Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 25, 1894, Page 5

‘THE OMAHA DAILY BEE: TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 189 WEIR OPPOSED T0 GOLD Lincoln’s Mayor Vetoes Another Resolu- tion Fuvorable to the Precious Metal, GOLD REFUNDING BONDS OBJECTIONABLE Polleeman Who Has Been Active in Proses cating Fallen Womon City Discharged for Consorting with Lewd Characters, At the Capital LINCOLN, Dec. 24.—(Special.)—Mayor Welr has vetoed another resolution to float city bonds, payable, interest and principal, in gold. At the last meeting of the council two resolutions were adopted relating to the proposed lssue of $534,600 gold refunding bonds. One was a resolution approving the proposition of Green & Van Duyn to float them at par, accrued Interest payable In gold. The other directed the execution and printing of the bonds, payable, interost and principal, in gold. The latter was vetoed a few days ago. The mayor has filed another message, in which he down on the lat- ter proposition. The resolution embodied a statement that there existed a contract to pay them in gold. Mayor Weir says, in the main, that the contract referred to has no binding force on the city, for the reason that it has expired by limitation, and quotes as follows: “This contract shall be in force and effect for nincty days after the date of the funding bonds.” He finds that the bonds bear date January 1, 1894. IN MEMORY OF T. M. MARQUETT. One hundred members of the bar of Lan- caster county met at the court house today in response to an order issued by the court to take action relative to the death of Hon. T. M. Marquett. Judge Strode said that the court had appointed the following com- mittees: On resolutions, memorial and sub- mission of the Lancaster county bar to the supreme court, Amasa Cobb, W. B. Leece, Whedon, S. B. Pound, S. J. Tuttle, Ames, N. C. Abbott, G. M. Lambert- as escort (o the funeral, J. W. Deweese, . G. Courtney, J. R. Webster, A. W. Field, A. J. Sawyer, W. J. Lamb, B. E. Brown and W. H. Woodward; on funeral arrange- ments, F. M. Hall, H. H. Wilson, R. D. Stearns, P, F. Clark, T. G. Munger, J. E. Philpott, S. C. Burr and C. M. Parker. An extended discussion took place over what day the bar should meet and hear the reso- lutions, but it was finally decided that the meeting adjourn, to reconvene at the call of the commitice, The remains are expected to arrive from Tampa, Fla., Wednesday after- noon, HOUSEBREAKER'S HARD LINES. For robbing guests at the Capital hotel during the last state fair, George Bush was today given eight years in the penitentiary by Judge Tibbetts.” Bush s the man who emptied the pockets of a number of sleepers at the hotel just before daylight, and when caught struck a man In the face with a handful of silver dollars. The convict is 42 years old, and claimed to the court that he was innocent, that he had not had a falr trial, and that some of the witnesses had sworn falsely. Judge Tibbetts replied that he didn't belleve him, but did believe he Wwas a professional housebreaker. WANT A NEW TRIAL, The many insurance companies against which Mr. Buckstaff has recently obtained Judgments amounting to $45,000 have filed applications for new trials, setting up that the court's instructions were erroneous and the verdiets not sustained by sufficient and competent evidence. The Kilpatrick quarrel over the care and custody of a bright 5-year-old little boy Is again in court. Over a year ago the Kil- patricks were divorced and the child given in charge of its grandparents. JAMES E. MURPHY PARDONED. Governor Crounse today {ssued an uncon- ditional pardon to Jumes E. Murphy, a for- mer resident of Seward county. Murphy 48 a man about 50 years of age and was “mentencad to eighteen months in the peni- tentlary at the January term of the Seward _~county district court for assault with intent to do bodily injury upon an old man and a neighbor. . He has never been in the penl- tentiary, but has lain in jail since his con- viction. The application was backed by lengthy petitions from Seward’s most prom- dnent citizens. In the petition it is ex- plained that Murphy has always borne a most exemplary character, that he is a man of high temper and excitable moods, and that it is the estimation of the petitioners that he has already been sufficiently pun- Ashed. WILL BE RETURNED TO CHICAGO. The requisition ot Governor Altgeld of Tli- mols for Jasper Maddox, now under arrest at South Omaha, was today granted by Gov- ernor Crounse. Maddox stands charged in Chicago with assault on the person of Mliza- beth Frombach on November 1. He fled the city of Chicago on November 2. IN THE SUPREME COURT. The Bast Omaha Street Rallway com- pany s plaintiff in error against Louis Go- dola, On July 3, in the district court of Douglas county, Godola secured judgment against the railway company for $1,725. In his petition in the lower court he set up that on August 6, 1893, he boarded one of defendant’s cars at Courtland Beach to ride to Omaha, and that, owlng to the careless- ness of the motorman, he was shaken from the car and his leg broken in two places, and that he was otherwise cut and bruised about the head, In consequence of this he ‘was confined to his bed for over a month. The appeal of Perry Bros. & Co, against the German-American bank of Omaha was filed today In the supreme court. The bank secured judgment on a protested draft for zx.szl In the court below against Perry Bros. o, The Nebraska Irrigation and Power com- pany of Ord, Valley county, today filed ar- ticles of incorporation with the secretary of state. The capltal stock is $250,000, * GUILTY POLICEMAN DISCHARGED. The excise board today summarily fired Officer Coleman, although his resignation was filed several days ago. The charge against him {s that he willtully misrepre- sented matters to the chief of police in golng to Fairbury, and consorting with lewd women while in that city. OMcer Coleman has been quite active In prosecuting women Of this class in Lincoln, fn conformity with the order of Mayor Weir to suppress pros- titutlon in every nook and corner of the Dalliwick. Went Out In a lox Car, VALLEY, eb, Dec. 24.—(Special, Frank Johnson's Minstrel company appeared to a small audience at the Valley opera house Saturday night. The company ar- rived in the city Saturday morning and took quarters at the Reid hotel—nine persons Strong. It was understood between the manager of the show and the hotel people that the indebtedness of the company to Reid would be settled upon their return from the evening's entertainment. A grand ball was also to take place Immediately after the show, and for this reason the actors were not expected at the hotel until a late hour. But they took a box car for Omaha, The company consisted of five men and four ladies. In thelr hurry In getting aboard the train several small articles were left in the raliroad yards. 0N Fremont Kesldence Robbed, FREMONT, Neb., Dec. 24.—(Speclal.)— The residence of L. P, Hanson, a grocer, Was robbed Sunday night during the ab- sence of the family at a neighbor's. Forty dollars, a gold watch and chain, two neck- laces and a lot of other jewelry was taken. Two fellows were arrested today charged with the work, but no evidence could be- secured against them. The Congregational church will ship four carlods of supplies to the drouth sufferers In Frontier county on Thursday, amounting 1o several hundred dollars in value. Osceols Forger Sentenced. OSCEOLA, Neb., Dec. 24.—(Special )—Wil- fam A. Morrill, who was convicted of the crime of forgery, was sentenced to a term of three years of Lard labor in the peni- tentlary, and to pay a fine of $100 and costs. J. F. Reynolds post No. 26, Grand Army of the Republic, held its annual meeting for the election of officers, and the following “will rule the roost” for the ensulug year; commander, Hon. Comrade John H. Mickey; senlor vice, Willlam McBeth; junior viea, H. Carson; quartermaster, C. M. Pulver; chaplain, T. H. Saunders: officer of the day, H. F. Bense; officer of the guard, Henry Hughes; surgeon, and to provide pre. scriptions for commissary, Dr. 8, 0. Whaley; adjutant, Dr. E. D. Buckner, UNIQUE PLAN FOR HORING WELLS, Novel Method Introduced at Ashland by Swift and Company. ASHLAND, Neb., Dee. 24,—(Special)—A visit by a Bee representative to the Swift and Company fce plant this afternoon well rewarded by some very inferesting facts | concerning the progress of the filllng of the fce pond, over which there has been so much litigation in the past few weeks Swift_and Company and the Ashland and Electric Light company. The source from which they secure the water is by means of a series of 8-inch wells, put down to a depth of forty to forty-five feet, under the supervision of Messrs, Foster and Gard- ner. Theso water power, connecting a was between Mill wells are put down by means of termed “‘w ing, done by 3-inch hose to the upper end of the pipe, held upright by a portable tower, and the pump pressure turned through the pipe. As the water forces its way down the plpe and out the lower end {t keeps up a continuous washing at the bottom, which forces the dirt, sand, etc., up on the out- side, and thereby kecps the pipe free to settle a8 the washing proceeds. This permi them to put a pibe down to any depth they wish through the sand or dirt In putting these wells down it was learned that they first went through a few feet of black gummy earth, then into fine sand, which grew coarser (he deeper they went, till about thirty-cight feet, where they stguck a stratum of coarse gravel of the finest qual- ity, ranging in size from a small pea to a walnut. ~Occasionally they passed through a layer of clay from four to six Inches in thickness. They have ten of the wells down and the pumps running full capacity, which means about, 2,000,000 gallons ry twenty-four hours. At this rate it will require over three weeks to fill the pond to the required helght to harvest the 100,000 tons of lce they expect to get into their house by March 31, They have fully met their expectations in thelr water supply from this source, as the depth to which the wells are sank is fully ten feet below the bottom of the Platte river, and as experience has shown that the entire Platte valley is underlaid with an Immense stratum of sand and coarse gravel, it pro- vides all the requisites for procuring the sup- ply of water needed in this great undertak- ing, which has been almost an endless amount of cost and trouble to the eompany. The cost of labor reaches nearly $6,000 in tho last four weeks, besides the cost of some very heavy machinery, on which the freight alone was over $300. ARGABRLIGHT WAS RETREATING. William Smeltzor Sald to Have Been Pur- sulng His Slayer When Kiled. AUBURN, Neb., Dec. 24.—(Speclal Tele- gram.)—In the Argabright trial today the state examined seven witnesses in all, and they all agreed substantially as to the par- ticulars of the killing of Willlam Smeltzer on the night of February 9 last. That after the entertainment was over at the school house the family of Smeltzer waited for about half an hour, and that during this time the defendant was standing by the door of the school house. Then the family started to go out, Mrs. Smeltzer first, carry- ing the defendant’s oldest boy, Mrs. Smeltzer next, the defendant's wife following with the baby, and then Gertrude Smeltzer." ‘When they were near the door the de- fendant advanced and said to Mrs. Smeltzer: “Is this my boy?” and reached forward as though he would take the boy from the grandmother’s arms, when Mr. Smeltzer stepped a little to the left of his wife, say- ing: “You can’t do that,” and followed it with a downward blow, with his right hand over the left shoulder of Mrs. Smeltzer, striking the defendant on the side of the head, but the blow was not heavy enough to stagger the defendant. The defendant then turned about half way round and stepped back a step or two, drew his re- volver and fired. As soon as the defendant drew his revolver and pointed it at Smeltzer the latter tried to guard himself from the revolver by striking it to one side by his hands. He wore mittens at the time. After the shot was fired, the defendant was secured, the revolver taken away and he was tled and started on his way to the jail at Auburn. The state tried to show that the defendant made some kind of a confes- sion while on the way, but Judge Babcock would not allow it at this stage of the pro- ceedings. Two of the witnesses admitted on cross-examination that before and after the shot was fired the defendant was re- treating and the deceased pursuing him. The counsel for the defense rely on this as a strong point in their favor to show that the defendant was acting in self defense. SAD CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION, Annle Andrew of Lincoln Dangerously Burned While Decorating a Treo. LINCOLN, Dec. 24.—(Special Telegram.)— Annle Andrews, a young lady residing in the Ledwith block, was seriously burned tonight while celebrating Christmas evening. She was engaged decorating a tree with presents when It caught fire from one of the numerous cendles, and was instantly ablaze, The clothing of Miss Andrews was burned off, and tonight she fs In a serious condition and suffering terribly. The fire department extinguished the flames with but trifling loss to the bullding. William Devoll was arrested this evening by Detective Malone on a charge of forgery. He attempted to pass a check for $14 pur- porting to have been signed by M. L. Scott, on Melville Fredlich, proprietor of the Globe clothing house, from whom he purchased a $3 hat. When searched at the station he had on his person two other forged checks for $22 each. Devoll Is 26 years old, and an englneer by trade. G, W, Schlagel, 42 years of age, a jeweler, was arrested tonight for perjury. It is charged that October 26 last, ‘while testi- fying in a case in which a man was ar- rested for stealing a watch, he swore that he had never been convicted of a felony. It is asserted on behalf of Schlagel that he swore he had never been in the peniten- tiary, which s a fact; as he recelved an unconditional pardon for the crime for which he was convicted shortly after his sentence, He gave bonds in the sum of $200 for his appearance for trial next Wednesday. Exeter Hrevities, EXETER, Neb., Dec. 24.—(Special.)