Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 19, 1890, Page 3

< _ . see much o + 40 not remember, and do_not émember of othe here mav bave on others, but I think that was all. Q.—Did you kuow Mr, Gasper Y sir, Q.—Was he therel A.—T have some indis tinct recollection about Yost, but I o not Femember of his being in there, Q.—You do not remember of his being in therel A.—No, sir; [ am not certain thathe ‘was there, Q.— What will you say as to your best recol- ction a8 to whether he was or not! A. Oh, well, it is- most 00 oid a story now. 1 have not got any memory of it 1t is not any of my business, and Mr. Yost and I have been well acquainted for twenty-five years or more, and so much conversation and talk that I would not like to say. Was thia card published, to which I drew your attention, at the time you were in Mr, Vandervoort's office! A.—Y es, sir; It was spoken of that it was to be published. Q.—Who said it was to be published! A. —Well, Mr. Vanderyoort was_talking about it. Tue Ber had '8 place a “'den,” I believe, and they had been talking to Mr. Curry that he was very much abused, and that he must write an _article and ask an explanation, and if Mr. Rosewater paid N0 attention to it he was to be assauited, and if he did he was to be assaulted, Q.—Did Mr. Vandervoort say that in y hearing! A.—Yes, sir; that was the conver. sation in a general wa, e plot made ap, Mr. Vandervoort was the principal speaker; and Mr. Sicbolt, as I recollect, and the other friend that was in with me and m) f—it was given to us as news of what was going to happen, Q.—Given to you as news of what was Roing to havpent A.—Yes, sir. [t was all Aves done or being done in the interests of Sen- ator Hitcheock. Q.—AJter this assault did you see Mr. dervoort again? A.,—About it; about this business? Q.—No, not about that? A.—Oh, | have scen him a hundred times since, Q.—Did you have any conversation with hini about it after the assault took place. A. —Not about that matter. Q.—What were your relations—I mean as 1o whether friendly or otherwise—to Mr. Rosewater at that time? A.—My relations versonally were friendly with Mr. Rose® water; politically, not frienaly. Q.—Politically, not friendlyt A. No sir, Q.—Had you been a candidate for office berore that! A.—I had been a candidate here for oftice. Q.—Did Mr. Rosewater roast yout! A —I do not thivk he published his paper then, Maybe he did, I have forgotten. I do not know when he commenced it. Q.—You do not agree politically, vou and Mr. Rosewater! A.—No sir. either did Senator Hitchcock and I polincally; but after the battle was over I have an interest in the comwonwealth all the samo, .—When was the first time you men- tioned to anybody this conversation 1hat you had with Mr. Vandervoort with refereuce to the assault on Mr. Rosewats A.—1 think the first recollection | have of mentioning the conversation that I had with Mr. Van- dervoort was vefore the grand jury. Was beforo the graund juryi an- 5 A.~Yes sir. Q.~ How long after the time before you were before the grand jury—how long after that was it, if at all, that you had a conversa- tion with Mr, Rosewater about it? A.—Well, not a very great while, 1 went to his house along about that time, but he was not fiv to be seen, and I do not know as 1 had a con- versation with him very soon afterwards. {,lle was not in very good health for a zood it Q~When he got better—get in good health—did you go to him and give him this information that you had in your possession a8 to what Mr, Vandervoort had said? A.— Why, it had become public property bofore Mr. Rosewater know what had hurt him, I guess. There was a graud jury empannelled, ud I think Mr, Rosewater was not there, and I thin he was laid out. Do you know Mr. Andrew Rosewater? 28, Bir. =Did you tell him what you heard? A, sir; I told him tbat Mr. Rosewater was going to be assaulted by this negro, Curry. .—You had told him that beforchand? A.—Ye! o went directly from there to r. Rosewaler's oftice, but I could not find im, 1did not want to betray anybody, but 1 wanted 1o stop the plot; and 1 hunted Mr. Rosewater, but could.not find him, and I found his brother. Andrew: he was in very good rolations with his_brother, and I told Andrew to go and tell his brother at once that he was going to be assaulled by this man Curry, and to prepare himself for it and to get the joke on the other fellow. Q.—You told him this after you had heard what Vandervoort had told you! A.—Yos, sir; I told Andrew; I could not find Edward Rosewater. Q.—How soon was that before the assault? A.—Before the assuult itsell? Q.—I mean how many days. A.—The very same day. Q. & very same day bofore the assault! ; the same day I had tho infor- Q.—How long after that was it, if you rec- ollect, before the assaunlt took place! A.— Well, from what I heard—I was thinkiog 1t was & very short time; and from what I have heard from other parties, and other things, 1t probably was four or five days; put I was thinking it came quicker—my, recollection of at—it has been a long while ago; I thought it was a Little quicker than that; but what I see and hear from other partics, I gucss it was four or five days. 1 was in town at the time, but I did novsee it. Q.—Had you been around the leislature fu 1887 or ‘previous to thati A.—Well, a good many times—1857—1 suppose so, 1 nave heen'around there very uearly every senatorial election, Q.—Every scnatorial sir. Q.--Did yousce Mr. Vandervoort ther®? Yes, sic. Q.—What was he doing?! A.—He was around like the rest of them, hunting for sport—manipulating things, 1 guess. Q.—In what way do yon mean manipulat- fug things{ Well, getting forks over to your candidate—~hunting the soft plac suppose: I do not know what else, Have you heard about oil rooms? A.— Yes, sir; I have heard about them; 1 did not do not kuow much about it. Were you ever in one of their rooms: 8, sir, Q. 1 you describe the rbom to usi A. ‘That is if I'know what an oil room is, I have been there, Q.—Describe one of them? A.—well, ci- ars, whisky and wine, ana luxuries of oue gind and another—a kind of sutlor's store I8 this & bar of a place! way. election? A.~ Yes, No, sir. D 8tairs in somo privato room? A.— private room, a kind of unte-private— Q.—Have you seen wembers of the legisla- ture in there! 8 Q.—What bave you seen them do in there ~—whut have you seen those members dot A.