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

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B, Tzschuck, secretary of The BER does solonnly swear Fublishine company, Ahut th tunl elrenlation of Tiek DALy Bee for the week ending February 0, 1802, wus 18 follows: Eunday, Jan. v, Fob. fay, Feb. Feb 4, . 10N, 20.9% Friday Buturd 5 130 0.1 TZSCAUCK, subscribed in my A. D. 18 FErr Notary Public. Sworn (01 efore ne and presence this 6th day of Febryury. SEAL. N. P, Avernge ry 24,524, Tre confed. brigadiers’ party scems bent upon bringing the pension burcuy into disrepute PErsoNAL and private interests should not be given consideration in dis- cussing vark propositions, THe free democrats in congress have the courage of their con- victions and that is more than can be suid of their leaders upon the tariff or free trade issue. coinng Me. Por ‘ comes to the front with an offer of several hundred acres of parking lands at a very much lower price than any that has been offered to the park commission. Next? Tre Union Pacific will discover soon that the mayor and council are not playing for the grand stand in this movement to assert the rights of Omuha agninst extortionate switching charges SDMAY very THE present city government will earn a reputation of which its members will always be proud if it shall prove to franchised corporations of all kinds that Omaha cannot be imposed vpon with im- punity. I 18 cortainly very courteous of Chair- man Ogden of the democratic state cen- tral committee to invite all parties to participate in the Boyd celebration. T suggest that the affair will be nonpar- tisan, however, is presuming upon both credulity and good natur THE New York Life Insurance com- pany in looking about for a figurehead for the presidency has hit upon the idea of offering the title and emoluments to Grover Cleveland. This is the only opportunity Grover will have to be president with a salary of $50,000 a year. Tue New Mexico cowboys invariably enlist the Associated Press on their side in their frequent and usually inexeus- able rows with the Navajo Indians. The avajos are great stock growers, are almost s highly civilized and are usually equally as honest us the cowboys. The cattle of the whites stray over into the Navajo reserve or the cattle of the Navajos cross the reservation line to ranges of tho whites. Disputes avisc, the Navajos drive the cowboys into town orare driven away by them, the country is told that a bloodly Indian war is imminent, and—the next day the story is contradicted. THE widow,of the famous confederate, General Pickett, holds u good place in the pension office at Washington and pusses upon the validity of claims of men and oflicers who wore muimed by tho troops commanded by hor late hus- band. Murs. Pickett is not all lonesome either, for she has numerous neighbors among the clerks, who may be less prom- inent, but were no less loyal to the se- cession cause. Perbaps if Mr. Enloe's amendment to extend the scove of tas inquiry into the methods of the pension office wore to include a roport upon the number of ex-rebels placed in the pen- sion office by Cleveland, it would afford an interesting subject for discussion. Pratse of Samuel J. Tilden by My Cleveland will hardly be regarded as sincere by those who remember how the admonitions and suggestions of the sage of Grammerecy were ignored and treated almost with contempt by Fresident Cleveland. Mr, Tilden was unquestion- ably a great political leader, one whose advice to his party was always worthy of respectful and earnost conslderation, but it possessed no value for Mr. Cleve- land after his elovation to the presidency, and the distinguished leader of the democracy had no experience more bitter than the fact that his well-in- tended counsel to a democratic admin- fstration was treated with disrespoct and cast asido as if it had proseeded from the most ordinary of politicians, It was this fact that had a very great deal todo with creating a bittor hos- tility to Mv, Cleveland in New York, and the admirers there of Samuel J. Tilden have never forgiven and never will forgive the treatment he received. The prosent praise of Tilden by Cleve- land as a pure patriot, a virtuous citi zon, uod u man of political honesty and singerity, will notbe accepted by the friends of the dead leader as an ade quate atonement for the disregard shown him when living, even if it v ' re certain that the praise is sincere. Mr. Cleveland never made a greater nolit ical mistake than when he incurred the enmity of the frienas of Mr. Tilder nd it will remain an obstacle to th attainment of his political awbition, | | ceaso to have jurisdietion | poses as aforesaid, by | i | priated,” ROIES ON THE DEMOCRACY. Governor Boies of Towa was a guest of the Greystone club of Denver 1 day evemng, the being the colebration of the of the birthday of Samuel J. Tilden. Accord- ing to the Denver papers fov or was the recipiont of great consid- eration, it being undergtood that he is vory promising candidate for a place on the demo national ticket error Boles responded to the “The Democracy in 1802, and the toast- master in introducing him, after recit- ing what the governor had done for the democracy in lowa, ““T'he leader who brought about these results, ean he not change the country?”’ The report of the proceedings says: **As tho silver- haired statesman from lown walked slowly forward from the rear of the stage, the gentlomen at the tables and the spectators in the galiories coso to their feet aund cheeved. The ladies thronging the boxes waved theic hand- kerchiefs in the air” o one else was 80 generously honored. But thero veason to believe th the speceh of Governor Boies was som what disappointing. not because it was not good for a speech of the kind, but for the reason that it was inadequate. The governor had but one policy for the democracy in 1892, tariff retorm. *This,” he said, *‘is the issue, and this alone will lead us to victory. He was talking to Colorado democrats and wholly ignored silve How great a mistnke this was may be judged from the way in which the Rocky Mountain News commented on the ommission. S0 far financial matters are con- cerned,” said that paper, “his ach was blank. This is a clear case of presi- dential pavesis. To utter the word ‘sil- * might offend some gold bug in the o Soit was put behind him. 1t was one of the most murked instances of ‘let- ting go’ of silver on record, and in ‘let- ting go’ he let go whatever chances of a presidential nomination he had, and he should lose them. ” The News expresses rogret at having to part with Governor Boies as a possible candidate, buvde- wres that his utter lack of a moderate amount of backbone compels it. “He 28 in the great northwest,” e/mtinues t journal, *‘the locality of his ade him a most desirable candid but the demorats of the south and west will not sacrifi their principles and in- torests to a western man simply because he is from the west, if one lives in the east who will preserve them.” From which it may fairly be inferred that Governor Boies cannot count with any degree of certainty upon having his presidentinl boom strengthened by the support of the Colorado democracy. It really appears that Governor Boies lost a good opportunity to have given a decided impuise to the movement to push him forward as an available western ndidate, and yet his omission to say anything about silver may prove to be judicious from a politicul point of view. The policy of the democracy re- garding silver will be declared by the representatives of the party in congress, and until this is done Governor Boies will not be called upon to commit him- sell. Whenever there is a demand upon him to do this it is not to be doubted that he will be found heartily ncquiese- ing in the decision of the majority. The democrats of Colorado should not, there- hastily conclude to drop Governor Boies from the list of possible presi- dential candidates, If their views re- gurding silver prevail, and free and un- limited coi slared by the demo- crats in congress 1o be the policy of the party, Governor Boies will undoubtedly necopt that policy without hesitation or rvation. HOW PARKS MAY BE ACQUIRED. y able lawyers are of the opinion that the present charter con fers ample power upon the city to ex« cise the right of eminent domain for the acquisition of parks and boulevards. Section 108 of the charter empowc the Board of Park Commissioners to viso, suggest and recommend to the mayor and council a system of public purks, parkways and boulevards within the city or within three miles of the city limits and to designuto the lands and grounds “‘mecessary to be used,” purchased or “appropriated” for such purpose. And thereupon it shall be the duty of the mayor and council to take such action as may be necessury for the appropriation of the lands and grounds s0 designated. Webster defines the meaning of *‘ap- propriation” as follows: 1. Tho act of setting apart or assiguing to a particular use or person, or of taking to one's seif in exclusion of all othiers; applicu tion to a special use or purpose, as of u picce of ground for a park. Now mark the lunguage of the char- ter, The park commission is to designate the lands necessary to be uged, and it is made the duty of the mayor and council to take such nction as may be necess ry for the appropria- tion of the lands and grounds so designated. Does not this language expressly con- template the taking of the lunds deemed necessary for pariss whether the ownaers are willing to sell or not? What els could the statute meun,when it provides that the board shall designate what grounds are necessary If they have no right of eminent dowain then designat- ing the grounds wouid amount to noth- ing if the owner refused to part with them, But the charter goes further. It mukes it the duty of the mayor and couneil to appropriate the lands and grounds designated us necessary. Doos the word “‘uppropriate” mean to acquirve by purchase? Certainly not, because the charter says *‘purchased or appro- " making a clear distinction be- tween buying the land and taking it under appraiseient. Further on in the samo section of the churter the inteat of the law to conve st Tues- occasion anniversary ‘s gov- mtie Gove toast, asked sp vel forc o is de | the right to appropriate the condemna- tion Is expressed in the following lan- guuge: And If such lauds are in the limits of other cities or villages, such cities or villagoes shall over such lands after the said laud is aequired for paric pur- gift, purchase, con- demnation or otherwise, aud said cowwis sion are berchy authorized to purchase or coudomn land in vities or villages withia said limits (meaniug within the limits of Floreuce, South Omals or auy other town THE OMAHA within three miles of the Iimits of Omahal It is beyond a shadow of doult that the right of eminent domain exists so far as it relates to lands within the lin its of South Omaha or Fiorence. The language of the charter is spe and it reely thit any court would deny the same right within the limits of Omah thros miles outside where the to the quisition of par 1ds ombodies the right to acquire by condemnation in ad- ront towns and villages and confers the the mavor and council to appropriate or purchase just as may be found most ndvan The only difference the charter makes as regards the acquisition of park Jands within the city and