Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, July 9, 1895, Page 5

BYNUM FOR SOUND MONEY Takes Issuo with Indiana's Two Senators { on the Money Question, LOGICAL EFFECTS OF FREE COlNAG[l Reasons Why Amerioan Silver rent at Par While Mexieun Colnage Only Grings Its Bullion Vaiue, BPENCER, Ind., July 8.—Hon. William D. Bynum of Inllanapolis opened his money eampalgn here tonight. He spoke in the opera house to a large aud representative audience of Owen county people, composed of the members of both political parties, He was listened® to by bankers, business men, farmers and laborers, and was given the closest attention throughout. There was lib- eral applause as the speaker made his argu- ment against the free colnage of silver and pointed out what he claimed to be the fal- lacles of the advocates of free coinage. He was introduced by Hon. Willls Hickam and spoke for two hours. He sald: Ladies and Gentlemen: I am Tot here the ropresentative of any political party and do not assume to speak for any one but my- solf. The people of the country are fronted with the solution of an Important question. The broad expanse of our territory, our varied and unlimited resources, and the great growth of our commerce require that we should have the quickest communication the most rapid transportation, the most con- venlent forms of exchange, and as sound a financial system as any nation on the face of the earth. The question of sound money s one that affects directly the interests of every citizen; it enters every home and demands the thoughtful consideration of every intelli- gent mind. I belleve that the people In every section of the country desire to see the gov ernment maintain a sound money. That the advocates of free coinage as well as those opposed to the same favor maintaining the largest circulation of both gold and stlver at a parity, and are opposed to any policy which would result in the banishmentof either {rom use. The controversy s not as to the result to be obtained, but how to achieve it. No one, I presume, desires to see a policy in- augurated that would result in the separation of the value of our gold and silver. The cheaper will always drive out the dearer, and the result would be the expulsion of our gold No person, even If he could afford to do so, would pay in the more valuable when he had a right to discharge his obligations In the cheaper kind. Our present circulation con- sists of about $630,000,000 of gold, $650,000,000 of silver, $346,000,000 of green $48,000,- 000 of currency certificates, and $211,000,000 of national bank notes, all maintained by the government upon an equality. A dollar of our silver money or paper currency is worth a hundred cents In any part of the civilized world. Our silver dollar is worth a hundred cents In London, while Mexico's, containing more silver, {8 worth only 53 cents. Neither is redeemable in gold, and the question is, why this difference in value? It is not the con- fiat of the government, because both possess the same attributes of legal tender. It is because we adhere to thy standard of measurement recognized by the laws of trade, while Mexico has set up a domestlc standard far below that which dominates in the exchange between natioms. When our coin returns home it possesses a purchasing power equal to gold, hence it 1s worth as much as a gold dollar everywhere. When the Mexican dollar re- turns home it possesses a purchasing power only balf as great, and therefore Is worth only half as much. I assume not only that no one desires to see a scparation in the values of our coin, but that no one desires to see a policy pursued that would debase our cireulation. LEGAL AND COMMERCIAL RATIO. The legal ratio between gold and silver as fixed by our laws Is 16 to 1, while the commercial ratio is about 32 to 1. The ef- fect of opening our mints to the free coln age of silver would be to bring the legal and commercial ratios of the two metals to gether, or to roduce the monetary value of the siiver dollar to its commercial ratio In the event of the latter the silver dollar would be worth only 50 cents, in comparison with the gold dollar, and would therefore drive gold out of circulation. There can be no question that with free coinage of sil the value of the bulllon In a dollar would become the equal of its monetary value. The important question, therefore, to be deter mined is, would' the price of bullion go up from 66 cents to $1.29 an ounce all the world over, or would the monetary value of our silver dollar come down to its bullion value, about 50 cents? It is a fact that the commercial ratio of the two metals has al ways controlled thelr movements, In_spite of their coinage ratio. In the act of 1793 the ratio established was 15 to 1. Gold wa worth more, and thereforo went to the countries where it commanded more silver. In 1834 the ratlo was changed to 16 to 1 Silver was worth more, and the consequence was that silver went out and gold came back. The difference In value in the coin- age and commercial ratios was only about 3 “cents, but it was enough to make, first, the exportation of gold, then of silver, prof- itable. If a difference of 3 cents in value caused the exportation of gold from 1783 to 1834, and then of silver from 1834 to 1 what might we expect with a difference of 50 cents on the dollar at present? The ad- vocates of free coinage assume, and all their arguments are based upon this er- Poneous assumption, that with free colnage xr both metals at a ratio of 16 to 1 we would ave bimetallism. This assumption is the @reat desideratum In the discussion of this question, and until they demonstrate that both metals would remain in circulation all thelr declamation about a double standard bimetallism and an increased circulation is pure fustian. Gold has been standard money with us ever since 1834; we had coined but 8,000,000 of silver dollars, and they had all left the coun- try. All the silver we had was in small coin, a legal tender to the extent of only $6. It however, is not necessary to contend over the question as to how the act of 1873 was passed—that makes no difference now. We must now meet conditions as they are, not as they ought to be. It is insisted, howgver, that the act of 1873 destroyed the demand for silver, and as a consequence the price began to go down. Up to 1873 we hdd coined but 8,000,000 of silver dollars and $137,000,000 of subsldiary coln. The total coinage during the seventy-six years of the operation of our mints prior to 1873 was only $145,000,000. RECOMMENCED COINAGE. In 1878 we again commenced to coin the standard dollar, and up to and including a part of 1893 had coined $415,000,000, besides over $30,000,000 of subsidiary coin, and pur- chased, under the provisions of the Sherman act, and have on hand ufficient bullion to coln $125,000,000 more. The consumption of silver by us since 1873 has been more than $650,000,000 of colnage value, and yet it is boldly asserted that the cau its value was the discrimin: on against it as a monsy metal. During all the time this great consumption was taking place the price of silver was constantly going down. It is alleged, however, that other nations demone- tized silver, and that their action had some- thing to do with the fall in its value. It such bo true, how necessary must their aid be to lts restoration. Several causes, In my Judgment, have operated to cheapen silver. Gold is the more valuable metal; more valua- ble because of the greater demand for its use in the arts; more valuable because it can be transported from nation to nation at less cost; more valuable because of Its properties. As nations advance their commerce Erows, their transactions increase uable standard becomes neceasary. Not only do nations as they increase In wealth change from the cheaper to the more valuable kind of money, but they reach a int where money ceases to be actively used, ming simply the base of & superstructure of drafts, checks and exchanges. This in- mand for gold by many European met by an increase in production and thus silver was relegated to a subordinate position. In 1873 the coinage value of the world's production of gold was $96,200,000, while in 1594 it was over $180,000,000. ‘The value of the gold product of the world in 1894 was greater than the annual average product of both gold and silver from 1861 to 1865. Not only has the production of gold IBereased nearly 100 per cent, but the produc- ton of silver has increased in & greater ratlo, sound | of the fall in | d a more val- The world's production of silver in 1873 was §86,800,000, while in 1393 it was $208.- 71,000. The price is now about 66 cents and the owners of mines wish us to appreclate the value until they can realize $1.29. WHAT OF THE RBESULT. Tn view of all the evidence we have.be- fore us does any one belleve that to open our mints would have any other effect save to debase the value of our sliver coln and force us to a silver basis? What would be the result of such a policy? Our silver dollar, which fs now worth 100 cents all over the world, would instantly drop to its bullion value, now about 50 cents, and our $600,000,000 of gold would instantly dis- appear from clrculation. No argument Is necessary to prove that gold and silver would not circulate side by side when one was worth outside of our lmits twice as much as the other. With the disappearance of our supply of gold there would be a contraction of more than one-third in our circulation. It would take fifteen years of steady work by our mints to replace this volume of circu- lation by colning silver. The very opposite of what the advocates of free colnage - tending for would take place. The contrac- tion {n our circulation would be so sudden, <o severe as to bring upon us a panic more sweeping than that of 1 Look over the face of the earth today and see what nations pay the lowest wages to their labor and have the smallest circulation per capita. Mexico Is one of the great silver producing countries of the world. She has free coinage of both gold and silver, and yet her per capita circulation is only $4.71; 41 cents being in gold and 17 cents In paper. India, that only recently suspended free coin- age, has a per capita circulation of $2.23. Compare the circulation of these free coinage countries limit $14.18 with nations which coinage. The United Kingdom has in gold and $2.88 In silver; Franc in gold and $12.85 in silyer; German: in gold and $4.35 in silver; Belgium, in gold and $8.85 in silver, while we have $9.09 in gold and $9.08 silver. Mexico coins about $25,000,000 of silver every year— her colnage during the last three years has been largely in excess of her present circula- tion. The reason is this, that her coin Is only domestic money; its commercial 's equal and sometimes greater than its monetary value; hence, it is nothing after all but a commodity, and is dealt with as such. that of the ——— An Ohio merchant recently paid $30 fine for selling adulterated baking powder. Dr. Price's is perfectly pure. s s APECT TO MAKE IMPORTANT ARREST Montreal Castoms Cficials Loente n Gang of Chiness Smugglers. NEW YORK, July 8.