Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 9, 1892, Page 4

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B, Trschuck, soo o fie B Diishine compiny. does solemnly swe Tt i ol m of THE DATLY I 1hit the actual elrenlat for the weok ending Fevruary 6, 1802 follows: ) Sunduy, Jan. 3 %, Fob Feb, 2 ¥, Feb ‘I nuradny. e 4, Vriday, Feb, 5. Euturday, Feb. 6. verage..... M ZSCIUCK subscribed in my ary. A DI . P PRI, Notary Publie. Sworn o before ne and’ presence this Gih day of Febr BeAL = Average Cir January ———————————— THE SILVER DEBATE, Thursday Tie Bee will publish tho con- cluding arcuments in the silver coinage di: cussion between Mr. Rosewater of Tne Ber und Mr. Burrows of the Farmers Alliance. Orders for recent issues contaiuing the de- bute or for numbers of the daily or weokly covering the entive discussion, will be promptly filled. SWITCIING extortions on the part of the Union Pacific can do a grent ¢ Mamage to the Omaha jobbing tre TruGs and plug-ug'ies are making life in Chicago unusually brisk but un- vertain just now. They are probably testing the executive ability of a mayor who smokes cigarettes, Tie chief drawback to the success of the anti-Hill movement in New York is its want of leaders skilled in practical politics. That style of walent has all been absorbed by TTill's politieal trust. PRESIDENTIAL possibilities duced one-half by Mur. Blaine’s letter. There were but two possibilities. The durk horse is not a winner fov the style of campuign we ave to fight out next summer. are re- THE house two months getting ready for business. During that time but three of the 9,000 bills intro- duced have been passed. dently the Fifty-second congress is nota congross. business GOVERNOR BoiEs responds to the toast, “*Democracy in 2, at the Grey stone bunquet in Denver tonight. If th lemocratic governor of Towa ri: i opportunity, he will awaken in morning to find aimself the strongest man in the west asa candidate for the democratic nomination for the prosi- aency. It will be interesting, however. to watch what he says in Denver on the silver question. TowA cannot afford to be stingy in the matter of an appropriation for the World’s fair. There is said to bea strong feeling in the lower branch of the legislature ngainst expending more than $100,000 for representation at the fair, although the commissioners rec- ommended a mueh larger sum than this and Governor Boies favored a liberal appropriation. One hundred thousand dollars will hardly be enou to enuble lowa to a suitable building and make a satisfactory display of her re- sources, and it would be wise economy 10 appropriate a larger sum rather than make an exhibition that would be un- worthy of the state and put it in unfay- orable contrast with other states, Ther: are other wiys in which economy may be practiced that will bring no dis credit upon the state, lfowa is out of debt and her revenues are ample to en- able her to make a liberal showing at our greal national exposition. Anothor equally favorable opportunity for ad- vertising her resources muy not bo pre- sented in half a century. orect HE political situation in Louisiana is very t! tening. Both factions of the democracy are gathering arms which they publicly declare their intention to uso at the coming election if either makes any attempt to deprive the other of the right to freely cast their votes. It was to huve been expected that whon the lottery company announced that it did not desire a renewal of its charter and would not aceept it under uny eir- cumstances that the supnorters of this institution would seck some compromiso with the anti-lottery faction or abundon the field entirely, but they have shown no disposition to do thisand are keeping up the conflict us vigorously and aggres- sivoly as if the lowtery were still a vital issue of the campaign. Itis difficult to say which faction was the first to threaten the use of arms in the election, but it appears that the pro-lottery party were lod to believe that the opposi fuction intended to restrict them in their lawful rights, whereupon they procesded at once, observing no secrecy in the matter, to supply vhemselves with arms and ammunition and to annouuce their purposo to fight for their rights if any attempt should be made to interfore with them. The reports show that there is & great deal of bitter foeling on both sides, and thore is every prospect of auherous collisions with bloody resulis an the day of election, about two months hence. If the feud between these fic- tions is maintained 1t oughv to operate ‘to the advantage of the republicans, and doubtless would do so but for the fac- tional divisions in that party. The re- publicans of Louisiana have never had a better show Lo carry the state than they wow have, if they were only harmonious. MR. BLAINE AND THE PRESIDENCY, In withdrawing his name from thelist of possible presidential candidates at this time, James G, Blaine in effect re- nounces all hope of ever being president of the United States, He is now nearly 62 years old, with impaired physical forces which it is hardly possible can be restored to normal conditions and which to be carefully husbanded. It is this necessity, undoubtedly, that led him to the determination not to be a candi- date, although the promise of his nomi nation seemed to be even stronger than four years ago. The exactions of a presi- dentinl campaign are very severe, both upon the mental and physical forces, and while us a candidate Mr. Blaine would doubtless have been subjected to loss of a steain than presidential eandi- dates are usually compelled to undergo, still the demands upon him wouid be greater than ho could meet without jeopurdizing his life. In these circum- stances the wisdom of his withdrawal, both on pe-sonal and public grounds, is obvious. The timely announcement of this de- termination is to commended. Tt was due to the party that it should not be allowed to continue in uncertainty as to the intentions of Mr. Blaine, and thereby be led to make Jeclarations un favorable to harmony and embarrassing to those as to whose candidacy theve is no ‘uncertainty. It was due in an to President Harrison, aims to the consideration of his could not re need be especinl senso whose ¢ party for renomination ceive the measure of attention thoy justly merit while the distinguished secrotary of stato was in the list of pos- sible candidates, Months ago Tk Bee oxpressed the opinion that thore was a perfect understanding between Presi- dent Harrison and Secvetary Blaine on this subject, and what has now taken place indicates the correctnoss of that opinion, while disproving all the allega- tions of unpleasant relations between the exoeutive and the secretary of state, assumed to grow out of the popular de mand for the latter asa presidential can- didatoe. It is entirely safo to say that so far as this matter is concerned there has never been any misunderstanding between President Harrison and Mr. Blaine, The eminent position of James G. Blaine among tho great statesmen of the United States is secure, and his ele- vation to the vresidency could hardly give him a stronger claim to the estosm and admiration of his countrymen. His counsel will carry no less welght be cause he is not a prosidential candidate, and his leadership will be as fully ac- knowledged in the future as in the past. . A NOTABLE VICTORY. Postmaster General ~ Wanamaker merits no small measure of credit for the successful fight against the Louis- iana lottery. He did not originate the attack upon that institution, but having taken it up he forced the tight, and the result is a complete victory to be re- corded as one of the memorable ucts of his andministration. The struggle to overthrow this strongly inirenched concern was a pro- longed one. For years the attention of congress was called to it by the heads of the Postoflice department, and public sentiment demanded legislation to de- prive it of the privileges of the mails. Several yenrs agoan act for this pur- poso was passed but failed to accomplish anything. Subsequently suits against the lottery wers instituted by the gov- ernment, which came to no*hing. Bills introduced in congress wore buried in committeo, The lottery company could afford to spand any amount of money to prevent adverse legislation, and it did 80. Tt kept representatives in Wash- ington amply provided with funds to wine and dine and corrupt congressmen. Tens of thousands of dollars of its ill- gotten revenue have baen employed in this way. It wasa power in the poli- tics of Louisiana and exerted move or less influence in the adjoining states. [t retained shrewd and able lawyers, who guarded its interests whe: they were 1n danger. Successful in overcom- ing one assault afte nother, th socmed to be Little use in fighting it, and the public mind had about settled down to this conclusion when a republican ad- ministration and a republican congress cume into power, Postmnster General Wanamaker re- newed the light and President Hary sent n messag ject. The house committ post- oMces and post roads promptly reported a bill and in a little than two weels after its introduction the ure which the supreme court has vo- cently decided to be const tutional was passed. In a late interview ex-Speaker Reed said: *The withdrawal by the Louisiana lottery of its demand for a pow chartor is one of the triumphs of the Kifty-flvst congress.” The post- master general shaves in that triumph, It was his determined stand against the lottery that brovght about the desirved legisiztion, und when this was obtained he lost no time ip putting it into effect. The lottery magnates had at lust to deal with n public oficer who was profoundly in earnest und who had the support of an administration in full and bhearty symputhy witn his purpose. The lot- tory company was resourceful in expedi- ents and fought hard, but it found its business boing gradually destre ed, and itslast hope being dissipated by the deci- on sustaining the law it capitulated. There has been a general expression of gratification at the downfall of this in- stitution, and to no one is there due greater credit for this result than to Postmaster General Wunamaker. 2ver son to congress on the sub- on more meas- THE SWITCHING EXTOR The Union Pacific railway hus ad- vanced the charges for switching curs on its tracks leading to the jobbing and manufucturing establishments of the city. There uppears to be no good reus son for this extortion, 1t costs no more to switch cars this year than last. The purpose is probably to force the local jobbers to give the Union Pacitic the preference in shipments to und from competing points, It however, a high-banded procceding. The state- ment that munerative is 0o trausparent wost credulous. Whether the ecity government his authority to intervene is u question for 'ION, for the i sular OMAHA the city attorney. Ll it is possible to do anything for the relief of the jobbers through the mayor and council City At- Connell should immediately draft the necessary ordinances and they should be presented nt the next meeting torney | of the council —— POLITICAL ARCHITECTURE. The longer we live the more transpar: ent it becomes thit the objections raised ng st the Planters house square site for the federal building were cound and that