surrounding tory not incorporated and the land situ ated within the corporate limits of other towns is this: The right and duty to ap- propriate the lands in the one case is conferred upon the mayor and council and in the other case upon the park The manifest object of the w is not to allow the mayor and coun- cil of ono city to exercise jurisdiction within the corporate limits of another city or village, but to confer this juris- diction upon the park commission alone, which is not, strictly speaking, a muni- cipal body, its members being avpointees of the district judges chosen not only from Dougias county but from the whole district, ific is s credible or section relating gro! power upc commission, THE CANADLAN COMMISSIONERS, *'he commissionors on tie part of the Canadian government to noegotiate procity treaty with the United States are in Washington, and the country will probably know in a short time what propositions they have to submit as n basis for negotiations. These will have to bo very much bronder thun any yet made or suggested by the Canadians in order to receive any consideration from this government. It will be invite negotiations if .Canada has noth- ing better 1o offer than a free exchange of natural products, and it is presumed that this is fully understood by the com- missioners. Reciprocity on that basis would simply be a revival of the old treaty, and this no party in the United States would agree to do. That arrange- ment was altogether one-sided in its effects and proved an expensive experi- ence for this country, which abandoned it as soon as it was able to do so. It can never again be drawn into a similar ar- rangement. Secreta Blaire clearly indicated what will be necessa to secure veciprocity between the United States and Canada, so long us the present administration has anything to do with the matter. Only when Canada is willing to negotiate for a gen- eral exchange of vroducts on equitable terms, which shall give the manufact- ured products of the United states the most favorable chance in Canadian mar- will the present administiation consider the question of veciprocity with Canada. The obstacle in the way of successful negotatio: 15 the desire of the Dominion goverment to do nothing that will discriminate against Ing- lish interests. They would like to ob- tain froe aceass to the great American market without making any concossions which might have the effect to reduco English trade with the Dominion, buu in ovder that veciprocity shali be of any value to this country we must be given advantages over England. It is to ho apprehended that this obstacle will bo found to be insurmountable so long as the government of the Dominion is in the hands of the conservative party. A change in the commercial policy of Cunada is undoubtedly becoming im- perative. The country is not making progress, but is rather rotrograding. The efforts to increase populution by immigration have amounted to nothing, for the reason that th 15 0 coustant drain from the native population of people who come to the United States. Deprived of the markets of this country farming has become unprofitabie, and with nothing but the home market man- ufaeturing does not prosper. Efforts to extend the foreign trade have brought no practical results,. The situation growing harder and more distr but still the government w no remedy that involve tion against nglish interests. No rad- ical change is w0 bo pected until the liberal purty is restorea to pos THE NATIONAL DRILL, It will be a lasting disgrace forOmaha through neglect, indifterence or want of enterprise to abandon the effort to se- cuve the June meeting of the National Drill association, Our Omaha guards, assured of the cordiul” support of the citizens, made a gallant winning fight for the encampment at Indianapolis your. It will be especially humilinting to them to find Omaha unwilling to buck the promises made by them on her behalf. The committee soliciting subscriptions to the guaranty fund are not meeting with the success to which the enterprise is entitled. The subscriptions are neither as lurge nor as numerous as the importance of the drill meeting wareants the committee in expecting. Our peo- ple cortainly do not understand fully the value of this nnnual drill in dollurs and cents us well advertising or they would be more gencrous and more prompt in its support. The drill meet- ing will attract thousands of visitors and will be actually worth more in cash to Omaha than a national convention. Fur thermore the subseriptions requested are neither a donation to the drill asso- cintion nor a subsidy 1o secure the meet- ing. They area loan of cash’ or credit to loeul committees whose receipts from gate money, booth privileges, ete., will be more than sufticient to repay all the pablic-spivited citizens who subscribe, Now lat the guavanty fund bs mude up without further delay. a useloss to has salready ve Kets, re is sing, ill consider any discrimina- as THE Cudahy Packing company shows its unbounded confidence in the future of this live stock center by enlurging its plant to a capacity which shall in- erense the number of emploves by from 1800 to 2,500, This is the which will make Omaha Bep wishes there wus style of en terprise nd Tk of it Erow more ho Elder Chicago and tho Chicago Trilaie Hope spriugs eternul in the breast of the average Owabau. e s sl the thiae tryiug o nger. DAILY | certain tha | | | nifi BEL get ahead of somebody elso and flattering timsell witty 'the prospect of success. This time the ambiiisn is to distance Kansas City as a packing cfpter for both basf and pork, which is to bemecompiished within the next n months: Tie Bek says the Cudaby king company has decided to threo tumes the present capasity of its already 1 it is almost hange will b r tho extensivo beef packing pla tong a similar made by the Hammond company, makin place rank next fo Chicago in that import branch of industry. The fact means an ad- dition of from 4000 to 3,000 to the population of South Omaha before the close of the pres ent year. And for Omaha “it means a very marked increase in bank clearings and astim ulus to manufacturing enterprises that are correlatave to thoe cattle and pork packing in dustry.” The improved conditions aro ex- pected to fnclude an extension of the railroad system 1nto the cattle raising region in the Texas p anhandle and the construction of feeders by the Union Pacitic and Burlington lines into northwestern Nobraska and South Dakota. nt Burrows vs 1B Part I, silver debate bered that all primary with actual money, und that our produc and debtor classes are paying today for the use of credit money which is indlspensablo to do tho business of tho country at the rato of 8 for every dollar of metal and paper money in existence. Burrows in part 111, silver debato: Mr. R. asserts that I said the people wero paying &9 in intorest for ov tollar 1 cireulation. Mr. Rosewator must be very much occupied, it:deed, to cause bim to read so wildly. Of courso I have said nothing of tho kind. What I have said (but not in this discussion) 15 that thete was 1 use about € of credit money, based or. doposits, for every dollar of actual ooy in the country. [Payment for the use of houses is rent; pavment for the use of money is interest. Lb. Bk rrows Whnen it is remem- exchanges are mado rs B hing to Ger There, Denver Sun. Tho Greystone clab banguet w silver gathering. It did not mako a presi dential candidate. 1t did not even briug out a prosidential possibility. But it did expose the insincerity, the hypocrisy, the protense, the sham of democracy. It presented that old orgatization as a thing withour belicfs, without patriotic purposes, without regard for the public good and the public intercsts It showed it pmere evasivo, a trimming, a shuflling and a shambling seeker after power and oftico and plundel it TR Death Warrant Sig New York Times. Should the democratic party be guilty of the stupendous folly of committing itself to the free coinage of silver it would be equiva- lent to making & present to Mr. Harrison of enough clectoral votes to etect him triumph- antly and to the republican party of euough seats in congress to give it a secure and long loase of power. Any s an anti- T™h 1. g A A Poliey of Prosperity. St. Louis Globe-Democrat, “The promulgation of a reciprocity treaty with the British West Indies will serve to remind the world that, the republican policy for the extqusion of foreign trade goes marching on in a steady and encourag way. Grover's Picture of David, Denver Repulilican. Read between thelines, Grover Cleveland's letter to the Greystone club banquet means that David Bennatt Hill is asmall, scheming, selfish politician, in the estimation of its author. Kor onco Mr. Clevelaud is richt, The Conquering Issue, New York Tribun -Mr. Blaine may bo out, but reciprocity is in the republican canvass, and iv is a eonquer- ing issue. IS BLAINE'S DECLINATION, Butto (Mont.) Miner (dem.): Blaine is out of tho fiels, and to all avpearances Harrison is without a rival, Chicazo News (ind. dem.): Tt is easily Harrison against the field. \Vith Mr. Blaivo no longer a possible candidate the presiient’s nomunation is practically assured. Rapid City (S. D.) Republican: Foc there 1s not one ong them [Biaine’s admirers) but can turn with equal aevotion to the support of Prosident Harrison, a truly rep- resentati N Plattsmouth (Neb.) that the Minueapolis convention will bave to 1o will be to make tform aund nominate a candidate for vico prosident. 1ts work in owner respects is already done. Cheyenne I'ribune (rep.): It is the Tribune's opinion that the chances are even that some other public man, not conspicu- ously mentioned at present, may come to the front and capturo the prize' which now seems almost within Mr. Harrison's grasp, ’hiladelphia Times (ind. dem.): The mean- ing of Blaine's let.er may be summed up in a sngle settence, viz.: His hopelessly broken health forbids his accentance of a renomina- tion, ana he will not permit himself to be made a party to the renomination of Presi- dent Harrison. St. Louis Globe-Democrat (rep.): The nomination of General Harrison 1s inevit avle., With Blaine’s retirement from the contest the only doubts which have been held on tbis pomnt bave been removed, From present indications the vesult will be reached on the fiest bailot. New York Suu (dem.): Wo are free to say that in our opinion no candidate whom the democracy can name in June could have beaten Mr. Blaine at the poils in November; and, ou the other hand, with Mr. Blaine out there remaius to the republican parly no cangidate who 15 likely to oblain nexv No- vember a majority of the electoral vote against David B, Hill or Arthur P, Gormun, Boston Advertiser (rep.): With Blame and Cleveland both out, the enthusiasm which seemed likely to dominate the cam- paico of 1802 will largely effervesce, but with General Harrison the republicans will have a thoroughly safe candidate, and one who ecan be relied upon to make the most of every op- portunity that offers, a skill whose results were shown on the night of election three years ugo. Philadclpbia Leager (rep.): Thut is not a wholly unimportant matter to have settled, but it is not the most important one which Mr. Blaine's lotter as determined, This 1s that, unless public sentiment has been en- tirely misunderstood or misrepresented, that unless all sigus, 4s clear, apparently, as the sun at noonday, are inisleading, Mr. Har- rison will be ugmt the presidentiai candidate of his party. = “ Looking back over the three years of President Harrison's adminis tration, it is scen 1o have becn one of excen- tional activity #nd usefulness. It has had to do with great international questious, witn finaneial and ecofomic provlems of the Hrst imuortance, and with others of ouly less sig: rco, Graye.and even threatening con tentions between the United States, of the ono part, und Cg@at Britain, Italy and Chili, of the other pal have had 10 be dealt with by Mr. Harrisoli$s adwinistrat on, and they have all been bedugnt to a fair and ussured way of amicalpp. honorable settlement by sagacious, dignified and patriotic considera. tion and action. Horald (rep.): All —— Burean of Transportation, Sovrn Owaua, Neb, Feb, 9, —To the Ea- itor of Tue Bee: | bave read with some i1n torest Lie editorial publishea in your paper of the 7th, entitled “Some Plain Taik.” It oceurs to ne that the trouble with the Board of Trade, the Roal Estato Exchange, the Ceutral Labor Uniow and otber similar or ganizations is, that “what 15 everybody's business is nobody's bustuoss,” ‘I'te solution of the question lies, 1 think, i the establishmont of u fiest cluss freight or ansportation bureau. Chicago, St Louis, Cinemnati, ludianapolis and otner cities to the oast of us, Kavsas the Minneavolis on the north and Colorado cities ou the west have ali establisned burcaus of this character in charge of first class wmen who devote their entive time wod @itntion 10 e problcms of freight on south, FEBRUARY 12 & 1892. rates and claseifications which affect their respective cit Tho merchants and man ufacturors of Omaba and South Omaha do not hesitata toemploy first class men at 2ood salaries when they desire to extend their trade in cortain directions or accom plish othier results in which they are vitally interostod. Thoy should thereforo bo wili- ing to pay liverally for the protection in rates which a thoroughly organized and well couducied bureau we guaran would be glad 1o seo this matter discussed in your columns with & view to awakening public spirit, as in my judgment it is one of the most important questions affecting the sommereial future of Omaha X ROR . LBOUT THE CABINET, GOssIP <Out of Which a Woenves w St , Peb. 11, - Tho Times prints the its leading news column this Mugwump Paper New Yo foilowing morning In mattors of such wilesproad interost and importance as the prospective or rumored change in the president’s cabinet the public is entitied to hear both sides of the story, and therefore the following, which is contributed trom tocal sources, is given: 1t is made on what shoula be accepted as petont authority tnat about two weeks ago Stephien B, Elkins came to New York, charged by Presudent Harrison with a mission of peace to General James S Clarkson and to offer him a portfolio in b cabinet, either as postmaster general or sec rotary of the interior, Clarkson was at tho time, nominally at loust, a supporter of the candidacy of James G. Blaine, and had ot softenel any in bis attitude of hostility toward Harrison, and is reported to have re jected emphatically the overtures made by the president throu ry Elkins, de- claring that, if be had wwanted a place in Har- risou’s cavinet, ho could have bad it at the first. When he went to the president to ask the appointment as postmaster general of Jdotin Wanamaker, the president said to him that e could have that oftice for himself if ho desired 1t, but ho (Clarkson) replied that lie was aot secking anything for himself. Up to tho ti Ikins paid him this visit Clarkson 15 said to have believed that Blaine would bo a condidute for tho presidency and would be nominated. kyven then, it was ex- plained, that Scerctary Noble was to bo ap- pointed to the vacancy in the supreme court ) just made vacant by the death of Jus- tico Josoph 12, Bradlov, and thar Wanamaker was to to PParis tosucceed Minister White- law Reid, whose resiznation was declared to bo in tho hands of Presidont Harvison, Sec- retary Eikins is sma to havo assured Clark- son that Me. Blaine woula not be a candidate for the presidency, but this Clarkson would not admit unless iv was so stated by the sec rotary of state himself. Elkins returned to Washington and ro- ported to his chief. ‘The president couferred with the secretary of state, and then it was that Mr. Blane detormined to declare pub- licly that ho woula not bo a candidute. He wrote the lotter that has since been published and placed it in thehands of Postmaster Ge oral \Vanamaker, who undertook - to reopen negotiations with Clarkson on behalt of the presidenton the strengtn of Blaine's letter, which was addressed to Clarkson. With a knowledge of the contents of this letter, Mr. Wanamaker came to New York last Saturday and visited General C av the Plaza hotel. The conforence bo Sutlurday, was continued on Sunday, and when ho returned to Washington My, Wana- maker i3 said to havo brought back General Clarkson's acceptance of the postmaster gen Mr. Wanamaker is said to have Clurkson that he had tired of the arduous duties of the Postoflico depart. ment and wanted a rest. The president_had offered him the French mission, which Min- 1ster Whitelaw Roid was going to surcender, and howns inclined toaceept the proposition. General Clarkson was filiod with an amb tion to be his party’s candidate for the presi- dency, but is said to bave concluded that the time was uot propitious for his entry into the vace this year. Ho tad concluded, after a careful sirvey of tho situation, to couch Blaiue for the race this year, become au ac- tivo factor in his administration, if elected, and prepare in the weantime to take the nom- ination for humself when it should next come around. Mr. Blaine’s declination has upset all these plans and has left Clarkson the alternative of transferring his allegiance to Harrison, with the prospect of having to take his chance in a free-for-all contest for the nomination in 1806, or of making the fight against Harrison this vear under circumstauces the reverse of favorable for thoir success. It is confidoutly that he has accepted the former by his friends to be n very sick udw, and to be under orders from cian to go soutn for treatment for intlamma- tory rheumatisin as soon as he is able to iravel. This may require the postpoucmont of some of the ciianges in the cabinot as de- seribed, but that Mr. Wanamaker has been offered the Freuch missiou seems o bo cer tain, h Se m; his NEW YORK LIFE AFFAIRS. ver Cleveland’s Name Mentioned in Con- ction with the Company's Presidency. £W Youk, Feb, 11— At an informal moet- ing of the general agents and mauagers of the New York Life Insurance company to consider what if auy action should bo taken by them in the present state of the company’s affairs, to promote the best intercsts of the compuny’s general welfare, n commiites was appointed to investigate and report, 1t was rumored at the hotels uptown that o definite action was taken at tue meeting of the trustees of the company, at which Prosident Beers' successor was to have been selected, but plans have been laid to ruu Johm MCall through. The name of Grover Cleveland was mentioned and domoralized the trustees, who wanted two days more 1n which to arrive at some understanding. Fri- day’s moeting will be a most important oue. ¥ 't G ted Their Demands, St. Joseri, Mo, Feb, 11, —The announce- ment made iast uight that the trouble be- tween the St. Joseph & Grand Islana road and its cmployes had beon settled was pre- mature. The company has uot granted the men’s demands, and the latter are awalling advices from the Union Pucifie, to which company a similar demand bhas 'been pro- sonted. - - aflure at St, Joe, S Joseri, Mo, b, 11.—1Tne St. Josoph oatmeal mills and tho wholesale and retuil flour and feed store owned by S. J. Burns & Co., have been closod, the former under deeds of trust wmounting to #0,000. Liabil- ities, #0,000; nssets $0,000. Tho heaviest craditors aro the Aver Lawu company of St, Louis uud the Des Moines Manufacuuring company of Des Moiues, Lo e rged with New Yok, Feb, 11D, Gundling & Co., jewelers, who recently failod, are aceused of swindling a score of jewelers of this city out of $50,000 worth of diamonds and from 30,000 1o $100,000 worth of miscellancous jewelry, Dayvid Gunaling, the seuior partner, has becn arrested. TRIFLES windling, — LIGHT A8 New York Herald: He who by his puns would thrive. though dead tosense, must look aive, W Aln. shington Stur: The carpentor who Is 8 tools 15 often & plane biunt Now Or.eans Pieuyune: Real g never plaited, en halr s Columbus Post of fushions mun W Most tailors ure followers teying (o cateh up with the young ave thew o, Texus Siftings: Barkeeper blow the foau Off your beer? Customer—1'in 1o wod est. “Too modest?” " Tddon't Hke 10 blow my own hoi Why didu't you THE GOSSIPER Yaukee Blads Ctake wuy papers, but with news we're 1 subplied, ol hbors tell us su When Mes, Jones comes up s aicin Lhens new shoes, Sometines Samuantha'll siy comies the dully news.” New York Sun: 1 see you have writien 1 postry 1 gas meter, Mr. Rlmer. sie? e many redundant feet. very birth an' doath our walk a- to me, “Hers chamton Leader: “Full s 058 @y the conyivinlise said aned s 10 the fregquency of his winy o time when ques Jamborees. very arist ad; he refused 40 W volce, Hoston cratic, is he WAFEY W AadY heeiay Hunt e Vs, tnde #0404 RUSHED THROUGH A BIG JOB Attempted Big Stoal Disovered in the Ohi- cago City Oouncil, * ALDERMEN HURRIED TO A PRIZE FIGHT Police Mystifted » of Woman t —After the Eeon Over the der Peentine Clrenmst mites’ Millions V6o Boreay or Tie Beg, | Cutcaso, T, Feo. 11 \ Tu connoction with the assertion that the contract for the vaults in the new city hall were railroaded throuzh in the interests of & combine, it interesting to Omaha W that u similar case has just n unearthod in Chicago, tnvolving the ex penditure of $200,000. An important order was passed irough tho city puneil in pecultur manaer at a mooting held on Fob- ruary 1. 1t provided for the oxtention of the brenkwater tunnel to the two-mile crib, Nobody heard it read, yet it invoived an expendituro of §200,000. Thero was 0 bo mona of tho customary formalities—no bias, 1o aavertising nothing but some aldermen, A contractor and o big job let at last night's figur 1t was coutained in the i 1clal committen's report, introduced by the chairman, Alderman Cul lerton. A prizo fight was held that Monday ovening at Battery D, Everybody was in a hurry. Tho report was handed in just as Alderman Keut made a motion to adjourn. Theu the customary rush to the door took nlace. Tho report of the committeo was haudea up along with the othier documents aud later appeaced in the oficial proceed ings. Commissioner Aldrich, it is swid, will absolutely rofuse to oboy the order os it vow stands, It will have to be passed by the full knowledge of - the council, it is clatmed, beforo he will even consider it. Mysterious Muarder of a Woman, Chicago also has u mystery of another sort in the case of a youn woman who was found lyiug i y lighted hallway at No. 40 Franklin sty londay ovening, in & dying condition. She has sinco boen identified as Mrs, Isabel Farqubar of New York city, About 2 o'clock Monday ufternoon Mrs Parquhar wa severul miles spot whore she was found dying six hours later. She was then trying to find 1w which she might couceal herself for a fow weeks from a man she claimoo as ber nusband, with whom she had had trouble aud of wnom she was in great terror, | It also developad that on the mght on which her body was found in the ballway a man was seen dragging a woman there from the alley. So far tno police have not secured any trace of the murdevor. Odds ¥ may bu s, | ’ i Dr. Cyrus Locds, the “koresh” of ths Koresh society t:i614 Cottage Girove avenue, has not atandoned the idea of socuring con- trol of the misslons of the Economite com- munity at Beaver, Pa. Leeds’ plan of cam- vaign is to colonize the community with follow- | ers of his own peculiar teaching,and through their votes and iufiuence in choosing elders and trustees secure control in_the manage- ment of the sociely and its affairs, So far his efforts have mel with dis:ouragement | and the Eeonomites have distinetly informed him that he will greatly oblige them by consing to meddlo in ther affairs., Patrolman Jasper Cole was accudentully | shot and killad oy his brother officer, Wilham Wellback, whilo examining a pistol at the Desplaines street station. Harry Woodson, woll known Shields, a minstrel and theatrical mnan, has wone insane as a resultof a wound received during the war, and is held at the detention nospital. An effort will bo made to have the Elks or his brother professionals find for him « place for shetter and treatment. "The largest consignment of tin plate re- ceived since the higher auties went into offect has been received at the custom house. The consienment weighed exactly 1,540,303 pounds and seventy cars were required to transport it Twenty-five representatives trunkmakers of the country met at the Grand Pacific, and although no of them would adant if, it 15 understood stops will bo tukon for tho formation of i trust. The zas bills in Chicago for the month of January are so unusually extortionate that an Indignation mass meeting is proposed. as Harry of the b Passes for Drovers, At the meeting of tho Wostera Freight as soclation tho question of issuig free passes 1o drovers, which has been the subject of ¢ much discussion for more than a_year, was reforred Lo a committee with instructions to coufor with a select committco of tho “Transmissouri association. It was decided that the mifimum weignt per carload on grain should be 24,000 pounds, aud on grain products 20,000 pounds. ‘The question of rates on import traflic via the Atlantic sea board ports was reforred to a conferenco committee. Suburhan A train of cmpty cars bncking out of a weain stiod collided with an incoming, heavily loaded suburban train, and five passengers were rely injurcd and several others morc or less bruised and cut. The most so verely wjured are: R D. Proctor, A. N. Rosenneim, A. O, Swift and Phillip ssengers Hurt, se Western People in Chi The following wester Vi At tha Auditorium Hubbell, Des Moines Rapids, Tn. At ihe Letaud —C. C. Belden, Omaba, At the Wellingron —Lew Buruett, Horace . Des Moiuos. At the Palmer —1t H. Johnson, rtin, Omabia: M. sel, Choyenne, Wyo.: S. Bloom, W. L. Lowe, Dendwood, 8. D.; J. Mitchell,’ Vinton, la.: C. D. Ives, Cedar Rapids, fa At the Grand Pacitic—W. O, Moines; S. G. Nortuwall, Omabn, people are 1 the B0 Cedur Mr, and Mrs. G. Greene, H, tarned, Davenport, Waterloo. and Mrs. i, Wells, F. Des A, WALL STREET GOES WILD, st Excitement Lver Known on the Stock Exchange Over Readin Niw Youk, Feb. 11.—Tbe consummation of the Reading deal resulted in the largest trading and the most intense excitement ever Known in tho history of the Stock exchange. The crowd at the Reading point at the open- ing was enormous. The stock sold at 51’ to 61 on differont sides. [ the first few mn ates the price advanced o 64, a jump of 8% points since yosterday's close aud an advance 1 por cont in the week. lu tho first hour r 404,000 shares of stock chaugea bands. | ading in income bords was fully as largo | and prices mado oven more violent advanc than in the swek. devsey Central and New b udvanced 8 per cont. Tho vered their shorts in coalers ot the highest figures and their losses are such that failures are generaily expected. | -— FLUG QUESTION, at HEBEDL il Av Npeaks (s Mand Froely, Bostoy, Mass., ['ab, 11, ~At tho annual’ encampment of the Massachusetts Grand Army of the Republie, Commander Arthur mith, w his report, had this to say of ke southern tiag question “Comrades, when | road in the southern newspapers ultorances sganst our beloved Mussach Commande rom tho | rooms | * Norfolk; first vice | ns rolates 1o the trentment of the rebel Niag, 1 fool that the spirit which prompted us to take up arms in defense of the unior should weld {tself more firmly 1nto our ®eings today, and that we should think many times bofore we suspend & com rade who was unable to pay his dues, The! utterances to which I refer should make tr{' most radical fighter on the rebel side during the war blush with shame, - | READY FOR THE CONFERENCE. Ain Men and Unlon Pacific OMcials on the pind—ttail Note T'ho affairs of tho Union mmitteos are coming to a head. General Manager Clark arrived yosterday morning. Grand Chief Conductor Clark and Vico Grand Master Morrissey are also hiere. The latter two met yestordny to discust a lino of action, and a joint meeting of the | two committees will be held lator. The two committees held separate meet ings yesterday afternoon and will meet iv joint'session today. General Manager Clark will not be asked for a conferonce until after toduy’s gathering, and it _now seoms likely that that conference will not b beld uuti next week. Notes and Conductor Crawford of the Union Pacifio criovauce committee has returned from a flving trip to Fort Worth, Tex., to visit his | family. | The Burlington has issued a pamphlet giv | ing eastern people information abont rail road and hotel facilities for tho Methodist genoral conference, Pacific grievance orsonals, After considerable discussion on summer ex cursion business, agreo to give substantially tho sawe raies as last you Bradford Choato 1s slatod at Union Pacitic headquarters fer the position of traveling | freight agent in Nobraska mado vacant by | the promotion of Charles J. Lane, HE'S JUST WAITING. Chiel Seavey Wants to Know with Carcloss Dirt-tn Oftcer Cox submitted a Chief Seavoy Wit to Do tors. written report to rogarding the dirt-haulers and tho West FParnam street mud, to which the chief rephied that the ofticer was to arrest all purties scattering manure over the paved stroots and furthermore was to use extreme vigilanee in the matter. | When_ asied why ho did not_include the dirt-haulers in his imstruetions, the chief said that au ordinance covered that matter and 1t was the oflicor’s duty to acrest all such par | ties without special orders, Chief Seavey, howover, said that he was waiting 1o sce what the policy of the new ad winistration would be. Such parties had | frequently becn arrested in the past, but had | invariably been discharged, and he had about | como to the conclusion that' it was usoless to have his men mako arrests, but if there is | shown a disposition to enforce the ordinance | and punish violators ho will do bis part in arresting all guilty parties. — - LOOKS LIKE A COMBINE. Unusual Lack of Competition Bids for ol Furniture, The Board of Education has advertised for bids o school house furniture. T'ne bids are to be opened noxt Monday night in ease there aro any to open. As yetuot a bid has been recoived and it bogins to iook like a tie-up between the sehiool furniture companios Itis undersiood that the Grand Rapids, Mich, house that bas usually put in abid on the furniture for Omaha schools has been swal 1owed up by the Nutional School Houso Fur- niture company, and that a sort «f trust or combine has been formed to reguiute the prices of school house furniture throughout the west, Bids will no doubt bo received before noxt Monday night, but it is believed that a com oinaticn is now being fixed up botween the firms that intend to bid for tho purpose of holding the prices up. Photographers Adj The second day’s session of the photograph- ors’ convention was oponed yesterday at Metropolitan hall. Reports of the grievance committeo were made, and it was shown th orrapher in Nebraska City and one in ‘o had violatea the rules of tho asse by cutting prices. oports of the secretary and treasnrer were very satisfactory and tho former showed aninereaso in the membership of the assovia- tion. B Bagoworth of St. Louis made an in teresting talk to photographers on the use of the camera, dry vlate und lenses, after whick photographs were taken of memvers of tho association. The following oM wero elected : Presi vs for the ensuing yeay 1, C. E. Doughty of president, A, C. Hull of EFremont.; second vice prosident, A, W. Nio- hart of Elmwood ; treasurer, A. Smith ; secre- tary, oL M. Slomau of Omaha. ilic gricvance committee, as appointed, consists of W. (. Stutsman of Central City, William Griin of Hebron and Dr. A. Hj Corbett of O'Nill, “Tho convention then adjourncd next year iu this city. e wrc it Rish in Moatana, John E. Taylor was one of tho workmen on Mz B building from the time the founda tion was startea uotil tho building was com- pletod and oceupiod. Then Mr. Taylor took u position as janitor and used to spend a share of his timo hanging by ropes sweoping the cobwebs from the light over the cour It was a tong way down to the tiled floor of the court and John got an idea that he might take o heador some day and burt hunself and decided to try a change of scenery. T'wo years ugo Tavior joinod 4 govornmen surveyine party and finally landed in Fort Bonton with a few hundred simolcons i his clotues. He invested $200 for a hall interest w the Windy Hill mine, eighty wiles from Benton up in the Sweet Grass mountains and began work developing his mine panned out well that ro coutly rofused £15,000 for his shave’ of tho claini, o sees nis chance to tako it easy in the world hereafter and proposes to tuko advantageot it, Mr. Taylor1s v to meot sky- iting frievds in Omaha. Attairs, adjourncd thereof through to the strect, morning mis- again nth st the grand jury night, the member that thoy were with the evidence pertaining grading of South ‘I'hirteenth Tue developements yesterday indicate that the jurors wore taken, This megroing they ok up the matter and sent for most of the grading coutractors in the city to como and testify upon the quesiion of reasonabln prices for grading. . . Woodworth was taken into the room, where he gav the jurors what points ho could on general grading affuirs, but of tho wrading of South Tuirteonth stroot ho kuew uothing, When Wednesday thought - Colored Mon's Cosoperative Seheme, Larree Rock, Ark, Feb. 1l.—An ass ciation for mutual protection bas boen formed here by the leading colored men of this section and articles adopted for the i corporation of a stock company with a capital 00,000, Tho association will Its object is the establishment and ution of business houses for colored people 1o be conducted by the members of that race. i Al y City's Mayor Conviete Prrrsivne, Pa, Peb, 11.—Mayor Wyman of Atleghauy City was convictea this morn- iug of extortion. A charge of embezzlement Commander-in-Chief Palmer and bis policy, Rl is still pending. Highest of all in Leavening Power.—Latest U, S. Gov't Report. Boking Powder ABSOLUTELY PURE Tho Transmissouri Passengor association, N\ /