Nebraska Newspapers

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ESTABLISHED JUNE 19 , ] 87.1. OMAHA , TUESDAY M00ING , JANUARY 2 , 1891. DINGLE COPY flVE CENTS
Thousands of Dollars of the People's ' Money
Annually Watod on Goal.
EXTRAVAGANCE IN STATE INSTITUTIONS
Cost of Heating and Lighting Public Build
ings Much Greater Than Piivato.
COMPARISONS OF THE FUEL CONSUMED
Quantity Ued in Omaha Buildings Con
trasted Acainst that Charged the State.
FIGURES THAT TELL THEIR OWN TALE
Borne Remarkable Examples of a Furnace's
Appetite for High Priced Goal.
DOUBLE THE AMOUNT NEEDED IS EXPENDED
Aijrliim for tliu Iniiino lit Lincoln anil Ito-
lorin School at Reunify I'nrnUli 111 *
Most itinerant Instance ! of
the Abuse.
House roll 207 , Vvhlcn was the general ap
propriation bill pa.-ud by the last legisla
ture and approved by the governor April 10 ,
1801) ) , provided the sum of $101,000 for the
purpose of heating and lighting the eleven
Institutions that are maintained by the
itato. 'J he two Items of fuel and lights are
placed together , because In nearly all the
Institutions the lighting is done by elec
tricity , generated by dynamos which are
rim by steam furnished by the same boilers
that are connected with the heating plants.
The amounts set apart for the various In
stitutions at the twenty-third session of the
legislative assembly were as follows :
Asylum for tho'-Incuniblu linano at
Hustings * 20.000
Hospital for thu Insane at Mnculn. . . . 17,000
Hospital for the Insanu lit Norfolk. . . . 12,000
Institution for the Feeble Minded at
llontiluc 12,000
Hoys Industrial School at Kearney. . . 10,000
Soldiers and Sailors Homo at Grand
Island 8.000
Institute for the IJeat at Otnnlni 7,000
Homo for thn I'rlondluss at Mncoln. . . 0,000
lmlu lrlat School for Oirls at Geneva. 3,000
Asylum for the Itlind at Nebraska
City 3.000
Industrial Homo for Women at Milford -
ford 3,000
Total . 1101.000
This was a radical reduction from the ap
propriation of the legislature of 1801 for the
Bumo purpose , the lawmakers being deter
mined to cut the amount to what they con
sidered to bo the lowest possible sum on
which llio institutions could bo run. The
cut was vigorously opposed by uutcrestcd
parties , and a powerful lobby succeeded In
preventing the senate from acceding to the
position taken by tnc house unt 11 the very last
minute , when it looked as if final adjourn
ment would come without nn agreement
being reached , but the necessary concessions
\vero made Just In time to render unneces
sary the calling of a special sessionfor that
purpose.
Appropriations Itliido In 1801.
- The fuel and light appropriation made by
tho-lcglslaturoof 1SOI and approved by the
governor April 0 , 1S91 , for these sama insti
tutions was as follows :
Asylum for Incurable Insane , Hast
ings . $10,000
Hospital for Insane , Lincoln . 20,000
Hospital for Insane , Norfolk . 15.000
Iloiiiu for Kceblu Minded , Itoatrlco. . . . 10,00 < j
Hoys Industrial school , Kearney . 18,000
feoldlers and Bailers Home , Drum !
Inland . 10,000
Institute for the Deiif , Omaha . 8,000
Homo for the Friend loss , Lincoln . (5,000 (
Asylum for the llllnd , Nebraska City. . 3.000
Industrial Home for Women. Mllford. 3,000
Total . $108.000
This amount docs not include ) thu Indus
trial School for Girls at Geneva , which was
created at that session , the necessary funds
being prorated from the appropriation for
the Kearney institution , from which the
now Institution was divorced. Even with
Ibis liberal appropriation of $108,000 for the
ten Institutions , they turned up at Lincoln
last winter with a deficiency In these funds
( mounting to $3,75'.01 ' ) , and this amount was
allowed by the last legislature to settle the
outstanding claims for lighting and heating ,
making tlio tolal cost ot healing and light
ing the ton Institutions for tlio years of 1SU1-
That thu last legislature believed that the
itato had been unmercifully swindled In
this imrticular was manifested by its action
In appropriating but $101,000 for the next
two years , notwithstanding that anothcr.In-
Btitution had been added in the meantime.
To bo sure it occasioned a vigorous kick
from thu managers of llio various instttu-
, lions , but thu house wan obdurate , and oven
the efforts of a sympathetic scnato did not
r enable thu oftlclal spendthrifts to carry their
point.
.SomnlliliicVronc Mount I'luce.
Tlio superintendents of some of the In
stitutions have been lamenting over since
the legislature adjourned that thu appro
priation was Insufilciunt , and havu oven de
clared that It would bo impossible for their
Institutions to run through the Iwo years ,
but a little Investigation has been mudo
by Tun llic : , and llgurcs are here pro-
lontcd to show the mismanagement or utter
lack of management that has resulted In
the unnecessary expense of thousands of
dollars for thu heating of thcso Institutions.
A comparison Is made to show how dif
ferently private enterprises are managed
from these of the state , and how the people
of the state collectively tire called upon to
"put up" each year for expenditures for coal
that are as mu ailed for as they are i-oUl.y.
The basis on which cririson will bo
DKUHI Is thu last quarler ot .o'JJ and the first
quarter of 181M , the figures for which are
official , and havu been for months a mailer
of public record , The buildings with which
the records of llio state Institutions will bu
compared are thu New York 1,1 fo building ,
run Dm : building and the city hall , inJhls
city. These buildings arc all of a site that
makes a comparison with the largo stale
Institutions entirely In order , and eminently
fair , whllu the deductions urawn can but beef
of practical value. It will tlrst bo shown
what It cost during the months of October.
November uml December , 1MRJ , to boat and
light the New York Life and Tim HER build
ings , the llgurcs for tha city hall being taken
for thn months of January , February and
March , 1MU1 , in that building WUH not com-
plotcd soon enough to allow It to bo eon-
il'lercd for thu last quarter of 1BW.
llimt lor the I.lln IlnUdlnsr.
