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    TUB OMAHA DAILY BBJF1UDAY / | : , JANUARY 29 , 1892.
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lor the week ending January in , 18U2 , was as
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Notary Public.
HuniNi Is putting hfmsolf on the back
because of his phcnotnonnl aiscrotion
mid
ONUK moro it IH In order to nglc whnt
5s holiifj ilono to nnforco the liquor law
itgninst the two-milo limit saloonlcoop-
oraV
TAUIIHNECK inuinlainB the neutral at
titude which enabled him to distinguish
hiinaoH in the Illinois logiuluturo by
the "Roforraors' "
voilnp nuithor way on
liquor resolution.
Ex-Si'KAKKit HKKD alzed up Objector
Jlolmnn admirably the ether dtiy when
ho said , "Yes , I know ho is styled the
'watch-dog of the treasury , ' but I notice
lie novoc bites anything near homo. "
THEKK nro three democrats now in
Washington who will know before any
uthors whom the democrats will nomi
nate for president. This triumvirate ia
composed of Hill , Brice and Gorman.
1'hoy will name the man for the conven
tion. - v
ICINATIUS DONNELLY has helped to
draw up a combination platform upon
whioh ho oan either stand , Bit or lie
down as the exigencies of the nominat
ing convention mity make necessary.
Ignatius can spread himself in Homo at-
titudoupon any style of platform. '
railway corporations of Amer
ica would deal with the people candidly
nnd honorably they would' fin'd a great
deal of the hostility shown toward thorn
nllnycd. They have brought upon thom-
Bolvos the antagonisms which they claim
have cut so desperately into their earn
ings.
TUB national secretary of the people's
party Is entirely consistent in his de
mand that- the government or state
Bhould go into the liquor business and
furnish drinks at coat. His party in
.Nebraska Insists upon the government
absorbing the coal business so us to doll
coal to consumers at cost. In this way
the government could hunt its citizens
l > oth within and without.
THK allinnco makes a great mistake
In antagonizing the Nicaragua canal
enterprise. No commercial undertaking
'alnco the completion of the Pacific rail
ways is of such vast importance to the
carrying trade of this country. A ship
cannl across the isthmus or through
Nicaragua is inevitable , because the
cumtnoruo of the world demands it , and
°
it should bo under American control.
OucOMAitOAHiNK legislation belongs
to the committee on agriculture not
withstanding the oily and slinpory
qualities by whioh the substance is
'characterised.rjMio judiciary committee
of the house deserved to bo beaten in
the controversy over it. When the
farmers nnd lawyers lock horns with the
'farmers clearly In the right , as they
were in this instance , the lawyers may
i ox poet to bo and. ought to bo woratod.
NOTWITHSTANDING the weakness in
tnumboru of the alliance members of congress -
gross , they are split into two very an
tagonistic factions. Ono of those , led
by Livingston of Georgia , is dotor-
.tnlnod to make the allhxnco nnannox of
democracy. The ether , headed by Wat
son of Georgia and Simpson of Kansas ,
"Insists upon independent action. At a
recent caucus the two factions almost
carao to blows , and a Kilkenny cat light
would have boon no moro noisy or amus
ing to outsiders. There are too many
loaders and too many thoorioj to hir-
raonl/.o. The prospect is that the alli
nnco members will ho so divided among
themselves as to destroy any inlluonco
they might otherwise bo nblo to oxurU
Niw Yoitic continues to disparage the
World's fair In tlio opinion of foreign
countries by higgling over an appro
priation , The democratic element in
control of the state know that they can
not refuse BOUIO appropriation , but they
are diauosod to make it so Hinall that
the state could not bo adequately repre
sented. This ia not because there Is a
} nck of monoy. Now York has a BU.-
plus in the treasury of over $4,000,000 ,
BO that half a million could oaoily bj
pared for the fair. The explanation in
In the fact that the Tammany democracy
would like to BOO the fair a failure , and
while they know their wish In thin
regard cannot bo gratified they ura
determined to do as litllo as possible tu
give it success. Tholr course in liiix
matter hoa a had effect abroad. Foreign
countries nro moro lulluoncod by Now
York than by any ether portion of the
country , and when they GOO that stuta
manifesting IndilToronco regarding thu
World's fair It is must natural that thoji
0huuld draw an unfavorable conclusion
TflK TKltMS ACCKIVKU.
The message of the president to congress -
gross , transmitting the latest corre
spondence between thd government of
the United States nnd the government
of Chili , is a full ncoontanco of the ac
tion of the Inttor. The president expresses -
presses the opinion that there is now n
good prospect for an adjustment of the
differences between the two countries ,
upon terms satisfactory to the United
States , by the usunl methods , nnd with
out special powers from congress. The
gratification of thu president with the
result is shared by the country.
The flnnl correspondence is exceed
ingly interesting , and it will form a
chapter of great importance in the diplo
matic history of the country. It appears
from"tho note of the Chilian minister nt
Washington that the suggestion of arbi
tration originated with Secretary Blaino.
The secretary of state , according to the
minister , agreed thai , any differences
that might arise after the trial should
Ira submitted to arbitration , and this un
derstanding was the basis of several of
the conferences between Minister Montt
and Secretary Blaino. The Chilian
govnrnmcnt approved the agreement ; ,
and this wns communicated to our gov
ernment nearly a month ago. It also
appears that the Chilian minister nt
Washington had assured the secretary
of state , with reference to the Matt-i
note , that the government of Chill had
no intention to act in the matter in u
way olTonslvo to the United States. It
Is also stated by the minister that on
various occasions lie hud been told by
representatives of the State department
thai if Minister Egnn was not persona
grata to the government of Chill it was
only necessary for that government to
eay EO and our minister would bo suc
ceeded by another. It is not claimed ,
however , that ho received any otlicinl
assurance of this kind.
Secretary Blaine , in his reply , ad
mits a vernal exchange of views regard
ing arbitration , but nothing in the na
ture of an agreement. It is implied
that the offer of arbitration cnmo from
the Chilian minister , 'and Secretary
Blaine states that ho was unable to in
duce the minister to put the olTor into
writing. Under these circumstances
the secretary s.iys it is impossible that
hoover sought to bind the government
of the United States to arbitration. Re-
gorging the Malta note , Secretary
Blaine uses very pointed language , and
In reference to a recall of ICgnn ho very
plainly implies that the Chilian minister -
tor never had anv good reason to assume -
sumo that this government would recall
its minister on the tutggestion of the
Chilian governmout.
The note of the Chilian minister of
foreign affairs , complying with the de
mands of the government of the United
States , .is exceedingly cordial in its
expressions of friendship for this coun
try. Ho says the attack on the sailors
of the Baltimore was not through
hostile fooling toward the uniform of
the navy of the United Slates , and ho
declares that the people of Chili , far
from entertaining a feeling of hostility ,
havoalivoly desire to maintain the good
and cordial relations which uu to the
present time have existed between the
two countries. The sincerity of those ex
pressions may "not bo doubted , so far as
the author of them is concerned , but it
is very questionable whether they are
generally subscribed to by the people of
Chili.
TO nKSTOUK WILDCAT CUKliKXCl'
A bill Is in the hands of the banking
and currency committee of the house of
representatives , the object of which is
to enable state banks to issue notes for
circulation. The bill provides for the
repeal of the present tax upon state
bank note circulation , and Ilxcs the *
same rate of taxation upon notes of
banks issued under state authority as is
paia upon" national bank notes. The
author of the bill is a domocr.itiu repre
sentative frotnv Ohio , and his idea is
that the proposed legislation would in
sure a large increase ol good money. It
must bo very good indeed , ho in quoted
as saying , to ht.vo any general circula
tion , and unless it is made as good and
kept equal to national bank notes it will
never-enter into general circulation or
get much outside of the slates in which
it is issued. "In this latter case , " fur
ther observes the author of the bill ,
' 'it would provide the kind of money
( local ) which the west and the south ask
for , and which the unlimited coinage of
silver would never secure for thorn. It
wlH bo a kind of money which bunks
can issue only upon express state au
thority , and in nlnn out of ton cases
such security will bo required and such
restrictions will ba placed about it as to
make It promptly redeemable at all
times in United States legal loader
monoy. Kvory state will rocognl/.o the
necessity for this in order to insure oven
the existence of state hanks alongside
the national banks. "
This appuars plausible , and if the con
ditions which the author of the bill in
qiin&tton promises could bu guaranteed n
vital objection to state b ink notes would
bo removed , but they cannot bo. Some
of the states would undoubtedly provide
for having the notes of tholr banks
amply sougred and maintained on a
sound basis , but others would not , and
the result would bu moro or loss cur
rency in circulation of the "wildcat"
kind so common before thu creation of
the notional banking system. The dan
ger IH in the one case otit of ton whore n
st'ito would not require proper security
and place adequate restriction a upon the
banks. People who remember what the
paper currency w.W before the war ,
when overyst ito had its b inks of issue
and'thu country waa Hooded with u
paper currency .almost every dollar of
whlnh was at u discount outside of the
state whore it wus Issued , will not bu
found among the advocated of a return
to thai so.-t of circulation. Then every
man doing business had to keep a bank
note detector at hand from which to
learn the character and supposed value
of the currency ho received , and oven
with this moans of information the
losses from depreciation and from bank
failures were cnonnoua. The laborers
uf the country were also heavy losers ,
for unscrupulous employers , having no
respect for the proverb "tho laborer Is
worthy of his hire , " would pay out in
wajfos the poorest money they could BO-
uro , the xv.ige-oiirnor losing the dU-
omit. A man could uevor know from
one day to another whnt the currency In
his pocket was worth , with the excep
tion of the Issues of a few state banks
the issues of which were amply socdrod.
Ono tendency of Ihis was to discourage
saving , and people then were far loss
thrifty than they now aro. The west
certainly does not want a currency of
this character , nnd it is questionable
whether the business interests of the
sotitti doslro it.
There is small probability , however ,
of the proposed bill getting through
congress. There may bo enough state
rights democrats In the house to pass it ,
but if so it would fail In the senate.
KNT1TLKD TO SO Al'OTMGY.
The deed to the library lot and the liberal
concessions accompanying it have placed
Umahn under renewed obligations to the
heirs of Byron Ucod.
Opposition is ntonco disarmed. The sel
fish nnd contemptible light made bj the odl-
tor of TUB BEE can bo of no further avail to
retard this bonallocnt undertaking. The last
prop la knocked from under the tpp-hoavy
barrlcado which n monti spirit sought to
orcct to keep Omaha from entering upon the
library lot.
Snvcraloftha conditions whioh the late
Uyrou Heed saw nt to Insert in his bequest
to Omaha have. In the llcht of the present
situation , seemed unnecessary to his heirs ,
nnd r'aoy hnvo modified them materially and
In a public spirited generosity , bolng evi
dently desirous that the gift might bo given
Its fullest value and broadest scopo.
The building need not bo four stories high ,
nor oven fully fireproof , nor need It covoc
the entire lot , and permission U given to
place It In part upon Urn adjoining lot pur
chased by the board those are some of the
changes voluntarily made by the Hood heirs
for Omaha's boiiollt. They put an end to all
cavil nnd they ought to elicit nti apology from
these wbo have so meanly fought the library
board In the disinterested work which It has
undertaken for the public good. IPbrld ,
Herald.
There has been no fight upon the
library board. The position taken by
THE Bun has boon irj the public inter
est. It has all along insisted that the
city cannot afford to expend from $100-
000 to $200,000 for a Horary building on
a lot that was donated under conditions
which the city could not fulfill. There
has been no frivolous-disposition to re
tard the beneficent undertaking , hut
there has been , a firm and determined
stand against the reckless disregard of
business methods and a palpable viola
tion of the charter in the proposed nur-
chuao of ttio lot adjoining the Rood
ground before there was enough money
in the treasury to pay for it. For such
a course no apology is called for. On
the contrary every unbiassd citizen will
give TIIC B'ISK credit for its earnest ef
fort to have all the strings'taken off the
Rood bequest before it is accepted.
The heirs of the Reed estate may
hnva contemplated some or all of the
liberal concessions they have made , but
they should have boon insisted upon by
the library board before it over under
took to purchase additional ground or
asked tno council lo accept the bequest
and ratify their action.
If the board will now prevail upon the
Reed heirs to recede from their rights
lo reclaim the bequest In Case the city
should in the distant fUluro say 100
years hunco decide lo relocate the
library building all opposition will bo
disarmed , even though it may bo aques
tion whether the city can legally expend
n dollar of the proceeds from the library
bonds excepting upon the lot designated
in the bond proposition.
IT 18 already clearly indicated that
the domocrvtic national convention is
going to bo one of the liveliest and most
interesting political gatherings over
hold In this country. The row between
the Cleveland and anti-Clovoland fac
tions In Chicago over the convention is
a mild intimation of what may bo looked
for when that body moots and the sup
porters of the several candidates , par
ticularly the followers of the ex-presi
dent and of Senator Hill , look" horns. It
now appears to bo very generally con. '
ceded that Hill will have the entire del
egation from Now York. , The fact that
the convention to choose delegates has
boon called for February , and that it
will meet In Albany , la regarded as
moaning that Hill is to be given the
solid support of his stato. There nro
some indications , also , that ho is gain
ing in favor outside of Now York. At
the same time Mr. Cleveland is not
being ignored. The expressions of the
southern nowspajKirs show that ho is
still Strong in that section , and it is not
to bo doubted that a majority of demo
crats in ether portions of the country
want him as the candidate of the party.
Many of these would have him nomi
nated oven if the entire Now York dele
gation shall bo opposed to him , but the
practical politicians of the party will
not bo governed by any santiment. If
these are convinced that Cleveland can
not carry Now York ho will not got the
nomination , and if Hill secures the del
egation It will not bo dllHoult to estab
lish such a conviction. Mean while there
appears to bo a growing feeling that if
not Cleveland then a western man
should bo nominated.
TIIKKE is much merit in the demand
for u paper fractional currency which
can bo conveniently used in the mails.
The postal note is a high-priced conven
ience 'which the sender must go to
the postolllca to obtain , Pho regis
tered letter nnd the money -order nro
also costly and troublesome.Theru
is no security offered us nn induce
ment to the sender c > ( a postal note.
As u consequence postage stamps aroused
used to a very largo degree for mall-
irg money to advertisers , and the consequence
quence is that firms doing-an extensive
business accumulate thousands of dollars'
worth of slumps which they are farced
to sell at a discount ranging from' 2i lo
10 por'cont. As this discount is calculated
UIKJII in the profit and loss 'account , of
course patrons pay it and tho'discount ia
a loss to the people. The fractional
currency was convenient ana reasonably
safe ; it would be wall to have it re
stored. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "
, GENTLEMEN of the various branches
of the various governments hereabouts ,
the people uro in do.id oarnoat in their
demand for a reduction of tiio number of
luxcalert ! . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tin : county clerk appears anxious to
comply wllh Iho law which requires
htm to keep an account with the county
treasurer. The county cominlBslonora
will , no douhj , [ accommodate him with
Iho nooossaryilolorlcal help , stationery
nnd blank bobkAifof the purpose. The
county commlsflfenors ar6 in all proba
bility anxftnYs to provide the proper
chocks upon Ijlivjponsuror as Iho county
clerk. ; " [
THE Board o/uKducatlon is a very dig-
nUlod organl/ntion , all will admit. kNov-
orlholoss It ctiHfl6t nITord to rest upon Us
dignity and J'fcfTno ' to comply with the
council rosolm\l9/i \ / asking for a detailed
statement of < ithoi estimated expense of
running the schools for the next year.
The council may not have the technical
right to scruttni/o the acts of tho-board ,
hut as the representative branch of the
oily government it undoubtedly lias the
nnoral right to demand a showing from
the board. It will do that.organizatlon no
credit whatever to attempt a controver
sy over this matter , and the secretary
and members of the board will bo very
unwise if thoyolTor any opposition to the
proposed scrutiny.
OMAHA paid $32,070 for janitor service
in 1800 ; Minneapolis paid $32,813 , nnd
Milwaukee $24,488 for -such snrvlco
during the sumo period. Omaha hn'l a
daily attendance of D.715 pupils ; Minne
apolis , 10,531 , nnd Milwaukee , 20,000.
These figures show cither that Omaha
pays too much or the ether cities too
little ,
IK THE secretary of the Boaid of
Public Works is obliged to labor from
ton to fifteen hours u day the question
naturally arises what docs , he leave for
the chairman nnd other members of the
board to do to earn their salaries ?
THE cost per capita of school attend
ance for janitor sorviqo in Milwaukee
last year was $1.22. The cost per capita
in Omaha exceeded $3.20.
WITH 000 now cases on the district
court docket , the boven judges will
probably find enough work to keep them
comfortably busy.
RETUENCHMENT is necessary. Dull
times demand that public expenditures
shall bo reduced to a rock-bottom basis.
NEXT week the grand jury convenes
and taxpayers should sco to it that no
boodlor escapes.
HOME patronage means everything lo
Omaha and the stnto.
rutridtlo l.iiRlc.
ArfjJI'nrtf Ti-f/ftmc.
1'oaco purchased at the price of national
dishonor would mien the way for many a do-
rilnrnWn war. -
o KoHtrtiin.
Pat Etjan has ptnyod a conspicuous part in
the Chilian attulrnud has como oft with ( ly
ing colors. Now if ho wilt only ngroo not to
lecture all will bb forgiven.
Temlliff Tliut Wuy.
.
When It is considered how , both the demo
cratic and republican conventions have
slighted Now York the old city might bo pardoned
donod it she turaod mugwump.
t tlio'tr 'j-f ; utl < iU ofN ) rv < } . '
The cIomccraUCprinclplo3 ] huvotrluinphod.
Chill absolutely withdraws the Malta no to
She proposes arbitration of the Baltimore In
cident. The Herald congratulatus the demo
cratic ! party on the splendid , vindiration of
Its traditions.
The Vital ( jui-Hllnn.
( llobc-Dcmiicrat ,
Hill is reasonably certain of commanding
the entire delegation from Now York to the
national convention , but will tbo convention ,
vvhon It-scos tbo hostility in that state which
Hill's arrogance and enmity to Cleveland In
spires , dare to give Hill the nomination }
Aye , there's tbo rub.
Moderation vx. IKnllilorlriR.
Qlxbe-Demncml ,
In less than a quarter the lima that bat
passed slnco Chili murdered our sailors , and
on smaller provocation that ) this Euglnrd
sent a fleet to Portugal a year or two ago
and gave that country twenty-four hours in
which to apologize or light. The apology
carao promptly. If wo had acted with the
same vigor and Intelligonco'attor the Valparaiso
raise massacre that outrage would havn boon
atoned for long ago.
Great MlmlH Move Sluirly.
Kansas Cttii Star.
A Nebraska man was convicted of burglary
and sentenced to the .penitentiary. Ho ap
pealed to the supreme court , aim pending
action there wont to prison and served his
tlmo out. Six months after his discharge ho
received an ofllclal document from the
supreme court informing him that bo had
boon granted a now trial , Such delay of Jus
tice makes courts ridiculous and justice a
farca ; but nevertheless the lawyers , voicing
Sir Edward Coke , continue to assort tbatlaw
is the perfection of reason.
Doing the night Thin ? .
Comiclf niufft Ntm\wcH ,
TUB OMA.IU BBB state ? that It has nuiy-
ancos from a prominent momborof the Board
of Trade of that city Unit the capital is now
ropdy for the construction of a largo and
thoroughly equipped boat.su gar factory. All
that Is required Is .an assuranoo from the
farmers of Douglat county tfiat they will on.
gage In sugar boot raUlog sufllolont to fur
nish the mutorial for the manufacturers. A
mooting U to bo nohl January UJ , for which
invitations have 609:1 sent to some hundreds
of the leading fnrruo i ol Douglas and Sarpy
counties , for ttieotpurposo ot organizine a
boot-sugar association. This is the proper
thing to do. Thouuilno3s men of Omaha are
doing Just the rlflnt ' 'thing ' at precisely tbo
tlmo. ' >
proper _ _
uiiiu.iGO .A7 > ri/i ; HUMS.
Washington PnVi ! , By going to Chicago the
domocrutio purty'iuiy oci nblo to secure a dl >
vorco from thoRlhwIssue.
Philadelphia Record : Proud Chicago will
lieop hotel for ttio jdomocratio party this
summer will l > oI nlt , as It were ;
Cnleaco Tlma > ilWhaps It was that ' 'In
tensely dry air" St Pnul folus boast so much
about that rrlghtonoa the democratlaconvon-
tiou away. Jl '
Washiucton SlttK' ' When any body arouses
Chicago of belli ) ; duroted to the brass band
method she can point to tlm manner in whion
she captured the democratic convention.
Lilncinnuti Cotninorulul ; A water fitmlno
In Chicago should nut dboiura o the pros
pects of the deniOL'ratlo convention. The
liquid resource * of Milwaukee and Peoriaoro
within convenient reach.
SU Paul Pionocr-Prcsj : The Boston Her
ald rcmitrks that by going lo Chicago tlm
democratic delegate * will avoid tbo uoues-
slty for gome to bed \\lth their boots on.
II uro is tno place tor u sclontlllu distinction
ofsoruo magnitude. To retlru wii ) tlieir
boots on Is not necessary , but conllugent. It
the doletriues monkey with Chicago whisky
the contingency will DO present lo produuo
the uocossltv , and after that ir aimer they
will go to bod.
_ _
I'ouml MutMIU > at SIM ,
NKW YOKK. Jan , a . The two craws'of the
street cleaning dnpaurnent were found sixty
miles at sea last nluhtThey &r now safely
anchored In Iho harbor.
BOURBONS IN A PRETTY ROW
Ohicago Democrats Fighting Among Them
selves Over the Coming Convention ,
NO PROSPECT OF PEACE IN SIGHT
Tlm Now Helmut I'lirnlturo Tnul nnd Whnt
U .M mn Nutnn Aliuut thr World' *
1'nlr Goftulp of the
Ciiirilcn City.
CHICAGO Bunr.ui OP Tun Bun , )
CHICAGO , It.K , Jnn. .23. (
Notwithstanding that the silk stocking
Cleveland democrats have trlnd lo make
pcacoylth the abort hairs nnd local Tam
many men by appointing a few representa
tives of the latter on the commUtoo to make
a'rrangcmonts for the national convention , nil
Is not peace yet. In fact , It looks
much llko war. Man who tried
to capture the organization by getting
up tlio oxduslvo conference at the
Palmer house were all appointee * of Cleve
land when ho was president , or men to whoso
advice Cleveland listened when ho wns rnak <
ing appointments. When it bcciuno gener
ally Known that Dave Hill had things hU
own way in Now Yoru and would probably
como to Chicago with a solid delegation from
Now York , ttio short hairs began to bo bold.
They wcro willing to repudiate Cleveland ,
but yet thov were not wilting to tnko up
Dave Hill.
"Either of them Is Impossible , " said n
prominent town of Lake democrat. "Cleve
land cun't got the nomination without the
supporter ulsownUato surolv , and then
it will not bo wlio to nominate Hill because -
cause the Cleveland men will knlfo
him. Wo must , nominate Gorman or a
western man. Ono thing Is certain there
will bo no Cleveland men in the convention
from tbls part of the state. "
World's I'lilr Mutti > rH.
Mexico has sent , application for 20.000
square feet of space In the buildings nt Jackson -
son park. M. Fernandez Leal , minister of
the publio works for the republic ,
sends the application. Ho wants 0,000
square feet in these buildings-
mines , agriculture , innnufactuios nnd
forestry. This application Is In addition to
tbo space that will bo giron Mexico for of.
Ilolal headquarters.
There is u prospoet of a Una memorial
statue of Columbus being erected on the lake
front some whore between Jaoltson street and
Park row. It will cost approximately $50,000
and revert to the city of Chicago at the close
of the fair. 'rhls is part of the general plan
for the adornment of tno lake front during
the period of the exposition.
Emperor William's band has boon given
ncrtnUsIon to como to the xVorld's fair. This
Information wai given out at headquarters
by C. B. Schmidt , who will bo general
nmna&ror & of the German ottinoKrapbio ex
hibit , for which a concession has already
bcou grnntcu on the Midway nlalsnnco.
Tliut School 1'iirnlturo Trust.
Referring to the Grand Rapids dlspntcb
about the sohool furniture trust , a local paper
says : "Inasmuch as school boards almost in
variably advertise for bids and purchase
school furniture from the lowest responsible
bidder , the advantage of n combination which
will prevent competition is at onca apparent
Where thoto is only one source of supply the
prlco demanded must bo paid ortno purchase
cannot be made. The existence of a sohool
book trust ha ? long been ackno\vladtrcd nnd
school boards find themselves absolutely in
the power of the publishers , In purchasing
school furniture , bowever , some latitude has
been allowed and many scandals bavo been
roused bv the open charges ttiut members
of school boards have had their private
dwellings and sometimes tholr business
ofllces elegantly furnished freoof cost oy the
firms whoso bids for supplying school furni
ture wotc accepted.
many'ycars' ' an effort bus boon afoot.
v. form u trust which would effectually shut
oft competition. Ono by ono most of the
smaller factories were purchased , and for
two year : ) past iho trust has practically been
muVtor of tbo situation. But tbo Grand Hap-
Ids Furniture company was a thorn in the
Hash of the trust , so to speak. Several
weeks ago a mooting of prominent furniture
dealers was held at tbo Auditorium in this
city , all of whom belonged to the trust.
Every effort was made to iniuro seorecv. At
that mooting F. A. Holbrook of a Grand
Itaplds company suggested that tno trust
purchase the Grand Kaplds company's plant
and the suggestion wits adopted. The result
was announced in the Grand Rapids dis
patch. "
OitilH anil I'ndH.
An intorottlng scono'took place in Calvary
comotory. W. C. Long , driver of ono of tbo
carriages at a funeral that had taken place ,
was. It is claimed , knocked from his
seat by Special Ofllcer Bartholomew Murphy
who U said to have used a heavy
cane. The driver lost control of his team
and the horses dashed out of the cemetery at
a high 3i.'ed | , colliding with tbo cato posts at
the wi-st end , demolishing the oirriago and
tQrowlnc Iho occupants into the driveway.
The trouble originated botwooa Murphy arid
Long bocausu Long got cm the wrong sldo of
thodrlvowav.
Tbo KO at the West Twelfth struct turner
halt between Bob Harper und Wiloy Evans
for thu colored championship of the state re
sulted in a victory for Harper in the tilth
round.
[ I. J , Bennv , sou of a wealthy iron manu
facturer , with Grotchon A. Doerk , daughter
of a prominent lumberman who dlod hero
some yours ago , eloped and were married in
Milwaukee. Miss Docrk is considered ono uf
the handsomest girls in Chicago. F. A.
KIKTllll.ll * TH.lfiHl'OUT.lTZOX , '
Commission of Itnllroiiil Kxjirrts Invostl-
K Ui > f > tl > SuhjKL't at rroscnt.
Pirisnunn , Pa. , Jan. US. A commission ot
nine railroad exports bus ooon investigating
here tbo sjbjoct of electrical transportation
as applied to railroads. The commission rep
resented iho Northern Pacific , Wisconsin
Central unu ether roads. The result of their
labors , which hare ooon concluded , and the
Intentions of the railroads they represent
were partially ravoalod by Chief Engineer
AlcIIenry of the Northern Pacific. Ho said :
"I bcllovo that t'jo motive power will bo ap
plied directly to the axle * of oaeh car , thus
making oaoh car Its own motor , JCxperi-
menus are to bo proceeded with at once , and
much of tbo cost will bo borne by the rail.
roads. 1 don't see wny electricity uhoutd
not displace locomotives , ospoclally ever
Htoep strides. The question which will bo
mosldtdlcillt of disposal will bo the trans
mission of tbo current and tbo obtaining of
adequate power in the wire. "
Sr , Loi'is Mo. , Jan. US. At the South
western Railway and Steamship association
mooting a great deal of the work performed
was of a rtmtlno cuaraetar involving no
changes In rates , Ono subject , noted upon
definitely wns in roipsct to ttio rutoi on
Washington and Orogan wheat to Texas
points , regarding whlcn some difficulty has
oxisuxl rolauvu to the proper bail * for the
samo. The special oo.iimltteq on tlio subject
reported , liowoyor , that an understanding
had been ranched with the Union Pacific
railway relating to such through rates
whnreby the through rates o named in tariff
No. Mi ! were recognized as tbo normal basis ,
U being further understood that no change
should DO made iheroln would uu without the
concurrence of the association. The special
committee' * report was adopted.
Regarding return passes for m"n In charge
of llvo stocR , a resolution was adopted lookIng -
Ing to the discontinuance of thotirnollco , pro
vided the co-operntlon of the ether associa
tions interested could bn securoil ,
//.W.I.V STJt.tMKlt OI'KltnVK
l'rnr < Kiitcrtnlnoil f. r tlio Snfoly oT the
I'oliirln.
NEW YOHK , Jan. ! I3. The CSormin stoam-
Milp Polnrln loft Stettin on January n for
Now York with n big c.-\rto of genor.il mer
chandise nnd twontv-olght stpor. ? o pasion-
gors. Hlnco ( oaring Staltln nothing Inn
boon hoard of her. The Potarla Is not ft
eroyhound , by any nuans , but In the ex
tremes ot weather she usually makes the
run from Stottln to this jort In about
twenty davs , Her nonnppaarnnco and the
lack of tidings nra causing nnxloty. Her
auonts attribute her delay to the boUtorons
weather whioh Incoming shtpt arc reporting.
It wns suggested yesterday that the Polarln
misht possibly bo the stonmor which noveral
ships hnvo reported seeing nllro In mldocoan.
This , however , iscomldorod Improbable. The
only thing to connect the steamer with the
Polarln is thftl the overdue ship was prob
ably in that part of the ocean whom the un
known burning ship was sighted. Thoaeont
of Iho Polaria laughs at the suggestion that1
she was the burning vessel. The burning
steamer , according tn all reports , was an ell-
laden ship nnd was bound from this port.
The Polnrla Is commanded by Captain
Busch , n cautious nnd skillful soaman.
.TII/.VK TllKVLT. COSl'lVT HIM.
Musgtii\r , thu Iiiilliin.i fnsuniiicu I'rmut , In
u Unit I'liirc.
TKUUB HABTK , Imt. , Jan. 28. The prosecu
tion is greatly pleased with the prospect of
convicting Robert Musgravo for conspiracy
to obtain money by false representations.
Some strong testimony was presented to the
Jury today. George Miioldo , of the Chlcneo
oftlco of the United States Mutual Accident
association , testified to Musgravo talcing out
n policy for $ . " > ,000 on Auunst 17 , 1301. Charles
Hoxvard of Joseph L. Diotz & Co. , Chicago ,
told how Muscravc , whom ho had met nt the
oHIcc of a common friend , asked to bo per
mitted to receive his mall nt the firm's olllos ,
roeelvlng letters there addressed in his own
name and that of "T. D. Burnuam" whom ho
represented as n friend. Witness received
nnd receipted for the box containing the
skeleton us afterward dovolopcd , nnd which
was burned In the loc cabin near here.
Fred Marklo , Musjrravo's brother-in-law ,
tcstlllcd that Musgravo and Charley Trout ,
who is under Indictment Jointly with Mus-
grave , admitted to him , after the tire , that
this scheme was to got insurance monoy.
Musgravo had 15,000 insurance in all.
Vivo Americans unit Snvnn Niitltn OonvorU
llutohoroil In Africa ,
Nnw Yoiuc , Jan. 2 $ . Correspondence from
St. Paul do Lena da , Africa , under date of
December 11) ) , says : Late advice ? which have
como to this city from Bema , tn the Congo
Free State , bring news to the effect that the
American mission , whlo" ! It established on
the Congo rlvor in the neighborhood ot Pulla
Ualla station , has boon made the scone of a
terrible tragedy in which live American mis
sionaries three men and two women and
seven native converts and servants lost tholr
lives at the hands of murderers. It is also
mentioned that all the mission buildings ,
schools , residences and granaries wcro
burned to the ground nnd the cultivated
Holds laid waste. No ovidcnco has yet been
discovered which would conclusively show
who the perpetrators of these cruel murders
are , but suspicion points with something like
certainty to n number of bulf civilized Portu
guese natives , members of the Loanco trlbo ,
who were orieinally token into the Congo
Free State by the explorer HenryStanloy.
CKLS.IDK Ati.llXST Till ; VU1XKSK.
1 Men Us I MI ; All Kind ) of Me.ius to
Kol-p CeUisl.iaU Out. *
HEIE.YA , Mont. , Jan. 23. The antl-Chinese
sentiment Is growing Intense. An organ
ized move to starve the Chinese out has bean
inaugurated. The Knights of Libor of the
state have rjsolvoJ to support no city for
thu state capital wlio to citizens support
Chinese tradesmen. Tlio city council of
Helena has passed n preamble nnd resolution
setting forth the evils of Chinese immigra
tion and urging the Montana detonation In
congress to support a now restricting net.
Governor Toolo tins boon in correspondence
with the Treasury department in Washing
ton , urging that additional moans bo em
ployed to guard the northern boundary. Ho
says there Is an organized gang with head
quarters along the Canadian Pacific en-
gasrod In smuggling ! Chinamen across the
lino. The constant and visible swelling of
the Chinese population within tbo last year
has caused great tear that trouble will
ensue.
niTTLK SOSHKfiSK XO ' , l.V/ > 77/B.V.
Now Orloana'l'lc.iyiinn : "Tho picture that
WHS turned toward thu wntl"snlTured reverses
through the verdict of a hiinKlni ; committee.
Albany Arcns : Tlm man without a coun
try lives In pltl.ihlu estate , but ho Isn't In It
for friendliness with the man who Is luarufnK
to play thocnrnut.
Dolrnlt I'rco I'russ : Hlio I wondur why loup
your lias an oMr t day In ItV
HD Oh. I suppose lo give the girls that
much inoruuluncu.
Now York Ilorald : "Tlicro Is plenty nfruom
nt tlm top. " .said the confident young man.
"Yes , " replied his uliloily acquaintance ;
"but hhould your top Icoop uri swelling pio-
portlonutoly there won't bo after you not
there. "
IIAIII ) I.UCK.
I'Mlt.
I called upon no lady love
AtiuliiHt horsturn In-bust ,
Houliu just prussud tno button
The footman did the rust.
Detroit 1'iee Cress : Snodarusa If aortal
navigation l.s r.vur n success , Icilloen lines
will bo the niOHt fubhlonublo niuans of triuifc-
pnrUtlnn.
Hnlvoly How do you kno-.v ?
Hnodgrasi Ilecausu bi.lloons nro Hwoll af-
tulrs.
Washington Star : "Von aoem rather b'roke
In spirits. Colonel .lasKlns "
"Yes , sah. " wax the ruply , "I am , sail. I
loaned ngnlnst thu marble mantel und eter
nally smashed thu Husk in my hip pocket ,
nail.
Snmervlllo Journal : Tlio people who do the
lilnxest inlniM arun'l always tlm onen who Rut
tliu most oredlt In this world. Tlioy uro nflon
over-ih'idowcd ' by the people who do ordinary
tnitUu it fearful fuss about It.
New York Herald : Harry Hello Is un all
'round ulrll luiind face , round form , round
pmso -
.Inek Yt'Hi It runs In the family. Observe
carefully nnd you'll notion that her mother
usually U 'round , too ,
t'hle.igo Tribune : "Thin Is my nltliniite
hiini ! " inr.oiiuc'ud Ihu llerco rnosifiillo , us It
ijult Klnnlnz und prepared to pounce upon the
nonu ot lla sleeping victim.
Illin-'hamtcm Leader : T ho burlier la it Hart ot
bellicose Inillvldui' ' . Ho linn lit * little
linuhes rlxhl iilonir , he lather * people and ho
occasionally smashes , their mii.s
Philadelphia Times : It's remarked us n
Btioii' ' proof of nature's dt po8ltlon tu assert
Itself that few girl * iu.trnliiK the violin euro
lo uio the chin-rest.
Indianapolis .Journal : "Uall that follow n
b irltunuV Bild the disgusted auditor , "lie's
only a bass Imitation. "
Dunvlllo Hiccze : No. I'.tliel , U U not ntciil-
fiu licn you lake u cold whenever you II nd
one unoccupied.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Baking
Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
u run A.VOTHKK'S CK/.VK.
nonthnf n Man Wlinm Mlrlilgn" Vcmlonpd
llrrnmo of 1'nUo ImprUntitiirnt.
JACK OX , Mich. , Jnn. S3.-Rdwnrd Mur
phy , the only pensioner Michigan hoi ever
liatl , ha * Just died In tliU city. Murphy wnt
sentenced to state prl on here for murder
which wns commuted on shipboard whtlo ho
WM n sftllor ana which wns Instonod upon
him. Kor years ho suffered imtlontly In soli
tary coiiiliiomont until his mind Rave wny.
Ho wa * then put to worn on n contract , For
? omo years ho worked at this until ttio per-
potrntor of the murder confessed. Ho was
released , niul as pm reparation has slnco
been receiving $ W per month as n pensioner
on the stnto. Mo was struck by n Michigan
Lentrnl train n few days ao and received In *
Juries which caused his death.
1 Now * Iront , . . .
CITT OK MKMCO , Jnn. 23. The government
granted n concussion for n railroad from Cm-
dnd Perllo to Monterey.
lUcii onyx discoveries hnvo boon made at
Tchuacal.
Typhus Is torrlblv prevalent In the Helm
prison nnd thoroaro also many cases ot Inllu-
0117.11.
0117.11.A
A large paper factory has Jn t boon started
nt San Rafael.
The newspaper 151 Universal statoi today
thai the typhus Is becoming epidemic In this
I'dlulcr * Klllnl by Ksriiplng ( Inn.
OrrxwA , 111 , . Jnn. SS.A few days ngo ftvo
peddlers came to Ottawa from Chicago. N
Yesterday two of , them were found In tholr
room In the hotel dead from the ofTccLs of
gas escaping from a dofocllve pai fixture ,
f hey nro Abdullah MulouiT , aged BO , ntul Ills
nephew , aged 18. One of Iho women In the
party lost her mind when she saw the dead
bodies , ono of which wns that of hsr sou and
the ntlior of her brother.
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will present the latest news nnd gossip
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The forthcoming Apollo olub concert
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uttructlve.
PICTURES OF FOREIGN LIFE.
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llr.K , Edgar \Viikoinun presents .some
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Ills Incomparable doscilptlvo work will
liml un enduring place in the literature
of tlm day. lie tolls otu Moorish elty
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Women ; " makes a pen sketch of thu
"Shores of Two Continents ; " speaks of
Landlii } : at Timbers , und enables tno
reader lo see Just as he Haw the people
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Honors nnd Ills Au'reomjiitj 'Ihn Unemployed -
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