Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 12, 1892, Page 4

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N Trachuck, sewrotary of The Publishing company, does solomnly swoear hat the aetual cirenlation of T forthe woek ending January 0, 18 follows: Eunday, Jan. 3 Monday, 1. 4 Tueaday, J1n. 5 Wednesday. Jnn, 6 Thursdny, Criduy, | Baturday, 88, m Geo. B, T .. 24,070 TZSCIUCK, ibed In my D, 180 Averago i ). i s1bsc nuary. A P, P, Notary Public. The growth of the avorace dully circulat on of THE BxE for six years Is shown in vhe fol- Jowin: tuble: GF Sworn {0 before me and presence this oth day of BEAL January. February March April. Mny June July. ;L August. . Eeptemiior Cetobor November. Locember | 18,791 51 (20811 128141 <1248 14,151 13080 14349 12980 14355, w brooms usually sweep clean. is to be hoped that this will be true of our new city government. UNLESS the present congress adopts rules which shall prevent filibustering Speaker Crisp will wish he never had been bovn. KANSAS CI7y is thinking of the boom days of hor history when sho calls a democratic national convention guaran- tee of $100,000 & bagatelle. ARKALON, Kan., continues to be the sent of war, but it is encouraging to note that there has been no further bloodshed. As Judge Botkin is still alive the danger 1s not entively passed. MR. SPRINGER probably knew what ho was saying when he announced the belief that no free coinage mensure would pass either house this session of congress. Free coinage Is a white elephant on the hands of the democrats just now. TiE net increase of the circulating medium of the country in Dacember was 811,500,000, and the per capita is now $24.52. These figures ought to take the wire edge off a very large part of the talk of the fiatists who ave trying to prove a steady contraction of the cur- rency. DENVER is moving in earnest to secure a sugar beet factory. Denver has the happy faculty of getting nearly everything she goes aftor and she may succaeed, while Omaha, which will some day be in the geographical conter of the greatest beet sugar producing region in the world, remains apparently indiffer— ent. THE movement in congress to abolish the fee system in federal offices will meet with the approval of people gen- orally. The fee system is the occasion of extortion und unnecessary expense to taxpayers. It is an inducement to deputy marshals and other fee officials trump up complaints for the sake of the money. SENATOR PEFFER 18 backing the bill to have the government purchase and operate the Washington city gas works. Tho senator has probably been trying to read by Washington gas light and offers this mensure for personul relief. A Washington eas jet emits about ns much light ordinarily as an ola fashioned tallow dip. A pine knot will make it cast a shudow. CAPTAIN BAssE boxed Senator Gorman’s cars a great many years ago when the latter was a page in the United Btates senate. It may have ropressed his hilarity for the time being, but it did not curb his ambition. The Cleve- land democrats who ave now boxing his ears motaphorieally because he is men- tioned in connection with the presidan- tial nomination should profit by the captain’s example. Their reprimands will not discourage the Marylander’s aspirations — TuERE has been nothing as yot to in- dicate what will be the course of the ropublicans in the house of representa- tives regarding legislation proposed by the majority. In the event of the adop- tion by the democrats of the rules of the Fiftieth congress the republican minor- ity would be given an opportunity to employ obstructive tactics to an almost unlimited extent, but it is hardly prob- ablo that this chance will be given them. The democrats have been taught & lesson in the advantages of putting some restraint upon the minority which they are not likely to whoily ignore, though they will not go as far in this rospect as did the last congress. It would seom to bo good policy for the - vepublicuns, whatever opportunity may he given them, to resort as little as possible to obstructive tactics. They will of course take advantage of all their rights to discuss proposed logisla- tion, but nothing will be gained by ob- struction simply for the sake of blocking the wheels of legislation and annoying the majority. Having condemned this policy by the adoption of rules to pro- vent It when they were in control of the house, they are by every rule of consist- ency bound not to practice it now that they ure in the minority THE 10OWA LEGISLAT The twenty-fourth general of Town is in session. What action will it take, if any, regarding the prodomi- nant 18816 in the politics of that state is 'RE. nssombly the leading question, not only with the | people of Towa, but with mon of othar states intarested in the future course of politics thore. The senate is in control of the democrats and the house of tho republicans. In the inst campnign the position of the two parties regacding prohibition was clearly defined in their platforms. Tho republicans were com- mitted to the maintenance of the exist- ing inw, and made their campaign on this, losing the governorship, as they had done two years bofore, on the same issue, and also one branch of the logisla- ture, The democratic platform re- affirmed the position of the party in 1859 on the temperance question, favoring a qualified system of high license and loeal option. The election conclusively demonstrated that o majority of the voters of Towa desire a chunge from pro- hibition. In the circumstances it is plainly the duty of the democrats to lead off in a movement for new legislation relating to tho regulation of the liquor traffic, Ia the last legislature their failure to do anything had the excuse that they did not control either house, but they have no such pretext now for inactivity. A nocratic senator is quoted as saying it o bill will bo formulated and pre- wted oxactly in line with the demo- cratic platform. It will provide, accord- ing to this senator, for a minimum li- cense fee oY $500, to go to the county, and permit the city, town or township to levy as much additional as it ma choose. ft will provide for local option hy townships, It is believed that such a bill will the senate and ive the vote of every democratic member of the house, Republicans are saying ver little on the subject, but there have been expressions from sources that ought to have influence favorable to an abandonment of prohibition by the re- publicans and the substitution of a ju- dicious law providing for high licence and local option, Med prominent in the counsels of the party advise this, not merely on political grounds, but for the reagon that prohibition is a failure and evory yeur of experimenting with it has shows move clearly the impossibility of enforcing the policy whoerever pubiic sentiment 1s opposed to it. Liquor drinking goes on unchecked in all the larger towns of [owa, and in some of them saloons are run wide open and without any restraint. According to the last veport of the commissioner of internal revenue the government issued last year 6,874 licenses for the sale of liquor av retail in Jowa, and 54 for the sale at wholesale. This shows how extensive the retail liquor trafde is in that state, and it should be considered that the nearly seven thousand persons who obtained licenses were not all who sold liquor, there being move or less disposed of without permission of the government. Buv at any rate vhe figures conclusively show that notwithstanding the prohib- itory law there is a very large business dcne in Towa in intoxicating liquors, and the same is trne of every state having prohibition, though Towa is far ahead of any other in the amount of this business Nothing but unreasoning prejud can prompt any pepson to favor main- taining a policy that has so utterly failed to accomplish its purpose and at the same time has been a serious injury 1o the material prosparity of the state. Duty and policy alike domand that the republican purty, which is vesponsible for the law, shall candidly confess its failure and strike it from the statute books, It should make no difference whether the proposition to do awuy with prohibition and substituto high license and local option is of democratic or republican origin. Tt ought not, in any ovent, to be made a party question. The law has failed, and msn of both parties, actuated solely by a desire to do what is best for the public intevests, should unite to repeal it and substitute legislation that can be enfor red GOVERNOR M'KINLEY, With the inauguration of Hon. Wil- lianm McKinley as governor of Ohio every branch of the state government passed into vepublican control. The election of Mr. McKinloy was the most significant republican viztory since 1888, and its influence has been widely ex- tended. The campunign was fought mainly upon the two nationul issues of the tariff and free silver, and the verdict of the people of Ohio was In accord with the dominant sentiment among republi- cans throughout the country. It was a verdiet in favor of the protection of American industries, of reciprocity, and of honest money, It did not necessavily mean that the existing tariff law is in all respects satisfactory and that it should be permitted to stand without any changes, but it did mean thatitisto bo proferred, with its veciprocity pro- vision for enlarging the markets for the agricultural and manufactured products of tho United States, to any tavifl maas- ure the demoogatic party has hitherto proposed or is likely to propose. Not loss important, the verdict was a signal victory for honest money, since empha- sized by the re-slection to the United States senate of the foremost champion of a sound currency, Hon. John Sher- man. The democracy of Ohio made the question of the free and unlimited coin- ago of silver an Issus fn the campaign, and while it is true the convention of the party was not unanimous in favor of doing this, and some of the leadors en- deavored to evade the question, yet nons the less it was an issue, and had the democrats been successful the advocut: of free coinage would not have failed to use the fact as evidence of the growth in popular favor of the free coinage policy. Henco it 1s entirely fair to regard the Ohio verdict ns a distinet tion of this policy by the people of that state. The election of Mr. McKinloy was of national significance, and the return of the republican party to the full coatrol of affairs insures Ohio beyond a doubt to the candidate of that party in the presidentisl election. The factional feeling engendered by the senatorial contest will die out and the party will again be united and harmonious for tho national campaign. Doubtless the publicans of Ohio, s of other states, are divided in their preferences of presiden- re- | D tinl candidates, but they will give their united support the man whom the national convention shall select, and the oloctoral vote of Ohio will be cast for the ropublican candidate. The inaugural address of Governor McKinley deals mainly with state affuirs, With regard to redistricting the state for ropresentatives in gress ho ndvises the legisiature to make the districts so fuic in their relation to the political divisions of the people that they will stand until a new census shall be taken. Make them impartial, ay8 the governor, that no future leg lature will dare disturb them until a new census and o new congressional ap- portionment will make a change imper- ative. The language of Governor Me- Kinley in reference to this subject clenrly implies that redistricting on the plan of the last democratic legislature will not receiva his approval to ron- 80 UNFAIR DIVERSION OF TRAFFIC. The Northwestern raitway should be a friend of Omaha'and Sioux City. Good business sense would dictate such a policy as will tend toward building up the stock markets of both these cities. We wware of the fact that all trunk lines ave operated in favor of the long haul, but any discrimation in favor of distant terminal points which tends to crush out enterpriso and local traffic at interior distribution centers cannot fail to react upon the prosperity of the road. These reflections are brought out with reference to the Northwestern y bocause that line persistent! works for Chicago as against Omah: and Sioux City., Ifit were inclined to deal justly by this city it would long since have closed the gap botween Har- tington and Yankton. If inclined to help make an important commerciul center of Sioux City, it would not be necessavy for her citizens to appeal to the Interstate Commerce Commission to protect their business hts. Omaha asks no favors, She is abundantly able totake carve of herself and to cope with any other competitor on even terms. She has a right, however, to demand fair play. The tweuty-three miles of railway which would open South Dakota east of the Missouri river to Omaha is a barrier to an intercl of merce betwesn two important and naturally related soc- tions. Nothing but a pevsistent purpose to pull everything possible to Chicago has prevented its construction. The orthwestern cannot blame Omaha peo- ple if this course shall arouse antagon- isms which are costly to the company. special railwi HINTS FOR THE SCHOOL BOARD. 'he Board of Education may not be able to revise its committees, but it ought to reviss its methods of doing business. The trafficking in janitorships and booming of favorite heating and ventilat- ing devices should be suppressed. The purchase of supplies should be carried on openly und above-board on samples and bids, and the awards for supplies should be mude to the parties that offer to furnish vhe best- materials at the lowest prices. School sites should be located - where they will best. accommodate the school population and not where they will en- hance the value of proparty of land holders at the public expense, or worse yet, for the benefit of specul ators, School house architectura in Omaha, excepting possibly the High School, has beon very unsatisfactory. , Instead of copying alter the model school houses of other large cities and piacing the supervision of our school house architecture under the di on of a first class builder at a salary that will command tho best talent, our school boards have squandered thousands upon thousands of dollars upon wood butchers and amateur architects who have planted a dozen ov move abortions upon our school sites and caused a continuous drain upon the treasury for repairs and reconstruction, The furnishing of building materials for school houses and divies with con- tractors on the partof members are forbidden by law. This law has been a dead letter for years and its violation is the source of nearly all the scandals and jobbery that has charactorized former school boards. Lt is all very nice to talk reform but it is another thing to practise it, Tie delegates to the tenth annual convention of the International Plas- terors’ association will receive cordial welcome in Omaha not only at the hands of their own craft but from the commun- ity that has always extended hospitality and good will to visitors from abroad. Omaha is oue of the principal labor and trades union centers in the west and the representative men of the plastervrs’ association should therefore feol that they are in the midst of friends whose sympathies ave in touch and whose in- terests are common. If the gentlemen do not enjoy their visit in this city it will be no fault of our working people. THE car wheol industry, of which so much has been said, has not Yoen aban- doned. The foundry expocts s0on 1o be able to supply part of the wheels needed by the Union Pucific Railway company. I 1S announced that no enlargement of the Union Pucific shops is contem- plated. This is no surpr It has been a long time since the Union Pacific enlarged anything in the interest of Omahs, 80, THE bar! have a blncklist show- ing the uames of bums who fail to liquidate liquor hills. This would be interesting for publication a few davs in advunce of the primary elections. THERE I8 no'especinl comfort in the reflection thut the influonzs baccillus hus been discovered so long as tho prin- ciple for its destruction remains a mys- tery in madieul cireles, T¥ the good work goes on the Bi-chlo- | ride club may have membership cuough | 10 ba & factor in politics. It airendy iu- cludes a lar number of active local political vustler bas further complicatad question by declaving position, endorsed by the at Salt JLake MONTANA the irrigation against the v ircigation congress held | approprintiofs in any event? AILY BJ that the government shall cede the arid public landdto the states and torritories for the purpese of ireigation. - A con- vention in tN&interosts of irrigntion was held in that, state lust woek, and the unamimous against the pro- posal that the'government should cede the arid lands Senator Power ex) ing the opinion that if this were done there wouldZho no subsequent nppro- priations for the purpose of irrigation Very likely #irés would bs the case, but what is the pospect of congress making It is clear that until the real friends of irrigation can eliminate from the consideration ot the question ull that has reference to merely selfish and sectionul interests and come to an agreement on a just and practical policy there will be little chance of doing anything to promote irrigation. So far as approprintions for this purposo are concornel, those who hope for anything from the present con- gress ave very likely to be disappointed. DAY vote was IN 1854 the annual silver product of the world amounted to $40,000,000, In 1890 it had swollen to $168,000,000, or over four times the product of 1854, Does not this sufliciently explain why silver has depreciated? The production of silver 15 being pushed now more vig- orously than over bofore, and the dis- covery of new minos last year promises ayield which will earry the production of 1892 far beyond the largest of preced- ing yours. It would not bo surprising if the world’s production of silver this year should reach $200,000,000, more than one- third of which will come from the mines of the United States. The inevitable vesult of this increased supply without u corresponding demand must be « still fnrther depreciation of silver, but the mine owners and those whom they have called into their service want to make a demand by instituting the free and un limited coinage ef silver. Under that policy it would make no difference to the mine owner what the commercial price of silver might be, e would take it to the mint and have it coined into dol t tho expense of the eople, and all the benefits of the arrangement would go to him. The demand for free silver coinago is indefensible from every point of view. at a Safe Distan Philadelphia Record. It's a raro day that Garza isn't either “‘rounded up” or hopelessly scattered. w Them at Sight, Chicago Post dem.). That great and: beneficent organization of volitical sandbagzors known as Tammany. W. J. Bryan, M.C Kearney Hub Mr. Bryan hasindelibly stamped upon the fivst page of his congressional record the word “‘ass!” K A N Undedirable Products, Delroit Free Press. See here, Maxico, when we made overtures for a reciprocity treaty we didn't agree to aamit your rebels and guerrillas duvy free. e e The Right Ring. Baltimore Ameriean; » Senator Mortill -administered a dose of financial wisdoih to the free silvermen in the senate which was so well coated with his sprightly wit and good nature that it ought to do some ood. The Pool oom Clnel Now York Herald. 2 If this swindle had boeu perpetrated on le- eitimate business men it would demand thorough investigation and prosecution, but the pool room keepers are little bettor than swindlers thomselves. They leop their rooms open in defiance of law and cannot afford to ask the law to protect their illegal business. - Diplomuey’s Telumph, New York Recordor. Tho wisdom of our patient, posttiva diplo- macy in the Chilian affair is now ctear to all. Wo have securad the withdrawal of the of- fensive but hasty dispatch that fomented wisundorstanding, and the facts of the Val- paraiso affair are substantially settled in our favor. Dignified, firm, deliberato and patri- otic diplomacy has brought the controversy to such & pass tuat thero 13 no longdr ques- tion of American right or American honor being fully and peacefully vindicated, Chicagn Post, Thore is, of course, tho further and more potent consideration that John Bull is quite able to stay in Egypt, though the Frenchmen rage and the Galiicized Bgyptian imagine a vain thing. Neithor France nor any French alliance can dislodge the old man from nis cozy poren, where he sits survoying his own mulditudious fleets for India, Anstralia ana the east African coast passing securely through tho canal which Johnny Crapaua dug. This is a jest quite within the British comprehension, and, thersfore, the less likely to come to an end. —————— Calamity by the Bushel, Washington Post. The final estimatés of the statistician of the Agricultural department as to area, pro- duct and value of corn, wheat and oats in the United States for 1501 show an aggre- gate of 2,000,154,000 bushels of coru, raised on 76,204,515 acres and valued at $336,439,228; 735,304,000 busnels of oats, riised on 25,381, 501 acres and valued at $232,312,207; ana 611,~ 780,000 bushels of whoat, raisea on 39,016,897 acres and valued at 85134727115 a total on these crops of $1,552,224,205. In the face of these astounding figures, tho outery of dis- wross that but'récently resounded through the country vanishes into the mockery of an ocho. Signally blessed indeod u land whero nature is in sugh & prodigal mood, while else- where faming ralks abroad. The United States was nexar before soamply prepared to lond a helping hand to peoples iu distross, “Phis it can do Ingonerous abundance witn- out overstepping the lines of a prudent economy. e ot anern DIFEER Chiib1go Post (nd, dem.) Ina fine Jackddnian frenzy, superinduced by the torrapiatand cuampagie of the New York business men's banquet, Mr. Cleveland delivored this yotable utterance “We, who ,as proud to call ourselves Jacksohian domecrats, have boldly aua ag. grossivelv atiacked @ political beresy op- posed to tho best’ 1nterests of the people and defeuded by an arcogaut and uuscrupulous party. The fight is stilion, Who has the hawdihood to say that we can lay claim to the loast Jacksonian spirit it 1 the strugg lo we turn our backs to the cnemy or lower in v our colors " oin, as uot infi Mr. ( land *quently before, we embareassod und his meanii:: abscured by the exu of bis own rhetoric, Did dou the ex-president mean to say that ifhe should be elected ain tois year ho wouald abandou ‘phariseo 1sm and all manner of mugwumpery and | practice the Jueksonian virtun of Klcking the rascals out and K3eplog ‘em out flud Kansas City"slar (ind, asm.) Clovelana ugain reminds that tho great fight reform must be carriod to the end, that to turn back or to falter in the' faco of tho victorize of the past two the for Mr. country | tarie vears would be little short of iguominy, fn nearly every case whora tariff appression has | been the issus the dewuoracy hus triumphed, JANUARY and ho 18 & poor adviser or & dangerous ally who would counsel against a desertion of a winniog and & right prineiple. His words aro not only aadressed to congress, now in session and listening, it is feared, to bad ad- , but to the reform . spirit everywhere which may show signs of weakening. It is impossible to estimato the exact resalt of Mr. Cloveland’s uddress, but that Its bravory and its honesty will carry conviction and produco a marked if not a sensational effect canrot be denfed.. It was just tho speech for the time und the emergency, and just the sort of speech that ono wouid oxpect from man of Grover Cleveland's fearlossness, cloarsightedness and lovalty to principle. - TFLOAT, Motto for our esteemed Cotem %00 1t In the fuke It's tiction.” FUN “When you At the celobration of Whittior's $ith birth day tho poot nskoa ono of his visitors, n fafmer, to whom he had lont ® volamo of Plato, Tiow he 1ikid 1t rstrate,” was the reply. “Iseo ho has got $5me of my idens.” Judge: Miss Flypp—Do you know I have do- elded to become u lectur Miss Eidor 1 don't 10 Miss Fiypp—Yes. Jast think! All one has 10 do I to g0 on the rostrom and just tulk and tatlcand taik sald the you have able.” me," Detrolt Freo Pross: “Mr. Bilght," Iandiady to the | it finished your dinner. please leave the Avi 10 Intention of taking it with growled Mr. Blig Chicago Tribyne: “Ardup, did you apply to old Snodgrass for a loan?” T . “How did vou come out?" “Head first.” TOMMY AND THE BABY. Elizabeth ¢, Hain I can nover seream and tambl In tho hall I can nover pound tho table Nor the wall. Never jump up in the window, nd call and simall nnot 8o its value, Notnt il ] to hold it, 101 fail. am ot ifowed to squcezo 1ty II squall apn says it is o brother, Not u doll; But to eall sucl thing a “people’ —AIn't that gall? am n Indianapolis Journal skod Tomm looking up from his book, “how do you pro- UNCE jo-g=g-e-d 7" Does it refer to the lightning or ton i atorrapted Tommy's mother, and tho ernal parent buried his blushing nose dec in his puper. nta Constitution: A Georgla editor, who tly means business, writes these lines: Whin next our patrons we shall dun, We will not loni with one ew York lorald: Tho pro mun is seldom noteworthy. iising young THEY ALL DO IT. Detroit Free Press, He made a resolution Of all ood things to do, And when it ran across the graln e smashed it p. d. a. “When_ a girl repudi- purnd, *1 al- by writing his friend. Philadelphin Record: ates my affeetion.” suld ays soothe my disorde ¢ i Why?' sud posing, of course. enator Plumb's alght up and low could Lowell Courfer: pulozlsts deseribos him down man.’ Ofcourse he was; Plumb bootherwise? Toxas Sifrings: 1 am at your service, mu'an,” as the vurglar said whon whon tne Iady of the house caughd him stealing the sil- verware. Post: A “'passing atertained for u thought" fs “floeting mo- Columbus perhaps one ment." Picayune: When n man hires a dress suit to go on a tear he must pay the rent. Sntnsely SAMPLES FROM SAMPLE ROOMS, Startling Discoveries Made by a Minister Who Analyzed Liguors, I New Yonk, Jan, 11.—Rev. Madison Peters of the Bloomingdalo church gave a lecture on “Samples from Sample Rooms” last night, Mr. Peters began by saying that in Decem. ber he visited a dozen of the bost kept liquor stores in tho noighborhood Md bought a pint of their best gin, whisky, brandy, port wine, sherry, ete. These he had taken to expert chemists for caroful analysis. - “In the sample of puro” Holland gin," ho said, “wo found neutral spirits, rotten corn, jumper berries, turpentine and vitriol. Weé dropped the whito of an_ogg aad an oyster, both easily digested articles, wto this com: pound, acd saw them shrivel up into hard, stringy masses. This shows how nicely a drop of gin nids digestion. In the sample of tine old hand made whisky,” ho continuod, “we found neutral spirits, glycerine, sul- phato of ziuc, chromic acid, creosote, un- slacked lime and fusel ol Now, fifteen drachms of fusel oil ovaporated in a box wili make the toughest cat you can put 1n that box insensible in less than ap hour. But the port wine—*hat vich, fruity drink which solid respoctability is proud to take after dinner—that was the worst of all. What do you think we found in the sample that bought? Well, there wero neutral acia, glycerine, licorice, zinc, meroury, salts of tartar and ether, muriatic acid_and alum, 1 hava statistics 1o show that 100 times moro imported wine 15 sold thuu can be made from the umount of grapes in Oporto,” In the best lager beer thav bo could get, Mr. Poters said thore were discovered pep- per, ginger, vinegar, capsicum, croam of tartar, acetic, nitric, citric, tartavic,suphuric and prussic acids, niwic_sulpauric and aceti other; spirits of nitre, the oil of vitriol, tur- peatiie und cassia, caraway soceds, cloves, biztor almonds, orris root, grains of paraaise, Spanish juice, black ants, dried cherries, orange peel, white oak bark, fennel seod, car- daman seed, wormwood, copporas, ulum, sul- phate of iron and copper, licorice, opium, geutian root, quassia, coculus inducus, to- bucco, saltpotre, logwood, marble dust, egg shells, hartshorn, nutgall, potash and soda, LA AGAINST THE OPTION BILL. Minnesota Bankers Will Work to Defeat the Washburn asure, Sr. Pavr, Minn,, Jan, 11.—It is learnod that the baukers of Minnesota have taken preliminery stops to- defeat tne famous Washburn option bill introduced 1n the sen- ate last Dacembor. A moeting was hold of St. Paul and Minneapolis bank presidents, attended oy leading grain and elevator men on invitation. After some discussion the bankers took a decided stund against the measure and declared that the passage of the Washburn bill in its present shape would break up one of the leading industries of the country, requiring for its_nandling £35,000,- 000 of money from New York, Boston and other money centers und woaken the eredit of all grain dealers and ruin many of them. Committees frow the clearing houses' of St. Paul und Minnespohs will meet to formulate a protest to be forwarded to the senate, Cumera Club, Gentlomen interestod in amateur photo- graphy have been invited to meet 1n the par- lors of the Young Men's Christian associa- ion this afternoon at 5 o'clock to consider the organization of & Camera club, There are a large number of amateur photographers | in the city, to whom such an organization vould bo of considerablo benefit, especially s 1t would give them the use of Ueveioping and printing rooms at suy time, the benefit of discussions ou photorrabhy, Lhe use of en- larging and reducing apparatus to prepare their photographs for steriopticon exhibi- tions in the halls of the association, ete. All amateurs are invited to be present. : Wo N On a Strike. itockronn, 11, Jan, 11,—About forty of the wood carvers hero have struck and ns they all beloug to the union it is probable that the trouble will extend to all the furniture fac- tories. The dificulty arises from the fact | that four of the furnitura companies of this city wanted their carvers to work at ple wors. The caryars refas to do so, objecting | 1o pivcework on the ground that it 'puts a promium on poor workmansbip and has & tendency to make the men slight their work. - — . Two Children Barned to Death, Sepnania, Mo, Jan, 11 —David Bu rand | wife, who roside at Smithton, near this city | locked their children 1 the house when they left homs to visit a nelghbor, During their absence tho buliding was dostroyed by fire, und @ bov 7 vears old and a girl D years old were burned L0 & crisp, BLAINE OUT OF THE RACE. At Loast That is What Tllinois Politioians Profess to Believe, THEY THINK IT GIVES CULLOM A SHOW, Friends of Dontist Charles « That the Unfortunate Murdered League the Oplnion Mas Was Coming Continontul Organization, Cimicaao Bukear o Tik Ber, | Citieaao, [, Joaw, 11, ato Blaine, the Ilinois poli will not be a candidaco for tho republican nomination for presidont. Lotters recevied by promivent republicans in Chicago from mombers of congress and others in Washington during tne lnst few days make this aeclaration decldedly and positively. Emmons Blaine is said to have assured several parsons in this city that his father will positively decline to permit the use of bis name in connection with the publican presidential nomination The letters from Washington are from gen tlemen high in republican councils, One lottor contained tho expression: I can give you positive assurance that Mr. Blaloe is not to be considered a candidate for the prosi- dency.” Another says: “Tho best political author- ity at the capital, 10 my judgment, declures that under no circumstances will Mr. Blaine allow his nume to go beforo the convention.” One of tho writers says that Mr. Blaino is ready to retire with the Inurels he has earned that Tovalty to the president dictates that ho keep out of the convention, and that in de- clining he is conforming to the wishes of his family and intimato friends. Théso letters will bo of some significance to the repunlicans who are to gather in Chi cago on Thursday for a love foast. The withdrawal of Mr. Blaine may give Senator Cullom a boom for the presidency which couid not come about in any other way. He alrcady has a pronounced following that favors giving hiu the stato delogation tn the national convention, aud the Blaine men will bo compelled to choose betwoen tie presont administration and the “favorite son. hink Dr. Charles Was Murde 1. Dr. James S, Charlos, the Omaha doentist who, necording to the veraict of a coroner's jury, committed suicide in the Hotol Brow ster somo time during the night of January 4, was buried at Itose. Hill cemotery vester. day by ms divorced wife, Mrs. Hannah Blacbourne of St. Louis. She is of the belief that, the dentist vas waylaid and robbed be fore lus death, aud is also inclived to the ovinion that he may have been murdered. His friends say there was no powder marks around the bullet hole in his head, which would Indicate that the revolver was not di charged at close range. When found ho was attived in n ragged, budly soiled suit of clothes, without money or valuables. Less than n weok peforo_he had calied on H. 1, McDoaald at No. 58 Dearborn avenue. At that time he was woll dressed and_appoared to have plenty of money. The next McDonald heard of Dr.Charlos was a corpse at the Monroo strect moraue. *Had I not boen told that it was the body of Dr. Charles I would not have recognized him," said Mr. McDounald. “‘His face was terribly battered and bruised and his body looked as if it had boen poundea and kicked unmercifully. Instead of the ncat attire in which I last saw him, his clothes were those of a boggarly tramp. ' I hardly know what to think, but Lam inclined to beliove that if tho truth’ were known another murder would be added to tho list.” Mrs. Blacbourne feels as Dr. McDonald. Her former husband was in the habit of car- rying diamonds to the value of several thous. and dollars and he always carried avaluablo watch, He had nothing when found. Edwin Arnold Talks of Revolutiol Sir Edwin Arnold arrived from the west and left for New York last night. For an hour's time between trains he talked en- thusiastically of what he had seen since last 1 Chicago. In the course of his remarks he said: 1 reservo as the destiny of these groat United States the control of all the lands to the south, of the whole of the South Ameri- can continent. These petty troubles with Chilt will dio away and all will be yours. In South America alone there is room for 500,000,000 moro people. Somo day it will have thav many and ail will acknowledgo the government at Washington. We in England will notgerudge this added power. 1t is right- fully yours. With the completion of tha canal across the isthmus of Nicaragua, you must_have control of it and all that sur- rounds the Egyptof the new world. kEng- land hus all sho wishes. India will always be ours. Two men will always oppose a war over that country, the czar of RRussia and the prime minister of Kngland, whoever ho may be. Still, just such a war'is inovitable, al- though it may not come for many years, When, from unavoidable causos, these coun- tries come in conflict, the Romanoff dynasty will bo wiped away from tho earth. Every Russian_ turoat east of the Caspian will be cut and the Khanates will reign once more in Asia. The romnants of the rotreating Rus- sion army will face at_bome a revolution will overthrow the reigning house. nd need have no fear. Understand me, there is mo truth in the talk of our smail army, 1t is the largest in the world. We can place in the field more than 2,000,000 meuw,"” Frank Salve's Peenline Doath, Frank Salve met his death in u peculiar manner yesterday at Fortv-fifth strect. Sulve was ridging on the tender of a north- bound engino and at Forvy-fifth street he jumped off directly in frout of a train on an adjoining track. Tho engine siruck Salve and threw nim in front ot a moving dummy on still another track. Salve lunded on bis head and was badly crushed, dying soon after, He wus marricd and lived at 71 Trving street. Secretary of Si ticians beliovo, Wyoming Rustlers at Work, A dispatch from Cheyenne suys that in consequence of the exposo of the Wyoming rustlers made by tno big ranchman, John Durbin, in bis interview with a BEg re- porter, Durbin has been warned not to re- turn to the cattle country and tho rustlers on Powder river threaten to shoot him on sight. Every cow outfit has beer driven out of the Sweetwater ranges and many have left Powder river. Rustlers are acting together and have been strong enough to olect ono of their men sheriff. Continental League Meoting, Some time next month the Continental League will hold 1ts first geceral convention in Chicago. A leading member said that the organization of local encampmonts had heen going on s0 fast all ovor the country that the organizers had not been able to find time for a general meeting. When tho delegates meet here in IPebruary national officors will o chosen, The fact that an organization with 75,000 members und several bundred encampments has beon formed within two months 1s an evidence to mauy of the vitulity of the organization. Suid one of the promi- nent Coicago members ““Tho most important object we hopo to ac- comphish is the extirpation of the American movement. It is merely another form of the old know-nothing craze. A little hustling will soon rid the country of it. We don't care what & man's religion or race may be, 1f bois @ good man we sball support bim, Tho leaguo 18 composed of good citizons, and wo have in Chicago some of the most infiuen tinl men on both sides of polities in our ranis,” 0dds and ¥ John Morris shot and instantiy killed his sou-nlaw, William Murphy, at Kingston Mines, & amall conling hamlot twenty miles from Peoria. Murphy had bewn drinking for some time and went homo and abused and beat his wife, who appouled to her father for protection Chicago Scotchmon are at swords points. Peter McEwan, chief of the Caledoninn socloty, issued a cireular casting a reflection upon the Highland society's entertainment. A committeo of the lattor orgmnization will wait on Merwan and demand an apology, and in the event of a rofusal will bring suit for libel Chicago has developad another Mos. sinh in the person of Charles O, Richardson, a gontleman, who publicly aunounces thatho is the fortieth Christ and ciaims to receive mossages from Tom Pane and Darwin through Vers Ava, ‘The Chicago & Alton has de £00,000 for the improvement of with the particular_view of bonefitting service durlng the World's fai A wan named John FHayes, thinly eclad, stole some conl at 141 Waslington street in order, as ho said, to get food and a place to sleep at the brigewell for throe months, The weokly collego journals published Ivanston will bo consolidated into daily. mes Girard was stabbed with probably fatal offoct by Join MoNamara because he would not buy MeNamara o drink. I, A. - CLOSING SCENE IN ided to spend its roadbea its at { MURDER A Rising of Denver Sentences Graves to Be Hanged, Dexven, Colo, Jan. 11.—This morning Rising denied Dr. Graves' motion for arrest of judgment immediately after court convened. Thoro was uo argument, for the lawyers had prosented their authc ties for and against the motion Satueday night aud his honor spenc all day Sunday in exawining themn, The room was silont when Judge Rising nskod Dr. Graves if ho had anything 10 say why tho sentonce of death should not bo pussed upon him. The accused with his gray hair straggling over his forohend maue a stiort speocty in which ho declared that he was innocent and donied that he had mado any confession. Judgo Rising then sentenced Dr. Graves to be hanged during the week of Jauuary 31. [t is left to tho discretion of the sheriff upon what day tho hanging shall oceur, Dr. Graves visibly trembled and turned pale when the sentence was pronounced. After tho passing of the sentenco Mr. Fur man asked for a stay of ninety days to pre- pare bis appeal to tie supremo court. Judge Rising gave him fifteen days and took occa- s10n to remark that the ovidence justified the verdiet, Graves will be takon to the peniton at Canton City early tomorrow morn- ing, whore he will ‘be put in solitary confine- mofit until he is cither yranted a new trial, his sentence commuted or ho is executed. A petition is on foot kere to request tho zovernor to commute the doctor's sentence, not bocause he is thought to bo innocent, but on nccount of the prejudice existing here against capital punishment. Governor Routt today expressod himself as favorable to the condemned man aud will probably not ailow him to be hung. SR g ON THEIR TRIUMPHAL WAY, Ige Dr, Ju an ~ court Delegates to th pternationnl League of ess Clubs Capture E rything, Siir Lake, U, T, Jun. 11.-—-The special train bearing the delegates to the convention of the Intornational League of Press clubs, enroute to San Francisco, reached horo at 11 o'clock today. Tho departure was mado from Denver at 1 a. . yesterday. The train was stopped for fifteen minutes in tho Royal Gorge, whero tho party was photographed. At Leadville tho delegates and tneir friends were taken in charge by a special committes, g of leading citizens, and the anmrmlmnm,( included a sleigh ride through the principal streets of the city. At Glenwood ~Springs, Colo., thirty or forty of the party bathed in the not pool. This was a decided noveity, considoring tho fact that the snow was falling heavily. The run from Leadville to Sali Lake, tbrough the Eagle canon and Tennessoo pass, was made at the rate of fifty miles per hour the fastest running time ever made ovor this section of the road. Shortly before reacning Salt Lake tho del- ogation from tho pressand citizens' commit- tee met the traiu and accompaniod them to the city. Special invitations had been sent to the legislative assembly, torritoriul ofi cors, supreme judges and ~the press of Utuh Thete was quite @ domonstration at tho depot. The delegates and their guests woro ariven to the Knutsford hotel and au in- formal recoption was hela, which included several speeches. A drive about the city followed, including a visit to the Chamber of Commerce, warm springs and the gas wells. In the evening the gus wells were lighted in honov of tho visitors and an _informal open air concert was held in the Mormon tabe nacle. An informal banquet and reception aded the day’s festivities, and at 11 p. m. the train started for San Francisco. SAMOSET SACHEMS, Local Democratic Braves Choose New Offi- cers for the Next Year,, Samoset met last ovening 1 the club, s rooms in the now Boyd for tho purposo of#: electing ofticers for 1592, and tho followine gontlemen will preside over the banner sili stocking democratic organization of tho city for the next vear: President, Georgo W. 5 st vico president, J. F. Boyd: . co president, J. J. Shelburn; third vice dont, Adam Suydor; secretary, John s; financial secretary, Williati Eaglish; treasuror, John Doherty; trustec Andy Moynihan, C. V. Gallagher, Potet O'Malley, W. S. Shoemaicer, Judgo Braudes Colonol tioycs first Jioutonant, I3 T. Shelby: socond lientonant, Joseph’ Tea hon’ third Lieutenaat, Stephon'Crow : fourth lioutenant, E. D, Moddimber, A resolution was adoptod commonding ox- Presidont Ogdon_and thanking him for ser- vices rendered whilo prosiding ofticer of tho club auring the soven yeurs of its existonce W. S, Shoomaler wanted to make arrano- ments to go down to Lincoln aud seat oy ernor Boyd in the gubornatovial chair, but was heavily sat down upon by Mr, Ogden nud othors, who stated that such o stop would b sublimely ridiculous until after the decision of tho supreme court was ofiicially announced. - Mr. Ogdan stated thav o recoption would probably be beld at tho Liucoln hotel a the state capital, whero all wno wished could greet the governor, but the details and nito arraogements would probably bo looked after later, 8 ool L Shorth: 1 Writers Will Debate, At the meetng of the Omaha Steno- graphers association on Friday evening of this week, Prof. Mosher, instructor in short- hand in the Omaha Comwmercial college, and Prof. Fallmer, who occuples a like position in Rathbun's Omaha Business colleze, will bo present and dobate the following ques- tion, viz.: “Resolved, That Grabam's Hand Book is Not tho Best Book for a Student of Sborthand to Study, but on the Other Hand it Possesses Mun Inconsistenoios and Contra- dictions That Tond oatly to Confuse and Discourage the Student.” In this debate tho different plans of teaching udopted by tho two men will be thoroughly discuseed, and 1t will doubtless be most interesting and profit able to all who are interested in the study of shorthand. The meeting of the association will be hela in the Omaha Commercial col- lege, All stonographers and their friends are invited, PRt Coming to Terms with Italy, Romg, Jan. 11,—It Is again stated that g™ negotiations between Italy aad the United States for the re-establisnment of relatior s are making good progress. It is said 1be affair may be expeoted to bo completed soon Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov't Report. Roal Baking - Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE