Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 7, 1900, Page 3

STATE TREASURY BALANCES | | Bemi-Annual Report Shows 8ix Hnndrsd! Thotsand Dollars, | UNINVESTED SCHOOL FUND REDUCED Btate Treasurer Meserve Showing of His Opern Sin, Mak Department's ons During the Time June 1 Lai LINCOLN, Dec. §.—(Special ) —Treasurer Meserve today submitted his last semi-an nual oft for inspection by Governor Poynter, The document filed in the executive department and be ple mented on December 31 by a final report covering the last month of the present tieasurer's term of offiee. The disburse ments of the state treasury during the six months ending with December were $1,372 406,17, while the receipts for the period, not including the balance on May 81, were $1,166,142.80. The total balance of | all funds on December 1 was $615,018.34, and | the total balance at beginning of the period was $510,281.71 Of the total balance tained in the dowment funds there funds that Treasurer M was will [ | $1 are con educational trust and en Whatever portions of remains uninvested when retires from office must be turned over his successor In actual money. It that the un- ted school money at the end of the | present month will amount to slightly more than $150,000. During the &ix months covered by the | report the suspended account, made by | shortages and losses in bank fallures, was reduced by the payment of $36,867.08, of which $35,464.27 was dividends on the state's | deposit in the Capital National bank and | $1.42281 a partial payment of the state's | Geposit in the Exchange bank of Atkinson Of the total of $337,763 of state money | deposited in banks that tatled only $35 963.27 has been recovered, leaving the broken banks still owing the state $301,- 808, rve t I esth 1 ated now Condition of the Funds. The following shows the receipts, dis bursements and balances of all funds for the half-year covered by the treasurer's re port: | | | 1 Mued ditad YR Il s BN noLNY s e Samaqup [rwion iazeu) RN JUsWMOpUS [ewLd puwy 1S sweadxy a0q wegoely pur Susaoatu uc sV R S BTG § L sourre PUSSI'TS T sidisooy WRIETEE $ R 0w s nq HH: Bag fuz 1908 ST0'ctes Winter Course in Farming. Preparations arc now being made for the winter course In agriculture at the University of Nebraska. This course offers simple and practical instruction in agricul- ture for eleven weeks at a season of the year when farm work Is least pressing. Requirement for entrance Is aimply & good knowledge of the primary English branches es taught in the district schools. The subjects that will be pursued the first year are: The soll, dalrying, horticulture, stock ralsing, diseases of animals, plant pests, engineering and carpentry and blacksmith- fog. In the second year the student is given an opportunity to pursue work in fleld crops, soil laboratories, farm acconunts, Norticulture, stock breeding, injurious in- sects, mathematics and agricultural en- gincering. The estimated expense for the eleven weeks' course Is between $35 and $40, proportioned about as follows: Room rent, $9; table board, $24; books, $3; shop deposits, $1; registration fee, $1. Excellent facilities are provided at the university for glving this instruction. The new farm school bullding, ted last winter at a cost of $30,000, provides ample lecture room for classes. The dairy hall is large and well equipped and there is also in the ame a stock Judging room and a laboratory for moll study. A veterinary hospital and an agricultural chemical laboratory are also located at the farm. On the campus proper the libraries, museums, baths, lec- tures, concerts and other accessorles are avallable to the students. This fs cer- tainly an excellent opportunity for a young man who fs obliged to spend most of his time in actual work on the farm to take eleven weeks of lecture work combined | with actual practice in those branches | requiring skill and knowledge. The at- | tendance the last few years has grown rapldly and all indications poiut to double the number for the coming session. The | course will begin January 2, 1901, and con- tinue until March 23 Fees Secretary's Ofice. In his report to the governor, Secretary of State Porter will account for the receipt | of $20,026.26 as fees during his last term | of oMce. This money was paid for notarial commissions, for afixing seals, for fling articles of iucorporation and trademarks and for transcripts of records The suprene court will hear argument in elght cases at ita next sitting instead of only one as previously announced. It s the intention of the judges to finish all business on the call in a single day. Of | the elght cases assigned for hearing only six are expected to occupy the attention of the court for more than a very few minutes The cases called are 16 against Mus selman, Gage; Brown against Nelson, Sarpy; Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Com pany against Hunter, Jefferson; Biddle agalnst Jeukins, Clay; Home Fire Insur ance Company against Collins, Adams; Sheibley agalnst Dixon County, Dixon; Watson against Cowles, Otoe; First N ticnal bank, Sutton, agalnst Groshans Btover against Stark, Hamlilton; Coonoy against State, Dawson An alternative writ of mandamus has boen issued by the court commanding Judge Norris of the Fourteenth judicial district to fmmediately enter judgment in the case of Bullard & Co. agalnst Sallie De Groff, e al, or appear and show cause for not #0 doing. The case grew out of a dispute over a bullding contract. A judgment was | awarded by the district court in favor of | the defendant, but the supreme court re- | versed this decislon and directed another Judgment for the plaintiff for a stipulated sum. The triel eourt then deducted inter- est from the amount stipulated by the supreme court before cotering the final | Judgment. The order of the supreme court | ccmmands the district judge to leave the interest in the judgment Odd Fellows' Wives Surprise Them. LYONS, Nob., Dec. 6. (Spocial.)—Logan | Valley lodge No. 89, Independent Order of | | ot t | the | The Bee 0dd Fellows, gave its annual banquet to its members at the hall last evening. These banquets are usually for local and visiting members only, but the program last Ing was not -arrled out as usual on ac members’ wives swooping down upon overpowering the outside guards and serving the members a treat of good things in their own way HASTINGS CITIZEN even ount them KILLED nyer, Is Strack 1 Knapp, a Grain by Burlington Flyer the Yards. HASTIN gram.) —F prominent grain morning by a Burlington fiyer Mr. Knapp was walking south close to th Burlington tracks and being somewhat deaf he did not hear the incoming passenge train until within the yards. Acting on an N Dec ? 6.—(Special Tele L. Knapp one of Hastings buyers, was killed this westbound | Impulse to move forward he attempted to ar the track, but was struck by the en gine and tossed high in the alr, alighting on the top of a box car. He died almost instantly ANTONE’S AIM WAS VERY POOR Pluttsmouth Man Tries to Shoot His Wife and Child and Wounds ¥ . N 7.—(8pectal Antone, one of Platts went night himself through PLATTSMOUTH, Telegram.) — Charles mouth's old citizens about and shot left whoulder. His wife saye he in- tended to shoot her and their child. He was under the influence of liquor. He may recover unless blood nolson sets 1n o'clock One Cane Proves Fata GRAND ISLAND, Neb., Dec. 6.—(Special.) The Hoard of Health of the city, which the mayor is chalrman, is pushinog the quarantine regulations to & finish (his morning and is somewhat relleving public anxiety. Dr. Bovden, whe was the first to report the disease to the physicians about ten days ago—informed the council last eveniog that the kecond case at the house of prostitution, taken from a mild case, was & most virulent form of smallpox and the patient had practically no chances to recover. He thought the guard, which had been removed yesterday, most necessary. The patlent, a woman nai Dot Le Ross and who came here from Omaha about three weeks ago, died morning, making the first fatality. There are, 8o far as reported, no other violent cases. Dr. Towne of the State Board of Health appeared before the council last avening and informed them that it prompt measures were taken to stamp out the disease Grand Island might 1n five weeks be free from the contagion; if strict quaran- was tine regulations were not observed, in five | weoks Grand Island might have from 300 to 500 cases The missing witness in the Drews case has been summoned in Gage county and will be here in a few days to attend the trial Missing Accountant {s a Nebraskan. BEATRICE, Neb., Dee. 6.—(Special Tele gram.)—Charles Thom, the bookkeeper, badly wanted at Sloux City at present formerly resided at Virginta, a small town In this county, and remembered by Beatrico | people, though he never resided or worked hero. He Is a son of Peter Thom, a wealthy farmer near Virginia, now deceased. Six Italian peddlers recently arrested for peddling throughout Gage county with- out a state license, were arraigned today and on promise to leave the state at once wore let off with a $20 fine. They migrated at_once. ugene Cobbey, the young son of Judge J. E. Cobbey, United States commissioner at this point, was found lying unconsciovs on Sixth street, near the south bridge last evening. The young man was picked up and taken home, where he regalned con- sclousness during the night. The boy hus no recollection of what happened to him, but 1s supposed to have fallen from the end of a wagon, while catching a ride. For Taking the Widow's Horsen, SIDNEY, Neb, Dec. 6.