Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 17, 1895, Page 2

husiness hope_of do will confi- what | go far Ao serlously impaired the dence of the country; the the republican party may toward restoring it My general views upon our financial situ- tlon are as follows: Our people have been alto too anxious to pay off in a single generation the great war debt. Our gigantic payments have taken too much of the gold out of the country. r th present, at least, should be satisfed | with leglelation W which we ecan re fund our outstanding bonds at the lowest pos- sible rate of interest, leaving further pay-| ments of principal {o n more prosperous and favorable time. 1 would put a stop to the outflow of gold from the treasury, first, by requiring that all important duties ghould be paid in gold at the option of the treas- | urer of the United States; and second, by ingisting upon the right f redemption, in elther gold or_silver, of outstanding notes, whenever It becomes apparent that re dsmption 18 being demanded for speculative purposes. It is said that such a policy | would drive gold a premium. In my judgment we can better afford to have golc at a premium than prosperity at a di count OPPOSES 1 do FINANCIERING, ‘ any of the banking Been proposed by the dominant party In congress, No bank in | the United States should be permitted to isstie @ single dollar until its redemption is fully ired by the deposit of govern- ment bonds in the national treasury, T should be no resurrection of wild cat money by the general government or by any state | in the un Our national banking system ghould be preserved. It is the best that human ingenuity has yet devised. T favor amendments, however, in the following | tieulars: The substittion of a low interes bond as sccurity for the national bank issu —this substitution would of jtself refund to | that extent the government bonded indebted- Ress—authority to issue bank notes to the full amount of the bond deposit; the col lection of a tax on the entire authorized | fs=ue, and the imposition of a_heavy penaity | or forfeiture of charter for falluré to keep it all in circulation Those who have o much to say about the desirability of a flexible currency lose sight of the fact that the fexibility” which the business and prosnetity of the country, de s is o flexibility of increase. There t be too much money in the country dollar 18 backed up by the ability « money on h: v the busines sduce Intercst rates ean casily stand that. Th capitalists should not hav tract the volume of currency or corner the money market 1 do not with thos tire our preenbacks and treasury am I favor of Keeping every one in circulation.” And there can be no danger in doing o if we will adopt the policy al ready stated of mecting all speculative de- mands for redemplion by tender of efther #old or silver at the option of the govern- ment in irdance with the specific terms of the contract I am in fav ROURBON not_helleve in gchemes which hav of American bimetallism and in this the United States should lead the world. T do not admit the claim persistently made by advocates of f limited coin: that our pre evila the Te of so-called silver demonctization; nor T believe that the remonetization of silver would produce any wrtling changes in existing conditions. 1 am satisfied, however, that the demonetiza- tion of one-half of the world's supply of the ultimate money of redemption was not for the best Inferests of the people of the world, and T think we should do everything in our power to hasten the return of bi metallism among the nations of the earth My position upon the American silver question has been thoroughly understood by the people of this state and 1 accept my election, by the united vote of the gre republican majority in the legislatur an endorsement of my ante-election tion in favor of the « of the American product of gold and silver into honest dollars. To those who fear the effect of the American silver coing > this to say:" We are not realizing financial pro perity under existing rold monometalli it 5 worth our while to try the return to bimets omplish this, carefuily conside and the mints of United State not be opened to the silver product of any ather country until the at mations are ready to join us in Internatioral bim tallism ‘As a minor measure I favor the retirement Gf all bills of a less denomination than §10. thereby bringing er coin into general clrculation and us ATTITUDE ON PACIFIC During the late campaizn it charged that should I go' to th the United States T would necessarily work for such legislation, with ct to the indebtedness of the 'Union Pacific Railway company to the United States, as might be desired by those interests which I had for many years professionally represented. So far as T am {ndividually concerned T assert that T do not, professionally or otherwl represent any interest which would or could affected” by anv such congressional action, Nor do I believe the question will come before the congress to which T am elected; for, unless some remedial legisia-, tion Is ‘enacted by the present congress, the first mortgage on the Union Pacific will be in process of foreclosure before T take my geat in the senate of the United States, and the courts thereafter will have full disposi- tion of the entire matter and final adjust- ment of all claims and liens. With respect to the indobtedness of the Paclfic roads to the United States only two feasible propositions have so far been made One I8 to protect the government an extension of the debt at a I interest, with additional security other 1% to submit to the forecld frst mortgage—which would mean the ex tinguishment of the government lien. The first plan has been approved by every de- partment and by cvery administration which has had the subject under considera- tion, and, In my judgment, is the one which should be adoptd by congre T know of no reason why the United States s surrender its claim agafnst the Pacific r if it can enforce ultimate collection by serles of annual payments, guaranteed by reasonable security. " It is urged, and quite plausibly, that such an extension of the debt would compel the people of the wes to pay Increased tariffs in order to enable the Paciflc companies to meet the govern- ment_requirements, In my opinion, and T elicve my great familiarity with the sub- ject enables’ me to judge”correctly, such would not he the case. ‘The original cost present value or capitalization of the Pa elfic roads have but little if anything to do with the matter of freight and passenger charges, Those charges are the result of competition, combination, concesslon and at times warfare between the transcontinental lines, the Canadian Pacific and the ocean carriers, The transcontinental rates on the Grent Northern are the same as on the Unfon and Central Pacific, and the latter cannot charge hizher rates than the former, although the capitalization of the one i 80 greatly In excess of the other. These are my personal views, and 1 take this early opportunity of stating them in order that you may advise me by resolution if you are in favor of any other plan of adjustment than the one I have indieated. T shall will- ingly ana gladly carry out, as your servant, any Instructions I may regeiv STRIKES AND ARBITRRATION, The great strike of summer has aroused the peaple of the whole country to the necessity for some legislation which wijl prevent the rec ce of any similar condi- tion of affairs. The demand the hour seems to be for some plan of arbitration to adjust important difforences and prevent disastrous conflict hetween corparations und their employ: As to local and ¢ business and employment, the sta can act; but, with respect to all the authority of the congress States to regulate and contr 14t s the duty of this such legisltion as solutely prevent any interfersnce with or blockade of the internal commerce of the United States. In framing such legislation the rights of employers and the welfare of employes must be carefully guarded. but the dominant and controlling consideration should be that of the protection to. the people of the whole country from any danger, interruption or delay in the trans- portation of passengers and freight. The business of the country, the prosperity of communities and the safety of property and persons must not be jeopardized by those controversics which so frequently arise be- tween managers and railway operatives. T am not in favor of & national hoard of arbitration madeled upon any plan similar to that of the Int nerce commis- slon. Such a rd v be enti 3 remoyed fr the disturl essontial elen ary to success, the power of enf awards, 1 heliey v law framed to secure Al arbitration serlous differences between any int earrier and its employes: hut such arbitr tlon to be effcetive must be binding upon hoth sides; and pending arhitration it should be made unlawful for either management ar employes to ahandon rallway train sery feo or to Interfcre In any manner with the rexular traflic of country. 1t should alko be clearly kept In mind that most Aiferences can bo best adjusted by the parties themselves, without outside Inter- ference or governmental supervision, and compulsory arbitration should never be re sorted to except as i last resort and for the purpose of preventing the interruption of | he recular commerce of the country, | T foel this nation owes a great debt to the tollers of the land—those wealih producers upon whose prosperity, {utelligenca an i loyalty the safety and permanence of goy ernment rests. The genlus of - American statesmanship should be devoted fo a just solution of the labor problem. Whatéver can be done to ameliorute the condition of the working people; to make their tenu of service more 1o the falr proportion ot pr and capltal: heir and prosperity sunshine and comfort into ‘their homes, and to broaden the op- ult ROADS. was frecly senate of claim by rate of and the sure of th one nor f the I vern- ment will ab- ing its an be of any rtate dence |of a | vision of ‘all matters perta | United States, to protect THE OMAHA DAIL BERAGITURSDAY, JANUARY 17, 1895. ing classes or the common people by any tearing down process; no man will improve his condition by using the torch of the incendiary or the dagger of the nssassin Not under the red flag, but under the stars and stripes 18 labor's battle to be won. 18| it not_time to &top Inciting the passions and prejudices of the people and set ourselves to the higher task of arousing their better | impulses and nobler ambitions? Let it be the aim of that party which expects to re- tain the confidence of the Ameriban people | to reach down under the struggling masses | of those who suffer and who toll, and lift them up to a faller participation in and a better enjoyment of the advantages, privi- leges, opportunities and dignities of Ameri can life. I am not prepared at formulate ar general government can welfare of the laboring c beginning 1 heartily T the labor commission, ot - | partment, which shall have general super- jing to labor in rtake the collection into the ; th present time to complete p) n by which th st promote the | asses, but as a establishment | burcau, or de- | terests, which shall un of statistics and make full fnquiry condition and requirements of th carners of the country, and which m time to time advise congr s to what legilation I8 ne Ty to protect thelr vights, lichten their burdens and open for | their struzeling faet the broad highway of American progres IRRIGATION FAVORED. Last summer's. drouth and its attendant | crop failure have called our attention more | forcibly than ever to the necessity for some extensive plan of irrigation in the western half of our state, and all western representatives should join in an imme vt to secure adeguate governmen- this great Dbeneficent under- congress of the United States, after nvestigation of the western agri- conditions, opened up the entire of Nebraska for homestead and pre- emption settlement, and thereby invited the homeseckers of this country to establish themselves upon cur prairl 8t s, ther. fore, the duty of the government to'take suc action as is possible to make its promise of successful _agriculture good. I believe the least that congress should do is t grant to the state of Nebraska all publ lands within its borders yet undisposed Jf, for the purpose of creating a state fund for_general irrigation purposes, We have among us Nebraska thou- sands of the surviving heroes of that great struggle for 1iberty ana union, This govern- ment, which they preserved, owes to them a debt which must not be overlooked. My father, their comrade, died for his country It will be to me both & privilese and a dufy | to do whatever T can, as a senator of the their helplessn enerous. pensic In sy area and old age by just provisions, adiminister pathy with the c and devoted to th man their comr live I haye lived in the state of Nebrasl quarter of a centur familiar with its people, its r ties and its possibilities. I yield to no man in loyalty to the in esis of this great commonwealth and this splendid west In which Nebraska 1s located In the scnate of the United States it will be my aim to labor for Nebraska and the it in striving for thelr advance- nd prosperity, I shall not lose sight fact that they are a part of the States of America. I have no pa- with those ‘men wlio seck to array st against the east, or the cast inst (he west. Whoever attempts to stir up sectionalism in the United States traltor o his country. This great ultural and mineral w £ which j oud cannot and