—A special dispatch from Montreal to the Evening Post says: The customs officials in this city expect to make an important arrest in a few days in connection with the smuggling of China- men from Canada into the United States. During the last few monihs it is estimated by the authorities that fully 300 Chinamen have been smuggled across the lines at vari- ous places. The smugglers have grown so bold and the operations so extensive that the authorities at Washington decided on im- mediate action and sent twelve of the shrewdest secret service men to work up the case. They have made this city their headquarters and during their sojourn of ten days have succeeded in locating not only the leader of the gang, but also found out the secret means of transportation. Last Wednesday it was learned that the captain of a lumber boat in this port had arranged with the smugglers to convey four- teen Chinamen from Soul, Quebec, to Troy, N. Y., provided they were delivered to him near Soul islands. The captain succeeded in eluding the secrct service men and getting them off the track and salled up the Richilieu river to Lake Champlain and thence to Troy, N. Y., where he landed the China- men. The name of the man has been se- cured and the name of his barge, and if he crosses into American waters again he will be arrested. Some time ago a barge of lum- ber was seized in Troy by United States officlals, who suspected that it carried contraband cargo. When the lumber was partly discharged the officers were con- siderably surprised to find In the center of the load, neatly caged in, twelve Chinamen with their baggage. There are a large num- ber of Chinamen in this city at present waiting to cross into the United States terri- tory and many of them are paying the smug- glers as much as $200 to get them across. s WESTERN PENSIONS. Veterans of the Lato Kobellion Remombored by the General Government. WASHINGTON, July S.—(Speclal)—Pen- slons granted, issue of June 21, 1895, were: braska: Original—Alexander W. Allo- way, Omaha, Douglas; Sylvester Lines, Be- atrice, G Restoration and supplemental Daniel Jordan, Waterloo, Douglas. Res toration and increase—Theodore B. Whitney (Jeceased), Elba, Howard. lowa: Original-Marquis D, Hale, Osceola, Clarke. Supplemental—Jacob B. Eddy, West Cedar Rapids, — Linn Increase—Alfred Cooper, Clarinda, Pay Original widows, ste.—Lavina KFox, M Ringgold; Lydia Atider (mother), P South Dakota: Onida, Sully. Colorado:~ Original—Joseph M. Laughlin, Florence, Fremont. Relssue—James Collins, Aspen, Pitkin; Louis R. Parker, Vernon, Arapahoe; Gustayus- Odor, Cripple " Creek, 51 Paso. . Wyoming: Original—Ell Min- Delight, ¥remont. Issue of June Nebraska: Original—James Gugins coased), Elk City, Douglas: John Carr, Syr- acuse, Otoe. Increase—William F. Patter- son, Springview, Keya Paha; Thomas Lered, Lynch, Bovd. Original widows—Grace Davis, Tk City, Douglas; reissue, minors of James Gugins, Ik City, 'Dougla Towa! Increase—Albe Wauken, Allamakee; John Jefferson, ‘Greene. South Dakota: Highmore, Hy.de. Montrose, McCook. Colorado: Original—Jacob Martin, Denver, Arapahoe; simiro Masstos, Pueblo, Pueblo. Reissue—Joseph P. Hughes, Trini: dad, Las Animas: Frederick J. Vosburg, Junction, Mesa. ning: Heissue—Calvin Siwers, lah, “Crook. Moytana: _Orlglnal—John W. Knowlton, Red Lodge, Park. Relssue—Archibald Hop- kins, Cottonwood, gus; John J. Knowl- ton, Butte City, r How; Samuel Ste- phens, Powderville, Custer. —_—— WEATHER FORECAST. on, Gireene. Original—Ma lison Haverly, Dickerson, (de- Colegrave, . P. Shannon, Additional James Garvie, Relssue ames Ennis, Beu- Falr and Warmer in Northwestern Ne- braskn Today. ASHINGTON, July 8.—The forecast for Tuesday 1s: For Neb ka—Fair; warmer in the north- west portion; northerly winds, becoming variably For Missouri—Fair; warmer in the ex- t northwes portion; northerl me cooler in the southeast winds, becoming variable. For South Dakota—Fair; warmer; west- erly winds For Ka warmer; fable winds, For lowa—Fair; warmer; variable winds. Local Rieord. OFFICE OF THE WEATHE! OMAHA, July 8—Omaha record of tem- perature’ and rainfall, compared with the corresponding day of the past four years: 1895, 1894, 1893, 1 R BUREAU, Maximum temperature ... 72 81 80 Minimum temperature .... 5 6 Average temperature ..... 64 T4 T2 Precipitation ..... 00 00 L0000 Condition of temperaturs and precipitation al Omaha for the day and since March 1, Normal temperature.... FrrTeth Deficlency for the day........ T Normal precipitation LTS ineh Deficiency for the day .\’ 19 inch Total precipitation since’ March 1'10.57 inches Deficlency since March 1. + 6.00 Inches Koports from Other Stations as 8 £, M, k] B s & H sTaTIONS 33| % |smars or 28| B | weitusa, 5 B3| f Owaba. .. 72| 00 Mear. North Platte.. 6> Cleur. Vilsnting. Clear. Chigaso o Ciear. Si. Lou Clear. 81 P Cloudy. Daveapors..... Cloudy. Kansas City. Cloudy. Holon. Part cloudy Denver. Clouay. Salt Lake Gi Giear. Blamarok. Part cloudy B Vitcons Clear, 60| 00 Olondy. 70{ 08 Cloudy. G4 .00 Part clondy 85 00| Par cloudy . 84 truce of L i w il Observer. CONVICTS IN CUBBY HOLES Ohicago Leoturer Tells Linooln People About Dorgan's Delightful Prison, WORST OF THE KIND IN THE CCUNTRY Inmates Crowded lInte Space Sufclent the Existenco Human Life — Report of the Discourse. Searcely for ot LINCOLN, July 8.—(Special)—In the course of his lecture last evening Dr. Gra- ham Taylor, professor in the Congregational theological seminary at Chicago, proceeded to administer a severe roast of the Nebraska state penitentlary. visit which he had made and surprised his audience with the vigor of his denunclation. “That is the worst prison,” said he, “that I have ever eeen, and I have visited nearly all the prisons in the northern states. Why, Just think of it! They have holes in the wall out there seven by seven by four feet in di- mension, and many of them have two men in them." There are 240 cells in which are confined an average 320 prisoners. The speaker dwelt upon the fact that there is no matron and that the women prisoners are (here in the care of men, a condition that he seemed to deem most reprehensible. He also se- verely criticised the contract labor system and its inevitable effect upon the prisoners. SOME OTHER FEATURES. Dr. Taylor at the close of his lecture ex- pressed a willingness to answer any ques- tlons. T. H. Leavitt, who was prominently interested last winter in an attempt to se- cure the enactment of a law by the last ses- sion of the legislature creating a board of charities and corrections, aroce and under- took to tell what had been done in that line and the unsatisfactory result. He said that after the bfll had been mtroduced he had been approached by ex-Governor Thayer, who had inquired: “Leayitt, what in the world are you trylng to do “We are trying to do something in behalt of the poor prisoners out there,” was the reply. Thereupon the ex-governor had registered a remonstrance, expresstug the conviction that it was tho best arranged and best man- aged prison in the United States. The legls- lative committee bad appeared to entertain the same idea of the situation. The result, sald Leavitt, was that the friends of the charities and corrections bill could not even obtain a respectful hearing before the com- mittee. “What would you do in the face of such opposition?’ heapedly concluded Leavitt. “What would I do?’ replied Dr. Taylor, “why, 1 would hut that ex-governor and on those members of the legislature up in that prison for twenty-four hours, This response was greeted with demonstra- tions of applause. Dr. Taylor is lecturing at the Crete Chautauqua and it is possible that he may revisit Lincoln before he re- turns to Chicago. IN DISTRICT COURT. The Union Savings bank asks judgment in the county court against the village of West Lincoln for $186 due on five warrants issued in 1891, which have been registered, but not paid. ""Phe Natlonal Life Insurance company of Vermont asks for the foreclosure of a $14,732 morgage on the Fitzgerald property on North Ninth street. At the pro cathedral last night be- fore taking up the regular topic of his ser- mon, Father Nugent read a letter from J. Sterling Morton in which he said that no contributions were levied on the employes of the Agricultural department In Washing- ton. He further stated that all soliciting for religious or other charitable purposes was forbidden in all the departments. EVENED UP THE DEAL. This morning Mrs. De Haas was arrested on complaint of Henry Smith who charges immorality against her in a number of ways. Smith says that about four months ago she borrowed $25 of him, promising to repay him by marriage, after which they were to settle on the “reservation” and open a house of fll- fame. Her failure to carry out this compact incensed Smith and he preferred the charge of prostitution against her. Mrs. De Haas has now one husband in the penitentiary, gent there for forgery. She is a rather pretty little woman, with innocent looking eyes and a smiling roguish face. It is considered quite doubtful if Smith will obtain much legal satisfaction on the poor showing he makes in his own behalf. . Rey. T. F. Stauffer has left for Wheeling, W. Va., fo attend the session of the supreme lodge of the Order of the World, which as- sembles this week. Today J. C. Pentzer left for Denver to at- tend the national convention of the Educa- tional association. Secretary of the Republican State Central Committee Sedgewick says that the com- mittee has been called to meet at Lincoln on August 7. RAIDED A HOP JOINT. “For running an oplum joint” was the charge booked against Sam Ling and Ah Con at the police station this morning. At the trial this afternoon it developed that Ah Con was proprietor of the place, and Sam Ling merely an inmate. The celestials were con- ducting their hop empoMum at 138 South Tenth street when Officers Harry and Fushia swooped down on them and carrled them off in the patrol wagon, together with an opium smoking outfit, on which Ah Con had just paid $13 express charges. This at- tack on the hop industry immediately brought Into action the head center of a fan tan game running perennially over the Little Gold Dust saloon, known as Charley, and he set about to weave a defense which should get his pig- talled countrymen out of hock as economic- ally as possible. At the trial Ah Con was fined $5 and Sam Ling §$1 and costs, swelling the sum total to $25. The real complainant against the Mongolians is James Pegler, who conducts a grain business near the aileged laundry. It is said that attempts have been made to induce a little 9-year-old girl to visit the joint, which, happily, have so far failed The " police expccted to find a number of white smokers in the den who have been spotted, and are known to have frequented the place, but they were out when the officers called to inquire how matters were progress- ing. The outfit confiscated consisted of pipes, lamps and a lot of oplum. RECEPTION TO DR. PAINE. Dr. B. L. Paine, who retires from the pres. idency of the Epworth league this month, was tendered a reception by the St. Paul leaguo this evening at the church. At the business meting of the Christian Endeavor societies the Lincoln City union was author- ized to provide for a representative speaker for this district at the convention. A young man whose age is given at the police station as 20 years, and whose name is not gliven, escaped from the asylum this morning, and the police tonight are on the lookout for him. Young Forry Ensign is re- ported to be greatly improved by his treat- ment at the asylum, and it Is hoped that he will soon be out again clothed in his right mind. Emma Sanderson, a young girl picked up on Eleventh street by the police matron, will be sent to the reform school at Geneva for incorrigibility. Edith Moore, a white woman living In a disorderly house, took a dose of laudanum because two negro admirers quarreled over her and one got the worst of it. The city physician was called, and after a time brought her back to life. OMAHA PEOPLE IN LINCOLN. At the Lindell—Edwin Davls, George A. Cott, 8. T. Dorsey, M. Meyer, R. E. Hughes. Windsor—W. S. Slavey, Frank Reynolds, A B. Hunt, Miss Maud Staley. Lincoln—H. G. Harte, W. H. Barstow, F. R. McConnell. teresting Chautanqua Events, CRETE, Neb,, July 8.