Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ; , . Fill DAY , FEBRUARY 12 , 1892.
THIS DAILY BEE.
II HOHKWATnit. KtUTOii.
PUBLISHED 13VKMY MOHNINO.
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Notnrr I'ulille.
Avrr K Clmiiiilliiti lor .lainmry UtiUI. :
TIIK confed. hr'igmliora' party scorns
bout upon bringing the pension burcui
into disruptito.
anil private interests
RbotiUl not bo jjlveii consideration in dis
cussing jiiirlc propositions.
TIIK free coinage democrats in
congress Inivo the rotiragu of tlioir con
victions nml Unit is more tbun can bo
said of tlioir lenders upon the tariff or
free trade issuo.
Mil. POUT UKDMANcomca to tlio front
with an offer of bovoral liundrcd acres of
parking lauds ; it a very much lower
price than any that baa been offered to
the park commission. Next ?
TIIK Union Pacific will discover very
soon that the mayor and council are not
playing for the grand stand in this
movement to assort the rights of Omaha
against extortionate switching charges.
THK present city government will oavn
ii reputation of which its members will
always bo proud if it shall prove to
franchised corporations of all kinds that
Omaha cannot bo imposed upon with im
punity.
IT is certainly very courteous of Chair
man Ogden of the democratic state cen
tral commlttoo to invite all parties to
participate in the Boyd celebration. To
suggest , that the affair will bo nonpartisan -
tisan , however , is presuming upon both
credulity and good nature.
TIIK Now York Lifo Insurance com
pany in looking about for a figurehead
for the presidency has hit upon the idea
of offering the title and emoluments to
Grover Cleveland. This is the only
opportunity Grover will have to bo
president with a salary of $30,000 a year.
TIIK Now Mexico cowboys invariably
enlist the Associated Press on their side
in their frequent and usually inexcusable -
able rows with tlio Navajo Indians. The
Navajos are great stock growers , are
almost as highly civilized and are
usually equally as honest as t'ho cowboys.
The cattle of the whites stray over into
the Navajo reserve or the cattle of the
Navajos cross the reservation line t'o
ranges of the whiles. Disputes arise ,
the Navajos drive the COM boys into town
or are driven away by them , tlio country
Is told that a bloodly Indian war IB
imminent , and the next day the story
is contradicted.
THK widowjof the famous confederate ,
General Pickctt , holds a good place in
the pension oillco at Washington and
passes upon the validity of claims of
men and oillcors who wore maimed by
tlio troops commanded by her late hus
band. Mrs. Pickott is not all lonopomo
either , for she has numerous neighbors
amonL' the clerks , who may bo loss prom
inent , but wore no less loyal to the secession -
cession cause. Perhaps if Mr. Knloo's
amendment to extend the BCOPO of Ino
inquiry into the methods of tlio pension
oillco wore to include a report upon the
number of o.x-robols placoll in the pen
sion ofllco by Cleveland , it would afford
an interesting subject for discussion.
PHAIKK of Samuel .1. Tildon by Mr.
Cleveland will hardly bo regarded as
sincere by those who remember how the
admonitions and suggestions of the sago
of Grammorey wore ignored and treated
almost with contempt by President
Cleveland. Mr. Tildon was unquestion
ably a great political loader , one whoso
advice to his party was always worthy
of respectful and earnest consideration ,
but It possessed no value for Mr. Cleveland -
land after hisolevationlo the presidency ,
and the distinguished loader of tlio
democracy had no experience more
bitter than the fact that his well-in
tended counsel to a democratic admin-
istcatlon was treated with disrespect
and cast libido as if it had proceeded
from the most ordinary of politicians.
It was this fuot that had a very great
deal to do with creating a bitter hos
tility to Mr. Cleveland in Now York ,
and the admirers there of Samuel J.
Tildon have never forgiven and never
will forgive tlio treatment ho received.
The present praise of Tildon by Cleve
land as a pure patriot , a virtuous citi
zen , am ) a man of political honobly and
sincerity , will not bo accepted by the
friends of the dead leader as tin ade
quate atonement for the disregard
Bhown him when living , even if It were
certain Mint the pralso is sincere. Mr.
Cleveland never madu a greater polit
ical mistake than when he incurred tint
enmity of the frionua of Mr. Tildon ,
and It will remain an obataclu to ttio
tittaltimont of hU political nwbitiou ,
1101KS O.V TUK DKMOfHAI'1' .
Governor Boles of Iowa was a guest of
the Groystono club of Denver last Tues
day evening , the occasion being the
celebration of tlio anniversary of the
birthday of Samuel .1. Tildon. AccordIng -
Ing to the Denver papers Iowa's gov
ernor was the recipient of great consid
eration , It being understood that ho is a
very promising can did a to for a place on
the democratic national ticket. Gov
ernor Boles responded to the toast ,
"Tho Democracy in 181)2 ) , " tuullho toastmaster -
master in introducing him , after recit
ing what the governor had done for the
democracy In Iowa , asked : "Tho leader
who brought about thofto results , can ho
not change tbo country i1" Tlio report
of the proceedings says : "As tho. silver-
haired statesman from Iowa walked
slowly forward from the rear of the
stage , the gentloinen at the tables and
the spectators in the galleries rose to
their foot and cheered. The ladles
thronging the boxes waved tb'jir hand
kerchiefs In the air. " No one else was
so generously honored.
But there is reason to believe that
the speech of Governor Boies was some
what disappointing , not because It was
not good for a speech of the kind , but
for tlie reason that it was inadequate.
The governor hud but ono policy for the
democracy in 1802 , tariff reform.
"This , " ho said , "Is the issue , and this
alone will lead us to victory. " IIo was
talking to Coloiado democrats and
wholly Ignored silver. How great a
mistake this was may bo judged from
the way in which the Mucky Muuutnin
AYuvf commented on the ommission.
"So far as financial matters are con
cerned , " mild that paper , "his speech
was blank. This is a clear case of provi
dential paresis. To utter the word 'sil
ver' might olfoud some gold bug in the
east. So it was put behind him. It was
ono of the most marked instances of 'lot
ting go' of silver on record , and in 'let-
.ting go' ho lot go whatever chances of a
presidential nomination ho hud , and ho
should lose them. " The A'nr.s ox presses
regret at having to part with Governor
Boies as a possible candidate , but de
clares that his utter lack of a moderate
amount of backbone compels it. "He
lives in'tho great northwest , " continues
that journal , "tbo locality of his state
made him a most desirable candidate ,
but. the demorats of the south and west
will not sacrifice tholr principles and in
terests to a western man simply because
lie is from the west , if onu lives in the
east who will preserve thorn. " Prom
which it may fairly bo inferred that
Governor Boies cannot count with any
degree of certainty upon having his
presidential boom strengthened by the
support of the Colorado democracy.
It roall.v appears that Governor Boies
lost a good opportunity to have given a
decided impulse to the movement to
push htm forward as an available
western candidate , and yet his omission
to say anything about silver may provo
to bo judicious from a political point of
view. Tbo policy of the democracy re
garding silver will bo declared by the
representatives of the party in congress ,
and until this is done Governor Boies
will not bo called upon to commit him
self. Whenever there is a demand upon
him to do this it is not to be doubted
that ho will bo found heartily acquiesc
ing in the decision of the majority. Tlio
democrats of Colorado should not , there
fore , hastily conclude to drop Governor
Boies from the list of possible presi
dential candidates. If their views re
garding silver prevail , and free and un
limited coinage is declared by tbo demo
crats in congress to bo the policy of the
party , Governor Boies will undoubtedly
accept that policy without hesitation or
reservation.
uo\r \ I'.iitKS MAY UK
Some very able lawyers are of the
opinion that the present charter con
fers ample power upon the city to exor
cise the right of eminent domain for the
acquisition of parks and boulevards.
Section 108 of tbo charter empowers
the Board of Park Commissioners to devise -
vise , suggest and recommend lo the
mayor and council a system of public
parks , parkways and boulevards wiuiin
the city or within three miloa of the
city limits and to designate the lands
and grounds "necessary to bo used , "
purchased or "appropriated" for such
purpose. And thereupon it shall bo the
duty of the mayor and council to take
such action as may bo necessary for the
appropriation of the lands and grounds
so designated.
Webster defines the moaning of "ap
propriation" as follows :
1. Tlio act of soiling apart or assigning tea
a particular use or person , or of lulling to
ono's self in exclusion of all otticrs ; applica
tion to a special use or purpose , as of a pleco
of ground for a park.
Now mark the language of the char
ter. The park commission is to
designate the lands necessary to bo
used , and it Is made the duty of the
mayor and council to take such action
as may bo nocoss'iry tor the appropria
tion of the lands and grounds go
designated.
Does not this language expressly con
template the taking of the lands deemed
necessary for parks whether the owners
are willing to 'sell or notV What else
could the statute noanwhon it provides
that the beard shall designate what
grounds are necessary'/ they have no
right of eminent domain then designat
ing the grounds would amount to noth
ing if the owner refused to part with
them.
But the charter goes further. It
makes it the duly of the mayor and
council to appropriate the lands and
grounds designated as necessary. Does
the word "appropriate" moan to acquire
by purchase'/ Certainly not , because
the charter says "purchased or appro
priated , " making a clear distinction bo-
twcen buying the land and taking It
under appraisement
Further on in the same section of the
charter tlio intent of the law to convoy
the right to appropriate the condemna
tion Is expressed in the following lan
guage :
Anil If such lanih ara In the limits nf other
cities or vlllngoj , ivich cltloi or villages shall
cense to buvu Jurisdiction oVur such lands
aflur Ibe suld land u acquired for park pur
poses as ( iforcsaid , by gift , purctiaso , con
demnation or otherwise , and aulJ romuiU-
slon are hereby authorized to purcuaso or
condemn land In oitlos or villages within
said limit ! [ moaning wltliln tlio limits of
o , South Oaialia or any other towu
wltbtn thrco tr.llcx of tbo limits of Omntm ] ,
It Is beyond a shadow of doult that
the right of eminent domain exists so
far as It relates to lands within the lim
its of South Omaha or Florence. The
language of the charter is specific and
it is scarcely credible th it any court
would deny the same right within the
limits of Omaha or thrno miles outside
where tbo section relating lo the ac
quisition of park grounds embodies the
right lo acquire by condemnation in ad
jacent towns and villages and confers
the power upon tbo nv.ivor and council
to appropriate or purchase just as maybe
bo found most advantageous.
The only difference the charter makes
as regards the acquisition of park lands
within the city and surrounding terri
tory not incorpoialed and tbo land situ
ated within the corporate limits of other
towns Is this : The right and duty to ap
propriate the lands In the one case is
conferred upon the mayor and council
and in the other case upon tbo park
commission. The manifest object of tlio
law Is not to allow the mayor and coun
cil of ono city to exorclso jurisdiction
within the corporate limits of another
city or village , but to confer this juris
diction upon the park commission alone ,
which is not , strictly speaking , a muni
cipal body , its members being appointees
of the district judges chosen not only
from Douglas county but from the whole
district.
TIIK CAXADIAX 1'U.MMISSIOXMIS.
Tbo commissioners on the part of the
Canadian government to negotiate a
reciprocity treaty with the United Stales
are in Washington , and tbo country will
probably know In a short time what
propositions they have to submit as a
basis for negotiations. Those will have
to bo very much broader than any yet
made or suggested by tbo Canadians in
order to rccoivo any consideration from
this government. It will bo useless to
invite negotiations -Canada has noth
ing bettor lo offer than a free o.\chango
of natural products , and it is presumed
that this is fully understood by the com
missioners. Reciprocity on that basis
would simply bo a revival of tbo old
treaty , and this no party in tbo United
States would agree lo do. That arrange
ment was altogether one-sided in its
olTects and proved an expensive experi
ence for this country , which abandoned
it as soon as it was able to do so. It can
never again bo drawn 'into a similar ar
rangement.
Secretary Blairo lias 'already very
dourly indicated what will .bo necessary
to secure reciprocity between the
United States and Canada , so long as
the present administration has anything
to do with the matter. Only when
Canada is willing to negotiate for a general -
oral exchange of products on equitable
terms , which shall give the manufact
ured products of tbo United States the
most favorable chance in Canadian mar-
icels , will the present administration
consider the question of reciprocity with
Canada. The obstacle in the way of
successful nojrotations is the desire of
the Dominion govormont to do nothing
that will discriminate against Eng
lish interests. They would like to ob
tain free access to tlio great American
market without making any concessions
which might have the effect to reduce
English trade with the Dominion , but
in order that reciprocity shall bo of any
value to this country wo must be given
advantages over England. It is to bo
apprehended that this obstacle will bo
found to bo insurmountable so long as
tbo government of the Dominion is in
the hands of the conservative party.
A change in the commercial policy of
Canada is undoubtedly becoming im
perative. The country is not making
progress , but is rather retrograding.
The efforts to increase population by
immigration have amounted to nothing ,
for the reason that there is a constant
drain from the native population of
people who come to the United States.
Deprived of the markets of this country
farming bus become unprofitable , and
with nothing but the homo market man
ufacturing does not prosper. Efforts to
extend the foreign trade have brought
no practical results. . The situation is
growing harder and moro distressing ,
but still the government wi'll consider
no remedy that involves any discrimina
tion against Hnglish Interests. No rad
ical change is to bo expected until the
liberal party is restored to po-.vor.
TIIK XA
It will bo a las'.ing disgrace forOmaha
through neglect' , imllfloronco or want of
enterprise to abandon the effort to so-
euro the Juno mooting of the National
Drill assoclalion. Our Omaha guards ,
assured of the cordial' support of the
citizens , made a gallant winning fight
for the encampment at Indianapolis last
year. It will. bo especially humiliating
to thom to find Omaha unwilling to
back the promises made by them on
her behalf.
The committee sollcitlne subscriptions
to the guaranty fund are not mooting
with the success to which the ontorprlso
is entitled. Thu subscriptions are
neither as largo nor as numerous as the
importance of'tbo drill meeting warrants
tlio committee in expecting. Our people
ple certainly do not understand fully tlio
value of this annual drill in dollars and
cents as well a& advertising or they
would be more generous and moro
prompt In its nupport , The drill meet
ing will attract thousandsof visitors and
will bo actually worth moro In cash to
Omaha than a imlional convention. Pur-
tliurmoro the subscriptions requested
are neither a donation to the drill asso
ciation nor a subsidy to sooure ho meet
ing. They are a loan of cash'or credit
to local committees who a receipts from
gate money , booth privileges , otc. , will
bo more than sufficient to repay all the
public-spirited citi/.ons who subscribe ,
No'v lot tbo guaranty fund 1 > 3 mwlu up
without further delay.
THK Cuduhy Packing company shows
its unbounded confidence In the future
of this livestock center by unlarglng
its plant to a cap.ielty which shall increase -
crease the number of employes l > y from
1. BOO to 2.VJO. This Is the style of on
torprim ) which will make Omaha grow
and TIIK HKI ; wishes there was moro
of it.
Tlio IMilt-r < 'lilr.ij ; . > ami I ho V
I'litt'ifjii 'frtbunt.
Ilnpo sprins.H oleriml in the hrcnst of ttio
avcruyu Oinuhun. II u u oil the tliau trying to
got. ahoiul of somobocty oho and fl.utortni ;
tihruclfvltt * 'the ' prospoot of < mcco . This
tlino the nmblllin Is to dUtunoo Knn.iiw City
as pacltliift nior forbolh b jf'nnd psrlc ,
which U to bwmccompiUlibU within ttiu next
olglitoon months : Tun llin : says the Cuilnhy
PiichltiR company Inn docldod to enlarge to
thrco tunes Uia'lre | < oni cap villy of lt iilroaily
extensive beef packing plant , and It ls almost
cat-tain thniin'o long a similar chnngo will bo
mndo bv the lltmmotu\ ; \ company , making the
place rank n6x.tf.o Chicago In thut Important
branch of Industry. The fact means mi ad
dition of lromyOOU to SI.OUO to the population
of South UmMiA before the close of the pres
ent year. And or Omaha ' -It means a very
marked Increase In bank clearings nun a stim
ulus to manufacturing enterprises that are
correlative to the cattle and pork [ welting In
dustry. " The improved conditions nro ex
pected to Include nu extension of tlio railroad
system into the cattle raising roulon In the
.Texas p anhaiullo and the construction of
feeders by the Union I'ncltlc niul UurlliiBtoii
lines Into nortbwoslorn Nebraska and South
Dakota.
_ _
lltirrimH VH Hnrrinvs ,
Part I , silver debate ; When It Is remem
bered that alt primary exchanges nro maJo
with aclual money , unil that our producers
and debtor classes are paying today for tbo
use of credit money which Is Indispensable
to do the business of the country nt the rate
of f'J for every dollar of motnt and paper
money In existence.
Burrows In part III , silver dobuto : Mr. K.
asserts that I said ttio poopla wore paying ? ' . )
In Interest for every dollar in circulation.
Mr. Uosuwatcr must bo very much occupied ,
Ir.duud , to cause blm to read so wildly. Of
course I have said nothing of ttio kind.
\Vlmt I have sum ( but not In this discussion )
is that theio was in use about JO of credit
money , based on doposlts , for every dollar of
actual n.o.ioy In the country.
[ Payment , for the use of bouses Is rent ;
payment for the uio of money Is Intoroit.
ED. Um.J : _
t < ! rt ThiTc.
Denver Sim.
Tlio Groystono club banquet was an anil-
silver gathering. It did not make u presi
dential candidate. U did not oven bring out
n presidential possibility. But It did expos o
tlio Insincerity , the hypocrisy , the protouso ,
the sham of democracy. It nrosonted that
old organization as n thing without beliefs ,
without patriotic purposes , without regard
for the public good and tbo public interests.
It .showed it jx mere ovaslvo , n trimming , n
shunting and a sbambling sooltor after power
and ofilco and plunder.
TinDentil Wurritnt Slgnril.
A'f\o \ I'm-lf Time * .
Should the democratic party bo guilty of
the stupendous folly of committing itself to
the free coimign of silver it would bo equiva
lent to ninKlng a present to Mr. Harrison of
enough electoral votes to cloct him triumph
antly and to the republican party of enough
seats in congress to give it a secure and long
lease of powor. . _
A I'ollr.v of l'rnniirrlty <
St. r.olit * ( Ilnlie-Jciiwcntt.
The promulgation of a reciprocity treaty
with the British West Indies will servo to
remind the world that the republican policy
for the oxtcjnKTon of foreign trade gees
marching on in a steady and encouraging
way. . j _
GroVer'H 1'letiirp of Diiviil.
liftil'tr IlriMlitlcan.
Head between tholincs , Orovcr Cleveland's
letter to the Ore'ystono club banquet means
that David Bennett Hill is ; i small , scheming ,
selfish uoliticinu , in the estimation of its
author. ForoncoMr. Cleveland is right.
Tlio CnnqiU'rlnt ; IKHIIO.
Ktu' \ oil ; Tribune ,
Mr. lilaine may bo out , but reciprocity is in
Uio republican canvass , and it Is a conquer
ing issuo.
11I.A IXK'S ItKVIAX.l T/O.V.
Butte ( Mont. ) Minor ( ucm. ) : Blaine is
out of Iho Held , and to all appearances
Harrison is without u rival.
Cbicaso News ( ind. a'em. ) : It Is aasilv
Harrison against the Hold. U'ith Mr. Ulahio
no longer a possible candidate the president's
nomination is practically assured.
Uapid City ( S. U. ) Kopublican : For there
is not ono among thorn ( Hlaino's admirers ]
but can turn with equal oovotion to the
support of President. Harrison , a truly rep
resentative man.
Plat.tsmouth ( Nob. ) Herald ( rei > . ) : All
that the Minneapolis convention will bavo to
do Avill bo to make : i platform and nominate
a candidate for vice president. Us work in
otbor respects is already dono.
( Jhoyenno M'rlbuno ( rep. ) : It U tbo
Tribune's opinion that the chances ore oven
that some other public man , not conspicu
ously mentioned at present , may comu to the
front and capture the nrho which now seems
almost , within Mr. Harrison's ' grasp.
Philadelphia Times ( Ind , dom. ) : The moan
ing of Blaino's lul.or may be summed up in n
single sentence , viz. : His hopelessly broken
health forbids bis acceptance of a rcuonilna-
tlou , ana ho will not permit himself to bo
made u party to the renomlnutioa of Presi
dent Harrison.
St. Louis Globe-Democrat ( rep. ) : The
nomination of Gcmurnl Harrison is inevit
able. With Blaluo's retirement from the
contest Uio only ilDubtnliicli liavo been held
on this point have bumi removed. From
present indications the result will bo reached
on thu llrst ballot.
Niiw York Sun ( dom.Vo are free to
say that in our opinion no candidate whom
the democracy can name In Juno could have
beaten Mr. Hlulnn at the polls in November ;
and , on the other hand , with Mr. Blalno out
there remains to the republican parly no
candidate who is likely to obtain next No
vember a majority of the electoral vote
against David B. Hill or Arthur P. Gorman.
noston Advertiser ( rop. ) : With Blaine
and Cleveland both out , tbo enthusiasm
which seemed likely to dominate the cam
paign of 'iB'Ji ' will largely effervesce , but with
General Harrison the republican * will have A
thoroughly safe candidate , arid ono who can
bo rolled upon to nmlte tin ) most of every op
portunity that offers , n skill whoso results
were shown on thu night of eleotlon three
years aeo.
Philadelphia Ledger ( rop. ) : Thut is not a
wholly unimportant inattor to have settled ,
but it is not tha most important onu which
Mr. Blaino's loiter has determined. This is
that , unless public sentiment has been en
tirely mlsundoritood or mfsroprosonted , that
unless all bigns , fls clear , apparently , as Ihe
ana at noonday , nro misleading , Mr. Ilnr-
rlson will boifRam the presidential candidate
of liii party. ' * " * Looking back over the
three years of President Harrison's adminis
tration , It is bceu'lo have been one of excep
tional activity1 ana usefulness. It has had to
do with great ulfcriMiloiwl questions , wltn
financial and eroifomlo problems of thu llrst
importance , and with others nf only loss sig
nificance. Umrannd oven threalonlng con
tentions between the United States , of the
ono port , and 5jw t Britain , Italy and Chill ,
of the other phCQ have had to bo dealt with
by Mr. HarrisOil s admlnistrat on , and they
have all boon Offiught to a fair and assuied
way of amicalp } , honorable settlement by
'
sag'acious , dig'nltTod and patriotic consideration
and action.
tion _ _ _ _ _
HnrtMir of Tr.iiiHpiirliitloii ,
SOUTH OMAHA , Neb. , Feb. JI. TO the Ka-
Her of TUB BKBJ 1 huvo read with some in-
tereatthp editorial published In your paper
of the Till , entitled "Somo Plain Talk. " It
occuts to ir.o that thu trouble with the Hoard
of Trade , thu Uoal Kitato ICxvhungc , thu
Central Labor Union and other similar or
ganizations Is , { hat ' "what is everybody's
business Is nobody's tui3luo. < t > . "
The solution of tho.qucstloii lies , 1 think , m
the establishment of u IIrat clusu freight or
transportation bureau. ( JhliM o , i i. Louis ,
( . 'lucinnatl , IddlanapolU and other cilio * to
thu east , of us , Kansas City on the south ,
.Minneapolis on thn north anil Colorado eitiai
on Iho wnst have all established bureaus of
this I'hurnutur in chargu of Hrat
class men wtiu devote their cutlru time
and iit'.uitiou ' to ttio proOkin * of Ireful
rates and cltisjIUcntlon * which affect their
toipi'cuvo cltli" . I'lio moroli&nts and man.
uf.noturoM of Omaha and South Omaha da
not hcsltato lo employ tlr.it class men at
stood salaries when they itcslro lo extend
their trade In certain directions or accom
plish other romlts In which they nro vitally
Interested. They should therefore bo will
ing lo pay liberally for the protection In
rates wlnrli n thoroughly organized and well
conducted bureau uotild guaranteo. 1
would bo glad lo see this matter discussed In
your columns with u view to awakening
public spirit , as In my Judgment It is one of
tlio moil Important imestions auYctlng the
commercial tuttira of ( Jmnha. X. U. K.
r TiiKr.im.virr.
Itumnrt ( Mil i > r VVIili'h 11 Mugwump I'ltpor
\\iMivi-t u Stnry.
New YOUK , Fob. 11.Tho Times prints the
following in Its loading news column this
morning :
In mailers of such widespread Interest ami
lmK | > rlnnro as the prospective or rumored
change in the president's cabinet the public
Is entitled to bear both sulus of the story , and
therefore the following , which is contributed
Irotn local sources , is given :
The statement IH mndo on what should bo
accepted us competent authority that about
two weeks ago Stephen B. Klklns came to
Now York , charged by President Harrison
With a mission of peace to General James S.
Clnrk&on and to offer him a portfolio in bis
cabinet , either as postmaster general or sec
retary of thu Interior. Clark on was at tlio
time , nominally at loust , a supporter of the
candidacy of .lames G. Hlaluo , and had not
softunol any hi his attlludu of hostility
toward Harrison , and U reported to have re
jected emphatically the overtures made by
the president through Sei'rotary Klltins. de
claring that , if he had wanted n place In Har
rison's cabinet , ho could have had It at the
llrst. When he went to the president to ask
thu appointment as postmaster general of
.lohu YVutmmakcr , the president said to him
that he could have that ofllco for himself if
hudoairi'd U , but ho ( Clarkson ) replied that
ho was not seeking anything for himself.
Up to thu time Klklns paid him this visit
Clurkson Is said to huvo believed that Blntnu
would bo a candidate for the presidency and
would lie nominated. Even then , it was ex
plained , that Secretary Noble was to bo ap
pointed lo the vacancy la the supreme court
bunch Just mndn vacant by thu doalh of Jus
tice Joseph P. Bradlov , and that , WnnumaUor
was to go to Paris to succeed Minister \Vhlto-
law Keiil , whose resignation wan declared to
bo hi the hands of 1'resiclont. Harrison. Secretary -
rotary lOikins is bald to have assured Clark-
son that Mr. Blalnu would not bo a candidate
for tlio presidency , but this Clarkson would
not admit unless it was so stated by thu suc-
rotarv of state himself.
Klklns returned to Washington nml reported -
ported to his chief. The president conferred
with thu secretary of stale , and then it was
that Mr. Blaine determined lo declare pub
licly that ho would not bu a candidate. He
wrote the letter that hns since been published
and plarcd it In thohands of Posl master Gen
eral U'nnamukor , who undertook to reopen
negotiations with Clarkson on behalf uf the
president on the strength of Blnino's letter ,
which was addressed lo Clarkson.
U'ith a knowledge of the contents of this
letter. \Vmiatnakar came to Now York
last Saturduj and visited General Clarkson
at the Plaza hotel. The conference began on
Saturday , was continued on Sunday , mid
when ho returned to Washington Mr. W ana-
maker ii said to have brought back General
Clarkson's acceptance of the postmaster gen
eralship. Mr.Vauumaker is said to have
told General Clarkson that he had lired of
thu arduous duties of the Postofllco depart
ment and wanted a rest. The president had
offered him the French mission , which Min
ister Whlteliiw Iloid was going to surrender ,
and ho wns hwlinod tonccopt the proposition.
General Clarkson was fltlod with an ambi
tion to bo his party's candidate for the presi
dency , but is said to have concluded that the
time was iiot propitious for his entry into the
race this year. Ho had concluded , after a
careful survey of the situation , to coach
Blaiuo for tne race this year , become an no-
llvo factor in his administration , If elected ,
and pruparu in the meantime to take the nom
ination for himself when it should next comu
around. Mr. Blaine's declination has
upset nil these plans and has left
Ctarlfson the nlternalivo of transferring his
allegiance to Harrison , with the prospect or
having to lake his chance in a frco-for-ali
contest fnr thu nomination in Ib'JO , or of
making thu light against Harrison this year
under circumstances the reverseof fuvorablo
lor their success , it is conlidontly declared
that ho has accepted the former. He is said
by his friends to bo a very slclc man just
now. and to bounder orders from his physi
cian to go south for treatment for inllaniirm-
tory rheumatism as soon us ho is able to
travel. This may require the postponement
of some of the changes in the cabiuut as described -
scribed , but th'it Mr. Wananukor has been
offered thu French mission seems to bo cur
tain.
xisir ronii Tii'K .IF
Crovnr Clovi'lund'H Xiiuitt .Hont limed In Cim-
lu'ctlini with tint CntiipaiiyN I'rrsidcm-y.
NKW YOIIK , Fob. 11.At an informal moot
ing of the genural agents and managers of
the Now York Lifo Insurance company to
consider what if any action should bo taken
by them in the present state of the company's
affairs , to promote tlio oest interests of the
company's ' general welfare , n committed was
appointed to investigate and ' 'cport.
It was rumored at the hotels uptown that
no definite nctlon was taken at tno mooting
of the trnstcos of the company , at which
President Beers' successor was to have been
selected , but plans have been laid to run
John McCall throuch. The name of Grnvor
Cleveland was mentioned and demoralized
the trustees , who wanted two das moro in
which to arrive at some understanding , Fri
day's mooting will bo n most Important ono.
HiiKii't ( irniitKil Their Demands.
ST. .fosci'ii , Mo. , Fob. 11. Thu announce
ment made last night that the trouble be
tween the St. Joseph & Grand Island roud
and Its employes had been settled wns pre-
mature. The company has not granted luo
men's demands , and the latter are awaiting
advices from tlio Union Pacific , to which
company a similar demand has been pre
sented.
Ilmry I'lilhiro at St. , ! DI > .
ST. Josurir , Mo. , Fob. II. Ttio St. Joseph
oatmeal mills nnu tbo wholesale and retail
Hour and , feed store owned by S. J. Burns &
Co. , bavo boon closed , the former under
deeds of trust amounting to ftiU.OUO. Liabil
ities , JWI.OUU ; assotH ( ) , ( ) ) . The heaviest
creditors are the Ayer Lawn company of St ,
Louis and tlio Des Molnos Manufacturing
company of Dos Moine. , la.
.li\fi-lvr Clmrcrd with Hnlndllng.
Nr.w YIWK , Fob. II. D. Guiidllng & Co , ,
Jewelers , who recently failed , are accused of
swindling n score of juwelers of this city out
of KiO.000 worth of diamonds and from fctO.iKX )
to | 10,0)0 : ) ( ) worth of miscellaneous jewelry.
David GnnUliiif , the bnnlor partner.has been
arnmod.
ritti'i.KS lAtinr AN A IK ,
Now York llurald : lie who .by lib nuns
would thrive , thouuh dead tuitense , must junk
allvu.
WaMilnston Star : Thu carpenter who Is
careledi with hit ) tools Is often a plane blunt
man ,
Now Or.uuns I'icayuiiu : Itual golden hair N
never pluite : ! .
Cohunlnis Post : Most tailors urn fallnwura
of fashions trylirj tocatch up with the young
men who liavii thuiu on.
Texas .siftlngH ! ll.irUi'opor . Why didn't yon
blow thu foam elf your beer ?
Customer I'm lee modest.
"To . udcat ? "
"Vi's. I ilon't Illto lo blow my own horn. "
TIIK
I'tlli/iM / Illoile.
Wo don't lake ny papers , but with news wp'ro
wuli sunpllecl ,
Kor the mil litmrs tell us u very birth an' duath
nn'Hululdu.
When Mrs. Jones comus up our walk u.
Mii | > iiikln Ilium iiuw uhotii ,
Homt'llnn's Satniiiitlm'll .iy to me , "lluru
comes tlio dally no s. "
Nun- York .Sun : " 1 son yon huvo written
your p'jatry In g/i > mptur. .Mr. Kliuur. "
"Cas IMOUT. sir'/ "
"Ytfi. , HUTU are many redundant foot. "
Itlnghaiiitiin l.uadur : "Full many u tlmu
and on. " ui the uonviVlnINt M ild when < imix-
i Lined as HI tne freiiiunij- | hli Jnmhuruui.
Huston ( iu/flti > : "Hunt o Is very urUto.
cralU , Is lie nulV "Voi , induml ; lie rrfiuod to
murry u lady ln-isiut" n.iu ItaU u low vok-u. "
RUSHED THROUGH A BIG JOB
Attempted Big Steal Discovered in the Chicago
cage Oity Council. r
ALDERMEN HURRIED TO A PRIZE FIGHT
illrn .M.vitlllrd Over thn Murder of
U'onmii l/'iider IVrnllnr ( IrriiiiiHliini-r.i
AtliTllio Crnmiinltr * ' Mllllom
Oild anil litnN ,
Cmcuio Duiiuvu or Tar. HER , 1
HmcAiKi , 11,1. . . l'"eb. 11. |
In connection with the assertion that the
contriot for the vaults In the iiuw city hall
woru railroaded throtish In the Interests of a
combine , it may bu Intorosttng to Omaha
readers to know tnat a s'.mUjir cac has Jtut
boon unearthed in Uhlca.eo.Involving the ox-
pomllturuot $ , ' 00,000. An important order
was passed through tlio city council In n
peculiar manner at u mooting held ou Fob-
rttnry 1. U provided tor the oxtuntlon of
tbo breakwater liinncl to the two-tnllo crib.
Nobody heard it road , yet It involved
an expenditure of S.M'J.OOJ. ' There waste
to bo noneof Iho customary
formalities no bias , no advertising ,
nollilni ; but some nldermoti , a eontn.ctor and
n blir Job lot nt last night's llguros. It was
contained In the llimncinl committoo's report ,
introduced by the oliairnmn , Alderman Cul-
lorton. A prUt ) tight was hold that Monday
uvoniiiK at Uattcry I ) . Hvurybody was in a
hurry. Tim report was handed in Just as
Alderman Kent made a motion to adjourn.
Thou the customary rush to the door took
placo. The report ol thu commtttoo was
handed up alone with the other documents
and later appeared in the olliclal procuml-
iriKs. Commissioner Aldrich , It is said , will
absolutely rofusu to obey the order ns it
now stands. It will have to bu
passed by the full knowledge of tbo council ,
it is claimed , before he will oven consider it.
Myslrrlotn Mnnler ol n Woman.
Chicago also has a mystery of another sort
In the case of a youni ; woman who was found
lying In n dimly lighted hallway nt Xo.10
Fr.inklm stivot. Monday ovonuiff , In n dylii ; , '
condition. Shu has since been idnntiliod ad
Mrs. Isabel F.irquhar of Now York city.
About U o'clock Monday afternoon Mrs.
Fanjuhar was seen sovurul mlles from the
spot where shu was found dying six hours
later. She was then trying to Ibid rooms
in which shu might conceal herself for
a fuw weeks from a man siio claimed
as her husban-J , wltti whom shu hud had
trouble and of whom shu was in great terror.
It also developed that ou the night on which
her body was found in the hallway a man
was scon dragging a woman there from the
alley. So far tno police liavu not secured
any trace of the murdoror.
O < ldt anil DiuU.
Dr. Cyrus Leeds , thu "Itoresh" of tha
Korcsh sociuty ut.'IOHl Cottage Gtovu avenue ,
has not nbaudoncd thn idea of securing con
trol of the mission * of the lOeonomito com
munity at Heaver , 1'a. Leeds' plan of cam
paign is to colonize thu community with follow- ,
o" . of his own peculiar tuachiniand through
tlioir votes and iulluouco in clioo < inp elders
and trustees secure control In the manage
ment of tbe society and It.s affairs. So far
his efforts have met with discouragement
and the Economites have distinctly Informed
him that ho will groatlv oblige them by
ceasing lo meddle In their affairs.
Patrolman Jasper Cole was accidentally
shot uiid killed by his brother oftlcor , U illiam
Wullback , while examining a pistol at the
Ucsplainus street station.
Harry Woodson , well known a ? Hurry
Shields , a minstrel and theatrical man , has
gone insane as a result ol a wound received
during the war , and is hold at the rlctontion
hospital. An effort will bo mnric to have the
Elks or his brother professionals find forhim
a place for shelter and treatment.
The largest consignment of tin plato re
ceived since the higher duties wont into
offcct has been rcccivud.at the custom houso.
Thu consignment , weighed exactly 1I,50S (
pounds mid sovunty cars were required to
transport it.
Twentv-livo representatives of the big
truukmnUoiM of the country mot at the
Grand Pacilic , and although none of thorn
would admit it , it is undcr.stond stops will betaken
taken for the formation of a trust.
The gas bills In Chicago for thu month of
January are so unusuallvoxlort'oimto ' thut an
indignation mas& meeting is proposed.
I'asM-.i lor UroviTt.
At the mooting of the Wonern Freight as
sociation thu question of issuing free pusses
lo drovers , which has been tha subject of
much discussion for more than a year , wns
referred lo a committee with instructions to
confer witli u select committee of thu
Transmissouri association. It WMS decided
that the miifimum weight pur carload engrain
grain .should be 'J4l)0 ( ) ) pounds , and on grain
products -0,000 pounds. The question of
rates on import trafliu via the Atlantic sea
board ports was referred to a conference )
committee.
Suburban I'asst'iigni'H Hurt.
A train of empty cars backing out of a
train shod collided with an incoming , heavily
loaded Htiburban train , and livu passengers
weru severely Injured and several others
moro or leas bruised and cut. The most se
verely injured are : U. D. I'rootor , A. N.
Gage. K. Uoscnhoim , A. O. Swift and Phillip
H. Loo.
Western IV'ipli ; In Cliu < uf > .
The following western people are in the
city :
At th Auditorium Mr. and Mrs. P. C.
Ilubboll , les Moincs ; C. G. Greene , Cedar
Uapids , la.
At the Lcland C. C. Boldon , Umulm.
At Uio Wellington Lew Uurnctt , Iloraco
Seeloy , DCS Moines , .
At the Palmer H. II. iiarncd , D.ivnnport ,
la. ; 15. II. Johnson , Waterloo , la. ; Euclid
Martin , Omaha ; Mr. and Mm. Ii. S. Van Tas
sel , Chuyiiimo. U'yo. ; S. Bloom , W. E. Lowe ,
Uoadwood , S. D. ; J. Mitchell , Vlnton. la. ;
C. D. Ivcs. Cedar Ilupids , la.
At tbo Grand Pacific-W. O. Wells. Dos
Molncs ; S. G. Northwull , Omaha. F. A.
tt'AIA. S'l'IlKKI' IHtHS
( iri'iili-nl l.\ < 'lt < 'iiii'iil IT Knoirii ou tint
Stock KxclmiiK" Over ItritdliiK.
Niw : YOUK , Fob. 11 , Tbo consummation of
the Reading deal resulted in the largest
trading and tbo most Intense oxcitomcntovor
Known In thu history of tha Stock exchange.
The crowd at the Reading point at tha open
ing was enormous. Thu stuck sold at.lT'i lo
lil on different siilos , In thu first fuw min
utes thu pnco advanced lo 01 , a Jump of 8
points since yesterday's ' rtosunnd nu advance
of - ; ! t > or cunt In the week. In the llrst hour
over ! i"il(100 shares of stock changed hands ,
Trailing In Income bonds was fully as largo
mid prices made oven morn violent advances
than in the stork , .lorsoy Central mid Now
England each advanced S per cent. Thu
bears covered tholr shorts In coalers at the
hlghau figures and their losses are such that
falluio < are generally expected.
iti-ini. / / . in (
.Mmsi'hii rts' ( inuiil Army Coiiiiiiiiiidur
fipc.lln UN Alllid lYui'ly.
Buviox , Mass. , Fab , 11.At the annual *
encampment of the Massachusetts Grand
Army nf Uio Republic , Comnmndor Arthur
Smith , in his report , hud thU lo say of the
Roulhern Hag question-
"Comrados , when I read In the southern
newspapers utterances ngainst our beloved
Commander-ln-Chiof Palmer and his policy ,
ns roliUos to the treatment of the r bol flag , 1
fool that the spirit which prompted us to
take up nrms in defense of the utilOCT
should weld Itself moro firmly Into
our nolngs today , and that wo should
think many limes before wo utispoml n mm
rado who was unable to pay his duos. Thr1
utterances to which 1 refer should nmko tri"
most radical fighter on the rebel sldo durlnjr
the war blush with shnmo. "
KEADT FOR THE CONFEUEMOE.
Tr.ilti Mm unit t'nloii 1'nclllc OMlrluN on the
( Iroiind Knll Nolro.
The affairs of tbo Union Pacific (
committees are coming to 9 head.
General Maunpcr Clark arrived yesterday
morning. Grand Chief Conductor Clark and
Vlco Grand Master Morrlssoy are also hero.
Ttio latter two mot ycstonlity to dlscust
n UUP uf aclioti , and o Joint meeting uf the
two committees will be bold lator.
Thu two committees held separate meet
ings yesterday afternoon and will meet lu
joint session today. General Manager Clark
will not bo asked for n conference until after
today's gathering , and It now scorns likely
that that coalcronco will not bo held until
next week. _
*
NoliM mid Prrvitmla ,
Conductor Crawford of Iho Union Pacific
L-rlovatico committee has returned front n
Hying trip lo Fort Worth , Tex. , to visit his
family.
The DurlliiEton has Issued n pamphlet plv-
Ing eaMo.ru people information about rail
road and holul facilities for the MethoiUst
general conference. x
The Transmissouri Passenger association ,
after considerable discussion on summer ox-
ciirslon business , ugrco to Rive substantially
the samn r.Ucs as Inst year.
Uradford Choato is slated at Union Pnclllo
hoadquarlers fcr the position of traveling
freight agent In Nebraska mndo vacant by
thu promotion of Charles J. Lane.
HE'S JUST"WAITINO.
Clilcr S > : oi < y Want * to Know U'hul to Do
with Curi'lrai Dlrl-llaiiliTH.
Ofllcer Cox submitted a written ronort to
Chief Seavoy regarding the dirt-haulers and
tlio Wuu Farnam street mud , to which the
chief replied Hint the oftlcer was to arrest
all parties scattering manure over the puvod
streets mid furthermore was lo use uxtromo
vigilance In thu matter.
When asked why ho did not include the
dirt-haulurs In his instructions , the chief said
that nu ordinance covered that matter and it
was thir oftlcor's duty to arrest all such par
ties without special orders.
Chief Soavo.v , however , said that ho was
wailing to sco what tbn pollcv of the now ad
ministration would be. Such parties had
frequently been arrested In the past , but had
invariably been discharged , and ho had about
comu to Hi' . * conclusion that it was iisoltus to
have his men maku arrests , but if there Is
shown a disposition to enforce the ordinance
and punish violators ho will do his part in
arresting nil guilty parties.
*
LOOKS LIKE A COMBINE.
Unusual I.itok ol Competition In ItlcN for
School 1'iiriilliiiM' .
The Board of Education has advertised for
bids on school house furniture. Tuo bids are
to bo opened next Monday night in case there
nro r.ny to open. As yet not a bid has been
received and It begins to look like n tlu-up
between the school furniture companies ,
It is understood that the Grand Rapids ,
Mich , house that has usually put in abid on Ibu
furniture for Omaha schools ha * boon swallowed - /
lowed up by the National School House Fur
niture company , and that u sort of trust or
combine Iras been formed to regulate the
prices of school house furniture throughout
thu west.
Bids will no doubt bo rocolvod before next
Monday nlglit , but it is believed that a com
blnaticn is now baing tixcd up between the
firms that Intend to bid for the purpose of
holding the prices up.
I'llotof raplif1 t'H Adjourn.
The second day's session of the photograph
ers' convention was oponcd yesterday at
Metropolitan hall. Reports of the grievance
committee \vero made , and it was shown that
a photographer in Nebraska Cttv and one In
IJeatricii had violated Iho rules of thu as.se
elation by cutting prices.
The reports of the secretary and treasurer
were vciry satisfactory and the former showed
nn Increase in the membership of the associa
tion.
tion.J.
J. F. Edgowortli of St. Louis made an in
tercsting talk to photographers ou the use of
thocamera , dry plato and lenses , after which
photographs wore taken of momuors of thu
association.
Thu following oflicors for the ensuing year
wore elected : President , C. E. Doughty of
Norfolk ; llrst viio : president , A. C. Hull of
Fremont ; second vice president , A. W. Mo
han of Elmwood ; treasurer , A. Smith ; score- ,
tary , nl. M. Sicilian of Omaha.
'I he ciicvanco committee , as appointed ,
consists ofV. . G. Stutsman of Central 131 ty ,
William Grinin of Hebron and Di. A. H-
Corbott of O'Neill.
The convention then adjourned to moot
next year in this city.
strn-k It itloii In H.ituii ; ,
John E. Taylor was ono of the workmen on
Tin : Hisr. building from the time the founta !
tion was started until the building was com
pleted and occupied. Then Mr. Taylor took
a position as Janitor and used to spend a
share of his time hanging by ropes
swooping the cobwebs from the sky
light over the court. U was a
lone xvay down to the tiled lloor of the couit
and John gut nu Idea that ho might tnku a
header aomo day and hurt himself and so
decided to try n change of sconury.
Two years ago Tavlor joined a government
survi'.vmu' party and finally landed in Fort
llonton with a few hundred simolcons in hli
c'lotiios. Ho Invented ? 'OU for a half Interest
in Iho Windy Hill mine , eighty miles from
Itunton up In thn Sweet Grass mountains
and began work developing his claim. The
mine panned out so well that Taylor recently
contly refused ? I5,01) ) ; > for lil.s share of tha
claim. Ho HHS ) nis chance to take it easy in
the xvorid hereafter and proposes to take
advantagoot It.
Mr. Taylor is visiting friends In Omaha.
Still All'ir 'flilrlcrntli Strcrt AH.ilrH.
When the grand Jury adjourned
Wednesday night , Iho members thereof
thought that they weru through
with the evidence pertaining to the
grading of South Thirteenth ntrcct.
The dovelopomonts yesterday moral1 g
Indicate that the Jurors xvoro mis
taken , This morning they again
look up thu matter and sent for most
of the grading contractors in the city to comu
ami testify upon thu question of reasouabln
prices fur trading.
C. I ) . U'oodworth wa taken Into the room ,
whore ho gave tlio jurors what points ho
. enid on general cradlug affairs , hut of Uio
K'r.idlng of South Thirteenth street he knew
nothing.
Coloird .Mi'n's ( /'o-npiirullvti Srlinmo.
LITTI.H ROCK , Ark. , Fob. H , An osso-
Gallon for mutual protection has been
rormed here bv the loading colored mmi of
; hls seutlon and articles adopted for thu in-
: orporiillon of u stock company with a capital
if f. , MX > ,00 ( ) . The association xvill bo
mtlonnl , It * object Is the establishment and
iporntlon of business houses for colored
looplc to bo conducted by the momberu of
hat raco.
CAly'n .Mayor ( 'onvliitril ,
I'rrrniiiiiid , Pu. , Feb. It , Mnyor Wymaa
> f Allophany City was convicted this morn-
ng ef extortion , A charge of ombe/zlomont
s btill pending ,
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U , S. Gov't Report