Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, February 10, 1892, Page 4

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Trschuck, socrotary of The BEe Fublishine compiny, does solennly swoar 1hat the actual eirealation of Tie DALy Bee for the week onding Fevruary 6, 1802, was 1s follows: Sunday. II AT, y. I Wednesday. Fob adnv, Feb. 4, y, Feb, b Buturday, ol Avers . 5 MUCK cubscribed in my February, A. D180 NP PRI Notary Publie. presence thls Gth ¢ SEALL Avernge Cl Tor dunuary 24,384, THE SILVER DEBAT, Tomorrow T Bre will publish the con cluding arcuments in the silver coinago dis- cussion botween Mr. Rosowater of Tue Brr and Mr. Burrows of the Farmers Alliance. Orders for recent issues containing the de- bate or for numbers of the daily or weekly covering tho entire discussion, will be promptly filled THERE is no sense in ing rates from $1.50 and nand $5. sing switeh- per car to OMAIA jobbors have some rvights which the Union Pacific should be com- pelled to recognize. Miss ANADA hus heen looking roquettishly across the fence for somo little time and may send Unclo § leap yoar valentine, KANSAS is just now taking a good deal more intevest in the promised opening of the Cherokee strip than in the coming presidential election MANAGER CLARK will find soveral grievances awaiting adjustment on his return. The most important, however, is the switching extortion, THE competitive drill guaranty should not be nllowed to drag. This national meeting will bring more money to Omaha people directly than a national convention, ALMOST any man would be satisfied to resign tho presidency of a life insuranco company in consideration of an aunual salary of 7,500 during the remainder of u life of leisure. A LITTLE more sense and a little less dignity will undoubtedly bring tho Board of Fducation and the city coun- 1 near enough together to fix the school levy at two mills, AMONG the stockholders of the de- funcy Westorn Farm Mortgage company of Denvor is a man named Snide. From $he character of the concern it would seem thathe owned a controlling in- torest. Tne colored deputy jailor isa black vepublican. Perhaps if he were a black democrat, the county commissioners would not take $20 per month from his salary to add that sum to the salary of the juilor. —_— SHOoULD an extra session of the legis. lature be called switching char, be regulated; meantime the State Board of Transportation and the eity council can draw all their available weapons and bring the Union Pacific to time. Te general agent of a well known enstern furniture company has gone east to superintend the manufacture of the city hail furniture. It is probably a co- fncidence that his departure should oceur while the grand jury is in session. — 'IE new strect commissioner can bring the blush of shame to the hard- oned cheels of the chairman of the Board of Public Works by devising and carry ing out u plan of campaign which shall put the paved strects of the city into passable condition. — RECALLING Mrs, Muybrick’s expori- ence and that of Mrs. Captain Oshorne and other women who have recently figured in En glish courts, we are led to the opinion that gulluntry not as common to English courts and juries us to those in America. MAX O’RELL remarks that if he could be horn again and could choose plaee and #ex he would be an American woman. The witty F'renchman has beon very lucky in his American investments and he has learned that American gallantry in a foreigner is a deawing card fora lecture. CONGRESSMAN MOKEIGHAN informs our Washington corvespondent that ho has no time toread the newspapors Naturally the people will wouder how the congressman from the Second dis trict has been whiling away his time during the last two months in Wash- “ington. — NERVE is a trifle wanting in the Kan- sas alliance directory. After appointing delogates to the St. Louis meeting who would opposo the subtreasury and land loan heresios, they have backed down in most humiliating style in the fuce of a clamor sot up by the suballiances and political farmers of the state. In con- sequence of this Kansas will drop int the Donnelly and Polk serap-basket ut | has also beon mentione { Ther the national convention. THE POLICIES AT STAKE the industrial and financial policies of tho government, and Mr. Blaine rightly | says that “the populs issues is of great moment far-r eratic majority in the The isstes in the coming contest are ‘ | cision on these aind will be ¢ The demo- pre congress was olected as the result of a widesproad popular misunderstanding of McKinley tarifi became a befo the conger 1800, There branches these icies, The law a month elections of was depression in all of industry, und it was espocially severe in that of ALl the conditions favored the prophete of evil and disaster, and they took the largest advantage of the opportunity, They were sessful in leading a majority of the people to be- liove that the tariff meant continued de- pression and ultimate ruin of wil their interests, and in their hasty judgment mu the ssiof riculture. s the people returned to congress o jority of representatives hostile to principle of protection. For a like reason, the general depression, the silver question was made to serve the the purpose of the democracy. A publican congress provided for a libers addition to the currency by ine the tr silv a safe limit, taking for this nearly the entire product of Ameriean but the popular demand for more currency was not satistied und the democratic promise of free coinage won many votes. The people have since had timo to think. They have seen tho operation of the industrinl policy of the govern- ment and know that none of the predicted of it have been verified. They have witnessed the extension of the foreign commeree of the country under the policy of reciproetty, with benolits both to Ameriean manufacturers and American farmers. They have opened to our meat products the long- closed markets of Kurope, while the German empire nits our grain on equal terms with that of her commercial allies. The of depression has passed and the nation is entering upon a period of prosperity that promises to bo prolonged. Nobody claims that the taritf law is perfeet. Unquestionably it could be changed in a number of respects without injury to the principle of pro- tection and with benefit to the people. Butit is not seviously oppressing any elass nor has it brought disaster to any interest. There hus been an cqually general and intelligent awakening re- garding the silver question. Its thorough discussion has convinced o majority of the thoughtful people of the country that free silver coinage would be, under existing conditions, a most dangerous policy—especially dam- aging to the interests of the agricultural and laboring classes. It is not quos- tionable that a very large majority of the intelligent voters are in favor of an honest dollar, and are therefore opposed to opening the mints of the United States to the silver of the world and tablishing here, as the inevitable re of such a policy, the single standard. The industrial and financial policies of the government are at stake in the com- ing contest—the republicai party senting protection to American indus- tries, the extension of American com- mer and a sound currency: the demo- cratic purty standing for tavift reform in the divection of free trade and a monetary system biscd on silver. The popular decision will indeed be of rreat moment and far-renching consequence, sin sury puechases of within purpose mines, ovils seon period o8- it ¥, silvor dpre- WESTE CANDIDATLS. With the growing probability that the national demoeratic convention will be compelloed to select a candidate for the presidency outside of the state of New York, owing to the bitter factional conflict there, the claims and availabil- ity of western men are roceiving more attention, There is some talk in the east favorable to Senator Gorman of Maryland, but it 1s conlined to a very limited circle that does not appear to be A considerable element of racy undoubtedly entertains a strong admiration for Gorman as a shrewd and skillful politician who is not purticular as to methods, but the move judicious men in the party understand that his record would put him wholly on the defensive. and that availability simply as o tricky and unserupulous politician canzot win the presidency this year. Mussachusettsdemocrats aro ondoavoring to arouse an interest in CGiovernor Russell of that but enlar| the demo: stato, while that gontleman has ability and a creditable record in public life his very pronounced hostility to the fres coinage of silver would bo fatal to him with a large elemont of the pavty. Thereis a very friendly feoling toward Governor Pattison among the d: 15 of sylvania, nnd his namo is srotty st be presentod to the national convention. He is capablo and honest, but is not quite in touch with the dominant faction of the party at this timo, The probability is that if New York eannot have the eandid«te her influence will go in favor of a western man, Thore are at loast four whose availabil- ity isnow being considered and who have a more ov less 1iluential suppost Bx-Governor Gray of Indinnn is ono of these, and the indications are that ho will have the support of the dslegution of his stato as second choice in ¢iso it found that Mr. Cleveland cannot nominated. Illinois has two possiblo candidates, Senator *Palmer and Hon William R, Morelson of the intorstuto commerce commission, the former having at this time the larger numbar Chief Justice Fualler of the supreme court of the United