Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 5, 1892, Page 4

DAILY BEE. ROSEWATER, Epmton. THE Vl'l‘[!I.I‘HHI) EVERY MORNINC TERME OF SUBSCRIPTION. Dally Bee (without Sunday) Ong Year Daily and Sunduy, One Yoar. #ix Months T Three Months funday Hee, One Year. Baturdny Bed, One Your Weekly Hee, One Year, $800 10 00 OFFI0 o Bullding. Omaha, The I ner N and 26th Streots. SouthOmuhn, ¢ Council Bluffs, « mber of Commerce. 14 and 15, Tribune Bullding Fourteenth Streot. ISPONDENCE unieations reluting to news and editorial matter should be wddressod tc the Editorinl Depurtment. All business be addressed Omaha. 1 10 bo pany. The Beg Publishing Compa1y, Propristors THE BEE BUILDINC Jrpany. afts, checks and postoflice orders payable to the order of the com- SWORN Etate of orotary of The Bu npany, does soloninly sw Hreniation of Titk DAILY Bak 802, Was 03 Eunday, Dec. Mond Dee. Tuesdiy, Doc Wednesday. Dec Thursday, Dec. 31, Friday, Jin. 1. Buturday, Jan. 1,060 GEO. i1 TZSCTIU K. Sworn to before me and subscribed In my © this 2d day of January. A. 1), 1802, . P FEIL, stury Puablie. ily eirculat on wn in vho fol- Average.. The growth of the avera<e d of Tnk Bry for six years s she lowl table: = 1887 | 18S9 | 1880 | 1890 16.20 15,20 18,574 10, 05| 14,198 I A | 18,060 10537 | 142400 10030 I Bl {in 1581 January April..il May 1185 180 18,154 | I8.710. 181084 18,997 Augtisi. Feptember co LLIVAN should take bi- chloride of gold. He has swallowed a great many resolutions of veform to no purpose. TEN three-acre fields of Towa corn yielded all the way from 262 to 347 bushels, or from 81 to 115f bushels per acre. Wasn't it in Town that a gov- ernor once declared corn was cultivated ata paralyzing loss to the growe Towa has a special committee on the press of the state in its World’s Fair commission which is charged with the duty of making a showing of her news- papers at thefair. A similar committee in Nebraska might make itself useful. SENATOR DAWES proposos an amend- ment to the Indian allotment act which shall authorize the leasing of half of each allotment, to whites under certain restrictions. If the rights of the Indian allottees are sufficiently protected this bill should meet with no opposition. SPEAKER CRrISP would not have beaten Mills except for his pronounced free coinage sentiment in spite of the efforts of Tammany and Hill. It is therefore highly perfidious for the ex- governor to instruct the speaker in a public address to let no free coinage bill pass. EX-SECRETARY WHITNEY eoxpected his fame to go down to history with the dynamite cruiser Vesuvius, but the chances of glory in this lino are glim- mering out of sight. The Vesuvius has uot so far proved equal to the hopes of either the inventor of her guns or the Navy department. JOHN SHERMAN is more than a dozen years younger than Gladstone. He 15 a man of vigorous constitution and ab- stemious habits, He is good for ten years of active public life and Ohio will make a serious blunder if she does not make sure of at least vears of the remaining decade of his probable ac- tivity. Mavor CUSHING has signed the Ketcham furniture contract. He enses his own conseience by placing the en- tire responsibility for the contract upon the city council. Nevertheless his wurmest admirers must agree that the last official act of his administration is anything but creditable. The Ketcham furniture contract is a scandalous job and the mayor knows it NATOR MANDERSON has concluded to father the resolution favoring the re- moval of the remains of General Grant from Riverside to Arlington, and in doing so invites a forensic contest on the floors of the senate with Senator Hill of New York. Hill is a lucky poli- tician. It 1s not often an opportunity is presentod a new senator to distinguish himself in a speech so soon after taking his seat. Pror. Bryce made the most ex haustive as well as the most interesting review of American affaivs ever pub- lished by an Englishman as the result of a study of our people and our institu- tions. He did not, however, carefully examine into the law of libel, and so he is having a hard time of it in a libel suit brought against him by Oakley Hull, of Tweed ring fame, Thé protessor should have submitted the proofs of his pages dovoted to New York municipal history to some American editor, in order that the unpleasant truths told might be less exasperating to a jury — CHANCELLOR CANFIELD of the state university deserves especial commenda- tion beccuse he arrogates to himself none of the credit which is clearly due to him for the improved conditions and the new order of things at Nebraska’s leading educational institution, = It is observed that in his very exbaustive re- port the personal pronoun does not ocour, Neither does he seck refuge in the plural first person. In referring to the various changes he is careful to avold any appearance of egotism, ‘When the chancellor came to Lincoln theinstitution was ripe for the new ro- gime and the faculty, and Roard of Regents were merely awaiting the selec- tion of an executive competent to lead | the purposes of | and in sympathy with the board, DEAD, The mayor BUT NOT LAMENTED. and elective city offic! for the two years boginning on the first Tuesday in January, 1890, have closed their careers. Tho torm of the mayor, comptroller, judge, treasurer, | clerk and members of the old council | bogins on the ding said oxprosse police | elected in November last | first Puesday in January succe jon. which, correctly means from and after midmight, Mon- day. The provailing impression that the old oMcors and council hold over until the new council has organized and Mayor Bemis has beon formally inaugu- rated is erroncous. All the officials of the preceding year are now private citizens, Mr. Cushing cannotlegally communi- E ente ag mayor with the new council and | the old council cannot legally hold an- | other session ns has been the practice in | former years. They have no right | legally even to go through the form of | reading and approving the journals of | the late couneil becnuse one-half of that boity have ceased to be councilmen. The taxpayers and citizens of Omaha will not deplore the passing away of the old and the coming in of the naw ecit) government, They have been praying for months for this change and will wel- come it the harbinger of hetier thi The outgoing was th product of the contractors and ¢ bination of political mercenuries foisted upon our municipal hungry horde of tax-eaters stimulated soldiering and loufing in our public offices and inaugurated areign of job- | bery and corruption that has provoked | a popular uprising in favor of a radical | reform, Ix-Mayor Cushing may have meant well but he was powerless to resist the pressure of the gang that made him, even if he had possessed the stamina or inclination. His numerous vetoes were more directed toward rectifying clerical blunders and technical flaws than they were toward checking the most glaring jobs und flagrant evasions of charter provisions. Being a contractor himself and more or less connccted with tractors Mr. Cushing could not sistently rebuke and suppress the glur- ing violations of the charter by council- men who were directly or indirectly interested in city contracts or who were known to be subservient to franchised corporations which had given them profitable orders for work or materials. eloc as mayor | | i | | com- who service a con- con- AN IMPORTANT ACQUISITION. e telegraphic service of Tilk B is acknowledged on all hands superior to that of any west of Chicago and St. Louis and fully equal to that of tho most enterprising dailies of San Fran- cisco. For years THE BEE has had the exclusive use of the special cable dis- patches of the New York Herald, which anks first among the newsgatherevs of the world. TList spring the limited service of the Northwest Associated press was found too meagre and the full Western Associated press report that goes to the great Chicago dailies: wus secured by the lense of a spacial wire. At the opening of the present session of congress our Washington bureiu was empowered to materially incroass tha volume of THE BEE'S special dispatches from the national capital. Determined to keep THE the reach of all competitors, a recipro- cal arrangement has been entered into between THe B and the Chicago Tribune whereby all tho telegraphic and local news of the T'vibune is placed at the disposal of our Chicago burean. In other words, THE BEE will hereafter be able to reproduce on the same moruing all the important special dispatches and the Chicago city news that will appear iu the Zribune. This privilege, like the New York Herald cable dispatches, is exclusive for Tng BEE in the fiold in which it circulates. These dispatches will all appear first in our morning edition which will more than ever become indispensable to busi- ness men and in fact to all people who desire to keep abreast of the financial, industrial and political changes and the world’s diurnal events. BrE beyond THE NEBRESKA EXHIBITS, Under the rulipg of the director gen- oral of the Columbian exposition and the circular of instructions issued it is quite clear that Nebraska cannot hope to mass all her exhibits under ono roof ac Chicago. The competitive wares and products must be grouped nccord- ing to the officia1 classification except such as muy be properly displayed on the grounds. State buildings aro to be maintained as state headquarters and onch is to be under the control of the state board for the convenience and entertainmeat of residents of the par- ticular state. The state buildings may bo used if so desired for a ‘“collective exhibit of such a line as shall best illus trate and exemplify the nutural re- sources of such state as well as its his- tovical and avchmological featuves.” These state exhibits are not to be cata- logued, shall embrace no manufactured goods or products and no processes shall be included therein, neither will any motive power be permitted in such buildings. It is, therefore, clear that meats, du products and all other munufactured articles are not permitted within the state buildings, unless the director gen- eral shall spoecially permit exceptions to the rules, which he is not likely to do under the ciroumstances., It follows, therefore, that our state building must be devoted to a showing of grain, grasses, vegetables and other articles grown in the state, but not manufuc- tured or produced by uny patented pro- cess, and to such archwological and historical specimens as may be selected . It is presumed that pictures and avt pro- ducts may be used in the state buildings, provided, of course, they are not entered for competition. 1’ossibly the director general will permit some manufactured products to bo used by way of ornamenta- tion when they are likewise not entered for premiums. On account of those rulings it is clear thut the state cannot undertake [ state to make a proper exhibit in each of the classified departments, The textile fabric manuiacturers must ar- range their special displays on their own account. The daivymen, bee keep- ors, sugar makers and canning factor must do likewise. Whather or not the J‘ state should attempt to uid any of these OMAHA is a sevious question that must depend upon the liberality of the next legisia- ture in the additional World's faie appro- priation. The safer course will be for the organizations devoted particularly to these lines of exhibits to assume that no part of the al appropriation will be available and govern themselves accovdingly. wene BANK EXAMINATION A Massachisotts congressman has pre- pared a banking bill to be introduced in the house, one clause of which providos for an examiner-in-chief who shall di- rect and supervise all national bank examiners, and makes the examination at the expense of the goverament, in- stoad of a charge on the vanks. The bill ulso for reports to the mptroller onch month of the main itoms of anld liabilitics of the banks for each day, and any othsr in- formation that the comptroller may re- quest, thus enabling that officar to keep better informad rogarding thess institu- tions than is practicable under the exist- ing law. The last report of the comptroller of the currency deals with the subject of bank examinations in a way that strongly shows the necessity of veform, and what has occurred since that report was propared serves to steengthen the demand for a change in this provision of the national banking law for the protec- provides assets | tion of tha people against fraud and dis- the per honesty. [n effect, the report of comptroller shows that nearly 90 cent of the bank failures could have been prevented by a timely and thorough in- spection the books and accounts of those institutions, such as the law con- templates but is rarely done. In his statement of fiiluras, the causes that produc In one caso the president of the bunk was a large borvower for individual in another the officers of the bank had used assets to further parsonal interests and ereated lavge and ive lowns: in another the directors the bank no attention and the cashier was allowed to carry on vockless operations; in another there were recicloss irregularitios by the president, and in anothor th been reckless loans to the cashier and his feionds. Tt is hardly necessary to say that in all of these cases the comp- trollere and ninors we but there is lacking an explunation of how the latter officials; upon whom the comptroller mainly depends for hisin- formation, were made the victims of de- ception. Most bank officials, However, understand the methods by which this may be done. When it is stated that there were twenty-six failures of national bunks during the year covered by the comp- troller’s report, and that this number was more than one-sixth of the total number of failures during the preceding twenty-soven years, no further argu- ment 1s requirved to show the necessity of a radical reform in the method of bank exumination. The provision in the bill to be introduced in the house of representatives for an examiner-iu- chief who shall direct and supervise all bank examiners, and for the payment of these officials hy the government, judicious. Tt would insure better and more faithful service. The house com- wittes on banking and currency will investigate this subject, and it is highly probabie there will be legislation by the present congress in vegard to it, and also an amendment of the national banl- ing law defining more fully and clenvly the duties of directors. of purposos; X003 we deseived, REASSEMBLING OF CONGRESS. Congress will reassemble today, but under circumstances which may prevent it setting down to legislative work for perhaps a week to come. The loss of time by the iong holiday recess has furnished a text for numerous criticisms for many years, but the practice has been kopt up and very likely always will be so long at least as congress con- tinues to meet on the first Monday in December. It appeuars, however, that in the presentcase the causes which will delay proceeding to legislative business are somowhat exceptional. The senate committees, owing to the late date of their organization, have pre- pared nothing for the attention and action of the senate and it is expected that for some days that boay will con- fine itself to confirming nominations, acting on resolutions und listoning to specches. The houso will reassemble without any rules for its government, except those which parliamentary law provides and nlthough it may agree to 0 on for u time, until new rules can be formulated, under the rules of the pro- ceding congress, not much will bo done before new rules ave adopted. 1ln the aveut thut Speaker Crisp cannot occupy the chair today it has been suggested that something sensational may happen, He has the power to appoint a speaker pro tempore with the approval of tho house at the time the appointment is made. If Mr. Crisp is unable to take his seat today he will undoubtedly name amember to, perform the duties of the air, but it is within the power of tho house to set aside his appointinent and make another solection. Thus an op- portunity may be given to the element known to bo sore toward Mr. Crisp to show their displeasure. This would hardly be done, however, unless the speaker should designate a very ob- jectionable man, beciuse the effect would be to widen the fractional breach which as it is will not be easily closed. But congress will not lack material for business whun it is reudy to settlo down tolegislative work. During the brief time it was in session before the holiday recess an almost unprecedentod number of bills were introduced 'in the sunate, 50 that the various.committees of that body will be able to. crowd its calendar with proposed legislation, and asimilar state of affairs may be ex- pected in the house, where the large corps of new legislators will take the oarliest opportunity to let their con- stituents know that they are not wast- ing their time in idlensss. Undoubt- edly hundreds of bills are now ready to bo launched upon the house assoou as it is ready to them. Thore has been little said recently as to what may be garding the portant matters of the turiif and siiy it been stated that My, Speir chuirmun of the ways and meins wmittee, has a tavill measure drawn ro- receive proposed re more im- has e DAILY | | | | 1 will be carried | ¥ vear, admits flour of Ame: B DAY lating to wool and woolen manufactures, and other shafific bills may be rendy for submission tojdhe committon. Rogard- ing silver, M gonoral opinion, formed from the mal§-up ot the colr com- mittee, s shat & monsure providing for the froe coihigo of silver will bs ore- sonted to thi, house, and there much doubt that it would pass that body. The appfofiriations commibte has been putting .in time hunting for loak i not | ages and, it igwlaimed, has found some, in which cadf it is to be hopad they will be promptiysiopped, Ouae thing alleged to have been discovered by the commit tee is an excess of employes on the voll of the house—too many persons who do iittlo or nothing for the puy they receive, and it is very proparly proposed to chunge this, so that only such poarsons on the pay voll as are nocessary to porform the duties of th house. It will not rest entively with the commitles on appropriations, how- | ever, to regulate this matter, and when the host of hungry constituents bear down upon the 237 democratic repre- sentatives, Me, Holman and his follow conomists ure very likely to fine it noe- essury to modify their present program. ‘I'ris portion of the reciprocity agr ment with Spain, relative to trade with Cuba and Porto Rico, which went into ¢t at the of the current fean produc- tion to those islands at a duty of than $1 & bareol, and wheat 1 equally great reduction from the former duty. A very mate: ial stimulus will bo given to our trade in these commoditios with Cuba and Porwo Rico. and instoad of ex- porting to these Spanish possessions flour and wheat to the value of less than $2,000,000, as we did in 1800, it is probuble we shall sead theve this year more than double that amount. The total ue of the exports duri 1890 of the articles included in the reomant in force amounted to less than $7,000,000, and it is a safe estimate that the United Statos will sell to C'uba and Porto Rico this year $10,000,000 worth of those articles, many of which are now admitted to those islands free. It is the very height of absuedity for M. Hill and other democrats to denounce as humbug a policy that promises to pro- duce such vesults, and they betray a poor estimate of the intelligence of the American people when they do so. The beautiful effects which have fol- lowed and arecto follow the operation of the reciprocity agreements with Brazil, Spain and Sa3) Domingo will inevitably flow from like agreements with the other countries which have alveady concluded or’ may hereafter enter into them. The fact that European nations are sceking: to make commercial rangements'ola reciprocai nature with the United ates is testimony to the value of that.policy which the intelli- ent American people know how to ap- to. No 'amount of denunciation or depreciation of veciprocity can mis- lead the people from a recognition of the fact that it 4s:'a great success and gether the “inost important ¢commerci movement of modern times. TaE outcome of the $50,000 damage suit brought by Major Wilcox against the Northwestern Associated Press affords another striking illustration of the rather chestnutty story of two litigants puliing at the horns and tail of the cow while the lawyers are doing the milking. The jury has awurded the major $802 for his alleged loss in being deprived of the use of the pres dispatehes for a defunct paper wh during its last two years was sinking from 35,000 to $7,000 a month, while the lawyers employed by Major Wilcox are to get $1,500 for their services. The moral of this suit only teaches Major Wilcox another lesson in experimental journalism, openi loss g a now av- h THE effort to secure for this city the national convention of the people’s in- dependent purty deserves the co-opora- tion of our business organizations. The local represontatives of the party will meet January 16 to take preliminary staps looking to the February meeting of the national convention. 1t i3 hopad the business mon of the ciiy will attend the meoting and give the people’s party managors the encouragement, necessary to warrant them in making a fight for the convention : has bven 50 much tampering and manipulation of the old council by franchised corporations that its action in the water works claim was to be ex- pected. However, the city will again have the whip-row on the Water Works company at the end of the next six months unless the company concedes the demands of the ¢ity or the courts decide what rights the city has to direct the compuny to relocate fice hydrants and extend its service. Tre special and exclusive telegram giving a comprehensive review of the New York stoek market is a distinguish- ing feature of Tue MONDAY Brp Bunkers, braliers and business men gen- ALy have enly to vead this dispateh to recognize itsl~value. It is standard woods, on ‘a“par with Bik unvivaled marget page. is T Jupar HECBELY retives from the volice judgeship to resume the practice of the law, t which he expects to de vote himself henceforth. His experience on the bench, his extensive acquaint- ance and hispdknowledged ubility attorney canpay fall 1o secure for him w very profitable clientage in the near future. ns an Tk expiring council recommendoed the award of 1§ contract for street light- ing in the suburbs hy means of gasoline lamps ut $16 each per apnum. Th council wiil do well to examine the bids, the proceedin leading to the award and the terms of the contract approving the deal, nOW belore Tuis is the duy we long have and mourned hecause we found it not, is the song of the Omaha tux payer at the boodlers sought pronching disso ution of th councl M MogearTy will deliver hi well oration tonight. It will corker .. resolution of the Board of Co missioners calling for a reportof the ‘cumoent. He is n man of considerable abilivy JANUARY names of all persons on the county voll, by whom employed, the dutios per- formed and by whom endorsed for om- ployment, ought to bring out some in- tervesting facts. THr oy safeguard our taxpayers have had for the past two yers against lawless raids on the treasury has beon Comptroller Goodrich, who held tho chock-reins with firmness and courage- ously resisted avery attempton the part of cowbines and jobbers to override the safogunrd s which the charter has placed around the eity’s funds and property. HEXPERIENC makes n good sugges- tion in THE BEE relative to establishing a factory to make kiln dvied meal. Kiln dried corn meal is n staple article on the sea’shore and a mill in Omaha with its brand once recognized would be a profitable enterprise. Bryas alleged viff is bringing him St. Louis Republic calls him **a very amiable and enthusi- ustic young min,” but regards *‘his knowledge of the details of the tavifl as necessarily limited,” CONGRESSMAN Bl knowledge of the into ridicule "he Ity ATTORNEY POPPLETON proved a very useful guide, philosopher and friend to the late mayor, but ho wab- bled too much when it came to throt- tling such jobs as the Keteham contract. e BUNG out the old and rving in tho new city conncil. Learning Wisd Philadelphia Press Spain has at length adopted a protective tavift and definitely committed 1tself to the development of internal resources whose ex- tent has as yet scarcely been sounded. Vellod <Pennnts. New York Tritmne The spectacle of Goveraer Hill thanking heaven for the failure of the republican plot tosteal the senato has not been matched since Richard 111 was caught at bis pious dovotions wich s chaplains. So consum- matea display of hypocrisy has not been witnessed in this genoration. No Cumbersome Eleetion Laws, mati " Commercial, Tho Australiaa ballot hus not been so ex- tremely satisfactory fn Massachuseuts that there is not room for some complaint. At the last municipal election in Boston errors by precinct officors were very numerous. A school to educate eloction oficers is sug- gested. 'he better plau would be to adopt an clection law simple snough to be carried out by men of good ordinary wtelligence. = = Progress Down Nouth. Cineinuati Commerciol, Tho Manufacturers’ Record shows that during the year 1591 the increase in the as- sessed value of proverty in thuo south was greater than in any precealng year since the war. The gain in 1500 over IS30 was $270,- 000,000, the largost increase in any ouo year up to that time, but the gain in 1591 over 1800 was $320,000,000. Every stata shows a large gain, Texas loading with $72,000,000. Millions in Smoke and Flames, New York Engineering News. Fires 1 1501 doestroyed property in the United States exceeding $125,000,000 in vaiue, This is nearly 50 percent more than lasy year, though there were no grand conflagra- ‘ons. It is estimated that promiums, ex- penses and oftices, maintenance of fire de- partments, otc., about double the actual fire losses. feace the people of the United States paid this year about $250,000,000 for ashes, a sum that would go far toward ren- dering our buildings more nearly fireproof. - Abezzlements of the Year, Chicago Tribune, The embezzlement record of the year is a large one. The total of recorded defalcations is 19, It 15 nearly two and threo- tenths times the total for 1800, and the hist is only a partial one. Undoubtedly some have been *missed” in the count, and the list does not includo what is probably a considerable number that wero privately settled, one of the conditions to which was that the steal should not be reported to the public. Lf these could be included the proportion mizht not be materially altered, but the ‘total would perhaps rise as hignas $25,000,000, or au average of 40 cents for every inhabitant of the United States lost by mon who abused the trust roposed in them by others who con- fided to thew the care of personal property. . w5 Unensiness and Silvers, George. . Cor in the Forum, Although assured as never befors of count- less coming blessings from tho coming erops, the country is even now halting and hesitat- ing in its enterpriso in a marked degree be- cause of some undofined approheusion about, the fature inancial condition; It is not un- fuir to attribute this feeling to the ugitation respacting silver, ‘This prevailing doubt is, howevor, not without some good result. It has forced oconomy all over the land, vestrainod specu lative operations aud propaved the way for the restoration of sound currency, Whatis thus saved and what is now certain to bo earned through the gathered crops Lave to- gethor provided means and brought the untry to a most favorable time when the silverlaw can be repealed with tho loast injury or inconvenience. There is ovidently a marked change it public sentiment upon this important subjoct which has 50 fav prograssed that neither of the groat volitical parties will venture to avow itself distinetly in favor of the silver law of 1800 or to assumd it &s & party meas- ure for the future. - SENATOR PERKINS. (ilobe-Democrat: 'The fair and proper way to estimate Perkins is to compare him, not with Piumb, but with Peffer. Topeka Capital: We do not believo the ap- pointment of Perkins will give satisfaction 1o the republican parly of Kansas, andg we shoula stultify an honest sentiment if we did uot frankly say so. Washington Post: Mr. Porkins repre- sented tho Third Ifansas district in the house for four consecutivo torms, and was dofeatod for re-eloction in 1500 by Mr. Clover, the farinors’ alliance candidate and preseat in and in the ©ifty-1irst congress was chaivman of the committeo on Indiau affairs. Chicago Times: Many men of ability strove for the position, but Porkins possessed what is known 1n tho elevated aiction of his stato aé & “dead cineh,” for he resides in the sume cougressional district with the gov eruoy, and bis appointment removes the gov ernor's only formidablo rival in the strug for a congressiotusl nomination next Miouneapolis Tribune: Un New Y o delegation of political hoolors and strikers obtained audience with the governor and de- liverod against Perkins torrents of abuse coupled with threats against the governor if the latter suotid favor Periins' cause, The ntient is a Just rebuke to such disrap utable tactics, as well as a desorved iribute 1o & man of cwinent qualifications. Atchison Globe: ‘Tae appointment of Per- | nd the neglect of Ingalls, wos the of sellishuess, and overy man of average seuse in tho state knows it. No one pretends that Perkius is o man of as wuch | ability us Ingalls; preteuds that he | nas had much experience in legislation Governor Humpbrey may publish & hundred Kins, Worst 80 vdy, and then not clear himself of the arge that he was influenced by seltish aud | | personul motives, } WILL NOT BE FURTHER BLED. Chicago Merchants Refuse to Put Up More " Money to Suppress Anarchy, SCHEME OF THE POLICE WHICH FAILED, Another Efort to Enforee the 1, Conviet Labor -Veterans and Old es" Widows in t; w Aguinst House, Cricado Bruear or Tue Bee, | Cireaco, T, Jan, 4 ) The Herald this morning says: The ro- cont raid on Greil's hall was made by tho police to convince certain organizations of wealthy citizens of the necessity of contin- uing contributions to the secrot fund for tho suppression of anarchy. It 15 said this or- ganization bias put up #157,000 in five years for the purpose of wiplug out tho “reds,’” but belioving that the work had been accom- plished nad recently shut off this profita source of reventie to the heads of tho polico. On the night of May 6, 1556, or two days after the Haymarkot riot, an inyitation ad- dressed to upward of 300 leading capitalists was sent through the mails. Here is a copy of one of them In view of the threatenod crusado tnterests that ninve been founded by men and butlded into snlendid stractures, it is bolleved to be necossnry that wo combine tonid the unicipil government in the supprossion of oh are antagonistie to those hold by SIS this coun You will, if it D.euses you, go May n the hours of 9 wnd 10 0'elock 1 Prairio avenue Do not go In you reiugs Tuke uenror walk, It {5 absotutely nocossary that no publicity be given to the meetin The resultof throe meotings held in three differont parts of the cily was a monoy pledg ating §115,000 and the promise of an unnual fuud of $10),000 until anarcby has been stamped out. Last October cortain mombers of the police departinent asked for more money, but the finance committes de cided that it was not ncoded. Then cam the raias on Von Woerth's Turner hall and Grief’'s hall, on acconnt of which the police dopartment ' was ooliged to back down so ignominously later on. Chief McClaughey was, it is suid, fooled as badly as the general public,but the morchants’ organization, being on the'inside, was not taken in, te Tho Chicago trades assomblies will work vigorously to exterminato the convict labor system by a constitutionat amendment. They maintain that the amendmont passed in 1556 has been entirely disregarded; that notwith- standing the fact that both Governor Oglesby and Governor Fifer have called the attontion of tho legisiatures which have couvened since to the existonce of this amendment and asked that a logislative provision bo mado in compliance therowith, no legislative body has up to dato either had the honesty, courage or statesmanship to moet the question. Veterans in the Poor Hous The committee from the Veteran Relief and Industrial association which visited the poor house in search of old soldiors and sol- dicrs’ widows who might bo among the friendless inmates, found a most pathetic case in that of B. N. Hill, a veteran who is thoro with his aged aud totally blind wife. Ho refusos to go to the soldiors’ home be- cause his wifo cannot accompauy him. He declares ho will not leave ner, and overy day makes a number of visits to the womon’s de- partment whero he waits on his helpless spouso with all the ardor of youth. In the femalo wards woro found thirteen widows of soldiers. Their ages range from 60 to 80 years, Some aro blind, some crippled and all aro ifirm, Only one recoives a pen- sion and she but § & month. Stricken with the Gr The erip is causig a large number of deaths throughout [liinois. A special from Virginia, Ill., says that Mrs. Henry Quigg, aged 02, has died of the disease, and that hor husbaund and daughter, are sick with the same disease and are not expocted to live. A Bloomington special says that fully one- third of tho eity’s police’ forco is unfit for duty on account of the malady,and that thero aro many fatalities, especiully among tho aged, In Vandalia, according to a special dispatch, the fgtality listis growing every day. Various other cities report a lurge number of cases, many having rosuited fatally Ainst botwe No e Conviet Laba Talk with a Chilian Resident, J. Parker Reed, at present in this city, has boen living from time totime sinco 1576 inChili, In an interview he said there was o fear of a war with Chili. My wife and four children,” said ho, ‘‘as in the city of Valparaiso, and I feel just as safé aboul them as though they were here in Chicago. My wife and_ son keep mo posted upon tae fesling entertained by the Chilians toward this country,and I feel sure it has not changod of late, Chiliis a young, bright. proud and energetic nation. Naturally enough her people love those us uoarly ahin to thomselves in progress and enterprise. But iv was a mistake to send Kgan to Chili,” continued Mr. Reed. “There the leading men are of English birth and parentage and naturally look with disfavor on Egan, All talk of war, however, s bosh, and wo should be ashamed to whip Chili. How bumiliating it would be for us to attack Caili and what would wo zain? Chili)sa proud, beautiful littlo country and the United States 15 too big to ongage in_such petty business, and thero is too much mavlivess in Americans to piteh into a little country that is standing up for what it considers to bo its right: Mardered and Then € nated, Last night a bouse becnpied by Charles Otoson, a milk aealer of this city, was scen to bo on fire. After tho flames wero extin- guished the body of Olesou, apparently suffocated, was found. 'This morn- ing an_ oxamination was made and soveral deep knife wounds wero found in the back. ‘Ho had evidently been murdered by some unknown person, who set fire to the house to cover his crime. Odds and Ends, Mrs. Anme Auson was arrested last night on & ohiarga of manslaughter, it having been discovered that sie runs o baby farm at No. 9812 Calumet avenue. Tho police claim to have evidence that will convict her of many crimes. A young gentleman named A. P, Brayton, v, vica president and general manager of the Pelton Water Wheel company of t5un rancisco and New York, is here™ with an- other scheme to utilizo Niagara. His pro- position is to convert tho power at the Falls into electricity and bring 1t hore by wire. Ho says he will tako from the falls energy equal to the power of 5,000 horses to operate the engiuos for the World's dair. Members of the Chicago colony still re- maining in Honduras seud back the pleasing intolligence to B. W. Perry, president of the American Houduras company and *'goveruor of Mosquita,” that if he will'only come down to bis “earthly paradise” they will do thein selyes the pleasure of hauging bim by tha neck to one of his ever blooming cocoanut trees. 'They have givon up ull hope of “ever | resching Porry Grant and are prospectine for homes in the tropical forosts and savan- uabs about the native village of Triona. Perry sends regrets, Gombien Bean, who recently camo to this country from Eranco, got employment at the Leland, and never hu\ iug tasted tho dish be fore, ute very liborally from the ice cream | Geinnoll, fa.; 1. E. Johnson, Sloux Falls, | S.D.; Frank Haerls, Salt Lake, Utah; W, H. Bird, Des Moines, In. At the Palmer—Mr. and Mrs. B, Airo, 5. A. Davis, Boons, Ia; Mr. and Mrs. A, Strauss, Anamoa, Ia.; M. T, Baldwia, Bur lington, T, At the Leland -A W Claney, Des Moines, [a.: B. Buttertield, Denver, Colo, At the Richeliou -Mr, and Mrs. C, H, Willard, tiobron, Neb.; R. I, Peafece, Don ver, Colo. At tho Auditorium—H. V. Ri T. . Macconnell, Council Bluff: AttheSherman on, Omaha; In. A. Dickoy, Des Moines, ia Hon. W. A. McKeighan of Red Cloud passed through the city this evening on his way to Washington aftor nis holiday vaca. tion. Victor Rosowater called at Tue Ber bu reau enrouto to New York City, wh he Boes to resume his studios at Columbia. 108 L SUCCESS. - VESUVIUS NOT The Dynumite Croalser Will ¥ o w Torpedo out, New Yonk, Jan, 4.—A report publishod yostorday that the dynawite craiser Vesu vius had been ordorad here to have herdynamite guns takon out 1 order that sho be made over into a torfedo boat was® premature. This vessel arrived here on Sat- v night from the navy yard to be pre- pared aud fittod out for final tests of hor dynamito guns, Upon the result of thoso tests dopends tho question of building a d plicato vessol. But fow if any officers of t.* navy believe that an additional vessol of the Vosuvius typo will bo built, as the appro- priation of 1880 provided for another “‘con tingent upon the satisfactory perfomance of that vessel with her guns,” under condi tions ns noarly us may approximato thoss of actual warfare.) The Vosuvius was bogun in 1857, and at tho time was regarded as one of the fa tures in the naval construction of the W hit ney aaministration, The ship was built hy tho Messrs, Cramp, under a contract with the pneumatio gun company, at a cost of &350, 000, |"hl' poeumatic tubes, the subject of so mucn discussion, tests ana delays, are ranged sidn by sido in three parallel ‘inclined planos They aro of fifteen-inch calibre, They main tain a fixed olovation at an angle of eighteon degreos, exteading from volow decks about thirty-tive feot from the bow and piercing tho dock wbove. The only training that e be givon is by tho helm of the vessel or changing hor diroction, as the shells aro®: thrown in the line of the keel and the rangs of tire is varied by incroasing or decrensii the pressure of air admitted to the tubes Tho charge for the projectiles 1s from 200 1 500 pounds of dvnamite. Up to the presont time there has ot been any firing dono with explosives, and with projectiles used tho tests havo not beon satisfactory. But Secro- tary Tracy is inclined to exhaust every bably He. * means for successful tests before the vessel is transformed into a regular torpedo hoat The time for the final tests has not yet been decided upo SUFFOCATED IN A HOTEL FIRE. le Killed and 1in u Chicago Conflagration. Cuicaco, 1L, Jan, 4.—At 2 o'clock this morning fire broke out in the all night res. taurant under the Waverly hotel, this city box for several days. Yesterday he died in horrivle agon A. Weste The following westeru people are in tho eity At the Grand acific H, Van Davenport, 1s.; Mr. and Mrs. ton, Dana 5. Lauaen, Omaha; K. n People in Chicago, 15, "atten, Guy C. Bar- B. Cox, ‘I'he hotel was at once filled with smoke and the frightened occupants tried to escape to the lower floor, As the result of the firo Johiu Meredith, aged 65, and Paul Wood, aged 17 were suffocated, and Mrs, H. S. Wood, mother of Paul, was fatally injured. Four others received serious injuries, while a num- ber of other inmates wero carried from the building by the firemen and hotel employ in & half suffocated condition. The firo w contined to the restaurant and caused a 1085 of about $1,200. SPARTANSBURS the burning of night 1 $100,000, CURRENT SPICE. S. C., Jan, 4.—The loss by onverse college Saturday New York World: The very traditions of foline literature are violated when an aver- sion to oats 15 o odup s ingauity in millionaire named Schuyler Skaats! Philadelphin Press: new suit of clothes, eh o8 0od stufl In thew. “Of course. “Hello, Jones! Got a ‘em? " he added, feeling of I'm in 'om." Boston Joster; Mrs, Goodyear—I am so sorry you ‘aro Lito. You have missed thit beautitul ariu in the firsvact, and the lovely andante movement in the socond. Mr. V.—Oh, T don't caresomuch for tho . don't you know, as T don'tgoin for novy. But it cuts me up awfuily when you tell mo I'm too Into for the ballot. Judge: clgaretie there! rogan--Lavo um be. Dinny. lave um be Prwat right hus the lolikes of us o Interfer wid proyldcnce? Chicago Tribune: runging her hair- dent, Haurry- this cold snup. Harry (ineldentally mussing her ~It's the suddenness of the cold snup, U that nccounts for my ardency. I huve fallen heir to an ice Tactory. Name tho duy, deurest! wid his i, at th dood powdher can! Hozan- along Loolk the o’ _ Bessio (blushingly re: You are surprisingly ure nsidering the suddennéss of Now York Kecorder: First Offico Boy—lv's 1O WSPADET Ml ccond OfMice Boy--No? Now. He's o journalist. He writos with o gold pen."” Detroit I'reo Press: *You wouldn't to look ut young Do Smith in his handsone now clothes, that he was a bloodthirsty toush, would your" asked De Busso of his chin “No. " Hix appearance doos not indicate it “ile is got up to kil WIY SHE WOULDN'T, Boston Jester. “Denr heart," she murmured, “not tonight Don't think me co'd and falthiess quiio, But T cannot kiss you before you g Not that I love you less, you know Nor that 1 wish caprice 10 sho: But stmply beeause—1 tell you right— Lhate thie smell of onions 501" Yankee Blade: Mrs. Brown—The Blacks are borrowin’ agil 1r, Brown—What now? “lhe puper suys thut the mayor and mr wife were present at their party Tust oveni and their presence lent 66lat to the oveusiol Now York Weekly: Mrs. Do Flarto - We i move awiy from hero atonce. The niior v « ‘u'rulu[y in love with our daughter, Mr De Flatto—My stars! do you kinow? My Do Flatte—Ever s gradunted and came home to live be has been considorite and respectful, HANDLE WITH CANE, New York Herald, Lift her up tenderly, “Troat her with ere: The bunina trippod hor, And you know she can't swear, Drake's Magazine. Of all the birds thit plonse us with their iay, the hen 15 the niost popular. Drake's Magazine, Why is necessity 1iko some luwyors. Beoauso It knows no law Kato Flold's Washington: Interosted Al tor-And In what wis the queen of Madagusc - elud? Great Explorer—In authority, chiefly. He~And now, durling, whero shall w cottinge that will be to usa 1ot pence and love? huppy anywhere In Duk o0d- Lot cut gluss | o show v, nt il Just purchused ) but 1 did not know IMany kept buklng powder. *A tool and his mon SUppose thitt 15 the re; Smithson -Hello. Jo Got a Job yot Jonson—Yex, working duwn ln thiy bink And then thi vilain uske s if thore wis money i y are soon purted " 501 1 001 Ly no set Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S, Gov't Report. ol Powder - o ADBSOLUTELY PURE >