Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, December 28, 1891, Page 4

4 "YHE DAILY BEE. E. ROSEWATER, Epiron . PUBLISHED NG. EVERY MORN SURSCRIPTION Yeu TEIME O yally Bee (without Sunday) One yully anid <unduy, One Year x Month Thireo Mont indny b i% 16 Omal B RouthOmulin Counoll i o ¢ ¥ hieazo Offie Chamber of Commer £ ok, Rox Teand 15, Teibune Buiiding ton, 518 Forrteenth Street 1ding r N and 2th Streets. APl Stroct Vicshiin CORRESPONDENCT editorial mutier Editorinl Department yews and the addrossnd 1o itions relnt should be TRUSINESS LETTERS All businoss letters and remittar Adrpesiod to The Bes Publish'ng Conpany. pa. Drafts, checks wnd postoffice orders 1o b made piyabie to the order of the com= pany The Bee Publishing Company, Proprietors TIE BEE BUILDING. 4 sho: E — EWORN STATEMENT OF CIRCULATION Ftate of Nobraskn County of Douglas, | Geo. B, Trschuck, secretary J ublishin pany. docs so 1hat the actual elrediation of T forthe woek cnding December 2 foilows Funday, D Monday, D aday, De Inesdny. e Ihursdny. Dec Friday, Dec Euturday, Doc The B ¥ DATLY BR¥ 1801, was a8 Average.......... 3 GEO. T Sworn to hefors me and_ subscribed In my presence (s 2th day of Deceniber. A. 1. 1891, SEAL N. P. FEIL stary Publle. The growth of the averace daily circulation of Thr By for six years is shown in vho fol- Jowin ¢ talle Jnnuary Yebroary . March..... April My .. June Tuly Auguiat Feptember 110m 1 14,400/ 19,080| 15,851 | 20,816 24,083 3 84 7 19183 18, 43 15,154 18 18081 18, 15,08 19! IT 18 not surprising that corda twine manufa should combine. 1t is thoir business to make tie uvs. tories A COMMISSION of $3 is paid on every emigrant ticket west of Chicago to the solling agent. It ought to be deducted from the overland fare instead. CHRISTYAS In 1891 is especially mem- oruble beciuss it oceurs within a fort- night of the date when the present boodling couneil will go out of business. SENATOR PLUME died just one week ago Sunday and the political avena in Kansas presents the disgusting spectacle of a fierce and frenzied scramble over the senatorial garments. ‘I'nE last few days of December each yoar are phenomenal for the number of destructivo fires. They come apparently u8 a warning to owners of buildings and combustible personal property to renew their insurance for the coming year. ‘WHEN London papers have no other nows from Chili they fall upon Patrick Egan, upon the principle wnich actuited the miner in a Rocky Mountain town whoadvised the proacher to give the Mormons h——1, they had no friends in camp. KENTUCKY prohibitionists have de- cided to hold a state convention for the more therough organization of the third party. The effoct of this movement on the blue grass region distillers and the moonghiners in the mountain districts is not perceptible so far. 8 SPANISH America from the Rio Grande to the straits of Tierradel Fuego fs inan eruptive state. Thevo is a dis- turbance brewing or existing in every nation south of the United States. Span- ish America has a great deal toloarn be- fore its peoplo shall successfully govern themselves, 5 THERE is without some gain, Michael Davitt’s defeat at Waterford saves him the embarrassment of being refused a seat in the English House of Commous. Although Davitt's stripes were honorable he was technically a convict, and being an ex-convict he would in all probability have been de- clared ineligible. GENERAL SCHOFIELD' suggestion that Garza and his band can be punished individually for violating the neutrality laws and for murdering a United States soldier recalls the laconic response of an early American patriot to a threaten- ing message from one of the British commodores in the revolutionary war— **Catching comes before hanging.” WHETHER the cruisers Sun Francisco and Charleston are ov are not bent upon o bellicose mission to Chili is not mater- fal. The fact is there will be no war, A nation with 65,000,000 people cannot af- ford to pick a quarrel with ono of 3,000,- 000,especially when the latter has barely recovered from a disastrous civil war and its wenkening incidents. It is all right to spank a haby but not to black its eyes. SAmveL B. REED who died at Pasa- dena, Cal., will be remembered by man, of the pioneers of Omaha as the chief construction engineor of the ion Pa- citio between Omaha and Cheyenne and, for a time Genoral Superintendent of that rond under the Durant regime. Mr. Reed was one of the oldest and ablest railway engineors in the country and; next to General Granville M. Dodge, perhaps hus had morg to do with the extension of western railroads than any other one man, OUR people must not forget that the Omaha City Mission and Co-operative Charlties is a permanent organization. Its good work is not confined to giving Christmas presents to the poor. [t pro- poses to feed the hungry and olothe the needy throughout the winter, and it knows that this good work will require constant effort. Charitable people, and we are all charitable if approuched in a proper manner, are expected to continue their contributions as long us the winter lasts. The giving season for this good cause will ond only when every worthy destitute person in Omaha is wade cowfortable. POWDERLY'S APPEAL M the workingmen hands with third t docum Torrence V. Powdarly’s appeal to of America to farmers olliance nt is the over emanated from Me. Powderly rests of th those of the farmer. that when the rous the laborer is pros join in a movem wo nt that has Powdarly's pen, insists that are identical with Mr. Powderly is pros Wt working man insists farme vhen the firmor is pinchud hard up the parois, and and tress, Fven the most ignorant must pronounce this velative condition of Mt when go worker \s inapplic the two tenism able to th ns wel wbundant abundant to the of the of the ailrond clnsses. Powderly might the erops are and prospority hence the railvoad identical farme the monopolist should join hands politically. Nobodg ought to kuow b than Mr. Powderly that the factory worker, the skilled mechanie, and day laborer have little nothing common with the farmer. It i3 the tovest of the workingman to buv beef, his flour, butter. eggs, pot other products of the farm as cheap possible, and his wige worker as high as possible. Itis the intorest of the farmer to market his products at the highest price, and to buy the wares that are fashioned in the s cheap as possi- that the farmer sny is prosperons crops also insure interest with that farmor and railroads: is and tter o the or in in- his toes and ns time ns to sell work shop and factory ble. capitalist who wants the largest incomo upon his investment in land, and wants to chewpen all commodities he is obliged to buy for himself and his fumily. The laborer lives from hand mouth and consequently has nothing in common with the man who is »d in rais- ing the price of the necessaries of life xceopt, possibly, inastablo currency and economic and honest government. If American ingmen could under any civcumstances be induced to rally en masse to the support of any particu- lar party they would find greater prom- in nizing an Ameri- can labor party, pure and simple, with labor reform as the raliying ery, than with a party made up of elements whose aims are almost in direct conflict with vheir own interests. In other words, the farmeris as a to mtove we 130 of succoss in org A FAVORABLE OUTLOOK, The consensus of opinion among tlie bankers and leading capitalists of Omaha is that we are on the eve of good times. Business is improving; money is becoming plentiful and confidence gradvally being restovod. Whon bank- ers tall favorably of trade conditions and trade prospects, it is safe for busi- ness men in other vocations to expect a al revival. Bankers are so proverbially conservative that they are the first to see a dangor sizgnal and the last to agres that the obstructions are vemoved from the track. Bankers nearly always croakers. They are always cautious and thay discourage anything like speculation. times err on the side of their own safoty and bring on financial ditticulties which a little liberality might have avoided. They all agree howover that the sita- ation now is vastly improved over that ofa year ago and predict that money will be casy about February. astern financiers agreo with ours and the impression is general that 1892 will bea yeur of marked business prosperity. The New York banks hold $19.000,000 more than the required reserve. The batance of trade has been steadily and increasingly in our favor fora year, The crops have never been uxvelled in quan- tity and price and the certainty of a heavy foreign demand for American meuts and breadstuffs has seldom if ever given more assurances of steady and remuncrative prices. Nebraska is just beginning to feel the mnew impulse, because she depends largely upon her corn crop and that has not begun to move to market until within thirty day The country merchants and banke have already experienced the revival of confidenco and the benefits of crop receipts. They in turn are giving tone to trade in the city. Nebraska is all right. What we now need is to stop the hoarse music of the chronic croaker. Instend of retarding the return of good times every citizen should contribute what he can to incr. confidence, awaken enterprise and encourage invest- ment. is re They some- S0 STANFORD'S SCHEME. Senator Stanford of California is again engaged in endeavoring to secure sup- port for his crazy and impracticable land loan scheme. Tt is said that he is ing to porsuade the alliance people ibstitute for the to support it as a equally absurd subtreasury proposition. Mr. Stanford’s bill provides for the establishment 10 the Treasury depart- ment of a bureaun to be known as a land loan burean. The treasurer of the United States is directed by the pro- posed act to have printed $100,000,000 of greenbaclks, and such additional amounts trom time to time as shall be necessary to meet the requirements of the act, which would of course depend on the amount of money loaned. Every person who 1s a eitizen of the United Sts has declared his intention to hecome such, and who owns agricultural lands, can have advanced on such one-halfof the assessed value for a term of not exceading twenty years, tho intor est on theloan to be 2 per cont per an- num, If the owner of the land owes for real estate off the debt ceed its cash valuo. pay the loan or interest the governmeat shall foreclose in the usual way fov fore closing mortgagas. The meve statemont of the provisions of this measure ought to be all that is necessury to condemn it to the ridicule of intelligent and practical men, and yet T lar law ple will pedien HE in The American | havdly be convincad of tho ox y of adopting a policy which Russin be quite compatile with the character of the | is entirely system, to work tions government, but which to our republican though it had been found under autoeratic institu- matter of fact, however, tussinn obnoxions even well As a this has not boen the experience there, | the law luborer is also in dis- | | evnment | feature to commend fornin suggr a, y o8t helping would probably b re forer. proneh ate that seriou from which tha Cali- blained his in Russin senator appavently n for oppressing the psople in the of th nment rather than them. Hore the conditions srsed and the gov- in the end be the suf- ‘heme single it, and 1t is a ve- sense of the sen- such a mensure is allowed to be to its attention. [t having proved to be an would The has not to the common y prosont | is the proposition of a demagogue who | has no real | | | | the people, but | favor of nceent dangerc The e a fow e interosts of secks to win the that element which is ready to any scheme, however foolish or us, that promises more mor WARNING ADMONILIONS, con n for the who snstern democratie organs, with xceptions, ave vigorously admon- ishing the representatives of the party in cong the cou last hai pupers agers o and ¢ the which and to of free cours tempt t might journal to give rection defeat Clavela P coi ade desporate political attemp honorin underts hencefc form demoer It ren ence the democratic organs, mainly in state to cust presidential and ress not to take the party out of se it has been pursuing for the f adozen years. Oneof these remarics that some of the man- ppear to have lost their bearings ppavently determined to alter urse of the political craft of they ace in temporary charge, steer it straight upon the shoais and it says if this be persisted in the at- the presidenc in 1892 well abandoned. These s very properiy regavd the effort the party movement & new di- as having for its object the of the nomination of Grover nd for the presidency. The siphin: Rocord sn “A more maneuver than tho t to defeat Cleveland by dis- by democracy has seldom been tken,” and it declares that ‘“*from orward the standavd of tariff re honest money be the atic battle cry.” mains to be seen how much influ- o warning admonitions of these sure publican sar, will coinage,” should o win us be must the next y votes for candidate their have upon the men in congress who have assume tion of reasonably b failed the nos: and opposition the tering Hill an d the task of ulte the direc- the democratic party. It eannot supposed that these men to make due account and weigh sible importance of the criticism ¢ are already encoun- from this source. When Gorman, d others made their combination to drive Cleveland off the presidential race coi estimate the influence tho ex their first Speake urse they did not fail to proper and power behind president, and when they won victory in the election of rCrisp they were propared for the assnults that have been made upon them. 1t is no t certain thut the combination is entirely harmonious at present, except as to the manifest purpose to defeat the no will nation of M be least until after the next democ tional convention. but this other at tic na- If it sustains defeat . Cleveland, sufficient to hold 1t tog there the party will keep on in the old course, | in comy land th but if the combination succeeds passing tho defeat of Mr. Clove- e purty will take the now direc- tion, which means that it will attempt a aradual the pol of silver, to which a large its rep tariff and 1 unlimited coi majority in congress are now 1 revision of the icy of free ar urge resentative: committed. The indications are certainly favorable to the success of the element that elected M with th be son enn re; keop its advantage. struggl tions du isp speaker. The advantage is at clement at present, and if it held together there is little todoubt that it will be able to [n any eveat the o botween the democratic fac wving the next fow months will be full of intevest. THe cinal o comme tion w United trade reciprocity, world i; in-the n within eagerness with which the prin- ountries of Buvope ave sceking reial alliances, taken in connec ith the departure which the States has made in the matter of suggests that the slikely to experieuce something nature of a commercial revolution the next few years. The treaties consummated between Germany, Austria and Italy, the conventions entered into by Belg are be Spain, change: long preva upon the watches students of political economy. Englan tefostin rium, the commereial plans that ing discussed by France and all contemplate very radical s from the conditions that have led, and the effects of these sral countri will be anxious interest by the Thus far d plays no part in this very in- g movement the so d with among com- meveial nations of Kurope, but it would seem th position of isolation ground comme \at she cannot long romain in her without losing . It is not to be doubted that the ccial policy of the United States has had a good deal to do with starting | this me tes or | to belie there is no reason results will be at ovement, and pve that the detrimental to the comme of this i pleaso country. business will ave a lurge of Omnha remember that they b men responsibility for the future of Omaha laid tween THE opposes tho consolidation of buildin, b oftice a upon any part of it the government is to pay | charged the prosent winter. nd loan the remainder of | shall grow in | the money, the whole amount not to ex- | bec: their shoulders to be dis- If Omaha )2 us she ought it will be b ause of work accomplished for the In case of failure to | ity by her business orgunizations be- this time and Aprll 1, 1892, Builders and Teaders’ Exchange the ity g and plumbing on do nts, but recommniends nd com L common searctary OMAHA DAILY its author presumes tosay that it will { hups this is a fair compromise, but to | socure mauy votes in the senate, though he does not expect it will bacome a law When Senator Stanford introduced this domagogic attention of the last idiculous argumont in support of it, und it is un- derstood that he will again to show that.it merits consideration, citing to the congress ho mado leavo | head could better the nve these dep: BiLt s Y rage tax payer it looks us if one divect the business of rtments thun two. Y BIYAN, flectionubly s his Hlinols con sp of the an from the ably uffable for this purpose tae operation of u simi- | inun alle BEB, MONDAY linois, that although he is a nger s ho 18 afi’a warm admiror of Colo Mills awd od o urtesy at thochands of Spoak and yet he i§'¥¥rcely 30 years of age e The Hpgn of Cheap Sugar. New Youl Recoriler Cheap sugan s one of the boons seoured by repulican tariff logislation which the demo crats would defet. The voters will stand by tho ropublichif’ idea of cheapening what the masses nead while protecting tne wages of their labor, m nel recoiyv conspicious Crisp The Kid « andidate. Minnssootia Jowrnal General Foraker is fightiug Senator Sber man’s forces in Ohio with desperation. His streugth lies in the fact that he has worked up the enthusiasm of the kid eloment, who are persuadod that Shorman is too old to reprosent them, Like otter kids they think that wisdom was born with them - The Ohio Senatorship. New York Tribune. The nows from Columbus that Senator Sherman 15 practically cortain of re-election will be gratfying to the country at large. Mr. Sherman is too valuable a man to be lost to the senate. The people of Obio vy a large majority desito to have him returned, and the legislature will undoubtedly carry out their wishos, Cleveland as a Pilgrim, New York Morning Advertis Grover Cleveland now claims to be a thorougnbred New Englander. He says that all his ancestors were Now Englandors, though te was born in. New Jersey, but ho does not say whether he balongs to the Pil grims or Puritans, Ho rests his case upon the fact that his fathor was born on Bean Hill in the state of Connecticut. Doss this inany way account for Mr., Clevelaud’s pop- ularity in Boston? —_——— G ountry This. San Franciseo Chronicle The value of breadstufts exported from this country last month is the highest on recora. ‘e figuro is $,070, an increaso over the corresponding month of 18% amount- ingro $16,% The exports of bread- stuffs, minoral oils, cotton and provisions reached the enormous total of §57,708,400. There never was another natiou on the globe that could sparo so much and atill retain, as the Unitea States does, enough to feed its population about throo times as well as that of any othor country in the world. The Western Rustler. Kansas City Star. Sanator Plumb died at 11:50 3. m. Within two hours Senator Warren had filed an application for the dead Senator's seat, and, in his haste to get ahead of tho other senu- tors who coveted it, walked a mile to the | postoftice rather than to use a letter box at his door. His rivals used the letter boxes and lost tho seat: Haviug porformed this act of goneralshipy Seuntor Warren visited tho dead senator’s lodgings and paid his respects. Warron'hails from Wyoming and learned the value of a few minutes’ time in filing mining claims — - Gallant Captain Bourke. Washuaton Post. It wasn't a very, great battle, but it seems to have beeu a gallant and decisive one, the engagoment reported from Starr county, Texas, botween Oantain John (. Bourke, with nineteen mén, and sixty Mexican free- booters of Garza’$ command. It was uot without loss, one of Captain Bourke's men being killed in the fight; but the revolution ists, as thoy arecutlod down in thay country, were put to flight, and will not be likel again to extend their revolutionary move- ments across the Texas lno. The story goes, however, that in order to mount his command, which consisted partly of cavalvymen and partly of infantry, Captain Bourke was obliged to put two soldiers on ench horse, which, to say uotning of its being a somewhat novel mode of war fare, implies a sad lack of equipment for active military operations. It might be in_order to suggest that if tho American troops in Texas ars expected to provent that stato from being occupied by Moxican rovolutionists as a base of descont upon Mexican cities on the other sido of tho river, they should be furnished with at least one horse apiece, whera cavalry move- ments are required. Still, Captain Bourke is entitled to big crodit for proving equal to the emergency. B SRS CRI. BINE New York World (dem.): The honse com- mittees as made up by Mr. Crisp will be on the waole fairly satisfactory to tho demo- cratic party in and out 0/ congress. St. Lows Republic (dem.): Boss Gorman has organized all tho house committees ox- cept the committee of the whole. The demo- cratic party will have something to say in that. Washington Post (ind. rep.): When all of the circumstances are taken into consid- eration, aud all personal umbitions eliminated, it must be conceded that the new spoaker has aone i rlkabyy well. New York Tribune (rep.): Speaker Crisp had 2 bal job on his hands, and has chosen o got through with it us quickly as possible. Of the result it may perhaps bo truthfully said that 1t was no worso thun was expected. t. Lows Globe-Democrat (rep.): M. Crisp's theory of the distribution of patron- age is that Lo the speakor belongs the spoils, for tho payment of his political debts and tna gratilication of his personal spites and preju- dices, Denver Sun (rep.): The appointments siguify the advancoment of the Hill in- fluence. It signits the retarn of the demo- cratic party o 1ts old position of equivoca- tion, elusiveness and indefiniteness on tho tariff question Detroit Freo Press (dem. Mr. Crisp bas o On the wholo do what uuy fair critic will say 15 an excellent committeo list, though, as was perhaps to be expected, he' has leaned toward the membors to whom he was in debted for his nomination in the caucus. New York Mopaing Advertiser (dem.): It is sufiiciently evidigut that e spoaker made up the committegds largely as ho himself wanted them aad ixithout undue pressure or assistance from glityiae. Of course the com mittoes are “the Vory best that could be se- lected - ~they always are. Kansas City Swae (nd, dem.): If working voliticians of the democratic rLy have been persuaded by racent successos that they can Wit to their old methods and ride” rougheskiod over the army of re formers, thoy ade digmng a erave for the democratic party’sn deep that resurrection will be out of thawmestion. Boston Globe (dem.): A radical departuve trom procedent hiay Geen taken by tho speak or of the national Jhovse of ropresentative in making up W& committes appointments New congressmon receive & much larger share of honors aud responsibilities than it has baen customary to allot them uunder the regime of Mr. Crfsp's predecessors. New York Sun fdem.): The committees announced yesterday by Speaker Crisp will, wo think. meet the appravat of the country, They are, on the whoie, composed with judzment s well as indopendenco, If thoy wor 1l and turn out'noe misenievous legis. lation, who will comglnin of thom! We thauk tuing Mre. Holman in the ri New York Recorder (rvep.) Fortunately it is beyond the reachof the hostile presou tatives to interfere 10 the enlavgement of our commerciul retations to American ad vantage throdgn the exereise of tha troaty power, whioh i3 subject only to the inguiry of the Uho performances of “the I"tve Cent Congress' will not Dicay Do, O¥en 10 1he democrth New York Times (il dem judzmont oF fairness of tho sp Jistein of Ly invuly pointments. to committecs, our orm their owia o the careful wou sis of the facts ur Washington i oy will bardiy tegard bis course the par On th aker in th 1 in the ap sader nion o putelies. DECEMBER 28, 1801 % strengthening tha party whoro It most neeas steangth, and whore streneth would be most useful to it Minneapols Tribune Tammany Wharf and the solid south gobbling the chairmanships of thirty.three congrossional committess and leaving only uinetean for the rest of the hation does not sit well on the domocratic stomach, Growls more or 1033 audibie arise in all parts of the nation--except, of course, in those quarters whera the Hill-Crisp thumb holus thines rep.): Tho idoa of St. Paul Pioneer-Pross (rep. However sincerely any man might believe In tho truth of the old saroasm now passed into a provert of waeight, that the democratic party could always be trusted to ruin itself by blunders, Wwe vunture w say that the bittercst enemy 1 that party would refuse to believe, one yoar ago,that it would stand by its owu act where it does toduy. In that brief time it has, purely of its awn volition, without the slightest pressure from without, yielding only to the impulse to evil that is 50 stror within it, traveled from what ropublicans confessed to be a_practical assurance of vie tory to an equal or groater certainty of de at is the meaning of the house com mittees as they have boen organized Dy Mr. Crisp; & meaning not only asserted by repub. lieans, but confessed by democrats with grief and shame and anger. P i S lise of t West, New Yirk Heralt The growth of the wost since tho war has been tha boast of the nation and toe marvel of the wor History afiords no parallel to its increase in population, development in agriculture, advance in material prosperity, magic rise of groat citios und addition of new states. In 1870, whon the first federal census aftor the war was taken, there were, properly speaking, twolve western states. Today thero are nineteen. Then the aggro gate population of the west, in- ding the territories, was 13,000,- 000, or about third of the total population of the couutry. Now, it is more than 25,000,000, or nearly half of tio whole. Since 1870, 1ilinois has increased in the num- bes of its people from two ana & half to nearly four millions, Michigan from one to more than two millions, Minnesota from less than half a million to 1,300,000, Nebraska from 122,000 to moro than 1,000,000, Kansas from 364,000 to 1,400,000, Cal{fornia from little over 500,000 to 1,200,000. ‘I'wenty years ago Chicago' had less thau 300,000 fnhabitants. Today it boasts of mora than 1,000,000, whilo the wost is dotted with groat Hourishing cities where insigniticaut towns appeared in 1570. Not less striking and even more sig nificant has besn the political growth of the west. In twenty years — from 1363 to 1888—tho popular voto in the United States for prosia in- creased from 00,000 to 11,300,000, No part of: the country contrinuted so much to this incroaso as the west. In 1563 twelve western states, not counting Missouri in the list, voted in the electoral coliege: in 1592 the numbor will bo nineteen, In 1565 the west cast ninety-five eloctoral votes; in 1842 ft will be entitled to cast 165, Then Iliinois had sixteen votes: now it has twenty-four. ‘Then Kansas had three; now it bas ten. Then Micuigan had eight, Minnesota four and Nebraska turee; now Michigan has fourteen, Minnosota uine and Nobraska oight. Itistrue that the cast and south havo moro clectoral votes tban they had in 1508, But it 1s not less true that the west has gained far moro largely tuaun any other part of the country in electol representa- tion, and consequontly in political power. These facts and figures are pregnant with significauce to tho aemocrats. They show where the balunco of political power has been looming up in striking proportions. They render obvious the advantage of a western over an eastern candidate. The re- publicans have not failed %o rocognize or appreciate the importance of these consider- ations, except ou oue occasion. Every cam- paig since the war thay have taken their leader from tho west, except in 1834, and evory campaign they have wou except in 1884. They mot defeat only whon they made anjexception to their general rule, S MOND AT ast BLUE RIPCLES. £s: A Cnristrua nything this year. Danville Breeze: A cornfield Is things that Is ofton groatly shociked the aid of electricity Puck: M Well, I must say that collego does i boy & great dgal of good Mr. SukesaliveIs that so* Mr. Jolliboy —Yes. My son came home Thanksglvinz, and between betting on foot ball and plaging po oun 2 raseal won enough front 1o Lo keep hint in pocket money fora year. Texas Sifti dldn’t exper story — one of the without for LEAP VEAR 8 Bufalo News. The clock struck 12, he saia “Good night “Good night, my dueur,” said she. Then to the door the pair ad journea And parted just at NE T Rochest “What can 1 do? All of my plays n rojectod, and I orhad any success. anywiy. ew York and be dramatic Yunkee Blade: Mr. Callthere—I Mamic; will you be Miss Carefulio—\Why don't you speak a 1ittle Toude; The phonograph is at the othe: end of the room ’ New York Herald: passing the silont w Ethel—-What 13 thero aboug . policer roming you of me? love you hink of you while an to SLEIGH RIDE. Revien She folt so cold, she said, although, Her cloak was Hned with fur; He stralghtway took the hint und made Tt warm cnough for he oN THE Cloak Washington Star: “Do you know." sa young woman, *1 think thit Johnny Jorwigglo must be a wonderfuily onversation alist.” fover ves. 1t's wonderful to see how ho zets along without any ideas.” Kate Field's Washington new position? Brown—Regular snap Smith—Whit are you doug? Brown—Sorting ribber buands, Smith—Like your an isn't feoling blue o diys arc growing longer ows i eunnfig trick or two— > Uhe pressure stronger. Philadeiphia Times; Identify from a singlo trousers button Is not unprece- dented, Often by the absence of shirt buttons ed man really first bezins to find out his wite. Yonkers Gazott we belleve it 13 ¢ mince matters 1z Norcross At this sen lable fo on of the yenr o A Woman to a Pross: "My ancestry aro awiy above par.” announesd M1, Oldfani proudly. And min sald Mrs, O, conelusively away 0hove grand pur. said Dotralt Ir u love me st the ehintt ife To her husband, And he promptly Hife! [love you st “Doy ring “toll mo Phil " swered, “You bet your CUORED O'SII N James Whitcomh Riley I you rickollec that air Dod-burned skittish old huy S 00 Hvin' with: "at skeor vor thing seod or heerd? owod Ves Anders. wnd th'owed pap, st ho stendaled hor. k'st 1 Ivory, well. tn'owe At no teliing just how fu Broka her collnr boue, wud nmight Jesti kit the girl oucright 1 'om minke their boast She'd t'ow uny fellow, 'most Everbacked hor. sl 1 know Oné in "at she'll nover th'ow. 80 T rud Lol And, Jest comin’ Found the hill, Met i traction on :ine. Ort Jest @ hoerd that old mare snort, <And Iny buck hor yeers, and seo Hora beyin' o throw me Conrse | neversaid a word But thinks I, My Lidy bird You' et ciorod, elzhit Loro OF yor dvuoes. anyhow Youknow nd now , what [ done? T Jest Suekher, tol sho'd done hor best Phen |stides off: strips L Over her blamed hea'd; and Me i T saphin' 2 vl "ide the road. Aud there wo had Oueown fun, Just wore her out Mounted hor and facod sbout A © bor nose that iir [ o Kato Pield's the chickens mied th Mes. Norvis 1o hes to her whei sh 1 5uDpOse 3ho si 1 ve,!! romarked tho | Washiogton: *4ust 1d bon, Robby, Wat snid on b thom r ealls tham u them n they vore fant nenon, re- EDUCATIONAL AND MUSICAL T.wi's Capital City Preparing for a Weok of Actlve Work, INTERESTING PROGRAM OF EVENTS, Annual Meeting of Teachera' Associ- ations—Prominent K lucators Who Will Be in Attend jects to Be oo —Sube Discussod Des Morses, Ta., Dec. 27— [Spacial toLitr Ber a coming wook will bo a lively ono fn Towa's capital city, especially in educa tlonal and musical cireles. last throo days of the year will bo devoted to the annual mootings of the Stato Toeachers the lowa Music Teachers association aad the Iowa Acadomy of Sciences. 'Tho first named organization nas some 1,200 or 1,500 membors and at least a thousand of them attend the annual meetings. Included in the membor ship is every dogreo of educator, from the state suporintendent aund leading president, down thr the ranks of coun try and city suparintendents to the common, ever-day teacher. The body is too large and unwieldly for effective work as a wholo in tho short time allotted to the meeting, hence there are several departments all in sesson in different places at the same time, and *h discussing subjocts peculiarly interesting to itself. An elaborate program has been pro pared, and the following are the chiof sub. jocts to be discussed EDUCAT Nat “How Shail We Diminish the Our Present School System in G tlizh School Work{" Prof. R ness. What Shall Precoda tho Ame rity " Prof. A, N. Currier. Shall Wo Make Utilitavian Kn 1 Culture, the Objective Point association, colloge gh Wasto fn aded and Hark can Uni. wledge, in ry ‘ublic, o the ' Prin. I cachor, I'or Pu E. Stratton, GENERAT T'he Home and School; How Fal What is aca Responsible in the Biu the Child?’ On behalf of the sehool —i’rof. C. M. Grambling. Mt. Ploasant. On bebalf of the home—Supt. S. I Fiestor, Waverly. Discussion participated in oy twenty lead ing sugerintendents and principals, “The bublic School System and (ienoral Educatlon.” Stato Supt. Androw S. Draper, Aibany, N. Y Years of School Supt. A. W. Stuart, Ottumwa. 1 led by Prof. Coopor of Das Moines. | “Tho lowa School iSxhibit at the Colum- | bian Exhibition.” Prof. T. H. MecBride, Towa City. Discussion lod by Stato Super fntendent Honry Sabin, Des Moinos, and | President William F. King, Mt. Vernon COLLEGE AND UNIVERSITY ‘““rhe Educational Value of the Study of Scienco.” Prof. S. C. Hainer, Ames. Dis- | cussion, led by Prof. A. H. Conrad, Fair field. “Is There Noed of a Reorganization Highor [Sfucation in Amorical” Prosi George A. Gates, Grinneli. Discussion, led by Prof. C. M. Grumbling, Mount Pleasant. ECONDARY DEPAITMENTe “Should Instruction in the Normal School bo Exclusively Protessional?” Prof. W. O. Riddle, Woodbine. Discussion, led by Prof J. . Hirsch, Lomars. R alizod Tostraction Miss Ida L. Suell, Discussion, led by Miss Heleh Falls. ASSOCTATION and For ion of Life.” cussion | of w0 the High | Fort Dodg Clate, Cedar NTARY AND GRADED. “A Continuous Course of Study,” Superin- teudent A. \V. Stuart, Ottumwa. The Use and Abuso of Blank Boois in Our Graded Schools,” Princival Ella Malono, Des Moines. “What Can We Do for Schools " Superintendent I3 Our Grammar N. Coleman, o cllishments,” Princival | Walker Do Witt, Carson. { “additions and Eliminations Which Will | Give Us an Ideal Gradad School System,” | Superintendent Clarence M. Bouteile, De- corah. ! PRIVARY SECTION “Hard Work in Primary & KKate I, Palmer, Oskaloosa. The Individual in Primary Tos Mua. E. C. Fartand, Davegport “Literature for 'Primary Pupils,” Miss | Clara Bunks, Knoxvitle, | covNTY i “Closer Relations of County Superinten- dents,” John Carr, \Vebster county; (icorgo Phillips, Wapello county. “Somé Needod School” Legislation,” W. J. Baldwin, Johnson county. *“How to Obtain | It,” C. O. MeLaiu, Jasper couty. “The Columbian ISxhibit,” Suporintoudent Henry Sabin, CITY SUPERINTENDENTS AND PRINCIPAL “Where Must Wo Look for Teachers for Our Graded Schools!” Superintendent William Wilcox, Mason City. = Discussion, Superintendont J. T, Merrill, Codar Rapids. “The Clorical Work of the Superinten- gent,” Principal M. A. Reod, Woodbine, Discussion, Suporintondent Sherman Yatos, ida Groy PENMANSHIP AND DRAWING “Drawing a Factor of the New Eduea. tlon,” Miss Etta M. Budd, Indianola. Dis cussion, C. H. Pierce, Keokul; D. W. Hof, Des Moines. “Deawing in Pablic Schools; What it In- ciudes and How it Should bo Taught,” Miss C. I, Foster. General discussion, led by Miss Tda E. Boya, Sioux City. f Tho lowa Music Teachor's association will also hold sessions for three days, and it is oxpected will attract between 300 and 400 persons 1 rozular attondance. Tho load- ing teachers of the state will take part in the program. Duriug the mootings several leading writers will read papors on subjects of inte est to musicians, Dr. Woods tlute Des Moinos, wiose rocent articlos North American Review have attracted much favorable comment, will speak on Physiology of the Vocal Organs: Mr. A. Rommel, A. C. M., of Mount Pleasant, on “Bach;” Dr. William Beavdshear, president of the lowa Agricultural colloge, on “*Music as a Factor in Liberal Iiducation ;" Mr. F. A. Tuobs, of Bloomfield, on “Modern Helps in Developing Teaching and Modera Improve- meuts.” Iive concerts will bo given, on Tuesday, Weduesany and Thursday even- ings aud Wednosday and Thursday after- noons. Tuesday evening, lowa talent; Wednesday afternoon, George Lllsworth Holmes, of Chicago: Wednesday evening, the Ovido Musin company ; Thursday after- noon, fowa talent; aud Tnursday evening, the Philharmonic society, of Des Moines, composed of a hundred voices. Altogether it promises Lo be ous of the most notable gatherings of iwusicians over held in the stat b sixth annual session of the Towa Academy of Sciences will occupy two days. I'uesday and Wednesday, Decomber 29 and B0, The following subjects wiil be presented Systematic Zoology in Colleges,” Frof. C. O Nutting, “Sowe Bxpariments for the Purpose of Dotermining the Active Principles of Bread Making," Miss Minnio Howe, ‘Striation of Rocks by River Ice,” further Notes on the preat Central Plain of the Mississippi, J. . Todd. “iacteria of Milks,” with exhibitions of cultu ““Raport of Committe on State Flova," “Phrenological Notes." pori meuts in Prevontion of Corn H Pammel. “I'ne A Meats." 00l,"" Miss nhing, ion of Disinfectants on Nutrient | page Notes on ( Osbora, “Notico of an Arrow Point in the City of Musocatine Tho Gas Wolls near Letts, Towa," I, M. Witter “Should Towa' Have & Legal Milk Stand ard " “Sugar Boots in lowa,” G. B 1 rick ““An Abnormal Ovoid Bono in tho Subjeet,” with exhibition of Call Notes gnineleat sard Gieological St Coal Bearing “Brick and Otha Aluminum in low Politically the weok etain fowa Diptora," Herbert from the [.oess Iman spocimon, It. § Lita History Horb of Agallla San Osborn and 11 A, Gos re and Relations of the of Cantral lowa st Des Moines Charles 1. Keyes will probaoly be dull, though there will likely be a sprinkling of logislators-clect and legislayve candidatos about the hotels I'nere will not be a groat amount of activity, howover, in this direc tion until New Years, tho general assombly not eonvening tll January 11 VISSING GIRLS Nothing Has Been Heard From the M 1 to Be Actresses, Crrcaa N 2i.<No tidings, eithor bad, have beon rocived by Mrs Willism Van Schock of her adopted daughtes and granddaughter Alice Parker, who ared Monday night and went to New York A. . Parker, fathor of Alice, started for that city last night to find the girls and bring them back good or I'he escupade was quite clevorly arvanged and from tho story told by the man | belps about the boarding house at 105 and | 107 Dearborn avenue, sooms planned somo time ago. ago the servant was sweepi George Cortis' room on the first tloor when littlo Dora slipped 1n and began ta him. He was stiil in bad, covered from his iliness made up my mind o go jnst ns soon as you can start.” “Iam glad of that," am nearly well now days, I'he schomo that was arranged was o sond Mrs. Van Schock to the theater ‘Tuesday ovening, leaving the eirls at homo so thai, with no obstacle in the way, it woula be an casy matter to slip out of tho house with tho tranis and get to the train before the lady's return, Mrs. Van Schock did not go to the theater, howover, but gave tho tickets ¢ cirls, who went to the play. Hawley to the house ostensibly to see his friend Cortis and finding that they could not re move the tranks without attracting attention thoy stealthily transferred tho wirls clothinie to two valises, skipned out of the house ana drovo in a cab to the theater. Wheu tho vls failed to return from the theater search was made in vain for them. Lho next day Hawley called again to seo Cortis. de asked where the girls were and seemed surprised and shocked when told of their disappoarance. Ho called three times during the week, dining with the family each time, und always iuquiri whether the missing ones had_beon heard from. lu tho meantime Mrs. Vau Schock had discovered the loss of §250 which she bad concealed in hor room. She decided to have the two men arrested and they aro now locked up. Said Mrs, Van Schock tonight: story about sending the girls to Now Yo to study for the stage is a very good oxcuse, but tho real motive was not this. Hawloy and Cortis _wore to follow them in_a_couplo of weeks. Mr. Parkor started for Now York last nizut with tho firm determination to bring fhe girls back with him. They have had their heads filled with the beauty and splendor of tha city, but probably by this time they have found out that things ars not what ihey seem. I think that they will not make any objoction to com- g back when told the troo state of affairs. Hauwley and Cortis wero still locked up at the station early last night, being unablo to seeure bail. Cortis’ brovher visited him sev eral timos and each timo bold an extoundea conversation with him. WANTED VANDERBIL who to AbOU two wooks ¢ the hall near on lking to not yet having re “Woll, 1 sho began, arvango it | have aud will answorod (eorgo i you can I 01 a fow BRAINS. Quoer and Startling Bequest Siade by a Caller on the Millionair EW Youk, Doc. Lost night at 10330 o'clock, while Mr. Cc Vanderbilt was entertaining a number of friends at his Iifth avenue residence, a gooa looking, welldressed young mau, apparently a Germun, rang the door bell. To the pags who auswered tho summons the visitor said e had called to seo Mr. Vanderbilt personally to got his vrains, whicn ho posed to havo sub- jected' to an expert analysis in order to determine why ho (Vanderbilt) had been able to amass a fortune while ho (the caller) was practically penniless. The summoned an_officer who took the voung man to the station house. In his pock ots was found u eard bearing the name John J. Lingmau, 616 st Eleventh street, also membership card of the Young Men's Chris tian association. Tho prisoner was taken to the Yorkville police court this morning ana committed, pending an examination as to his mental condition. [ uncommunicative and is doubtless wsan -~ HER WEDDING nelius WIDOIWED ON N1GH Murder of a Newly Married Man By this Unsucc sstul Rival. Meniniay, Miss., Deo, 27.—News of a most diabolical murcer has just roached the city. On Thursday night Will C. Wright and Miss Phillips woro married at tho resi deace of the bride’s fathor, twelvo miles northwest of Meridian, After the ceremony the vridal party wero in tho parlor making merry, when a young man named Johnson cropt up to the window and fired the con tents of a double-barrel shotgun, loadoed with buckshot, iuto the body of Wright Wright fell forward without o groan, dying instuntly. In the confusion that ensued” tha assassin escapod, but a constablo captured hin Jolinson and Wright were rival suitors for the hand of Miss Phillips, and Johnson often throatened if sho murvicd Wright he would kil him, but she paid o attentiou to bis threats. S . DYING IN DUHANGO. in Mexico nt or Fool. City or Mexico, Dee. 27,—The governor of the stato of Durango telegraphs that in that stato peoplo are actually dying of starv- ation. Cora is being sold at cost to tho poor, and money or orders for the purchaso of corn are being distributed by or, charity. The president has orde proper federal ofticials to aid tho po Durungo and also iu othor statos wnoero th is auy suffering bocause of scarcity of pro visions. for tho - of Investigation 1. Paulo Descnaud, the department Eure-ot-Loire, France, arrived hore today the steamoer mpagne. Ho was appointed by the neh government to investigate the social questions ana tho condition of the workin, wen in this country. He will mestl'. V Powdorly and several otnor labor leaders, and will visit Baltimore, Philagelpiis, Boston, Chicago, New Orleaus and San Frau- cisco. deputy of on - - Will Dose Him With Whisky, New Youk, Dec. 27.—E. M. Field “still persists in refusing to oat. He drank throa glassos of whisky today. Warden Dunlap is alurmed ot his prisoner’s actions, and has asked the physicians’ advice. Thay advised him to dose Field with whisky. "be Orthopterous Fauna of lowa.' B Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov't Report. Roal Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE \f