Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, May 23, 1902, Page 7

y HOAR ON THE PHILIPPINES | Baiterates His Opposition to the Govern- | ment's Policy in the Islands. [ SAYS NATION FIGHTING FOR SOVEREIGNTY Declares Country is at War and Hopes the Authority of United States Will Withdraw from e Islunds. WASHINGTON, May 22.—A notable con- tribution to the discussion of the Philip- pine question was made in the senate today by Mr. Hoar of Massachusetts. His views oB the subject are well understood, but his expression of them today was profoundly interesting and even impressive. When the venerable semator began to speak every member at the capitol was in his seat and for the two bours and a halt his address consumed he was accorded the most care- ful sttention, not only by his colleagues on the floor, but also by the people in the thronged galleries. Mr. Hoar confined himself closely to his manuscript. He denounced the attitude of the government in the Philippines as one of the most wicked and foollsh chapters in American history. He urged ' that the United States withdraw from the Islands and permit the people to erect their own | government, s had been dome in Cuba He arraigned General Funston for the methods they pursued in the capture of | Aguinaldo and intimated strongly that had | the senate been aware of the facts Funs- ton might not have been confirmed in his Pecent promotion. Hopes Government Will Leave. He hoped that as the irrevocable step had not been taken by the United States better counsels would yet prevail and that this government would leave the Philip- pines. Spontaneous appla; swept over the senate and the galleries at the conclu- sion of the speech. Such a demonstration 18 very unusual on the floor of the senate. 80 pronounced was it that the presiding officer called the attention of senators to the rule prohibiting any expresgion of ap- proval or disapproval. Mr. Teller of Colorado delivered a speech In the nature of a history of the legislative proceedings through which the new Cuban republie was erected. Mr. Hoar, in his Philippine speech, main- talped that this country is now at war. “You are fighting for eovereignty,” he sald. *“You are fighting for the principle of ernal dominfon over that people, and that is the only question at issue in the conflict. Cruelty on Both Sides. “When it had been determined Yo resort to force in the Philippines,” he sald, “the \government took upon itself the natural consequences of that decision. The result of the conflict of arms of such a charac- ter, inevitably was that there would be ity on ope side and retaliation by | people. tion ‘of Independence. For Cuba you bave bad to reafirm and g It new luster. For the Philippine Istands you bave bad to convert the Monroe doctrine Into a doctrine of mere selfishnees. For Cuba you have acted on It and vindicated it. In Cuba you have the eternal gratitude of a free In the Philippine islands you have the hatred of a sabjugated people. From Cuba you have brought bome nothing but glory. From the Philippines you bave brought home nothing of glory. Belleves Soldiers Brave. Referring {o the crueities committed in the Phillppines, Mr. Hoar said he believed the American soldfers were brave and humane. They had done simply what always would be done In Ifke conditions The chief guilt was upon tho heads of those who created the conditions. After reviewing briefly the capture of Aguivaldo by General Funston, the methoda of whom he sharply criticised, Mr. Hoar expressed the belief that the senate did not kuow what it was dolng when it consented to General Funmston’s promotion, and inti- mated that the result ought ta have been different if the senate had been fully cog- nizant of all the facts. Adyerting agaln to the horrors which have reigned in the Philippines, Mr. Hoar said “1 hope and belleve they were unkpown to the War department. I know thay were unknown to President Roosevelt and I know they were unknown to President Me- Kinley," He did not belleve, however, that the statement that the war had been conducted with humanity on our part would be accepted by the people. He de- nounced the order alleged to have been Iven by General Smith and lald particu- lar stress upon the horrors of the recon- centrado camps, which he likened to the dreadful scenes In Andersonville prison during the civil war. He demanded that these things cease and that the admipistration declare on what eternal principld it would act in the Phil- 1ppine Ho belleved that it would be impossible, absolutely, to pacify the Philip- pines. Stand is Not Irrevocable. In eonclusion, Mr. Hoar belleved that bet- ter counsel yet would prevall than now seemed to exist. No irrevocable