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Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-28

CHICAGO, Jan. 27.-Three thousand per-
sons attended the festival and ball given this
afternoon and evening for the benefit of the
families of the executed and imprisoned an
archists. The walls were crowded with
carieatures, such as policemen blown
up by dynamite bomb, allegorieal
Judaism falling dead, and others of more
revolving type. Editor Christensen, of the
Arbeiter Zeltung, delivered eulogy on the
"Heroes and Sacred Martyrs" who were
sleeping their dreamless sleep in Waldheim.
The speaker predicted that a cyclone would
yet sweep over the land and wipe the cap
itallstic robbers from the face of the earth.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-28
WHO STRUCK BRIsTobq
A Question Likely to BE Settled in
Po,ice Court.

Last night J. A. Bristol, II. j. Westbrook
and John Dingman emerged from building
on Fifteenth street and were walking along
when Bristol was struck a terrific blow on
the head, knocking him senseless. He was
carried into an adjoining drug store, where
for about ton minutes he remained uncon-
scious In the meantime an attorney named
Townsend pointed out Dingmau as the man
who committed the assault, and he and West
brook were placed under arrest When
Bristol recovered consciousness he, too, was
taken To the station and charge of fighting
preferred against all three. Dingman who
is detective, claims it to be q case of mis-
taken identity, and says it was someone else
who struck the blow He says further that
all three were friends and had just ended
uuict game of high five when the blow was
struck. All three were allowed out on bail.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-28
Smooth Swindlers.

DEs MolSss, Ia, Jan. 2'.-[Special Tele-
gram to TIE BEE.l-The gang of swindlers
VINO have been victimizing towns in north
western Iowa, by pretending TO be surveyors
for a new railroad, did their work very
smoothly. Late particulars show that they
collared several hundred dollars from peo-
pie who thought that they were buying the
location of road. These swindlers would
go 70 small town and represent that they
were going TO build road which might pass
within milo or two OF town, but If paid for
the trouble OF changing the route, depot
might be located right in town. Usually
$50 or slOOwould be enough
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-28
1t Beat Coastinv,

A green country youth was induced
to attach hand-sleigh to an express
train on the Kingston g. Pembroke
railway at Kingston, Ont, and he was
soon holding on for dear life as the
train sped along at the rate of forty-tive
miles an hour. He dared not relin-
quish his hold, and passengers say that
nothing could be seen of him for the
clouds of snow thrown up by the sleigh
as it cut through the drifts at tho side
of the track. He laid fiat on the sled
and was half suifocated when taken off.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-28
SIN DOLLARS A MONTH.
The Salaries Paid to Laborers Ninety
Years Ago.

McMaster's History tells the wages
received in 1900. On the Pennsylvania
canals the diggers ate the coarsest diet,
were housed in the rudest sheds. and
paid $6 month from May to November
and S. u month from November to May.
Hod-carriers, mortar-miXers, diggers
and choppers, who from 1893 to 1900 Ia
bored Cd the public buildings and cut
the streets and avenues Of Washington
City, received 80 a year, or, if they
wished, $50 for all the work they could
perform from March ] to December
20. The hours of work were
invariably fLom sunrise to sun
set. Wages at Albany and New
York were shillings, or, as money then
went, 40 cents II day; at Lancaster, $S TO
$40 month: elsewhere in Pennsylvania
worl<men were content with S6 in sum
mer and So in winter. At Baltimore
men we're glad to be hired at Is pence II
day. None by the month asked more than
$6. At Fredericksburg the price OF la
Dor was from So to 81. In Virginia
white men employed by the year were
given El6 currency; slaves when hired
were clothed and their masters paid 81
a month. A pound Virginia money was
in Federal money 1888. The average
rate of wages the land over was, there-
fore, sos u year, with food and perhaps
lodging. Out of she small sum the
workman must, with his wife's help,
maintain his family.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-28
Jowa,s Public School svstem.

