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Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-19
Attacks Salvation Arrx u..u

FREMONT Neb. March 1s.-(special) y
At the Salvation Army meeting last ni,ht
gang OF hoodlums attacked their hall
with brickbats and clubs. breaking the win
dows and damaging the building consId-
erahly. As soon as the police arrived on the
scene they ran away. No arrests have been
made Several people in the hall were hit
by missiles. but no serious injuries were
received
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-19

Where can 20 uinvest money more pront-
ably than by buying a bottle OF PrickIy Ash
Bitters-you get four for one. kidney
medicine, a liver tonic. stomach strength
ener and bowel cleanser. Four medicines
for one dollar.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-19
To Vote on License oue.t,o,

HARVARD, Neb., March ls-(speciai)-
Saturday night the republicans placed in
nomination the following ticket: Mayor.
A. J. Moger; councilmen, First ward. 8. J.
Rice; Second ward. r. W. Bsyles; clerk,
John Fleming; engineer. Jesse Eiler
treasurer. p. II. Updike. The question of
iteense will be submitted to the voters.
The high license caucus renominated G..
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-19
WITH FIVE BULLETS IN BODY
Farmer Near Rose Hill Found Dead
Under suspicious Circam-
stances.

oskALoosA, Ia, March 1s.-H. II. Drake.
a farmer. was today found dead in his
house hve miles north of Rose Hill. with Eve
bullets in his body. Drake was wealthy
ana was known 10 have cash about the
place He had been dead three days or
more.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-19
Two Death. .t Cotbe,hur~

GoTHENPURG, Neb.. March 1s.-(Spe-
ciai. .D-oiof Engstrom died at his home
north OF town yesterday Of consumption
He leaves a wife and i've children
Mrs. S. ~ x. johnson died at her home
eight miles east OF town last night. She
leaves a husband
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-19
Nominate. Higb Ltc.n,. T,.r.

LONG PINE, Neb.. March ls-(SpeciaI)
AT citizens caucus last might were nom
mated the following. 20 serve for two years
on the Village board j. c. Castle, W. NJ.
Putnam and B. Reckard. These are high
license men.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-19

WASHINGTON. March ls.-(speeial Tele-
gram. )-Milbourne Carricker was appointed
substitute clerk in the Nebraska CITY post.
once.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-19

Cures Bilio=sness, Constipation and Dys-
pepsia. or money refunded. Price SO cents
Book explaining cause and cure mailed tree
Rea Bros 4 CO.. Ninnea polls. Milan.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-19
To Aid Nebraska CITY.

The senate committee on finance, ways
and means today recommended for passage
senate nle sio bill Introduced by Senator
Areods At the request Of the governor.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-19

T Indicates trace OF precipitation.
l.. A. WELSH,
L>cal Forecast Official
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-19

Upon the recomme endation of the senate
judiciary committee. senate file los Senator
bAidrige's bill providing for an increase
In the number OF supreme judges, has been
SO amended that the supreme court OF Ne
braska shall consist Of six Judges instead
OF nine. as the original bill provided 70,
The amended bill also raises the salary o,
the judges from $500 to $500 Der wear
The bill as It was. returned today pro-
vides:
The supreme court shall consist ~ civ
judges. a majority OF whom shall he necesN
sary 10 form quorum or pronounce a ds
cislon provided that the court may In It's
discretion organize In two divisions Of three
judges each. and in that case the unanirn.
Gus decision of the three judges OF a ~ =
vision shall pe accepted as the Judgment
case the three judges OF a division shsii
be unable TO agree on a decision Then ~
cause or matter shall be heard by the en-
tire court. And provided further that the
may order that any cause or mater sSs m
be heard in the first instance by the enti,a
e9usi; ana no, whenever hs the constitutionality
matter or proceeding shall be constderad
by the entire court.
The supreme court shall have original
nue.. civil cases in which the state shall he
a party, mandamus, quo warranto hahess =
corpus, prohibition and such sppeIlate
'usisd,fh,io1a ,ha as, as may De provided by Law.
adoption OF this section there shall be
elected four judges of the supreme court
who shall be classified by lot. so that one
Of them shall hold ONCE for term Of
one year one of them for a term OF three
years one for a term of fve years one for
a term OF six years and one Judge shall be
elected annually thereafter.
To Ala Nehrssks City.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-19

The cost of lighting at the capitol for the
last month alone was 1875. The cost of pro-
viding power and lighting these institutions
on the same basis OF comparison under the
proposed central pant system is:
For power and lighting the several
buildings at the university, univer-
sity farm. capitol, executive man
sion: Home for the Friendless peni-
tentiary. Hospital for the Insane and
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-19
ixcess Charge for Service.