the selection made was a costly blunder. Everybody who was here two years ago remembers the howl that was raised by parties who owned lots in the square which they wanted to sell ut two prices and parties who owned lots adjicent to block 86, when THeE BEE asserted that the government would be put to the ex penso of driving piles under the founds tion of the building to prevent 1ts set- tling. THr Ber's prediction in this re- aard been fully verified by the superintendent of the building who com- putes the cost of the pile-driving under a portion of the new building at $10,000. We may safely nssert that if the appro- priation of $1,200,000 for the building cavries, and tho structure 18 made to cover us much ground as was originally designed the cost of pile-driving will ex- coed five times $10,000. And that amount must necessarily come out of the appropriation before a stone is laid. This is not all. A structure vesting on a pite foundation is not safe nniess the piles strike firm ground and remain sat- water all the year round. It tho piles reston quickennd thoy will yield to If the moisture is out of the soil part of the ) dry=tot. But that does not seem to disturh the supervising avchitect, who imagines himself qualified to plan and plant pub- lic buildings through political substi- tutes without looking at the ground. No competent architect ever undertakes the erection of a fireproof building without first examining the ground on which it is tostand and taking the surtoundings of the proposed struc- ture and thoe clevation of the streets as a basis for his plans. A building on s dead level, with no elevated ground in the neighborhood, should be plauned with o view to giving it striking prominence, while a building on an in- cline or on a high plateau should have features adapted to its peculiar or lofty location. These preliminadies, however, have been entirely disregarded by tho super vising architect, who seems to be a good deal more anxious to pay the politicnl debts of congressmen and senators than he is to exercise proper discretion in the erection of public buildings. It is nova question of snving money or constructing public buildings that will compare favor- ably with structures erected at half their price by private enterprise, but merely one-of gratifying political potentates. If there ever was a place where political pressure should have no weight it is in the supervising architect’s oftice. That such is not the case is an ev ng disgrace to our government. We do not say this because we expect any change of location of the federal building or expect to check the reckless disregard of the interests of the govern- ment by officers of the Treasury depart- ment who have charge of public build- ings. We do so merely to emphasize the righteous resentment whica our citizens feel over the policy pursued ever since the building was projected. as n new as urated with prossure, ever THE governor of Washington has par- doned Hammond, the infamous hero of the nasty Cleveland street, London, scandal of n year or two ago. He was convicted of grand larceny in Seattle and senteuced to two years in the peni- tentiary. It appears the charge was trumped up, but at all events the action of the governor is to be commended. Hammond’s aristocratic asscciates in London were probably none the worso for his company, but he would soon de- moralize ordinary penitentiary convents in this country. ALL the vacant property within a ‘mile of the High school appears 10 bo for snie for the new Central school site and some of the prices named are very reasonnble. The Board of Idueation should have no difliculty in making o good selection whore so many sites ave offered Tue taxpayers are entirvely witling to have the checks of bidders on county supplies go with the bids to the proper committees, provided always the re sponsibility (or the checks upon extrava- gunt expenditures is not shifted about o theiv disadvantage. NO SEAT 1o faro is tho proposition now before congress to bo applie street cars in the District of Columl The iden is t root all over the country nna will be popular in Omaha for noon and 6 o’clock motors, Tig county ¢ ssioners are paid 800 per annum \ for atteading to county business. They cun earn their s if they tey, but it will tuke a long time to do it if ench meeting is consumed in tallc without results, Tae stata Boa d of Transportation. having thrown grass and chafl at the enilway manugers on this question of milling-in-transit rates for well nigh three months, should now begin doing something more eflective. | with which to the old charges were not re- | HE union depot and the switching controversies are likely to force the city government, to resolve itsalf 1nto a club iknock a bit of business sense into the hends of certain railway managers hereabo s, HE railrond committee of the Board of Trade can cover itsell with glory by taking up the switching extortioa and inducing the Union Pacific vailway to make fuir rates fo- our jobbers, 1I¥ the Omah rd of Trade menns bus that is to say grain business there should be a general shaking up of dry boaes — comptroller of the the nutional bank perquisite a hard blow in his tetter to bunser in lodiana, He stated that in Tueg struck iereney protost fee ar they will | love faust DAI his judgmeng it for a bank offfgdr to perform the duties of a notary gublic for the bank. The protest fees in down the comptroller forgots that most help 1o keop crical expensps PO MAdtcating Ontes, b1 phin Pres Congrossman ‘Oates and his an‘rridic bill are inconsiatent. Oates would make horse laugh. stites o ADestgabl ! Chieago Tribuns Thore seems tobe