—(Spectal Tele- gram.)—The case against Watkios for al- leged cattle stealing closed last night. The arguments of the attorneys lasted several hours. Judge Grimes submitted a very impartial charge and the jury retired, 1 o'clock this afternoon they came in and sald they were unable to agree, but the court insisted that they again retire und endeavor to come to an agreement. It 18 reported on the street that the jury stand ten to two for conviction, Bert Polley pleaded gullty to horse steal- ing and Judge Grimes deferred sentence until Saturday. John Bartling will be tried tomorrow for horse stealing. He, Bert Polley and a young man named Mose Shutts are sald to have stolen five horses from a widow named Ingraham llving near Camp Clark. Polley confessed. The horses were re- covered. To Test Valldity of Bonda. BLAIR, Neb., Dec. 6.— (Special Telegram. ) At a speclal maeting of the Board of Supervisors of Washington county, held here yesterday for the purpose of taking action on the advisability of appealing the bond case, which was recently . decided agalnst the county, a motion carried to ap- peal the case to the highest court. At- torneys Howell and Keanedy, who have had charge of the case are to rec fve $3,500 It the vounty Is relleved from paying the bonds, otherwise they get only their actual expenses. This actlon of the board dotermine for once und all the validity of the Sloux City & Pacific railroad bonds held against this county meets with the approval of the taxpayers in general throughout the county. to Pender o Smallpox, PENDER, Neb., Dec. 6.—To the Editor of In view of the fact that reports are heing glven out that there 18 smallpox in the village of Pender and the fmmediate vicinity, we respectfully request that your publication give out notico ta.the contrary There Is not at this time, and has not been, a caso of #mallpox nearer than six miles The authorities of the town are dolog ali o theit power to keep out the disease and have 0 far succeeded. The village of Pen er Board of Health cortifies that there not a case, and has not been, of smallpox in the town nor within the health lmits of the town There are cases among the Omaha Tndians. THOMAS L. SLOAN, Chairman of the Board of Health News to Bryan. LINCOLN, Deec, 6.—~W. J. Bryan sald this evening he knew nothing of the movement for the organization of a new political party announced by Charl M. Walters of Indlan apolis. Furthermore, he sald he had no knowledge of the coming meeting at Indldn apolls. He declined to discuss the mention of his name in connection with the forma- tlon of the proposed new party Mr. Bryan says he was much Pl hear of the appointment of Towne to a seat in the senate sed Charles to New Quarters for Jack The Jacksontan club will move new quarters at 17 Farnam street Ay, and the annual meeting next duy’ night will be held there. Ed P who has served two terms as pre the club. will not aceept the honor agaln and there has been some speculation s t his successor. W. O. Gilbert, chalrman « f the democratic city commities. has hesn mentfoned for the presidency and i number of his friends are quite sure the cholce will fall to him Mr. Gilbert fs out of the ety but s expected to return by Saturday night, of | this | w0 | At THE OMAHA DA 'MANY UNIONS REPRESENTED Annual Convention of American Federation of Labor is Well Attended. CREDENTIALS OF 217 DELEGATES FILED Editor Higgins Extends Welcome for Loutay llle—Gompe Annuai Ad- dress Reviewing Work of | the Federation, LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 6.—The twentieth annual convention of the American Federa tion of Labor convened at 10:15 o'clock this | moruing in Music hall, with 217 delegates | present. Among them were representatives of the British Trades Union congress and | the Cancdian Trades and Labor congress, three women delega nd two colored President Gompers, in a few words, intro duced Willlam M. Higgins, editor of the Irish-American of Loulsville, wno delivered the address of welcome, to which Mr. Gom- pora replied Following Mr Tracy of Boston Gompers' address, Thomas cheirman of the commit tee on credentials, presented the report of that committee, showing the committee had examired the credentials of 205 delegates representing sixty-one natiomal and inter- national unfons, ten state branches, forty- two central labor unlons, fifty-nine local | trades unions and three foreign federations The report was unanimously adopted and the delegates seated I'resident Gompers then began his annual address Problems of Soclal Life, Our economic and social 1ife presents to us new and compl, . e century now opens before Keenest apprecia- tion on the part of all that upon ourselves and upon our unity and upon our action llea the safety of manhood, womanhood and chlldhood of our country. 'There have been no rights accorded unless they have been conquered through unity, the wisdom and the willingness of those who have acquired them to bear burdens and make sacrifices. What s true of the past s true of the present, and will be equally true of the future.” To organize the yet unorganized vorkers; to bulld up national and interna- | tonal unfons: to make our organizations dally more eftective to defend tollars; to protect and promote their In every way; to asst beyond - adventure vantage ground galned; t @ continually In abolish ing th the workers, their wives and children have too long borne, and the vement of that justice to which they are entitled, The Success of these, as typified by our great cause, now and for all time to come, rests entirelv upon the working class {tse The lust year has witnessed almost re- markable growth in organization among t workers, who have realized that there Bo protection for their interests or hoj for justice and freedom in the future u leas it results from the unity of the wag working masses. While the growth s ve | gratitying, there {8 another feature con | nected with it which is an_even greater | source of congratulation “he workers have organized in the unfons of their trades and calllngs; new unions have been formed | andeseveral unons created trom heretofore scattered and solated locais, und thus the stabllity of the labor movement has been more nearly insured We have issued direct from the American Federation of Labor during the last y | 8¢9 charters—to ‘national ana international unions, 14; state federations of labor, B city central labor unions, 9; local trads unfons (having no natlonal), 484; federal | tabor unions, 2. | “We had at ‘the end of the fiscal y Oetober 31, 1900, affillated with the American | | Federation of ‘Labor: National and intes natlonal uniona, §2; state federations, I ety central labor unlons, 206; local trade unfons and federal labor unfons, 1,051 There were issued during the year from national and international unions and the American Federation of Labor (direct) | charters 1o the following: Newly formed unfons, charters surrendered or unfons disbanded, 348; leaving a_net increase of locul untons for the year of 8027, and a gain in membership of 24,329 Seek to Avold Strikes. Our movement seeks and has to a con- | stderable extent secured & diminution in the | number of strikes, particularly among the | best orgunized. Tn fact, the number and extent of strikes can be accurately gauged by the extent, power and financlal re- sources of an organization in any trade or calling. The barometer of atrikes riscs with lack of or weakness in organization, and diminishes in extent with the power of trade untons. ‘hrough more compactand better-equipped trade unlons have come joint agree- ments and conclllations between the work- men and assoclated employers, and only when conciliation has failed has it been necessary to regore to arbitration, and then the only successtul arbitration was arbitra- thn voluntarily entered into. It fs strange how much men desire to compel other men to do by law. What we aim to achleve I8 freedom through | Banization. “Arbitration 1w only p when voluntary. It never can be success- | fully carried uniess the parties to a dispute or controversy are equal or nearly equal in power to protect and defend themselves, to Infilet fnjury upon the other No Place for Color Line, Reallzing the necessity for the unity the wage earners of our country, American Federation of Labor has all occasions declared that trades unions should open their portals to all wage workers, irrespective ‘of creed. color, n tionality, sex or politics. Nothing has transpired {n recent years which has called for & change of our declared policy upon this question: on the contrary, every evi- dance tends to confirm us in this convic- tlon; for, even If it were not a matter of | principle, self-preservation would prompt the workers to organize intelligently