—Oh, I huve scen them talking and drink- ing and'smoking sud every kind of @muse- ment. Who seemed to be ruuning the place? n, 1 do not know; I do not know who Was running it; it just seemed to run itselt pretty much. 3 You could just go in there and get your drinks and ot pay anything for them{ A,— Nobody ssemed to be taking iv the change or anything of that kind, S. —And everything was freel A.—Yes, sir, . CROSS-EXAMINATION, uestions by Mr. Moriarity: You say that prior to tho ault on MY. Rosewater you were in Mr. Vander- voort's ofticel A.—Yes, sir, oftice; that is the room iu the postofiice building. Q.—Did Mr, Vaundervoort hold & public P‘Mnn of any kind at that time! A.—I hink he was superintendent of railway mail service, Q.—Were you connected with the govern- ment in any way at that time! A.—No, sir; T was a citizen, Q.~Do you remember how long before the day of the assault by Curry on Mr. Rose- water that you were in Vandervoort's ofice during the conversation that you have testi- Hed to! A.—Four or five days, I think. Q.—How came you tobe in his office at that time! A,—1 went in there with this gentleman from yp towards Ashland some- ‘wheres, and [ was working in the interest of ator Hitcheock and so was Mr. Vander- and Mr, Yost and Mr. Siebolt and a pumber of others., Q—You were & Hitchcock man! A.— Yes, sir. . —You say p there was preseut on the oo~ eu n when you had the conversation with r, Vandervoort which gour have detailea a muo by the name of Siebolt! A.—I think 80; that is wy recollection: I thiuk there ‘were about four of us in there, Q.—What was the name of the otherst A.—1I do not know the names of the others; X did thew, but 1.do Bot rememuer them bow, THE .—When you say there were four, you mean to include yourself and Vandervoort and Siebolt and this other man whose name you cannot recall? A.—Yes, sir; that is it. WM Q.—Are you sure that Mr. Yost was not the fourth man! A.—-No, sir; I am not sure, Q.—~Are you certain whether that conver. sation took place in Vanderyoort's office or in Mr, Yost's officel A.—Well, it was up staira; up at least one flight of tairs: 1 do not think it was in Mr. Yost's office; Mr. Yost's office was on the first floor. Q.—Who were the parties engaged in_that conversation! A.—The principal conversa- tion that T have spoken of came from Mr Vandervoort, and we were listening. Q. —To whom was . Vandervoort talk- ing at the time! A.—To all of usi to all three of ud thera—my recollection is. Q.—Was that conversation after or befory the publication of the Curry card! A.--It ‘was before, Q.—About how long before the publication of this Curry card did this conversation occur? I could not tell you about that; 1 do not remember much about this card, Q.—Do you remember how long before the publication of that card the conversation occurred! A.—1I do not, Do you remember of seeing that card in ourself, and reading it! A.— Well, I think I have; but 1 have heard so much about it that —— Q'—You are not certain? A.—Why, 1 have heard it, or seen it, 1 am not sure. Ihad this information about what it was going to be, but whether I seen it or not 1do not know. Q.—Do you know how long after the pub- lication of the Curry card it was before the assault wus made on Mr. Rosewater! A.— ‘Well, when I o not know much sbout the publication it would be pretty hard for me to tell how long afterwards, Q. | So you do not know how long after- wards? A.—No. [ should say from tho time I had the conversation it was four or five days before the assault was made. Whether the card came out in the meantime or not I can not say. I can not tell how long afterwards, Q.—Do you remember how the conversa- tion about Curry got started there between Mr. Vandervoort und yourself and theso other gentlemen? A,—Well, that came about in this way:« Mr. Rosewater was dealing pretty heavy blows around one way and au- other, Q.—Agamst whom? tough tongue, you kunow—writes protty heavy--and this negro wus to, as [ under- stand it, was to club him and assault nim on the street and throw him into ridicule. Do not understand me to say I thought there was any plot there for a deadly assault to be made, tor I did nov think there was, Q.—You did not understand it was to be a deadly assault? A.--No, sir: Idid not un- derstand it; but my knowledge of the col- ored race 'is that whenever they get the upper hand they are no people to trust, and Icalled tosoe Mr, Rosewater to tell him about the plot tolay him out, for 1 knew that would be of more benefit to Mr, Hitch- cock than if he was assaulted, and I take my own way of helping my friends. Q.— What was it Mr. Vandervoort said about the matter, o far as you can remem- ber! A,—Curry was going to publish a card demanding an explanation. They had talked to Curry and they had impressed on Mr. Curry that Rosewater was meddling with in calling _his place a essary for him to vindi- and he was going to call water for a retraction of the article, and if he made a retraction he was gomg to assault him, and if he came back as be generally done ho was going to assault him anyway. Q.—Did Mr. Vandervoort tell you from where he got_ his information about what Curry was going to do? A.—Well, now, you do not want to draw out my notions about that; I have told you the facts: I could soon tell you my opinion, Q.—I am not asking you; but do you know from whem Mr, Vanuervoort got his infor- mation_about what Curry was going to do? A.—1 think he had talked to Curr, nd I got the intimation that it was a pretiy easy thing, that Mr. Curry was going to be incited about the abuse of his private business, and it was gotting a cheap darkey to do Some work. That is about it. That is the impres- sion I got. Idonot kmow that. You seel cannot know that. Q.—You do not know from whom Mr. Van- dervoort got that information{ A.—That Curry was going to ussault him{ Q.—Yes, sir. A, ~—No, sir; I do not know; and I have told you all I know about that. Q.—You have already stated that, as you learned from Mr. Vandervoort, it was not to be a deadly assault. A.—1 did not 8o un- derstand 1v at all. I understood it that he was to be buffeted about by the negro on the street, and thrown into ridicule; that is as I understand it. I did not think the intention was a deadly assault; but that is only an opinion, Q—When you had learned about what Curry was going to do for Mr. Vandervoort yor went around--being on personally friendly terms with Mr. Rosewater—and no- tifled him of the contemplated assault! A.— Yes, sir; to let him ward it off, which would be much botter for the interest of the party whom all this was intended for. Q.—13eing unable to find Mr. Rose the defendaot here, you saw his by e Aodrew! A.—I found his brother Androw. Q.—And communicated to him what you had heard Vandervoort say? A.—Yes, sir; and told bim to find his brother at once, be- cause I did not kuow when this would hap- pen. Q.—You never saw Mer. Rosowater in per- son bofore the assault was made; that is, and after this conversation! A.—I never saw bim until after he got out of his bea, wnat I recollect: I donot recollect that I ever did; I went to lis house to see hin, but he Was not to be seen. Q.—You were here in the eity at the time of the meeting of the grand jury which after- tewards indicted this man Curry for that as- sault? A.—Yes, sir; 1 was before that grand ury. ! .—Do you remember about how long iv was after the assault before the grand jury convened! A.—I do not, but I think it was pretty quick; I think Judge Savage was judge bere then,and 1 think he ompanneled a grand jury pretty soon, Some days, though, 1 think; I do not know how 1ong. Q.—Wasn't it tho general understanding here, on the streets, aud wasn't it ramored about as u matter of public notoricty that this jury was a kind of anti-Hitehcock jury? Objected to as immaterial, irrelevant and incompetent; objeation sustained. Q.—Were you personally acquainted with the members composing the grand juryi A. ~Do I remember the composition of itf Q~—Yes; didn't you know personally the members!~ A.—Yes, sir; I did then. 1 very distinetly recollect the foreman, Q.—As & matter of fact wasn't that grand jury composed of men who were anti-Hiteh- cock ment Objected toas incompetent, irrelevant and immaterialj objection sustained, Q.—You, yourself, were before that grand { \:ryn @ witnesst A.—I1 was there; yes, sir. .—-You say you never talked with any- body about this assault, or about this con- varsation you bad with Mr. Vandervoort be- fore you were a witness before that grand juryt A.—Not that 1 recollect of; no, Q.—Do you know how it happened that you were called bafore that grand jury to testify! .A,—They kuew I had this informa- —Ho had a pretty cato himself, upon Mr. Rost tioi Q.—If they knew you had the information, Fou wuat have talked o someboay about it fore! A.—Yes, sir; I talked to Andrew that Edward was going to be assaulted; but I did pot tell hiw how I knew it or anything else; 1 wanted him to have his brother pre- pare limselt for that assault, and from that they knew I knew sowething or other, after he bad got his head busted, THE OJL ROOM: Q.—You have also, as I understand it, been about the sessions of the legislature of this stalo & number of times since 1876, when this assault was made, and you have fre- quently seen Mr. Vandervoort there, and other gentlemen there frequeniiy—have seen Mr. Rosewater, the defendunt, there haven't yout A,—Yes, sir. Q.—You say this oil room, of which you speak, seems W have been a thing which runs itself; did you ever see Mr. Vander- voort there in that oil roomi A.—Well, I do not know as [ did, back 1n the sutler part of it, but in the common reception room, I have seen him there, —You saw him in there when you were yourselft A.—Yes, sir; as orderly a8 anybody else. Q—'Yuxx u: mu:zbcrl of other gentlemen .—Yes, sir, Q.—You never saw Mr. Vandervoort doing auything more than other gentiemen fre- qQuently did there in that room! A.—No, sir; Mr, Vaodervoort does not require very much oil for his systew, anyway. Q—You did not see bim using very much i OMAHA DAILY B oneof h 4 Td0 not think that lannon: L ‘What have been your relations with andervoort, as to whother friendly or otnerwise! A.--We have never been un- friondly, Q,—Have you met him_in the logislature subsequent {o this time—to the time of this assault! A.—O, I do not think he was here o great while before that; I do not recollect, though. Q.—I mean after the assault! A.—O, yes; T have met him since that time many times, 18 whether or not you were work: me side with him down thgre! don't think we worked lowehwr A ~Well, very much since that; I do not think 1 was a good fellow things ) to trust with those Kkind of Q.—You had worked that! A.—Yes, air. Mr, Andrew Rosewater was called and testified that a few days before Mr. E. Rosewater was assaulted by Curry in 185, he had been told by M R. Porter that such an as- sault ntemplated, He did not tell Mr, E. Rosewator of it at the time, as such ro POrts were common about those times, Court then adjourned until Monday morn ing at 10 o’clock, ATCHISL with them before ‘S MBAT TINSPEOTOR, An Ordinance Drafted to Cover the Matter. Atcimisos, Kan,, Jan. 16.—|Special Tele- gram to Tie Bre] —The Atchison meat i spection ordinance, designed to prohibit the salo of Kansas City and Cnicago droseed beef in the city has not been attacked by the packers of these places yet, but as it is similar to the ordinances of other cities which the fedoral court have deolared un- constitutional it has been decided to repeal it and substitute an ordinunce that it 18 expect- ©d wiil meet with more favor at the hands of the courts and still have the same purpose. The committee on judiciary of the city council has propared an ordinance, which, while 1t docs not discriminate in lotter aganat imported dressed meat, it 18 8o hedged about that it gives local pack- ers the advantage. It provides that all live animals killed in Atchison shall be in- spected and the inspector’s fees shall be 25 cents a head for cattle and 5 conts a head for hows, sheep or calves, up to fifty a month and 1cent a hoad Jor all over that number. For dressed meat not having been previously inspected on foot, the butcher or dealer who retails such meat shall pay an inspection fee of 25conts a hundred pounds and the in- spection shall be had before any of such meat is sold. “This does not compel butchers or packers to have their animals inspected ative, but it they offer for sale meat that has not been pre- viously inspected on foot it must first be inspected as dressed at the rate ot 25 cents u hundred. It is understood that the ordinance will meet with opposition from small “butchers and they will be on hand when the council meets to take action. Lawyers say the or- dinanoe is the best way possible out of the lculty. If an inspection ordmance will dodge the interstate commerce provision of the constitution this will do 1t. et Soh Doings of the House, WasniNaroy, Jan, 18.