Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, January 14, 1892, Page 4

1 THE DAILY BEE E ROSEWATER, Epyron. — ] MORNING. PUBLISHED EVERY TLRMS OF SUBSORIPTION. Dally Roe (withont Bunday) One il day, One ¥ L8800 Omaha, The Bee Bullding. Fouth Oniahn, corner N and 26th Stroets. Counell Blufrs arl Street Ohiearo Offfe hamber of Commerce. New York, Rooma 1%, 14and 15.Tribune Bullding Washington, 513 Fourteenth stree CORRESPONDEN( All communications relnting to nows and sditorinl matter should be addressed tc the Editorial Depurtmer BUSINESS LETTEI A1l business letters and remittances should te addressed to The Bee Publishing Company, Omaha. Drafts, checks and postoffice orders 10 be made payable to the order of the com- pany. The Bee Publishing Company, Proprictors THE BEE BUILDING, SWORN STATEM ttate of Nebruskn County of Douglas. Geo. B, Tzschu Publishing compa 1hat the actual circulation of for the weel ending January G follows Sunday, Jan. § Moy Jnn. Tuesday, Jun. Wednesday. .| Thuoradny, din. EFriday, Jin. & Buturday, Ju INT OF CIRCULATION, fas y of The BER nly swear DAILY BeR . was A 24,075 UK. Sworn to before me and hed in my presence this th day of Januaty. A, D. 1802 AL N, N g otary Public. The growth of the averace daily circulat.on of The BEk for six years is shown in vhe fol- Jowinz table: Averago 18 [ 11 18,574 19, 18 1A% | 187 | 1889 | 10378 .22 | 15,200 o | i al 15 it 14,151 18,153 15,651 20, 190 18,154 | 18,710120.¢ A Feptember 18,084 18,9807 20,702 25 Octoher November. December ‘Was the governor of Towa afraid to bring up the prohibition question? ULriMar U (s from this government to Chili will be fully as effective as bom- bardments and far less expensive. GENERAL. CoLBY has caught the right band wagon in Washington and hitched Linden Tree to the vehicle. THE readers of Tne BEE will observe that the secret proceedings of the alli- ance reach us regularly and are accur- ately reportéd. PERRY ENGLE is tho biggest man in Towa today. He holds the key to the situation in the upper house with the most exasperating nonchalance. Mayor Beyisis in dead earnest in his desire for an efficient and econom- ical government. Will the city council be equally earnest and co-operate with him in his laudable efforts to reduce the number of tax-eaters? —— Dr. RENNER wants to be chief micro- scopist for the meat inspection force at Nebraska City. Since a time when the memory of man rinneth not to the contrary Dr. Renner has heen willing toact as an inspector for the govern- ment. PRusIDE fears that there I8 not enough v displayed in or- ganizing now alliances. Perhaps if the independents had displayed common sense and concentrated their energy in combating one issue at a time they would have et with greater success. COMMISSIONER GENERAL GREER an- nounces that he is not using his office to advance an ambition to be state treas- urer. He insists that his efforts are directed solely to the purpose of making “a fine exhibit of Nebraska's resources and attractions at the World's fair, The other candidates for state treasurer will be pleased to hear this news. ———— GJENERAL VAN WYCK says the alli- ance is not the people’s independent party, but is the major faction thereof. Jay Burrows’ report shows that $1,200 of alliance funds were appropriated for contest expenses- in making the fight for place on behalf of the independent state officers a year ago. Van Wyck and Burrows are sure to disagrec, DES MOINKS democrats are fertile in axcuses. They announce as a reason for making uo effort to secure the na- tional convention that they will offer Governor Boies asa candidate for the democratic presidential nomination, hence it would be indelicate to fight for the convention. They might as well say atonce that a city of 50,000 could not entertain the convention and could _not securd it under the circumstances it it were able to provide for the crowd. ‘The Boies business is not in the way at all, THE republican membors of the sen- ate committee on sea const defenses recommend an appropriation of $100,- 000,000, of which $10,000,000 is to be available the fivst year and 30,000,000 a year thoreaftor. Although it appears to be a perfectly reasonable measure and one demanded by the unprotected condition of our harbors und seaport towns, the democrats dissent from the report and denounce it us recklessly ex- travagant, The democrats have not yot learned that this is a billion dollar country. A HINT has been thrown out that con- gress will cut-down tife appropriation for Indian education in pursuing its crusade of retrenchment and reform. This would bea sad mistake. The In- dian problem can be solved only by ed- ucation, and instead of restricting the administration in its efforts to increase the number and efficiency of the Indian #chools every patriotic American in congress should cheerfully vote in- oreased appropriations for carrying on Lhe good work so happily begun. Mili- lons expended in teaching Indian youth the English language and civilized trades and industries do m toward ultimately disposing of the Indian ques- thun. millions wasted in warfure upon the romnants of the ouce powerful [N (T r~ AN ATTACK ON RECIPROCITY, Domocratic hostility to reciprocity has heen shown in various ways. It has found expression in the platforms of that party and in the public utterances of some of its leaders, -Quite recently Senator Hill of New York in a public speech pronounced reciprocity n hum- bug, and it has not been observed that any democratic organ objected to this characterization. The latest attack on the policy is in the form of a resolution presented inthe house of representatives declaring unconstitutional the authority given the president in the thied section of the tariff law to reimpose duties on cortain airticles exported to the United States from countries which do not enter into reciprocal arrangements with this country and impose duties upon our products. The resolution directed the ways and mepns committee to report n bill repealing the reciprocity section of the wariff act. The coustitutionality of this section was very thoroughly discussed in the last congress, so that the question now raised is not new. The ablest lawyers on the republican side in the Fifty-first congresds defended itasa legitimate grant of power to the president, amply war- ranted by procedents. Senator She maun suid of this provision that it was not only clearly in the constitutional line, but also clearly within the line of precedents, and ho wassustained in this view by Senator Edmunds and others. Indeed, as we remember, there was but one exception to republican unanimity in the senate regarding the constitu- tionality of the reciprocity ssction, or that portion of it conferring suthority upon the president to reimpose duties, while in the house the republicans were unanimous. As a matter of fact it is the congress that reimposes the duties, the proclamation of the president amounting to simply carcying out the will of con- gress, Whether this is the best mode of legislation is another question, but that it is constitutional can undoubtedly be successfully maintained. This assault upon the reciprocity pro- vision of the tariff act is not prompted by any serious doubts regarding its con- stitutionality, but is due to the fact that the great popularity of that policy and its assured success has given the repub- lican party one of its strongest claims to the support of the people. Reciprocity arrangements have been effected which have already brought most beneficial results to our commerce and are certain, if continued, as they will be under a ro- publican administration of the govern- ment, to vastly incrense our foreign trade. A few countries have failed to take advantage of the opportunity to enter into similar arrangements and the president, having notitied them that if they continueto reject the privilege after March 15 next he will carry out the wili of congress by subjecting their products to the duties prescribed by congress, the domocrats seek to put a checl upon the progress of reciprocity, and perhaps to undo all that has been doue, by uttacking the constitationality of the law. It is another iilustration of the readiness of the democracy to set aside every consideration affecting the public welfare in the interest of partisan advantage. OVTHER STLVER CONFERENCE. A joint resolution has been introduced in the senate of the United States for an international bimetallic conference. It divects the president to invite the countries composing the so-called Latin union, and such other nations as he may deem advisable, to join the United States in a conference with a view to the adoption of a common ratio between gold and silver, for the purnose of estab- lishing internationally the use of bi- metallic money. and of securing fixity of relative values’ between those metals. It is not known to what extent this proposition is favored in the senate—a similar resolution offered last vear hav- ing remnined in the keeping of the finance committee, to which the present resolution hus been referred—but there is understood to be a considerable senti- ment among the democrats of the house favorable to an international conference. Democratic leaders are quoted as ap- proving the proposition, and although the silver men like Senator Teller, who introduced the resolution, disclaim any purpose to surrender ths effort to secure free coinnge, if the proposition for a conference should prevail it wounld fur- nish a plausible pretext for postponing the free coiange issue which the demo- orats would undoubtably take advantage of. There are unmistakable indications that this question is troubling some of the leaders a great deal. . Mr. Springor has puohlicly stated that no bill for free coinagoe will pass the house, and Mr, Mills is on record against such legisla- tion, but it is by no means certain that & majority of the democratic representa- tives ure in sympathy with the views of these leaders, In his annual messuge the president suid he had endeavored by vhe use of official and unofficinl agencies to keep a close observation of the state of public sentiment in Europe upon the question, and he had not found it to be such as to justify him im proposing an interna- tional conference. Nothing has trans- pived since the president submitted this information to congress to indicate that thera is any bottor reason now for pro- posing a conference thun there wus three months ago. It is true that France has indicated a willingness to provide for an enlargea use of silver, and there hus seemed to be an abate- ment of hostility to that metal in Eag- land and Germany, but none of these countries has manifested the slightest disposition favorable to uunlirited coin- age. England holds the key to the situ- ation, and although the chance!lor of the exchequer has said some things re- garding silver which enccuraged the hope that the government would adopt some plan for its enlarged use, there is hardly a possibility that in the near fu- ture the British government will aban- don its monometallic policy. 5o long s England maintains this position Ger many will adhere to u similur policy and this being the situation it s obvious that an 1nternational conference could huave no practical result. The last confevence to discugg bimet- allism was held in Paris in 1831 and accomplished nothing. The conditions have not so changed since as to make it probable that a diferent result would Lo tolerate no more trifling. THE OMAHA be attained from another conference. The effect of the free coinage agitation in this country is unfavorable te an in< ternational agreement, because it ens courages European governmants to ex- pect that the United States will viti- mately adopt free coinagey giving them the opportunity to increass their Supply of gold at our expenso and load us up with thelr silver. CHILI MU The advices from Washington indicate that the patience of the administration is about exhausted in the Chilian mat- ter, and that the president has decided If it be true that the Ameriean minister to Chili has received the instructions re- ported to have been sent to him a very few days will detormine whether the complication is to be settled by peaceful methods or by resort to war. The pres- ont Chilian government has been or- ganized only about two weeks, but it seems to be the view of the Washington government that it has had time enough to indicate its feeling regarding the matter in dispute. and if of friendly dis- position to give some satisfactory evi- dence of it. it might. at least have disavowed the offensive com- munication sent out to the Chil- inn legations by thé minister of foreign affairs of the provisional govern- ment, but oven so slight an assurance as this would afford of friendly intentions has not been given. There has, in fact, been no sign of any kind from the gov- ernment of Chili of a sincere desire to treat the government of the United States with the consideration which one country may properly expect from an- other with which it is on friendly rela- tions, It would seem, therefore, that the ad- ministration is fully warranted in con- cluding tha’ nothing is to bs gained by further delay, and that self-respect requires a definite answer at onco from Chill to the demands from the United States. Everything goes to show that there is a strong popular hos- tility to this country in the southern republic, and if this sentiment domi- nates the government, as appears prob- able, vhe sooner that fact is ascertained the better. At any rate, it seems to bo the determination of the administration to do its duty, without further tempor- izing, in maintaining the honor and dig- nity of the nation, and having done this it will be for congress to decide what more shall be done, in the event of Chili rejecting our demands. Whether the democratic house of representatives would sustain the administration in this matter is a question, but if Chili invites a war the popular demand that she shall be accommodated will be so strong that the house will not be able to resis it. SHALL WE HAVE REAL REFORM? There are altogether too muny sine- cures on the city payroll.. For the last four years we have been creating new offices, raising salaries and decreasing the efficiency of the management of our city affairs. Our municipal machinery_ is cumbersome and almost as expensive as.that of a city of 300,000 population, The uprising in favor of reform which resulted in the election of Mayor Bemis and half of the present council was not merely an emphatic rebuke to boodler- 18m and jobbery, but a demand for radi- cal retranchment. Mayor Bemis is ready and anxious to respond to this do- mand but he is powerless without the active co-operation of the council, There is no doubt the city can save from $1,000 to 32,000 a month if the council would pass the necessary ordi- nances to consolidate several of the de- partments,'abolish sinecure offices cre- ated solely for political camp-followers and revise salaries of subordinates to the standard now paid for like service by business men. : In other words, the council should without further costly delay enact the necessary ordinances that will make municipal reform something tangible to the taxpayers. This may not be to the taste of people who make a living out of politics, but it is the earnest desire of the mass of people who desire to raise the credit of Omaha and encourage cap- italists to invest their money in Omaha realty and Omaha enterprises. It goes without saying that the dread of confi cation by the taxgatherer and the reck- loss waste and corruption that have characterized the management of our city affairs have kept away thousands of investors dnd people who were other- wiso favorably impressed with Omuha. BEMIS AND THE BANK COMBINE. The taxpaying citizens of Omaha with the possible exception of those in- terested in the banking pool, will heart- ily approve the action of Mayor Bemis in vetoing the illegal contract ontered into between the city of Omaha and the banks that were designated as deposi- tories for the city’s funds. This action was based upon sound business principles and the mandate of the law. The compnct between the banks wuas a flagrant violation of the anti-trust and anti-pooling law. The law relating to trusts and combinations enacted in 1880 provides that pooling between persons, companies, assacin- tions or corporations for any purpose whatsoever ave prohibited and declared to bo unlawful and the penalty for such combination or pooling by corporation orassociations is a fine of $1,000 -or im- prisonment in the county jail of the di- rectcrs or officers of offending corpora tions. The banking pool that agreed to di- vide the city’s deposits among its mem- bers and tixed the rute of interest to be paid at 2 per cent wus & munifest viola- tion of the anti-trust and anti-combinn- tion law. Even without any law such a compact is against public. policy, und why shouid the banks diseriminate in favor of trensurers who illegally appro- priate to their own use the interest on publio funds? ‘Tt is generully ‘under- stood thut the banks have heretofore puid 8 und 4 per cent to city and county treasurers. Thoy have paid the state treasurer 4 por cont on the state funds, Aud the banks have time and again e pended from $10,000 to $39,000 to nowmi- nate and elect state und eity treasurers Common decency would therefore dictato that vhe city should at lenst be wreatod as liberally as huve been the treasy who pocketad the interest on public funds )A Bl . 'l in violation of_the lotter and spirit of the law, The lnw very' proferly limits the amount of skybonds to bo deposited in any single bank at any time. This s meroly a pMeaution, but it does not warrant a pool by which one set of bankers shall flivide the city funds in equal amount§ among themsolves on condition that fo bank shall bid higher than 2 per ceat. We realize that the bank combine is almost irrosktible in its influence, but that fact vedounds to the -credit of Mayor Bemis., It is doubtful whether any of his predecessors would have had the moral stamina to incur the displeas- ureof the moneyed men of this city. But when a brave man feels he is right he can face a regiment, —— THE MAYOR'S APPOINTMENTS. Mayor Bemis could not ho expected to satisfy everybody in His appolntments to the city offices, o has, however, shown two things by the names sent into the council. First, the politicians have not been able to dictata the persons to be honored,and, second, he has attempted to select men especially competent for the duties to which they are to be ussigned. W. J. Connell’s appointment as city attorney will give wellnigh universal satisfuction. It is very generally con- ceded thut Mr. Connell was the most ef- ficient city attorney Omaha has ever had. His assistant, Mr. E. Jj. Cornish, is an attorney of good standing at the bar and very popular with all who kanow him. Mr. H, Cochran is not so well known, but is probably the equal of the best of the applicants for the position of city prosecutor. He isa young lawyer of excellent personal habits and is in no danger of being influenced by the vicious elements of the city. James F. Tilley is an experienced building superintendent thoroughly familiar with construction in every shape and form and an expert in reading architectural plans, He certainly is in every respect superior to the presentin- cumbent, who was only an ordinar, penter when he was appointed, and has aequired all he knows now about build- ings from experience in his office. Andrew Rosowater was city engineer when our public works were inaugur- ated, and has since he left the office four years ago acquired a national reputation as a specialist in municipal engineering. Dr. A. B. Somers is a physician of ex- perience and is not a politician. These facts taken together make it easy to commend his appointment as commis- sioner of heaft| Charles Sgigentierg, the new boiler inspector, isf#m experienced mechanic, said to be soqar,‘ industrious and comp tent. J. H. Dumgnt{s appointment as street commissionett “was one of several sur- prises, huLinE ipw of the proposed re- organization jof { the street. department, and pending pha passage of certain ordi- nances, his témrporury assignment to the duties will prove a measure of economy. If the mayor makes equally as good selections for iMg othor offices at his dis- posal, the adminfstration ofyfublic affarfs will be geuerally in good hands. 1 OMAHA’S Deiving Park assocfation is alive-after all, The condition which has been remarked for nearly a year wiis not death, but coma. It needs only a hypodermic injection of cash und confidence to make the $20,000 track an institution of importance and the 140 acres of land a source of revenue to the stockholders. SPECIAL meetings of the council should by all means be held between this and next Tuesday to expedite the work of consolidating the departments and weeding out needless offices, so that the mayor may be uble to complete his list of appointments and place the city on a business basis. PAUL VANDERVOORT, the apostle of anti-monopoly with a railroad attach- ment, was a very prominent figure at the state allianco meoting and gather- ing of independents. With Vandervoort and Strickler as leaders the independ- ents will have a great team. THE county attorney will have a grand jury baclk of him at the next tertn, and this ought to stimulate that officer to go to the bottom of the charges of corrup- tion in public places. He has the op- portunity to render the community an invaluable service. GOVERNOR BOIES omits all reference to his once famous New York ‘speech in his message. 1In fact he takes the other tack and proves distinetly that corn growing is delightfully profitable on lowa farms, ALLAN Roor has the proud distine- tion of being the only independent at large from Nebraska who will attend the St, Louis conference of the third party. Allan has always been at large. MAJOR PApPDU blandly remarks on occastons that i 1s a good doal of a party man, and; the organization of the Board u[('uum;r Commissioners vindi- cates the truth'of his assertion. T youngtoeuncilman-at-large from the Third wik(’ cavtured the favorite committee om winducts and railway which was thebone of contention in or- ganizing the cgyneil. THE charagigy of the men drawn upon the grand jupywarrants the oxpectation that the invesgation of boodiers will amount to someshing more than u white- wash. i T ———— Dpiuion, New York Epoch, Bonjamin Harrison is the best man tho re publicans can nominate for president tuis vear. Waslibngton Post, Mr. Foraker cauzht the vonter of the bull's- oye when he declaved tnat his senato didacy was oppose | by the whole coun e Homanolt Assira w York Tribune 1y intimation that there is Chaeming The czar's t veally no famine 10 Ru tial fallure of the crops, will, of cour: move all upprehonsion to the contrary in spired by tho weird tales that have lateiy roached this country. No mora gratifying assurance has been received since the West Virgiuiu Hatfields announced thst there was re- a, but merely a par- | I JRSDAY, JANUARY 14 1892 really no bad blood between themselves and tho MoCoys, hnt simply & harmiess differ- ence of opinfon. If Russia Is s0 convulsed by & pagtial fatlure of the crops, however, it is curtous to speculate on tho results of & total fatluro, Tired of Walting Fremont Flait, Passing over tho second Monday after tho decision in the Nebraska case was sald to have loaked out the supremo court of the Unitod States soems to be trifling with the people of this state in a mauner to irritate aud exasperate. Surely it cannot be that they have bean now nearly three wooks with the decision in their pockets, refusing to hand It down simply because one of their creatures had been treactorous to them. The matter materially concerns Nevraska, for scores of people are at sea, uncertain as to the future acd undecided as to the present, awaiting the final action of the courts to solve the matter. And f it is true that the old.ap pointees will draw pay from the date of their appointment, thon there are financial mat- ters mvolved in the decision of 1mmense proportions, If Nobraska is required to pay two whole sets of governor and aids while the court occupies weeks in chasing their phantoms, then the circumstances are still more exasperating. The Flail can hardly credit tho rumor that a decision has been reached. But if it has not, why not! It would seem that the case were important enough for prompt and decisive action. A Time for Action, Grand Istand Independent. What the Nebraska Columbian commis- sion lacks in funds it must make up in ener- getic, untiring effective work if it hopes to make a success of the Neoraska exbivit at the World’s fair. ‘The aim should be to ac- complish more with less money than any other state in the union, but it should be re- membered that this cannot be aone by idling time away. Thereshould be much thought expended, but thought should ever be sup- plemented by action to carry it into effect. Things must be kept moving from the socor- ing point to the home wire. —_—— Talking for Milllons,: New York Tribune. The Chicago Inter-Ocean has am article on the “Genesis of the World’s Fair.” We confidently look for some brillisnt Chronicles of its Acts from our neighbor, when the Kings and peoples of the earth flock to see ivin great Numbers, We are sure they will indulge in no Lamentations and wo trust there will be no Ruth at the decisions of the Judges, though there is generally some Job orJeremiah who is sad in spite of all Revela- ti00s of progress and happiness. RN A Long Felt Want, Washington Post. It may be true that this is not a billions dollar country, 1It1s quite sure that it is not a flve-cent country, and the people cannot be made to endorse a five-cent policy, not even if every democratic whooper-up in the land covers the lapels of his coat with nickel badges. The voting public is still able to distinguish the Cifference between true econ- omy and niggardly demagogy. = srnadasld The Loud Drummer, New York Commercial, Even his adamantine cheek could not pro- tect a Chicago drummer against being held up in Montana and robbed of $15,000 worth of diamonds. Only the other day another of the fraternity was put off a Texas train by cowboys for wearing a red scarf. If thero is anything harder about a Chicago drummer than his cheek, nowadays, it is not his scarf- pin, but s luck. G Bleeding Afresh, Detyoit Free Press. Bleeding Kansas is haviug a very hard time to maintain any claim to being a civil- ized community. The scenes that are enacted withii her borders are given broaacast to the worid and will repel both canital and desir- ableimmigration. Organized murder and open defiance of the law are not what the honest farmer and thrifty speculator are looking tor. An Ideal Candidarte, St. Paul Pioneer-Press. The democratic party nead seek no further fora candidate to represent it before the people in November. There is one man whose fituess for that place is sc 1deal that no other should even be named in conneotion with iy, and that man, that perfect demo- cratic candidate, is Davia Bennett Hill. Plattsmouth Herald. Somo political parties aro born with trim- mers within their ranks; others have trim- mers thrust upon them. The democratic party and me, for instauce. G. M. H. el SR SPIRIT OF THE STATE PRESS. It has been discovered by threo or four aditors that if Governor Boyd is reinstated, ne will be nominated for congross next fall, and if elected ho wil: be a candidate beforo the legislature for the senate next fall, This is given out as & “straight tip,”’ but one hardly knows wiiat to believe, for several other knowing journalists