The contract price for lighting the peni-
tentiary Is loo per year. but In addition
TO this the contracting corporation has filed
claims for excess lighting extending over
a period OF hve years. aggregating S. 600
Moreover. the plant at The University AT
this time is not alone inadequate for edu-
cational and lighting purposes, but IL is in
such condition as to necessitate an eariv
outlay OF several thousands of dollars for
repairs.
There are many reasons why such a
plant as Is proposed should be located al
the university. II means that the machin-
cry Will have close inspection and be under
constant supervision OF the eSpert cleo
fricians at all times. without additional ex-
pense. And II means-and this IL a most
significant feature, considering the mart
electricity promises 10 play In the future
as a concomitant of inventive genius-that
the University OF Nebraska will be eulinped
with as good plant and be as well pre-
pared to educate on the subject of electric
ity as any of the great colleges of the coun-
try.
You will observe that the ACCOMMODATING
bill, which / respectfully request be intro
duced and considered. provides for an nm
preparation OF s.. .40e. 40, which sum is re
quired 10 replace the 100 wooden blankets
delivered TO the warden of the penItentiarv
on the night OF the disaster at that tnstitu
ton. These blankets are being used al the
penitentiary, and 10 replace them The
within appropriation is necessary
CHARLES II. DIETRICH.
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-19

OFFICE OF THE WEATHER BUREAU
OMAHA, March ls.-Official record of TEN.
perature and precipitation compared with
Omaha daily bee., 1901-03-19

| tor power and lighting the several
| buildlngs at the university, univer-
| sity farm. capitol, executive man
sion: Home for the Friendless peni-
tentiary. Hospital for the Insane and
coal Tor heating university. ty............ $40 400
Present cost. 0.ses
Cost proposed plan....................... 10 800
Net saving per year under proposed
This net saving Of so. 1876 amounting as It
does 10 reduction of 30 per cent IN cost
takes takes into account only the lighting OF the
buildings and does not include the saving
in labor and in repairs, which would
tional. "'N'
The cost OF instituting such a plant as is
proposed. including all the wiring and mate
rial needed, would not exceed $50 600. so
that the amount saved the state each year
10 say nothing OF the advantages in the
way OF adequate lighting. convenience and
eoacation, would In less than ive years be
sumclent 10 pay the entire original cost
The proposed plan contempiates the en-
largement OF the electrical plant at the uni
part of engineering at the university' who
n,o sr ,sa sS.nns; ;, at any my ,reaues, INVESTIGATED
these deductions are drawn says that for
$4,000 CT possibly less the university plant
can be enlarged as TO furnish light for
al OF sala buildings day and night and the
at the peni'entiary and furnish such power
as is needed at the asylum. together with
for the use of exhaust stesm for heating the
university and the expense of rearrangfng
ue heauns pant 10 that END Is Included in
the foregoing estimate. Conditioned upon
such an Improvement In the facilities for
teaching and demonstrating work in cleo
tricity II Is possible. II not probable that
the Board of Regents will agree 10 defrav
The expense of rearranging the heating sys-
tenn out of funds Of that institution and
thus make corresponding decrease ap-
proximately 1850. in the cost 10 the state
At present the capitol Home for the
Friendless, governors mansion, Chemical
hall. Nebraska hall and Mechanic Arts
buildings at the university and penitentiary
are being supplied with light by private
corporation. so that this very unss sfactory
ana expensive arrangement must continue
unless the proposed plan is carried into
execution. The only other way open is to
tiary and this would necessitate An out
lay almost as great and IL would still be
necessary tc maintain two plants as one
Is required for educational instruction al
ha .Tgt
The Washington times., 1901-10-26
The Tariff and Foreign Trade.

While Senator Fairbanks and other
Republican orators are eXpatiating
upon the growth of our foreign trade
during the last four years. they ought
not to omit an explanation of how the
policy of their party has contributed TO
increase either the exports or the inn
ports.
Surely, 1t will not be claimed that
raising duties to such a point that for
eign goods cannot be sold in competition
with our own in the American market
will Increase imports. No extreme
champion of the tariff should desire to
make such claim, for the whole the
ory of the high protection doctrine is
that the Importation of anything which
we can ourselves produce is an un-
mitigated evil The home market for
American producers has been the motto
Of the protectionists always.
ii cannot be said with any sort of
reason that the policy of keeping for
eign goods out of the American market
has any tendency TO induce other coun-
tries TO buy more of our products. The
effect must be and is directly the other
Way. II OlntT HdltoIS IeiiillOl Stil lilNg
cannot buy, and even if they could buy
from us in such circumstances, it
is not in human nature for them to in
crease their purchases here as a result
of a policy on our part which causes
them to feel unfriendly toward US.
1t is as plain as light that the effect
of high tariffs is to restrict trade. In
former years no champion of that sys-
tenn ever defended 1t upon the ground
that it would increase our foreign trade.
Its purpose was said to be the develop
ment of our home industries. All Of
this may be well enough in its way
within reasonable limits. but it would
be absurd to claim that it increased
our foreign trade. The simple truth is
that our commerce has expanded, in
spite of tariff restrictions-not by their
The Washington times., 1901-10-26

cadets should be taken st their word
and their amiable little weaknesses in
the past consigned to oblivion. The
general public did not accept that view,
but Congress did, and for the nonce
there was an end of the matter. But
the military authorities were stirred up
and really went to work to stop the
abuse.
Colonel Mills, in his report, states
that the matter already had been given
serious attention at headquarters, ana
that if the amendments to the regula-
tions which would have taken effect at
the beginning of last year had been al
lowed to go into operation in advance
of any popular outcry. all would nave
been well, and without publicity. Un-
fortunately for such scheme of abso-
luton without penance, the American
people felt that the habit of upper class
men of pouring Tabasco sauce-locally
known as hell sauce-into the eyes
and throats of "plebes," demanded the
application of drastic measures to re-
form it. The general verdict seems TO
be that publicity was good thing in
trinsically, and has tended to produce
the changes in the esoteric life and con-
ditions at the Point to which Colonel
Mills refers with pardonable pride.
We do not find that thorough reform
was effected instantaneously. When
the new boys reported in March Of last
year to take their examinations Colonel
Mills says it was evident that some
members of the fourth class felt that
attention other than that exercised by
authority should be given to these
prospective newcomers" Consequently
there was hazing, and one member of
the fourth and two members of the sec
ond class were punished. These disciple
nary acts. 1t appears. furnished the
cause for the student outbreak against
the Superintendent which occurred in
April, 1900. The instigators of the re-
volt were dismissed, since which time
all has been quiet and nice in-the insti-
tuition. Colonel Mills considers that the
era of hazing, brutal fighting, and Ta-
basco has permanently closed.
The Washington times., 1901-10-26
ARCHBISHOP IRELAND ON YALE
The PreIate Surprised and Pleased
by His Visit.

NEW HAVEN, Oct. 25.-Archbishop Ire
land, who has been the guest of Yale dur
ing her bicentennial, went to Hartford
this afternoon to visit Bishop Tierney, of
the Connecticut diocese. This is what the
Archbishop said about Yale:
"As to the general celebration at Yale,
i was delighted with it. Everything in it
and connected with 1t was on so lofty and
so inspiring a plane that l leave New
Haven not only delis hted, but instructed
The discourseS were of the highest type
of thought and oratory. The minor fea
worthy of the ideals held out by those
discourses. Wednesday was the climax
when the scene, with all its inspirations.
was simply sublime.
Although l have known of Yale for
many years, and have appreciated Its
work, II was, nevertheless. a revelation to
me to hear grouped in the few statements
and facts what the work of Yale had
been, the deepening impression made on
the whole country, the wide influence II
has exercised on the life of whole ma
ton to an extent that all Americans must
feel 1t and feel grateful to the university
for the work 1t has done. The high intel
lectual qualities of the President Of Yale
and his associates the lofty ideals which
they put before themselves are guaran-
ties of the work which in the future it
will accomplish for America.
''The immediate result on the country
of the celebration will be the emphasizing
of the Importance, indeed, of the absolute
need, of high intellectual culture for
America.
IF America is to fulfill properly the
great mission which is now opening be-
fore her, being leader not only of COM
merce and of industry. but of far-reach-
ing political civillzing influence among
the nations of the earth, to the pcoper
fulfillment of the mission America re-
Quires indeed. more powerful efforts to-
ward her material aggrandizement but
she requires in a very special manner col
leRes and universities that will as Yale
has done and is doing lift high the intel
lectual life of the people.
I'VE came 10 Yale anticipating much
that was pleasant and profitable from our
visit We went away realizing that we
have received more than we could possi
bly, have looked forward to-
The Washington times., 1901-10-26
PERSONAL.

Mrs. A E. McCrea occupies the post OF
consulting architect in the city OF Mar
quette, Mich. She has laid out several
parks and a boulevard and designed a
normal school, prison, and two railroad
stations.
John w. Owens, of St Louis, has been
member Of the Masonic fraternity for a
half century. and for the last twenty four
years has been Grand Tyler Of the Mis-
souri, lodge.
f. A. Sampson, Of sedalia, Mo, has
given to the Missouri Historical Society
his library Of 7,0oO titles bearing on Mis-
souri, history. which he has been collect
ing for thirty-three years.
Through his mother, Martha Bullock, Of
Georgia, President Roosevelt's ancestry
lis traced back to the Scottish kings, John
and Edward Baliol This name. to escape
the wrath of Edward /, King of England,
was changed to Baillie, and from branch
of that family. which early settled in the
South the President is descended
Prof. Koch, the noted Berlin surgeon.
has been given the rank of major general
by Emperor William.
Senators Pettus and Morgan are the
Oldest members of the upper branch Of
latter seventy-seven. Mr.. Bailey. OF
Texas, who is only thirty-eight, is the
youngest.
One day this week, in Portland. Me, a
marriage license was taken out by Josiah
ii. Tilton, aged Sc, TO wed Caroline Girls
void, aged 81.
One Of the greatest Greek scholars Of
the United States, Prof. Gildersleeve. of
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore. this
week attains his seventeen birthday.
Miss Mary Coleman, one of New York 5
women lawyers is just now defending a
murderer in the criminal branch OF the
Supreme Court there.
Brooklyn's Oldest voter is Isaac Price,
who was born there on March 26. 1892.
He VIII vote for Low.
Gen William q. Franklin, L. S. A, re-
tired. dined with King Leopold at the
palace in Brussels Tuesday evening. Dur
ing the afternoon the general had a long
private audience with the King.
The Atlanta journal" is authority for
the statement that Gen. Stonewall Jack
son once sayed the life of Mr. Mckinley.
AT the battle OF Antietam, ii says. "one
of General Jacksons men raised his gun
| to fire at Union soldier. who stood just
| opposite the creek. Az he was about 70
| fire General jackson said: Stop. lower
| your gun; 1 have watched that boy all
| day. He is too brave to he killed The
| boy in blue was our late President, thea
' only seventeen years of age"
The Washington times., 1901-10-26
uIiteracy in Virginia.

The census reports show that there is
more illiteracy among the white males
of voting age in Virginia than in any
other State, the percentage being given
at twelve and half This will surprise
many, and it-rnay tend to explain the
anxiety displayed by the Copssitu tional
Convention of that State not to dis
franchise the illiterate white voters.
But aside from all such considerations,
il is rather unpleasant exhibit TO con-
template, and especially in view of the
fact that these illiterates are nearly all
natives of the United States and of the
State, In which they reside. The civil
war in which Virginia was the great
est of battlefelds, retarded educational
progress in the State, as it did material
development: but that conflict ended
long ago, and it is hard TO resist the
conclusion that the Old Dominion has
not shown as much interest in educa
tional matters as it should.
In a Republic general education of a
broad and comprehensive character is
OF prime Importance. The teachings of
the schools do not always make an in
telligent voter, but they lay good
foundation upon which he may build.
Without the rudiments of an sducation
it is hard for any man TO obtain clear
understanding of public affairs. Neces-
sariiy he Is dependent for his knowl-
edge upon such information as may be
impaired to him by others, and he al
ways receives ii colored by partisan
bias. He is not able TO sift the true
from the false, nor can he generally
draw logical deductions from the
knowledge which he thus acquires.
The leaders of thought in Virginia
appear TO be impressed that illiteracy
In the electorate is a serious evil, and
are seeking for a remedy. There is
nothing wrong in disfranchising an ig-
norant man. It may serve the double
purpose of at once making the electo-
rate a more intelligent one and of spur
ring up the ignorant to improve them
selves mentally. But beyond this there
should be concerted effort for the in
crease of school facilities, for without
them II is very hard for poor people
properly to educate their children. Per-
haps little coercion may also be need
ed. Whatever is required to amelior-
ate conditions in this respect should be
done
The Washington times., 1901-10-26
YALEs GIFTS OF DEGREES.
An Editorial Utterance I'm Reply to
Certniu Crftfciems,

NEW HAVEN, Oct 25.-The feeling of
Yale officials is tonight voiced in an edi-
torial in the New Haven Evening Reg
lister regarding the comforting OF degrees
by the Yale corporation at "Wednesday
bicentennial festivities. The editorial Is
in part as follows. and is in response to
criticisms of the corporation with ref
erence to the failure Of Booker ]. wash
ington to receive degree from Yale:
1T could hardly have been the expecta-
tion of the corporation that everybody
would concur in all the selections. IL Is
a triumph Of judgment that so little criti-
cism has been made
LAS we have said before. the name of
Admiral Sampson was selected without
reference to the controversy over the hat
tie of Santiago, and least OF all could II
have been foreseen that the degree would
be conferred at a moment when an en-
quiry was being made into the conduct
of Admiral Schley. Sampson was made
an adopted son of Yale for reasons which
are personal to him. and wholly fmper-
sonal to any other naval officer a great
many of whom would be honored IL II
was the practice and policy of great
university to sprinkle degrees about as
one does pepper from a perforated box.
President Roosevelt received his de-
gree not because he holds the high office
he does, but because, in his deeds as
citizen and writer, he has reflected the
sort of stuff Yale admires. When it was
offered him he not thought to he
within generation of the Presidency.
The same general explanation can be Of
fered in regard to the degree given Arch
bishop Ireland. His religion was neither
a help nor hindrance to his good for
tune. He is. in the eyes of the Yale cor
poration and its great body os alumni,
representative American citizen whose
best energies and efforts have been put
forth for his fellow man.
THE failure of Booker 7. Washington
to receive a degree is to be explained upon
the ground that he was not voted one.
He is held in the highest respect at Yale.
and as President Hadley says, he enjoys
the fullest admiration for the work he
is accomplishing His color neither helped
him nor hindercd him. The degree went
to DIR. II. b. Frisscll, the head Of the
Hampton Va.) Institute, because it is
the best college for the education of the
negro race at present existing In the
United States. 1t would have been i'm
proper, under the circumstances, to have
honored both Frissell and Washington
with the same degree, though far stranger
things have happened in life than that.
sooner or later Mr. Washington should
receive the seal OF Yale's approval upon
his magnificent achievements.
ITO have been considered by the cor
poration In that connection, as President
Hadley frankly says he was, is IL meas
ure of praise accorded to but few and
which we have no doubt a man of Mr.
Washingtons character appreciates at its
true value In short, Yale was eminently
just and judicious in her grant of degrees
on Wednesday, and all criticism is gra-
tuitous."
The Washington times., 1901-10-26
Our Military Incubator.

Much of the annual report of Colonel
Mills, Superintendent of the West Point
Military Academy. of which we have
printed a synopsis heretofore. is de-
voted to the subject of hazing This is
not strange A year ago the whole
country was excited over reports of the
cruel and often inhuman practices Of
the upper class men upon new cadets.
Public opinion was so strong on the
matter that first an army board and
afterward a Congressional committee
sat and took testimony. The record OF
those inquests shows that not every
thing which had been charged directly
Or alleged indirectly was proven
Enough was shown, however, to satis-
fy the country that, under the hazing
system, the Military Academy practi-
eally was dominated by a gang of
young men whom II would have been
gross Aattery to designate as hoodlums.
Nothing much happened punitively as
a result of these Investigations
Through their class presidents the boys
frankly, and with the true spirit Of old
West Point in its bazingest days, came
forward, grounded arms. said that II
there was anything they were sorry for
they were glad of it. surrendered at dis
erection, and promised that if forgiven
this time they would daily and nightly
watch the sky for the least sign OF haze,
and. II found. promptly report IT.
Old and young army officers, who look
upon the Academy as their alma mater,
and love II all the more for what has
happened TO them within its reserva-
ton, with one accord shouted that lhe