Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 21, 1891, Page 5

ACCUSED OF PARTIALIIY. Rerlous Ohsrges Made Against tho chool Board's Examining Oommission. SOME FUNNY ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS. Bchemes that Were Employed, it 1s Clnimed, to Give Positions to Ins competents—An Investl gation Ordercd. The question of alleged fraud upon the part of the examining board in issuing certifi- cates to cortain applicants for positions in the schools and withholding them from others is by no means settled, and will be sifted to the bottom. The committee from the tion, consisting of Messrs, Martin, Me- Connell and Smyth, will meet In @ few days at which time they will investigate the whele affair, Mr. Smyth in spoaking of the work of the examiving board, which consists of Prof. Lewis of the high school, Superintendent James, Mrs, Keysor sud Dr. Merriam, sald : board of educa- “As yet wo do not meke any charges agains any one individual of that committee. Their du'ty is plain and according to the rules of the board they shall meet four times a year us : On the firsy Tuesday ufter the close of the summer te on the last Tuesday before the commenc fall term ; during the winter vacation, and on the first Tuesday after the clse of the win- ter term and at such other times as the board may order, They shall have power toem- ploy an expert to assist in examination of a plicants for positions as teachers of special ranches. They shall authorize teachers® certificates of thefollowing grades: Primary, grammar and high school. *‘Candidates for a primary certificate shall pass an exumination in orthography, reading, writing, arithmetic, geography, grammar, ]-In‘rllsh composition, Ymm.m and theory and practice of teaching. Candidates for a grammar school certificate, shall hold a primary certificate, and pass anexaminatio n n United States bistory, physical geogra- phy, rutural philosophy " and” civil govern- ment. Candidates for a high schoot cer- tificate shall _hold & grammar school certificate and pass an examination in all branches of the departmont in which they propose to teach, and certificates shall be is- sued as follows. First division—Mathemati cal. Higher arithmetic, algebra, go- ometry, trigonometry, astronomy and rhetorie. Second division — Sclentif- fo. Physis, geology, zoology, bot anv, chemistry, political ‘economy and rheto- rio. | Third ivision—Literary. Rhetorie, English literature, English history and gen- cral history, Latin grammar, Latin literature, Koman history and rhetori i pn—Greek, Greek grammar, Greek literature, Greek history and rhetorie. “Now, 1 this question a great fraud has been perpetrated by some one, but by whom we cannot say, though Prof. Lewis is in- nocent. “Let us look into this matter. At the De- cember examination a certuin applicant was asked to give the boundaties of Douglas county. She staled in her answer that it is bounded on the north by Nemaha county, while the remainder of the answer was equally as ridiculous. On this she was marked 8 out of a possitle 10, ‘*Another lady was asked to define the con- stitution of the United States, Her answer was correct, though not worded, as possibly. {t should have been. She was marked zero. B‘y looking over the papers instances of this kind are not only frequent, but they areso common that i+ i3 plainto be scen that some- _thiugls wiong. Some member of the board is either incompetent or partial, but who that member is I do not care to say just now. “Some of the members of the board of education are inclined to raiso a great howl about revoking these certificates whero fraud is so apparent, claiming it will work a great injustice to tho teachers. This is all wrong. It would work no injustice to the teachers, but 1t would give them to understand that if they expect to teach in Omaha, they musthave the requisite education to obtain a certificate that will stand the test, **One applicant for a high school certificate ‘went before the examining board and failed. She pleaded for a privato examination. This was glven and twenty questions submitted {nstead of ten, s at the former exawination, This made her chances forsuccess greater and by some method of calculition she was granted a certificate, when the first examina- tion showed that she was wholly incom- petent to flll the position of a pramary teachor, *“T'his investigation may result in some cer- tificates being revoked, but you will see that it wili raise the standard of “teachers, as now it is a notonous fact that any applicant who stands In can obtain & certificate entitling bim to teach in the Omaha schools," Dr. Morriam of the examining board, sald: “I was not at the meoting Monday night to prove my innocence and 801 will now speak my mind. I wasas fairas & man could be in marking the apvlicants. I my set of questions and an- swers to lok over and _ the wordings were in accordance with the apswers. T do not know what the other mem- bers of the board did, but I have every reason to bolieve that their acts and motives were pure.” = —— Seyeral years ago Chamberlain & Co. of Des Moines, Ia., commeuced the manufacture of & cough syrup, believing it to be the most. prompt andreliable proparation yet produced for coughs, colds and croup: that the public appreciate true merit, and in time it was cer- tain to become popular. Their mostsanguine hopes have been more than realized. Over three hundred thousand bottles of Chamber- lain’s Cough Remedy are now sold eacn year, and it is recognized as ‘‘tho best made’ wherever kiown, It will curea severe cold in less timo than any other treatment. For sale by all druggists. e N tional Capital Notes. WasmxGroN, Jan. 20.—The house ways and means committos today ordered a favor- able report on the bill to impose a discrimin- ating duty of 10 per cent on all teas imported from countries which discriminate against the United States, Senator Manderson today introduced a bill making an appropriation of §100,000 for the exploration and survey of the 'fnterior of Alaska. A similar bill is now on the house calendar. 5 In answer to the resolution calling for copies of the accounts of Davenport as com- missloner of the circuit court of the United Btates for the district of New York from 1886 t0 1800, inclusive, the sccretary of the treasury today sent a statement showing that Davenport. has reudered o accounts for such services. The Inter Continental railway commission held an actjourned meeting today, but trans- nctedlittlo business, the delegates from Bra- #ll and Argentine not yet being here. Two leading papers of Venezuela recently printed articles saying that tho McKiuley' bill was sadly felt in Venezuolan markets and asking the governument to attend to this grave sub- ject. adding that a remedy consists in a treaty of reciprocity Do not take any chanco of being polsoned or burned to death with liquid stove polisn, ntsor enmmels, in bottles, The “{{lslug un Stove Polish 'is safe, odorless, britliant the cheapest and best stove polish made m\k the consumer pays for no expensive tin or glass packago with overy purchase, ——— — Patents to Western Inventors. Wasmxarox, Jau, 20.—[Special Telegram to Tur Ber.)—Patents was granted todsy s follows: James H. Carpenter, Ulysses, Nob., washing machine; Isaso G. Lawse, Sioux Falls, 8. D, time indicating device for musicians ; Frank E. McMullin, Hastings, Ia., metallic box or attachment for cultivator} Charles H. Mobland and F. Kerber, Sigour- Jt bbing wachine; Sosephine Rus- or, In,, tly blgj‘:‘ha illiam O, V\(I:fih, aor to Chicago o compuny, Cedar Haplas, In., bloydls, ' Pany oSSR A Pleasing Sense of health and strougth renewed and of ease and comfort follows the use of syrupof figs, 08 It acts in harmony with nature to effectu- ally cleanse the system when costive or bil- us. For sile in 800 aud $1.00 bottles by all Hug druggists. - Good News for Commercial Men, Wasnixaivy, Jan. 20,—~After hearing the argument of Chairman Pickering of the com- l mercial traveler's association, the house com- mittes on commorco today ordered a favorable report on the bill to permit railroads to give roduced ratss to commerclal travelers and carry an extra amount of baggage for them froe of charge. THE COUN Ol Another Lively flow Over tho Read- iniz of the Journal. There was a merry war at tho council meeting last night. Assoon as the roll was called President Lowry announced that the reading of com- munications would be in order. Dr. Donnelly got the floor and moved that the vote by which Deputy Clerk Gibberson was electod be reconsidered. Tho motion was seconded. “That is not the order of business,” re- marked Mr, Bectiel, as he argse to his feet. “‘We want to heartbe reading of the journal ““Thore are twoor three errors in the jour- nal that should be corrected before it is read,"” remarked the president, ““ftead the journal,” shouted half a dozen of tho members. Clerk Groves started to read the proceed- ings of the last meeting and had proceeded part way down the first page when Mr. Mo- rearty moved that further reading of the journal be dispensed with. “Auarchy! Anarchy!” yelled Mr, Olson as he climbed upon his chair and pounded the table with his feet, “*Yes, anarchy,” yellod several members in unison, while Mr. Lowry rapped for order, Lot us have the journal read, then,” sald Chaffee. After gories of cross fires the reading was again begun, Tho clerk read 1o the poing referring to tho sergoant-at-arms making his all_night skir- mish for the absentees, when Mr. Bechel aroso and said tho council had no sergeant- at-arms on that night. Of course it had none,” chipped in Mr. Chafloe. *‘He was elected by the same voto as was the president,”” put in Mr. Morearty, as soon 4s ho got a chanco to spealk. Quiet reigucd for a tine and the clerk con- tinued to read. For an hour the clork read, and as soon as he had concluded, Mr. Bechel raid: *1 have a resolution that [ want read.” “Tho resolution Wwas Liuaded up to the cler's desk. +<Has any one any objoctions to the reading of this resolution "’ asked Mr. Lowry. “1 have,” said Mr. Morearty, “Thon it will not be read,”” said Mr. Lowry. ““Move the journal be approved,” said Mr. Morearty. “Tho motion was put and declared carried. I want the yeas and nayes,”’ smd Mr. Chaffee. ““Tt is 80 ordere <The Journal I 1" answered Mr. Lowry. ulse, and it shows that an appropriation was passed by less than a majority vote, med in Mr. Bechel, ““Tho city attorney is here ana letus hear from him,” remarked Mr. Plumer. City Attorney Poppleton expressed his opin fou_that corrections might be made, Tho roll was called on the approving of the journal, and it was defeated by a vote of 8 to 9. Mr. Bechel's resolution was brought up and read. It provided that the meeting of last Tuesday be declared illegal and void, and that all referouce toit be expunged from the journal. Mr. Davis moved the resolution beadopted. Mr. Morearty moved to amend by layingon the table. The motion to amend was carried by a vote of 8 109, The regular order of busiess was then continued. Mayor Cushing seat in a communication, in which he expressed himself as being of the opinion that the vroposed amendment +9 the city charter, relative to elections, is illegal, Mr. Chaffee moved to strike out that e tion of the proposed amendment ta the char- ter. Mr. Morearty moved the mayor's commu- nication be placed on file, The motion to place on file was lost, and the matter was referred, The appointment of Charles S. McDonald to succeed W. H. Long, deceased, as clerk of the pollce court, was handed in by tho mayor, Upon a vote to confirm, the appointment was rojected by a vote of 8 t0 9. Thomas H. Kimball, in behalf of the Unlon depot compauy, asked for an extension of time in which to complete the union dopot. The communication was referred to the city attorney. After approving a few bonds and passin some final estimates the council nd]ournufi untdl tonight. e AN THIN RAIMENT, Girls Make Their Kscape From a Burning Rotel, Boston, Jan., 20.—[Special Telogram to Tnx Bee.]—At an early Lour this morning smoke was seen to issue troma window on the third floor of the Camden nouse, a five- story hotel at 831 Tremont street. By the time apparatus arrived windows were ralsed in all the upper stories and half-clad were leaning over the sills and screaming at the top of their voices, T'wo women jumped from the lower stories and were injured, The house contained fifty rooms, occupled mostly by theatrical people. Most of the girls roomed on the fourth floor and by tne time they were awere of the fire, tho en- tire building was filled with smolke and pas- sage cut off for those above the third floor. Owng to tho intense heat some of the girls rushed to their windows and others roped around tho corridors clad only n their night clothes and thoroughly anic~slrlckc Ladders were quickly raised n the rear of the hotel just as the girls were K:Lpnriufi to jump to the frozen ground low. District Ciilef Keys was ono of tho fiest to enter the building, and, bursting open a door leading to u room on the fourth fioor, rescued Miss Jennio Najor, who was over- come by smoke. He also found Miss Aunie McFarland overcome by the smoke. ~They are 1n a precarious condition. A number of others were assisted to the ground by the firemen. The pompier ladders were used for the first timo since their adoption by the do- partment, and two women wero rescued by their use just as they were about to jump from the fifth story. The fire was ex- tinguished in an frightened chorus girls, shivering in theirslightraiment, were escorted through the gaping crowds of men and taken to an adjolning house, o i INGALLS LOSING GROUND. Chorus hour. The Alllance Members Show Strength in Joint Conve Toreka, Kan., Their ion. Jan. 20.—Special Tele- gram to Tre Bek.]—The combination which the republicans have all along expressed great coufldence of breaking when the proper time came refused to fall to pieces in the joint session of the legislature this after- noon, when the selcotion of stato printer was made. E. H. Snow was selected by the alli- ance caucus Monday night, and he was clected by the joint session with an over- whelming majority, The democrats showed wneir hand, votiug with the alliance, thus showing hope of a beneficial compromise, Snow’s election is especially signiticant from the fact that he was strongly opposed by Speaker Elder, both belng from the same county, and that the action today practically winds up the alliance leader's chances to succeed Senator Ingalls. Thne solidity and inseparable umison shown by the opposition today has cast a gloom over all the republican camp and it is bard 1o find & man in Topeka tonight who has the courage to de- clare thet lugalls has even a fair show. Some of his intimate friends and most earnest workers express great doubts, vouchsafing the information that the seunator was losing strength daily, and that even the republicans were relapsing into a discouragingly apathetio state. In the meantime the opposition is working night and ¢ Bee Bullding Company Officers. ‘The annual meeting of the stockholders of The Bee Building company was held yester- day with the following result: President, E. Rosewater; scoretary and treasurer, N, P, Feil; directors, E. Roscwater, George W, Lininger, M. Hellman, Brano Tzschuck and N. P. Feil. A To Nervous Debil itated Men. If you will sond us your address we wil send you Dr. Dye's Celobrated Voltaic Belt and Appliances on trial, They will quickly Teetors yoo 1o vigor, anhosd and healty, wmu freo, Voiraic Bewr Co., Marshall, HE OMAHA DAILY BEE, WEDNESDAY. JANUARY 21, 1801 5 LAWS THE PEOPLE WANT. fome False Impressions Ooncerning Fouse Roll No, 469, COMPULSORY ~ EDUCATION DISCUSSED. The Merits of a Bill Reported Favor- ably in the Last Legislature— Pledges to Be Re- deemed. Praxview, Neb, Jan, 17.~To the Editor of Tux Bee: Before mo lie the resolutions adopted by the Personal Liberty league on June 2, 1800, in which prohibition and a cor- tain compuisory educational bill wore op- posed, We do not wish to refer to prohibition, for all had an honest right to oppose what they fully believed to be agalnst their interests as citizens; but we do wish to correct a false no- tion regarding house roll No. 459, which ro- coiveda favorablo report in our last legisla- ture. The impression seems to have prevailed that the bill, 1f enacted, wonld rostrict re- ligious freedom. Nothing could be farther from the intention of the bill. Further, any law that restricts religion 1s uncoustitational, 6s section 4, articlo 1, of the constitution of Nebtaska sets forth, viz: **All persons have anatural and Indefeasible right to worship Almighty God according to the dictates of their own consciences,”” * * * Re- ligion, morality aud knowledge, however, be- ing essential to good government, it shall bo the duty of the legislature to pass suitablo laws to protect every religious denomination in the peaceable eujoyment of its own moGo of public worship and to encourage schools wnd the means of fnstruction.” Now, bill No. 43, as originally deaftod, does not violate a single word of the above section. The inteation of tho bill was to amend the present compulsory law in the following polnts : First, the present law requires compulsory attendance 81 all the school districts of the state, threo months, each year, from the time the child, or ward, is eight years old until he is fourteen, inclusive, Now it can readily be seen that such a law 1 un injustice to the frontier districts of the state, wheromany people live farfrom the schoolhouse and the district_has only three months school in the year, Each pupll with- in the district must attend every duy or be subject to a fine of 10 for each offeuso. On the other hand, in oities aud towns, where nine months school is taught in the year, the present law is an excuse for negligent people to keop their children at home, House roll No. 459 would remedy this de- fect by requiring attendance for two-thirds of the time required by law that school shall be kept in order to draw the state apportion- ment money, viz.: In districts, where the law requires three months school, the pupil must attend two months; in districts having six months school, the attendance must be four mouths, and in districts having nioe months, the attendance must be six. Second, The prasent law requires a fine of £10 for each offense and require & sult before some justice, This leads to neighborhood quarrels, and often-times the law is enforced to hava revengo upon & neighbor. At other places it is not enforced at all. House roll No. 45) makes tho tax only 50 cents for each half day's absence less than the timo required by the law, and requires it 10 be collected the sume a8 any school tax, making the fine apply to the oficers who fail o carry out the law. Third, house roll No, 419 does not allow s0 much looseness in the requirements of tho law, plainly stating who may excuse attend- aucé and how it shill be done, Fourth, it requires the attendance shall be *‘at some public school urschools, or st some private school or schools where the English langoage is spoken and taught.” Now this {8 not a thrust at the parochial schools teaching some forelgh language, for fn the closest construction, If it o lied to public schools only, would leave eac} Yearin the frontier districts ten mounths; in the next class eight months, ond in the largest cities six months to attond an exclusive foreign schools, But, happlly, the bill doos not state publio sohools only, but accepts the evidence of tho teacher of some private school or schools, Now, any one that will study the bill will s6c that tho purpose of tho bill, in this ro- spect, {s stmply to require that every child or ward in the state be taught to read “or write the English language. Is this asking too much of the citizens of astate that does its business in the English language? Last, but not least, house roll No. 450 pro- vides tor the education of the poor. It makes arrangoments to furnish them with both clothlng and books, the same as the poor are now provided with clothing and provisions, ‘This is & wise provision, for it supplies the power to obtain aliving to the one most needing it, and tends to lessen the number of paupers to be sustained at public expense. The wealthy will provide for thewr own: but he has atiained the most_clovated posi- tion, who, while ho cares for his own family has & deep interest fn tho bumblest family of his community; as Edward Bellamy has well put it, “Isaman satisfied merely because he is perfumed himself, to minglo With n malod- orous crowd? Could he take more than a very limited satisfaction, evenin palatial apart- ments, if the windows on ull four sides opened into stable yards1" *“There aro thre main grounds on which our educational sys- tem rests: first, the rigkt of every (person) to the completest education the mation can give him on his own account, as necessary to his enjoyment of himself; second, tho right of his fellow citizens to have him' educated, as necessary to their enjoyment of his so- ciety; third, the right of the unborn to be guarantced an intelligent and refined par- eutage,” These grounds are practical, now. It is tho liberty of the individual we must pro- toct, mot tha liberty of patents to ensiavo their children and neglect their education. 1 believe every foreign-born citizen or per- son whose ancesters were foreign-born (as my own were) will see, after studying this bill, that the purpose of it is to assist bis children (as well as my own) to cope with the ISaglish speaking people of the state. 1t may not be many years before some educa- tional qualification may berequired of voters, Let us be prepared for it, 1 believe 1n porsonal liberty when the per- son does mot take nway the liberty of some one else, I believe in social liberty, when observed according to the best interests of the saciety in which the person moves, I be- lieve in civil hberty when the person does the best he can for the interest of his state and general government. In_conclusion, I would say I know the origin of house roll No. 43 and know its pur- pose. [ firmly believe that tho attack made upon the bill was on account of not fully un- derstanding 1t and for the purpose of making political capital out of it during the ecam- puign. Hence I didnot answer the resolu- tions during the campaign, as I did not wish to interfere with the rights of any organiza- tion. M, A, CovwrnianT, Principal of Schools, Plainview, Neb, Shall Those Pledges e Redeemed, Friexp, Neb:, Jan, 17.—~To the Editor of ‘fax Bee: We have prayed and waited pa- tiently for the time when would bave the power to doourselves justice. It has come at last. Will we use it for our benefit! Or will wo waste 1t in inaction or indecision! Shall it be said that we douot know how to use the power given us for our benefit! That we are not capable of understanding its valuet If weave for reform and progress let our acts prove it. L.etus strip for the fray and throw our whole strength into the advanc- ing column and storm, capture and destroy the fortifications of our oppressors and raise the bauner of equality and justice on their ruins. . Lot us right those wrongs that are gnaw- ing at our comfort and prosperity, and force heartless corporations of every kind to be Lu»l in their dcalings with us. We have orne these wrongs long coough, and a scnse of right to ourselves and u duty we owo to humanity demand of us to compel those grasping monopolies that ave fattening on us at the expense of our comfort to let go their avericious grasp so that we may enjoy the fruits of our labor. Let us not be afraid of striking too bard a blow. The impositions that wo are subjected to wil bear herole tratment. Lot us apply it. A lower rate of interest anchored at 6 por cent, and alower rat@of transportation would be substantial reforms far reaching in their beneficial results to the eatire wealth pro- ducing class of the stato, Shall we ovtain thesp roforms 1 They have been promised to us. . Let us (nsist that these promises be redeemed Wo kave called Into oxistence and placed in power a political parsy Which owes existenco to the violuted pledges of two old rival pa ties. For what purposo have we callod this infant giant into oxistence ! For the purpose of correcting those @rievances that those ola parties failed to corres nd o miroduce new | issues into practical politi 1ts continuing in existence rests on true to principle, Let those who bave the destiny of the or- ganization fn hand seé that the people arenot disappointed in theiv expectations, and their expectations are that it will redeen its prom- ises. The peoplo will not accept excuses, | however plausible they may be, for not fuli- filling these promises. They 'will say we gave you power to corroct those wrongs that we are suffering under. Why did you not use that power for our bonefit] These Suggestions are given to the public for thopurpose of arousing the peoploto a sense of duty, that they might take such ac- tion as would provent any treachory heing used towards them. The reforms that we ure secking for aro within our grasp, but are 1ot a certaintr unless our representatives are true to principle. And juding from thecom- position of man and his' past record as rep- resentative, my faith in him is somewhat shaken, Cilareris W, CARmiy. being THEDROUTH-STRICK Y REGION, The Situation § Neb, Jan. 1 wotld r Blaine County. ~To the Editor of pectfully ask space in your paper to report thecondition of the peo- vle in this county, I sce the memoral that the legislature of this state sent to congress, asking for aia for the western part of the state, immunerates the number of people that should receive this aidand names the counties that they live in, and our county of Blaine, is purposely, or through some error loft ont. T am running two general stores and have other extensiyo interests in the county, and have everything to sell to the rouphr and could bave no iuterestin report- ng their needy condition any worse than it really is In t{m last weekI have been en- gaged in making a correct estimate of the number of families that will be able to_go through the winter without assistance. Out of the 200 families in s county there are not over forty but what wiil have to bo assisted before April ], and quite a large per cent of the forly will not be ablo to plant acropin thespring unless seed is furnished them. There are familics now in the county that have always been well supplied with the necessities of lifo that have been lving for several weeks ou corn bread, and the corn was given them by u neighbor and they round it ona hand mill. Now this picture s not overdrawn. I kuow these facts from absolute investigation. The fact that some of our farmers have three teams, wagons, farming utensils, twenty head of cattle, ote. cuts no figure o thomattor. They conld not mortgage the whole businéss for §100 to keep their families from starving. Men who have money to loan are not loaning it on chattels in the westorn part of Ne- braska, It is rumored here .that the authorities at Lincoln and the ald so 's of the state have been iuformed that this county did not need any help. 1fthisis true, and they will send 4 reprosontative up hero, I will agres to take him oue day's drive in the country and if he is not thoroughly convinced that three fami- lics out of four need help we will try to put up money for his expenses and time. L. H. HARRS, In the Knterest of Justice. Guine Rock, Neb., Jan. 17.—To the Editor of Tne Ber: Tothe eud that injustice may not be done fanocent people, your correspond- ent would respectfully submit the following In arecent issuoof Tre Bk there appears an article entitled, | “Professional Mendi- caney,” in which certain parties are severely critizised, That article was written in the interests of this portion of Nebraska, which was thought to be recciving injury by cer- taln parties soliciting aid that was not needed. The parties in question have stated to your correspondent that the aid solicited was not for this part of the state, and that it was solicited under authority of the Church of Udited Brethren, to be used solely for their benefit, within the presiding elder’s charge, which extends to the waosjern part of the state, whero the greatest portion of the ald would be distributed. The presid- ing elder states that the solicitations were not made nor supplies received for the people atlarge, butonly for their church people, and in support of tuis statement presents the call published ia the Conservator, the official orgon of their church These supplies w received by three dif- ferent partics. One of them, Rev. J. J. Haskins, has made statements and submitted slips from the Conservator that go to show that ho at least was acting in good faith and within the bounds of his church rules. VERITAS, A Potition for Relicf. BRAYTON, Neb., Jan. 20.—|Special to Tm Bre. |—A large meeting of farmers was held al this place yesterday, their object being to petition the legislature to appropriute seed to those who lost their crops by reason of hail and drouth last spring, a5 they have no sced or mouey _to purchase any for the coming spring, Thomas Ryan was delogated to present the petition to the legislature and accordingly went to Lincoln yesterday. The petition bore about ono hundred and fifty names, —_———— OWEMBYX'S TESTIMONY. Ie p Wil Bo Given When Cobngress Wants to Hear It. Ciricaco, Jan. 20.—|Special Telogram to Tue Bee. |-, A. Owenby, whose name was brought beforo the public inthe testimony heard by the “silver pool” investigating com- mittee, was in the city today. Talking with a reporter for a local paper Mr. Owenby said : “Though when I made the declaration I had no idea it was to be published. Iam perfectly willing to stand byit. A silver pool doos exist, It was organized during the early part of the Fifty-first congress and it still exists. How large Is it? It extends from the Atlantic to tne Pacific, and in itare mem- bers of congress, prominent government offi- cials and bankers. It was formed, of course, tosecure legislation to monetize silver, and while there are in it some who belicve such legislation would be a positive venefit to the country, particularly the westorn and south- ern men, whoare actuated by patriotic mo- tives and others are after personal profits and have no interest in what would benefit the masses." “Will you go before=the investigating com- mittee in Washingtop “For the purpose of whitewashing the na- tional representativest I shall not. Con- grossional investigations mever amount to auything. But this I will do: If the pow- ers that be refer the @tire matter to some of jusuce, whero everything can be d on ‘according to law and where there carr is power to compel sueh witnesses as I nime toappear with thelr books, waich will show the accounts of high~#d mighty personages who profited or tried 4o ;profit by using thoir public positions to the, furtherance of their own ends; let this be done and I will go be- fore such @ court aud tesUly freely.” In reply to fumther questins, Mr. Owenby said hew did nov think evorybody in thenj(pool had made olding on; others money., “Some are still lost. ~ Mr. Owenby left this afternoon for Sult Lake City. and other points in the west. Ho is uncertain as to when he will return but he declares that no congressional investi- galing committee shall get him in Wasbing- o if ho knows himself, T His Democratic Record. Arcuison, Kan., Jan. 2. —(Special Tole- gram to Lue Bee|—Ablel Cushman, the father of & promanent citizen of this county, and himself prominent 1n affairs thirty yoars oo, died at Pardes, Sunday evening, at the advanced age of nitety-six. He was a native of Massachusetts and it was his boast that he had tived under the administration of evory president of the United States. He rec- ollected overy pres! except Washington, and voted for every democratic candidate after he became of voting age, excopt Doug- lus, in 1860, when bo was & resident of the territory of Kunsas and bad 1o vota, o b SAv}NGLA%%fQEANULmES& URABILITY & CHEAPNESSS, NO 0DOR WHEN H!Almmm BEAUTY ot POLISH: s A DELICATE TASNK. THEY HAVE A Division of Tereitory by Western TraMe Assoclation. Circaco Jan, 20.—|Special Telogram to Tur Bee.|—Chaivman Walkerof the Western trafic association will cull @ meeting of the commissioners as early as he can got them to- gether next week. Their first work will be to divide the territory over which each shall have jurisdiction, the same subject upon which the general traffio managers disagreed last Friday and Saturd: The division will be u delicate task, as somo of the roads insist that they havo as much right to withdraw portions of their lines from tho operation of the tgreement as had Prosident Huntington to withdraw bis Sunset route. The commit- tee, consisting of President Perkins, Hughitt and Gould, appointed to induce the Alton, the Kansas City and the Fort Scott ronds to Join the association, hms not held a meeting or made any effort to secure the co-operation of the above roads. It is not believed the committee will do anything, the suppo- sition being bused on the pru tical abrogation of the famous Union Pacifie-Northwestern contract by Mr. Gould. There never was & more cast iron agree- ment than that of the western roads to re- frain from giving free passes and, before its collapse yesterday, evidence had accumaiated showing that nearly every roud hud utterly diregarded the provisions, This is today used @s an argument that the same roads will as freely break tho much weaker agrecment of the new traftic association, the A Union Depot Scheme Killed. Dis Morses, I, Jan. 20.—[Special —The proposition to builda union depot in Des Moines has recaved a blow from the railways which is rather dis- cournging, Somo time ago tho ity clerk was instructed to address the principal railway companies doing business in Des Moines, asking their views as to the feasibility of the project and the wisdom of the location, This be did ana has received replies from several, Thereading of them has much the same tone, and thero is & lurking suspicion that the writers had a council bofore penning them. General Manager Morrill of the Chi- cago, Burlington & Quiney, he will be glad to meet the committee of the council any timo he happens to be in Des Moines, which is seldom, **but_at the present timo, when the railroads find it difficult to meet their othor financial obligations ¥ 4 wo are mt o & _position to spend any momey In the way you propose.’” Ganeral Manager Whitman of the Chicago & Northwestern says ho will be glad to consider the matter with the council at any time, but thinks “a matter or this kiud, involving as it does the expenditure of & largo sum, must be carefully considered, os- peclilly it a timowhenthie prospects' for usiness and revenue therefrom is_narrowed down and the financial condition of the coun- try at large is in such a_strainod condition s at present”’ General Manager St. John of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacificsays ho would havo 1o objection to meeting the com- mitteo atany time, but thinks the present hardly opportune, “especially wlen the pros- pects for business and revenue therefrom are narrowed down, as at_present, to tho mini- mun, and when the railroads have to look in all directions to find suflicient revenue to meot existing obligations.” Annoying R Cicaco, Jan, 20— [Sp Tap Bee|—For scveral days ugly ramors bave been aflogt to the effect that the Louls- ville, New Albany & Chicago railway is in financial dificulties. Talking about the mate ter today, President Breyfogle said: “Theso reports have been greatly exaggerated. The company has met allits_obligations promptly and there are no suits pending against it The interest on its bonds has all beon paid up and ull its obligations hayve been met on maturity, The business of tho road is in- gremsing it & vory gridfylng valo. There is in fact, no ground for thé rumors, T am well aware of the quarter from which they origin- ate, They all come from oue person Who was formerly In tho employ of the company and who's now doing his best to injure the credit of the company to gratify his malice,” The ) All Righe. CuicAGo, Jan, 20.—[Special Telegram to Tre Bre|—President Breyfoglo of the Monon indiguantly denies the rumors circu- lated regarding the financial standing of his road. Said he today: ‘Our earnings have increased day by day and week by week, having kept fairly apace with the im- provements in the track and equipment on wkich we have spent over $1,000,000 since last April. This expenditure was necessary .and was entirely for betterments, The float- ing debu is less, proportionately than mine months ago and none of it is pressing us for settlement, That and the interest a haveall been provided forin ad ) is absolutely no ground forthe rumors spread abrowd. They are owing entwely to the malice of our general couusel, who was dis- chargod some time ago.’’ Closed Stations, Dgs Moixes, [a., Jan. 20.—(Special Telo- gram to Tue Bee]—The board of ratlway commissioners this morning received a tele- gram stating that the stations ot Riggs and Halohave b closed by the Chicago, Mil- waukee & St. Paul rallway company on ac- count of the strike, aud that the citizens in the vicinity of the stations will petition the board to take some action regarding the mat- ter. There isno danger of a cold resulting in pneumonia when Chamberlain’s Cough IRem- edy is used as directed “*for a severe cold.” It “effectually counteracts and arrests any tendency of @ cold to result in pneumonia, This fact was fully proven in thousands of cases during the epldemic of fufluenza last winter. For sale by all druggists, The Suprem » Co Des Moixes, la., Jan. 2. —[Special Tele- gram to Tue Bee|—The supremo court of tho state began the January term this morning with Judge Beck as chief justice, Thero are twenty-six candidates for ndmis- sion to the bar, one being a negro. The fol- lowing decisions were filed today : State vs Henry Moore, apvellant; Wayno district, reversed. William Johuson vs L. Q. Webster, apel- lant; Audubon district; afirmed, H, A. Burton, appellant, vs Mary E. and J. W. Fuson; Cass distriot ; aivmed. State vs W. T. Richards, appeliant; Web- ster district; ‘afirmed. State vs S. M. Peck, appellant; A ppanoose district; anirmed. w ny will You. Continue to vse medicine containing mercury and | © a:h, when you know that it will juin your liea th, Swift's 5.5 S Specific 3.8, S. while it contains no mer- cury or poison of ary kind, it is the only permanent cure for conla dous Blood Taint, or fub ritad serofula,— Beware of olieap imitations and so- clled blood purifi- 18 PURELY VEGETABLE. | ericl i ningto bejustas good. There fsenl (ns ¥, 8, Take nothing clse. BOOK ON BLOOD ANO SKIN DISEASES FAEE, Tue Swilt Specific Co., Atanta, Ga. l &n near . D.EC. 299 Sl il 8, | OMAHA, NEB. During his soveral Omaha, Dr. Dillin { location and practiee (n an_ enylablo reputa- ton among the b rona who applied to bim Almost a8 n 1ast rosorl, and found i hixskilifal f min tstrattons the fuli roalization of hope long do- ferred. tho best ap- | ot physician's | i, DIlllgs o true physiclan nadviser, the following namod diseases oven hlmsell pussessed of mos b Lsiebig Company’s EXTRAGT OF BEEF. “«In Darkest Africa.” By Henry M. Stanley. ““The Lie- big Compa- ny’s Evtract Gaes was of “Liebig and meat soups had to be prepared in [ suficient quantities to serveout cup fulf to each weakened man as he stag- gered in.”—Page 80, Vol 1. 0 ATARNI-Alldiscnres of thront And foseCas h impoverishes the blood and norves, Joduing lty, deony and deoll ysp ho phosos of Indigestion Uver trof imtiation and nutrition, KIDNEY DISEASES~Aro most docolving and in: slduous, Sy mptoms hard to r. 7 tho patient o often lead to fatal brights diseaso or diavetos. NISKASES OF THE BLOOD — Blood pe fuln, erysipelas, and diseases montioned b i . salt Mo, Varl- lipes, muddy color RITEL by Dr. URALGIA ~Are cured sthors liave fatlod. ALE WEAKNESSES “Tho harsh ally emplorod are re- for fully threo-fourths of the suflering Tnvostignto the new, ATISM AN )ITngs whon Al frrational ¥ and unnatural methods u #ponsib ALL HEADACHES aro quickly cured, v EAL DISEASIES -RRocont or long standin syphills, gonorrhoen, steictare and ali resulting at: feetlons wro cured pormanently and forover withoul I treatment. Quickly, positively and TAPE WORM—Takon lota In one With one tens poon plole. No " OTIER DISEA malignant icors, . asthma, epliopty nle constipa: Hon and o TIE COMPLEXION — The most unsightly and muddy complexion quickly froshoned and beautified. FOR OFFENSIVE BREATH A pormanent cure LOW FEES! FREE CONSULTATION! HOUNS: 9:40 . m. to 5p. m. Kvenings, 7 to 8:30. Sundays, 210 4p. m Patlents Treated By Correspondonce. Medicine Sent Everywhere. 322 South Fifteenth St. GROUND FLOOR. NO STAIRS, Dr. Dillings prepares and dispenses his own medicines, which are largely selected from nature's healing plants, barks, roots, mus,shrubs, eto, Nominoral drug s given N C.S.RAYMOND'S Sacrifice and Removal Sale We mean fust what we siy. Our prices will tell.Ourentire_stock (excopt Patelc Philippo & Co's Fine Watches), is on sile at such sacrifice prices, thatit should insure the 81lo of every article, (UR ART DEPARTMENT we selling without regard to cost, _Our discount ou Watches, Diamonds,Solld Silver, Fine Jewelry and ‘all goods, maices the prices lower than our pooplo have ever been able to purchase this olass of goods. This sale willu _last long, C.S. RAYMOND. are simply **One Madi managed to crawl near my tent. * * * THe was atonco borneto s fire and laid within a few inches of it, and with the addition of a pint of hot broth made from the Liebig Company’s Extract of Meat, we restor- ed him vo his senses.” — Vol. 11, Page " Z>HUMPHREYS’ VETERINARY SPECIFICS l For Horses, Cattle, Sheep, Doge, Hogs, | AND POULTRY. 300Pago Bogk tn RitntraL of Antana us Inflammation ilk Fev eaves, Preumonin, Collc or Gripes, Bellyach Miscarriuge, Hemorrhages, Urinary and Kidney Diseasoss ruptive Discases, Mango J.K.-Discases of Digestion, Single Bottle (over 50 doscs), - ith_Spectfics, M Stable CRLS? Curg il s Mcdicator €7.00 JarVeterinary Cure Ol 1.00 14 by Dragel t Propald anywhere e O D o R T sy e HUMPHREYS' MEDIOINE CO., Cornor William and John Sts., New York. EUMPEREYS’ HOMEOPATHIC S |SPECIFIC Nu.zg, Nervous Debilty, only succeesful remedy Vita] Weakness, ration, from’ n'r:wor llir oflhl!r c'n O e Divaalirs. or st postiaid on ress of price.—HUMPHREYS' MEDICINE CO. Oor. William and John §f o » N Y. We should like to give a new chimney for every one that breaks in use. We sell to the wholesale dealer; he to the retail deale: and he to you. It is a little awkward to guarantee our chimneys at three removes from you. We’ll giva you this hint. Not one in a hundred breaks from heat; there is almost no risk in guaranteeing them. Talk with your dealer aboutit. It would bea goad advertise- ment for him. ‘Pearl top’ and ‘pear] glass,’ our trade-marks—tough glass Pittsburg. GEO. A, MACHETH & CO. GOLD MEDAL, PARIS, 1078, W. Baxer & Co.s Breakfast Cocoa from which the excess of oil has Loen removed, 1s Absolutely Pure and it is Soluble. No Chemicals are used in its preparation. It has more than three times the strength of Cocoa mixed with Starch, Arrowroot or Sugar, and is therefore far more economical, costing less than one cent a cup. It is delicious, nourishing, strengthening, EASILY DIGESTED, and admirably adapted for invalids as well as for persons in health, Sold by ortZocrl everywhere, BAKER & CO., Dorchester, Mas LADE Dr. Ledue the French reaedy, act on the mensr, eure suppression from 'whatever cawse, © Promo menatrustion, Thoss plla should nut ba taken, dur- g pregnancy, oo, Clay Con In. G A Molcher, Soutl wmaha; ¥, Blle, Couacll Bluts, 83, or § for b » ., B - 0%, Bory, Trapea, sves: | Douglas and 16th St. SMENTS. 9 3 Nights a 1 BOYD'S. c.difiny Matinee. o vy, ./ ANIary 22. First Time| THE NOVELTY OF THE SEASON The New Romantic Opera Comlque, (THE SEA KING PRE NTED BY THIR W. J. GilmoreQpera With the orlginal costun {o] characteriz 1 Theater, Now York. AND A SUPERB CAST, Box shoot, opon Wednowduy moralus. prices 150, #1, 20, THE GRAND o e Opening With & Seturday Matinee, Saturday and Sunday, Jan. 24 & 25 Direct from Bljou Theatre. Now York, McKEE RANKIN Inalaughing lllu»tmlll‘nn of the rural world, THE CANUCK. 100 NIGHTS IN NEW YORK. THE ORIGINAL CAST. e, S, 1 250, Will Lawler, Manager. Cor. 11th und Farnam WEEK OF JANUARY 19 rt Cattle, from the Samon Tslands, smullcst cattle in the world. y in musicul spec- nr rollan mel- WA odies. A profiteble hour of enjoyment at al price, [DRUNKENNESS LIQU U HABIT, IN ALL THE WORLD THEKE IS BUT ONE CURE DR. HAl be stelea ot fout], dnecosmary. NES' GOLDEN SPECIFIC, ven in & cup of volice or tea, or In are 'Witnout tho knowledge of the patient, 1t ect Operatos 50 Quiotly ity that the patient undorgoes no d ore ho in aware, his completo 48 pagé book of partioulars (ree. 1o Lana, & 11 th & Cu; K, BIRUCE & © e @ 13 1ne acknowiedged Teading remedy for all the unaatu an privated certain cu th il taung woakuess peculiar o wom Mrdonlr by Iprescribe itand feel safe THEEVANS OHEMN Co. in recommeuding It Lo CINCINNATI, O all sufferers, U8 AL 0., DFoATUR, ftty A, STONER, M Hold by Drukiste. Teads PRICE 81.00. BRAGE UP, MAN! Certaln disorfers of MEN make them Hlue, Bt because they 108 hopo 100 soon (manlled sealed fre " de OUR NEW BOOK | s o Suicocnn SRIE MEDIOAL 00, Butalo, N. ¥ HAVE SOME STYLE! 1ine ever invented that holds the elothes withe out pins: a porfect success; patent recently 1ssued; sola only by agents, to whom the ex- elusive right Is given. On recelpt of ¥ cents we will send a sample line by mall; also circus Lurs; price lst und terns to weont. Secura our i rllmrly AL one Address THE PIN< L CLOTNES LINE 0O, 17 Hormon wt., Worcestor M FOR SALE M Tishod T “Tna & woll solostad atook of Paper, Wail Mouldings, Palnts, Brusies, ete. P. WINDHEIM, 616 S, 16th Street, Omabms