The Life building Is 13'JxKd feet , and thu
ten nodes and basement which are warmed
represent a total height ot H'.l feet. The
solid couteutsof tlio building reinuent--iiiJ | ,
7W cubic f ol which lUo couibuaUou ot
under the boilers Is called upon to warm. In
addition to this steam is alsj required to run
four papftcnRur elevators , three of which run
from 7 a. in , to 0)0 : ! ) p. in. , and the other
from Oa. m. to 11 p. m. , whllo a freight ele
vator Is in operation during much of the day.
Two dynamos arc kept running from early
morning to U o'clock nt night , when the
building Is closed , oml the average load on
thcso dynamos Is 700 lights , running sixteen
hours a day. To do this work and heat the
building during the last quarter of
lSft ! required the consumption of
the foliowlnc amount of coalt
October , Kill tons ; November , ! MI tons ;
December , ! K)3 ) tons. This coal ranged In
price from ? l.8. > to fJ.-.J per ton , and the
nvcragu nrlco .was within a fraction of n cunt
of $ 2 per ton , making the cost of thu fc'0 tons
used during the quarter fl.DT'J.
Tukinir this as tin average quarter It would
cost but JTi.-ISS to heat ami llsht the Now
York hlfo building for a year. Hut thu last
three months of the year do not constitute
an average quarter In thu way of heating
and lighting , as both the llrst and second
quartern are mucn lighter In this respect ,
wnllo but one quarter Is heavier , so that it is
apparcnc'from thcso figures that the annual
cost of heating and lighting the r.llo build-
lnkr falls below $ T > ,000. And yet , there is an
institution in this st.ato that nsKs more than
twice this sum for heating and lighting , and
seriously threatens to go Into bankruptcy
because the last legislature refused to allow
It hut $ IOOOOa year for this purpose. Hut
this Is not the only bright and shlnimf ex
ample Unit can bu found to show wha rank
and inexcusable extravagance is practiced
in. order to use up over $50,000 of public
money every year In heating and llghtlmr
cloven state Institutions , several of which
are so small as to make a comparison with
the Life building seem on the face of it little
less than ridiculous.
Coal U od by Tlio lino.
TUB Hrr. building Is ll&xl33 feet In slzo ,
and the sovcn stories , with basement and
sub-basement , that arc heated represent a
height of UiS feet , makinc the solid contents
1.072,704 cubic feet , to which should bo added
the rosldenco of Mr. Hosuwuter , contaltnni ;
10.000 cubic feet , making a total of 1,712,701
cubic feet , Steam is generated to keep two
elevators running twelve hours per day and
one runs constantly day and night. Kfectric
light dynamos are kept \yhlrriiiK , pulling an
avenge load of 500 lights , whllo nn engine
is always at work under a varying load of
from flu to 100-horsu power , running the per
fecting presses , In conjunction with the dynamos
names and pumps , together.with the steam
and power required in the process of stereo
typing. Seventy pounds of steam pressure
is always maintained on the boilers , the only
time of rest for thu engines being tin Sunday
from G u. in. to 5 p. In. Thu amount of coal
used under Tin : DEE boilers during
the last quarter pf 1892 was as follows :
October , 150 tons ; November , 222tf tons ;
December , 200 tons ; total , G153J.J toiis. The
price ranged from * 1.'JO lo $2.10 per ton , and
the average was a trillo over $2 per ton ,
making the cost of coal for that quarter
Sl10.12. ; ! That this w.ls more than an av
erage quarter is shown by the fact that the
cost of coal for heating "and lighting Tills
DEC buildmp for the year 180J was $4,587. or
about llio same as llio Now York Life ,
which , while having moro space , to heat ,
docs not have to maintain the power neces
sary lo llio operation of a large newspaper
plant. It can hardly strike the intelligent
reader that there Is a state institution that
requires moro money for heating and light
ing than ttio New York Life and Tun BEB
buildings combined , but such is the fact
under the system \\nich has been and still
is in vogue , while there are half a dozen of
them that roftlso to bo satisfied with less
than is necessary lu either of thtso great
structures.
In thu City Hull.
The city hall has about the same amount
of space 10 heat as Tun BEE building being
13-Jxl32 foot in size and eighty-live-feet to
the cellinp oftho lifth floor , making 1-13G,503
cubic feet of space , which is kept comforta
ble by steam boat. Tlio city does not oper
ate Us own lighting plant , and thc _ only
power that is generated is for the purpose of
running the pumps that operate thu t.vo elevators
vators In the building. One of these runs
from 7 a. m. lo 0 p. m. and the other from 7
n. m. to 11 p. m. Although thu building has
not been occupied by the city oQlccrs but
half of the present year. It has been heated
just as thoroughly as if tins had been the
case , as the workmen wore busy there all
the last winter and the lieatlnp plant was
kept in operation to dry out the walls and to
mauo it possible for the finishing work to bo
done without delay. The price of the coal
used averaged about $2 per ton.
The city hall is a public building in a
superlative degree , as people In largo
numbers tire constantly passing in or out
through Its entrances , much more frequently
tnan at tiny of the tnato institutions , and is
under the management of the city council. H
Is not contended that olllclal life In Omaha
1ms reached the high moral piano where
boodlensm Is unknown , but figures are
civcn to show that at least In thu heating of
the city hall the cost to the taxpayer Is such
as will stand comparison with that of any'
other public building , or with similar build
ings under private ownership or control.
The figures given for the three buildings
show practically the same results , ojch
building , whether publicly or privately
owned , using a M cuul for steam purposes
and doing about the same amount of work
for the same amount of money.
IIiiUlneH anil Norfolk Asylums.
During the months of October , November
and December , 1893 , the Asylum for the In
curable Insane at Hn&iings used 700 tons of
coal , or an average of seven and two-third
tons per day. Tno average price paid was
$3.13 ! pur ton , making a total cost for the
quarter of J2iOT ! > .47 , or nn average outlay for
hcalim ; and lighting of $20.23 per day. For
the llrst quarter of Iti'JD ' the total outlay was
$3,202.15 , making a total for the two quar
ters of $1.5117.02 , or a daily average expense
during ttio six months of t o.)7. ! )
During these same three months the Hos
pital for the Insane at Norfolk consumed
UOO tons , an average of six nnJ two-third
tons per day. The average price iud ! was
$4.12 per ton , a total of S2.l70.2afor the
quarter , or a dally oxnenseoC $ ' 'T.45. Durlm :
the lirst quarter of ISM this Institution paid
$1,100.02 for coal , making a total for the two
quarters of f.'IGii.22 ; ) , or a dally average cost
during the six months of $20.17.
llciitrlco Homo lor l-'mbl Mlndtiil.
The Homo for the Feeble Minded
at Hoatrlco consumed & 1S ions of
coal diiving the last quarter of IS'J'J ,
or an average of ihrco and two-thirds
tons per day. The average prlco paid was
$2.74 per ton , making a total for the quarter
of t'.yt.OS , and an average dally o.xpensu of
910.20. Durlm , ' t'io ' llrnl n larler of le > UJ this
institution paid $ lr > -U.h'J ) , making a total for
six months of i2,47.U7 ! ) , or an average daily
outlay for the two quarters of $13,71) ) .
Lincoln Auylum.
During the simo porloU of 1803 the Hos
pital for the Insanu nt Lincoln used
050 tons , uniting nn average of
seven and one-third Ions per day , . The
average prlco paid was ? 'l til per Ion , a tolal
of f-.aoo , or a dally cost of S''O.r.S. During
the llrst three months of KSftl the total out
lay for coal nt an average cost of ? : ) .80 per
ton was * Ui7tVti : , making a totul cost for the
six months ending March ai.lSlKi , ofS7.0ij.4H. (
and an average dally cost for that limu of
* aa.23.
Kcarnry Iturorni School.
During the last quarter of 1S9J U required
7UO tons of coal to ui-i-p the Industrial School
for Hoys at Kearney at a s-.itlhf.u-iory torn-
pcrattiro. This was a dally consump
tion nf eight and one-half tons , and
n dally expcnso of $1)0.77 ) , as thu
aver.igo prlco paid was JIl.iVj per ton. or a
total outlay for the quarter of ? 2.771.2t. : For
the llrst quarter of Ib'.U tlio outlay was $1 , .
572.77 , a total for thu MX months of f-li47 ! ,
and a daily nvcragu of # 21.15 fur the two
quarters.
.Mlford ! liuliutrlil Uonir.
The Industrial Homo for Fallen Woman nt
Mllford consumed , during the last quarter of
lk > 92,142 tons of coal , an tivcrago of onu and
one-half tons per day. Thu average price
paid was fl. 15 per ton , maklni ; the total
outlay for lh quarter ? W.U' . ' , an avcrairo
dally expense of $0.21) ) . Ft * ' thu lirst quarter
of 16'Ji ; this institution purchased fJbl.51
worth of coal , making a total for the six
ON aUCO.NU ri'JS. |
POPULISTS AT HASTINGS
Many Morabors of the Party Present to Par-
tioipato in tlio Convention.
PRELIMINARY STEPS BEING TAKEN
Hecretury li ! | > of the Mtiita Oreimlzntlau
Will II" llcmnvnit from Lincoln In
Order M Axld Atlcgud Cor
rupting Inlliiuncei.
HASTINGS , Jan. 1. [ Special Telegram to
THE IJnE.J The advance cohorts of the third
party army , which will call upon Hasting *
this week , arrived today and Immediately
began on a lot of preliminary work , which
will have to bo finished bsfaro the four con
ventions can bo made n success. Probably
there are not more than sixty or seventy in
the city , hut the list includes many of the
most prominent members of the alliance and
many of the editors who will participate In
the Koform Press associ.itioti meeting , as
the alliance begins Its sessions at 10 o'clock
In the morning and the editorial association
will not moot until evening. Naturally the
alliance his more of Its delegates already in
the city than the other conventions will
have , and really there will be but two classes
of mdcuondcnts In Hastings this week. The
editors have an organization peculiar 'to
themselves , but mostcf them < vlll partlciputo
la all the other meetings.
tiomo of TIIOSU Noiv I'resent.
Among these now hero are J. II. Powers ,
president of tlio state alliance ; CaptainiUarry
of Grcclcy county , Allen Koot of "Douglas
county , " as ho signs himself on the hotel
register ; Allen o'f Cass and McGa w of Hast
ings , members of the oxccuiivo committee
of the alliance , and Elslo Biickman , who
succeeds Thompson of Lincoln secretary
until another can bo elected.
The contingent from the cast cannot ar
rive until tomorrow evening , and although
thn llrst mooting of the alliance Is called fov
10 o'clock tomorrow there will bo but a
small attendance and but little will bo dnno
until the afternoon trains arrive. President
Powers will read his address , the executive
committee and secretary will report , and
that , with the ritual work , will be about the
sum total of what will be done.
The executive committee is holding a
meeting tonight at the old Commercial
hotel , with.illtho members present except
Clark. The committee is looking over the
reports of the various officers and getting
them in ohapo 10 be presented to the ulll-
ancu tomorrow morning.
AliMliI oT Corruption nt Lincoln.
One of the features of the meeting is the
scramble of a number of lodges , which have
been suspended for nonpayment ot dues , to
get back once moro Into the fold. There are
provisions being made to reinstate nil such
lodges as pay up the back dues for the year
1893. The secretary reports that quite a
number of lodges have squared up within
the last twenty days and it seems that tins
provision will prove a good means to seeuro
the collection of bad debts.
"Wo have got to take the secretaryship
away from Lincoln.1' said a prominent alli
ance man tonight. "Tho influences down
there are altogether too corrupting for such
an important otllce as secretary to bo loft
there. 1 think that it should bu given
to either Hustings or Grand Inland and
don't cato much which , but there Is a strong
sentiment against leaving the secretaryship
'at Lincoln , The fight between the two alli
ance papers at Lincoln is calculated to make
the secretary's ' taslc too difficult , and for the
sake of bavin ? the secretary at the capital
we ought not to expose the party to the
danger of disruption. "
- ° *
Home of tlio Momubm Surprised.
The night train from the east on the
Burlington brought In good sized reinforce
ment for these already hero. William II.
Dech of Ithaca was among the numbar , and
ho expressed his surprise at the time at
which the meeting has been called , and n
numbsr of other independents coincide in
thinking that the executive committee
had made u mistake In calling the
present meeting at this tiino of
Ihu year. Now many of Iho Independents
who are holding positions of triiFt in the
various counties , or wlio have been elected
lo county officers , are engaged in settling up
or preparing to assume Iho positions , and in
that way many of these who would bo host
able to come to these conventions are unable
to attend.
The ex-master workman expressed his
views on the question of removing the secre
taryship from Lincoln very frooly. In his
opinion there was need for a thorough re
organization of Iho farmers alliance , and ho
believed ihiit such a reorganisation
would bo made at Hastings In the
session to bo hold the coining three or four
days. Ho stated that ho favored such
a change , not on account of any animosity
against thu present officers of the body ,
but from u firm conviction that the
various warring elements coula only
bo reconciled by electing to the
various offices young , onergotlo me" ,
who would bo unhampered by connections ,
friendships or enmity with any of the con
flicting factions. Deelfs opinions scorns to
be held by a number of the party coming in
with him and doubtless their views will bo
presented to the convention In duo rime. It
can bu almost positively stated that there
will bo either reorganization of the alliance
or clso the breach In Iho party will bo
grcatlly widened.
Wunt u Dally nt Onuilm.
One matter which will come before the
press association and labor conference Is the
establishment of a populist dally at Omaha.
Omaha always has been the weak spot in the
populist organization and the Idea Is to form
n stock company , If possible , with as much
backing as can bo commanded , to pick up a
franchise somewhere and then , as long as
the faith and capital of the publishers last ,
publish a paper. President pro torn
Pointer is In thu ulty and Sarsoant-
at-Arms Belcher Is also on hand.
Congressman Kein Is expected tomorrow.
The attendance is disappointing to the man
agers. Where every hotel should bo full
there is still plenty of room.
SPKIXMJY'S UU01I ADVICE.
Illi .Mt > : igA lo the Ohio r , glaliiturc A
l' ' w Witely Spnlton Word * .
COLUMHUS , Jan. 1. Governor McKlnloy to
day , In his message to the legislature , says :
"Your honorable body tnrcota at u lime when
tlio state Is suffering from prolonged Indus
trial depression , for which , unhappily , there
appears no immediate prospect of relief.
The people will demand that their represent
atives shall practice economy In public ex
penditures , which necessity forces upon
thorn In their private expenditures. A short
session and but little legislation would bo
appreciated at a limu liku'thls. "
Heal estate and oilier langiblo property
now , h says , pays the largo sharu of taxes ,
while other varieties of property , which are
intangible , either wholly escape or bear a
disproportionto : share.
Hu suggests that-Tlio lax commission ,
which was appointed to , and which did make
a report recently upon thu subject of tax
rovUlon. bo continued fur such tune us it
may budccmu.l wise. " U Is a bi-partisaii
body. Its report shows that the burden is
very unequally distributed , and inclines to
the view that conior.illons , as a class , do
not boar their fair ftharu. The governor
warns the mamborti against lax logUhitlon
framed so as to contisi-ato capital or drlvu It
out of the state.
Wunt Uiiltu Inipuiohcil.
DCNVEII , Jan. 1. A special rom Lake
City. Colo. , says that ut a mooting of the
citizens of Hinsdalo county ycatcnla.Y , reso
lution : ) wore adopted Instructing the sena
tors and representative * In the general as
sciubly to bring impeachment charges
ngnlnst Governor WliKo , and then work for
an Immediate adjailfm ut Of the extra ses
sion. This Is brovIiJiU- about by Iho gov
ernor's dotermlntitloiplo cull the legislature
together and his ro&cnt Vajr with the warden
of the penitentiary : < rv
They Gel ToBotlmr ln Mmonrl ntul Do Some
ItcsMTIn ? .
KANSAS CITY. Janljjt The conference of
'
the populists of K'at ' . .s and Missouri met
hero this morning. Mtyo forenoon was spent
in organizing. & -
During the afternoon scission the reports
of the committees wcru received and repre
sentative men of tlurparty made speeches.
Thu report of the committee on resolutions ,
rcanirmlng Iho faith 'Of thu populists In the
St. Louis and Omnl'ti platforms , condemn
ing the old parties1 opposing the further
Issue of interest-bearing bonds , demanding
thnt the dollcit In the rorenues bo met by
the Issue of fulllcffal tender paper money In
small denomination's pledging support
lo organized labor vyn ! ) adopted.
A plan of campaign xvas then devised and
speeches were made by prominent populists ,
among them J.V. \ . Long , who outlined the
doctrine of the party ! ; by L. L. Leonard of
Marshall , who dorioutfcod both old parlies as
corrupt ; by T. W. GHruth of Kansas City.
who said thnt llio people's party was thu
only ark of safety from all tljo political Ills ;
by S. S. King of Wyamlottc , who said that
the sounding of the lcath knell of the repub
lic was not far off unless the people got to
gether and saved tlio country , and by J. S.
Davcnportof J.ieksqn county , who denounced
politicians In general. He said that If he
went to Washington" acted as legislator
there ho would bo ashamed to como homo
and show his face , 'for he'd know the blood
of n traitor was In his Veins.
The state central t-dmmlttco tonight de
cided to issue n caller thn stale convention ,
lo bo held in Kansas City on Iho second
Tuesday in March , "when "n complete now
state ticket would be put in the Held.
sin ; icAisnif mii : voici : .
Mr . I.CIIHO llns Soaiethlni ; to Say About
Her Kcmoviil.
Toi'CKA , Kan. , Jan. . 1. Mrs. Mary E.
Lease this morning 'sent the following tele
gram to the State Federation of Labor , In
session nt Loavcnw.orttf :
I'llESlDENT OF Till ! . ' IjAIlOll FEDKHATION ,
CAnr. Oi F. Nr.EsrEV. I'niNiutis UNION , I.KAV-
UNWOHTII , Kan. I dealroUo join my volco with
yours and tondnr tlmo urn ! money In denounc
ing the 'sxceutlvo power that has recognized
"ruts" and scoundrels and Ignored thu labor
organizations. Thu principles of the people's
p.irty are strung and unassailable. Through
them \vo will triumph , but the crowd botniy-
Ing the trust and cause Of tlio people must bcr
burled out of sight by tlio laboring vote.
MAIIV E. IJKASF : ,
President , Hoard of Htato Trustees.
Mrs. Lease .vcstordoyjcmploycd JudgoDos-
ler to assist Eugrino Hugan lu prosecuting
her suit against tia governor. The lirst
blow In the courts willjbo struck by Messrs.
Ilngan and Dosler tomorrow morning when
they apply to the suprcluo court for an In-
jilnullbn preventing- . tV. Freeborn from at
tempting to take Mrs. Lease's place on the
board. The proceedings would have been in
stituted today , but.fo'r'jtho fact that Now
Year's day is a legal holiday.
Mrs. iLeuso will loayo'in the morning for
Olatho to attend the in ot Ing of the board.
This meeting was to have been hold at Win-
Held , but ttio pla.co.was , < changed by order of
Mrs. Loasotoday. . IL'hd , "raatter was after
wards brought to the ; " attention of Governor
Lewolllng. The governor immediately tele
graphed lo Mia members' Hut Mrs. Lease
was no longer .conucqtecl with the board ,
and Instructed theiii tot * pay no attention to
her. Mrs. Lease stated tonight , however ,
that there would bo.a'f.iilline'pting tduiorrow.
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f
Tiiey Meet [ | id Prepare for tlio CouUng
.Stuto Cumpulcn.
PITTSHUUO , Jan. 1. A conference of the
leaders of the proposed now national pro
hibition party waa'hold at 160 Fourth a venue
today. There wore' twelve people present ,
'
about half of them being women. The
meeting was merely a business one to
arrange for the dissemination of prohibition
throughout the country. It was de
cided to raise fo,650 and spend it In the inter
est of the party. Organizers are to be em
ployed and sot to work at once.
It was decided to meet every Monday
from now until March 14 , when the
national conference U to be hold In this city.
On March 13 the state : conference will also
bo held here. The leaders of the new party
hguro out that there are ypl,000 ) voters In the
democratic party whd are prohibited from
voticg as they wish because ol no uccoDtablo
candidates. The populists , they claim , have
100,000 prohibitionists in their ranks and the
idea of the new party leaders is to unite all
thcso under the banner ot-tho now national
'
party. _ _
VIIldXfAVi 'r.OVBKNOIl.
Charles T. O'Fnrrull Inaugurated with
romp nnd Ceremony.
RICHMOND , Vn. , Jan. 1. Hon. Charles T.
O'Ferrall was Inaugurated governor of Vir
ginia today with great pomp and ceremony.
Local military , consisting of infantry , cav
alry and artillery , With visiting soldiery
from various scctio'us.of thu state , repaired
to the Kxehango hotel , whore the govoruor-
elect was stopping , and in triumphant pro
cession escorted him through the principal
streets , which were thronirod with people ,
to the state capitol building , whore he was
sworn Into office. ,
Altai ol the Cli'loliuHiw Nation.
AnuMOKR , I. T. , Jan. ' 1. The governor of
thu Chlckasaw nation has called a cabinet
meeting for tomorrow at Tashoming to con
sider the advisability of convening the legis
lature on Iho question ) of submitting a prop
osition to the commission uu statehood. It
is thought that the Icglshituru will ask the
removal of thu negroes from the nation and
all lawyers and others , who rotuso to pay Iho
per capita tax , ami that they will oppose
anything tending toward any allotment of
the lands or statehood1 ,
: | s TA TIS n ca.
Total Number ut ( lllcpn ! In Uperutlon nnd
Jatii l.t The total number of
postolliccs in opei-.itipii I in llio United States
on January 1 , 1SU1 , is 68.600. This is shown
in a statement prepared nt the Po tolico ( de
partment , showing ihcjmnnborof postofllccs
in the couniry , by-ckulcs , on January 1. The
number of ofllccs bf 'tho three presidential
classes is U.4-.M. Tlicraare 151 in tlio llrst
class , where the receipts are moro than flO-
000 ; 074 In the second rlass.whero th" receipts
range from JS.OOO lo $10,000 , and a.-VJ'J In the
third class , where thu' ' receipts range from
$1,000 to fS.OOO ; theraiuro also O-VJS'J fourth-
class offices , whcro apiwlutii'cnts of post
master nro not inaojj by. the president nnd
where the compensation of , the postmasters
for each of the last tluvo quarters of the
year amounted to $2M' ' and llio receipts
fl.'JOOor less. Thq recent raising of forty-
three fourth-class po'siofllees to the prosl-
dental class takes effect January 1 , and these
are embraced lu the statement.
TnrowK tlioJMrn Out nf Wnrlc.
ST. PAI-I. , Jan. 1' . A Duluth special says :
The orders sent to the Mountain Iron and
Kuthbun mines nt Mountain Iron , on the
Mesaba , to closedown for the winter , throws
H50 men out of employment , Thcso mines
are the properly of Iho Ijaku Superior Con
solidated. On thoMcsnlfi range only one
mine Is now at worlt-nid | out of n possible
employment for fiXX ( ) moil only ifOO are ac
tually at work.
SlritaK Uifh Ore.
Ciurn.c Cnccu , Cole , , Jan. 1. Ore which
assays from $ l00 , to $5,600 per ton was
found in tlio Free Coluago mine today lu
cross-cutting from the bottom ot a shaft 170
feet In depth. The Free Coinage is located
cast of the Uurui , on Bull mouuUla ,
IT I XT/MIPPTT njn PI1PIT f IT t I
MAftCIIESTLR S GRtAT CANAL
What it Mcani in the Way of TraJo for
Liverpool's ' Rival.
IT IS ONE OF THE MARVELS OF THE AGE
At a 1'lcco nl I'liRlnvcrlni ; Work It .Stands
Aionu Urriitcr tliun Suez or Atn-
ttvrilntn OlMliiclcD Were Not
u llur to Uunlus ,
MANcunsTr.it , Jan. 1. The great ship canal
from K.istham to Manchester Is now an ac
complished fact , and the town of Manches
ter , situated about forty miles from the sea
board , can bo reached by sea from Now
York In about ton hours after arriving at
Liverpool.
On Dccumbcr7 a steamer convoying the
directors of the canal made the entire Jour
ney of the canal , but thu formal ofliclal open
ing did not taku place until today.
In order lo realize the full significance of
this fact and of all that It Implies , wo havu
to consider the sudden creation of a great
port in direct communication with all parts
of the world , close to and partly within the
comities of an immense commercial city and
surrounded by an Industrial population of
0.7i'JOOJ. Besides the actual canal , the
docks arc of a most extensive character.
The smaller docks and quays and the upper
reach will bu principally occuple.l by coast-
lug vessels , whllo In the larger docks will bo
moored ships from the United States , Can
ada , India , etc.
At other docks will bo accommodations for
cattlu and , in fact. Manchester lias at one
stroke , become onu of the larccst and most
Important ports in the United Kingdom.
The work Is the outcome of a series of long
nvostlgations in parliamentary committees ,
during the years 1SS3 , 1SS4 aril 18S5.
Snppnrttrs of tlio .Movi'inent.
The supporters of the canal who spent
15,000 In obtaining the act were manufac
turers and merchants of .Manchester , and its
principal opponents were thu corporations at
Liverpool.
With the use of the electric llsht , steamers
will bo nolo lo navigate' by night as well as
by day and the whole length of Iho canal
will bo traversed in about ton hours.
Some notion of the capacity of the canal
mav be drawn when wo compare its depth
with the Suez and Amsterdam canals. The
minimum width of Iho bottom of the Suez is
suvonty-two feet ami of the Amsterdam
eighty-eight feet seven Inches , whllo chat of
thu Manchester canal is 1'JO feet. Tlio mini
mum depth of the Manchester and Suez
waterways Is twenty-sixjfi'et and that of the
Amsterdam camil is twenty-eight feet.
A statement signed by 182 steamship own
ers , owning moro than 1,000 steamers of an
aggregate net tonnage of about 1,000,000
tons moro than 25 per cent of the entire
steamship lines' tonnage of thu United Klug-
dom declares the canal will bo navigable
without difficulty by merchant steamers of
the largest class and that if the charges on
the slilp canal are not higher than those of
other purls ( and they nro actually less )
shipowners will at once make use of the
waterway as soon.as it is open for tmfllc ,
ami that the additional thirty-one and one-
halfmilcs'lo'Mattehcsior JYom the sua will
not incrcaso'the rate of freight charged to
.Liverpool by a merchant steamer for a long
'voyage. . - < , . , - ) . .
Will Giro nn Impetus to liiislncan.
It Is believed the quantity of grain car
ried over the canal will bo at least one-half ,
of that now landed at Liverpool. U Is estimated -
mated that at least 105,000 tons per annum
Of fruit and vegetables will at once bo im
ported to Manchester by this route. Ton
large sugar merchants b.ivo stated that not
less than 300 tons of sugar per annum will
pass through the cunal.
With regard to raw cotton , llrmn in the
district owning -18,000,000 spindles declare
that nearly all the cottun they use will be
brought by the canal.
Of outward cargoes there will bo no lack
and U'xlllo manufacturers have testified to
their belief that about 500,000 tons per an
num will bo dispatched by the now canal.
The financial success of this enormous under
taking seems to bo assured. The promoters
of the canal are confident of their ability to
secure a very largo and remunerative traf
fic , and the estimates of profit based upon
the capital , as originally proposed , were
very tiivorablo. The original capital of
8,000,000 has , however , now grown to nearly
double that amount and those anticipat
ing big prolits are not now so sanguine as
they formerly were. That there , however ,
are enormous probabilities of traffle cannot
bo disputed. .
ANAKCJilSTS HOU.MJKU UP.
French I'olioa Authorities Gntlior In a
\Vliolii Int of Thniu Ynatnritny.
PAIUS , Jan. 1. The police raided anarchist
quarters in many of the towns In Franco
today and seized the forms and copy of
today's edition of the anarchist journal ,
Pore I'olnard. In this city they also searched
Iho residence of Etise Heclus , a brother of
Paul Kcclus , who has been missing sluco the
throwing of the bomb in the Chamber of
Deputies.
At Havre the nolieo searched eleven
houses , seized a lot of correspondence and
recovered stolen bombs amounting to 1,500
francs. For thn theft of thcsu bombs three
anarchists were imprisoned some months
ago.
ago.Fivo anarchists were arrested In raids in
various towns of the Department of the
Solno-Inferieuro , including the city of Uoucn.
A party ofgednarmcs , with fixed bayonets ,
surrounded llio house of an anarchist lecturer
in the Hue Yiergo , Brest , and arrested n
well known anarchist named Menulur ana
three others , tojfothur with several women
companions. Mcnuicr has already suffered
imprisonment tor causing strikes.
Five anarchists were arrested at Troy and
a quantity of explosives were seized. Five
moro annrchists were arrested at MonUu'ion.
LYONS , Jan. 1. The police today searched
the holmes of fifty anarchists and made
twenty-four arrests. Much Incendiary llter-
aturu was seized.
Later particulars about the police descent
upon the anarchists are to tlio effect that
the minister of thu interior ordered that the
smirches fur anarchists should bu made
simultaneously throughout Franco.
A viiar roit bomb was discovered at
Grenoble , and -150 cartridges were found at
Alller. Of these ) cartridges , sixty-three
were charged with dynamite and 27. ! with
grisonlino. The remainder were gunpowder
cartridges.
Fifteen militant Italian anarchists , all
with criminal records , were expelled from
Nico. Up to this wrlllng there havu been
thirty-four arrests of tiiiarchlsls In Paris
and Us suburbs , and twenty-four at Lyons.
Triuil In Kill lIlniKrir.
LONDON , Jan. 1.--A Barcelona dispatch
siiyu thu anarchist CcJiua , In prmon there
on tlio charge of having tried to murder
General Campos and of having been impli
cated In tlio Licco theater outrage , tried to
. (111 himself by opening one of his vciim with
a piece of glass. Ho was discovered in time
and his attempt frustrated.
Swept by u Storm ,
LONDON , Jan , 1. A heavy gale has swept
over tho. T.fno district. During the utorrn
the German bark , Fnodrloh Oclrich , was
driven ashore , and her crow was with great
llfllculty rescued by the life saving corps
l > y means of the rocket apparatus. The
rescue caused a most exciting scene.
Minimi the Trench Cuniulnte ,
GE.NOI , Jon. 1.--A few men today , ap
parently excited by the Alguos-Mcrtot ver
dict at Angoulcmo , France , where a number
of French workmen were acquitted oi the ]
killing In September of over n score of
Italian workmen during n riot , gathered In
faint of the French consulate and stoned
the escutcheon ovi r the door. The police
dispersed the crowd and arrested two of thu
leaders.
Thu formal regrets of tr.o municipal
authorities at the occurrence wcro convoyed
to the French consul.
run I'ic.voi : AMI coNcoitn.
I'rcsldent Curnot llrrmvea New Your Cnl-
IrM-IIN Trlto Hxproxlom.
PAiii ! , Jan. 1. President Cnrnot today
received the diplomatic corps and thu papal
nuncio. Tlio latter , on behalf of his col
leagues , expressed their wishes for thu con
tinued prosperity of France.
President Carnet , In rnply , said that ho
greeted the opening of the nuw year with
confidence , bollovlng it would draw the
human fiunilv nuar.r ; to its ultimate ob
ject , the moral and matorl.il welfare of Iho
people. Frtnco , llio president assured his
visitors , always loved order , liberty and the
laws. His dearest wish , ho added , was
peace and international concord.
Kllso Kcclus. the brother of Paul Kcclus ,
was arrested at n lulu hour last night , but
was liberated after a few hours detention.
.New YiMr ut IliTlln.
Dniii.tN. Jan. 1. The usual Now Year's
celebrations took place hero today. 10m-
peror William received the diplomatic corp'
in tlio Whlto hall. After luncheon scvur.il
of the military attaches were presented.
Later the emperor , accompanied by Prince
Henry nf Prussia , called at the residences of
the diplomatic corps , as well as at the resi
dences of Chancellor von Caprivi and a mini-
oer of generals and admirals. In the even
ing after dinner llio empjror und empress
went to the opera.
King lliinihurl'A Ailtlrot * . .
Ko.Mn , Jan. 1. King Humbsrt in replying
to the Sow Year's greeting of the Italian
senators and deputies , after referring to
financial affairs , alluded to the riots In Sic
ily. Ho said ho sympathized with llio
Sicilians and was convinced that their con
dition could bo alleviated by wise measures
of legislation. Ho added that lie believed
the prospects wero"good for a peaceful state
of affairs in Karopo , and that this would
enable him ami them to givu considerable
attention to international questions.
Spanish In Mornrc.t.
MADUID. Jan. -General Marline. ; Campos
telegraphed that twenty-five chiefs , in the
name of all the tribe ? around Mulilla , ottered
to surrender all of thu Spanish prisoners
taken in the lights since October 1 and
promised to guarantee peace if General
Campos would permit the renewal ol trade
at Mclilla. General Campos consented , in
view of the submissive attitude of the
chiefs. Ho also agreed to convey to thn sul
tan their pr.iyor thai llio lives of the two
Kiff leaders , Nalnionuohata and iludduel-
bach bu spared.
Some ol Them I'.SKtpod.
CAPETOWN , Jan. 1. Ka.tlvcs who have ar
rived at Buluxvuyo since the last dispatch
sent say they are positive that & portion of
the Wilson party escaped in the direction of
Hartley Hill. Traders are alrouly preparing
lo open stores at Buluwayo , and other steps
are being taken to push forward on the road
toBuluxvnyonml its neighborhood. Seluis ,
the explorer mid hunter , arrived at Palapyo
yesterday.
Ontario I'avoi-n rrohlhltlitn ,
MONTHCAI , , Jan 1. A plebiscite on the
question of prohibition was taken in connec
tion with the annual municipal elections
throughout the province of Ontario today.
The returns up to midnight were not complete
'
plete , but reports so far'show n majority for
prohibition in nearly every suction , with the
exception of lar to cities , where the prohibi
tion party .also showed'great-strongth.
Cnptnrml the Mutineer * .
LONDON , Jan. 1. A dispatch lo Iho Standard - '
ard from Berlin says iwelvo more mulincers
in Iho Cameroon have been captured and Iho
mutiny is now ended. It is alleged the
harshness of Lieutenant Herring , who com
manded the force , was Iho cause of the out
break.
ST. PcTEitBiifHO , Jan. 1. The revenue from
January to October , during the past year is
estimated at 77.1,705,000 roubles , against 705-
800,000 roubles for the same period of the
preceding year. The expenditure was 703-
97,000 roubles.
.loinod the C'linrch or Itomo.
LONDON , Jan. 1. Three more Anglican
clergymen havu Joined thu Church of Komn ,
making fourteen Anglican ministers who
have become Koman Catholics .since the
famous Lincoln case.
Itnsxiu Adding to llur Navy ?
LONDON , Jan. 1. A St. Petersburg dis
patch to the Times says llio government has
ordered an ironclad of 8,800 tons , a torpedo
catcher and three torpedo boats to bo com
menced immediately at Nieolaelff.
Agrrnl lo n O. iiiiriinii4P. |
LONDON , Jan. 1. The government leaders
and the leaders of the opposition have ar
rived ut a compromise arrangement , by
which the parish councils bill will bo passed
by January 15.
Nor Asknu. lor : i Xinv r.ixin.
rtojtE , Jan. 1. Premier Crispt has an
nounced that the report that Italy is negoti
ating for a now loan is unfounded.
Druth ot n .Inckiiy.
LONDON , Jan. 1. Mullen , the well known
Jockey , Is dead. Ho recently sustained su-
vcru injuries whilu hunting.
M. lu ( ilcrs III.
ST. PwKiisiiuufl , Jan , 1. M. do Glcrs , the
minister of foreign affairs , Is seriously III ,
Iho result of a bad chill.
itttsi'.ti'jm .iiK.v.
Work ( if the Xi'\vjipapiT JMim of .St. Paul
Ulvtm to tlio I'nhllu.
ST. PAUL , Jan. 1. The St. P.iul Press club
book of short stories , entitled ' 'For Hovcnuc
Only , " was issued from the press today. It
U one of the most novel productions
in literature. Its author and executant
Is Harry W. Wiick of the St. Paul
Globe. The boolt is written by twenty-
five members of the Press club , for the
benefit of the club. The state is In a furore
about thu book , which is a beautiful piece of
typographical work. It contains various
original features In ! )25 ) pages , It Is criticised
as being the greatest literary work which
the northwest has produced in ten years.
The stories nru brilliant , of general applica
tion and nothing savors of purely local con
cern. The talent of the North Star slalo
has contributed its effusion. John J. Conway -
way , A. M. , Captain A. Castlu , Kov. Dr.
Samuel G. Smltli , Harlan P. Hall , Ignatius
Donnelly and Lulsl D. Ventura tire umutig
the authors. An edition do luxe is now
being subscribed for.
JIIKV KAOIf A HUUUfUlfili ,
I'hlludulplim VnperN An-nnge to flrculvo
Ithlliihlii Now * Nurvli'o.
PHILADELPHIA , Jan. 1. Six leading daily
papers in Philadelphia , the North American ,
the Philadelphia Inquirer , Iho I'rcbs , the
Times , the Hvenlng Bulletin ami the Phila
delphia Democrat today severed their news
relations with the United press ami have
become full inen.bors of the Associated press
and will hereafter publish Associated press
ncvrs. Kvery newspaper in Phllndulphln ,
with three exceptions , tohiuh has oeen
given Iho opportunity of purmancntly secur
ing the Rurvico of thu Associated press , has
availed itself of that jinvllcjjo and has with
drawn Its patronngu from the United press.
Killed liy u Holler K pln lon.
CIUTTANOOOA , Jan. --This morning at the
Cincinnati Southern Hallway shops , Charles
Ilccliort and Jusso Lang , colored , were In
stantly Killed by nu explosion uf n boiler
of an vn luo they were repairing.
BOSTON'S ' SEW
John Stetson's MngniOojnt Qlobo Thcalo *
Serves as a Burnt Offering.
BEAUTIFUL PLAY HOUSE IS IN RUIN3
Tire Makes a Total Wreck of the Building
Inside and Out.
HANLON'S SUPERBA GOES WITH THE HOUSE
Nothing of tha Expensive Scenery and Ma
chauical Appliances Was Saved.
OTHER PROPERTY SUFFERS GREATLY
Adjoining Are on Dro nnd th
I.ona Unit Will I.'IIHIIO U Still it
Mutter or the .Merest
Conjeclnro ,
BOSTON , Jan. a. 2:45 : a. m. 'I'ho now year
began In this city with a largo llro , a do-
struelivo , and at onu timu very dangerous
blazu , In Iho Globe theater on Washington
street , owned by John Stetson , and at pros-
out occupied by the Hanlon's Supcrba com
pany , which is playing an engagement hero.
The elegant play house is completely cleaned
out and the property of the Hanlons is
ruined.
13very engine that can possibly bo
spared is being used to protect ad
jacent property. At this hour the
largo six-story building Just erected by
the Harvard college trustees has caught
and every effort is being made to save it. It
looks as if the entire block cf Iho Harrison
extension would bu swallowed up.
llunlon'H 1'roprfty Kxploclrs.
During the progress of the llro several
sovcro explosions occurred which proved to
bo the powder and cartridges owned by the
Hanlon company. It Is stated that every
particle of wardrobes of the company is lost.
The Inmates of the houses on Essex street
and Harvard Place are preparing to leave lu
case Ihc conflagration oxlcnds.
The efforts of the firemen on this street
are gigantic and every linu of hose Ihat
could ho obtained is brought into play , with
partial success. On the ICsjcx street sldo
adjoining the theater are valuable blocks of
buildings which are occupied by largo busi
ness concerns.
Street Mghln Tnrneil On .
The streets of the city are In darkness
and the electric cars have ceased lo run ,
owing to thqcurr.ent bieng turned , off. The
heavens are illuminated xvltli thu blaze ,
which Kin be secn-for miles around.
Sparks from the fire traveled with the
xvind two aud'thruc blocks away and u most
careful watch is being kept by u cordon of
policemen.
A number of police have roped off the va
rious avenues , and thousands of people are
congregating-from every section of the city ,
watching the progress of the ftro. 'I'ho xvatcr
toxvcrs stationed on the Washington street
side of Iho fire are pouring in thousands
of gallons of water into the flory furnace.
The llrst alarm of the lire xvas given at
1:25 : a. m. and was quickly followed by a second
end and third alarm. Whun Chief Webber
saxv how the fire xx-aa gaining ho had a
fourth alarm turned in. "
t'HiiRlit In thn Cnut Ilooni.
Itjjs thought the fire started In the coat
rd.jm of the theater by some one throxving a
lighten cigarette on the llocr and that it
smouldered until it broke out Into a blaze.
It is estimated the loss on the thoalur xvill
bo in Ihe neighborhood of 'lOO.OOO , nnd that
of the Hanlon company about $ -10,000 , as it
has not been able to save any of the x-alu-
able scenery which It carries.
It Is impossible at this time to estimate
xvhat the loss to tha other buildings xvlll
amount to , as the lire is still raging and
there is no telling where it xvill stop.
Uniting thn Host or the I'lnmen.
8:25 : a. m. The fire has been checked on the
Essex street and Harrison extension sldo of
the theater , btit-on liny ward 1'lacu the fire
is still eating its way into Iho adjacent build-
Ings.
Ings.Tho
The Globe cafe is a total loss , nothing but
the xx-alls remaining. Every effort is being
made to conflno the llro with fair success.
During thu whulu conflagration not an
accident has been reported.
U Is Impossible to state what the loss will
amount to In the business buildings.
UiRO a. m. At this hour the fire is appar
ently under control ana the danger of a gen
eral conflagration Is past. The tolal loss
xvill probably reach nearly $1,000,000. All
the properly la well Insured ,
o
Kllliul hy Ac flddiit.
YuiiMii.uo.v , S. I ) . , Jon. 1. Another shoot
ing affair last night resulted In Iho death of
Charles Ox-urhulsu , son of ti. B. Ovorhulse ,
the reform or.itor. Ovorhulso , xvilh com
panions , was coasting near Iho Atwood
place , two miles north of town. A sioigli
loaded with young pconlo passed and ran to
thu bottom of the hill , xvhoro Walter Hoff
man droxv a revolver and fired In thn air ,
but In thu direction of the coasters. The
hall hit young Ovcrliulso between the eyes
and ho cannot live. Hoffman Is thu senior
editor of the Clay County Fruoman. Ho
came to town last night and gax'o himself up
this morning.
II. > ily TiitTlud Too Long
William Dally , with a thlrty-dny suspended
sentence for vagranuy hanging over him ,
was found again walking thu street * lust
night. An oillcer took bun In chtirgo
On Dill ) Aifitln.
Ofllccr Louis Godul.t , who xvns soveioly
.Injured In an accident on the East Oinulm
motor line August U , last , wont , on duty
ugiiln for the first limu last night.
111. , .Ian. l.-Ocorgo W.
Chaltcrlonvdciilor In Jewelry find musical
Iuitrumcntsiaasgnod ! * | today. I labilities ,
tWXj ( ) ; assets , about. th bamo.
'
if limlnctuin.
Lowr.i.i. . Mass. , Jan. ---A 10 per cent to-
ductlon was announced today In the Lowell
Maimf.icturlng company , affection ! J < 000
p coplw.