stand bad been taken. Let us st least have this to eay: We have kept the falth of the fathers. We took Cuba by the hapd. We delivered it from its age-long bondage. ~We wel- comed It to the family of nations. ~We set mankind an example never beheld be- fore in modern history. We led hesitat- ing halting Europe to the deliverance of thelr beleaguered ambassadors in China. We marched throush a hostile country—a country cruel and _barbarious—without anger ‘or revenge. ~We returned benefit for injury and pity for crueity. We made the name of America beloved in the east as in the west. We kept faith with the Philippine people, we kept faith with our own tory, We kept our national honor unsullied. " The flag which we raised with. out a stain we pulled down without & s A bill was“passed to establish an assay office at Portland, Ore. Mr. Teller then addressed the senat the Philippine government bill, discussing at length the action of congress on the establishment of a republic of Cuba. When the subjoct was under consideration fifty erualty on the other, and the responsibllity rested upon those who made the policy." Mr. Hoar sald he arose to denounce what seemed to him ome of the most wicked and foolish chapters in histol ‘was compelled to admit,” be said, men who were responsible for it peither wicked nor foolish.” Mr. Hoar maintained that his consclence would not permit him to follow the men, and his consclence was the only authority He feit bound to obey in this matter. Hes sajd that the share which it was propdsed to give the Philippines in the proposed schome of government was an admission that many of them were fit for self-gov- ernment. “The United States was fighti: were .10 secure a dependency, not a republic; & government of our making and not a gov- ernment of the Filipinos’ making. Discussing the testimony taken by the Philippine committs Mr. Hoar said it had contained some pregnant admissions. “What vindicates that which has been done 80 far is the saving of the islands from aparehy, and the material benefit con- ferred upon the Philippine people. Dassled by Military Glory. “What the fathere of the republic sald, and our century of glorious history were appealed to In vain. Thelr lessons fell upon the ears of men dazzled by military glory and delirious with the lust of con- quest.” He compared the situation in .Cuba with that in the Philippines and de- manded to know which was the better. /Mr. Hoar recited a chapter of the his- tory of this country which, he sald, showsd that the present policy of the government was in contradietion of the Monroe doc- trine, as it was a contradiction of the idea of independe: He said Ybat if the present way was followed, the declaration of independence would be repealed and nothing would be left of the Monrce doe~ trine except the principle of bru\'nl selfish- ness. ‘This government had erected a repubdlic in Cuba and a despotism in the Philippines. Six hundred millions of treasure and 10,000 American lives had been sacrificed in that endeavor. In the Philippines, the Ameri- can flag had been made the emblem of sacrilege, and the burning of homes, and of the horror of the water cure. “What bave your ideals cost you?' in- quired Mr. Hoar. “For the Philippine fslands you bave had to repeal the Declara- resolutions, he sald, had been offered in congress, all of them expressing the sentl- ment that the United States was to en- courage and ald in the establishment of a free and independent government in the island. All were committed to that doe- trine. Happlly Out of Cuba. The United States was now happily out ;l'(;uhl. but he belleved that it would have better had the United States recog- nized originally the independence of Cuba. However, nothing which had occurred in his public career had given him more pleasure than the action of the United States' in Cuba. The new republic, he sald, had come to stay. It would maintain peace and order In Cuba, “but,’” eald he, “that they will have commotions there I have no doubt.” He declared that Cuba would become a part of the United States omly when the Cuban people indicated thelr desire to enter the unlon. 3 Mr. Teller explained in a colloquy with Mr. Foraker that the object of his thought was to establish the fact that the resolu- tion known the Teller resolution, del gating to Cuba, was abasolutely in accord with the sentiment of congress at that time. Mr. Hale interrupted to say that he re- rded it almost as providential that Mr. Teller had had the forethought to prepare such a declaration. It had served to make the United States a great restraining en- terprise from that day to this. Had it not been for that declaration he was of oplnion that Cuba would not be free. PACKERS URGE OBEDIENCE Advise Their Agents t6 Comply Lit- erally with Court's Restrain. ing Order. CHICAGO, May 22.—Agents of the pack- ing houses enjoined by Judge Grosseup from conspiracy in restraint of trade were ordered today to strictly observe clause of the injunction in all ti ture transactions. A personal letter, together with a copy of the restraining order, was malled to each agent by the packer who employs bim. This move was made on the advice of the attorpeys of the varfous firms. Each packer wrote individually to his own agents. AVE YOUR SKIN . SAVE YOUR HAIR SOAP, assisted by e T N ———————— Woman’s Work in Club and Charity Mrs. Hamlin, president of the Civic league of St. Paul, Minn.,, spent Thursday in Omaha while enroute from the Los An- geles blennial to her home. Beveral hours of mutual profit were spent in conference with the Omaha women interested in the Pingree gardens and city Improvement work. The members’ of Mu Sigma club held their annual meeting on Wednesday after- noon at the home of Mrs. Barrett, at Thirty-ninth and Cass streets, which will conclude the work of the club until fall, when the opening meeting will be held September 24 at the home of Mrs. Milo Van Horn. The early part of the meeting was devoted to business of which the annual election of officers was the most important, and giving to the club for the coming year Mrs. Carl Wright, president; Mrs. George Damon, vice president; Mrs. George Thomp- s0n, secretary; Mrs. D. H. Neely, treasurer. During the year the club has devoted itself to the study of Holland, and it was decided to continue this subject mext year. Mrs. George .Tilden, Mrs. A. K. Gault and Mrs. Harry Nott were the guests of the occa- sion, Mrs. Gault giviog a briet review of the Los Angeles biennial, from which she has just returned, and Mrs. Nott a most in- teresting talk on her recent tour of Hol- land. In token of appreciation the club pre- sented Mrs. A. L. Patrick, the retiring pres- ident, a Dutch landscape done in water colors. ( About twenty members of the club ‘were present. The board of directors of the Young Women's Christian association announces this week the resignation of Miss Helen Woodsmall as physical director. During the last three years of her efficient service in that position Miss Woodsmall has more than doubled the membership of the gym- nasium classes and has won popularity among all. She leaves the work now to resume her college course and will be suc~ ceeded by Miss Flora Ticknor of the State university at Bloomington, Ind. The out-of-door work opened on Tues- day evening with the opening of the tennis cousts at Twenty-third and Harney streets. Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday are the days set and the grounds will be open trom 6 until 8 p. m. These privileges are open to all members of the association upon the payment of $1. Mrs. Edith Garlough will address the Sunday afternoon meeting on some of the bible characters not often studied. Mrs Garlough 1Is state secretary of the En- deavor union. A suggestion has been made that the weekly gospel meeting be held at § o'clock on Monday evenifig during the four sum- mer months and those members favoring this change are asked to so advise the sec- retary. The Quid Libet club will close its sea- son's work this week. Aftet this week the rooms will be closed at 6 o'clock each evening during the sum- mer months, excepting on Saturday even- ing, when luncheon will be served as usual. The last two weeks of August have been appointed for the summer school at Lake Geneva, Wis., and assoclation members are already becoming interested. The May social given by the members of the South Branch on Tuesday evening was an unusual success and occasioned a gath- ering that fairly crowded the chapel. The result was most gratifying, yielding a sum sufficient to put the temnis court in condi- tion and purchase mew equipment. There will be a special meeting of the board of directors of the Woman's club on Saturday afterncon, when the financial re- ports of the chalrmen of committees and leaders of departments will be heard. The election of delegates to the annual conven- tion of the Nebraska federation, to be held at Columbus, October 7, 8, 9, will be among the business of the regular open meeting on Monday. The election is made necessary at this time owing to the fact that the convention opens the day following the first meeting of the club this fall. In addition to the president, who represents the club by virtue of her office, there are ten dele- gates to be elected. Mrs. Elizabeth M. Covell presided at a meeting of the executive board of the Women's Christian Temperance union of Douglas county held at the Young