Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, April 6, 1891, Page 2

THE OMAHA DATLY WORK OF THE LEGISLATURE. fome of the New Laws Enacted at the Late MEASURES DULY SIGNED AND SEALED. Rillsto Which Governor Boyd Affixed His Signature-Partial su wmary of Bills Passed- Their Provisions. Liscory, Neb, April 5 —(Special to Tue Ber,|—The following bills passed both houses and have been signed by Governor Boyd: HOUSE ROLLS, No, 75, uppropriating 75,00 for the pay- ment of officers and members of the legisia- ture, ' No. 79, appropriating §100,00 for the relief of the drouth sufferers, No. 217 by Kruse, for the payment of the incidental expenses of the legislature, No. 233 by Dobson, establishing a girls' in- dustrial soiool for juvenile delinquents at neva. No. 65 by Me on beet sugar. No. 141 by Porter, promoting independence of voters at elections (the Australian ballot law) No. 81 by Howe, issuing bonds for the pur- aiding the drouth suffere; by MeKesson. appropriating matricu- nd diploma fees to the support of the v of the universi 17, by McKe assenting to con gressional grants of land sales for the sup- port of the agricultural college of the uni- versity No.” 271, by Fee, county No. 52, by Gerdes, authorizing the zation of mutual insurance companies No, 284, by Oakley, authorizing countics to issue warrants on tho gencral fund, in ex- cess of the amount authorized by law and not to exceod 10 per cent of the grand assess- ment., No. 206, by Rohan, braska exhibit at Ch $50,000 therefore. No. 83, by Gillilan, apportioning the state into judicial districts. No. 20), by Stebbins, enabling non-resi- dents whose parents or guardians pay not Jess than $30 annually of school taxes to at- <end the universit No. 115, by Brennan, protecting labor or- ganizations in their trade marks and labels, No. 68, appropriating §3,500 for the relief of Mariette Novin " No. 208, by Faxon, appropiating $2,000 for the relief of Lavena Turner. No. 125, by Taylor, appropriating §,500 for the reliof of George W, Davis, No. 104, by Moon, compelling railronds to their stations’the samoas the village or ity in which they are located, No. 403, by Stebbins, authorizing the state treasurer to pay warrants from any funds in his possession when the fund upon which the it is drawn has been exhausted, 22, by Soderman, requiring s toenter all rees in ‘the fee book. No. 5%, amending the constitution to allow tho governor to appoint the members of the state railway commission. = 517, by Nicols, appropriating $25,000 for the payment of oficers and members of the logislature No. 134, by Oakley, prohibiting the harbor- ingof girls under eighteen years and boys under twenty-one years of age in houses of ill-fame, Juteheon, repealing the bounty organizZing Thurston organi- roviding for the Ne- a0 and appropriating county SENATE PILES, No. 106, by Moore, conveying to John Dee cortain lands in Lancaster county on payment therefor. No. 210, by Randall, authorizing county boards to use the surplus genoral fund to pur- chase 1000 and se0d fordrouth stricken farm ers, No. 20, by Dysart, to enable associations to Incornorate for the purpose of acquiring and holding title toreal estate, No. 43, by Keiper, providing that tho in- ane shall be supported at the expense of the stato. No. 110 by Brown, board of health, A No. 17 by Randall, enabling the lossees of educational lands to apply to their county commissioners and supervisors to have their holdings appraised for sale, No. 12 by Beck, allowing commissioners to lovy a tax not exceeding 1 mill on the $l of the assssed valuation of the county for the purpose of digging ditche: No. 217, providing for the government, rogulation and windine up of bullding asso- ciatiof No. 23 by Moore, limiting county treasurer fees as Zollows: For amo unts colleoted under £,000 10 per cent, between $3,000 and $5,000 2 per cent, with mileage at 10 cents per mile in going toand returniog from the seat of gov- eriment to settle with the state treasuver, establishing a state What the House bid. Here are somo of the measures that pssed tho lower house during the session just ended : Houso roll 65, by Felker, £1,750 ench for’ the relief of Aua E.and Marietta Norin, daughters of Jacob Norin, Wwho was killed by the explosion at the Lin: goln hospital for the fusane in Februar; 350, House roll 79, by the reliof committee, ap- propriates the sum of $100,000 for the reliof of the sufforers from tho drouth in the western counties of the state, to be expended by the state relief commission. Houso roll 8, by Waldron, appropriates $75,000 for tho salaries of the members and employes of the legislature, House roll 81, by Howe, authorizes and di- rects that 100,000 in 7 Fex- cent bonds, pay- able in five years, running 1f necessary to o ten year imit, shall bo issued anda thio s turned over to the relief commission for the benefit of western sufferers, Housegoll 104 by Stovens of Fillmore, pro- vides thit eight hours shall constitute a logal day’s work for all classes of mechanics and artisans and domestics, excopt laborers on the farm, House roll 115 by Brennan, makes it taw- ful for associations and unions_ of working- men to adapt labels and trado marks and other forms of advertising that goods are manufactured by members of tho association, and provides a penalty including both fing aud imprisonment for any infriogement or counterfoiting by an unauthorized person, House roll 135 by Taylor, appropriates the sum of §1,500 for the relier of Goorge W. Davis, who was badly injured and rendered & cripplo for 1ifo by the explosion at the Lin- coln insano asylim in February, 1589, Houso roll 141 by Porter, is the well known Australian ballot bill, the provisions of which aro too woll known t require au extended summary, Houso roll 200 by Rohan, provides that a United States flag—sizo not given—shall float over every school house while the school is 1n Bsossion, Houso roll 217 by Kruse, appropriates the sum of §5,000 for the incidental expenses of tho legisluture, Housc roll 233 by Dobson, locating a girl's fndustrial school at Geneva, Pillmore county. o bill provides that the scliool shall be located within three miles of the above named city, provided said city shall gvant and con- Yoy 0 the stato in fec simplo a truct. of laud 1ot less than forty acres in_extent suitablo for the location of such an institution, The sum of 0,000 is appropriated for the erection of the nccossary oulldings, Houso roll 200, by Stebbins, authorizes the board of regents of the state university to charge “such fees as they detormine upon’' 0 all students who choose to remain longer than four years, or who may desite to onter the departments of law, medicino or the fine arts, House roll 271, by Fee, provides that all that part of the state lying directly north of Holt county, between the Niobrara and Keya Paha rivers aud the state line siall consti- ute a county by the pame of **Boyd. " Houso roll 27, by MeRoynolds, empower- dng ana making it the duty of distriet school and boards of trusiees of high schools 10 purchase all nocessary text books and other supplies nocossary for the use of their re- #poctive schools. ~ The boards are authorizea toenter into a coutract with publishers for Any term of years not to exceed five; pro- vided that tho contract price of books skall not exceed tho lowest price then granted to any dealer, school district, firm, corpora- mmuuhm and also siibject to any re- L that may be made whale the contract appropriates ng. "E n'fl required any publisher, before he i enters (nto any contract, 1o fila s good and syficient bond in the sum of $20,000 with the state superintendent of public instruction, conditioned upon the faithful performance of the contract. Section 8 provides that if any publisher shall hereafter become a pacty to any com- bination or trust for the purpose of raising the price of school books, that contract at the option of the school boatd shall be null and void. Every publisher who may_desire to enter into a contract to furnish school books shall | leave with the state superintendent. a swora statement giving the lowest prices at which onch of his series of text books are sold any- where in the United States, Section 6. Provides that upon the filing of any written complaint by any school board with the stato superintendent, the attorney general of tho state shali proceed to investigate the mutter and if he finds “orobable canse’ shall forthwith proceed to inan action on the bond that been filed against the offending pu blisher. Section 7. Reads follows, Al books and supplies purchased by district boards shall be held as the properiy of the district, and shall be loaned to the pupils pursuing a course of study therein free of charge, but said pupils shall be responsible for any damago, loss, or fajlure to return the books when 5o divected, House roll 284 by Oakloy authorizes the boards of supervisors, when so directed by a vote of the county to issuebonds not to exceed 3 per cent of the grand assossment roll for 1500, and not more than $20,- 00 in any event, for tho purpose of purchasing grain . for seed and feed for teams, ~The bonds shali be payable in ten years and optionablo in five and bear 7 per cent interest Section 3 provides that the bonds shall bo sold at the highest obtainable prico and “‘not loss. thun their face valtie,” and prococds used to buy grain which shall bs sold at actual cost to needy farmers with 10 per cent added to defray expenses of sale, and shall take the purchaser’s note due in five years av 7 per cent, Section 4 requires ahe farmer o take oath that ho has no grain for seed or feed and fur- nish afidavit of two ereditable residents of s neighborhood that he s a reputable citizen, The highest amount furnished any one per- son for either feed or seed is limited to fifty bushels for each purpose. Section 5 imposes 4 penalty of a exceeding $100 or imprisonment ot ing three years on any person who may seek to take ad vantage of this provision. House roll 203 by Faxon, appropriates £2,000 for the relief of Lavina Turner, who lost her hand in an ironing machine at the Beatrico institute for the fecble minded. Houso roll 16, by McKesson, provides that all moneys thut may be received by the state treasurer from March 31, 1891, to March 81 1892, on account of matriculation and diplom fees collected from students of the state uni- versity, shall constitute a “specia. library fund’’ for that institution. House roll 17, by McKesson, is a bill ac- cepting on the part of the state of various sums of money—commencing ut $15,000 fo the year endinig June 80, 15%0, and increasi at the rate of $1,000 & year till £25,000 is reached— which has been *appropriated by the general government “for the more com- plete endownient of agricultural colloges and to foster the mechanic arts.” House roll 52, by Gerdaes, authorizes any number of persous not less than 0, and ssing property worth not less than $20), 000 to establish a mutnal insurance company Said company is probibited from making an ussessment untal a loss actually occurs, and annot pay 1ts officers or solicitors more than & per day and expenses when actually engaged in the service of the company, House roll 57, by Gillilan, hmits the liability of stockholders of corporations by adding to section 136, chapter 16, of the com- piled statates the following words: “To tho extent of the unpaid subscription of any stockholder to the capital stock of such co; poration,” aud to section 139, same chapter, imilar clause, House voll 58 by Moan, provices for tho submission of the regular election in Novem- ber IS, of a constitutional amendment re- quiring the selection of three railroad com- missioners by direct vote of the people; ono of them to hold affice for one year anothor for two and the thira forthree vears to be determined among them by lot after thoy have been chosen. House roll 65 by McCutcheon repeals all of chapter 70 of the revised statutes. This chapter provides that. the doorsshall be mado to swing outward on all public buildings or those used for churches, ‘schools, thoaters, lecture rooms, hotels, town hails and other buildings where public meetings are held. e (O L Ui TAX ON REINPORTED WHISKY, Suit Broucht for an Interpratation of a McKinley Bill Clause. Lovisviue, Ky, April The public warehouse company, Lias brought suit to se- cure un intorpretation of a clauso in the M- Kinley bill under which reimported whisly is taxed. At present the tax is paid on tho quantity of whisky in the barrel at the time 11 18 entered for importation. A clause in the McKinley bill says that any import withdraywn from "a bonded warehouse shall pay duty ouly for the weight at tho time of withdrawal, but whisky pays by the gauge and not by weight, aud the question is whether, being ~so reckoned, it will come under the clauso roferred to. = As whisky usually loses soveral gallons while lying in the government wdrehouse the dif- ference will'save several hundred thousand dollars annually for the importers. five not exceed- Brutal Wife Murder. Jensey Civy, N. J, April 5.—Edward Hollinger, better known as Big Hollinger, a colored pugllist, this morning forced himsel into the room whero his wife and two childron were in bed and brutally murderéd his wife by beating her head and face again and again_ with a hatchot. Hollinger then tried to commit suicide by cutting his throat witha knife, but heonly succeeded in so- verely wounding himsel, when he was ar- rested. Her refusal to live with him on ac. count of cruel treatment caused the tragedy, b it i Big Fire at Lowell. Lowery, Mass, Apr ~The worst five Lowell has bad in mauy years occurrad this afternoon. A boy set firo toa box of waste paper back of the Idson block and fire drobped into H. C. Church & Sons’ collar. 1t spread rapidly and the Fdson block was 5000 4 complete wrock and the Masonic tom. ple adjoining badly damaged. The total losses aggrogate 5,000 The public library, swith 41,000 volumes, located on the sccond floor of the Masonic témple, was badly damaged. [ Arrest of Denver Scalpers, DxvEs, Col., Apral 5.--Six ticket scalpors wero arrested today, churged with forgery, Several days ago four tickets were purchased at Colorado Spriugs for Boulder, Friday ono of the tickels was preseuted to a Union Paciflo _conductor with the name Boulder changed o Ogden. The railways claim that considerablo of this work has been dono, Tho prisoners were released ou $00 bond each, 2 St il Garfield's Brother Dying, G Rapros, Mich, April Garfield, ouly brother of the late president, ‘who has lived ou a farm in Jamestown town- ship, Ottawa county, for the last twenty-five years, is slowly dying. He was taken with an_acute attack of rheumatism last week, and physicians say he cannot recover. He is sixty-eight yewrs of age. His lifolias been tnatof a har rking farmer, e Four Burned to Death. Roousten, Pa, Apiil b late tonight a large frame structure belong- ing 10 John I\ Smith, in which was located a tea and coffee store, millinery store and the upper portion used as residouce by I, Keeno and an Italian family, four porsons lost their lives. Six others are issing. e A Youthful Thief. \d Araxty, Ga., April b.—Andrew Nolan, a ten-year-old boy, has been arrested for stea: ing §11,000 in “bank chocks {rom the post. oftice, e Colorado Canniba's, A man whose face was covered with scars walked up to a doputy sheriffin_Denver and nnounced bimself as the man who had bitten off the nose of H. D). Schaefer while engaged in a fight with the latter at Bennett, Tho scar-f mau said be wos Jerome Williams. He added that the trouble was started by Schaefer. The latter bita piece out of his face and then proceeded to chew his thumb, when Williams_retaliated by bit- ing off Schaefer's nose. Willlams' appear- ancoshowoed that he bad received pretty rough usuge, to Tnt | GIGANTIC MINISG EXHIBIT, How the Mountain States Will Be Ropre- sented at the World's Fair, COMPLETE MINES AND REFINERIES. Novel Scheme for the Edification of' Visitors to the Columbian Fx- position—Annual Mor mon Conference. . Sar Lake Ciry, Utah, April 5.—[Special Ber. | —The visitors to the Columbian exposition in 1808 will have an opportunity of seceing what has never before been at- tempted in the way of a mining exhibit. | There is a movement on foot and it promises | 10 b u successful one, that if carried to its | culmination will surpass anything that has ever boen attempted in this line. It is pro- posed to have an exhibit by the states ot Colorado, California, Nevada, Montana, Wyoming, Idabo and tho territovies of Utah, ew Mexico and Avizona that will show the process of obtaining gold and silver from the time thut it is taken from the bowels of the | earth until it is refined into the bars of com- merce. A company has been formed with a apital stock of $500,000 to carry out this schome aud the stock is being rapidly taken in all the states mentioned. Tho plun is to secura about twenty acres of grouna in the vicinity of the exposition rounds that will be occupied by the exhibit. On the surface of the real estate will be erceted smelters and refining works, where ores will be treated and worked from the bullion into a rofined condition. Then t willbe a shaft sunk to the depth of about ounohundred and fifty feet, which will be provided with four elevators with a carrying capacity of fifty persons each that will run up and down in a circular guide that will be surrounded by marble and provided with convenient places to stop off. In factthis shaft will be divided into “stories” whero will be exhibited the products of the leading mines, allso arranged as to admit of the closest inspection. At the bottom will bo drifts, stopes and levels, representing the different lodes and veins in the various miues. and they will all be supplied with real oro from the different re- gions of the states represented. There will be the free gold and silver department and the quartzito, the galena and the cirbonates, In short, the precious metals will be placed there as nearly iu the mauner of nature as “possible, : To accomplish all this it is y ten thousand tons of ore will bg re- quirea, and that the supply will have to be replenished quite often is oyident to all who kuow anything of the process of smelting, “The smelters will not bo of the capacity that arorequired in this section, of course, but they will be of sufficient magnitude to carry ou quite a business. The ore that is placed in the mines will nat_be disturbed, as to do this would of necessity require a' constant ystem of repairs 1o be kept up, A meeting was held in this city on- Friday evening last at which the preliminary steps wera taken o the part of the mining men of this section, and thero will be another on Tuesday night. Governor Thomas prosided and will at tho next one. Meetiugs are being held in tho other states, and there is overy reason to believe that the scheme will be per- focted in a short time and that the work will begin very soon. It must be remembered that this is no part of the regular exhubits of tho states and territories mentioned, but that ivis @ private matter and will i no wise conflict with the regular work of the local governments, which will not be called upon to contribute acent to the enterprise. The main axhibit will not be taken away from thecity when the exposition is ended, | ore claimed that | day by but will be “allowad to remain and will be maintained as a permanent displuy. Utah Railroads and Resources. SaLt Laxe Ciry, Utah, April 5.—[Special ‘Telegram to Tue Brr.]—The Castle Valley rallway company filed articles of incorpora- tion with Territorial Auditor Pratt. The capital stock is $1,000,000 1 10,000 shaves of $100 each. The cost of construction, right of way, vpower, rolling stock and everytning complete is put at §500,000. The directors are B. W. Driggs, jr., Alex Johuson, B. F. Thornburg, Milando Pratt and £. M. Cummings. Tho sharenoiders are B. W. Driggs, ir., 4,955 shares; Alex Johnson, 4,05 shares; B, I ‘Thompscn, twenty-five shares; . B. Pratt, O.P. Pratt, M. Longmore, Jonah H. Bur- rows, E. M. Cummings, Martinus Nelson, L. Sheets, O. C. Beebe, Milando Pr eacn five shares, and all of Salt Lake City. 'Dho roads start from Prico sta- tionon "Rio Grande & Wostern in Emery county and runs to Pittsburg in the coal fork of the Cottonwood canon, over fort, v miles, the entiro amount of trackage, including sid- ings und spurs being fifty miles. Work be- gins immediately and will be carried on as rapidly ns possible. The resources of Castle valley are ample to {ustify a railroud, but this line is only the eginning of a project for a main line connect- ing these vast resources with Salt Lake City and evenually with Califorma. At the ter- minus of tho Castle valloy branch ave the largest and best doposits of coul in the western region. There ave large veins of soft bituminous coal of a superior quality for coking and general heating pur- poses, ‘and the only vein of caunel coal in Utah that is now being opened up is similar tothe Australian shale and gotting botter every diy as it is doveloped. Coke ovens are not " being constructed and a force of men are opening up mines preparatory to railway shipments. The road also runs through tho mineral wax ~district, and reducing works are to be put up and will make an extensive industry 1u oils, var- nishes, asphaltum, parafine, ete. Bosides these the road taps large beas of silenite or gypsum, aud a_contract s already exccuted to ship it by carloads east Losing Faith in Sam Small. SaLt Lake Crry, Utah, April 5. [Special Telegram to Tie Bee.]—There is a storm brewing in Methodist educational circles. There is & balance due on the foundation of the Methodist university at Ogden aud there is no money to- pay the coutractors, aud as they can get no paya lawsuit is a natural consequence. President Sam Small is in the east raising money for theinstitution, but for some reason there has been o accounting from Small for funds received, The need of money is press- ing and according to all accounts no reply can bo got out of him, so Rev. J. Wesley Hill of the First Methodist ehurch of Ogden came, in some Jyrturbation of spirit, the other day to P.=A, 1, IFranklin, the well known Methodist financier and ‘president of the Niagara min- ing company, aud wanted advice. Ho had lost faith in President Small and dian’tknow what todo. S0 Mr. Frauklin telegraphed to Small at Philadelphia: “‘Account for the funds entrusted to you or legal proceedings will be begun.” Mr. Franklin also wired one or two Phil delphia ministers to exercise caro 1n dealing with Small. Instead of nccounting as requested Small tolegraphed a deflant reply, threatening to sue Franklin for slander. No charge of malfeasance is made against President Small—only, where is the money that he s collecting, or is supposed to bo col- lecting| and why are the requests ignoved ! are questions which the Methodists would like to have answerod, Last July when the question of electing Small prosident of tao proposed university was discussed, bis opponents, led by Rey.Dr. TUiff, superintendent of Methodist missions, openly declared that ho was not the proper man for the position. Small delivered a pread eaglo speech, and promised if selected to raise funds. in the east for the erection of the university. This captured the brethren and the Georgian was elected by a swall vote. Ho then went east, and from timo to timo sent back word that the Lord was blessing the enterprise and money coming in freely, Believing his reports building was commenced, and the foundations have been tinished for some time. The contractors now want their money and threaten to file liens on the property until the bilis are promptly met. Methodism is ner at Denver for the murder of a C| named Jim L camo to her husband deavoring to get out of the country, tirred to 5 haso and untess Small makes o satisfuctory showing immedinte ¥ ho will be brought up with & round turn. Too Many Unmarried Moemons. Sarr Lake Crry, Utah, Aprit 5. Telegram o Tite Be. ]—The sixty-first an. nual conference of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Lay Saints was attended to 00 porsons. The tabornacle con- tained 15,000 and the assembly hall S,00, Others could not get in. Nothing of impor- tavce was dor George Q. C many young m must arry. non, to ‘and ‘women are single and :v.l‘-n'u‘u, ny Bnterprise, SautLake Crry, Utah, April 5.—[Special Telegram to Tne Bre.|—The capital stock of the church storo, the Zion's co-operativo mercantile institution, has been increased to £1,250,000. The dividends for last s ear were £120,000 ang the reserve fund no® amounts sum of $447,500. The receipts for the year ending Saturday were $3,808,171.05, an Increase of $57,000 as compared * with ' last yoar, Cuevesse, Wyo, April 5.—(Special Tele- gram to Tue Bre.|—Stockmen from all parts of Wyoming are gathering hero to attend the annual meetings of the State live stock commussion, and the Wyoming Stock Growers assooiation, which will be beld on Monday and Tuesday of this week, Reports indicate that stock has wintered well and the percentago of loss for the winter will be pelow the average. e WITH RHEA, Half an Hour of Her Charming Con- versation Reported. 11 you can fmagine an ideal socioty woman on the stage you can paint a mental picturo of Mile. Rhea. Not a woman whoso lifeis passed in an endless round of balls and ain ners and smail talk, buta woman who has a mission to perform-~that of brightening the lives of people with whom she comes in cov- tact. A ropresentativo of Tie Ber ealled upon the actress last evening at the Millard, Notwithstanding that she had arrived from a fatiguing journey but a short time be- fore, Mlle. Rhea was gracious and talked with as much freedom as if she had been a dweller in the hotel for aays instead of hay- ng just effaced the eyvidences of travel In appearance Mlle, Rhea off tho st ess, Tall, a8 women go, with o well proportioned figuro and a hand- some face, acceituated by the peculiar man- ner in which she dresses her hair, with a tendency to dress in something dark rather than showy, she looks an ideal grande dame, instend of ‘@ representative of profession. The charm of manner which has made ier 0 fascinating to the public she carries with her into private life. ~ A genuine IPrench woman in temperament, her vivacity ber wit, her delightful tact and above all her thorough womaniiness have made hera great favorite in the exclusive circles of both cast ern and western society, Her voiceis low and musical, and while she speaks Enelish fluently, she gives it a very pronoinced French accent which adds a pecibiar piguancy. to her speech. Lawrence Hurrett's death and Edwin Booth's retirement’ from the stage having been touched upon, Mile. Rhea remarked: “I played with Mr. Barrett a number of years ago, at the Cincinnati fostival, the bill eing ‘Much Ado About Nothing,'in which My. Barrett played Benedict and ' Beatrice, Wahile I do not kuow him as well as many of the vrofession, still I had & profound regard for bis studiousness andin certain respects his ability, While greatly misunderstood, 1 believe the stago has suriéred a groat loss through his death, “Itis a misfortne to the English-spealking stago that Mr. Bootn has decided to retire, for Awerica has not many eminent actors and undoubtedly he was and still is the rep- resentative Shakespearean. Yot I saw Mr. Booth nine or ten' years ago and I balieve there were not more than 200 people in the audience. But then hewas ouly making his roputation, his assoziation with Mr. Bavrett having peen the culmination of his well de- served fame.” *“With the death of Barrett and the retire- ment of Booth, the hope of the higher drama has received a decided blow,” said the re- porter. “That is wvery true replied the actress, ‘‘but what else couid you expect in a country which refuses to support bigh art! Here farce, melodrama, Mr. Hoyt, Mr. McNally, ave uppermost to the detriment of highor types of art, and until the theater going pub- lic demand a littlo more mental pabulurm the same condition will continue. “This state of affars does not exist in France norin England. In those countries teadition is veligiously respected, not alono by the actor or actress, but by tho public as well. Itmay bethat the conditions ave dii- ferent in America and France, no doubt they are, but it does not speak well for the intelli- gent American that be prefers ‘A Texas Steer’ to ‘Hamlet,’ if I may be allowed to use the comparison.” hen the talk dri ted to the Cémedie Fran- ¢, aud this gave Rhea an opportunity to lain what she meant by “tradition.” ‘It is remarkable,” said she, “how the sociotaires of the Comedie Francaise cling to old customs. Take a young girl, say seven- teen or eighteen, who comes up for exami- nutien and is required to give an illustration of her avility asa reader. If she were to use even 50 much as an inflection different from that used a gencration, nay half a cen‘ury ago, she would be informed that there wis no place for her. Individuality counts as nothing; it must be tradition. So they -~ roll their r's and proloug their inflections until one goes mad *almost that such a thing as tradition exists, Yot it has its iufluence. Tt gives the beginner an atmosphere which cannot b obtained in any other country in the world. That is why the Comedie Francaise is the standard of ~abso- lute excellence throughout the domain of the mimic world.” “Do you ever find it dificult to identify yourself with your parts{"* ““No, because I will not play a part that T am notin sympathy with In Josephine, from the first moment I put my foot upon the stage, T am Josephine, I feel it— laugh, I ery, 1 rejoice, I suffer, 1donot feel tnat T am Rhea; I am empress of the Franch. 4 e GOING BACK TO INDIA. Rev. Mitchell Talks About His Mi sionary Work. Rev. Mitchell, who has spent several years in missionary work in India, ana who will re- turn to the country of the Hindusin afew wecks, addressed a large audience atthe First Christian church last night. Tho speaker referred to the devotion of the Mobammedans “in following out the rites, ceremonies fand ulations of their religion, and said that if Christians were so fuithful the Christian re- ligion would take the! world in five years, Moknamedans pray five times a day; they offer. sacrifices and !give alms in spite of every hindrance ad every dificulty ~ They mako pilgrimages 0 Mecoa under the most astonishing difliculties and attended by the greatest hardshio and personal peril. Thous- ands of them die on the way overy year, but the annual pilgritage continucs “just the same, L The speaker thew i@xplained the good work that Christianity is doing in India and urged @very one in the aullience to do all they could to assist in the spresd of Clristianity, es- pecially in India, whither he intends 0 go 5000, Cnlled a)Liar i Court, There was a scusation in the tral of Hefr- aman Ranchman James Earle and his wife Mary were among the witnesses. Mrs, Eare sworo that carly last July Heffner ranch, He was dis- but easily recognized by Earle. He d that he had broken jail and was en- Referr- Mrs. Earle sald: *Heff- ‘I didu't intend to hurt the d ing to the murder ner said Chinaman, but [ couldn't helpit’.” Ths tos- timony hiad & startling offect on Heffner, whe umping excitedly to bis feet, denounced Irs. Earloas o liar, But Mrs.' Earle co tinued. She said Hoffner had also sald They ca't convict me of murder in th first degree, butouly in the second degree, and Idon'tIntend to stay bebind the bars for the rest of my life.” The reported gold fina near Alamosa proves to have beon & faked misrepreseatation of a claim on the Gilpin: Grant which bas been worked for years. E: MONDAY, oxcept tho statement of | the offect that too | | was se APRIL 6, 10WA'S INSURANCE BUSINESS, 1891, Largest in thy State's History the First | Quarter of tho Present Year, BURIAL OF HON., JOHN B. GRINNELL. Hawkeye People Oalled Upon to Pers a Sad Duty — Notarial Com- World's Fair Towa News, missions Work Des Mores, In., Apri Special to Tie Bee.|—The books “of tho state auditor for | the first quarter of the preseat year endod March 31 shows the largest insurance business of any previous quarter in the his- tory of the office. An aggrogate of 320 com- unios do business in the state, of whict 165 are Towa compauies, including farmers! mutual associations, and twenty-ono are life insurance companies, The anmual state- ments of these companies show that 17,000 policies were issued by them, which indicates as much probably as anything else that lowa people are' prosperous. The fees colleetel from these companies and tufued into the state treasury by the auditor during the quarter amounted to &23,722, an increase of #1431 over the corresponding quarter last yoar. The amount of tax paid by the com- panios this year is $01,7%0.80, a gain of £0,364.40 over lnst yoar, BURIAL 0P 0N, 4 One of the saddest duties the people of Towa have had to perform for many years the laying to rest on Priday at Grinnell of the remains of the late Hon. J. B. Grinnell, a brief anuouncement of whose death oc- curred in Thursday's Bex, Mr. Grinnell had been in ill health for & long wme, and his death was not entirely ungxpected, but the dread anuouncement came it Iast with shock ing 11 Probably no man_was bottor known to the whole state than Mr. Grianell, and fow meu enjoy or have enjoyed more friends and admivers. This was attested to a large degree by the very large attendanco at the funeral, which was ihe groatest over known in his home city or that section of tho state. The entire business of the prospero city which he founded and which bears his name and will be a lasting monument to his memory, was suspended, aud all the promi. nent streots and buildings of the placo drapsd in mourning. Appropriate resolutions wero adopted by the board of trade, city coun and Congregational church of ' which be was amember. Mr. Grinnell was born in New VL, December 22, 1521, He was an at ten years, u school toacher at six- teen, a college graduate at twenty-one, held the degree of master of arts at twenty-three and was a theological luate at twenty five. He preached seven years—threo in Union village, N. Y., one in’ Washington, D. C. and three in New Yark city. Coming to lowa in 1854, he with others pre-empted 6,000 acres of land and founded the city of Gri uell. Town lots were donated for Grinne university, of which Mr. Grinnell prosident, the school afterward into Towa college, which wi remoyed fhero from Davenport. As a public man Mr. Grinn was a state senator in 1838, then regent of the state universi 8 egate to the national republican convention in 1860, two _years special mail agent unde President Lincolu’s administration; the member of congress four years; then com- missioner of the treasury department in 1563 to classify wools under tho taniff at the port of New York; referce in 1860 to sottle claims and author of the supplemental treaty with the Cheroiees in Kansas, invoiving miliions of dollars; director of 'the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific railway; first presidont of the Towa Contral railway, and later receiver; afterwards president of the Grinnell & Mon- tezuma railway, wbich is now partof tho lowa Central system. He laid out several towns in Towa and Kansas, manaying se cral farms, upon which he placed stock, largely sheep and draft hovses, In 150 he was president of the Iowa Fine Stock Broed- ers’ assoclation and mayor of Grinnell, Mr, Grinnell wasa dovoted frieud of Horace Greeley andan admirer and supporter of Gartield, Blaine and Harrison, DES MOINES UNIVERSITY OLUB, The graduates of colleges who live in this city at present have organized a university club, the requirement being that the member must haye taken at least one degree in somo college or university, The club was organ. ized last Tuesday evenmg, aud moro thay fifty of the most reprosentative business and protessional men of the city-signed tho roll. The election of officers vesulted: President, Wright; vico president, L. B. o W. M. Wilcoxen| treas: ure Eschbich: ditectors, I V. Bru. baker, J. B. Weaver, jr., Jool Witmer, J. T, Priestly and Woods Hutehinson, Permanent quarters will be secured for tho club at once, which shall bo always open to college men and meotings for mutual acquaintance, enter- tainment and improvement be vegularly held It is proposed to extend the membership throughout the state so_that. visitors to the capital city can always feol thero is ono place where they cau feel at home and find con- genial company. ELECTION FOR ALDERMEN. Although Des Momnes did not this year undergo the usual excitement and upheaval pertinent to acity election, thero has beon some excitement the past woek over an ante- election campaign to fill vacancies in alder- manships from two wurds whose occupauts receatly resigned. According to the former eloctin the demoorats have a £00d majority in each ward, but the republi- cans have put up good mon and will make o brave struggle for victory at tho eloction to- morrow. The question of ‘“hoodieism" has entered largely into the campaign and the people are determined, if possible, to hare no move of the disgraceful proceedings which have characterized recent previous council COMMISSIONS OF NOTARIES. Botween nuw and July 4 the secretary of state will be busy recommissioning the army of noturies public who do business in the state, Tho terms of notaries in this state run for ouly three years and entails this largo amount of extra work each tricunial period, The presentnumber who have been appointed notarics is 6,753, which will be increased somewhat before July 4. It is estimated tha about, three thousand five hundred of theso will bovecommissioned in due form, and un- less past experieuco fails, the remainder will be running along unconscious of the fact, that they are no longer qualified to act, thereby producing confusion in business and enta ing trouble upon communities who uro not supposed to keep posted on such matters, and next winter the legislature's time will b largely consumed validating a host of illegal acknowledgements, Therofore, to avoid aay trouble of this kind, notarios should make ap- plications at once and get their names on the list for new commissions, WORLD'S PAIR WORK, At the meeting of the ILowa Columbian commission Wedaesday lust several ladic appeared and spoke 1 behalf of the women's work in the exposition, au¢ Mrs, M. Rogers outlined a plan for the establishment of a hospital on the ground. The secretary was mstructed to address the farmers of the stato uring them to begin proparations this season for'a suitable aericultural exhibit, The com: mittee on seleotion of thesite for the lowa exhibit reported that they received espesially courteous treatment from the fair officials iy Chicago, who seemed to be alive to tha im tance of favoring Iowa to the fuliest ex- 1 consistent with the duties of their post. tion, expressing th as satisficd that the prompt action of this state in making ay uppropriation and appointing a commission and the vigorous eampaign of tho latter body had done much to arouse and spread enthus iasm among other states. A good location ted wkich, from every point of view, will stand out conspicuously, affording an_ unobstructed view of Lake Michigan, from which it is separated only by the grand boulevard, while on the west is the man cutry of the grand drive which reaches every rrer and nook of the grounds. The site lected by the cor was acceped by the comrui: L tions wiven for the preparation of a map of the location for the use of the architocts. The plans for tho building, however, will not be decided upon before action is taken by the legislature next which shall determine the entire ap propruition and how much may be used *for the buildings. PIE DLLTA TUBTA, An Intevesting thre days’ couvention was held at Mount Pleasany the past week, that of the Pbi Delta Thoth fratemity for the . GRINNELL. frovines which extends from Chicago to tha “acific slope and iucludes Texas, Delegates i 10 8 respectable numbor ware present from | Wisconsin, Mlinofs, lowa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebraska and other states, Besides the work of tho convention proper, which was transacted in secret, a number of pleasant rings and receptions wore hold at tho resicences of local membors ana n - ban quet and public address by A. w. Ringland of Duluth, Minn. The provincial officers weroeloctod as follows* Prosident, 1. IR Hitt, Chicago; vice president, R. M. Welch, Lincoln ; warden, Piorce, lowa City; socr tary, W. U, Willitts, Mot.nt Pleasant: treas urer, I, G, Nichols, ' Lawrence, Kan.; chap. rk, Mount Pleasant L1 Wore ' Baner Avoca, In, April 5.—[Special Telegram to Tur Ber.| ~The funcral of L. B. Worth, who died at Platte City, Mo, on the 3d inst., oc at the Congregational churgh, Rev. J. Loinen of Council Bluffs offiziating, this afternoon, under the auspices of U, S. Grant st of which he was a member, Shelby, Walnut and Oakland posts were in attend anco. Mr. Worth was an oldtimeand highly respected citizen and had only vecontly en @aged in the milling business at Platte City, He leaves a wifeand two sons, LLORIOUS TRIPS PROPOSED, Enviable Opportunitics for Summer Excursions Ofered to AllL A trip from Omaha to Denver and Maniton includes aride through the famous Platte Val- ley of Nebraska and Colorado to Denver, the largest and most beautiful city of the Kocky mountains and along the foot of the Rocky mountain range from Denver to Manitou, The panoramn which is laid before the eye of the traveler ina journey from Denver to Mani- tou, includes in one sweep of ‘the eye 300 miles of v ntain 0 ELUS rango, foot hillsand canons, Long's poak, away to the north; Gray's peak, the dome of the conti nent; James' peak, the Arapahos ks, Pike's peak. the most famous of all moun tains of Colorado, and away to tho south, 800 miles from the point of obsarvation, the thic forbidden mountain tops known as the Span- ish peaks, are in view for a part of the distance, Manitou is the most attractive of the many orts of Colorado, Lying at the foot ¢ Pike's Poak at o of the Garden of the Is, it invites the tou t and sight seer o tho most remarkable formations and the grandest ana most picturesque scenery of that rugged range. Its miveral springs and pure air give new iifo to the de bilitated. ~ The Pike's Peak rallroad, a marvel of engineering skill, conveys passen- gers to the very summit of the lofty old mouatain, I'rom the ton of Pike's Peak all the great mountain peaks of Colorado are distinetly visibie, while to the east its tree- lined avenues at right angles, looking like a checker bourd in the distance, lies the protty littlo_city of Colcrado Springs and beyond the great plains of eastarn Colorado, A volume could be written, indeed volumes © beea written, of the glories of Manitou 1d Pike's Poak A ticket covering this tour s seventh largest list of subscribers. There is no American tour which combines a greater variety of scenery and u wider in- terest to the traveler than one from Omaha toSan Krancisco and Los Angeies, Cala. The traveler passes through the states of Ne- braska, Colorado, Wyommg, Nevada and California and the territory of Utal. This is the great business velt of the west and at every step of the journey something of inter- st presents itself, whether the tourist be | student, business man or merely pleasure secke Nebraska and its prairies; Colorado and its mountains; Utah and its' wonderful Salt lake; Nevada and its arid plains and Cali fornia with its innumerable attractions, are all compassed iu this trip. Omabu, the most prosperous city in the union today; Den the queen city of the Rockies; Salt Lake, the Zion of Mormondom; San Francisco, the golden gate, and Los ‘Angeles, the City of Our Mother of the Aagels, form a striug of Jewels of rarest water, - These are all prosperous cities; they are all beautiful cities; they aro all wondorful | citics. Fach is romarkable for some particu- lar reason. No two of, them are alike in “attractions and ‘no traveler can affodd missing to see ecach and all. In the months of June, July, August and September the praivies of Nobraska, the Rocky “mountains, the valleys of Utah and the great Sierra range are seen to tho best possible advaniage. It is the fruit season of California, the sight seeiug period of all the mountain countrios and the pleasurable part of the vear for travel, The ticket oftered by ik Bre in return for the second lavgest list, of weekly sub- scribors obtained by Juno 10, 1501, allows stop-overs at all poiuls of futercst between Omaha and Los Angeles. A weck ora month may be spent at Denver visiting the pictur- esque mountain resortsadjacen t and anoth week can likewise bo enjoyed at Sult Lake in hunting, fishing, the greatinland sea. As much time as the | passenger likes may be enjoyably spent 1 San Francisco and other points in California, not excenting the lovely orange groves and fruit ovchards of southern California, ara falls, the world's yre act, needs no glowing description. It cannot bo described. ~ Pouring oyer a precipice 160 foet high, the fnmenso volume of water of Niagara niver, the outlet. of the great takes finds its way toward the occan. On either sidoof the river ave splendid _views of this tremendous waterfall, above it and below it and ali about it ure other scenes which have attracted travelers from all parts of the world. — Gout island, the burning spring, the whirlpool rapids, the suspension bridge, are incidents merely to a visit to Niagara falls. The field on which tho battle of Lundy’s Lane was fought is within a few minutes drive on_the Canadian side. The facilities for visiting all points of intereston either ido of the river are superior. The regula- tions controlling access toand from tho sey- eral points uow prevent the exorbitant charzes which were formerly almost as fam- ous s the cataract. A dawor a few days at Niagara falls s one great oventin an aver- ago lifotime, and no American should oy think of visiting touvist resorts abroad until hohas seen Niagava falls, Ho can have no appreciation of power, of grandeur, of ay inspiving beauty, whbo has missed a visit to this world renowned spot. Served Th m Right. An exemplavy sentence was passed at the central criminal court, Melbourne, recently on two prisoners found guilty of obbery in company, Judge Casey snid that these offenses should be put down with a strong hand, The lash was the only punishment that would deter these coward iminals, One prisoner was sentenced to'three years’ imprisonment and to receive lashes, and the ffered for the catar- twelve second prisoner was sentenced to seven years’ hard labor and two whippings of twenty lashe: L I N The dam of Lake Buena Vista is modeted and the banks of the laki beautified. Wheu finished it prottiest lake in the state. neiug re- | in the quotation | the three or faur ost, {1s the ont being out the tax investment. ght secing and bathing in | 3 | taste of goods WHISKY AND THE TARIFF, Effoot of the McKinley Bill Upn Kene tucky's Ohiof Industry, - A VISIT MADE TO A BIG DISTILLERY One of the Resnlts of the New Law Has Been to Raise the Pricos on Al Farm Products--Was ington Nows, Wastixatox, April 5. once of ik Be “More than fifty thous- and barrets of whisky over thevein those buildings. We make About one hundred snd twenty-fivo barrels a day." Alftor traveling over hundreds of miles of torritory in the south and the natural gas lelde of Indiana and Ohio and observing the magical eftect of the new taviff law is having upon manufacturing industeios, and being impressed with the conversions of freo t ors tothe republican ideas of protection, I wondered what offect the new law would have on the whisky industry, 1f indeed it will touch it, and whilo in Louisvilio ono day last wonk, I went to the great distilling ostablish- it of the Wathea Brothors to see what [ could learn. The maguitude of this distillery can bo comprohended by the statement mado abové, being the words of Wathen as we emerged Jrom res of buildings and got beyond the sweet smells of old and et bourbon and rye *1.do not see that the now ta ing any effeat upon the distillery business,” said Mr. Wathen, whois undoubtedly the largest distiller of fine whiskies in Keatucky, if not indeed in tho world. “We conts a bushel for corn, andour maltis propor tionately higher. ' When the MeKinley bill threatenod to become alaw corn could bo bouglit for 50 cents a bushel. Malt was low in price. Iwas told that the bill would be comoa law, and that the prices of all farm produce would go up immensely, but 1 did not believe it. I am a free trader, you seo, Well, I know mote about it now than 1 did Yes, I presume the farmers will at if not greater benefit from the any cluss.” turned on whisky. cnoap mow the senior Mr. Y law is hav- ap 0% i new lw a: The topic is very “Whisky considering the price of stock from which to make it said the great distiller, whoso father beforo him was a whisky maker and who probably knows more about 'm aking fine whiskies than any man in the country. “Weo job out an article now at & o ealion, paid, which ten years ago would have brought twice the mouney. ‘The causet Im- provements in the work. No busi taken greater strides than the distille have learned to age whisky in the tr of the g Come with “me, Here we re- corn. First it is run through a ocess which takes out every foreign par: , dust, dirt, tassel and all. Here the graius are, 5o cloan they sparkle with bright W must have the very soundest, 'l The vpoison in whisky is in oil. atis whal ' the de. liriums. ~ How to fusit ol out of whisky or it out with- out injuring the whisky itself has been the problom for a_contury, In my father's time it camo out by timo, and by evaporation, throuzh natural —procosse while the whisky was in the barre I never let it get into tho whisky. I tuke it out of the corn before it Is bolted into meal. Fusit oil, or nearly all of it, is in tho husk and ker- nel, or heart of the grain. I bave wachinery which removes all that, When I first dis- covered that fusil oil was in the outor por 15 of the grain and declaved my intent to remove it, so that the liquor would ago fast and be purer, other distillers attempted to ridiculo the idéa. One man went so far as to come here and buy this husk and heart and tempted to distill whisky from it. He faited. He made almost clear fusil oil. This whisky is essentially pure, and 1s tho clean- iide, ! “Phis T found to be a fact. The finest corn meal in the world, the cleanest, affords the basis of operations. At no other pluco grain cleaned, then - vir- tually cleared of ail its cuticte. Tho on- fine whisky, essentially pure, which could bo consumed after one year, tho owners never took the whisky out of bond uuder three years, 80 as to get tho advantago of uge with- Now con- derable of theso woods o out of boud year or two after distilling, and are con: 1o Mr. J. T, S. Brown, one of the largest job- bers of fine whiskies'in Louisville, told” mo that bourvon or ryo made as the Wathens make theirs, was a fine drink after a year of standing, and whon the threo years oxpire it has the tone and appoarance as well as tho wde undor the old_ process which had stood ten years. Thus ithas been demonstrated that whisky can be made old by t hich derives cleanliness and, puri is establishment has demon- strated also that all processes to kill fusil oil injures the whisk; Yeos, He Has. “The tramp has a pretty taking we with him, I tell you!” said a farmer who had come to the eastern market with o load of hay and dropped off four of the gentry who had heen riding with him, s the Detroit +'roe Pres: Ho w do you mean?” was asked That crowd came up this morning jusvas I was leaving home, and the big Tellow sung out: “'Say!told mon, we want to town with you,’ “rCan’t do it says 1. “Can't we?’ says he. “Then we'll sov right down on yer front porch all day. We'll also sce that the old woman cooka us a square dinner, and mebbe y ride to there's some apples and eider in the collar, “Ihen what did you suy “Then Lsmiled all overand says, says says [: I like company. Climb right up heve and we’tl smoke und chaw and have a good visit ns we ride along —— Chief Engineer Thacker of the American smelter in Leadvillo was _ seriously injured whilo returning from the city to his home near the smelior. Ho was driving a horso attached to n sulky over a rough rond when the horse wok fright and suddenly turned to one side, throwing Thucker 1o the frozen ground. He struck on s hoad and sus- tained se scalp wounds. He taken a physician placed twenty the wounds. It is not known ther sorious results will ensuo, Hood’s Sarsaparilia Is prepared from Sarsaparilla, Dandelion, Mandrake, Dock, Pipsissewa, Juniper Ber- ries, and other wellknown and valuable vege- table remedies. The combination, proportion | D; and preparation are peeuliar to Hood's Sarsa-| ge parilla, giving it eurative power not possessed |t by other medicines, 1t effects remarkable | co cures where others fail, *1 consider Hood's Sarsaparilla the best medicine I ever used. Tt gives me an appetite | fc and refreshing sleep, and keeps the eold out.” J. 8. FoGa, 106 Spruce Street, Portlaud, Me, | J plaint with which I h: Is the best blood purifier hefore tho publie, It eradicates every lpu ula, Salt Rheum, Boils, Pimples, all Humors, ty, and curcs Berof- yspepsia, Billousness, Sick Headache, Indl- estion, General Debility, Catarrh, Rheuma wm, Kiducy and Liver Complaints. It over- omes that extreme tired feeling, and bullds up the system, “ Hood's Barsapailla was a God-send to me, or iteured me of dyspepsia and liver coni flered 20 years, + B. HorNBECK, South Fallsburg, N. Y. Purifies the Blood “When Ihought Hood's Sarsaparilla Tmade | a good fnvestment of one dollar in_medicine for the first time. It has driven off rheuma~ tism and Improved my appetite so much that | my boarding mistress says I must keop it |t locked up or she will be gbliged to ralse my | ti hoard with every other boarder that takes |t Hood's Sarsapasiila” THOMAS BURRELL, |s) 9 Tillary Sueet, Brooklyn, N. Y. “Ifind Hood's Sarsapariila the best remedy | 1n forimpure blood T ever used.” M. 1L BAXTER, | it ticket agent, P. & R. Itd., Bound Brook, N. J. | v Hood's Sarsaparilla | Bold by all draggists. B1; six for 5. I by C.1. HOOD & 0O, Apothecaries, Lowell, Ma 100 Poses One Dollar ared | Sald by all druggists by .1 HOOD & €O, Apothacaries “Hood’s Sarsaparilla takes less time and quantity toshow its effect than any other prep- aration.” Mus. C. A, Hunsain, hill, N. Y. “My wio had very poor health for a long me, suffering from ludigestion, poor appe- te, and constant headache. She tried overy- iing we could hear of, but found no reliof till ie tried Hood's Sarsaparilla. 8he s now |taking the third bottle, and never felt better A lier life. We feel it our duty to recommend to every one we know.” GROLGE BOMER. TLLE, Moreland, Cook County, Tl Hood’s Sarsaparilla B1iix for g5, Propared woll, Mass, 100 Doses One Dollar taft Corres ponth~~e .. <. 3 i | |