th 5 it ought and s orctul friendship, co-operation ance of the mighty scabourd e which epresents the aceumulate pital’ of two centuries a half of an enterprise and thrift; and that mighty seahoard east cannot grow and thrive and prosper as it ought and should without the cordial co- operation and fricndship and assistance of is great ploneer w Sectional seltish- ness should be subordinated to national good. Nebraska_put one star in the azure of our flag, and New York put another, but when they took their s in the ' flag, they were S f New York and greatest nation for the protection American citizen, of all good and and od incipl les 1 their for m: thoroughly sources, its neces ve and ass happiness e Let it be the ambition patriotic men—I ple you, my country- men, it shall ba mine—to Stand for the welfare and prosperity of the best govern- ment that has ever blessed mankind, and for the uplifting and glorification of the dearest flag that ever kissed the sky. RECEIVED HIS FELLOW TOWNSMEN. Thousauds of Omaha Feople Shake iand of Manderson's Successor, Politics was entirely forgotten last night and the, reception accorded Senator John M. Thurston and his estimable wife was of a spontancous nature which springs out of the desire to honor a man chosen by his fellow citizens to fill a high office. The rotunda of tho city hall was ablaze with lights, the national colors were everywhere displayed, on elevators, on the balconies of the interior, on pediments, and almost, in every place where the American tri-color could be fast- ened, It was St. John's night, as a churchman remarked to the newly clected senator. It would be hard to tell' just how many people shook hands with Scnator Thurston last night as he stood on the south of the rotunda flanked by a reception committee made up of republicans, democrats and popu- lists. The crowds began coming at 8 o'clock and for quite two hours and a half it was a steady handshake on the part of the newly made senator, Mrs, Thurston and their son, Clarence, who seemed to enjoy handshaking quite as’ much as marching with the High school cadets. Major T. S. Clarkson offi- clated as major domo of the night, but was ably supported by D. Clem Deaver, who represented the populists and who stood at the head of the receiving line. John L. Webster, B. H. Robison, C. E. Yost and C. W. Lyman were there on behalf of republicanism to see that their people were permitted to take the new senator by the hand, while D. L. Cartan, president of the Samosets, C. J. Smythe, chairman of the democratic stato itral committee, and ex-Governor J. . Boyd looked after the interests of democracy. But politics was not in evidence, and the reception took on rather the alr of a house- hold gathering than tho closely drawn lines which are anticipated in conjunction with the elevation of a citizen to 50 important a pesition. There was no effort made to confine the reception to a favored few, the toiler, the worker in ths trench, the lce cutter’ and the coal hauler knocked elbows with ex- statesman, tho bank president, the leading lawyers, the most successful business man and’ came in_contact with “milady’s” seal- #kin coat. For each Mr. Thurston had a pleasant word., Hundreds were known to him by name, and it was like a reception at his own home. Fully 5,000 people passed tho cordon of police that limed tho entiance to the place where Se or Thurston stood. EETING AT THE DEPOT. The train bearing the senatorlal party arrived at the union depot at 4:10, where it was met by the members of the citizens' committee, the Thurston Rifles and the First Regiment band. As soon as the party loft the train Mr. Thurston and the mem- bers of his family were escorted to their carriage and driven to their home, preceded by the Rifles and the band, the members of the legislature being escorted to the Mil- lard hotel, where they were domiciled. As the party moved up Tenth and on to Farnam street fully 1,000 persons fell in line and marched four abreast, breaking ranks at Thirteenih and Farnam streets, The late afternoon was spent Thurston in the quiet of his home, where he met a few of his Intimate frisnds. Just before 8 o'clock he and his famlly entered their private carrlige and were driven to the city hall, where they were met by the members of the reception committee, The members of the legislature and stato officers remained at the Millard until a few minutes before 8 o'clock, they were m:t by J. €. Wharton, Frank E. Moores, President Edwards of the clty coun- cil, and Attorney General Chruchill, who es corted them to the city hall. They tock up their position in the council chamber, where on behalf of the people of Omaha !\l.l)‘nr‘ Bimin extended a hearty weleome, tendering the freedom and the keys of the city. NFor two hours the sclons £t00d in a semi-circle | beneath the maln chand:lier and received the guests who were presented - the by Mr. the hotel when | | Hayden Bros ad. is on page 5. e ¢ Dusacher's I ers Foand, deposit, amounting to 00, belonging to Father Daxacher, and which were supposed to have been stolen last week from Bt. Joseph's hospital Ly @ thief who represented himself to be a gus inspector, were found yesterday in the pocketbook (n which they had been kept by the owner. The pocketbook and con- tents were found in the basement of the north wing of the building behind a closet. The thief, on discovering the nature of the papers, evidently came to the conclusion that he cowd not use them without being portunities and possibilities of thelr chil il be worthy the best efforts of humar | endeavor and the cholcest blessings of a graclous. God. But, my countrymen. we #hall never advance the cause of the labor: shall | & letected and tossed them aside, (aking only the cash, which was $2. e Hayden Bros', ad. 1s on page b WAR OVER EMPLOYES COMING | Oonscientions Senators Disgusted at the Extravagance Being Allowed at Lincoln, COMBINATION FORMED TO CUT OFF EXTRAS Fight Wil Be Precipitated This Afternoon and Promises A Warm One— Lancaster Members Moving for Vengeance on Omaha. LINCOLN, Neb,, gram.)—There s a cnate tomorrow Jan. 16.