—In the house Mr. Frank of Missouri introduced a bill locating the world's fair at St. Louis and creating a corporation to carry on the same. Referred to the special committee. On motion of Mr. Mason of Illinois a reso- lution was adopted permitting the special committee to investigate the ballot box forgery to sit during the sessions of the house. Mr, Kinsey'of Missouri introduced a bill in relation to the naturalization of aliens. Referred. The house then went into committee of the whole on the Oklahoma town site bill. After a long discussion the amendment proposed by Mr. Dockery of Missouri was adopted, prohibiting any United States mar- shal, deputy or agent to prove title or hold any lov in Oklahoma. Pending further ac- tion the committee rose and the house ad- Journed. —_—— GAMBLING IN CHICAGO. The Grand Jury Determines to In- vestigate the Evil. CuicaGo, Jan. 18.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bee.]—The grand jury has determined to investigate the gambling question in Chi- cago and o sensation has been created by the subpana of certain promivent citizens who are supposed to be the repositories of a great denl of interesting information on the subject. Masor Cregier, Clief of Polico Marsh, Inspector Eber- sold and Captain Hubbard - will all be summoned and they will be followed by as many of their subordinates as can throw any light on the subject. Probably the most im- portant witnesses will be humble citizens who losu money in the gambling dens. These witnesses will be marshalled by the Citi zen’s association, —_——— The Oklahoma Bill. WAsHINGTON, Jan. 18.—Further arguments on the Oklahoma territory bill were heard by the house committee on territories today. Judge Paine of this city, representing the interests of tho Chickasaw and Choctaw nations -of Indians, finished. today, His argument was followed by an uddress by Miss Alice Robinson, & missiouary among the Indians in Indian territory and a teacher in the Presbyterian Iudian schools there, She made a strong plea for ample protection for the full-blooded Tndian in any action that the committee may take on the subject. Representative Rodgers of Arkansas also spoke for a short time on the subject. e S Tne Kansas Bribery Case. ToPEKA, Kan,, Jan. 18.—A potition is in circulation usking Judge Guthrie to call a special grand jury w investigate the acts of certuin members of the state legislature and other state oficers. Oune of the circulators of the Ipetition stated the petitionors were after State Treasurer Hamilton, Insurance Commissiover Wilder, Messrs. Burton and Millette and two or three other members of the legislature, The charges against them are not made pub! ———— Powderly Arrested. ScraxtoN, P, Jan, 18,—General Master Workman Powderly was well enough to walk out today, and the warraot for his ar- rest, sworn ouc by Callaghan was served upon him, Powderly at once proceeded to Alderman Fuiler's office and gave bail to asswer in the Westmoreland court. Pow- derly’s counsel have the papers nearly com- vleted charging Callaghan with malicious libel, Suit will be instituted next week, Mircier an, 18.—[Special Tole- gram to Tue Bee.—A number of papers in the state have been circulating reports to the effect that diphtheria is prevalent here, The chairman of the city boara of health, Dr. H, Daniels, says the reports are abso lutely false; that there isn't a case of diph- theria 10 Miwnell and has been for days. e A Child's Terrmble Fate. GaiNesvine, Tex., Jan, 18.—Wild hogs entered the cubin of a farmer yesterday in the Chickasaw nation, near Arbuckle, and devoured a little child which was alone 1o the bouse, the rest of the famly being a short distance away in a cotton field, The mother is crazed with grief. e — LY | Hoiler Explosion. CHicaGo, Jan, 18.—The boiler in the old Wisconsin Central freight depot expioded early this morning killing George Wiley, the night watchman, and wrecking the building. JANUARY SHALL HE GO TO - COLLEGE? Editor Dana's Answer 'to a Young Man's Inquiry: EDUCATION OUTSIDE OF BOOKS, It Was That Made the Success of Gould and Rockefellér—A Kan- sas City Contemporary's Opin- 1on on College Degrees. The True Education. A young friend in Ohio asks us this impoctant question, says the New York Sun: Is a college education necessary to, or would 1t pay, & young man having a high school education, and who intends to pursue n business cavecr? No, we do not consider it necessary, and it would not pay inapecuniary sense. Very iikely our young friend would make more money if he gave to business the four years which he would have to spend at college. In that time usually extending from the seventeenth or eighteenth to the twenty-first or twenty second year of a young man's life, he can serve an apprenticeship to a trade or make himsell acquainted with the methods of business. This preliminarvy training for affairs he must get avsome time, whether he goes to coilege or not, and a collegiate educa- tion is not likely to abbreviate the pe- viod requisite for it. He will only begin the work of preparation when he is older and perhaps less pliable if he spends four years at college. Even if ho decides after his graduation to un- dertake a professional earecr, three or four more yearsof study will be re- quired of him, for the ordinary colleg- iate course merely lays the foundation for subscquent special teaining. It does not of itself fit ham for any gainfui oc- cunation. So fur as business is co ncerned, after graduation from college he 18 just where he was after leaving the high school, the college, in the sense in which our correspondent speaks of it, being mnothing more than a higher school. He will learn more mathe- mativs, moro chemistry and physics, more of literature, and get some knowl- edge of Latin and Greek. None of this is necessary for o business career. De- sirable us they all may be gen- erally, he can get along without them, and the time expended in acquiring them may be without practical compensation for him, If Mr. Jay Gould and Mr. William Rockefeller had received a college ed- ucation they would be no richer than they ave now, probably they would not be so rich. The great mass of success- ful men of business sécured the training which laid the foundations of their for- tunes*during the years required for a colleginte educatign, and they got in actual contact with affairs, Many of them are aeticient with respect to what is tuught in schools, and yet for that reason they may be all the more pro- ficient in what buginess demands of them. T Yet we would not have our young friend suppose that we underate the ad- vantages of the four years’ study ata college, if it be a good ‘eollege, worthy of the name. Theré i§something even more valuable than money, and it is the best ana fullest use