States hat douhtless without his suthority or sanction. Tha democrats of Towa will ba solid for Gov- ernor Boies whenever Cleveland is seon to be out of tho question, aad they be expected to make & for their man, It must be admitted that this is not presidential material of the highest standard, but ths democratic party hus never been than it available men of first rate qualific Penn- ve to is ha of supporters, may vigorous fight nooror is now in ations. ure able men in the party, but there are insuperable objections to them as presidential candidates. Among the wastern mon named Govorno Boios s | undoubtedly the strongast, all thir considered. Gray is o wan of very ord THE OMAHA wnd h by a nary qualification no record any public ¢ yoars w8 had consequence is too old dozen Morrison, althe more thaa either ereditable exparience the in public life others and has made a of the 18 1 membo inte o © it larg nmer ion sincoe was organiz A lacks the qualitic r of shown capacity for in sympathy with his pacty on leading issues, and his brief public man would not roquire a great deal of de- The supporters of Governor in tho national democratic con vention will be able to offer som reasons why should be preferred to any other western man, CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS, At the genoral the coming full two nmendments to the constitution are to bs submitted to the people. The for three new executive officers to be known as railroad commis sioners, who are to be appointed by the governor to serve until the general ol tion in November, 1803, when their suc- 310 bo elected by the peovlo and the terms of the commissioners shall detormined by lot, one year, one two voars three yours, that win popuiarity ability, has affaics, is Boies is a lawy public majority of record as u feanse, Boies election first provides b one o servo and the third Thereafter one of the com- missioners will be elected ally T'he other amendment new fon ning the investment of the permanent educational fund of the state. It provides that the funds shall not bo investea or loaned except on United States or stato registored bonds school dis anny proposes socuritios, county rogistered trict bonds, and prohibits the teansfor of school funds or the interest thereof to any othor than educational purposes. The second amendment will be cepted without controversy. It is proper form and its purpose is just and It will be impossible to divert school funds if the amendmeunt be adopted beeauss the state is pledgzed to maintain the permancnt educational fund *forever inviolate,” and to make good any losses which may acerue from any cause. The railroad amendment is bunghingly drawn, but would probably be inter- preted by the courts according to the evident intent of the legislature. The principle which tho amendment will fasten upon the constitution to serious objections. It is adapting the Towa commissioner system to Nebraska Before the people will adopt the meas- ure they will inquire very cavefully into the workings of the Towa commission. It goes without saying that the proposed hoard of commissioners is superior to that now provided for, but even a com- mission elected by the peoplo is no pro- tection against exorbitant rates and dis- erimination’ The experience of Cali- fornia, where the entire power of rail- way vegulation and ratemaking is vested in an elective lroad comnis- sion, is no more satisfactory than the exparience.of Nebraska with her sham railrond commission. The railroads pack California conventions and dictate clections just the same as they pack conventions and dictate candidates for state offices in Nebraska. Legislative regulation is the only sufe remedy against exorbitant vate: in wise. is onen THE GENERAL CONFERENCE. The winter is slinping away so rapidly that almost before w > of it May will be upon us with the vesponsi- bility of the great quadrennial meeting of Methodist ministers and laymen. The time is now here when the details for this important occasion should be ar- ranged. It is not necessary to remark upon the great benefits the city will de- rive from tvhis thirty-day session of the representative followers of John Wesley from all parts of the world, We have invited the conference to accept our hospitality and every loyal citizen of Omaha must do his duty. Bishop Newman is now devoting al- most his entive time to the proparations for the conference. The Methodist clorgymen arc being nobly assistod by those of other denomination: The od work moves on under their diree- tion slowly, because our people ave busy ana negligent. They should rally to the support of the enterprise, The citi- zens” committce is not hehind in its branch of the work, but the individual houscholder is bickward 1n announcing to his pasior or the citizens’ committes what contributions he can make to the success of the meoting, THr Bre de- sires to stimulate individual hospitality and patriotism by calling the attention of individual citizens to the subject, MAYOR BEMIS AND THE MALCONTENTS It was to have beon expected that any attempt to dispense with needless tax- eutors, and any effort to reduce salarics on the city pay roll, would moect with a vigorous and dictive opposition, not only of the parties directly interested but of all machine politicians who want 10 kkeep up the spoils systew, People who make a living out of voli- ties nover favor retrenchment in public oflice: Their consci are never troubled when tuxpayers ave plundered, and they have no sympathy with any honest offort at municipal reform. It is all vight to pledge reform and economy before election s a bait w the eredulous voter, but it becomes a great outrage on the ward politicians to curtail the pat- ronage and introduce business methods mto the munagement of municipal af- faivs, Everybody in Omahn knows that the issue upon which George I Bemis wis elected mayor was to put the boodlers out, to do away with super- numerarics, and give us an honest and administration, Mr, Bemis Is trying to iive up to the ges which were made to the peoplo who elected him. He is not infallible, hut he is honest, vigilant and deter mined to do right as near as he ean sce what is right. In this determication he will be upheld by ali gool citizens re- ardless of party. econom pl is THE country loses one of its ablest wanciers in the death of John Juy Knox, for many years comptrollor of the cu roncy and later president of the Bank of the Republic of New ~York. Mr Kuox had an important part in eo tion with fin affairs of government during rebellion the and | will and established a national ion Jop oxceptional ability. He has contributed very lar the lit- » of Bnance, and the labor of fow is direction ha draswn upon the of ‘the cureency and monetary questions, Ma, Knox weil a8 vigorons of a sound curpency and h the strongestopponents of the free coin- ago of silve p—— T senate committee on brought in an adver ort on the bill of Senator Stewart of Nevada providing for the free coinage of silver. This was expected. The bill will ) to the cal- ondar and will very likely be taken up for action at an early day, when the dis- cussion of silver in the will be opened. Thevo is uncertainty as to how the senato will vote on free silver. At tho last session a free coinage bill wus passed by u considerable majority, but several chunges in the membership of the body have since taken place, while it is quite probable that some senators who then voted for free silver will now bo influenced by the change that has taken place in public sentiment on this question, subsequently roput ely to mon been more largely n ublic dis: cussion always been wdvoeate has an earne was one of finance has senate A TRAVELING man writes to THE Br1 suggest a law which shall compol conductors to disembark passengers in order to avoid rear-end collisions when detained on the main track by an acci- dent. This would involve hardships to passengers und does nob appear to be any safer precaution against disaste than to send o brakeman to the rear with a danger signal. If law were ade- G the situation s making it a ponitentiary offense to ne glect sending warning to the front and r of the train and to fail properly to would be more effective to e to v switeh than that proposed by ovr covrespond- ent, sot ANY attempt on the part of council- men to obstruct the movement for the abolition of sinecures and the consoli tion of oflices whore such eonsohdation improve the service and reduce taxes will be in bad faith. The people of Omaha have decreed thess reforms and the councilmen clected last fall are in honor bound to carry out the reforms. If they listen to disgruntled ward heel- ers instend of carrying out the wishes of the people thev will prove faithless to the trust reposed in them. n DAvVID B HENDERSON of Towa never tokes the floor in the lower house of congress unless, he has something tosay. His arraignment of the World’s fa management was a powerful plea for cconomy and @ rasping expose of its avagance. The speech will not in- terfere with reasonable additional ap- priations for the great exposition, but it will force the director general and other officials to abandon their wasteful ex- penditures Much Jaw in It, Philadelphia Press, David Browbeater Hill must not make the mistake of thnking that the clamor against bim and bis policy is mado by clams, ©x inga Proposal. Nington Post. Gvidontly David B. Hill doesn’t take much stock iu leap year. At least he is not wait- ing for the nomination to propose to him. A Suggestion to Henrl, Denver News. Mr. Watterson has not written