot buy any brass Sunday sight, but bad purchased It Saturday at aa auction sal RED MEN LOSE TI1EIR CASE Indian! Are Defeated in Last Against ths Palefaces. Stand OPENING RESERVATIONS TO SETTLERS Consent af the Tribes Is Held by Federal Caart Bet Necessary Congress Sisrrae la the Matter. WASHINGTON, March 15. The court of appeals of ths District of Columbia has de nied the petition of Lone Wolf and his as aoclatea for rehearing In the case against Secretary of the Interior Hitchcock, re cently decided by this court everciy to the Indians.' Judge Springer, counsel for Lone Wolf and ths other Indian plaintiffs, has made a stubborn fight and has been defeated at every turn. The question In controversy Is whether congress could, without the consent of the Indians, abolish their reservation and open the lands to settlement and entry. ! A singular feature of the case is that whea ths bill opening ths Kiowa reserva tion was pending before congress. Secre tary Hitchcock, not having time to Investi gate the matter thoroughly, and acting at the suggestion of the Indian commissioner, who is always a sealous advocate of the cause of his Indian wards, wrote a letter to the committee on Indian affairs In con gress protesting against the passage of the bill and declaring tbat If It was passed without a provision requiring Its submis sion to the Indians and Its ratification by them, "no court In the country would sus tain It aid all would declare It unconstitu tional." Consreae Ignores Petltloa. Congress, however, not heeding the pro test, passed the bill without making the suggested change. Later, in their suit to enjoin Secretary Hitchcock from executing the provisions of this act, the Indians copied Into their bill of complaint this let ter of the secretary. This mads It a trifle embarrassing tor Secretary Hitchcock, but It did not deter htm from endeavoring to give full effect to the will of congress. The duty of defending the suit fell upon Judge Van Devanter, assistant attorney general for the Interior department, who, with the concurrence of Secretary Hitchcock, gave his best efforts to sustaining the congres sional act. In this he met with unqualified success In every court where the question has been presented. The opinion of the Court of Appeals de nying the motion for rehearing was deliv ered by Chief Justice Alvey, and I as fol lows: "The motion for reargument In this case fails to bring to our view any matter that we have not already fully considered, and therefore we find nothing In the reason as signed for reargument that would Justify the granting of the motion. We had sup posed that, when this court determined, as It did, that It had no power or Jurisdiction to go behind the acta of congress, ratifying the cession msde by the Indians to the United States and providing for the distri bution and settlement of the lands ceded to find grounds for declaring those acta null and votdj we had virtually decided the case against the complainants and that their bill must necessarily be dismissed. Only Right af Oecapatlea. "But without making a question as to that controlling view of ths case, the com plainants. In their motion for reargument. have suggested that this court has not treated the title of the Indians to the lands ceded to them'ty the' treaty "or 1898 as be ing anything mors than a mere title by occupancy under and . In subordination to the power and control of the congress ot the United States. The treaty of 1868 cer tainly did not vest In the Indians, either In their individual or tribal capacity, any thing more than the right to occupy the lands as against the United States, until it was found necessary to make other pro vision for them. "There was no grant of estates, eithsr ot freehold or leasehold; only a mere right to occupy and use the lands according te the habits and customs of the Indians; but those rights of the Indians were sacred ts them as against every one, until congress made provision for assuming eontrol over the lands and making other disposition thereof, upon such terms and conditions as congress should prescribe. Ceateatloa af Ceaaplalaaats. "The contention ot the complainants la this respect, as stated In ths brief ot their counsel, is this: " 'Indians occupying lands la this country under provisions of treaties with ths United States cannot be deprived of the use and occupancy of such lands without their con sent, except by due process of law; and such lands cannot ba taken from them ex cept In compliance with the treaty provi sions under which such lands were acquired. The right of the Indians as to their occu pancy is as sacred as that ot the United States