Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 9, 1892, Page 9

TWELVE PAGES, THE OMAHA DaAlLy BEE TWE? TY-FIRST YEAR. i TWELVE PAGES, OMAHA, THURSDAY MORNING, JUNE 9, 1892—-TWELVE PAGI NUMBER BELLEVUE'S ANNUAL OUTPUT Graduating Exercises of the Academical Department of the University of Omaha. EVIDENCES OF THOUGHT AND TRAINING vai ully Prepared Orations and Essays— Monorary Degrees Conterred—Work of the Year—An Eloquent Sermon on Law and Liberty, The University of Omaha wound up the most successful year of its existence with the ninth anpual commencement exerel held in tho college chapel at Bellovue yesterday morning. ‘The early trains brought in detachments of visitors, ana the slumbering little village came as near waking up as it ever does, The atmosphere of the college bulldings wus loaded with the perfume of banks of ferus and baskets of cut flowers intended for the graduates. The chapel is on the third floor of the college building, and from its windows there is a view of a most magnificent panorama of roll- ing green roved hills, dense wooaland and gleaming river. The hill upon which the college is located commands a view of wiles und amiles of country, embracing Omaha on the north and Plattsmoath on the south, and tho breeze which sweeps across it is always sweet and fresh, The corridors and rooms of the buildings were eay with flags loaned by the Department of the Platte and ferns and flowers gathered by the students in the ad- joining woods. When the exercises began yesterday morning the room was crowded to the doors with the students and their friends, among whom were u number of army officers from the rifle range in the adjoining woods, and the graduates. Among those present were noticed: Rev, Asa Leara, D.D.,, Rev. L. M. ‘Wilson, D.D,, Rev. 5. M. Ware, D.D., Rev. John Gordon, D.D., Rev. Dr. Willia.nson, Rev. C. G. Sterling, Ph.D,, Rev. J. D. Kerr,J. C. Denise. M. D., Colonel J. B, Fiodley, LL.D., Hon. C. H. Breck and H. A. Dowd of Omaba. and Rev. E. H. Curtis. D.D., of Lincoln, Rev T, Baird, D.D., of Plattsmouth, Rev. W. V. Harsha, D.D., of Tecumseh, Rev. J. M. Mills of Beatrice, Rev. Dr. Davies of Menlo, Ia.; Rev. y. G. Spencer of Papillion, Rev. J." C. Sloan of Bellevue ana hev. W. W, Joues ol Bellevuo, Music and Oratory. A chorus by the colleze choir, consisting of a dozen or more youug ladies and gentlemen with very well trained voices, opened the commencement exercises, and after prayer by Rev. Dr. Curtis of Lincoln Miss Van Guaasbeek played .“The Chase,” a piano solo by Rueinberger, in a manuner which said all that is necessary Jo praise of the careful- ness of the training given by the musical department of the universit David Oastlor followed with an oration on “Language,” which not ouly contained a plentitude of ideas seldom found in the or- dinary graduation oration, but was delivered with & great deal of grace and elogance of aiction, His subject was treated with great originality and gave evidence of deep thought and carefui study, ss well as of the mokt thorough trainicg. Levi Levering ug “The Exile's Dream" in a rich, bass voice, which called forth the hearty applause of the crowded room. Mr. Leverlog is a full-blooded Winnebazo Indian, und oae of the handsomest young men seen in rhe room. An essay entitled “The Study of the Classics,” by Miss Mattie Blancha Davies, was filled with well developed thought on this much discussed subject. She compared the oenefits derived from a training in this brauch and in the various other branches of mental discipline and concluded the mind bad ot reached its full and perfect develop- ment until the training received in the study of mathematics and sciences had been sup- plemented by that of the classics. Al this was couched in beautifuilly rounded sen- tonces and sot with many gems of elogant Euglish, yche and Apollo” was the subject of an oration whicn sparkled with poetical ideas and poetical quotations, illustrative ot the spirit and work of the two schools typi- fied the title of his oration. Mr. C.” A, Mitcliell was the orator, and his composi-. tion indicated that bis delvings into the reaiws of poetry, ancieat and modern, bad been deep und exhaustive, C. W. Lawrie sang De Koven's bass solo, *Tho Armorer.” ina rich though not par- ticularly strong voice, und received a hearty round of applause which seemeu to iudicate that the hanasome young singer and his per- formance were thoroughly appreciated by the audience. “Unsolved Probloms” was the subject chasen by H. A. Caraahau, in the develop- ment of which the young orator peerea be- youd the mists of the future with a fertility of imagination which heid the closest atten- tiou of his hearerf. Ho uutivipates the birth of many wonders in science, art and religion and told of many rocks and reefs which the world had to avoid and strung them all into a carefully worded, well rounded uddress which he delivered with & strong, pleasant voice and enforced with appropriate and graceful gestures. Mr. Carnaban was evi- dently what in some colleges is called the valedictorian of the gradusting class, und had sowe interesting and aporopriate words of farewell for the faculty, tho students, the boara of trusiees, the sleepy old town and everybody. Atthe conclusion of his oration a little 2-year-old darling toddled upto tho stage with & beautiful tray of flowers, Conferrming the Degrees. In behalf of the board of trustees Rov. Dr, Jaerr, president of the university, here in- formed the audience that while the records of the past year showed a most encouraging stato of affairs and the prospects of tuo institution were neverso flatteriag and hope- ful us at present, there was need of a little more money. There was a deficiency of #2) which would have to be made up before the teachers who had worked so faithfully und bard to bring about the present satisfactory condition of affairs could be paid in full. Rey. Mr. Sloan was called for and spoke in glowing terms of the glorious work which was beiug done by the university, and how proud of it every one in Bellevue, Omaha &od Nebraska should feel, and how ready and willing to lend it helping hand. He opened the subscription, and bis example was followed by others in such rapid succes- sion that in balf an bour the president was le to announce that the deficiency bua been reduced from $620 o sometbing over 6200, ‘Then followed a piano duet from Mozart by Miss Van Gaasbeek and Prof. Jones, Each of the essayists and orators came in for a deluge of floral tribute from admirers In the audjence. Degrees were conferred as followns ~ s Ph. D. (bonorary) ~Rev. Alvert Sarcleist. M. A. (bonorary), Mrs. Marguret Sang- sterof Now York. D.D. (post graduate), Rev. J. D. Counter- mine, York, Neb. Pu. D. (post