dnd Jevelopment of a man’s powers. It is knowledge, self- improvement, the cuitivation of the mind and heart, and the well-rounded training and exercise of the faculties. Other things being equal, if a man wishes a thorough education he must begin by going through a college course, though it is true that muny of the best educated minds have never received a collegiate or university training. But they have spent in study the time such a course would require. Nor 18 it an invariable rule, by any means, that a man is delayed in bis business career by going to college. There is no banker in the union of greater business and financial genius than Mr. Hierpont Morgan. His career has been an unin- terrupted success, and yet he passed from the Boston high school to the university of Gottingen, though he was only twenty when, in 1857, he became a clerk in a New York banking house. But it must be remembered that Mr. Morgan 1s the son of a rich father. Mr. Junius Spencer Morgun, and that he started in life with opportunities which even his rare business genius might never have created. This brings us to the main point. ‘Whether to go or not to go 1o college is uestion which a young man must de- e according to his circumstances and his intentions for the future. If he is poor and has his living to make,if hein- tends to pursue business or a trade,if he has no taswe or uptitude for study, and if he has no time to spare for the lux- ury of further schooling, it may be more prudent for him to get the practical training outside of a college and in the oceupation he would pursue, But if he has the mopey and can spare the time for u collegiate education, or if he pro- poses to learn a profession, the addi- tional years of study are desirable for him. ‘Ttis a practival question, The trouble in this country is that we have too many colleges, and many young men are induced to attend them who might better be devoting the years to preparation for employments for which a collegiate edueation is not necessary or even desirable, and for which alone their aptitudes and capacities fit them. Most of these institutions, too, are merely high schools, They do not make educated men. Butifa young man is determined to educate himself, end, no matter how poor, is. ready to tight for the acquirement, depending on his own energies, let him go to college, choos- ing the best institution he can find, paishisr reds Fuy Conterring Degrees, One of the greateést evils connected with the colleges ‘and' universities of this country is the indiscFiminate prac- tice of conferring degrecs, This vicious custom has goue 8o far that men of scholastic ability avold such marks of Qistinction us much wspossible. Many of the ablest scholars ‘of this country never prefix or annex any titles to their names whatever, while a much larger class of less ability, byt more egotism, display their titles conspicuously on hotel registers and. othor public places, tothe great disgustof all right think- h.f persons. o, or a person who ha¥'completed a pre- eribed course of study it is eminently proper that he should receive a degree of some sort, yet the receivieg of such a recognition neither adds to, nor de- tracts from his real scholarship, Schools and books and teachers are only helps toward setting the individ- ual to build himself into a good rounded scholarship. Four years at college never made a scholar. All the time spent there is hardly sufficient except in very rare cases, to tell in what line of work a oung man should devote his energies. he plan usually pursued of conferring the degree of *‘Bachelor of Arts,” after a student has_ completed a prescribed order of subjects a custom that dates its origin back for ceniuries. Then, atter threo years dovoted to some literary pursuit, the degree of ‘*Master of Arts” is conferred. This gives a sanction to the degrees after they have been properly earned. But, unfortunately, all degrees repre- sented by the sawe letters do not always indicate the same scholastic attain- ments. Or, to express the thought in another form, the colleges and univer- sities of this country ao not rank alike. A college or university degree may mean v much or very little, depend- ing entirely upon the institution it- self. Hall the colleges of this country are not superior to ordinary hig schools, and many of the universities really rank below an average college. Under the various state laws, any col- lege may become incorporated and em- powered to confer degrees. These lit- tle one-horse-colleges and universities have had the effect of bringing the de- grees that formerly represented some proficiency in scholarship into disre- pute throughout the country. It is not denied but that these institutions have done much good in general, but they haye also been the cause of fastening up- on us the odium attached to unmorited degrees, There appears but one way of remedying this evil, and that is for the state to require a certain degree of pro- ficiency in the sciences, languages, mathematics and litorature, ascertained by a uniform system of examinatiens of all enndidates for graduation each year, There would then be a unity of purpose m all college work, and thoso institu- tions that could not prepare their stu- douts for such examinations would have to close their doors. The idea of oh- taining a degree without scholarship would produce an entire revolution in one department of American secondary education. In European schools a degree means something, but in this country, where all are profossors and heuvy titled men, degrees usually excite rid: tempt rather than respect. is, degrees are too cheap. nothing. They are in such bad odor that deserving persons are almost ashamed to_let it be known that they ever earned such honor marks. A reformation is imperatively demanded. Sty s THE RICHEST HOTEL MAN. A. P. Darling, of the Fifth Avenue Hotel, Once a Bell-Boy. ule and con- The truth They moan A. P. Darling, the senior_proprietor of the Fifth Avenue hotel, New York, which is snid to be the best paying house in the world, is the wealthiest hotel man. His riches are estimated at 20,000,000, all made in his legitimate business. He was a bell boy in the Battlo houso, New Orleans. In time he was promot- ed by Paran Stevens to the stewardship. Shortly after this the Fifth avenue ho- tel, which 18 owned by H. K. Eno, was erected for Mr. Stevens. It was so gen- erally predicted that such a costly en- terprise would be a financial failure that even Mr. Stevens became fearful of the outcome. His