are each sure that Boyd will bob up as the domocratic nominen for governor again, There are also somo papers booming Boyd as a vice presidential candidate, but as the constitution bars out men of foreign birth on that, speculation will necessarily be contined to the other oflices named. The Papillion Times quotes the list of democratic candidates for congress in this district: which Tne Bee printed recently, but says we forgot ‘‘tu mention the wman who will be nominated—C. S. Montgomery." “The moro the merrier. There is a suspicion, according to the Lin- coln News, that L. D. Richards has a guber- natorial boom bureau in operation. It does look that way, but the “bureau” hasn't as yet proved a great success. for only four or fivo pupers havo joined. Another paper, not iu the class algeady named, suggests that because Richards was s0 badly distanced in his first race he ought to be given a chance for a consolation prize, which canses the Beatrice Domocrat to re- mark: 1 he can get any consolation in a race with (Governor Boyd fie should bs given u cnance.” Spenking on the same subject, another edi- tor is led to sav that ‘‘when the time comes around Tom Malors, Dov Mercer and a few others will probably bave something to say.” Speaker Elder has several times avowed thathe was outof politics, but his homo paper, the Clay county Gazette-Democrat, says it 18 gontly hiuted on the side that ho will enter again whon the timo comes to olect a Unitud States sonator from Ne braska.” Nuckolls county has been one of the hot- beds of the independent party in this state, but it is said that whero you find six people's Party men @ year ago it is now hurd to locate oue.. The_stute of affairs has caused the oditor of the Nelson Gazette to pen these fow words: *The ulliance will not cut any ficure in the great camipalgn of 1802 for presi- dent. It will be between the same two old parties, and very likely uvon the samo old 1ssues, protection or ree trade, (inod crops and #0od prices kuock the ouly foundation to the alliance whim iuto u straw bat. Business 1yun aud business farmers ace after n prio ciile, aud this is not to e found in the new divlston.” said o tave formally de- i pubiican | stdistriot. | J. B, btrode i3 clured bimself a candidate for t cougressional nomination in th "Phe Beatrico Democrat deoles that it is tighting Senator Paddock Just tow, but says it will feel at liberty to do so “when the | proper time comes, if 1t seos fit to do so." | 1Por & paper that isn't fignting the senutor, the Democrat is printing mattor that could not exactly be called friendly, WARRING WORLD'S EAIR MEY, | There Will B Lively Times Over the Ques- | tion of Local Control, AFFAIRS WILL CULMINATE IN APRIL, Callom's Friends Will Try to Keep 1111 Endorsing Bial w Madman KO Gossip. Cmicaco Brreav or Tig I Cuicano, I, Jan, | It is said that President Baker of the World's falr and his adhorents mean to stand or fall in the April election of the directory on the issue of local control. Mr. Baker declined to state his reasons for assuming that the local inanagement should have eutire control of an enterprise that the public generally regards, in asenso at least, as national; neither did be say what in his opinion would be the effect on the pending application for congressional aid if the local directory shall, aftor its April election, declare that the nationat commission has no authority in the premis Whatever the reason, it is sald by thoso who claim to know, that President Baker means to ignore the commission. The opening wedge in the fight was msert. od some days ago when Chiefof Construction Burnham made his demaad fdr authority to receive and install exhibits, In this fight Mr. Burnham had and bas the support of Baker und the Baker party in the directory. That fight is not yet settled and will not be until President, Baker either wius or fails in his offorts next April to commit the directory to a strictly Chicugo administeation of the fair. There will be a lively skirmish when the boara of control meets here next month, but the battle royal will be reserved for April. Blalne's Friends Active. An effort will bo made by local Blaine men to induce tomorrow’s republican jubileo meet- g to indorse the secretary of state for the presidency. The meeting will e attended by republicans from all parts of the state, and any decided exprossion in favor of Blaine will be taken by his followers as popular upproval of nis candidacy by the party in Lilinois. Opposition to this scheme will doubtless be made by Mr. Cullom'’s friends, and a spirited meeting is likely to oceur. Bad Eastern Mall Service, For the last thirty days tue attention of postoftice officials has been directed toward tho time being mado by the alloged fast mail trains from the east. The record shows that these fast trains have been on time but four times in a month. The result of tnis has been that large amounts of valuable regis- tored mail matter intended for westorn points, and for which connections with western trains could not be made, has been held over at the postoftice. “WWhile wostern rouds give us good service, the eastern trains are very irregular in making their proper time," sald a postoftice official, “and if something is not done soon to remeay affairs a largo part of the postofiice service will be demoralized.” Judge Gresham Calms a Lunatic, Judge Walter Q. Gresham had an experi- euce with a crazy man vesterday. which is best told in the distinguished judge's own words : ““When I first entered the chamber in the northeast corner of the