Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 9, 1891, Page 4

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B, Tzschuck, secretary of Tne BEr Publishine company. does solemnly swear that the actual cirealation of Tie DAILY Bee for the week ending December b, 1801, was a8 fillllvlwl' 5 day, ... iy, XOv. Thursdiy. | Eriday, Dec. 4 Baturdiy, Dec. 24,086 TUOK, Sworn to Lefore me and subscribed in my presence th s oth day of December. A. D. 1801 BEAL. . N. BOvELL Notary Publie. The growth of the averaze duily ¢irculntion of Tne BEE for six years is shown in vhe fol- Jowin - txble Average. TRNT | TA8 | TR0 | 1880 | 180T 16.206{ 15,206 18,574 18,655 28,440 o | 18w 18, Janunry February ... Mareh April May June July Auguiai. Beptembor october Novembor. ... . Lecember ... 24,69 THE minority report on the furniture investigntion was fair, frank and sus- tained by the evid WILLIAM A, SPRINGER knows an op- portunity when he sees it, and knows enough to embrace it when it comes into sight. Now watch the St. Louis Republic singe the cuticle of the sturdy form of Favmer Hatch for voting for Crisp in- stead of Mills. COLONEL BLACKBURN of Kentucky was for Crisp and Colonel Carlisle for Mills. Once again the former colonel pulls under the wire a neck ahead of his eminent rival, THE savage, sardonic smile which wreathes the face of David Bennett Hill of New Yorlk is ominous. He uuhorsed the Stuffed Prophet at the very opening of the tournament. At THE final round up Colonel Springor was well seated in tho saddle with the lariat around the neck of the Texas steer and the bulk of the herd safe in Colonel Crisp’s corral. RoGeR Q. MILLS will now devote him- solf to the task of electing a logislature in Texns which will elevate him to a sont in the United States senate, oro- vided he manages to get control of his temper in time to set up tho underpin- ning. Cnurcn HOWE is probably home by this time, and now people are wonder- ing to whom the new Washington cor- respondent of an Omaka newspaper can turn for fascinating but unveliablo gos- sip about Nebraska people temporarily sojourning at ihe capitol. REPUBLICAN congressmen all hoped for the success of Mills. They like Crisp a great beal better than the Texas statesman personally, but the amuse- ment they had promised themselves with Mills as speaker led them to unanimously favor him for that position. WILKINSON CALL of Florida will probably be given his seat in the senate in spite of the contest. His old time colleagues will accept the excessive mortification this inflicts upon them as a eort of penance necessary to proper discipline. Call is certainly the most tiresome and persistent talker in the sonate now that Blair’s speech has passed into history with its author, SuouLp Diffenbacher get a chance to open the exercises of the house during his sojourn in Washington this winter we may confidently anticipate a prayer whose sensational features will partake of the picturesque character of Buffalo Bul’'s “Wild West” and the erratic whizz of a western cyclone. Diffen~ bacher will make the best possible use of his opportunity if it offers itself. —_— MAYOR CUSHING is expucted to be at his post during the remainder of his term of office. His presence there is needed to protect the taxpayers from imposition. The retiring council has notm erited the confidence of the people and there islittle probability that it will reform in its dying hou Woe are pleased to note that the mayor will re- main in the city until his successor is installed. — THE death of Judge Rufus P. Rauney, which occurred at Cleveland Sunday, has removed one of the most di tinguished lawyers this country has ever produced. As a great constitu- tional jurist Judge Ranney ranked with Allan G. Thurman and George P, Ed- munds. He was the Nestor of the Cloveland bar and participated in nearly all the really great law suits that have been tried in Ohio within the past twenty-five years. Judge Ranney was at one time a law partner of Ben Wade, and ranked with him in ability while he was yet a young man. He was acknowledged to be the ablest member of the convention which framed the present constitution of Ohio, Asa mem- ber of the supreme bench of that state, which he filled for one term, his opin- fons have been regarded as landmarks of the jurisprudence of the country. Upon the advent of Grover Cleveland it is said that he was tendered a cabinet position, which he declined. | Cleveland 1dea of taviff reform. WHAT IT MEANS, The election of Hon. Charles I, Crisp spenker of the house of representatives menns several things. It means, for ona thing, that Mr. Grover Cleveland is not so potential a force in the demo- cratic party as he has been commonly believed to be. It was made ovident almost from the beginning of the speakership contest that Mr. Cleveland strongly desired the success of Mr. Mills, and it has been latterly understood that the ex-president and his friends felt that his chance of securing the nomination for the presidency next year was largely contingent upon the success of the Texas eongressman, Mills represents the There has been a hearty sympathy between them with respect to this question ever since Mr. Cleveland sent his memorable wessage to congress in 1887, and it has been the wish and the purpose of both to keep the tariff to the frontas an issue. All the political enpital possessed by the ex-president is in this issue, and the vo- litical fortunes of Mr. Mills are also bound up in it, go that when the former advised that silver be relegated to the rear the lattor readily acquicsced. Thus while Mr. Cleveland was careful toap- pear to take no personal interest in the spenkership contest, the alliance between himself and Mr. Mills fully understood, the zealous work of his con- fidential friends in behalf of the Texas congressman being sufficient to remove all doubt as to the relation he bore to the contest. Senator Vilas and Don Dickinson, who were members of the Cleveland cabinet, labored most assid- uously for Mills, and theve were other close friends of the ex-president who active in Washingion during the entire contest. It was equaily plain that among those whose influence wus exerted for Crisp were David Benaett Hill and Senator Gorman of Maryland, both presi- dentinl possibilities and both hostile to Mr. Cleveland. In short, it was a square battle between the Clevelund and anti Cleveland elements, and the latter won. The result may not be absolutely disas- trous to the political hopes of the ex president, but it is manifestly a severe blow to his leadership, and re- duces his chances of being again the candidate of his party. It may be remarked as a significant fact that half of the democratic representa- tives from New York voted for Crisp, including those who are under the direct influence of Tammany. Another thing which the result of the speakership contest meuns is that the freo trado element in the democratic party will not dictate the policy of the house. Mr. Crisp is in favor of tariff reform, as he declaved in his speech to the cau- cus after his selection, but his record in congress attests that the reform he ad voeates goes to no such extreme as that demanded by Mr. Mills and his fol- lowers. He represents the conservative element of the party, and it is not to be doubted that this will appear when he makes up the committee on ways and means. Still another meaning of the result is that the silver question will not be ignored or allowed to take a secondary position. Mr Crisp did not refer to this subject in his caucus speech, but his position is not in doubt. He is in favor of the free and unlimited coinage ot silver, and it is unquestionable that his victory is duein part to this fact. He may be expected to constitute the coinage committee with reference to bringing in a measure for the freo coinage of silver, and sucha bill the house will pass. The election of Mr. Crisp seems, then, likely to materiully strengihen the ele- ment opposed to Mr. Cleveland, to as- sure efforts for a reform of the tariff on conservative lines, and to promise that the democratic party, by the action of its representatives in congress, will be committed to the free coinage of silver and forced to declare for that policy in its next national platform. was were A WESTERN CANDIDATE PKOBABLE. An eastern contemporary, after a careful review of the democratic situa- tion, says: “The conclusion of the whole matter is that, as things look now, the democratic candidate will hail from the west. This view appears more plausi- ble since the result of the speakership contest than before. It is now plain that Mr. Cleveland’s power in his purty has been overrated, and this boing demonstrated his influence is very certain to experience a further decline. The evidence is con- clusive that he is not so strong in New York as Governor Hill, and there is Lardly a possibility that he will gain the ascendancy between now and the meot- ing of the national convention. On fhe contravy it is strongly probable that he will lose ground there. Certainly his enemies will make the most of the ad- vantage they have got, and as they have all the political machinery in their hands theve [s every reason to expect that they will be able to weaken the Cleve- land support. Hill and Tammany are implacable foes and they are in a posi- tion to mako their hostility effective. If Mr. Cleveland eannot got a united dele- gation from New York in the national convention, and all signs indicate that he will not be able to do so, it is more than likely that he will lose the nomina- tion. As to Governor Hill, it would seem that under no ecircumstances would the democratic party make him its standara bearer; conceding that he might carry New York, though that would be by no means certain,there is not another doubt- ful state that would give him its vote. He is not particularly popular even in the south, and he would fall far short of commanding the strength of the democ- racy in the west. The qualities that have made Hill a successful politician in New York are not regarded with equal favor elsewhere. Is there a possibility of the Iactions in New York uniting on Mr. Roswell P. Flower? Shrewd ob- servers think this may be done, but if it should be, what plausible claim of avail- ability could be made in behalf of that amiable gentleman, except the fact that his money would be useful? Cleverness and good nature, even when united with weaith, are not qualities which alone commend a man a8 a suitable candidate for president of thé United States. Senator Gorman of Muryland has been talked of as a possibility, but he THE OMAHA DAILY BEE is too far south. Goveraor Pattison of Pennsylvania has apparently beon droppod out of consideration, and Gov- Russell of Massachusetts never been seriously thought of except by his home admirors. t may bo safely predicted that if New York canunot have the candidate she will dictate the man, and the necess- ity of nominating n candidate entirely acceptable to the democracy of the Empire state will be easiiy impressed upon the convention. In such case, who is more likely to meet the requirements than Governor Boies of Town? He has the prestige of two consecutive victories, his democ is entirely sound, and in ability he is the peer at least of mostof the men who have beon named as possible candidate Governor Boles has in his public caree done nothing, since he becams a demo- crat, to offend any elemant of his party, and what he said or did s @ republican doubt- less would not be remembered against him. His name might not create quite s0 much enthusiasm in certain parts of tho country ns that of some othel woula, but it would grow in regard as his qualifications became better known. It veally appears that the democratic party will have to take a western man for its standard bearer in 1892, and in that case it will find no one more avail- uble than Governor Boies of Towa. ernor What if any steps are being taken to ve dircet ilrond connection with Yankton t grain and cattlo region of South Dakota? That country is naturally tributary to this city and should by all means be an- nexed to our jobbing trade and manu- facturers’ territory. The Chicago & Northwestorn Railroad company could give us uccess to Yankton and South Dakota by closing the gap of only tweaty-five miles between Hartington andYankton. Butthe policy of that com- pany has been adverse to giving Omaha the benefit of her tributary territory even in northern Nebraska and there is apparently no disposition on the part of the owners of that systom to abandon that policy. While we do not believe in building needless voads or parallel lines where existing roads ave already willing and able to carry the traffic, we regard it now as imperative that Omaha shall havedirect connection on this side of the Missouri with South Dakota, through that portion of northern Nebraska that has been alienated and cut off from com- mercial relations with Omaha for the want of railway facilities, Our jobbers, packers and grain deal- ers will, if such a road is built, find South Dakota a most profltable field to work and the peopie of South Dakota are anxious to come to Omaha to trade if they are only given an opportunity to do so by a divect railroad .operated in the interest of Omnha instead of Duluth, Minneapolis and Chicago. THE Kansas City Journal has evolved what is by nomeans an original idea to check undesirable immigration to this country. This is nothing more nor less than a proposition to amend our immigration laws so as to require an educational qualification from every immigrant thatlands on our shores. The question is, what shall this educational qualification comprise? Shall every man, woman and child be required to r and write the Knglish lan- guage correctly before they are to be permitted to land or are they simply to be eapable of reading and writing the langunge of the country whence they come? If an elementary education in English is proposed some of the most desirable immigrants from the European continent would be ex- cluded and for that matter a good many honest and hardworking people from Great Britain might not pass muster, If, however, the educational qualifica- tion is to mean the reading and writing of the language of their native country the restriction will hardly amount to anything. The bulk of tho foreign im- migrants that come to America are born in countries where learning to read and write is compulsory. The percentage of illiteracy among this class is no greater than it is among the natives, white and black, of most of our south- ern states, OMAHA has the largest number of overhead wires of any city in America, including Chicago, Philadeiphia and New York. These overhead wires are not only unsightly but positively dan- gerous, especially in case of an extensive conflagration. Our thovoughfares are a perfect forest of poles, guy stakes and cables. Hundreds of poles that now disfigure and obstruct the streets can be dispensed with if the telograph and telophone companios were compolled to bunch their wives on one set of poles. They should at any rate be made to vacate the principal thoroughfares or have their wires placed underground as they have been in other large cities. Tue owners of the Sulphur Springs property decline to sell it or give it away for park purposes. They regard it us business property. If thov are sin- cero why have they not’ improved this property long ago instead of waiting for somebody to put millions in their pockets without any exertion on their part either to utilize the springs, beau- tify the grove or doing any other thing toward exhibiting by their public enter- prise that they are willing to back up their faith in Omeha’s future by works that speak louder than words. Now that the city engineer has wurned over the plats of all the railroad grounds within the city outside of the right-of-way the city elerk should pro- ceed without delay to have theso lots listed for taxation as the charter pro- vides. 1f theso lots are nssessed at any- thing like their value relative to other property there will be atleast from half a million to a million dollars added to the tax list. THE committes of the Board of Educa- tion to whom was referred the proposi- tion of the Thomson-Houston Electric Light company to furnish power for the manual training school, will be wise if it gives the subject very carcful consid- eration. The commiltee should take has | | n most advanttigeous offer AW EDN K time enough o, jnquire into the cost of similar powen, olsowhere ns well as the merits of th&!¥bheme itsell before ac- ceptiog what, ypen its face appears to he VI N Tie jodgis,and eclerks of election have not yot been patd. Their greed for extra remdifdration has thus far de- prived them of pay altogther. If they were wise they “vould take the 86 con- templatod by 1% and end the contro versy. PP ——— T prosent Board of Education will retire from busitess after the next meot- ing. Nevertheless it has hired an attor- ney for its successor, Possibly if some- body were to urge the matter this board would also elect a president for the next yenr. Tue Hitehcoek school site must have been selected with an eye to the dim and distant future, Itiscertainly far enough away from sidewalks, improved stroets and population to be properly called a sunguine anticipation. Tue Pifth Ward Kickers' club will de- vote the next meeting to the subject of municipal taxes, Now lot similar clubs be organized all over the city for the same purpose. The public should be educated upon this topie. OMATA needs at least two more ex- tonsive wholesale dry goods houses The Board of Trade might interest some of the eastern dvy goods princes in establishing them, Nice Aavertisement for Omaha. Clay Center Gazette-Democrat, ‘The average Omaha councilman is better adapted to the position of a pugilist than that of a public ofticial. RS A Dynimite Moral Chicago P If a wild oyed man walks into your office and demands $1,500,000, just reach dowa into your vest pocket and haud it to him. It is always the easiost way - Admirers Multiplying. New York Recopder. Costa Rica is tho latest of the South American countries to send her card with a vequest fora seatat the veciprocity table. Mr. Blaine will soon havea groat inter- national family around nim - A Natonal Benefactor, New York Recorder. Protection, by developivg new industrios natural to the land, males two blades of grass grow where one grow bofore. It preserves for our country the profits of the fertility of tho land and of its, mineral richness. g What's the Matter with “Comrades’ Chicaun News An American national hymn is certainly a desideratum. 1t would not detract from the respect freely accorded to “Yankes Doodle” and tho other patriotic jinglos of today to adopt a national hymn that would be worthy of the republic. ——— ‘When' the Fun Begins, Glohe-Demoerat. The fun will bagin in the house the first timo that Tom Reed takes the floor for the purpose of getting even iwith one of tho democratic biackguards who insulted him when he was speaker, and could not prop- erly defend himiself. e Keep the People stirred Up. Grand Istand Independent. In somo enterprises quiet worik is all very well, but it is not so with World’s fair work. With that sort of an enterprise some noise is necessary. ‘The people must be kept both in- formed and interested, and this can not be done in a quiet w — Coming Back 1n the Spring. Rearren Hub. Tne Bee notes that Nebraska money is going out of the state at a frightful rato to pay oft farm mortgage indebtédness. Yes, that's so. And next spring aud summer it will be coming back at the same frightul rate to loan out again at lower rates of mtorest than ever before. B e Shoutd Have Been Thankful. Nebraska City Uress. The federal grand jurors voted Hon. Frank P. Ireland a voto of thanks at the close of thoir business in Omaha, The papers don’t say anything about it, but it is just possibie that the railroads have passed similar reso- lutions for the whole jury. —— - - 1t Will ay Big. York Times. 1f Nebraska does her duty at the Colum- bian exposition she will show up as the bost agricultural state in the union. This will increase the demand for Nebraska facms and they will all rise in valuo. A few cents por acre vightly applied wonld make a fine ex- ibit and would almost pay doliars for cents. e ent Telegraphy. Sal Lake Tribune. Editor Rosewater of Tue Oyana Bek is an enthusiast on the question of the government owning tho telograph. He thinks the gov- ernment should own and operate not only ail the telegraphs in the country, but all the long-distance telephones, and in large cities should supplement this with the pueumatic tubes for delivering mail quickly. And ho has a right, probably a better right than any one else, to speak as to the merits of the question* for he is an old telegraph operator himself, and in his early career was so sit- uated and saw things carried on through the private ownership of tho telograph lines, that he has ever since declured that it is an agent that ought to be taken from the hands of private citizens and owned exclusively by the government. OIL INSPECTION FLASHES. Pierce County,,Gall: Tur Ovana Bee is showlog up theSsandard Oil company of this state w good‘dhape. Campbell Peessi, Tie OMaua Bee is giv- ing the oll inspeators & thorough going ovor, and exposing theifraud in good shape. Scnuyler Quill} “'ne Ovana Beg is doing good work in stirging up the oil monopoly in its evading theicoal oil law of Nebraska. Tho law itselfiisa farce, aud yet the oil inspecting departiont 13 suill poorer. On with the dance!; "/ Fremont Heraldt The monthly report of t o oil inspection’ Bureau shows that during the mouth of Nb¥ember the deputy oil inspectors inspected 16,006 barrels of oil, the revenue from the samo beiug $1,609.60, Thoy probably aidn’t actually inspect six barcels. Sioux City (In.) Journal: The Nobraska law for the inspection of illuminating oils cannot be changed too quickly, As 1t stands now It is of no earthly use. The object in providing An inspection, of course, is to se- cure a safe oil for the use of the people asd to braud the packages so that both dealers and the general public might have a guaran teo that tho oil contained in them was not dangerous, But the inspector’s brand in Nebraska affords no such guarantee. One trouble is that the test provided by the law 1s no test in fact, The oficial apparatus is practically worthless, Iven the thermome ters with which the test is made vary greatly from one ancther, sometimes as muchas 0= Under the lowa law, for example, the ther- DAY, DECEMBER 9, momoter has to have a cortificate showing that it has boen tostod in the United States troasury dopartment, and the certificate has to be renowod overy yoar. It is almost impossible for such n ther- mometor to road wrong by more than the smallest fraotion of a degree. Then the cup used in Nebraska is unreliable. Tho tests thus made by the deputies may bo 2 or 80 wrong, and ws a matter of fact thoy froquently are that much wrong. As & matter of fact, oils of the most danger- ons charaster will pass the oMicial test, avd thus enter freely into general consumption. Itis roally worsa than no officlal tost at all, for in that case many dealors and individu- als would make for themselves tests that would be roliable. The ofiicial brand dis- arms suspicion and apprehension. Nearly all the other states now have inspection laws which actually ascortain the quality of tho oil. Much of the ofl that ls rejected undorthose tosts can be shipped to Nebraska and successfully pnss its tests. The ten- dency Is to make Nebraska the dumping ground for inforior oils. This tendency is the stronger because South Dakota recently adopted a stringent inspection, an {nspection, indeed, which, so faras the quality required, is moro stringent than there is any need of. “The only way for Nebraska to securs protec- tion is to chango its offictal tost. It might bea ood plan for Nobraska simply to adopt tho Towa mspoction with a fow improvements that ought to be made in it. Stuart Ledgor: Tug Omama Bee morits tho approval and gratitude of tho entire state of Nebraska for its investigation and subse- quent exposure of the ofl inspection farce of this state. 1t has demonstrated that the in- spection forco is inadequato and incompetent. The flash test in this state veing low, Ne braska has been a market for all the ol not allowed to be sold in other states, and to mako matters worse, by having incompetont and dishonost inspectors and untrue instru- meats the Nebraska oil, as proven by Tue Bre, falls below the low test required by law. reaching 1002 in a very few instances, and 1n & number of instances failing below 9)=, A reform cannot be inaugurated any too quick for the safoty of those who use kero- seno oil as an illuminating fluid. Howells Jouraal: Ifthe statements con- tained in Tne Ovans Bee aro trae, and wo have every reason to believe that they are, tho state inspector of oil and his deputies are violating thelaw daily. According to tho statements made by Tur Bre thousands of barrels of oil are sold overy vear that are nover inspected. Tho wspoctorship, as well as the deputyships, are nothing more or less than fat places thut are doled ont to poli- ticians in return for work done. St. Paul Republican: Tur OsAia Beg in anumber of articles has been showing up the weakness of our present law in regard to in- specting oils used for illuminating purposes. 1f the statements are true 1t would appear that the law benefits the Tank Line company more than it protects the consumors of oil. If anything that can b said will give us bet- ter flluminating matorial, lot it be kept up. SR LT BEET SUGAR GRANULE Hastings Nobraskan: There should be no less than 1,000 delegates at the beet sugar convention, and it is to be hoped that Hast- ings and Adams county will bo represented by at least four delegates. Ior the purpose of selacting those delegates o' meeting should ba called and the selections made as soon as possible. This is an important matter and should not be ueglected. York Times: The beet sugar industry is going to grow immensely in Nobraska, and tho convention at Lincoln will be a big one or wo are greatly mistaken. It certainly ought to enlist every citizen of the state, “The convention will greatly enhance the in- terest of our people in the industry, and will be a source of much valuable information. As for us, wae desire to be dooked for a seat in the bald-headed row. Lincoln Journal: If intelligently developed the best sugar industry will add half a mil- iion peovle to the population of Nobraska be- fore the close of the prusent decade. It goes without saying, then, that it ought to be do- veloped with all the vim that the people of the state can show 1n the next two or three years. The convention to bo held in Lincoln on tho 17th can be made an effective start toward securing magnificent rasults, -~ MIDWERK SMILES. Rochester Post: It wasn't Gilead that wrecked friend the bomb of 's oftice. Washington Star: Moses' reputution for meekuness might have suffered if the prophet had had the chance to stand up before the telophone tost. New York Press: “Ile knows nothing, you say?" “Absolutely nothing. 'Why, man,” he hiis such a povorty of mental resources thut when a friend his a cold he cannot give him u sure curo for it.” Ho—Darling, you remind me of iy bank ac- count. She—nestling up to him—Why? you think so niuch of me? Ilo—No; becuuse you aro so petit. Because A COY MAIDEN. it Traveler y d Jonafan Wiiflles Smie Yo' b Don’ yo' cume ancah me, ‘Nless vo' DT O do mouf Knock you sout ‘Hout or mile! Don' yo' st Whon 1 s; "Gy ! 0 Whillles Smif, Coz I feels nad frow hend ter hoels? No such pusson sips Do loney from deaso lips! Stop yo' teusin’ nd ¥0' squoe Wiy, i Toxns Siftings: Mrs. Fanzle — Johnuy Cumso, aren’t you afraid your fuco will got tunned It you don't wear your hut? Johnny— Nome, My face isn't where I usuaily get tunned. Washinzton Sta do this with pardon- able pried.” sald the man who was escaping from Jull With a crowbir. r furnishos the Chieago Times: The stroet o of every shude ouly plntform yipon which me of po.itienl belief will stand. Pittsburg Dispate We young und ibued wh a eruel world, are rocked when wo grow olG. "Lis Ohieago Tribune: Buy your holiday pros ents enrly and your poeketbook will avold the rush luter on, Boston Transeript: Whon a handsomo girl comes out, hor papa has to como down hand- 500101y, el el A MOCKING MIMORY, Belle WWilley G, The dimpled plain Ly basking In the sunset's rosy shoen, Through nll my conscious being There thrilled & bewuteous droam, It bounded with my heart-throus, And. In the deopeninz qulet. A niemory of the glo Through allmy voins mo and stood beslde u T knew thut it w p And when you saia I love you 1 thought your words were tr You ¢ you looked lnto my eyes ad nod kissod e, 1 wera loneiy {te hud missed me., And the And bent your | You suid thut y And ull yoor I welcomed you in gl And thought thut I would rest Forover und foreve Upon your n The droam departed with the day, Nor long the sunset tarried AL DAL I8 vOry TAF AW iLy Vor you und L ure murrl MEANS CLEVELAND'S DEFEAT, Viotory of fpaaker Crisp Indicates Demo- oratio Presidential Proference. VIEWS OF PROMINENT POLITICIANS, Hill's Fine Italian Hand Accom- plished Mille' Downfall—It Was ghe Between the New York Candidates. Cuicaan Bineaw or Tie Ben Crioaao, 1L, Dee, 8, “I'hio nomination of Crisp for the spenkor- ship by the domoeratio cauous moans the nomination of Hill for tho presidoncy by the democratic couvention,” said Judge Albion W. Tourweo, the well kuown author, political writer, and ex-politician at the Grand Pacific today. “Hill's nomination may bo looked on as certain. Ho engineered Crisp's elec tion, and by so doing has put almost the wholo solid south at his back; nothing but unforeseen accidents can provent Hill's nomination for the prosidency. Ho i liked by many in the north, and his work for Crisp_gives him the southern delegation. His attempt to_steal tho stute of New York for his party also brings the south closer 1o him, It is the application of southern methods in northern politics and it pleases the south,’ Judge Tourgee also expressed the opinion at “Governor Hill is the greatest and ablest singlo hanaed politician any party in this country ever had. . Mr. McShane Well Pleased. “Iam well pleased with Mr. Crisp's nomi- nation,” said ex-Congressman John A. Me: Shane’ of Omaha, “1 know Mr. Crisp very well. He is a thorough parliamentarian, a good debater, familiar with the rules of the house, & perfect gentleman at all times und ho will make an efficient presiding officer. In my opinion he is botter fitted for tho place than Mr. Miils. Mr. Crisp's success will please many western democrats, although a considerable propor- tion of the westorn congrassmen voted for fills, I cannot sce that any cular ificanco attaches to M. Crisp's victory over Mr. Mills. I do not think it fore- shadows any disagreoment in the party as to a tarfl policy. Both Crisp and Mills'are in favor of tariff reform and so is the demo- cratic party. The choice of a speaker will not causo the party 1o recedo from its posi- tion in favor of these principles.’” vored Social 1teform. Osear Weyranch, who has boeen arrested in New Yorlk on suspicion of belonging to a secret bomb-throwing organization, of which Sage's assailaat was a member, was om- ployed here by book binding fira for about threo years, He was very eccentric and held positive views in regard to social reform. Ho believed that he was the most unfortunato person ir the world and thatho was working hard to fill the purses of others. His contrai sun seemed to b 10 exist without laboring. At one timo he thought that one largo moal & day was suflicient for a man to live on and he carried out the idea for about two weeks, but finally gave it up. Ho was a hard drinker aud used to have a one gallon jug filled with gin quite frequentiy Will Increase the Facilities, Passenger transportation within the city limits is to be tho suvject of an oxnaustivo investigation by the city council. Mayor Wasburne's mossazo_dealing with tho quos- tion of intramural transportation wus re- celved at last night's mecting of tho council and all its suggestions adopted. The mayor called attention of the inability of tho sur- face roads to deal with the problem and sug- gested the appointment of two aldermen from each division of the city to act in con- junetion with a similar committee of ropre- sentative citizens and railroad ofiicials in a thorough investigation of tho eon- tire subject of railroad. transportation. Alderman Roth asked the council to instruct the corporation counsel to draw up an ordinance providiug that the city of Chicago shall construct street car tracks at the request of a specified number of property owners on streets over which street railways are to run. The suggestion was referred to the committee on judiciary. On motion of Alderman Dorman " the_corporation counsel was ordered to give an opinion as to whether the privileges granted under the ordinance passod July 30, 1853, were not revokable under twenty years, according to section 14, article ii, of the constitution of Tinuois, Tho motion was passed and the counsel will pre- pare an opinion in accordance with the ordor. 3x-Alderman F. 31 Chapman has a_plan which provides for an olevated road sup- ported on iron posts erected between the double tracks of the surface roads, Klec- tricity is tho motive power, and it is ar- rangad to pass through a thoroughly insu- lated conduit to & dynamo underneatn each car. Odds and Ends. Thero are other ofiicials who entertain a bolief that the Vanderbilt and Ponusylvania lines which are bitterly opposed to the pay- ment of commissions and will not allow their agents to receive them, have a scheme on foot to organize an agreement with two or threo western roads and take their chances against roads thav persist in keeping up the commission business. 1f such a combination shoula ba made nothing could break it. Tho Vanderbilt and Pennsylvama carry 75 per cont of the travel both ways and uo amount of argument can deprive them of it. Chicago grawn brokers got a black eye in the appellate court in the suit of Gertrude S. Talcott against the vommission firm of Elder, MeIKinney & Applegate to secure tho payment of margius for the purchase and sale of grain. Mrs. Talcott gave the brokers £,131 incash and o note for §2,000. ~he falled to pay the note and the brokors sued. Judgment was renderad in favor of the woman, however, on the ground that the transaction was gambling. Mrs. Talcott filed a bill to compel the defendants to return the cash sho had given them and Judge Tuley gave hor a decree. Judge Gary concurrod. Carpenters, laborers and other working- men aro wanted at Jackson vark. The man- agement states that of the averago working force of 2,500 mon the snow and cold weather of tho last few days had driven away at least. oue-half. Superintendent Geraldine sent out sharp letters to contractors telling them that they must fill the places of all ab- sontoes as fasi as other men could be ob- tained. Anywhera from 300 to 500 carpen- ters coming to tho big gate at Jackson park tomorrow, or any stormy morning nowadays can get work 8igood wages, provided thoy bring their tools nlong and ure ready to begin at once. Representatives of certain business in- terests of Chicago which are being hampeved and crippled by their inability to secura suf- ficient freight’ cars from various railroads threaten an investigation into the causes of the shortage of cars and thoe prosecution of those railway manugers who thev charge have created this shortage simply for specu- Iative purposes. . It 13 announced that John L. Sullivan, tho chumpion pugilist, wiil play bis next' fm- portant engagement at Diwight. This time Dr. Leslio C. Keeloy will act as his manage John L. will each worning baro his great arm and receive his injection of bichloride of gold, ¥Plio movement for the pardon uf Oscar Neebe has ussumed groat proportions within a few days. It commenced in the trades unions and i spreading to all circles, 1t is said that 132 unions wilh a combined mem- bership of 317,000 are asking for Neabe's r laase. Tno potition states all that Neebe was guilty of was presiding atthe meeting of workingmeu and oreunizing bakers and brewers of this city into unious. Prelimnary stops have been taken in Hydo Park district for tho formation of the first Blaine elub in Chicago. Dantel A. Walsh, rotirod contractor, living at 2534 Fifth avonue was today mado de- fonduut in a breach of promise suit brought in the circuit court by Mrs, Caroline K. Otto, who demands §05,000 as balm for & wounded heart, and disappoiuted hopes. Mary Allen West, editor of the Union Sig- nal, the official orgau of the Woma's Chris- tian Temperance union, does not look with an approving eye upon the course taken by KCausas womeu 1 first smasbhing saioon and drug store windows ana then asking tie gov- ernor for blank pardons which they muy nll out for themsolvos and use at their con- venience. s Mayor Washburne, in an interview today, comes out strengly in favor of muulcipal ownership of streoi ruilways. Hon, James E. Boyd of Omaba was & wit- ness and party to 3suit before Judge Kettlelle today. His formor firm, Boyd Bros, of trade dealors, was garnishoed ou count of 1,500, Working for Wages. Joan Alleloll, tho wenlthy Frenchman whoso mystorious disappoarance the Paris Journals have been printing columns about, has been found in Chicago. The man who for thirty yoars has dono no heavier manual work than sign a chesk or & contract is now working as o model maker in the staft shop of the Plaster Docorative company at the World's fair grounds at & a day, while his family live in elogant stylo at 36 Kue du Rois de Sicile, Paris, aud his cousin Allioll, a capitalist, is sending him cablo, him to return. Joan Alloioli was two mouths ago one of the bost known buildiug contractors of Paris. When the exposition buildings were erected in 1850 Alleioli furnishod all the ornamontal work, tho same in which ho 18 now a laborer at Jnckson park, Several of his relatives woro very wealthy, and altogothor Jean was apparently woll fixed. Iu an interviow he said: “I had to leavo Paris to presorve my mental hoaith, [ was awarded tho contract for building oiie of the big public schools now being erected in Paris. 1o making my enloulations 1 relied on tho data given me oy the architect. Aftor gotting under way I found ho had made a mistake or mismformod me. I was losing 10,000 francs a day, 1 stood it as long as I could, but soon found myself glving way undor tho strain, 1 saw that nearly all my savings would bo swallowed up in the deficit on this big contract, 1 could have bad all tho money I wanted by avpealing to my rich rolatives, but I would not do this, 1 décided to abandon the whole business, come to America while my mind was safe, and begin anow. My family is in good circumstances and will not suffer by my_failure. “1 did not tell my family of my intention because I knew the would not consent to my leaving Paris. think I can soon got into business here and wake another fortune.’” board an a0 Palace Stock Cars. The use of privato stock caes for tho trans- portation of cattle is attracting a groat deal of uttention among railroad managors just ut this time on account of the vory large move ment of live stock to market, many of tho roads being pustiod to their utmost capacity to provide suflicieat rolting stock for thy transportation of cattlo offered for shipment The railroads have never been friendly to the uso of private cars becausa of tho milo. ago they are compellod to pay the owner, but they have been compelled by compontion and tho demands of shippers to use thom on a large and increasing extent. The railroad managers say the only reul advantage of any patent cars over the ordinary caris that it gives the cattle an opportunity to rest, aud this improvement 1s only valuable in case of a long haul. The Rock Island was probably the fivst of ‘the western roads to accopt tho privute cars and 1t nuw uses a large number. Its contract with the Burtou company is snid to have defestod the movemeut a year or two ago to reduce the mileage on theso cars, Tho exampie set by the Rock Isiand road was soon followed by other western roads and tho number of private cacs rapidly increased and the number 1 use of various roads now ex- ceeds 20,000, The incrensing demand for in proved cattle cars has turneu tho attention of railroads to the introduction of such ct their own equipment. A decision rende iast summer by Judeo Grosham in a wfringement brought by tho American Live Stock, Meat_ and Trausportation company agamst the Street Stable Car company, in- volving the use of troughs for teeding and watoring cattle in transit, left tho use of such devices unrestricted. Many of the roads aro now introducing palace stock cars into thoir own equipment in order to escapo tho mile- ago charges on private cars. Exciting Tug of War. ‘o opening of the mternational tug of war tournnment at Battery D, under the manage- ment of Parson Davies and David Heud son of the Chicago opera house, with Ired Ploffer as referce, occurred last night. Tho entertainment was well attended. Iranco and Germany opened tho tug. France won in fitty-four minutes, America defeated Bo hemia in_thirty-one minutes aud Eugland bosted ltaly in twenty-six minutes, Then Scotland and Ireland fought thirty-six min- utes amidst inteuso oxcitoment. The auchor of the Irish team permitted the rope to slip on his belt, and before it couid bo - adjusted the battle Wwas lost to the Irishmen. Western People in Chicago. The following western people aro in the city ¢ At the Grand Pacific—L P. Best, Daven- port, In.; John A. Weaver, Des Moines, La.; L. N. Kohn, A. L. Strong, Omaha. ‘At'the Palmer—N. T. Burroughs, Chero- kee, Ia.; Mr.and Mrs. G. P. Waley, Ar- nold’s Park, Tn.; Mr. and Mrs. Georgo Jos- lyn, Mr. anda Mrs. M. L. May, Omaha; J Mitchell, Vinton, Ia.; A, P. Bryant, Cedar Radids, [a. At thoe Richeliou—General F. M. Centorville, Ia. At tha Auditor:um—Mrs. Jacob Rich, Miss Anna Campbell, R. A. Campbell, Dubuque, Ia; Mr. and Mrs.” J. ' Hackworth, Ot- tumwa, In.; Mr. V. H. Stevens, Omaba; A. B. Cummins, Des Moines, Ia. President’ Euchid Martin of the Omaha Board of I'rade 13 here to arrange for a con- ferenco botween Vice Presidents Newman and Harris of the Nortbwestern and ths Burlington and the committee recontly ap- potatod by the board with a view of securing a removal by these roads of the 5 cont bridge toll now charged on Omaha shipments into lowa. Mr. Harris is ot presout in Denvor. Mrs. E. O. Gibbs of Atlantio, Ia., is the guest of Mrs. Charlos Roberts of Chicuwo Drake, Dot L ixtensive Storm in tho Northwest. Portrann, Ore., Doo. 8. —The storm yestor- day extended over the entire northwest, from British Columoia to the California line and eust to the mountains. On Pugot sound tuo stoamors woro deiayed by the heavy wind, but thus far no serious damago 10 shipping has been reported. In the Cascads moun- tains a heavy fall of snow 1s reported and trains are delayed soveral hours. Telezraph wires suffored the most serious damuge. 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