—(Special)—The vis- itors at the assembly are thoroughly enjoying the change in the weather from very hat to cool. Dr. Holmes' lecture this morning was a continuance of his discussion econcerning “Inberitance” and a discussion of the “Bight Hour Day.” Dr. Byles then made a talk upon the working of the eight hour principle in England. Prof. Graham Taylor lectured this after- noon at the assembly on the subject of “Prison Reform.” He spoke In terms of the management of the state peni- tentlary from knowledge obtained by per- sonal observation. He says it is the worst He referred to a recent | Attorney Woodward for the prosecution. court room was filled with speciators, mainly people farm, threo miles southeast of College View. sitting in 1 about 2 o'clock in the Evidence was adduced that Haas and Garten had ha had not clusive testimony, but Garten was bound over to the district court in the sum of $500. diem for feeding and clothing the prisoners at the penitentiary. nearly 100 people. adjudged insane Friday. — prison ho has seen i fib United States, and he has seen a good-many. Colonel Anderson rvgx tonight on “‘Bent.” The locture was Iargafy humorous and full of quaint philosophy. (His prelude was by the Doane College Mandglin club and Miss Chandler, who rendetel some sweet Scotch songs. . N VERY HARD LUCK —— Frod Hobleman's Omaha Wife Has Not Contributed HapgineEs to Their Home. BEATRICE, July §.<«Special Telegram.)— Fred Hobelman, a rich German living in the northern part of Gake county, Is still in trouble. Last November he went to Omaha and through the manipulations of a “fortune teller” was introducéd to a woman named Elliott, whom he brought home with him and subsequently married. Soon afterward it was discovered that the woman had another husband living. Both Hobelman and his wifo were arrested upon a charge of bigamy, RICH GERMAN | Mrs. Hobelman lying in jail several months before her trial. Both were discharged, but it seems have uot been able to live in har- mony and Hobelman now brings action for a | divorce, Samuel Irwin, sr., one of the earliest set- tlers of the county, died last evening at his home near Homesville, from dropsy tuneral will The occur tomorrow morning at 9 o'elock at the Homesville Dunkard church. Courtney LINCOLN, art 1 Bound Over, July 8.—(Special Telegram.)— The examination of Courtney Garten on the charge of having shot Farmer John E. Haas with the intent of committing murder, was held today before Justic McCandless, T. C. fense and County The Burr appeared for the ¢ living in the vicinity of the Haas Haas was shot in the head and neck while barn reading a newspaper ternoon of June 19 some words of a severe nature, but corme to blows. There was no con- Tt's at Hest Now. LINCOLN, July 8.—(Special.)—There are no new developments in the Dorgan penitentiary legal complication. bond has been filed in and approved The $7,600 supersedeas the district court by the judges. Dorgan has possession of the prison plant, State Auditor Moore has the warrant for $33,408.90, the appraisers have their $500 apiece in cash, and the state is paying 40 cents per capita per 0 odd The attorneys have been given forty days in which to file a bill of exceptions, and they are likely to avail themselves of the limit. Ashland Teachers Leave for Denver. ASHLAND, Neb., July 8.—(Special)—A large delegation of teachers left this evening for Denver to attend the teachers' conven- tion. T. W. Noys of New York, who has been looking after some property here, left for home today. Mrs. Kopka, an old and respected German lady living close to town, died last night and will be buried here tomorrow. It has been cold enough all day for a light overcoat. Woman Shoots Her Brother. TECUMSEH, Neb,, July 8.—(Special.)—Liza Maulden became irate at the actions of her drunken brother, Géorge Maulden, Saturday, and shot him in thé arm. She aimed at his head, but he dodged and saved himself. The bullet was of 22 calibre and the wound in his arm was not serious, W. Rowclifte, who had been in the livery business here for spveral years, has failed. His failure is due 'to the lack of business caused by hard times. Changes la the State Mill‘ia, LINCOLN, July 8.—(dpecial Telegram.)— Captain J. C. Ell and Seconl Lieutenant J. H. Lame of company I, First regiment Na- tional Guard, at Bennétt, have resigned, their resignations have been accepted and an elec- tlon ordered on July 13 to fill the vacancies. Henry Baer has been elected captain of com- pany A, First regiment, York, to supply the vacancy caused by the promotion of Captain Lundeen to be Inspector general of the state. Baer failed to qualify and anonther election will be ordered. Hayes und Rod Willow « rops Damaged. M'COOK, Neb., July 8.—(Special Telegram.) —As reports come in from the hail storm which prevailed in eastern Hayes and north- western Red Willow counties yesterday, they indicate that considerable damage was done to crops. One farmer, Thomas Real, living nine ‘miles northwest of here, lost four fine work horses by lightning. A small washout occurred on the Burlington about five miles east of here. Almost a Fre: ze, BUTTE, Neb, July S.—(Special Tele- gram.)—After a severe gale of wind and dust yesterday the mercury began falling and last night was exceelingly cool, in some places amounting almost to a freeze. The air is quite cold tonight and weather clear. bl ke “A modern instance” of deserved success, Dr. Price’s Cream Baking Powder. Turt Couuty's Prosperors Condition. TEKAMAH, Neb., July 8.—(Special)—The Burt county fair will be held in Tekamah September 11 to 13. The officers are putting teous crops of all kinds. It is one voice that this season of the year before. Small grain will yleld heavily and harvesting is now be- ginning. Corn Is tasseling and silking, and the hay harvest begun last week. The vast Missourl bottom, reaching from Blair to De- catur, nearly the whole of which is hay lands, will employ an army of men and teams until frost. A party of a dozen families from Tekamah camped at Hopewell's grove, on Holman's lake, last week. They will be joined by as many more tomorrow nicely equipped with tents, provisions, etc., for a week’s old-fash- foned camping. A mile east in Gillick’s large ash grove Messrs. Clarence Clafiin of Omaha and B. F. Monroe of Blair and their party, are beautifully located in spacious tents on pleas- ant grounds. Formal calls ripened into friendly visits between the two camps, until Saturday night they joined in a camp fire, musicale and dance, and Sunday all united and attended church services at a country school house in a body. They numbered Numerous other camps of numbers bedeck the banks of this less favorlte fishing water, and every train now brings new pleasurg 'seckers others away. in and takes Sheriff Langford will o to Norfolk tomor- row with Abe Hughes,of Decatur, who was Hughes is 35 years old and has a wife 4nd. seven children. The cause of his affliction s attributed to lead polson, as he is a pajnipr and has felt the effects of lead poison, before. 1o d i y b | 8. T. Hoseall, Chicago; H. G. Burnmier, Man- | bY & CHANGING IT3 School Board Fats In a of Detatis of Blucation The Board met in Journed session last evening to consider pend- ing revisions of the rules. on rules presented the appolntment of a truant officer. and Tukey recommended that the office be not created and that tbe further consideration of | the rules governing it be indefinitely post- poned. to create new demands on the funds when the board was $50,000 short. Edwards, in & minority report, recommended the creation of the office. The majority report was adopted and the numerous applicants for the job of hunting up young urchins who do not attend the public schools will have to hang up their hopes indefinitely. An effort on the part of the committee to havo the date of the election of the superin- tendent of school buildings changel from the first regular meeting in July to the second meeting In January was not favorably re- celved. The majority ot the board voted against the change and the committee report was amended accordingly. The duties of the committee on salaries were abridged £0 as to leave the committee | salaries | fing to the rules of the | MEN WHO WOULD PATROL BEATS | merely the authority to wera adjusted acco board. This was on the suggestion that kindergarten and teachers’ better qualified to fix salaries than the regu- lar salary committee. Section 4 was also see that the amended 'so as to provide that the membors | of the visiting building should contemplated The date committee for each school be consulted in regard to improvements. for the election of an attorney was fixel as the second regular meeting in | January. The number of members necessary to call a speclal meeting of the board was changed from four to eight. Section 15, defining the duties of the secre- tary, was 80 amended as to provide that he should not purchase supplies, except by direc- tion of the board or the committee on sup- plies. An effort to amend the rules governing the superintendent of schools to compel that of- ficial to obtain the consent of the commitiee on teachers and examinations before making transfers of teachers or consolidations of pu- pils failed to receive the necessary support, and the rule was allowed to stand as at pres- ent. A similar effort was made to abridge the authority of the superintendent by refus- ing him the power to appoint substitute teachers to fill temporary vacancies without consulting the committee, but this was also voted down. Lowe wanted the rule defining the duties of the committee on teachers and examinations amended as far as it concerned the election of teachers. He wanted the committee to submit a list of the teachers who were to be dropped, and to als) submit the list of teachers recommended ten days before it was presented for adoption. This proposition was the text of a long discussion, after which the amendment was withdrawn. The further consideration of the report was postponed for one week. A resolution by Knodell provided for the acceptance of a bond from a guarantee com- pany for the custodian of supplies. It was carried after some objection The official bond of J. H. Dumont as treas- urer for the school board was submitted and referred to the committee on judiciary. The qualified as follows: Artemus Clarke, W. E Clarke, $25,000; George C. Towle, $25,000; W. V. Morse, $25,000; George E. Barker, $100,000; total, $200,000 On recommendation of the finance commit- tee, a resolution was adopted by which the city treasurer was directed to deposit the school funds only as provided by law, to make a monthly statement to the board of the amount of school money deposited in each bank and to make an immediate report of the amount now in the fund. In connection with this resolution the com- mittee submitted an opinion from Attorney Powell, in which he took the positive ground that the law which declared that the city treasurer should not deposit city funds in any bank with less than $200,000 in paid up cap- ital applied with equal force to the school tund. Stroet Car Line to tho Fuir Grounds. Directors of the Omaha Street Railway company held a meeting yesterday after- noon, at which by a unanimous vote it was decided to extend one of the electric lines to_the state fair grounds. The route was not selecied, though it was ussed at some length, ' The company 1l build on either Leavenworth or Center street. —_— . All cream tartar baking powders follow in the wake of their leader—Dr. Price's, PARAGRAPHS. PERSONAL Frank Sharpe of Lincoln is at the Millard, George C. Teall and wife of Eau Claire, Wis., are at the Millard. Deputy United States Marshal Gus Haller of Falls City is at the Dellone. Sherifft W. C. Davenport of Sioux City is one of the guests at the Millard, “Dad” Blodgett of the Blodgett house at York is stopping at the Dellone. Mrs. J. §. Weilage and son have gone to Crete, Neb., for a week's sojourn, E. Percy Palmer, a mining man of Lar- amie City, is stopping at the Millard. W. G. Haley, George F. Hall and C. Culver of Sioux City are at the Paxton. Mrs, “Buffalo Bill” Cedy and daughter of North Platte are registered at the Paxton. Mac Dildine, one of the proprictors of the Garrison house of Sioux City, is among the G. | guests of the Paxton. forth extra efforts in its success this fall, | aided by a revised premum list and boun- | Mrs. Heory Hiller and children are spend- ing the summer at Elkhart Lake, Wis. They | Wil be absent until Sep:ember 1. the crep outlook was never so promising at | A party of stockmen, Ben Roberts and Joseph Fickel of Gorden and Carl Kroeger of Hooper, are registered at the Arcade, At the Mercer: Ira Mallory, Denver; H. Harrison, York; Lee Levi, M. Love, M ning, Ia.; A. T. Galloway, W. W. Green, Chatham, Ont; I. C. Carpenter, Boston; C. Sampson, Kansas City; J. H. Clarke and e, Carroll, Ia.; D. N. Hopkin, Cincinnats, 8. N. Mamaugh, Portland, Ore.; J. M. Buck, Holdrege, Neb.; J. A. McLaughlin, Crals, Neb. Nebraskaos ut the Hotels. At the Millard—Lawrence Chapman, Plattsmouth; R. H. Townley, Lincoln; Fred Sonnenschein, West Point. At the Paxton—John A. Pawnee Cit David and child, i Miss Maud Rollins, C. D. Me~ rand Island; H. H. Tekarmah, the Dellone—W, B. Eastham, Broken D. W. Moftatt, Gor Mrs. 1. E. an, Mrs. Alice Madi €. 0. Hol- Emma Johnston, Emerson. Arcade—A. Lehman, A. Morrison, Bradshaw; T. H. Knowlton, Fremont; ffrank 1. Parks, Lin- coln; John Black, Decatur; H. H. Smith, Elvand and ' wife, G Smith and wife, At ekamah. the R. At tine Win Merchants—C. H B, Cornell, Valen- Tekamah; Jessie M henandoah; ers, Whitman; Gunnel e M. W Ogallala tterson, Lyons rge’ Shear, W. Wallace, Wayne; Buddenberg, Gothenburg; B R. Parcell, Broken Bow; A. M. Miner, Hemmingford; H. Ord. Babcocke, emmmmsmmwsfisffimmsmmmi&smmmmm MINOR RULES ad- The committee two reports relative to Lower They argued thac it was a poor time ommittoes were | Gl ° | Two Huadred File Applications men L. Byrnes and J. M. Meals of the police force. Commissioner Brown to the commit commiitee on property. employes at the figures named. Nebraska | | morning. | to Boston. Every If your outfitter is out of si. and in order that he may with mmisslon—Seavey's s, hundred men inspired with an the Polico Cu Two am- bition to don the uniform of policemen filed their applications with the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners yesterday. fifteen vacancies on the force to fill and the | commissioners held a speclal session yester- day- afternoon | stack of app! confronted from all portions of the city. ing a number of applicants and listening to blographical accompaniments, Journed members, returned from at_the evening se There were at 2 o'clock to examine the fons for appointment which them. The bids for stars came After examin- the board until 8 o'clock last evening. All including Mr. Strickler, who has the mountains, were present sion. Midsummer vacations were granted Fire- Robert Vanderford of No. 11 and J. Waurin of No. 10, and Officers J. F. ad- C. J. Westerdahl submitted his application for the position of captain of police and it was placed on file. Ex-Chiet Seavey submitted a bill of ex- penses, aggregating $98, incurred during his recent police chiefs, An itemized statement of his expenditures ac- companied the bill, including $1.50 for Pull- man_porter, 50 cents for bootblack, $24 for six days' hotel expenses and fourteen meals enroute at $1 per meal, telegrams §3, ete. the held national at Washington, convention of D O, trip to A discussion followed In which it developed that the board had authorized Mr. Seavey to make the trip, but that when he did so hs was not chief of police of Omaha. Upon motion of the bill was referred e on finance, notwithstanding that Mr. Strickler wanted it referred to the Commissioner Strick- ler said that the board had officially agreed to stand ex-Chief Seavey's expenses if they did_not excced $100. Commissioner Smith made a vigorous protest against the appro- priation of so much of the city's funds in shoe polish and encouragement of Sir George Pullman’s young men. Mr. Strickler said that Mr. Seavey had generously omitted to put in a bill for railway fare between Omaha and Chicago. Commissioner Strickler, as chairman of the finance committee, reported adversely on a small claim of Fireman Leeder's. A petition signed by W. S. Poppleton and thirteen others, asking for an Investigation as to the cause of Policeman John Leary's Qismissal, was presented. The communica- tlon was referred to the committee on men and discipline. The proposed independent telephone serv- ice came up for final consideration. Chief Redell was called and submitted some statistics of fire alarm systems in other cities. It was thought that if the new system was placed in operation one of the fire and police operators could be dispensed with. It was decided to adopt the proposed independ- ent telephone service, provided the company would attend to repairs promptly. The con- tract between the telephone company and the city was referred to the city attorney and the committee on property. W. 0. Chute, a tallor, appeared before the board with specimens of his work and he agreed to make uniforms for the employes of the fire department at $24 per suit, cloth, color and garment guaranteed. He wanted the commissioners to accept a stock of cloth from which he would take orders from the Action on the request was deferred one week, The Marhover liquor case was compromised by the parties Interested and hence did not necessitate the attention of the comm The board went into executive se: decided not to make any police appointments before 4 o'clock today, at which hour another special meeting will be held. —_—— America is the promised land of corn and wine for workingmen. Their food Is made wholesome by aid of Price's Baking Powder. —_—— ON THE ROAD TO BOSTON NOW Many Nebraska Members Start to the Christian Eadeavor Convention. Many Christian Endeavorers of the state passed through the city yesterday on their way to the fourteenth international conven- tion of the Christian Endeavor gocieties, which will convene in Boston on July 10 and remain in sessiun for five days. A number went through in the morning, but the larg- est delegation came in over the Burlington at 4:10 in the afternoon, thirty being in the This number was increased to fifty embers in this city. At this point two special cars were attached to the train, one being a sleeper and the other a chair car. Both these cars were decorated with banners which extended along the entire length of the cars. They read: ‘Nebraska for Christ. Boston, 1895." In the corners were mono- grams formed of the letters “C. E. These banners were a puzzle to an old farmer who sat on the platform dangling his legs and who was evidently unfamiliar with the Christian Endeavor society. He studied the emblems earnestly until in his medita- tions he had almost chewed up a plug of tobacco. Finally he had to give it up and approached Depot Officer Fleming. “Say,” he said, “what does that for Chris' mean? What de: scheme have they got up now Qfficer Fleming explained the harmlessness f the banners and the old man apologetically remarked “Us farmers have got to 1ook out for them brasky 4 political political schemers. They're working all kinds of blamed dodges on us. The party will arrive tn Chicago in the There they will be met by other ebraskans, and the entire delegation will travel over the Wabash and the West Shore Stops will be made at Niagara Ifalls and other points. During the conven- tion the delegates will visit many places of interest in the neighborhood of Boston. 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SHIRTS ... are Ready to Wear, and Retailers know of this brand of Shirts. or style you desire, let him get it for you, get you just what you want, write us for our pies Free by mail if they'll Fit. Garment is Guaranteed. Factorles, TROY, N, VIADUCT REPAIRS DELAYED Contractor Campbell Refuses to Give the Required Nond. Another delay in the Sixteenth street vias duet repairs Is now in sight, and the pros- pect is greeted by a howl of discontent trom the South Sixteenth streot business men, who are compelled to seo thelr busie ness fall off nearly 50 per cent while the viaduct Is closed to traffic. The latest sna consists in the refusal of Contractor Camp= bell to enter Into a contract with the city for the repairing of the structure. Chair- man Munro of the Board of Public Works recelved a letter from Campbell this morn- ing, in which Campbell positively rofused to proceed further, and the prospects are that the city will have to begin over agaln and readvertise for bids. The contract for repairing the viaduct was awarded to Campbell on the recoms mendation of City Engineer Rosewater, who notified the council that if it was found necessary for the city to do the work It could not get a better offer than that made by Campbell. As the railroads neglected to take notice of the demands of tho clty that they should repair the viaduct, the Board of Public Works was directed to prepare the contract with Campbell, which was done. The first dificulty arose over the bond. The charter requires that the contractor shall be compelled to file a bond in double the amount of the contract, and also a bond that he will pay for all labor and material. The amount named in Camp- bell's bid was $2,916, so the board fixed the bond at $6,000, with $2,000 additional for labor and material. This made a total bond of $8,500, the sureties on which must be vesident freeholders of the city. The char- ter also provides that each surety must qualify for the whole amount of the bond. This made it necessary for the bondsmen to qualify for $17,000. Campbell protested that this was an unnecessary hardship, As he was not an Omaha man, he would have to put up a check for the entire $17,000 in order to secure resident bondsmen. He offered to put up his certified check for $3,000, which, he declared, was ample to protect the city, as the amount exceeded the price named in the contract. This ie not the renson glven by Mr. Camp= bell, however, for his refusal to sign the confract. He says that he is advised by his attorney that the procedure by which he was awarded the contract was irregular and that even if he should complete the work the payment of money might bo stopped by in- Junction and he would be involved in a legal controversy, the result of which would be uncertain. ~ His attorney contends that it s the plain intent of the charter that tho city shall advertise for bids for such work as i3 contenrplated in this case. This had not been done and the contract was awarded without giving anyone a chance to bid. ~ Con= sequently he is unwilling to take chances on being able to collect his pay and he practi= cally throws up the contract. Chairman Munro said yesterday that so far as he could see the only course left open was to begin over again and advertise for bids. The delay was exasperating, as there way no doubt but that the business men on the streot wers suffering a serious hardship, though it could not be helped. He was of the opinion that the ground taken by Camp- bell's attorney was correct and that if the railroads wanted to evade the payment of their share of the tax they would be able to do so on account of the failure to adver- tise for bids. It had boen stated that the city attorney had given a verbal opinfon be- fore he left on his vacation, which was to the effect that the contract could be let to Camp- bell as contemplated, without endangering the validity of the tax. The matter will probably be brought to the attention of the council tonight and it will be asked to decide what s to be done. Clty Engineer Rosewater is of the opinlon that the delay need not be serious. The council can take immediate action and the advertisement inserted at once, and If the matter is hurried along the repairs can bs pushed ahead at an early date. This ment. The h for o f and get prices, A. HOSPE, Jr. Artand Music 15 Douglas, THE HOTEL REGISTER the representative organ of the hotel nterest, Teud Gt il the Drincipal of the pineLy th Cn, and Inrgely in B Is now publishing A LIST OF PATaitS Miabied for Notel ad Notein Gf America expend 81X Mi1 DOLLARS AN 1t 1w pubiian mer N fircaiin, ‘Lak End, Long 1t 13 tho only papar DuUblishing A1) About botels wts for SUMMER KDITION, or order News company, or at any hotel wideater. Ister and Tourist Agency-—Heads THE Il hotels, rates, rating and gens mation. HOTEL REGISTER COMPANY, 1 Warrea strcet, New York TH