no reason why Belva | Lockwood apd Private Dalzell should not combine their political forcos and sweep the country like a cyclone ——— Minus the 1. Globe-Democral. Theleaders of the Cleveland element in | Now York are all political have-beens, and such men count for very littlo in comparison with the etive and skillful politiciaos who ure working for Hill, ek An Eminently Proper Remark, Kearney Hub, There is n marked 1mprovement in the edi- torial pago of the World-tierald since the country cuitors have boen invited to contrib- uto, It is proper to add, however, that the fake fuctory is running on full time and needs no assistance. - Proof of Re Boston Adi The romarkabio success of the Cuban recl procity troaty is ongof the most completo ovidences of tho wisdom of Secretary Blaine's policy. A year ago tho American oxport of flourto Cuba in January was 2,720 sacks. Last mouth the export from this country to Cuba reached 62,371, or an increase of about 3,000 per ceat. s i Platform to Fit the Ticket, Sitver Creele T4mes. Hon. John M. Thurston, general attorney of the Union Pucific Railway company, pro- poses himself as a proper person for the vice presidential nomiuation on the republican ticket. The Times bogs leave to suggest the name of Cornelius Vanderbilt or Jay Gould for the other end ot the ticket. Tho plat- form should be: “The peovle be dawned.” e -— Expanding Foreign Trade, New Yok Tribune. President Harrison's formal proclamation in respect to reciprocity with the British West Indian islands is the final step in tha negotiations which have been so successfully conducted on this subject. The new policy inaugurated by the Aldrich amendmont has made remarkablo headway, and has con- foundod its enemios and the habitual detrac- tors of the present administration. pricheer ey s riotism, Philadelphia Press, The quaint old town of Marblehead, Mass., is desirous of having one of the war ships named 1n its honor, and 1t should be grati- fied. Massachusetts made the first resist- auce to Great Britain in the war of the revo- lution, and it was the sailors of Marblshead who first encountered British soldiers, even vefore Leslie's vetreat. Massachusetts raised the first tegops in the war of the re- bellion, and tha first of its volunteers came from Marblehead. If this kind of patriotism does not constitute a valid claim to the honor, what does? R Success Regardless of Principle, Chicago Herald. For these and pther reasons Mr. Woalls thinks the teutative methed would ve the best aven if the deniocrats had the power to legislate in the ‘way of thew own choice. As Mr. Wells nas baen a cousistent and con spicuous tariff reformer for a quarter of o century, his letter ought to quiet the fears of those who imagine that the adoption of the tentative mothod by the democratic party means a cowardly retreat from the ad- vanced position with respact to tariff reform in which it was so completely sustained by thopeople at the congressional elections in 1890, A Chicago Washington I Mr. Kobert C. Givins of Chicago seems to have a head of unusual size—not in his own astimation, but in fuct. He knows when he has encough, [or years he has lea a life of that restless commercial activity the aggre- gate offect of which has besn to make Chicago the most wonderful of humau pro ducts. He has applied himself to business with an utter concentration of faculty and purpose, and after a long and arduous career has concludea that he is rich enough ; that he will stop and rest. The next few years he proposes to spend in leisuroly wravel and observation, first in his own country and afterwards abroad, and then he will sottle down to enjoy the physical ease which his means enable bim to command and the intellectual pleasures which como of a well-stored minil and an opuleut experience. Happy Mr. Givins; seasiolo Mr. Givins, 1t is likely enough that ho leaves behiud, ploauing away at trade and spocutation, wany hundreas of bis fellow townsinen who bave more money than he. His happiness consists in baving as much as he waats. His sz00d sense consists In stopping work while yot he retains the avility to find pleasure in other things. He has condensea bhis philosophy thus: Set a hwit 1o your wants. . Get there, . Quit. Mr. Givins is the very wisest man now conspicuous in the public eye m ruey. Kearney Hub, Tho republican state contral committee will soou be called upon to set a date and namo the placo for holding the spring convention 10 elect delegates to the republican national convention, Later it will call the regular stato convention for the nomination of state ofticers, I3ut it is not the purpose of this ar- ticle to more thau alludo to tho latter, As 1o the spriugcouveution, it is not only proper, but it 15 the best kind of political sonse, to bring @ out toward the western part of the stats, knd the Hub begs leave to present to the members of the commities the namo of the vit Kearney, to be duly con- sidered in nm.g‘:» hection, No argument shduld be required to con vince any republigan of the wisdom of bring- ing this convenyjgu further west, where tho nain contest is Yo be waged this year, and tue state los: or ¥gn by the repuolican party, depending largely, Jpon its ability to recover the vote Lhat hid gone with the alliance. Wes'ern repubfibiihs, feeling that they nave been reco :nized! will be encouraged and strougthened, aut the moral effect upon the iudependent republicans will certainly be worthy tbe eflork Frow the compepcement. of tho independ- ent movement 1 Lhis st that party has held its couveutions principally in contrat Nenraska, anu it bus been weil repaid for ureking away from Liocoin