Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, March 21, 1892, Page 2

»= DA1Ly BEE TWENTY—FIRST YEAR. DAY MORNING MARCH 21, 1892 CLOSER RELATIONS DESIRED | Reoret of the Opposifion to Prosident Dias in Mexico, TOO FRIENDLY WITH THE UNITED STATES 518 FOURTEENTH STRERT, Wasminotoy, D, C., March 20. A woll known government, offiver who has fust returned from Mexico, where he trans- acted important official business with Presi- dent Diuz, and for private reasons does not want his name used in the public prints, gives some valuable information rogarding the coudition of Mexico, as hogleaned it from tho head of that republic. Ho sald today: “One of the most perplex- ing 1ssues which o certain powerful old ele- mont is making against Prosident Diaz is that ho s an ‘American’ They really beliove ho has too warm a feeling for the United States on account of his efforts to bring about closer cowmmer- cial and social relations between the two countries, The charge comes from the monarchical element which founded the empire, It opposes nearly all the modern Wasmxaroy Bunewv or Tar Ber, } steps of progress which are proposed by Diaz, who 18 trying to get moro railroads, divert the peoplo from mining to agriculture and improve society. Diaz belioves that no country can afford to stand alone upon min- ing interests, He would place tho burden of taxation upou the mines und untilled lands for the purpose of forcing progress in the line of agriculture. Favors the United States. 'He believes m our system of import du- ties and a prolectivo tariff. His opponents belug idlers or mine owners are for freo trade. They don’t care a fig for agricul- tural or manufacturing interests. They ve- tieve, 100, 1n church rule. 'I'bis is the secret of the present Garza revolutioa in Mexico, “I'ne revolutionists are bucked by that old monarchical clement which is fighting the Diaz progress. Mexico at present 1s sup- ported tinancially only from her customs du ties, which are ‘levied with a sole view to revenuo, and also her income tax. Diaz pro- sod o regular tax upon mining and cattle usiness, and this would mako the rich men stana the burden of the government, whereas they staud noue of it at present. “He is a strong friend to our reciprocity plans, his opponents oppose it. His opposing party 1s known more properly as the ‘church party.’ Diaz hopes to sccure with us a com- meércial treaty so broad in its extent that it will wipo away the custom houses of the Rio Grande, 80 that trade may be s freo between tho two countries as it is now ‘between any of our states, Ho is very sen- sitive about the newspaper stories which ato being printed in our country respecting the revolution in Mexico. In San Antonio, and other large cities of that state, he says that the Garza parly have captured the newspaper correspondents and colored state- ments have consstantly been sent broad- cast in this country about the revolution. “‘President Diaz assures me,” continued the United States ofticial, *‘that the Garza revolution wus principally the invention of exiles from Mexico, along the Texas border, and that iv haa no stavie foundation. If Diaz continues at the head of the Mexican government we will not only have closor and more desirable relations with that couutry and its people, but they will have an era of greater prosperity. President Diaz, it is needless to say, does not beliove Captain John Bourke of our army did anything im- Proper 1n his recent campaign against Garza on tLe Mexican border.” Boomling General Alger, Genoral Russell'A. Alger of Michigan has launched his presidential craftut the national capital, It appeared in this morning’s Wash- iugton Post in the form of eight columns ot solid nonpareil under the following head- lines in large black-faced type, two colunins wide: “General Alger's War Record—T War Department Furnishes the Otficial Evi dence ot His Gallant Services in the War for the Union--General Custer’s Unfavorabio Report Proven to Have Been Utterly Un- founded and Cruelly Unjust—-The Original Hospital Certificato Showing Alger in the Hospital from August 30 10 Scptember 1864—General Alger's Army Record Abs lutely Regular and Without a Single Flaw from tho Begiuning to tho KEnd—The Strongest Recommendations for His Promo- tion by His Superior Ofiicers Throughout His Servico—The Oficial Records in the War Department a Splendid Tribute to_Alger's Bravery and Faithfulness to Every Duty." This military record of General Alger is composea of o score or two of orders and transcripts of records all carefuily compiled and sooms to clear up tho cloud which was cast over his military career by designing democrata who feared his presidential uspir- ations. The wholo page of Alger matter the Post looks, howover, like o regular ad- vertisement, and Las been the subject of general comment among politicians today. The Post publication was tho result of a stay of several aays in this city last woek of Edi- tor Gillott, of the Detroit Tribune, the politi- cal manager of General Alger, Miscellaneous. There is very little doubt thav Senator Carey’s bill fixing tho uniform price of goy- ernment lands ot $1.25 an acre, und rebuting that amount to those who, under a ruling of the department in 1588, wero compelled to pay 82,50, will be passed by both houses of congress at this session. Senator Curey says the ruling fixing tho prico at $:50 was mado under misapprehansion. M, M. Hum of Towa is at the Riggs. Mrs, Pickler, wife of the South Dakota congpassman, arrived last night from her nortiwestern home, .S, H e Rl i) FOREIGN KL TAL REVIEW, Discount Was Not in Demand During the Past Week, LoxnoN, March 20.—Discount was not ln demand during the week past. The sales were: Three months, 13{ per cent; short, 11g per cent, The plethora of money shows no signs of abatoment. The Bank of Englaud reserves continue to increase. Tho Austro- Hungarian demand for gold is entirely con- finod to tho open market. There bave been no wishdrawals from the Bank of Englaud in any quarter, and the reduction in the Bank of England rate is notable. Coufidence that the inmediate future will bring a solid flow of business is general, Tho relief to the sus- pense rocarding the Murrietta dificuity, and the statement of the views of Mr., Lidderdale, governor of the Bank of England, on the prospects of tho Baring settiement, give both operauves and the public the feeliug that uu.-fiuy progress toward better times is being wado, I'be silver market was dull throughout the week with no inguiry and only small pur- chases for India, barely maintaining the uotation: Neither the “silver discussion in America nor the proceédings of the currency vonference in Vienua bave affected the may- ket in the slightest degree. A prounnent uture of the week was tha active buying of rgenting rallway securities which show a rise rauging feom five 10 ten points, Argen- Una nationals became stronger aftor the Liddordalo statement and closod yestorday 1% pes centun. Home railways became firi ou the end of the coal strike, tho average ad- vanco being three-fourths of 1 ver cent. Ametican ruilroad securities were stagnant, operators awaitiog the outcome of the in. ?ulry into the legality of the lteading leases, u the meautime dealings here are confined chiefly to tivst class bonds, of which there is @ stoady demand. Occasional buying orders from Wall street give general kinds a mo- mentary spurt, which Is succeeded by a deadly dulluess. The week's variations in pris toclude the following: Decreases— dake Shore and New York, f'uuul:lvluu & Obio, 1 per cent eavh; Loulsville & Nashville aud Lrie, three-fourths of 1 per ceut each; Central Pacific, Denver proferre: Kansas & Texas, Norfolk preferred, ern Pacific and Wabash devbenture, one-half of 1 per cent each. Increases—Ohio & Mis- sissippi, throe-fourths of 1 per cent: Atohi- son, Topoka & Santa Fo, one-half of 1 per cent. Canadian securities were weak on cabio reports to the effect that labor troables are likely to affect the trafiic; Grand 'I'runk first, sacond and third preferred feil 3 per cent. Mexican railway was dull; ordinary dropped 1§ per cent. In the foreign department there was some sell- ing of Portuguese securities, which per cent. Russian fell 174 per cent; Uruguay eained 1% por cont. Among miscellaneous securities London and River Plate bank ad. vanced 2 por cent; Rio Tinto ! per cent, and Eastmaus % per cent. On the Berlin Bourse, Br March 20,—Oa tho bourse during the past week prices were irregular. Bank and mdustrials shares were weak. Yester- day Russian securities again relansed, owing partly to Paris sales and partly to rumors that the St. Petersburg firm of bankers had been assisted by the troasury. ‘I'he report that the Russian finance ministor refused Guenzbury assistanco to avert their recent collapse is officially declared to be untrus, Ttio flual quotations include the following: Mexican sixes, 82; Deutsche bank, H Bochumenr, 107; Hoepnor, 135 short excnange on London, 2.815; discount, 1%, On the Parls Bourae, “*.ants, March ¢ I'he bourse was inani- mate during the past week. The settlement has passed off quietly. Contangos was light, Three per cant rentes fell 55c; credit foncier 1%t and Russian securities 21 per cent, while Rio Tinto gained 814f. Panama Canal is nominal at 17 per cent, the lowest recorded quotation of this stock. NEBRASKA DEMOCRATS IN CRICAGO. They Make Arrangements for Quarters and Promises the State to DeMocracy. Cimicago. 11, March 20, —A committee of prominent members of the Jacksorian club of Omabha, Neb., arrived yesterday at the Sherman house and today will arrange for headquarters for 1,000 enthusiastic domo- crats who will attend the national conven- tion. Tho committee consists of Representa- tive Georgo J. Sternsdorff, George Holmes, jr., John 1. Murphy, Hugo Melchior, James Waters and Colonel T. J. Hickey. Iolmes and Murphy are for Hill, first, last ana all tho time, while tho rest favor Cleveland, with Boies as a possible second choica. ‘‘Nebraska will send an uninstructed dele- gation,” said Mr, Sternsdorfl. “Ourclub and the democracy of the whole state avo divided on the presidential question. Woshall, how- ever, stand by the nominee, whoever he may be, and wit| me possibility of obvtaining a few electoral votes. There was some talk of doing this and gaining the state clection oy Michigandizing tho state, but Governor Bovd refused to call tho necessary special session of the legislature. Weshall, therefore, bring about a fusion beiwecen the farmers alliance and the democral The farmers alliance will unquestionably aod if they nominate Van ck for gov- ernor, he will be our next United States enator beyond any questions. The repub- licaus are o longer in it, so far as Nebraska is concerned.’ Speaking of the filing of papers on last Saturday by Thayer rcopaning the question _of the ~ governorship Mr. Sternadorfl said: “Mr. Thaver has gone crazy. That's the only explanation I can flnd for his actions. He wants to vindi- cate himself, it is said. I don’t know what it is ho wants to vindicato, but 1f he desires to kill the republican party any deader than it is already in Nepraska, he has taken the best meaas to do it. Governor Boyd and the democrats are only too happy at this new phase of the case, knowing that it can only do tbem good. Thayer cannot count on Lmrllfinnsh!n If Cobb were still on the ench we would not be surprised at anything. he might decide. But he is not. Even if this disgracelul and absolutely ridiculous contest Ii: allowed to go on it could not be onded until the termn of office expired and every official act of Governor Boyd would then be declared legal, just as was the case vrith Thayer after his short experience in the place.” o — SHE WAS DRUGGED. Frightfal Experlence of n Woman In a South Omaha Dive, A woman who said she was the wife of William Snyder of 2 “ass street, Omaha, was found drugged in the New York cigar store on d'wenty-seventh street late Satur- day night. If ber story is true she is the vietim of a bold and skillfully executed kid- napping. € She was a rather pretty brunerte of medi- um hight and apparently about 25 years old, She was fairly well dressed and had every appearance of respectability. Her story is that ‘she camo down to South Omaha Saturday evening to iook for some houses to rent, as her husband, who is a stenographer, was going to work in this city. The last thing she remembered was taking a glass of wine with a4 woman in some place on South Sixteenth street, where she could notv clearly recall. Soon after midnight somée ono notified Oficer Montague that some one was trying to force & woman into tho Twenty-seventh street dive. The ofticer went thero at once and met Mrs. Snyder staggering out of the door with her hat gone and her clothing dis- arrauged, **For God's sake take me away,” sho said and fell in a doud faint. She was taken into the electric light power kouse close by, and, after a time, recovered sufficiently to bs taken to the police stution, Sho wus evi- dently suffering from the effocts of a power- ful daug and vould not remomber anything that had nappened. She scemed to realize that some shumo had cast its shadow over her, and her grief was pitiful to witness, +'Ob, whut shall 1 tell my husbang,” she monned and avintervails praved for & merci- ful beaven to let her die before he should kuow of her misfortune. She was unable to give her name and ad- dress untl yésterduy mornmg when sho was releused. Iven then she could not remamber what bad happened nor give any clue to those who had sed her to be placed in such & position. She only knew that she had been followed from Omaha by a heavy set man ‘who wore o light overcoat and had a heavy mustache. This is the exact. descrip- tion of the man who carried her into the dive and then left before be could be dotained. Yesterday afternoon & man who claimed to be her huspand came to the police station and wquired for her. He was anxious to find cut how much she had told the police and whether they would prosecute, hea cornered he aduitted that he was not her husband, but claimed to be a reporter. The police think he has some conunection with the man who drugged the woman and was try- ing to fiud out how much she kuew eoncern- ing the identity of her assailant, e Liberal Purées Offered. Dks Moixgs, Ia, March 20.—|Specia to Tue B ~The Des Moines Driving pari is uow an assured fact, and from August 15 to 20 this city will have the best spoed meeting and attraction it has everknown. ‘I'he track will be kite shaped, a mile course, will have @ slignt doywn grade all the jway round, and is expected to be a little tho fastest of an; earth at present, F. M. Hubbell is president, Tow James, vice-president and general mun: ager; J, Newman, secretary, and Simon troasurer of the association. Sixty thousand dollars in purses is the hard cash inducement offered Lo the fast horses of the couutry, -— 10 Z M. C. Walsh, is & of adventures in Zealand and is full tragic events. it has, however, 8 well sus- tained plot and the vi s characters which appear in it are portrayed with artistic skill. Itas well worth reading and ouce started is vol lisble to be laid down until tfinished, Published by Donohue, Henuneberry & Co., 407-425 Dearborn street, Chicago, ustralia and New exciting scenes and COMING EVENTS IN CONGRESS Forecast of Legislation for the Presant Week in House and Senate. MEASURES THAT WILL CLAIM ATTENTION Berlng Sea and the Russian Extradition Treaties Will Take Up the Senate's Time in Executive Session—Washington News and Gossip, Wasmixaroy, D. C., March 20.—The pro- ceedings in the house durag the coming week will be of more than unusual interest. It has made the Bland silver vill a special order for the three days beginning Tuesaay. Ordinarily, tomorrow will be devoted to the passage of measures under suspension of the rules, but it is probabls that tho army appro- priation biil will be callel up and that its consideration will consume the day. Tuecsday, Wednosday and Thursaay are sot apart for thie consideration of the Bland silver bill. A great many members desire to speak on the silver question, and an effort has been made to reach an agreement betweon tho friends and tho opponeats of freo comage to provide that the debato and consideration of the bill by paragraphs shall run the whole of tho week. No understand- ing has yet been roached, however, as the siver men want the agroement to inciude a stipulation that a vote shall bo taken avthe vnd of the week without inaulgence in filibustering tactics, but the anti-free coinago democrats are not, as a body, willing to bind themselves in this particular. Somo of the opponents of the bill discourage filibuster- ing, buv others believe they should vse every proper meuns withsn their reach to defeat it, Unless the silver question runs through- out the week, I'riday ana tho first two hours of Saturday will bo given up either to bills relating to private claims or to the uaval ap- propriation bill, Under a special order of the house Satur- day afternoon beginniug at 2 o'clock has been set apart for the delivery of eulogies on the late Ropresontative. Francis G. Spinola of New York, In the Senate. Nearly all of the timoe of the senate during the open sessions this week is -already prac. ucally allotted. Tho Indian appropriation bill is to bo takon up tomorrow. The West Virginia direct tax bill is the special order for Tuesday, and the senate has resolved that immediatelya fter this bill 15 disposed of it will consider two bills of much public inter- est, namely : the Mississipoi river and Colum- bia river improvement bills, mvolving an ag- gregato appropriation of about $18,000,000, to bo expended in the improvemeut of these groat waterways. The bill for the reliof of settlers on the public lands is also within easy reach. On Thursday legislative business will be suspended for several heurs while the senate listons to culogies upon the late Senator Hearst of California, ‘The most interesting proceedidgs of the senate, however, are expected to. occur in executive session, as was tho caso last week. The Bering sea arbitration treaty is pending, And action upon it wiil doubtless be trken as soon as possible after tho reception of Lord Salisbury’s response to Mr. Wharton’s last note. 9 But blocking the way of the Bering sea treaty is another matter over which the senate hos boen much agitated during the last fow days, namely, tho Russian ex- tradition treaty. This precedes the Beriug sea treaty on the calondar, and it prouises tn give rise to much discussion 1 addition to what has already takon place. It appears that strong opposition has developed 1o that clause of the treaty which relates to extradition of persons charged” with capital offenses, Owes Its Ratitication to Russian Friendship+ The treaty is understood to besubstantially similar to other treaties in that respect, but in view of the pecular political conaitions existing in Russia an effort has been made to secure an amendmont of the clause, the offect of which would be to except from extradition persons eommitting even murder for political rcasons, which is con- strued to exempt from extradition nihilists avtempting regicide. Jt is stated if so amended the treaty will be of no use to tho Russian government ™ and, ' incidentally, strong arguments were made to show that it should ve ratifiea as it stands, if not from a spirit of comity, at least -internal considera- tions. It was urged that it would be fool hardy for the - Unitod States to impair the strength. of tho ties of friendship and 1interest which now bind togother the United States and Russia, and thus lose the roral and ‘perhaps physical support of ono of tho first military powers in the world at a time when diplomatic compli- cations exist in the relations of the United States and Great Britain which might, in certain cases, result in actual war. These views have already been expounded atlength to the senate, but there will doubtless be a further discussion of the subject during the week, GOVERNMENT EMPLOYES. Mr. Andrew's Bill to Exclade Political In- ce In Their Selection, Wasmixaroy, D. C., Maveh 20.—Represen- tative Andrew of Boston has.completed tho report on his “Bill to exclude: political influ- ence in the appolntment of laborers under the authority of the United States,” ana will submit it to the house tomorrow. . The bill, according to reports ho has received, will affect some 21,000 employes, aud will require tbat henceforth they shall bo appointed or omployed without reward to political consid- erations, ‘Che roport corrects a misapprehension which it is said is beld oy some army and navy oficers that the sysiom contemplated by tho bill will require certitications through the civil service commission. ‘The only purpose of the legislature, Mr. Andaew points out, is to compe] the appoint- ment of properly qualified men #n the order of their application, and this purpose can be carried out by tho o&cers authorized to give the emplayment without any cumbcrsome machivery, Mr, Andrew gives a table, compiled from recent statistics, showing that the official force of the government in the executive department is 178,760, and of this number only 80,726 are actually subject o competitive examination. Will Not Examlne Laborers. ‘The report continues: “The bill reported proposes a wide extension of the nonpartisan system by a much prompter method and at much less cost than the extensions which havo already veen mado. 1t is not proposed to require competitive examinations of laborers nor subject them to any scholastio test. The framing of the rules by which they are to be appoluted or ewpioyed is left to the discrotion of the civil service com- mission, but it 13 intended that these rules shall simply provide for proper eyidence of the physical fitness and the good character of applicants. All that Is to be required be- yond this 1n the registration of applicants in the order of their applications, aad this will require, under a propir systaia of rules, no more lubor on the purtof oficcrs in charge of public works and Iu the vdirious departments thau is now required to file applications or make out the list of employes. Thelabor im- posed upon appoinung officers ought even less thap @t present the new system comes to thoroughty uoderstood, because such officers will be relieved from tne pres- sure of outside parties and will have nothing 10 do but wake lprlnlmunu in ihe order of applications, It left by the bill within the discretion of the civil service cowrmis- sion, with the approval of tho president to rmvld- for a test in techuigal skill whero it s required but theso tests may be as simple and as practicable as they would be under any conscientious aud fntelligent appointing ofticer. Simplicily of the System. “The commission is alio authorized to permit employient sithout any system of registration and'at the discretion of tho em- ploying oficers whona the exizencies of the services seem to reawire it. The simplicity of this system makes it practicable to extend it to a much larger pumber of mon at small expenses than the aystem of competitive ex- aminations could readiy be extended to.” The statements showving the number who will probably: be affected by tho proposed biil gives 3,008 3o tho Treasury department 10,127 in the War department, 6,128 m tho Navy department. and a_total, including the other deprrimehts, of 21,188, Mr. Andrews states that the, mothod proposed of exclud- ing political influence from tho omploymant ot laborers i8 nbt an untried experiment, and he quotes the system inaugurated by Secre- tary Tracy " in tho navy yaras, and in force in the cities of Massachusetts = for the past soven yoars in proof of this statement. There are obvious advantages, Mr. Andrew argues, in estavlishing by law, ander tho protection of tho eyl servic@ commission, and applicable to ali the departmonts, as a 'system of non- I'mrllsnn appoitinents, the system which has proved so efficient in procuring service in the municipal work of the cities of Massa- chusetts and the navy yards of the United States, The s¥atems had boen established by law to profsct the offcials themselves from importunily to overturn or evado it, and should established under the protection of the ciwl servico commission, in oraer that the commission may apply the same general Wvstem of rulos to laborors under different Bepartments, and where the conditions are the same. Nenefits to the Employed, Mr. Andrew déclares in conclusion that the bill proposes to fuke away from unscrupulous politicians the @pportunity to divert public funds to persondl and party uses by employ- ing public ssrvAnts as personal and party tools, It propgkes to relieve the people, when they go" % tho polls to express their judgment upon public questions, from tho interference of thousands of employers, paid for by taxes tpon all the people, but em- pioyed and directéd as tools of a party. It Dproposes to thus increaso tho efciency of the publiv servies, raise tho standard of American politics and place all tho working- men of the United Statos upon an equality in secking the puolic_services by the simplost. methods and at a profit to the wovernment, resulting from better servico and better work, rather than at the cost of needless machinery and new expenditures. AMONG OMAH. Bancroft pupils aae delighted by the ad- dition of a piano to theic ballway. Miss Jennie Rugh of Castellar is confined to hor room with a serious attack of quinzy. Miss Cranston of Hickory severs her con- pection with city schools at the end of this term. Rumor besreth on her gauzy wings the tidiugs that Hymen & very shortly to claim several Omaba to: DS, Miss Gibbs, assistént music instructor, is once moro at worl {i!rqr a five weeks absence from duty. A stubbora attack of the grippe ‘was the cause. % iss Ella Dayls, @ former Lathrop teacher, writes of hor eutire satisfuction with her present position in the grades of the Pueblo, Colo., schools, Eight of the kwenty-two cadets nqw in the training class are engaged in actual practice, the remainder being . under Mrs, Sudsbur- ough’s supervision. Mr. Fitzpatrick says that the new Kellom building cost $0,000 less than the Mason and $16,000 less than the Lake andisa better building than either. Miss Mollie Brown, an ex-Webster teacher, has been visiting her sister, Miss Orrie Brown, and fromhere went. to Greenfiold, Ia,, s institute joytrugtor. solonel Hoaglantyippesidont of the' Boys nu‘f(}lrlfi u:nfi}ntiw‘z{‘ New, ¥ork, gave a talk to the boyy of tHe upper grades of Lake school Mareh, 18, “Which was highly ap- preciated. Cat not tho Omaha Uity Teachers associa- tion right itself and fulfill its former promise of usefulness! 1fnet, can not it be allowed to exniro und receive respectable obsequies? These fitful struggles are painful, - The position occuvied by the: ladies in charge of the cadets is a pecuuarly dificult one.. Not only are they responsible for the work of the cadets, but also for the grade work of each of the 100 under their charge. Miss Rugh of Izard branch of training school, feels that 1t will seriously interfere with her work ard that of her cadets to bo moved, even to the silicoa plaster luxurios of the Kellom, and bas patitioned her patrons’ consent to allow the school to main where it 1s till the end of the year. wm Miss Anna Davis; while awaiting assign- mert in the city schools, beguiles the timo aisposing of California almond land. Fifty- five acres Lias become the property of Omaha teachers in the pastifew months. = Will there some day be a colony of ox-pedagogties from Omaha 1n the hgatt of southera California, Thern is an opinlgn increasing daily among many teachers that the amount of time and strength spent upon writing in the first year’s work isnot well spent, If it could be 50 arranged that tue little people had other manual employment (as_they could easily have if they first vecelved the training cf the kindergarten), and at tho beginning of the second grade work begin writing with pen and ink and work for movement only, much bettor results, it is belioved, would be ob- tawed in penmanghip, and vrimary children would be better ' developed by being freed from tho drudgery. Mrs. Kent, prinoipal of Forest school, oon- tinues to improye. but her coundition is still very critical, - Between South Thirteenth strect and the premises of Focest school lies:. thicteen faet of ground that belongs to. private parties who, desirous«f sefling tho strip to the board, haye refused to allow. steps to be placed up the bank, it belngten feet above grade. This necessitates ‘the teachers climbing up this embankment and crossing the strip. Several of the teachers have fallen coming down this steep place, It1s said that such a fall caused Mrs, Ifent's illness, necessitated a most serious opql:;-uon and endangered her life. Who is'to bo blawed 1n the matter may not be clear, but the result i» very unfortu- nate, Oune day the wind blew in Omaha. A paue of glass was braken in one of the ‘‘far out’ schools, The janitor trudged to vhe street car blocks away, tvent thence to the board rooms and rou% Mr. Hamilton, superinten- dent of building, add asked for an order for & pane of glass, avas referred to Super- intendent ~ Fitzps who asked for his order from ¥ meipal, Alas, he had no order. 'Thé priveipal was 1ll and at tome, but_ there was an nf principal. . Yes, he must go over twaelegr lines ana blocks be- «ot hi r signed by the acting ;- tool §tit0 Supérinteadent Fitz- who rsigned it, cmrried who thus author- For two nours been, to say tho' | one-half the piice tue jauitor in car, uncomfortable, and @ glass was spent by MY, Npw's Allegations, AN, Mareh 18.—To the Editor of Tae Bee: Thers ap) in your paper Murch 17 an artielo givipg 8u acsount of my arrest for carrving ol weapous, on an in- formation made’ Coustablo Hensel, wherein he uhn:fig‘ with having on my rson arovolver. | Pho charge is false, as | id not have ‘o revelyer, either in my nand, or about my'person, and he saw none, aud he made the chirge witpout knowing what he was doiug, 7er he was so much under the in- fluence of bad swhiskey that he did not kuow what he wis about or where be was. He camo into my ssloon and raised a disturh- auce while I i street and the bartender and cmnu pokgons i the saloou put him out, d he then went to the polico station and sWore out @ whrrantfor my amest ou the charge above ststed. It is an outrage that people umn,?o“b)e. 10 such treatment on account of a druuke constable and have their names puolisked il the newspapers and representea s desperadoes. It is my inten. tion to bri; suit st Mr. Heusel for false imprigbn ment. rs truly, Matnias Nev, The Hasor the Dty 14 uor Cure, With selgntific treatment, no failures und no thme lost. Visit the iustitute, South Oumh‘ SHULTZ 1S NOT DISTURBED Death Has No Terrors for John P, Farr's Slayer, HOW HE REGARDS THE JURY'S VERDICT s Knowledge of the Tragedy He Declares to Be, Confined to a Vaguo I ot Seemng Mis Vietim Fall When Shot, GrAxD TsLAxn, Neb., March 20.—[Special to Tne Bee. ]—1 feel just as well 1 ever did in my life," said Cuyler Shultz, who was found guilty of murder in the first degroo Saturday night, *I slept soundly,” he con- tinued upon being queried, “what have L to bo afraid of 2 *What do you think of the verdict?’ was asked. “I think it is, by G—d, an impartial ver- diet.” “‘You are satistied, then " *'Ob, the d—d liars have it their way, and I don't care,” and it was plain that he meant partial when he said impartial, “‘What should I ve afraid of "’ he again ve- peated, “they cau’t hurt me. What if they do hang me, what's that! Great God, I'm not afraid to die, and they cun’tdo anythin, after that, As I told the judgo last n prefer swinging 10 the pen. My lawyers say they’ll take it to the supreme court, but I'll tell ’em to take 1t to hell if they want to,” ‘ou don't think you have not been ed a faiv trial, do'you?” ‘O, 1 guoss there's no cause to complain,” he coolly answered, “but some of those d—d witnesses lied all the way through, I tried to accommodate neighbors, and when 1 aid that they thought they could take all 1 had.” “*What do you think now of the shooting?” “Well,” said the doomed criminal, ‘it seerns like a dream. All I can remember is that I shot somo ono and saw him fail. It seemed to me that some one was trying to shoot me and I shot first. Then 1 didn’t know anything until [ found myself 1 a cell here in juil. 1also remember that I was in Judge Caldwell’s offica on the " (the day before the shooting). Indifferent About His Fate, “‘How do you feel in regard to the action and efforts of your attorneys " “Oh, [ guess thoy did all they could for me, but they ought to have made something out of F'arr’s attemnting to shoot me. But I don't care to have themn take it to the su- preme court. Maybe they could do it, I don’t kuow, but 'm glad its all over; I'm old and all crippled anyway.” And he’ went on tell- ing about eight wouunds he had received in the battle of Shiloh. Do you got a a pension "’ “Yes, I get $8 a mouth. The trouble is I can’t get any of the boys to prove for me; they were all shot down around me.” Here the interview was interrupted by tho appearance of Mvs. Cuyler Shultz, wifo of the doomed man, Mr. and Mrs. Yonker, son- in-law and daughter, Mrs. Ruby Stout, a daughter, and Mr, John Shultz, the oldést son. e Berp roporter immediately slipped aside from the door of the cell’ and was torced to witness ao extremnely pitiful scenc. The cold nand of the condemued man was stretched through a bole in the iron door, and as Mrs. Snultz clasped it she bowed her head and broke into tears, Even the eyes of the oldest son were dun with tears, “On, well now, don’t cry,” sad the mur- derer. . “WHat do you want to ery fori There's fiothing to cry about. It's - all settled and I'm glad of it. You've got, noth- ing to cry about. It 'a feel like crying it would be diiTerent." A few moments of silence, broken only b, the sobs of the mother and children, followed. “For God's sake, don't cry rmow. Why ouw'll mako one break down and I'll bea aby again,”’ said Shultz, Too Poor to Continue the Fight, “Cuylér,” said Mrs, Shultz, ‘‘we've done all we covld for you. The lawyers say they would take it tothe supreme court but we've got no monoey to pay them with and I don’t know what to do.’ “Let it go. Tdon't care. I know you've done nobly. Yowve dons all. you ‘conld, Now stop crying. Thoy'll fatten ms up and then buteher me and it's done. Now stop crying. 1'm not yorth crying over and never was, John,” and he addressea his son, “‘take good carc of them. I know you will—and of the stock. I've worked hard to get what I've got and you can enjoy it," Owing to the latencss of the hour when the jury reported Saturday night the formal sentence was not spoken, and_ only tie ver- dict of the jury was received, A sentence of murder in the second degree was generally expectea. It 1s very likely that the case will not be carried to the supreme court. The jury in the case wa: Lovi Watson, T. C. Roudiz, W. H. Silvester, F'red Sall, H. £, . Duehrson, Joseph Klinge, George Pearson, G. M. Graham, T. A. Taylor, John 'Connor, Sylvester Pollock and Byron S Wise. The jury was out about au hou They had only turee ballots, the first being 10 t0 2, second 11 to 1, and third upanimous, ‘I'here were forty-six witnesses in tho case. Building Up rg. Srromsnuna, Neb,, March 20,—Special to Tug Bee.|—A young boom has bogan hero since this place was made a division station for the Union Pacific and St. Joe and Grand Isiand. Several of the railroad men have moved their families hers and more aro coming. A, P, Lindburg has just finished an iron clad agricultural warehouse 50x1000 feet that is an ornament to the city. After a susponsion of several- weeks Cap- tain Eric Johnson has brougnt out his Polk Couuty Progress again, Considerable talk is being indulged in on the coming spring election. T'he issue is to be license or no license. be city has gone dry for the past two years, ‘The Papk hotel property, which was built by the Stromsburg hotel company some two years ago at & cost of 18,000, is o be sold at mortgage sale on the 23d of this month. Hon. C. H. Morrill, former president of the Farmers and Merchants bank, with his son, C. G, Morrill, have purchased*an interest in the Stromsberg bank, which has been some- what reorganized, by which C, G, Morrill is cashier, and J, B, Buckley, formerly cashier, is now vice president, P, T, Buckley still remains as president. Opposed to Sunday Recreation, SiLver Ckeex, Neb, March 20— (Special Une Bee]—Rev. J, H. Richards of ihg, representing the American Sabbath Union, spoke Wednesday night to a small audience at the Mothodist Episcopal church, His theme was Tho sanctity of the Sabbath and the obligation: resting on every one, whether in the church or out of it, to keep it as A cay of rest, He spoke against opering the World's fair on tho Sabbath, and declared that ho would rather see Chicago sink into the bowels of the earth than that the fuir should be opened on that day. At the close of the leoture Charles Wooster propounded some qiisations mueh to the discomfiture of the reverena geutlcmau and the amusement of the audi- ence. s More people are comiug in here to buy or rent farms than bhas beon known before in any one season for the past Lwenty years, to Hampton o8, Hanrros, Nob, March 20.-[special to Tue Bk |—The Law and Order party met in convention Wednosday night and placed ‘Ihe proposition of putting systom of water works is being strongly agitated and is met faborably, There is an unusual large demand for ed this spring. clover and gras: Death of M. A Tecumsen, Neb,, March 20.—|Spec gram to Tue Bee.]—Mrs, Jennie F. Holmes, wife of Hon, C. A. Holmes of this city, die this afternoon of typuoid pueumonis, sfter an fllness of ons week. Mrs, Holmes was an untiring worker in the temperance cause, and at ono time oresident of the Nevraska Woman's Christian Temperance urion, Mrs. Mary Bender ¢ dignaties Near Platte Cente Corvwmnvs, Nob,, March 20, gram to Thne Ber. | Deputy Snerift A. J, Campbell came | oo two prisoners, Martin Morearty and | & Morrissey, from the neighoorhood of | ¥ Center. “The prisoners had been ar arge of assault, the victim bein v Bender, living about five miles west of Platte Ceuter, Tho siory tol Mrs. Bender is to the effect that abi o'clock Wednesday afternoon, whilo) husband was absent, Morearcy and Mort! rode uy to the house on horseback and ! to bo shown a borse fu the barn, which desirea to purchuse, Sho accompanied them to the barn and they forced her to drink some whisky, She became alarmed over the actions of tho men and dispatched her littlo sou on horsoback to bring a neighbor. Seeing the boy depart and daviting his purpose, one of tho men mountod his horso and followed, and by torrifying the lad with o gun and making fearful threats induced the youngstor to_roturn, During this time his companinon assaulted the woman, hor clotbing boing badly torn during the struggle. Upon the return of the flend who wont after the boy Mrs. Beuder was again assaulted. After tho villiaus had accomplished their purpose, they mounted their horsos and went away, Nothing was said of the crime at the tmo, it beiug kept quiet until the criminals could be arrostod. Mrs, Bondot is a hand: some Polish woman about 30 years of ngo. ‘T'he two voung fellows arrosted are in tho county jail for safo koeping. They deny their guilt. The prisoners will probuvly have thelr preliminary hearing tomorrow, Discussing Municipal Politics, Fresont, Neb,, March 20.—|Special to Tue Bee.|—The republican and demooratic conventions were hold Jast night aud tickets nomiuated for the April election. There are as general city officors to be chosen this soring except two members of the school board. On this a compromise was made, whereby each party nade one nomination, the republicans selecting J. W. Havrls, pros- ent member of thoe board, and the democrats naming Thomas Carroll. For councilmen the republican candidates are J. V. N. Biles, J. D. Beil, Platti Haven, Hugo Fooster; the domocratic nominations are E. N. Morse, Frani Bubring, James Murray, no candidate being nominated for the First ward. . Neb,, March 20. ~Both liconse and ant meetings Friday night, nominations as follows: Anti-license Mayor, . L. Haason; clerk, W. R. Mc- Langhlin; treasuver, J.'W. Sparks; poli judge, W. J. Williamson engineer, k. C. Simmons: councilmen, H. Gray and Thomas Wright for the First George W. Avres, Second; B. C. Sinmons, Third; school board, A. Fouts and George A'.Clarlk. License—Muyor, J. G. Holden; clerk, W. C. Kerr; treasurer, I V. ‘Praver; police judge, N. 8. Keyss; counclimen, William Moora and W. 8, Dosch, First ward; L. S. Bruno, Second; O, E, Lind, Third; members of tho school board, Thomas Hall' and W. H. C. Rice. The saloon is the only issue and & very interesting fight is in prospect. STUART, Neb.. Mavch 20.—[Spacial to T Bee.|—The aliiance at this place, at the meoting yeatorday, deciared a ' boycott against the Stuart Ledger in_retaliation for the excoriating which Editor Wertz gave the alliance supervisors for their impeachment and persecution of County Treasurer Scott. REPUBLICAN City, Neb,, March [Specal to Tur Bgg.]-The republicans of tbis city met last night for the purpose of nouillvating ciy, officers. C. A. Luce, J. B, Valhcott, D. R Willlams, B. Gifford and A. T, Smith were put 1n nomination, ! Note from Table Rock. TanLe Rock, Neb, March 20.—|Special to Tae Bee.]—A postof the Daughters of V et erans was organized Wodnesday evoning with twelve members for a begiuning. The Stato bank of this place having bogun the erection of a fine brick building on the sonthwest corner of the square, Wednesday sold tho old property to W. L. Taylor for $1,100, being §5 per front foot, A new business house is being put at the northwest corner of the square to accommo- date o millinery and dressmaking establish- ment. { It Was Quite n Success. SraxTON, Neb., March 20.—[Special to Tur: B, ]—Tho young Germans of this city gave an_entertainment last night in Germania hall, assisted by Mrs. Sceno Losler of Wis- ner. They played to & large audience and the young people were highly congratulated on their succes: Gl er-Mcekay, Stuant, Neb., March 20.—|Special to Tne Be . P. Glosner, foreman of the Stuart Ledger, was vesterday wedded to Miss Ina McKay, daughter of Lundlord McKay of tho Pacitic house of this place. e IN THE INTEREST OF CATTLE KINGS. Southwestern Kansas People Opposed to Perking' Indlan Educational 81l Anxaxsas Crry, Kan., March 20, - to Tue Bee.]-—The following petition of the Kansas Strip assoclation is being numerously signed: To His Excellency, the President of tho United States, and Congress Assembled : We, tho undersigned petitioners, loyal citi- zons of our country, do most respectfully present the following for your consideration’: First—The Perkins Indian educational bill, now bofore the senate, is a frand and a pre- teuse to defraud the common people out of 1,000,000 acres of the best lands in the Chero- kee outlet for the benefit of tho cattloe kings, under the pretense of Indian education. 'I'hat our citizens, without regard to pnrl.{ amlia- tions, join in the public and private Indigna- tion which this unjust measure excites be- cause the domestio cattle interest would be jeopardized in Kaunsas and Oklabhoma Terri- tory by the importation of Texas fever, and @ merciless corporation would fatten and en- rich itsclf on the ruin of the honest farmers who have sought a home in this rich and beautiful land. Second—That for many years, during the Listory of the strip agitation, cities huve been built up and supported on the porder with the money of an ever changing population, wbo were invited there by flaming adver- tisements and boom editions of newspapers, and every politician, from United Siates senator down to the Lumblest ofcial, has promised his influence to secure the opening of the Cherokee outlet to settlement prior to clection for five years past. That high prices for groceries, provisions, etc., and no work, has almost pauperized the very class of por: sons who should have 4 home on these lands, and unless congre takes immediate action in this matter a great injustice will be done these worthy sons of toil. Wae expect to keep a vigilaut wateh on legislative proceedings, and unless members faithfully and promptly redeem their pledges uade concerning ihis matter, we, regardless of politics, wiil bold the guilty party responsible, and our faithful and true representatives will be remembered at the coming great election, Third~We therefore, as patitioners and citizens of the United Sates, most humbly usk and pray that congress act immediately upoa the Cherokee agreement and ratify the same, or pass a bill opening the Outiet to tlement and settle with the Cherokees afterwurd, —— A Suggestion, We w ke a suggestion to persons troubl roeunmusm. Try a fow l;\- f plicatio! Chamoerlain’s Pain Balm, that d ojimu vellef, dampen a piece of 1} to Havnel h Pain Balm and bind it on over ! vain, The first application i alwos| 10 rlievo the pan and by its contin) use many severe cases havo been rrm-nenuy eured.’ 50 cent bottles for sale y druggists, R DeWiw's Sarsaparilla cleanses the blood, increasesthe appetite and toues up tho sys- tem. It has nefitted mary people who have suffered from bigod disorders, I will helpyou, =z *r_'l'llx Ber. ) —~From BIG PAY FOR LITTLE WORK What the Twenty-fourth Towa Goneral Assembly Has Cost, FEW MEASURES OF INTEREST PASSED Probabilities That the Se Journ Within a Short Gateh BILL is Regard the Clerks Do, Des Moixes, 1a,, March 20, ~[Special to present indications’ the Twenty-fourth general assembly will stand | adjourned in about 1wo weeks from Tuesda . A resolution was bassed, however, to ad« Journ on March 23, but there was o string at tached to this rosolution, and now there are S0 many bills of an important natura that the honorablo represontatives of tho poople who have beon enjoyiug a fat berth fu Des Moines this winter will have to get a pay-day move on themselves and give the people a showing for their money, Y 1t was expected that the state convention of the ropublican varty, which was held in this city last Thursday, would in a measure aid 1n the extraction of tho republican house on the present prohibitory dilemma, 'Lhe. Gateh bill, which has passed the sonate, will be taken up in the house as a special orderTuesday moruing. The democrats will all support this bill, but whether or not enough republicans can be secured to. vote for this measuro to mako it a law remains to be seen, It was thought that at tho state convention the antl-prohibition republicans would take somo step toward eliminating this troubles some question from stato politics. Although there was an anti-prohibition majority among the delegates at this convention, they took no decided action in regard to the courso to be pursued by their renresontatives in the Towa ogislature, 1t is understood, howoever, that threo and possibly four republicans, mem- bers of tho house, will vote for the Gateh bill, having boen 50 imstructod by the counties which they ropresent, but it takes five votes: from tho” republican side of the house to cause this bill to become a law. Now, while a great many members of the house are op- posed to the presont prohibitory law, it is very doubtful if thoy will have tho courage of their convictions and vote for the pat age ot this very strinpent license bill. Towa at the World's Falr A most iportant ac 1 of the assembly Inst week has been that in rogard to tho World's fair appropriation. There has been a diversity of opinion in regara to the amount necessary to give lowa an exhibit at the World's fair which will be entirely cred- 1table to her agricultural and other resources, The Towa Columbian commission in tae first. place asks for an appropriation of §339,000, included in their {tems of exponse wus one for about $35,000 for salarics and other ex- penses of the commission, also one of nearly $10,000 for advertising and offering prem ums. This was considered a piece of extrav- agance which the state could il afford av the present time. When tho legislature began work they appointed a spocial committes: to thoroughl, estigate this subject and re| to the geueral assembly its investigation: The committee figured it out that than ~ §220,000 would placo Iows @b the' head of all other exhivitors at tha Columbian exposition. Thon the matter. wont to the appropriation committee.* The. }ouse committee was in favor of $100,000 and the sen; favored §150,000. ~Aftér & joint conferd they compromised on $125,000; which will be used (o ropresent Iowa. - a careful expenditure of this sum and a ¥ma) salary list, it is believed this amount’ will | prove ample for the neecs of Iowa in' this national exposition, Just at present the senate is making & show of economy. Senator Bolter of Harris son county introduced a resolution to dise chargo about two-thirds of the committes clerks of the senato in order to cut down ex- ensos for the remainder of the session, This movement would have attracted more attens tion had 1t been begun at the time the senate. was organized, tut now as tho session of the legislature is nearly ended it looks as though tho senator trom Harrison county was trying to gain a little cheap notoriety, Wha. Committeo Clerks Do, A sossion of tho lezislature is quite an exe travagant luxury for the people of Iowa and is a sinecurs jor a favored fow. I%r i stanco there arc over fifty emvloyes of the senate who draw $3 a day for clerkships. There Is a clerk to every senator and the work of all these fifty clerks could easily be done by less than half that number of com- petent clerks. Onoof these clerks sald the other day that during the whole session he had not done a thiug in his capacit7 as ‘com= mitteo clerk. I'or this exhaustive work he has drawn over 200 and befors the session closes his salary will reach at least $300 and he willhave earned from a business point of view practically nothing—but economy. is & minor consideration in a session of the legis- lature. T'o sum the whole session upso far, the peo- ple bave received for their money the pass sage of several legaliziug acts, Australian ballot system, soldiers’ monument bill, have been riven a pyrotechnical display of oratory on lizens bills in the senute, been treated to down in the senato chamber and & salacious scandal, For this the state wilj pay about §200,000. It is expected, however, that this week o sifting committee'will bring. forward the more importaat bills, and that the legislaturo will actually get down to work and do so legislation for the people. P Hiar Atimos Four Dovar, Ia. Special to Tue Bee.]-One of the most peculiar of the many atmospheric phenomena recently obs served in Iowa is reported from Jefferson, 1t was in the shape of a brilant rainbow seen just after sunrise, Tho partly colored band was secn just above the horizon witn tho arc inverted. Looal sciontists are uns able to offer any expiaration. \ Another of Charles Frohman's Now York comedy suzcesses will have its first Omaha performance at the new Boyd theater for throe nights, opening this evening, It is William Gallette’s latost clever comedy farce, “Mr. Wilkinson's Widows,” which has just closea a more than ordinary succosss ful and profitable ruu of nearly 250 nights in New York. The play is 1o three acts and is confessedly construcied and developed upon tho basis of the French ‘‘Le Feu Touplinel,’ The action is rapid, never lags, andin the hands of the clever corapany who present § is id to create un incessant uproar of laughter from tho openiuy till the Anal scene, The engagement of Modjeska at Boyd's new theater the latter half of the week prom- ises to be one of the important and brithant lewitimate theatrical engagements of the present season. Modjesku's personal qualle 1108 as A0 artiste it 18 not necessary to inform the cultured and thinking puolic’of Omal as Modjeska is too well known and 00 gre: a favorite b Modjeska will open her e fnxameuw next Thursday, presenting Schils er's great tragedy, ‘‘Mary Stuart,” on Fris day evening “‘Camille” wiil be given, at the Saturday matinee *Much Ado About’ Nothe ing,” and Saturday night **Macbeth," e An Omaha dauce was given by Shave Head, an Arapatios sub-chief, at his rauch on the Wind Kiver reservation last week, o propitiate the great spirit to the end that the coming seasou way be prosperous. The soiree was held in @ log cabin fifty by tbirty feot. It lasted from daylight till sundown, and was participated In by forty young ang middlo-aged bucks. The dauncers wore breech-clouts, and were elaborately dec~ orated with rnhn. nod feathers SquUaws were in attendunce, furnishing the mi | tom-Loms, and cooked fiat cakes sud muu:} the warriors, Dr, Bivi Coi 2 - ) /,nose and throat. 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