THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
ESTABLISHED nJ2fE 19 , 1871. OMAHA , THURSDAY MOUNrNOJANTJA11Y 27 , 1308 TWELVE PAGES. COPY JFLVE CENTS.
CROWDS AT DENVER
Many People Attend the Stock Growers'
Convention.
MOUNTAIN CITY FILLED WITH DELEGATES
Nearly Every Transmistouri State is
Represented.
SOMBRERO OF FICTION IS NOT PRESENT
Btookmen of Today Are Moro Like Other
Business Men.
THERE IS A PURPOSE BEHIND THE MEETING
Denver IN AiiilillliiUN to lloooiiu- On-
tml . .MnrUt'i for l < Ycilcr StueU
from the > ! ( i u n tn I n nnd
riiiin.
DENVEJt. Jan. 26. ( Special. ) AB I write
this Denver Is tilled to overflowing with
stockmen. There are hundreds of them , I
might bo tomptcJ to say thousands after
making the rounds of the various hotels.
Almcst every state and territory west of the
Missouri , from Mexico to the llrlt'sh possca-
Blccifl , Is represented' .
Omaha has never had a national conven
tion ot stockmen and thu readers of The lice
may fco Interested In knowing what such an
ttbFctnbly look like. The popular Idea plc-
tu.'cn a stockman aa a big Individual with
flr--.vlog locks and broad-brimmed hat , bootea
and spurred , and with belt ar. < l plptol promi
nently displayed. Possibly there was a time
when such a description might have flttetl
the case , but tbt period has long nlncu
passed. The broad1 brimmed white hat Is lap-
Idly disappearing from the western plains ,
nether with the long horned Texas cjtccr.
Improvement has been the watchword , both
with men au < l cattle. The up-to-date cattle
man simply alma at being a business man
nnd nothing more. Ho Is a manufacturer
who converts the vegetable products of the
soil Into beet and mutton.
DENVEIl IS AMWTIOUS.
Ono cannot help but admire the enterprise
of the people of Denver who have brought
about thh great gathering of stockmen ,
leaving nothing umlrcio that could contribute
to cither the profit or pleasure ot those at
tending. Itut Denver Is a city of ambitions
and ono ot the grcatrat la the very com-
niGmlablo ambition to become a prominent
Block market. While at first thought UiU
might appear an Impossibility , with Omaha ,
Sioux City , Chicago , Kansas City r.nd St.
Louis enjoying practically a monopoly ot
the western live stock business , any evie at
all familiar with the Industry will be forced
to admit that Denver has a future , and may
In the course ot a few yearn force Its way
Into the circle of great llvo stock markets.
While * the most sanguine Denvcrltcs might
take Issue with mo on that point , I bellcvo
the majority of stockmen will agree that
Denver can never become n packing center.
The maintenance of large packing plants
demands a wide variety of raw material ,
embracing every kind and grade of live
Block. Denver Is fortunately situated for
obtaining supplies of grass fed cattle and
B ) eep from the northern ranges , and ot
ohcap low grade beef or canning stock from
the south , but to ship corn fed cattle from
Nebraska or Kansas west and then take the
product eastward again In competition with
the packing houses located In the midst o ;
the corn belt would bo thoroughly Im
practical. Denver m > : y , and probably will ,
build up a local packing business , but Its
territory will bo confined to IU own Im
mediate vicinity and to the mining towns
near at hand.
GOOD M'EETINO ' POINT ,
Denver's possibilities as a stock market
llo In another direction. With rutlroatlii
leading out Into the range country , both
north and south , this city would seem to
he the natural centering point for the cnt-
tlo and sheep business of the plains , the
point of meeting between the free-groan
rangemen of the northern states , and tlio
brcedeTH of the southern , and the point
where both may meet the feeders from the
c-orn belt. In ether words , Denver Is In n
fair way of gulnlng prominence as a great
feeder market.
In days gone by the range men from the
nortliein tier of states were accustomed to
nmku un minimi pilgrimage to Texas and
the southwest territories , which constitute )
the great breeding grounds , In quest of ! cat-
'tlo ' and sheep to be driven north , where
oxpi-rlenco has shown they are best ma
tured. The amount of labor Involved in
jeeurlng the kind of e-attlo wanted cm the
plains , as well ns the expense , was always
u serious drawback. " The coming of rall-
roada and the cHtnbllshmcnt of a market at
Kansas City , and later at Omaha , simpli
fied matters very materially. The breeders
from the southern tier of states very readily
adopted the plan of shipping their cattle
tu the central market , from which point they
could bo distributed to the feeders of the
north.
For some ) tlmo back Denver has been aimIng -
Ing at the Interception of nt least a portion
of this business , and already has made ecei-
Blderablo progress in this direction , about
iSP.OOO cattle having passed through the
yards at this point during the last year. As
I understand It the main object of the Den
ver peopleIn holding this convention Is to
bring this Idea of a feeder market more
prominently before the stockmen of the
transmlssUslppl region.
11ASI3 FOll ITS CLAIMS.
A writer on live stock matters has set
forth In thu Denver News the grounds upon
this city U building Its hopes of a llvo stock
market , and perhaps I can do no better
tinn to quote his tlgurcs bearing on the sub
ject. Ho says :
Thcro are throe sections that provide the
cattle of thld country ; we will divide them
Into t-roupa. Firut the states that supply
cattle ready for feed purposes ; of these are
the corn states , whluli Include ;
Estimated
Htntcs. Cattle 1S97.
IHInola , . . . , . . , , J.r.'o.iMO
Iowa U.OO-J.OW
.Missouri . , , , L'.OOUOOi )
Kansas , , . , . . . , 1XX ! ! > ,0)0
Kcbraska ,
Total . . . 11,725,00)
Second are thu grazing Mates from which
ive get our rungu beef , namely ;
Kutlmiited ,
Btutcs. 1W7 ,
Montana . , . 1,100,000
pukotaa . 1.WO.OOO
Wyoming . 720.0)0 )
Minnesota . . . . . .