to ths fee.' "We hold that It Is not a Judicial ques tion of due process ot law to be determined by the courts, but thst It is a political ques tion for determination by congress, and, congress having acted with all tha facts before It, Including the memorial and pro test ot the Indians against the act of rati fication, that act ot ratification Is final and conclusive, and the courts have bo power or Jurisdiction over the subject. "Motion for reargument overruled." LIFE WORK OF HENRY M. JAMES Biographies! Sketch at Oae at Oma ha's Former aaerlateadeats af Schoela. Last August Tha Bes told of ths death ot Henry M. James, superintendent of the Omaha public schools from 1881 to 189L la ths March number of the Ohio Educational Monthly the leading article Is a review of his lifs by Samuel flndley, a long-time triced ot Prof. James. From this article the following biographical sketch is taken: My acquaintance with Henry M. Jamea, which soon ripened Into warm friendship, began under the old regime to Cleveland, when Anson Smyth was superintendent. Sterling was at Central High, Hopkinaon St West litsh. Ovlalt at Kaale atrxt. Rounds at Pearl, Ma neon at Hicks. Forbes at Kentucky, Hardy at East Bt. Clair. Adams at West St. Clair, Wood at May flower, Fox at Hudson, Janus at Rockwell and Flndley at Brownell. No other days wt-re ever like those days. My last meeting with him was at Denver, where It was say good fortune to have hlna for my roommate during the session of the National Educational association. In 116. We talked much of the old days in Cleve land, and of later experiences In other Melds, and at our parting It was agreed that when one of us should cross the dark river, the other would write his obituary. The present undertaking la in pursuance of that agreement. Henry Martin Jamea waa born In a log house In the town of Troy, Geauga county. Ohio. March S. Wl. He was of Welsh ancestry, his paternal grandfather having been born in Wales. Hia mother came of a New Hampehlre family which claimed kinship with Daniel Webster. Henry's parrnta began their family life In the woods. In a lug hut of a single room, and the family endured the ukuoJ privations and hardships of pionver life. They bad few books and little time for reading; yet Henry early roanifesud a fondneas for reading and study. The family library con sisted mainly of the bible. Joaephus and Plutarch's lives. These Henry rwad and re-read, until much of their contents was memorised. An elder brother relates an Incident Illustrating Henry's attentive mind and ready memory. At family prayers, the father had read one nf Watt's hymns snd to aaorrteta whether tha children were g ivln good heed, be t4 each, ImgUiAUig with the eldest, to repeat some psrt of the hvmn. The first repeated a smell part and the second tailed entirely. When Henry s turn came be repeated the entire hymn. Bo Impreeeed wae the eldeet brother with this feet that he then and there reeolvod to do all In his power to further Henry's desire for an education. To this end, the elder brothers bore the larger share of the farm labor. In order that his attendance at the little rd rrhool house on the hill might be orolonged. Atteaded Bcheel with Oarfteld. When' he was abont fourteen years oH. It happened, most opportunely for him, that the Eclectic Institute was established ot Hiram, only four miles away. At the open ing of this school, in September, lit. or soon thereafter, Henry Jamea was enrolled among Its sludenta. lie and his stster, together with Burke Hinsdale and his sister, formed a club and boarded them selves, ss was the custom at Hlrnm In those daya. Supplies ot fuel and eatables were brnue-ht to them from home each week. One of the leading teachers at Hiram In that day was Almeda Booth, concerning whom Garfield enld In later years that he regarded no man s criticism of nis lltersry efforts more than he did hers, and whom Hlnrdale pronounced "the most masterful woman teacher" he had ever known. Henry was most fortunate, too. In hie school- Oarfleld. Hinsdale, Harrison Rhodes, the Haydens, the Atwaters and others, men or repute In after year. As soon as his attainment were deemed sufficient, he supported himself by teach ing, his nrst school being in Hiram' town ship, two miles from the Institute. From mis time ne was lor several year alter nately teacher and student. Under the advice and encouragement of Mr. Oarfleld, he studied for a time at Oberlln. and after ward at Williams college, where he gradu ated In 1861. After graduation he became principal of schools at Hudson, Mich. It was here that he met and married Miss Lucy E. Colwell, who survives him. In the