—(Special Tele- lively prospect that afternoon will indulge in a row over the manner in which the senate pay roll has b 1 loaded down with supernumer- ary employes, to the intense disgust of every cconomically inclined member of that body since the memorable n of 1889, for many s before that, has the raid upon the state treasury becn vigorous and disgraceful. Name name has been placed upon the pay roll of employes, many of them without action or confirmation by the senate. Now that limit has been passed and the true situation and perhap stares the senato in the face the reason has come and unless all the plans that are being laid tonight fail there will be a sensation in the senate when that body convenes to- morrow afternoon. The row that earliest inception this mornig when it be- came known that eighteen enrolling and en- grossing clerks had been appointed ostensibly by Senator Caldwell of Hall county, chair- These names were man of that committee. handed to the timekeeper the request that th roll at once. changed his mind. senators realized largo force of clerks and committee without the authority ser too far, WILL REVIVE THR This afternoon, whila the republican senators tending the preliminary ston's victory, the last night with bo placed on the pay A number of republican attaches of from CRANE a large COMBINE. number of were in Omaha at- celebration of Thur- remaining solans quietly assembled at’ tho Lincoln hotel and laid the plans for a little surpirse. An effort will be made to revive the combination which last week, under tho leadership of Crane and Smith of Douglas, Wright of Lancaster, and McKeeby of Webster, overthrew some of the plans of the combine which organized the senate. If tho effort Is successful it is pro- sed to discharge a number of the super- numerary custodians, janitors and watchmen that aro now falling over each other in an effort to convince somebody that they are actually earning their per diem. The combination which has encouraged the appointment of so many employes is paring to resist, and the fight prom pre- s the only lssue will be over the continuation of a spoils system that is surely loading down the republican party with a burden that will almost_certainly defeat it in the election two years hence. That a formidable faction will unito to prevent the effort to reduce the pay roll to the limit preseribed by the statutes is one of the things (hat the republican newspapers of the state will be called upon to explain away. An effort is being made tonight to prevent the clash that ecems inevitable tomorrow. Zxtravaganco in the expenditure of the peo- | ple's money s being made the test of loyalty to the republican party, and these senators which tonight threaten to break away from the close corporation which has so far con- trolled the senate are being threatened with political destruction if they persist. Auditor Moore sald today that he Is serl- ously contemplating the matter of formally notifying the senate that he will honor the vouchers but for sixty-six employes, asking the senate to designate the sixty-six it pre- wish to make himself of- ficious In the matter, but ho gives it as his offhand cpinion that he is not authorized by tho salaries of more employes The re- port that the auditor is contemplating such a step has spread consternation in the ranks of the republican senafors who have been the fers. He doesn't law to pay than the statutes fix as the limit. forcing the pay rolls. LINCOLN PLAYING FOR EVENS. While a combination is numerous employes upon an entirely of Omaha different purpose. a retaliatory measure delegation in the house form a combination to p: and r yards at South Omaha. Joe Burns the stock yards extortions. Burns bers are enthusiastically falling into line. Lincoln s also breathing be affected by leglslation, and tacked at every favorable opportunity. Sena charter in the senate today, said this even- ing that he believed he would secure an carly report from the committee on muni- cipal corporations, and that he hoped that tho new charter’ will be passed without unnecessary delays. man of the committee on municipal affairs, Senator Crane is a member of that com- mittee, and will take personal the charter when it comes up on the floor of the senate, LEG) LATIV] PROCEEDINGS, Members Make Easy Work of the Routine Dutles of t Day. LINCOLN, Jan. 16.—(Special)—It scarcely requirad an hour for the senate to finish its work in hand this afternoon. Most of the senators had the joint convention in mind, and there was no disposition on the part of | the minority contingent to mar the anticipa- tory pleasure of the republican feast by attention to the dry routine of the regular order. After the approval of the journal, Smith sent to tho secretary's desk a resolution pro- viding for an adjournment immediately after the joint convention until tomorrow afte noon” at 2 o'clock. The resolution was in- tended to give the senators opportunity to at- tend the ceception given to Senator Thurston tonight at Omaha, and was adopted. without aissent McKeeby, from the committes rules, presented a report adoption of the foint rules of the session of 1893, with the addition of a new rule pro- viding that the joint rules may be altered, amended or suspended by a vote of two- thirds of the members present and voting thereon. The report was adopted. X bills were introduced and r first time, as follows: Senate fil> No. 115, by Crane, amenling the Omaha charte Senate file No. 115, by ing the act for the gove for the Friendless. Senate file No. 118, diteh fund the Senate file No. 11 the law governing Blind, Senite file No, 120, ranking captain « ing captain of cavalry to the military board of the Nebraska National guard After the joint convention the senat: ad- Journed ROUTINE The forenoon’s on Joint recommending the ad for the Hitcheock, amend- ment gt the Home by Lehr, ral counties. , by Watson, to the iustitution to create a in umend for by Wats ; n, adding th artillery and the rank- OF THE HOUSE, ssion of the house was a brief one, with but little business of any char- acter. Ex-Chaplain Diffenbacher, who offi- ated In the house during the session of 1891, and whose prayer on the morning following | the sensational flight of Semator Taylor i3 the only one ever printed in the house journal, offered the invoeation for the regular chap- lain this morning, and took occasion to ask that the new United States senator be en dowed with wisdom that would bring credit and honor 'to both himself and the people of his state. A number of new bills were in- troduced and read for the first time, and house roll No. 90, by Lamboru, providing the | after the | is brewing tonight had its He declined, but this morning that the appointment of a this the > was pushing extravagance just a little to be a hot, and, withal, a disgraceful one, for being formed among the senators another combine is form- ing tonight among members of the house for The success in securing the state fair has enraged Lincoln to the fighting point, and as the Lancaster county is_endeavoring to the bill recently introduced by Suter of Antelope to regulate luce the charges made by the stock is the head and front of .the movement, and he is tonight proclaiming that the farmers of the stato are in necd for immediate relief from is mak- ing rapid headway with his combination, to the extent that many of the populist mem- sanguinary threats toward all Omaha interests that may there is not a little