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THE OMAHA DAILY BJtiiO ; TUESDAY , DltJCEMBim 22 , 1891 * ruilLisiiKi ) KVKKY MOUSING. TF.IIMS OP BITIIFUHM'TIOX. Dully lleo ( without Sunday ) OIH > Vcnr..t f < J linily and .Sunday , One Voitr . MO 00 Hix Moiitlit . ' > Tlirno Moulin . . . 3 M J-tinilny llrr , Onn Vn-ir. . 2 JO H tnrdiiy Her. One Yoir . 1 nj Weekly lice , Uno Vo.tr. . . 100 Omaha. Thn lice Hnildlnjf. PoiilhOinnht. rnrnor N nnd Vlith StrcaU. ' Co tint1 1 1 lUnlK I-1 1'curl Hti-pnf. ( JhlencnOlllor. : i 7 Uiiiiidiprnf Commerce. Now Vork.Itoonn 1:1. : Itnnd l.i.Trlbnno llulldln ? Washington , 3M Foiiripontli Street , COUIUWI'ONDKNCi : . All cnimiiuiilciit mis roliitlnu to now njul editorial timtlor should 1)0 ) addresjod tc Iho Kdltorlul licp.irtnu-nt. IM'SIMISS I.KTTKU8. All business letters nnil romltlnnces should I it nddrt'Bsnd to Tim HIM ; I'uhllxliln'l Company. Oninliii. Dnifts. ohocks nnil pnstolllco orders to Ijo made pnynblo to the order of tlio corn- Diiny. TticBccFulilisliiiiR Company , Proprietors TIIK liBK fcUIMUNO. FWOKN STATKMKNT OK ClItCUI.ATION. Hate of Nebraska ! - - County of Douglas. I Oeo. II. TziPliiii'U. secretary of 1 IIB HBB I'ubllnhlnz I'omp-iny. ( Iocs solemnly swear tlnit the nctuul circulation of TIIK DAII.V llf.r. for tlio week < : mllnn Doccinbor IU , IS'jl.vms ' in follows : Fiindny , Dec. 13 . 2fW J Mondny , I > P. 11 . K'.IHt ' TupMliiy. One. 15 . "lVi Wednesday. Pee. 10 . tsi.ui ) Thursday. Uce. 17 . ' ! ' . < ! > ' Friday , Ior. ) 18 . KUiiO Saturday , Hoc. ID . 3i.S. l Average . lM.or.2 OF.O. II. T/.SOIHJOK. Rworn to before tnc nnd subscribed In my prri nco Ill's lOlli day of Uocoinlmr. A. I ) . IRUI. SKAF. N. I' . FRIU Notary I'tibllc. The prowth of llio nveraro dally elri'iilat on of TIIK IKK ! for six years In shown In vlio fol lowing lablo : IR87 ISfiH I Will H9I Janunrj . 10.37S 1C..2M ; 15 , SO ! l ! .fhW 2S.IIO Kfbrtinry . lo"a- . I./ ! . ! 11,7111 2.'iil : ! llnrch. . . . . . 11M7 19.10 I8.M.I aSI5 ) K.I'JI 18.741 I8.S.W 2.U121 Slur 14.721 17.181 IS.iW.I 20JS1) 2. | . 41 June 14.147 l'J.2l.llH.t.WiO. | , : JI ' July 12.3H 1 1 , KM I R.0l.l : 18. 7.1" 50.0'i' ' 27'.0-1 I4.ISI IMW , 18f.5l 21I.7.V.I Ecpteniliur . 1.1.030 | S.l.'illl8,7IOI2U.R70 'S.MT October . U..WJ 18.IM4 ! IH.ilU7.-JU.ua . . .IIU NoTomher . IA.7M IR.9hllllialOl22.lNI 2t.liKI I.'rcpinhci . Ifi.UII I8KJ'20.UIt. ' ; . 2-1,471 1 T\VO woolts lionco tlio present council will retire , but there can bo an immense ) amount of mischief tlonoin two weeks. THE benevolent public ; should rally to the support of the co-oponitivo olitirltios nnd make this Christmas memorable to the poor of the city. QovKUN'oit TIIAYKH need not wait until the car load of corn for IJussia has boon shipped before removing dishonest or incompetent oil inspectors. PKIUIAPS thcso December electric storms lire responsible for the political lljjhttiiiif * roils which are bnlng sot up out on the pruirios of the now congres sional districts. THK Kollom school is all right as to location provided the I/.nrd shool is abandoned as was originally proposed , but it appears to bo in a pouket so far as the accessibility of streets is con cerned. street lumps have hitherto been an imposition upon thogood nature of a tax paying community. If any new contract la rmtlo , irt it bo drawn in terms that will make mire that the city will get all that it pays for. TIIK agony of Speaker Crisp is nearly at an end so far as committee assign ments go , but it will begin in earnest along that now and exasperating isothermal line which marks the seats of disappointed democrats. Tine death of Senator Plumb takes ox-Governor George T. Anthony out of the race as a candidate for interstate commerce commissioner , and thus almost Insures thu appointment of lion. G. M. Lambortson of Nebraska. Mr. Anthony will book to bo appointed United States sonutor. RUSSIA is entitled to the credit of waking strenuous efforts for the relief of the famine districts , and in October and November expended /io.OOO.OOO roubles ( nearly $50,000,001) ) ) for broad for the suffering. The extent of the desti tution is shown by the fact thnt this tremendous expenditure Is' entirely inadequate ) . OMAHA people arc pleased to know that the supervising architect of the treasury has materially modilicd the ox- torlor elevation of the proposed federal building. There was room for improve ment. It is observed , however , that the architect continues to ignore tlio prob able future importance of Seventeenth street and leaves it as the backyard of the postolllco. VOOUHKKS will have another chance to unwind invectives when the nomination of Judge V7ooda comes up in executive session in the senate. The "tall sycamore of the \Vabash" will not to embarrassed in his attacks upon the judge or the administration by fear of u tongua-lashing from John J. Ingulls. Perhaps no senator breathed so pro found a sigh of relief as Dunlol when To ( Tor was elected. ConoNisu HAUHIQAN'R bill for a Bpooliil onglno to go to PlaUsmouth to disinter the remains of an unfortunate girl In order to make a case against n medical institute is still unpaid. Thn case tigalnat the institute failed abso lutely. The county commissioners very properly hesitated to establish a prece dent which may result In serious abuses in the future. Tlio proper ' thing would bo to withold 310 from the post mortem and ether fees oftho olllcs from which to pay the railroad company for the use of ita engine. , HBNUY WATTKHSON Is quite certain the stnr-oyod goddess will bo sorio usly olTondod If Speaker Crisp does not make M11U chairman of wayu and moans , llonry thinks the aforesaid goddess regards gards the Texas Ronllotnan with espe cial favor anil Crisp may fool the weight of nor disploaBuro if ho ventures to ig nore her favorlto. The siar-oyod goJ- doss Is , metaphorically speaking , a Joal- bus jado. Crisp brought his nerve up from Georgia , however , and in view of the publication of UU letter to Mills and the reply of the latter ho is likely to Hand on his right- * and tell Mr. Mills all his frlouda to go to Texas. TIIK MV1MASA. nKPVnT.IV.lltS. The republicans df Louisiana appear to have the boot chnnco they 1mvo hrtil hi many yours of Increasing their strength , if not of carrying the state , at their next general election , provided they can harmonize. The democratic party Is divided , nnd the breach is of such a nature that it will bo hardly pos sible to close It. The lottery and nnil- lottery factions seem to fool as bitterly toward each ether as either could feel lownfd the republi cans , and thus far proposals of compro- mlso have failed. Two tickets have been placed In nomination , nnd each faction has expressed a determination to adhere to its candidates to the end. If the expressions of the loaders of the anti-lottory element count for anything , they are prepared to see the democracy disrupted rather than allow Louisiana to continue to maintain what they vigor ously characterize as a blight upon the state , The friends of the lottery are the more Humorous , judging from the num ber of secodors from the regular conven tion , but there are influential and earn est men among the anti-lottory forces who will not bo cajoled or bought , into relinquishing their views. It would therefore appear to bo assured that the issue will bo fought out , and In thatcaso the republicans ought to protlt by the factional conflict. Hut , unfortunately , there are also republican factio.is which _ lt will bo found dilllcult , if not impossible , to harmonize. This was shown at the meeting of the stnlo central committee a few days ago , when the antagonism between the Warmoth and anti-War- moth factions of the party was strongly developed. The former is composed principally of whites , and the latter io made up chiolly of leading colored re publicans , so that the color line Is made to appear to play the chief part in the factional conflict , though there are ether reasons. On a vote to ( ill vacan cies in the committee the tintl-Warmoth faction was successful , and thereupon Warmoth and some of his friends with drew , manifesting a strong fooling of re sentment in doing so. The chairman of the committee stated that the party is well organized throughout the state , but the exhibition made by the defeated fac tion was not reassuring. Nevertheless the republicans ought to nominate a , stale ticket and make an earnest effort to unite in its support. The opportunity that is now thrown in their way should not bo neglected. The republican vote of Louisiana in 1833 was 51,000 , and if the party could poll that vote this year , with the democratic dis sension and the- inroad that is likely to bo made upon the democratic vote by the farmers alliance , the republicans rould not fall short of electing their ticket , and at any rate an impetus would bo given to the growth of tlio party in the state. In 1888 the stockmen of the west formed a combination to handle their own cattle and share the commissions. This now combine was called the American Live Stock Commission company , and it promised to bo a very important factor in the stock business of the country. Although only 2-3 per cent of the stock was called In the com pany paid 37i per cent in dividends and was on the high road to success. The powerful combine charged the same rate of commissions as local com mission men , and at the outset it was not expected it would interfere materi ally with the regular firms. The dan ger was soon discovered , however , and then war began. The exchanges of the country barred the American out of the yards upon ono technicality and another. Suits wore instituted and immense sums expended In the attempt to force the exchanges and -stock yard companies to permit the stock growers' association to continue in business. The courts , however , in most cases sustained the regulations , and the American Llvo Stock Commission company has finally abandoned the Hold. The boycott was successful. In the opinion of Tun BRH this is a misfortune to the stock interests 'of the country. There should bo no regula tions legalized by judicial decisions which prevent cattle raisers from mar keting their stock at the various stook exchanges. It was hoped the cooperative tive association might sustain iisolf in order that the growers , breeders and feeders would not bo at the moroy of commission men and combines at the several markets. The middlemen may be a convenience but artificial condi tions should not bo allowed to exist which make them a necessity. The embargo barge they lay upon the products of the country Is unnecessary nnd burdensome. They now have it in their power to raise commission rates at will and this is dangerous. Till ! ItBaiOVIlA'tlV JVUGK9. President Harrison has received mor- Uod commendation for the general ex cellence of his appointments of judges of the new circuit courts of appeal , and this has como not alone from the repub lican press , but with equal heartiness from newspapers prodispowed to criticise the administration. Especially has his selection of two demournts for these positions boon warmly approved on all sides as an example or precedent which ought to bo Uniformly followed in future in every similar circumstance. Ono of the democrats appointed , Judge William L. Putnam of Maine , has long boon a prominent and honored leader of his party in that state and occupies an eminent position as a lawyer. The other democrat Is George M. Dallas of Pennsylvania , of whoso legal attainments the Phila delphia newspapers speak in the highest terms. Commenting on those appoint ments the Now York Krcntny'o , < says : "Tho most important feature of thot < e two selections , however , is not the fact that the democrats chosen are exi-ollont men , but that they are democrats at nil ; that a republican president gives one- third of these -most responsible and dis tinguished olliooa to members of the other party. " In no rospoot him President Ilnn-inon j.xorclsod greater discrimination or manifested a keener solltiltudo for the Dublin intm-ests than In the judicial ippoiutments ho baa mtulo , nnd no ether president was called upon to mttko so many , bul unquestionably the wisest nnd best thing ho has done in the discharge of this moft Im portant and dollcato duty was the recog nition of the party opposed to him polit ically In selecting the judges of the cir cuit courts of appeal. Ho was entirely at liberty to have appointed republicans only. The law creating those courts Imposed no obligation on him to do otherwise , and It Is not to bo doubled that there was pressure upon him from politicians to exorcise his privilege of filling the bench of the now courts exclusively with men of his own party. It was an opportunity to takb partisan ad vantage which few men could forego. But President Harrison holds the judiciary In the very highest esti mation , nnd ho know that the now courts would bo stronger in the public conn donee and respect with both parties represented in them , nnd ho may have felt , also , that there would never bo amore moro favorable opportunity to impress upon the country the desirability of having the judiciary nonpartisan. The precedent ostablluhodhy President Harrison risen in this respect will havo. a lasting and benellcial influence. FUH. The injunction to restrain the pur chase of the $18,000 lot adjacent to the Itecd corner was asked chiolly on the ground that neither the mayor , the council nor the Library Board had any right to incur n liability in excess of the amount at Jthoir disposal In the librarj fund. On this point there can bo contro versy. If wo are to close our eyes to palpable violations of the charter to expedite the erection of n public build ing wo cannot consistently complain ol overlaps and lawless appropriations fet any ether purpose. There always is a ready excuse for evasions of the law or for illegal appropriations made under pretext of promoting the public welfare. Ono of the arguments advanced by the lawyers who are trying to justify the il legal action of the council is the al leged danger from lire to which our pub lic library will continue to bo exposed in its present location. Who is to blame for this expense ? There are several largo blocks in this city fully as well constructed in regard to protection from fire as tiny library building could bo. II the library board deems the present lo cation unsafe they have the privilege ol renting safer quarters. But the city will soon be in position ' , o move the public library into fire proof quarters. From the inception of the now city hall provision was made for the public library. The plans originally prepared by Architect Meyers contemplated the location of the library in the city hall building , ItaindorlT& Powlor , the arch itects of the revised city hall , were re quired to arrange for the library and they have done so. When the city hall shall be ready for occupancy next BUiri- morOmaha will have commodious fire proof quarters for its public library with out paying rent. These quarters will certainly suflico during the two years that will bo taken up in the orectioa of the now building. There is no excuse for trying to rush the proposed library building. Wo must first make sure that the title to the grounds will be in the city without reversion and then wo want to erect a building that will compare favorably with modern ' museums and library structu res elsewhere. , \ 3WKE I'EAVKIfVl. .IHI'KVT. Two reports como from Washington which give a moro peaceful aspect to the complication with Chili. Ono of these states that Secretary Blaine had assured tlio Chilian minister at Wash ington that after a complete investiga tion of all the -matters in dispute be tween the two countries ho was confident that an amicable conclu sion could bo arrived at. The ether gives an interview with Secretary Tracy , in which ho expressed the opin ion that the dinieulty will bo settled very soon. The secretary was-incredu lous regarding the report that a mob had threatened the house of Minister Egan , saying that if any oflioinl informa tion of the kind had reached Washing ton ho would have boon notified , and ho took occasion -mildly rebuke these newspapers which seem anxious that this country shall have a war with Chili. These outgivings are reassuring , nnd yet the fact remains that , so far as the public know , our government has received no word from the government of Chili to change the situation from that which prevailed when the presi dent sent his message to congress , unless it bo the undiplomatic communication of the Chilian minister of foreign affairs to the legations of that country , of which this government has not thus far boon called upon to take any notice. The new president of Chill will bo inaugurated this week , and It Is expected will form a now cabinet. Ho is understood to feel very friendly to ward the United States , and very likely it is this fact that induces the authori ties at Washington to view the outlook as more favorable for a penceblo and early settlement of the complication. Tim Electric Lighting company is oxpoctoil to distribute some valuable mementoes and Christmas gifts to the retiring councllmon , who have been so faithful and liberal in their dealings with that corporation. I'olitiCiil IC litubc-liriHocrcit. Qrovor Clovolnnd Is the great I Was of the domocrntlo purty. Total DiiinlmOKH , Kutliur. Detroit Free I'rest. Mr. Blnliio In said to Imvo Roml-paralysis of the thront. A search for his utterances DII tlio presidential nuostlou BUU IHU that the ochpso Is total. A Qiiukdf Ynwp. //illaiMji/ilu / / Inquirer , Tlio western people will bo satlsil ) d , for next year , with nn appropriation of $13,030- 300 for tuu improvement of the Missouri anil Mississippi Hvors. Do tlio.v want to iiiokol- [ ilato tlio beds ot these streams i low I'M ( "r ip Ui-uoril. I'hiruji ) Iiittr-Octtin. The roundup crop report for lowti , tabu lated from retuniH ol l.UOO corrospniideiiis of lha Wouthpraml Urop buruau'at Unit state , twUc u very lluitorltiK uhowlui ; . Tlio iverrtgo yield of corn is tbirty-olsht bushels per ncro. making nn estimated toUl output ot fcc.0dlf > 93 bushels ; the wliont crop iiijtftsqnlm nJIBl-iSa : bushels ; oats ll. ) , SlSOO ! ) Ufulip.U ; mill potntoos 25,0'W- bjO bmhols. Tli'o stlmiuoil vnluo of all the soli products ofo \ , tale , exclusive of fruit flnrt garden triiclcIs $ H'iSU,8DO , on tlio basU of local mlifKot prices December 1. Uoyonit this nmdiiul tlioro will bo a lanro In- cromcnt of vnlucv'la uilng tuoso soil products as rawtimterlal Irt'tho manUfaeturo of beef , pork , mutton , wo'iH , llorf 6s , Oniry nnd poultr.v products. On tHe wliolo ttio farmers of Iowa appear to linvo Imd n very good season , aud wo CUMS they are not farming at a loss. An Oilloim Monopoly. JunviM HUii Mcir. Tbo patent of tlio Doll telephone expires n year from next March. Tlio telephone busi ness has boon a pure monopoly with no mill- gating features. It bus boon enormously lu crative. The Hell company Is bntlsilod ttnit there nro still moro millions In It , unit has been nml Is busy buying In the rights of nil claimants to subsequent i inventions \vltb a view of continuing business at the old rates at the old stand. The public should Imvo something to say about this. The postmaster general suggests that the telephone be mlded to the postiil facilities of tlio cjuntry with acont ; ! telephone mossigo. This plan is worth con sidering , but In any event there is no moro reason for the continuance of the tclophona patent than then ) w.is for that of tha i-owlng machine patent. When the chief patents on thuao machines expired sowing machines dropped to one-third the former prlco ; no sowing machine manufacturers wore broken up ; the people only bought moro sowing ma chines. Olvo history a clmuco to repeat It self. A Charming I'ro.tpout. ( iliitic-Dciiwrat. Business failures were fewer In the weak just ended than tuoy.woro in the same period of 1800 , while bank clearances , railroad earn ings and the general rangu of industrial and distributive activities wnro greater than nt the earlier dato. The trade oulloon Is dis tinctly encouraging. VUKKIIV CHAT. Washington Star : Oountlnc the now sena tor frotn Now York , \Vi3lilnglon ; now has two CJjiplt.il Hills. "I don't like thU jumping at conclusions , " Riild the inonUoy when his mate made : i jjrab for his lull. Persons troubled with n surplus of thu grip mlSlit unload on the cable company. Chicago Tlmiss : Thu man who siild "blood Is thicker tliau watur" hud never scon the Uhlcimo river. Truth : "Wlmt are jokes bringing now ? " ho nsked. us ho ontorcd the editor's ollleo with some bulky onvoiopi'S under his arin. "It dopc-mls on tholr nature , sir. " replied the urbane L-dltor. "We'd have to uhargu you T.'i cents u line for Ice cream Jokes , for in stance. " Washington Post : One touch of the grip makes the whole world tnee/o. ON HIS OWN I'KTAHD. A'cib't > rl < JlerM-l. A bachelor lawyer , not ovur young , To Ilyinen'rt hiKh.ii tar was led liy a widow who d h d of husbands a brace , The twain bollii ; thankfully dead. it > For u year and a hp.lt his trial wont on , And u non-suit , was cntoiud. cf course. lo Dakota hho'rf chniigcd the venue at last , And the Issue ( it law Is divorce. Harper's liazur ; Wealthy Parent Want my daughter , oh ? " . 'jiy ' , you have ju-,1 failed In business. " ' Yiiiimr TIptosnulT-T couldn't think of mar rying If I hadn't. > < < ' Wealthy Parent fjho Is yours. You nro bound to .succeedj Washington Star" : 'That's about the most plurlns Instance of state robbery on record. " rmnarkiMl the man who had paid $1.50 to see a poor show. K > t Epoch : Trlvvct A machine has been in vented that will throw a man 1)03 foot. Dicer I don't c'sro. I'm not a hook agent. St. Joe News : "lumjiist try Inn to Hcrapo up tin acquaintance , " said the irrepressible one. as liu wanileretl abunt the scene cf thu la'to explosion , trylns to gather up- the ro- malus of u friend and u victim. CCMUTKUY rilOMOTEIl. . It wasn't nny mlciobo That carried off our pot , 'Twas just the common , every day Obnoxious cigarette. Kansas City Star : An intimate friend of Kussull Hauosays : "llo has smoked but unco In his life. " and It may bo added that an attempt - tempt to uiaKo him smoke again was u dead failure. Chicago Times : Once again it is announced that Mr. llownlls will bid farewell to Iloston forever. Mr. Howolls is the Adellna Pattl of literature. Philadelphia Times : Some papers make It the "grip.1 others thu "srlpne. " Still u spoil of It li bad enough no matter how t ikcu. Hoston Transcript : Put a handle to n man's name oven If he Is a crank. A crank without a handlu is of llttlo nso. Yonkor.s Statesman : The follow who loses his grip nowadays Is luc-ky. .M r J/O.r/1/-/ ; . ! > ii.t.vits. Xew Vnr/r / 7'rlbtm' . ' Such bountiful , beautiful hands ! Thoy'ro neither whllo nor .small , And you. 1 lnow , would scarcely think That tliuy Wi-ro fa. r at all. I'vo looUou on blinds whoso form and hut A sculptor's dream mlaht bo ; 1 ot are thuso neud , wrinkled hands Most beautiful to me. Uuish bountiful , beautiful bands ! Though heart were weary and sad , riiesu niitlunt hands kupt tolllni ; on , That tlio children might bn glad. 1'ho tears well forth , as , looking baok To childhood's distant day , I think how thusu hands rested not \Vhllo \ mine weru at their plav. inch beautiful , beautiful liamlsl They are growing feeble now , [ 'or tlnio anil pain have loft their work On band and heart and brow. MIIH ! alas ! how near the tlmo Of pain and IOJB to me , IVhun 'heath thu daisies , out of sight , Thosu hands will folded be. Hut , oh , boynnd thu shadow land , Wheru all Is bright and fair , I know full well thusoduar old hands Will palms of victory near. iVhuro crystal htiuams through endless years l''low ' over ioldun sands. Vnd whuro the old iow young again , I'll clasp my moUiur's hands , .i.u < m ; TIIK H/.O.S.SU.I/ & Llttlo Tom was , 'involved In tbo dlflloultlcs if learning to Ufo H Himself nnd regarded the nittons which had 'to bo fastened behind his molt ns so many Uovicos to torment small joys. " Ono morning litf'wlrt Informed of the nr- Iviil of n bubv hi teranil \ later in the day vas allowed lostqul into his motiier'n ohutn- icr to loolt at the buhyns , she liiy nilcop. Tom regarded , thg , small cro.ituro with iiuch interest nudf ( ' . 1 $ uurso wishing to linow vhnt his thought : ! . , \verp , asked him soitly ; "Well , how ilo.yqu. .illto her ( Isn't shu u lading ! " , ] " 1 don't thlnlc ho fooUs much good , " an- worod Turn , will * lUiiuompromistug trunk- loss. "Mow booiDWlllc slio bo big enough to aston my bnc ) < bnlitonvf" A small boy mui | . u big , fat woman furl- usly angry and ivnuai- load of people very IIUIT.V tills mornlug hays tbo Kansas City Jvonliitr Times. Ul > iwm sitting dowu ciulotiy irhon this portly woman came in. As no- lody got up to give her a seal she u'ood in ho aisle nt thu mercy of the bumps , and wUts nud turns ot tlio road. Tbo car bad : ono about two bloclta wboa the simdl boy ol up , and in n whisper that could bo heard II through the car said : "I'll bo ono of hreu mon to give thu laily a seat. " \ Chicago Tribune ; -Una any ono in this lass givo. u dellultlon of tbo word -para- Itu1 1" uslied iho teacbur. Tuoro was no roa > ) ouso and Hho proceeded a dollno it , herself : "A pnraMtc is u creature thnt II vo * on lt ollow ( iri-'atiiros. Now rotnomhor , uhildrmi. Vital U n nurailloi" . And a lltlle boy with a thoughtful , Ktncr- Diifan cast of uountonuniH ) mood up and aid : "A paraslio U a oauulbal,11 FORCED TO OUIT BUSINESS The American Live Stook Comml aion Com pany Decides to Disband. PACKERS' BOYCOTT TOO MUCH FOR IT DlvlilcntlH Paid Illicit Alone , lint 10 * IHMislve litigation ItcHiiltott In 1 hi ! Yoni1 ( Josslp of tlio Garden City. CtiiCAnn ItiriiRAU OP TUB Dun , I Rttifltnn. III. , Don. 31. I The American Llvo Stoclc Coinmlssloi company has decided to throw up Us hands nud abandon Its light against thu rogulai live stoolc commission men In Iho Chicago Oiuahn , St. Louis nnd ICntmi City ox changes. Tlio decision was reached at tin annual mooting held nl the C < rand 1'iiclllc Monday , December 1 1. A resolution wn ; passed nuthorl/Ing the now ly elected bean ! of directors to take such measures as are ueo ussary to enable thu company to get out o business. The grjat c.utlo shipping com bine would have wound up Its nlTulrs thor nnd there but far tbo opinion of Wlllhiii Drown , tbo general counsel of the company to the offoci that there is u lot of iltlgatlot pending whicn wilt necessitate the corpora tlou romnininf ; iu o.xHlenca until the toga dlllli-'ultlos uro nettled. This winds up tha great attempt of cattli man to become independent at commtsstot men tit the receiving yards. The Americar ijtvo Stock Commission company was organ ized In December , IS3S. i'ho men win founded the company were owners , brooders buyers , ranchers nncJ cattlemen generally commission men holnij barred. Tin object of the combine was to avoid what won thought to bo the extortionate charges ol commission men. The. capital stock of the company was llxod nt fJOU.UiM. They charged the sumo rate of commUsioa as tlio rcgulai commission mon. Only 23 per cent has ovoi been called on the stock , but 37. ' < / per cenl has been paid' back In dividends. Tlio Uivl < donds based on oTittlu shipments have ocoi : nboutSO couts per head in addition tothotT ; > < i per cent paid on the stock. So It will be seen that the combine has not been a total failure. The organl/ntlon of this powerful combine attracted but little attention from tlio com. mission men nt the start , hut soon its competi tion resulted In such serious injury thntu llgnt .sprung up. The commission men boycotted the American L.ivo Stook Commission com pany's stock caw and succeeded in brinclng to their aid many largo Olivers nud packers. The managers of the combine were expelled from the lloors of the exchange nt Ctiicago , Omaha , fc'i. Louii nnu Kansas City. Ol course 'his provoked a long and costly litiga tion , How expensive the light has been maybe bo surmised from the fact that lor the last year the commission has paid no dividends nnd thuro is n deficit in the year's operations of J'Jl.UJ'J ' , despite its enormous prolita from handling stock. This deficit is Holeiy duo to the uxponso of the litigation in which the combine tins been involved. At tne last meeting the annual statement showed assets of about Siu.UOl ) , from which the dollcit of ? 21UOO must bo deducted , so the combine will probably have enough to pay the expenses of the winding up of Its affairs nnd declare another small dividend to its stockholders. The commission men Imvo been put to great expunsu on account of the litigation , hut now tli ut tlio light is ended ; ind the commission u'ou nro on too , they are fooling very jubil ant. ant."Tho "Tho American was driven out of busi ness , " said Thomas Sunderland. the former local manager of the company , "by a boycott raised by agreement between the packers and iho exchanges. When the loaalng pack ers agreed not to buy cattle from the Ameri can coinpauv. till was practically over with tli em nnil It has done no business since. " iCii.ssinn Nobleman Talks. Baron A. do Uunsbars : of St. Petersburg , n lioutcnant In tbo Uussian army , is in tno city. He coir.os of ono of the oldest families in Uusslu and has held tbo closest relations with the MM : In the last two years ho has visited nil the principal minine regions in America aim will io.wo soon for Siberia , whcro ho has Inrgo mining interests. The object of his visit is to bccomo acquainted with the American methods of mining. Uo says America Is away ahead of Russia in this respect. "What do you think of the prospects of a war between Uus.sia nud England i" "Thoro is no more likelihood of It than there is of a war between Russia and Amor- tea. Jt is nil newspaper talk. 1 have never heard any army onlecr or a civilian of any prominence mention it as u remote possibil ity. " "You do not , then , think thnt the Hussion government incited the revolt In Pamir ! " "Such talk U absurd. Uussla had nothing to do with it whatever. It is like most of your Kuropoan correspondents' scares noth- i-jg in it. " "What nbout tbo persecution of the .lows ! " 'T might tell you something about that , hut ii would not oo wise for mo to do so. " Street Gar Strike Imminent. Another street car strike is among the probabilities of tlio labor situation in Chi cago. The proposition of the West Side Street Car company to put on its lines extra cars has developed opposition from the mem bers of ono of the street car employes' unions nnd tbo outlook is either for a strike on the part of the complaining mon or suits by the union for n violation of contract. The trouhlo arises out of n ouostlon of wneos. The com pany recently oITored to add 2. > 0 dars to the service. They were to run as "trippers" from" to 10 a. m. nud 4 to 7p.m. Their drivers and conductors were to bo paid $1.50 a day , no mutter if they only made ono trin. This now departure waa to relieve the presstto of the morning and even ing rushes. Tlio younger of the two unions in tno West Sldo accepted the proposition , but the old and moro powerful emphatically i-ojcotod it because a contract was inndo four years iigo with the company by which the ' latter wa to pay thorn fj.10 a day for n aay ) f ton hours , if the men did not work ton : iours t > ioy were to receive 4J.10 nnyliow. If this " " scheme is Introduced "tripper" , It will ibrognto tills contract. Got a HiiKlmml .and Died. Mrs. Marie Gavin , living at No. 717Vost \ fucksou street , realized some months ago : hnt consumption hud made such Inroads upon lor system that she nnd only a low weeks to ivo. She owned $17,000 worth of property. mil ns film was on unfriendly terms with all icr relatives except her mint , she concluded o consult a lawyer about milking n will. IVIillo on the way to got n InwyorMissOnvIn not Ulllcer Lnuglui-.s , n total Htrnnger. of vliom she asked the wuy to the nearest law ifllce.Vhllo walking along she told her lory and cloiod by begging Lunglors to bo- : omo her husband. The pollcomnti eagerly Lgrot-d. Meantime the lady was forced to nko to her bed. Uegardlos of her physl- iiun',1 orders to remain absolutely quiet , "tho illlcor carried iho dying woman lo n cab ind Ihoy were U ft von to the nearest lergymnn's house. The clergyman rebuked ho onicer's cruelly and refused to perform ho ceremony. Hut Miss Gavin made a will n I.undors' favor , nnd on Documbor U , she led. Her relations are now preparing a untest. by the Carload. Local .benevolent sociollos are becoming larmo.1 al iho sysiamni'c ' dumping of Now ' wnlfa into this clly nnd will proba- ly Ufa steps to suppress ii. The . 'ow York foundling utylu ins nnd ether In- tiiutloiirt'cif u Nimilui nature nro doing n brlvliii ; bublnojs and for several years pail liny Imvo unloaded unywhoro from HOD to JO unfortUniitos per veinon families In and bout ibis I'lty. No less limn llfly of tneso ttlo unfortunates , for the mosl part children f crime , were sent to Hits cltv during iho lonth of November. Onn consignment nlono Dnsistcd of thirty foundlings and other ship- louts varlod in number from two to ten. < > * H linooKfl Otu Hilly Moyor. Billy Meyer , Iho Ktrontor pugilist , whlloon t' ' ) way lo New Orleans to moot Carroll , bo- imo vury ( .Ink from gas escaping in the looping car anil vomited nt inlurvul * for jirurnl hours. P , A. Diuul TrlplnlH PlHCovnrcd. NEW YoitK , Deo. 31. ftohorl , the 10-yoar- la son of "ICorrlfjau , the Irish pipor"wUo , llros nt 337 Kast Forty-third stroer , win o : his way to church yostordny morning who his attention was atlractod by a largo bapo box lying under a grocer's wacon. Ho llflci the ltd and found In the box three tlciut nowl ; born bablo a boy nnd two girls. Ho r * ported his lind to a policeman nnd the triplet are now at the morgue. Coroner Levy I anxious to know to whom they belong. AO IIMH inn niir.i. Secretary Trni'y 'llttnkR All Tronbli Will Up Bottled I'oatiunb'y. Nnw YOIIK , Dno. -Secretary Tracy wa1 a guest nt the Ollsoy house yesterday. Re garding the report trom Chill to the offcc' ' that n mob had gathered around the rest deuce of Mr. Kgnn and threatened the Aincri can tuinUtcr with personal violence , Mr , Tracy said ho could not bollovo that Itva "If n dispatch of thai character , " ho added , "had been received In Washington , 1 would have boon nollllod of tt. As I have hcunl nothing of the kind , I must think thai U Is n mistake. " Do you think the Chllimi dlfllculty will be settled satisfactorily very soout" "Yo.s. I bollovo so , " said Mr. Tracy , ' Koine of tbo newspapers scorn qulto anxious to have this country go to war with Chill , nnd they have even taltou the troubl-j to maji n plan of campaign for us to follow. Itui I ao not anticipate n war with Chill. The Yorktown Is the only United States man-of- war In Chilian waters ut present. The Hot- ion , however , Is on her way Ihcro nnu should roach Valparaiso this wook. " Secretary Tracy said there nro twenty-two now shins In the course of construction , In cluding minors nnd battleships , nnd they would all bo completed in IS'Jl if congress continued the appropriations necessary for the work. The navy department , ho snld , asuod for $ l'J,0MOii ! ) ) ) for shlpj this year , us against SI7OJilOJU appropriated la.U year. Ho thought the democratic house would grant the amount nsked for , ns It , Is abso lutely necessary to llnlsh up the work begun , as otherwise Iho trovornmonl would lose the bonollt of a great' deal of money that had al ready been paid. "It is n plain business propoilllon. " said Mr. Tracy , "and 1 think WR can convince oven Mr. Ilolmau of the wlsdomof eontiuuini ; the appropriation for the navy. " tjir utitKr. . One .Sustains mi All-.Nkgltt Ki ! it Witli Guai < lw < > ! ' the Other. W.ISIIISOTOX , t'n. , DL-O. 21. The details of an all-night b.illlo Wednesday night between Hugh Curry , n wealthy farmer of Alnwoll township nnd a number of mon In ambush , linvo been received. Three hundred shots were ( Ired but fortunately no one was wounded. Curry's house was riddled with btillots nnd his terror Htrickoii family spent the night iu tha cellar. Toward morning there was a lull In ibo baltlo , and Curry alarmed the village by ringing the bnll in thq towor. Several friends came lo his as sistance nua remained with him until day light. Ithassinco been learned that Curry's nssathmts worn watchmen who were guard ing iho property of Marion Curry , whoso property ndloins that of his brother Hugh. It scorns thai Marion Curry lias sulTored from incendiary lirus in which ho lost thousands of dollars. The first ilro was on May 17 , aud since then ho has lost twenty- nine hay stacks , n barn and n stablo. Tno frequent lires have almost crazed Curry and ho has 000:1 : fearful of his life. UoeenUy ho placed guards tiboul his farm to protect it. The guards claim that Hugh Curry Urea Iho lirst shot , ana as bo had bncn annoying them they returned Iho lire , which resulted in a perfect fusillade lor the rust of the night. The two brothers have nol been friends for years and Iho trouble is looked upon as a family affair. xa vaiXK.in si UJHSXTS. Kivu Thousand Kmurnilod in n trlo Against thu Government. SAxTfuvxctsco , Cal. , Deo. 21. A dispatch from Pokin by the steamship Citv of Pokiu states that the United Slates ship Pales was sent to Nankin November 0 , to remain dur ing the holding of Iho Chinese military ex aminations , which wore to begin November 11. Five thousand students were In ntlend- inco. The examinations were delayed by -ho arrest of two brothers from Yung Chow , , vho were suspected of smuggling. One ol ; he brothers was shot whiio resisting the Chinese ouiclals , mm ibe other prevailed up on Iho \ \ bolo assembly of students to espouse his causo. A commission was ap pointed to examine into the matter nnd at last accounts a satisfactory termination was ox- "octod. A small disturbance In the Fo-IClon prov- nco , caused partly hv the salt , tax and > artly stirred up by bandits , was quelled without much loss of blood. > I'UUIt M.tltKSJIEA' . Vlltcr Trylnu Pistols Without ICfTcot DiiollstH llosort to SwonlH. BUDA PnsTit , Dec. 31. > Baron Fojorvary , until recently minister of the national do- onso in the Hungarian cabinet , was ono of Ibe principals in a duel fought yostordny , ho news of which caused much oxcltomont lore. The baron's opponent was Herr Ugran. a member of Iho diet. Kach gonllo- man fired Iwo shots wllhout effect. They hen dropped Iheir llronrms In disgust and continued the dull with swords. After this chance of weauons both were wounded in ho arm nnd the baron had ono our cut ns voll. The baron had to resign his portfolio n order lo ontnin satisfaction from Hurr Jgrnn for a speech which the latter made attacking him. .H.i.v ir.r. . ' 'oars Are Inttu'tiiined That tlio Aired I'o.'t Will Din. Puit.AiiRM'iiiA , I'a. , Deo. 21. The condi- lon of Walt Whitman , who lies seriously ill n his lltlle collage in Camdcn , Is said by hU ihysiclans lo bo uncliangoil , nllhough iho ro- iort from iho sick room is ihnl ho grows leadll y weaker. Ho is suffering from hron- htal pnaumonia. As ho Is past 72 years of ago , iho physicians think l-.o will not bo able to withstand the ravages of the dis ease , umi Ihoy have about given up hope of his recovery. The belief Is general thnt the Jays of the peel nro numbered. Ho may dia within forty-eight hours , or ho may last longer. 'Ivo Indlulinitnt.s Against. Klclil. Niw YOIIK , Deo. 21. Two indictments ivoro returned today against Kit ward M. Field by the prand Jury. Both indictment ! ipeclfy grand larceny iu the llrst doirroo , and ire based on a complaint made by Frank ,1. apragtiu , who charges field wilh'iholurconv } f mushnros of Kdinon Electric Light com pany stock , which ho gave us collateral for sorrowed money. Prlvnto Hank Failure , AI.TOONA , Pa. , Deo. 21. The Tyrone bank , i private Institution , failed to open its door * his morning , The bank has always boon egardcd as sound ana the failure is u great iiirpriso. The usscU and liabilities nro not cnown. _ Mayors liullotoil for I'.iiilie//.leiiuint. PiTTsiititio , PH. , Doe. 31. True blllw were 'ounil ' today by the grand jury ognilist Mayor A'ymun mid ex-Mnyor Pearson of Alloghuny or ombezzlomcnt. Scangor , tin Italian , In twouly-ono dnvs ommlltod to memory the "Iliad , " which tompri.sos 15 , 10 ironies , nnd ihoOdyssey , " vhich also comprises a largo number. A PENALTY OF POPULARITY , Tlio Publlo OljecU to Soma Fnvorilo Ohinglng PInya. A REBUKE TO THEATRICAL MANAGEMENT , ScKontl Unto CoinjintlloH Ht'nt Out With Now Ytirk MICUUIHCM < lvl ii thn ( Jo N'nttonal Uy-Tlio Con- serv tot-y ( iosmlpol'thc Stme. : Frank Daniels Is complaining of llio dlDl- cully of gottlng nw.iy from "Llilto Puck" This is his llfih year wllh Hint farce , llo la gutting tired of It , and ho wants to mnlco n change. Hut how shall ho do ill Ho did try n now piece n short tlmo ago , but tbo people howled lor tlu old oneanil the mnn users Insisted on It. To Imvo gene on with the now play In the facj of papular oppon lion would have meant n big llnnuchil loss. nnd might have endangered his pull on tlio public's purse. Diniols did what man ) ifnothor nclor has dono" baforo htm. Ho wont back to the old , wornoul ploco for Iho del liu * and cents there was In It. This luibll of Identifying a star wltb a single character seems to boa dovolopmoir of Inter yo rs , nnd thor. ) have baon sovor.il conspicuous examples of It. For a lo'ig , long time Joseph .lolTorson was tlio Hip Van Winkle of Auuriu.1 , and the pulni. cnrea not to sue htm in any oth. > r play , indeed hardly know thai ho had over nppcarcd in imylhlng else. In changing lo the old comeillOi Mr. .loffcrsdn lost collie of Ills hold on the public for n season or two , and , succusst'ul as ho has uon in his recent work , n return to his old pluv would nrobablv lot loose an unprocodoiuoa Hood of enthusiasm. Billy Florence haJ to some extent n similar experience with tlm Hon. Dard.voll Sloto ami 'jothem with Llun dreary , while Frank Mayo's elTorto to gi > - iu\ny from Davy Crockett have met disasters thai are notorious , * "Alabama" hadadlsaslrous has experience ] in Boston , while in Now York it is doing a big business. The play lias been well r < > celvcd in all parls of tun country , and thii fUIuro ut tlio Hub has excited considerable discussion. Tno'papor.1 urged the people to nlleml "Alabama , " bul tbo Uostoutans sun ply staid away. The explanation of this is not so haru us some make it out. The plav was pro3onlo.t at BjUon bv n No. J ' company which , ns u 'mailer ol course , was an inferior organization. The beau enters know thnt nnd re sontcd it ns u matter of pride. This sam .bing is occurring constantly In all parls of : ho country in n lois marked ileurce , and Now York managers oughl to learn a lesson from it. * Omaha and other western cities are frequently - quontly glvon second class productions of N'ow Yorit SUCCUSHO-S and then managers lick because our people do not give them jetter patronage. There mo hundreds of theater goers In Omaha who keep tolerably well posted on dramatic affairs , and a goodly lumber of thoin will not give up their good nonoy for snap shows sent out to gull the nnocont. If this sort of thing were more general It uould ; tcaMi eastern managers a vholusomo lesson. Tlio world and Iho st.ago vould bo belter if thuro were fewer play.s i i and these were butter. A recent divorce case In England throws a curious light on the morality or ralher thu manners of the stage ovur ihero. It was slalod in court quite as a mailer of course hal outsiders nro admitted freely to ac tresses' uresslng rooms In London thoalors luring Iho performance of plays , and while not there they are permitted to stand about the wings and converse with tha half nude girls who .ippoar in ourlosquos and comic operas. Now Vork managers express their amazement nt this , mid declare Hint it is not tolerated in Gotham's reputable the- ators. The American amusement catorjrs profess a keen icgard for public ; opinion , and In this particular the correctness nf their cour.so will bo admilted. Occasionally Iho papers rontaln notices or pictures of men with nclresses in the traditional "green room , " but. it is grnlifylug lo ba assured that if Ihero is any basis of truth for those things they only occur at a low disreputable Iho- alcrs. Mrs. .Teanollo M. Thurbor , prosidonl of the National Consorvalorv of Music of Amorlixi , sends Tin : Bm : u teller announcing ihnt thn semi-annual entrance examinations will hi held January 4 to 7. This instilutiun , unlike nil others of a kindred character , Is Hie outcome - como of a wholly dlsinloroslod O'idoavor to elevate the standard of tnilo In America bv furnishing students with such thorough tu'i- lion in music as cannot bo obtained else- where. No insttlulion in the world is as completely equipped with teachers of Iho highest ardor ; in none is Iho curriculum so comprehensive. From Soplombor next its admirable personnel will have Iho honetll of Ibo guidance of Dr. Antonln Dvorak , the world renowned composer. To heighten the ollleiency of the institution as a factor in the musical advancement of Iho land by ovary possible means , will continue to bo the solo mm of Us conductors. Students are solicited from nil parts of the country ; where marked natural latent is found , instruction is im parted fs-oe of expense : in olior | cases but a moderate fee Is required. Moro copious In formation on all these point , may be hud an por.sonal application lo the secretary , or by addressing him nt New York. * * Clint ol'I'inyM and l > lnyoi" . "Thnt Girl From Mexico" is a takeoff on Ibo Alibi club of Washington , which exists for Iho purpose of llndlng excuses lor truant liusbnnds. Angusiln Daly has rovlved "Tho Last Word" successfully , nnd ho ihlnks iho end ) f moro farce comedy IH nt hand. Bul ono nnn'a ' opinion does nol regulate public tasto. "Did you ever moot any ladlotil" asked Mrs. Langtry In horsnoory , freezing way of Muurloo Barry moro. "O yes , madam , " ro- ilicil thu brightesl of his class. " 1 was horn ind I am married. " "Tbo Cily Directory" company had n shah- ng up n short time ago nnd ion some of Us tars , but it , soums to please Now York ju i is woll. Luke SohonleVntt and Willis P. iweaiuam , Iho old tlmo minstrels , scorn to 111 Iho gaps satisfactorily. Frank Daniels is now in Now York with 'Llttlo Puck1 bul Is nt work on Iwo now lays. Ono , "Tho Dead Shot. " is an auapui- Ion from tbo French , nnd tno ether , "Tim Utornoy , " cnmo from ICnghuul as "Tho Bar- Islcr. " Ho tested' them at Chicago. Ho , lso has a musical farce In hand. Mrs. Agues liunton Barnes , the projodur f the now Savoy theater , Chicago , which n o bo built on the site of the Jackson stru-a rmory , has u plan fora comedy festival i < > 10 given in 1BO.I. It is her intention to Intor- sl.loflorson , Crane , liobson , Solhorn and ioodwin , to have each plav star parts , nltor- atoly supported by the others. Kobcrt Louis Stevenson's story , "Tho Hui- Ido Club , " bus boon lurncd into a fnrro omedy. The tiuro , thwarted in love mm uslness , Joins "Tho Hulcldo Club" cif Irldgoport , nnd dotonnliios to hang himself , 'he rope broads. The tulclue is a mUcmiblo ill uro. The man goes back lo work. Hi * rotpcuts brlKhton , but the olub selects him s lU victim for the current year. Ho on ages u consumpllVQ Individual nnmoi ) Dyatl utorvals to ba tils substitute. Al last there amalns only ono member besides himiolf. 'his ' iiiomber urges him to die. Ho gets hi * jrmentor Inloa madhouse unil thus is loit lone. Ho marries and Is happy. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.