Nebraska Newspapers

    TITE OMATTA DAILY BEE: THURSDAY. .TAyrAKY gft. 1903.
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WEARY WAIT FOR PIE WAGON
lipirnU for County Jbt 8ee Only Dslay
Up Till How.
COMMISSIONERS ARE NOT YET AGREED
Effort! te Get Together en Aeaolatees
Hare So Far Failed and nmo-
ernte Arm illll Draw
lac Far.
With all the smiling- aplomb and good
nature of the Interlocutor in the big mln
atrel show, ChaJrman Kennard of the Doug
laa county commissioners on Wednesday
afternoon said to hla fellow sufferer from
the anoaulti of the offlceseekers: "Gentle
men. let ua retire and fix this thing up."
And. turning to a friend, he said with a
pleasant wink: "We are going to remain
la session until tomorrow If need be to
come to an agreement."
After considerable rounding up of mem
bers who were being buttonholed first In
one room and then In another, the chair
man succeeded In getting the other four
members of the board Into the little room
where the committee of the whole
(strangely so-called, because It always
meets In secret) holds Its sessions. After
romalnlng In conference for a considerable
time the commissioners again appeared.
'The board will come to order," said the
chairman as Innocently and quietly as If
two-score men were not hanging on every
mora and every word. One hopeful candi
date edged over to the reporters' table and
secured a sheet of paper on which to rec
ord the names of the new officers as they
should be announced. Commissioner Pat
TraJnor had to smile as he noted the act.
and Commissioner McDonald appeared to
be ready to do something startling. Brun
Ing was busy fixing up a report and Ho
feldt, the only democrat on the board,
leaned serenely back In his chair and never
winked an eyelash.
While the Crowd Waited.
. All this time the anxious crowd that had
stood about all afternoon canvassing the
situation was shifting uneasily Into com
fortable attitudes. Their eyes had seen
the announcement on the bulletin board
that "Appointments will be made at t p.
m. today," and they were rather glad the
suspense was to be ended. The announce
ment on the board looked regular, and
everything wan set for the congratulations
and the regrets.
Chairman Kennard leaned over to Clerk
of the Board McCombs and whispered what
appeared like a weighty communication.
Then he straightened up and asked: "Are
there any reports7"
"In a moment, Mr. Chairman," said Com
missioner McDonald. lie moved over to
Tralnor's desk and the latter signed some
thing as gravely as If It were a Connaught
man's . death warrant The paper was
passed to McComb and he read a recom
mendation that the contract for oak, fir
and while pine lumber be awarded to the
Cftdy Lumber company for the year 19u3.
The report waa adopted and the board ad
journed until 10 o'clock Saturday morning.
"Eyes grew bright and sighs arose from
every Iron breast" asithe waiting aspirants
. for office woke up to the rather funereal
humor of the occasion. Away they fled, to
dream another spell of the chances that
wait their call In the womb of Fate. Ed
-Dee, whose official head li due to fall,
smilingly comforted them with the part
ing words:
"Never mind, boys; we had to wait longer
than this. You'll find everything nice and
snug when you do come In." And Tom
McClenaghan encored the sentiment, while
former Chairman O'Keeffe shifted his left
leg ovsr the right one and struck up the
good old whistling tune, "The Rambler
from Clare."
"We'll fix It Saturday," said the members
to their constituents.
GRUBER'S SUCCESSOR NOT OUT
Story that Park is Hits the Place
Is Denied by General Man
ager Mohler.
A rumor was telegraphed out of Cheyenne
to the effect that W. L. Park, superintendent
of the Wyoming division, Is slated to suc
ceed J. M. Oruber as general superintend
ent of the Union Pacific. The vacancy thus
created at Cheyenne waa followed by a long
string of promotions, all of which were to
be filled by Cheyenne men. The atory is
denied at the Union Pacific headquarters
In this city. General Manager Mohler said
that no appointment has yet been made.
An official who Is In a position to know
said:
' "I doubt If anyone knows who will get
the place. I doubt If Mr. Mohler knows.
On some lines the general manager would
have the appointing power. On the Union
Pacific the general manager would simply
recommend a mtn or a set of men for
the place. I presume Mr. Mohler has done
this. It would be his office to do this In
making his report that a vacancy had oc
curred. If the officials in the east have no
one picked out for the place they may ap
prove someone recommended by Mr. Moh
ler or leave the matter entirely with him.
. "I am satisfied that the office will not be
abolished. They will have to appoint -a
general supei Intendent or a man to' till these
duties who will be known under some other
title. I sm satlsgfled that the title of gen
eral superintendent will be retained. I have
no Idea as to who the man will be, but I
think It will be someone who has not been
guessed. There Is plenty of available tim
ber on the Union Pacific, but they may go
outside for a man. Mark you, I don't say
that they will, but you munt remember
tbat Mr. Mohler Is a Portland man and
ft would not surprise me If Gruber's suc
cessor came from the Oregon Railway and
navigation company. This Is mere specula
tion, but It would be neither surprising nor
n usual. In fact. It would be the most
AILING WOMEN
Are greatly benefited by taking a few
dose of the Bitters, especially in case
of monthly Irregularities, or feneral weak
net. It ha wonderful toning and
trenglheolnir effect on their weak or
gans and never falls to give satisfaction.
Hundred of women ue
llostetfer's
Stomach
Differs
to the czclutlon of
all other remedies.
We hope you'll try
STOMACH
uutwa at once
and test It value
for yourself. H
alway cure
Sick Headache,
Dizziness,
Nervous Spells,
Nausea. Cramps,
Dyspepsia, and
Indlfestloa.
The genuine baa
Private Stamp over
neck of bottle.
i ?
ff,ii
natural thing In the world for Mr. Mohler
to select a man who had worked under
him on the coast."
TAKES ISSUE WITH DAVIS
Drunkenness an Ontarrewth f and
Xot the Canse of
Poverty.
OMAHA. Jan. J6.-To the Editor of The
Bee: Referring to a special from your
Lincoln staff correspondent, under date of
the 23d Inst., I find that John Davis, secre
tary of the State Board of Charities and
Corrections, has observed that the cause of
dependence (pauperism) in the state Is
mainly chargeable to drunkards, and trust
you will allow me space in your columns to
take Issue with his sssertlon.
I believe that in general the claim Is Just
that poverty Is the cause, rather than a re
sult of. Intemperance. Competent medical
authorities agree that where there Is want
of wholesome food, pure air and water and
of home comforts and pleasure, "an un
yielding and Inexorable law of necessity
compels a person so situated to seek relief
In alcoholic stimulant."
Most evidence worth considering proves
that poverty as well as crime are mostly
results of Idleness and low paid labor. An
a rule, men who are steadily employed and
getting In return for their labor a fair
share of the product of their efforts are
temperate and moral.
The reason why so many people on super
ficial Investigation consider Intemperance
the main cause of poverty Is that often be
fore poverty drives a man to charitable re
lief he has already lost hope or self-respect
or strength of will, and has taken to
drink, so that when charity finds him drink
has affected the case.
Any conclusion of value as to what effect
Intemperance has on pauperism can on!
be reached through analysts of statistics
relating thereto.
A table has been prepared by Prof. War
ner of Stanford university, bssed on fifteen
separate Investigations, of MO.000 actual
cases of poverty In America.. England ana
Germany. These Investigations were con
ducted by charity organizations of Balti
more, Buffalo, New York, Boston and Cin
cinnati; by Charle Booth in East London
and by Mr. Boh mart in seventy-seven Oet
man cities. From these figures It appear1
that about 10 per cent of the worst cases
of poverty are due to misconduct, and
about 78 per cent to misfortune; drink
caused 11 per cent, while lack of work or
poorly paid work caused nearly 30 per cent.
If Intemperance Is such a predominating
cause of poverty, then poverty ought to
be least prominent In our prohibition states,
but Is this the case? I submit some in
teresting statistics from the census report
of 1890. page 270. This table shows that
New Hampshire, after forty years of pro
hibition, had nearly 60 per cent more pau
pers In proportion to population than any
other state In the union and more than
three times as many as the average of all
the license states. Three prohibition states,
Maine, New Hampshire and Vermont, have
a greater number of paupers than had any
license state In the union and more than
two and one-half times as great a percent
age as the average of the license states.
They also had 14 per cent more paupers
than their sister New England states, Mass
achusetts, Connecticut an,d Rhode Island,
which were under license, and this notwith
standing these prohibition states possess a
rural population with no great cities and
their pauperism creating Influence, which
Invariably affect the ratio of pauperism In
many of the license states.
While this table shows that Kansas had
a comparatively low percentage of paupers,
yet the percentage Is higher than In the
neighboring states of Nebraska and Colo
rado In which latter states are located
larger cities, which tend to Increase the
number of paupers. Moreover, by reference
to the comparative tables of 1880 and 1690,
It Is found that the ratio of pauperism,
while decreasing throughout the union, in
creased In Kansas under prohibition to the
extent of 17 per cent.
The statistics for- Iowa give little com
fort to those who claim that prohibition
diminishes pauperism. In 1880 there were
In the alms houses of Iowa 1,165 (supers,
or 717 for every 1.000,000 population. The
state was then under license. In 18S6, after
prohibition had been in operation some
time, the number of paupers Increased to
1,767, or 1,019 for every 1,000,000 population,
an increase of 42 per cent, and this at a
time when" pauperism was everywhere d
creasing. Students of social and economic
questions maintain that prohibition under
the most ideal conditions can have little
effect on pauperism, but that unsettled bus
iness and Industrial conditions which un
avoidably follow prohibition tend directly
to the creation of paupers.
According to Ruskin, some people are
poor because they are good. He jays: "In
a community regulated by laws of demand
and supply and protected from open vio
lence the persons who become rich are,
generally speaking, Industrious, resolute,
proud, covetous, prompt, methodical, sensi
ble, unimaginative, Insensitive and Ignor
ant. The people who remain poor are the
entirely wise, the reckless, the humble, the
thoughtful, the sensitive, the well Informed,
the Improvident, the irregularly and Im
pulsively wicked, the clumsy knave, open
thief and the entirely merciful, Just and
Godly persons."
Italy Is the paradise of paupers, and In
Spain the number of paupers Is many times
as great as In America or England, and
yet their peoples are of the most tem
perate on earth and drunkenness Is ex
tremely rare. Amongst the Mohammedans,
to whom wine la forbidden by the koran.
pauperism exists to an extraordinary de
gree. Mr. Davis can hardly claim that the
morals of Turkey, with all Its temperance,
are superior to those of America. Accord
ing to his own report, out of ninety coun
ties In Nebraska thirty-eight have Jails
without a single person and forty-three
with an average of only three Inmates.
Our legislators may be sure that if county
local option carries the dry counties will
have the most need for Jails.
A. L. METER.
REVIVAL OVER AT MANILLA
Salvation Army Officials Brlnsr Home
Good Tidlnaja of Their Work
There.
Brigadier and Mrs. Cousins and Major
Merrlweather of the Iowa and Nebraska
headquarters of the Salvation Army have
Just returned from conducting three days'
special revival meetings In the Methodist
church at Manilla. la.
In connection with the special services,' a
real old-fashioned revival followed, result
ing In 112 coming to the altar, the majority
of whom had never professed to enjoy
Christian experience.
A great many of the converts belong to
the senior class of the high school. The
brigadier afterwards addressed the class
In the high school. This 1 the biggest re
vival that has been known In Manilla for
many years.
GRII.LO UJStCa THIS PRESIDENCY
American Association Selects O'Brien
of Mllwaakee.
CHICAGO, Jan. zWAfter a heated con
test lasting from lu o'clock In the morn
ing to 10 o'clock tonight, J. E. Grillo waa
ousted from the presidency of the Ameri
can association and was succeeded by Jo
seph D O Brlen of Milwaukee.
The other officers of the association will
be chosen by the new board of directors
elected today. The board Is composed of
Thomas J. Bryre. Columbus; W. H. Wat
kins, Minneapolis; Guorge Tebeau. Louis
villa, and Charles Hanover, Milwaukee.
The schedule committee, composed of
Messrs. Tebeau, Watklns and Kelly, has
arranged fur a season of lb games, which
will wen April 17.
CRANE COMPANY TO BUILD
Another Big Concern to Own Its Loca
Headquarters Plant.
LARGE OFFICE AND WAREHOUSE PLANNED
Operations Will Be Commenced In
Early Pprlna; at Corner of
Tenth and Harney for
Hew Mrnctare.
The Crane company, steam, gas and
water supply Jobbers, will put up a. six
story building.
It Is the present Intention of the com
pany, unless some new and unforeseen ob
stacle shall arise to prevent such a stp.
to begin the erection as soon as possible
this spring of new warehouse and office
quarters at the northeast corner of Tenth
snd Harney streets. The building Is to be
finished, if possible, for use In the early
fall.
The lota which the company has secured
will allow of a building with a ground area
of 66x132 feet. They were bought from
three Individuals. The lota are ut present
occupied by a two-story red pressed brick
building, with store on the lower door and
lodging rooms above. This building was at
one time a part ofthe Lowe estate and
cost something like" $25,0CO, having heavy
walls and being well put together. It must
be torn down before the excavating work
can be begun.
The new building will be something In
appearance like the block at Tenth and
Farnam streets owned and occupied by
Allen Bros. Only preliminary elevations
and specifications have been prepared by
Fisher & Lawrle, but If nothing turns up
to postpone building operations the archi
tects will begin work In a few days pre
paring for construction bids. The new Job
bing building will probably be of light
brick, with stone trimmings and well fitted
office room. It will have a basement in ad
dition to the six stories in height. The
feature of the building will be Its thorough
fire-proof construction, which will call lor
steel pillars and cement floors.
The building Is being put up by R. T.
Crane of Chicago, the president of the com
pany. The Crane Interests are in nearly
all the principal cities. The company was
Incorporated In Omaha nine years ago as
the-Crane-Churchlll company by the Crann
people and by E. V. Lewis, who Is the
local head of the business. Five years ago
the Churchill part of the firm name was
dropped. The company at present uses a
building at 1014 and 1016 Douglas street,
with additional room In a sheet-Iron pipe
shed and some storage space In the Harney
street house to be torn down. A modern
building In a better location and large
enough to accommodate the business under
one roof is desired. It Is also the policy
of the Crane company to build rather than
to occupy leased property.
The local house handles .the territory In
Nebraska, the Black Hills west Into Colo
rado and Wyoming and east as far as Des
Moines.
DEATH RECORD.
Joseph Maull Metcalf.
Although fur several veara he hnrl nnt
been In robust health, the announcement of
the sudden death of Joseph M. Metcalf at
his home, 1234 South Tenth street, came
to his many friends with all the force of
an unexpected and sudden shock. For
several months he seemed to be on the
road to recovery on pleasant days not
even confined to the house. The end came
without premonition. He had Just par
taken of his breakfast In bed, and was
commenting on- the morning news which
was being read to him by his wife, when
sucMenly complaining of nausea, he ex
pired in her arms without a struggle. Of
a most genial disposition, exceptionally
loyal to and fond of his friends, a con
sistent optimist throughout life, his death
will be mourned by a large circle of
friends and acquaintances not limited to
this locality. He was a typical American
business man keen, alert, resourceful his
greatest pleasure In life was ever In the
successful upbuilding of the business of the
Llnlnger & Metcalf company, the general
management of which was his work for al
most a quarter of a century. Ho allowed
no allurement of politics or outside specu
lation to divert his mind and the great
and substantial business that he leaves is
a monument to his energy and ability.
He was of a generous and tenrter-heurted
disposition, deeply Interested In the per
fonal welfare of his employes and friends.
He wus a man of largo personal ac
quaintance with the leading manufacturers
in this country and had a host of friends
amor railroad men.
Joseph ManU Metcitlf was born at Lewes,
Del. One of seven children: three hrm it
ers and one sister survive him heM v,w
wife. He came west with an older brother
to Biar.ey, la., In 1867. moved to Hamburg,
Iowa In 1870 and to Omaha In the fall or
1880, associating himself with C. W. Llnln
ger and H. P. Devalon In the fall of lssi.
in tha corporation of Llnlnger & Motcalf
company wholesale agricultural imple
ments, of which company he has been vice
president from the beginning until his
death. Mr. Linlnger, accompanied by Mrs.
Llnlnger, left only the day before his
death for the south and all efforts to
reach them with the news have been un
availing. Mr. Metcalf was first taken 111 In Chi
cago In February. 1RS9, since which time
he has tried In this country and Europe to
regain his health. The actlvft mnnno,,,,..
of the business, with the assistanco of his
advice and council, has been carried on In
later years by the secretary, Mr. F. L.
Haller, and the treasurer, Mr. H. p. Deva
lon. Funeral from his home, 1234 South Tenth
street, Saturday, January 28, at 1:30 p. m.
Interment t Forest Lawn. '
Eseklel Kennedy.
PLATTSMOUTH. Neb., Jan. 26.-(Speclal.)
Ezeklel Kennedy, aged 72 years, died at
hla home In this city yesterday after a lin
gering illness with diabetes. Mr. Kennedy
removed from Iowa to Plattsmouth in 1867
with Ms family and has since resided here.
The funeral services will be held in the
family residence Thursday afternoon at
1:30 and will be by Rev. J. W. Swan, pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal church.
Jonathan Foster.
HARVARD. Neb.. Jan. 26. (Special.)
Jonathan Foster, one of the first settlers
of Scovlll precinct, Hamilton county, was
burled today under the auspices of the Ma
sonic order at Glltner, nearby where he en
tered a homestead in the fall of 1873, on
which he continued to reside till advanced
years required the necessity of a change.
Death resulted from causes Incident to old
age.
Fred W. Bneratetta.
TECVW8EH. Neb.. Jan. 26.-(8peclal.)-Fred
. W. Buerjtetta died at his home In
this city at an early hour yesterday morn
ing of Brlght's disease. He had been in
failing health for months, but had been
confined to his home but a short time. Mr.
Buerstetta was a native of Mlasourl and
waa aged 49 years.
Alabama, House Barns.
B1RM1NOTON. Ala., Jan. 25 Fire de
stroyed the large pJpe warehouse of the
Crane company, wholesale hardware sup
ply dealer, today and is now attacking the
rear of the firm's five-story main building.
A heavy loss Is threatened. .
Dennis Uaesaa.
SIOUX CITY, la.. Jan. 25 (Special Tele
gram.) Dennis Duggan, a pioneer of Bloux
City, died thla morning. He had lived
a few miles of this city for fifty yearn
SPORTS OF A DAY.
EVESTS O.I THE RVXX1SO TRACKS
Every Winner nt Los Angeles Barked
for Thonsnnde.
LOS AXGELK8, Cel.. Jan. 25-Flx well
plaed tavorites won at Ascot today and
ihe books suffered the severest shock of the
season. From Wee Girl, winner of the nrst
race, down to Montana Peeress, which took
the lust, every winner was backed for
thousands. Tht- unbeaten K-yenr-old.
ento, auded anoiner bracket to his list by
luking tue third race in easy fashion In
fast time. The Emperor of India beat a
good tield In the mile and a sixteenth,
iarelv outstaying Flo Bob. Results:
r"irst race, three and one-half furlongs:
Wee Gin won. Father Catcham second,
Dorothea Frey third: Time: 0:4L'Mi.
Second rare. Brooks course: Position won,
Ray second, Varro third, lime: 2.08V
Third race, bluuson course: Descuento
won, Witrhtiaael second, blue Coal third,
lime: 1 :.
Fourth race, mile and a sixteenth, han
dicap: Emperor of India won, lo Bob
second. Princess Tulane third. Time:
l:4S...
n.ih rare, five furlong: Dod Anderson
won. Tyrolian second. Aunt Polly third.
lime: i:hv
feixih mo, one mile: Montana Peeress
won. Goiuen l.ht second, Uronxe Wing
third. Tune: 1:41.
i r. W iiKli:a.m, Jan. 26. Results:
Hint race, live anu one-hall furlongs:
Magnolia won. Daisy ureen second. Wreath
ot ivy third. Time; 1:11. . ,
Second raco, rive furlongs: Mayor John
son won, Viperlne. second, Matador finished
third, but waa disclaimed for fouling; ln
vinclole third. Time: 1:02?.
Third race, six and one-half furlongs:
Frank Kenny won, Klelnwiod second, bea
Shunt third. Time: 1:24.
Fourth race, Hosebud stakes, three and
one-half furlongs: Bertha li won, Jim Mc
Glnnis second. Hostility third. Time:
Filth race, one mile: Kickshaw won,
Dan McKenna second, Old Stone third.
u:44?i.
Blxth race, mile and an eighth: Monte
bank won, Lady Chariot second. Little Boy
third. Time: 1:6ft.
HOT HPHINUS. Ark.. Jan. 25. Essex
Park results;
First race, five and one-half furlongs:
John 11. Klrby won, Two Step second, Foxy
Grandma third. Time: 1:9.
Second race, three furlongs: Dr. Mr
Curlhy won, Carthage second, Agnolo
third: Time: 0:3m.
Third race, five and one-half furlongs:
Esterre won. Moon Et second, Rubric third,
'lime: 1:0S.
Fourth race, six furlongs: Toscan won.
Buttons second, Joe Goes third. Time:
l:UVt-
Fltth race, seven furlongs: Ingolthrlft
won, Celebration second, Nameoki third.
Time: 1:27V . J
Sixth race, mile and twenty yards: Ladas
won, Waierford second. Give All third.
Time: 1:44.
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 25.-Oakland re
sults: First race, six furlongs: Educate won,
Sir Preston second. Hipponax third. Time:
1:18!
Second race, futurity course: Sol Llch
tensteln won. Pickaway second, Dora I.
third. Time: 1:14V
Third race, five turlongs: Mystys Pride
won, Albert Fir second, Tramotor third.
Time: 1:03.
Fourth race, mile and an eighth: W. R.
Condon won, Sals second, Captain Forsee
third. Time: 1:6SV4.
Fifth race, mile and fifty yards: Major
Tenny won, Clnrlnnatus second. Anvil
third. Time: 1:50.
Sixth race, mile and fifty yards: Hooli
gan won, Salable second, M. A. Powell
third. Time: 1:501.
Mnatnln Makes n Date.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 25. (Special.)
Preparations have been completed for the
fifteen-round tight between Terry Mustaln
of Omaha and "Kid" Qulmette of North
Platte. Both men are In training and are
rapldlv rounding Into fine condition. It
la expected a crowd of fifty people will
come from Omaha, fifty from Casper,
Deadwood and Douglas and fully 100 from
Denver to witness the fight. The betting
Is brisk, with the odds slightly favoring
Mustuln. . '
WITH THE nOWLEHS.
On the alloys of the Omaha Bowling as
sociation the Krug Parks took three
straight games ' from the Onlmods. In
spite of the extreme cold, there was quite
a crowd present. The result came as a
surprise to even the Krugs, but nothing la
certain in bowling . and the Onlmods
cheered the winners. GJerde and G'deon
made remarkably high scores and Clay
pounded the pins for his usual 600. Score:
KRUQ PARKS.
1st. 2d. 3d. Total
Berger 1U0 1H1 181 632
French 175 155 228 658
Gideon , 236 235 ISO 661
Clay 2o4 189 225 il8
Bengele 177 224 192 5!
Totals .' 952 994 100(1
2:C2
ONIMODS.
1st.
162
141
192
193
175
2d.
19
119
213
145
184
3d. Total
Chandler ....
Tracy
GJerde
Jones
Bprague
213 644
168
27
1H6
164
4u8
72
603
623
2700
Totals 8S3 800 977
NIEDRINGHAUS LOSES A VOTE
Bolters Male Another Gain In the
Continuous Performance nt
Jefferson City.
JEFFERSON CITY, Ma, Jan. 26. The
bolters gained one vote today on the eighth
ballot for United States senator to succeed
Francis M. Cockrell. There was no choice
and the Joint session adjourned until to
morrow noon. The ballot resulted: Cock
rell, 80; Nledrlnghaus, 78; Kerens, 12; Good
rich, I. ,
Today's addition to the ranks of the
bolters is Harry Wamsley of Kansas City,
who voted for James E. Goodrich.
Six members of the assembly were ab
sent and paired,' making eighty-six votes
the number required to elect.
OLYMPIA, Wash., Jan. 25. The tenth
Joint ballot for United States senator re
sulted as follows: Foster, 46; Plies, 30;
Sweeney, 28; Wilson, 4; Jobs, 7;H'ogan
(dem.), 4.
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Jan. 25.-Clarence
Don Clark was re-elected United 8tates
senator by the legislature In Joint session
today by a vote of 67 to 7. Clark received
the unanimous vote of the republican
members.
CARSON, Nev., Jan. 25. George Nixon of
Wlnnemucca was elected United States
senator today on Joint ballot by a vote of
31 to 24. Governor John Sparks waa his
democratic competitor.
DOVER. Del., Jan. 25. The long dead
lock In the senate was broken this after
noon by the election of A. B. Connor,
union-republican, as president pro tern.
The three remaining republican senators
who had been holding out against Mr.
Connor voted for him at the last moment.
This Is regarded as a victory for Ad
dicks.
FIGHTING WITH LADR0NES
American Negroes In Filipino Band
Which Kills Soldiers of
United Btatea.
MANILA, Jan. . Additional details re
garding the attack by ladronea on lh town.
of San Francisco de Malabon last night,
In which Contract Surgeon J. A. O'Neill
was killed, show that tho ladrones num
bered 300. They were led by the famous
outlaws, Montalon and Fellaardo, who were
aided by two American negroes. The la- j
drones were armed with over 130 rifles.
Besides Surgeon O'Neill, one private of
the constabulary was killed and three were
seriously wounded. i
The home of former Governor Trias was
attacked and his wife and two children ab
ducted. The municipal treasury was looted
of S2.000 and twenty-five Remington rifles
were taken by the ladrones. The robber
were dressed in constabulary uniform and
this fact created considerable confusion.
The scouts and the constabulary now
have the band surrounded at the pueblo of
Peres Damarinas.
There waa four hour of fierce fighting,
the complete result of which ha not yet i
been report I
COPSEY'S BILL UNDER FIRE
Flan for Different Distribution of the Stat
School Fond.
POPULOUS COUNTIES WOULD BE LOSERS
Secretary Burgess ends Explana
tory Statements to Members
f the Leajlslntnre, Setting;
Forth the Conditions.
Secretary Burgess of the Board of Edu
cation hflA sent nut itat.tnnnN .hnirlnff Ihe
effect of the Copsey state school money ap-
puruunmem om 10 a majority or poiii
houses of the legislature, composed of rep
resentatives snd senators from the coun
ties which will lose by the operation of the
proposed law. It Is set forth how the
thirty-one counties will receive less money
than at present and fifty-nine counties
more, but It happens that the losing com
munities are those that have the greatest
representation In the legislature, giving
them a comfortable majority In both
branches over the others. Douglas county,
according to the cnlculntlon, will run be
hind 118,206 per annum, using the figures of
the last apportionment.
Rill for (utter and Holt.
"This bill." says Secreiary Burgess In
his communication, "ought to be entitled,
A Bill for the Relief of Custer and Holt
Counties at the Expense of the Balance of
the State.' Please note the Hon' share of
the Increase which these two counties will
receive under this bill,' The sponsors for
the bill are carrying the Idea that this
public money In question Is raised from
the Interest on school lands sold and leased,
while the fact is that nearly 30 per cent of
the entire public money distributed by the
state superintendent Is obtained by direct
taxation.
"A vicious feature of the bill Is that any
county, by Increasing the number of Its
school districts, can obtain a greatly In
creased share of this public money regard
less of the number of children in uch dis
trict." '
Copsey from Caster.
Representative Copsey comes from Custer
county. By reason of the fact that his
county has 250 school district and Holt
county 198, they will receive an estimated
Increase of $3,069 and $3,149 under the new
law, while the gain of mnny other western
and "frontier" counties will amount to only
a few hundred dollars apiece. In some caiea
not as much as 3100. The increase of each
of these two counties Is about twice that
of any other.
"Under tho present law," reads the state
ment, "the entire state apportionment Is
divided among the different counties ac
cording to the school population of each
county. This bill proposes to divide three
fourths of the state apportionment as It Is
at present divided, but sets aside on
fourth (which, according to the state su
perintendent's last report, amounted to
$191,657.67) to be divided upon the basis of
the number of school districts In each
county, regardless of the school popula
tion." Local school authorities are a unit In
condemning the bill, which they declare Is
not founded upon principles of equity and
Justice.
REPEALS THE ALUM LAW
Baking- Powders May Now Contain
Habilitate for Tnrtnrlo Acid
In Missouri.
JEFFER80N CITY, Mo., Jan. 25.-The
senate today passed a bill repealing the
law prohibiting the use of alum in baking
powders. This Is the old alum bill which
was held up in the senate two years ago
and out of which grew the Indictments
of state senators charged with having been
bribed by Daniel J. Kelly of the Royal
Baking Powder company.
Senator Farrls of Crawford, who Is
under Indictment on a charge of bribery
In connection with this legislation, op
posed the bill with a vigorous speech, say
ing he believed in pure food legislation
and that Ingredients should be stamped
on the label. Ho said he had fought this
legislation so hard lost session that his
liberty had been Jeopardized.
Senators Farris of Crawford, Nelson of
St. Louis, Senators of St. Louis, ami
Mclndo of Jasper, voted against the bill
which passed by a vote of 28 to 4.
Select Fair Superintendents.
HURON, S. D Jan. 25. (Special.) The
following superintendents of departments
for the state fair, to be held In this city
In September, have been named by the
State Board of Agriculture: Uates and
tickets, F. H. Smith of Groton; grounds,
Colonel J. H. King of Huron; horses and
cattle, H. S. Fletcher of Watertown; sheep
and swine, C. C. Moulton of Faulk ton; ag
riculture and horticulture, George Whiting
of Yankton, with E. T. Losey of Huron as
sistant; chief marshal, A. Grant of Yank
ton, with Oeorge Kerr of Huron assistant;
superintendent of woman's department,
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Jarvls of Huron.
South Dakota Merchants Meet.
SIOUX FALLS. S. D., Jan. 25 (Special.)
The eighth annual convention of the
South Dakota Retail Merchants and Hard
ware Dealers' association has convened In
this city for a session lasting until Thurs
day evening. The convention was called to
order by A. F. Grimm of Parkston, presi
dent of the association. During the con
vention addresses will be made by a num
ber of prominent personages from South
Dakota and other states, Including Gov
ernor 8. H. Elrod and C. P. Sherwood,
state dairy and food commissioner of this
state.
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