talk that the metropolis will be at- or Crane, who introduced the Omaha Although not the chair- charge of the | that countles may fssue bonds not to exceed 2 per cent of theifiassessed valuation for the purpose of buying geed grain for distribution Rmon the droWfadricken farmers, was read the third time and passed by a vote of 7 to 1. Rouse of Hall county was the' member voting against thedil. A communi¢ation from the eecretary of state was read. -The secretary of state wanted & mespnger, Tor hls own use. The house didn’t wihL him to have it, and after Davies had mi@e“a brief but pointed talk against the prepesition it was tabled with a jar. e Chace gave the Douglas county delegation an opportunity to -enthuse a little by an- nouncing that the State Board of Agricult had just voted“{s locate the state fair at Omaha for the'next five years. After this the house, by common dropped all matters of business until 12 o'clock, when the senate appeared, and the | two houses went into joint convention for | | the purpose of formally ratifying the elec- tion of John M. Thurston as United States senator. Immediately after the joint convention the house, according to the resolution adepted yesterday, adjourned until tomorrow after- noon, consent, Bl | LINCOLN, Jan. 16.—(Special)—The Bee, in its reference to the seventeen employes ap- pointed vesterday afternoon in the enrolling and engrossing room, dd the senate an in- justice. Wighing to' be perfectly fair to ih senate the statement will be corrected to it the facts, The number appointed was ecighteen, JOHUN BOYD THACHER A WITNESS, Ile Fully Vorifies a Disputed World's Fair Award. John Boyd Thacher fs laconic and dosisive in his statements. During the lively cam- paign just closed in New Yoork, this marked him especially as chairman of the democratic state committee, It cqually true of him as chairman of the executive committee on awards at the World's fair. This is the positive and sententious way in which he verifies in an official letttr the honors won by Dr. Price’s Baking Powder. I herewith enclose you an offic copy of your award, which in due time will be inscribed in the diplomaand forwarded.” Thus the ques- tion respecting the award, raised by an en- vious New York rival, is settled beyond cavil. This same rival by the way, {; widely advertising an award for itself. The official record prove this claim wholly false, as they show the New York pretender was not so much as an exhibitor at the World's fair, sl A Y RETIRING FROM BUSINESS, Dry Goods Jobbing Houss Will Close Out Its Interests in This City. The Kilpatrick-Koch Dry Goods company has announced its intention of retiring from the jobbing fleld in this territory. This firm has enjoyed the largest dry goods business in Nebraska and has always been an im- portant factor in the wholesale interests of the city, The causes that have led to this decision on the part of the Kilpatrick- Koch company are not definitely stated, but it is understéod that a very favorable opening been offered clsewhere and that the mem- bers have decided to take advantage of it 1t is not believed that this immense business will be lost to Omaha, as it is expected that it will be assimed by other partics who have had an eye on an Omaha location for some time past;” Thé greatest loss which the city will sustaifi ‘in’ this connection will be that of the individudl members of the firm, who Tank amofig the most progressive and useful citizens ¥ho have assisted in the de- velopment of local business interests. Mr. Thomas Kilpatrick, president and senior part- ner In the establishment, has always been active in all public matters and s at present member of the Board of Park Commission- ers. He Is now'absgnt in the east and it is sald that he conteplates a return to his former home at Cleveland, O. The other officers of the company are: Allen Koch, vice president; iRobert Cowell, second vice president; Samtiél Rikk, secretary. The other stockholders are!W.’F. Baxter, W. H. Koenig, B. C. Taber and;W. F. Allen. i st Hayden Bros'irad! is on page 6. i ey TELEGRAPHIC BRIEF! Domestie, Ex-Governor Chadwick of Oregon died at Salem. Abrabam McKinney, a prominent business man of Emporia, Kan., is dead. An incendiary fire caused over worth of damage at Austin, Tex. The report of the sinking of the tow boat Boaz, below Louisville, is denied. A company has been organized to build large car shops at Kansas City. Steamer Longfellow, which struck the bridge at Cincinnati, is found to be not seriously damaged. Thers was not a quorum present at the meeting of southern lines called at New York to discuss passonger tate: The implement dealers in convention at Kansas City report that in spite of the hard times but few dealers have failed. B. H. Burnham, a Mormon elder, has cre ated considerable excitement at Hinton, W Va., by establishing a church there, Colonel Coit was arralgned at Washington Court House, O., on the charge of man- slaughter. He gave bonds and was released. A syndicate, which already controls gas plants in many large cities, has obtained control of the plant at Grand Rapids, Mich. Officers arrived at Santa Fe with Bill Cook, the Oklahoma outlaw. He will be confined there awaiting the arrival of Oklahoma authorities. Willard Boone, late county attorney at Wichita, Kan., has been suspended from practice’ for a year for accepting money to dismiss prosecution. The courts have decided that the Chicago Milk Dealers assoclation, an organization de- signed to raise the price of that necessity, is an fllegal corporation. Thervalde Peterson, & bookkeeper of the Manistee & Grand Rapids road at Manistee, Mich., has been arrested for forging orders for money on the company. A receiver has been appointed for the Dime Savings bank of Dover, N. H., which was implicated in the defalcations of the cashier of the Dover National. Miss Hattie A, Oakes of LaCrosse, Wis., appeared before a justice and reported that she had been drugged and married agalnst her will to a man named Drugan. Thomas J. Beckwith of Elkbart shot and Killed his wife because she attended a church entertainment to which he had forbidden her to go. He then committted sulcide. The Missouri legislature is asked to pass a resolution that will enabla DeKalb county to sue and recover on the notarial bond of one Atlebury, who swindled people of that county out of §120,000. ' Parties who Weré granted divorces by county judges in- Oldahoma are secking for a reversal of the supreme court ruling, which declared the law conferring this power on county judgaw waponstitutional. A hearing has been commenced in a Chicago court to_ forfeit the charter of the Spring Valley @balfcompany for violating its charter by uoting company stores and otherwise VI@4Ung the law of the state. Oklatioma’s leflature has passed a resolu- tion requesting Bfesigent Algord of the Agri- cultural collcge #o Withdraw bis resignation and promising § strict investigation of the charges made by higy against tm regents of the institution. Prospectors $10,000 cking to the Wichita mountains in the' Kfowa and Comanche In- dian uw»rvnl(nl‘ j» Indian Territory, at- tracted by the alldged discovery of gold and | silver. Troops have been sent out to efect them, and trouble is feared, as they say they will not be ejected. Forelgn Flushes, ral Martinos Campos is seriously in Madrid. He is 61 years of age. Heavy snows and landslides ha railroad trafic in Switzerland and Italy. James Vernon Whittaker, a veteran of the clvil war in America and at one time at- tached to a Philadelphia newspaper, has died in London The action for bre against Viscount De | of Coventry, who | Charles Boynge of settled out of court While addressing a meeting In Glasgow the Auke of Argyll suddenly fainted and fell il e blocked Northern a ch of promise brought hurst, heir of the earl narried the daughter of California, has been | into the arms of Lord Kelvin. For a time it was thought that the duke was dead, but he s00n regalned consclousness, OAHA GETS THE STATE FAIR FPoard of Agriculture Decides the Matter on the First Ballot. LINCOLN A CLOSE SECOND IN THE RACE How the Prize Was Secured and What it Means — Detalls of the Proposition Which Settlod the Location for Five Yenrs to Come, LINCOLN, Jan. 16.—(Special Telegram.) Omaha gets the state fair by a vote of 60 for Omaha, 41 for Lincoln and 8 for Grand Island. The State Board of Agriculture today awarded the prize to that city for the coming five years. The total vote cast was ninety-nine The State Board of Agriculture got gether early, at 8:45 a. m, and a was made to suspend the order of exercises and vote on location before balloting for Mart Dunhiam was instantly on and opposed the movement vigor- He said it would take only a few minutes to elect officers, and then the mem- bers could proceed deliberately with the lo- cation. But it did take much more time than had been suggested by Dunham. It took nearly an hour. And during that period the Omaha men made hay. First Vice Prestdent Dinsmore was in the chair this morning at roll call. Following this the committee appointed to fill fourteen vacancles caused by expiration of member- ship_reported, naming as such members R. W. Furnas of Nemaha county, R. H. Henry of Platte, Martin Dunham of Douglas, E. A. DBarnes of Hall, J. B. Dinsmore of Clay. Austin_Humnhrey of Lancaster, E. A. Stu- art of Washington, J. C. Warner of Webster, B. M. Searle of Keith, J. D. Reani of Custer, W. H. Barge of Thayer, J. H. Crowder of Sheridan, F. H. Driggs of Fillmore and Jud Holcomb of Polk. _The committee also recommended F. B, Sheldon of Gage county to fill the vacan, used by the removal of A. L. Saunders Following the adoption of this report came the report of the committee on forestry, recommending a legislative ‘committee of three to work for this interest. The chair named W. R. Bowen, J. R. Cantlin and M. L. Hayward. The committee on forestry signing the report were J. B. Dinsmore, Eil A. Barnes and Martin Dunham. The election of officers was uneventful, save in a spirited contest over the selection of the first vice president. Three ballots were taken on this office. The rest were elected by unanimous voice of the board. They are: President, Eli A. Barnes, Grand Island; first vice president, W. A. Pointer, Boone county; second vice president, F. M. Rathbun, Cambridge, Furnas county; treas- urer, Edmund Meclntyre, Seward; secretary, Robert W. Furnas, Nemaha county. When balloting for location of the state fair was announced Mart Dunham finquired it presidents of county socleties present were entitled to cast a vote as such president in addition to the vote to which the county was entitled. He was informed that they would be so entitled. No proxies were ai- lowed. Ninety-nine votes were polled, with result: Omaha, 50; Lincoln, 41; Grand Island, 8. SUGGESTIONS ON IRRIGATION. Previous to the moon recess President Barnes announced the presence of Secretary J. Sterling Morton, who had a communica- tion addressed to the secretary of the board from Milton Whitney, chief of division of the Agricultural department. Secretary Mor- ton read the article, which proved to be an interesting and valuable paper on climatic and soil conditions of Kansas and “Nebraska, with direct reference to irrigation and the better methods for such work. The conclu- sions reached by Mr. Whitney were that the soils of thesé states are wonderfully produc- tive and extremely fertile if irrigated. But rains west of the central portions of the state are inadequate. West of the central por- tions the precipitation was but from six to ten Inches per annum, and in the eastern por- tions only twenty, falling at times as low as from eleven to fifteen. In New York state the average annual precipitation was forty, and never lower than twenty iInches. Mr. Whitney claimed that twenty inches, properly distributed, was sufficlent ~ to insure good crops in elther Kansas or Nebraska. The problem before Nebraskans was to conserve the average moisture and prevent evapora- tion. Secretary Morton supplemented this paper with some important suggestions concerning plowing. He sald that the present system of working land was not much in advance of that employed 1,000 years ago, except that the plowman rode nowadays instead of walking. But the tendency of modern plowing was to dig drains under the thin layer of tillable land, which acted as conduits to carry the water away Instead of permitting it to perco- late down through the subsoil. Every year immense quantities of valuable soil was thus washed into the Missouri river. He sug- gested as a possible improvement that plows be constructed with a set of knives following the plowshare, which might cut the sofl and allow the downpour of spring, fall and sum- mer rains to permeate the ground, instead of acting as flush sewers to carry away the soil from the surface of millions of acres. Following the remarks of Secretary Morton the board took a recess until 2 p. m. PRACTICAL STOCK BREEDING. At the afternoon session Mrs. Amanda M Edwards, an experienced and successful live stock breeder of Fremont, read a practical paper on “Cattle; an Important Factor in Nebraska's Industries.” She was followed by Mrs. Nellie Hawks of Friend, Neb., a prac- tical and experienced worker in the industry of which she epoke, with an address on “The Poultry Industry.” Mrs. Hawks paid a high tribute to farm life and woman's work on thé farm. “Swine as a Factor in the Resources of Nebraska was the topic of an address by J. V. Wolfe of Lincoln, one of the oldest and most successful swine breeders in the west. President I. A. Fort of the Nebraska State Irrigating assoclation spoke extemporaneously on the subject, tak- ing the position that there was water enough in the state for irrigation purposes, and that the method of applying it was the only problem. The board adjourned at 4:20 p. at the annual fair in September. The following is a list of those in attend- ance on the twenty-ninth annual meeting of the state board: A. P, Shattuck, N. B, Huff- man, W. J. Shumway, W. A. Painter, P. H, Zobel, T. V. Bralthwait, W. J. Stockwell, G. W. Whittaker, J. R. Sutherland, T. B, Myers, F. M. Richey, George I. Parker, James Burke, John Daugherty, B. W, Camp- bell, Thomas Bryant, C. Rupp, J. D. Ream, Charles Muir, E. D. Johnson, G. E. Thomp- son, J. D. Harrls, J. R. Cantline, Joseph A. Connor, L. Morse, F. H. Briggs, J. 8. Schemmeman, . M. Rathbun, 0. W. Clark, C. G. Dorsey, George C. Jenkin, C. H. Morsch, W. W. Harrison, T, A C. H. Rose, M. J. Abbott, J. W. W. W. Bertha, J. W. Herrion, W. G G. A. Stroud, W. J. Evans, W. O, A. L. Sullivan, B. J. Hinman, V. Crue, R. M. Wolcott, Herman Lewis, Thomas J. Crummell, D. M. Montgomery, F. E. Brown, C. H. Barnard, F. 8. Way, C. C. Gibbon, W. E. Bishop, L. North, L. K. McGraw, Willlam 8. Fitch, George A. Slayton, John M. Van Duyn, John Ward, Samuel Woolley, W. E. Graham, M. F. Slouscker, J. H Crowder, W. R. Miller, H. 8. Woodruff, Charles H. Chace, W. H. Dow, A. C. Jones, W. O. Gamble, B. L. Alyea, F. E. Bennett to- officers. feet m., to meet RETS THE LOSS, any Comn # Hlustrating the Feellng of the Citizens at the Outcome. LINCOLN, Jan. 16.—(Special)—There are all sorts of stories afloat today which at tempt to explain why Lincoln lost the state falr. “We thought we were going out after it, but we didn’t go a little ways,” 15 a popu- lar expression of feeling among many. The stories, however, cannot be confirmed, but it still remains a fact that Lincoln citizens are badly cut up over the action of the board, and bitterly revengeful. In almost every hotel there are found groups of men who declare that Lincoln will run a fair and exposition combined at the same time the state fair is in progress in Omaha, and do all they can to antagonize the latter. There is also some talk of holding a speed meeting at the time of the state fair and hanging up large purses for the cracker-jack runners of the country, The Lincoln park LINCOLN RE motion | people say they are golng to put In a mile track, With a bloyele track on the inside, GREATLY REJOICED OVER T, Omaha Cltizens Express Satistaction at Sne coss of Stato Falr Project. The news of the success of Omaha in securing the state fair was received with enthusiasm and rejoleing. The merchants were especlally happy. At the Commercial club a telegram was received at 11:30 from W. R. Bennett, chairmon of the eitizens committee, announcing (he suce that greeted thelr efforts, It was at once posted in a conspicuous position at the club and the members who came in for their noonday lunch fairly danced with joy when they saw it. It was at once decided to meet the | victorious committee at tha depot upon their return in the afternoon and a brass band was quickly engaged to head & {allification narade The Commercial club committee arrived on the Burlington at 4:10 yesterday after noon, and was met at the union depot by crowd of enthusiastic citizens. A band had been engaged for the reception at the depot but it failed to arrive in time to participat in the ovation tendered to the committeemen as they stepped from the train, Commissioner Utt, President Chairman Martin, Dan arrell, and prominent {n the fight for Omaha surrounded by hundreds of happy Omahans when they reached the platform A larg crowd had also assembled at the depot meet Senator Thurston, who was on same_train, and the reception congolidated and made it a joint affair. A United States senator and a state fair for Omaha were two splendid victories for one day, and with lusty lungs the crowd cheered Senator Thurston and the Commercial club alternately. Aftor a general handshaking and extensive expansion of lungs, the delighted throng formed fn fine and fell in behind the First Regiment band and Thurston Rifles. A tri umphal _march up Farnam etrect followed Major Clarkson officlated as marshal. The Commercial club delegates were escorted di- rect to the club, where an informal reception and general congratulation followed A nquet Will be tendered to the men who won the state fair for Omaha. It will be given at the Commercial club rooms Fri- day evening. TERMS OF THE PROPOSITION. The official proposition that sccured fair includes the following Ercction of a tight board fence eight feet high about the premises, construction of one- half or one-mile regulition race track, as may be selected by the board; 100 speed stables, 10x12 feet; 200 box horse stalls, 8x12 feet; 200 open horse stalls, 6x12 feet; 400 open cattle stalls, 6x12 feet; 400 swine pens, Gx6 feet; 200 €heep pens, Ox6 feet; one agri- cultural ' hall, same shape as now in use, centers 60x60 feet, with eight wings 40x50 feet; ono manufacturers and consumers hall, samo floor spaco as now in merchants hall, center 45x45 feet, with four wings 45x50 feet; ono art hall, floor space and shape the same as now, diameter of building 80 feet; one textile fabric hall, floor space and shapo of building same as art hall; one dairy building, same in all respects as now, center 52x70 feet, ona wing 32x40 feet, one wing 12x50 feet} one fish exhibit building, twice size of present, round or octagonal in form, floor space mot less than 64xG4 feet; one poultry hall, 64x120 fect; ome bee ex- nibit building, 48x60 feet; one build- ing for board of managers and president’s offices, four rooms, one cretary’s office, same size as now, 2: three rooms. One small office buildin 14x16, for each superintendent cattle, sheep and swine. One small building for cach mester of transportation ana superin- tendent of gates, 14x16. One police head- quarters, 30x40, with bunks. One power hall, 32x196, with shafting, no floors. One hay shed and one grain shed, cach 10x: grain shed with floors and bins. One treas uer’s building, 20x40, three rooms. One band stand 16x16. One judges' stand, speed ring, 2x12. One express, telegraph and telephone office at least 12x24, One horticultural hall center 32x32, with three wings, each 32x50. One floral hall 32x72. Eight out door walks or water closets for gents, 12x20. Ladies’ water closets and washrooms in eath of the halls, 10x12. .One main floor flagstaff eighty- five feet high. One ampitheater with seat- ing capacity for 12,000 people. One quar- termaster's stora room 12x24, with yard at- tachéd 50x75. Water to be provided sufficient in all parts of the grounds as requested, and pure filtered water supply for the fish exhibit bullding frea of cost to the association. Railroad and motor facilities to the grounds to_carry 100,000 people daily. Freight railroad trains will run into or reach the grounds; the same will apply to passenger trains, One seated and roofed amphitheater at cach horse, cattle and swine show ring, 20x40. At each cattle and horse ring judges’ stand, 8x8. The rate of fare per passenger between Omaha and the fair grounds will be § cents each way on motor line. The rate of fare between Omaha, South Omaha and fair grounds via the Missouri Pacific railway, from Webster street depot, and via the Union Pacific railway, between the union depot and fair grounds, shall not excced & cents for fare one way or 10 cents for the round trip. All switching charges arising on cars of exhibits that may accrue between the terminus of roads (not reaching the grounds) and the fatr grounds will be paid by the city. Telephone and telegraph lines will be con- structed to the grounds free of expense to the assoclation. All repairs necessary during the term of five years will be made as required by the board. As an evidence of the ability to carry out cach and all of the obligations undertaken here is attached a certified copy of subscrip- tion list for $60,000, and also a good and sufficient bond for $50,000 is attached, further guarantecing the performance of the obliga- tions. A contract relating to the 160 acres of land, referred to in the bid, furnish said lands will be furnished when required. The site which will be used for the state fair will be in the vicinity of Ruser park, the property of the Omaha Driving assoclation, known as the West Side site. It is reached by the Missourl Pacific and within easy dis- tance. The fight for the fair this year has been a bitter one between Omaha and Lincoln. The men most active in the front rank dur- ing the fight were W. R. Benneit, chairman of the citizens committee, Commissioner Utt and President Weller and ex-President Gib- bon of the Commercial club, Billy Paxton, Dan Farrell, George Hicks, Major Wilcox and the executive committee of the club, At a banquet given at the club Monday evening the delegates from the State Fair association were extended a cordial reception on the eve of the battle and were accom- panied to Lincoln next day by a determined committee of “stayers” for Omaha interests from the Commercial club. The result is now local history. e Hayden Bros', ad. is on page 3. e Parse to the Pastor, The lady members of Unity church gave a supper, last evening from 6 to 8 o'clock for the benefit of the Ladies' society of the church. ~ A large number attended, and the supper was followed by a musical pro- gram. The feature of the evening was the iting of o purse of $60 to the pastor N. M. Mann, Miss L. Rogers making the presentation speech. The occasion the p nt was the birthday anni wary the pastor. A Current Topic " Resumes. The Current Topic club, which has re mained inactive for some time on account Weller, others the the POSITIVE CURE FOR T0MULSION PHYSICIANS PRESCRIBE DRUGGISTS, KUHN & CO, 16th and Douglas Sts., Omaha, were committees | ana of | of the fllness of Duryea, has again c ership of Major W meetings hereafte ing at the Your tion bullding It f& the purpose of the club to discuss the live questions of the day, This evens ing the currency scheme of Secratary Car- lisle Wil be presented by C. 8. Lgbinger and J. C. Mattern. Al are invitsd, Stearn's Electrie Paste rids your house of Rats, Roaches and other vermin; 25c. $500,000 THAT'S THE AMOUNT OFF:RED TOR A PILL CURE it former leader, Dr, ganized under the leads ford, and will hold its ¥ Thursday evene Men's” Christian associas 1y Syndieats of New Vork St Louls Capitatisis A syndicate of New York and St. Louls capitaiists has recontly been formed for the purpose of buying the Pyramid Pile Cure, & remedy well known in some portions of {he west and northwest, but which has never been systematically and thoroughly ady tised. The gentlemen composing the syndi | cate, after thorough investigation and re peated trials in aggravated cases of piles, licve the extraordinary merit of the remedy combined with judicious and liberal adyer- tising will make the remedy one of the most profitable and popular in the marke When it is remembered that a surgloal operation for the cure of piles costs anys where from ten to one hundred dolars, to say nothing of the terrible pain and danger to life, and also the fact that such operas tions are often unsuccessful, it will readily Lo seen that a remedy like the Pyramid Pila Cure, selling at all drug stores at one dollar P ackage and piving universal satis tion, cannot fail to result as a profitable in- vestment In the many experiments made with tho remedy naturally the cases selected were old chronic cases, some of them of many years' standing, and whether the piles were of the bleeding, protruding, itching or any other form, the result was the saume, a complete removal of the disease. This remedy, known as the Pyramid Cure, has been advertised in a small way for sev- eral years, and by reason of its great merit is at the present time soll by nearly all druggiets, but it s (he intention of the ahove | gentlemen to advertise the preparation throughout the whole country, and in all probability as soon as the extraordinary valu impertarce of the preparation becomes generally known it will certainly supplant all other remedies or treatments for the cure of this obstinate and common disease, The Pyramid Pile Cure ig certainly pile cure of the future, the HOW BABIES SUFFER When_thelr tender skins aro literally on fire, with itching, burning, blotehy skin aud scalp dis with 10s of bair, none but mothers realize. CUTICUKA RENEDITS af- ford fmmediate relief, permit rest and slecp, and point to a apecdy ava when the best physicians and il 1. Sold everywhere. economical e ather remedies f: AMUSKMED BOYD'S TasT TiME TONIGHT. “OUR FRITZ." in his latest success, PRITE IN A MADHOUSE SUPPORT A COMPETENT COMPANY, Hear Mr. “Luugh- ing Jack Lon Don't his pretty Prico S0c_and and witne ay. U floor, Gde, 5 and $1.00; baleony, BOYD'S RIDAY ... ATURDAY 2 NIGHTS. ONE _MATINEE JANUARY (8 and 19 Farewell agement of the Tragedians, FREDERICK LOUIS WARD ana JAMES Supported by the foremost company in America, in o magnificent scenic revival of the follow- ing plays: vriday Niht and S LHENRY 1V?* ainrday Mat, sy RICHARD 111" Night. The sale of seats will open Thursday morn- ing, Night Prices—First Floor. $1.00 and 8150 Matinco Prices—I'irst Hilco Floor, Balcony, H0c und 76e BOYD'S tne Night oy, SUNDAY, JANUARY 20. Jacob Litt's Landslide of Laughter, Y O N A _GREAT COMEDY. YONSON [awan | GUS HEEGE AND A AT COMPANY, A CARLOAD OF ERY. o opens ay at usual prices. 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