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THU OMAHA DAILY Fill DAY. JANTAUY 8 , 1802 ,
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I'nbllslilns 1-oinp.inr , iloes nolomnly swear
thut the actual clruiilutlon of TUB HAH.V HUB
for tlio wrok ending .January 2 , 18lK , was as
follows ;
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Sworn to 1'cforo me and subscribed In my
prr nco tlilHSd day of Jiinuury. A. I ) . 1891
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Notary 1'ubllc.
The crowtb of tbe avcrnro dally rlroiilat'on
of TIIK. HEB for six years li shown In vho fol-
lowlnc tnblc :
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Jiiniinrr 10.i78 : ' 18.574 ISAM
Fptiriurr . . . u'.m I.VJdi IB./Kl IS.79I 2.-.W
Morel 11.5.17 14 , < UO lo.cao I8.MI 20.815 24.0KJ
April f.Mlll 18.741 I8.S.VJ
12CW 14,227 17.181 I8.IOT 2I.H1'J !
June , . . . It.VX II.NT IIl.2t.1 18.851 JII.1II7
J lr 17,311 ! 4,011.1 18,0.11 19.7-U JO.OIB 27.021
AniftlBt K.I5I I8.1W 18.MI Ji , ' V1
t-'fptcmbcr , I3.O10 IS.I.M 18,710 20,870
Cclobcr. . . , 13.1189 I8.0SI M.7I3
NoTcmbcr. , I U.I 10 24.IOT
l/cccmhci. . 15,011 is.sri 50.0H 11. (71 34,041
TIIK snmo of frco/o out should not bo
played in the city hall between the con
tractor anil the city.
TUB briolclnyor who has invented a
machine to keep mortar warm in cold
weather should gel acquainted with the
city hull contractor.
KiLOOiti : nnd Ilohnim have made
their first appearance in Washington
this year in their old and unpopular
roles as public nuisances.
IF TIH : irrnud jury to ho called for the
February term of coin-Vis as fairly rep
resentative of the citizenship of the
county as the petit jury wo may count
upon an investigation which shall bo
botli searching nnd honest.
COI.ONKL BiincKExmnoK of Ken
tucky had the manhood to fnvor the ap
propriation for transporting the contri
butions for the relief of Russian peas
ants on the broad ground that it was
human and American and perforce con
stitutional.
K area of pnupcri/.od and famine-
stricken Russia is more than eight times
that of Nebraska and contains more
than twenty times the population of
this state. These two facts will give
charitably disposed persons food for
thought in connection with the dis
graceful partisan discussion which an
effort to afford relief to the suffering
peasants brought out in congress on
Wednesday.
Judge Botlcin deserves the
bad name ho ha < < nchfovod and the en
emies ho has made or otherwise ho is
unfortunately a source of turbulence-
southwestern Kansas which will only bo
removed by his resignation or death.
Good people would rocrret his violent
death , but they would DO greatly
pleased to hoar of his resignation and
relnoval from the regions where county
scats and shotguns u"c so intimate.
SENATOR KYLE would amend the
Sioux land bill so that u'cttiul settlers
on the ceded portions of the great Sioux
.reserve may obtain title without paying
81.25 per ticro. This will undoubtedly
bo appreciated by the settlers , but in-
nsuiuoh as the government has agreed
to pay the Sioux from 75 cents to $1.25
per acre for the same land it is quite
unlikely thut Senator Kyle's ainonJ-
mnnt will over become u law. Probably
Mi- . Kyle Icnows this as well ns anybody.
JosEl'H B. FOKAKKR has qualities of
mind und heart which will always keep
'him well to the front us u leader in Ohio
politics. Ills unfortunate habit of talk
ing too much and asking for favors
whloh good sense suggests ut' the time
to bo impracticable has hindered his
political preferment , but he is neverthe
less so generous a foe nnd so sincere u
friend thut his faults will always bo
readily forgiven. If his life bo spared
ho may yet occupy a scat in the United
States senate. ,
A GOMPhUTis census of the Sioux In
dians has just boon completed. It
shows that there are 20,076 of them on
the llvo reserves in South Dakota , or us
Is alleged , nbout 2,600 less than the gov
ernment now supplies with rutlons. ' If
the government is wise there will bo no
reduction of rations by reason of this
discrepancy. It is entirely probable
thut the enumerators overlooked enough
Indians to make up the delloit , The
difficulties of limiting an accurate enu
meration cun best bo appreciated by
pardons who have attempted the enter
prise , i , ,
ONE of tha reforms which should bo
immediately inaugurated by the city
council lt ; that of printing the monthly
appropriation bill in detail except as to
the police and llro departments. These
two departments nro out of politics und
the employes do not ehnngo materially
from year to your. All the other iutli-
vldual Items should , however , bo pub
lished , BO that taxpayers may know who
nro being fed and clothed ut public ox-
pen BO und for what purpose every dollar
' of public money is expended. It will bo
a trilling oxponao to the city und the
publication will bo n restraint upon ox-
XruvRgunco whloh will moro than com-
for tbo oust of advertising.
