Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 8, 1892, Page 4

THE DAILY BEE. E ROSEWATER, Eniron DBLISHED 1Y MORNING. TERME OF SUBSCRIPTION, iy Bee (without Eanday) One Yenr ity and Sundiy, One Y ear. “ 81 Months ors Threo Months Funduy Ree, One Year. Batu liee. One Yoar. Weekly Bee, Ono Year, OFFIC Omaha, The Bee Bullding. ath Omala. corner N and 26th Streets. ‘ounoll BIlufTs, 12 Pearl Street. Chieago Office; 1,7 ¢ humber of Commerce, New York. Roonis 1% 14 and 15, Tribune Bullding shington, 51 Fourteenth street. ONDEN( fons relating to news and should be nddressed tc the CORR A1l communi ditorial o8 should Publishing Company. and postoffice orders to be made piyable to the order of the com- pany. The Bee Publishing Company, Proprietors THE BEE BUILDIN LATION, ary of The Bor omnly swear 1% DATLY BER 1802, was as Fublishing compuny, does s thut the actual efrenlation of for the week ending January aday. De Thursday Friday, | Buturday, Jan. Average i Bworn to before me and subscribed in my presence this 2d day of Januury. A BEAL. N. P. The growth of the averace daily ¢ircy of The BEE for six years is shown in vhe fol- Feptember | Cetober November. Lecember | ! 4 Tue game of freezo out should not be played in the city hall between the con- tractor and the cit, THE bricklayer who has invented a machine to keep mortar warm in cold weather should get acquainted with the city hall contractor. Kitaori: and Holman have made their first appearance in Washington this year in their old and uapopular rolos as public nuisan Ir TiE grand jury to be called for the February term of court1s as fairly rep- resentative of the citizenship of the county as the petit jury we may count upon an investigation which shall be both searching and honest COLONEL RIDGE of Ken- tucky had the manhood to favor the ap- propriation for transporting the contri- butions for the relief of Russiun peas- ants on the broad ground that it was human and American and perforce con- stitutional. THE area of pauperized and famine- stricken Russia is more than eight times that of Nebraska and contains more than twenty times the population of this state. These two facts will give charitably disposed persons food for thought in connection with the dis- graceful partisan discussion which an offort to afford relief to the suffering pensants brought out in congress on Wednesduy. WHETHER Judge Botkin deserves the bad name he has achfeved and the en- emies he has made or otherwise he is unfortunately a source of turbulence in southwestern Kansas which will only be vemoved by his resignation or death. Good people would regret his violent death, but they would ve greatly pleased to hear of his resignation and removal from the regions where county seats and shotguns ave so intimate, SENATOR KYLE would amend the Bioux land bill so that actual settlers on the ceded portions of the great Sioux _reserve may obtain title without paying $1.25 per acre. This will undoubtedly be appreciated by the settlers, but in- asmuch as the government has agreed to pay the Sioux from 75 cents to $1.25 per acre for the same land it is quite unlikely that Senator Kyle’s amend- ment will ever become a law. Probably Mu. Kyle knows this as well as anybody. JoserH B. FORAKER has qualities of mind and heart which will always keep him well to the front as a leader in Ohio politics. Hia unfortunate habit of talk- ing too much and asking for favors which good sense suggests at the time to be impracticable has hindered his political preferment, but he is neverthe- less 80 generous a foe aud so sincere a friend that his faults will always be rendily forgiven. If his lifo be spared hé may yet occupy a seat in the United States senate. A COMPLETE census of the Sioux In- dians has just been completed. It shows that there are 20,675 of them on the five reserves in South Dakota, or as is alleged, about 2,500 less than the gov- ernment now supplies with vations. If the government is wise there will be no reduction of rutions by reason of this discrepancy. It is entirely probable that the enumerntors overlooked enough Indians to make up the deficit. The dificulties of making an accurate enu- merntion can best be appreciated by porsons who have attempted the enter- rise, ONE of the reforms which should be immediately inaugurated by the city council is that of printing the monthly appropriution bill in detail except as to the police and fire departinents, These two departments ave out of politics and the employes do not change materially from year to year. All the other indi vidual 1tems should, however, be pub- lished, 8o that taxpayers may know who ave being fed and clothed at public ex- pense und for what purpose every dollar of public money Is expended. It will bo a trifling- expense to the city and the pubtication will be a restraint upon ex- wravagance which will more than com- Jpensute for the cust of udvertising. IS THERE A MONEY Tt is an assertion common with all the advocates of free silver coinage that there is not money enough in the couatry to earry on business. Senator Stewart of Nevada, in a speech made in the senato since the assembling of the present con gress, Gociared that the people of the United States are now in the midst of a money famine. The assertion is largely relied upon by tha champions of freo sil- vor to obtain the support ot the unin- formed, because every intelligent busi ness man and all men who give any at- tention to the condition of the money AMINEY markets of the country know it to be absolutely false and unfounded. What are the facts as shown by the reports from the money centers of the country? The New York bank state- ment for last week showed that the sorves held by the banks of that city were in round numbers$17,000,000 nbove the legal limit, the deposits for tho week having increased nearly $12,000,- 000, The city of New York has re- cently horrowed money at 3 per cent, and time loans on collateral were quoted in that city at the beginning of the present week at 3 to 5 per cent. In Philadelphia money is reported to be abundant, while in Boston the supply of time money is much in excess of the current demand. In Chicago money is 80 plentiful that the banks ha been compelled to cut the rate. There may be localities in the country where there is a money faming, but this is not be- 156 money cannot be had if there is anything to give in return for it. No one who has products or commodities for which there is a demand will have any difficulty in exchanging them for money, and everybody having negotia- ble collateral can obtain all the money he may vequire. Notonly is the asser- tion that there is a money famine un- truo but the supply of money steadily increasing. According to- the December treasury report there was a net increase of the circulation during that month of over $11,500,000, and dur- ing the year ending December 31 the incrense was $60,000.000. “The present year will probably add a larger sum than last to the currency, and every prudent financier will sauy that the country is making as rapid progress in this respect as is consistent with sufety and sound policy. But the advocates of free silver coin- age are not satisfied. The fact that a sure market has been made for the sil- ver product of the United States does not content them, and they still demand that tho mints of the country shall be opened to all the silver that may be car- ried to them to be coined into dollars. They want silver and gold tied together by law, as Senator Teller expresses it, and this is to be accomplished, in the opinion of the Colorado senator, by in- augurating the free and unlimited coin- age of silver. The old specious argu- ments or dogmas are revamped to dem- onstrate that this is the true policy for the [nited States. The sufficient an- swer to all of them 18 that legislation in the interest of silver has failed to per- manently bring that metal nearer to gold, and thut so long us the existing conditions continua of a vastly greuter production of silver than gold, together with the rejection of the former metal as a standard by the lending commercial nations of the world, no law that this country might pass would tie the two metals together. Until there is an in- ternational agreement recognizing sil- ver in international commerce at a com- mon rat10, free coinage of silver in the United States would 1evitably cesult in the complete divorcement of that metal from gold and the ultimate creation of a single silver standard. The silver issue, as was expected, is again forced upon the attention of the country to create unce:tainty and appre- hension, and necessarily to retard pros- perity, for however secure the financial and Dbusiness interests of this count: may feol in the assurance that free sil- ver coinage cannot prevail during the present admiaistration, foreign capital will not take any risks here while the agitation-for this policy continues. Thus the welfure and prosperity of the whole people are menaced by the greed of the | silver mine owners, and the free silver agitators are responsible for whatever may be wanting to a general revival of financial and business activity. PUSH PUBLIC IMPROVEMENTS. Muyor Bemis makes an excellent sug- gestion in his message where he re- marks that the preliminary steps look- ing to the year’s public improvements should all be taken within the nextsixty days. One of the misfortunes which has an- nually befellen the city of Omaha has been the opening of the working season with the contracts for public work not awarded. In many instances, surveys, specifications, ordinances. and every- thing else necessarily preliminary to active operations have been delayed until spring, whereas they might all have been out of the way in midwinter, The coming year gives promise of very great activity in the matter of public works. We have, including park and school bonds, $1,160,000 to be exvended in buildings, lands and improvements. The distribution of this large sum of money and the employment it promises working men ought to quicken the pulse of the business community. If we shall permit the winter to pass without taking the necessary stops to begin work with the opening of the working season we shall lose part of the benefit to which these expenditures en- title us. Hope long deferred maketh the heart sick. In business, anticipa- tions not realized at the appointed time, have a weakening effect upon the confi- dence of the community. We should have our bonds marketed, our paving and sewer districts defined, our plans and specifications for improvements veady, our bids in, opened and contracts awarded and all other incidental detaile arranged so that when the frost leaves the ground the working men may take possession and push the season’s work with all possible vigor, and when the winter of 1892 8 comes we shall point back to a year of excaptional activity in public improvemonts, The coming season ought to be the most prosperous in years. The outside conditions ace all favorable. Omaha l bas her lnmedinto future i her own DAILY hands, and the new city government has | n large share of responsibility for that immediate future. THE PRESS CLURB TOURISTS. Omaha oxtends & hearty welcome to the delegates of the International League of Press Clubs now on their way to San Francisco. Among theso dele- gates are some of the best khown mem- bers of the profession and tives of the most influcntial of America. The Press clubs of New York, Philadelphia, Boston, tsaltimore, Washington, Chicago, Pittsburg, St Paul, and in fact all the principal cities of this country, are represented in this excursion. While it {3 not uncommon for Omaha to entertain prominent and famous men and women who pass through this gate- way, bound for or veturning irom the Pacfic coast, we have never had as our guasts as meny vrominont represen- s of the pr Although their stay in Omaha will be very brief, we trust we may bo able to make their visit enjoyuble and instructive. IMMIGRATION SUGGESTIONS, The immigration question will receive more or less discussion in the present congress, but there is little probabi that there will be much additional legisiation relating to it. Those, who have given the matter the most careful and intelligent investigation have reached the conclusion that little more w0 be done of a practicul character, and it would obviously be most unwise to at- tempt anything that might prove to be impracticable, or which might operate unjustly to worthy people. The preva- lent feeling is, among those best in- formed and free from prejudice on the subject, that a thorough and efficient enforcement of existing lnws will give ample protection against vhe entrance of undesirable 158 with some ad- ditional provision for inspection of im- migrants by way of our northern and southern frontiers. The proposed plan of consular inspection abroad, with its necessary “‘red tape,” is not 'likely to find much support in congress, because the objections to it largely outweigh the assumed advantages. It would 1mpose a burdensome duty upon the consular service which it is by no means certain would in all cases be faithfully per- formed, and it would offer an 1nvitation to venality that would not always be re- jected. Other suggestions are the re- quirement of an educational qualification and a property qualification, but there are substantial objections to both. That conservative and careful journal, the Philadelvhia Ledger, says regarding immigration: “We should continue our open doors to all of the worthy class, all who are able to maintain themselves by their labor and service, all who can furnish clean bills of health against dangerous physical disense and pesti- lential moral disease, like crime, nihil- ism and anarchy. Open doors to these and others in like sanitary condition of body and miund, and close them upon the other kind—aud if necessary, bolt and barthem. Experience and neessity now compel this new departure.” - Thisis in the right spirit, but it has this one fault, that it characterizes as c#iminal a senti- ment by no means necessarily antagon- istic to American institutions. The man who .preaches nihilism in Russia may be in full sympathy with our re- publican system and capable of bacom- ing a perfectly loyal and law-respecting Amevican citizen. The sama may be said of the socialists of Iurope, many of whose doctrines ave entively in accord with republican principles, The un- archist is of a different character, but how shall he be detected? If he came to this country with the idea of promot- ing his dootrines here he wonld be very sure not to disciose his intentions, and were his character as an anarchist abroad known he might easily make it appear. that he felt no hostility to American institutions. The truth is that some of the most iatelligent and philanthropic men, who believe that all mankindshould have the largest, possi- ble opportunity for improvement and advancement, are apt to have their judgment misled in respect of the danger from foreign politival agitators. There is a much greater peril from con* ditions of our own creation which foster here and among our own poople the the spirit of anarchy. The immigration laws we have need little change. 1t would be easy to add to them, but addition would not neces- sarily be improvement. Thay ure being well enforced, and there is little war- rantable complaint as to the character of the immigrants now coming into the country. If the efficient enforcement of the laws is maintained there will soon be no eause at all for complaint. TAE proposition to lower Douglas street 50 as to make a straizht line grade from Sixteenth to Twenty-fourth may us well be abandonded. Such a grade can- not possibly be made in view of the two great huildings on the two corners of Seventeenth and Faroam. At the very best the proposed cut at the crossing of Seventeenth streot an@ Douglas cannot be more than eighitoen inches below the new grade. Anything more radical would involve changes in front of the New York Life nnd Bee buildings that would seriously damage these structures. Any material change in the grade of Douglas street must begin west of Seven- teenth street. Such a change would doubtless meet with no opposition and would materinlly improve the whole street. e THE recommendation of Mayor Bemis that the contractor of the city hall be required to expodite the completion of the building is timely and should be carried out. The oity is now paying $1,400 per month for office rent, and that does not include the Board of Kducation and library. If the contractor is not in default, the city had better pay him the $150 per month for heating the building during January, February and March than to delay the interior work ninety duys. Like all public buildings, this has been o, very slow job and the city has boen damuged many thousand dol- lars by the inexcusable delay. THE ofivial proceedings of the meot ing of the Board of County Commis- sloners for Decomper 29, 1801, appoared in the Morning Worlkd- Herald of Jununry | word dispatch on the Boyd- representa. | newspapers | BEI 7, 1802 The Woald- Herald is & news paper which prétonds ocoasionally to print fresh :I'l(!"hx{‘fi'huh'n bits of news. It also pretondy &g have received a 2,500 hayer do- ciston, when d¢filmattor of fact its first edition went tayits subseribers without a line of this ithpgrtant nows. VDAY THi demoerabig minority of the school board has manasgzed to capture a major- ity on each of the important commit- teos, but they only succeeded by giving Wehrer and Mérrison the lion's share of the spoils, TH{s may be good, prac- tical politics, but it does not inspire con- fidence in the management of our schools for the ensuing yeas BRILLIANT BiLLy BRYAN exposed his ears in his maiden speech before congress by opposing the appropriation necessary to convey the donations of Americans for the relief of the famine sufferers to Russia. At least five car- loads of the menl and flourto be con- tributed is generously given by con- stituentsof B. B. B. Los ANc San Diego, San Bern- apdino, Santa Barbura and Ventuva, the five Southern counties of California, through their local- boards of supervis- ovs, will vote $77,500 to be expended on a World’s fair exhibit. The enterprise of the Californians should stimulate Ne- braskans to increase their appropria- tion. Ir all the capitalists would show as much confidence in the future of Omaha as the street car company the city would feel the healthy impulse atonce. The directors of the company have agreed upon extensions and improvements for tha coming year which will involve an expenditure of $200,000. TuE relative propoctions of the Omaha and Lincoln grain markets are probably shown by the fact tnat the Omaha grain inspector inspected 2,914 in December while the officer -at Lincoln inspected but 108 car Tue selection of Charlie Wehrer as chairman of the committee on ventila- tion and heating is in perfect accord with the eternal fitness of things. Wehrer knows a thing or two about vatent heaters and ventilators. Mayor BEMIS starts out well. He vetoed half a dozen items in the appro- priation ordinange and several defective and ill-considefed ordinances on the sec- ond day of his term,and each of these vetoes was susfained. — e EvcLID MARTiN has outflanked Presi- dent Spalding of the Board of Education and completely upset his list of commit- tees, but he had to take Wehrer and Morrison into his'combine. The Neycross Mot Kansas City Journal. “Put up or sheog up,’’ 1s the new form of an old adjuratiou which. is addressed to mil- lionuires with uticofnfortab’e frequency. i Tong, Usefdl @ Honorable, SitidieDimoerat. "¢ « Joba Sherman ATl be 76 years of age at the close of the term fok which he is about to beclected. The chances are that he will even thon be good for saveral years more of active work. - Protection's Vindication, Boston. Journal. America {s now thechlol iron and steel pro- ducing and manufacturing vation in tho world. The history of the rise und progress of this great industry is a magnificent vindi- cation of the American system of protection. R et Sl That's the Question. Indianapolis Jowrnal. A railroad official who spaaks by the card says that the sleepiug car companies cioar on an average 3,000 a year from a car that costs $10,000. Why canfiot this extortionate business be rogulatéd- by the same authority which enacted the' iuterstate commerce law ! Brevity the Soul of It. Philadelphia Record. . Governor Campbell’s aunual message to the Ohio legisiature is but eighteen lines in length, The governor's brevity was probably not intended as a bid for the presidency, but, to the press of the country, grown weary of long-winded messages, Such a rare laconic gift must commend itself as an excellent qualificatiou for an incumbent of the highest office in the land. LRSS 1Y Local Option In fowa, Washington Post. It is past the comprehension of renublicans elsewbero to understand why their brethren of the Hawlkeye stato so fatuously persist in hanging this millstone around their necks, knowling, as they must know by this time, that it is certain to engulf them in defeat, If they @Xpeot to make & fair showing at the polls this presidential yvear they sbould lose o time n elimuating an issuo from their local politics which threatens to extinguish them as a factor in national politics, The New York Theft, New York Times. The address of the republican stats com- mitteo of New York to the peoplo of the state is a strong and temparate document, and ono likely to have much influence upon candid minds. The exhibition is accurate, clear and powerful. There is no reasonable defense for the course of, the State Board of Can- vassers in this matfor. It constitutes a crime againstlaw and Azainst the elective franchise as wicked and shameful as any recorded in the history of the Gountry, and justly clouds thefroputation of every porson concerned in it. CLEVELAND AND HILL. Glaba-Democral,, (rep.) : Hill's abilities, such as they are, dre altogether executive. As a legislator heill bo a nonenity. In this role he will ne gasily surpassed by many members of his farty io s body. He will soon drop from Q‘gfii- view in the senate. St Louis Republic (dem.): The beet ad- vice tho Republiggat glye defnocrats is not to maka up theiy,winds that Mr, Clevelaud or any Other one N 13 Necessary Lo the suc- cess of democraldn principle, By refraining from doing so thpy,ean help o keep available every man they ;p¥y Possibly need ior the nomination, aud at fhe sawe time they can prevent cabals from thrusting candidates on them. New York Morning Advertiser (deu.): Massachusetts’ little coterie of mugwumps wants Cleveland, but not the companionship of the democratic: party, It is proposed to form a now and pure organization for the ex- press purpose of nomnating and electing Grover Cleveland presideat. (iood scheme. That will reliove the democrats of any fur ther responsibility in the watter. We con- gratulate -the Massachuselts mugwumps. Likewise Mr. Cleveland. Miuneapolis Times (dem.): Mr. Cleveland {s not nearly so dead as some people imagine. But however that may be, the Indianapolis Sontiuel exprosses a very general sontiment wheon it says that “the New York delegation, if it vetoes Cleveland, will not be allowed to control the uomination.” If the ‘uuited New York delegation’ shall represent in the convention @ bitter faction fight among New York democrats, the party mav make | up its wind o carry Now York by gettiog its | candidate outsiae of New York and giving l the New York democrats a candidate they an't quarrol oyer. New York .Herald (lnd,): Mr. Cleveland maintains impenotrabla silence, but is by no means indifferent to the prospects of the future. Mr. Hill, on the contrary, has taken the whole world into his confidence and says, by the broadest intimations, that ho wants to be presideat and will do his best to win the day. Many of these bopes, however. are oomed to disappointment. 'I'he next candidate of tho republican party will be Rlaine, and no one elso. The candidate of the democratic party will hail from the west, and for the presont is a dark horse. If the demoacrats seo that, they see n good deal, and the probability is thav they will seo victory, Memphis Commercial (dem.): Democrats will be sent to the nationai copvention to be beld next summer prepared to 506 that ho 18 1ot nominated for prosident and to savo th party from the blighting curse of his ieader- ship. In the senate ho will shortly find his lovel. The speech he recently made in Elmira, so full of contradictions, upon the WO groat questions that are uppermost in the minds of republicans as well as domo- crats, my 1t evident that he pessessos no merits of statesmanship, and that, like Gor- man of Maryland, he is merely a political manager and ong who is indiffereat to tho methods ho adopts or the critical power of an opposing public opinion within the limits of his own party. e . BARNUM FEARED GHOULS. sket and His Body ave, 7, Conn,, Jan. 7.~A" great deal of discussion has been excited here by the ceport that P, . Barnum's body was not 1n the casket which the townspeople followed to the cemetory last April, but that it was a dummy ot cloth and stones over which Rev. Dr. Colier preached the funeral oration. ‘The story at first gained little crocence, but now 1t is alleged it nas been authenticated by the admission of a very near friend of the family. The story is that the body was con coaled in Mr, Barnum's house until a few days after tha funeral, whon it was buried in the cemotory in a spot. known to Mrs. Bar- num and her frionds only, and a year or two hence, when all danger from ghouls is passed, it will_be placea in the family plat beneath the granite slab which 1s now supposed to mark tho grave, FIVE MORE Bob's Two Sisters and His Brother Hanged by & Mob, Mopivy, Ala, Jan. 7..—Nows comes from Womack Hill, Ala., the scene of the recent ms outrage and hanging, that whilo Neil Sims, the brother of Bob, two other men and Laura and Beatrice Suns, the two daughters of Bob, were on their way from Womack Hill last night, golng in the direction of Leak, Miss., the rendezvous of the gang, thoy wore met by u passe searching for Neil Sims, who is wanted for murder. It is said that Neil vesisted_arrest and was hanged and after wards shot; also that the rest of the party attempted to interfere in Iveil's behalf and wero strunf up to an oak tree along the road- side, tho womeu being among the number lynchod. e CAME TO LIFEIN HER COFFIN. Mrs. Lovl Yost Had a Close Call from Belng Buried Allve, Puipavgieiis, Pa., Jan,7.—Mrs. Lovi Yost of Ottsville, Bucks county, Pa., to all appearances died on Sunday from paeu- monia. The body was prepared for burial and her relatives from a distance were sent for. On Monday what was supposed to be Mrs. Yost's corpse showed signs of life. The physician in attendauce at the time of Mrs, Yoat's supposed death was called in, and made a very careful examination and founa that instead of being dead she was in a trance. Many signos of life are now appar- ent. The woman has been removed from her cofin and her pedside is surrounded by the relatives who had come to attend her funeral. Diavill Breez —the pupils. Lowell Courier: Living ina garret may be said to be a rheumatic dificulty. Christian Unlon: It is the helght of misery for o man afHicted with insomnia to marey girl whosnores. New York Press he premiere danseuso 15 French, is she nof Her favher is I'rench Pole.” Slie scoms a very bri Nuturally so, bem and her mother a it woman. " French-Polish. New York Herald: Pretty Cousin—Your feiend, Dr. Lancet. pussed me down town toduy without even a Low. He=—On, well, you know Lie's awfully absent- minded. 'Ie's' So completely devoted to h.s surzical the But that's no reason why heshoula cut * Chicago Timer. Fali many & can of purest kerosene _Doth expedite the siowly kinaling fire; Full many a Briaget, Mageio or Kathleen Doth by 1ts uid foin the celestiul choir. Epoch heart on Bill—Ye. Witl-Whieh of you had it? Bill—Nejther. 1t was the old man. And Lo was sutfering torribly the duy [ asked hin for his dnughter. Will-You suy you Iost your sweet- unt of dyspepsia? Mr. Wishington.” said lid you ' think that, the lust tinie T tol 1 you ‘no' I'did not mean its" Well," replied Willie, siightly embarrassed, 1 thought perhaps you had gotten so ho hubit of saying that, that you didu't think. Washingtor the young w Loulsyirle Post: The dispatches this morn- ing contuin an uccountof w gentleman who beut his wife to death because she would not give him his share of the bed. We huave been expecting to hoar of some such tragedy for o long time. The disposition of wives to take up all the bed s almost universal. and the grievirice has beon borno long enough. The sud and sudden death of Mrs. Moulton should proye n warning. New York Heruld Simpson—May I spealk to your father, dariing? Cori Bellows (after a pause) useless, Jake (with look of agony)—Don't say that, darling! Why should it be useless? Cora—Ho's deaf, It would be A good one Is told on & ho story zoes that 1d his wife sald to hin at's the matter? You look distro: Hore it 15 11 0'0lock; 50 1 thought 1 give that young chap in the parlor a gentle hin » [ went fo, gave our daughter a se- vere look. and turn down the gus." . you ought not to huve done that. Didn’t liv got mad” “Notu bit. Ho thunked mo for ft."" Atlanta Journal Peachtree father. E { worried, Du Rolse Courlor: The “grip” is no longer exclusively the badge of a commercial trav- wler's oceupation, Philadelphia Timo o ron- sonabiy sure of belug ket for u ut leasy are those Intrusted to the pawnbrokers. 'Womind my having the iast word,” sufd Mr. Meck if she would only hurry up and get to Post: An uupledged legislator & head of his own,” hut other men 5 10 got Lis car. Cotumbus may Chicago Mail, Doar&'rie with loap yoar Jultat hand you'll o n splendid chance To cateh one of those bipeds of the sex We.ars the pants. S0 here are & fow simplo rules we have de- sixned for thoso Of you who're not acquaiuted with the best iy L0 Propose that 1€ you would win a poot take him by the fin- er-tips And goutly as the dew fails pressthem lightly 1o your lips, And rave about two ki in Diissful rhym by tho sun ar eh him every t od souls and hearts joon and sturs—'twlil A widower 15 easy, and hamust have been al-r Who atarted that old saw which says “a burnt droads Lhe f who know the n WOMAN'S Wity s, They'd nll get swindled it they oveey thirty doys. iness of decolving could once But it a practical young mun you think you'd Itke (0 snure, Que who has 10t5 of good hard seuse, u cont Lo spare, Don't roach for him slop. But Jingle bim do; but not with pootry or any siily turs In biv ears—'swill kordoy. iring SPALDING GIVEN A SURPRISE. His Power of Appointing Standing Com- mittees Taken from Him Last Night. BOARD ORGANIZED BY THE OPPOSITION. ering # Man List of Euclid Appoint- ments—How it Was Work The faction in the Board of Fducation which supported Dr., Gibbs for president and felt surprised and chagrined at the election of Dr. Spalding last Monday night, com- pletely turced the tables last night upon Dr. Spalding and his frionds and executed one of the shrewdest political maneuvers witnessed in the board for many months. ‘The object of the meeting was principally for the purpose of hearing the appointments of the fourteen standing committees to be announced by Presideat Spalding. But the presiaent was not granted the privilege of naming the committees. The democratio mombers of the board bad hypnotized two ot the ropublicans who voted for Dr. Spalding, 50 that they held the upper huud at every step in the scheme. Tied the President’s Hunds, Soon after the roll had been called Mr. Coryell moved that the rules of last year be adopted by the board for the ensuing year. Mr. Smyth moved to amend Coryell's mo- tion by eliminating from the rules and regu- lations of last year the followina: “‘As early as tho first regular meeting after his elec tion the president shall appoint the standing committees of the board,” aad substitute therefor the following: *‘At the first regular meeting in January or at any meeting therealter, but as soon as may be, the board shall appoint fourteen standing committees to serve until the first Monday in January of the ensuing year." Mr. Gibson woved to lay the amendment ou the table. Lost. Mr. Powell asked the board to let the mat- ter lay over until the next meeting so that the new members might become familiar with the matte; Mr. Smyth urged the vote upon his amena- ident Spalding ruled Smyth's amend- ment outof order. Things were gotting red bot. Smyth appealed from the decision of the chair, The decision of the chair was not sustained. Smyth's amendment was carried by a vote ofSto4. The motion as amended was then carriod by the samo vote. The look of triumph that spread itself over the faces of Martin, Smyth, C. E. Babeock, Wohrer, Coryell, PPoints, Poppisten, Gibos and Morrison, who voted for the change in the rules, was only equaled by the ox- pression of chagrin and disgust that enveloped the features of President Spalding, Mr. Powell, Mr. Gibson, Mr Jayoes and Mr. W. N. Babcock, who realized that they had been superlatively doae up so far as the appointment of committees was concerned. Had ything in Re: All that remained now for the Gibbs f. tion to do was to announce the size and character of the dose that had been prepared for the friends of Dr. Spalding. Mr. Martin arose as the chief medicine man and proceeded to read the list of committees that had been neatly prepared in typewritten copy upon the letter head of Parlin, Oren- ldori & Martin. The committees were as fol- ows : Finance—Coryell, Martin, C. E. Smyth, Wehrer. Heating and Ventilation—Wehrer, Martin, Coryell, Judiciary —Poppleton, Smyth, Powell. Supplies—Jaynes, Wehr Powell, Mor- rison, W. N. Babcock. Text Books—Elgutter, Points, Poppleton, Morrisou, Gibbs. Morrison, C. . Babcock, Gibbs. chool—Smyth, ~Wehrer, Coryell, Elgutter, Poppleton. Toachers — Points, , Poppleton, Powell, C. E. Babcock. Rules, Forms and Printing—W. N. Bab- ocuck, Gibson, Juynes. Training School—Powell, Gibbs, Points, Puildings and Property—Martin, C. B. Baboock, Coryell, Poppleton, Morrison . Boundaries—Gibson, Elgutter, W. N. Bab- diness, Babeock, Martin, pecial Tnstruction—Giobs, Points, Blgut- ter, Jaynes, W. N. Babcock, Salarios—C. K. Babcock, Smyth, Gibbs, Haviog snnounced the character of the medicine Mr. Martin proceeded to presorive that it be taken atonce by moving the ap- pointment or election of tho committees as road. Tho vote stood as follows : Ayos—C. E. Babeock, Coryell, Martin, Gibbs, Points, Poppletou, Smyth, Morrison, Welrer—9. Nays—Powell, Jaynes, Gibson—: Mr. W. N. Babcock did not vote Elgutter had not yet come iu, Then Came Explanations, Smyth thou arose toa question of privilege ~ and expluined , that he ad not made the motion to take the appointments out of the hands of tho president becauso he did not have confidence in the ability or good intentions of President Spalding in this partieular capacity, but be- cause he (Smyth) had heard that 'the com- mittees wore being mado up by anotber man, and ho doubted the ability of that other man to sologt propor committas [or the bourd, Mr. Powell replied to Mr. Smyth, saying that he could not see that it was any less a reflection upon President Spalding to say that_some one had made up the committecs for him than to say that he had not tho ability to name_them himsell, Mr. Powell thought that Mr, Smyth’s apology was simply adding anothor 1nsult to that already thrown at the president. Dr, Spalding tool the matter very coolly, but he appeared to bo considerably hurt by tho unexpected turn of affairs. He said ho had vot. looked for such a move upon the part of anybody in the board. He had selaoted the committees with absolute impartiality, trying _to forget all about the way tho differont membors bad voted at the time of his election, and he had felt sure that the selectious ho had made would give satisfaction. The majority of the poard had decided to take the matier out of Lis hands, however, and that settled it. Mr. Dr. Spalding’s Committees, fn oraer that the public may judge of tho impartial motives that prompted Dr. Spald- ing in the seloction of tho commit- tees and the contrast and makeup of the importaut committees as he would have named them with the committees ap- pointed by the board ns presented by Mr. Martin the following list is presented. These are the committees that Dr. Spalding had prepared to read Teachers and Examinations Points, Jaynes, Popploton, Eiguttor. “Test Books and Course of Study—klgutter, Points, Smyth, Martin, Jaynes, Heating and Ventilation—Martin, cock, Elgutter. High School-C. k. Batcock, W. N. Bab- | cock, Powoll, Points, Gibson, uticiary —opploton, Points, Elgutter Traluing School—Ciibbs, Webrer, C. Babcock. Powell, Bab- Points, Welrer, ‘Morrison, son, Poppleton. Boundaries—Jaynes, Giobs, Coryell, Special Instruction ~Wehrer, C. E. Bab. cock, (ibson, owell, Jaynes, Rules, Forms aud Printing~Coryell, Wehrer, Morrison. Builaing and N. Bab- Morrison, Powell, W, Gibbs, Martin, Gib- Property—W. ol 1 to look for work. cook, Martin, Jaynes, Elgutter, Mcriison Claims—Gibson, C. E. Babeook, Popple ton, Salaries. Smyth, Powell, Coryell Ine Work, Some routine business whs then taken up, The city treasuror submitted a statoment showing the following balances in the city treasury to the credit of the Board of Eduoa tion: General fund, $0,300.77; sinking fund, 750,11 site and bifiding fund, £2,524.12 I'rod Mengedoht was allowed an estimato of 1,0 on the Kellom school. Coryell offored a resolution to with all the telephones now in u schools oxeopt those nctually nesded. ferred to the committeo on supplies. The members wore in no mood for Did Some R dispenso in the Ite- doing busivess, and ufter passing upon some minor ! mattors the board adjourned. - — IN STARVING RUSSIL, ¥ OMcinls—Terrible Scenes Suffering Descrihed, St PErEnsivne, Jan, 7.—There is no doubt that tho efforts of certain government officials to relieve the distress caused by tho wide spread famine wouid be moro productive of resull were it not for the dishonesty of other officlals, Immense sums have been sent to the contral femine country, but no one out- side of the committee has any definito idea of the benefits conferred by the committes, A recant dispatch from St. Petersourg stated that the commitlee of tho Moscow Reliof club which had undertaken tho dfstribution of private bounty among the sufferors in the famine stricken provinces, bas discovered a defection in the funds amounting to 120,000 roubles. Large numbors of poasants are arriving at St. Potersburg. ‘They have no monoey, 1o means of subsistence, and many of them y arriving in a starving condition. They cono to St. Petersburg buoyed up by tha hopo that in this city they will be able to fina work. It is hardly necessary to state that thoir hopes aro not realized and the unfortunates find themselves in a worse position than they were in the country districts, To prevent them fromn starving to death the vrefecture of police is billoting these peasants on the wealthier bousenoldors of the city. A num- ber of these householders are obliged tolodis and foed as muny as ton of these sufforers, A correspondent who accompanied a gov- ernment fnspector on his rounds in the famir.e districts of Tula, Russia, writes that many huts were found packed with families, the members of which tried to keep warm by crowding together. Unolad women aud chil- dron of threo generations slept huddlea to- othor in the same benches above stoves Jarns and outhouses were destroyed for fuel. The intorior of huts wero without light and bare of furniture and permeated by an_iutolerablo stench. The peopie 1n ths midst of this had been three days without food and were waiting for relief. The roofs of many huts had been partly used for fuol In several cases unprotected children wero discovered in a starving condition, having been desertod by their parents who hud goue In some instances hoaras of food were found which would be sufi for weeks, The correspondent adds : accustomed to get their living lurgely by begging, and others hitherto self supporfing, are now starving. Most of the sufferers hide whatever stores they securo, Tho area of pauperized Russians, is ten times that of Engiand. The peasants affect the most ex treme sell abasement before the gentry, but really feel intense hatred for this class and are rive for a revolt springing out of their enuine feeling.” . Ship and Cargo LoxDox, 7. Supplies 8 Jan, 7. Catalonia, Captain Atkins, at Queonstown from Boston, reports that on January 5, in 1atitude 51 north, longitude 18, she passed a sailing vesselon fire. The Catalona made n close search in the vicunity, but found no trace of the crew of the burning vessel, The latter was completely gutted. Thirty bales of cotton and 1,000 sacks of whoat from the British steamer Emir, Cap tain Robeson, at Havre from New Orleans, caught firo while lyiz= o ths wharf and were badly damaged before the flames were extinguished. Arrested for Speiking His Mind, Benuiy. Jan, 7.—The government has in stituted proceedings against Count Limbory- Stirrum, for violentiy denouncing the zoll verein in the Krouz Zeitung. The prosecu tion has caused n sensation in diplomatic ct cles, tho count having formerly boon un am- bassador. Arrest of an Ext Panis, Jan, 7.—A German named Reimer has boen arrested here for passing forgod bills on tho Huanchaca mines of Bolivia. It is reported that over 100,000 francs of forged bills are n ciroulation in America, Leo Has No Fire in Winter, Roe, Jan, 7.—The pope has lately been enjoying very good health, Ho nover has bis ‘apartments warmod 1n winter, only change he makes is to put on warmer clothing. Dentlly Work of Tric hinw, Sr PETERsHIRG, Jan, 7.—At Lodz, near Warsaw, 15 persons have died of trichinosis and others are dangerously ill of the discase. ullties In a Germun M Beuiiy, Jan. 7.—Three porsous wero killed and six severely injured by an oxplosion in tho Monopol pit. TRAFFICKING I, laxe Ow WOMEN, Japanese Female or Arrostod— Breaking Up the Hell Hole, Searrir, Wash, Jan. 7.—The mvestiga- tions which bave shown the existonco of slavery among the Japauese in Victoria havo been followed with similar rasults in this city. Yesterday the first decisive step was taken to stop 1mportation of Japanoso women for immoral purposes. The United States authorities learned that a man named Ithakai had gone to Yokohama about seven months g0 and purchased three Jopanese women of theic paronts for #0 each. Ho brought them to this country, saying thut he left his wife in San Francisco and his sis tecs he brought to this city. ~ All three woio forced to live as fallen women and gave nearly all their earnings to their ownor, wio morely allowed them enough for food and clothing. Abouttwo weeks ago the girl from San Francisco was brought here and placed in a house near the two others. Tho facts were extorted partiy from the women and partly from the owner, aud the chain of cir- cumstantial evidence' comploted. [thakai hias been arrested. Tho Japanese cousul has requested ministerial assistonce bLore in breaking up thid system of slavery. About 150 Japuuese womon in Seattlo have been sold outright b{) thoir parents and brought over nere by their purchasers. These Japanoeso women live in the part of Seattlo kuown as Whitechapel, which every body coming from the Northern Paciflo depot or steamboat landing passes. 'Thoy inhablt six rows of yellow pino cottagos. The raws aro sbout 100 reet long and the little buildings front one anotber and are soparated by little passageways about twenty-five feot wide, muking three short stroets. The place is u counterpart on u small scalo of the famous district in Tokio de- voted to the habitations of the fallon women of that city. No other American city, not even San F'rancisco, has the counterpart of this Jupanese quarter of Seattle, Tho best people of tho town have long regarded Whitechapel as & crowning disgrace and on several ooccasions they have threatened to rise in their might and wipe iv ouv of ex- istence, ‘ e —————— Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U. S, Gov't Report, Baking Powder . ABSOLUTELY PURE run 4