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Omaha daily bee., 1899-10-18

"Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam is
the title of new volume by Ephraim
Emerton, professor of ecclesiastical history
In Harvard university, which has been
added to the "Heroes OF the Reformation
series that is being brought out by the Put
mans, under the editorship Of Samuel
Macauley Jackson, professor OF church his
tory in the University OF New York. The
function Of the present volume Is to deal
with Erasmus as factor in the protestant
reformation of the sixteenth century. His
life was full of strange incongruites and
yet, with all It's pettinesses and weaknesses,
1t has after all an element OF the heroic.
Such selections from Erasmus writings
have been chosen for detailed examination
as bear most directly upon the main OBJ
| jects of the book. Like all the other vol
| umes in this series 1t is work OF great
value to scholars Of church history, The
publishers have already ISSUED a Life of
| Martin Luther" and Life of Philip
Melanchton," the present volume being the
! third in the series. Provision has already
| been made for Ave additional volumes, de-
voted to Theodore Beza Huldrech Zwingli
John Calvin, John Knox and Thomas Gran
mer. The literary skill and the standing as
| scholars of the writer's who have agreed tC
prepare these biographies will, it is be-
lieyed, insure for them wide acceptance
| on the part, not only Cf special students OF
the period, but OF the general reader. g. p
Putnams Sons, New York, Cloth, s1.5O.
The second volume OF the great collection
Of masterpieces of eloquence now being pub
lshed with Justice David J. Brewer of th'
United States supreme court as edtor-in
chief, sustains the promise OF the first tha
the collection will be, among other things
"a documentary history Of civilization.
Prof. Edward A. Allen of the chair of Anglo
Saxon and English literature in the Uni
versity OF Missouri, who is one of tn
editors associated with Justice Brewer il
the work, says in his preface "On the Ora
tory of the Anglo-saxon Countries" "Wher
ever the principles of Anglo-Saxon freedom
and the rights Of man have been at stak
the all-animating voice OF the orator ha
kept alive the sacred flame. In the witen
agemote of the earlier kings, in the parlia
ment of the later kings, in the Massachu
setts townmeeting, in the Virginia house q
Burgesses, in the legislature Of every stat
and in the congress of the United States
wherever in Anglo Saxon countries tn
torch Of liberty seemed to burn low, th
! breath OF the orator has famed IT int
flames" As to illustrations, paper, bindin
and general mechanical makeup. the wor
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09
FOR A MANILA ICE PLANT.
Proposals Received Vary From the
Sum of $4,000 to S26o.oOO.

Chicago. Feb. 9.-Chief Quartermaster
Lee opened bids at army headquarters
yesterday for the big ice-making plant
and refrigerator system which is to be
built at Manila for the use of the Uni
ted States army
Five proposals were received, the pri-
ces varying from SIG, 900 to $3.50. 900. The
bids were tabulated and forwarded to
the war department at Washington for
approval
The firms which submitted bids were:
The Vilter Manufacturing company of
Milwaukee, the Fred W. Wolf company
of Chicago, Prick & Co., Waynesboro,
Pa; the De La Vergne Refrigerating
Machine company of New York and
Newburgh Ice Machine company of
Newburgh, N. Y. The proposed plant
is one of the largest and finest ever
built. 1t will have a capacity for 100
tons of beef, 200 tons of mutton, so tons
of butter and canned goods, 100 tons
of potatoes and onions and 100 tons of
bacon. The ice making plant will have a
capacity for manufa curing 100 tons of
ice a day. The cold storage building
will be two stories high and built of
brick. The plant will also be provided
with thawing rooms.
The specifications require that the
entire plant be erected and in working
order within four months after the con-
tract is signed. Colonel Lee will award
the contract as soon as instructions are
received from Washington.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09
MILES GIVES HIS VIEWS
On What Should Be Done Regarding
the Army Reorganization.

Washington, Feb. s.-GeneraI Miles was
before the subcommittee of the senate
committee military affairs, which has
the army reorganization bill under con-
StderatiOn. He suggested that in view
Of the pro liability that the reorganiza ton
bill could not get through this session.
for the maintenance of the army on its
present basis until the next session of
congress General Miles also made sew
eral recommendations bearing upon the
general bill. but these were largely along
the line of suggestions made by him which
have already been given to the public.
one of the recommendations which he
peated was for the organization of the
army upon the basis of one soldier for
every thousand Of the population of the
United States proper and for every 500
The subcommittee has practically aban-
doned all idea of attempting TO revive the
grade of lieutenant general of the army
because of the controversies existing
among the officers of the army of high
rank
General Miles said that he made a cal
cuIatton, showing that upon his estimate
the army would number about 5000 men.
lie thought we should need a force of 25-
100 IN the Philippines, 1890 in Cuba and
500 in Porto Rico. He criticized the pro-
vision of the bill determining the size of
companies, saying that 100 men were suf-
ncient FOR a company in any branch of
the service To increase the number
IN charge of them and thus endanger dis
clpIne- He also recommended the in
crease Of the general staff on the plan
pursued by the German army
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09
CIVIL SERVICE ON a RAILWAY
Northwestern Company Gains Excel
lent Results by Adhering to a
system.

Chicago. Feb. 9-Cfvfl service is in
active operation on all of the divisions
and in all the offices of the Chicago &
Northwestern Railway company.
1t is not civil service of formula and
rule, of printed regulations, of things
that must be memorized, with so many
"dOn'ts'' and the equivalent you may.
Nor is it a civil service which requires
lengthy examinations on the age of
the world, the length of rivers, the find
ing of the hypothenuse-
The civil service system of the North
western road bases its whole existence
upon this one proposition:
Retention of an employe SO long as his
duties are satisfactorily performed; pro-
motion when special aptitude for new
duties is first shown by the one to be
promoted.
And in this" says President Hugh
lit, lies the secret of our success with
the system and the very reason why
the civil service of the government and
the municipality can not be a success.
You can not promote men by rule. Men
must rise on their own capacities
Employees of the Northwestern syS-
TEN have recently called attention to
the fact that they were being con-
troIled under a civil service system
more extensive and far-reaching in its
effects than any yet attempted by other
western roads. Promotions and changes
within the last six months have indi-
Gated to them that the civil service of
which they have heard more or less
operation.
The keynote to the system which Mr..
Hughitt freely discussed is found in his
declaration:
We desire our employees to have con-
tended minds
Reports of the state railway commits
sion show that the Northwestern road
employs over "a, 200 men and pays them
in wages the total of SIS, 400 900 annual
1y. BY this report OS96) the average
daily wage of a general office clerk is
s.. 2S, of a station agent S219, of an en-
gineer 1885, of a conductor 1886, of a
machinist S197, of Switchman 81. 49,
and of a telegraph operator So The
road pays higher average daily wage
to it's general office clerks than twenty
other Chicago roads, and only fourteen
out of lis lines pay their station agents
higher than does the Northwestern.
The new employe possibly commences
his work in the general offices of the
the main line. He finds at the start
that the drink habit is not only discour-
aged, but his upward path will be much
easier to climb if he avoids it. He also
finds, without any particular rule being
brought to bear upon him. that he is
encouraged to pay his debts and remain
out of debt. He may not know nor
think that even the president of the
great system takes a personal interest
in the question of having the employees
beneath him pay their debts and avoid
The road" continues President
Hughitt, lis doing public business, it
is public carrier. and the aim of the
officials must be to have the employees
give the public the most efficient ser
vice possible
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09
POSTAL FACILITIES
To Be Improved and Extended in All
the Islands.

Washington, Feb. 9.-The administra ton
of the postal service in Cuba, Porto Rico
and the Philippines is being well advanced
in the plans for reorganization ard install
la ton of modern methods. w. H Elliott
of Newcastle. Ind, who has been appoint
director of posts of Porto Rico, with
functions similar to assistant DOstnaS-
ter general, will leave next Wednesday, for
San Juan to assume charge He will have
a personal staff of two or three assistants.
including Juan Enrique Macias, a native
chieftain, General Macias, and Lee Nixon,
now private secretary to Representa- alive
Overstreet of Indiana MaciaS is we'll
posted in West Indian affairs He left
Cuba for political reasons during the revO-
luton and has been identified with the
Cuban junta here. which warmly Endorsed
him
Ten postal employees are now en- route
for the Philippines 10 aid Director of Posts
Vaiile in establishing a modern service.
This number includes seven regular bond
ed postal clerks and three railway mail
service experts They carry important
Instructions and among other things are
directed to open up the postoftice at IIoiIo.
One of their first duties probably Will be
restoring the postal service at Cavire.
The commission which has been inVeSti-
eating postal affairs in Cuba met here to-
day, going over its report. which will be
presented to Postmaster General Emory
Smith in a few days. The most auspi-
ci0us feature of the report will be a rec
ommendation for placing all the principal
pOstO ffices in Cuba, about twenty n num-
Der, in the hands of American pOStmaS-
ters- the present Spanish appointees who
are in charge of them to be retained
stallation of American postal methods for
island.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09
AN OLD GRANT CONFIRMED
Santa Fee, NJ. M, is Likely to Get It's
Land.

Washington, Feb. e.-Commissioner Her
mann of the general land office has re-
ported favorably the pending biz In con
n NJ, all the lands embraced within the
famous Santa Fe grant upon which the
city IS built Il reserves, however, all
claimed by the United States for its fed
eral buildings, ma tionaI cemetery. the Fort
Marcy reservation and Indian schools and
also reserves any private land grants that
may have been or may hereafter be con-
hrmed by the court of private land claims,
or other authority of the United States.
1t also authorizes the mayor and clerk of
the city to execute deeds of quit claim to
persons entitled TO their present holdings
of real estate
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09
ROCK ISLAND PROMOTIONS.
What the Leaving of the Road by Mr..
Truesdale Means to Other Officials.

The report that Mr.. w H. TruesdaIe
now vice president and general mana
ger of the Rock Island, would be the
new president of the Delaware, Lacka-
wanna & Western road, has caused con-
siderable interest among the Rock Is
land officials in this city. AS civil ser
vice has always been a feature of the
Rock Island mana cement, it is almost
certain that Mr. Truesdale leaving the
road will mean promotion to a number
of the officials now his subordinates.
Mr.. w. L Allen, at present assistant
general manager, would be in direct line
of promotion and would undoubtedly
succeed Mr.. Truesdale as general man
ager. 1t is reasonable to suppose that
Mr.. A. J. Hit, general superintendent,
would be advanced to the place of as
sistant general manager
With the promotion of Mr.. Hit the
advancement of officials would affect
Topeka Mr.. W. H. Stillwell, now as
sistant general superintendent in this
city, would probably succeed Mr.. Hit.
The successor of Mr.. StilIweII can only
be guessed at, but he would probably
De chosen from among the division su-
perintendents of the road
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09
WHAT'S THE NATTER
Senator Hanna Talks of Preventing
the Manufacture and Sale of
Oleomargarine.

Tt has long been understood that laws
lessening the value of a manufacturing
plant or a law which tended toward the
destruction of a legitimate business
would not be sustained by the courts,
yet Senator George Hanna of Clay
county proposes to introduce a bill to
prohibit the manufacture and sale of
OleOmargarine.
The creamerymen who have been
pushing this kind of legislation in the
house of representatives claimed that
all they desired was to prevent oleomar-
garine being colored like butter, but
here comes a bill to prevent it's manu-
facture and sale, and incidentally one
which if enacted into law would throw
thousands of men and women out of
employment and leave extensive enter
prises in Kansas City, Kan, with de-
caying buildings and motionless ma
chinery.
a law such as Senator Hanna pro-
poses can not hope to pass and undoubt-
eddy Senator Hanna knows it. Is he
playing horse" with his creamery con-
stituentS?
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09
RAILROAD NEWS.
HOnOrs in Store For James
Dun of the Santa Fe.
GLsoR II CO L.
Chief Engineer, 1t is Said, to
Be a Vice President.
Is A VALUED OFFICIAL
The Passing of w. I'll. Trues-
dale, of the Rock Island,
Means Promotion of Lesser OFF,
cials-W. I. Allen Mentioned.

Santa Fe men who are in a position
to know say that Mr.. James Dun, chief
engineer of the road with headquarters
in this city, is slated for a vice presi-
dency by the Santa Fe management.
Just when the honor is to be conferred
upon Mr.. Dun can not be stated, but it
is believed that if the road continues to
enjoy prosperity Mr.. Dun will have the
distinction of being one of the vice
presidents OF the Santa Fe system.
As vice president, Mr.. Dun would
have entire charge of maintenance and
construction. He now practically sup
cruises all of this work on the other
system lines as well as on the Santa F'e
proper.
Mr.. Dun is a valuable man in his line
of work. He is looked upon by not on
Iy the Santa Ee mana cement but the
arrangements of other roads as well as
one of the most competent railroad en-
gineerS in the country. When the eIe-
walton of the railroad tracks at Six
teenth street in Chicago was discussed
by the roads interested in the work, Mr..
Dun was unanimously decided upon to
superintend it. In other joint engi-
neering work he has been picked upon
as the man to carry it out
The Santa Fe has never in the past
had vice president in charge of main
tenance and construction. For this rea-
son the elevation of Mr.. Dun to a place
as one of the system heads will be a
particular honor. Mr.. Dun has been
connected with the Santa Fe for a
number of years.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09
GIRL CADETS PLANS.
May Go to Philadelphia to the g. Ar.
Encampment

A movement has been started to take
Major Boyd's girl cadets which have
become famous to the National G. a.
r. encampment which meets in Phila-
delphia- A fund will be made I'D by
contributions to meet the expenses.
Lincoln Post has adopted the follow
1ng resolutions in reference to the mat
ter:
BE 1t resolved, That we, the mem
bers of Lincoln Post G. A. R. No. /.
Of Kansas, hereby give our official rec
ognition of the young lady cadets of
TINS city, known as BOyd's Lady cadets,
and that we endorse their efforts in
raising funds for the purpose of ac-
companying the G.. A. r of Kansas to
the National Encampment at PhfIadel-
ph1a- Believing that. like all true Kan
sans, they are endowed with a spirit of
patriotism that will inure to the good
or all, and we ask that all comrades
IN Kansas and elsewhere extend to
them helping hand. And we do NOT
hesitate TO say that their appearance
at Philadelphia in company with our
comrades will be a pleasing feature and
rebound to the credit of Kansas which
always leads An old cornrade- of this
post, and soldier of nearly five years
service has charge of them. and many
or them are the daughters Of com
rades."
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09
AUSTRIA's CLAIM DENIED.
Government Refuses TO Pay for Those
Killed at Latimer

Washington, Feb. 9.-The state de-
partment, after mature consideration
has declined to recognize the claim of
the Austro-H Hungarian government for
indemnity on account of the Hungarian
strikers killed by Sheriff Martins posse
at Hazleton, Pa, September 10, 1897.
The claim has been pending for many
months upon the basis of a report filed
with the state department by Robert
D. Coke, the representative of the Aus
trO-Hungarian government. The de-
partment's action is based upon a spec
ial opinion prepared by Solicitor w. l.
PenfieId, covering the entire field of ma
tiona1 responsibility in such cases of
mob violence or rfoting. Solicitor Pen
field recites the evidence which resulted
in the acquittal of Sheriff Martin and
finds, in effect, that the strikers were
disturbers of the peace and violators of
the law and that they brought de-
Struction upon themselves in refusing to
obey the lawful command of the sheriff
to diSperSe
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09
A NOTABLE WORK.
The Famous Southern Editor Writes
of the Spanish American War.

One of the notable books recently is
sued is Henry Watterson's work on the
Spanish American war. It is a COM
plete review of our relations with Spain,
beginning with the cause and declara-
ton of war and carrying the subject
through to the work of the peace COM
mission.
The volume is a large one, known as
royal octave, of $50 pages. and contains
seventy-five large half-tone pictures
and numerous double page Lthogra phed
plates in colors. The book is graphi-
eally written in the picturesque and
classical style of the versatile American
editor. It is beautifully printed by the
Werner company of Akron, O., and is
sold in navy blue cloth binding for $3.50
and in full morocco binding for $3.25.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09
a. SORGHUM BILL"
Recommended For Passage by House
Committee of the Whole.

The house committee of the whole has
recommended MI. Brooke's sorghum bill
for passage. 1t prohibits the sale of
any syrup under the guise of sorghum
syrup if it has been compounded with
any other substance, unless il is so
stated on the package containing the
syrup. 1t also fixes the weight of a
standard gallon of syrup at IL Id
pounds
There was q movement to turn the
bill down, but after Mr.. Brooke had ex-
planned il, it went through without OPP
position Mr.. Brooke said that one of
his constituents manufactures and sells
pure sorghum by the carload. He re-
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09

The Sisters of Saint Francis Clinton
Iowa. write under the date of Januarv
21, 1898: About six months ago a verv
reverend clergyman recommends
Regan's rheumatism Remedy to US "a
one of our sisters was severe sufferer
from rheumatism of over three years
duration After she had used one bot
tie of the remedy We are pleased to saw
she was entirely cured We therefore
cheerfully recommend this wonderful
remedy to all similarly afflicted and
heartily wish it the unlimited success
It so richly deserves. 81 per bottle Sold
by Swift & Holiday. Drug Co. w. H.
Wilson. Arnold Drug Co.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09
ASSISTANT FOR CHURCH.
Gov. Stanley Makes Chas. n Ridgway
Assistant Supt- of Insurance.

Governor Stanley has appointed Chas
H Ridgway of Ottawa as assistant Su-
perintendent of insurance under w. V.
Church. This appointment was an
nounced by Mr.. Church at the request
of the governor.
Mr.. Ridgway is one of the most pop
ular Republicans in the second congress
SfOnal district. He is a practical insur-
ance man and it is said that upon him
will devolve the work Of dealing with
that side OF the work Of the depart
ment.
Ottawa, like Fort Scott, seems to be
in the swim, having secured two good
places under this administration, pri-
vate secretary and assistant insurance
commissioner.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09

-i-
Fanny Dayenport's productions of
Sardou's La Tosca" and Fedora" will
be seen at the Crawford theater tomor-
row and Saturday, the former tomorrow
latter Saturday night.
Mr.. Melbourne MacDowe1I, the excel
lent romantic actor, who helped so
signal1y in the latter triumphs of Miss
Davenport, will again be seen as Baron
Scarpia and Loris Ipanon. Miss Blanche
Walsh will appear in the characterize
ton of the ladies of the title. The
mounting of the plays has caused much
favorable comment and makes the pro-
auctions delightfully."- spectacular.
Admirers of Shakespearean plays will
have ample opportunity to satisfy their
taste in the engagement of the Mac
n-Tyler-Hanford combination at the
Grand Opera House Friday and Satur-
day. The company will open with THE
Merchant of Venice tomorrow night.
Romeo and Juliet will be presented
at a matinee Saturday afternoon, and
''Othello" Saturday night. Mr.. Mac
Lean is remembered as formerly being
connected with Marie Prescott, and Mr..
ChaS. Hanford with Thomas Keene-
Shakespearean roles form a new class
of work for Miss Tyler, but she has been
spoken of in the most complimentary
terms since the combination was form
ed. She was for several years with
Frohman, appearing with great success
in Secret Service
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09
MILES TO HAVE CHANCE
To Prove His Charges Regarding the
Army Beef

Washington, Feb. e.-The inquiry in
to the charges against the character of
the army meats preferred by General
Miles will follow close upon the preSen-
tation of the report of the commission
to investigate the conduct of the war.
Three members will constitute the
court. The late Eagan court martial
will be represented in the membership,
but up to this moment no designations
have been made. The probable scope Of
the inquiry will be into the condition
of the army meats as delivered by the
contractors of course involving the de-
termina ton of the question as to
whether or not the meats were cherni-
cally treated.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09
IL AMERICAN STUDENTS.
Enrolment at the University of Stras-
burg the Largest on Record.

Strasburg. Feb. 9.-Eleven American
students have been entered in the uni
versity of Strasburg for the winter
term. This is the largest enrolment of
Americans in the history of the uni
versity.
The principality of Liechtenstein has
ordered a new issue of coins to be made
at the Vienna mint. The coin, which
will be minted after the Austrian style,
and which will have the value of the
Austrian crown (2414 cents), will bear
the effigy of Prince John and the arms
of the house of Liechtenstein.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-02-09
A TOPEKA BOOK.
a Chicago Firm Prints Book by a
Topeka Author.

An interesting book. entitled "Uncle
Nathan's Farm by Mrs. NJ A. Cor
nelius of Topeka, has recently been pub
lished by Laird & Lee, Chicago. 1t pre-
sents good pictures of farm life. The
characters are well drawn, the incidents
touching and entertaining. The hero
and heroine are introduced as children
and followed to adult life and a happy
marriage One a brave orphan boy, the
other a girl, the advocacy of a broad
generous spirit being the distinguishing
feature of the book