—The fourth lecture of the High school course by Prof. Fossler of the State university Friday night was up to the usual standard of ex- cellence, and the attendance was very good. Mr. and Mrs. C. Kreider of Prairie City, 1., will spend the holidays with their daughters, Mrs. Joseph Predinore and Mrs, Nebergal, both of this city. Mr. and Mrs, F. L Russell of Norfolk are visiting relatives and friends here. The egg soclal given by the Young Peo- ple's Society of Christian Endeavor of the Christian church proved a very pleasant af- fair. Wonderful preparations are belng made by the Sunday schools of the several churches for the observance of Christmas. The Baptist and Christian people will each present a musical cantata, the Methodists a concert, the Congregationalists a Christ- mas cantata. The little folks are in great glee, and are looking forward to lots of fun. Frank Farmer and Monte Babcock of Lin- coln will eat Christmas turkey with their parents. Miss Clara Owens, who Is attending school at Nebraska City, will spend the holiday va- cation with her people, near this place. Miss Mertio Davis of the High school has gone to spend Christmas with her sister, Mrs. Bryant of Stromsburg Will Manning and little sister left Satur- day for Nevada, Ia. in which vicinity they will spend their holiday vacation. Fred Underwood was called Lome from Towa by the sudden death of his little sister. D. A. Langhead, who has been visiting with his uncle, Dr. T. C. McClurie, for the past several months, returned to his home in Washington, la., yesterday. Mrs. Hollingworth of De Witt is spending the holidays with the famlily of Rev. C. H. Huestis. The Young People's Soclety of Christian Endeavor of the Christian church gave a lp“;c'lnl song service Sunday night, which was goot- WORKING ONAPPROPRIATIONS Subcommittee Busy on the Sundry Oivil Bill During Vacation, MAKING AN EFFORT TO ECONOMIZE OMclats Say the Estimates Proposed by Them Are ntial for Good Service ~Surveying of Public Lands by the Geologieal Surveyors. WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—The subcommit- tee of the house appropriations committee was today in session, considering the sundry civil bill. Director Wolcott of the geological survey and Commissioner Lamoreaux of the general land office, were before the commit tee, explaining the estimates for their re- spective bureaus, and were questioned by the committee as to the advisability of reducing expenditures. Both maintained that the es- timates were as low as they thought judi- clous. They were also asked as to thelr recommendations that the survey of public lands be made, under direction of the ssc- retary, by the geological survey Instead of by the contract system through the sur- veyor generals of the different states. This has been discussed by Secretary Smith with both these officers before the recommenda- tions were made, and they were in favor of the change. They so assured the commlttee today. Assistant Secretary Hamlin of the Treasury department also appeared before the committee, and urged that full estimates be appropria for carrylng out the Chi- neso exclusion act, and also that provision be made for all estimates for Alaska, es- pecially as to the customs. Mr. Hamlin last summer visited the Pacific coast, and Alaska as well, and was able to glve the committee personal assurance that the estimates made by the treasury were absolutely necessary for the Chinese exclusion, and that the rev- enue would be increased by the better serv- fce asked for in Alaska, It is the intention of the subcommittee to have the sundry civil bill ready to lay before the full committee after the holida: LAUGHS AT THE STORY. Senator Fryo Amused at the Statemont thut Walsh Had Hypnotized Him. WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—Senator Frye was quite amused at a story which appeared in the Washington Post today concerning the Influence Senator Walsh had exercised over him in the nomination of Joseph Rapler as postmaster at Mobile. It was reported that Mr. Frye had “made actlve and earnest opposition to the confirmatidn, because Mr. Rapier had at one time abused. Mr. Blaine, and that confirmation was hanging In the balance when Senator Walsh moved over to a vacant seat beside Mr. Frye and proceeded to exercise his peculiarly captivating powers upon the Maine senator, when, to the sur- prise of everybody, the opposition was with- drawn and confirmation made." ““I_made no opposition,” sald Senator Frye, ‘“to Mr. Rapler's confirmation in the senate, unless an inquiry as to some trivial charges which had been brought to my attention may be construed as opposition. While it is true that Mr. Rapier attacked Mr. Blaine, the charges had no reference to the matter, and 1 had no intention of bringing this attack into the senate or using it against Mr. Raper. I asked Alabama senators about these charges, and I was assured by Senator Pugh that they were without foundation. I alto spoke to Senator Walsh on the subject, be- cause he, as the committee's representative from that section of the country, would nat- urally have the matter in charge, but it is my recollection that I looked him up. At any rate, it is not true that he exercised any ‘peculiar blandishments’ on me. Certainly I was not hypnotized,” he added laughingly. As to how formidable the opposition to Mr. Rapier is may be judged from the fact that the day he was confirmed, the 11th inst., the senate was in executlve session twenty-five minutes, and confirmed, besides Mr. Rapler, ninty-three postmasters and sixteen nomina- tions to other offices. BUBS’ UTE FOR WOOD, Noncombustible Material to Be Placed on New Men-of-War. WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—Secretary Her- bert has approved the report of the board, consisting of Canstructors Hanson and Bowles, with Commander Bradford as presi- dent, which was instructed by him to report upon the Joiner and woodwork in the battle- ships, cruisers and gunboats now building, which may be advantageously dispensed with, the increased facilities for extingulsh- ing fire In action which should be provided, and to consider the question of the ceiling of the sides of the living spaces in sald vessels with iron, papler mache, or anything clse less inflammable than wood. Tho board visited the ships at Norfolk and Philadelphia, and made a detailed re- port upon the alterations needed in the case of cach ship, recommending the substitution of corrugated iron instead of wood in the Texas in many cases, and of iron Instead of wood 'adders wherever found. The board reports Itself embarrassed for want of knowl- edge concerning. the fires in the ships en- gaged in the action off the mouth of the Yalu river. The points in doubt are as to the amount of woodwork and combustible material, as to where the fires occurred, what first lgnited them, and the facilities for spreading; as to their facilities for ex- tinguishing fires; as to the place of storage of combustible materials, such as olls, tur- pentine, alcohol, paints, ether, ete, The board was favorably impressed with the sys- tem of Joiner work of the Texas, but thought that considerable of the’ woodwork could be dispensed with if time and opportunity were permitted to experiment. The board recom- mended that the commandant of the Norfolk navy yard be allowed to carry on such ex- perimeénts, In the cases of the battleships Massachusetts, Indiana and Oregon, which are nearing completion, the estimafed cost of the recommended changes is $0,290 In the case of each vessel, CAPITOL I8 DESERTED, Senators and Congressmen in Karnest, WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—The capitol was practically deserted today. Only a few rambling sightseers, the capitol police and now and then a stray senator or repre- sentative woke the echoes of its spacious corridors, The charm of the festivities of Christmas at home was the maenet that had drawn every one who could leave from the congressional grist mill. Only the mem- bers and senators from the far west, and also those whose families are in Washing- ton, remained here. Several of them were at their desks for a short time today ex- amining their mail, but they had put their cougressional labors behind them and mat- ters congressional were in a state of sus- pended animation. ~Speaker Crisp was in his room, in the rear of the house of repre- sentativ about noon, dictating answers to letters, but he was almost the only mem- ber in the vicinity of the capitol today. Mrs. Crisp and her son and daughter are here to eat thelr Christmas turkey with the speaker, and he will remain here through- out the hoildays. No committee work will bo done at elther end of the capitol during the recess, Scnator Blackburn says the com- mittee on rules, of which he is chairman, will not take up the question of a cloture rule or any other subject until after January 1. The Kentucky senator left the city today to remain until congress reconvenes Some work will probably be done on the appropriation bills yet unreported by Chair- man Sayres and some of the members of the subcommittee, but their work will be subject to ultimate revision when the full committee meet Taking a Rest Conference of tudian Agents, WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—A eonference of the agents of the Sioux Inidan reserva- tions in the Dakotas, of the Chippewa In- dian agent and of several army offigers in charge of the agencies, with the secretary of the interlor and the commissioner of In dain affairs, will be held here during the first week in January. The object is o gep- eral conference on Indian mAticrs and discussion of needed changes and |mppove. ments Iu the Indian service. While" here the agents will submit their estimates for the reservations for {He fiscal year com- mencing next July, |The question of open market purchases will also be considered. The call for the mesting! was made in dis- patches sent by Comgmissioner Browning to the following agent Q. Penny, Pine Ridge Agency,( ©. 'Wright, Rosebud, 8. D.; A.') . Sisseton, 8 D.; Major Jarues McLaughlin, Standing , N. D Dr, Fred T. Treon, Crow k and Lower Brules, S. D., and Robert M. Allen, the Whit Fih (Chippewa) Res. ervation, Minn., and Captain Lorenzo Cook, Blackfoot Age Mont.; Captain P. H Shorthorn Agenty, | Wyo., and Lieuten: Mercer of the Lapointe (Wis.) agency e call orders the age for a general consultation 1 and 5, ts to meet here ctween January DISCONTINUING SECTARIAN SCHOOLS, Those on Indian Reservations (lrn(illl“y‘ Superse WASHINGTON, Mec. 24.—The subcom- mittee of the house commitiee on Indian affairs has been considering the appropria- tion bill for several days and will report It soon after the holldays. There is a proposi- tion before the committee to make a reduc- tion in the expense of the eastern schools. Representative Wilson of Washington, who is a member of the subcommittee preparing the bill, says there Is a general feeling that the Indians can be better educated on their reservations and in the west. “There is no longer a frontier,” sald Mr, Wilson, “the raflroad, telegraph and tele- phone have obliterated it." The committee also has been considering what steps to take toward securing the im- provements of the church contract schools, and it has been determined to appropriate $60,000 to buy a certain number of them, and to begin acquiring them at about 20 per cent cach year. These Improvements, in the way of school buildings, were made by the churches when the confract system was in force, Now that it has been determined to discontinue the contract schools as rap- Idly as possible, members of the committee believe 1t will be fair to the churches and a g00d thing for the government to acquire the bulldings which are suitable for school pur- poses If they can be obtained at a reason- ble price. It these purchases are provided for they will be under the direction of the secretary of the interior. Secretary Smith has been asked to furnish the information as to the desirability of oblaining these build- ings. INDIANS WILL GET THEIR MON Wil 1o Department After Much Trouble Envolves a Plan of Payment. WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—The problem of making the payment of $500,000 to the Nez Perces Indians for their lands in Idaho, which has confronted the Interior depart- ment for some time, has just been settled. The payment was authorized by an act of congress, but the department has experienced great difficulty in finding a way of making the payment of the large sum, as the in- spectors and special agents were required to give bonds for only $25,000, and conse- quently the amount could mot be placed to their credit. There were no funds avail- able from which special agents could be paid for making payments. Several of the Idaho banks offered to make the payment without government security, to secure the benefit of the deposits that might be made by the Indians, but the law prohibiting the acceptance of gratuitous service pre- vented the plan. But the commissioner of Indian affairs devised @ plan for payment direct to the Indians which Secretary Smith has now approved, It authorizes a speclal agent to proceed to the 'lands and make up a roll of the Indians entjtled to the money. The roll will be forwarded direct to the office, and drafts will be.made out payable to each Indian in his own name for the amount due him. The drafts will be for- warded In the care of'the special agent, who will identity each of the Indians, There are 1,809 of the Indians, each of whom will receive about $330. b ce) CARLISLE MAKING SOME CHANGES. Supervising Architect’s Ofco to De En- tirely Reprganized. WASHINGTON, Dec.. 24.—Secretary Car- lisle today made public his plan for the com- plete reorganization of -the office of super- vising architect of the treasury. Under this plan, the architectural and technical functions will be entirely separated from the administrative. Charles E. Kemper, the present assistant supervising architect, ‘will carry out the secretary's plan, and when reorganized, he will take charge of the ad- ministrative branch. The secretary’s pres- ent purpose Is to appoint a supervising ar- chitect early in January. There are already about twenty-five applications for this posi- tion now on file, but it is understood that the secretary will not examine any of the papers until he is able and ready to make the appointment. The new regulations state that in the office of the supervising architect of the Treasury department there shall be a supervising architect whose duties shall be thofe which are now or may be hereafter prescribed by law and the orders of the secretary. To the supervising ar- chitect six divisions are assigned, as herein below given, for the architectural and tech- nical work, all of which, together with the discipline of the force employed in such work, shall be entirely nnder his direction and control, subject to such orders and regu- lations as may be made by the secretary. ARMY POST AT SPOKANE, Government Likely to Accept an Offer Made by Her Citizens. WASHINGTON, Dee. 24.—There is a pros- pect that the recommendations of General Schofleld and General Otls for the setablish- ment of a military post at Spokane, Wash,, will be carried out. Spokane has offered 1,000 acres of land for the post, and Rep- resentative Wilson has secured In the army appropriation bill an amendment providing that wherever the government acquires title to the land the sccretary shall establish a military post on it. Senator Squire has in- troduced an amendment in the senate pro- viding for an appropriation cf $50,000 for the purpose of erecting buildings and mak- ing improvements for the post at Spokane. General Schofield, commanding the army, and General Otls, commanding the depart-] ment, favor the establishment of the new post at Spokane. The citizens of Walla Walla fear that this means the discontinu- ance of the post at the latter place, but Sen- ator Squire says General Schofield assures him there will be no such discontinuance and no Interference with Fort Walla Walla or Fort Vaucouver will result from the es- tablishment of the post at Spokane. ssi1ls Approved by the President. WASHINGTON, Dec, 20.—The president has approved the following acts; Making appropriations to supply deficiencies in the appropriation for publie printing and bind- ing; to supply deficiencies In the appropria- tion for the eleventh census and other pur- poses; extending the tme for @ report of the board of engineers surveying canal routes from Lake Iirie o the Ohlo rver; amending the act authorlzing the construc tion of u bridge acrqss the Missisippl river above New Orleans, Medals for Voluiteer Soldlers. WASHINGTON, Dee, #4.—Medals of honor have been awarded fo Captain Willam H Ward, company B, Forty-seventh Ohio vol- unteers, for distinguighed gallantry in lead- ing an ‘assault upon the confedrate battery at Vicksburg, Miss., on.the night of July 3, 1863; to Private Jimes R. Sturgeon, com- pany 'F, Forty-sixth Ohlo volunteers, for advancing beyond the line of battle, and with three comrades capturing twenty-five prisoners at the battle of Kenesaw moun- tain, June 16, 1864, WASHINC Ded. were opened at the Navy department today for supplying 400 semi-armor plercing shells for the thirteen-inch naval rifies. b were recelved, namely: Midvale Steel col pany, 2 cenis per pound; Sterling St company, 26 cents; Carpenter Steel company, 243 cents. Ex-Congressmen Hunting Jobs. 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Such a crime will not go unpunished. If the officers of the law fall to act and allow such an enormity to go unnoticed, the Civic Federa- tion most certainly shall not allow it to be sald that the funds of the organization are being expended in other directions. We will have on our hands now all we can care for, but we are not 80 much engrossed that we would allow the Powers case to slide by and out of sight without due justice being administered.” Attorney W. S. Forest, who has been man- aging the Civic Federation's election fraud cases, thought it would be a mistake for any organization to attempt too much at once. He thought If the investigation could begin on some particular line, it would grow out quite fast enough afterwards, “The city council ought to be investi- gated,” he said, “and I believe the Civic Federation will take up the work with a will” Members of the general assembly discussed the question, The drift of sentiment was that the legislators ought not to be called upon to take a hand in the investigation, but that they stood ready to relieve Chicago in any way necessary. The new members especially are not anxious to become em- brofled in Chicago and Cook county politics, and one of them said: “If the Civic Federa- tion will come down to Springfield with a plain case, upon which we can act, there will be no hesitancy on the part of the sena- tors and representatives from the rural dis- tricts.” —~— When will housekeeping be reduced to a sclence? When all other things answer thelr purpose as well as Dr. Price’s Baking Powder. Always hits the mark, — STUDYING AMERICAN METHODS. Transsiberlan Rallrond Officlals Arrive at Frisco to Tour the Country. SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 24—Among the arrivals of the steamer Peking from the Orient were two officlals of the Transsiberian railway, who have come to America to study the rallway and ferry systems of the country, G. Adadvoran, one of the party, is chief engineer of the big Siberlan railway, and P, Kokolon, who accompanies him, is the vice president of the board of dircctors, They have a letter of introduction from Secretary Gresham to the presidents of all the large rallroads in the country, and they will tra in search of information, which they expec will prove valuable in the operation of the Siberian road. They are more interested in ferries than in rallroads, however, for the establishment of a line of ferry steamers on the Amoor river is contemplated, and the visitors say they want the advantage of the experience of the Amerlcans in such matters, The two officials expect to visit the locomo- tive works in the states with a view of possi- bly adopting the American locomotive for their use in Siberia. They expect to adopt many American ideas. They will remain a short time in California before proceeding east. CAPE MAY, N. J., -A terrible accident happened at Tuckahoe, twenty-five miles north of here on the South Jersey rail- road last night. A carrlage contalning Mr. and Mrs. Lewis, Miss Emma Jones and another young girl were returning from the church and attempted to cross the track as the 10:30 train came along. The engine struck the carrlage, instantly kiling Mrs. Lewis and severely injuring Miss Jones and the other girl. Mr. Lewis escaped with- out injury. The girls saved themseives by Jumping - - Foot Ball Player Dolng Well, WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—Bahan, the in Jured foot ball player, continues to hold his own at the emergency hospital, and no un- favorable conditions scem to have followed the operation performed last night. Feeling has been restored to the young man’s limbs as far as the knees, indicating the gradual cessation of the symptoms of permanent paralysis. Mr. Bahan, father of the young man, who has been at the hospital con- stantly since the accident, has returned to his home in the south for a few days, being assured by the physiclans that no immediate change for the worse is to be feared. The case of young Bahan is of an unusual nature and {s attracting wide attention among phy- siclans, — KANSAS CITY'S NOVELTY, Electrlo Street Carringe with Storage Bat- terles Operated Successfully. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 24.—A horseless car- rlago went skimming along the smooth as- phalt on Fourteenth street in the vicinity of Cherry street, fulfilling Mother Shipton’s prophesy that ‘“carrlages without horses shall run” and terrifying two negroes who saw sparks and apparently sulphurous flames issulng from under it. The vehicle was an clectric carriage of Kansas City invention and manufacture, and is the only ono in the United States, although not dissimilar ones are seen In the world. The invention is Dr. H. C. Baker's and was patented by himself and J. R. Elberg, in whose carriage shop In this city the vehicle was made. E. S, Patton had charge of the electricity on the trial trip and the machine worked pertectly, A speed of eleven miles an hour was obtained. The carriage s about the size of an ordinary ome. One seat holding three persons faces the front and another one that will accommodate a similar number faces to the rear. A storage battery composed of five serles of cells each furnished a current of sixty-seven and one-half ohms and the cells are arranged in three tiers be- neath the seats, The wheels are of wood with India rubber cushions on The hind wheels, which are thre inches in dlameter, have on their inner sides a cast fron flange twenty-six inches in diameter and five inches wide, Motion from the dynamos, which are over the hind wheels axlé, is communicated to the flange by a friction pulley revolving from 600 to 1,000 times a minute and is capuble of be- ing elevated or depressed at will by the driver by means of divers, on which he places his feet. The steering 1s done by a toothed segment and pinion attached to the axle of the fore wheels and handled by a steering post m nipulated by the driver with his hands, The carriage can make quick short turns, The storage batteries will ‘run the machine about seven or elght hours, The Kansas City Invention weighs about 2,000 pounds and is quicker and lighter than the Buropean coaches, e In city pslace, village home, and on the raise of Dr. Price's Baking Powder 1s universal, B Retirement of Swakm, WASHINGTON, Dee. 24.—The followlng order has been lssued from the War depart men WASHINGTON, Dec. 2. —War ment—Brigadier (eneral David G advocate general, b ing attained the years, 18, by direction of the presi- ent, retired from active service this date, under the provisions of section 12M4, re: vised statutes. He will repair 1o his home, the travel enjoined is necessary for the public safety, ~ DANIEL 8. 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