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    THE OMAHA DAILY BJEE , HATU'KPAY. MAY 1 , 1891-TWELVE PAGES.
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STATUS bonds hold their own
premium notwithstanding the gon-
onil doinoriili'/.ntion of European securi
ties.
TIIK ( Icmocrutlo convention of Ken
tucky endorsed Grover Clovcland. This
would indicate thiit Mr. Henry Walter-
Bon in not in very close touch with the
democracy of that stato.
Tan supreme court douision in regard
to taxes on Pullman palace ears will en
able Iowa , Nebraska and other states to
collect taxes on Pullman cars not only
in the future , but also to recover back
taxes.
WHAT is the state board of equaliza
tion doing about the railroad assess
ment ? Reports of the various roads are
all In and there is no good reason why
the board should not complete its work
and make it public.
IUHIOATION operations in western
Nebraska are making good progress ,
promising a considerable addition to the
productive area of the state within the
next year. The land thus reclaimed is
likely to prove the most profitable in
the state.
IF TIIUIMS Is arfy such a Bet of officials
as the state board of transportation , the
people of Nebraska are not aware of it.
Nobody has hoard from the board since
last September , excepting the utato
treasurer , when the three secretaries
have presented their salary vouchers.
OMAHA has recently received a great
deal of very flattering advertising from
strangers. This is appreciated and will
bo UHoful. What Is now to bo dosfrod is
that her own people will arouse them
selves to the duty of pressing her claims
upon public attention everywhere. The
tlmo Is most auspicious for doing this
and should not bo allowed to pass unim
proved. *
PKKMIKU RUIHXI has boon advised to
close the Italian case virtually without
further comment. This amounts to the
admission in the chamber of deputies
that Italy had not sullicient grounds for
action and that the Malla may not bo In
the best of favor among the Italian
legislators. Consul Corto may have
aided In framing tills popular sentiment ,
and as he has had the cause of justice
so much at heart it Is to bo hoped that
his recall will bo but brief.
TIIKUU is reason to believe that the
reports sent out from Now York regard
ing the illno.ss of Mr. Hlaino are very
largely sensational. The health of the
secretary of state has boon Impaired ,
but ho probably has at no time boon ii :
Horious danger. Mr. Blaine has per
formed an enormous amount of work
during the past year of a very arduous
nature , and this , with carelessness as to
eating and recuperative exorcise , explains -
plains a sickness that will doubtless bo
readily overcomeby proper attention to
his physical habits
THK methods proposed by tlio Now
Orleans committee for crushing out iho
Mafia may all bo practicable , except
that of prohibiting immigration from
Sicily and lower Italy , but It would take
a long tune to put them Into olTect , aiu
meanwhile that murderous society coul <
do a great deal of harm. Some olTcetlvo
means for its suppression that can bo ap
plied more promptly must bo found.
But it is probable there will not sooi
again bo any Matla outlawry at Now
Orleans. The summary lesson has made
an impression that Is likely to last for along
tlmo.
long _ _ _ _
SKNATOU-KI.ICT : HHICK of Ohio ap
pears before the country In the unonvia
bio character of a tax shirker. It ap
pears that for the past seven years Mr
Brice has boon able to ovaae the pay
nicntof hit ) taxes In Allen county , Ohio
Ui > on ono pretext or another , but las
year stops were taken to enforce colloc
tlon and sustained by the courts. Bu
the matter la still unsettled , and the
democratic senator elected for Ohio , bu
who is enrolled in the census returns a
a citizen of Now York , still owes Allot
county a good round mini. It is not t
creditable position for a senator and the
head of the democratic national com
ailttca to bo In.
,1T HIS OLD HOMK.
The nowspnporH devoted to the pollt-
cal ambitions of Mr. Cleveland have re-
K > rtcd that ho wua received with extra
ordinary popular enthusiasm on his visit
o Bullalo this woolc. They have In-
istcd that tliero was not the slightest
evidence of any of the hostility which
, ho ox-prcsldent is known to have cre
ated by his shabby treatment of promt-
lent democrats of that city after ho bo-
amo provident , as well as by the con-
empt ho manifested for the Community
hat gave him his political start. There
H quite as trustworthy testimony , however -
over , to the contrary. It Is said that
t was only with the greatest effort that
my enthusiasm could bo aroused , and
ilonty tif democrats were found to ox-
irosH the opinion that Mr. Cleveland
could not again command the vote of his
mrty in Bullalo. It is said that ho did
lot want to go to that city , which ho de
clared Mine ) live years ago ho would
never visit again , and it was only after
10 was persistently urged to do so , as a
rood political move , that ho consented
o make the visit.
Mr. Cleveland made several addresses
n BnlTalo , ono of which was political.
Ic wan banqueted by a democratic club
> oarinir his name , and his speech on
, hat occasion must bo presumed to have
icon carefully prepared. It was sin
gularly barren of now ideas ; in
act was little else than a rope-
itioti of the threadbare platitudes which
constitute the gospel of Clevelandism ,
ind was redolent of the spirit of bour-
xmUm. The obvious fact is that the
niiid of Mr. Cleveland has become , so
Irmly adjusted to the rut in which It
ias moved for the last live or six years
Unit it IH incapable of appreciating or
iBsimllatlng anything now or progres
sive. Ho is living in the past and is out
> f sympathy with the things of
, oday. Ho is standing still , when
10 should advance. Tlio American
> eoplo were never more eager to
iro.-sH forward along all lines that load
.o development and commercial power
than they are at this tlmo , but Mr.
Cleveland Is not with them. If ho can
not catch up with the march of events
and keep slop to the music of progress
lie must expect to be loft , and If ono may
judge from the recent- utterances of Mr.
Henry Wattorson and some others , that
In likely to bo his fate.
TX nro LEADIXO STATUS.
Ohio and Now York elect state olllcors
and members of tlio legislature this
year. Political interest throughout the
country will bo must largely directed to
the course of avonts in tlieso two states ,
because the result In each will have a
very important bearing upon the proba-
bio outcome of the presidential contest
next year. If either party carries both
of tlioui It will bo accepted as pracs-
tlcallv deciding the success of that party
in 1892 , whileIf Ohio should go repub
lican and Now York democratic the sit
uation would warrant a doubt as to the
result next year , with the odds some
what in favor of the republicans by rea
son of their being able to count upon the
votes of most of the now states , and per
haps all of them. Moreover , the result
in these states may have a great deal to
do with determining the choice of presi
dential cau/lidato.s by the two parties
next year , and especially is this the
case with regard to Now York and the
democratic candidate.
Just now Ohio Is commanding the
larger share of interest in political cir
cles , for the reason that the republicans
propose to make the tariff the
cardinal issue of the campaign , with
the author of the last law , Major
McKinley , as their gubernatorial candi
date. The republican convention will
bo hold a month hence , and from now
until that time the democratic press
may bo expected to freely give out re
ports of discord and disaffection in the
republican ranks. They are already doIng -
Ing this to soiiio extent , representing
that there is a largo and growing element -
mont of the party opposed to the nomi
nation of McKinley , that certain leaders
are disgruntled and threaten to revolt
against his candidacy , and other state
ments designed to show that the Ohio
republicans are In a very inhar
monious and unhappy condition. The
most trustworthy information , however ,
warrants the conclusion that there is no
substantial difference of opinion as to
the candidacy of McKinley , and that ho
will bo nominated without the least
struggle , possibly by acclamation. The
truth doubtl.v is that the partv is as
nearly united and harmonious as it has
over been preceding the opening of a
campaign , and. certainly the nomination
of McKinley seems the most natural
and proper thing for it to do in the cir
cumstances. Not to do so would bo to
offer the strongest kind of In-
Vltation to dlssontion and defec
tion. The democrats will undoubt
edly ronomlnate Governor Campbell ,
though there is a quite largo and ag
gressive opposition to him , but the party
will doubtless respect the unwritten law
which proscribes ti rononxlnation. Wheth
er Campbell can command the full support
of his party Is questionable , and there is
reason to believe a Htrongor man could
bo chosen. An uncertain factor in the
situation i the fanners' alliance , said to
have a membership of Bo,000 , a majority
of whom are republicans. If the alli
ance puts a ticket in the Held , tlio repub
lican chances of success will certainly bo
reduced , and it is thought it will do so.
If this factor were out of the way a prediction -
diction as to the result could bo made
with greater safety , since Ohio has not
for . " 0 years gone against the republican
party in the year preceding a presiden
tial election.
*
The situation In Now York is not so
well defined. The Intentions of Gov
ernor Hill , who is still in undisputed
control of tlio democratic machine , are
being carefully guarded by that astute
politician , and until they develop , the
democracy , except those In the conlt-
donee of the governor , and everybody
else will bo at boa. The obvious infer
ence is that Hill is planning to make
himself bccuro for tlio Now York
delegation In the next democratic na
tional convention , and it is alto
gether probable ho will succeed. Still
there is reason to bollovo lie has losi
strength by reason of continuing in the
governorship after bolng elected to the
national senate , and ho may not bo able
to control the party now at * ho has done
n the past. The hope of the republicans
s in a conflict between the Hill and
Cleveland factions of tlio democracy ,
and it would eoem thai this cannot bo
avoided. The republicans are casting
ibo'ut for an available candidate for gov
ernor , with no lack of aspirants.
Dhauncoy Dopow could undoubtedly
mvo tlio nomination if ho would accept
V but It is understood that ho will not.
3n the whole , the republican party of
S'ow York appears to bo bettor organ-
zed and more harmonious than the do-
nocrncy , and considering this fact and
.ho gains in Its favor shown In the spring
municipal elections , the prospect of re
publican success in the state this year
may to regarded as very promising.
SKLKCT THK ItKST J/.I.V.
Tlio building siiporlntondoncy of the
public schools Is about to bo filled by the
board of education. The supply of ap
plicants for this position is very largely
in excess of the demand. Tito board
therefore Is in position to select n man
who is in every way qualified for the
place. Polltica should have no bearing
upon the selection. The superintendent
of school buildings should bo a practical
mechanic and builder who will dovolo
Ills entire time to the discharge of
duties devolving upon him. lie
should bo an honest man above
all things , and not susceptible to
the wiles and offers of contractor. * .
The fast and loose methods that have
lierotoforo boon pursued in the erection
and repair of school houses should bo
forever tabooed. A tirst-class superin
tendent who has the Interest of tho- city
at heart can save a year's salary every
three months by vigilant and olllciont
direction. An incompetent or dishonest
man In that position can squander and
pocket by ' 'dlvies" with contractors and
material men thousands of dollars a
yoar.
It is to bo hoped tha the board of edu
cation will select the most capable and
reliable man among the candidates
who have presented themselves.
A SINUM ? commercial body , composed
of nc.tivo business men , Is sulllciont for
Omaha at . Such - .
present. an org-ini/.a-
tlon , judiciously managed , would attract
business and exert a good inllticnce.
Two commercial bodies operating in
rivalry , and this would be inevitable in
certain direction , would bo likely to do
as much or more harm than good. What
Is required is united effort on the part of
all the active business men of the city
the men of commerce working in
harmony for the single purpose of build
ing up thu trade of the city. Kvory
practical man sees that tlio opportunity
for this is at hand , and if there is the
wisdom to take advantage of it great re
sults are assured. The obvious thing to
do is to reorganize the board of trade ,
so that it shall bo distinctively a com
mercial organization , with such func
tions as its' name implies.
GOLD continues to leave the country ,
tbo shipments for the present week
amounting to $8,000,000. This move
ment is beginning to have the expected
effect in financial circles , and a contrac
tion of loans is reported. The financial
operations of the Russian frovcrnmont
appear to bo primarily responsible for
the disturbance , and there too-good deal
of mystery as to the moaning of those
operations. The slot-it of gold in the
country is largo enough to stand any
draft likely to bo made upon it , but
there is danger that financial circles
will become so alarmed at iho steady
outllow as to adopt a policy thut would
prove embarrassing to business.
OMAHA was the unanimous choice of
the commission to select a place for the
mooting of the next general conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church. For
this result the city is largely indebted
to Uio zeal in its behalf of Bishop New
man , and what ho has done merits the
hearty appreciation of the community.
Tlio bishop's confidence in our people
will bo justified. Omaha will make
good the bond it has given and entertain
the delegates to the convention with a
hospitality that will leave nothing to bo
desired.
TIIK St. Mary's avcnuo Improvement
Is in every respect as desirable as the
grading down of the hog-back on Doug
las street. It will not only make the
avcnuo a thoroughfare and pleasure
drive , but the filling up of the low
ground between the avenue and Farnain
stVoot will contribute largely toward re
deeming a most unsightly spot in the
heart ol the city from its swampy ap
pearance.
COUNCILMAN SPKCHT'S resolution to
tag the rod stone dogs on the city hall
building Is now in order.
TIIK "watchdog of the city treasury"
has at last put In an appearance at tlio
now city hall building.
Proof Positive.
The Jail of ono of tlin counties of Missouri ,
It Is reported , has boon ontntv for n month ,
Could there ho nny moro conclusive ovldonco
that luo world is rapidly growing uotterl
Not Impaired.
SI. I , < ii/x / lifunlille.
The disagreement of Iho Jury in the N'olan
doiM not impair Iho well-established
principle that a man should nuvor play poker
with borrowtd money until hu has achieved
a fixed reputation for assimilating Jaoli-pots.
Dear I'ulilli ; Servants.
A half dozen state olllcoM , traveling as the
"stato hoard of assessors,1' are on tholr an
nual ( light ever the stato. Thny have their
families with thorn , and the raliroati.-t pay the
bill. They live In Pullman cars , and are sub
jects of a baiuiuot at every stopping placo.
They are having too good a tlmo to give nny
thought to the oojoet of their trip ; thu rail
roads will attend to that duty for thoni Inter
on ,
A KaiiHiiH .l
. \tcliltnn \ ( Hoi * .
Chief Justice Horton U delivering a lecture
on "Tho Opportunities of the Poor.11 Whoa
a tnuii gets rich , or climbs to n high place , ho
feels it Incumbent to give ailvlcj to the poor.
The only "opportunity11 the poor have Is to
hustle for n living. Jmlgo Horton may bo
able to say \\onl of comfort , but ho can't
soiooth the rough and rugged road. If It Is
in a man to climb from poverty to prosperity
ho will do It without ndvlcoj If It is uot In
hiiu , ao will still bo a tailor.
OTIIKK , t\ltS , TJf.l.V OI/K.V.
A short tlmixtnuoMr. UltuMono , In the
liouso of coimiiowi remarked In a jaunty wny
that Hrltlsti byttfilcctlans were indicative of
' a lloivlug tldo 'tdivard liberalism anil homo
rule. Not long KiiHr came n couple of elec
toral contests tJAf | resulted favorably for
Kord Salisbury'i ' ) ( party ; whereupon a loud
shout of dcrlsloitrvfont up from the tory press
and camp , mingled with intimation * that the
grand old man vnis a grand old dolt , whoso
political eyes wcr d growing dim. The world
was bidden to stjuul , by and watcti how the
next live clootloiis , which , by a kind of
happy provident * , were coming almost
in a group , would show the tldo ( lowing away
from the wicked "separatists. " Well , three
of the llvu hove olready taliou place. All
three show n great liberal gain , and in truth
vho Ulailstonlan defeat of ISl'Hl is changed
into victory. Consequently n dissolution of
parliament , which soon after tLo launching
of iho frco education scheme was announced
to bo Impending and Immediate , has receded
into the dim distance. The llnlfouritcs ap
pear to have once moro decided that their
only chance of keeping Gladstone from be
coming prime minister once moro Is to hold
on to olllco whllo they can , and thus trust to
the sword of tlmo and death to win a fight m
which the Invincible hero of lluwnrdon can
bo conquered by no other weapons ,
*
* *
The probability of n Gorman Invasion of
Franco by way of Dolglum.ls something that
has been troubling the Gallic mind for some
tlmo. It is now claimed that the labor troubles
In Holglurn nro of Gorman creation. The
Germans , it Is held , are looking for a pretext
for intervention , and the socialistic disturb
ances would supply the demand. Conso-
ijucntly they need something akin to anarchy
inthokingdomoILuopold.il. The shock of
Gentian Intervention In Helgitim would in all
probability make sparks enough to tire the
smokuluss ana smoky powder of the great
powers , nnd the conflict would begin upon
the field selected by Germany. As everybody
knows , It would enable her to turn tlw roat
t'roncli forts and make the road to Franco
comparatively easy. But , after all , the
dread Is based upon tno assumption
that the mobilization of tno German
forces would bo offoctoit with much great
er rapidity than that of the French , viewed in
the light of the evidence of 1370. But this
cannot ho taken for granted , and French
military critics exhibit no fear of a move
ment through Belgium. General Miribcl Is
said to ho well prepared for It , and it is ar
gued that , notwithstanding the fact that the
Frouch would bo compelled to light tholr way
into Belgian territory , whllo the Germans
would ho permitted locator wltliour resist
ance , fie opposition of the Belgians would bo
so fcehlu and liulf hearted that It would ho
overcome-without any dangerous delay to the
onward rush of the great French armies of
the present tituo. In that case the battle
ground would , of course , bo In Belgium ; and
it It 60 true , a.s has frequently boon reported ,
that the French forces considerably outnum
ber those of tho. Germans ; that their Held
nrtillory is also much more numerous ; that
the Label rlllo Is all that It is said to bo ,
xvhlto the new German Infantry arm U still
very imperfect , owljig to the fact that the
Germans have notas yet boon able to pro
duce a smokeless powder that will not ren
der tholr rilloi worlliloii after a few dis
charge * , the Fronc.h alarmists should not
make too much nolso. In the coming strug
gle they ought to'havc nothing to fear froai
a series of battles except utter incom
petence and mllltaVy Incapacity in their com
manders , whfchi , cun hardly bo oxpantcd. In
a word , Franco ted y..appjar3 to have Just
as good n chances' orboating Germany as Gor-
manyhas of boating. Franco. The majority
of Frenchmen are confident , but there nro ,
perhaps , too many who still fancy that they
can see the ghost of Sedan.
+ > #
French complaint of overshadowing Eng
lish Inlluenco In Egypt has boon very loud of
late , nnd has resulted In pushing a religious
and educational movement as mo.ins of indi
rectly counterbalancing British propaganda.
A little while ago Arabic , French and Italian
were the oi.ly languages officially recqgnlzod
in Egyptian courts and' departments , but
latfly the English govornmonthas madosuch
headway that it is expected that unless it l > o
checked English will uo the only foreign lan
guage officially recognized m the dominions
of the khcdlvo. Whllo Iho Copts constitute
only one-sixth of the total Egyptian popula
tion , tholr superior intelligence and industry
and readiness to accept the Ideas
and customs of European clvllzatlon
have caused foreign omlsarics to find
among thorn the most promising
field of missionary effort. M. Dcsclmnel , who
champions the French cause , thinks that the
Orientals nro naturally mnro nttractoa by
the warmth and color of French Instruction
than by the "cold creed" of England. Wherefore -
fore ho believes that the clvico-rcllgious
missionary effort of the French will bo suc
cessful. The French tr.ictarlan's vlow maybe
bo In the nbitract correct , but the most influ
ential object lesson to the Egyptians regard
ing foreigners is the presence of troops and
officers of high rank and command. That is
the Instruction which tells moU heavily in
favor of England in the current llfo of Egypt
and BO long as the British are the defenders
of the Nile country the schools , and chapels
of other European peoples'will have u diffi
cult task to make headway against Anglo-
Saxon supremacy.
The British East Africa company has
found n now source of troubio in Uganda.
( Cing Mwanga has come under * the Influence
of the Catholic missionaries and wants no
British protection. Vet it is dlfllcut to say
how long this.mood will last. Before ho suc
ceeded to the throne ho attended some mis
sion services , but as king ho murdered Bishop
Hnnnlngton and burned at the stake scores
of native Christians. Next ho was hoard of
as tolerating and oven welcoming the Chris
tians ; yet soon afterward it appears thut ho
plotted destruction both for them and for Mo
hammedans , so thattheso two parties , usually
hostile , Joined In depoilu , ' him. Ills suc
cessor fell under Atab inllucnco , and then
Mwanga , a fugitive , appealed to the Chris
tians , who aided in his restoration. When
the Arabs had bcou defeated nnd o\pnllud
the Jealousies of the Protestants nnd ( 'utho-
lics broke out afresh , and the death of Fatnur
Lourdcl ha * allowei ) his ambitious successor
to acquire treat/powc-r over Mwiinga. The
East Africa company may have acted
mnladroitly in trying to collect taxes from
the Catholic party , , although Its success is
probably only a qilintion of tlmo , as Germany -
many has conceded the British protectorate
ever Uganda , anil'Franco ' has no interest
there except to sijo'that ' French missionaries
are fairly treated. /
European finances have apparently been
resting upon n volcano , subject to frequent
eruptions , over slnco the Baring trouble of
last year , The trouble breaks out first In ono
country and then in another , and in each case
London , whicMs the great market for the
world's securities , Is the principal sulTorer.
This tlmo It is poor despised Portugal which
Is making all the trouble , the minister of
finance finding It Impassible to place the "to
bacco monopoly" loan. The Portuguese gov
ernment is now passing through a serious
financial crisis , yet hopes nro entertained that
all difficulties will ho eventually overcome.
If gold enough cannot bo obtained to supply
tholr wants , the Portuguese will have to
apply the dernier resort of all Latin nations ,
paper money. In fact , It Is already reported
that the Bank of Portugal has boon author-
lied to Issue notes at tbo face valuoof dollars
a > id half dollars.
ROME'S ' COLISEUM AT CHICAGO ,
Plans for Trnnsforring the Wonderful Build
ing to the World's Fair.
WILL ALSO BRING THE APPIAN WAY ,
A Hniiinrknblu Scheme In Which Cup-
ItnllKtH UoprcHciitliifji'Maiiy MlllloiiH
Are Intorc.Hted Koine of Iho
DiniuultlcH to Overcome.
Ciiicino OrriCK or TUB Br.n , I
CHICAGO , Muy 15. (
To bring Iho Coliseum at Komo to Chicago.
That Is the plan which Or. John Ackcimn , a
retired physician of wealth at No. 4UJ1 Pral-
rlu avenue , has prepared nnd submitted to
the board of rofcronco nnd control of the Col
umbian fair commissioners , which will con
sider It nt Its next meeting. And ho hot not
submitted It In Jest , either. Ho has worked
out bis plan to Infinllo detail , has prepared
figures to prove the feasibility of his Idea ,
and is backed by n syndicate of capitalists ,
and will appear before the commissioners nnd
explain his plan , A reporter has seen Dr.
Ackcnnn at his home , when the doctor ex
plained ntsoino length his ( deans ho Intended
to carry it out.
"A first the idea seems ridiculous , " sold the
doctor , "hut when I have shown you some
figures I think you will agree with mo that
It Is reasonable. 1 have Interested a number
of gentlemen In the matter and wo have
formed a syndicate to bring tbo Coliseum to
this country under certain conditions , of
course. I am not nt liberty to divulge the
names of my associates as yot. Among thorn
nro many wull known Chicagoans. Indeed , a
man noted for hospitality to strangers In our
city Is one , nnd another Is a uuntloman who
has visited the far cast In n high official
capacity. Botli of tlicso gentlemen nlso nro
connected with the management of the fair.
Ex-Congressman Lawlur Is also with us.
Further than that 1 do not earn to say , ox-
ccpt that my friends represent more than
? 100,000,000. The corporation will ho called
the Chlcago-Komo Coliseum company. Wo
apply for a corporation charter in Now .lor-
soy. merely because the corporation laws of
that state are moro favorable than those of
Illinois. If wo had had time wo should have
had the Illinois legislature pass a special act
perhaps that may como later.
"Now as to ttio plan.Vo shall propose to
the commissioners tosota.sldo for us in Jack
son park , in a separate enclosure , a space of
ten acres. Within that wo propose to erect
the Coliseum , and , if n sufficient strip of laud
can bo obtained , to crc-cl -section of the
Applaa Wny. The Apptiiu Way , assuming
that It will Do built , will bo managed as a
turnpike , though it mUht ho opened on Sun
days and holidays frco of charge. The
Coliseum , within its own enclosure , would be
reached only on payment of a small entrance
fee. Of course the exterior of the Coliseum
would bo seen and studied without
churgo. With our Coliseum in running
order wo estimate that not less thnt : < liKlHX ( ) , ( )
will cnler Iho fair and fully 17,000,000 will
visit the Coliseum grounds. Our charge for
entrance will bo small , say 10 cents. That
would allow tlio visitor to waudcr nt will
through the ground lloorof the vast building.
To reach the upper story further small feus
would bo churgod.
"Wo shall apply tothodlrcctors to hold the
opening ceremonies In the Collsouin. Wo
shall hold meetings and festivals , and'ou the
state days the great building will form a
superb place of meeting for visitors of each
state. Even with the low rates of admission
wo estimate that we shall take in $1,500,000
during the flix mouths the fair is to' be open ,
which is about 1 per cent per month on a
capital o ! $50,000,000. Then wo don't close
when tho-fair ends we keep open as long ns
wo choose and move from place to place , say
to New York , London , Paris , anywhere In
fact that wo desire.
"Now , as to the mechanical and engineer
ing difficulties to he overcome. Tlio Coli-
Huum , the Circus Maximtis it is called olussi-
cany , isfcj \ lect long ov tfia icei wiuo , cover
ing nn urea of : iJ3-lli ( square feet
or about sovcu and one-half acres. It
is four stories in height. As you
know it is not entire , much of it having
been removed to bo used in building modern
Home. In fact it Is only recently that Iho
, spoilalion of the great building was stooped
only slnco the accession of Victor Emanucl.
In Homo nt Iho present tlmo is n well known
engineer nnd hrldgo builder of this city act
ing for us who will take cliargo of the work
there -that Is , take down the building In
twelve sections , and for every section wo
shall ask for separate bids for removal. Wo
shall invite bids from all the largo firms engaged
gaged In removing buildings , both In this
city and elsewhere , and there nre n number
of such firms hero and in Nov. York which
can take down anything and put it up again.
The outer stones will all ho numbered and
will bo sent ever here on chartered summers.
Wo shall charter only ono way , from Ostia.
to Portland , Mo. thcuco by rail , or to Mon
treal nnd theneo by boat anil rail. Contracts
will bo inailo of course. As to the interior ,
the scats , etc. . the same arrangement will bo
made , but with the galleries , chambers , dun
geons , etc. , n different plan will ba followed.
While thu building 1s faced with marble , ills
built of brick , anil to transport each brick
separately would bo impossible. There
fore , as each section of marble is re
moved cement will bo applied to the
uncovered brick. Of uour.su It Is a great
picco of work , hut ns you sco it is possible to
do it. Wo estimate that It will require
twelve months to move the buildings and the
work will bo carried ou night and dav in
Komo and horo. Every plan will ho made in
quadruplicate , Ono plan will bo In Itumo ,
0110 hero In use , another in our olllco.s , thu
fourth la a safe doroilt vault whcru It can bo
seen when necessary. Ho you sco wo have
prepared our plans car fully. "
"What do you expect thu cost to boj"
asked a reporter.
"About $10,000,000 , " answered the doctor.
"A principal item will bo the purchase of
thu Coliseum from the Italian government.
Of course the presence of the Coliseum in
Komo is of pecuniary advantage to Italy. As
wo have not bought Vho building yet you
must excuse mo if 1 decline to dwell at
length on the details of the proposed pur
chase. It is enough , I think , to say that the
principle diaiculty before Signers Luzzatl
and Colombo , the present tln.ineo ministers
of Italy , Is to 'innko both onus meet. ' and that
they are not In a position entirely to ignore a
fair offer. The cost of transportation and
of taking the building down will bu less than
tin ) cost of wrcctlon. 1 don't euro to glvo our
estimates you will understand why. "
"Will the strained relations between Italy
nnd the United States interfere- with your
plans ! "
"I um In doubt ns to that , " answered the
doctor , "Our latest advico.s are thnt they
will not. Of course wo are not losing any
timo. Wo are preparing things .so that noth
ing short of actual war can stop us. We have
applied to Mr. Blaine for credentials , wo nro
prep.uod with a lull to bo introduced in con
gress as soon as tnat body moots giving us
corporate power under ledurai authority , and
wo shall not bo surprised If an uxtra session
l.s called to confirm the appointments of the
nine now circuit Judges and to do such olhur
business ns inav bo necessary. Certain mem
bers of the late Italian government are our
agents In Italy and ono of President Harri
son's cabinet a man very close to the presi
dent , an excellent business man Is inieresled
In our plan , financially and otherwise. So ,
unless war actually occurs , 1 t'alnk wo nro all
right. "
Phil Armour is ono of the syndicate nnd
others nro probably Potter Palmer , ( Jcneral
Winston , ox-Mlnlstor to Persia and Ueneral
Secretary Smith and Marshal Field. Messrs.
Palmer and Field admit that they are Inter
ested In the plan.
imiiiisos's OMAHA Hpr.rrn.
Commenting on the position taken by
President Harrison on the money question In
his Omaha speech , the Tribune says : " 'This
government of ours cannot do everything for
overybo'ly1 ' Is ono of the utterances by the
president that ought to bo remembered ,
especially should it bo pressed homo
upon tnosu foolish onus who liung-
ino that tLo government fiat can create -
ate vnlnei for every Inhabitant of
the nation , or that it can favor any unu class
without Injustice to nil tlio rust. They should
bo made to < io thnt the best results are to bo
achieved only by following outthoso lines its
laid down at Omulia. Any other line of ac
tion than this Is of a dcmonluo order , advo
simply by men who want to pot tholr
Dav for agitating fnlso Issues and voted for
only by those who would have no moro sense
thnn to endorse the perpetual motion craze If
it were pru.sm.to4 to them as a euro for the
Ills they want to got rid of. "
cnootcnn IIKMKF woiur.
It Is believed hero by these who helped
raise the money that the orrost of A..A.
Polno at Athloy , N. 1) . , on the cliargo of em-
bozzllng contributions to relieve needy farm
ers In Nebraska and Dakota , was mode by
thu county commissioner * to cover up their
shortcomings. Of the commission which
raised the manor hero , Judge Onvshnm was
president. Lymlin ( Jage , treasurer , and
Henry J.Nowberry , secretary. Four thousand
dollars were raised In ton days. Jonathan
Perlam , editor of the Prairiu Farmer , who
helped secure the funds here and organize
the committee , says after the money lind
been raised the officials of the counties where
the money was to bo distributed Insisted
that they were the proper persons to handle
the funds. This committee refused and this
refusal , it Is claimed , Is the cause of the ur-
rest of Mr. Palno. As ono of the ninny In
stances of misappropriation of funds by
county commissioners Porlam says several
carlcaJs of coal were sent to a cer
tain county In Dakota In care of
the county clerk. Half of the coal
was used by the county and the rest given
away or sold by the clerk to his friends.
THTIXO TO 1'i'itirr TIIK iiivnn.
Another bold man has undertaken the task
of purifying the water of the Chicago river
and ho will test the process before the board
of public works tomorrow. The Inventor Is
William Anderson , an English civil engineer.
Prof. John H. Long of the Illinois college of
pharmacy 1ms made an analysis of the water
from the Chicago river after It has passed
through this proco.is and pronounces It en
tirely lit for Industrial purposes , and uxcopt
for Its past association sultablo for table use.
CIIICAOO jru.ors ov OMAHA.
The Chlcaco News Is Jealous of Cliauncoy
Depew's Haltering reference to Omaha as the
city which "will bo somuwhoro not far Irom
thu centur of the American business umpire. "
It says : "Cliauncoy M. Dopow is right
when ho Insinuates thatOmaha will bo some
where not far from the center ot the Ameri
can business empire. Omaha Is only about
four hundred nnd fifty miles from Chicago.
CHRATKI ) A bUIII'lllsn.
Senator Dclamar of Idaho has been offered
the position of chief of the bureau of mines
and mining at the world's fair , hut Is not nt
all inclined to accept it , ns ho Is anxious to
rest. In vlow of tno prominence witn which
the name ol Commissioner Skiff of Colorado
has been associated with the position , thu
offer of it to the senator created considerable
surprise.
WKSTKUX Pr.OI'I.H IN CHICVOO.
Among the western people In Chicago
today are the following :
At the Tromont P. Pavesick , J. W. Hodg-
cns , Miss Ilodgens. Omaha.
At the PalmerMrs. . J. B. Lawlor. Mitch
ell , S. I ) . ; Mr. anil Mrs. C. V. Kohcrts , Mrs.
( ! . (3. Barton , Mrs. C. E. Yost , G. W. Cook ,
Omaha ; M. MeUtiiro , Hanid CitS. . IV W.
E Dicfionnan , Great Falls , Mont.
At the Auditorium Isaac B. Smith , Cedar
Rapids , la. ; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Garneau ,
Omaha.
At the Richelieu Mr. and Mrs. G. O. Me-
Garry , Indiauola , la.
At thu Wellington Mrs. W. II. Stewart ,
DOS Molnps , In.
At thu Grand Pacific Mr. nnd Mrs. J.
Dawson , Thompson , Dim-son , S. D.
onus AND ENDS.
B. K. Ilutchinson , the veteran speculator ,
is said to contemplate locating In Boston nnd
doing buMness thero.
Senator Jones of Nevada was accosted by a
tramp yesterday , who said ho was starving
and wanted some work so ho could got him
something to eat. The senator accompanied
him ton building xvhero u quantity of old
timber was being removed and told the man
to pitch in and ho would glvo him CO cents an
hour , The tramp wont to work with all his
might , but n few minutes later , when tlio
senator's back was turned , ho jumped ever a
fence and ran.
The Columbian tower and water pnlaco are
each a go. The water palace is to cost $ MO- ,
000. It will bo located on an island in the
park. The Columbian tower will cost $11,000-
000 and bo 100 feet higher thnn the Eiffel
tower.
George Strong , the Denver lightweight ,
who has been in the city the past week , has
been uunblo to got a light. Ho uow declares
that ho will meet any liO-nound man In tie
west for $ 30 a side , White or Bullions pre
ferred. Al'KI.NsGX.
/ . i rrK s 31 iij KS.
Columbus Post : The Missouri professor
who wrote an essay on "How to Manage a
Wife , " has applied for a divorce.
Boston Bulletin : If you wish to know
what the standing army of the United States
Is you must patronize the horse cars.
Rochester Post-Express : A shoo fastener
company has failed. That's a characteristic
of most shoo fastener : ) .
Puck : The schooner seizures In Bohrlne
sea are nothing compared to the schooner
seizures closer at homo.
Yonkcrs Statesman : Tlio editor of a comic
paper H said to bo Insane. Ono would think
a man with all bis wlta about him couldn't go
Insane.
Life : "How did Miss Sears get a pension ? "
"Thu man shu was to marry was killed in his
first engagement. "
Washington Star : The man In a wrestling
match doesn't want the earth.
Artificial coffee lias appeared. You can't
distinguish the nrtlllclal from the genuine.
They look allko. The office of the -artificial
is to glvo weight only.
Munsoy's Weekly : Ethel-What did you
sav to George * when ho proposed } Maud I
asked for time to consider : It was so unex
pected , you know. L'thclr-It always Is , after
ono has "given up all hope.
The primrose , according to the pools , is a
quiet flower. According to thu facts it Is
pronounced yeller.
Town Topics : "I admit I am very crookoJ , "
remarked the gnarled oak. "Yus , you nro ,
indeed , " replied the ash , "and now that tbo
summer Is coining on you will become still
shadier. "
Brooklyn iwlfn : "I w.i" told today that a
couple of burglars tried to rob .lay Gould's
safe tlio other night , and they actually got In
among his railroad securities. " "Wero they
discovered ! " "No , they were glad to getaway
away allvo. The water was very deep , and
it seems that neither of them could swim. "
Tiiago : Agnes That man bowed to you ,
Ethel. Ethel-1 know It ; but I didn't care
to recognize him. Agnus-Don't you know
him well ! Ethel Not very ; and besides ,
one has to draw the line somewhere. Ho had
a fit In our back yard once , and over alncu he
lias claimed acquaintance.
Boston Herald : Blobbs What would bo
vour answer to the question : "Is marriage
ii failure ! "
Henpeck It depends on whether my wife
was around when the question was asked.
Btru i'i.cn.
Life.
First Crook Stop into this doorway ,
Bill , anil I'll tell you ai-out that crib wo'ro
going to crack tomorrow night.
Second Crook -But somebody'll como
along ami got onto us.
First Crook ( looking at the sign ever the
door ) No , wo'ro safe hero. The firm doesn't
advertise.
ROUT OF CHILIAN TROOPS.
1
Description of the Terrible Untile Won by
the Insurgents. * f
FOUGHT TILL AMMUNITION WAS GONC.
Thou llie IlcbrlM Itiitchrrcit llnlitlc.su
Men mid AVomcti , Haukiul Store *
anil Dwelling * anil
In Drunken Orgies.
May 15 , Chilian history U mak
ing at n vury rapjd paeo. The government
troops under Colonel Koblcs were on the
rampage ihrough Iho Tarapaea for several
weeks before Iho opposition could rally suf
ficiently to cope with tholr enemies. Thu
Insurgent first took this town on February
10 , and on February 21 marched forlh lo
moot the army of Iho dictator. The battle
look place forty-two miles Inland , in the
pampn of the Atnarugal , and after a most
sanguinary struggle the Insurgents won ,
thereby securing control of the nitrate
province.
On the morning of Salurday , March 7 , the
government , forces under Colonel Knhlo.i
were routed by the opposition under Colonel
Caiilo. Both these leaders wt'ro men of ex
perience , having scon much sorvlco lu thu
last war with Pom. Koblos had undcHiis
command n force , It is computed , of somu-
whatlcsslhan l.SOO men , nearly all regulars
belonging lo Iho Fifth Santiago , the Angola ,
the Fourth Valparaiso and the L'ivico rcgi
incuts. Ills machine puns were damaged
and useless , but cloven field pieces , posted on
two hills within his position , dlil consider *
ablu service till his animunillou was ex
hausted. His position was good for defense ,
the hills being from lf.O to ' , > 00 feet high
and ( ono on each side of the railway )
100 or WO yards apart. The opposition
force under Canto numbered ever two thou
sand , uudor arms of nil sorts some of the
Fourth , a lariro number from the Pisagiia ,
the Tallal and Iho Clmnnonl regiments , with
thu newly raised battalion of Iquiquo and
some sailors from the Hoot. This force enuio
northward from luuiquu by rail forty-two
mlles and tllsombarked about two nnd a half
miles south of thu town anil station of Pose
Almont. They formed a long line east and
west and were followed by a number of men
enrolled but not yet supplied with arms , and
many Peons hung about tin ) camp. , The nr-
llllury on this side cot.sistod of two iiuu/le-
loaillng Armstrong twelve-pounders , with
( tailings and Nordonfuldts , some field guns
and a largu supply of ammunition.
A light breczo "was blowinir , iho air was
fresh , and a cloudy .sky tempered the Intense
heat. Thu line \\iis a rough PIIU , as ihu
ground was much broken by gullies and the
workings for nitrate , but .still Iho whole of
the opposition kept \\oll ubroast of each
other. Voiuraiis and recruits wuro equally
ready for Iho encounter. Thu Armstrongs
begun at long dlstunco to play on Koblo's po
sition , nnd us soon ns within reach the rillos
opened lire. Fn.m first to lust It was an In-
tliscnminato fu-ulhvlo all the while the Unu
was ailvunclng. The first heavy work win
nt Carmen Bajo , on Uoblcs' left , whuro the
Angola mon ottered stubborn resistance , and
on tlio front of tlio western hill , whom Men *
doz led tno Fifth Santiago regiment. The
battle ragoil furiously. -y
At this time an Ironclad engine with thrco
cars carrying machine guns and rillus moved
up Iho railroad towards thu center of thu de
fense and rendered great , assistance to the
assailants. Thu Cobicrnistns fell In great
numbers , and In places where artillery and
Gatllns could attack they lay in heaps , and
as fast as the men of the opposition dropped ,
their unarmed ru.servos and ttio poous ran in
and picked up their rillc.s and cartridge
puuolius , and tilling up Ihu ranks advanced
with Iho rest , light Ing. The buttlu at 11
o'cloock was at its heiuht. Koblcs'artillery
had now no more ammunition mid two com
panies ot the Fifth throw up their rifles nnd
wont ever in u body to sun-under. Soon after
this Koblos received his second wound and
was , much against his will , curried away to
the Beun Kutirro ofllclim behind the town to
got his wounds dressed. His men were now
retiring slowly , guing in iho direction of
Pose , though a detachment of a hundred or
moro formed a close mass anil went away lu
order to Iho pampa , the lew cavalry of thr
enemy not being able to break or disperse
them ,
In the town the fugitives hid themselves in
houses ana sheds , hut were hunted out nnd
slain whenever they nindo any resistaiice.
Many small batches surrendered themselves
a.s prisoners hero as well as on the field ,
a party of Canto's men , burning with
Hire to avcngu the slaiighteV of prisoners ami
wounded a fuw diiy.s before at Huara by
Itoblos , hunted him out nnd dragged him ,
wounded m he was , from his bed and riddled
him witli bullets.
By noon Ihu rout was complete. Guns ,
baggage , cattle , rillcs , etc , were in the hands
of the soldiers of tlio congress. Mende/ ,
commander of Iho Fifth , nnd many other olli-
cers on both sides were killed and tbo peons
of Buon Ketlro , having .secured arms from
thu battlefield , attacked nnd looted thu lurgu
force of Senor Badugues. Canto managed to
draw off iho majority of his forces in fair
order , but some two or thrco hundred got
loose and plundered all the stores and drink
shops of i'oso. Tho.se who tried to defend
their goods were Instantly shot down by the
drunken and infuriated soldiers , and civil
ians joined them. Colonel Ilolloy , Lieuten
ant Koblnson and some others wore- heroic in
their attempts to keep order and several
ofliccrs wore slain by thuirown men for Irj -
iug to restrain them ,
gjTlmt night was a terrible ono for the poor
people of Poso. Eighty-four women nnd
chllilrej ) crouched In the darkness under
tables , etc. , in the railway house , and many
moro in Iho dwellings. These escaped ihu
i fury of thu drunken mob , who killed onu an
other ever tholr booty. Many were thot by
the officers for their brutality , hut It was not
until Sunday morning -Commandant
Lopu ? , with a strong force of orderly troops ,
arrived and put un end to the riot. That
night Iquiquo received train after train of
wounded ( lOblornaslas , . ' 175 of whom were
tnlten on board thu Isiimas ship sent from
Valparaiso with a staff of medical oftlcors.
Many , howovnr , remained to attend to the
wounded of thu constltntlonists.
The week previous the opposition sent all
the government wounded who were In
Iquiquo south by .ship lo CnUlcra , a port In
Ihu hands of the dictator , that thuv might bo
loaded by their own people. Tbo governor
there , in obedience to orders teli-graplu-d
from Balnmccilu himself , refused io rccelvo
them on short * . Tno poor fellows were
sent back lo Tallai.i ami Iquiqilo , to the euro
of tiitiir enemies. A.s soon us t his was kuuv
in Valparaiso tlio people there chartered a
ship nnd dispatcbcd her northward for these
sainu wonnd"d. Hno arrived just In time to
lal < on board also tbo sulTorors from p.iso
Four or llvu bund roil wounded nro m > w lying
in hos'pUnls or | n Inriro airy buildings used as
such. Within ten hours of thu close of the
Imtllu forty tulles away -moil of those
wounded were lying In clean and comfortable
beds hero with every atluntlon llmt medn al
skill nnd cnroful nursing could supply. Tbo
dead nro not counted , but tliero must have
been four or five hundred.
All of iho Tiipapaca is in tlio hands of con
gress now , with Antnfogubta taken on tin
1'Jth without any llfhtinif , and later Tultula
and Chancil.
Cozad has sold fll.f.OO In school bonds nl
? .p'00 premium , and thu work of building i
* 10,000 brick school house will ha communed
In Juno.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
A
ABSOLUTELY PURE