Women's Christian association rooms on Wednesday afternoon for the purpose of arranging for the entertainment of the county conven- tion of the organisation. Though an in- formal invitation was . extended by the union of Elk City to meet with them, noth- ing was decided definitely, as there was not a full attendance of committee members. The meeting will probably be held some time in July and may come to Omaha. o far but one of the Omaha club women who attended the Los Angeles biennial has returned and she is being plled with in- quiries and requests for reyiews of the meeting that indicate the enthusiasm and interest of local club women in the af- fairs of the national organization. The First American Revolution Martyrdom of Lafreniere and His Associates at New Orleans. CHAPTER V. The news of the arrival of the Spanish fleet at the mouth of the Mississippi river came on the morning of July 24, 1769. Cap- tain Marquis, who had been made com- mander-in-chief when the insurgents occu- pled New Orleans and drove out Ulloa in October, the year before, went to the mar- ket place in New Orleans with Petit and others of his friends to marshal the people against the Spaniards. They put on the French cockade and appealed to the hatred telt for Spain, but all their eloquence could collect only 100 men, though Petit drew his pistols and declared that he was ready to shoot anyone who deserted the cause. Finding their appeals hopeless, the lead- ers of the revolution went to Governor Aubry, who offered them no hope except in complete submission to the Spaniards. He told them that the king of Spain could Dot possibly come with the intention of making war on the celony or terrorizing it and he promised to use his good offices with Count O'Rellly in favor of a general amnesty. Acting on such representations, Lafren- fere, Marquis and Milhet, as representatives of the revolutioni: accompanied Aubry's own representatives to O'Reilly’s flagship at the mouth of the river, where they were recelved with the utmost courtesy and ap- parent friendship. After an addres in which Lafreniere ured him that the or- ders of the king of Spain would be sufficient to put him in complete possession of the colony, O'Rellly entertained them at din- ner and “treated them: with the utmost delicate politeness” and “the utmost suav- ity of manner. As soon as he had landed his army at New Orleans, however, and taken full pos- sesslon, he ordered their arrest and after a summary trial sentenced all those whe bad been prominent in the revolution either to death or imprisonment and banishment with the confiscation of their property. Cap- taln Villare, who had commanded the Ger- man colonists during the insurrection had been bayoneted In a struggle with his Span- 1sh guards, but he was tried and condemned to “infamy” with the rest. This sentence, which ellly as presi- dent of the court declared on October 24, 1769, was as follows: “In the criminal trial, instituted by the order of the king, our soverelgn, to dis- cover and punish the chiefs and authors of the conspiracy which broke out in this colony on October 20 of the last year (1768) agalnst its governor, Dou Antonio de Ulloa, all the grounds of the accusation having been substantially investigated ac- cording to due forms of law between the parties—on the ane side Don Felix del Rey, & practicing advocate before the courts of San Domingo and of Mexico, here acting in his capacity of attorney gemeral ap- pointed by me for the king, according to the royal authority vested in me, and on the other Nicholas Chauvin de Lafreniere, ex-attorney general for the king of France and senior member of the superior counctl; STRIKE SITUATION IS CALM Actual Developments Are Scarce, but R ors Float About Numer- ously as Ev WILKESBARRE, Pa., May 22.—The tenth day of the anthracite coal miners' strike passed off very quiotly, mot & single incl dent developing which would in any way tend to change the present mu.uml Ru- mors were rife that something was /about to take place that would alter the condi- tions of the negotiations, but these were promptly denled by leaders of both sides to the controversy. The action of the convention of the three distriet executive committees today, no doubt, had much to do with these rumors. The members of the committees apent the greater part of the time lounging about strike headquarters and absolutely nothing was done. Mot of the members of the three eommittees left for their homes to- night. etill here. President Mitchell kept close to his office all day. Another offieial of one of the large coal companies, whose dutics are such that he must be kept informed of what takes place in the coal fields, said tonight the big coal companies have quietly been preparing for @ strike of the engineers, firemen and pump- men and that if the men were to go out tomorrow the operators would be prepared to keep their pumps in operation. This would be done, he sald, by replacing the strikers with nonunion men and mine bosses. He furtber added be had mo in- tormation that would lead him to believe that the companies would accede to the re- quest of the union. Washery is Closed Down, TAMAQUA, Pa., May 22.