and Omaba aud gottin 2 out into Lhe state where it is possible 10 ca’ch the drift of real public sentiment. Hold the first convention in IKearney s & Just recoguition of the center and the west, Lot it coyer parts of two duys, if necessary— not simply & meehunical nominating contriv- ance, bt a great ingathering of republicans for cousultation and rejuvenution, a genoral and reawakeuing, with sneeches ugs and hurrabis-—hat' is the waz the republicau PATLY CAMO INto existence, o Giny bo a £00d Way o preveut it frou out of existence, Come out from theold political centers, touch elbows with the rank and file, cateh tne enthusiasio of the oys lu the west, and get ready for the battie roval that the polit ical partios of Neorasks will wage uutil next Novewoer. Come Lo [Kearuey! and 50 goiug is evidence oither of | penuriousnessioe loose business mothods | d it | ST00 PREVIOUSY OPINTONS, Chadron Journal, Feb, 6: Al talk about Thayer stepping out of the office and invit ing Boyd to enteris simply nonsense, Should Thayer wish (o quit, all hecan do is to resign, and in that Lisutenant Governor Majors must il Wisnor Chre Feb, 0: Tt s claimed that the docision doos not rer enough to B)yd, but that it over-tules the decision of our state sustatning Thayer's 18ave the cuse just whe! demurrer was filed onso the place. viole, now o far seat mavely court in This 0od whon said demurror. 0 it tiastings Novraskan, Feb, 6: A mandate of the supreme court pinced Governor Thayer where ho s, and nothing but a mandate can remove lim. The offica of governor of Na braska is not one that can be passed around at will, and were Goveraor Thaver to turn it over to M, Boyd without an ordor of the court ho would lay himself liable to public execratic Fob, 7 Majors Tomorrow Lieuten will be governor of Lincoln Call, ant Governor Nebraska in the absence of Governor Thayer 1n Texas and pending the coming of the wan- aate and decision to give Governor Boyd oticial titlo to the place. Governor Majors is an illustration of the old adage about birth, achievement und the things upon a man. Lincoln Journal, Feb. Just to set at rest all rumors about the governorship that may come floating in from Omaba, it may be woll to say that there will be no change in the attitude of Governor Thayer until an ofieial copy of the decision is received from Washington, Lieutenant Governor Majors will occupy the chiair for a tine, and tho uo- sence of ¢ bave no effect whiatevor upon the status of the case. T HOuN DEPEW ON BLAINE'S WITHDRAW AL, He Belleves Tt Means Harrlson's N tlon—Other Possibilities. New Youk, Feb, 8. =The World prints the following: “Have you Leard tho nows " said areporter to Chauncey M. Depew. “No, what kind of news,” said Mr. Dopew. stood in the reception room of his home at No. 43, West PFifty-fourth street, and ina- kind of iutelligonce. “Political nows,” said the repor ter Come into tho library,” suld Mr. Depew. I'he reporter read Mr. Blaine's lotter, “s it true!” asked Mr. Depew. “Trueias gospel. Mr. Blaine not only withdraws bis name for consideration for the candidacy, but names the issue for the cam- paign. What do vou think of it?’ the re porter asked. That,” said Mr. Depew with a grave nod, is cortainly the most important aunounce ment that hus been madw in this prosidential canvass, Blaiue was certain of the nomi nation. There would have beou no name put in opposition against him, He 1s still in & position to largely dictate the choice of the convention, The devotion of the party to Blaine, both in its leadership and rank and file, has pravented the serious consideration of any other candidacy, except the natural discussion of the renomination of Prosident Harrison. This letter makes almost certain the renomination of Harrison. Tho platform will be protetion, reciprocity and ~ honest money —as indicated by Mr, Blaiue's letter, and the spokesman and prophet of the canvas will be James G. Blame.” *‘Don’t you think it possible thata dark horse may get thoro also?” asked the repor ter. tis difficult,” replied Mr. Depew, ‘‘to got a dark horse, unless there is a dark horse in existonco who has developed some phe- nomenal strength. Now, Mr. Blaine was uominated over Arthur, but Arthur was a vice president, and had not before been placed in rejation to national affairs which had secured bim prestige and following, while Gartield, who received the nomination, had been for years the republican leader of tho house of rebresentatives, and had an ideal record us teacher, scholar, statesman, sol dier. orator. “It would be an interesting quory,” Mr. Depew went on after a pause, “who would fiil just such a bill outside of Mr. Blaine. Of course, John Sherman, Allison of lowa, Edmunds of Vormont, Alger of Michigan, ave all brilliant presidential possibilities.” “How atout McKinley 1 “Well, I'd put him in the list. They are all bri'liant prosidential vossibilities, but they aro not dark horses, The sentiment of the country is rather againsta dark horse, or an exporiment. Eliminate President Har. rison and iot the antagonisms which have heretofore disnosed of gentiemen who have been candidates defore national conventious count,and Mr. RobertT. Lincoln looms up as a very potontial figure,though nota dark horse. However, 1 am not nominating a_republican candidate for tho presidency within five minutes after 1 have read the persmptory de clination of the gentleman whom I have re- cognized as the party loader for nearly twen- wy-five years.” “Supposing the New York delogation goe: to Minnearolis solid for you, Mr. Depew?" suggested the reporter. Mv. Depow rocked back and forth rapidly, and then remarked: *I really don’t know anything about what the New York delega- tion way do.” —— o GIGANTIC COAL TRUST. ed Combine to Co the ¢ New Yok, Feb. 8.—Rumors of a gigantic deal between the coal producing companies continue current and regular traders on the stock exchange are all belicvers in the report that un agreemont has been wade by the companies with an immense syndicate which agrees to handle tho entire output and pay the owners of all conl lands 25 cents per ton royalty on all coal taken by them. Provision being made that the syndicate shall have e clusive rights and that the royaltios shall amount in tho aggreghto 1o $10,000,000 a v It is unaerstood the syndicate' will establis a joint agency for the sale of coal at uil the Iarge distributing points and that the presont sales agent system will bo abolished. e Young Harrly Sentenced to Death. ew Youk, I%eb, 8, —Carlyle W. Harris, the medical student convicted of murdering his'young wife, wus sentenced to death this morning. Rep trol the Outp ntr, SOME TRUTHS SPOKEN IN JEST, A man walked into a gawbling house in u western town lutely with #i. [n about an hour afterwirds, as he Gaid down his [ast dol- Lurand walked out. as heard Aud a little soven leavenod the wh Gad ~DId you see that the New York ¢ calted their fastest train the per? No; but 1 hav, their fine honrd that the; A5 the Dafuulter's Dir advertised Route.'” Bradford Era: The caut Meted with the foot und Mouth disease {5 not a new Ohio. of Ohlo are mouth dis thing, however, in uf- Ol City Blizzard: When it comes rizht down 0 orence of opinion, how unreusonable the other fellow wiways is! edinte dangor? There is & dootor upst “1s your father in “Tnaead ho is now." O, me [ s and scholirs, of you want Star: I suppose,” sald th droppea 1o to help run the his to be naturally n exchanze editor?” ' wis Lhe reply, Vit s largely a mutter ¥ intultion. Washingtor of she; Joweler's Clreutue: First Roman—You did today hear Marcus Autonins ask us 1o lend i our ears I cowproliend not his mesaing. Doth thou, Murcellus? Socond Kouwwn—Perhaps ho wanted our ears for the go.d rings that ure in them. There's imany o man of b uster, As blufl a8 you can fiad, Who biows in all d rectiois, You eannot ri se the wind Cotuuh s Post: Wi men will Lo drunk standing Hushau | (experie Ling, that that bartic the byening sir) who loves 8 ¢ 11 muy ot bo in very good ete- 1t 5ho hopes Lo gel ilong bettor Bt ApOrL g i Ances, luy will | thrusting of vernor Thayer from the state will He he looked as if he would not be surprised at any Dear, whutdoes this | 1 Lhe Dapor.where 1L siy's that the toust | CHICAGO OVERRUN BY THUGS Highway Robbers and Tncendiaries Ope rate Right Under Officers’ Nosos, A NINE-YEAR-OLD BURGLAR CAPTURED Chief of Police MeClanghrey by the G Trast, but 1 v s Their Warning -1 of AMairs, Threatened Dis sty State or Tur Ber, | Ciicaco, ., Fob, 8. § The reign of thugism in Chicago at the present tinie 13 almost without paraliel in the city's history. In addition to the attack on Datective Hortor opposite the city hall, an account of which ‘Tur Bre published this morning, there was an attompted robbery quita as bold which took place almost at the doors of the Desplaines streot station about 1oclock. At that hour Andrew Aronsen was passing a saloon immediately north of the station on nis way home, when ho was assaulted by two men who tried to gt his fold wateh. A lieutenant of police, hoaring his cries, rushed ont and was informed by the badly frightened Aronson that somebody had tried to hit him. The poligeman, with charactemstic penetration, assumed that it was only a saloon row. Ho told Aron- son to go homo. Subsequently the true nature of the caso was iearncd and the two men who made the assault wero arrested. Before this, in the afternoon, an attempt was made to set fireto a dry goods store near the residence of Chief Swaenio of the firo de partment. ‘The flames wore discovered by the chief himself before they had made wuch headway and were put ont Generai Sullivan of 134 Van Buren street, was stopped by two men at the Polk street bridge at midnight. Ono of them covered bim with a revolver and the othier velieved him of &, On tho west_side, near Adams and Hal stead streots, Mary Foster wasistopped carly in the eveniug by three men, Who robbed her of her pocketbook and ran, When the offi cors succeeded in arrosting two of tho thieves thoy werc set upon by frionds of the latter, badly beaten and their clubs, stars aud re- volvers taken mway. All threo were finally gotten under arrest. A Juvenile Burglar, In keeping the fashion of crime now pre- vailiog, -vear-old Goeorge Loevy, who is small for his age, was captured whilo trying to burglarize & house at No. 4.042 Forest avenue. Cimeaco Buniat from a the bottom, a pane of bad scraped the top a fow glass off and window. putty and hour later by the police. When searched at tho station three kevs wero found on him which had been stolon Saturdny evening from a milk depot at H4b> Prairie uvenue. Previously ho was discovered in an_atiompt to break open & money drawerin the Elgin croamery and had boen stealing from a baker and a druggist on Thirty-first street. lers Are Doing It. “The gamblors trust have warned me that unless I como to terms with them they will turn looso a hoard of things upon the city whose depredations will forco me to resign, sald Chief McClaughey. “This messaio was brought me about two weeks ago by an omissary of the trust. ‘Che effort to couio to terms was indignantly refused and the gawb- lors havo already commenced to make good the threat.” Western People in Chicago, “The following wostern peoplo ars i the city : Atthe Grand