w TiiKttK A
It IB nn nsaortlon common with nil the
advocntos of frcosllvei1 coinage that there
is not money enough in the country to
carry on buslncsn. Senator Stewart of
Nevada. In a speech made in the aonato
since the assembling1 of the present con-
prreBS , declared thut the people of ( ho
United .States uro now in the midst of a
money famine. The assertion is lurgoly
rolled" upon by the champions of frco sil
ver to obtain the support ot the unin
formed , because every Intelligent busi
ness man and all men who give any at
tention to the condition of the money
markets of the country know it to bo
absolutely fatso and unfounded.
What uro the facts as shown by the
reports from the money centers of the
country ? Tlio Now York bank state
ment for last week ohowcd that the re
serves hold by the banks of that city
were in round numbers$17,000,000 above
the legal limit , the deposits for the
week having increased nearly 812,000-
000. The city of Now York has re
cently borrowed money nt ! ! per cent ,
and time loans on collateral were quoted
in that city nt the beginning of the
present week at 3 to 5 nor cent. In
Philadelphia money Is reported to bo
abundant , while in Boston the supply of
time money is much in excess of the
current demand. In Chicago money is
so plentiful that the banks have been
compelled to cut the rate. There maybe
bo localities in the country where there
is a money famine , but this Is not because -
cause money cannot bo hud if there is
anything to give in return for it. No
ono who has products or commodities
for which there is n demand will have
tiny dilllculty in exchanging them for
money , and everybody having negotia
ble collateral can obtain all the money
lie may require. Notonly is the asser
tion tliut there is u money fumino un
true but the supply of money is
steadily increasing. According to- the
December treasury report there was a
not increase of the circulation during
that month of over $11,600,000 , and dur
ing the year ending1 December .SI the
increase was StiO.OOO.OOO.Tho present
year will probably add u larger sum
than last to the currency , and every
prudent financier will say that the
country is making as rapid progress in
"this respect as is consistent with safety
und sound policy.
But the advocates of free silver coinage -
ago nro not satisfied. The fact that a
sure market has been made for the sil
ver prpduct of the United States does
not content them , and they slill demand
thut tha mints of the country shall bo
opened to all the silver that may bo cnr-
riou to them to bo coined into dollars.
They want silver und gold'tied ' together
by law , ns Senator Teller expresses it ,
nnd this is to bo accomplished , in the
opinion of the Colorado senator , by inaugurating -
augurating the free and unlimited coin
age of silver. The old specious argu
ments or dogmas are revamped to dem
onstrate that this is the true policy for
the United States. Thn sutllcioiit an
swer to all of them is that legislation in
the interest of silver has failed to per
manently bring that metal nearer to
gold , and that so long 'tis the existing
conditions continue of u vastly greater
production of silver than gold , together
with tlio rejection of the former metal
as a standard by the loading commercial
nations of the world , no law that this
country might puss would tie the two
metals together. Until thuro is an in
ternational agreement recognizing sil
ver in international commerce ut a com
mon ratio , free coinage of silver in tlio
United States would inevitably result in
the complete divorcement of that metal
from gold und the ultimate creation of
a single silver standard.
The silver issue , as was expected , is
again forced upon the attention of the
country to create uncertainty and appre
hension , nnd necessarily to retard pros
perity , for however secure the financial
and business interests of this country
may fool in the assurance that free sil
ver coinage cannot prevail during the
present administration , foreign capital
will not take any risks hero while the
acitation-for this policy continues. Thus
the wolfuro and prosperity of the whole
people are menaced by the greed of the
silver mine owners , and the free silver
agitators are responsible for whatever
may bo wanting to & general revival of
financial and business activity.