Dies MONIES, Ia, Jan. 27.-TSpecial to The
BEE. -Iowa's high standing in educational
matters makes the subject of school statis-
tics very interesting to Iowa people. The
superintendent Of instruction has made a
comparative table showing the growth of the
school system in Iowa by decades from 1S4S
to 1888. The progress of the state in this re-
spect is remarkable. Forty years ago there
were but l24 teachers employed in Iowa. Now
there Is an army of $4,000 The assessed
valuation of school property in Iowa then
was but 1000. Now it is over half mil.
lion dollars. During the first ten years, or
from 1913 to 1853, the number Of teachers in
creased from 124 to 2, 500. The next decade
showed 10,960 The next decade had raised
this number to 20,5S4, and the last report
showed 25,ll3. In 1913 there were 1O5 schools
in Iowa. Ten years later the number had in
creased to 1900. During the next ten years
it was trebed, reaching 665l. In 1873 it
amounted to 1901 and last year had reached
a total of l5 465. There is no record of the
entire amount paid for all school purposes in
1S4S. But in 1883 it amounted to S291 ,414.
In 1888 the state of Iowa expended for all
purposes connected with the schools, the
grand total of S406569 Perhaps these diff
ficut figures explain in part why Iowa has
been so reliably and strongly republican.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-28
A WIFE'S LOVE.
A Man Asks His Mother-in-Law TO
Pay 100000 For II.

A peculiar suit was recently begun in
the common pleas court of Cleveland,
o., by j. ID. Critchtield. a well known
lawyer OF Mount Vernon, o. He sued
his mother-in-law, MRS. Caroline II.
Henderson, of Erie, Pa, for Sl00. 900,
alleging that she with one w. w.
Howell deliberately and maliciously
weaned his wife's affections from him.
Mrs. Henderson is widow, and worth
$3.50 900. Before the separation of wife
and husband Mrs. Critchtield was sick.
and while in this condition her mother,
il is claimed, influenced the separation.
Some five years ago the widow Hender-
sons husband died and left the bulk of
his large estate TO the city for charitable
purposes. Mrs. Henderson would not
stand this, and by vigorous fight COM
PEELED the city TO settle AT u small figure.
Have used DR.. Bigelow's Positive
Cure in my family as a general cough
medicine. One OF my children was
quickly relieved OF severe attack of
Group by it. Icheerfuily recommend it.
III. l.. Covell, Grand Rapids, Michi.
Goodman Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-28
The Arabs Defeated.

ZANZIBAR, Jau. 27.--An engagement took
place at Dar-Es- Salam on Friday, resulting
in the defeat of the Arabs, many of whom
were killed. During the fight the first lieu
tenant of the German war ship Sophie was
killed by sunstroke. The defeat of the Arabs
renders the position of the captive mission
aries still more dangerous.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-28
An Absolute Onrc.

The ORIGINAL ABIETINE OINTMENT
is only put UP in large two ounce tin boxes,
and is an abs olute cure for old sores, burns
wounds, chapped hands, and all skin erup.
tions. viii positively care all kinds of piles,
Ask for the ORIGINAL ABIETINE ONT
MENT. Sold by Goodman Drug Co.. at 25
cents per bOx-bv mail 30 cents.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-28
Scripture On Inaugural Balls.

The inaugural ball given in honor of
the Inauguration of Governor Hovey at
indianapolis brought out great deal
of comment from the church people.
1t was the first inaugural ball ever
given in the history of the state, and
the ministers generally opposed it:
Among others the Rev. r. A. Kemp, of
the Worthington Methodist church, re-
ceived an invitation. He thought it
audacious to invite him to ball, so he
took the beautiful autographed bauble
and on its margin cited Daniel 3, xviii,
for the consideration of those who had
sent the invitation. The quotation is:
But if not, be it known unto thee, o, King,
that we will not serve tiny Gods nor worship
the golden image which thou hast set up.
Mr.. Kemp then returned the invita-
tion in the first mail to DR.. Hayes, the
secretary of the committee on invita-
tions.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-28
Arrested for Gambling.

At about / O'Clock this morning two men
giving the names of j. N. Stratford and j..
A. Rush, were arrested in rooms at the cor
ner of Twenty-eighth and Farnam, charged
with gambling. In the haul was included
two poker tables and a lot of chips.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-28

TO secure the change of route. The good
citizens would think that they had secured q
new road, and the swindlers would think
that the fools were not all dead, as they
silently stole away with the money, A good
many people who Nvould't like to admit it
have been taken id by these bogus surveyors
and railroad hnildNfs
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-28
APrincess on tho Rostrum.

Princess Martha Engelitchoff read "a
paper in New York recently on Russia.
before a large company of women, who
manifested the greatest reverence for
the titled render. The princess con-
fessed very frankly that she gave the
reading chiefly for revenue. The paper
that she read was the introductory one
of a series of five which she has pre-
pared on the domestic, educational, ar
tistic and musicai phases of Russian
life. She eschewed politics because the
position of her family, She said would
not warrant her treating that subject,
In personal Appearance the princess Is
tall, matronly and handsome. She
speaks with IA marked accent, but reads
with precision and distinctuess and ais
closes unusual inte tligencc 10 well as
aIIlbility.
Result Of the Cuid Snap.
Peter Peterson was arrested last night on
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-28
A TRAeEoYIIN BRONZE.
The Remark able Clock owned BY a
Philadhihhia Man.

The most unique, and one of the most
valuable clocks. probably, in this city,
says the Philadelphia Record. is owned
by DIR. j. Newton Walker. The time
piece originally cost 81 900, and was
purchased in France by the grandfather
of the present owner over one hundred
years ago. 1t is a production of the
latter part of tho Louis XVI. period.
The popularity of the style of its finish,
together with the subject portrayed in
its decoration, forms representative
type of the art of that age when every
thing that contained the slightest SEM
blance to classicism was fashionable.
AS a work of art it is invaluable as
showing the growth Of rich designs
during the age following the
palmer and sterner handicraft of the
ages of Louis XIV. and Louis XIV.
The clock weighs nearly $50 pounds,
and is eighteen inches In height and
fifteen inches in breadth. 1t is made of
Parian marble and bronze, with sew
eral brass figures and gilt mounting.
This work of art stands on four lions
paws OF brass. The clock proper rests
beneath marble pediment, having
dial OF scarce six inches in diameter, on
which two gilt-mounted brass hands
rotate. Near the base of the dial are
two smaller dials to mark the days Of
the week and month, and also the time
of tides according to the full, half and
quarter moons. The clock-work is
partially embedded in the marble pedi-
ment above. The latter is an ingenious
piece of artistic workmanship. 1t is a
frieze-iike affair, with representations
of the principal deities of Grecian
mythology.
Most interesting, however, is the
superstructure OF bronze, copper and
brass. which contains an historical
scene from the last stage of the French
Revolution. during the Reign of Terror.
The scene is subterrauean prison
beautifully worked in bronze and cop
per. A Girondist of bronze has been
imprisoned to die by starvation. His
feet are chained by two huge stones
represented in brass, while on each of
his wrists are attached light chains
fastened to several weights. Seated
near nm is a bronze figure of beauti-
full girl, his daughter, who is allowed
to see him once u day during his i'm
prisonment.
Her position is such rs to infer that
he had just received nourishment from
her. Lizards-and serpents in brass
are represented as creeping and crawl
ing among the crevices of the rocks,
out of which the prison is cut. At the
far end of the prison, beyond the bars
of small window, is the face of the
spy appointed by the prison keepers to
ascertain how it was the prisoner was
able to proong his life SO long beyond
the time usually allowed to death by
starvation. AS the story thus illus
trated relates, the daughter gave suste-
nance to her father, to which was added
the nourishment obtained from reptiles
and lizards that he killed from time to
time. Death by the guillotine followed
the revelation portrayed in this scene.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-28
For a disordered liver try Beecham's Pill


The annual report of the police Judge for
the year 1883, which is to be Incorporated in
the mayors annual report, has the following
summary of the arrests and fines for the
yarinms months of the YEAR
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-28
A Bakers Revenge.

For some time past the residents Of
North Twelfth street, from Montgomery
avenue to Diamond street, says the
Philadelphia Record, have been an
noyed by finding their front doorsteps
disfgured copiously with tobacco juice.
Early yesterday morning Special Officer
Whitcomb caught John p. Berg in the
act at No. 2OO7 North Twelfth street,
and locked him up in the Twenty-sec-
James was one Of Berg's victims.
Berg is a German, not long in this
country, and a man of vindictive ap-
pearance. He is a baker and has been
supplying the people in the neighbor
hood named with bread. 1t is supposed
that Berg acted out of revenge because
Councilman James and others had with
drawn their custom from him, being
dissatisfied with his bread.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-28

DR.. Hamilton Warren, magnetic ply
sician and surgeon, room 3, Crounse
block, cor. 10th and Capitol avenue.
Chronic and nervous diseases spec
ialty. Telephone 944.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-28

A positive guarantee is given by the
manufacturer OF DIR. Jones Red Glover
Tonic that a 80 cent bottle Of this rem
edy contains more curative properties
than any dollar preparation. 1t promptly
cures all stomach. kidney and liver
troubles. Goodman Drug Co.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-28

renew his accident life insurance policy he
made up his mind upon solicitation TO take
out another policy. The premium was paid
only few days ago and as consequence
his widow will receive 5000
The announcement Of the funeral will be
made hereafter.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-28

The sixth annual masquerade bail of
y. p. band will take place Friday, Feb
ruary Is, mt Exposition hall.
Omaha daily bee., 1889-01-28

Result Oftne Guid Snap.
Petrr Peterson was arrested last night on
the charge Of stealing coal from the curs
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-06-10

ACTING LAND COMMISSIONER STONE Is
doing good work for the government and
the people, He is disseminating all the
foolish, costly and vexatious appliance.
for harassing the people adopted by thai
first class obi ASS and sham reformer
Sparks Gov. Stone has just issued HI
order directing that no more cases he sent
to the board OF review for examination
plicr to being sent to patent, and
that the l1,JJJ cases nov pending before
that board be examined and disposed
of as rapidly rs possible. This action il
taken with Il view of abOiSling the buaru
at the earliest practicable date He Ii
also considering the ACCESSIBILITY of abol'
iStinI the contest division in the genera
land Office as unnecessary and a hindranG e
to the prompt transaction of the public
business. 1t is to be hoped that President
Harrison will appoint Gov. Stone rs COM
missioner Of the general land office. lie
Is making ii remarkably good Official and
will be the right man in the right place.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-06-10

HpQk,. REpvnucAH CENT Committee,
Santa lie, \. NJ. May -, 1881

4 meeting Of the Republican central
committee OF the territory Vi New Mexico
!, hereby called to lueet at the Palace
hotel. in Santa Fe. on Wednesday, June
y, 1852. at > O'Clock p. m, to consider
questions in connection with tho constl-
tu,iOnal convention, which is to meet on
the 81 dav If September, 1899.
A full attendance OF tine membersot the
committee is earDcstlyrequested. 1t is OF
vital importance to this territory that
none but capable men, men who are Ill
sympathy With advanced modern ideas
md American thoughts, shall be selected
ncmbers Of that convention a conven-
ton whose labors will be idle unless the
constitution it proposes is unequvocally
lust what it should be in that respect.
While the questions involved are in no
proper sense partisan, yet they are OF
such vast consequence to the well beng
and future prosperity of the territory, that
we, as Republicans, must show ourselves
to be the friends Of progress and good
government, and ii such ideas do not
dominate the constitution formed IN
September, We must not be responsible
for the fct. w. W, GRIFFIN, Chairman
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-06-10
A DEMOCRATIC HOWL.


SANTA F., y. NJ, June 5.-Thpre is
big row brewing in the Republican CAM
Of New Mexico. Many are disguised Il
HarriSon's appointments to office auC
claim that those OF the party who have
fought its battles are receiving no RECON-
ton, but, on the other hand, the presi
dents old schoolmates and the coffee
coolers of his regiment are reaplng the
reward OF their labors. Over the appoint
ments Of J. a. Sprading, to be receiver O
the land office here, and b. NJ. Thomas
to be secretary of the territory, comes tie
biggest howl. Nobody knows why the
former should receive such substantial
recognition, unless for services actually
never rendered, and their continuation
will be vigorously opposed. The latter,
the Republicans claim, is not resident OF
New Mexico, and has never resided here,
only when holding OIL e, which is in VIC
lation OF the home rule plank.
The above was clipped from the st
Louis Republic, to which paper it was
telelraphed by VIGOROUSLY worthless
character by the name of II. p. Nc
kevitt, who hangs around Santa Fe with
n" visible means Of support, and is evi-
IDENTITY living off his wIfe's relatives, who
are honest and industrious people. This
fellow, Mckevitt, who has been picked
up as u correspondent by two or three
outside papers which are unable or I'M
willing to employ decent man, takes
every opportunity to abuse New Mexico
and her people, in his puny and idiotir
way, in the dispatches which lie is thus
permitted to send. lie is a nuisance and
the people of Santa Fe are very tired of
him.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-06-10


| The annual meeting Of the bureau o.
Catholic Indian missions was held il
| Washington on the 4ih instant. Tho re-
port presented shows that the bureau will
do great amount Of work during the COM
ing year. For thccurrent year the bureau
has contracts with tire government
amounting to SSH, 80 ior tho education
of Indian children, and it is understood
that contracts will be made for the COM
ing year amounting to $43l ,093.
There are thirty-eight boarding schools
and sixteen day schools under the CON
troll of the bureau, having an attendance
Of 2,7S7 boarding pupils and $50 day
pupils. The pupils in the former are
given tuition, board and clothing for
which the government allows $l0S, $l25
or $50 per capita, according to the Local
ton of the school and it, distance from
the base OF supplies.
The officials of the Indian bureau have
been well satisfied with the conduct OF the
Catholic Indian schools and have rec
commended them highly.
One million dtIlars is invested in IRIS
sions for the education OF Indian children
and in school property, situated in Arizo-
ma, California, New Mexico, Indian terri
tory, Indiana, Wisconsin,, Minnesota
Dakota and Montana. The vice presi-
dent of the bureau, Rev. Dr. Chapelle, is
now en- route to New Mexico, Arizona and
southern California. He will travel
through the sections named, examine the
schools already in operation, and make
arrangements to establish new ones. One
OF the schools pertaining to these mis-
sions, is already in operation, and i'll SUI
cessful operation, at Santa Fe. 1t is to be
hoped that the bureau will find it advisa-
bic to increase the capacity OF the school.
Location, easy accessibility, Il remarkably
healthy and equable climate and the eX-
cellent railroad facilities of the capital city
favor this idea.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-06-10

THE Cronin murder is still the talk of
the hour. The Clan-na-Gael society can
do no better for its own interests than "to
move heaven and earth" to bring the as
sassins Of DR.. Cronin to justice. The in
dications all point to certain men within
it's circle as the conspirators. This fact
throws suspicion over the entire organ
ization, which nothing but the most
vigorous effort on its part to run down the
murders can dispel. If the Clan-na-G Gael
society hopes to remain in a position to
help Ireland hereafter, it must he up and
doing in this crisis of its affairs. America
is in no mood to harbor any body Of men
who practice violent means to promote
their purposes. !
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-06-10

A CLOSE analysis OF the testimony adj
duced at the preliminary hearing in the
case of the killing Of Lee Lail, of Albu-
querque, by John Preston, at San Pedro,
few days ago, held by Justice Ortiz on
Friday and Saturday last, discloses the
fact that John Preston acted in self de-
tense. He had been threatened by Lail
with knife and he shot in order to save
his ife. Justice Ortiz very properly and
Justly found that the killing was done in
self defense and declined to bind Preston
over to appear before the grand jury. The
examination was conducted fairly, search
ingly and in accordance with law, and it
is gratifying to be able to say that at last
Santa Fe has one justice of the peace who
endeavors to perform the duties of his
Office in the manner prescribed by law.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-06-10
AND now the Albuquerque LAWYERS a,

AND now the Albuquerque lawyers are
OF the opinion that the supreme court Of
the territory can not legally reassign the
judges to different districts other than
those to which they were appointed. Rot.
The trouble " 18th few of the Albuquer-
que lawyers is that they think they know
too much. The supreme court should do
exactly as it sees fit in the matter, and
the judges should see to it that Repub-
leans, good, honest and competent men
be appointed to Che several positions Of
clerks and deputy clerks Of the supreme
court and of the district courts.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-06-10

DIRNCr rail communication with San
Pedro would cake Santa Fe boom. Start
in, fellow citizens, and try and bring it
about. You can if you will. The extern
sion Of the Denver & Rio Grande railroad
from Espanoia to Santa Fe and thence
south to our rich coal regions and mining
camps, would be the best thing possible
for Santa Fe, for the development of the
territory, for the business interests of New
Mexico and Colorado, and would make
the New Mexico division of the Denver d
Rio Grande paying and profitable one.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-06-10
IaiikeedOn

ADr. (iGN. DuM. recently retired. is
believed to have been the only private
sontlrr who ever obtained the rank of
br adler General in the regular army Of
the United States. A private soldier does
seem to haze chance i'll the army main
tame, by this treat republic.
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-06-10

N3oyrl 0JO,u 400 acres Of land on the
Sju." reservation in Dakota are soon to
b. oopnel to settlement, and another
ID, uii rush is b ing worked up. Men
ill ~ to Dakota when they can set
IT,. sunny, CHEEKY, pleasant New Mex
H., L., tot know which side their bread is
Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1889-06-10

COOP ion Massachusetts and Connect
icut. The legislature of the former voted
SO 900 and Of the latter $4,000 for the
relief OF the sufferers by the Johnstown
Disaster There is a good deal of good in
Van ppAO,n