—Led by a drum- mer and & bugler, several hundred strik- ing miners marched on the Smith-Mayers washery this morning. A sentry posted in & tree fired his gua as & warning to the men at the washery that the strikers were approaching. Operations once discontinted. When the strikers were within Afty yards of the operations they were met by Charles Meyers, one of the operators. Mr. Meyers appealed to them not to damage any prop- erty or to injure any of the men. He sald The three district presidents -rc' were at Jean Baptiste Moyan, his son-in-law; Plerre Caresse, Plerre Marquis, Joseph Milbet, an attorney, to the memory of Joseph Villare, on account of this culprit's demise In prison; Joseph Petit, Balthasar Masan, Julien Jerome Doucet, Plerse Hardy de BoisBlanc, Jean Milhet and Plerre Poupet, accused of having participated in the afore- sald crime and subsequent seditions, which broke out against the Spanish government and nation—having perused the information, depositions and other documents inserted in the process verbal of this case; having compared the confessions of the accused with the papers found in possession of some of them and by them acknowledged as theirs; having heard the conclusion of the attorney general fn his bill of indict- ment, and taking into consideration all that results from sald trial, to which I refer, I have to declare, and do declare, that the aforeeaid attorney general has completely proved what he had to prove and that the accused have not provided and established the allegations set up in their defense; that they bave made out no ex. ception which frees them from the crime imputed to them, and still less es them from the penalties which, according to our laws, they haye incurred for their respective shares in the excesses which have been enumerated by the attorney gen- eral, Don Felix del Rey. So that from these presents, I have to condemn, and I do condemn, the aforesald Nicholas Chauvin de Lafreniere, Jean Baptiste Moyan, Plerre Caresse, Plerre Marquis and Joseph Milhet, as chiefs and prino, movers of the con- spiracy aforesaid, to ibe ordinary paln ot the gallows, which thgy have deserved by the infamy of their,gonduct and ipso jure by thelr participation jn so horrible a crime, and to be led. to the place of execution, mounted on, asses, and each one with & rope round his neck, to be then and there hanged until death ensue, and to remain suspended on the gallows until further or- ders, it being hereby understood that any one having the temerity to carry away their bodles without leave or/ contravening, in whole or part, the execution of the sald sentence, shall suffer death. And as it results from the said trial and from the declarations of the aforesaid attorney gen eral, that the late Joseph Villare stands convicted lkewise of having been one of the most obstinate promoters of the afores sald conspiracy, I condemn in the llke manner his memory to be held forever in. famous, and doing equal justice to the other accused, after having taken into considera- tion the enormity of thelr crime as proved at the trial, I condemn the sald Petit to perpetual imprisonment, in such castle or fortress as it may please his majesty to designate; the aforesald Balthasar Masan and Julien Jerome Douset to ten years' im- prisonment, and Plerre Hardy de Boisblane, Jean Milhet and Plerre Poupet to six years* imprisonment, with the upderstanding that none of them shall ever be permitted to live in any dominions of his Catholic majesty, reserving to myself the care to have every one of these sentences provisionally exe- cuted and to cause to be gathered up to- gether and burnt by the hand of the come mon hangman all the printed coples of the document entitled, ‘Memorial of the Planters, Merchants and Other Inbabitants of Loulsiana on the Event of the 29th of October, 1768, and all other publications relative to sald conspiracy to be dealt with in the same manner, and I have fur- ther to declare, and I do decree, in con- formity with the same laws, that the prop- erty of every one of the accused be con- fiscated to the profit of the king's treasury, and, judging definitively, I pronounce this judgment with the advice of Dr. Manuel Jose de Urrutia, auditor of war and of the navy for the harbor and city of Havana and speclal ass or named by me under royal authority for thie cause, and his fees, as well those of the officers employed in the trial, shall be pald out of the con- fiscated property in the manner prescribed by law. “(Signed) ALEXANDER O'REILLY. “(Countersigned) “MANUEL JOSE DE URRUTIA." When this sentence was announced the people of New Orleans made strong but fruitless appeals for mercy for the con- demned. ommon hangman” refused 1o carry out the sentence, and as no other hangman could be obtained, O'Rellly changed the sentence from the gallows to the fusillade. Moyan was a young man who had only recently been married, and the appeals in his behalf were so strong that it was proposed to allow him to es- cape, but it fs sald that he refused and @cclared he would dje with his friends. On October 256 Lafreniere, Moyan and Milhet ‘were accordingly shot to death in the Armes by a file of Spanish grenadiers, after their sentence had been proclaimed by the town crier. Masan was sent to Havana and imprisoned in Moro castle, and the sentences inflicted op the others were carried out by O'Rellly, though Masan, Jean Milhet, Doucet, BolsBlanc, Poupet and Petit were afterward pardoned by the king of Spain. The treacherous Foucault, who appealed to the king of France on the ground that he had acted throughout as his officer, was sent to Paris, where he was at once thrown into the Bastlle. 8o ended the first revolution—except that the day following the execution of La- freniere and his friends the Spanish a thorities assembled the troops once more in the market place and caused to be burned by “the common hangman' all the documents relating to the republic and all the protests which had been adopted against Spanish authority—among the rest, the declaration in which Lafreniere had asserted that “without liberty there are few virtues” and that “despotism breeds imity and deepens the abyss of It is sald that the revolutionists “‘met their fate with unshaken fortitude,” and the sentence in which O'Rellly condemned their memories ““to be held and reputed forever Infamous” is now their title to immortality as the first martyrs of liberty and republican principles in America. e ] that he would pledge his word that not a pound of coal would be washed until the strike had been settled. The marchers than appointed a commit- tee to meet the employes, and the latter promised mot to work until an order to do 80 had been issued by the United Mine Workers' officials. After the men had reed to do this the marchers returned to town. HAZLETON, Pa. May 22.—Mathias Schwabe, a small independent operator, to- day started up his colliery at South Heber- ton. All of his miners are to receive the wages demanded by the mine workers. The output will be for home consumption ex- clustvely. It commands $6 & ton at the breaker. PITTSTON, Pa., May 22.—A new phase veloped here in the mine strike today When all the washeries /in this district controlled by the Erle company shut dowa. They k¢ been running steadily, turniog out 6,000 tons of coal dally. The shut down was due to orders, received from New York last night, a conference of the raliroad presidents having been held in that city yesterday, when it was decided to cease all washery operations. Cotton Mills to Be Started. AUGUSTA, Ga., May 22.—The King cotton mill, which was closed several weeks ago, when its employes struck for an increa: out of 500 reporting for work. It is claimed that this showing practically breaks the backbone of the strike, in which 10,000 peo- ple were iuvolved. The mill will be filled up with nonunion help from other mills. As soon as the King mill is operated on’ full time, ali the mills in Augusta, Gran- iteville, Langley, Bath, Warrenville and Alken, which put a lockout in force, will start up. It is understood that the Caro- lina operatives have guaranteed sufficient help to operat Batufday morning. | TWELVE HUNDRED WALK OUT Clgar Factory Employes Quit in An- ticipation of Reduction | in Wages. DETROIT, May 22.—Twelve hundred girls and women and sbout fifty men em| in wages, started in part today, 160 hands | the King mill fully by| branch of the American Cigar company, went on strike today because of the an- nouncement that Johm H. Brown, one of the former proprietors of the factory, bad resigned as manager of the concern for the American Cigar company. The factory is pon-union and one of the largest in the middle west. Some time ago the Ameri- can Cigar company directors ipstructed Mr. Brown to reduce operating expenses, and the employes belleved that thelr wages were to be cut after N. Weiss, Mr. Brown's successor, was Installed. NO LOVER OF NATIONAL SPORT Admits Aversion for Which He King Alfonso MADRID, May 22.-Dr. J. L. M. Curry and Mms. Curry left Madrid tonight for Paris, where Dr. Curry is to make a speech at thé Rochambesu banquet on Saturday next. Dr. Curry is delighted with the treatment which he received throughout his stay here. Mrs. Curry was so upset by the scenes which she witnessed at the bull fight yes- terday that she was unable to attend the tattoo yesterday evening, but she had pre- viously had a farewell audience with the queen mother and donated 1,000 pesetas to the free education fund. The gift was highly appreciated in oficial circles. The king yesterday evening, speaking to & foreign diplomat, asked hm bow he liked the bull fight. The diplomat was obliged to confess that it made a disagreeable impres- slon upon him. “It is cruel,” replied the king, “and I do not like it myself. I would like to intro- duce horse racing as & substitute.” Prince Henry Offe Germans, LONDON, May 22.—General surprise has mans of Dublin who had prepared an ad- dress of welcome for him on bis recent visit to that city. The chief of staff notl- fied the delegates that thg address could ot be received by the prince personally, adding that they were welcome,; however to leave the document on board the flagehip. The Germans then declined to take the address ployed | on board the warship and expressed regvet in the Brown Bros. cigar factory bere, & et the prince’s decision. Richard Harding Davis, special representative of COLLIER’S WEEKLY at the coronation of Alfonso XIII. Edward VII. of Spain, and of England. AFFAIRS AT SOUTH OMAHA Oity Will Again Trv to Recover Property from Bquatters, LIFE OF PUBLIC SERVICE FRANCHISES Half a Dozen Applic: of City Physie Goes Up—Magie City Gossip. s for Posit n—Price of Brick For years the city council has tried to prevent squatters from occupying public land and now another attempt is belng made. This time the judiclary committee of the council, the finance committee, and in fact all of the six members, along with the mayor, are in favor of enforeing the present ordinances and if these are not sufficient some additional ordinances will be passed. It is understood that the council will proceéd at once' to compel persons 1tving on city property to either enter into o lease or else vacate. This has been tried before, but for some reason was never carried out. A number of squatters are now prepared to flle claims for property owing to the fact that they have held undisputed possessioh for ten years. Such & claim will, it is asserted, hold in the courts and the city will lose valuable lands. Portions of streets bave been appropriated by corpor- atjons and these will soon become the prop- erty of the occupants unless the city tak steps to secure leases or else compel a re- moval of the bulldings in the streets. Yesterday a member of the council stop- ped work on a house being erected at Com- mercial street at I street. Thia house was being put up right in the center of the street and should the thoroughtare ever bs opened it would interfere with traffic. Some little time ago the city engineer re- ported to the council the number of squat- ters living on public streets or alleys, but Mr. ‘Kelly, who was mayor at that time, merely placed the report on file and that was the end of the matter. Under the Ensor regime an order was tssued that squatters should secure leases from the city and this was'left to the city attorney. If any leases were ever entered into there is no record of the same at the office of the city clerk. The present city attorney will, however, insist that leasys be signed for all persons occupying publie property. Franchise Expirations. Considerable interest is manifest in the matter of franchises by the politiclans and the new law governing the granting of franchises is frequently discussed. An fin- vestigation of the records shows that the franchise of the Omaba Water company was granted on October 17, 1887, and runs for soventeen years. The franchise will therefore reach its limit in two years. The ordinance granting a franchise to the Ne- braska Telephone company was passed by the council on January 3, 1888, and runs for twenty years frog that date.. When the Omaha Gas company was given a franchise it was given twenty-five years from August 15, 1898, the city reserving the right to fix the maximum price of gas. The Thomson- Houston Electric Light company acquired its franchise under an assignment made by the South Omaha Water Works company made on July 30, 1800. This franchise runs for twenty-five years from October 26, 1899, As for the street car company, it has & franchise for forty years, dating from April 18, 1889, This was granted by & vote of the people at an election held for the purpose. These are the {mportant franchises now on the books. The only one about to expire ls that of the water company and that event Is two years hence. ‘Want the Position. At the present time Mayor Koutsky has nearly half a dosen applications for the office of city physician. Dr. Sapp still holds the job and he will be continued in office for some time to come. Those Who are aspiring for the place have good rec- ommendations, but the mayor seems to be satisfied with the present city physiclan and does not propose making a change at this time. Brick Cost Money. New bricks are on the market now, but the price is §7 per 1,000. This is & bigher rate than has been charged in former years, but it is asserted by the dealers that the demand so far exceeds the supply that an increase in price is ihe natural consequence. Biicks are scarce in South Omaba. The South Omaba Brick company has only about 400,000 on hand, while the Nebraska Brick company has not enough to speak of. Seeking the Office. P. A. Wells, an attorney who represents certaln corporations, bas announced him- seif as & candidate for member of the state senate and he wanis the republican: South Omaha to vote for him. Mr. Wells ! is only one of a number of aspirants for There is likely to be a llvely for the place and with a half dozen or more contestants in the fleld Mr. Wells may possibly find somé opposition. Drawing Exhibit; Miss Stebbins. of the city schools is in charge of an exhibit of drawing by the puplls of the public schools, which opens today at the troop armory in the eity hall bullding. Every pupil in the schools will be represented. The drawings have been mounted on heavy cardboards and will be placed in conspicunus positions about the drill hall. No admission fee will be charged, but parents and patrons of the schools are invited to call and look over the display. Brick Company C! The South Omaba Briek Twenty-seventh and V streeu purchased by the Krittenbrink mpany. The transfer was made yestordayf but the old company reserves the right § sell all of the bricks mow on hand. Rhe stock amounts to about 400,000 brickd and as there is a lively demand they will\ soon be disposed of. The Krittenbrink dompany will commence uCtTve opern el day or two and will push the manufecture of brick as rapidly as possible. Making Te: rary Repairs. Street Commissioner Miller is making temporary repairs to the asphalt pavement on Twenty-fourth street. He is having the holes cleaned out and then places vitrified brick in the excavation. This plan.is con~ sidered much. better than the scheme of placing broken stone In the holes. The cost will not amount to but very little more and It is asserted that the repairs will last & great deal longer. Magie City Gosstp. Mr. and Mrs., Harvey D. Mosel tertaining Miss Alexander of Boul John F. Schultz hi tion of two dwelling are en- ler, Colo, commenced the erec- at Twenty-second and G streets. 8. C. Shrigley, city clerk, and his wife returned yesterday itom o ten days' visit with friends in Indiana. J. A. McLean, superintendent of school left last night nd Island to att t e oratorical contest. g Mrs. Frank Jonen has been’ called Harvard, Neb., by the serious iliness har mother, \iw. Charles Davis. J L. Kubat, a_member of the Education, nas refvrned to teing la-.' up at an Cmaha ccuple of weeks. Cucle No. 1 of the Ladles' Aid soclety of pltal 3 afternoon at the hol Mrs. @ Board of home b the Presbyterian church will mun-lntlh 3 Kelly, Twenty-sixth an E"flmmw The Hull ehlld who fell from a window 1 1) in the Pivonka L Wedneaday It was doing nicely yesterday and the 4'333- b ported that there was no doubt about Tecovery of the patient. v, A TO PROTECT THE AMERICANS United States Cruiser Topeka Arrives at Port Au Priuee, Hayts. PORT AU PRINCE, Hayti, May 22.—The United States cruiser Topeka arrived Nere today from Port Royal, 8. C., to protect American interests. The presence of the warship in these waters has had an excel- lent effect. The situation of affairs is im- proving. The Northern army, commanded by Gen- = = eral Firmin has halted at Arcahale, two days march from here. General Firmia is sald to have formally declared that he does not intend to enter Port Au Prince, at the head of his troops. Two Stars in One Cast. LONDON, May 22.—Beerbobm Tres has engaged Ellen Terry to play Mistress Page and Mrs. Kendall to play Miss Ford in the coronation preduction of the “Merry Wives of Windsor,” at Her Majesty’'s theater. Miss Terry and Mrs. Kendall have not played together since the begloning of thelr cas THIS H ER IS IT. Know by the sign ST, JACOBS OIL Rheumatism, Neuraigly, Sciatica, Lumbago, Bruises, Sorencss,