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operations and The aid those who have made special
study of particular lines Of agricultural science like entomology botany
composition and combination stock foods will be
Charts will used for illustrating the different
subjects make the meetings instructive and inter
esting to ALL old and young
and daughters expected attend and sub
them will be presented by lady speakers II the
complain the hard struggle get along surely
farm have for complaint OF their lot
the do physical labor proportion
their strength appliances for making work
easier and have than the
with the on the farm
The Board Agriculture cannot accomplish its full purpose until
the conditions of farm home life and this hopes to
do considerable measure through the Farmers Institutes
farmer such amount OF the useful
will be of practical benefit him making farming
pay by attending and taking in these meetings.
which follow the lectures and all invited
further information making
of experience bearing on the subject
meetings will be arranged that be held
possible scattered well the State
desire manifested
Be sure YOU hold institute your county
that aN the meeting nell attended, and then
send in your application early.
It expected which the meetings held will
provide hall Board All other expenses will be
out of the Board funds.
will warrant it, two days institute will be held.
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Meteorological Report Missouri StsteBoarl dAgltn|tur
cooperating with u. s. Weather
THE TRANSFER OF THE WEATHER BUREAU.

In accordance Congress- approved 1s 1890
Bureau transferred, July 1884, the
Agricultural Department Greedy signal officer
relieved his duties connection with the Weather Bureau
chief Of the Army Signal Corps and will future confne
military signalling exclusively Professor Mark W. Harrington
Michigan appointed to succeed General Greedy chief of the
Professor Harrington three years
graduated University Michigan, became
connected Survey of
Alaska 1876 he Germany continue his studies while
abroad rendered the poorshp Astronomy the
egn Pekn China introduced the telescope
that country In 1878 he became professor of Biology the
University Louisiana and 1879 he accepted the profeorhp of
Astronomy the University Michigan which position he
appointed chief the Weather Bureau He has contributed many
articles periodical literature and and for several has
been editor Of The American Meteorological journal.
Major Dunwoody the Missouri State Board of agriculture that
the new chief not only desires continue cooperation
Weather with the State Weather Services but
put forth every possible and extend the useful
broader dissemination the daily forecasts
logical information and weather crop bulletin into the agricultural
regions It his desire lessen the work and usefulness of the
benefit but its aor for the bene
fit of agriculture
carrying policy chief of the Weather Bureau this
arrangements egphng the daily
government expense fifty places the State in addition
already receiving the kilograms and would glad with
desiring to avail themselves of this Offer
JULY,
temperature for July uniformly below the normal The
daily temperature five degrees below the normal
degrees below the temperature for July 1890
averages about normal but very
uneen divided In the southeast section there deficiency three
inches while the northwest section and portions OF the west central
tons an of three inches.
THUNDERsroRMs Adrian, Columbia, 1st, 3D. 9Th, 10th,
18TH 14th l7th 2oh Conception Lynne
lst 3D. 7h 13h 22d, 25h Eight Mile h I'd, 9th, 18th, 1h
16th aOth 3d. 25th 2sth Faye 7t 13h 1h 2Oh
aad a5th Fox Creek 18th, 18th, 2oth Esd Glasgow
18th 14th 3d. 25h City, 3D.
18th 22d 23d 2h Keokuk, 22d Liberty,
22d LaMotte 17th 22d. Oregon j. 1t, 3D. 7th lh 3h
3d. 25th 3oh Oregon 10th, 1h 18TH 18th,
Pickering h h 18th. Goth, 22d, 25h
River 3D. 7th 10TH 13h 2Oh McAester
29th Springfield 4h h 18th, 18th, 1h Windsor
13th 14th 18th; 2s, ed Zeitonia, 9TH
RANFALLs. Fayette, LAO in 30 minutes
La Monte hours 80 minutes the h St Charles
hours 18th.
HAIL. Fayette and Glasgow 1st Windsor 18TH
LUNAR HALo Fayete 10Th, Gordonvil 17th Oregon
l4th 10th, 10Th.
SOLAR HALos Fayee, Keokuk lst
Patt River 5th 3s
MErEoRs. Oregon Sd.
TABULAR STATEMENT.
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equality with other classes who enjoy easier and m

equality with other classes who enjoy and ee contact with their
fellows and the world.
Board Agriculture work to
greatly benefit the class directly created and also all
the people who contribute towards working funds than securing good
roads.
machine using four eight
be remarkably efficient building and preparing Its being
the pushing the claims
and merits of their respective machines riding
pillow and similar Implements the road grader does its work for the public
and the public interested knowing something OF the quantity and kno
of work done.
facts view of Agriculture arranging
working trial of leading graders the country take place
September s. TO- next Mo- This trial will be held for
the first demonstrating the practcaby OF using the graders
for building roads and second determining the metolou
points efficiency machines The test will be thorough
exhaustive machines being required take sections road in
bad repair by work show what they do
Phillips of the Civil Engineering Department of the
University kindly consented assist the Board conducting the
trial. apply machines will Mechanically
their relative superiority mechanical construction capacity
doing of work length of time and with the
aid of Il dynamometer, the difference in the draft.
experts practical admaking will be selected by the
pass upon the machines and the work
just conclusions.
The trial will be one which road commissioners overseers
county and all who feel good roads should witness
hotel will be secured possible that the
expense of attending will not be heavy.
will be made later through the press
The following letters have been received from companies whose
machines will compete in the trial:
sesaryof
pF,a mac h's E ae to @ determined ss aD
the %s Ss is s interest ssgn BY your Board in the question of road machines
.s ne ss sss
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manu. Mre.c Co.
AURORA ILL.,, July 49, 1891.
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they
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D RG sS s effort tbs ng s s
a fa s o beng me made P ng If an 9 m
and Ppf the fe R aS @ ga W the time and place
points which regard important in Determining the relative merits road
pIaes0f trial earliest
PALM secy.
Cm11corHE Mo- July 49, 1891
valued 18th
As s the American Road Machine s of Ksn
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offering public especially
M that result such legislation
s s1s LTD as ss IL S %5
urged
This @ Board certainly direction
General Assembly which he
methods
7. WIS
FARMERS INSTITUTES
For number of the State Board of Agriculture has been hold
ing during the Farmers Institutes but the funds
mand limited that this line work could be
vigorously desired either by Board
The Both General Assembly however, made appropriation the
of the Board which will enable readily the demands
the this direction.
the be held this coming fall
wishing meeting
will inform this Office The meetings held
i Infested, and romw Invita- received.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-19
Cutting Down the Expenses.

LINCOLN. Neb., Feb. lS.- Special to The
BEE. The house committee on finance
ways and means hold daily sessions and are
slowly progressing with their work A
strong effort is being made by Soderman.
Purncl, Storms and Stewart to cut off all
unnecessary items of expense in the es-
Inmates submitted for the various state of
hoes. They have reduced the salary of book
keepers from 81 200 and 81 300 to 81 900, and
Will cut down the salary Of the stenogra-
piers from the above named figure to $3.50.
During the discussion over the expenditure
Ior supplies for the state superintendent $
ONCE the fact was developed that Ordinary
receipt books cost the state 80 cents
each, and three or four small
blank books cost s3.25 for the set.
The sum Of $4,000 was required TO print
certain school blanks, and the committee de-
cided to strike out the item entirely an d
allow each district to purchase its own
supplies, Superintendent Goudy asked 5000
Tor attending teachers institutes, and was
allowed $500 This office, on account of the
large increase in the number of school dis
trcts, was allowed a small increase over last
session.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-19
HARD ON DA Y.
Serious Charges Brought Against a
We'll Known Pnlitician

NcII hnONn l-OlttIc1an.
PIERRE, S. D.. Feb. 1S.-[Special Telegram
to The BEE. The only excitement In the
proceedings of the house today was occa.
STONED by Harrison, who moved to recommlt
the bill appropriating s., 1000 for the expenses
Of the late Indian war, with instructions that
an amendment be returned providing for the
expenditure of money only on proper
vouchers. Harrison stated that upon the ex.
animation Of the records of the auditors of.
flee lie found that $3.50 had been paid to one
Nj. II. Day on this account, whom, upon re-
liable information, he believed in no way en-
titled to same, but To be a common Swindler
Such he was considered in his own county,
Pennington, and such was his repu taton in
Douglass and Bon Homme counties.
This caused quite ripple. Day Is the
democratic member OF the worlds fair com.
mission OF the state and has been demo-
cratic candidate for delegate in congress-
Days warrant was issued upon a; voucher
attested by Governor Meette Upon the
strength OF Harrison's resolution the bill was
indefinitely postponed.
Day was appointed col onel and authorized
by Governor Mellette to take charge of
the operations against the Indians on the
part of the citizens in his section
OF the country Governor Melette in an
interview says: "Day had authority from
me TO take charge OF these affairs in the
Black Hills. The voucher upon which he
was paid was for freight on arms and am mu-
nition We paid no other expenses. The
warrant was drawn on the militia fund.
There are charges that the freight was paid
by the people of Rapid City and that Day has
not REIN nbursed them L am investigating
but am inclined 10 take Days sworn affidavit
as agains such reports"
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-19
Streeter's Embarrassments.

SPRiNGFIELD, ILL.,, Feb. 1S,-It is nderstood
tonight that all but four or five republicans
will vote for Streeter tomorrow. There is
Possibility, also, of Crawford and C hott being
brought over, but Evans, Bacon and
Hutchins seemed determined to vote only for
a straight republican.
Mr.. Streeter has been confronted with
another embarrass 1t appears, a
number OF Farmers Mutual Benefit associa-
tion men in this vicinity are not satisfied with
his views on tho tariff, silver etc, as ex-
planned to the republican caucus and have
summoned conference with Mr.. Streeter
and the Farmers Mutual Benef association
legislators tomorrow, at which he will be
asked to relterate his unfatering aJepiance
to the principals of the Farmers Mutual
BenetiI association, before they consent to
the big three' continuing TO support him.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-19
HOJIsc.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.--In the absence of
the speaker the house elected Mr. Payson of
Illinois speaker pro TEN. con ference was
ordered on the District of Columbia appro
pration bill and on the military academy
appropriation bill. :
The house then proceeded to further con-
sideration of the Indian appropriation bill
The amen dment to carry into effect the allot.
ment agreement with Cnur DAlene and
other tribes of Indians was agreed to. The
bill then passed
The house then went nto committee of the
whole on the postofice appropriation bill.
In general debate Mr. Blouut of Georgia
argued against the shipping bill and Mr.
Kerr of Iowa for II. ~.
Mr.. Cumming Of New York advocated his
resolution, protesting against the persecution
of Jews in Russia
81, Mr.. O'Ferroll of Virginia argued against
the shipping bill. In the course of his re-
marks he touched upon the silver question
and declared that Grover Cleveland was
deeper down in the heart of the democracy of
the country than any other living man
Whatever his position might be today on
silver coinage, when the national convention
spoke in 1892 he would endorse the principles
OF the platform, whatever they might be.
without disposing of the bill, the commit
tee rose, and the house adjourned.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-19
OFF for the Reunion.

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. lS.-[Special to THE
BEE. "A large delegation of senators and
representatives, including Speaker Elder
took the early train to Plattsmouth. to attend
the reunion Of old soldiers. The leaders on
the independent side of the house en- eavored
to prevent an adjournment for this purpose,
0ut about dozen veterens deserted them
and on test vote, with the aid of all the
republicans and most of the democrats,
carried the motion to adjourn amid deafening
cheers. The name of Speaker Elder has
been suggested as department com man der
but he is not an active candidate for that
position,
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-19
Proposed Senatorial Districts

LINCOLN, Neb, Feb. IS Special to THE
BEE. l-Representative Scott dnd.) proposes
the following division of the senatorial dis
tricts. He is chairman Of the committee on
apportionment and will secure the endorse
1ent OF his committee, but confesses that he
may have to make few changes:
First district, Nemaha and Richardson !:
Second, Gage; Third (aoat), Pawnee, John
son and Gage; Fourth, Otoe and Cass; Fifth,
Lancaster (2); Sixth (foat), Otoe, Cass and
Lancaster; Seventh, Douglas a.; Eighth
dloat). Dodge, Sarpy and Douglas; Ninth,
Saunders and Colfax; Tenth. Washington,
Burt, Thurston and Dakota; Eleventh,
Cunning, Wayne, Dixon and Cedar; Twelfth,
Madison, Antelope Stanton and Pierce ;
Thirteenth, Platte and Butler; Fourteenth
, York and Seward; Fifteenth, Saline and
Thayer Sixteenth, Fillmore and jefferson !:
Seventeenth, Nuckolls, Webster and Frank
lin; Eighteenth, Adams, Clay Hamilton and
Iolk (g; Nineteenth Hall, Howard and
Sherman: Twentieth, Merrick, Nance,
Boone, Greeley and Wheeler; Twenty first,
Twenty,second, Custer, Valley, Garfield and
Ioup; Twenty-third, Buffalo and Dawson !;
Twenty.fourth, Phelps Keamey and Har,
Ian; Twenty:.fifth, Furnas, Red Willow,
Hitchcock and Gosper; Twenty sixth, From
,, mer, Hayes, Dundy, Chase; Perkins and Keith !;
:Iwenty-seventh, Lincoln. Logan Blame,
Thomas, Hooker Mcpherson, Arthur,
Grant, deuel., Cheyenne, himball Banner
and Scott's Bluff; Twenty-eighth, Cherry,
Sheridan, Dawes, Sioux and Box Butte.
According to this arrangement sixteen
would be independent, eight democratic,
eight repub blican and one (Gage) doubtful.
The apportioDment bill introduced by Fe o
lrepl differs very materially from the a above.
IL gives Douglas county five instead of four,
and ten districts would be democratic, nine
repu blcan and only fourteen independent.
Ihe Scott bill, when perfected, will probably
DO put through as caucus measure.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-19
Sullivan Quarreiled with Waiter.

RICHMOND, Va, Feb. 1s,-[Special Tele-
gram to The BEE. John 1. Sullivan, who
has been playing here at the Academy for the
last two nights, created sensation this
morning. He became indignantn the ladies'
dining room at the Murphy's hotel because
he was not promptly served with eggs Be
coming demonstrative colored waiter
named Miller demonstrated with him. Sulli-
van assumed a threatening attitude, and
Miller threw pot of coffee at him. To es-
cape the vengeance of the big man, Miller
fled up 10 the observatory of the hotel Sui
liyan left this morning for n orfolk, where
his company has an engagement tonight. He
had been drinking
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-19
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS
The Senate Amenls e1d Finally Passes the
Copyright Bill.
CLAIMS FOR INDIAN DEPREDATloNS.
Business Of the House Transacted
Undcra Pro Tempore Speaker
A Virginia Member has n
Word for Cleveland.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-A nurlber of pen
sion bills passed, including bills increasing
the pension Of the widows of General Custer,
Admiral Wilkes and General Daniel Ullman
20 Sl00a month.
The copyright bill was then taken up, aid
the Sherman amendment, to admit copy
righted books etc, printed in foreign coun-
tries, on the pay mont of tho tariff duties, was
agreed to as was also tho amend mcnt by
Frye requiring maps, dramatic or musical
compositions, engravings, cuts, prints, photo
graphs chromos, or autographs to be printed
from plates executed In the United States,
and the amendment by ingalls, exempting
newspapers and periodicals from the prohibi-
ton OF importation rhe bill was then passed
yeas, 3S; nays, IA.
The house bill amending the act OF July,
lSS2, dividing the state Of Iowa into two
Judicial districts was passed.
The senate then proceeded to the consId-
Grafton of substitute for the house bill pro-
viding for the adjudication and payment of
claims arising from Indian dcpredations. On
avote being taken on motion 60 strike out
sections, quorum voted, and the senate
took recess untilS D. m. when no quorum
was present and the senate adjourned,
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-19

MIR. Charles Elguttcr Of this city, both Har.
ward graduates MIR. Iiosewater met tho
gentlemen and invited the professor to In.
spcct the newspaper office. The
latter though familiar with the
large eastern newspaper houses, expressed
agreeable surprise at the high degree of per
lection exhibited in all essential details. He
said that the university boosted OF printing
Office into which had been introduced the
patent typcsetting machine, whose marvel
Gus mechanism is the wonder of the fra
ternity.
The conversation of the professor, always
interesting, drifted into economic subjects
Among other things he observed that tho
money question would continue 10 occupy the
attention of thinking people. The masses,
he said, must be taught tho clements of
sou nd monetary system
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-19
THE TRIPLE ALEIANCE.
Ihe German dEmpress Moving to
Surs, ItS xnrt;nn,n,, &

The German tEmpress Moving to In
sure Its, continuance.
PARIS, Feb. lS--Empress Fredercka of
Germany, accompanied by Count Zikendo
and Countess Perponcher, arrived in Paris
tonight She was met by Count Munster
and proceeded to the German embassy. 1t is
admitted she will visit the leading studios of
Paris and useeher influence with French
artists to induce them to takepart in the
Berlin. exhibition. ,. 1t is understood that
her visit is az ,Emperor Williams eX press de-
sire to accelerate the entente cordiale be-
tween the .twos $. countries and SO. Fore
stall Italy and Austria should they
secede from the triple alliance. The Empress
Augusta arrived tonight at the same station.
The crowd mistook her for the ex-empress of
Germany and she was followed to her car
rage by silent and respectful crowd
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-19
LAST H0XO res no sHER MAN
Grand Army Posts to- salute the Re-
mains IN Route.

Grand Army Posts to- salute the Re
mains IN Route.
New YoRY, Feb. ls.--Goncal vcasey,
commander-in-c of tho Grand Al rmy, has
issued the following order: "All posts of
the Grand Army of the Rcpu bile
are ordered TO meet the funeral train
OF General Sherman at tho railroad stations
EN- route from New York to ST. Louis and sa-
lutte the remains as they pass.n
Hundreds of people were permitted to look
upon the face Of General Sherman today
They formed into long line by $50 O'clock,
ana from then on during the day constant
stream OF humanity passed through the
This afternoon large pillow of lilies of the
valley roses and violets were received from
President Harrison. The viOlets were
low.
The steamship Majestic arrived off Fire
Island this evening. The generals son,
Ihomas, will thus be in time for the funeral
President Harrison and yarty arrived at
New York early In the evening. All ar
rangements for the funeral are complete.
me last detail was the issuing of orders to
the police tonight. A large body of mounted
police will head the procession and twelve
special policeman Will be stationed along the
line of march
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-19
VIII Finish the fridge.

Sioux CRY, Ia, Feb. lS,-lSpacial Tele-
gram to The BEE. wv ork upou the Pa
cific Short Line bridge over the Missouri
river will be resumed. and the bridge com
pleted 1t can be positively stated that the
completion of the bridge does not depend
upon the extension Of the Pacific Short Line
to Ogden, Utah. The syndicate headed by
A. >, Garretson, VINO are building the bridge,
have fund the affairs of the road badly mud
died. The iron on the last twenty seven
miles has not been paid for and other big
debts have been discovered Sensational
disclosures have been made by the investiga-
ton under the receivership in regard to the
management Of the road and criminal prose
cutions may be instituted.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-19
BASE BALE rs UNCERTAIN.
The American Association Takes Sud-
den and Surprising A ActiOn,

AHS -hhtcfiCah hSSoCiatiOn IhkeS sud-
den and Surprising Action.
NEW YORK, Feb. 1S-Only few weeks
ago the base ball factions were shaking
hands over the settlement of all difficulties
and the national agreement was adopted pro-
vlding for board of control to settle all
questions. The said board of control had
meeting in Chicago last week and its result
Is decision In giving Stovey, Berbower and
Mack to the National league
The American association. at meeting
here today, deposed President Allan w.
Thurman of Columbus, and elected in his
place Louis Kramer of CINCINNATI, and in a
brief resolution notified Secretary Young of
the rational board that the American associa-
ton withd rawS from the national agreement
at once There was hot talk in the meeting
about Thurman, who, onl Y d few weeks ago
was landed as the savior of. the national
game He was accused of having been faith
less to the associations interests in the board
OF control meeting. Kramer tele-
graphs his acceptance of the presidency
and committees were appointed to arrangea
schedule, etc. Another move taken was the
adoption of a guaranty fund which will most
effectually balk all efforts Of the league to in
1ure the association by reducipg the chances
of the withdrawal OF the association clubs.
Fifty-hve per cent of the capital stock of each
club will be deposited with the presi-
dent to prevent any jumping from the
fold. johnson of Columbus an d his club Were
admitted to membership. G. Tones, Charles
Snyder, John Kelly and j. +. AIacuiar were
chosen umpires. ... -.,
The clu bs in the association will be Bos ton,
philadelphia Baltimore, Washington, st.
Louis, Louisville Cincinnati and Columbus.
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-19
indefinitely pnatponeJ.

LINCOLN, Neb., Feb ISIS pecial to THE
Bee. The house committee on judiciary to.
day considered a number of bills, among
them being roll No. 172 providing for the
oral opinion of the supreme court on all ques.
tions except those upoa which rulings have
not already been made; also, No 20S, which
required wholesale grocers TO sell goods 70
consumers. 1t was thought and argued that
this bill would pass because il was claimed
that the wholesalers we're In reality behind
the bill. The bill, however, will never go on
the statute books, having been indefinitely
pOStDoued
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-19
To Complete the short Line.

Sioux CRY, Ia, Feb. 1S.-lSpecial Tele-
gram to THE BEE. Information has been
received here from New York of the closing
of the deal between The New York owners
of tho Pacific Short Line and the interest
represented by A. S Garretson of this city
in which the latter secures absolute control
of the Pacific Short Line. The deal involves
0 combination between the Chicago, Rock
Island and Pacific, the Illinois Central, the
Chicago, Milwaukee ~ ST. Paul and the
Great Northern to complete the Pacific
Short line to Ogden and operate it as
trauscontinental line IN competition with the
Gould in terests >
Omaha daily bee., 1891-02-19

Broiled snipe on Toast, Drowned Sweet
Potatoes
Asparagus, Vinaigrette.
POmmery Sec.