autumn of lb6t Mr. Jamea was called to Cleveland, first to the Kentucky street school, and, not long after, to the piinclpalshlp of the Rockwell street school. This wss prior to the great educational revival which beran with the coming ot Andrew J. Rlckoff to Cleveland. In that day a principal did as much teaching as any other teacher. In addition to all the duties peculiar to the prlnclpalshlp. Mr. James found the labors of his new position In Clevelsnd arduous, but his conscientious ness and Industry were equal to all emerg encies. He was painstaking, persevering and successful. His Work at Clevelaad. While It Is probable that ths work done In the Cleveland schools In thst day waa not below the prevalent standard of the time, the impression waa gaining ground that something better wss attainable. It was under the Impulse of this Impression that. In June, 1867, Mr. James and the writer of this sketch, vlth the approval of the Board of Education, went oa a pil grimage to Oswego, In search of new light, Ae a result of this Journey a corps of In structors from the Oswego Normal school came to Cleveland In August, 1867, and held a city teachers'' institute for one week. Of those composing -this body of educational missionaries I recall the names of Profs. Krusl and Poucher, Mrs. Mary Howe Smith and Misses Lathrop, Cooper and Beaver. The fame Of this movement hav ing reached Cincinnati the president of the Cincinnati School Board came to Cleve land and persuaded the same corps nf In structors to do some missionary work the following week In Cincinnati. It was about this time that Mr. Rlckoff was called to succeed Dr. Smyth In the superlntendency ot the Cleveland schools, and It was In the midst of the session of thin Institute that he entered upon the duties of this position. These two events, the coming of the Oswego missionaries and the coming of Andrew J. Rlckoff, mark the beginnings of an educational revival which extended beyond the limits of the ctty of Cleveland and beyond the limits ot the state of Ohio, and which I believe Is still a living force. The last three decades of the nineteenth century haa been a period of great progress In popular education In Ohio and elsewhere in this country, and for this I believe greater credit Is due to An drew J. Rlckoff than to any other one man. Mr. James was associated with Mr. Rlc koff during the entire time of Mr. Rlckoff's connection with the Cleveland schools a period of fifteen or sixteen years, snd In all this time he waa loyal to his chief, keep ing himself In full sympathy with his plans and methods, and giving his beet powers of mind and heart to the work. While thus doing sn Important and arduous work, snd doing It well, hs was undergoing a training and gaining an experience of great value to him In other fields to which he was subse quently called. Early In Mr. RlckotTs administration It was discovered that a woman could suc cessfully fill thevnslt'on f principal of S went or dtstrftft aohoat ; and - It- was -not long era the mala principal had to yield his place to the coming woman, and' every school In the city, except the high schools, had a woman principal at US heavd. At ths time of this exit of male principals Mr. James became a supervisor or assistant superintendent, which position he filled most efficiently for a dosen or more years, until be was called to another field. Hi Call to Omaha. In 1881 hs accepted a call to the superln tendency of the schools of Omaha, a posi tion he filled with eminent success for nine years. In announcing bis death The Omaha Bee gave Mr. James ths credit ot doing more to bring the schools of that city up to their acknowledged high stand ard ot excellence than any other man. In 1891 Mr. and Mrs. James went to Europe, spending a year in travel and In visiting schools In Qreat Britain and on ths continent. The - Ohio Educational Monthly for January, 1M2, contains a thoughtful and discriminating article of considerable length on the schools of Scot land, written by Mr. James at Edinburgh. In April following he wrote from Paris; "We are staying at the same hotel with Prof. B. A. Hinsdale and his family, and tha six of as are 'doing' this beautiful and sinful metropolis together." In 189S he accepted the superlntendency of the schools at Tacoma, where he labored for three years. At tha end ot this period he received an urgent call to the prlncial ship of the High school at Portland, Ore. He accepted this position and undertook the new work with many misgivings. He had reached the age to which he had looked forward aa the time for retiring from arduous labor, with powers Impaired by long continued