a letter de chining the New York Herald nomination for the presidency. When he doas write it he should bo careful that it doss notgo the route of the Hitl lette — - Carry the Nows to N Chicago Times, A Chicago court has decided that the late Johu Crerar had a right to do just what he pleased with his own money. This novot do- cision will ba regarded by New York jurists as verging upon anarchy, The Anti-Hill Move New York Herald, and democrats at le them of considerabla prominence in the have now becowme identified with the move. ment in this city, and sympathetic bodies are organizive for the same purpose in various other parts of the staté, tha moembers of which aro all violently opposed to Scnator Hill und his political methods. w York, Four thou st, many ol 'ty Ciricayo Inter Ocean. Tho destruction of the Royal hotel, New York, with its attendant horrors and terrible loss of life, will again tura publie attention to legislation for the better protection ol hotel guests, 1t is the old sad ana sickening story of life sucrificed thuwough want of care in building and lack of adcquato means of cscape 1n case of fire. No buildings should be more carefully constructed or moro rigidly inspected than hotels which every night shelter scoves of peoplo new to their sur roundings. Philadelphin Press, Chicago is to be congratulatea that the Ilinois courts aro disposed to construe the laws as to inheritance liberally in favor of the wishes of the testators, In this way in the Crerar will suit, the city will get the #1,000,000 library which the dead millionaire wished to found. To the average person not interested in legal techuicalities or the law's delays it seems Soplish that the evident wish of the testator & often the last thing carried out. Tue Crerdr will was estal hed on common sense. 'hav itis on sound law 15 a fortucate thing 10§ the great city of tie great west, 14 - Chicago Tribups: Flower for SRats Roshester Postsl “IRats " in the new exccu- tive mansion ! /1 Philadelphia * itdcord : could scarcely hute raised bad suid *MusErys.” ow York Advertisor Roswell Potubofie “liats! rats! A fll treasury breeds rats.” Cincinnati Conynercial: Governor Flow ©c's reply o a delegation of repuolican and democratic geatlemen who called ou him in president Governor Flower more odor if he For President lower. Platform all, an act | benalf of a liberal state World s fair was “Rats bly be the reply the ho presonts his position donation to the This will proba governor will wet when claims for another official - BROUGHT FORTH 1 SENSATION, One of the Witnesses in the Overman Court Martinl Admits e Was o Defaniter Criveiasn, O, Fev, 0 —The of Honry Rossitar, the clerk man's ofMice, brought forth a sensation Ho that tho Worthington snd Lamson vouchers were partly made out by him ac cording to ora and pactl by Overman, The roceipts were in Overman's handwrit ing. The bill of Lamson Brothers sent to the ofice was for only #2.40. Upon cross-ex amination the defonse, on the ground of at tacking the eredit of the witness' testimony, Inunched a thunderoolt at the witness, Juage Sanders, by a sories of questions, compelled Rossiter to admit that he left_tho Domestio Sewing Machine company in Chicago in 158 a leavy defaulter, 1o, as tho cashier and bookkeaper of the company's Chicago ofice, sunk $20,000 of theiv money in wheat specu lation. It is stated that tho was kept out of the newspapers and t of nis most (ntimate triends or bis relatives knew of it until the unwilling admission of Rossi- tor today, who said the loss has long since been mads good Ltossiter is almost prostrated by the reve lation of his guilt at this late day. At the conclusion of his testimony the jude6 advo- cato announced that the prosecution was ended. Colonel Gardner again moved to quash some of the speciications, but the mo tion was overruled and the court adjourned or the day. wamination Major Over IRIKCINS IS METHODS, Colored Man, His Wit nd Son Kitled Deputy Consta Lortie Rock, Ark., Feb uato tragedy occurred at Bagland, Avk., on last Saturday. Jonathan Ford, a deputy constable, undertook to arrest Hamp Biscoe, colored, a well known desperate character, on o warrant. Biscoo and other negroes at his house rosisted, declaring thav he would not be arrested. Oun Sunday Ford, with another deputy constable, went to Biscoe's liouse to make the arrost, and Biscoe's son, with a wun given by his mother for the pur’ vose, seriousty woundod Ford in the avm and side. A posso then went to mako the arrest and wero forced to kill Biscoe, wifo and son. Swung Him o a Conve Moxticrnio, Ark, Fob. 9.—-As Chloo Wright, the l-yearoid daughter of Mr Jackson Wright, who resides near Wilmai was going to school she was overtaken by a uegro named Henry Beavers, ehoked to in sensibility and most foully outraged. When the Littlo girl recovered sufliciently she dragged herself home and the whole neigh- borhood started in pursuit of tho villain, who was found in hiding, He was taken to Wil- marand swung upto alimband his body riddlea with bullets, The hittle girl is m a precarious condition, HE| By An unfortu COLONEL NANDEZ. No Trath in the Report that He Had Be Executed at Monte SAN ANToN10, Tox., Fob. 9.—The reported exocution of Colonel Hernandez, the Mexican ofticer convicted by court martial at Mon- terey of conspiracy with the revolutionists, bas beon Ascertained to be untrue. After bewng sent forward to be shot.no date having beon fixed, Colonel Hernandez uppealed his case to the War department, and pending a bearing was himself removed to the City of Mexico. It has since boen learnod that the flimsy testimony upon which he was cou victed by the court martial has aroused much sympathy for him in the higher circies of the army, and powerful iufluences are bemg exertad in his bebalf. TOOK A DASTARDLY REVENGE. me of n Jilted ve He Uses Vitriol with Awful Efteet, Cinieaco, 1L, Feb, 9. —Petor Gratz, ajilted lover, took a earful vevenge on his sweet- lieart. With an apparently friendly salu tion, he accosted Katie Baumgardon, who formerly received his _attentions, but lately refused 1o have anyihing to do with him on accouut of his dissolute habits, Before she | could speak, he throw the contonts of a bot tle of vitriol in her face. ‘Tno wirl will be disfigured for life and is in_vreat danger of losing hor mind. 1t is probable she will also lose the use ot one oye. Gratz has: not yot boen arvesied, but the police are huntin him. —_— POINTS, Chicago Pos dge Botkin of Kansas Dousts that he can_pick a 10-cent pieco off fence it 100 vards. The 10-cent plece 15 unsy niess it 1s nadled down Chicago Times: Queen Vietoria is tired of o her health in the I references possible that this tired wrely celing is shared by th New York Press: agent agre b oeal benefited by the Ke How was that?" “His 50, mon o was loy cure. Indecd ! brass alloyed the goid w York Herald: Haushty Ludy (who has hased astamp-Mast [pitit on myself? Camnp Clork—Not noeessarily. 18 will prob- | ably wccomplish more if you put it on the let- o JINGLING WHITE METAL, Philaddelphia Press, stmple littie bill, Frec silver .s my nime; My prssaze bodeth i, A fallu foth the same. And so | do not ear How Blund the broczes blow, Or cool and Crisp the u r; For this I truly k ' just a fittle bill, Free silver is my nume, il Ly out 0. B il And fri and foe the same, Pribune: Cond 1 Horae Thiof o Arizona vigilantes—You ain't ittin’ this knot in the right place You fel- Ters don't seem to understand the ropes Leador (djusting the nooso ugain)—We'll get the hang of it presently. Philadelphin Pross: That Canadi tonipied 10 thiw out dynamite on w hot stone must have been a relative of the boy who thought it would be funny to tickle a mule's hind foot with u straw. nwho at- mado atilnted, Lifo: Doctor (to newly you are to be cong father of twins Hapny Carent oubt fully)— mizht hivve been tripiots, father)—Sir, You are the hat's so. They I hope you ean owe me. I huve Are you willing to walk o got ity an—Y 0, if nocessary. opay—Then walk home fiva more “Sweet maid, 1 sk of thee To iy, to fly, to fly with me." said ho, . wald sho, L you be o 1y, too fly, too fly with me.” If policemen are con pelled 10 pay for their theater tickets the Wil stay on the outside, and the viilain on the stage miy do his worst without fear Philudelphia Pines: 1t shows & disposition to quibble with words when o man ki - other out of i n 1 then asserts he was only trylng to give hin u 1ift. Yonkers Stutes wy tallor i st Butting, thelr bills ' El muc! an: “About the only time his customers rozulur fits,” Is when they neglect to pay A Guzette: The only man who makes | ADitil out of whut he doesn't know s Lhe eXPOrL Withess. Highest of all in Leavening Power.— Latest U. S. Gov't Report. ol Baking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE hicago's Rapid Transit Facilities to Far Exceed the Original Design, World's Fair Boyeott asons Appropriation Clgarett den City on the Trast ~Gar ) Brnead miles of elovated provided for west siders. Such 18 the pros pect now held out by the projectors of the Lake street clevated road. N the sal is Cime or Tue Ben, | it Feb, 0. § raflway will be is gotiations for of the road are nearly completed. It expected that the will be closed this week. The doal involves notonly tho salo of a olling interest and stock of the road, but contemplates an extension far voyond tho original design The total length of the tracks will ba thirty wiles and tho road will not only bo built aloug the streets in the original plan, but ac cording to the revised intentions extendod to the southward city to Jackson park will require a travsaction the bonds it wiil bo and across the To ageomplish all this rgo increase in the capital stock, This, by tho prosent arrangoments, itis claimed, will bo fortheoming, for it1s said that unhmited capital bas beeu inter ested in tho voad World's Fair Afuies. “Discussing the question of securing £,000,000 appropriation for the fair, 1 would very much prefer,” said Director Fred W Peck, “'to unite with the national board in the matter of foderal legislation —to go hand 10 hand with them o congress and prosent a single bill. But a_measure outlined just as it was stated by General St. Clair would not afford us sufticient relief. The only part of the money secured from congress that could bo used by the local board is that for the do partments now controlled by Director General Davis. ‘This sum would aggregato but hittle more than $1,000,000. Now, until wo believ. that congress will not grantus more than that amount, we cannot endorse that nolicy.” It has beon decided by the American Biblo society to authorize thoagent in charge of 1ts oxhibit “to muko free, full and careful distribution of portions of the scriptures as in bis judgment may soem practicablo, under the direction and control of the distributing coramittee, rendering monthly reports to the committee of the number of said portions as distributed.” Jdohin M. Samuels of the department of horticulture, who has just returned to head quarters from his southiern trip, saysa move mont for developing a very thovough exhibit from Florida is now well organized, and the people of the state are thoroughly aroused to | the necessity of making such an exhibit in | fruits and plants as will bo wortay of their commonywealth, and one which shall in many respects challengo the palm with Cali- fornia. Trouble Over Cigarettes, ‘The action of the American ‘Tobacco com pauy in cutting off the usual 25 per cent dis- nt formerly allowod on sctual sales of rottes scems to be a move directed | against the rotail dealors. It has aroused local dealors and they may possibly orgunizo | a movement to boycott the trust, Several of them declare openly that they are ready to drop cigarottes at any time, wh others think the trouble will resultin the estab. Lishment of an opposition cigarette factory, started by plug tobacco people who are out- side of the combine. Death ofan Ol1d T James C. Rice, one of the old-time well known post traders of tho lake country, died in Canada vesterday of general debility, aged 74 Mr. Rice was bora in Canada in 1513, and in 1835, at the age of 20, he removed 10 the island of Mackinac, where ho established a post trading station. ' For thirty-two years ho continued 1 busiuess on tho isiand. He | built several lake vessels which were oper. sted in the fish trade, and in the carly days of Chicazo his business extended o this city. He had many personal remimscences of thoso arly davs, when 8,000 Indians received sup- plies from'the Mackinae post. During those carly times, and just after the regular pay- ment to tho Indians, siiver would pile up iu his store by the basketful. Tho old man was first seriously cked lust Saturduy night, | His wife died about five months ago. Odds and Ends, Michuel Travers, bottor known as Duke Japousky. who for twenty-five years has led the life of a recluse o the little istaud of Japousky, across the channel from Sitka, Alaska, is 1 the city on the way to an in- sane asylum, 1t was the resultof the promipt ness and courage of Travers that the whole white population of Sitka was : saved from massacro upon tho withdrawal of the Unitod States troops several years ago. Miss Baubien, a teacher in the Wells school, will be called upon to dcfend herself against a charge of shutting up ono of her little girls in a_dark cloak room for three duys as a punishment for failure to get her lessons. T'he story telegraphed a fow days ago from Huron, . D,, to the effect that one H. W. Williams_ of Cbicago narrowly escaped | marrying his own sisier, provos upon inves- tigation to have no foundation whatover. recovered £,000 from Roy Williams of PPales tne, 111, for breach of promise. St. Gaudens, the famons scalptor, is here to discuss Logan monument, to be erc front York the Inke Now plans ted on for tho w The following w Atthe G Muscatine, T ton, fa.; H, W Koch, Cedar | Charles I1. S T. A. Claytor Ormona, Neb, Atthe Palmer R. Banscon M. Neiswar atern People In Chie ostorn peoplo are n the Pacific Marcus and Miss Underwood Simpson, Burling Seaman, Clinton, Ta.; 1. T Rapids, Ta; H. T Palmer mner, B, A, Be Omaha Sioux City, Ta.. A, T, Sutton Alphonso Matthews, Dubuque [a.; Mr. and - Mrs, 1, Sioux City, Ia: U, P, K kaid, O'Neitl, Nob.; Mr. and Mrs, Harkor Huron, 8. D.; Mrs,'A, L. Dantel, Mrs, &, H Lec, Cedar Rapids, In At the Wellington—W Havward, Davonport, O'Neill, Neb, At the Auditorium shalltown, In.: D, B A. Burden w | E. Cutter, la.s A C. W. Albert, Mar. Lyon, Mr. and Mrs, ( Dubuque, Ta. F A - POLITICAL POINTERS, W. © Barnott, the Mican Congr to M polis. mmittee of the Second congressional district of Nebraska meets at the Millard hotol tomight at 8§ o'clock 10 reorganmize and to transact such other |lll"4.lh<‘\< as may come before the committee. Today is the vate fixed for the meetings, of the committeos in tho three districts | where there are no chairmen, viz., the Sec | ond, the Fourth and the Sixth, Tho Second will meet in Omaha, the Fourth in Fairmont and the Sixth in Kearnoy. The First, | Third and 1M bavo toe threo chairmen of the three old committees and they will probubly meet when those chaivmen cail tho committeomen together. One of tho interesting yuestions that tho state central committee will probably ba called upon to decide very soon is the bifiis of representation in selecting ogates to | the Minneapolis convention. Each congros. sional district will be intorestea in this and the matter will have to be settled soon Some have snegested that tho voto pollea for Judge Post be mado the basis for roprosen tation, while others ciaim that the vote for Mr. Marule, rogzent of the state university should be 'tho basis. 1t will make but very little difference to Doug county or the Second district which of those W0 are takon, but 1n some counties and dis tricts where Judge Post ran far ahead of lis tickot it will make some difference. wstonal The congressional ¢ L BOY Wealthy Texas-Man Charged with Carrying ON Kansas City Chilaren, Sr. Josern, Mo, Feb. 9, -Max Axelrod, a taflor of Kansas City, has arrived herd searching for his two children, a boy aud a girl, who, he says, were abducted from his home on last Tuosday. Axelrod says ho re sides at b13 Kast street, Kunsas City, and on tnst Tuesday moved from 214 East street t his present location. Ile has a daughter, Mina, 15 years of age, and a son, Alois, aged yoars. These two children 16ft the house on the day mentioned to go to the tailor shop of Joseph Heinmann, Since that time they have not been seen. Axelrod told the policy that 2 man named Ginfenbaum of Dallas, Tex., who 1s very rich und with whom he was well acquainted, had wanted the chil dren, but_he had always refused to allow them to go. He says that Giefenbaum came to Kansas City one dny last woek, and he sayvs that ho lias no doubt abducted the two. He secured a clew in Kansus City, showing that the trio camo to this city, but if hero their whereabouts cannot be discovered. = - FLOUR AND CORN ‘s Ship Wil Carry tributions on Conditions, Puitsprirenn, Pa., Feb, 9. —Mavor Stuart has received a message from the Russian re lief commissioners, representing the mitlers of America and the people of Minnesota, Ne brasku ana fowa, in response to a guer g that 3,000,000 pounds of flour aud 1,000,000 pounds of corn were on the wav toNew York and requesting that the ship offercd by the citizens of this city for carrymg the pr visions to Russia be prepared 1o receive the cargo by Fooru 7. The reply seat to tho commissioners states that the steamor leaves 1 lelphiaFevruary 20 for Libau and cauuot delny to receive a part of her cargo 1 Now York, 1f the flour corn are receivod here on or bofore Pebrua 16, the Philadelptuans ask if they shall con sider it purt of cargo. Thoy are desirous of < vansporting the douations, and ask for un immediate repl ABDUCTED IND GIRL. OR RUSSIA. the West's Buialo Bill's Return, New Youk. I'eb. 9.—Colonel William . Cody (Buffalo Bill) was a passeagor on the Cunarder Umbria. Ho said he is hero for a brief visit, tho object of which is to maks arrangements for his show at the World's fmr. The colonel proposes to make this show the supremo «flort of his life, after which b says he will give up all proféssional evzago- ments, Five Viet PUiLaneLri, Hugh Dougherty were riding in u caboose at the ti explosion of the ongino on the Reading rone yosterday, died today,making a total of five aths from tae accident, The remaining Explosi Pa., Feb. 9. —Euaginoer and Brakeman Faust, who > of the Mae Spencer, young, pretty and a biondo, | victims are out of danger. & S W, Corner 15th Figure it ou. —— a garment, 75¢ a suit, garment, regularly $1. underwear $3.75 a sui %5 for' and lots of oth make $4 to $8 if you this week. BROWNING, KING yourself--- co. ani Douglas Sts, April and maybe during a little bit of May you'll find it to underwear, pleasant wear heavy We' prices silly on our ve knocked the lerwear for this week., A lot at 40c¢ Fine merino 73c a unc Very superior wool t, that we always got - ers. You can also buy a business suit Browning,King & Co L1y %8 b1 ), Ouen Sat ' Other eve: w S, W. ( “or. 15th and Douglas Sts. .