Total . J.O.'O.OuO
.These two divisions we will call the con
suming state * ( hat U , In the sense thut they
produce finished cattle ready { or market ,
that go otit as beef and nro taken out of
the country entirely and never appear again
as a possible supply.
The last group of ntntcs wo will call the
breeding or producing- states ; wo will re-
dlvldo them Into the western nnd southern
states. Or the former there nre :
Estimated
Htntes. Cattle 1S97.
Nevada 2.VUWJ
Idaho 375.COJ
rtah , RMWWC
Oregon SOO.tXK
Washington vw , ( :
Colorado lXHt ( , ( l
Total 3.3 < X > , IOJ
In the south arc :
Arizona COO.OiXl
New Mexico SsCO.OOO
Oklahoma IW.exnj
Texas G.WO.OCO
To'.nl , T.KO,0 > ]
These figures plve some material to work
on. We llml that the consuming states
have ll,2r > ,000 cattle In the corn ellstrlcl
and 3SSOW ) In the range district , or u total
of iri.110.000. From the best authorities It
Is estimated that It takes about C.OCO.OOO cattle
tlo to supply the four * reat markets. Al
lowing uOO.tXn ) for local use that do not
show In the market receipts , we have the
following figures :
Cuttle In the consuming slates
( corn or grazing states ) 13,715,000
Cnttlo In the producing states ( west
anil south ) lO.SKi.OOO
Cattle eonsume'd annually for food. . GoOOOW
AHU POOH UUPHOUUCEUS.
From these we find that the proportion or
number or cattle shlppi-d from the grazing
and corn stnti-s to market la largely In cxr
cess of what they are able to breed or
raise from their own herds. We also find
the grazing states a constant buyer of
steers , and not much of n reproelucer or
breeder ot rattle. Allowing for the cattle
that come from the south and west really
for food and the cattle that come from the
grazing- states that arc classed as feeders
and not sold as beef , but go back to the
corn lots , we find an annual demand of
say C.OCO.OOO enttle to bis supplied from 2(1- (
COO.WjO reported ns owned by the states. Let
us say that of those C.OJO.OoO the consuming
stale's supply from their own herds 3,000XO. (
Tnls still leaven them with an open demand
for 3COO , K ) cattle annually to go on the
great grassy ijlnlus or the northwest and
Into the yards' of the feeders In tlio corn
states. We are now ( jetting down to where
It Is Interesting to the citizens of Denver , for
It Is because of this annual demand for 3-
W,0,000 of stock and feeding cattle from people -
plo who live east and north of Us to be
brought from teirltory west and south of
us that wo base our hopes for the future
of Denver's cuttle market.
If Denver succeeds In making that the
great feeder market Omaha and Kansas
City stock yardo will sillier a correspond
ing loss of bi'slncss , but It Is uu old saying
that there Is no great loss without same
compensating guln. The Denver people ar
gue that to bring cattle from the west to
Omaha or Kansas City and then ship them
west again to bo fattened on corn in Nebraska - ,
braska or Kansas , and then again ship
them east to bo sold as beef entails a need
less expense In the/ way ot transportation
cnarges ,
GET THEM EVENTUALLY.
On the other hand , they siy that the men
\ii \ the corn states , by coming to Denver
for their western cattle , can take them on
castAvnrd , halt them at their farms to beS
fattened and then continue the shipment to
the eastern markets. If this were done
Omaha and Kansas City yards would lose
the .first handling of the cattle , but would
eventually get them when they were fat
tened ready for beef. H is admitted that
.this would reduce the revenue of the stock
yards ? "but , " say the Denverltcs , "the
farmers la'the corn belt would be laise
gainers. Their corn crop would bring them
moro money , they would bo more prcsper-
cus and the1 general business Interests of
O.naha and Kansas City would be enhanced
to a degree that would more than compen-
oa' i for the loss inflicted on the stock yards
companies. "
Personally , I do not believe that Denver
will ever bo able to very materially reduce
the business now being done at either
Onuha or Kansas City. But the cattle busi
ness Is expanding westward and If Denver
continue , ) Its present efforts It may be pos
sible to secjro a largo percentage of the new
business in the way ot handling fcedlnl ;
and stock cattle. A. C. D.
: ui.rii : > nv TIIK ni.\eiiv : DILI. .
I.Ivi * Sioelc ImliiNtry llovlvliiK from IIN
I.oiiK Pi'lPrrsxIon.
DENVEH , Jan. 26. Chairman Springer
called the National Stock Growers' conven
tion to order at 10 o'clock thlfl morning.
There was a full attendance of delegates. A
committee was chosen ot one ) from each
state represented to draft a constitution and
by-laws. Those chosen were : Texas , Murdo
McKenzle ; Kansas , J. W. Johnson ; Idaho ,
J. D. Woods ; Oregon , H. C. Judson ; Utah ,
Je&so M. Smith ; Missouri , J. II. Neff ; Ne
braska , M. A. Daughcrty : Michigan , H.
Hinds ; South Dakota , V. M. Stewart ; Mon
tana , Paul McCornmck ; Wyoming , W. C.
Irvltig ; Iowa , Henry Wallace ; Illinois , C. W.
Ilakcr ; Arizona , W. C. IMrnct' ; Indiana , A.
E. Harley ; Minnesota , Oeneml M. D. Flower ;
Colorado , E. M. Ammons ,
The first address was on "Statlfltlce as to
Values of Llvo Stock and' Prospective Con
ditions , " by J. H. Neff , editor ot the Drov
ers' Telegram , Kansas City. The speaker
reviewed the history of the otock growers'
business of the last fifteen years , showing
that the Industry , which was on the down
grade for a number of years , reached 'be ' > t-
tom a coupleot years ago and has since
been improving. Figures were given to show-
that prices are now more than 200 per cent
above the lowest point of n few yearn ago.
Ho expressed the fear that stocking and feedIng -
Ing cattle are now- bringing moro money
than they will bring In the market when
fattened. Whati Is true of cattle , ho as
serted , Is also true ot sheep , horses and
hogs. Comparing the stock Industry with
that of mining , ho said If the silver men
haJ Teller , Joafci and Stewart at Webbing-
tcm , the utock growers had Dlngley , Gros-
vcnor and McKlnley. lie spoke optimistic
ally upon the probable effect of the Dlngley
bill , especially on the- sheep Industry. Ho
closed with a prediction of prosperity for
llic future. Governor \V. A. Klchards of
Wyoming next i poke on "Tho Cession of the
Arid Public Lauds to the States. "
Governor Ulclmrda took the position that
not only the > uld lands , but all the public
lands , should be given to the'states. They
would then , hu said , soon bo made to help
pay thu government expenses and sooner
bo put In the hands of actual settlers. < Hu
favored the leasing uf all arid lands for pas
ture lands , the revenue derived to bo used
In aiding their reclamation by actual Bet-
tiers. He nald 'tho money received from the
rale of public lands bad been very largely
used In states other than those In which
the luiuls were situated to the advantage of
tbc older , at the expense of the younger
states.
Elwood M. Ead , state engineer of Wyo.
ti.lni ; . spoke ou "How Dest to Prevent CM' sh-
Ing Ilctween Sheep and Cattlemen on the
Itatigea. " After going ai some length into
( Continued ou Fifth I'age. )
MONETARY CONVENTION ENDS
Finishes Its Business nnd tbo Doegatci !
Start for Ilomc ,
DECLARATION FOR A SOUND CURRENCY
mill I'lnn of tin1 C
ttu > Sdiniii ( if Aiiproval
Work of Priu'tlral UUN-
IICMH Jlfll.
LVDIAN'AI'OLIS , Jan. 2C. It was not ex
peeled that the- monetary convention wouli
remain In session more than two daya , am
Uils expectation 'was realized. It settles
down to work promi'tly at 10 o'clock thli
morning and adjourned at 2 o'clock , subjec
to the call of the chairman , Hugh H. Hanni
It was n cceivcntlon that was notable foi
the promlncmco of Its delegates In buslncsi
circles , and for the large number who , a
the sacrifice of their private Interests , mad <
the long journey to Indianapolis to omglia
size by their presence 'their ' strong sympath ]
with the movement for currency reform
The number of bankers who attended wai
limited to less thoci a dozen. T'.ie remaludul
ot the 400 delegates wore representatives o
the various commercial bodies , with a tprlnk
ling of political economists , pratnlnent ainoiu
whom wes 1'rof. Tau&slg of Harvard unlver
slty.
slty.Tho
The proceedings of the convention wen
transacted with that businesslike methoi
which was characteristic of the men eiv
gage-d. There was about them a snap and c
vim end am energy , combined with an ab
sence of superfluities and halr-spllttlng points
of order , that furnished u retrcs-iiing contrast -
trast to a purely political convention , where
prompt action Is less required than the ad
vantage of this or that particular candidate
There was.no desire to shirk the work en
trusted lo the delegates , nor was thcTO , 04 :
the other hand , any puiposo unduly to delaj
its completion. The business of the con
vention was to endor&u the report of tin
monetary commission , whlc.li Is now before
congreFs In the form of a bill , nnd whet
Oils was dona il promptly adjourned.
-Many of the delegates returned to theli
homes this afternocu. All of the Now Yorli
and eastern men left on early trains , am ;
some of the Iowa delegates were equallj
prompt In getting away. Tonight only s
score of the delegates are about the hole :
lobules , and the -convention ot which the }
were a txirt has already ? iaase > l Into his
tory.
IC.VUOKSE THE COMMISSION.
The convention convened at 10 o'clock today
Pending the report ot the committee on res
olutions , the cecretary read a number ol
tc-legrams from the various commercial
bodies of the country , endorsing the plan ol
the commission.
E. J. Parker of Illinois presented a reso
lution approving the efforta of the National
Huskies. ? leoguo to forward a movement to
ward the establishment of a national de-
iwrtment of commerce and Induatries , the
head of which shall be a member of the
cabinet. .
Charles S. FVUrchlld , ex-secretary of the
treasury , delivered an address.
-Mr. Kalrchlld said that the commission
had done Its work under the Inspiration o !
the convention of 1897. He said a govern
ment should try to learn facts and ! conform
Its laws thereto. '
Men In the past have had standards ol
value and mediums of exchange or clreulat.
Ins mediums or whatever name you may
give them , with no laws save the customs
of business ; these they can have In the
future without statutes , and thc-y will huvc
them In spite ot statutes if states stand In
the way of the liresistible force of the con
curring habits of men.
A fact of civilization Is that men meas
ure value by gold. Whatever the stand
ard named In law men will continue to
measure value -by gold until , by the /'on-
currcnco oC t.ielr habits , they evolve some-
tiling that suits their purposes better.
The commission's report was an attempt
to remove unnatural barriers of law and
make a statute supplement and assist the
laws which the habits of business men had
evolved.
Gentlemen , your right to meet , to have
und ypenk your opinion , to make your
petition , anil to win to your cause the people
ple of our country Is older than our gov
ernment , IH declared In the bill ut rig its
and Imbedded In the constitution of tne
United States. The spirit that brings you
hero IH that which makes possible and Is
fie condition precedent to n , government
ot the people. We claim no more than this
high and ancient right nnd no less. Your
authority is no more than that which can
bo .given . by the combined diameter , wls-
tl3m nnd patriotism of the voluntary organ
izations of the men In all parts of our
country who move und direct Us mighty
business , whose brain and energy give life
ti > tnat without whleli nrmy , navy and na
tions glory , Its government even , cannot be.
Of this you nro thu delegated representa
tives , your authority Is tlitt ) und no more
and no ICS.M.
COMPLETES ITS U\nOU2.
At the conclusion of Mr. Fnirchlld's ad
dress n motion was made nnd carried that
when the convention adjourned It bo sub
ject to the call of the .executive committee
Permanent Chairman Shaw declared that
"Thla convention never adjourns" and K.
0. Stannard of Missouri took -tho gavel to
preside ,
The next speaker was Congressman
Joseph Overstrcot iaf the Indianapolis dis
trict , who Introduced the monetary bill In
congress. Mr. Overstrcet commended the
commission's work. "This Is not the time for
stopping this movement , " said he. Ho
thought the bill will receive | Lie ! thorough
attention of congress nnd said Speaker Heed
would In no way retard Its careful considera
tion. "If wo are defeated , " said he , "wo
shall not ibo conquered. " I
C. C. Homer of Utltlmoro urged the Impor
tance ot organization and cald that congress
bhould understand that this plan was tbo
will of the people.
Mr. Whoolock of Minnesota , chairman of
rim committee on resolutions , asked John C.
Dullitt of Philadelphia to read tlio resolu
tions. The resolutions recognize thu conven
tion's obligations io the executive committee
and cordially ajvrove the plan of currency
reform submitted by the commission. Mr.
Dullttt spoke at length In favor of the rebo-
liuloiiB and as a gold democrat urged concen
trated cffoit looking to currency reform without -
out reganl to party tlw.
CRITICISES DBMOCruCY.
Mr. Ilullltt deplored the position of the
democratic party on the money question.
Ho said hu was very much In ramtBt In
the ijueBtlon of currency reform. Hoth par
ties had done n great deal of coijue-dng as
to the question of silver and gold. He ex
pressed the belief that many southern
states had voted for free silver from fear
ot negro domination rather than from an
honest belief in tlio principles of free coinage
ageat thi ) ratio of 10 io 1.
Concluding , Mr Dullitt "id. 'I should be
very glnil It the honorablebbntrman of this
meeting or come other man irho stands high
In the republican councils could give a
proper warning which would bo heard and
heeded , too , that If the republican party
proposed to perpetuate Its power In < bls
country It must and It must with sincerity
of purpeso and earnestness ot conviction
and promptness and dispatch show to the
people of this country thRt it Is what It
professes to be In faVvr of the gold stand
ard and of proper currency reform. "
Hufus Mullock of Atlanta , On. , said : "In
these t-tatcs In the south where thcro U any
danger of the numerical strength ot the ne
groes we are adopting a franchise based
upon property nnd Intelligence. When that
danger has disappeared you will find our pco-
pla as patriotic , oa honest , as ready to EUB-
taln every good Issue as any people on
God's green earth. "
General Slmcci Huckncr of Kca-tucky , who
was u. candidate for vice president on the
ticket with General Palmer of Illinois , ex
pressed himself as pleased with the commis
sion's plan. He said the- report proposed to
carry out an axiom. "It was demonstrate !
to Charles of Franco that there could be- but
one coin circulating tide by side with an
other , and that the Inferior ; nnd when that
was afterward ably demonstrated by Locke ,
and as Mr , Carlisle , In our present day , has
demonstrated It , It has become an axiom.
We propose to carry out that axiom In
finance. Allusion has been made lo a nropo-
sltlon now pending bofor'o cne of the bodies
of congress which proposes a double repudi
ation of the dobtui ot this country and a
double dishonor upon this nation. I allude
to a resolution recently Introduced by < i
senator proposing to pay the debts ot this
country In a currency .which will become
valueless. "
John Harsen Ilhcades of New York fa
vored the plan ot the commission. He said-
"What Is needed la this country today Is
not more currency , but a better credit , which
alone can como from a dwlre and will on
the part of legislator acid Individual alike
-to - deal In honesty cad with honor among
our fellow men. When this great truth Is
recognized an < l followed In all sections of
the land , then , and not until then , will It
bo found that capital will flow freely Into
city and town , nnd hamlet , and peace and
prosperity will follow everywhere in Us
tialn.
"It Is full time that the merchant , the
manufacturer , the farmer , and the artisan ,
and all who 'by ' thrift and enterprise have
Accumulated property , bo Hie sum great or
small , shall arise from ' trfelr lethargy and
spring to the front to defend the rights of
property and1 establish a standard of value
and a system for the exchange of commodity
which will place and keep this country in
the foremast rank of all the civilized coun
tries of the world ; Ilrst In liberty , first In
commercial development , lirat In the arts
and sciences , a leader nnd not a follower In
the race for social , eccnomlc and mental de
velopment. "
Other prominent speakers were William
E. Dodge of Xewi York x-Governor 0. V.
Cofn of Connecticut and' Judge Crawford
ot Texas. f
The resolutions crc discussed In flve-
mlnuto cuccches and nt' ! 'o'clock , after two
hours of favorable debate , the resolutions
were unanimously adopted.
A resolution wcs also adopted requiring
that copies of the convention's proceedings
bo furnished to members-of congress.
A long resolution , prepared anil submitted
by the executive committee , and which was
enthusiastically adopted by the convention ,
expressed hearty appreciation of the mone
tary commission's report , and of the rec
ommendations It embodied. The resolution
recites the fact that the eleven members of
the commission , who are severally named ,
gave their work "without any compensation
or reward except the consciousness ot duty
well and faithfully done , many mouths of
arduous work at great sacrifice by each of
them. In absence from home and In valu
able time needed for their own serioua and
Important duties , " and declares it to be the
earnest conviction of the convention that
there never has been in the history of our
country a body ot men more truly represent
ative of all that Is best In American life ,
manhood , patriotism and Intclllgcni-e , nor
one that undertook and fulfilled a great
task for the general welfare in a spirit of
*
moro unselfish devotionto our country.
The convention then adjourned , subject to
the call of the executive committee.
The resolutions set out the plan ad follows :
SYNOPSIS OF RESOLUTIONS.
1. To remove nt once and forever all
doubts as to what the standard of value In
the United States is , and Is to be.
i. To establish the credit of the United
States at the hlghesU point among- the na
tions of the world. |
3. To eliminate from our currency sys
tem those features which reason and ex
perience show to bo elements of weakni'HS
nnd danger ,
I. To provide n paper currency converti
ble Into .gold . and ocmnl to It In value at
all times and places , In which , with a vol
ume adequate to the general and usual
needH of business there shall IJB combined
u quality of growth and elasticity through
which It will adjust Itm-lf automatically
and promptly to all variations of demand ,
whether sudden or gradual and which sinll
distribute Itself throughout the country as
the wants of different EficitionH may renulre.
5. To HU utilize the existing silver dollars
lars as to maintain thc-lr.parity with gold
without ImiOHlng undue burdens upon the
treasury.
0. To avoid any injurious contraction of
the currency. ,
7. To avoid the issue of Interest-bearing
bonds , except In ease of unlooked-for emer
gency ; but to confer the pswer to issue
bonds when necebhary for the preservation
of the credit of the government ,
8. To accomplish tnt-sd ends by n plan
which would lead from.our present con
fused and uncertain ultuutlon by gradual
and progressive Bteps without shock or violent
lent cimn-3 , to u monottiry system which
will be thoroughly safe nnd good , and capa
ble of ; rowtli to any extent that tne coun
try may require. *
APPROVES COMM1H3ION PLAN.
Approving of thu expreBscd purposes of
the commission nnd of HB plan , we do moat
earnestly and cordially commend it tu our
fellow citizens ! i worthy of their approval
nnd addition and we urg ? upon the ongiis. *
of Hit- United Status that the. principles em
bodied by the commission In their report
should bo enacted Into law with tne be.ief
and expectation thut thu i-flVcl uoul i \ > ao
secure n solid , BUbstuntl.xl niU stable
nnanH.il system that would redo-iuj to Die
credit of thy uoiintry and Insure a . " 11:0 : of
prosperity il-nt cannot be achieved unle H
there IH a nystum of llrance , the Integrity
and adaptability uf which cannot be ques
tioned or gulnjatd ,
The time has now come .when the pros-
pci-ts for the eatalilliluiifiit of the . { -old
Htnndard upon a linn and endurln ? basis are
brightening and encouraging. The pror-lc
v.-.int a note currency which thull be an
good IIH gold. ThU movement proposes to
bring about thut rusult.
Th" people want u volume of cuin-iu'V
ndiqiiatu to the Kencnl and usual ru'u-ls of
buslnesi , iwlth a qtn'lty oj .jrowiii an.l
eluBUcKy throufch which II will -idjimi r-
( Contlnued ou Sixth Page. )
APPORTIONING THE FUNDS
Dividing Up the Money for the Governmenl
Exhibit ,
APPLIED TO THE PRESENT CONDITIONS
Mnttvr of Allotment of Sjini-c In ltr <
fvrrcil li > a Siili-Citinmlttuu
tu Ill-port ( lit Suf-
nriliiy ,
WASHINGTON , Jan. 26. ( Special Tele
giam. ) To meet the changed conditions II
the government appropriation of $200,000 ti
tlio TtttivsmlsslBslppl Exposition by rensoi
of an additional sum set apart for the com
plctton of the Government building alon ;
original plans , representatives ot the gov
eminent board met today at the ofllcc o
President Hrlghun iTOllot space uni
funds. Nearly every department ot the gov
eminent was represented and an cnthuslas
tla feeling pervaded the board that the rea
work ot the assemblage of exhibits sboub
now go aheud with renewed Interest , n.
congress has provided by law for the put'
chase of material und 'the ' Installation am
show of the government , exhibit , factors let
out ot the original bill. To meet the re
ductlou In the geneial fund It was decides'
to scale the original allowance S'i per cent
This will glvo the department the follow
Ing amounts for Individual exhibits :
State , $4,125 ; Treasury , | 1IS8 ; War , $10 ,
1S3 ; Navy , $11,910 ; Postolllce , $7,333 ; Interior
$1C,500 ; Agriculture , $13.750 : Justice , ? 250
SmlthsonlUn , and National mu.cum , $1S,7 ! > 1
Fish commission , $ IS,333 ; common fund
$18,333.
Upon the question of space It was declda
to leave the matter to a subcommittee tc
report to the general board on Saturday
when another meeting will be held. Inter-
vlowii had with the members , however , upon
the matter of space after adjournment ol
the meeting show that additional space will
In all probability 'be ' allotted ns follows :
Treasury , EOO fc-ct ; Agriculture , DOO feet
Postofllco , COO feet ; Navy , COO feet ; Smith
sonian , COO feet ; Kish commission , COO feet
State , Interior nnd Justice will bo satisfied
with the present allotment.
Ono suggestion , was made which met will :
unanimous approval , namely , that when tin
Nashville accounts are closed that congress
should bo asked to transfer und balance re
maining in the Nashville fund to Omaha
which will be In the neighborhood of $5,000
Mr. Kcmper , representative of the Treas
ury departmenit , asked that the amount al
lotted originally for his department be nol
changed , as since the original nllotmenl
provision had been made for a life savin ;
station nnd maintenance of a crew , wlilcl :
woul.I cost nearly $7,000. Ills wishes wen
respected and the reduction of S % per cenl
In the nllotrcEwt for the Treasury depart
ment was made up by taking a like arnounl
from thci common fund.
ALLKN AND HIS HILL. '
Commissioner of Indian Affairs Jones has
made a report on Senator Allen's amendment
to the Indian appropriation hill , providing
that wagon reads and cattle trails shall be
established through Indian reservations. The
object oi this amendment is to open ntrail
through the great Sioux reservation In
South Dakota that cattlemen may drive their
cattle to near points on > the railroad In order
to reach the 'South Omaha market. The
commissioner says In his report that ho has
no objection to the incorporation of the
amendment provided that the words "with
consent of Indians" bo Inserted. Ho says
the establishment of 'these trails without
thu consent of the Indians will be violations
of treaty obligations , atid even where no
treaty obligations exist the pcaco and well
being of the Indians demand that they shall
bo consulted and their consent obtained. It
Is probable that Senator Allen will Ignore
the recommendation.
Postmasters were appointed today as fol
lows : Nebraska Charles J. Smersh , at
liralnanl , Itutler county , to succeed T. J.
Smersh , removed. Iowa J. M. Chapman , at
Luana , Clayton county ; Henry A. NIelsen ,
at North McGregor , Clayton county , and S.
C. Hlackam , at West Side , Crawford county.
The secretary of the Interior today ap
proved for patent to the state of Wyoming
2,221 acres of land In thu E'vanston ' land
district ,
John il ) . Decker has been designated aa a
member of the board of civil service ex-
imtners In the postolllco at Kearney , Neb.
AKTI-JH Till : MX'TII A1IIOIWANS.
I'riiiiNinlNNlHNlitiil I-\IMI.S | Moil . \H'-n < IN
Trj Inn' ( o lllti'i-csl Tlii'in.
WASHINGTON , Jan. 2fi. ( special Tele-
; ram. ) Commissioner Dlckford , who nr-
Ivcd from the cast yesterday , held a con-
iultntlon today with the ministers of sev-
> ral Latin-American countries with regard
o exhibits. The way was pivcil for his In-
orvlewH by Secretary Sherman , who sent
ach minister a note warmly commending
ho Trarsmlsslsslppl Exposition and setting
'orth at considerable length the excellent
ippartunltles affordej for the promotion cr
nero Intimate commercial relations , In
ivory case Illckford found the ministers
icartlly desirous of doing everything pon-
ilblo within the short tlmo available 'to ' pro-
note tlio purposes In view. Scnor Men-
lonca of Ilrazll will transmit copies of Secrc-
ary Shonran'a communication by the first
nail 'to his government , and will mid his
I'.MI strong representations thereto. Ho in
loubtful If the tlmo is sulllclent in which
a secure action by the general government ,
mil for that reason will communicate dl-
ectly with the governors of four of the
voilthlcHt states of Brazil and the principal
ommwlal organizations of Ida Janeiro ,
icnor Mendonca was commissioner to the
Vow Orleans exposition and Is well lu-
ornicd on expositions und tralo matters.
Io said to Mr. Ulekford th'-t ' the Importance
if the project could hardly bo overdrawn.
: cventy'two per cent of the coffee export
rado of Ilrazll was with the United States
uiJ his studies led to the discovery that 02
icr cent uf that product was consumed in
ho west.
Senor Andrad of Venezuela sail It Waa
mpolcss to attempt to secure exhibit * ) from
ho Interior und distant parts of his coun-
ry for want of tlmo and organization , but
you hi at once communicate the facts , wIOi
. oplcg of Secretary Sherman's letter , to his
; ovcrnment and take other steps to bring
he subject to the attention of the nearer
ind wealthier capitals and commercial
jodlcH , urging that exhibits be prepared
vlthout delay. Ono powerful organization ,
ailed the Agricultural club , has an agent
n Washington , whom the minister will
> rlng into communication with Mr. Hlck-
'ord. '
Matters might be somenli- embarrassed ,
lie mlnu.tT said , by tbo change of admlnls-
.ration which takes place 'the ' first of March
iut the Incoming president Is a brother of
THE BEE
Weather t'orcenit for
Fair.
1. Stockmen's
rinwc of tlip > Ic
Apportioning
( 'miMil ( IriK-
2. Wnnin Cruelty f- ' > , ' 5 ; j
OoiiKro. iimii Ig -tjiijfxM Wrotli.
3. Xrlinmkn 1'lt : ' | | | ' Their M
Trrmlnnl * for Tiufrwt Arthur Itnuto.
t , IMIIorlnl iiinl t'omiiii-iit.
rt. AITnlrH lit South Otimhu.
0. Council lllurr * l.onil Mutters.
Temple ) Amendment I'.ISSIM the Homo
7. ( Jcnt-rul News of tlio Fiirllior West ,
8. Cure tit KtpiMltlmi YUltur * .
Culling Affray t u Nrgnt Ounce.
.I. Tlio Iliittli'llrlcl of Aiitlptiiin.
Notr Union 1'ni'lllp Tlmo 1'nril.
Illjr llutrh nt flty ItllU Ihiiml.l.
II. Coiiiinrrrliil mill I'hmnolnl NIMVH ,
IS. HlrjTlo Surveying Mnrlilni" .
Scnor Amlrade , while another brother Is tin
governor of the state ot Zutila , and tin
minister's personal Inlluenco will hi
oxcrted.
Senor Calve of Costa Ulca and 'Mr. ' I.cgc ;
of Haytl will forward copies of Secrctar ;
Sherman's note and a full statement of tin
facts submitted by Mr. lllrkford by the firs
mall , and personally * and ofllclally urge tha' '
steps be taken to secure comprehensive ex
hibits from their respective countries.
Scnor Merou of Argentine stated at th <
outset his presumption th-.t little could IK
done In his country , for the reason thai
extraordinary efforts were now being made
to secure a great exhibit for Pnrls and , pub
lic attention was absorbed In that event , ai
which Argentine would make a mammotl
display. Upon fuller represent'itlon of the
facts , however , he requested Mr. Illckforil
to embody them In a written statement tc
be delivered to him tomorrow for transmis
sion to Iluenos Ayres , with copies of Sccro
tary Shorman's letter and with his owr
hearty recommendations. Senor Meroi :
leaves fcr Hucnos A > rcs In a short tlmo am :
will return In Aprllt ille will personal ! )
urge the matter upon the attentlr ot tht
president and secretary of stile ot1 Argen
tine.
tine.Mr.
-Mr. Hlckfo.-d will have Interviews will :
other ministers tomorrow and leaves for tin
north later In the week.
COAIj MI.Milt.SVI.V Til HI It 1'OIXT
< ift n IlnlNf InVIIKIN tvith filiform
Ilny's \Vtirlc.
CHICAGO , Jan. 26. The interstate jolnl
convention of bituminous coal operators and
miners came to an end at 10 o'clock. Tlu
miners were jubilant over the results o ]
their ten days' session , for It means tc
nearly 200,000 sort coal miners an advance ol
10 cents per ton and a uniform day of eighl
hours -at uniform day wages. And the oper
ators congratulated one another with a vie
lory over themselves.
Tha convention completed Its work b )
naming a pcnlo committee to consist of the
national executive board of the mine work
ers , the district president and secretaries
nnd two operators from each state , to tab
ulate the scale and perfect all the arrange
ments for putting it into cfTcot on tlio date
set , April 1. It was determined that 'hero- '
after the miners and operators will meet ki
January each year to fix a scale for the
twelve months beginning April 1. Plttsburg
was selected for the next annual Joint con
vention , which will meet on the third Tues
day of January , 1S99.
WUSTHIIN C1AIHI1ATH IS KLKCTHI ) ,
Ml'H. t'Jll CIlONtMl I'lM'Nlllt'll ( of till * Wll-
vrnllon of MuNlcnl ( lulls.
CHICAGO , Jan. 2G. Mrs. Udwlii IUhl
of Grand Hnplrls , Mich. , was elected presi
dent of the Xatlrcal l-'ederatlcn of Music
cluta , at Its final meeting In Stclnway hall
today , defeating Mrs. Theodore Sutro of New-
York. In the Informal billet eighty-nine
votes were polled , Mra. Sutro receiving
twelve. In the first formal and decisive bal
lot , the latter number remained tlie same ,
while the western candidate received Hlxty-
four. The other olllccrs elected were : Klrst
vice prcaldcat , Mrs. Chandler Slarr , Hock-
ford , 111. ; second vice president , Mrs. Philip
M. Moore , St. Louis ; corresponding oecre-
tary , Mrs. James F. Petereon , Now York ;
recorJIng secretary , Mrs. Thomas K. Ellison ,
Fort Wayne , Ind. ; treasurer , Miss Aila Doug
las , Newark , N. J. ; auditor , Mru. nussell
Door , St. Paul , Minn.
AIIKANSVS KI-3l-i.S : AX H VUTIUll'AKi : .
Are Sliiiki-n mill Hit * l'uiiil | < >
HELENA , Ark. , Jan. 2C. At 7f : > 0 o'clock
tonight thla city was startled by a ( severe
earthquake shock. Houses were xhakcn to
tholr foundations and n micci'Cislon of noises
was heard that sounded like Immcnho ox-
plosions. The people who had assembled In
the Presbyterian church for prayer meeting
rushed out of the church , expecting the
waU to tumble down upon them. Thcro
were three distinct shocks within quick suc
cession , the first being the meat severe nnd
the three occupying less than half n dozen
peconds. They were succeeded by a trem
bling or shaking motion and not by the
usual swaying and waving motion. Telephone -
phone messages from country points Indi
cate that the shook wan felt at muny places.
MMIIIJJ\ io.si-s TWO op ins VOTKN ,
Tritm'Hhi'r l ) < > niiirriilH .Veil Vet Auri'i'il
mi ii .Srimlor.
NASHVILLE , Tom. , Jan , 20. The demo
cratic senatorial caucus met again tonight
and took seventeen 'ballots ' without making
i selection of the candidate who Is to receive
the votiw of the democratic members of the
legislature for senator. Tlio 102d ballot ,
which was the last taken , stood : McMHlln ,
35 ; Turley , 27 ; Taylor , 28.
The only fiaturo of the cvt-ulug ws < the
lews of two votes by Mc.Mi lln , ene gol'S to
Taylor and ono to Turley. Turley also lost
one vote to Taylor.
Thcro seems tonight to be little , If any ,
belief that the deadlock will noon bo broken ,
for the supporters of each candidate appear
resolute and determined to prevent a ulaju-
pede.
WAI.ICCIl WANTS AM , Till : I'llAISK.
I NX inMiinlfi'Mu Dnivlnif'untrnrliirM (
All ) ' Croilll for Sjircily U'orU.
IJOSTON. Jan. 2C. ( Special Telegram to
The Dee. ) Architect C. II. Walker haa U -
tued a lengthy elected statement as architect
in-chief of the Omaha Exposition from his
offlcei here denying storks he Bays have been
published crediting the exposition contractors
for pccdy work. Architect Walker
that all tbc praise belongs to himself ,
A
1
Dlanco's Touoliy Understudy Edits Copy for
Sylvcstor Scovcl.
ELIMINATES WHAT DOES NOT SUIT HIM
Passages Stricken Out Express tlio Mosb
Fcncofnl Sontiiiisnts ,
MAINE'S PRESENCE IRRITATES SPANIARDS
Acting Governor General Purr-ado Indulges
in a Bit of Prophecy ,
SAYS A WAR SHIP W.LL CAUSE TROUBLE
Thin lllulV Pulls lo fi-lulite-u l.icVhif
-lt < - | > ll < > H Hint Tht'i-f I * n Whole
I .s < | iiiiilron at Anchor nt
( Copyright , IMS , by I'ICSB I'libllnliltiK r-ninpnny. )
HAVANA. Jan. 2G. ( New York World Ca
blegram Special Telegram.J-iActing Hov-
crnor General Parrado was so dl.Hgriintled
by the arrival of tlio United States battleship
M.im ! > that ho cut out ot all dispatches Uleil
for American newspapers the most strongly
worded phrases about Havana's tranquillity ,
llo porscoally ordeied red penciled ( forbid
thu cabling of ) in my conservative- message
such phrases aw these :
"There is no disturbance now , nor Is theru
likely lo bo any later. "
"Tlio Cuban lauorantes arc disgusted ;
they say that now they have .uo . chance tu
create trouble for a lung tlnio. "
"Uencral Parrado haa taken the prerau-
tion to slightly Increase the police , but
there duos siot seem to bo much necessity
Tor it. "
"General l.i'o tuys ho does not think the
presence uf the Maine \vlll hurl the present
good relations of Si > aln and the United
States. "
"I.a Luclia nnnounces the arrival ot the
Maine as aci Important. Incident. Editor San.
.Miguel thinks there will bo no trouble. "
"Neither the .Maine's callow nor even her
olllcem will be allowed by Captain Slgsbeo
to comi > ashore for a couple or days until
the feeling is definitely known. At 10 p. in.
the- streets had their usual aspect. There had
been neither tumult nor excitement. "
Why did General Parrado eliminate the
most reassuring features of the Information
meant for the American press ?
The Maine's course from the Tortiigas was
due south la Marlcl , thence cast co-istwlao
to Havana. Captain Sigabce , anxloiw to give
no provocation , even accepted a local pilot ,
which Is not necessary on naval vessels. Tlio
big vessel came into port quietly with every
thing shipshape from keelson to trucks.
JJSEIS DELIGHTED.
( icncr.il Leo Is delighted over the presences
of the ship and the manner of Its entry.
Ho always 'thought one or moro desirable
licre , but of course the matter was left with
the government. During the recent riots lie
was besieged by members of the American
colony , native and naturalized , to wire to
Key West for the Maine , but he wisely re
fused. To have done ao then would have
meant serious trouble , although the riots
( Illicitly subsided.
The American colony persisted In its de
mands. Its most Influential members signed
a petition to President .McKlnley to send a
ship Immediately , because of "laboranta"
intrigues , sure 'to ' turn a future riot into an
anti-American uprising. The distribution or
inflammatory circulars in this city was re
ferred to , and tlio petition asked for n war
ship during the present comparative tran-
Qiialllty nither than during any disturbance ,
or immediately .iftor It. A place of lefngo
was wanted for American women and chil
dren , should accident or design direct an
other riot against Amerlcnnn. General lta
learned that the petition was In circulation.
Ho had previously suggested tint the Malno
Ijo sent to Havana when complete order had
been restored and his only objection to tlm
petition was that the Spanish authorities
feared trouble on an American vessel's ar
rival. Hut General Lee was well Informed
on the state of affairs and felt that If tno
work of insurgent sympathizers Is now
dangerous , 1l will not be less so hereafter ,
nor will the anti-American feeling bo less
strong.
CANNOT IIMJFF IEE.
Learning' of the arrival of a Gormnn
cruiser and of the eomlng of other German
men-of-war , ami knowing that his palace
ofllcluls had told that no objection would
bo .raised by the govoniwiil to a friendly
visit from Iho American Hoot two weeks
from now. General Leo wired to the State
department at WasMrpto'i llvo ilayo ape
suggesting that the llcei como hero soon.
Ha wont to the palace Sunday and talked
half tlio afternoon with Iho acting gov-
crno : ' gciurul. The latter proplmsiod Iron-
bio If .tlio Maine came. "Well , If any trou
ble does como , " replied General Leo , "re-
n rmbor tlirro I a whole Meet at the Tori
tugas to follow the Miinr up. "
Iintcad : of waiting until General Illanco' *
return , or at least for HCWIO days , as previ
ously was Intcndel , an order was pent tti
the dispatch boat at Key WCHI and shorily
after U p. m. Sunday the Malno was uude-t
ten-knot speed for Cuba ,
Although i-j ) tlmo vas elvi n to prnparo
the people hero for the arrival n ! Mie Mi : ro
It catno peacefully , reported us IB runt' ) '
mary and there l no trouble In slsht 'l\'n
masses are content , 'jut In Sr iilnh olllual
elides there U Irrllntlon over the bold
change In the policy of the t'nll."d Kivm ,
chlolly lecauBo It seonrs to rolk-tt upuii
tholr ability to protect Americana.
Every American cli/cn In Ilavana fec-i.i
rtlfcvctl to have an American , war ship in
the harbor.
KMHAHfJO IH JIKTRI ) ,
Homo of the 'Maine's oniccw will coma
tfihoro tomorrow , the embargo having Lei n
lifted by Commander Slgsbeo. There wul
bo no trouble. Ono Incident today ,
Hhowpil the general feeling better than odN
clal alllduvltH can do. The proprietor of a ,
jimall grocery saw an olllcor from the Mamo
and n mall orderly who had been to thu
Amorlcan consul's with the Bhlp'/i letter * .
The muii. a rabid Spaniard , asked inc. "Aro
these Gorman oIllcerH ? "
"No , " J answered , "thuy nro Americans'
"Well , well , why don't they como oshoroS
These are the finit I have st-ou. "
I explained thut Commander Slgabca
thought It best to keep thu ofllcurft aboard'
The Spaniard laughed and ald : "They ar < 3 |
cooped up there for nothing. " Tlih man a
isliicc"-o. Ho did not know to whom bo w&4
talkiug.
The Matno bad many visitors today , liu
eluding a lurye number of young woiuca