r TIIK OMAHA DAILY JJEKt MONfAY. .TANUAKY 8 , 1892. THE DAILY BEE. B. KG9BWATKH. EniTon. KVKltV MORNING. ' HUlHrOUM'TION. TIHMS 01' Jliilly Hoc ( without Snndnyl Ono Your. . . .I R M ) linfiv HIM ! Sunday , Ono Vonr. . in on MX Month * . . . . MM . . . ' ' M 1 luun. Months . . - HimlHy HIT. Ono Vrnr. . . . 2 ( X ) F iliirdny lice. UNO Yo-ir. . . . . . 1 > \\tcklylluc.OnoYcnr. \ . . . 1 > . omens. f'ninliu. Tlm lire Tlulldlnx. HmlhOimiltn. rnrnor N nnd % th Streets I dirndl lllnlK 131'anrl Street. tlilcnuiOnici'i,7 : ( Immliprnf Commerce. I\o rVork.UominV'Mnwlt.Vrrlbiinollulldlnr ( \ \ uslilnglun , fplll I'onrtounlh ft root. COHUESPONOr.NOK. All cntmniiiilrnt'on ' * relating to ncw and tidltorlnl itintlor should bo addressed tc tlic l.dltorlnl Department. LETT nun. All tnnlm-a * letters and roiiiltunicos Mionld 1 p addressed tn Tlio Hoc I'nbllshlntr Company. Onuilia. Drafts. elincks mill poslufllco orders to bo innUo p.iyiiblo to tlio order of tlio com- linny. ThcBecPulilisliingCoiiiiiaiiy , Proprietor THE iinn BUI MM NO. r"\\OUN STATEMENT OK OtltOUhATlON. t into of Nebraska i.- County of Uoimbs. l" Oco. II. TzscliucK , soorotiry : of Tim Urn I nhllfthlnir loinp.iny. does solemnly swnar tluit the iictunl circulation of Tun DAILY HKK forlho wcok ctidliiK rotmmry 6 , Ib'JJ , was ns t-nmlay , .Inn. Ill . . . ! WW | Monday , r di. I . IB.J Tumdny. Koli. 'J . . . . . "t.ll \ < Wcdtioscliiy. Toll. U. . 2I.7W llnirsdi.v.Teb. . 4 . - ' < 1 rldiiy , I'oli. 5 . IB.71'7 buttirdny , l'ob. n. . m.lHl Avorauo . . . . . . . . . . . . . " 1.770 OKO. II. T/.SOIUJOK. fiworn In I cforo 1110 nnd iiihscrllicit In my frt tfnco thin ( iili day of roliritiirr. A. I ) . IBltt SKAI. f > . IM-'Kiu Notary 1'ubllo. A rriiK < ) Clrriiiiitluu tor .liiiiiniry ! Mi3 : AN UNSAH : vlnducl upon the busiest thnroutflifiirn of the city la not credit able to Oinalin. CINCINNATI comes to Oinuhii for pork. Next thlnjj wo lieiirNuwuiistlo , Knplutul , will bo shipping coal from West Vir ginia. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Oxroito , Knglnml , will MHIIO day bo aglmnioil of the bigotry which led its authorities to decline the prolTorcd Hlutuo of the Into Cnrdimil Newman. ONE thinir li fairly cortnln. If the democratic majority in the house thinks it cun nmko any political uuplta.1 out of n free colimga bill it will force thosonuto to consider such ti measure. AN ANTIIUAUITI : coul trust is boin ? formed In Pennsylvania. The coal barony of that grout state having already unooiiipashcd the earth with their octopus arms are merely fencing It in. TllK clonrlng house reports show nn increase of I0.3 ! per cent for Omaha over the corresponding week of 181)1. ) This IB the highest percentage of increase re ported , except from cities of 00,000 or loss. DCS MolnoB , Iowa , shows a gain of 71.0 and Lincoln -18.4 per cent. TOMOUUCMV Parliament opens and the ghulltorial intellectual contest between Gladstone and Bnlfour will bo renewed. The world will wistfully watob tlio dying houra of this Parliament and wait with mora particular inloiest upon its suc cessor , for Gladstone will probably suc ceed Salibbury if Gladstone lives. AMISKICA shipped to Europe the past year UiO)77 ( ! ) bushels of buckwheat. This is the first time buckwheat appears in grain export statistics. It will coino to the surface moro and more hereafter In oil probability. Buckwheat can always bo relied upon to como to the surface. In spite of its irritating attributes it steadily holds its place at the table. ACTION for damage * has boon brought by Dallas county , Texas , against the contracting firm which placed the heal ing system in the court house , upon the ground that the heating system was defective It Is to bo hoped the county may win if its case bo a clear oneVo need homo precedent in the courts which shall enable the public to recover from contractors such damages as are directly traceable either to their inolliciency or rascality. Tine county druggist's bills for Novem ber and December medicines furnished paupers , including whisky , line tooth combs , hair brushestooih brushes and other luxuries and toilet articles , have been allowed. Commissioner Paddock says those supplies were ordoicd by par ties high in authority. This Is a serious accusation. Has it como to this that the btipcriiitondont of the tioor farm actually UHCS fine tooth combs and hair brushes and tooth brushes ? Tun Cleveland democrats of Now York are fearfully onrnged and threaten to make Washington's birthday memorable for democratic profanity. Their rage Is vain , however. Mr. David Dennett Hill will culu.brato another victory for practical , pornlolous politics on that occasion in spite of Cleveland , the mug wumps and other hlghtonod cltl/.cns of the Empire state. The medicine Is made and the Now York democrat must either sulk or swallow hit ) dose. TllK bteel beam trust having dis solved , a sharp decline has taken place In the price oi domestic beams , and a further fall IK expected. This combina tion was In existence about 17 years and ' it enriched all who were connected with It , A moro soulless and exacting m in- opoly never existed and the amount of Us plunder lias boon onormoiib. The price it hits maintained for stool beams has been nearly double what was necos- liiry to a. legitimate profit , as Is clearly ihown by the present -irlco ( , and it wtm enabled to choke off all competition and to largely prevent the consumption of Imported beams. The duty on steel bourns was materially reduced by the now tarHY and u reduction of the price became necessary In order to moot the competition of imported beams , The duty of $ t0Q ! | Is still unreasonably high , but the dissolution of the trust Insures a very great saving to builders , the de cline in the price already being * ii.60 ; per ton. Undoubtedly the present duty could bo cut down one-half without endangering the Industry and btlll on- ublo the manufacturers to don profitable business , whllo builders would bo ma terially bonotltod , nurr.nxon TVUVKK HKTtiu. $ . Governor Thnyor retires from the ex ecutive oflico this day and James E. Hoytl will resume the position which lie vacated ton months ago. The people of Nebraska , regardless of party , will feel grateful that the contest over which this state has boon torn up is at last settled , and settled In accord ance with the verdict which the people fCBtlorcd at the election of 1800. This Is a government of majorities nnd it should bo the bonst of ovary cltl- xon of the great republic that the decree of the m tjority oxprossoil through the ballot Imx Is respected a > the edict of the sovereign. It Is gratifying that General Thnyor has voluntarily surrendered the plnco ho hold without waiting for an olllclal copy of the mandate of the supreme court. It was the manly and honorable thing to do under the circumstances , and relieves not only Governor Thayer but the republican party from the oillum which would naturally have at tached to any attempt to keep IBoyd out of olllco by resorting to legal techni calities. lll.A IXK'S tlKChlXA TIOX. The Associated Press has given to the public : ti copy of the letter addressed by Secrota-y Ulnliio to Chairman Clnrkson of tlio national republican committee , declining under any circumstances to allow his naiiio to go before the national republican convention as a candidate for the presidency. This announcement has been antici pated by those who are familiar with Mr. Blatno's physical condition. Mr. Ulnlno's health has been shattered for several years past , and domestic alllic- lions have materially augmented his debility. Mr. UlaiiiG doubtless realizes that the runublictin parly will during the im- Dending campaign require of its stand ard beared exertions which will tax his mental and physical capacity to the ut most tension. Feeling unequal to the task that will devolve upon a presiden tial candidate , however popular" ho might be , Mr. Blaine deems it his duty to apprise his zealous and enthusiastic friends and followers that ho cannot "outer the lists as their loader even if the nomination woio unanimously tendered him. him.Mr. Mr. Blaino's declination will cause sincere and lioartfolt regret1 } among republicans everywhere. No man since the days of Ilonry Clay has had such a 11 rm hold upon the hearts of the great mti'-s of his followors.aud no man of either party in our times could arouse greater enthusiasm. In the west , moro than any other part of the country , the Plumed luiighl has always had warm admirers and boats of devoted friends. OCH IIIIITISII CltlTlCS. The correspondent of the London Times in Chill continues to supply that paper with misrepresentations regarding the pdlcials of the United States in that country , nnd the English newspapers , with u few honoranlo exceptions , still flnd fault with tlio course of this govern ment toward Chili. It is not uncommon to hear the complaint made in England that there is an unfriendly fooling toward that country in the United States , and the conduct of the English press is certainly well calculated to create and to justify such a feeling. Its uniform practice into disparage and flnd fault with urotty much everything of an international character that is done by our government , and this is done , not in the Hiiirit of kindly counsel , but with a malicious purpose to lower this coun try in the respect of other nations. If it could fairly be assumed that the Eng lish newspapers represent the intelli gent public opinion of England , rather than the Interests of the capitalists and manufacturers , it would have to bo con cluded that in no other country in the world is there HO much unfriendliness toward the United States. British criticism of the course of the government of the United States in the Chilian matter has boon gratuitously insolent. It could lind nothing to com mend in the good temper , the patience and the forbearance of this government under circumstances of'a very trying and provoking character , but the de termination to insist upon a proper and full recognition of our rights is charac terized as bluster and swagger. No peonlo in the world have less right than the English people to condemn those qualities , but it is grossly unjust to say that they were exhibited in the least degree by the government or the pcoplo of the United States. A candid read ing of the diplomatic correspondence will compel the admission that there is not a suggestion of bluster In any of the communications sent to the Chilian government , unless a llrm adherence to just demands can be so regarded. It is equally true that the president' ' ! mes sage to congress contained nothing of this character , unless in&isloncn upon the duty of the government lo protect its citl/.ons and maintain Its honor and dignity can fairly be held to bo bluster. It Is true that preparations for possible war were pushed with the activity and vigor which the circutnbtaiice.s boomed to demand , but any other country would have done likewise under similar con ditions. It was the part of wl&dnm and exerted a wholesome inlluerco upon the controvury. It is also true that the people , being heartily in accord with the government , when hostilities rcomcd imminent signified their readi ness to go to the support of the govern ment , but there w.is nothing of the nature - turo of bluster In this popular expression of patriotism , The American people are not greatly concerned about Brltlsiroplnlon. They are entirely capable of taking care of their own affairs at homo and abroad , and they do not oxpoot or particularly desire to please England , They have u pretty accurate conception of the mo tives which inspire British criticism and they do not expect to avoid U so long as the United States continues to make commercial progress against British competition. But if England desires lo cultivate the friendship of the people of the United States , as English' men uro wont to assort , such Insolent and unwarranted criticism ns the press ol that country has recently so freely indulged In c umot reasonably bo ex pected to do otherwise than militate against the growth of friendly feeling. There Is no longer any doubt us to where Mr. lloger Q. Mills stands and what ho Intends to do. IIu hns clearly stated his position and purpose , and the announcement will not Improve tbodem ocratic situation. Mr. Mills does not bollovo in any compromising or lompor- Mny policy regarding the tarilT. Ho Is for war , not upon parts of the law , but against the whole of it , nnd ho will ac cept nothing less than this. IIo looks upon the proposition to attack only cer tain features of the tariff as amounting to a surrender of tlio democratic posi tion , and ho will not bo a parly to such a plan. It will bo entirely usolo for Mr. DavlJ A. Wells or anybody else to now plead with Mr. Mills to allow the Sprlnt'cr policy to prevail. Having de clared himself and proclaimed what ho regards as the duly of the party , the C'orslcana statesman is not the sort of man lo rolroat , or whiil would bo practi cally the same lliing lo permit Ihoso who oniorlaln opposite views to put them in effect without it contest. Mr. Mills will'undoubtedly bo hoard from in the house at an early day. The program of the ways and means com- mllleo has been made out according lo Iho Springer plan , and the work of car rying it oul will probably bo onlorcd upon this wcok. The start will bo made when Iho ways and means commllloo ro- purls the hill to put wool on ihe free list , and this will bo Mr. Mills' oppor tunity. In the meantime those who are opposed to the Springer policy of attack ing the tariff by separata bills are causing the ways and moans committee some anxiety and embarrassment by threatening to bombard it with resolu tions instructing the committee lo re port bills putting various articles on the free list. An indication of this design is seen in the resolution relating to agri cultural implements. It is altogether probable that the Springer policy will prevail , but Mr. Mills will bo able to rally a strong mi nority of the democrats of the house in opposition to it , and if ho brings to the contobt which ho proposes to miflce his usual earnestness and vigor ho can make the dominant faction feel very uncom fortable. The olToct of his attitude must bo to perpetuate and perhaps in tensify Iho dissension in Iho democratic ranks and to cirry it Into the national convention , whore , from all present in dications , there will boonoof the hottest and bitterest conflicts over had in a political convention. TJIK VIADUCT VA'SAFK. THU BEK has repeatedly expressed the opinion that the Sixteenth street wooden viaduct should bo replaced with ono of iron and steel upon stone piers , The principal reason for urging Iho change has been that the present struc ture is not adequate to the traftle which would naturally pass over it and is.now in urgent need of repair. These argu ments in favor of an entirely now via duct are strongly reinforced by the re ports of experts who have re-examined H < within the last few days and who agree that the wooden bridge is unsafe for travel and is a menace to the lives of the thousands who are daily compelled to pass over it either in their own vehi cles , on foot or in the motor cars. Although olTorts uro now being made to strengthen the bridge , nud it may bo made reasonably safe for ordinary travel , it is useless to atlompt lo patch up the structure so as to relieve the pub lic from a reasonable- apprehension of danger. The city engineer is convinced that heavily loaded motor trains tax the .strength of the spans to the danger limit , and ho will recommend that an ordin ance bo passed regulating the movement of motor trains upon the viaduct. This is proper , but it is a mere makeshift. The principal thoroughfare of the city of Omaha is Sixtoanth jtroot. It will always bo the tralllc street between Omaha and South Omaha. It will be absurd as well as dangerous to insist upon continuing to use this long , nar row wooden bridge. Thoio is no way to Oi-capa rebuilding the viaduct. It should be as wide and strong as that on Tenth street und the council ought not to delay tlio ordinance compelling the rail ways to replace the present structure with ono ample for the future growth of the two cities. The injury and death of ono train load of motor passengers would involve Iho city in damages far beyond the cost of a now nnd thoroughly sub stantial viaduct. The responsibility is ono of which the city should bo relieved without delay. KANSAS CITY Is to have a $2,000,000 federal building. The Journal prints a .cut of the design , and states that Super vising Architect Edbrooko will shortly visit Kansas City to examine the silo in person. It Is to bo hoped Mr. Edbrooko may 11 nil time to como to Omaha also. There are some people in this city who would bo pleased to point oul some de fects In his design for the Omaha bulld- TIIK committee appointed to select a spcnlfor to present Oinaha'o claims to tlio people's parly at St. Louis for the national convention will do well to select an orator who is neither an active par tisan politician nor a railroad atlornoy. Tin : residence slieots on which light travel only is expected , and which are ordinarily clean and passable , are being rapidly ruinnd by constant dirt-hauling in heavy vehicles. There must bo some thing done to abate the nuisance. ONCK moro TIIK Bun remonstrates ugalnst the hiiniHornblo dirt wagon and Iho filth and discomfort It occasions. TllK grand jury Is sending cold chills through the circulatory systems of the boudlo gang. Ton < iiic.il loThrlVf. Tlio antl-HIU iiiovoniout la Now York U u mco , pnlito , ludyliko nlTulr , but U doesn't ' count for tlio purposes of practical A Vil liuliiinilliiii , Mr. Thurston's cxplnti.iUoa itiul bo U not seokla ; n nomination as vli o nrcjhliMil , but "cuouot proront bU IriouiU from forward ItU nnino , " lUKgcsts that , for a still hlgliot oftlcc there nro scvcrnl groups of frlona. . who have about the satna kind of Thunton , ifif'jo ' spook. ( ! ? i'iicf Itcpulillriiii Ailtlrr. ' * 'ilntiMi | lfa Trflmnr. And nowUpoyornor | Thiycr U wlso ho will vacnte U gubernatorial chair \\Hliout delay. ' * > ' > A l.iirmy ( if IlioStiitr. T , ( tVifr < ! f/i > l't. > . The uniform i divorce Inw of Sonntor Kyle of South Dakota nppoari to aim a blow nt homo Industries. U would tiolp to depopulate Sioux Fnltsj" Pel-Imp * llnTiinh IIU .Medicine. . "Physician , ho.il tliysalf" U n Ulflleult suggestion to follow. Sir Mjrrcll Mackenzie , , the prcnt KnglUU authority on throat and lung troubles , fell a vlctha to tironchllls. A Nnllmml Ntnulcllp. t'ludmidil ( ' ( imiiinrlnl. The democrats In congress nro showing n Kroat deal of tlta kilty regarding the shvor question , They nro ulrald to declnro n policy on It. Tlio noliomc , therefore , will bo to talk free coinage in parts of tlio country where thatcrn/o exists , nnd honest inonoy In com munities where Iho democrats ti.iva not lost their beads. lust ill * t'lilllu-r. Now York is behind with Its upproprlnllon for the World's fair. So far behind is It that n delegation of the most prominent business men of Now York City wont to Albany the other day to mlvcrnto an appropriation o * .f.'jOO.OOU. Tlio suggestion seemed to stagger Ciovcrnor flower , who represents Senator Hill nt Iho c.ipltol. IIo leannd back In his chair and remarked : "lints I" * * 15ut what croat deeds of stalecrnf t can Governor flower possibly tmvo concealed boliiiut Iho gubernatorial utterance of "Hatsl" ' TIII : i:3irnti : u.s.s. Washington Pest ( rnp. ) : The fllll boom has yet to do business with tha western blizzards. New York Advertiser ( dem. ) : As between Murray 11111 and David 11. Illll wo uro In- clitiod from n strictly suortitiK standpoint to lay n few pence on David , Now Yoric World ( tieni.j : The unanimity of the democratic newspapers of the stnto In cnndoiiMiing the midwinter convention cull sullleioiitlv shows what the party thinks of thosiiap-judirmont plan. Utobo Democrat ( rop.j : Suvor.il big demo cratic papers In the west ana south nro Ditching Into Hill vigorously , but will they bolt him if ho should gain the candidacy i Uu has still some cbanco of doing this. Pnflndulphln Inquirer ( run. ) : Liut out of these bitter cgutusis Is the feeling not likely to spread that a now candidate must , bn soluctod Gorman for instance ? Therein is the danger to UoUrllill and Cleveland. Philadelphia Lodger ( rep. ) : In the con tention among the Now York aspirants for the democratic presidential nomination It looks as If it-isiliot to bo all -'up Hill" work , but that therd will bo some "down Hill'1 work , too. * Chicago Herald ( dom. ) : The protest of the mugwumps and doubtful democrats in Now York ncahlst nn early convention la n senseless howl. ' It is doubllo-is the voice of disappointment at the condition of sentiment there , rather'than a tnunly opposition to un fair methods , j De v.er Kepubllcnn : Evidently the war Is on between tha flill nnd ( Jlovolu'na factions in New York. The moro they Icnifo each other the boltoi ; it-will be for the country , as a frrttricida.war ) between the democrats will Insure Iho ro election of the present ndministrntlpu Jor another term. Now York Tribune ( rop. ) : It begins to look now ns though the cemetery devoted to blasted polllicnh.amhitions-w.ts destined to contain n littloihcadstnuo with this lettering on it : Hero lies -tho Presidential Uoom of David D. Hill. Died .of o "sunp" convention at Albany , N. Y. . f obniary y-J , ISO. ' . H. I. P. Minneapolis Journal find , rep. ) : A for- miditblo revolt against Hill is foreshadowed In Now York , where there is serious talk by the Cleveland faction uf holding a separate convention and soiidintr n Cleveland delegation - tion to Chicago. This kick against Hill's machine Is likely to set off some fireworks in April or May. Denver Sun ( rop. ) : David U. Hilt smil ingly Intimates that it was nt his personal suggestion that Washington's birthday was fixed as the date at which to hold his" Now York state convention. This was eminently fining. There is n striking resomblanro be tween Washington nnd Mr. Hill. Washing ton never told n lie. Murat Halstcad : This is simply a strug gle to use the state to coerce tlio national democratic party. It is of n foredoomed naiuro. It kills Cleveland , but Cleveland's friends have the force and the will to kmto Mr. Hill through and through ; and the able Mr. Fiowor , now a gubernatorial bud , will burst into full bloom as n presidential blossom and shlno through ono gorgeous summer , to wither In November. - "Ijo | | popples spro'id. \ou sol70 the Hotter. Its bloom Is .sliod ; Or , lllcu the ttnnwfall In tlin river , A moment , white , then KOIIO forever. " Tiir. JoarMf * ' SAT. Epoch : Fanelo It Dennis to mo veiy strange that Airs. Mi.luiiKln snoulu lavish so niuiili allectlon on tluit homely pus : dog , Cumso Not lit all. Von uu lit to tee lior husband. Homcrvllln Jounml : Iljoiiklns Un't Iljom-s 11 veiy tllirrnl man ? HJoImson Vu1 * ! I don't Know how many times 1 have lieuid him give himself away. Now York Sun : Kunale Tlioro wns saniii- thlm. loiimntlc1 about Hie way Mr. tic.iddspru- post > d to tlm woman liu married , Ciimso Haw wit that/ "rilm wns n pour girl , and the Hist time ha 8iw : huriMih Inn suuuiuar. IIu noticed tier m il > u room for another woman tin the seat be- hldo her. The act toiiuluxl him , lie Icained who shii was , called that very evenlnv , and proposed. " Washington Star : ' 'Yon look ns If yon have boon having a jolly tlmu. " "I have ; ( In yon know. I think thl.s Is one of the moil uunlal , hosiiltablo and enitlvalod totuis In thoconntrvV "Whfio have yon beon'c" "Wont out and paid it few bills just now. " I\TIIISIEIV : IT.KASANT. Chtliltr ninl Fuintther. How pleasant is It every morn. As on the oilcloth floor yon Ilirht , With frigid fuelto propel for hours ) 'or.SllpL'H | tll.lt HID Dill ( if algllt. I'nelf : Jllfcs Smith -What a piotty homo yon have now , Miss Johnson ! Qn.te LJiioen Anne is it not ? ' . . Mis Johnson Vt's : Queen Anne in fionl , null Alary Ann ikflhu huul. % of i - I'hllndiilphl.i l.oii''er : In Inavlng IiU acio- buliuuuiuor fontlm pulpit , ( iooru llanlon. one of the uulliiiUioihurh of thai nume , loa\u * behind him all ViUiUli ! . ' ambition. ' ' 'A TIIIUI.KT. Juil'Jf , Kho tfiivWiiVo a Hlmple tin An I liltiiDilii. liuii' ' her head , It WIIH lly'tlio wavnV sad lluw , Mm gam me u ulmplu no. \Vlien I iiMlil'd ' ht-r hhiiiild I uo And hei | < ) i'iv ! rlv.il Instead , She navu me n bimplu no And biKi | > liiK liuii ! ; her head ( Kpoclu My'ilrtrfr. ' " said Mr. Uiillm i to his wlfu. ho uaxd'lnjieiuiinly lll"M-s. Kickshaw U ocmiHI-.ili-s , iml tvanlu lo hen you. " "What has she sot on * " listed thu dylnjf woman , fuebl/ . "I don't bellovo you am in'tn | ' : m ho , ivy an you were. " s ild thu li.uhur In I'uniso , dii rlii < thu | irorcft > of hharinu. " .No , that wan ruully nblsulliu yon toukonl of my t-'liin jtut Uen | , " lopllfd Uumso. I'hllailulpbbi Uoi-uru ; UltlmaliimJ work so wo. I that It ml iht uo u 'uoil 4,1101110 to try ono on Uarza. II * . , Y. .Ilniniilu. Visions ( Oino iiinl go again , hoaviiu in their airy train .lust a rh.Utim , boll and low , Of their movement to ami fro bomotlilng llku an old ier.iln | , 'Tis ' tilt ) \\ay wllli snmmor ruin ; Tls tbn way with jiv und palu ; Tu the w.tr wit u all wo lien Of thu lives ol mortal men- , Jl.3t to come , then go ugaiu , THEY MAKE THE WIRES HUM Associated Press Opomtors Who Urtvo Rov- olutionizotl tlio Art of Telegraphing. DEVICES WHICH HAVE HELPED THEM The Tjprwriter unil 1'utc-nt AtliirhlniMits Hutu.tlmlc It I'lMHlhln to Do 1'lirco TI me * it * Much Work ns In tlio Old lnn. The story of ono of the great stops forward In newspaper and telegraph progress has never been adequately told. It Is the record of n change In methods little short of mnr- volous nnd perhaps even mow fnr-roachlnB In Its practical benefit nud dlroet results than the substitution of Morso's first wires for the pigeons nnd ponies thnt originally carried the news of the day for all ttioUnited States , Though llttlo understood by many of the mngnatos nnd workers In newspaper nnd tclograph circles , probably because too llttlo tnlkedof by these to whom the credit Is due , the facts are nevertheless of wldo and per manent interest * To ono man's < iucit ! por- copllon , persistent energy nnd Intelligent grasu of n complex problem , nnd lo the pluck , skill und perseverance In the faeo of the gon- d."M ridicule of a score of others , emulating the spirit of their chief , Is to bo utributcd the vxliitormnry "success achieved. It wns early In is > sr > that the Idea of organ ising1 a general system of leased telegraph lines throughout the west for news associa tion purpose * wna conceived with the twin project of utilizing the typewriter for en hancing the value nllko of the operator's ' ser vices and the time of the wires. Do- splto the loudly-vaunted praises of latter day Imitators , the matter first took definite shnpo in the olllccs of tlm Associated I'ress , was designed for the advantage of Its service nnd wns brought to perfection wholly by mon Ufontlllod with the Associated I'rcss system. The superintendent of telegraph , night manager for the Associated I'ress nt thnt time us" now was Addlson C. Thomas of Chicago , strangely enough moro generally known for his ability nud force In strictly newspaper work for the past seventeen years In connvcllon with the handling of reports of national conventions and other world-stirring { events tthan for originating nnd bringing to success Iho most distinctive features of telegraph work for the news papers a system of leased lines turning out the news of the universe in copy so perfect ns practically to require for publication onlv the addition of headlines. Prior to the now departure , press dis patches were dealt out to the newspapers , great and small , at so much a word. To save telegraph tolls everything was "in skeleton , " that is , all small words such ns "of" and "tho" were omitted , nnd the uows itself on extraordinary occasions wns re duced to the barest outlines of facts. The result was a collation that whllo decidedly the best known at the time , compared with what goes into the newspaper ofllcos now-n- days , was as dry and different as salt cod- llsh is from terrapin stow. Matters unproncbod n focus when General Mnnngur William Henry Smith nnd the board of directors of the Associated Press decided to try for a few mouths what was thought meraiy uu experiment the leasing of wires for themselves from the telegraph company. The operators selected bv Mr. Thomas were the pick of the profession , nnd the esprit du corps that ho fostered und their magnificent work lightened the burdens ot hundreds of weary telegraph editors from Now York to San Francisco. Dispatches were no longer "hkaletonlyed , " news was rounded out with life and color , nnd the vol ume quadrupled. But the "experiment , " pleasant as were the results , was nrovine a costly one , nnd the operators , though paid relatively high salaries , felt that they" worn maintnluing n killing pace. It was nt this juncture tbnt the application of the typewriter to the ser vice as n solution of tlio ( juostion of ox pen so and of the other clifllcultlcs made thu "leased wire system" a national fixture , the use of which is expanding from year to year. Under the encouragement n'f the sup'orln- tomU'nt , Operator John A. Payne of Nash ville. Tenn. . lirst made himself proficient in employing the instrument to transcribe the now.i dispatches as they were rattled oil nt what was supposed to bo the phenomenal gait of forty words n minnto. Then others of the staff learned , and contests for prizes offered hv Mr. Thomas soon madeall the men exports ; the lirst cash prize being captured - turod by ( Jcorgo K. Allhnnds of Louisville , thn second bv R H. Williams of Pittsburfr , familialIv known as "fatty Williams. " The \ \ hole matter was clinched by an in genious device , tno personal invention of the superintendent , for which letters of patent worn Issued to him by the United States gov ernment. This was the feed guide. Press dispatches being furnished in common to a number of newspapers in each largo city huvc frnm tlmo immemorial been necessarily taken on manifold tissue paper with carbon fchoots between. How to handle such a cumbrous bundle in n typewriter wns n ' pu//lo ; but the familiar 'tin slide , "tho Thomas feedguidinow attached to every telegrapher's machine , made the method clear as Columbus' explanation of how nn egg could stand on und. The important fact should bo noted that John Payne's beau tiful work , nnd Hint of Individuals nt widelv scattered points who had before- ham ] , moro or loss unsuccessfully essayed the foal accomplished by him , was wholly on a single copy of dispatches. No manifold was ubod or could bo used until the inven tion of the feed-guide , and it is simple effrontery , not to say idiocy , ttiat would seek to dispute the record : ills , briefly , thnt mouths beloro any ether organisation the Associated I'ress had in operation on n leased wire system ot its own a brilliant corps of typewriter telegraphers dolntr for the news papers of America what had never before been thouRht ot , much U-SH nndurinkcn. Thu exact truth is that the ilrat .successful plan for brlnginir the typewriter Into gen eral usu for telegraph purposes was con ceived within three days after iho Asso ciated Press leascd-wiro service .started. Air. Puvno wns withdrawn from his regular work In the Associated Press onlco nt Nasli- vlllo , and his expenses and snlurv paid whllo ho visited , "machine" in hand , tlio Associated Press offices at Washington , Now York , Philadelphia , Baltimore nnd all the larger cites cast and xvost of the Allo- Chnnles. The purpo.o of thn tour was to give the Associated Press operators a chance to see for themselves the possibilities opened UP. am It wns thus thnt concerted action was se cured on the part of what ptovod to bo n compact body of pioncors , nnn thnAssoclatod Press succeeded where before .failure had boon uniform with others aad even with Itself. The Introduction of tno muchinn opened up a now Hold for its usefulness for the benefit of the telegraph editor and pronf loader , Tlio old style manifold , or moro familiarly known to nowspuper imm as "tho flimsy , " was abandoned for tbo cheap whllo paper , nr.icllcally the xamo ns print p.ipor except whiter uud of finer texture and light weight. This paper was made especially for Iho use of the Associated I1 res3 under the personal Miporvlslon of Mr. Thonia , who lint suggested the mnchlno manifold paper and gave nn order for Its peculiar manufacture , which miido it possi ble In produce n * nigh as thirty copies at ono writing. Thin paper wns manufactured ox. pn'Rhly for the Associated Press bv Mrs- VVndn of Chicago , who is thn daughter of the Inventor of manifold paper , nnd who has for yunrs carried on thu buninoaa. If it were piiniPlo to genuinely dispute with the Atfftockiii'd I'ress Iho honor for thu inception uf thu typewriter service , the Htntcmont would Ha duo that a Mr. 1C. P. Porter of Chicago Hrst used the typewriter in making single copies of mca sages from HOUIII ! far tno Western Union Telegraph company us fur back us lt > 74. Ills work and that of thu typewriter whllo other- wUo gtioil proved a fullum , however , owing to the fact tUiu a ribbon dutiable for dupllcutlngthu ink rhniacturs wns then not In oxUtcnro , Hence the machine- was abandoned fur telegraph service. W. R Vlgns , chlat clerk for General Anson Htaner , vice pro Idi'nt ot the Western Union Telourapli company , and fur mmy j ear ; con r iicctinl with thu Atucoialcd 1'r ai , invented later the fcliuu widely-known "cop.tlng lib- bo i , " and o'ldcavond to push the martin e Into telegraph und press IIRU ; but airam It fulled , uwmx to tlm impai lections of the ma chine on account of not having uapltul letu rt. luliiuas men objected to the copy and Wil bar l1' . Storey , piopnctor and eJltor of the Chicago Timed , emphatically proteitcd uualnsl the use of it oy ittu Associated Pruss In cop > lui ; lh < j mporls of the Utxictior trial. As n conscquonco the project was once moro abandoned and SOO machines purchased by the Western Union Tclograph company rusted out In n warehouse In Now York. In ISWhltelaw * Held of the Now York Tribune wrote William Henry Smith , gnncrnl manager of the Associated Press , that tin had an application from ono Wcllnor , nn operator , who claimed to have n cede which ho could use In connection with the machine and thus double the cnpacltv of the wires nnd furnish it typewritten copy. On receipt of this letter Wllllnm Henry Smith ntonco tclogrnphod Mr. Held to send on his man to Chicago. Wellnor , after repeated ufTorla In ttio Associated Prt s' Chicago onlco to make it "n go" gave It up as ho had to .stop the wlru to change thu manifold books , etc. Again the stylus had n victory over the machine nud held Its supremacy until ISSri. Mr. Wyckoff of U'vcliofT , Soamnns & Benedict , of Now York , on hearing thnt Iho machine was being talked of anew by the Associated Press , cnmo to Chicago , nnd called on Superintendent ThomAt nnd made a bid for the trade. Ho was Irformed that the typewriter wns thrown out l.earlv ten years before , nnd had remained out on ac count of ccttnln defects ; bntttmtlf ilia Type writer company would invent nn appliance for holding nr.d fcodlng the manifold books , the Associated Press would make n contract for fTi.iXK ) or fn.UOO worth of machines ns n starter , Mr. Wyckoff said ho believed such an Invention could not bo made , hut thnt thuv would put their experts ntork , Thomas then visited Now York , Hartford , Conn. , nrnl ether cities where writing machines nro innnufnctuicd , nnd lit thu shops his suggestions were carried out for numerous changes In the machine to perfect them for press nnd tolccraph work , the object being to prevent n monopoly of any certain writing machines In the Hold , opened for their use. Thn result was that the Kotnington , the Cnll- grnph , the Smith nnd other machines were soon pressed Into active soi vice throughout thn land. In the morntmo ! u dovko wns studied out by Mr. Thomas nnd patents applied for. Immediately n Job lot of Thomas' fcod guides was made in Chicago nnd rushed through to Washington , Haltimoro , Now V/irk , Phila delphia .nut nil other eastern and west ern cities. Machines were ordered and the now departure started notwithstand ing the protests and discouragements of the Western Union nnd the pro ] ml lees ol old-tlmo operators. Then It w.is thnt the stylus mot Its Waterloo. Today the U cstern Union ottlcos are illlod with typewriters , nnd In your telegraph room is heard the elicit of n dozen machines recording thu special dispatches to Tin : Bin : , where years ago the pen , iho pencil nnd the "monkey , " tlm sub stitute for the old Morse recistor , reeling oft the tnpo in unintelligible cbaraotors , hold sway. An Association for the Promotion of Profit Sharing has recently been formed in Now York City. The United States labor com- mibsloncr , Carroll D. Wright , l president , the two vlco presidents being President I'1. A. Walker of the Massachusetts Institute ot Technology , nnu Mr. N. O. Nelson , n prom inent manufacturer in St. Louis. The sec retary nnd treasurer Is Nicholas P. Oilman , \Vcst Mowton , Mnss. , author of the well known work on prolll-shnrlng. The execu tive committed consists of a railroad direc tor , four manufacturers , who , like Mr. Nel son , practice iho system In their business , and n professor of political economy In a Pennsylvania collage. The association thus brines together men of science ana men of business , who desire the extension of profit sharing and kindred sys tems of uniting the interests of employers and employes. It is their Intention to estab lish n bureau of information for the benefit of firms interested in profit-sharing , and by various publications and addresses before commercial and ether clubs to promote iho discussion nnd extension of this industrial reform. The annual fee for membership , o'pon to all interested , Is &i. All communica tions should bo addressed to the secretary. C. G. Conn , n leading manufacturer of Kllihdrt , Ind. , divided $ 'JUUO ' , among his em ployes February I on the prolft-shnring basis , llvo of bis foremen receiving $781) ) each , whllo the remainder wns apportioned umoiig the ether workmen according to the class in which thov stood. This is the accond your tno plan has been tried by Mr. Conn , nnd all concerned consider it a grant success. Nonrly (50 ( per cent of tbn highest ofllcos In tlio conntrv nro hold by colloiro crndmilos. Prof. John Williams Whitu of Harvard , who receives $1,001) ) a year , is considering un offer of the chair of Greek in the now Chicago cage university at $7OOJ. Tbo registration of the law department nt thu University of Michigan ha * reached ( i. > : ! , which Is 1290 moro than at Harvard , iho next law school In point of numbers. Two million dollars will bo necessary to ef fect tno removal of Columbia college. Now York City , to the Bloomingdnlo site. Of this sum } ; ! 75,000 has been subscribed. Yale's now dormitory , the eift of Pierce N. Welch , is Hearing completion. Archltcctur- nllv it will bo an Imposing addition to the buildings that now adorn iho campus. Dr. Enoch F'lthlun of Greenwich , N. J. , is tlm oldest collage graduate living. Ho wus In the class of 1810 , University of Penn sylvania. Ynlo's oldest alumnus graduated In 18'JO. The now chapel recently dedicated nt Ho- loit IB the gem of nil the college buildings. It cost SHO.OOO , over half of which was con tributed by Mrs , Amelia E. H , Doyen of Madison. An uUilollc club , strictly of college men , has ceen incorporated in New Yoik , under the name of the University Athletic club. Thu ulin is to encourage Intercollegiate athletics. There Is already a membership of 1,500.William William Ireland ICnapp , for thu past thlr tcor. years professor of modern languages in Yule university , nns been elected head pro fessor of thu department of the romance languages nnd literature of the University o Chicago. Klvo colleges nnd universities now publish aally papers , viz. , Yale , Harvard , Michigan , Cornell nnd llrown. Thu Princutonlan COIIIOH out three times n wcok and thu Pennsylvan ia ! ) of the University of Pennsylvania , twice a week. Princeton's ' new auditorium , which is nearly completed , will be used for commencements , lecture coursos.concorts nnd till large gather ings. Thy material Is granite und brovvn stone , nnd the form semi-circular. It ia expected lo hold I.WIO people. Over Hr > 0OUO , has boun added to the Vassal- college funds in two years and , two scholar- uhips of $ TiKi , ( ) ) ouch. These were glvon by Miss Perry of Albany and Miss Eckcrt of Philadelphia , Hcivaftor thu amount of n lull suholurslilp will bo $3,000. Andrew Carnegie has Increased his 61,000 , OOil cndovMiient of tlio Plttsbnrg - li brary by u cool (100,001) ) on cor.dlllon that thu I main building bo of granite rather than J brick and terracotta. Thoio is no memorial granite lliiuly to endure longer ilinn a library building. Miss Gentry , the American girl who won tlm European scholarship of the Association of ColloglatuAluinnu1 , has bum : allowed to llstun to lectntes on mathematics at the Uni versity of Harlln , but it Is said that she has lioun iMibJectod to considerable annoyance by the students , One uf thu principal topics nt Harvard Just at proncnt U furnished in the discussion as to whether or not one member of thu board of overseers should como from the west. Uo. cuu : > o of thu fact that the prusunl board U constituted almost wholly of Now England men Harvard is ubutt ] ! lo charge * of pro vincialism. U is this that Iho uuthoiitlui wunt to avoid and it is probable that a west- oru man will * eon be found on the board , NO FAVORS FOR VETERAN Little Hope For n Qoncr.il Ponsiou Bill at , Present. . 'i DEMOCRATS WILL OPPOSE THE MEASURE lloullnj- i\'i : > Mtr.lrratiM tndlriilo tin I'ollr.vortlio.Mii.laVllyliitlio llmt.eou tlio Slllijrrl Nit SVM | No I'urc. WASMIJJOTOV Utmimr OP TIIK IIKB , ) Alii l'\UHTiisrn : : UrittKr , J. W \SIII.NOTUV. 1) . H. , I < 'ob T. ) There will not only bo no legislation in this congress Intuudud to generally affect pensions , but no opportunity will bo missed In the house to cast oJlom upon thu policy uf pensions. There may be some general penMan - Man bills passed by the soua'c , but not in much Interest will bo taken by that body us1 usual , on account of the well known fact that ' It Is next to nn Impossibility to got ur.y gou oral loKNlntion through this houso. Thotirst tlmo the mace , the emblem of uuthoi'ity , has boon brought forward In the present congress was In iho house the ether if ay when un ex-Midler was making an appcn for a hearing in the interest ot u genuriH , pension bill. The hoiuo had wasted a number of days ! n the discussion of the rules und had como to what was in effect u deadlock. Democratic members had howlud themselves hoarse , and m.ulu their arms tired In halting their lists at eucl other nnd at thu republican side , whoa ftlujor 1'icklor of .South Da kola nroso and asked In a very temporuia tone nnd modest manner if It would not bo D good time to take u rest on the discussion of tlio tulu ? and glvo consltluratlon ton general pension bill , the merits of which were so plain on its face us lo Invite no unnecessary dubato , The moment ibo word "pensions" passed his lips Duck Kllgoro of Texas , the howling i-x confederate , wno nuvor mitsos an oppor tunity of rising nnd declaiming agalnsl pen sions , sprang lo his foul and yelled an ob jection. It was unnecessary , however , for that gonllctiM'i to enter n protest , for more i than 101) men on the democratic si , o begun to ( { roan nnd iminnur , "oh I oh I oh ! " Again and r.galn Major I'ickler attempted to appeal to ihu reason of the house if not to the pity und charity of tlioio who had the power to bestow assistance to the veterans , their widows und orphans , but In uvury cffurt his words were urowuod by n chorus from the democratic side , where thuro were jeers , ridicule und the very picture of dlsKiist us each ono exclaimed "Oh1 oh I oh ! " The scene wns or.o which would hava stirred thu blood in any patriot's heart. Alter a.persistent and patriotic appeal to thu house , which met with the most cordial sympathy on tbo part of every republican nnd a few democrats , but with tlio ridicule of n gtoat number nnd n largu majority of thu followers of Crisp und Mills , thu attempt to lix u day for securing the consideration of the pension bill was abandoned , and for o moment at least the last hope of pension legislation was dulcatcd. Tlm-n Itllln In THO MniitliH. Attention was Iho other day called to the fact that although Iho prosoutJscsblQn of con press hns consumed two inoiilns bill Ihrcu- bllls had boon adopted by the houso. There nro now nearly tiUUO , bills upon tha records ( of the clerk's document room nnd Iho pecls nro ibat thu entire number of measures / which will bo introduced ut the present session uf this house will exceed by 'J.OIU or : IOUU iho number introduced into the previous congress , und there are these who believe that Iho aggregate of bills which will bo in troduced in the present House will number over 15,000. Utibually the percent of the bills introduced in congress which become Inw.s vniios from I ) lo ' .I , and Ihoro have not been more than 10 per com of Ibu aggregate measures proposed which have become laws In the last congress about & pnr cent of the hills introduced were found upmi the statute. ; when thu term expired. It looks now that them will not bu U per cent of the bills proposed in this congress ir. law when the term expires on March I , Ib'.ll. In the matter of the introduction uf bills in congress the democrats nro proving them selves us demagogical us they aio in pro claiming upon the hustings during their campaign , when all sorts uf promises are made but none fulfilled , It hns been the policy of the democrats for many years to simply Introduce measures and promise llnal action but by prearrangement lo ilulo.it Hunt action , there bolng n doublu nlm in Ibis policy. In the first plaro it contemplates an oxpundlluio of public funus to enforce mojt of the legislation of congress. In the second place n creat mauy members are enabled to retain a hold upon their constituents by cons. , \ tlnuall.v promising them this nnd thai locls-x ' Union , Iho consummation of which would deprive thorn of most ot their political cap- ital. " Some of the bills which have bean intro duced since this session convened in Docuin her last huvo boon upon the calendars of congress fo- many years. Some of thorn , for private pension legislation , have received favorable action at the bunds of the pension committees , and have appeared every Iwo years for moro than u decade. It would bo easy to secure llnal action upon a large number of tbeso bills , but by continually promising legislation , and caretully prevent ing It , the demagogues arc enabled 10 nitnlu their hold upon these directly intciojted. No S < * iil Xo 1'iiri * In CoiigrrnM , A proposition has been made In congresi relating to the conduct of street cats in this city which may prove n wholesome oxiiinplo to the organized government In many cities. It is proposed to pass u law forbidding thu drivers or conductors of street c.n-j to take on inure passengers thun can bu " seated. If moro passengers are permit i" ted to enter cars than can bu seated the passengers may oil Dor refuse to f pay faro or institute dninngn proceedings. The object is to compel the Mreot car com- panics to supply enough cars to accominoilaU ) . tlio public , bhonld this proposition bccofiio " 1 n law It would bo no real hardship for tbo companies , for they have an enormous for tune In their franchises which enable them to pay dividends two or three times as liirgo as otncr Judicious Investments yield. It is simply n question now uhether thu street car companies can so influence congress as to defeat Iho measure introduced In Iho Interest of the public , The corporations luivo not , howuvor , boon successful in defeating legis lation , for during thu lust session a hill was passed providing that the horse car lluo'i should bo converted Into cablu within twenty-four months , and millions am being expended In making cable lines out of what ( wiis the slow and poor transport at Ion by / . . lici-Ms. _ _ _ P. S. H. / , J VMVUI .NO AII > HIM. .Mjil | Kl | > l > l't ( ' ( > l nor ( Jllillilo lo Srntl IIi'lp to u Hlinrlirot Tliul Mint it. JKICMI.V , Miss. , Fob. 7. Governor .Stono received a telegram this afternoon from H. ti , Walker , shorlfT of Clniborno count } , Mis slssippl , stating that two men \\oru about to be mobbed at Marlln und that ho was ininblo to protect them , nnd asking the govctnur to Bond him : t military company at once. The governor Hied and 'ailod to get the transpor tation lor troops and wired the shonlT that * he could not gut thu transportation In tlmo lo rolluyuhlm und toviio the situation , There Is no appropriation to pay the uccos sary expenses to moot emergencies of this kind , arid yet the governor Is ovpectttd to xuu the laws enforced and vindicated and says hu must do BO ut tbo rUk ot having to nssumo thu ( txpoin < 9. Many mombort uf the present legislature nro now fighting such an appropriation. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S , Gov't Report oml ABSOLUTELY PURE