Pacific—S. Calaron, lowa City, In.; George P. Nock, T. J. Fosdick, Sioux Falls, S. D : Charles F. Potter, M. C. Nichols, Omalia, Neb.; Francis Mills, Wood- vine, la. AU the Palwer—M. L Blotcky, A. H. Cohen, H. C. Pickrell, Omaha, Neb.: Mr. and Mrs. A. T. Coad, C. Dranch, Rapid City. S. D.; 4. A, Frammell, Lincoln, Nob.: 1.5, Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Sholes, C. K. Williams, Omaha, Neb. At tho Wellington Emuma Jackson, Omaha, Neb. ttho Leland—K. C. Morehouse, Omaha, Neb.; Mrs. Hammond, Sioux City, Ia. At tho Richelion—Mr. and Mrs. A, C. Graff, Omaha, Nov. At the Auartorium—Mr. and Crowell, Cedar Rapids, [n.; E. A. Joslyn, Mrs, Norris, Mr. and »Mvs, L. H. Korty, Omana, Neb'; W. F. Barker, Marshalltown, la. N. P. Feil, business inanager of Tur Ber, passed through Chicago today on his way to Cloveland, O. E. E. Naugle, presiaent of the E. E. Naugle compauy f Omans, Neb., of which Frod Gray is a member, cxpects to locato in Chicago shortiy. AL s ATt D T0 LET HIS BRAIN GROW, Mrs. E. A, Remuarkable Surg! 1 Ope tion ¥ on the Hend of un 1diot, WasmiNaToN, D. C., Feb, 8.—-If a novel sur gical operation which was performed here yestorday is succeesful thore will be ono less idiot in the world. Ex-Surgeon General Witliam A. Hammond, assisted by three sur. geons, opeued the skull of an imbecile, r moved a large amount of vone, closed the skull, and itis d that the patient will uot ouly recover, but will bo a lavel headed man. This is the first opoeration of the kind over performed upon an aduit A reportor saw General Hammond last night sud asked who the patient was. He re- fused to give me his name, but said that be wits the son of a prominent foreign famly. “This gentleman,” said the doctor, “was placed under my care o fow dn fathor to be treated for imbecility. young man of 24, Up to tho age of 20 he was possesscd of a remarkable intollect, He had boon through college and stood well in bis cluss, Soon ufter reaching the age of 20 he began to show evidences of failing montal power. When I saw him four years after that he was al'mosta complets idiot, at whicn time ho was placed under my cuarge. Ho would sit by the iour staring at vacaucy and taughing in & silly way. His spoech was in- coherent and he rarely gave a logical an- swer to s question. His general physical health wus vory strong. After a thorough oxamination | came 1o the conelusion that his mental power was due to tho disnro portion in the growth between the brain and the skull; that bis brai grown faster then the skull bad g nd as @ cons quence was compressed against the inn surface of the skull, subjecting the whole brain to pressure and' retarding its develop ment, “Trepening was decided upon, and yester duy I performed the operation, having first obtained full sanction from his father to do auythiog I thought propor to do. I was assisted by Dr. Fisher aud Dr. Tompkins and the laie surgeon general of the Chilian army, Dr. Middleton. I have made a semi lunar incision in the scalp at & point about two and one-half incnes above the eye on the Left s1de, turned back the tHap and with a trophine removed Lwo buttons of bone, leay- fug two holes in the skull ut a distance of about three-fourths of &n inch from each other. I then, with a pair of gouging forcops removed the intervening bone so that it made one large openiug 1n the skull, sbout two inches #nd a half iu length by an 1nch in width, The scalp was then brought for ward and the wound closed, A correspond- formed ing operation was then porformed on th othor side, immediatoly over tho right eye %0 that I had two holes in the skull such as | described, covering thom with the scalp, the patient, of course, being all this time under the influonce of an aumathetic of ether, Antisoptic measures wore usgd during the overation, so that I anticipato the wounds will neal 'iu a healthy way, Tho patieat cameo very near dving from heart failure, not rallying weil from the other, but by hypo. dermic injections of whisky, ropeated soveral times, ho was brought out of his weak stato, and eight hours after the opora tion, his pulse was 63, respiration 14, tem porature normal “Now, what I hopo from th that the removal of this large quantity o bone from tho skull will enabls the brain te expand and take off the prossi 1 may say that the brain, after the cemoval of the bor T0S0 Up more ito the ovening than 1t usually aoes, giving tho appearance of the pressure having been removed from it It will take three or four weeks to determine what has boen tho result upon the mind of this young man, and in the meantime, ho may possibly although 1 do not think he will>-die from inflammation of the brain as a direct con- sequence of the operation.” operation 1 - NO BOODLE IN IT. An Old Timer Tells of th Union P Early Uroperty Acquisitions, Omanty, Fob. S, —To the Bditor of T In tho article in Tk Ber avout Union Pacific railroad appoared the following ro mark Just what | upon the with such prese matters fluences » ounetl to ind o brovght to beur IS mambars to i (rCAL hasto 15 not known at the time. Twonty-nine years have passod away, dimming the recoll fons of the men who attended the counoll meetinz, The meet- Ing, however, was one at which business was not allowed to lag or Ling by the wayslide, Now, Mr. Editor, many of your readers may cateh tho idea’ that little boodlo was beliind it, for it has como in the last twelve or fiftoon yoars so much in tho mind of lonest peoplo that wherover somethiug wont through in a rush there was a_ little, “either at the head or at the tail,”” in1t, but this was not the cuse in those days. Tho boodler hnd not reached Omaba and even not for a dozen