strain. He laid down the work at the end of one year, the grad ual paralysis which resulted In his death having already set In. The last few months of Mr. James' life were spent at Chapel Hill, N. C, with his son-in-law and daughter, Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Wheeler, Dr. Wheeler having a profes sorship in the University of North Caro lina. The change of climate proved bene ficial for a time, but his warfare was ac complished. He died August t, l&A. His body was buried at Hudson, Mich., the early home of Mrs. Jamea, and the scene of his early labors. Beatdes his Immediate family, consisting of wife and two daughters, two brothers snd a sister re main to mourn his departure. Early In hla student life at Hiram he made an open avowal of his faith In Jesus Christ, receiving baptism at the hands ot Prof. Hayden, In accordance with the' usage ef the Disciple church; but out of regard for early home associations snd home training he united with the Methodist church, in which communion he continued until the time ot his removal to Cleveland, when he became an active member of the Plymouth Congregational church. A few years later, at the organisation of the Woodland Avenue Presbyterian church, he became one of Its charter members, snd held the office of ruling elder in that body aa long as he remained In Cleveland. He was also an active worker In the Sunday school. Concerning his subsequent church relations and activities I have no exaot In formation. He was a life member of the National Educational association ; slso a member of its council, a select body of prominent educators. MONEY FOR HUMANE WORK Alfred Millard Appelated ta Aeeept abscrtptlaae la State af Nebraska. Ths American Humana association at Its last meeting In Buffalo, N. T.. appointed Alfred Millard, the treasurer of the local society, member ot Its organisation com mittee which consists of seven members located In different parts of ths country. This committee is for the purpose of organ ising humans societies In localities not al ready covered by such societies, with power to collect and disburse subscriptions for this work. He asks for contributions snd scknowledges receipt of the following: Dr. and Mrs. Paul Grossman, $10; O. A. Brown, 110; Mrs. 8. A. Brown, llt.&O; Mrs. Ella M. Monsll. 10; Miss Louise Shelton, Mor rlstowa, N. J., L t ally, t starch Aaaaal Uaasjaet. Unity church will have Its fourth annual banquet In the parlors of the church Wed nesday evening. Judge Blair will be the loastinaster and the toasts will be as fol lows: "The Banquet." Mr. Mann; "The Church." Miss Pfeiffer' "The Man Up a Trve." Mr. Bherrnan; "Preacher and Peda gogue," Mrs. Heller: "Now and Then." Dr. I'oote; "Our Minister." Mr. Everingham; "The Woman's Alliance," Mrs. Bettls; "To Heaven by Proxy." Mr. Brome: "The Stranger V It hla Our Gates." lira. Aldar- fcnu, "J ho i'Uaxisvcs." lux. Whiuuote, Ante Room Echoes The general committee on ways snd means held a brief sessloa at the office ot Cadet Taylor last week to take up plans tor the raising of money to entertain vis iting delegations ot tbs Nobles of ths Mys tic Shrine. It has been found necessary to make certain changes In the personnel of ths committee and It will probably be In creased by the addition of persons, members of Tangier temple, residing In other cities. This ts done te bring all members of the temple, whether residing In Omaha or out ot the city. In touch with the movement nd to increase their Interest In the work. The toastmaster In charge of the Maundy Thursday services of Rose Croix, lodge ot perfection, has but partially completed ths program for the observance of the ceremony of the extinguishing of the lights which will be observed the Thursday before Easter. Following the banquet which will accompany the ceremony toasts will be re sponded to ss follows: "The Grand Lodge," W. T. Bourje; "Tbs Memory of Albert Pike," Thomas P, Crane; "Ths President of the United States," Daniel H. Wheeler; "In Memorlam," f. R. Andrews; "To the Craft, Wherever Distributed,' Cadet Tay lor. The following toasts have not been assigned: "Ths Grand Commander," "Tbs Supreme Council," and "Our Quest." Thursday Bight will take place the regu lar monthly lecture upon the history of Masonry which is being conducted by St. John's lodge. Henry P. Stoddart will speak, at the close of a luncheon, which will be spread after work In tha Master Mason's degree. The committee of Mount Calvary com mandery. Knights Templar, charged with preparations for ths entertainment of the Grand Commandcry next month, has formu lated no report, but will have all arrange ments completed la a short time. Triangle Lodge No. 54. Knights ot Py thias, conferred first degree last Thursday evening snd the second and third degrees will be worked March 21 and 28, respec tively. This lodgs is having a marked In crease in attendance. Its seventeenth en nlversary will be celebrated April 10, 1902, at tha Castls Hall, Twenty-second and Cum ing street. - The hall of Banner lodgs number sieves, Fraternal Union of America, was crowded to overflowing on Thursday evening to hear an address by the supreme secretary of the order and other features ot ths program. A delightful time was had by all present snd after the able address by Col. John L. Handley and the program prepared by the committee, the balance of the evening was pent socially and In enjoying refreshments nd dancing. Mondamln lodge No. Ill haa moved to Us new hall in the southeast corner of Sixteenth and Capitol avenue. Omaha lodge No. til entertained a large crowd Wednesday evening with a splendid program and an address by ths supreme secretary of the order. Enterprise lodge was favored with an address by John L. Handley, supreme secretary, Friday even ing and Maglo City lodgs on Saturday even ing. A reception, such Is seldom sccorded to a member, was given to Em 11 Relchard of Fort Crook, the bsndmsster of the Twenty-second United States Infantry, when he entered the lodge room ot Omah lodge, No. n. B. P. O. Elks, on Friday evening. It was his first attendance at a lodge session, since his return with his reg iment from the Philippines, and the spon taneous outburst ot applauss that greeted trim when ho entered the big room, where every seat wss occupied, showed how fond of him the Elks are. The exalted ruler, Judge D. M. Vlnsonhslcr, welcomed him In brief but feeling words, and requested him to occupy his former position at ths piano, which he did, and his first number was "The Elks March," which hs composed nearly five years ago, dedicated it to Omaha lodge, and played It for the first time publicly at the Minneapolis grand lodge meeting In 1897. Professor Relchard played several selections after the lodge had closed, snd held quits aa enthusiastic but thoroughly Informal reception after ward. A framed portrait of ths lsts Zsck Phelps of Louisville. Ky.. lodge, wss pre sented to Omaha lodge by the four Louis ville Elks who were here about four weeks ago. Judge Lee S. Estelle made the pre sentation Address, snd a commutes was appointed to frame suitable resolutions. - A gold nd Jeweled Elk watch charm, costing about $250, was presented yesterday by admiring friends to Norman Strauss of Molins, 111. Thirty-nine small-cut dia monds formed the letters B. P. O. B., which were all In open geld work. A clear white diamond, weighing about one carat, was set below tbs "11 o'clock" and between the branching antlers of the gold elk bead. Double selected elk teeth formed the lower part of the charm. Col. F. P. Hanlon was nominated for exalted ruler In brief speech by W. F. Gurley, sbly seconded by Wesley Ds France, O. E. Pritchett, Frank Ransom nd Count John A. Crclgbton. MEMORIAL BY EASTERN STAR Testa Chapter Holds Its Aaaaal Ledge f Borrow at Maeoala Teanple. Vesta Chapter No. f, Order of ths East ern Star held its annual lodge of sorrow last svenlng at ths Masonic temple, the follow ing officers taking part In the ceremony: Mrs. M. Baxtsr, worthy matron; Joha E. Simpson, worthy patron; Mrs. I. F. Brown, aasoclate mstron; Mrs. F. A. Walker, con ductress; Miss Tillle Guntxenhauser, asso ciate conductress; Miss Winifred Wallace, secretary; Joha D. Hows, treasurer. The five points of the star wars represented by Mrs. Ellen Springmeyer, Mrs. Lulu Johnston, Mrs. Catherine McDonald, Miss Nellie Shanlau and Miss Maud Wallace. la her memorial address Miss Winifred Wallace stated thst four deaths hsd oc curred in the order during the past yssr: Dr. D. U McMurtry. Mrs. Annls Shirley, Mrs. Lulu M. Bouk snd Robert E. Sack. Of each ef the departed Miss Wallace spoke words of eulogy and te the relatives ad members of ths order words ot com fort and sympathy. The ritualistic ceremony wss beautiful and lmpresslvs, attesting ths lovs snd es teem which the members bsvs ons for ths other. A musical and lltersry program la keep ing with the occasion was participated la by ths following: Mrs. Welsbans, Mary I. Wallace, Blanche Sorensoa, Mrs. F. A. Walker, W. H. WUber and France Roeder. ' Etrarla Paseeagera All Well. HORTA, A sore. March 15. Tbs steamer Elbe left here this evening for Liverpool with the passengers ef Etrarla. which was towed la here with lose ot propeller and rudder March while bound from New York for Liverpool. AH were well. State Oratorical Ceatest. The Nebraska Collegiate Oratorical asso ciation will hold Its annual contest In ora tory at I o'clock next Friday evening la Craighloo university hall. The contesting orators will be: Crelghton university, James B. Woodard; Cotner university. v. U Melltngei : Bellevne college. F. J. Kerr; Grand Island college. A. if Wray; Wee. leyan university, H. P. Huntington; Donne college. A. W. Taylor, Mlaa Sorenson, Mrs. Edward Picketing and Mr. Parker will sing. No Invitations will be Issued, but re served scats may be obtained at Kuhn's drug store. Flf teeoU) and Dwuglas, after M a. IU. csiuejr. .... 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I was thin and yellow and tired even when I rose from my eleep. Swamp Root gave me a relish for my food and cleared my blood from its stagnant impurities. Of eounrss I do not praise Swsmp-Root as a curs for all troubles, but It Is splendid for ths kidneys, stomach and bowels and relieves female disorders whsn all other remedies have failed to give relief, I know of many cases in tha hospital cured by this wonderful remedy. 1611 Semple Ave. St. Louts, Mo. Weak and unhealthy kidneys are respon stble for more sickness and suffering tha any other disease, therefore, when through aeglect or - other, causes,, kidney trouble la permitted to continue, fatal results ara sure to follow. We often see a relative, friend, or aa acquaintance, ' apparently well, hut in a few days we may be grieved to learn of tb air severe Illness, or sudden death, caused by that fatal type of kidney trouble Brlght's Disease. Ths mild and extraordinary effect of the great kidney snd bladder remedy, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, is soon realised. It stands ths highest for Its wonderful cures of ths most distressing casee. Hospitals us. It with wonderful sncesas la both slight nd severe cases. Doctors recommend it to their patients and use It In their own families, because they recognise In Swamp-Root the greatest and most Swocessful remedy. A trial will convince anyone and you may have a sample bottle seat free by mall. EDITORIAL NOTE If you have the slightest symptoms of kidney or blsdder trou ble, or If there Is a trees of It In your faml ly history, send st ones to Dr Kllmsr A Co., Blnghsmton, N. Y., who will gladly send you by mall. Immediately, without cost to you, a ssmpls bottle of Swamp-Root and a book telling all about Swamp-Root and containing many of the thousands upon thousands of testimonial letters received from, -men and women cured. In writing to Dr. Kilmer Co.. Blnghamtoa, N. be sure to say that you read this generous offer la" The Omaha Sunday Bee. If you are already convinced that Swamp-Root Is whst you Bead, you can purchass ths regulsr fifty-cent and one-dollar site bottles at ths drug stores everywhere. Don't make any mlstaks, but remember the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address, Blnghamtoa, N. T. St, Patrick's Day in the Morning Monday we will start a sale on four different lots of men's black and tan bi cycle shoos at (1.00 a pair former price $2.50 and $3.00 they make an elegunt outing or bicycle shoe. Drexel Shoe Co, aaaaa'a C-4a-4ae Ike. Hawse. 141 rAKRAM ITKBET. PICRCB CUSHION fBAXB CKMNLCSS. $25 Bicycles Ws havs ths best M bicycles msde. The only way we can tell you bow aood thev are Is to come In and sea them. We sell the three leading hlghv graae wnecia dikuc mc NATIONAL, CLEVELAND AND RACYCLJS. Ws have some wheels left over from last year We will sell them from 16 to IK less than regular prlcea. Second hand wheels, IS. U and 1U. Edison Phonographs AND VICTOR DISC MACHINES AND RECORDS. Edison Phonographs, 10, 120 and FM. Victor Disc Machines, from 111 to Vl6. T-inch Victor Records, i)xi ear A or 6 per dosen. ICdleon llecords, 6uc each or 16 dosen. Send for catalogue. We want a dealer In every town. Prescribed By Doctors. TO THE LADIES If you ars undecided about ths plsce to buy EA8TER NECKWEAR, step Into our stors for a minute. The stock ' and variety we show is convincing. You can get ths kind you want bers. They Make Shifts. Some other time isn't any time at all You will not movs thea. If yon doo't rouse yourself now you will probably continue to put up with the sams Inconveniences for ths next sll years. Do they keep your office elsaat Tour windows! Tbs halls? The elevator? Is the building a Are trap Have they an elevator thst runs once aa hour on week days ssd not at all Bights or oa Sunday T Is your office bot In summer and cold la via t erf ' Any other troubles f Ths cure for all these Ills It aa offics la The Dec Building. R. C PETERS Si CO., . ' . Ground Rcotal Agents, floor i 'urn