name had never been associated with a failure, and his pride in thatrecord led him to' adopt a course which was not typical of his character, He brought Darling, the former bell- boy, from the Battle house, and a clerk named Hiram Hitchcock from the St. Charles hotel in New Orleans, and with himself as the **Co.” organized the firm of Hitcheock, Darling & Co., for the management. of the new hotel. The leause was made out in the name of A. P. Darling, and in that form it exiists until this day. Upon Stevens’ death, not very long afterward, Darling became the senior member of the firm. Hitchcock, al- though he was out of the management for a time, is mow again in the firm, and a small interest has been given a nephew of his named Vilas. ow idle were Paran Steven’s fears concerning the future of the property is shown by the fact that from 1ts begin- ning the hotel has never earned less than $200,000 a year, and more fre- quently the annual profits reach $300,000. Darling’s wealth was well demon- strated when H. K. Eno wished to save his son, John C. Eno, now a fugitive in Canada, from imprisonment on account of his misuse of the funds of the Second National bank, writes a correspondent of the Philadelphia Press. The sum of 81,500,000 was needed immediately, but even such a wealthy man as the elder Eno could not raise such an amount in a day’s notice. In this emergency the former bell boy of the Battle House ad- vanced it all 1o cold cash, ——— A JOLLY SEA-DOG. How an latelligent Brute Attends to His Duties on Shipboard. There is a sheep doz on board the steamer Horrox, which plies between Rio de Janeiro, New York, and Liver- pool, that regularly takes his station on deck at the third watch, and can be re- lied upon as thoroughly as the oldest seaman on board, says the New York Star. His name is Nick, and whenever a sail is sighted nothing can stop him until he reports it to the officer on the bridge. He frequently sights a vessel before the lookout, and understands what it is to be the first to report. If he hears the lookout sing out he under- stands perfectly what is said, and will obey any order the men give him, He is very valuable as a barometer. There is no change in the weather which is not foretold by.Nick, He only enters the captain’s cabin on 1mportant busi- ness, either to announce a sail in sight or predict a change of weather, which he does in a most remarkable way. When he wants to inform the captain that a sail isin sight he runs in uml1 barks vigorously several times and then walks out. When he be- comes a weather prophet he stands on his hind legs uud puws av the barome- ter, and according to Captain Honln% and his crew Nick is usually several hours ahead of the instrument. The steamer was at Rio when the revolution broke out and remained there several days. The dog usually accompanies the captain on shore when he goes, but the morning of the revolution, when the troops paraded the streets, was very anxious to know what was going on and jumped overboard and swam ashore to satisfy his curiosity, When Captain Hening came ashore he was met on the wharf by Nick, who barked lurlnu!li and tugged at his pantaloons to go bacl to the ship. The captain said he in- stantly knew something had happened, and his fears were verified when he reached the office of the company, Nick 18 about six years old and has a'shaggy black-and-tan coat, with the softest and most intelligent eyes ever set in the head of an animal 4 BREVITIES, ‘f'he county treasurer anuounces that perllonll taxes become delinquent Febru- ary 1. ‘The remains of O, B. Selden, who was murdered vear Manville, Wyo., in Septew- ber, 1850, have been removed from their resting place at Lusk, Wyo.,, and will be brought to Mlair for burial. Mr. Selden was a brother of D, J. Selden of this city. His murde ers have never been discovered. Silas Purdy, the nineteen-year-old boy who was convicted of counterfeiting and sentenced to the government prison at Sioux Fulls, will be taken there today by Deputy Marshals Harmon and HepHoger. ‘l.\o building permits were issued yestor- ay. ws, Covington Contributes Assaunlt and Robbery. Her Usual Dakora Ciry, Neb,, Jan. 18.—Special Tel. egram to Tuk Bee. |~ Carl Carlson, a young Swede, wes robbed and almost killed in a low colored dive in Covington last night. He had only been in the house about half an hour when he was robbed. He was pretty drunk and began to exhibit his money, having #105 on his person that he had saved while working on the rairoad in Sioux City. The negroes got $0 from bim. He wanted it back again but they would not give it up, and in_the fracas the Swede got back #10 bill. They then fired him out of the house and in doing so they in- jured him quite severoly. One of them hit bii on the head with a heavy lamp outting alarge gash in the back part of his skull. One of the women, Annio Harrison, was arrested and bound over to the district court. Carlson 18 under bonds to appear as & wit ness, John Hugh was today given ten days in tho county jail for wife beating by Justice Brenneman. Hughis & hard character and 8 500n a8 his term oxpires will have to leave the county or be treated to a dose of tar and feathers. Died in the Storm. Nowtit Pratre, Neb, Jan. 18.—[Special Telegram to Tug Bek.] —Joscph Hubbartt, a farmer living six miles north of town, left here Thursday evening for home. He was found at noon yesterday half a milo from his nouse, frozen stiff, Will Fight for the Job. Cray Cexter, Neb,, Jan, 1 pecial to Tue Bee. ] —B. I\ Pollock has commenced proceedings against the board of supervisors w0 compei them to contract with him for the superintendency of tho county farm for the next two yoars. The board has already con- tractea with Mr. J. H. Eller. Thero were four applicants for the position. On the first formal ballot Mr, Pollock received nine votes to the other candidates seven, there being four members of the board abscnt, A motion was then made that Mr. Pollock be declared elected, but before the motion was scconded the chairman of the board ruted that it required a majority vote of the whole board to elect to this position. On the sccond vallot J. H. Ellor received a ma- jority vote of the whole board and was de- clared elected. Mr. Pollock has employed legal help and will test tho ruling of tho chair, At the last meeting of the county board they hired an expert from Omaha to examino the county treasurer’s books for the past ten yours, A Strong-Armed Man. WrMoRre, Neb., Jau. 18.—{Special ‘Tele- gram to Tue Bee.|—While feeding a corn sheller at the farmof Wm. Bock, three miles northeast of Blue Springs, this morn~ ng about nine o'clock, Frank Rice m et with a very painful accident. His hand caught i the wheels and his arm was drawn in until it stopped the machinery and necessi tated the unbelting and partial taking apart of the machine in order to get it out. He was brought to Blue Springs where a doc- tor examined the wouad and found that though the flesh was badly lucerated there were no bones proken. Fate of Nebraska City's Distillery. NEnnaskA City, Neb., Jan. 18.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bek]—Tho Nebraska City distilling company controlled by the whisky trust, has doubtless scttled the anti- trust swit commenced against iv as they annouuce today that their company has been dissolved and the property purchased by its former owner, George L. Woolsey. It is further stated ‘that the Nebraska City mill- g and malt company has been organized and the distillery plant is to be converted into expensive cereal mills, This is given out in evident good faith, but many beliove it a shrewd move to get around the suit now pending in the supreme court. Engaged a General Necretary, BeaTrIcE, Neb, Jan, 13.—[Special Tele- gram to Tune Bee.l—Tho local branch of the Young Men's Christian association has engaged Horace Sibley of Nebraska City as general secretary for the ensuing year. The lecture -ccurse heretofore announced under the auspices of the association has been abandoned; cause lack of patronage. The balance of money paid for course tickets wiil be refunded vo purchasers. Butone entertainment has been given In the course, Played Havoc in the Kitchen, Prartsvour, Neb., Jan. 18.—[Special to Tne Bee.]—Early this morning, while the cook at the Hotel Riddio was making prepa- rations for breakfast, tho resorvoir in con- nection with tho cooking range exploded. The shock was tremendous and pieces of the shattored roservoir flew about, some through the windows, others striking William Wooa- ard, the cook, Injuring him quite severely. Withdrew the Action. BEATH Neb., Jan, 18.—|Special Tele- gram to THE Bre.]—Tho motion to dissolve the two injunction cases now pending agaiust the issue and registration of the Kansas City & Beatrice railroad bonds was withdrawn in the district court today by the attorneys for the railrond. The cases will now go over to the February term of court to be tried on their merits. Ths Klyer Darailed. Acaxee, Neb,, Jan, 18.—[Special to Tue Bee,)—The fiyer going north at 2:30 this morning was wrecked at this place. The en- gine and tender jumped the track and plunged down tho embankment into the ditch, leaving the baggage and passenger cars on the track. The engineer and fireman were not seriously hurt and none of the passengers were injured. The train was Tunniug at tno vate of about forty miles an our. Emmett-Finch. ARAPATIOE, Neb.. Jan, 18, —[Special to Tur Bee. |—~Edward E. Emmett and Miss Kath- leen Finch were united in marriage Friday evening at St. Paul's church, Samuel F. Myers ofciating. Mr. W. J, Gregory and Miss Louie Finch, a sster of the bride acted as groomsman and bridesmaid, Tho church was well filled, this being the first wedding solemnized publicly in & church at Arapahoe. After the ceremouy the bridal party were driven to the residence of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs, R, J. Finch, where a sumptuous supper was in waiting, and the evening was then spent in social entertainment, The display of presents was magnificent. _— rUBLIC SOHOOL NOTES, Many of the Teachers 11l --Some Changes that Have Occurred, Miss Nora Bradford, who resigned as as- sistant principal of the Dupont school, has been succeeded by Miss O'Conner of the Farnam street school, Miss Grace Gassetto of this city succeeds Miss O'Conner, Miss Emma McClintock of Topeka, Kan., succeeds Miss Mottie Burch of the Daven- port scuool, who goes to Lincoln as a teacher, After teaching in the Omala schools for three years past, Miss Mary P, Crane 18 compelled to resign, She Las been sick for a month past at her home in Dexeter, Ia. The following teachers in the public schools of this city have been sick during the past month: Miss Julia Newcombe of the {'irk school, Miss Mary Hodge of the Bancroft school, M lara Elder of the Pacific school, M Virgina Patterson of the Webster school, Miss Sadie Bunker of the Izard school, Eunice Stebbins of the Jackson school, iss Priscilla Ward of the Dodge street school, Mrs. Elizabeth At- kinson of the Long school, Miss Ada lobitt of the Sherman school, and Miss Miooie Weber of the Centre school, e Repairs on Tr.nity Cathedral, Dean Gardner is making preparations to raise money for extensive repairs on Trinity cathedral. The wall that has been cracked by the settling of the wali will bave to be relaid. The window next to the tower will also be restored, and the inerior of the b’lld‘nl redecorated, 3 i The Tueosophical society meets every Sun- day ufternoon at 4 o'clock at the Sheely block, room Every Wednesday snd Saturday from 6to 9 p. m. the library 1s open 1o the publie A POOR JOB OF PLUMBING More Defects Discovered in thé@ Now Oounty Hospital! i THE SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT Contractors Charged with Shirking Their Work in A Most Dise graceful Manner—Tho ) New Jury Law. The County Commissioners, At the meeting of the county commissions ers yesterday afternoon the superintendent of the county bospital roported that the plumbing contractors, S. I Pope & Co. of Chicago, have baen very negligent in placing the plumbing in the building. Ina large number of vlaces tho work does not comply with the plans and specifications. Architect Meyers' plans, on whish the contract was based, and which contain the signatures of S. L Pope & Co. and Richard O'Keeffo, chairman of the board of commissioners, cone tain tho exact location of every pipe and its diameter. Pope & Co. had tracings made of these plans, which thoy have used as work- ing plans, but their traciugs do not show the sizo of pipe, aud they have usod their own sweoet will in fixing the sizo of the pipo. The specifications call for fouranch water pipe running from the meter to the ends of the north and south wings and back to the kitch- en. Theso pipes are located in the basement and are intended to act_as supply pipes for the respectivo wings. Tho pipe ruuning to the kitchen is four inches in diameter for about half its longth, but the rest of it is only two and one-half iinches n diamoter, ‘The pipes in the north and south wings are reduced in the same way. The pipes are not supplied with stopcocks in o proper manner. If thera should bo any oceasion to shut the water off from the pipe running to the kitchen it could only bo dong at the meter, thus shutting off the supply of the entire building, The pipes supplying tho wings have stop cocks only at the joint where they branch off from the wain pipe, There are numerous other defects of o simi- lar nature which result in making the job an exceedingly poor one, The contract between the hm\n{g aud Pope & Co. calls for ‘‘a strictly first-class job of plumbing.” ‘The matter was referred to the county attorney for an ovinion on the action to be taken by tho board. The Omaha medical college presonted o communication asking that the coliege be represented on the staff of the county hos- pital, and that the students of the colloge be granted tho privilege of visiting tho hospital under the guidance of the members of the staff for the jpurpose of ipstruction. They offer to furnish a resident physcian for the hospital free of charge, the physician to be a regular graduate of medicine. The commu- nication was referred to the comuittee on construction, which means that it was pigeon-holed indefinitely, ‘I'he poard will not take any action in this matter until there is a probavility thut the hospital will be occupied. A large number of such applications have been received and are on file in the office of the board. The three judges of the district court noti- fled the commissioners that they have de. cided the new jury law impracticable, as was announced in Tre Bee on F'riday last, and advised the commissioners that it will bo the best and sufest method to refrain from tak- ing further action under the act. A petition from citizens of West Omaha precinct for the appointment of Simon B. Clark as constable was reforred to the com- mittee on judiciary. The report of Justus Steinort, justice of the peace of McArdie precinet, showed that he had not assessed or collected any fines during the year 1889, A communication from the county clerk recommending the furnishing of smail tabjes and racks for his oftice, and the removing of a lot of old records to the basement in order to give more room, was referred to the coms mittee on court houss and jail. County Treasurer Snyder reported that Peter Holz, who keeps a saloon at Benning- ton, has not paid licenso foe since June 1889, but continues to sell hquor. The county at- torney has the matter in hand, ‘The bonds of Jehu Hungate, R. M. Stono and W. J. Mount in 00 each us members of the soldicrs’ relief commission, were pre- sented and approved. The bonds of Drexel & Maul in 500 for a morgue, and George Merryweather in $300 as supervisor of Doug- las procinct, were presented and approved. The contract h the Republican Print- ing company for stationery for the ensuing year was signed and approvod. The board adjourned until 10 o'clock to- morrow morning, at which time they will take up the communication of the judges of the district on the new jury law, snd with the aid of tho county auvtorney, will decide what action they will take in the mattor. The board have had full lists prepared of the voters of the county and are in a position to make out a jury list under the new law or according to the old method. Death’s Olaim for Some of Omaha's Civ'zens, William H. Civer, aged sixty-six years and ten months, died Saturday at Papiliion, He was born March 27, 1823, at Attica,Genes ree_ (now Wyoming) county, New York ASTOY his school days he engaged as an ape prentice with Edwin A. Cooley to learn the printing business. After serving his ape prenticeship ho left his howe fo &AIbany, N. Y., where he was engaged in the oftice of the Albany Argus, then published by Edwin and Sherman Croswel), the former then state reporter and taking his roports in short- hand. ‘These were handed to Mr. Civer,who was, at that time, the only person in Albany who could read and put into shape short- hand matter. Aftor remaining at Albany about two years, he returned to his native placa and eutered the offce of his apprentice. ship with his former employor us a partner, Soon after, he married his partner’s daugh - ter. Later in life, he abandoned the print= ing business and engaged in civil engineer- ing, and has rendered valusble service on some of the most important works in this countty and Canada for government and privaté enterprises, For the last twenty years, he has been in tho seryice of the Union Pacific railroad company and, at the tame of his death, held the position of assist- ant chief engineer of that corporation, Mr Civer leaves a wife, one son and thry daughters, Fen om the Orib, An inquest was held yesterday afternoon at Burkett's undertaking rooms, Sixteenth street, over the body of the unknowa labor- ing man founa Friday moraing frozen in the ice at the crib, just east of the Florence waterworks., othine wus found on the body leading to a direct and clear identifica- tion. Inone of the pockets of the dead an’s clothes was found a scrap of yellow writing paper upon which was some blurred penciling. = 5o far as it was possible to de- cipher it, it rea South Omaha—Dear Sir: Here I will send you a good mun to work for you. Yours truly, SeraL McHovgu, Below the signature was written the nume “Ed Theme.” The first witness called before the cor- oner's jury was B, P, Hurd, who testified that he was a farmer living about a mile Trom Florence, He identifico the body asthat of a man whom he had found fooling with the handle of & pump 1n his yard last Tuesday evening, Hurd asked him what he wanted there, and the strangor replied first that he would liketo go to Florence, then said he wanted to strike & road going to St. 1aul, and finully asked Hurd to put him on the road to the river. Hurd did so, and the man then proceeded as he was directed, but as ha did 80 he complained tnat he was tired and a little sick. ‘The next witness was C, C. Brandt, resid- ing at 1913 Charles street. He said Lhat on Friday morning he chanced 10 look over the crib, east of the waterworks, and saw a man’s coat and vest over in there. Witness told othors of what he had seen, snd an ex- amination revealed the vody. H. L. Mileus, an employe of the water- works station, testified that the body was that of a man who was fornd in the engine room of the works about 11 o'clock Tuesday night, and was ordered out. 'ne verdict was accidental death caused off the waterworks crib, and that the man was unknows, by fallin, uentioned