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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 14, 1892)
TOE OMAHA DAILY KKjft TJ1UKSDAY , .IAKUA11Y U , THE DAILY E. I10BKWATEK. EDITOR. EVERY MORNING. TMIM8 OK HUIISOKH'TION. JJnllr Hen ( without Sunday ) Quo Ycnr , . . . $ 8 ( X ) 1'iillr nnil Hntxliiy , Ono Vuar . . in 00 Hix Month * . r > W Tliroo Month * . . . -M riimlity HIT , Ono Yonr. . . . . . . 200 H'ltiinliiy Itco. Onn Voixr . JM AVcoUlyllce. One Year. . . . . 100 Oiimlm. Tim Hco HiilldlnK. Honth Onutlin. corner N and3Uh Street * . Council IllnnX 12 1'etirl Street. Ohlcn < ro < ) l1Iii'il7 ; : liamhor of Commerce. Now York.Komn * n , II nnd i : .Trlbiino Ilillldlnp Washington , alt 1'oiirlocnth titroot. COKKESl'ONDENOE , All communications rotating to now and editorial nmttor should bo add round tc the Kdltorltil Pepiirltiiont. IH'SIMvPS . All luminous letters and romlttntieM should lo ndlrcH ( < cil to The llco I'nbllshlnir Uompnnr. Omaha. Dnifu. checks nnd ixistomco cirdort to bo mndo piynlilo to the order of the com- linnjr. We Bee Poising Comply , Proprietors THE RWOKN STATEMENT OK CIHOULATION. Itnto of Nebraska < County of Douglas. f * Oco. l . T7scliuck , secretary of The Ilr.B Publishing company. docs solemnly annnr Hint the iictuilolroulatlon : of TUB IlAH.v linn for the week endliiR.Jnnuuryl ) , I8' ' . , was as follows : . Hiindiiy , Jim. It . 28,1S. > Monday. Jim. 4 . i. VJ7rt Tuesday. Jan. .I . . ' Wednesday. Jim. Ik Thundnv. Jim. 7 I < 'rldnyJim.8 . Saturday , .Inii.O . . . - .Q"- ' Avorano . . . JJI.O75 . OEO. R TXSqilUOK. Hworn to before mo nnd subscribed In my presence this Oth day of Jnnunry. A. I ) . 1894 BKAI. N. V.Vnii. Notary I'ublte. The growth of the arcraro dully clrculat'on of Ttir. HKK for six years Is shown In vlio fol- lowlnx tnblo : WAS the covornor of Iowa nfratd to brintr up the prohibition rjuoation ? ULTIMATUMS from this government to Chili will bo fully n8 effective as bom bardments and far less expensive. GKNUUALCOLIIV has caught the right bund wagon in Washington and liitchod Linden Trco to the vehicle. TIIK readers of Tun BKK will observe that the secret proceedings of the alli ance roach us regularly and are accur ately roportdd. PEUUX ExatK is the biggest man in Iowa today. Ho holds the key to the situation in the upper house with the most exasperating nonchalance. MAYOR BIMIS ; is in dead earnest in his desire for an olllciont and econom ical government. Will the eity council bo equally ournost and co-oporato with him in his laudable efforts to reduce the number of tax-eaters ? Bit. RKNNEK wants to bo chief micro- Ecopist for the moat inspection force at Nebraska City. Since a time when the memory of man riinnoth not to the contrary Dr. Ronnor his : boon willing to act as an inspeotor for the govern ment. PKKSIDHNT POWERS fears that there Is not enough energy displayed in or ganizing now alliances. Perhaps if the Independents had displayed common sense and concentrated their energy in combating ono issue at a time they would have mot with greater success. COMMISSIONER GENKKAL. GIIEKU an nounces that ho is not using his olIlco to advance an ambition to bo stnto treas urer. Ho insists that his efforts are directed solely to the purpose of making ' a fine exhibit of Nebraska's resources and attractions at the World's fair. The other candidates , for state treasurer will bo pleased to hoar this news. GHNKKAL , VAN WYCIC says the alli ance is not the people's independent party , but Is the major faction thereof. Jay Burrows'report shows that $1,1200 of alliance funds were appropriated for uontest expensesin making the light for place on behalf of the independent state ofllcera a year ago. Van Wyck and Burrows are sure to disagree. DESMoiNKS democrats are fertile in excuses. They announce as a reason for making no olTort to secure the na tional convention that they will offer Governor Boies as a candidate for the domourath ) presidential nomination , hence it would bo indelicate to fight for the convention. They might as well say at once that a city of (50,000 ( could not entertain the convention and could not socunJ it under the ciroumstancis if it wore able to provide for the crowd. The Boles business is not in the way at till. THE republican members of the son. ate committee on sea coast defenses recommend an appropriation of $100- 000,000 , of which $10,000,000 la to bo available the llrst year and $9,000,000 a year thereafter. Although It appears to he a perfectly reasonable measure and ono demanded by the unprotected condition of our harbors and seaport towns , the democrats dissent from the report ixndttonounco it us recklessly ox- trtmigunt. The democrat * have not yet learned that this is a billion dollar country. * A JHNT has beou thrown out that coif- gross will out o down tlfo appropriation for Indian education [ n pursuing its crtisado ot retrenchment and reform. Tilts would bo a sad mistake. The In dian problem can bo solved only by ed ucation , and instead of restricting the administration In its efforts to Increase the number and elllolonoy of the Indian schools every patriotic American in congress should cheerfully vote in creased appropriations for carrying on the good work so happily begun. Mill ions expended in teaching Indian youth the English language nnd civilized tnuloa and industries do moro toward ultimately disposing of the Indian ques tion than millions wasted in warfuro upoa ilio rmimanta of the once powerful Aff ATTACK out Democratic hostility to reciprocity has boon shown In varloin ways. It has found expression In tlio platforms of that party and In the public utterances of some tof Its lenders. 'Quito recently Senator Hill of Now York In a public speech pronounced rcofproolty n hum bug , nnd It has nof been observed that any democratic organ objected to this characterization. The latest attack on the policy is In the form of a resolution presented In the house of representatives declaring unconstitutional the authority given the prcsidpnt in the third section of the tariff la\v to rolmposo duties on certain iirilolos exported to the United States from countries which do not enter Into reciprocal arrangements with this country and tmposo duties upon our products. The resolution directed the ways and moans committee to report a bill repealing the reciprocity section of the tariff act. The constitutionality of this , section was very thoroughly discussed In the last congress , so that the question now raised is not now. The ablest lawyers on the republican side in the Fifty-lirst congress defended ilasa legitimate grant of power to the president , amply war ranted by precedents. Senator Sher man wild of this provision that it was not only clearly In the constitutional line , but also clearly within the line o'f precedents , and ho was sustained in this view by Senator Edmunds and other.- ) . Indeed , as wo remember , there was but ono exception to republican unanimity in the senate regarding the constitu tionality of the reciprocity section , or that portion of it conferring authority upon the president to roimposo duties , while in the house the republicans wore unanimous. As a matter of fact it is the congress that roimposes the duties , the proclamation of the president amounting to simply carrying out the will of con gress. Whether tills * is the best mode of legislation is another question , but that-it is constitutional can undoubtedly bo successfully maintained. This assault upon the reciprocity pro vision of the tariff act is not prompted by any serious doubts regarding its"con stitutionality , but is duo to the fact that the great popularity of that policy and its assured success has given the repub lican party ono of its strongest claims to the support of the people. Reciprocity arrangements have boon effected which have already brought most beneficial results to our commerce nnd are certain , if continued , as they will be under a ro- publicu'n administration of the govern ment , to vastly increase our foreign trade. A few countries have failed to take advantage of the opportunity to enter into similar arrangements and the president , having notified them that if they continue'to reject the privilege after March 15 next ho will carry out the will of congress by subjecting their products to the duties , prescribed by congress , the democrats scok to put a check u 'on the progress of reciprocity , and perhaps to undo all that has been done , by attacking the constitutionality of the law. It is another illustration of. the readiness of the democracy to sot aside every consideration affecting , the public wolf are in the interest of partisan advantage. AXOTllKll SnVKIt COXFKttKXCK. A joint resolution has boon introduced in the senate of the United States for an international bimetallic conference. It directs the president to invite the countries composing the so-called Latin , union , and such other nations as ho may deem advisable , to join the United States in ti conference with a view to the adoption of a common ratio between gold and silver , for thopurnosoof estab lishing intor.natlonally the use of bi metallic money , and of securing fixity of relative values' between these metals. It is not known to what extent this proposition is favored in the senate a. similar resolution offered last voar hav ing remained in the keeping of the finance committee , to which the present resolution has boon referred ; but there is understood to bo a considerable senti ment among the democrats of tha house favorable to an international conference. Democratic leaders are quoted as ap proving the proposition , and although the silver men like Senator Teller , who introduced the resolution , disclaim any purpose to surrender the effort to secure free coinage , if the proposition for a conference should prevail it would fur nish n plausible pretext for postponing the free coinage issue which the demo crats would undoubtably take advantage of. There are unmistakable indications that this question is troubling some nf the loaders a great deal. Mr. Springer has publicly stated that no bill for free coinage will pass the house , and Mr. Mills Is on record against such loglsln- tlon , but it is by no moans certain that a majority of the democratic representa tives are In sympathy with the views of these leaders. In his annual message the president said ha had endeavored by the use of official and unofficial agencies to keep a close observation of the state of public sentiment in Europe upon the question , nnd ho had not found , it to bo sucli as to justify him In proposing an Interna tional conference. Nothing has trans pired slnco the urosident submitted this Information to congress to Indicate that there Is any better reason now for pro posing a conference than there was three months ago. It is true that Franco has indicated a willingness to provide for an enlarged use of silver , and there has seemed to bo an abate ment of hostility to that metal in Eng land and' Germany , but none of these countries has mitnlfoatod the slightest disposition favorable to unllnltod coin age. England holds the key to the situ ation , and although the chancellor of the exchequer has said some things regarding garding- silver which onccuragod the hope that the government would adopt some plan for Its enlarged use , there is hardly a possibility that \n \ the near fu ture the British government will aban don Its monometallic policy. So long as Knplnnd maintains this position Ger many will adhere to u similar policy , and this being the situation It is obvious that an international conference could have no practical result. Tha lust conference to discus bimet allism was hold In I'.xrln in 1831 and accomplished nothing. The conditions have not so changed slnco as to nriko It probable that a dltlaruut result would bo attained from another conference. The effect of the free coinage limitation In this country In unfavorable , to an In ternational agreement , because iten * courages European governments to ex pect that tlio United States will ulti mately adopt free colimgor1 glvlnfr thorn the opportunity to incro.ino tholr' upply of gold at our cxponso-and load us up with their silver. ; ClllU ML'HT IlKSPOXD. The ntlvlcoH from Washington1 Indicate that the patience of the administration is about exhausted In the Chilian mat ter , and that the president has decided , to tolerate no moro trilling. If It bo true that the American minister to Chill has received thn Instructions re ported to have boon sent to him n very few days will determine whether the complication is to bo settled by- peaceful methods or by resort to war. The pres ent Chilian government has boon or ganized only about two weeks , but It seems to bo the view of the Washington government that it has had time enough to indicate Its fooling regarding the matter In dispute , and If of friendly dis position to give some satisfactory ovl- dotico of U. It mightnt least have disavowed the olTonsivo com munication HO nt out to the Chil ian legations by th < 5 minister of foreign affairs of the provisional govern ment , but oven so slight an assurance as this would afford of friendly intentions has not boon given. There has , In fact , boon no sign of any kind from the gov ernment of Chill of a sincere desire to treat the government of the United States with the consideration which ono country may properly expect from an other with which it is on friendly rela tions. It would seem , therefore , that the ad ministration is fully warranted in con cluding thnS nothing Is to bo gained by further delay , and that self-respect requires a do II n Ho answer at once from Chill to the demand's from the United States. Everything 'goes to show that there is a strong popular hos tility to this country in the southern republic , and if this sentiment domi nates the government , as appbars prob able , the sooner that fact , is ascertained the bettor. At any rate , It seems to bo the determination of the administration to do its duty , without further temporizing izing , in maintaining the honor and dig nity of the nation , and having done this it will bo for congress to decide what moro shall be done , in the event of Chili rejecting our demands. Whether the democratic house of representatives would suatain the administration in this matter is a question , but if Chill invites n war the popular demand that she shall bo accommodated will bo BO strong that the house will hot bo ublo to resist it. SHALL 1\'K ILtVn IIKAL ftt'fOR.W There ara altogether to'o .many sine cures on the city payroll. .For 'tho last four years wo have boon creating now offices , raising salaries and decreasing the olllcioncy of the management of our city affairs. Our municipal machinery is cumbersome nnd almost as expensive ? as.that of a city of UOO.OO'O pop'ula'tion. The uprising in favor of reform which resulted in the election of Mayor Bcmis and half of the present council was not merely an emphatic rebuke to boodlor- istn and jobbery , but a demand for radi cal rotranchmerit. Mayor Bemis is ready and anxious to respond to this de mand but ho is powerless without the active co-operation of the cotmcil , There is no doubt the city can save from $1,000 to $2,000 a month if the council would puss the necessary ordi nances to consolidate several of the do- pnrtmonts'abolish sinecure offices cre ated solely for political camp-followors and revise salaries of subordinates to the standard now paid , for Jiko .service by business men. In other words , the council should without further costly delay enact the necessary ordinances that will make municipal reform something tangible to the taxpayers. This may not bo to the taste of people who make a living out of politics , but it is the earnest desire of the mass of people who desire lo raise the credit of Omaha and encourage cap italists to invest their money in Omaha realty and Om-.iha enterprises. It goes without saying that the dread of confis cation by the tnxgiithoror and the reckless - loss waste and corruption that have characterized the management of our city affairs have kept away thousands of investors Und people who wore other wise favorably Impressed with Omaha. JIR311S AND TUB UAKK COMHIKK. The taxpuylng citizens of Omaha with the possible oxcoptlon of these in terested in the banking pool , will heart ily approve the action of Mayor Bemls in vetoing the illegal contract entered into between the city of Omaha and the banks that were designated us deposi tories for the city's funds. This action was based upon sound business principles and the mandate of the law , The compact between the banks was a Ilitgrant violation of the anti-trust and anti-pooling law. Tlio law relating to trusts and combinations enacted In 188 ! ) provides that pooling batwcon persons , companies , associa tions or corporation * ! for any purpose whatsoever are prohibited and declared to bo unlawful and tha penalty for such combination or pooling by corporations or associations IH a line of $1,000--or im prisonment in the county jail of the di rectors or ollk'crs of offending1 corpora tions. , The banking pool that agreed Vto di vide the city's deposits nniong , its mo ta bors and itxed the cute of Interest to ba paid at 2 par cent was < v manifest viola tion of ttio anti-trust and anti-combina tion law. Even without.any luw.auqh a compact Is ngaltint public policy , and why should the banks discriminate In fuvor of treasurers who Illegally appro priate to their own use the intoreat on public funds ? It Is generally under stood that the banks Imyo heretofore paid it and -I per cent to city and county treasurers. They have paid HID state treasurer 4 per canton the state funds. And the banks have time and again ex pended from $10,000 to $119,000 to nomi nate and elect state and city lraisurara : Common decency would thoreforodlctato that thu city nhould at least bo treated ns liberally as have been the troiiHurorrf who pocketed the interest on public funds in violation J the letter nnd spirit of the law. The Inw very p Jf.orly limits the nmount of city-funds to bo deposited In any single bank nt any tlmo. This Is merely it pWcatitlon , IrtltIt does not warrant n pool , by whloll ono sot of bankers shall jjllvida the city funds In equal amount * among themselves on condition that no- bank shall bid higher than 2 per c4ut. Wo realize that the bank combine IB almost IrrosHljl ( > lo In its influence , but that fact redounds to the -credit of Mayor Bomls. , It Is , doubtful whether any of his predecessors would have had the moral stamina to Incur the dlsplons- uraof thouonoycd mon-ofvthls city. But when a bravo man fools ho is right ho can face a rogltrtunt. TIIK MAYOll'S Mayor Gemls could not bo expected to satisfy everybody in lits appointments to the city offices , tic has , however , shown two things byvlho names sent Into the council. First , the politicians have not boon able to dictate the persons to bo honored , and , second , ho has attempted to select men especially competent for the duties to which they are to bo assigned. W. J. Connoll's appointment as city attorney will give wollnlgh universal satisfaction. It Is very generally con ceded 'that Mr. Council was the most ef ficient city attorney Omaha has over had. had.His His assistant , Mr. E. J. Cornish , Is an attorney of good standing nt the bar nnd very popular with nil who know him. Mr. H. E. Cochran is not so well known , but is probably the equal of the best of the applicants for thu position of city prosecutor. Ho is a young lawyer of excellent personal habits and Is In no danger of being influenced by the vicious elements of the city. James F. Tilloy Is an experienced building superintendent thoroughly familiar with construction in every shape and form an dan export in rending architectural plans. Ho certainly is in every respect superior to the present In cumbent , who.w.as only an ordinary car penter when ho was appointed , and has acquired all ho knows now about build ings from experience in his office. Andrew Rosawator was city engineer when our public works were inaugur ated , and has slnco ho loft the office four years ago acquired a national reputation as a specialist in municipal engineering. Dr. A. B. Somors is a physician of ex perience and is not a politician. These facts taken together * make it easy to commend bis appointment as commis sioner of hcJfl. ; ( ? * Charles $ j0nborg | ! , the now bollor inspector , is experienced mechanic , said to bo soljor. Industrious and cotnpo- tent 4lf J. H. Durm nt 9 appointment as street' commisslonoi/Vas one of several sur prises , .but in , vl > w of the proposed reorganization organization of "tho stroot'i department , ' and pending rht nsango of certain ordi nances , his temporary assignment to the duties will prove a measure of economy. Jf the mayor" makes equally as good selections foiTtllt ) ether oHlcos at his dis posal , trioadminfetrntlon ofpublic affair's ' will bo'goueraljy In good hjuids. "OMAHA'S Dfivlrfg farkasaoefation is alivo'after all , The condition which , has been remarked for nearly a year wits not death , But comu. It needs only a hypodermic injection of cash and confidence to tnalto the $20,000 track an institution of importance and the 140 acres of land a source of revenue to the stockholders. ' SPHCIAI.I meetings of the council should by all moans be hold between this and next Tuesday to expedite the .work of consolidating the departments and weeding out needless oilicos , so that the mayor may bo Ublo to complete his list of appointments and place the city on a business brisis. PAUL VANDUKVOOIIT , the apostle of anti-monopoly "with n , railroad attach ment , was1 a very'prominent figure at the state alliance mooting and gather ing of independents. With Vandorvoort and Stricklor as loaders the independ ents will have n great team. TIIK county attorney will have a grand jury back of him at the next term , and this ought to stimulate that officer to go to the bottom of the charges of corrup tion in public places. Ho has the op portunity to render the community an invaluable service. GOVERNOR Boms omits all reference to his once famous "Now York'speech in his message. In fact ho takes.tlio ether tack and proves distinctly that corn growing Is delightfully profitable on Iowa farms. ALLAN ROOT has the proud .distinc tion of being the only independent at largo .from Nebraska who will attend the St. Louis conference of the third party. Allan Jjas'always ' boon at largo. MAJOR PAJ I OCK blandly remarks on occasions thay'f ' is n good deal of n party man , and/ the organization of the Board of County Commissioners vindi cates 'the tru'w ' Ills assertion. THE youngtoouncllman-at-lai-go from the Third wA C cat ) tu rod the favorite committee -jvlailucts and railways , which was thtrbono of contention In or ganizing thoc"jijncil. * * ' -r , n I - THE charuc r of thu men drawn upon tlio grand jiiuyiwarrants the expectation that the investigation of boodlars will amount to 'aoiruf thing moro than awhile- wash. * Opinion , ffeiv l"in/t / rVjxich , Benjamin.Harrison is tlio bust man tha ro publluaus can nominate for urosUloni , tuU yoar. A Out InShot. . U\txltii\Utan \ rial , Mr. ForaU6roau''ut'tto | contorof the bull's- eye when h.o declared nat liln smiruorial o.m- diiiacy was oppose I by the whnlo country. ( Hun-mini ; ItoiimnolV Afuuritiifu. AViv 1'inlt Tilituue. Ttio czir's tl-ncly intimation that there Is really no fainlno in Hui.slu , but merely n par tial f.ilmruof tha crops , will , of coursu , remove - move nil uppruhonilon to the contrary In spired by ttio wolnl tales Unit have laloly reached ( bit country. No moro gratifying nssuruncQ IIIM boon rorolvod slimi tint West Virginia lliuflold * announced ttmt there was really no bad blood bohvcoii th msolvo * anil the McCoyi , Init simply a harmless differ ence of opinion. If Russia Is so convulsed by n partial failure of the crops , however , It Incurious to specul/Uo on tlio remits of a total failure. Tlrcil of Witltlnir Tor , .j Frcmnnt F/ntf / , Passing 6vor tbo ( .oconil Monday after the decision In the Nebraska cnso was said to have leaked out the supreme court of tlio Unltml States sootni to bo trllllnit with the pcoplo of thin state In n matinor to Irritate and oxaspcrnto. Surely It cannot bo tunt they have boon now nearly thrco weeks with the decision In tholrpockots , rofusini ? to hand It down Simply because ono of their creatures had been trotichorous to them. The matter materially concerns Nebraska , for scores of poonlo are nt sea , uncertain an to the future ncd undecided a.s to the present , nwnltltie the Until notion of the courts to solve tha matter. And If it Is true that the old.np- nolntecs will draw pay from thodato ot their appointment , then there are financial mat ters involved In the decision ot immense proportions. It Nebraska Is required to paj- two wboto sots of governor and ulds while the court occupies weeks In chasing their phantoms , then the clrcumitanco * are still moro exasperating. The Flail can hardly credit the rumor that a decision has boon reached. But if It has not , why not ! It would scom that the case were important enough for prompt nnd decisive action. A Tlmo fur Art Inn. Grand Ittninl Iiideixmlent. What the Nebraska Columbian commis sion lacks in funds It must make up In ener getic , untiring ofToctlvo work if It liopos to inako a success of the Nooraska exhibit at. the World's fair. The aim should ho to ac complish moro with less money than any other stale in tho.unlon , but It should bo ro- momborcd tbatthfs cannot bo ciono by Idling tlmo away. There should bo much thought expended , but thought should over bo suo- plomonted by action to carry It into effect. Things must bo kept moving from the scor ing point to the homo wiro. for Millions. * Kew Yoilt Trtliune. Tbo Chicago Intor-Ocoan has an article on the "Genesis of the World's Pair. " Wo confidently look for some brllliutit Chronicles of its Acts from our neighbor , when tbo Kings and peoples of the earth Hock to see It in pro.it Numbers. Wo are sure they will Indulge in no Lamentations and wo trust there will bo no Uuth at the decisions of the Judges , though there is generally some Job or Joromlah who Issad in splto of all Revela tions of progress and happiness. A r.onjr Felt Want. Washtnuton ZliwJ. It may bo true that this U not a billion- , dollar country. It is quite sure that it is not n five-cent country , and the people cannot bo made to endorse a flvo-cont policy , not even if every democratic wbooper-up In the land covers the lapels of his coat with nickel badges. The voting public is still able to distinguish the difference between true econ omy and niggardly demagogy. ' The Louil Drum HUT. Kew York Commercial , Evan his adamantine chock could not pro tect a Chicago drummer against being hold up in Montana and robbed of $18.000 worth of diamonds. Only the ether day another of the fraternity was put off a Texas train by cowboys for wearing a red scarf. If there is anything harder about a Chicago drummer than bis cheek , nowadays , it Is not bis scarf- pin , but his luck. j Detroit Free I'rcts. Blooding Kansas is having a very hard time to maintain any claim to being a civil ized community. Thu scones that arc enacted within her borders are given broadcast to the world and will repel both capital and doslr- abloimmigrution. Organized murder and open defiance of the law are not what the honest farmer and thrifty speculator are looking lor. Ail Ideal Ciinillilntc. s St. I'aiil I'lnnter-l'itfi. The democratic party need seott no further fora candidate to represent it before the people In November. Tncro is ono man whose fitness for that place- so ideal that no other should oven bo named in connection with it , and that , man , that perfect demo cratic candidate , is David Bennett Hill. At tlio Itickftniilnii Itiimiuut. Plaltsmnuth Heratil. Some political parties are born with trim mers within their ranks ; others have trim mers tbruxt upon them. Tbo democratic party and mo , for instance. G , M. H. Hl'IltlT Of TIIK NT.ITK 1'JtKHS. It has been discovered by throe or four editors that if Governor 13oyd is reinstated , Uo will bo nominated for congress next fall , and if elected ho will be a candidate before the legislature for the senate next fall. Tbis Is given out as a "straight tip , " but ono hardly knows what to believe , fo- several other knowing journalists are each auro that Boyd will bob up as the democratic nominon for governor again. There ara also some papers booming Uoyd as n vice presidential candidate , but as the constitution bard out mon of torolgn birth on that , speculation will necessarily bo con lined to the ether ofllcos named. The Papllllon Times quotes the list of democratic candidates for congress in this district which TIIK Ben printed recently , but says wo forgot "tu mention the man who will > bo nominated C , S. Montgomery. " The moro the merrier. There is a suspicion , according to the Lin coln News , that. li. D. Hlobards has a guber natorial boom bureau In operation. It does look that way. hut the "bureau" hasn't as jet proved a great success , for only four or live papers have joined. Another paper , uot In the class already named , suggests thnt because Richards was so badly distanced In his llrst race ho ought to bo given a ctianco for a consolation prlio , which causes the Beatrice JJomper.it to re mark : "If ho can gut any consolation In u race with Governor Boyd he should bj glvon u ctiance. " Spanking on the sumo subject , another edi tor U led to sav that "whon the time comes around Tom Malow , Dou Mercer und u f < nv olhew will probably have something to say. " Speaker Elder bus several times avowed that ho was out of politics , but his homo paper , tha Clay county Oaietto-Dumocr.it , say "it is gently hinted on the side that ho will enter aijiiln when the time comes to uloct a United Status senator from Ne braska. " NuckolU county has boon one of the hot. bed * of the independent party In thli state , but It Is said that where you find six people's party men n year ago it is now hard to locate pu'oTho state ot affair * bus caused the editor of tiio Nelson Gazette to van these few words ; "Tha alliance will not cut any IK'uro In tliu great campaign of 18113 tor presi dent. It will bo between ttio same two old parties , and very likely neon tbo saino old muus , protection or free trade. Uood crop * nnd food prices knock the only foundation to iho alliance whim into u straw hut. Dullness iijun and buslnois fanners uro after n prin- cli.Ie , and this Is not to Lo found In the now dlvUlon. " J. H. btrodo U said to bav.o formally de clared himself n candldatn for the republican congressional nomination in Uiol'irst district. The lioatrlco Democrat denies that U Is lighting Senator Paddock just now , but says It will feel at liberty to do so "when the proper time comes , if It unos lit to do so. " l-'or paper tlmt Un't llgntlng the senator , tliu Uumour.it U printing matter that could not oxuutty bo called friendly. WARRING WORLD'S ' FAIR MEN , There Will Bo Lively Times Over the Ques tion of Local Control. AFFAIRS WILL CULMIf/ATE / IN APRIL , Ctilliint'it friend ? Will Try to Keep Illinois Jtrimlillriin * from Kmlnrnliig tllnlnn iludKO drmliiun anil n Mttiltimii Cmc.vcio Btmtuu OF Tin ; Unit , I ( Jim'Mio , luJan. . 111. ) It Is nald that President linker of thu World's fair and Ills adherents mean to stauU or fall In the April election of the directory on the Issue of local control. Mr. Bnkor declined to stntc his reasons for assuming that the local management should have entire control of mi enterprise that the public generally regard * , tu usense at least , as national ; neither did bo sny what In his opinion would bo the effect on the pending application for congressional aid If tbo local directory shall , uftor Its April election , declare that the national commission has no authority In the promises. Whatever tbo reason , It Is said by these who claim to know , that President Halter moans to Ignore the commission. The opening wddgo In the fight was insert * od some days ago when Chief of Construction Durnhnm tnado his domaad fdr authority to rocclvo und Install exhibits. In this light Mr. Burn ham had and has the support or linker und the Baker party In the directory. That light Is not yet settled and will not ho until President Baker either wins or fulls In bis efforts next April to commit tun directory to n ntrlctly Chicago administration of tbo fair. There will ban lively skirmish when the board of control meets hero next month , but the battle royal will bo reserved for April , llliilno's PrloiiilK Actl\n. An effort will bo niado by local Blnlno men to induce tomorrow's republican jublloomcot- ing to Indorse the secretary of stnto for the presidency. The meeting will bo attended by republicans from all parts of the state , and any decided expression in favor of Blaiiio will bo taken by his followers as popular approval of als candidacy by the party in Illinois. Opposition to this schema will doubtless bo made by Mr. Culloni's friends , and a spirited mooting is likely to occur , llml KiiHti-rn Mull Scrvlcr. For the last thirty days tbo attention of postoftlco olllcials has been directed toward tbo time being made by the alleged fast mail trains from the oast. Tbo record shows that these fast trains have boon on ttmo but four" times lr > a month. Tbo result of this has boon that large amounts of valuable regis tered mall matter intended for western points , and for which connections with west em trains could not bo tnado , bos boon held over at the postoftlco. "While western roiids give us good service , the eastern trains are very irregular in making their proper time , " said a postoftlco oftlcial , "and if.somothing is not done soon to remedy affairs a largo part of the postoftlco service will bo demoralized. " Judge Uriiiiliiiiu ( ! alniK u Lunatic. .ludgo Walter Q. Gresbam had an oxporl- once with a cmzy man yesterday , wbicb is best told in the distinguished judge's own words : "When I first entered the chamber in the northeast'corncr of tbo court room , " said the juclgo , "I found Judge Blodgott and Judge Jenkins and this man. After speaking to Judges Blodgolt and Jenkins , this man approached preached mo familiarly , asking If someone , giving a name which I do not now remember , bad arrived. I told him I aid not know , and ho answered that the person had. agreed to meet him there and ought to bo there. I sup posed that the man had some business in court , and paid no further attention to him , "About y o'clock in the afternoon the man again entered the chambers on the other side of the hall , where I.was , and ho told mo that tbo marshal had that money locked up and would not give it to him , as 1 had ordered ho should. Not yet realizing that tbo man was out of his mind , I askod'hlm whnt money ho referred to , und ho suid that $5,000 which Jay Gould had paid in for him , and which I had ordered ho should have. 1 then looked into bis face , and observed a wild expression on his countenance , und told him to go with mo to the marshal and I would'beo that ho got what hu was odtitled to. "Ho declined , saying , that anarchists vrcro after him and wanted to kill him. I managed to get between him and the doorJand keeping my eyes on bim told him to sit down and I woul'd bo back in a moment. Ho then took a scat , nnd 1 went to tbo marshal's ofllcu , told the deputies what had occurred , nnd told them to Inform the proper authorities of the I condition of the poor man so that ho might be cared for. "Deputy Haye ? returned with me and when we entered the room , tbo presence of the deputy seemed tooxcito the man and ho declined to go with tbo ofllcor. "I directed the deputy to" leave the room for a time , which ho did not closing the aoor after him. Tbo man then closed tbo door and went to the door leading from the chambers to the court room and looked it His manner did not Indicate that ho was dangerous. I told him to sit down and ho did so. Ho again said bo was in danger of the anarchists and referred to his > , UOO and claimed my protection I assured him ho should not bo hurt. "Ho uskod me If 1 were a clairvoyant , and told mu ho was constantly receiving mes sages from people of that kind and bad just received ono troin jay Uould. He seemed surprised teat I had not heard of it. "After a little ho again oocamo quiet , but In the meantime some of the deputies had sent lor the police and they wore outside of the door. Tbo man in some way learned of their presence , nnd again became excited. I tola the police and the marshals that they had bolter not enter the room for n time. Tlio man again convinced biaisolf that the door loading to the court room was still locked , und tried to lock the hall door , hut found no kov. I had blm take a scat again and told him I.must go soon , at the sumo tune- keeping careful watch nf him. Hu naked what would become of him , and requested that I protect aim until tbo military arrived. I told him bo had bettor demand tbo protection of the marshal until the arrival of the soldiers , which ho said ho would do. " 1 then wont out and requested Marshal Hitchcock to go In the room , as I expected to cave It soon. Ho could uot go , but sent Ills son and I told the in an that the young man was Marshal Hitchcock's son , and would af ford htm protection when 1 left , and linmo- dtatcly quitted the room. Two policemen und two other mou after n struggle suc ceeded in overpowering the lunatic , who , with n cano which ho carried , attempted to > revcnt his capture. Ho gave his name as VInrtin McConahy , is of powerful build and ibout M years old. Nothlntr further \y \ known of him. Ho will doubtless bo sent tu an Insaiio asylum. " Will Not Impair Us IJIIU-lonvy. Judgo. lame * McUlll of Ores ton , In. , the newly unpointed Interstate Commerce com missioner , is In the city. Ho savs ho does lot believe that the decision of the United States supreme court In thuCounselman caio will seriously impair the ofllciency of the ntorstato commerce law , though ho thinks I will bo necessary to amend the law l'i komo particulars to make it fully affective. Oild * mid KmU. As tbo result of the work of Banker K. S. Dryer the uhurltulilo organizations of Chicago cage are liable to gut u thorough overhauling. Disguised as a poor man ho went to many of .he institutions nnd solicited aid , and us u his illicovorloi Alilorman Viorllng tins Introduced nn ordinance ) calling for an Investigating committee. Enough subscriptions have hcon noauroa to build n Young Men's Christian tissoulation milMltig hero to coit JIr.A,0X ( ) > . It will bo the llncst , costlloitand most complete build- in tr of the kind in tbo world. As the result of the nhnmafnl casoa described scribed from tlmo to time in Tin : BKK , n con tagious disease ward It to ho built on the hospital grounds. Cnlciigo doctors rulic.ilo Dr. Iveolov's ' esafoalda euro for the Ktm They say It U n revival of the old custom of wearing n bn ? of asafmtlua around the neck which prevailed u gcnonitlon or so ago , nnd still survives among the ignorant. Ullck A. Burke , brother of Thomas II. Burke , under secretary for Ireland , who , with his superior. Lord Cavendish , was killed by nssa lnhtlon In I'humlx park , Dub. tin , on the evening of May U , mi , dlod In the patrol wagon box of .tho Harrison street police station Inn night , The gross receipts of Baron Yorkos1 over crowded street cur system for tha past vonr was a llttlo loss than nix and a half million dollars. _ R A. L.tST Of 111 Will .VAV.T'O I IKH , ( I rip Torinhmtrs tlin Cnrrcr ot I ho Lima Itf'iirricntiitlip oftho Trllio. NKW YORK , Jan. in. William Bunn , ' tha last full blooded Indian on the Shlnnccock * roscrva'.lon , dlod in his lltllo cabin on the bqidcrj of the once happy hunting grounds of his tribe in tbo Shliuioeock hills , Long Island , yesterday. The old bravo had boon stricken with grlo complicated with pneu monia. > . Bunn wo * a direct descendant of Iho ruling X famllv In the Shlnnocock tribe. Ho always > . maintained his Indoucndoncu and kept alive the traditions of his forefathers. Hovns among the leaders of the remnant of his race who sought by an appeal to the president to have tbo Shlnnccock hills restored to the reservation. Ho bcllovod tno hills had baoii wrested from thorn unlawfully by the white man. . When the totvn of Southampton celebrated Iho LMOth anniversary of its settlement , in Juno , 1800 , Bunn was the only member of the tribe of Indians on the island who wouUl con struct a wigwam. Ho answered the anneal of the commlttoo and built a typical Indian ledge In tbo center of the village and at the celebration ho and his cousin were present , matting their headquarters in tbo wigwam ns the last representatives of the once powerful race. race.Tho Shlnnocock Indians were good sailors. Mnny of thorn bcoatno whalemen. Bunn had t , made several successful voyages on whaling . * ships out of Sag Harbor. The tribe was nearly depleted a few years ago bv the sud- ' ilou breaking up of the steamer Circassian , stranded on the bcack off Southampton. The % Indians were employed by the wreckers on board the steamer when u storm broke con nections with the shore nnd loft them to perish within sight of their friends. Orange nnil r.munn Trust Komii-d. SAN Fiuxcibco , Ual. , Jan. 13. An oranca and lemon trustbas boon formed ut Ulvorside , the stockholders being principally the older residents , who own the finest urovcs In the orange producing .section. They Intend to make a specialty of flno packing and thus es tablish utlrst class reputation for their brand , vrhich is to bo a permanent Institution as well as a powerful ono. A mooting has already been hold at which directors were elected. It is expected that the formation of this corporation will go fac toward settling tha question of bow best to markat.crops. lHllltO 'Kl > HUJlOlt. Klinlri G 7ctto : Never propose to n girl f with u hcctlo llnsb. She might go Into n du- ollna , . Rochester Post : The latest Is the typo trust , but It Isn't well lo trust typo until onosoo-i the proof .slioet. Memphis Appeal : Stephen Tehee has boon elected second chief of the OhuroUeu nation. Well , wo should New Orleans Picayune : Tha mayor sots a ( rood example for detectives to follow , lie catches his thief first and works up the oiuw the nuxtduy. Olnthlor and riirnlslujr : Gobble Hilly liciidur thought ho would hu funny , so ho went to the undertakers' hop lodged out in u shroud. htone How was he treated ? Cobble Oh. they laid him out. OttKU TO THE ( Hill1. 1'Jitlwleliitita Pirns. ' O , the grip , tho'torrlblo crip ! Lemons , hot toddles mi' ninny n nip ; Many nsnuero'twlxt the otip and tlio lip. Many a founder und many a.sllp , Many an uehe from the tup to ilio tip , Many a hasttr funereal trip Hon'lln tlio doctor bills whew ! lot her rip ! U , the grip , the terrible grip ! Harper's Weekly : Doctor ( to boy ) So yo' mummorsuy oz what doyirlm 'alii done bur nn good ? Walt or mlnnlt. ( Consults book. ) VI ! Ithoughtsu ! Asic yo mummer how she spec de yarb do good when du oil ! alii' puld. Kpoch : Kosullo Mr. Trotter proposed to mu last , nlisht. Uor mother Woll. what did you toll him ? Kosallo I was so nittlod ( don't know wlnit I said hut I think I accepted him. Soniorvllla Journal : Mr. Dol'oystor Why. It'.s almost H by Unit clock on tlio initntol. I had nn Idea It was so lute. Are you a lire that ClOtilC IS RUlug ? Miss Jtosubiid Yes. the clock Is. Atlanta Constitution : Sunday visitor Where Is the editor ? Ollleo boy llu'o louilln' tlio ineetin' , sir. Sunday visitor Where ? Ollleo boy Up the railroad track , sir. Ha nmtlo olT with the colluctlon , un' the inuutln' brolco ill ) . Uiiltlinoro Ainarluaii ; White manllQs oiiulil to bo all the fashion now , as no.-irly the whole world Is wuuiliuono. WashfliKlon Star : To bo ublo to sit on tha fence Is political twlont. To know Jmt when to got oir Is ' - Olothler mid Kuril Hhor : Chlcaso Man 1 want to chan.'o my order for a linen dilator , anil order u f iir-llnud eo.it. Tailor Yus ulr. Nothing wroiiR , lr ? iiilcago Man Oh. no. I h'tvo ' Just niovoJ Into a more northern part of tlio city. A WJKTKIt ( Ionian /foyers in Ouoss I ruukoned that I'd never I'op that nuustlon V Mlramly. 1'lrj.t I.tiloil to wasont ) siimmur. Hlttln' on lior dud's voriindy. Then ono Auu-ust , too. I 'thought I'd Ask her In the olnvor modder ; Hud iiBotHiH-ocn , butsoiunhow she Looked too cold to take thu head or. Next tlinn wiu th' Hlldln1 oarty Out ni Crawford's , and Mirandy Said she'd slide If I could find u Kxtra Hl/.od tobosgun Imnily , That Just Bet , mo tlnglln' , no f Asked liurlf Hho'il KO ujojgln' With my arms mound her , Hlldln' KlKht along on life's toboggan. Then Mirandy sm led her sly way , Wltn tlio color all a biiUdln' In her clieolts , an' said us lion- the Question look her kind o' middon Lli > o , an' loft her without liruath t' Hay a word , hut uuutmcil tlio llyln' Down the Mill , with w mur blowlu' In your fiico , wuz rather tryln' . Hut Rho wlitHpored. If I'd steer lior Jeal iiHHtnilKht an * Justus clever Down llfo'H groove as Hint tabdTit.in She would Hlldo with inn forever ! If IM always guard her , kuupln' 'Uouiid my arms fur site protections Watehln' for tlio bumps und Htrlvlu * Always In th1 rlKhid'roeilou. Pit wo ollmltud th' Mil. while alt th' Htars that , winked nbiivonnd hovered HI I line I behind th' clouds and told th' Other Btara what they'd dlicovorod , Anil , with Mimd.v'b eyes t * lU'ht mo Down tlio hill , I've found the Jojtulu' Jest ux ploasiiiit 'n * as nasy As that night on thar toboggan. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report \