and to make common cause. In making the declarntion we have, we do not necessarily prociaim that the soclal barrior existing be- tween the whites and blacks could or should be fellad with one stroke of the pen, but when white and black Workers are com- | pelled to work side by side under the same | adverse circumestances and under equally unfair conditions, 1t seems an anomaly that we should rofuse to accord the of organization to workers because | difrerence in_ their color. Unless w give the negro workers the organize and thus place the can protect and defend th the rapacity and cupldity of thelr employ- ers; unless we continue the poll Geavoring to make friends of can be no guestion that they will not only be forced down in the economic 1dea, and | | be against any effort made by us for our economic and soclal advancement, but race prejudice will be made more bitter and to the injury of all Immeditely upon reconvening at 2:30 oclock, 8 ry Frank Morrison presented | his report to the convention | The etary’s report was | adopted Treasurer John B. Lennon then read his veport, which was referred to the proper committee. He reports recelpts of $79,67 and expenscs of $65,473. The total funds on | hand amount to $12,301 | | of the upon right of a | where they | nsclves againgt sec unanimously South Omaha News. Y g = | In the council chamber tonighf the peo- | ples’ clarter revision committee and the | committee of the council appointed to re vise the charter will meet to talk matters | over. Three committees are now at work jon this charter, and it i possible that | some arrangement may be made whereby | #ub-committees of both gencral committees may be named to work together and con the needs of the city In connection \ow charter. So many things are 4 that It will really be a hard matter determine, the satisfaction of all, what fs best for the city. As there are so many f % in the pie It is thought that the effort will be a fizzle, unless each of the three committees get together and | me one or two men who can be relied | upon to work on the proposition One of the suggestions made by a busi- ness man s that the city be authorized by chart to remit for from th five years for factories intending to locate here. T of taxes to take | | place of customary bonus. Another | point suggested is that there be an ofticlal meter reader, whose duty shall be to take | | the recaings ‘of all water, gas and | light meters in order that the people wmay not be overcharg ‘This office, it Is stated an be filled at a cost of §60 a month, and, ider with @ need taxes e to tric | portion. ILY BEE: FRIDAY 1t Is asecrted, will be a great saving to the residents, the Inference being that those | who read meters will be careful and Jot down the exact figures, knowing that their work wiil be checked Other suggestions 15 o3 pected, will be made at the meet which will be considered by committees ing [ su [ the Estimates of Supplies to Re Made, | Heady of departments of the city gov- | ernment are complaining about the restric tions in the purchase of supplies, as ac | cording to a resclution passed by the coun | ¢ll Mot Cay night all supplies must be ad- | vertised for. Each head of a department has been riquested to make an estimate of the needs of his department for six months, in order that \he articles needed may bu | burchased in quantities. According to the resolution the list supplies needed by the various departments of DECEMBER 7, | must be completed and filed with the city | clerk today. troublc fort i about this new order in case an ef made to carry out all of its pro visions. There i, in the original resolution an emergency clauce allowing $25 to be ex- pended in cases of immediate need, but the Johrston resolution, which seeks to amend portions of the Mattin resolution does not provide for any expenditure with- | out the consent of the council Clerk Shrigley says that if he wants a | paper of pins or half a gross of lead pencils he cannot spare the time to run all over the stock yards hunting the chairman of the proper committee for an order. Then, agaln, there is a feelitg among the city ot ficials that there will be an election in the spring, and It six months' supplies of statlonery are purchased a great deal of such materfal will be useless. The general improssion pievalls that the council s straining at a gnat in an effort to curtall legitimate expenses Complain of Draymen, Repeated complaints are being entered at the police station over the standing of drays and draymen at the corner of Twenty-ffth and N streots. The number that are usually located at this point al- most totally block the street, while the sidewalk, on the sunny side, s generally filled with men. The police say that it constitutes almost a public nuisance, and presents & very bad appearance to strangers in the city. An effort will be made to have them removed to the corner of Twenty-fitth and M streets, where there 15 a vacant corner, and which street {s not %0 extensively traveled as where they now stand. Donations to H The women of the South Omaha Hos- pital assoclation acknowledge recefpt of many donations. The largest amount of cash that was given to them was by the Royal Neightors of America, $50, being one-half of the amount they recelved in their quilt raffle during the campaign. Be- sides this there fs another cash donation of about $10, reading material, grocerles, bedding, flowers and other articles of necessary value to them. The statement which they make covers the two months of October and November. pita Magie City Gow Mrs. D. 1. Holmes 18 on the sick lst. Mrs. . A. Wells has gone to Kansas City for medical trentment Charter revision committees will meet at the council chamber tonight. There 1s ‘a demand by the packers for additional help at the postoffice Excelstor lodge of the Good Templars will meot tonight at the Omaha National bank. Edgar Howard is reported havin chased a paper at Columbus, where make his future home. Mayor and Mrs. Kelly entertained the Home Circle club at thelr home on Twenty- socond street last night George B, Reed of Topeka, Kan. 1s hero for n few days. looking after the Interests of the Woodmen of the World. Owners of property abbutting on J street, near Twenty-fourth, are desirious of hav- ing the streot graded at (] point. Barney dreer left last night for Hastings to Interview Governor Dietrich fn regard to an appointment s executive messenger. pur- o will Marriage Licenses. The following licenses to wed have been tsaued from the office of the county judge: Name and Address. Frank McVea, Omaha Ada Erwin, Omaha.. Lee A. Smith, Omaha. Besste E. Paft, Omaha ... Harry Griswold, Omaha.... Alice €. Atchison, Omaha. FORECAST OF THE WEATHER Northern Wind Likely to Accompany Fair Heaven 1e, WASHINGTON, Frigay and Saturd: For Nebraska and Kansas—Fair Friday eud Saturday; northerly winds, becoming variable, lowa—Cloudy Friday; probably snow fin esstern portion. Saturday fair; nertherly winds. For Missouri—Fair in western, rain eastern portion Friday Dec. 8.—Forecast in colder in southeast Saturday fair; northerly winds. For North Dakota—Fair in easters, prob- ably snow In western portion Friday. Sat- urday, snow; variable winds For South Dakota—Fair Friday. Satur- day probably snow or rain; northerly winds, becoeming variable. For Colorado and Wyoming—Generally falr Friday and Saturday; variable winds. Montana—Cloudy Friday; probably snow in northeast portion. Saturday fatr; vari- able winds. or Illinols—Rain In southern, snow or rain in northern portion Friday; colder in extreme southern portion. Saturday fair; fresh southerly winds, shifting to north- westerly N For Arkansas—Rain in eastern, falr in western portion Friday. Saturday falr; winds becoming northwesterly For Okizhoma and Indian Territory—Fatr Friday and Saturday; northerly winds. or Eastern Texas, Western Texas New Mexlco—Fair Friday and variable winds Loenal Recor T OF THE WEATHER BUREAU, OMAHA, Dec, 6.—Official record of tem: perature’ and precipitation compared with the corresponding day of the last threo years: and Saturday; OFFIC 1900, 18%. Maximum temperature... 41 42 Minimum temperature.... 3 Precipitation T Record of temperature and prect &t Omaha for this day and since Normal tem IXCORS 11 Total excess since March 1., 3 1 precipitation Deflctency for the day Tota) rainfall since March 1 Zxcess since March 1 Deflelency for cor. period, 189 Deflctency for 0d, 1598 Report 1 itation arch 1, £l ] 594 04 Inch 04 inch § Inches fnch hes @TATIONS AND STATE OF WEATHER. “aamywsed s wmmrey ™ eamwiadmay, Omaha, misting orth Platte, clear Cheyenne, partly cloudy Salt Lake City Raptd Clty, of Haron, cloidy Wi'liston, cloudy . K ulk, raining elouc nport, rainin nsas (0 ing Iy Cloudy partly marck, snc alveston, pi T indicates trace of precipitation A. WELSH Local Foretast Offc! There Is golng to be a lot of hall ever the South | tuches | Liver Compl 1900 STILL AT WORK ON CREED Presbyterian Committee Will Vote on Five Propotitions Today, CHIEF DIFFERENCE SAID TO BE IN DETAIL Report Which s Adopted Wil Be Sabmitted to Genernl Assembly for It Constdaeration at May Meeting. WASHINGTON, Dec. 6.—~The committee of sixteen ministers and laymen of the Presby- terian church now In session here for the purpose of agreelng on some recommenda tlon to be made to the next general assem- bly on the revision of the confession of faith made material progress today. Action was taken by a subcommittee of five which pro- vides for a vote tomorrow by the full hody on each of five propositions contemplating some change or revision in the confessional One of thete, it is expected, will be adopted 1s bringing the question before the gen- eral assembly fu May. Five members of the committes, Dre. Sam uel J. Niccolls of St. Loufs, Heary Van Dyke of Princeton university, Stephen W. Dana of Philadelphta, Justice Harlan of the su- preme court and E. W. Humphrey of Loufs- ville, submitted papers for the considera- tion of the committee, which will form the basis of action on the subject of revision These papers in general propose either an actual revislon of the confession or the adoption of an explanatory statement of doctrinal difficulties in the confession, or the formulation of a brief popular statement of the essential doctrines of the confession. After mature consideration by the full committeo the papers were referred to a subcommittee of five consisting of Messrs. Van Dyke, Johnson, McKibbin, Parsons and Humphrey, which, after a prolonged meet- ing tonight, decided that the full committes shall vote tomorrow on the propositions in the order in which they were submitted The report of the committee, sald Dr. Rob- erts, the secretary to the committee, to- night, probably will secure a decision as to which method of stating the doctrines of the church shall be followe Zach of the papers containing the propo- sition, it s understocd, cover the eamo grounds, differing mainly in detail and in the manner in which the proposed change or changes shall be RIS LIKES WESTERN FOLKS New York Reformer Surprised by What He Has Seen of Trans: misstsnippt People. Jacob A. Rifs, the New York police re- porter, who has made a natlonal reputation through his work for the redemption of the slums, In an interview at the ller Grand last night, satd “This is my first visit to Nebraska, and it all of your people are as strong and | hoalthy, mentally and physically, as thoso | in my audience at Boyd's tonight appearced | to be, you certainly have the strenuous | life, which makes for great achievements I have been as far west s Chicago eev- | eral times, but this is the first time I have crossed the Mississippl and the Mis- sourl, and I am most agFeeably surprised in the kind of people I have found out here. 1 have lectured in many of the citles of the east, but I never h.d an audlence so quick In perception and appreciation as the one I spoke to tonight. “My work in which the public I8 in- terested 1s confined to the redemption of | the slums. You have no tenements here | such as are found in New York and Chi- cago, yet you have slum life and it ougnt | to receive the careful atwention of your | good citizens. The beginning of a crimi- nal career by a boy is too often the re- sult of the slum life that he is born to. It is the unfortunate envirozment of a bad home that leads many a young man to commit his first infraction of the law. See that the homes of the poor and ignor- ant are clean, even if small and scantily furnished, provide parks and playgrounds tor the children, do not encourage idlenesa and carelessness with misdirected charity and you will do much toward abating the evils of the slums. “I understand tramps aro given frec lodging at your police station. That s a very bad practice. The city that furnishes such accommodations 18 always an attrac- tive point for tramps. What are you to do with them? Why, just provide a muni- cipal lodging house and fnstead of giving them a place on the floor to sleep give them & good bed and a good breakfast in the morning, and then have an experienced charity officer separate tho wheat from the chaff. Send the bad ones to the werk- house or put them in jail, and keep the good ones at the lodging house until some kind of employment is secured for them or until they can relleve themselves In some way. While they are being thus cared for wake ‘hem pay for it by sawing wood, shovellng snow or cleaning the street | Like the Eternal Rocks It is bullt, not for teday, but for the next century. It you move into The Bee Building »u can rest assured you will never wish to move out again. Many of our tenants have been in It since it was bullt. When yon move—move to stay. R. C. Peters & Co. 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