oourt room,” said the judge, “I found Judge Blodgelt aud Judge Jenkins and this man. After speaking to Judges Blodgett and Jenkins, this man ap- proached me familiarly, asking if some one, giving a name which I do not now rememboer, nad arrived. I told hiw I did not know, and he answered that the person haa agreed to meet Lim there and ought to be there. I sup- posed that the man had some business in court, and paid no further atteution to him, | “About 3 o'clock in the aftornoon the mau again enteréd the chautbers on the other side of the hall, where I.was, and he told me that | the marshal had that money locked up anda | would not give it to him, as 1 bad ordered he | should. Not yot realizing that the man was | out of his mind, [ asked him what money he referred to, und he said that $,000 which Jay Gould had paid in for him, and which [ had ordered he should have. I then looked | 1nto bis face, and observed a wild expression ! ou his countenance, und told him to go with | me to the marshal and [would see that he got | what he was etitled to. | “He declined, saying. that anarchists were | after him and wanted to kiil him. I mnanaged to get between him and the door,jand keepiog | my eyes on nim told him to sit'down and I would be back in a momert. He then took a | seat, and 1 went to the marshal’s oftice, told | the deputies what had occurred, and told | them *o inform the proper authorities of the ! condition of the poor man so that he might be cared for. “Deputy Hayes returned with me and whon we entered the room, the presence of the deputy seemed to excite the man and he declined to go with the officer. “Idirected the deputy to leave ‘the room fora time, which he did—not closiug the acor after hm. The man then closed the | door and went to the door leading from the | chambers to the court. room ard locked it. His manner did not indicate that ke was dangerous. 1 told bim to sit down and he did s0. He aguin said he was in danger of the anarchists and referred to his 5,000 and claimed my protection I assured him he should not be hurt. *‘He asked me if 1 were a clairvoyant, and told me ha was coustantly recciving mes- | sages from peoplo of that kind aud had just received one from Jay Gould. He seemed | surprised teat I had not heard of it. “After a little he again became quiet, but | in the meantimo some of the deputies had | seut tor the police and they were outside of the door. The maa in some way learned of thelir presence, and again became excited, | tola the police and the marshals thut thoy ! had botter not enter theroom for a time, The man again convinced bimself that the door leading to the court room was still locked, and tried to lock the ball door, but found no key. I had him tako u seat again and told him I must go soon, at the same time keeping careful watch of him. He asked what wonld become of him, and requosted that I proteot him until the military arvived. 1 told him be had vetter demand the protection of the marshal until the arrival of the soidiers, which he said he would do. *1 then went out aud requested Marshal Hitcheock to o in the room, as I expected to leave it soon. He could not go, but sent his son and I toid the man that the young man was Marshal Hitcheock’s son, and would af- ford him protection when I left, and imme- aintely quitted the room. Two policemen and (wo other mep after a struggle s ceeded 1n overpoweriug the lunatic, who, with a cano which he cavried, sttempled to prevent uis capture. He gavo his name as Martin McConahy, 15 of _powerful build and about 50 years old. Nothing further is known of him. Ho will doubtless bo sent to un lnsane asyluwm.” Will Not Impaire Its Efiiciency, Judge James McDill of Creston, Ia., the newly uppointed Interstate Commerce cam- missioner, is in the city. He savs he does uot believe that the decision of the United States supreme court in the Counselman case will seriously 1mpair the efciency of the fnterstate commerce law, though hé thinks it will be necessary to amead the law in some particulars to muke it fully offective, Odds and Ends, As the result of the work of Bauke Dryer tao chavitable organizations of Chi- cagoare liable to get & whorough overheuling, Disguised as a poor. man he went to many of the lostitutions and solicited aid, and as n Highest of all in Leavening Powe Rl | want to char result of his discoveries Alderman Vierling has introduced an ordinance calling for an investigating commitiee. Enough subscriptions have been secured 10 build & Young Men's Chiristian ussociation vuilding bere to cost $1,500,000. Tt will be tho finest, costllest and most complete build- ing of the kind in the world. As the result of the shamoful cases de bod from time Lo time in Tur Bee, a con- us disease ward i3 to be built on the hospital grounds. Chicugo doctors ridicale esafortida curo for the erip. revival of the old custom of wearing a bag of asafatiaa around the neok which prevailed a generation or 8o ago, and still survives among the fgnorant. Ulick A. Burke, brother of Thomas H. Burke, undor secrotary for Ireland, who, with his suverior, Lord Cavendish, was killed by assassination in Phanix park, Dub- lin, on the ovening of May 0, 15853, died in the patrol wagon box of tho Harrison street police station lust night, The gross receipts of Baron Yerkes' over- crowded stecet car system for the past year was a little less than six and a half million dollars, AL e LAST OF THE SHINNECOCKS, Dr, Keeolov's They say it is a Grip Terminates the Career of the resentative of the Trile, New Youk, Jan. 18.—William Bunn, the last full blooded Indian on the Shinnecock reservation, died in his little eabin on the borders of the once happy hunting grounds of his tribe in the Shinnecock hills, Long Island, yestorday. The old brave had been stricken with grip complicated with pueu- monia, Bunn was a direct descondant of the ruling family in tho Shinnecock trive. He always maintained his indopendence and kept alive the traditions of his forefathers, Ho was among the leaders of the remnant of his raco who sought by an uppeal to the president to ve the Shinnecock hills restorod to tho reservation. Ho belioved tne hills had boen wrested from them unlawfully by the white man. When the town of Southampton celebrated the 240th anniversary of its settlement, in June, 1500, Bunn was the ouly member of tho tribo of Indians on the island who would con- struct a wigwam. He answered tho appeal of the committes and buflt a typical Indian lodge in the center of the village and at the celebration he and his cousin were prasent, making their headquarters in the wigwam os tho last representatives of the once powerful race. The Shinnecock Indians were good sailors, Mauy of them beoame whalemen. Bunn had mada several successful voyages on whaling ships out of Sag Harbor. The tribe was nearly dopieted a fow years ago by the sud den brealing up of tho steamer Circassian, stranded on the beack off Southampton. The Indions were employed by the wreckers on board the steamer when a storm broke con- nections with the shore and left them to perisn within sight of their friends. Orange and Lemon Trust Formed. SaN Fraxcisco, Cal., Jan. —An orange and lemon trust has been formed av Riverside, the stockholdors being principally the older residents, who own the finest eroves in tho orange producing section. They Intend to make a specialty of fine packing and thus es- tablish a first class reputation for their brand, vrhich 18 to be a permanent institution as well as a powerful one. A meeting has already been held at which directors were clected. It is expocted that the formation of this corporation will go far toward settling the question of how best to market crops. BORKOWED HUMOR. Elmira Gazetto with a hectlo flus} cline. Never propose to girl She wight go Into a de- Rochester Post: The Intest s the type trust, but it {sn't well to trust type until one soes the proof sheet. Memphis Appeal: Stephen Tehee has hoon elected second chief of the Oherokee nation, Well, we should giggle. New Orloans Ploayuno: Tho muyor sets good exumplo for ‘dotectives to follow. [y catehes his thief first and works up the clew the next day. Clothier and Furnisher: Cobbie—Billy Bender thought he would be funny, so ho went to the undertakers' hop togged out in o shrou Stone—How was he treated? Cobble—Oh, they lald him out. OWED TO THE GRIP, Philadelphia Press. 0, the grip. the terriblo grip! Lemons, hot toddies an' many a nip; Muny a snceze twixt the cup und the lip, Muny u founder and muny asiip, Bany an ache from the top to tae tip, Muny n hasty funerenl trip— nd in the doctor bills—whew!—let her rip! 0, the grip, the tecrible grip! Harper's Weekly: Doctor (to hoy)—8o yo' mummor say oz what de yarbs ‘ain done her no good? Walt or minnit. (Consults book.) YUl thought so! Ask yo mummor how she spec de yarb do good whien du vill ain’ puld. Epoch: Rosalle—Mr. me ast night, Her mother—Waell. what did you tell him? Rosalie—T was 8o rattled I don't know whut I'suid but I think I aceepted him., “Trotter proposed Somerville Jour: Mr. DePeyster—Why. it's almost il by that elock on the muntel, | Lad no Idea it Wus 5o Inte. Are you sure that cloclk s got Miss Rosebud —Ye 0 clook 1s. Atlanta Constl Whore Is the edir Ofoe boy— Sunday visitor—\Whera? Oflice boy--Up the ratiroad track, sir. H de off with the collection, un' the invetin broke un. Sunday visitor— the meetin', sir. Baltimore American: White manties onght | to beall the fashion now, as nearly the wholo world is wearin one. Washfhigton Star: To be able to st on tha fence is politicat talent. To know just whon to get off I8 gonius Clothler nnd Furn sher: Chleazo Man—| my order fora linen duster, and order o fur-lind cout. "ailor—Yos, sir. Nothing wrong, sir? 50 Man—Ol, no. I hive just nioved ore northern purt of the city. A WINTER WOOING. George Gordon Rogers in Outing, Guess I reckoned thut 1'd never Pop thut question t* Mirandy. First [ tried to was one summor. SitLin' on her di one Augu k her h Hud it set speeen, but somehow she Looked o cold to tuke the header. purty wiord's, and Miraudy ide If [ could find & Ixtra sized tobozg Thit just set Asl 0 Joigin' With my arms around her, slidin Right along on life's toboggun Then Mirandy sm lod her sly way, Witn the color all u buddin® In her chooks, uu’ sald us how vhe Question 100k her kind o' sudden Like, an’ left hor without breath t* ay & word, but cuessed the flyin® Down the hiil, with w nter blowl In your fuce, wuz ruther tryin', But she whispered, Jost s stralght an' jost us clever Down life’s groove as that toboz, Sho would wilde with me forever I F'd niwnys guurd her, keepin' *Round my arms for sife protection; Watehin' for the bumps and strivin' Always in th' rightd'regtion. S0 we oltmbed th' hill, while alt th' Sturs thut winked above and noverea Slippo | behind th' vlouds and told th' Other stars whit they'd disco And, with Mandy’s vye: Down the biil, T've found the jozgin® Jeat uzpleasant 'n' us euny s thist night on thir toboggan. I'd steer hor verod, & lght mo r.—Latest U. S, Gov't Report. Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE / P &