Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 24, 1891, Page 4

4 THE DAILY BEE. g E. ROSEWATER, Emton, 3 EVERY MORNING TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION, Dafly Bee (v ithout Sundauy) One Year Dally and Sunday, One ¥ ear onths Months PUBLISHED 8800 10 00 % 00 Cmnha, The Bee Bulld Fouth O ahn. o Counell B fTs, Chicaxo Office, 17 Chamber of Commeroe New York,Roon s 1% 14and 15 Tribune Bullding Washington. 513 Fourteenth Stroet. PONDENCE. fating tc news and be nddressed to the I Streots CORRF All by re tenddressed to The 1 Omaha. Drafts, checks and postoffh 1o be mude puyable to the orderof the coni- pany. The Boe Publishing Company, Proprietcrs THE BEE BUILDING. EWORN STATEMENT OF CIROULATION Etateof Nl sk Tig County of Dougias, (5% 1 "Ylwl ry ot Tne Bre Pubiishing company. does solemnly sw that the fetanl eireulition of Tie DALY B for the ween ending November 21, 1501, was a8 follows Sunday Nov vy, Nov nesiay. Thursday. N Friday. Noy. Enturduy, Nov. 81, oot 24 KO, B T28CHUCK, Eworn 1o 1efore moe and subscribed in my vresence this 218t cay of Noveu! er, A. ., 1801 SEALL N, P. Fpit, Notary Publie. veraze'dally elreulat on ars Is shown in vhe fol- Average......... The growth of the of Tuk BEY for six y Jowin table: Junuary. February £ 874418, 17181 |18, 14| 4003 15 4| 14,151 15,1 90| 14340 15,1 1418 3 15,228 15,545 715,041 118, Tie Reform Press association was not indorsed by the Polk-Taubeneck-Schill- ing combine at Indianapolis. 1ts name killed it. PERHAPS the y represontation of the western candidates for convention honors disturbed the atmosphere enough 10 bring on the eyclone. bree e TiE dispateh announcing the res- igunation of da Fonseca had come from Rio Janeiro instead of London it would be entitled to more credence. Tue storm at Washington was partic- ularly exasporating in view of tho inter- st contering in the proceedings of the republican national committee. MaJor FURAY should have delegated the duty of jacking up tho plice com- missioners to the chaivman of the Board of Public Works, That gentloman is more accustomed to snubs. PENNY postage can be postponed until * the postoflice business is perfected. The deficit last year is said to be but 83,000, 000 against 7,000,000 for the preceding year. At this rate another yeur would malke the postal service sclf-sustaining, Stoux C11y is organizing a company torun aline of steamers between that city and Piorre to engage in the grain business. If this early winter is followed by a late spring the enthusiasm of the Missouri viver navigato's may be con- gealed. NEBRASKA'S 1891 crop report is the best immigration document thus far sent out by this state. Alveady it has turned the eyes of eastern farmers to Nebraska. Fight Jo Daviess county Tllinois farmers going into the northern part of the state is the vanguard of the host to follow. SUGAR costs just one-half as much today as ten years ago. The 2 cent bounty and removal of the 2 cent tariff on imported sugar have reduced the price exactly 2 cents per pound to the consumer and stimulated the establish- ment of factories and cultivation of boets at the same time. OMAHA bonds are good enough for any market and Buropean investors will without doubt bo glad to buy them if opportunity is afforded, Having ovor million to sell within a yoar the sug- gostion of City Treasurer Rush that London und other Europeun money een ters be considered with a view to float- ing the bonds at a lower rate than over before obtained 18 in the interest of economy . A SHREWDER monopoly than Standard Oil company has never existed, Tts hand is felt whereverit has interests, In Ohio the high test of 1102 is applied to illuminating oils. In Iowa itis 1052, and in Nebraska 1002, Ohio’s rejected oil goes to Towa, and if of too lowa test there is forwarded to Nebraska. Had the test been 1102 here, it might have been inconvemient for the Standard com- pany to have returned its shipments to its refinevie: the THE consumers are not the only peo- ple who should patronize home industry The retail denlers owe allegiance to the jobber and each should help all. The hardware jobbing houses of Omauha alone pay out §145,000 per annum in saluries to employ The jobbers are willing to patronize home manufacturers and help tosell Omaha and Nebraska made goods to their customers outside the state, but naturally think there should be reci- procity of interest which will give them ‘a show at Omaha retail dealers. — WuAT Henrvy T, Oxunard does not al- ready know about the beet sugar indus try he will learn a long time before any- body elso gots the information, Hesays it will take 1,000 such factories as those conducted by his company to supply the United ©s with sugar in 1000, This 1eads us to remark once more thut Omaha is the geographical and commerelal cen- tor of what will in twenty-five yours be the greatest sugar-producing re on the globe, Thiscity isneglocting u very fmportant mattor in failing to secure u sugar faotory now as the nucleus around which to concentrate the refineries and fuctories of the future, on THE OMAHA DAILY OXNARD ON SUG AR, He the Oxnard Sugar an admirable lotter agriculture sets out most clearly the whole situation with reference to the beet sugar industry. The communica- tion is & model for terseness and brevity and ought to be road by every farmer and business man in Nebraska, After calling attention to the morvel- ous development of the industry in Europe within fifty years through aid received from the governments, commending the sugar bounty of McKinley bill, he predicts a maost re- markable dovelopment of the business in Americ The factories built by him 3 located at Grand Island and Norfolk in this state and at Chino, Cal,, will produce 9,000,000 pounds of granuluted sugar this yeur, There are but six factories in the union at present, but the McKinloy bounty | stimulated the interest, and in Mre. O nard’s judgment next year will large numbeor established. Aftor a careful study and much oxper- imentin Mr. Oxnard gives it as his deliberate judgment that not less than twenty states are adapted to the culture of the sugar beet. As it will take 1,000 such as that io Grand [sland to supply the demand of the United States in 1900 it is ptain that over pro- duction is a very remote probability Each of these factories represents an in- vestment of $500,000 and expends during the season $2,000 per day for beots and labor. Each factory consumes fifty tons of coal and forty tons of lime daily. Not only do the factories keep money at home which would be sent abroad for sugar, but thoy stimulate the min- ing of coal and other manufacturing industri The Agricultural dopartment at Wash- ington fully appreciates the importance of the beet sugar industry and Secretar, Rusk with characteristic intelligence is devoting a great deal of attention to the subject. He foresces, ns will overy other well-informed man, that the develop- ment of the industry means a creat d to Amevican farmers and Ameri sumers of sugar. The Oxnard letter is published to add to the information of the public upon the topic. To the sec- retary it is clear that nothing promises such immediate and permanant results to the advantage of the agriculturists of the country. It takes no prophet to follow the line of reasoning to the con- clusion reached by Mr. Oxnard that within fifteen or twenty years America can hope to lead the world in the pro- duction of sugar. T. Oxnard, prosident of Beet companies, in to the secretary of factories THE BRAZILIAN REVOLUTION. The announcement that the revolu- tion in Brazil has reached Rio Janeiro, nd that in consequence of its develop- ment there Fonseca has resigned, gives a more serious aspect to the face of af- irsin that country. The resignation of Fonseca i3 said to have been made conditional upon the succession of Peixotte, and had this taken place earlior the effect might possibly have been to stay the progress of the revolution, but it is not likely to have that result now. The revolutionists having shown sufficient strength to force Fonseea o reiinquish power, it is not all probable that they will permit him to designate his suc- The revolutionary leaders will very naturally desive to make their own selection of n man to assume executive functions, instend of leaving that impor- tant prerogative to the one whom they hold responsibie for the prescut condition of affairs. Instead of reliev- ing the situation, therofore, the action of Fonseca may tend to aggravate it. till, in the absence of information re- garding the relations of Peixotte to the contending factions, the presumption is allowable that he was named with the expectation of placating the revolution- ary element and bringing about s restor- ation of peace throughout the ropublic. One thing appears to bo well assured, and that is that the people of Brazil will not abandon republican institutions and permit the restoration of the empirve. It would scem that if there have been any machinations with this in view they have been without effect. Itis not to bo doubted that foreign influenco has been oxerted against the republic, and it i by no means incredible that chis has had hing to do wita giving vitality to the revolution. It may not have prompted the movement, but it is not difficult to believe that it has given it enconragement. To make use of such a condition of aftfairs ag exists in Brazil for promoting tha restor- ation of the empire would be a most natural course for those who de toration of the old order of things, and it is entirely probable that a large major- ity of Europeans who have financial and commercial interests there would be heartily glad if Brazil were agnin under an imperial system of government, Havy- ing acquired the privileges tney enjoy from that system, and finding them threatened with a destructive compo- tition under the new form of govern- ment, these Buropean intorests natur- ally would welcome the veturn of the ompire. Butthere is hardly a possibil- ity that Brazil will abandon republi- can institutions. A much greater dungor is the division of her territory, veey nearly equal in area to that of the United States, intoseveral independ- ent republics whose contlicting interests might keep them constantly in conten- tion. This is a possible outcome of the revolution in progress far more likely to be realized than the restoration of the empire. CesS0 some THE SPEAKERSHIP OONTEST. There are some interesting features about the coutest for the speakership of the Fifty-second congress, in the result of which there appear to be several importaut matters involved of more or less vital interest to the democratic party. The hight is now warm, and the temperature is steadily rising. It seems that both Mr, Cleveland and Governor Hill are actively concerning them- selves with the contest, while Tam muny is not a merely idle spectutor, Mr. Cleveland, it is said, has thrown his influence in favor of Mr. Mills, in consideration of which the Toxas candidato has agreed to put him- sel! in opposition to the free and unlim- ited colnage of silver, and in the event of his election will constitute the coinage committee of the house so as to mnke sure that no bill for free coinage will got L ond the committee. In order to keep this subject out of the next national democratic platform, without which Mr. Cleveland could not consistently be the candidate of the party, it is necessary to keep it out of the democratic house of representatives, and this, it is Mr. Mills agrees to do if he is mude speaker. No man s more earnestly devoted to the political fortunes of Mr, Cleveland than the Texas congressman, and this gives credibility to the report regarding the concern which the ex-president is mani- festing in the speakership contest. The most formidablo competitor of Mills is Mr. Crisp of Georgia, and among the influences at work for him are said to be those of Governor Hill and Tammany The obvious explanation of this is opposition to Clevelund. As speaker of the house of representatives the influence of Crisp would not be used to advance the polit ical ambition of the ex-prosident. knowledge of this would be sufticient to sceure for him the helpof Governor Hill, but in view of Me, Cleveland’s efforts in behalf of Tammany in the late paign it was hardly to have been pected that that ovganization would so s00n again manitest its opposition to The support it is giving Crisp plainly shows, however, that many does not think any better of Cleveland now than it did its leaders publicly denounced and that it means to influence to prevent his tion by the democratic national convention. Mr, Cleveland made a strong bid for the friendship of Tam- many, but it seems evident that he failed to remove the long-standing hos- tility of that powerful political organ- ization. The; two other aspirants for the speakership, one of whom may have a possible chance, Me. McMillan of Tennessee and Mr. Springer of Iilinois, the latter out of the question bo- cavse he is a northern man. From present indications the choice of a spoaker appears likely to have considerable bearing upon the selection of a presidential candidate by the next demoeratic national convention. Thus if Mr, Mills is the choice it will be favorable to the chunces of Mr, Cleve- land, while the clection of Mr. Crisp would be a victory for the opponents of the ex-president that might lend to the se- lection of one of the several other possible candidates as the standard beaver of the democracy in 1892, It is this that gives the speakership contest more than or- dinary interest. It looks now like a square fight botween the Cleveland and the anti-Clevelund elements, and if such is the cuse it is more than probuble the former will win, understood, cams him, when him, use its nomina- ar EXIRAV [GAN 18 BOARD. Omuaha provides genevously for her schools. Save once she 5 fused to vote bonds for sites and build- nd sheseldom complains of the ex- travagances of those placed in charge of her public school funds. The in- come from licenses has grown from year to year as the city has increased in population and so the ro- ceipts for managing the schools have kept pace with their growth. The time has come, however, when the probable cash income from this source may be reduced or not grow as the school system develops. There isa gravo and pressing sity for economy which every intelligent member of the Board of Education realizes, but which unfortunately hus not thus far resulted in any matevial veform. Some time since the attention of tho board was called to the janitors’ payroll, whi sms out of all proportion to vices rendered. Superintendent spatrick has vepeatedly stated that it sible to elfect great reductions in the current expensos. It is Mr. Popple- ton’s opinion that proper attention to the details of expenses will result in lopping off enough here and there to enable the board to carry on the schools without asking for a lovy for anything except the sinking fund. In the face of all these suggestions, the board goes on increasing a salary here and another theze; employing three janitors where one seems sufliciont; buy- ing oxpensive patent plans for heating, vontilating ov detevmining the temper- ature of buildings; maintaining grades in schools wheve but fow pupils ave accommodated and who might just as well £o to other buildings near at hand; adding supernumeraries to the teaching force to please a member or his friends, and in other ways unnecessarily expending the money of the people. It is time for somebody in the Board of Education who is free from all entangling alliances to open a battle for economy along lines which mean something more than buncombe. If there bo a member of the board whé has no relative deawing pay; who has no political ax to grind; who is not in- terested in some firm or company proflt- ing by contracts with the board, and who has intelligence enough to point the way to efficient and economical administration, let him assert himsell mow. The people aro looking over the fifteen gentlemen for just such an individual. He must have knowledge, nerve and conscience, and be utterly indifforent as to whom ho shall injure or help. —_— THE representatives of foreign gov- ernments at Washington who are re- ported to be apprehensive of an an- avchist uprising in Chicago that would be dangerous to lifo and property will porhaps be reassured by the results of a careful investigation by a newspaper of that city as to the extent and strength of anarchist organizations there, After a thorough inquiry the Chicago Herald that there is no organized anarchy in that city, though there isa number of people there who preach it in a desultory and more or less vehement way. Foreigners who contemplate visit- ing the World’s fair need not fear any harm, either to their persons or their property, from these people. Chicago is fully able to protect everybody who will go to that city dur- never re- as fast ney states BEL ing the Colugbian exposition, and un- doubtedly sh@wlll bo propared to do so. Hor present varnment is fiself to be thifoughly competent to deal with the social and political disturbers, and it is not to be doubtad that her citi- zons will see to it that an equally intel- ent and efficient government has charge of the “miministration of when the Colugdiinn exposition is in pro- The so-delled anurchists in Chi- cago are nufeicnlly insignificant in comparison with the strength of the organized revolutionists in the centers of European povalation, and the citizen of London or Parls or Berlin has far better reason to fear violence to his lifo or property in those cities than he would have in Chicago, AR SHOWN by the Omaha weather map yesterday morning an extensive eyclonic storm oxisted over the eastern half of the United States. 1'his storm, asis genorally the was moving northeastward, covering the entire At- luntic slope. It is evident from the moager eastern dispatches that the storm. fed by warm, vapor-bearing winds from the southern seas, steadily increased in energy, and bocamo a vio- lent disturbance. The cold air blowing into it from the west and northwest had the effoct of increasing its violence and the natural result was that the gener one was attended by just such te local disturbances in the form of tornados and excessive down- pours of rain as our dispatches indicate, Washington city appears to have been the gr tsutforer from the fury of the ments, were unroofed, the streets inundated, wives hurled down, and The capital city yin the path of the pitiless storm, The fury of the contesting winds cut 1t off temporarily from communication with the outside world, While this strifeof the elements pr in the custern part of the storm aren, injthe western side of the samo cyelonic movement of the atmosphere bright, erisp, and quiet weather prevailed. The cold wave that surged over us on Saturday night and Sunday rushed into this eastern storm as it upprouched from the south and was one of the prims factors in the develop- ment of the severe storms with which eastern points wore afllicted. OMAHA'S art exhibit will be drawn upon by Lincoln for part of the great paintings and curios, Lincoln people who have visited the Omaha exhibi tare enthusiasti ellence of the show. 1 artists, as well as the extra pieces of note from the outside, but they are surprised at the light at- tendance thus far enjoyed by the Omaha exhibition, COMMISSIONER BERLIN says the county roud fund is overdrawn $50,000. Com- missioner Timmo ¢isputes the statement. The people are’ pot intevested in the question of veracity raised but they are anxious to know-just how much the over- lap of the road fund amounts to. showing gress, ate Houses loss of life is reported. As in gress SHOULD the contractor excavating the site for the federdl building have luck and good weather he may be ablo to strike water by January 1,and open askating vink in block 86. He can count pretty sufely on wator at thirteen feot. OUR delagution in congr city governmont, and Board of Transportation should unite in a protest that somothing, against the dangorously improper pas- senger provision TiE proposition that each of the threo branches of local government shall pay 86 each to the judges and clerks of election will cost the peoplo of the city and county nearly $5,000 if car- ried out. s, our the State new means T only genuine argument against selecting Omuha for the national con- vention s the shamefully inadequate union depov accommodations at Tenth street stution. Di. GAPEN has good ideas and would greatly improve the sanitary condition of Omahu if properly supported by both the people and the authorit IL BLUFFS is too much of a city to be atisfiea with a $60,000 city hall, It will be cconomical in the long run to make it $125,000 at least. HEAT the two rooms in the Hitcheock building with stoves and save the school fund a dead loss of $1,000. SEVEN post mortem oxamintions in October is o recoed of which any thrifty coroner might be proud. one Visible Globe=Demoerat. Cleveland ran behind bis ticket in all of the doubtful states in 1858, and there is no reason to beliove that he can do any better in 1802, e e A Brawling Ir Chicagn Din Being ouly two years old Brazil may bo cousidered the baby of all American repub lics. Its resemblanco to a baby is heightened by its proclivity for spasms. Make 1t a 5 Grand Ilavid Indepen The Nebraska wiater corn exhibit this year should be made the best ever witnessea in Nebreska and the best possible to mako, as the exhibit is to b preserved intact for oxhibition in the Ngbraska oxhibit at the World’s fair. Every locality in tho state should take an interest in the exnibit and sco t0 it that sho has some of her very best corn init. The Nebrask& Columbian commission will attend to its proservation and see to it that it is properly ;displayed at the great World’s fair. R Proctor's Valedictory. New York Tribune, The annual report of the secrotary of war, which was submitted to the president yes- torday, will arouse more thau ordinary in terest, because it Is Secretary Proctor's valedictory. In reviowing the work in his department he naturally finds not a fow things that gve him special satisfaction, for they are the results of the adoption of his own ideas, The figures showing the reduc. tion in the number of desertions from the army aro highly gratifying, and the diminu- tion’ s steadily going on as a result of tho wise reform lustituted by Mr, Proctor, —— Farce Carried Fa Nebraska City Press: operations has been taken Iynching investigation farce, nough. A suspension of in the Omaba It is to be | to death; the state's attoruey allozes affairs | \OVEMBER 24 189 be hoped that permanent Plattsmouth Journal: Ten of the alleged nchers of the negro, Smith, at Omaba, have been discharged by the district court and the probability is that the other accused persons will also get clear. The fact that Suith was dead beforo ho was hung—scarod makes it such n new sort of erime that the dificulty of conviotion is apparent. Tho farce bias gone on about far enough. - OHAHA'S GET THER the suspension will made GArr, Beaver Valley Tribunc: Tho west is in favor of Omaha, aud tho west is eutitled to recognition. West Point Progross: Omaha has raised §50,000 to secure the ropublican national con- vention. Hore's hoving they'il get there, Bli. Dakota County Democrat: Omaha is after the republican national convention in dead carncst and at this writing her chances are above par. Superior Times: Omaha is bracing up to the republican national convention in a man ner to indicato that sho will capture it. Omaha can give much larger cities pointers on entorprise, Columbus Teiegram: What's the matter with the democrats of Nebraska scouring the national convention for Omahat That party 1s the one that advocates those things that are hest for the west, aud the holding of the convention out would be eminently proper. Randolph Times: The genuine rustlo of Omaha peovle to socure the next republican national convention is very gratifying. Her proposition to defray the exp of the wreat gathoring while in that city is in full haramouy with true western enterprise. Omaba should have it. Chicago Inter Ocean: Omaha is pulling the toeth of the Tammany tigor in asking for the republican national convention. On of the organs calls them “tho Omahog and further adas, “it is a ground hog case. Now York has a groat contempt for any thing in “the wooly west." Shelton Clipper: A delogation of Omahia citizens ara in Washington for the purpose of endeavoring to securo the meeting of the na tional r 1 convention next year for that city. are backed by a guaranteo fund of £0,000, and Omaha's vrospects of securing the convention me excellent. Ever ebraskan will hope for their success, Nobraska City Press: The various cities making efforts to secure the national conven- tion ure bankiug a good doal on the result of rmer conventions held in their respective cities. Philadelphia has put in a little bia ou the strength of the nomiuation in that aty of Graat and Wison in'72, Omaha hasu't anything of this kind to rely on, but if sho gets the convention next year she will have. Baltimore World: Baltimore in here 1508 There's a lesson for the action of Omaha 1 its efforts to get the republican national conven- tion. Omaba has 140,000 inhabitants, and it has grown by the sirength given it by enter- prising and pushing citizens. It is sull growing. The lesson to be found in the ion of Omana is the one which shows bow, silly is this idea of “‘dignity” that Secretary Bland says keeps the Merchants and Manu- facturers association from hunting up enter- prises. Omaha has sent a committee of twenty-one to Washington to be present at the meeting of the republican national com- mittee and to vrosent the advautages of Omaba as a couvention city, in the hopes of securing tho convention in 1892, This committee makes the trip in a special car and Omaba foots the bilis. Ahead of the train have been sent lottors invitg promi- uent men and newspaper men to visit the party on the car when they pass through the different citios. They have issued a folder in patriotic red, white aud blue, sotting forth ous advantages of their city, with expressive heading, “What We are dore For.”” This is enterprise. Being en- terprising, the people of Omaha appreciato tho value of advertising their city, Even if they do not secure the convention they will have advortised the ety and its enterprises to the full valae of the money expended. It is ths kind of push that hus made Omaha spring from a city of 30,000 1n 1850 to 140,000 in 180, a gain of 110,00) in ten years, ulwost 100 per ceat, and this, too, in the face of the fact that Owaha has just as dignified eiti- 7ens as Baltimore, SIS THE WORLD BETTERED BY HIS LIFE. Chicago Mail: The death of Actor W. J. Florence at Philadelphia removes from the American stage ono of its brightest lights and causes a loss which will be deeply felt mong the diamatic profession uud witl be sincerely mourned by the eutire Americen people. Washi Floren universall ith of W. I o robs the stage of or who was esteemea personally and vro- fossionally. Itis the day of a now gener- ation, Tho old figures of promineuce in overy fleld are one by one passing uway, and in many cuses it is hard to see how their places are to bo filled. Minneapolis Tribuno: Tuere is no pathos like the rosy light of past joys, delights and frieudships stealing into”the shadow of a nt sorrow; and they will most mourn dead actor who hold memorics of his warm, frank, hearty companionship, and the brave, cheorful, wholesome mantiood shining througgh his charactor. [Kansas City Star: It may safely bo said of Florence that he was the most popular man in America. Certainly bie had not an enemy ou carth, ana he was probably personally known by more people than any otuer man in the country, and to know him was to love him. The tears that will be went over his grave will keep it greon for wany a long day, Chicago Inter Ocean: It bas been said of tho three great salirists of Rome that one of them made men laugh in angor, anothor in sorrow, and the third in sympatily. Flor- ence mado bis hearers laugh in sympathy. His characters were as lovable as thev were quaint. He was made that way oimself. A wise ana healthful force has left tne stage, Peaco be to the memory of William J. Florence. t. Louis Globe-Democrat: William J ;nco never knew the luxury of an en- His life was a ounotonous round of d by asingle batred or Nobody ever spoke un. y7—as he was fondly and universally called—and nobody ever heard 3illy” speak unkindly of anybody olse. His profession made him geniul on tho stage and his nature mado him genial off the stage. Chicago Herald: So 1s he mourued; for still, aud for all the time of the geueration he entertained off the boards us on, * * ¢ Tho mute wouder lurketh In men'sears b steal his sweot and b cyed sentences, Such as s art was, Florence made acting worthy. Ho began his stage carcor littlo more than a despised buftoon. Ho auits stage and lifo_esteemed and honored of nien in and out of his profession; a knight, not perhaps of the greatest chivalry, but leal and loved. New York Commercial Advertiser: As an artist. Mr. Florence had lived to see tho tide of American dramatic taste run out to the lowest ebb, and then visibly turn and begin to flow in the development of & whole- some ana disunctly American dramatio lit- erature of a high order. It makes his death the more to be regrettod th he was not al- lowed to live to help aloni tho good work, but ho did his share with prefound conscis entiousness, and who knows the extent of the debt the stage and society owe himt Chicago News: Florence’s death is a dig tinct loss to the Amorican stage His meth- ods were always freo from that deteriorating grossness that mistakes buffoouery for wit. "Phe high caste traditions of the old school found in Florence a sympathetio channal of prossion. His stago urt was at all tunas modeled upon high 1deals. The king of laugh-makers, his comedy at times ap oached the genius of classical exnression, he American stage nover had a truer friend than this talented comedian, whose whole career has boen free from vulgarity 1lo mity fricndships unreliey oven a mild dislike. kindly of “Bil WILL BE AIRED AT OMAH, Prominent Railriad Cfficials Subpmnaed by the Federal Oourt, SOME COMPANY RECORDS TO BE EXAMINED Chairman Midgeley Must Produce All the Figures of the fariffs Cov ing That Compan Shipments fc ‘s Nebraska Months, Citiesao, 111, Nov, 23, —United States Mar- shal Hitehcock today received subporng from the district court at Omaha for J. & Midgeloy, J. N, Faithorn, G. L. Carman and D. C. Bridges to appear beforo the foderal grand jury at Omaha Novembor #0. Only o of thom are now in Chicago ~Chairman Midgeloy of the Western Freight association and Superinterdent Carman of the Western Railway Weighing association. Mr. Midge ley is directed by the court to bring the records of tho weights of stono shipped by Hugh Murphy from Lyons, Colo,, to Omaha and South Omaha and to bring all reports, records of billng, documents and b aining to shipmonts from South Omaha 10 Nebraska City showiog of w tho shipments consisted, from picikled hams to beef ton, Mr. Midgeloy 18 also required to produce all the figures of the tariffs then in effect cover- ing the shipments from thoso points on the Missouri Pacitic voad from January 1, 1800, to November 46, 1801, In adoition to this he is direoted to exhibit any furthor vecords that apply specially to the same subjects and also way bills of March 19 and 25 and April 1,2 and 3 of this yeai From this it will appear that the Omaha grand jury is after the Missouri Pucific with a sharp stick. It is said that the charges proferred ugainst the road are swooping in tneir nature and thero is cortainly a strong indication of this in the fact that the sub pamna calls for records covering twonty threo mouths for this business. This is the L ond summons from Omaha that bas been served on Chairman Midgeley and he does not claim that this ono is illegal or that he will refuse to obey it. dwin C. Swifr, Lewis . Swift, Augustus F. Swift and wdwin Hadwell, I 1 i comprising ] the firm of Swift & Co., tho packers whe [ were indicted by the Chicago federnl grand , ®ave bail today bofore Judge Blodgett. 't H. Vodder, attornoy for the Swifts became seeurity for the amount of the bail, which was $2,500 in eacn case. esidents to Meet., A meeting of the presidents and of the lines in tne Central Trafic association will be held at Chaivman Blanchard’s oftic tomorrow for the purpose of reory izing the special eastbound commit and cousidering the rate situation. Among the serious questions to ve taken up is the collupse of the swilening tarif in Chicago and the bost means of bringing about its speedy restoration. ‘This caa bo done only by the consent of the Chicago & Grand Trunk and the usual pressure is being brought to bear upon the represcutative of that road to restore switching charges and thus enhanco tho revenues of all the liv It is almost safe to say that the effort will not be success- ful, though it is claimed thut tho castern ofticials and directors of the Grand Trunk have been so worked upon by false reports that they decided to order tie trafiic wanager of the Chicago division to restore the switch- ing tavif, Eastbound Shinments. rd of castbound shipments from last week shows a big increaso of tonnage, due to the closing of lake navization. For the first time this season an_crease over the corresponding period of 130 is showa. Tire shipments of flour, grain and provisions Chicago Lo the seaboard by tho lines in Central Trafli tion amounte: 50 tons, against 38511 tho preceding weok, an ercase of 8,000 tons, and against an,514 for the same ‘week last year, an i 36 tons. The Vanderbilt lines ent of the traflie, the Penn 19 ver cont, the Chicago & nd Truni 25 per cent, and the Baltimore & Ohio 8 per cent. Cire on Rates. An excursion rate of $10 for the round trip from Minnesota, Manitoba and North Da- kota points to Montreal, Quebec and Ou- tario by way of Clicago during December tas boen authorized. Chairman. Finley has sentout ewenlurs announcing that the busi- ness obtained by reason of this action snall be routed over the Maple Leaf, the Wiscou- sin Central and the Burlington roads., TUREATENED WILH COAL FAMINE, managers The r tous Excur; The Twin Cities Short on Fuel Be- cause of the Blockade. Mixxgsrorss, Minu, Nov. 23 —One cur- fous effect of tho big wheat blockade has been the almost complete paralysis of all trafic from Duluth and Superior to the Twin Cities. It has already caused agreat famino insoft coal and dealers have been flying around av a lively vate in vain attempts to malke conncctions. Tho mills are the groat- est sufferers because they have almost 1o water, and now that tho coal supply has run short it is feared that soveral of them will have to shut down for ten days or two woeks, “There is of course pleaty of coal at the head of Lake Superior, but there is no way of get- ting it bore. Hundreds of cars of coal aro sidotracked waiting for the switch enginos to got the wheat out of the way, Both the St. Paul & Duluth and Minnesota ustern are working ull the men they can ot to prevent trains from blockading. One Minneapolis fivm ix 1,500 cars behind on its orders. It is also leatned that there is no ctiance for help from tho east as Chicago is taking all tho Illmois coal and the strikes in Indiana cut off the supply from that locality, Soft coal will rise from 25 to 5) cents a ton this week and consumers wiil probably be forced to shut up shop at thut. Florence Laid to Kest. NEw York, Nov. 23.—The funeral sorvices over the remains of William J. Floren took place this morning in St. Agnes’ church. Crowds of peoplo followed the body from the Fifth Avenue hotel to the church, insido of which every seat was oceupied. Wlowers were to be seen in great profusion. The pall bearers wero Edwin Booth, A. M. Paimer, William Winter, Charies N. Vilas, C. B; Fearing, Clayton’ MeMichael and John Rus sell Young. ‘The coromonies wero unusuully beautiful and impressive, and at their con clusion the body was taken to Woodlawn cemetery. Caused by a Careless B JacksosvirLg, I, Nov. 25,—A wrock d on the Jacksonville & Southeastern at this place yesterday in wkich one man was Killed. Just beforo tho south-bound ‘*red oxpress” was due, Kugineer Buck, whose engine was to tako that train in from this point, discovered that he was nearly out of He went into the dispatcher’s oftice, and being told that the incoming express was fourteen minutes late ont of Hayana, twenty two miles north, he rashiy pulled out for t water tank, thinking bo could obtain water occnr vofore the oxpress reachod him. Tho expross had been making up time, however. The night was dark and foggy, and the incoming train could not be seen until too late to pro vent a collision, Charles Hargrove, ongineor of the express, was instantly killed. Buck and tis fireman d themselves by jump- ing. Several passengers wero bruised, but noue seriously injured. NsvLr - NO MORE Fate of a Fresh Colored Texis Town. Moscow, Tex., Nov. 23.-The whitecaps paid this town a visit last night, the result of which was learned this morning on flnding the body of Billy Black, colored, hanging to @ large scalo boam erocted in the middle of and most elovated spot in tho streot. The victim was a stranger here, only being tho city three or four days, during whi time ho made himself very insulting ladies and childron. The railroad agent's little daughter whilo he was in her fathe oftico was frightened by Black. One young lady sprained her anklo in escapiug from the rascal. Tho officers of tho law wero too slow in attending to their du for the out- raged citizons, WILL WOMEN., Tough in a - he Raiteoads Did It Siowe City Jowrnat. Tho Chicago Railway Age boldly claims tho resuit of the late lown election us a rails road victory. The Age quotes the returns and notes that they show that Boies ran from 8500 upwards abead of tho lioutenant gov- ernor and the bulk of his ticket, while Doy for railvoad commissioner ahead of Boles, ana abcad of the rest Koes on to say : "That this result was owing to the action of the railway cmployes who were weary of the demagogism of Campoell, Doy's oppo- nent, 18 generally recognized in lowa, 1t is not necessary for us here 1o insist that this ction of tha rilway employes througn the Railway Employes’ club organization was taken entirely inaependently of “the com pavies™ or the manugements and on the employes’ own responsibility. - Wreek on the New Svracuse, N, Y., and mail train which ran 2,557 votos upwa Tho Ago from 6,000 of thy ticket York Ce Nov. 23.—The left hero at 8:25 last uing ran into an castern bound freight train mile cast of Canastota at full speed. The smashup blockaded all but t No. 4, and the wreck took tiro, burning several express and freight cars. ‘Tho motive was badly damagod,and the engineer, Ihiomas Park of this city, and tho fireman Bdward Baird, wero ' seriously but no! fatally injured. "The cause of the accident is not known Liere, Al east bound trains went through on track No. 4, but trains coming west were avlayed two hour: itral, express one sone Washington Star: “I am the great corn eradicator,” remurked the crow With the assistance of Ben Franklin, elocs tricity made the first record on o kite-shapod track. o Yinkee Blade: Smith—I say, Smythe! Smythe (who IS running at the ton of spoed, stops—Wall, it? Hurry (puil, pull) please. two o Smith T his up, utes Whit is I nave only croly wanted to say that youw'd i if you dian't hurry up. ee that fellow over He has married fifty or sixty women, and or lived with one of thon, he wretzh.” “But 1U's nis b +T0 mary 50 ma y Women?" Cortuinly. He's the w inister," HE NEVER SMILED AGATN., Chicayo Tribune, The bark that hekd his hopes went down, The waves of erief l'nllv\l on. And what was buse bail's kingly erown? The pennant wasn't won! He ked, and Kicked, and kicke And kicked. and Kieked in vai His eolts got licked, and licked, and licked— e nevdr smiled gain nd kiekod, Kato Field's Washinzton: | 1 wondor if Smivhwick will give now that he is married? ceond spoaker—Undoubtodly, if he has Arawn a trump of another color. Yankee Blade: Blozes roturning tye towm=—Do you repember me, Me. Jay? Jay=Well, no; T ean't reeall voir name, but I well remember fending vou £ in 810, w 2 wrreturned. Do you happen (o h Amount with you now? St spoaker— up his club W York P Is Juck's sweetheart pretiys” “Ldon't know, but I've play Wiy so7" Beciuse she s sald to be brainy MELANCHOLY THOUGHTS, Washington St *Tis now the youth of sadly impecunious purso doth noto Ho necas the g coit: And thon h —it gives his nerves a most distressing wingo His trousors decorated at the bovtoms with o trin “Which shall it bo?" he mutteres. overeont enhance My _comfort whi e pant Al no; I et my shoulders chill to bave my 1o s well dressed, And folks will think I go that wiy to show my manly chest.' notion that sho is tal sheltor of a winter over- “Shall the struggle with a pair of “aine Add rd over tell why Chieago Tribune solf 50 smart,” glineing hickw haps you cun Lord fiyron. “1don’t bolleve IL1s,” retorted the fin editor think Xehanze his shoulde the lotter 't ur- itor, pot 5 liko cial Tnmorality I ality And the other nim, w tha hunted look in his eye, raised the window and stuck his hed out Lo get fresh i Baultin American: The ac ato one, for no mat he makes ho'1s continuilly subjectto reverses. Rubinasal's ldea of pdraw asehooner of 1t any frosting on top, perance lndles should Tew somutines furnishes Columbus Post: I remember that hid grounds for drinkin Ihere 1s no need of dull The crow can ulways Lowell Courlers 108 0n bourd ship, up i boom. AD Somervit O, & new fountain pen is a very good thing V lion 1t works? how you're temptod t give it a fiing When it shirks! 1L won't work, by oLD) NI, Journat. But, oh, You pound 1t und shike it jilec And the best you cun do Is o make tho old hing 4o By jorks, You spitter the blotter, you pound with your fist 1t 1o us Ink you start stops coming when you dos st The Liko th wgo sucked dry, that parched Hps W 10, lits, If you spoke them, would “Oh. 0 (0 e douce an ¢ might And your thou sound ik ot Belng Chiristian, you keep all your thoughts to yourself, As you should, And vou throw your new prize on tho very top shelf— Woll and good! 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