1'IIE OMAHA. DAILY BE fa THURSDAY , EE-BlUJfARY 25 , 1892.
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Avoriin | Clreuliitl'in lor ilunuiiry ! Mi'.M. :
AND now It Is lltilo Uruguay which
threatens a v'oleanlo political eruption.
A wouiCHOUSli properly conducted
vould bo ft grout restraint upon va
grancy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
WITH two milk Inspectors and a rigid
milk ordinance tnaybo porno of the
children of Omaha will not ncotl the
pure food bill.
Tim anti-snap convention committee
from Hill's Albany convocation has re
turned to Now York In u most cheerful
mood. It takes very llttlo to please the
anti-snappers.
THE delegation from Georgia to Iho
industrial conference lit St. Louis are
genuine "crackers. " It took the HRT-
goant-nt-arms and iv largo posse comita-
tus to Jceop them from cracking each
, others heads.
THE Board of Public Works and the
street commissioner ewe it to the tax-
paycra and citl/.ens upon paved resi
dence streets , which have been ruined
by dirt wagons , to give them immediate
relief.
THIS panics of 1837 , 1857 and 1873 have
not yet passed from memory. So long
us they remain vivid it IB safe to con
clude that conservative business men
will not favor oxporiinojits which will
disturb the financial conditions now BO
promising.
THE Sixteenth street viaduct is most
essential for puolic _ convenience nnd
should bo" given precedence ever every
other viaduct ordinance. When Six
teenth street has boon provided for it
v/ill bo time enough to bridge the tracks
across Fifteenth and other streets.
THE "experienced Council Bluffs
bridge builder" who pronounced the
subsoil of block SO perfect as a founda
tion for the stone federal building after
driving ono pile may bo successful in
bridging streams but his judgment is
hardly sound enough to base conclusions
' .
'upon. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A suiiCONTRACTOif Is reported to
have cheated workmen out of the 77
cents per day ho agreed to pay them. If
the complaint bo well founded this sub-
wcontractor deserves to ride a rail
through the streets , ono way for agreeIng -
Ing to pay starvation wages and the
other for cheating.
Tun directors of the Manufacturers
nnd Consumers association , although a
majority of thorn reside in Omahavoted
unanimously to give outside manufac
turers the preference in soliciting spnco
for the Juno Industrial exposition. This
Is n courtesy which the manufacturers
in the state will appreciate.
DAN LAMONT knows well enough Unit
Cleveland as a presidential candidate
without the Now York delegation would
cut a sorry spectacle in the Chicago con
vention , but ho appreciates the possi
bilities of disiiBtor to Hill which will
como of using Cleveland as n club with
wh'Ich to beat out Ills brains.
TWENTY-TWO years haVe gone by
Blnoa the French republic was forirod.
In twenty-two years Iho French people
have learned to respect popular govern
ment. Formerly a change in the cabi
net portended a riot or iv revolution.
The last ono occurred without disturb
ances. The ropulliu la growing stronger.
Tin : republicans of Mississippi agreed
upon but ono thing in their double
oudor convention and that was the re-
nomination of President Harrison , Con
testing delegations will bo sent to Min
neapolis to work for the same end ,
paradoxical as such u course seems to
outeldora The state patronage is at
stake.
POST , the Georgia doloirnto In the in
dustrial conference , was very angry , but
lie told the solemn truth when ho
charged that Moses and Livingston of
hisstnto wore bent upon loading the
alliance party into the nrind of the
Bouthorn democracy. The fact is becoming -
coming moro and moro patent that the
, Southern alliance la simply an annex to
the democratic party.
THE Sulphur Springs track should by
all moans bo reserved for the city. It is
not only a bountiful spot with the finest
natural growth of giant oaka and elms
in this section , but Ha sulphur spring
ought to bo protected and made usuful
( or the publlo The price astcod for thu
property may bo too htghbut the propo
sition to make it a part of our park sys
tem is well worth considering.
r SHOULD m :
The Nebraska Historical society pro
poses lo celebrate the twenty-fifth anni
versary of the admission of Nebraska
into the union on the iioth day of May.
Nobra ka was admitted Into the union
on the 1st day of March , 18(57 ( , hencotho
twenty-fifth anniversary of Nebraska's
statehood will occur next Tuesday.
Why the historical society should at
tempt to mislead people by celebrating
the birthday anniversary of the stnto
two months and twenty-five du.vs after
the Into data is incomprehensible , un
less , indued , It Is the purnoso to follow
the precedent established by the
World's fair commemorating the quadro
centennial discovery of America ono
year after the -I00th anniversary ,
If this method of arbitrarily mis
dating great historic events is to continuo -
tinuo the time Is not distant when wo
will colobratu Iho anniversary ol Amor-
lean Independence on the -Ith of September -
tombor Instead of tho-UK of July and
the second centennial ot our republic
will bo celebrated in 1077 or 1078 , just
as may bo convenient or as caprice may
dictate.
If It is proper to have these anniver
saries put off to accommodate the pro
cession why not also apply this mode of
transplanting anniversaries to our fam
ily relations. If n man or woman was
born In an Inclement and blizznrdy
December or January lot them celebrate
their birthdays in the balmy days of
Juno or during the harvest months. If
It is not material upon which day an
anniversary does occur why bo partic
ular about a year or two ? Why not lot
all the old spinsters keep on celebrating
anniversaries of sweet sixteen until they
have passed the fortieth your ?
The same idea , carried out to Its nat
ural and legitimate conclusion , would
onablu us to arrange our wedding anni
versaries for the most ngreo.vblo season
of the year , and it would bo perfectly In
keeping for families who tire short of
silver plate to celebrate their silver
wedding anniversaries six or seven years
after they had bugun housekeeping.
For our part wo bellovo that history
should be truthful and historic events
and epochs should bo commemorated at
the proper date of their recurring anni
versaries. The Nebraska State Histor
ical sjcloty ehou'd either commemorate
the admission of Nebraska Into the union
on next Tuesday or postpone its fete un
til March , 1017 , the ( iftioth anniversary.
A ci'rr HOSPITAL , .
At intervals the subject of an. emer
gency hospital comes up for discussion ,
but thus far nothing but talk has boon
dovoloped. Within a week an unfortu
nate man without money and without
friends lost , his life In all probability be
cause the city of Omaha has no hospital
in which to treat emergency cases. Ho
may have been a drunkard , and his con
dition was probably the result of pro
tracted dissipation. Nevertheless pub
lic decency required that ho should bo
given such medical attendance as his
helpless situation demanded.
Here is the pitiful story which maybe
bo repeated upon our streets at any
time : A man was picked up in an in
sensible condition and although it was
clear that ho was very ill ho was taken
to jail because ho could bo taken nowhere -
whore else. In the cell ho Injured his
head in some way , porhapi because
there was no hospital attendant to prevent -
vent him from doing himself Indlly
harm while in his delirium. Twenty-
five hours afterwards the suffering man
was hauled to the county jail whore the
jailor , standing upon a technicality and
facing a dying follow being , refused him
entrance. Necessarily the city jail was
the only haven and to that the suffering
man was returned and again locked up
in a dreary coll. After further negotia
tions the poor follow was carted out to
the county hospital and in a day or two
ho died.
It is the belief of persons familiar with
the circumstances that this man's life
might have been saved if ho could have
boon taken in the first instance to a hos
pital whore medical -ittondanco and
proper attention could have bean ac
corded lo him. Wo cannot longer afford
to permit the good nniuo of our city to
suffer by reason of this inhuman trtmt-
montof unfortunates. Something should
bo immediately done to prevent the re
currence of so painfully cruel a series of
events as mark the story of the arrest ,
incarceration , suffering and death of the
poor man referred to heroin. Some
man In the council should constitute
himself a committee of one on the pre
vention of cruelty to unfortunates In
Omaha and undertake to remedy the
present outrageously disgraceful condi
tions.
THK OUTFLOW OF 6'Of/D.
Gold is again going from this country
to Europe in considerable amounts. The
movement Is attracting more than ordi
nary retention by reason of the oxco | > -
tlnnal commercial conditions in favor of
the United States. There has boon
created within n few months an
enormous trade balance against Europe
by exports of brcudstuffs , cotton and
ether products. In the last live months
of 18il ) the apparent balance was nearly
$133.000,000. It IB estimated that In
January Iho exports of merchandise ex
ceeded the viiluo of imports by $35,000.-
000. Thus in the past nix months thu
trade balance in favor of the United
States has boon in the neighborhood of
$170,000,000.
It was reasoned that the largo amount
of gold , $75,000,000 , which Europe drew
from this country during the first half
of lust year , would return , and probiuly
more with it , in payment for the mar-
clmnuiso which Europe would bo com
pelled to take from this country. AH a
mutter of fact , however , hardly more
than one-half of it cnmo buck , and now
Europe id again drawing upon our gold
supply. Several explanations ot this
are presented. Ono assumes that the
immediate cause of the export of'gald id
thodosiroof the Austrian government
to establish a gold standard , it botng a
fuel that that government is in the
'
market for gold with view to a re
sumption of specie payments. Another
explanation la in the continued board
ing of gold by Russia , whllo both In
England and Franco thu disposition is
to increase the reserves of the previous
metal. It Is un entirely plausible sug
gestion that the financial magnates of
London and the continent uro united in
the purpose to pro vent gold coming back
to Ihia country.
It ia not dlnicult to accomplish this so
long as Europeans hold so largo an
amount of American securities as they
do at present. How much the silver
agitation may have to do with the
foreign doslro to unloatl our securities
and obtain our gold It is not easy to do-
tormlno , but there is unquestionably a
strong fooling abroad that oven the
present silver policy of the government
Is likely to lead to unfortunate financial
results. Eminent English authorities in
flnnnco have said within six months that
this country was approaching a financial
crisis , and although nothing has slnco
happened to justify that opinion , it is
probably still widely hold among Eu
ropean financiers.
The United States undoubtedly can
spare a further moderate loss of gold
without sorlous effect upon its financial
or commercial Interests. _ It might , In
deed , bo bonoflcial in checking specula
tion In brondstuffs that would reduce the
foreign demand for them. Another pos
sible irood is In attracting public atten
tion moro strongly to the danger In
volved in the silver policy with which
Iho country Is threatened. Wore
Europeans convinced that free coinage
of silver in the United States it * assured
gold would go abroad as rapidly as it
could bo transported.
KOT. A HOLIDAY CONTKST.
The Now York Sim does not feel abso
lute conlldnnco that the democratic
party can carry the Empire state this
year. It says : "Tho presidential bat
tle ot 1802 In Now York state is going
to bo no summer dress parade of the
democratic majority. It will be a warm
and sorlous conflict , not against odds ,
but with odds , yet a conllict not the
loss. It is indeed evident to every ob
server that the democracy will bo con
fronted , nine months hcn'co , by a united
republican party prepared to sink all
differences , ana to make any sacrifice to
retain the control of the federal gov
ernment , and to promote these ideas of
national legislation , which are stronger
by many thousand votes than Is the re
publican party as a stnto ormini/.ation
acting in stnto nvittors. " The ib'uii is
usually very candid In the expression of
Its vlotvs of the political situation.
Thu recant town elections in Now
York have shown that the republicans
are getting together , as It ia their habit
to do in a presidential your , and the
promise is that they will bo thoroughly
united for an aggressive campaign when
the national conllict dpons. The course
of the democracy under the lo idorship
of Senator Hill has to no inconsiderable
extent contributed to bring this about ,
but moro important than this is ths
general feeling of satisfaction with the
national administration and of confi
dence in the policies it represents
Every interest iu the grout financial
and commercial state of New York has
a sense of security under republican
control of the general government , and
this it could not have with the demo
cratic party in power in the nation. It
is this that makes the republican party
in Now York many thousand votes
stronger in a national contest than as a
state organization acting In state mat
ters. It is unquestionable that a major
ity of the voters of Now "York favor a
reasonable protection of Amorlc in in
dustries , and a much larger number be
lieve in an honest dollar Tha republi
can party stands for both ; the demo
cratic party would destroy both.
The latter is now divided into bitterly
hostile factions upon both Issues" , but
there can bo no doubt that a m ijority of
the party are in favor of swooping away
a largo part of the protective system
and at the same time giving the coun
try free and unlimited silver coinage.
The leader whom the Now York' dem
ocracy has put forward'as its icandi-
date for the presidency wants to go back
to the tariff act of 188'J , which would re
store the duties on sugatyind then at
tack the tariff in detail. In regard to
silver ho urges n return to the policy of
the government prior to 1873. Other
democratic loaders with a much bettor
right to speak for the parly scout both
propositions. At the threshold of the
presidential contest the democracy is
confronted with two sorlous difficulties ,
that of finding an available candidate
and agreeing on policies.
As to Now York , which will again bo
the chief battle ground , the clrmcos , it
would seem , must bo largely in favor of
republican success there. The state
could not bo carried by Mr. Cleveland ,
and there is hardly raoro probability
that Hill could carry it. There is no
ether Now York man who would bo an
acceptable compromise to the two fac
tions. A candidate from another state
would not arouse the in to rent of the
democrats of.tho Empire stato. The Sun.
comprehends the situation , and hence
its conclusion that the presidential battle
tlo of 1802 In Now York will not bo a
holiday contest for the democratic party ,
but on the contrary "a w.irm and seri
ous conllict. "
RKPIllSSKJjfTATIVK II ITT of Illinois ,
who is good authority in diplomatic
questions , says that the various acts
proposed in congress for the exclusion
of the Chinese are in direct violation of
the treaty with the Chinese govern
ment. This view is undoubtedly cor
rect , and not loss so is the opinion of
Mr. Hltt that there is moro political
sontlrnotit than anything else mixed up
In the Chinese question. When It i
known that there are mon in congress
who employ Chinese servants and ac
knowledge their worth while at the
same time inveighing against allowing
these people to comu into the country ,
it is not difficult to understand the mo
tive , of their publlo action. The United
States ought either to ab Union the
treaty with China'or rospoct'tho obliga
tions it Imposes.
THK movement of the republicans of
South Carolina looking to organization ,
with a view to demonstrating whether
it is possible to build up a republican
party in that state , is worthy of eticour-
agemont , but there IB not very 'substan
tial ground for expecting It 'to amount
lo much. It is very likely u fact that
the majority of the voters of South Car
olina are in By in pat by with republican
principles , but with just as favorable op
portunity In the past us the now have
to organize and declare their principles ,
for many y rjS thora has boon practic
ally no parjyi orgnni/.ition. Of course
this fact would not bo n valid reason for
objection tq o present movement , but It
naturally opocatcs.ugalnst confidence in
the success ilf the effort. Southern ro-
publlcanlsij ) , JJS unfortunately weak in
loaders of storing ability , courage , and
an unsolllsh.\gslro \ to promote republi
can principluBj nnd without such men it
cannot mnKb"1 progress1 , whatever help
may bo ext jciod by northern republi
cans. Stillj.sueh movements as that In
South CatxpljAa should not lack the
countenance" encouragement of re
publicans everywhere. It Is a welcome
sign of the vitality ot republican prin
ciples. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tin : BUB has published a partial list
of the delegates elected lo the general
conference of the Mcth'odlst church in
May. A complete list will bo printed
as soon us reports tire received by the
committee. The hotels will not bo ex
pected to provide quarters for more than
half of the ministerial and luy delegates.
Aa has boon customary for many years ,
residents will entertain at thulr homes a
largo number of delegates throughout
the session. The local comir.ittocmon
having this matter In hand ronoit a fair
proportion already provided for. It has
boon suggested to THK BUB that the
newspapers call public attention to this
matter of entertainment and request
these of its readers who may bo willing
to ontortaln at their homes ono or moro
delegates lo notify the committee per
sonally or through Tun Bun. During
former sessions of the general confer
ence members of nil denominations
cheerfully volunteered to ontortaln dele
gates.
Now that the council has repealed
the old ordinances granting the right-
of-way for side tracks to the Union
Pacific and Burlington , itvill bo In
order to re-enact tncso ordinances with
specific-conditions that will couple the
privileges granted to the ro.ids with the
reserve right ot the city to enforce
reasonable switching charges. Nobody
in this city wants to deprive the rail
roads of any facilities they enjoy in
handling the freight consigned to
Omaha in an expeditious manner. But
the city ought to bo in a position to pro
tect shippers and patrons ot the rail
roads against extortionate switching
charges. This concession should bo
made by the railroads , in view of the
fact that they- have boon given the
right-of-way" Tor side tracks through
miles upon miles of streets without pay
ing n dollan 1onho city.
GovisiiNOii J3oYD's summary removal
of the prcsont'polico commission will , in
all probabilityj raise the question of the
right of the' governor to remove mom-
bora of tholcommissien before the ex
piration of jfthoir terms. The charter
empowers thcj governor to make such
removals for qjllcial misconduct. This
would imply.that clmrces of official mis
conduct must.have been preferred and
established utter due hearing or investi
gation. It MB not known whether such
charges havo'b'cen preferred against the
old board as nobody or against any mem
ber of it individually , nnd the presump
tion would bo that the governor has
decided upon their removal for personal
or political reasons. Inasmuch as the
action of the governor foreshadows the
reorganization of the fire and police de
partments much interest will bo mani
fested in the outcome.
The London Wily.
Chiauio Times.
London theaters are now fumigated after
every performance. , The realistic drama
must be holding the boar Js ever thoro.
The ElfiCtlvnKiNS.
Cftlcayo Xcicr.
The Minneapolis convention would bo'por-
milted to bestow its elective kiss on ttio
virgin lips ot Hon. J. M. Thurston It it
begged hard.
llln Xiunii In DennU.
Titledi ! JHat.lt.
The divorce secured by Mrs. Jatnos G.
Blatno , jr. , ends ono of the aaudnst romances
wnlch the public has known. It would have
been better if James G. , jr. , had been named
Bon ins.
1'leiiHod with the I.oii ltiuli ! ol JM
Atlanla Cdiinlilulinn.
Governor Russell of Massachusetts is a
very interesting democrat , but nresldentia
booms do not flourish so far cast , even whoa
they are under class.
Will tlin Czir : Dcfor It.
C.Iilcdiio 'Itincn.
The steaoistnp Inulana has sailed from
Philadelphia with 3,300 tons of food for the
Russian sufferers. This will enable the czar
to dafer unlocking bis strong box a wcou or
two longer.
filcmx Clty'H Wuy.
Hliiuf Clttu Journal.
TUB DIB complains that Omaha pots noth
ing from the railroads unless alio fights for
It. The union depot matter is making
trouble now. What Omaha needs Is to build
her own railroads and union depot , as Sioux
City does. ' _
t'OIVB 01' T1IK HT.ITK I'HKSS.
IConrney Hub : The ICearnoy convention
will marl : the bogluniiicr of a now era in the
politics of the state , which must load to bet
ter things th'if'islr'fu und the error of the
past behind it , flip nigh purpubu ar.d hope of
the future bofoHnt.
Grand island' ' Indopandent : A monopoly
candidate on nn > tjinti-inonopoly platform li a
fur co , that wiUjno : longer draw a paving
audiunco in thuinfipplo1 : ] opera house , Give
us sound prlncljili'i iinu sound moil to carry
thrm out. Wo must cuinbino mon and meas
ures. " ' u
Fremont MaJl,1/ ? / U now about time for
republicans tonp.\po , speculating aa lo what
beat Mr. Ulcburd * and oogln lo Uaviso ways
and means to b q Mr. Uovu unu Mr. Vuu
Wyrlc. UuleaijUjis wrangling cuasai before
many months tliuro will bo no speculation ante
to wnat buriod.Ufo next republican nominee.
Silver CreoUTTimoi ; Some state papers
continue to liiirpmn the defeat of Hlotiurds ,
uscilblng It to troarhur.v on the purl of cer
tain republlciini , The plain trutn of the
mutter U thai , lUii-huriU defeated himself
and has only himself to blame. Sucb of thcso
papers as uro smuurely republican would do
wall to recognize tbut fact , atop their fault-
tiiidinir , nnd try to do something to help tbo
party instead of trying to crcnta dissension
witnln iti ranks. It Is u well known fact
that the prohibitory timmidmunt. was aeon-
trolling factor In the : campaign ol IS'JO , and
the creai mistake in Mr. Kicnards
was ia , uot Uqcmrlng himself on that
question. Most people bdmlro courage , and
voters line to know wbero a candidate
stands on questions in , whirli they are ititrr-
oilnd , If , in addition to his remarks on the
amendment In bis npcucb ut Fremont , ho
hud said , "but , gentlemen , for myself per
sonally , I am oupoiod to the amendment , "
tils flection woald.u.ivo been assured. As it
wus.tliousnmlsof good rcpublinius supported
him In a very perfunctory manner , other
thousands vptod for Hold und many otlieis
voted Iho entire democratic ticket , some of
thum to our porionul knowlodco and in splto
of all romotiiiraticoa. That Mr , lUchurus
was opposed to tbo amauumout , wo bad jirl-
vatoly at the time from some of his personal
friend * Hut it is now full time this matter
word < 1 tapped on both sldoa , once for nil.
J.'ATH.I .SK.'WO.V TAI.It.
.Mnmhrr * of the t.ORlMiUurp ScoMnK Now
t.lcht on tlip subject.
LINCOLN' , Nob. , Fob. 21. [ Special to Tun
flKi : . | Kor n weak or moro there 1ms been
an ontcrmlnnbla pilgrimage of politicians to
Lincoln , Among them are member * of the
legislature who seem to bo undecided as to
whether there should bo mi extra session this
spring. Nearly avery ono so fur seems to bo
wanting nnd oxpoctlng light on the subject
from political leaders , nnd not a single member -
ber has so fur expressed himself ns knowing
or cnrliiR 11 uhit whether his constituency
demand an oxtr.i session or not. Str.ineo as
it may scorn the hotel mon lioro nro nil in
fixvor of n call bv Governor 13oyd , and
th'oy cannot sco why there should
bo nny delay about It.
It Is amusing to watch the movcmunts of
members who are seeking light , The greater
number of thorn cannot decide for lliom-
Bolvos , either for want of knowledeo of llm
temper of tbo people or it desire to ilo the
bidding of the main guy . H don't tiiko long
for a certain class tollnil tbo ofllco of the
railroad attorneys hero , whllo others appear
to have business with the governor. Not a
few hnvo already ambled up the stalrwnv
loading to the allumco headijuartors , nnd
mnny others , I am reliably Informed , have
lound their way to Omaha , where the rail
road pconlo hnvo sui-coedcd In convincing
thorn that railroad rates are now down to
bud rock nnd that uny reduction \vould inov-
itnbly bankrupt every railroad In the stuto.
These latter members , 1 um told , do not pay
railroad faro.
"It's line this , " sold n local spirit to n
Nnnco countv member who happened along ,
"you will hnvo some talk bore in Lincoln in
favor of nn extra session. Tills blarslud
town , you know , Is always in fp.vor of a
legislative session nnd nn tippropriattou , but
In ardor to gci the real sentiment of party
workers you must see the boys. Governor
Boyd , you know , has asked oacb member to
express his views on the subject , but that
will not do. The railroad managers have
bnsn busy for n mouth In gutting tbo senti
ment ami making the sentiment among mem
bers. Mnny of the latter will toll the gov
ernor ono thing prlvntoly nnd punllcly do-
clnro for an extra session. Members who
today nro opposed to railroad legislation will
vote for it if put to the test of going on rec
ord. You seo. there is nn election Just ahead
of us , und many members nro ambitious for
re-olcctlon. Should the legislature moot in
extra session nnd n maximum freight rnto
bill coino up for passage the members would
bo compelled by force of public sentiment to
vote for the measure. The railroad people
know this , nnd of course they are strenuously
opposing the proposed call. "
TROUBLE IN SIGHT.
1'ooplu Who Are Arranging Ilriirt Aclio for
the Itimrd of Kilnciitlon.
There nnpears to be rough sailing ahead for
the iJoard of Education. Mr. Sidney Smith
stated yesterday to a Ucn reporter that ho
should proceed to Invoke the nssisUinco of
the law to prevent the board from entering
into a contract with Mr. Latenser as archi
tect at 11 salary of $1,500 per annum.
Mr. Smith says tnat ho can provo that ho
is just as reliable and as capable an architect
ns Mr. Lutonser , oml his bid for the work was
$ 'J,5UU. He says there was no pojslblo excuse -
cuso for the action of tbo board excepting
personal favoritism.
Several members of the board were teen
bv TIIK BEK man with reference to the mat-
tor.
tor.Mr. . Elguttor said : "Wo were not looking
for the cheapest architect in the city. \\o
wished to secure a thoroughly rollublo and
competent architect , ono who would give
us first-class work , at a fair mm
reasonable salary. It happened that
several mcuibore of the board favored
the acceptance nf Mr. Klmball's bid , althougu
it was HOUO higher than the bid of Mr.
Lutonscr. It was simply a question of confi
dence in the ability nnd integrity of the bid
ders to furnish the board with first-class
work nil the way through this very busy sea-
sou of school bouse building. "
Mr. Powell said : " 1 know that some of
tbo architects feel as though the board hud
not treated them justly , but that cannot be
helped. The boiird has decided to employ
the man whom the majority believed to hnvo
presented tbo most reasonable bid ,
taking into consideration his abil
ity nnd responsibility. It would
hardly do for mo or any other member of the
board to say that so and so was tha lowest
responsible bidder , that this man was re
sponsible and the other was noi , that this
man was moro capable and more reliable
than others , but we bad a right to exercise
our judgment in the matter. The board
reserved the right to rojcct anv or all bids ,
and I don'tsoo how those who nro disap
pointed nro going to gain anything by trying
to interfere with the action of the board. "
The board is likely to mcot with n squall
in * ho business of purchasing lots for the
Control school sito. Ono member said
yesterday that Up intended to offer a resolu
tion at the next meotli.ij to reject all the pro
posals that have boon submitted for the sale
of lots near the High icbool because ho bo-
iovod them all too high In prlco.
"t know of two lots up toero with a house
on them that have been offered in the market
for nearly a year at SIS,0U , ( ) , " said thU mem-
bur of the board. "These two lots with a
third ono of the aamu size have been offered
to the board for I. school site at S34.5UO. Any
body can see that this is a plain casu of
boosting the price of the lots simply because
they uro to no sola to the school board. Now
I think that this exorbitant prlco has been
placed on nourly nil the property offered in
the vicinity of the High school , nnd 1 pro-
po o to call a bait before the board goes any
furtnor. I bollovo that the prices asltod for
the live pieces of property rcr.omiuendnd by
the board us being the best offered were nil
exorbitant. It will do no harm to advertise
again , "
J.OST JHf > KK.HiK.
Valuable I , and Adjoining ( Jrooclc , Cole , , Can
.Xow IJo Sulil.
MoxTitosn , Colo. , Feb. 24. The hearing of
application of M. Y. B. Wason to enjoin the
stuto of Colorado from selling school lands
adjoining tha town of Crcedo for thu reason
that Uo 1ms a lease upon the same was
finished today , Judge Ball denying tbo
issuance of an injunction , la his decision
ho says that It was shown by the testimony
introduced that Wusou violated bis contract
with the state , and therefore tbo state has a
right to recover the property. The land was
originally leased for u nominal sum to
Wason , the luitso especially providing tbut
the land was to bo used for grazing nnd agri
cultural purposes only. It was shown that
Wnson had loused part of thu land to differ.
out persons for building uud mining pur
poses , thus voiding tbo leitso. Tim land in
question comprises Hid acres adjoining the
old town si lo of Crcedu , and is of Immense
value on account of thu scarcity of room in
the vnlloy for building purposes. The adver
tised auction sale of this property by the
state will begin on tha iMtn of this month ,
and will cause great excitement. The
stnto expects to receive in the neighborhood
.of { Tr > , OU ) from it.
Nevnro IIurtliiinil | < Miurlc In Ciillfomlii.
SAtf OlEiio , Cnl. , Fob. ! M. Tha most
violent carlbijuako shock ever experienced
bora routed people out of bed at 11:14 : last
night. Tha Hhock laotod nearly a mlnuta ,
and was uccompauiou by rumbllnv. No
dninugo wan dono. The shock was foil at
Los Angeles also.
SaNT ASA , Col. , Fob. 'Jl. Eight shocks
ot earthquake were fell hero lust night. The
wall * of thu water \vorl ; < building and the
plastering In uovcral bouses cruckuil. Visit
ors at the hotels-Jolt Iho buildings and clocks
were stopped. At San Bernardino ono
linuvy shock wan fell , lusting nuout ono
ininuto and a quarter. No da < nago was done
except to break china ware and to stop clock * .
Tim abode wai followed by light tremor *
ull
Al'/d.VH Iti IX IT.
Atluntu Cdiiftltntliin.
There's n kind of drowsy fuollu' In thu ling- ,
urln' . Imigtlienln' dayu :
Tliu.v oK'U , .shyly stu.illu1 , are u-hcentln' all
the wnys ;
An1 thu mild-lurkx uro dellghlln' , an' the
liutvlis liuKln to scruutni
An' HID ' -'olden uercli .iru bltlu' In thu cool
di-pilt | of tlio hiroain ,
She li lifrr.
bbulstliure.
tliu U Hiultlns everywhere !
You can t > uu her uliuices brUhtun , you can see
ri" * ' * eaiii !
With lierswi'ut birds enrolling.
\Ylilt her lu.tlly v IIIH awlni ,
muuta you > ind olio irrfou you , with thu
Us.ua of tun Hurluzl
JUDGE ALTCEtD IN THE LEAD
Illinois Democrats Will Probably Nomiimto
a Chicago Man for Governor.
EGYPT WILL GET THE OTHER OFFICES
Progress of World' * 1'nlr rlmn Thoimttids
orcathollrs to IMrllrltntp | In 11 lloily
I'ut 11 DrllRlils Chlm
with Annie Itoonoy ,
Cuician BOIIRAU OF THIS BEE , )
CIIKUOO , II.T. , FoJ > . 24. f
The withdrawal of Stnto Treasurer Ed
ward S. Wilson from the contest , for Iho
democratic Kuuornixtonnl nomination , It is
gonnrntlv coneodcdiiicans that Judge P. Alt-
geld of Chicago will bo the nominee. If
Cook county names the governor , Egypt , ns
the country round ubout Cairo Is called , will
probably furnish the nominees for tbo other
ortlcos. Thu ] udgo ha * not announced him
self as n candidate , however. All ho will
say Is :
' I aon't know about this. I am not loox-
ing for n job just now , either of R political or
nny other iiuturo. You see , you can't tell
where the political frog Is colnn to land until
he jumps. I haven't Jumped you"
There nro ether candidates as well. John
C. Black of Cook countv Is nn open candidate
nnd William Ncoco of MoDonough county Is
another , ( lutiaral A. E. Stevenson ot Mo-
Loan nnd Congressman Owen Scott of the
same county are also prominently mentioned
for the place.
Catholics nnd the 1'iilr.
A call has boon IssuoJ by Cblof Hanger P.
J. CuhlU for representatives from every
court in the Catholic Order ot Foresters to
moot Iu Chicago on Sunday next. The la-
tontion U that the organization shall turn out
In full In civic procession October III and
that the annual convention shall bo hold tioro
in 18'.ii. : Another matter to bo considered will
bo the erection of a monument in Lincoln
park to the uiumory of Father Murquotte.
Another feature of the fair will bo n re
union of the members of tbo Catholic Benoio-
lent legion. The legion has about -10,1)00 )
members , all over tbo country , prlnuintlly In
thu eastern status. Them are about 1,000
members in Chicago , nearly all of whom nro
prominent Catholic citizens. A clause in the
supreme constitution makes it imperative
that the high court olllcors and annual con-
vcutiojis of the body ( .ball . bo within llm state
of Now York. This provision ns to the
formal convention , it is believed , must bo
aubereu to In ordur to comely with the char-
t"r , but a reunion can bo bold \\blcb
will suit the purpose ns welt.
Kiiroppang Coining to Time.
Russia and Spain are the latest converts
among the sulking monnrchlal governments
of Europe. Director Gunnral Davis tins
been informed by mon who ore in this coun
try In the interest of the Columbian exposi
tion in Spain next October , that they Have
been authorized to say that if the United
States makes an exhibit at Madrid next
October tbo magnificent collection of Colum
bian relics there shown will bo transferred
to Chicago and put on exhibition in IS'JS.
Through an unofficial but reliable channel
news has reached the department
of publicity and promotion in
relation to the Russian exhibit
which fully verities the prediction
already made of a magnificent exhibit from
that country. The Russian , minister of
llnnnco is now exerting all his efforts to
secure the largest possible participation of
Russian manufacturers and merchants.
Chiot Burnhnm has been authorized to
advertise for bids for Incandescent electric
lights for eight of the largest buildings at
the fair and for thousands of electric lamps
around tbo basin. At loast. 00,000 incandes
cent lamps will bo required in addition to arc
lamps.
1'attlSlllKS "Annlo ICoonny. "
Madame PattI was , given n noronudo In the
club room of tlio Auditorium ou the eve of
her departure for the east by Valisi's
mandolin orchestra. The prlma donna
entered thoroughly into the picas
ing abandon of the occasion. It
was certainly the first time that a Chicago
audience , avon if it did consist of but u score
of people , has hoard thu divlno PattI sing
the chorus of the well-worn street song :
Slio's my sHcothonrt ,
I'm ber hoiti.
She's my Annie ,
, I'm her Joe.
Nevertheless Patti sang it. When the
signs of amusement had subsided the
orchestra- played "Addlo n Nluoli , " by Re-
boudi , uud Uorbin's "Sail Diego , " and tha
concert was at an end.
Oddtt anil KmN.
There is a prospect of war between the
Chicago manufacturers und tbo big yeast
pool. It is Enid that the policy of the pool in
the past has been to crush out all competition
by severe measures , but that the onuoiitlon
in the war row in prospect will bo of greater
power than anything the pool has over before
sot out to conquer.
Jack King , tbo champion Cornish wrestler ,
is still after Evan Lewis , nnd has announced
himself as willing to wrestle him two falls nt
catch-as-catcb-can and two ut Cornish , tbo
man winning n fall in tbo quickest time to
have the cholco ot the last full.
As the result of the killing of John Sharp
by R. , r. Cope , who was out shooting spar
rows , tbo coroner's jury recommended that
the city onlinunco ugalnst shootIng -
Ing within the city limits
bo strictly unforced , especially as
regards tbo'killlng of sparrows.
"Prof. " Harry Archer , the materializing
medium , un ncrount of whoso clever capture
by two reporters was published iu Tin ; Bni :
Monday , was before Justice Woodman , nnd
In the jircsenri ! of ICO witnesses confessed
that he was a fraud , tbut his manifestations
wore fraudulent , and that each and every
"spirit" that came from his cabinet wnsnon'a
other than himself dcck''d in a night shirt
ana whiskers or trasses , ns tno occasion
called for. Archer and his associates were
fined and the tiuo suspended on condition of
leaving the city within twenty-four hours.
(1OT TWKX'ff YM.lItH.
Train ItobborKly HrcrtvpH Ills Sentence ) for
thu ( iluniluln .Job ,
ST. Lotus , Mo. , Feb. S4. Albert D. Sly ,
the solf-convictod ( Jlondaln train robber , appeared
pearod in court at Clayton yesterday to re-
colvo the scntonco of Judge Edwards for his
crimo. Without ceremony his doom was
pronounced , twenty years In the state peni
tentiary. Hedspotu was to have boon ar
raigned also , but was too 111 to nppe.tr and so
was left In his cell undisturbed. Sly bus all
along denied that Iledspoth was ono of the
gang , but admits that Francis , the robber
killed ut Lam'ir , Mo. , was ono of the Ulcn-
ualo gang , lledipetb feels euro he will be
ublo to prove an alibi ,
IinportHiit 'JYan Kallrouil Mote ,
AUSTIN' , Tex. , Fob. 24. An important
amendment was filed horn today to the
charter of the Siui Antonio & Aruusas Pass
Railroad company for thu construction of a
branch line from the crossing of the road
with the Uuadaloupotlverln Kendall county ,
through ICondall , Gillcsplo , Llano and San
Saba counties , to n connection with the ( Jnlf ,
Colorado .fe Santa Fo railway nt Drown-
wood , u uistanco of 150 miles. Tbo capital
of tbo han Antonio & Aransas Pass rail
way is $5,000,000. The president of the com
pany is Uriah Lott.
Ht , r.oulii ,
ST , Louis , Mo. , Fob. 24. J'wo canes of
lypbui fever huyo been found hero by the
health department at No , 1003 North Kuvonth
street. The wlfu of Abraham Suoffhoar and
Ison Hendess' are both III of this alsoa&a In a
mild form. Shuffhoar blnuelt und his two
children uro not affoctnd. The victims are
Russian Jews and came tioro from Odessa
three weeks ago by way of Beach RockArk. ,
and MemphU , Toun. , where tbuy had boon
in search of work. Every precaution to con-
line the disease has been taken ,
lloth Side * Kn < lori ) IliirrUnii.
JACKSON , Miss. . Fob. 34. 'Iho Lynch and
Bruce part of the republican convention ,
which claimed to bo tbu regular convention
nnd to have elected lutl Uologutoi to 100 by
the Hill oldo strongly endorsed President
Harrison and instructed the delegation to
vote for him. Tlio Hill mon also hold n nos-
slon. They claim 200 delegates out ot 200.
The Hill resolutions strongly recommend
President Harrison nnd omlorso him for n
second torm.
Sent Them Itiiok to Cmmdu. ,
Toi.nno , O. , fob. 24. Two Chlnnmon were )
nrrostod nt thu union station hero Monday /
tilfiht on suspicion. Today they were token
before the Unltoil Stnto * commissioner bv
the Immigration Inspector. On the hearing
they snlit they loft London , Onton Mondny ,
Rolnc \vlmlsor. . A snort distance from
thnl town they hired n mnn to row them
ncro s the Detroit rlvor , landing nt Detroit
nftsr dark , from there they came to Toledo.
1'ho cominlsslonor ordered thorn sent back to
Canada.
I'lrpil Into the Congressional Trnln.
SAI.EM , O. , fob. ! .M. AS ono of the trains
on the I'oninylvmila railroad bearing the
congressmen from Chicago to Washington
passed through licro last night , some ono
IIroil n bullet through a car \vlndo\v. No ono
was Injured ,
PLANS FOll THE MEETING.
Arrniigmncnt * to Knturtnln the rnu-lteimh-
llr CongrosA In Muy.
The committee having In charge the nr-
rangomonts for the coming convention In
this city ot tlio Pan-Ropubllo Congress nnd
Human Freedom leap-no mot last evening nt
the Board ofTrado and discussed what stops
It was advisable to take for the entertain
ment of guests nnd for the meetings of the
convention.
The chairman was Instructed to appoint n
Dross committee of three nnd n reception
committee of filly or moro , the inttor to In-
chide nil thu local members of thu congress
and the members of the various sub commit
tees. Tbo II nan co committee was directed
to procure snltrthlo Images and to also ralso
the amount dcomrd necessary for o.itortnln-
ui'int by K > subscriptions , each subscriber
to receive tun tickets for Iho general demon
stration at the UiMinl.
The visitors will bo shown about the city ,
nnd two of tbo objective points will bo the
smelting works nnd the stock yards nnd
packing housus. The congress ) will mcot
Just on thu eve of the Methodist conference ,
and a Joint sorvlco will bo hold In the Coll-
suum on Sunday afternoon. May 1 , at which
mooting several divines with n uorld-wklo
reputation will speak. Tbo text will be ,
"Poaco on earth , good will to mon , " this
being sclented bocaiuu it Is cast in bron/o on
the Liberty boll now hanging in Independence -
once ball , Philadelphia.
The committee will moot from time to time
ns may bo roquirud , and will nt all times act
in conjunction with the executive committee
ot the Pan-Ropubllocongress tn Philadelphia.
OMAHA'S CHA"NCES
Strong I'rolmhlllty Thnt Iho Imli > noiiicnt
National Convention Will Como lloro ,
Mr. C. F. Good in un returned last nlgnt
from St. Louis , whither hobad gouo with n
delegation of Omaha mon to labor with the
loading committccmon of the independent
party for the purpose of socutin ? the location
of the national independent convention in
Omaha next summer.
Air. Goodman was obliged to como homo
bcforo the great industrial conference had
adjourned and before the pluco for holding
the national convention had uecn selected ,
but ho came homo believing that Omaha
had a very good chancu to secure the
convention. Ho said last night to a BKK re
porter that ho left several Omaha mon down
there putting in some tolling licks for this
city. Mr. W. N. Nason , secretary of the
Board of Trade , had boon promised by Mr.
Powdorly nnd Mr. Polk that they would pull
for Omaha , Tbo delegations from Colorado ,
California , South Dakota , Texas , Illinois , and
several others hud also declared for Omaha.
Mr. Goodman said that Mr. J. O. Philllppi.
the well known Omaha railroad man , had
been doing somu very effective work for
Omaha. Mr. Phllliopl hud mot several old
acquaintances who were high up in the
council of the independent part } ' , nnd they
had promised that they would work for
Omaha.
Speaking of the convention. Mr. Good
man said it was a howling pandemonium tno
first day. but order had gradually boon
established and tbo convention was Rolling
down to some earnest work.
it Kir * J-'on THU AK air.
Complete 1,1st of Chungos In the
Scrvlco Vtmttiriliiy.
WASIIIN-UTO.V , D. C. , Fob. 2t. [ Special
Telegram to Tin : BEE. ] The fallowing
assignments to regiments of ofllcors recently
promoted and transfers of ofilcora are
ordered :
The general court martial appointed to
moot at Joffor.son Barracks , Mo. , Ootoburill ,
1801 , is dissolved , this order to take effect on
completion of any case that may bo bcforo l
the court on tbo date of its vecolpt. Av
gunoral court martial is appointed to mcot at\
Jefferson Barracks at 11 u. m. on Monday > \ \
tbo 20ih day of February , IS'JS , or as soon _
thereafter as practicable for the trial of such"
prisoners ns mav bu brought before it. Detail -
tail for tbo court : Major Daniel M. Caldwell -
well , surgeon ; Captuin William W. Robin
son , jr. , assistant quartarmaxtor ; First
Lieutenant Ilolx. Bishop , Fifth cavalry ;
First Lieutenant James N. Allison , Second
cavalry ; First Lieutenant Thomas J. Lewis ,
Second cavalry ; First Lieutenant Parlor W.
West , Third cavalry ; First Lieutenant John
II. Guidnor , Ninth cavalry ; Firm Liculnn
ant Charles J. Slovens , Ninth cavalry ; First
Lieutenant Robert D. Walsh. Foiirlli cav
alry ; First LieutenantJohn N. Glass , Sixth
cavalry , judRD ndvocato. So much of special
orders of February il as assigns Second
Lieutenant Powell Clayton , jr. , Fifth cav-
nirv. to troop I of that regiment Is amended
so as to assign him lo troop C as ot thu data
of his appointment.
Only 11 llolpor.
"I ECO you print that I am head deputy in
Sheriff Bennett's ofllco , " said ox-Sheriff Co-
burn last evening. " 1 have no ether connec
tion with tha ofllco than that of helper. I
was requested to Uo what I could to put Mr.
13onnott _ 'onto the rope $ , ' which , bv the wav ,
has no't proven a very difficult tusk , "
Xrgrop * Decluro Agnlnftt Hmlgnitlnn ,
MoNTflOMCiir , Ala. , Fob. 21. At u confer
ence of colored people at Tuskcgoo it was de
termined that they can become prosperous ,
intelligent und independent where they nro
and wholesale emigration , Is discouraged.
OMAHA , Fob. SI. To Ihu Kdltorof THK lliiiii
DuurBlr Todooldoa illnuuloiiloaso it tin In
VtiMlnuiduy ovonliiK HKK If tliuru are inoru
tliiin iK ( ) s'lloons In Oiiiiilia. I'lonnn Htiitu tlio
millibar of miloons within the oily llinltH und
oblUu bothdlsuutiinlH.
VANILLA.
The finest Vanilla comes
from Mexico ; the beans are
from 7 to 9 inches long. The
production is not large and
they arc consequently held
at a very high price. This
high price induces the mak
ers of flavoring extracts to
substitute the rank , bitter ,
poisonous tonka or snuff
bean. The Vslcc Flavoring
Extract Company annually
consume in the manufacture
of Dr , Trice's Extract of Va
nilla , more of the finest qual
ity of Mexican Vanilla Beau
than any other maker of flavoring -
voring extract in the world ,
and it is by their use that
Dr. Price's Delicious Flavor
ing F.xtractof Vanilla secures
its rare excellence.