years thoreaftor. Councilmon iu the 'Gis Served without pay: they had noteven chance to mako a little spending money by negotiating for school sites or bean partuers o wall plaster, but they were strictly “honorar, s, Now I will try toexplain how the “rusn’ camo 6v. Times had been very dull hero since 1550, Hardly anytniug to do, and most of thoso who were not bound on a picco of property had left Omaha, aud your readers of later coming may well imagine what jov it created, when it becamo known that a rail- road was 1o bo built here, ‘There was a line laid out ten yeurs bofore from Davenport a point about opposite Bellevuo (ST, It was about 4 o'clock 1n the after- | noon when ho was caught tying to romovo | o | from | in | minutes he would have been insido | Little George ran away and was found an | Marys). The road was graded as far as lown City, whe the company failed and sowehad tho idea the new road on this side the Missouri would start. opposite tha road in lowa, ‘Phie council was told or urgec to submit to ull tho company asked for, anc as tho samo was well posted on tho feeling o. the people they took good advantage of it ani bad the council put the question before the people, every man, woman and child would have voted “ves.” ~ Besides, the land was 1ot considered of much value in the bottoms at that time, Although they got all they wanted, aboat five yeavs lator they came again in a regular highwayman's style, *Your money or your life,” The fiest “meant 250,000 1 bonds, whicn was a hard nut to crack for the young boy Omaha, and tho latter was the building of tho bridge near Bellevue, which would have prossed the life ont of the boy at that time, sure. They had their weanon well fixed by abandoning the mostly graded straight road from Omaba to Mil- lard, and made the so-called herseshoo. seven miles longer, but within three milos of the proposed bridge. Now Arthur Johnson, Mrs. | | crucifix and murnm | tho calf of tho rieht log. ago by his Hoisa | tor ull that, they promised to build a fino, commodious depot; but what have they donot At a lapse of twentv-five vears a dog shea is all there is. Tho boy Omaba is grown up to a biz strong man, and it is just about time 1o turn the weapon the othor way and com mand (not b “Rultill your obligation in full or give back what vou got under falso pretenses and bulldozing.” JR e INT OFF BY WIRE, Mu Tvain Sing Prison, Sixe Sixg, N. Y., Feb. 8. -Charles Mc Hvaine, murderer of groceryman Luca, was electrocuted at 11:12 this morning. The warden read the death warrant to the con demned man at midnight. When the waraen left Mcllvain he gave him to undersiand that his Lours were numbered and advised him 1o wy and get all the sleep he could. The murderer seemed quiet and did not seem tc be visibly affectod by the reading of the death warrant. > Father Creodon arrived at the prison at o'clock and proceeded at onco to Mcllvaino's cell. After prayer the condemned man par- took of a light breakfast. He appeared to boin good spirits avd did not show auy signs of weakening. Mcllvaine was shocked to death at 11:12 Tho firs tcontuct was forty-five scconds i duration. A few secouds after the currert was cut off frotk issued from the mout, and almost simultaneously thero was a quick gurgling sound und as quick a recovery, like a porson strongling. The current was at once reappiied and continued for fortv-live seconds, whon the doctors exumined the sub- ject and declared him dead. ‘I'ne condemned man enme iuto the cham. bor with the priest ying beloro him o prayers. The chur fore employed. On encl side at the arms was a jar intc which the hands were immersed iy a solution of salt. ‘The arms were strappe: a the eibows and wrists, und_the contact al the head was mado ot the forehead. Al eicetrode, ns in previous cases here, wa present for use on the leg in case of u failuce or mishap at the other pownts of contact. The first contact was made througn the hand and hean; the second through the head and The doctors with oue exception believe hife and consciousies were destroyed at the samo instant Ax compared with the Kemmier execution, that of Mellvine was much loss distrossing. MURDERED BY HIGUBINDERS. Prominent Chiness Dy Blood at ctrocuted at Sing used was never b Killed an Francise Sax Fraxcisco, Cal., Fob. 8. Dr. Chuey Sue Yoe, a Chinase physician, well know: and respected, died yesterduy from a wound inflicted on him by two Chiuese highbinders Saturday ovening. The murder was mos! wanton and unprovoked even for Chinatown, The doctor was cooking his dinner the rear of his house on Dupont street, when twe Chinese entered and commitlea a nuisauce, The doctor requested them to stop, when witbout n word one of them drew a pisto and shot Yee in the abdomen, The assassins fled and have ot beon captured, Usually Chinese murdered here are memburs of ono of the warring socicties, but Dr. Yee did not belcug to uny of these, It is thought possible the Six companies will take the matter up and hand over the murderers to justice, otherwise the chance of capturiug them is vory slight. i Cold - Wisn't Sca a4 Th . Prous, Iil, Feb. 8. —A few eveniugs ago, evidoncos of an attempled wholesale burg were found at the residence of tenry Ottenbelmer, a clothing merchant. All the silverware aud valuables in the houss wers found tied up in & table eloth in tho hallway, the toief having been scarcd away. A police: Wan Was put on guard in the residence Lo preveut a second occurrence, but last nighit the thief returned aud caried away all the valuables. Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov't Report. Rl Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE