Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 11, 1892, Page 4

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Trachuck, secrotary of The BEk Publighin does solominly swear e DAILY Bee as nal efrenlnt for the weel ending January 0, 1802, was follows: Funday. Jan. 3§ Monday, Jan. 4 Tuesday, Jin. 5 Wodnesday, J Thursday, inn. i, Friday, Jin. 8. ... Buturdiy, Jan. 0. Average AT T GEO. i, Sworn to before me and subscribed presence this Uth day of Junuary. A. BEAL I in my Notary Public. The growth of the averace daily circulat on of Tue BEE for six years is shown In vhe fol- Jowin: table: January February ...\, March. April. May June . TR T TR | 18 o | 18,574 1 i 15, 80| 18,861 10578 10,39 ?m.” TR 14 |15 1400 12101 | VAT 17181 18.609) 20140 197243 11584 20301 | 18,033 18, 18791 25,452 20,515 | 24,085 | 1240k 13,080 tober . 12,989 November. Uecember NEBRASKA'S two govecnors will lin- ger nenr the telegraph offices until high noon toaay, if not longe. SoME men are born democrats; others have democracy thrust upon them. I am one of the latter.—(. M. I, FiELD MaRsSHAL HALSTEAD will soon return to Amorica, but his respect for the Amevican sonate not ‘been re covered. TuE application of the principles of the Austrglian ballot law to our primary elections will inevitably b the next step toward purifying election THERE is no especial comfort in the reflection that the influenza baccillus has been discovered so long as the prin- ciplo for its destruction remains a mys- tery in madical cireles. Tie Omaha Real Estate Owners association and good citizens generally; should interest theriselves for the next twenty days in collecting ovidence with which to engage the attention of the grand jury EX-MAYOR CUSHING’S idea of a clean government, at the beginning of his career, took the form of a recommenda- tion for public swimming baths, At its close no mention was made of the needs of the unwashed. ALTHOUGH the mutations of politics leave the city without a duly organized Bourd of Health the people continue to onjoy themselves and business goes right on as if there were no hiatus in the health department. EGYPT appears to be very much shocked at the crimes porpetrated in the United States. Egypt has generally baen shocked at transactions which oc- curred away from home ever since Pharaoh broke his word with Moses and fell 1nto trouble in the Red sea. IF Omaha becomes an important grain center it will be largely through the in- telligent efforts of the Board of Trade. It is, therefore, proper that the grain men should be given influence enough in the organizaticn to direct it in channels which shall assist in developing the grain und provision business, EAGLE PAss, Tex., has an eye to business. The citizens have suddenly been arcused tothe want of militury protection, and the Board of Trade has forwarded suitable resolutions to Wash- ington and San Francisco. Bagle Pass kuows the value of a garrison and chief quartermaster in a business way. BOSTON is not only the home of the most noted pugilist, but that center of Columbian culture is also the residence of the chamvion dead beat. His name is Cook, and thut may be one reason why he desires to “‘beat” his way around the globe. He has just finished a term in the Berlin jail for defrauding a hotel keoper. THOMAS B, REED once described the United States sonate as the haven of rest to which all good politicians hope to go when they die. ~ Senator Palmer of Illinois appears to accept Mr. Reed’s theory. At all events he declares that he desires no further honors, but being 72 years of age he *‘wants quietude and contentment,” and therefore prefers to stay in the senate. Mui. BRYAN may be pleasad to* know that Nebrasku farmors ave vapidly mak- Jing up a train load of corn for the famine stricken Russians and a Ne- braska railroad manager has agreed’ to transport the grain to Chicago free. The action of the farmers and the rail- roads should bring the erimson blush of shame to the face of Bryan and the lower Louse of congross, ENGLAND is a free trade country in theory, but in pructice she manages in some way to lay emhargoes on competi- tive articles, This explains her ani- mosity to American me ts and probably is the reason for her recent apple scare Americun meat 8 pronounced diseased and therefore shut out f-ow competition with English cattle growers, and Amor fcan upples ave said to conth n arseaic, There is as much truth in the one as the other. WOULD PRODUCE STRINGENCY. In his very able speech ir the United States senate 1n opnosition to the bill for the fres and unlimited coinage of silver Senator Morrill of Vermont said the resuit of that policy would be mone- tary stringency. The foremost effect of unlimited free nage of silver, said the veteran statesman, would be a pre- mium on gold which would prompt its universal withd:awal from circulation, and thereby produce a real and funda- mental lnck of money in all parts of our country, ereating a stringency of greater soverity, perhaps, than any hitherto known. *“The passage of such an act,” said Mr. Morrill, “would be the danger signal for everyone to ‘suve himsell who can,’ and thus inocalate the malady it set out to cure. Gold-hoarding would become national epidemic. The pay- ment of gold certificates would be swiftly demanded at the treasury by the holders. United States notes would be sent thore in flocks for redemption, and the hundred million redemption fund might grow beautifully less and be soon exhausted, leaving two hundred and forty-six millions unredeemed, ns well as the whole series of silver certificates and treasury notes, with nothing in sight for their redemption but the 74-cent silver dollar.” There would speedily be withdrawn from circulation the present nation stock of #670,000,000 of gold, and Senator Morrill is right in saying that this could not fail to create such a stringency and financial distress as no lover of his countey would wish to be- hold. “The superior value of goid abroad. atteacting a brisk exportation, would produce a large contraction, not only of the money for ordinary home business, but the demand for gold contracts could only be supplied by the payment of e traordinary premiums.” Nothing is more certain than that this would be theeffect of free and unlimited silver coinage. The immutable law is that the cheaper will drive out the dearer wherever there is any attempt to make oue standard out of two metals, and no legislation by the congress of the United States can obstruct or pre- vent the operation of thislaw. The idea of tying gold and silver together by law is o palpable absurdity. They never have been together. ““The fluctuations of the value of silver,” said Senator Morrill, *“inherent and characteristic, come down to us by continuous report from ancient ages. [t has always been unstable.” It ie the cheaper metal at present, not because of demonetization, as the free coinage advocates falsely claim, but for the reason that its produc- tion has steadily and rapidly increased. The value of silver, as of all other com- modities, is subject to the law of supply and demand, and when it is stated that the total output of silver has more than doubled even since 1873, while the legit- imate demand, notwithstanding the offorts of the United States to promote a demand, bas fallen off, the reason for the depreciation of silver is obvious. The remedy caunnot bs found in legisla- tion, or atany rate not in legislation by this or any other country, but if at all only by an international arrangement that will give silver recognition in interuational commerce at a common vatio. EFree silver coinage by tie United States alone would inevitably result in the withdrawal of gold from civculation and the exportation of a large part of our stock of that metal, the creation of a single silver standard and-ultimate disaster to all interests. THE NICARAGUA CANAL. It is evident that a strong pressure is to be brought upon congress in favor of the government assuming a finuncial in- terest in the maritime canal of Nicara gua. A bill for this purpose, proposing that the government should guarantee the interest on $100,000,000 of canal bonds, was before the senate last year. having the unanimous support of the committee on foreign relations, but for want of time no action was taken on it. A similar measure has been presented at the present session by Senator Sher- man, and the proposition veceived favor- able consideration in the president’s mes- sage. The senate afew days nro adopted a resolution directing the foreign re lations committee to inquire into the progress that has been made in the work upon the Nicavagua canal, and what are the present conditions and prospects of that enterprise. The commitiee is also divected to consider and report what, in its opinion, the interestsof the United States may require in respect of that interoceanic comwnunication. This isa very proper and necessary inquiry, and as the committeo is auth- orized to send for persons and papers and to administer oaths congress ought to get thoroughly accurate and trust- worthy information regarding the status of this important enterprise. There is a very strong interest in the west, and particulurly among tho people of the Pacific coast states, in the question of the early completion of the canal, and a vigorous influence from that sec tion will be exerted in favor of govern- ment aid to the extent proposed, Voic- ing this feeling, Senator Allen of Wash- ington said in the senate that, “while the results flowing from this enterp=ise are beneficial to the commerce of all nations, they will ina special manner stimulate and promote thut of our own country, and no part of our country more vitally than the Pacific slope.” The senator presented an eloquent picture of the resources of that region in timbor and other natural productions, the de- velopment of which would bhs greatly aided by the tramsportation facilities the projected interoceanic communica- tion will provide, and sad there is scarcely a limit to ba placad upon the traffic the Pacific northwest will con- tribute to this canal. The use of this channel by the ships of all nations will give enhanced facilities to geuoral trade, a rondier and move economical, and con- soquently a greater, exchange of com- modities among commercial people, w oloser and stronger net work of comman interests, binding together the subjects of alien governments, rendering peace more indispensable und war more ob- noxious, All this will renaily he admitted, for noone questions the importance and possible commercial value of fhe enter- | prise, and yet the question of making the go e nment in an 101 it finaneially is one widing the | very serious cousideration of congress, | will bereafter recall with sometnio liies | way responsible | Certainly with such a promise there | ought to be no difficulty in promptly se- curing all the private capital necessary to the completion of the canal, and as to the professed apprehension that unless the United States at once assume con- trol over the canal some other nation will do so, it may be doubted whother it is worthy of serious consideration. No country of Burope, so far as known, isat | presentsocking to enlarge its possessions in this hemisphere, and the danger of any European country doing so grows loss as the power of the United States The possibility of foreign interforence with the Nicaragua canal is too remote to warrant present fear. There is a very goneral feeling that the government hus had quite enough ex- | perience in guaranteeing the financinl obligations of corporations. Besides, in view of the present condition of the national finances, there could hardly be @ less nuspicious time for urging such a proposition. increnses, PATRON, VEBRASKA INDUSTRY. A Beatrice manufacturer has been in Omaha for a few days soliciting trade with gratifying The secretary of the Manufacturers and Consumers Association of Nebraska is now making a brief tour of the principal cities of the state to arouse interest in tfie organization he represents. At Beat- rice, Hastings and Kearney he has been received with u cordial welcome. The people ave in sympathy with the move- ment and doubtless wherever he goes they will be equally enthusiastic as in the cities named. The representatives of thelocal factories will find Omaha retail dealers willing and anxious to patronize them if vhoy but follow the example of the Beatrice gentleman, This interchange of home manufac tures will be of vast benefit to Nebraska. The association which has taken up the work is not an Omaha institution simply It intends to reach out into and through the state and we can assure manufac- turers in the interior towns that il it awakens a sentiment as favorable to Nebraska manufactures as it has aroused in Omaha for home manufactures, its importance to the welfare of the state at large cannot be overestimated. The chiof veason why Nebraska peo- ple are not now generally buy Vebraska starch, canned goods, twine, soap, barbed wire, and other Ne- braska made goods is that they do not know theso articles are to be had of as satisfactory quality and at as low prices as those made in the east. The association, by enlisting the manu- facturers of all the cities and towns, can remove this obstacle ina very short time. A compact, earnest, enterprising mem- bership in such an organization will not only benefit the individuals directly in- terested but it will stimulate trade in all branches and vastly increase the number and importance of marufactories in the state. THE BEE hopes the people of all parts of the state will take hold of this movement with enthusiasm. success, WrAT has become of the prosecution of the two-mile limit suloonkeepers? Are they to be allowed another five months of immunity from license charges? How much has vhe county road fund been overdrawn? & Clvilization Minncapolis Tribune. The noble red man is grasping the intri- cacies of our advanced civihization. A Cherokee is in jail in Missouri for forging bank checks. Testing Before Taxing, Kansas City Times. Mr. Peffer has introduced a bill to lend Indiana farmers $100,000,000 on tneir farms, He probably used Indiana as the dog on which to try the alliauce medicine. Democratic Commendatio Philadelphia_Record @dem.), President Harrison has maae excoilent ap; pointments to tho Interstate Commerce com- missiou in Messrs. MeDill of fowa, Lindsey of Kentucky and Morrison of Tllinois. The duties of the commissionors requiro tne exercise of high judicial and administrative faculties that aro rarely found combined 1n the snmo incividual. So long as tho present standard shall ve maintamed the commission will continue to command the public couti- dence. Shadowy New York R To sav thal protection decreases prosperity is to insult the iutelligonce of tho American public. Yet that 1s what David B. Hill agrees with Rogor Q. Mills in saying, and no democratic orator dares to dissent from this falsified cluim. They iasist that the presi- dential contest must be fought on the lines of tho last goneral election for congress. Thus they base their ouly hope. of success on the absurd notion that they can deceive the voters of the United States. Chicago Post. The proprietors of the pool vooms of Den- ver, Omaha, Kansas City, St. Payl and Min- neapolis were dasmaged on Tuesday by tho manipulators of a conspiracy by which two horses who wero iosers at the (iuttenborg races were first telographed -as-winuors, It is not known whetbor the wires wero tapped or the false dispatches were sent from a Chicago telegraph oftice. The hidden moral of this episode is the reason it gives for a remoto hope that pool selling and its con- comitant vices will one day be destroyed by the succossful ingenuity of its unscrupulous patrons. e JOHN AND JOSEPH. Washington Post (rep.): Somebedy has evidently turned in a-false alarm on Foraker. Washington Post (rep.): Woraker is for Blaine, but in this case the secrotary of state has not yet issued a reciprocity proclama- tion. T New York Times (ind.): All uccounts from Columbus agree that, in the contest for the senatorship trom Obio, Mr, Foraker ‘has arrived at the end of his rope. Chicago Times (dem.): It will ba some time before tke lute Joseph B. Forakor of Ouio will be able to persuade people to join bim again ia the aisappointing pastime’ of countiog chickens before they are hatched. Deuver Sun (vep.): The retura of M | Sherman to the United States senate will be gratifying to the republic: gonerally throughout the country, He remains almost the last man in public lite who hus served | through all the tryiug, heroic periods of the | nation’s history. He was in politics ficst & | whig Chicago Post (dem.): The triumph of | John Sherman over the unspeakable Forakor | | has redeemed the from the | suspicion of which in the past few weeks secme ! tot un likely to ba contirmed. Pa'rioie Obloans Buckeye state moral and mentul unsoundness | TONDAY, shuddor that there was a belef poriod in which it seemed not unlikely that thoir state might be ropré§plted (n the foderal senate by two such men as Brice and Foraker. Philadelphin Iecord (dem.): John Sher. man has won “t% fight for re-election as United States séfator from Ohio, although the stealn upan the party machinory has been intonse and;long continned. It will bo difficult to heal- the wounds and bruises of the struggle in'¥ifds to presont a strong and united front to the enemy next fall Chicago News (ind-dem.): Senator Shor- man has domonstrated again that he is not the creature of ;momentary or adventitious political conditions; that, while he bad with- in him the elements to rise, he has alio the ability to maintain his ascendancy for an indefinite period. Sherman belongs to the oid guard of the senate. FHis caroer isclosely interwoven with all the financial legislation of the nation for a third of a century. He was among those who stood at all times most fearlessly for honost money and combated tho domands of inflationists. Had he baen beaten the senate would have lacked a defi- nite constituent element that it could not well have done without. Philadelphia Ledgor (rep.): Ex-Governor Foraker is of tho opinion that people outside the state of Onio have no right to any say about the pending eloction for senator in that state. But the ex-governor's point is not well taken, belonging psculiarly to the class in which the wish is the father to the thought. The senator to be elected from the stato of Ohio is to go to the senate of the United States—which acts for a stretoh of country far beyond the boundavies of tho “Buckeye state"—and for all the people thereof. These all hava vital interests in the legisiation by the federal congress, and when they see that there is an attempt to foist upon the whole country a senator from Obio who is chiefly renownod as a sky-rocket orator, in place of an able, oxperienced and steady going statesman, they naturaily aud properly assert their right to a say m tho matter. e MONEY 70 BE EXPENDED, stimates of the Sum Neoded to Run the World's Fair—Amounts Contributed. Cwicaqo, I1L, Jan. 10.—The department. of publicity and promotion of the World's fair hasissued a statement showing the scove of the work in hand, Tt reveals the following facts: Thirty-nine nations and twenty-four colonies have madoe oMcially proposed appro- priations for their exhibits, amounting in the aggregate to $4,004,565 and the indications are that, at a low estimate, this will be - creased to § The states and the territories have appropriated 82,015,000, which will be largely 1ncreased. In nine states where, for constitutional reasons, no appropriations have been made, organizations of citizens are raising $1,030,000. The aggre- gateof the'statos is exnected to reach 85,000, 000. The United States wovernment has appropriated $1,500,000. The exposition com- pany has roised $5,723,230. Ubicago has given a $5,000,000'loa; and the government will be asked 10/1ond or appropriate an aqual amount. ‘I'he o3t to the exposition company of con- structing and holding tue exposition 13 esti- mated at $18,500,000, of which $5,000,000 is to be put into the gemeral department buildings alone, exclusive ;of the natioual and state buildings of all sorts. To meet this it is figured that thaicompany bas $23,750,000 of prospective resources, including in. addition to the sums already given ana exclusive of the proposed sum from the governmenut $10,~ 000,000 from gate weceipts and $3,050,000 from the sale of privilages and from saivaga. The company bas paiaoutto date $2,7i1,707 and the current exponditures are about $i,000,00) per wonth. The aggrezate amount to' be svent on the lainby the exposition company, the various states: and . foreign na‘ions and foderal government is approximated at $30,- 000,000, a b Fallure of Howell & Presby of New York Being Investigated, NEw Yors, Jan. 10, ~Creditors who have been investigating the failure of Howell & Presby. wholesalo doalors in woolens at 20 Whito streat, faar that it will provo to be abad one. Raplovin writs huvs bsan ob- tained by craditors for a largd amount of goods, which it is claimed wers bouzht shortly beiore the failure and when tho cred- itors went to pick out the goods it is said they could find but a small part of what they claimed, Iuisalleged that large quantities of goods wero shioped to Philadelphia and Baltimore and were traced to thoso cities. [t was positively statod today ehat & largo creditor had garnisheed his goods in the former eity. One of tho re- ports ocurrent was that two Philadel- phia firms had loanea their paper to Howell & Prosby, that the latter bad bought goods in the market and snipped them to Phila- dolohia to make good thewr loss. It was also currently reported that Howell & Presby had_bypothacated 100 cases of goods with R. G. Dun & Co. for advauces. Bluwenstein & Hirsch, the attorneys for creditors for claims aggregating about £0,000, have issued replovius for about £20.000 worth of goods which, it is claimed, were boughit a short time beforo the fuilure, and say that they found only a small percent- ago of the goods in Howell & Presby’s store. f'rom other sources it was learned that evi- dence was being obtained by croditors with & viow of mak application to set asido the assignment. ————— QUARRELED WITH IS WIFE. How a Miserly Kentuckian Endeavo Destroy a Fortune, Nasuviiig, Tenn., Jan. ).—Some months ago a miserly old man named Hilton, living uear Franklin, Ky, found himself at d:ath door. He had quarreled with his wife and desired to keep hor from enjoying his estate, Ho made a servant bring- him a nail keg, which ho placed on the fire. About this time a maiden sister of Hilton's came in and re cued tho keg, which she opened and fou therein §i0,000 in bonds. She took these home with her for safe keeping. Old Hilton died, and when an administrator was ap- appointed his sister surrenderea the bonds, but was surprised to find that all but 817,000 of them had been stolen. Some weeks ago the city marshal of Franklin, Ky., named Stanford, came to Nushville and’ ecashed s0mo of the coupons from the missing bonds, and was arrestod on charge of bringing stolen property into the state. Last Wednes day unknown pariies surrendered to Hil- ton's administrator §22,000 in bonds, and the case against Stan furd will not be prosecuted. o Thawed OWt Giant ¥ BeLLaike, O, '#ak. 10.—-In a stone quarry operated by Heyey,T. Day, on RRock Hill, one miln west of thislace, the employes placed forty sticks of giant pawer around a fire at 1:13 o'clock yesterday. It ignited and John Waters, with a bourd, pitchad the dynamite away, Tt weat off! with terrific effect and Waters was blown 100 feet across the road and provably fatélly injured. Joun Swmith and several othew pErsons wero soriously in- jured. The residance of Frank Nelson wis wrecked by thexxplosion and soveral houses in toe neighborhgyd badly damaged. s Wangsdp Compromise, Sax Fraxcisco, ddal.; Jan. 10.--1t is stated that the propfetors of the Jackson brewery. scized 108t Wednosday on a charge that the duties, atounting to 821,000, ou beer produced oatween 1586 and 1880 bad not boon paid, has offered the government §12,500 in settlement of its claim, and that Coliector Quinn will recommend, in view of the fact that court proceedings would occupy an ins definite period, that the government accept the offor and that fuvther proceedings be dis- continued. ] ed to #LID vder, Getting More Cara, Faesoxr, Neb., Jan, 10.—[Special to Tue Bie.]—Ofcials of the Fremont, Klkhorn & Missouri Valley railroad report that they are now abie, for the first time in several weeks, to supply the demand for cars for the ship- ment of corn. I blockadeat Chicago ‘hos been raised sad the co:n y's cars are com ing buck to Nebruska again. Ouv train of pinety empties was brought into Fremout yesterdav from the east, tbe train beiug tnrce-flths of & mile long JANUARY O B — ——,— 11, 1892, THERE WILL BE HARMONY. Nebraska Alliance Delegates Assembling For the State Convention, NO EVIDENCE OF DISCORD VISIBLE. Some Measures of Great WL o Diseus: to Fusion With the Democratic Party. Tmportant tieal Significunce They Are Oppose Laxcory, Neb., Jan. 10.—(Special to Tue Bre.) —Although the meeting of the State Ifarmers alliance doos not convene until Tuesday, the aavance guard of the big army of dolegates are hore. Presidont John Pow- ers arrived this afternoon. Secretary Pirito of Walioo also came in on the noon train, and tho hotel registors are already filling up with the names of delegates from the eastorn and central portions of the state. Ex-Senator Van Wyck is a delegate from Otoe county, and is expected in this evening or tomocTow. The full quota of delogates numbers over 2,000, but Presidant Powers does not look for more than half that number. The meeting promises to ke an important one. The pro- coedings will nave an important besring on tho fall campaign, and tho delegatos now here are not at_all diMdont in expressing their belief in tho siccess of their party at the coming election. Powers and Burrows Confer, President Powers and J. Burrows held an iuformal conference at tho Lindell hotel this afternoon. In a brief conversation with Tie Bek yepresentative Mr. Powers confirmed the statemout made in these columns to the effect that he would not be a candidaie for re-olection as presidont of tho state alliance. He said he haa held the position for three yoars and felt as 1f that had been long enough, The anuouncement that Mr. Butrows had declined in advance to accopt any ofiice which the state allianco may seek to impose upon him has created no surprise and iv has evidently been understood by the leading members. There is no special significance in the action of these two gentlemen, howover, as both state emphatically that their interest in the success of the alliance would be as great asover. Senutor Van Wyck's Aspirations, The exciting and almost turbulent scenes which characterized the meeting of the state alliance {u this eity two years ago will hardly be witnessed this woek, Mossrs. Burrows and Van Wyck have, it is claimed by leading and influential deleyates, buricd their differ- ences in a common grave. All this meaus that the ex-senator can have the nomination for governor on the independent_ticket this vear if ho wauts it. John H. Powers will not bu a candidate for governor. This fact seems to have been tacitly agroed upon, and 10 other sentunent seerus to._prevail among the delogates aiready hore. Tho opposition that nas heen developed against the renomi- nation of Powers seems to spring from tho fact that “it is considerad unwise to nomi- nate a man who has already sustained a defeat.” Tho words quoted are from one of the most prominent delegates to the conven- tion and they undoubtedly emvody the true meauing of the opposition to Mr. Powers, [f General Van Wyck is seeking the nomination it 15 certain that he will not ba opposed by Mr. Powers, nor by other leading members of the organization. Alllance Platform Fo ndowed, ‘The same tacit understanding which exists in rogard to the gubernatorial situation seoms also to have been arrived at with reforence to the platform which will be adopted _this waoel. In other words, if Senator Van Wyck is a candidate for governor the platform will b one upon which he cau stand cousistently. (Consequently it may be stated upon good au- thority that the subtreasury plank which occupied so prominent place in the last plat- form will be missing from the new structure 0 be erected at the coming convention. The irvepressible Mr. Dech and his _immediate friends will undoubtoaly make a fight for the subtreasury plank, but even the men who put the samo plank in the last platform are opposed to it now. Tho most important prin ciple to ho enunciated is the freo silver plank, which wiil be given a prominent place among the resolutions. Opposed to Fasion, A prominent delogate from one of the eastern counties was asked by Ttz BEE repre- seutative this evening to.give nis opinion upon the question of a fusion between the farmers aliiance and the domocratic party this fall. He was emphatic in his assertion that there would be no fusion. He said : I have been informea that leading demo- crats have or will make an overture to the alliance party looking to a fusion in the com- ing campaign. 1 understand chat they are willing o concede us the-state ticket or a portion of it in return for the presidential eloctors, or a part of them. [ want to say that I for one will oppose a fusion on any basis whatever, Our experience with tho democrats in the recent campaign in this state convinces me that the democratio lead- ers can be very profuse in thoir promises, but thoy cannot deliver the goods.” Superintondent Goudy's Loss. State Superintendent of Public Instruction A. K. Gouay ana his estimable wife this aftornoon met with a sad loss 10 the death or their little dsughrer Annie, which occurred at their rooms at the Lindell hotel shortly after 3 o'clock. Annie was a bright little girl nearly 6 years of ago aud the pet of all who knew her. She had boen enjoying ox- cellent health uuntil last Tuesday she was taken ill with a slight cold, accompanied by asore throat. In the last day or two her illness developed into malignant diphtheria, The best of medical attendance failed to relieve her and death claimed her this after- noon. Mr. and Mrs, Goudy have the sym pathy of all their fellow state officials as well as a large circle of friends in their sad bereavement. G rnor Boyd's Lincoln Quarters, There is one gentleman in Omaha, at least, who places a firin relianco in the news pu lished in Tur Bee a week ago iaturday morning, foreshadowing the decision of the United States supreme court on the Ne- braska gabernatorial contest. His name is James ¥, Boyd, and his demooratio friends alveady allude to him familiarly as governor, He has engaged rooms at tho Liucoln hotel in this city for an indefinite period. After this week he expects to be “at home’ in rooms 2, 7 4nd 9.~ The rooms in question are handsomely furnished, en suite, on the sezona floor aud are the same ones occupied by Governor Bovd last spring before he was ousted from the executive office. Lincoln's Normal University, At an eloction of officers of the new Lin- coln Novmal npiversity yesterday Prof. C'voan, late of the Shenandosh Normal col- lege, was made president, Prof. £. F. Rosse vice prosident, and Prof. W. J. Kinsloy sec retary. ‘Tue faculty will consistof thirty {nstructors, all specialists in their several depurtments, The courseof study is emi- nently a practical one, and pupils will bo taughit all Eoglish branches, music, fine arts, business, banking, stenography and printing. The coliege year will be divided into five torms, with no vacations iontervenine, enrollment will be from 1,500 to 2,000 pupils each term. Among the prominent citizens of Liacoln identified with the institution ar J. D. Macfarland, H. H. Shaberg, T. M. Harnes, (. G, Glaae, ( Atkinson, E. R. Sizerand J. H. McClay. The university will ba located east of Lin cotn. ‘Tne main builaing will be 180x125 feet, five stories high and will contain fifty iavgo rooms. Tho auditorium will be 50x¥0 waking oue of the largest cducational halls in the city, Architectually the building will be one of the fluest of its coaracter in tho west, Tho extorior will bo constructed of pressed brick with cat stone trimmings. The halls and corridors of the first floor will be tinished entirely iu white and colored mar- bles. ‘Pbe buliding will be ready for ocou- pancy September |, of the present year, University N ds More Ro o fact that the Nebraska State university is rapidly becoming cramped for room i painfully apparent to the oficers and faculty of that popular inshitution. During the past wealk at Loast tweaty would-be students, all of thew qualified to tako up and go on with university work, were declined admittance | for the single reason that there is no room for | them. Every class room is full to overfiow- fog. The rooms heretofore nccupied by the luw college have been taken away frum that | dopartment, while it hus been transferred to the Bure biock, where quarters have been provided on the fifth toor for 125 students. The § Lootures in the law dopartmont are held at § o'elook in the morning and at 2 and 4 o'clook in the afternoon, It is only a question of time whon & separate bulaing for the Iaw college will have to be provided, as well as extensivo additions to the aniversity main building, State Historleal Soclety. Tho annual meeting of the State Historical sooloty, which moata in University hall Tuosday and Wednesday evenings, promises to beof more thun usual interest. Among the papers to bo road are: “At Our Camp on the Missouri,” by Hon. W. . Eller of Blair; “Hon. Bvron Reed," by Hon. W. D, Beckett of Omaha; ‘“udee Jamds W Savage,” by Hon. C. A, Baidwin of Omah From Nobraska City to Salt Craek in 1855, by Hon, J. Sterling ‘Morton; “Judge O. P. Mason,” by Judge J. H. Broady of Lincoln; vThe Indian Troublos and the Battle of Wounded Knee,” by W. K. Kelly of Lin coln, p Odds and Ends, T'be State Horticultural society meets in annual sossion 1 Lincoln this weok. The session commenoes Tuesday moraing and will continue for three days. I'be state penitentiary was the scene of unusual mirth and gafety lust evening. Sev- eral of the friends of Warden and Mrs, Hop kins surprised thom and tho grim old walls of the institution surroundod one of the mor- c1eat parties of the senson until midnight Commissioner of Public Lands and Boild- ings Humphrey started for isroken Bow to- day on & short business trip, Lieutenant Governor Majors has the city today. _The Grand Army of the Republic, Sons of Veterans and Woman's Relief Corns united in a public installation of officers last_even lug. Tho coremonios took place in Repre- seutative hall at the state house, — - WHO PAINTED ITP Some History Relating to a Painting Sald to Bea Michnel Angelo, History rolates the discovery of many masterpiecos of art in out of the way placos centuries after thoy had disappeared trom public knowledge, and it is possible thut Omaha will be associated with such a dis- covery. ‘Chero is now in this city & painting which the owner is confldent camo from the brush of the immortal Michael Angelo. Of course, tho probavilities are greatly agaiust the truth of his assertion, but the picture cer- tainly has a romantic history. The canvas is about 3x4 feet in size and represents Christ boaring the cross. Itis owned by Mr. I, Kurtzmann of Calhoun, who velieves he has an old master. According to his story the painting adorned a Catholic ohurch in Sc Petersburg, and when, somo twenty-five or more years ago, the czar established tho Greek~ church in Russia the contents of the Roman churches were sold at auction. Amoug them was tais canvas. It was bought by an actor named TReichart, a favorite of the czar, who was playing in the Imperial theater in that city. Ou his return to Germauy Refchart took up his residenco near Mr. Kurtzmann, who was forester to the king of Mecklinburg- hwerin, Some years later the actor needod money and got a ioan from Kurtzmann, who had been forester for thirty-two yoars and accumulated a fortune. Othor ioans fol- Jowed, the painting was put up as security and the londer had to foraclose on 1t to satisfy obligations smounting to ubout 0,000, The canvas was dingy with fly specks and other marks of careless keep- ing, and Mr. Kurtzmann took it to the king's artist to be cleaned. Reichart ciaimed to have seen a record of the church that credited the picture to Angolo, and the king's artist coincided with him in the opinion that that was correct. He assured Mr. Kurtzmann that he had a treasure worth all it cost him. Mr. Kurizmann removod to Hamburg and thero a Frenchman offered hini 850,000 for the panting. 1t1s hard for Americans to un- derstand the content of the common peopls of the old world, but at any rate the owner was not tempted by this fortune dangled within arn’s reach. He had enough to live in comfort all his life—what more did he need—why not keep the picture for his own pleasure?” He was a simple minded man, who had speat all his life 1n the forest, whore he oncounterod few of the wiles of ‘wicked humanity, but in the big city he was soon wheedlod ‘out of most of * his fortune. Then he camo to America. He drifted to Calhoun, where he is now in_business. An Omaha wholesale merchant wno hap- pened to ses this painting while at Calboun, enroute home from a bunting trip, was impressed with its merits, and asked Mr. Kurtzmann to bring it to this_city, which ho has done. It will be on exhibition daily from 10 to 4 aud from 6 to 9 o’clock ar room 109 in Tue Ber building, beginuing today. The pamting 13 evideutly very old. The surface is seamed with small cracks, and the texture of the canvas shows through in places. It shows the figure of Christ to the waist with the cross resting on his right shoulder. The background is nearly black, and most of the picture 1s in dark tones. The flesh tints have the color of old yellow ivory. It is a work that will oear study, and an effort will probably be made to clear up the question of its origin e FRIGHTENED AWAY. been in Kansas Mob to Lynch a Mur- derer. St. Mary's, Kan,, Jan, An attompt was mado last night by a mob of thirty maskod men to lynch Lom Gouldsberry, the slayor of Poter Binder, confined in the Marshal county jail at this place. The sherlff was called to the door of the jail and overpowered. Tho keys and his revolver were found in his bedroom. Tho mob had entored the corridor, when some one's revolver exploded and the wmob, which lacked organization and leadership, becamo confused or alarmed and scattered, followed by fusilade from the jail. No one was hit by the flying bullets, but "the mob was very badly scared aud dispersed in apanic. Tho attack upon the jail caused much excitement, as the attempted lynching could scarcely have failed had the crowd beon well organized ith a determined leader. Further trouvle is expected. - 5 Killed & Boy. Covixaroy, Tenn., Jan. 10.-A serious dif- ficulty occurrad hero yesterday afternoon votwoen City Marshal Johu W. Campbell and John W. Maley in the saloon of the latter. The men after a heatea argumont drew re- volvers, exchanging a number of shots, none of whioh struck the combatants. The 13- vear-old son of Colonel J. H. Lauderdale, however, who was passing at the timo, re- cewved a ' bulet in his abdomen, inflicting a fatal wound. Both men were arrested. Arrest of m Coun New Youk, Jan, 10.—A man claiming to be Count Clarence von Rosen of Stockholm has been arrested as a_suspicious character. Ho gavo lu payment of a board bill five shures lure of | of the Intersiate Building and Loan associa- tion of Bloomington, ill., waich are claimed 10 be worthless, as tiothing are paid on then. Ho claims that iRay Bros., the association’s Chicago representatives, owe him enough to vover payment on tho shares and considers his arrest as an outraco. AL LTS Well Known in Chicago, Cuicao, I1L, Jan, 10.—Slaughter, the anarchist under arrest in Kngland, is ro- membered nero as having goue around tho city before the Haymarket wassacre and given several inflated lectures on *Socinl- fsm.” Police Inspector Schaack recolli ols bim quite distinctly, and says that he leit the city with & good wany of those in tne scoret circlo of anarchists group in Chicago immeulutely afler the Haymarket riot. Rl TROUBLES IN LABOR'S WORLD. Railroad Men and Express Messengers Out on a Strike, STRIKERS SANGUINE AND DETERMINED, Fenrs Entertatnod That the Ar Diculty Will Extend to Other cting With That Syste Street Car Men Go Out, Conn Six AxTONIO, Tex., Jan. 10.—No adjust ment of tho troubles on the Sau Antonio & Aransas Pass road has yet been reached and tho strike on that road continues, with pros- pocts of sproading to all connecting roads, which would practically tie up all the roads in Texas. A conforence was held today botween Ktoceivers Yoakum and McNamara, of the Aransas Pass, and a committas of twonty-tivo employesof tho connecting roads, The comwittes proposed a settiemant by the reinstatoment of ~ strikers at the scale of wages demanded by them. The raflroud in- sisted ou rotaining the new men employed, but promised to give the strikers preforanc over other applicants for all vacancies, No agrooment was ched. Local freight trains will run Monday. Noxt week through freight vusiness will ba attempted. The other ronds have promised to receive it, but their employes insist thav they wiil' not handlo it. All the railroad employes of the stato have taken this action in support of the Arausas Pass strike. Business 13 suffering and turbulent timos are expoectod unless tho situation takes a botter turn. J.J. Irey, general superintondent of tha Missouri, Kansas & Texas, and J. W. Max well, division superintondent; W. C. Golden, general superintondent of the Intornational & Great Northern; W. G. Van Vieot, gen eral superintendent of the Southern Pacific; M. 8. Sweeny, suporintendent of transporta: tion of the Missouri, Kansas & Texns, and Division Superintendents T.J. McQueency and R. H. Iones of the Southern Pucific, mot, here yosterday and rosolved that ha froight of the Aransas Pass road would be bandled. Tle-Up in Indinnapolis R IxpiaNArorts, Ind., Jan. 10.—The whola street car system of Indianapolis s com- pletely tied up, and not a car, either mule power or electric motor, is now running. Ten days ago President Fronzel of the Cltizens Strest Car company took up all the badges of the omployes and notitied them that, except on strictly company business and under certaiu other conditious, the men must either pay fare or walk. When permitted to ride, tho men were requirod to have checks issued to them Dby the company. This morning at 9 o'clock the brotherhood held a secret meeting, which remained 1n session for two hours, during which a strike was de- clarad, and at'4 p. . it was announced that no cars would be run today. This morning a notice was posted in the company’s offico stating that every man who failed to report for duty by noon could consider himseif dis- charged. This was entirely without effoct. The only sign of disturbance so far was when a small boy threw a brick through the win. dow of the North Lilinois street motor on way down town. ‘Tho Citizens Street Car company is owned by a stock company, controlied by Marshall Field, R. H. McCormick, S. w. Allerton aud John J. Mitchell of Chicago, and is capital- 1zed at §1,000,000. It operates botn mule cars and electric'motors, having about eightecn miles of the lattor system. Havo All the Mesxengers They Want. New Oureans, La., Jan. 10.—In regard to the strike of messengors, Superintendent Fisher of the Southern Express company suys that the report that the salaries of mes- sengers on the Illinois Central were reduced after the holidays is untrue and that the ouly demand on the company is that it reinstato a messenger removed because the company did novwant his services. He says his com- pany cannot allow any one to say whom it shail employ or whom 'it shall not. Tho ox press officials claim that they have all tho messengers vhey require. Extend Lanrepo, Tex., Jan. 10.~The ditferent ln bor organizations among the employes along the Mexican Central road have resolved not to handle any freight cars coming from or consigned to the Aransas Pass road. A res- olution was also adopted extending their sympathy and financial support to the strikers, T ARRANGING WOR THE CONVENTION. Republicans Meot in ¢ Preli Cnicaco, IiL., Jau. 10.—The subcommitteo appointed to arrange the preliminaries for tho republican national convention mot in con- ference with ropresentatives of the Minne- apolis local commitiee yestorday at the Grand Pacific. The Minneanolis ropresentatives were RR. G. Langdon, Thomas Lowray, H. I, Brown and George A. Brackett, the chair man. The national committee was represented by A, L. Conger of Ohio, Hoary C. Payne of Wisconsin and Powell Clayton of ' Arkausas. Architects Hayes of Minneapolis aud Sutlivan of Chicago submittad their plans for remodeling the exposition buiiding for con vention purposes, The changes will cost 20,000, to be paid by tho city of Minneapolis. It was stimated that the hall would com fortably soat 12,000 people, 5,000 of whom would e delegates. It will bo several davs boforo the exact plan 15 decided upon. Nothing positive was done in regard to it today. Mr. Clayton, who left yestorday, took with him a copy of each of the plans presented to the committee, and will submit them to Chairman J. 8. Clarkson It is probable that the bost features of both plans will bo adopted. “The details of tho ticket systom wero dis- cussed, aud the announcement made that tho rugulations regarding admission tickots would be mora strict than horetofore. As requested by the national committes it wns decided that railroad tickets should bo mado 2ood for the entire month of June. “Theroster of the executive, finance, hall, hotels, transportation and reception com mittees, as propared by the Minneapo!is committeo, was adopted in sddition to o number of minor committeos, -~ TERTAINED AT DEN ago und Discuss ER. Delegates of the International Leaguo ol ress Olubs Royally Treated, Dexver, Colo,, Jan, 10.—The International League of Press clubs' excursion arrived here yestorday at 11 o'clock, being an hour behind time, / The party was met at the depot by local members of the press, Chamber of Commerce and Resl Estate exchange. The excursion ists wore furnished carriazes in which 10 sco the city, and in the eveniug visited tho theaters. ‘This. morning early the loft over the Rio Graude for Salt Lako City, whero the party will stop a short tim) and then continue their journey w San ‘rancisco, S10ux FaLLs, 5. D., Jan. 10, gram to Tur Ber. | —A decree was yesterday filed in the case of Elizabeth against Charlef™® Debaura, Tho parties resided in New Yor cily, where the defeadant was some time o convicted of forgery in connection with | Park National banl matter aud sent to 311 prison. The plaintff returied to New York 800 tmo 8o, Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov't Report. Baking Powder ABSOLWUTELY PURE