TIIU OMAHA DAIiiY 131 ; MONDAY , JANUARY Jl , 1802.
THE DAILY BEE.
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Hnmliiy lice , Onn Ynnr. . 300
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„ TIIH IIKE BUI MM NO.
bWOICN STATEMENT Ol' OIHOULATION.
Etalitof Noliniska ( . ,
County of Doiulns. f" ' . _ .
Oco. It. Trtiiliuck. socrotnry of The nr.r.
J'uljliRliln.cotnpiny. . does solemnly nwuar
thuttlic iiotiiiilolrBiiIntlon of TUB lun.v linn
for tlio week timllng January U , I8U2 , was as
follows : _ _
Hiindny. Jim. II 28.IJ *
Monday. Jan. 4 -.2' '
Tuesday , Jiin.S n BV--W
Wodnesdiiy.JMi.il.
Thursday. .InM. 7.
Friday , .fun. 8
Bttturdiiy , Jan. 0
A Venice ' . , 2l.OTfl
OKO. H. T/WOHUCK.
Sworn to l.cforo me and subscribed In my
presence tills Dili day of January. A. t ) . 1892.
HKAI. N. I' . Vr.it , .
Notary Public.
Ilie prowth of tlie BToraeo dally clreulat on
of Tnr. HUB for six years Is shown In vuo fol-
lowlni table :
IMC. 1880 1891.
Jnnnnrr . I0'f7i < I.U0 , IffASS W.4IO
February II.IWi IS.WI 18'l-M IB.7HI W.II3
Unroll II.MT u , oo itinso M.8IS ,
.April U.I'.il I4.w : , 18.741 ta.wt rt.on
JUy 13.419 u.m I7.ISI I8.KM 211.840
June I279tt 14.147 10,941 IB.fl.Vt 211,1117
Juir 13.3H H.UM ifl.au ts.rn 27.011
.AllKIIIlt 14,1.11 18.16.1 18.KM
II.IBO 14,3111 Ifl.l..l 18,711) ) 50,870 2Sr.l7
October . | IJ189 14,3.13 18.011 IR.W ! jo,7ia , 'M.I 03
KoTCmticr I8.SWH 19,110 M.ISO 34. MCI
15 on is.ni soon ZI.47IJ 24,011
NiomiASiCA's two governors will lln-
gor near tlio toloprupb olllcos until high
noon totitiy , if not longer.
SOMI : inon nro born dombcrnts ; others
Imvo iloinocrucy thrust upon them. I
run one of the latter. G. .If. / /
FIKL.D MARSHAL ILusnAi > will aoon
return to America , but his respect for
the American semite tins not 'boon re
covered.
Tun application of the principles of
the Australian ballot law to our primary
elections will inevitably bj the next stop
toward purifying election * .
T incur : is no especial comfort in the
reflection that the inlluon/.i bacclllus
has been discovered so long us the prin
ciple for its destruction remains a mys
tery in madical ciroleH.
THE Omaha Real Estate Owners
association and good citizens generally , '
should interest themselves for the next
twenty days'in collecting evidence with
which to engage the attention of the
grand jury.
EX-MAYOU CUSHINO'S idea of n clean
govornmnnt , at the beginning of his
career , toolc the form of a recommenda
tion for public swimming baths. At its
close no mention was nuido of the needs
of the unwashed.
Al/niouuii the mutations of politics
leave the city without a duly organized
Board of Health the people continue to
enjoy themselves and business goes right
on as if there wore no hiatus in the
health department.
EOYIT appears to bo very much
shocked at the crimes perpetrated in
'
the United States. 'Egypt has generally
Imon shocked at transactions which oc
curred away from homo over since
Pharaoh broke his word with Moses and
foil into trouble In the Red son.
IF Omaha becomes an important grain
center it will bo largely through the in
telligent efforts of the Board of Trade.
It is , therefore , proper that the grain
men should be given influence enough in
the organization to direct It In channels
which shall assist in developing the
grain and provision business.
PASS , Tex. , has an eye to
business. Thar citizens have suddenly
boon arousud to the want of military
protection , and the Board of Trade lias
forwarded suitable resolutions to Wash
ington and San Pranolsco. Eagle Puss
knows the value of a garrison and chief
quartermaster in a business way.
BOSTON is not only the homo of the
most noted pugilist , but that center of
Columbian culture Is also the residence
of the ahnmnlon dead boat. Ills name is
Cook , and that may bo one reason why
ho desires to "boat" his way around the
globo. Ho has just finished a term In
the Berlin jail for defrauding a hotel
keeper. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THOMAS 13. RIJKD once described tlio
United States senate as the haven of
rest to which all creed politicians hope
to go when they dlo. Senator Palmer
of Illinois appears to accept Mr. Rood'a
theory. At all events ho declares that
ho desires no fu rthor honors , but being
72 years of ago ho "wants qulotudo and
contentment , " and therefore prefers to
stav In the sonato.
Mlt , BltVAN may bo plousad to' know
that Nebraska ( armors iiro rapidly making -
, ing up , a train load of corn for the
famine stricken Russians and a Ne
braska railroad manager has agreed'to
transport the grain to Chicago froo.
The action of the ( armors and the rail-
roada should briny the crimson blush of
shame to the fuco of Bryan and the
lower house of congress.
ENOJ.ANO is a frco trade country in
theory , but in pruutioo she manages in
some way to lay omlurgoos on competi
tive articles. This explains her ani
mosity to American mo ts and probably
ia the reason for her recent apple scare.
A'liorli'iin meat a proa-Minced diseabed
and therefore shut out f-om competition
with English rattle growers , and Amer
ican itppliH are aiid to i-onVt n arsenic.
There is as much truth in the ono as the
other.
) / ' ( > ; wf s
In It In very nblo sneoch in the- United
States senate in opposition to the bill
for the free nnd unlimited cotnntrc of
silver Senator Merrill of Vermont said
the rotuilt of that policy would bo mono-
tnry stringency. The foremost offocl of
unlimited free colnngo of silver , said
the veteran statesman , would bo a pro
mt u in on gold which would prompt Its
universal wilhdiawal from circulation ,
and thereby produce a raal and funda
mental lack of money In all parts of our
countrycruatlngaatrlngoncv of greater
so verity , perhaps , than any hitherto
known. "Tho passngo of Hitch an act1
said Mr. Merrill , "would bo the danger
signal for everyone to 'save himself who
can'and thus inoculate the malady it
not out to euro. Gold-hoarding would
become a national opldomlc. The pay
ment of gold certificates would bo
swiftly demanded at the treasury by the
holdors. United States notes would bo
sent there in Mocks for redemption , and
the hundred million redemption fund
might grow beautifully less nnd bo soon
exhausted , Icavmp two hundred and
forty-nix millions unredeemed , ns well as
the whole series of silver certificates
and treasury notes , with nothing in
sight for their redemption but the 74-cont
silver dollar. " There would speedily bo
withdrawn from circulation the present
nation stock of $070,000,000 of gold , and
Senator Merrill Is right In saying that
this could not fall to ere a to such a
stringency and financial distress us no
lover of his country would yish to bo-
hold. "Tho superior value of gold abroad ,
attracting n brisk- exportation , would
produce a largo contraction , not only of
the money for ordinary homo business ,
but the demand for gold contracts could
only bo supplied oy the payment of ex
traordinary premiums. "
Nothing1 is moro certain than that this
would bo thooffect of free and unlimited
silver coinage. The Immutable law Is
that the cheaper will drive out the
dcaror wherever there Is any attempt to
make ono standard out of two metals ,
and no legislation by the congress of
the United States can obstruct or pre
vent the operation of this law. The idea
of tying gold and silver together by law
is a palpable absurdity. They never
have boon together. "The lluctuations
of the value of silver , " said Senator
Merrill , ' 'inherent and characteristic ,
como down to us by continuous ropbrt
from nnciont ages. It has always boon
unstable. " It le the cheaper metal at
present , not because of dcmonott/.ntion ,
as the free coinage advocates falsely
claim , but for the reason that Its produc
tion has steadily and rapidly Increased.
The value of silver , as of all ether com
modities , la subject to the law of supply
and demand , and when it is stated that
the total output of silver has moro than
doubled oven since 1873 , while the legit
imate demand , notwithstanding the
efforts of the United States to promote
a demand , has fallen off , the reason for
the depreciation of silver is obvious.
The remedy cannot bo found in legisla
tion , or at any rate not in legislation by
this or any ether country , but if at all
only by an international arrangement
that will give silver recognition in
international commerce at a common
ratio. Free silver coinage by the United
States alone would inevitably result in
the withdrawal of gold from circulation
and the exportation of a largo part of
our stock of that metal , the creation of
a single silver standard and-ultimate
disaster to all interests.
T//B XIOARAOUA CAXAfj.
It is evident that a strong pressure is
to be brought upon congress in favor of
the government assuming a financial in
terest in the maritime cunal of Nicara
gua. A bill for this purpose , proposing
that the government should guarantee
the interest on 8100.000,000 of cunal
bonds , was before the senate last year ,
having the unanimous support of the
committee on foreign relations , but for
want of time no action was tnkon on it.
A similar measure has been presented
at the present session by Senator Sher
man , and the proposition received favorable -
able consideration in the president's mes
sage. The aonatoafew days airo adopted
a resolution directing the foreign re
lations committee to inquire into the
progress that has bcenmado in the work
upon the Nicaragua canal , and what urn
the present conditions and probpects of
that enterprise. The committee is also
directed to consider and report what , in
its opinion , the intoroits of the United
States may roqulro in respect of that
Intorocoanio communication.
This Is a very proper and necessary
inquiry , and as the committee is auth
orized to send for parsons and papers
and to administer oaths congress ought
to got thoroughly ucouiuto and trust
worthy information regarding the status
of this important enterprise. There is
a very strong interest in the west ,
and particularly among the paoplo of
the Pacific coast states , in the question
of the early completion of the canal ,
and a vigorous inlluonco from that son-
tlon will bo exerted In favor of govern
ment aid to the extent proposed. Voic
ing this fooling , Senator Alton of Wash
ington sttid in the senate that , "while
the results flowing from this ontorn-iso
are beneficial to the uommorco of all
nations , they will in a spnclal manner
stimulate and promote that of our own
country , and no part of our country moro
vitally than the Pacific slopo. " The
senator presented an eloquent picture of
the resources of that region in timber
and ether natural productions , the de
velopment of which would ba gro.itly
aided by the transportation facilities
the projected Intoroeoanlo communica
tion will provide , and said there Is
scarcely a limit to ba placed upon the
trallle the Paolllo northwest will con
tribute to this oanal. The use of this
channel by the ships of alt nations will
glvo enhanced faollltlos to general trade ,
a readier and moro economical , and con
sequently a groator. exchange of com
modities among commercial people , a
closer and dtrongor not work of common
Interests , binding together the subjects
ofalldn governments , rendering pence
more Indispensable and war more ob
noxious.
All this will readily bo admitted , for
no ono questions the import'inca and
possible oommorolal v.iluo of the onto.-
prlso , and yet the question of making
the go o-nmont in any way responsible
tor it financially is one demanding the
very serious consideration of congress.
Certainly with such a promise there
ought to bo no illllloulty in promptly se
curing all the private capital necessary
to the completion of the cnmil , nnd as to
the professed apprehension that unless
the United States at once nstfuino con
trol over the canal some ether nation
will do co , it may bo doubted whether it
Is worthy of serious consideration. No
country of Europe , so far as known , is at
presonteocUlng to enlarge its possessions
in this hemisphere , and the danger of
any European country doing HO grows
loss as the power of the United States
Increases. The possibility of foreign
Interference with the Nicaragua canal
in too remote to warrant present fear.
There is a very general feeling that the
government linn had quite enough ex
perience in guaranteeing the financial
obligations of corporations. Besides , in
view of the present condition of the
national finances , there cnutd hardly bo
u less auspicious time for urtring such a
proposition.
VATllOXIXK XmtltASKA IXDVSTltr.
A Beatrice manufacturer , hii9 boon In
Omaha for a tow days soliciting trade
with gratifying success. Thq secretary
of the Manufacturers nnd Consumers
Association of Nebraska is now making
a brief tour of the principal cities of
the state to arouse interest in tfTo
organization ho represents. At Beatrice -
rice , Hastings and Kearney ho has boon
received with a cordial' wblcomo. The
people are In sympathy with the. move
ment and doubtless wherever ho goes
they will bo oqirilly enthusiastic as In
the cities namod. The representatives
of the local factories will find Omaha
retail dealers willing and anxious to
patronize thorn if they but follow the
example of the Ueatri'uo gentleman.
This interchange ot homo manufac
tures will bo of vust ; benefit to Nebraska.
The association which has tnkon up the
work is not an Omaha institution simply
It intends to reach out into and through
the state and wo can assure manufac
turers in the interior towns that if it
awakens a sentiment as favorable to
Nebraska manufactures as it has aroused
in Omaha for homo manufactures , its
importance to the welfare of the state at
largo cannot bo overestimated.
The chief reason why Nebraska people
ple are not no.v generally buying
Nebraska starch , canned goods , twine ,
soap , barbed wire , and other Ne
braska made goods Is that they
do not know those articles are to
bo had of as satisfactory quality and at
as low prices as these made in the cast.
The association , by enlisting the manu
facturers of all the cities and towns , can
remove this obstacle in a very short time.
A compact , earnest , enterprising mem
bership in such an organization will not
only benefit the individuals directly in
terested but it will stimulate trade in all
branches and vastly increase the number
and importance of manufactories in the
state. Tun But : hopes the people of all
parts of the state will take hold of this
movement with enthusiasm.
WHAT has become of the prosecution
of the two-mile limit saloonkeepers ?
Are they to bo allowed another live
months of immunity from license
charges ?
How much has the county road fund
boon overdrawn ?
Absorbing Civ mention.
MlmieaiKilti Trlbttnc.
The noble rod man is prasping the intri
cacies of our advanced civilization. A
Cliorokeo is in jntl in Mhsouri for forging
bank checks.
ToHtliij ; lloloro '
, Kansas Cltu Times.
'
Mr. Poffor has Introduced , a 'bill to lend
Indiana farmers 5100,000,000 , on their farms.
Ho probably used Indiana as the doc on
which to try the alliance medicine.
Democratic CoiiiuifMitliktlon.
l'hllatlcti > liiii Jlecoril ( ilem. } .
President HarrUon has rnaao excellent ap
pointments to the Interstate Commerce com
mission In Messrs. McDill of Iowa , Lindsay
of Kentucky and Morrison of Illinois. Tbo
duties of the commissioners require tno
exorcise of high judicial and administrative
faculties that are rarely found combined in
tbo sumo individual. So lonfr as the present
standard shall bo maintained the commission
will contlnuo to command the public coutl-
iJonco.
Sliuiliiwy It.isls of Hope.
J\Vi YiiiltJlecnnler ,
To sav that protection doorcases prosperity
Is to insult the Intelligence of the American
public. Yet that is what David B. Hill
agrees with Roger (2 ( MilU in saying , and no
democratic orator dares to dissent from this
falsified claim. They Insist that the pros-- !
deutlal contest musttbo fought on the lines of
tbo last general election for congress. Thus
they base their only hope of success on the
absurd notion thut they can. doccivo tbo
voters of the United States.
The proprietors of the pool rooms of Denver -
vor , Omaha , ICansas City , St. Paul aud. Min
neapolis were damiurod on Tuqsday by the
manipulator * of a conspiracy by which two
horses who wore losers at the puttonburg
races wore first telegraphed -aiiwlnuon. It
Is not itnown whether tlio wlro.i wore tapped
or thn false dispatches were sent iroin a
Chicago telegraph olllce. The hidden moral
of this oplsodo l.s the reason It Rlvos fet a
remota hope that pool spiling and Its con
comitant vices wilt one day bo destroyed by
the successful Ingenuity of Us unscrupulous
patroDs.
.rOlf.V A\l .lOSKl'lf.
Washington Pott ( rep. ) : Somebody has
evidently turuod la n-falso alarm on' Farakor.
Washington Pott ( rep. ) , : iToraUor U tor
nialno , but In tali case the secretary of state
tiai not yet issued a reciprocity proclama
tion. '
Now York Times ( hid. ) : Ajl accounts
' (
from Columbus agree that , In thc'cbntost for
the sonatorshlp from Ohio , Mr. Farukor 'bus
arrived at tao and of his rope.
Chicago Tidies ( dom. ) : It will bo some
tlmo before tbo Into Joteph D. Fora . > r of
Ohio will be able to pcrsuauo people to Join
him again In the disappointing uaoUnm ! of
counting chlouons before they are batched ; .
Denver Sun ( rep. ) ; The roturu of Mr.
Sherman to the United States senate will bo
gratifying to the republicans generally
throughout the country. Ha remains almost
the lust man In publla Ufa who tins served
through all the trying , heroic periods of the
nation's history. Ho was In politics lli'st a
whig.
Chicago Post ( dom. ) : The triumph of
John Sherman over the unspouUiblo forakor
hits redeemed the Ducnoya stale from the
suspicion of moral and mental unsouudness
which In the past few woo'xs sostuol not un
likely to ba connrmad , P&'rlo < u Olilnans
will hereafter recall with somotnluir lUu a
shudder that there was n brief period In
which ItioomuU not unlikely that tholr xtnto
might bo roprc Ltoil In tha federal sonnto by
two surh mon an Ilrlco nnd Forakor.
Philadelphia IJrcord ( dom. ) : John Shor-
mnn has won "t/h / light for ro-oloctlon ns
United States j fytor from Ohio , although
the strain uppji the party machinery has
boon Intense niidilnng continued. It will bo
dinicult to heal the wounds nnd uruhos of
the struggle In tihlo tat present a strong nnd
united front to the enemy next fall.
Chicago Nou'jS. iiJ-dom. ) : Senator Sher
man has demonstrated again that ho Is not
the creature of imomontary or adventitious
political condition- , that , whllo.ho bad with
in him the elements to rise , ho has nlio the
ability to maintain Ids n oondanoy for an
Indefinite period. Sherman bolonji to the
old guard of the sonato. His career 1s cloioly
IntorwQven with all the financial legislation
oftbonntton for a third of a century. Ho
was among these who stood at all times most
fearlessly for honast money nnd combated
the demands of Inflationists. Had ho boon
beaten the sonata would have lacked a do fi
nite constituent element that It could not
well have dona without.
Philadelphia Lector ( rep. ) : Ex-Oovornor
Forakor Is of the opinion that people ouUluo
the state of Ohio have no right to any say
about the pending election for sen a tor In that
state. But the ox-govornor's point Is not
well taken , belonging pdoullarly to tbo class
In which the wish Is the father to the
thought. The senator to bo elected from the
stnto of Ohio Is to go to the senate of tlio
United States which acts for a stretch of
coiintry far beyond the boundaries of the
"Buokoyo stato" and for all the people
thereof. These all have vital Interests In the
legislation by the federal congress , and when
they sco that there is an attempt to foist
upon the whole country a senator from Obio
who Is chiefly rononmoJ as a sky-rocket
orator. In place of nn able , experienced and
steady going statesman , they naturally and
properly assert their rU'ht to a say in the
matter.
_ _
.wo.v/jr TO UK KXi'ixnin.
INtlnmto * of tlio Sum Xrudril to Kim the
World'H I-'alr Amount * Contributed.
CIIICAOO , III. , Jan. 10. The department of
publicity and promotion of the \yorld's fuir
has Issued n statement showing the suouo of
the work In hand , It reveals the following
facts : Tblrty-nlno nations and twenty-four
colonies bavo made ofllcially proposed appro
priations for their exhibits , amounting In the
aggregate to SJ.OOI.fiG.1 ; and the Indications
are that , at a low estimate , this will be in
creased to $5,000,000. The states and the
territories have appropriated $3li'.loOaO ' ,
which will bo largely increased. In nlno
states where , for constitutional reasons , no
appropriations have boon made , orsunlzations
of citizens are raising $1,030,000. The nsgro-
'
gatuof tho'statos is oxoectod to roach $3,000-
000. The United States government has
appropriated § 1,500,000. The exposition com
pany has raised $ . ) , ? i3,230. Chicago his
glvon a S.J.OOO.OOO'loani- ' the government
will bo aslced td'lflnU or aupropriate an equal
amount. * _ > .
The cost to too exposition company of con
structing1 nnd holding tbo exposition is esti
mated at * l8..r 00.000. of which $3,030,003 is to
be out Into the general department buildings
alono. exclusive.of ! the national and state
buildings of albisortv. To meet thh it Is
figured that tbeucompany has { 23,7oO,000 of
prospcctlvo resources ; including in * addition
to the sums already civon ana exclusive of
the proposed suraifrom the government 10-
000,000 from gatenrecoipts and * 3OdO,000 from
tbo sale of privileges and from salvago. The
company bos paio.iout.to data fJ,7i 0,707 and
the current expenditures are about $ I,000OOJ
per-icontb. ThiJouggreuatc amount to bo
spent on the lain by the exposition company ,
the various states ) and . foreign nations ntld
federal government la approximated at 830-
000,000. a g m
' Bfl
I'ulliirii of Hon-cll Jt Prp-tby of Jfuw York
Iti-lng Iiivc.stlff.'Uorl.
NEW YORK , Jait.10.vM > ed4ltorg who have
been Investigating the failure of Howell &
Presbv. wholesale dealers in woolens at
" 0 Whlto street , fear that It will provo to ba
a bad ono. Raplovln writs huvo baan ob-
talnqd by creditors fora largo .amount ot
poods , which It U claimed wow 4bju ht
shortly boiore the failure and when the cred
itors went to pick out the goods it Is said
they could llnd but a small part of what they
claimed. It U alleged that large quantities
of goods were shioped to Philadelphia
and Baltimore nnd wore traced to tlioao
cities , tt was positively stated today
ebat a largo creditor had cnrnlshcoU
his goods In itie former city. Ono of the re
ports current was that two Philadel
phia firms had loanaa their paper to Howell
i& Prnsby , that the latter had bought goads
in the market and snipped thorn to Phila
delphia to mako' good their loss. It wat
also currently reported that Howell &
Presby had hypothecated 100 cases of goods
with H. U. Dun &Co. for advances.
Blumoustcln & Hlracb , the attorneys for
creditors for claims aggregating about
$1)0,000 ) , bavo isjut'd replevins for about
WO.uOO woith of goods which , It is claimed ,
were bought a short time before the failure ,
and say that they found only a small percent
age of the goods in Howall & Presby's store.
Prom other sources it was learned that evi
dence was being obtained by creditors with
a view of making application to sot aside the
assignment.
QUAIlltKLr.n WITH Illti II'IVK.
How u Mlsrrly ICrntiicklitu UndctixoiTil to
Destroy I-'ortiinu.
NASIIVIU.E , Tonn. , . Jan. 9. Some months
ago a miserly old man named Hilton , living
near Franklin , Ky , , found himself ut d.-atli's
door. Ho hud quarreled with his wlfo nnd
desired to keep her from enjoying hla estate.
Ha made a servant bring- him a nail keg ,
which bo placed on the fire. About this time
a maiden sister oMlllton's came In and res
cued the keg , which she opened and , found
therein $70,000 In bonds. She took these
homo with her for safe keeping. Old Hilton
died , and when an administrator was ap-
appomtcd hfs sister surrendered tbo bonds ,
but was surprised to tind that all but $17,000
ot thnm hud been stolen. Some weeks ago
the city marshal of Franklin , Ky. , named
Stanford , came to Nashville nnd cashed
so mo of the coupons from the missing bonds ,
and was arrested on u charge of bringing
stolen property Into the stato. Last Wednes
day unknown parlies surrendered to Hil
ton's administrator S J.OOO In bonds , and the
case against StnufUrd will not ba prosecuted.
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TlmmtOU \ Giant Poivdrr.
UKI.LUUK , O. Ifnn1. 10. In a stone quarry
operated by HoucyT. Day , on UocK Hill , ono
mlln west of tuisjjaco | , the employes placed
forty sticks of giant power around a lira at
1:1 ! ) o'clock yosiorduy. It Ignited and John
Waters , with a'boXird , pitchjd the dynamite
away. It went oil" with torrlflo oltoct. nnd
Waters was blown 100 toot across the road
and probably falallv Injured. John Smith
and several otUetpirJons wrro seriously in-
Jurcd. The reskJunco of Pram : Nelson was
wrecked by tbo V-jUoilon and several houses
In tbo nclghboriuw' ' badly damaged.
rotln * -
\ViiuH ( , | | ) C'lpiiinroinUt ! .
BAN FIIANCIDCO , tiHal.Jan. . 10.--U Is stated
tlmt the pr6jitf tor4 of { .no Jai-k > on
brewery , seized last Wednesday on a charge
that the duties , amounting' to ? JIOCO , , on beer
produced oDtweon IbSO and ISSll bail not boon
paid , liu : offered the government fl'J.500 In
settlement , ot Its claim , and that Collector
Qumn will recommend , In vlow of the fiiot
tnat court proceeding * would occupy an in-
uolmlto period' Hint tbo government accept
the offer nnd that further proceedings bo dis
continued. '
( irlllng Morn ( 'IIM.
FIIKMONT , Nob. , Jan. 10. [ Special to Tun
UKI : . ] Ofllcials of the Fremont , Hlkhorn &
Missouri Vullov railroad report that tboy nro
now able , for the lint tlmo In several weeks ,
to supply the demand fur1 curs for the ship-
mon t of corn. Tbo blockiiduoLOInivigu 'has
been raised and tlio eonuinyM : : curs are com
ing back to Nebraska again. Ono train of
ulnotv empties was brought Into Fremont
yesterday from ihu east , the tr < ila being
-imhi of a mllu loiir >
THERE WILL BE HARMONY
Nebraska Allianoo Delegates
For the State Convention.
NO EVIDENCE OF DISCORD VISIBLE
Soiim Important .Mrnmm-4 of ( Irrnt Toll
tlcnl .SlKiiillrunuo Will Ila DliuiiMcit-
Tboy Are Oppmcil to Pinion With
tbc Dvmuc-rittlc Pnrty.
LiN'coiV ( Neb. , Jan. 10. [ Special to Tnr
Bui' . ] Although the mealing of the Stoto
Farmers alliance does'not convene until
Tuesday , the advance guard ol the big army
Of delegates are hero. President John Pow
ers arrived this afternoon. Secretary Plrlto
of W.nhoo also came In on the noon train , ant
the hotel register ! ore already lllllDg up with
the names of delegates from the eastern and
central portions of the state. Ex-Senator
Van Wyck Is a delegate from Otoo county
and Is expected In this evening or tomorrow.
The full quota of delegates numbers over
3,000 , but President Powers' does not look for
moro than half that number. The meeting
promises to bo nn important one. The pro
ceedings will nave an Important bearing on
the fall camiiHlcn. and the aolegatos now
here nro not at nit dinidont In ex press I IIP
tholr belief In the success of tbelr party at
the coming election.
I'onrr-t nnil llurrotrx Confer ,
President Powers and J. Burrows held an
Informal conference ut tbo Llndell hotel this
afternoon. In a brlof conversation with TUB
BEH representative Mr. Powers confirmed
the statement made In these columns to the
effect that ho would not bo n candidate for
ro-oleclion as president of the state alliance.
Ho said ho bad held the position for three
years and felt as if that had boon long
enough.
The announcement that Mr. Bui rows had
declined In advance to accept any olllco
which the state ulllanco may seek to Impose
upon him has created uo surprise and It has
evidently been understood by the leading
members , Tlioro Is no special significance in
the action of these two gentlemen , however ,
ns both state emphatically that their Interest
In the success of the alliance would bo as
great as'ovor. '
Si-imtnr Van Wjck'M A | ilnitl n .
The oxcitlng and almost turbulent scenes
which characterized the meeting of the state
alliance In this city two years ago will hardly
be witnessed this week. Messrs. Burrows
and Van Wyck have , It Is claimed by loading
and Inlluontiul delegates , buried their differ
ences in n common crave. All this moan *
that the ox-senator can have the nomination
for governor on the independent ticket this
yeur if ho wants it. John H. Powers will
not bu a candidate for governor. This fact
seems to have boon tacitly agreed upon , and
no other sentiment seems to prevail among
the delegates iilroaay here. Tbo opposition
that nas'bcou developed against the ronoml-
nntlon of Powers seems to spring from the
fact that "it Is considered unwise to nomi
nate a man who has already .sustained n
defeat. " Tbo words quoted are from ono of
the most nrommont delegates to the conven
tion and tboy undoubtedly embody the true
moaning of the opposition to Mr. Powers. If
General Van Wyck Is seeking the nomination
tt is certain that be will not on opposed by
Mr. Powers , nor by ether loading members
of the organization.
Allliux-c Platform Forpuhnilowrd.
The same tacit understanding which exists
in regard to the gubernatorlalsituation seems
also to have been arrived at with , reference
to the platform which will be adopted this
woelc. In other words. If Senator Van WJCK
is a candidate for governor the platform will
bo one upon which ho can stand consistently.
Consequently It may bo stated upon good au
thority that the subtreasury plank which
occupied so prominent u place In the last plat
form will bo missing from the new structure
to bo erected at the coming convention. The
irrepressible Mr. Dech and his Immediate
friend's will undoubtedly make alight for the
subtreasury plnnlr , but oven the men who
put the same plank In the lost platform are
opposed to it now. Tbo most important prin
ciple to ho enunciated is the free silver
planK , which will bo given a prominent place
among the resolutions.
Opposed to Fusion.
A prominent delegate from ono of the
eastern counties was asked by THKBKC repre
sentative this evening togive his opinion
upon the question of a fusion between the
farmsrs alliance and the democratic party
this fall. lie was emphatic in his assertion
that there would bo no fusion. He said :
' I have been informed that leading demo
crats have or will make an overture to the
alliance party looking to a fusion In the com
ing campaign. I understand that they are
willing to concede us tho-stato tlcxut or a
portion of if In return for tbo presidential
electors , or a part of thorn. I want to say
that I for one will oppose a fusion on any
basis whatever. Our experience with .tho
democrats in the recent campaign in this
state convinces mo that the democratic leaden -
on can bo very nrofuso in thair promises ,
but they cannot deliver the poods. "
Superintendent Gouily'8 Losx.
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
A. 1C. Goudy and his estimable wife this
afternoon mot with n sad loss in the death of
tbeir little daughter Annie , which occurred
at their rooms ut tbo Llndoll hotel shortly
after : i o'clock. Annie was a bright little
girl nearly 0 years of ago nnd the pot of all
who knew her. She had boon enjoying ex
cellent health until last Tuesday she was
taken 111 with a slight cold , accompanied by
a sore throat. In the last dav or two her
Illness developed into malignant diphtheria.
The best of medical attendance failed to
relieve her nnd d"ath claimed her this after
noon. Mr. and MM. Goudy have the sym
pathv of nil their follow ntnto officials as well
as a largo circle " of friends In their sad
bereavement.
floiurnor llojd'H Lincoln Qimrti-rs.
Thereis ono gonllornan In Omaha , at least ,
who places a tirm reliance In the news pub
lished in Till' Bill ! a week ago Saturday
morning , foreshadowing the decision of the
United States su promo court on tbo Ne
braska gubernatorial oontoit. His name is
James 13. Boyd , and his democratic friends
already nlludo to him familiarly as governor.
tie nas oneagea rooms at the Lincoln hotel
.n this city for an Indellulta period. After
this woou ho expects to bo "athomo" In
room's li.Titnd 0 , The rooms In question are
landsomoly furnished , on suite , on the soona
leer aud are tbo saino ones occupied by
jnvnrnor Boyd last spring before ba was
ousted from the executive ofllco.
Lincoln' * Norinnl Unlvernlty.
At on oloc.tion of oftlcors of tho. now Lin
coln formal university yesterday Prof.
1'roan ' , late of the Shenamloih ; Normal col-
ego , was mailo president , Prof. P. F. Uosso
vice president , and Prat. W , J , Kinsley sec-
rotary. The facidtv will consist of thirty
ristruotom , all specialists in their several
departments , The course of study Is emi
nently a practical ono , and pupils will ba
taugtlt all English branches , music , tine arts ,
businoHS , banking , stenography and printing.
The college year will bo divided into ilvo
torins , with no vacations intervening , Tno
enrollment will be from 1,500 to'-,000 ! pupils
uai-h term. Among the prominent cltl/ons of
Lincoln Idontlllod with tbo Institution are
J. D. Maofarland , H. H. Shaborg , T. M.
Barnes , G. G. Glade , C. A. Atkinson , 1C. H.
SUornnJ J. H. McClay.
The university will bo located uitst of Lin
coln. The main hollaing will bo 180x1 5
feet , five stories high and will contain fifty
largo rooms. The auditorium will bo ftOxHO
making ono of the largest educational halls
In tbo city. Arenlloctuallv the building will
bo ono of thn Hnestof ita character In the
west * The exterior will bo constructed of
pressed bilck with cat atone trimmings. The
halls and. corridors of the llrst floor will bo
finished entirely in vthlteand colored mar-
bloi. Tbo building will bo ready for occu
pancy September I , of the present year.
Morn Kiiom.
The fact that the Nebraska Stuto university
U rapidly becoming crumped for room U
painfully apparent to the ofllcors and faculty
of that popular Inf litutton. During the past
weak at loan twenty would-bo students , all
of thoiu qualltlod to take ui > and go on with
university worn , were dcnllnod admittance
for Iho blnglo reason that there Is no room for
ilium. Every class room Is full to overflow
ing , Tlio rooms heretofore occupied by the
luw college bavo been taken away from that
department , while It has boon transferred to
th iiurr blnuk , where quarters have been
provided on the UUh floor for T.25 studooU.
Lectures In Iho law department are hold at 8
o'eiooK In tno morning and at 3 nnil \ o'clock
In the afternoon , It Is only a nuestlon Of
time when n separate building for the law
collepoi will have to bo provided , ns well as
extjinslvo additions to the university main
building1.
Hlutn Illittnrlr.il .Society.
Tlio annual meeting of the State Illitorlcal
spclotv , which moots In University hall
luosdoynndodtiosday ovcnlnijs , promises
to bo or moro than usual Inleroit. Among
the papers to bo road are : "At Our Camp
on the Missouri , " by Hon. W. H. Hllcr of
Blair ; "Hon. Bvron RcoO , " by Hon. W. U.
Beckett of Onulm ; "Jinleo JambsV. .
bavaito , " by Hon. C. A. Baldwin of Omaha ;
I- rom Nebraska City to Salt Crook In I8M. "
bv Hon..I. Sterling Morton ; "Juduo O. I' .
"J,1"0" . " by JuderoJ. H. Broady of Lincoln :
"rim Indian Troubles and Iho Baltic of
Uoundod Knee , " byV \ , F. Kelly of Lin
coln ,
Oilils u ml KmU ,
The State Horticultural socletv raooU In
annual session in Lincoln this week. The
session commences Tuesday morning and
will rontltiuo for three days.
The state penitentiary was the scene of
unusual mirth nnd paletv lust evening. Sev
eral of Iho friends of Warden unit Mrs. HopKins -
Kins surprised thorn and the grim old walls
or tbo Institution surrounded ono of the mor-
nest parties of the season until midnight.
Commissioner of Public Lands and Build-
InB * Humphrey started for Broken Bow today -
day on a short business trio.
Lieutenant Governor Majors has been In
the city today.
The Or.ind Army of the Republic , Sons of
\ otorans nnd Woiiin's Relief Corns united
in a public- Installation of ortlcors last o'von-
Ing. Thocoromonlos took place In Repre
sentative ball at. the stnta houso.
WHO PAINTED ITP
Some lIlNtory Helming ton l' liitliiB.Siild to
Ito.ii .Ulclntnl AIIKI-IO.
History relates the discovery of many
masterpieces of art In out of the way places
centuries after they had disappeared I rom
public knowledge , and It Is posslbln thut
Omaha will bo associated with such n dis
covery.
There Is now In this city a painting which
tlio owner Is confident came from the brush
of the Immortal Michael Aneelo. Of course ,
the probabilities nro greatly ngaii.st the
truth of his assertion , but the picture cer
tainly has a romantic history.
Too canvas Is about 3x1 foot In size and
represents Christ bearing the cross. It Is
owned by Mr. T. Kurtzmniinof Calhouu , who
believes ho has an old master.
According to his story tbo painting adorned
a Catboltc church In Sc. Petersburg , and
when , souio twenty-live or moro years ago ,
the czar established the Greek church in
Russia the contents of the Roman churches
were sold at auction. Among them was tnls
canvas. It wo bought by un actor named
lloichart , a favorite of the czar , who was
plavlng In the Imperial theater In that city.
On his return to Gormauv Rs'chart ' took
up his residence near Mr. ICurtzmann , who
was forester to the king of Mecklinburg-
Schworln. Some years later the actor ncedod
money nnd got a loan from ICurtzmann , who
bad been forester for thirty-two years and
accumulated a fortune. Other loans fol
lowed , tbo paintlnc was put up as security
nnd the lender had to foreclose on it to satisfy
obligations amounting to about $0,000.
The canvas was dingy with lly specks
aud other marks of careless keep
ing , and Mr. Knrtzmami took It
to the king's artist to bo cleaned.
Rcichart claimed to have soon a record of
the church that credited tbo picture to
Angola , and the king's artist coincided with
him in the opinion that that was correct. Ho
assured Mr. ICurtzmann that be had a
treasure worth all It cost him.
Mr. Kurizmann removed to Hamburg and
there a frenchman offered him $80,000 for
the painling. It Is hard for Americans to un
derstand the content of the common people
of the old world , but at any rate the owner
was not tempted by this fortune dangled
within arm's reach. He had enough to live
in comfort all his life what mete did ho
need why not lioep the picture for his own
pleasure ? Ho was a simple minded man , who
had spent nil his Hfo.in the forest , where
ho encountered few of the wiles of wicked
humanity , but in the big city ho was soon
wheedled out of most of his fortune. Then
hu came to America. He drifted to Calhoun ,
where ho is now in business.
An Omaha whole-sale merchant wno hap
pened to see this painting while at Calhoun ,
on route home from a hunting trip , was
impressed with Its merits , and asked Mr.
Kurtzmanu to bring It to this city , which bo
has done. It will bo on exhibition daily from
10 to 4and from 0 toll o'clock ar room 109 In
Tun BEK building , beginning today.
Tbo painting is evidently very old. The
surface is seamed with small cracks , and the
texture of the canvas shows through In
places. It shows tbo figure ot Christ to the
waist with tlie cross resting on his right
shoulder. The background is nearly black ,
and most of the picture is in daric tones.
The flesh tints have the color of old yellow
Ivory. It Is a work that will Dear study ,
and an effort will probably bo made to clear
up the question of its origin.
, nr.tr :
r.illuro of KIIIISIIS Mob to Lynch u Mur
derer.
Sr. MAUY'C. Kan. , Jan. 0. An attempt was
made last night by a mob of thirty masked
mon to lynch Lorn Gouldsborry , the slayer of
Peter Binder , contlnod in tie * Marshal county
all at this place. The sheriff was called to
; he door of the jail and overpowered.
The keys and his revolver wore found
n his bedroom. The mob bad ontarod the
corridor , when some one's revolver exploded
ind the mob , which lacked organization and
leadership , becumo confused or alarmed and
scattered , followed by fusilado from tbn Jail.
NTo one was hit by the flying millets , but tbo
mob was vorv badly scared and dispersed In
a panic. The attank upon the jail caused
much oxcUomont , as the attempted lynching
could scarcely bavo lulled nan tno crowd
joon well organized with n determined
eader. Further trouble is expoctod.
Killed u Hoy.
COVIXOTOX , Tonn. , Jan. 10. A serious dif
ficulty occurred hero yesterday afternoon
between City Marshal John W. Campbell and
rohn W. Matey In the saloon of the latter.
L'ha mon after a heated argument draw re
volvers , exchanging a number of shots , none
of whloh struck the combatants. The lli-
voar-old son of Colonel J , ,11. Lauderdale ,
lowover , who was passing at the tlmo , re
ceived a bullet In hu abdomen , inflicting a
atul wound. Botfi men were arrested.
Airuatofu Count.
Nuw YOIIK , Jan. 10. A man claiming to be
Count Clarence von Rosen of Stockholm
ms boon arrested as a suspicious character ,
lo gave In payment of a board blllflvoHhuros
of the Interstate Building nnd Loan nssocla-
Ion of Bloomlngton , III. , which are claimed
o bo worthless , ns nothing are paid on them ,
lo claims that Ruv Bros. , the association's
jhlcngo representatives , ewe him enough to
over payment on the shares and considers
ils arrest as an outrage.
Well Known In Chicago.
Cuialoo. III. , Jan. 10. Slaughter , the
narchlst under nrtost In Kngland , Is re-
ncmborud nero as having gone around i ho
Ity before Iho liayraarkot miissacro and
iven several Inflated lectures on ' Soclal-
sin. " Police Inspector Suhanolc r.-collc cU
ilm qulto distinctly , and says that hu lolt ,
ho city with u good many of thoin In tno
rcrot clrchi of anarchists group In Chicago
mmoulutcly after the Haynurkrt riot.
TROUBLES IN LABOR'S ' WORLD ,
Railroad Men and Express Messengers Out
on a Strike.
STRIKERS SANGUINE AND DETERMINED ,
IVrtrn iiiHiiliu : ! < il Thut tlio Annum I'IHK
IMmciilty Will Cttrnil to Other Itou.U
Oomioetliitf With Tlmt Hj.itein
Ntroct Cur Sinn ( lo Out.
Siv ANTONIO , Tox. , Jan. 10. No adjust
ment ot tbo troubles on the San Antonio fi
Aransas Pass road has yet boon reached and
the strike on that ro d continues , with pros-
pacts of spreading to nil connecting roads ,
which would pr.uitlonlljr tlo up all the roads
In Texas. A conference was held today
between Receivers Voakum nnd McNnmnrii ,
of the Araiuas Pass , nnd n conimtttoa of
twenty.live em ploy ea of the connecting roads.
The committee proposed a settlement by the
reinstatement of strikers at the scale of
wages demanded by them. The railroad In
sisted on retaining the new mon employed ,
but promised to give the strikers profownco
over ether applicants for all vacancies. No
agrcoment was reached. Local freight
trains will run Monday Next week through
freight business will bn attempted. The
ether rends bavo promised to receive It , but
tholr employes Insist that thov will not
handle It , All the railroad employes of the
state Imvo taucn this action in support of the
Aransas PASS strike. Business is suffering
nnd turbulent times are tixpectod unless the
situation takes a bolter turn.
J. J. Krov , general superintendent of ttio
Missouri , Kansas , t Texas , nnd J. W. ftlnx
well , division superintendent ; W C. Golden ,
gnnernl superintendent of the International
& Gioat Northern ; W. O , Van Vloot , gen
eral superintendent of the Southern Pacific ;
M. S. Sweeny , superintendent of transporta
tion of the Missouri , ICansas & Texas , and
Division SuDarlntcmlonts T. J. McQuoonoy
and R. H. Innos of the Southern Pucltlc ,
mot hero yesterday and resolved that tha
fralchi of the Arausas Pass road would ba
handled.
Tin-Up 111 ImlluimpolU , Jigg
INIHANAI-OMS , Ind. , Jan. 10. The whole
street car system of Indianapolis Is com
pletely tied up , and not , n car , nltlior inulu
power or olentric motor , Is now running. Ten
days ago Proitdont Fronzol of the Citizens
Slreot Car companv took up nil the badges
of the employes nnd notillod them that ,
except on strictly company business and
under certain ether conditions , the mon must
cither pay faro or walk. When permitted to
rldo , the men were required to have cheeks
issued to them by the company. This
morninir ut 0 o'clock the brotherhood hold a
secret meeting , which remained in sesilon
tor two hours , during which a strlko was de
clared , and nt 4 p. in. It was announced that
no cars would bo run today. This morning 11
notice was posted In the company's olllce
stating that every man who failed to report
for duty by noon'could consider bimsoif dis
charged. This was entirely without effect.
The only sign of disturbance so far was when
a small boy threw a brick through the win.
dow of the Nortb Illinois' street motor on Us
wav down town.
Tbo Citlzons Street Car company is owned
by a stock company , controlled by Marshall
Field , R. H. McCormtck , S. W. Allorton and
John J. Mitchell of Chicago , and is capital
ized at (1,000,000. It operates both mule cars
and electric motors , having about eighteen
miles of the latter system.
Haw All the McMHCiiRcrft They AVanf. "
New Oiti.Bi.vs , La. , Jan. 10. In regard to
the strlko of taossonijors , Superintendent
Fisher of the Southern Express company
says that the report that tbo salarles'of mes
sengers on the Illinois Central woio reduced
after the holidays is untrue and that the only
demand on the company is that it reinstate n
messenger removed because tbo companv
did not want his services. Ho says his com
pany cannot allow any ono to suy whom it
shall employ or whom it shall not. The express
press oMcials claim that they have all tha
messengers they require.
Kxtondoil Tholr Sympathy.
LUIKDO. Tox. , Jan. 10. The dlltoront la
bor organisations among the employes along
the Mexican Central road have resolved not
to handle any freight cars coming from or
consigned to the Aransas Puss road. A resolution
elution was also adopted extending their
sympathy and financial support to the
strikers.
FOll TIIK
Itt-imhllciin-9 .licet In Chicago unil Discuss
I'rolluiliiiirluH.
CHICAGO , 111. , Jan. 10. The subcommittee
appointed to arrange the preliminaries for the
republican national convention mat in con
ference with representatives of tbo Minne
apolis local committee yesterday at tbo Grand
Pacific. The Minneapolis representatives
were R. G. Lingdon , Thomas Lowray , H. F.
Brown and George A. Brackott , the chair
man. Thonatlonalcommittee was represented
by A" . L. Conger of Ohio , Uoury C. Payne of
Wisconsin and Powell Clayton of Ark'ansas.
Architects Hayes of Minneapolis and
Sullivan of Chicago submitted their plans for
romodollnc the oxpositlon building for con
vontlon purposes. The changes will coal
iW.OOO , to bo paid by the city of Minneapolis.
It was estimated that the hall would com
forubly seat 12,000 people , fi,000 of whom
would bo delegates.
It will bo several davs before the exact
plan is doclued upon. Nothinir positive was
done In regard to It today. Mrl Clayton , who
loft yesterday , took with him a copy of each
of the plans presented to the committee , atul
vlll submit them to Chairman J. S. Clarltson
It Is probable that the best features of both
plans will bo adopted.
The details of the ticket system were dU-
cusscd , and the announcement made that the
rngulutions regarding admission lickots
would bo moro strict than heretofore. As
requested by tbo national committee It was
decided that railroad tickets should bo made .
uood for the entire month of Juno.
Thn roster of the executive , llnanco , hall ,
hotels , transportation and reception com
mittees , as prepared by the Minneapolis
committee , was' adopted in alditiou to a
number ot minor committees.
Oflli'Clitox of thn liitornutloiiiil I.PUKIIII ol
I'ri'ss Oliihs ICoynlly Troutoil.
DKKVKII , Colo. , Jan. 10. The International
League of Press ulubs' excursion arrived
hero yesterday at 11 o'clock , being an
hour behind time.
The party was mot at the depot by locai
members of the press , Chamber of Commerce
and Real Kstalo exchange. The excursion
ists were furnished carriages in which to ca
the olty , and In the ovenlng visited tlio
theaters , This , morning early the tr.iin
loft ever the Rio Grande for Salt Lake
City , where the party will stop a short tlnn
and then continue tbolr Journey lo bun
Francisco ,
Anothur Hnulh Diilcotu Dlvorrr.
Sioux "FAU.S , S. D. , Jan. 10 , f Special Telegram
gram to Tin : Bun , ] A decrco was yostoiday
Hied In the cnso of Kliiaboth.agnlnst Charlesf * * * '
Dobautn. Tbo parties resided In Now Yoric
city , where the defendant was some tlmo ntjo
convicted of forgery in connection uith l-o
Park National ban I' matter and sent to stntu
prUjn. The plaintiff returned to New York
Bomo tlmo ago.
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