graduate), Blake, Springfield, Mass. D.D. (hounorary), Rev, Alex Patton, Ban- gor, Ireland; Rov. James Reawick Thomp- sou, Newburg, N. Y. Prof. Clarence E, LL.D. (bouorary), President Thomas Huoter, Po. D,, New York City. D. C. L. (nonorary), ltev. J. Alexander Anderson, Ballyorag, [reland Pu. D. (houorary), Rev. James D. Steel, D., Columbia college, New X ork. The Finlay prize for the best thesis by clergywen was awarded to Bev. Willlam T. Findiey, missionary to the Winnebago In- dian agenoy. This Year's Gradustes. Rov. Dr. Harsha was called for at this polat sud lulerested b dience with 10~ cidents fu tho college life of the class just about 0 be gives was ln the dopart- ment of arts. Ho was the president of the institution when they entered it and has taken the deepest interest in their progress. The graduates were: Miss, 5. Adams, Miss 1. Adams, Miss A. Blanchard and Miss Mamie E. Wallace in the normal course, each of them re- ceiving a second grade county certificate in addition to the aiploma. In the urts course the graduates were David Oastler, C. A. Mitcbell, H. A. Carnaban and Miss Mattie Blanche Davics, who 1s the first lady to be graduated from this department. The three young men will contious their studies in the Omaha Theological seminary. The Year's Work, . At the conclusion of the commencement exercises it was announced that the ladics of the village had prepared a dinner in the col- lege dining room, to which all were invited and assured that their contribution of 25 conts would be applied to a further reduction to the shortage of fuuds. Two or three hundred accepted the invitation, and the time trom 12 until 2 p. m. was agrecably passed in this occupation and in looking over the work of the studeats on exhibition in the art room and chemical and ophysical laborators. There was o very creditabladis- play of drawings und paintings both 1n water colors and oil which attracted a ereat deal of attention and brought the instructor, Miss H. Horshey, under the favorable notice of the visitor Tae laboratory, which has been evolved trom nearly nothing by the indefatigable en- ergy and enthusiasm of the professor of nat- ural scionces, Dr. W, J. Bell, contains a well sclected though not very large collection of scientific appliances and apparatus. Doring the last week there has boen added to the musenm ® complete set of charts of the paleclitbic relics and curiosities in the liection of tho Smithsoniau institute. neso were secured for the university through the efforts of one of the congress- men and Dr. Belland his pupils are very proud of the acquisition, Thers are very few of these full coliections in the United States. Another noteworthy feature of this depart- ment is the collection of mounted rlxlml‘ the work of the students in botany also under the direction of Dr. Bell. The woods ana fields adjoining the colleze grounds furnish insurpassed facilities for the prosecution of work in this interesting subject and the boya nave bcome infocted with the enthusiasm of their instructor and have done work which would be creditanle to auy museum 1in the country. Each sta- dent is required to mount and classify 100 specimens during the year. Specially cred- itable work in_this line has been dono by Charles H. Boxmeyer, Miss Wallace and Miss Connor, and their specimens are as near perfectas tho most carefu!l selection, drying and mounting coula make them, Heard the Annual Address. At2:30 in the afternoon the chapel was again filled with an audience, gathered to lis- ten to the annual address, which was deliv- ered by Rev. Thomas C. Hall, a uoted divine from Chicago. The meeting was opened with prayer by Rev. Dr. Harsha, and ths speaker “was introduced by the president, who expressed great pleasure in being per- mitted to introduce such an orator to such an audience. Dr. Hall took for his subject, “Law and Liberty,” which be considered a daring at- tempt. Both words, be said, had been abused and variously used. He would guard ngainst some abuses. Law is used in its highest sense as the method of divine procedure. We mean by law in this sense, how (od acts. But it is impossible to confine 1t to this mean- ing, since we do not always know the di- vine methods. Hypothesis would be o more suitabie word. So far as we know law all 1t represents to us is God’s ways of work- ing. Till we understand these we have only a biypothesis. There is a lower meaning to iaws, that of human enactment. This 1s merely temporary. Diviue la ¥ is unchange- able. There #re tov distinctions between divine law ana hypothesis and between ine law and human enactment. lu tho progress of human laws we may rk the way men travel in their progress toward the oue divine event to which the whole creation moves. There 15 also a misuse of the word liberty. Itis sometimes used for lawless license. 1t is sometimes used for the divine uatram- meled power, There is the application of it to the play of man’s will. We confuse the divine unfettered liberty with human limited liverty. One problem of philosophy is to locate the limit betweea the divine law and the human will, The fact is that, law and liberty go togethar in such strange amalzam that we caouot separate them from each other. Our highest freedom 15 not in evading the law but io using it in asserting our freedom, Real freedom is the kunowledge und use of the law. The savage depends upon the ebb atd tow of nature. To that extent he is not tree. His chains are his ignorance. As he rises to knowledge he rises to independence of @ chance and to the plane of one of God’s freeamen, who knows some- thing of divine methods. This will lead us to grasp at all opportunities to know God and His methods. You have dealt with what 1s known as physical law. This means on one side God’s_method, on the other what you know of His methods, or your hy- vo hesis, We Don't Understand. There is no certainty of the physical laws which we can know. They govern us, but we cannot know them. Iu the physical sphiere it is for us to seok 10 know wore aud more of what are God’s methods, and 1if humbly aod reverently we do so we stall bring ourselves nearer God and e enabled to walk with Him, "This is true, too, in the moral sphere, We know more of God's laws here. e has giver us a code, but to apply it to 1ndividual cases is not so easy, *“I'hou shalt not steal’” is absolute, but 'what is stealingf Somo railroad magnates would like to define it ta fit their trausactions. Some of the simplest problems of morals will have to be restudied it such a way as will rovolutionizo the systems of our morals and polit Sowe of us will have to reorganize our moral princlples, and the speaker wo dered whero the reorgauization of these principles would lead. The highest Christian liberty is the liberty of a church and kingdom which was estab- lished at the cross and will come to comple- tion at the coming of Christ. In theology you will find need to guard agaiust the demand of unlicensed liberty and the appli- cation of the divine untrammeled liberty to the human mind and soul. God has given us in the person of Jesus Christ revelation so full thut it may bo commended to you as the fnal auswer to some of tue most. perplexing problems you have encountered. In Him we may learn to combine the highest liberty and our knowl- edge of the law, which is our safeguard. 1f we remember that we only know a little, that we are only fesling our way, but there is One Unohangeable, who koows all things and who is Jeading, we may escape many perplexities. Tuere 1s only one will worth finding out, and that is the divine will, ana our hignest ireedom is in conforming to that will, and cur highest law is the divive law revealed ln e life wnd deatl of Christ, The Trustees, The board of trustees has been in session from time to tme all the woek aud has waded through an {mmense amouut of busi- ness and discussed wany methods of widen- ing the sphere of operations of the univ sity. The aMhation of the Omaha Med coliere and the change from Bellevue college to the University of Omaha has entalled an immeuse amount of work which 18 all now satisfactorily completed. Impendiog finsocial dificuitics caused by the fallure of promised funds to waterializo also caused some uneasiness, but this also bus been cared for aud the liberal contributions wade yesterday, many of them by the clergymen tuemselves und oue by the graduating class, reduces the unpaid remain- der to a comparatively easy figure. Another question cou ably aiscussed was the erection of a boys' dormitory, The coliege bas now a very fine girls' dormitory, where some of the boys are given tavle board, but Bellovue is a small town, aad the college 1s ou & bigh Will and rooms ot easy 10 secure and not partioularly waunted by the students when they cau be secured. It s \hought that with this dorwi- tory the institution oan be made easily self- sustaiuing and the greatest hopes of “secur- lug the bulldiug are eutertaiued. DOCTORS AND UNDERTAKERS State Associations of the Two Professions in Bession in this Oity. BOTH MET BY CHANCE, THE USUAL WAY Phystclans Have Several Nice Little Squab- bles to Settle, While the Undertakers Bury All Their Differences and Haye p Good Time, There are two conventions 1 full blast at the Paxton—the seventh annual of the Ne- braska undertakers ana the seventeenth aunual of the Nebraska State Eclectic Medical assoclation. They both meet on the same floor, but there isu't tho least sign of any quarrel or disagreement. Their conduct here s indubitable proof that doctors and under- takers go through conventions as in other walks of life—hand-in-hand. They say little to each other, but there ssems to be a perfect understanding between them, and if thero 1s anybody left on top of earth in this neck o' the woods by the end of the week it may be because all signs fuil in a presidential yoar. The undertakers get through yesterday afternoon, but the doctors will keep pogging away until tonight. This roverses the ustal plan which gives the planters the last whack, but it is ouly an accident. It was the intention of tho doctors to meet here last month, but it was decided to DOst- one 'the moeting untl after the Methodist Episcopal general conference. Even then the two bodies would not have come in contact, but by mistake the under- takers' meeting was called a week earlier than was intended, as the bylaws provide that it shall be beld on the second Tuesday in June. Secretary Heaton consulted a last year’s calendar, hénce the collision. The Physiclans in Session, The doctors were to Mave met at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon, but as few of them ar- rived until evening the opening session was vostpoued until 8 o'clock. President M, A. Carriker of Nebraska City was in tho chair and introduced Mayor Bemis who delivered-a cordial address of welcome. ‘'ho reports of the secretary and treasurer for the past vear met with general approval. Rollcall revealed the presence of barely a dos embers and an adjournment was taken until yesterduy morning after reading the minutes, ihich, however, were not acted upon, as it "vas desired to have a larger rep- resentation of the association preseat before any business was transacted. The present session will witness the undo- ing of some of the work of tae lust annual meeting, that occasioned quite a little stir at the time. This will be the reinstatement of Dr. Couway of this city, who with- drew from the association &t the convention of 1891, after roasting it and somo of its 'members to & turn. Dr. Conway was arraigned for an alleged vi- olation of the code of ethics in adopting in his practice a system of advertising, ana the case developed quite a little baa blood. It involved the faculty of the Cotuer uni- versity at Lincoln, It was stated at Tuesday cvening's session that Dr. Conway was williig' to roturn to the association provided his case was given favorable c sideration, and on motion of Dr. J. L. N ols of Omaha, it was decided to reopen the case aua give Dr. Conway s hearing. Another Row on Taj The Cotner university row will also come up for an airing. The president of tue institution came in vesterday mormng and requested that he be hear The associetion voted to allow him to pre- sent his case at 2 o'clock this afternoon. The trouble is said to be due to the professional complexion of some of the members of the faculty, who are alleged to belong to the older ‘scnools and are eclectics neither by education nor practice. It is ciaimed tbat many of the students now at the college are very much dissatistied and will not retura another year unless eclectic physicians are placed in charge of all the departments, All applications for membership were re- ferred to the board of censors. consisting of Drs, W. L. Latta of Lincoln, O. M. Moore of Bradshaw, and Ira Van Camp of Omaha. They reportea_favorably on the applica- tions of D. S. Palmer of Holdrege, H. C. Mattox of Murdock, A. L. Schurmer and J. G. Van Ness, who were admitted to mamber- ship. Tne reporte of the bureaus of “Conserva- tive Medicine,” “Materia Medica,” and “Clinical Medicine” and the discussions on them occupieda the remainder of the forenoon. Cotner University Aflairs. At the opening of the afternoon session. Prof. Briscoe, dean of the faculty of Cotner university, was on baud, and 50 was Dr. D, R. Dungan, president of the institution. Prof. Briscoe was first accorded the privilege of tne floor, and he talked right out i meeting. He said he wasn't going to mince matters, and he didn't. He heid that it was time that the medical de- partment of the college became one tuing or another. If the eclectic folks were going to support it he wanted it to bo eclectic, and if not it could be something else, but he was tired of having it continue us a hybrid. He believed in calling things by their proper names and he was not im favor of a sunflower masquerading as a rose. He knew that several members of the faculty were not eclectics, and the state of affairs was gettiag no better very fast. Seven or eight instructors of tne eclectic school had been required to Rive way to otners of the old school type, until now ouly two of the fourteen instructors were out and out eclectic practitioners. e university did not use the word cclec- tic on its stationery, and by & vote of the faculty that seemingiy obnoxious word had boen kept off the diplomas under which its supposedly eclectic students had graduatéd, Some of the faculty had even decried eclecticism, tothe intense surprise and in- dignation of the students. Prof. Briscoe made an urgent plea for a straight aclectic faculty for the university. Didu't Help It Much. Dr. Dungan followed in a fifteen minutes’ speech, which consisied almost entirely of skillfully worded generalities which cov- ered up or evaded the question rather than sheadiug any new light upon it, so that the members koew uo more about the matter when he coucluded than when be began. So far as anything e said was concerned, they wera even left in doubt as to whera he really stood; indeed, it was by what he did not say that the memhers of the association were able to locate his position. He seemed to favor the existing order of things, yet he advocated a straight eclectic institution. He offered & partial explanation for the exisling order of things by saying that it was oftentimes easier to get a man into a position than to zet hiwm out of it, and intiwated that some of the present members of the faculty might not relinguish their positions without a struggle. At the ciose of his address Secretary Op- perman of Auburn moved thata committes of three, consisting of Dr. Ira Van Camp of Omaba, Dr. C. S, Palmer of Holdrege and Dr. 1. ). Howard of Harvard, be appointed to inyestigate the coarges againstthe Cotner university faculty and report on the same at the earliest possible moment. President C d his anoual s aud waoted every member o hear it. That settied 1t, for two nours, at least, and tue audience stood it as best it could. Kicked on the Address. Dr. Nietols was the first man to give out, ana after meutally assuring bimself "that he could stana it no longer, he interruptea the president with Lhe statement that be understood that there Was & motion before the hou: Whether there was or uot, be did mot think it right for tbe president o monopolize 50 wuch val- uable lime when there was a great deal of business to be transacted, aud mauy of the members were suxious to get howe. He thouglt It s gross lwposition sy be favored having the president defer to the wishies of the majority &na let the reading of the remainder of the address go over to some Potner time. The president reversdd the big bundle of typewritten legal cap,tibd at the corners with elaborate bows of paredw white ribbon like school girl's essay, and;showed his 1mpa- tient audience that thers were bat two pages more to read. It took Searcely a moment’s thought to enable themf to make up their minds that they prefesred standing it a few minutes longer to bavisig another siege of 1t, and the president was dllowed to proceed ac- cordingly. ! One roason why the afldress was not better received was undoubtedly becauso of its de- cided leaning toward xistiog condition of things. The pi t stated that the text books used jucluMled the best of all schools and branches, ahd that tne students received broad, free anfl niberal instruction. No sooner had the président taken his seat than Dr. Oppermann pehewed his motion. After the Faculty in Earnes) The presiaent did not] like the geasral ap- pearance of the commitiee as named and suggested that other 'membvers be added toit. The majority did not feel that way. They were after tho faculty with & sharpened stick, and did not propose to tem- orize. They called for the question, but nstead of putting it the president, weat over ana besought a friena to offer an amena- ment. The amendment was not offered, ana the question twas finally put and carried with & whoop that boded no good to the anti-oclectic wstructors at Cotaer, The committee &t once withdrew to the other end of the pariors und began hstening to the pinints of Cotuer students, past and present, &s well as othérs who have always been on the outside. It was stated that the medical colleze bad grauuated aliopaths, howceopaths and eclectic in the same olass. 1t was further claimed that a certain in- structor had referred to *‘the d—d eclectics,” and the word eclectic bad not appeared on tho annual circulars and announce- ments, Students detailed instruc- tion given them, which was widely at variance with -eclectic teachings. 1t was alleged that atone commencement the vrincipal address had been delivered by a rabid allopath, and not once did_he use the word eciectic. 1t was openty charged that though this was supposed to bean eclectic institution, the faculty was opposed to the idea and was doing all in its power to turn it to the oid school plan. What the Fuss is About, The bistory of the row dates back two years, to the opening of Cotner university. It was desirod to establish a medical do- partment in connection with the coliege, and & proposition was made to the Eclectic Medi- cal association of this state. A committee was appointed with power to. act, and that was the cause of the trouble. This committee consisted of W. S. Lutta of Lincoln; J. H. Woodward of Seward; W. Mclutyre of Unadilla; J. M. Keyes of Omaha; R. M. Bently of Lincoln, and A. L. Root of Elmwood, the latter now deceased, The lively opposition claims that this com- mittee never made & report, but assumed to run things to suit itself, whether the association was plessed or not. They maintaia that the association is bigger than the committee aud should have chargo of the matter, ana should run the committeo as well. They further assert that the com- wittee has endeavored to make tho faculty self-perpetuating, utterly ignoring the asso- ciation in every way. On the other hand President Carriker serts that the committee did report and that the whole trouble is caused by those who want to either run the whole show them- selves or prevent anyone else from running it. Ho states that the faculty is doing the best 1t can and that it is botter 10 get what you can than to loseall in Teaching aftér the | unattainable. A roport from the committee adverse tothe ]’ faculty, was handed in last eveuirg. Sev- eral hours were spent fo discussing. the re- port, pbut nc action taken. i padithe o o - £ FU AL DIRECTORS. — Members of the State Assoclation Take s Practical Lesson—Thg Eroceedings. The Nevraska funeral flirectors, to the num. ber of over 100 met at; 8 o'clock yesterday morning at the rooms of' a local undertaker, where for over two hours they were given practical _instruction |in embalming by H, K. Burket of | this city. Ar- terial and cavity embalming were both carefully demonstrateq, together with all the details of taking up arteries, emptying the beart and stomach, mang apron cuts and all the unpleasant worlks that falls to the lot. of the firstclass undertaker and of which the average man remains in blissful ignor- ance until it is too late tp do bim any good. One Serious Girievance, It was after 11 o'clock, when the assocla- tion met in the Paxton cafe for the morning session. The grievance: commitiee reported on one complaint, that of Charles Wacntel of Wymore against' the Navonal Burial Case company of Chicago. Mr. Wachtel asserted that this compauy put in a stock of goods at Blue Hill, only: a few miles from Wymore, ana he wanted relief. The report of the committee and the discussion follow- fug showed this to be the principal griev- ance of which the undertakers have o complain. As one member expressed it, “Wo can't buy of every factory in tho country, and we m: have some protection against cases of this kind. If we refuse to buy of a company, the first thing we know theéy stock up some man and send him to our town to run opposition. Of course, ho can’t do much business, as compared with the old established = undertaker, and in a few wmonths he begins to cut prices and we have to meet them. We are not in this business for our health, and we are entitled to a profit the same as any other business. These jabbers have no busi- ness to put in these stocks, and we must mu- tually organize against houses that do this kina of work. They must seil us what they cuuhnnd e satistied, 4vitbout trying to use a club,” f Then the question of argunizing an associa- tion to include lowa, Missouri, Kansas aud Nebraska came up, aud, many of the mem- bers favored it, but others wers opposed to increusing their dues, and the Matter was finally referred to 8 committee consisting of George Brown of Superior, and H. K. Bur- ket of Omaba, with full power to act. Ofticers for the Year. The members assembled again at 1:30 o'clock in the afternoon ana elected officers for the ensuing year. The election resulted as follows: President, E. D. Waroer, North Platte; firstvice president, Frank R. Stields, Wahoo; secoud vice president, C. Kars- tens, Nebraska City: - third vice presi- dent, 8. R. th, Lead City, S, D.; secre- tary and treasurer, James Heaton, Linoeiu. Delegates to thoe next couvention of the Iu- ternational Funeral Directors association at e, Ky.—k.V. Taylor, Red Cloud; al- , H. K. Burkett and P, C. Healey, executive committee, F. J. Rade- mazher, Ciete; E. B. 'Moore, Kenesaw; P, C. Heafey. Omaha. Lincolo was selocted as tho place of hold- ing the next convention, Iuterstate Organization, The committee appeiuted at the morning session to consider tho advisability of organ- izing an interstate association. with power to act, reported baviug conferred with repre- sentatives from adjoining states and perfected an organization with the. following office President, George Browa, Superior, Nev. vice pre: at, C. T Lewtbart, Rolfe, I secretary and treasuper, H. K. Burket, Omaha;" commissiones, W. B. Raymond, Kansns City, Kan, | George Brown and #, K. Burket were ap- pointed & commitiee o pevise the by-laws. All grievances henoaforth il be reported to the secrotary, and by him to the secretary of the interstate ussoslation, All preseot existing! grievances will be dropped, and the neworganization will start out with & clean set of books. The by-luws were sg amended as o pro- vide that & member who sells bis busin forfeits his @membemsbip, but on sgain en gaging io busiuess may agaio become & mem- ver by following the course. lo urder to protegh he city undertakers who are sonoyed halff #o death by advertis- log solicitors for all pragrams and all sorts of suap arravgements, & resolution was adopted declaring tusé small cards in news- papers are all right, butanytbiog outside of thai is & violation of Lae regulations aud code of elbics of the associal Two Enterprising Young Men Attempt to Corrupt a Court and Land in Jail, PETTY OFFENDERS AGAINST UNCLE SAM Men Who Wrote Obscene Letters Find it & Costly Diversion—Trouble Albert Gay Had with Cass County Ofictals, Ben Briggs appeared in district court yesterday to acknowledge that oa April 21, whilein a drunken frenzy, he went down to Fourteenth and Jones, where he assault- ed, cut and braised Bessie Woods aad Kate Kearns, Forthis young Brigas was assessed $10 and costs, besides being compelled to put up bonds in the sum of £500 that in tho fa- ture he would keep the peace, Yesterday afteraoon Judge Davis convinced two young men that it was not a safe prac- tice to monkey with the Judicial buzz saw. Bessio Woods and Ada Stevonson, two colored women, were witnessses for the state against Briges. Prior to Briggs pleading euilty George Girevey, a rallroad man, and H. P. Duke, a young colored man, saunterod into the room, engaged the witnesses in con- versatiou, and in a fow momeuts loft the room, followed by the girls. Later in the day Judge Davis learned that Grevey and Duke had made arrangements to take the girls to Council Bluffs on a fishing tour and give them $10 if they would not appear against Briggs. ‘The sherift was hustled out to arrest the two men on an information charging them with iuterferiug with tne procecdings of the court and with tampering with witnesses, When arraigued they admitted that the: were guiity. That settied it and the two men went to jail to do fitteen days each, dur- ing tex of which they will diet on bread and water, Thomas Gillispie of South Omaha was charged ~with having counter- feit labels of tho cigarmakers' uuion and placcd the same upon boxes that contained tenement house goods. He denied that he was guilty and the case was continuea, Alexandor Goldstein entered a plea of not guilty to the charge of having assaulted John Abrahams with intent to kill. This all hap- pened September 5, 1801 The defendant not being ready for trial, the case was continued. ESCAPED ALIVE, Albert Gay's Experlenco in Refating a Churge of Postoflice Robbary, Albert E, Gay, who was acquitted of the cbarge of having robbel the postoftice at Plattsmyuth on Easter Sunday, has bad quite an experienco duriag his stay in Omaba. Hecame here from Alton, Iil., to make a homo for his wife to whom he bad been murried but a few weeks. She fol- lowed him later and arrived here on Friday before Easter Sunday and they began housekeeping on South Sixteenth street. Whpen Gay was arrested two weeks after the Plattsmouth robbery he was taken to that place and lodged in jail. He says he was shamefully treated by the authorities. He aemanded an immediate hearing but could not get it, and did not know for three ays on what onargoe he had been arrested. Tuoe marshal refused to give him a telegram from his wifo and made it as unpleas- ant for him as possible. But the funny part of the affair developed on tha trial. There were several Plattsmouth wit- nesses who swore positively that Gay was in Piattsmouth on Saturday, the day preced- ing the burglary of the postoffice. It seemed that nearly everybody down in the Cass county capitol had seen Gay loitering around in the vicinity of the bank and postoftice during Saturday and Saturday eveniog. But it wes different when the ade- fense was made. Cay’s landlora, his grocer, a mao from whom he bought furni- ture, and the barber who ave him his ante- taster shave all swure positively that Gay was in Omaba Saturday afternoon and Sat- urday night. Gay is an ubholsterer and hardwood finisher and & man for whom he worked on the Saturday in question also ap- peared in his behall, One of the witnessos for the prosecution was an Omaba saloonkeeper, who swore that Gay had been 1n his saloon apd paid for & drink of whisky with postage stamps. Gay says as a matter of fact he took the pledge before he was married and bas not drunk anything since. Gay was acquitted by the jury and says he proposes to stay in Omaba and contiuue to work at bis trade. In addition to the lost time, his wife's sorrow, and the stigma on bis 0'n name, Mr. Gay is outa fine pocket knifo, a screwdriver of an improved pattern, and several rare gola coins he bad as souv- enirs, These he savs wers simply @ppropri- ated by officials who had him in charge. WROTE OBSCENE LETTERS. cxperience of a Minden Man With a Mat- rimonial Bureau—Federal Affuirs. Yesterday was a day when petty criminals in the custody of the federal authorities stood before the looking glass of justico and saw their offenses loo:w up in all their ungaiuly and hideous shapes. They also heard the judge speak out the measure of their punish- ment, and theu they were led away w pon- der and pay the penalties imposed. N. C. McLean of Minden realizes now that itis notsafe toget mixed up with matri- monial correspondence bureaus. He began corresponding with an alleged “lady” whose acquaiutance he had made through a corre- spondence bureau about a year ago and the result of the affair was a fine of §100 and thirty days in the custody of the marsbal. Mr, McLean soon found that the alleged laay he began corresponding with could make use of some rather unladylike language and he suswered in the same sort of veroacular. The correspondence soon drifted into an exchange of obscene epistles in which McLean appeared to be no match for the female at the other end of the line, By accident one of McLean's letters went wide of the mark and fell into the hands of the United States authorities. This brought the correspondence to a sudden end and the young man to griel. He said to the judge thiat he was very sorry he fractured ibe law and the judgo ‘made the fine is light as possible, which was $100 and @ short term lu the custody of the marshal, John Peterson, for circulating counterfeit money got a fine of £50 and was jailed until tue 4th of July., G. A. Skidder of Geneva, also convicted of circulating counterfeit money, was fined 830 and costs. F. A, McLeod of Newcastle, Wyo,, felt in- clined to burl some barsh avd unrefined epi- thets at & certain map who had been creuting trouble between him aod his wite. Beiog at some distance from the offender he ae- cided to remit bis displeasure by mail and did so. Tue letter cost him §100 and costs of sul C. P. Jobuson pleaded gullty to stealing o plece of tarpaulin belongicg to the United States government and the damage was as- sessed at $0. Willlam H. McLaughlin of Edgar w faund guilty of selling liquor without a per- wit aud recoived a fine of §25 and ten days lu the custody of the marshal, Henry Asi had stamped aletter or two with stamps that bad been used before. He didu’t know whether to plead euilty or not uilty, 50 the judge appointed an aliorney to assist him in makieg up his miua as 0 the stato of bis case. Johu Brewer yot & floe of 825 for selling liquor without & legal permit. . W. Rugh a.d M. A Marsh were each given $10 and costs for fracturing the liquor laws. Mike Turley was ulso fined for seliing without & license aud Henry Gluley pald the govera- TRIELED WITH WITNESSES | of his illegal selling of goods that cheer but also inebriate. Adelbert Audrews of David City about 15 yeers old, who was arres tercepting letters belonging to business men of the Butier county capital. He was fined €10 and costs and remanded to jail until the 4tn of July. F. A, McFarland of Stanton was fined §10 and costs for Intercepting somo business lot- ters at the Stanton postoftice, J. W, Woods and T. Blackburn, now in jail at McCook, but who reside:when at home in Des Moines, Ia, applied for & writ of habeas corpus in the Unitea States court upon the grouad that they were being deprived of their lioerty, to which the had s much right as other American citi- zens. The facts in the case appear to bo Woods and Blackburn are solicitors . E. Andrews of Deos Moiues, and tho people of McCook insist that they are ped- dlers and that they persistin piying their avocation without a license. They were ar- rested and put i jail because they refused to take out a peddier’'s license. The writ of habeas corpus was issued and seat to Mo- Cook this morning. Judgments Against the City. For several months a number of judgments against the city, socured on suits brought to recover for personal injuries, damages brought about the change of grades and spe- cial asscssments, have hung over tho cit, drawing interest. Tuesday night tho follow- ing amounts, representing juagmwents, were Morse Flln‘cd in the approoristion ordinance Bridge company, 83,107.41; Chase, $1, Kennelly, § Hobtie, §1,801.85; F terson, &780.13; ed, $3,520.82: Konvelly, £3,810.03; Krug, $810,85; Kennedy, §4,240.05; Streitz, &0.05; Ingram, $48.08; Fellman, Stephenson, §180.50, and Jamison, The ordinance was read twice and re- ferred. v will come up for passage at the next regular meeting of the couucil. —— TO THE TAXPAYERS. What a Heavy Property Owner Thinks of the Iirldge Bonds Proposition. Osan, June 6.—~To the Editor of Tar Re Much has been sala avout tho Ne- braska Central bridge bonds, etc., ete. Allow me a space 1n your valuable paper to express my opinion. It may not have much weizht or bearing on any of your voters or taxpayers, but I hope 1 will be able to ex- plain my views and 1deas so clearly that you at least will not find fault with my expres- sions. I hove I will be able to expross m self in such a way that 1 will be able toshow you the full benetit you will receive in re- turn by assisting in helping to carry the election in favor of tho Nebraska Central railroad. 1 am oneof the many unfortunate land- lords who has some vacaut houses and which Ibave unoccupied and in some instances rented for considerably less than a met in- come of 5 per cent per annum, and still I am receiving all that my tenants can afford to pay me on account of their small income. How can we taxpayers remedy this! It is easily done by veting for the Nebraska Central railroad bouds. Let us vote these bonds and it will impreve our tenants’ con- dition ; it will fill our vacant houses and after wo improve our tenants' condition we tax- payers and landlords will feel the result with an iccome of a wonderful increase in rents. Lot us fill every house in the aity. How can it be done? Easily, by voting for the Nebraska Central rallrond. Just think of 1t, how & ‘wonderfully great enterprise it is 1f carried. Would it not em- ploy at least 4,000 people, say, Ou Who river and both sides of 1t, and all of the earnings of those people would be speut in Omaha. The amount of money spent by those people would repay us manyfold over the lucroased amount we pay as taxes and interest on the bonds. We who live today will perhaps not be called on to pay these bonds, but only the interest, therefore let those who come ufter us take care of them, Let us hve aud let live while we are here and I can only see it is right to vote the bonds for the Nebraska Central railroad ; by so doing we will prepare the foundation for the largest city in the west and we will turn something over to those who como after us and they will be satisfied in assuming payment of the bonds. 1 am uot as heavy a taxpayer as some, but I know I have all I can do in paying them at the present time, aud by voling the bonds and getting this enterprise started I think I will be able to pay them more promptly, as I have the best roasons in saving there would not be any empty houses of mine or anybody else. Thercfore I cannot see the reason for not voting the bonds, as the great men of brains of our city framed such a constitution where you wili find no loopholes for the Nebraska Ceatral Ruilroad company to defraud our city out of anything. “This is the beauty of it;the company must give us a good start in the enterprise before they can receive a siugle share of the boads and the enterprise must be fully completed pefore the last of the bonds are turned over to the company. I'seo no reason for auy taxpsyer to vote against the bonds and should the company fail o carry out the enterprise we are out nothing only the time it takes to vote, but 1t looks clear to me that the company intends 1o go abead at once, as they are having cen- siderable outlay of money in carrying on the election, as they are paving the expenses of it and not us, and, besides, the men who are ccunected with this enterprise are heavy taxpayers themselves, men who have brains as well as money to put in it and, more than that, they bave tae influence witn the wealthy men of tho east, whom thoy can induce to plant their capital here. and there- fore let us vote the bonds and get the enter- prise started, and you will see when this 15 started many more wiil follow. The more peo- ple we can induce to locate here and invest their money, the more thera will be to pay the taxes, Let us old fogies stop our kicking agalust any enterprise like this, but let us assist in helping everything along that will Lenefit the city, and not bother our heads about how much any private individual is going to make out of it, for it stands to com mon reason thatif a wan has money to in- vest in an euterprise like this he ought to have some profits in return for the invest- ment, Hoping you will not find fault or criticise my argument, but believe as 1 do ana vote for the bouds, M. Torr, e NAMING THE STREETS. Thoroughfares in Outlylug Additions to be Named With City Ntreets, An ordinance is now before the city coun- cil and has had its second reading, in which it 1s proposed to change the names of & num- ber of tle strects iu the city, The streets ore as follows: 1o Druld Hill, Thirty-fourth street is to bo known as Thirty-fourth avenue; Aies Place, Tweaty-fifth street, will be changed to Twenty-tifth avenue; Worth to Twenty-aixth strect; Dye to Tweanty-sixth avenus Omaba addition, Townsend avenue to Fowler avenue; Benson avenue to Ames avenue; in Hillike und Flag- edoren’s addition, Sixteeuth streat o Sher- mau avenue; in Saunder’s and Heimbaugh's additions, Otoe to Forty-fiftn street and Brewster 10 Forty-echti street; fo West Cuming addition, Platte to Forty-eighth street; Waluut Hill addition, Vista to Forty- oighth street; Koster's addition, Platte to Forty-cighth street; Mayue's aadition to Orchard Hill, Orchard to Charles street and Mayue to Seward street; south of King's addition, Burt Lo Page street: in Resery addition, Paul to Lafayetto street; Creston’s addition and aunex, Thirty-elghth to Thirty- seventh strest; Sheridan’s place, Rudoiph to Mason streot; Thomasou and Goos additions, Thirty-second street to Thirty-secoad ave- vue, ‘and Morso to Grover street; west of Hoosick's adaition, Twenty-niuth' street to y-niuth avenue; eveland place, Grover to Valloy street: Eckerman !:lhcu. Bt Marinda street; Howell place, ‘aroline to Tuirty-seventh street; the angulur street [rom A wes Lo Sherman avenuo 10 v known as Commercial street; 1n Howell place, Emmett streed will be Thirty-sixth avenue, and lo Coerry Garden, Herron will B0 upou tbe records as Thirty-seveoth avenue, Dr. Biruey's Catarra Powdor oura weat §25 and costs of prosecution ou agcount l catarrh, For sale by all druggists. 50 ceats ASKS A FIVE-YEAR CONTRACT Mr. Buchanan States His Terms to the Wostorn Passengor Assooiation. WILL NOT ACCEPT A NdéfiAR TERN The Missourl I8 Pacitic ¢ for the Chicago Trip—s Ol Oficials Take & Trip— Railroad Notes. Cut-0T-Samoscts dard Will Buchanan accept the chalrmanship of the Western Passenger associationt is tho query you hear in railroad circles. Until yesterday the knowing cnes were inolined to believe that ho would not, but there have been a number of changes taking place, aud should Mr. Buchanau's interview prove satisfuctory with a prominent member of tle association toaay, Mr., Buchanan wiil accopt. While there aro personal considerations te be thought of, these have veen made second- ary to the main propositicn, How long will the association guaranteo the placel When offered the position, for which ho never was & candidate, Mr. Buchanan was assured that & two- vear guarautee at §10,000 per yecar would bo his, but the guarantco was not long enough. = Yesterday when a reporter for Tue Ber asked Mr. Buchanan if he would accept on @ five-year guarantes ho unhesitatingly answered “ves It s therefore presumable that the man consider: ation now is length of time, for the general passenger agent of the klkhorn Knows the value of a contract for a time cer- tain, He remembers the case of Mr. Vining, who was elected for five years as an interna- tional commissioner, And at the end of the socond yeur bad to step down aud out, but ho drew his salary for five years just the same. Mr. Buchanan will give a definite answer today aud unless all pointers fail it will be acceptance. Standard Ol Magnates. The managers and salesmen of the Stand. ard Oil company in Mr. L. J. Drake's terri- tory west of the Mississippi, will leave in & special car thls evening for Kansas City where on Friday and Saturday the an- nual meeting will take place at the Coates house. The Burlington has been chosen the oflicial route, Toose who will go tomorrow are: L.J.Drake, John E Ruth, W. A. Travis, O. F. Dappert, M. F. Kiog, A, S. Prescott, James Lusk, C. L. Smith, J. G. Rhoades, Seth C. Drake, R. C. Banghman, Howard Ruth, The party wili be joined by the fol- lowing from Sioux City: G. N. Mayler, M, B. Green, J. A. Gheen, William Rodman, E. . Black; from Carroll, fa, E. C, Conk- lin. In addition to the managers and salesmen thers will be present among th> general oficers, R. W. Ritebie, C ucionati; E. B. Stnley, general menager (ubricating departmeat, ncinnati, and Guy Johnson of New York. = Fifty-eight people will be present at the meeting, many of them magnates of national prominence, ‘The Concordia and Arion singing societies Lave made arrangements for a special over the Burliugton to Kavsas City Friday even- ing, in orderto attend tho Swngerfest atthe latter city opening Saturds; Eleven Loads of Samosets, “Jack” Dowling wore an expression that was childlike und bland as he sat at his dosk in tho city ticket office of the Burling- ton and booked Samosets for Chi cago. At noon eleven sleopers had been completely filied with tue ‘‘unterrified” and more to come. It is thought that the Bur. tington peonlo will have 1o take the Samosets ana theirs friend to the convention In two sec- tions, the demand for sleeping car accommos dations being so great. They will leave Omuha Saturday eveniag, June 18, Missourl Pacific Cut-Of. Mr. C. M. Rathburn, superintendent of the western division of the Missouri Pacific, is in the city making arrangements for the opening of the road to Plattsmouth Sun- day next. A new time card wiil go Into ef- fect on that date providing for the runuing of a mixed train to Plattsmouth. The old traius will not be affected by tha new card, tho new train covering all changes in tha schedule, —_—— ANNOUNCEMENTS, George Thatcher and his cxcellent come pany will come to the Farnam this and Thursday evenings. *‘Tuxedo’ has made sn unqualified hit throughout the country this seuson on account of its novelty aud orizinal- ity. Theatrical noveities are novelties now- adays and *“Tuxedo” is an absolutely new departure from the beaten track. It isa union of minstrelsy with farce come The idea is daring and thorougtly original, aud up to the present uUme it has met with an extraordinary degree of success. The en« tire streneth of Thatcher's minstrels is In- corporated in tho new orcamization. In ade dition to Thatcher there are ituymon Moore, R. J. Jose, Thomas Lowis, Willlam J. Pow. ers, J. A. Coleman, George Lewis, Andrew J Powers, G. E. Dukelan, Jumes F. Powers and others. Ricn and Hurris supplied Ed Marble Hughey Donorty, Burt Shepard, Ed Fore- man, Henry Avery, Ida Fitzbhugh, Blanche Hayden, Mame Gilroy, Laura Rice, and Corinne Cook. What makes the organization also an unusually strong one is the retention of Thatcher's superp baud and orchestra of sixteen pieces, under the leadership of Dox Crueger. Incidental to the story, & number of entirely new songs, medioys and special- ties are introduced, but, as is not usual 1n a case of this kind, 'they come in easily, and are thoroughly consistent with the plot of the play., Miss Fitzhugn, a Chicagogirl of talent 10 much promise, bas & prominent part, while the principal comedy character is Mr. Jackson Park of Chicago, played by Burt Shepard. It 1s a matter of congratulation that we are to enjoy an evening of metropolitan min- strelsy presented by that world-famous ore ganizition, Haverly's Mastodon minstrels, under the persoual direction of Colanel J. H. Haverly, direot trom Haverly's Casino, Chicago, where they broko the record for time and receipts, appearing to large and fasbionable sudiences, glving two pecformances aaily for twenty-elght woeks. The company which is to be presented at Boyd's new theater on tomorrow evening s the Mastodon minstrels in its eutirety, em- bracing such names as Billy Rice, E. M. Hall, E. M., Kayne, Percy Denton, Bogert and O'Brien, Delmore aud Wilson, Charles Sully, A. M. Thatcher, Banks Winter, Arthur Yule, George Evans, L. M. Mettier, Harry Constantine, the grest Elwood and thirty others, This aftercoon the famous Haverly band will give a free open sir con- cert at the corner of Eighteenth and Faruam streets, beals are now on sale, e Caught & Bad Man, An Arlington party of old sleuths, com- posed of ¥. H. Knight, W. & Daoweck, T, J Mianges aud others Tuesday night thought they had captured Tascott. They wero sure of it and avout midnight arrived in » wagou from Arlington at the police statio They bud o tramp tied to the wagon, aad b was surely Tascout, safo blower, road agent aud the toughest of bad men, The fellow gave his name as Jack Taylor. He was found asloep under a bay stack near Arlington, and bis purpose, the people of that neighborhood thought, was to carry sway with bim a fow choice farms. The gang that brought him fu was deputized by E. C. Brewster, 8 justice of the peace, Tavlor is booked for safe keep- 1ng 8t police headquarters. — - — Commundant of t mp. Captaio Willlam V., Richards of the Six. teenth lufautry, stationed at Salt Lake, was appoiuted commandunt of il auring the national drill, He will have 1 direction of affairs. el Dr.Birney's Catarrh Powaer ourss catarrh For sule by sll druggista, 50 coni