1'USII PU11LIG im > UOVK3IENTS.
Mayor Bemis makes nn excellent sug
gestion in his message where ho re
marks that the preliminary stops look
ing to the year's public Improvements
should all bo taken within the next sixty
days.
Ono of the misfortunes which has an
nually befallen the city of Omaha lias
been the opening of the working season
with the contracts for public work not
awarded. In many instances , surveys ,
specifications , ordinances and every
thing else necessarily preliminary to
active operations have boon delayed
until spring , whereas they might all
have been out of the way in midwinter.
The coming year gives promise of very
great activity in the mutter of public
works. Wo have , including park nnd
school bonds , $1,10Q,000 to bo oxoondod
In buildings , lands and Improvements.
The distribution of this largo sum of
money ana the employment it promises
working men ought to qulckon the pulse
of the business community ,
If wo shall permit the winter to pass
without taking the necessary stops to
begin work with the opening ot the
working season wo shall lose pirt : of the
be no fit to which these expenditures en
title us. Hope long deferred maketh
the heart sick. In business , anticipa
tions not realized at the appointed time ,
have a weakening olYoct upon the nonfl-
deuce ot the community. We should
have our bonds marketed , our paving
und sewer districts defined , out * plans
nnd specifications for Improvements
ready , our bids in , opened nnd contracts
awarded and all other incidental dotaile
arranged so that when the froat louvos
the ground the working men muy tuko
possession nnd push the season's work
with all possible vigor , nnd when the
winter of 1602 3 comes wa shall point
back to u year ot oxcjpt'onnl activity
in public improvements ,
The coming 'season ought to bo the
moat prosperous in years. The outside
conditions are all fa/orablo. Omaha
baa her Immediate future In hoi * own
hands , nnd the now city govornmonthas
n Inrgo dhnra ot responsibility for that
Immediate future.
'HWss crt'n rormsrs.
Omaha extends a hearty welcome to
the delegates of the International
League of Press Clubs now on tholr way
to San Frunoisco. Among those dele
gates uro some of the best khown mem *
hers of the profession and representa
tives of the most inltuontlal newspaper
of America. The Press clubs of Now
York , Philadelphia , Boston , Ualttmoro ,
Washington , Chicago , Plttsburp , St.
Paul , und in fact all the principal cities
of this country , nrc represented in this
excursion.
While it la not uncommon for Omaha
to entertain prominent nnd famous men
and women who pass through this gate
way , bound for or returning from the
Pncllc const , wo have never had ns
our guests ns many nrominont. represen
tatives of the press. Although tholr
stuy In Omaha will bo very brief , we
trust wo may bo ublo to muko their visit
enjoyable and instructive.
IMMIQH.ITHIX SUtWKSTlOXS.
The immigration question will receive
nloro or loss discussion in the present
congress , but there is llttlo probability
that there will ho muck additional
legislation relating to it. Those , who
have given tlio matter the most' careful
and Intelligent investigation have
reached the conclusion that little moro
can bo done of u practical character , and
it would obviously bo most unwise to at
tempt anything that might prove to be
impracticable , or which might operate
unjustly to worthy people. The preva
lent fooling Is , among those best in
formed and frco from prejudice on the
subject , thut a thorough and ofllcient
enforcement of existing laws will give
ample protection against the entrance of
undesirable classes , with some ad
ditional provision for inspection ot im
migrants by way of our northern und
southern frontiers. The proposed plan
uf consular inspection abroad , with its
necessary "red tape , " is not 'likely to
find much support in congress , because
the objections to it largely outweigh the
assumed advantages. It would impose
u burdensome duty upon lllo consular
service which it is by no moans certain
would in ull cases bo faithfully per
formed , and it would offer an invitation
to venality thut would not always bo-re
jected. Other suggestions are the re
quirement of an educational qualification
und a property qualification , but there
are substantial objections to both.
Thut conservative und careful journal ,
the Phlladelohia Ledger * says regarding
immigration : "Wo should co'ntlnue
our open doors to all of the worthy class ,
ull who are nblo to maintain themselves
by their labor and service , all who can
furnish clean bills of health against
dangerous physical disease and pesti
lential moral disease , like crime , nihil
ism and anarchy. Open doors to these
and others in like sanitary condition of
body and mind , und close them upon the
other kind and if necessary , bolt and ,
bar them. Experience and necessity'now
compel this now departure- This is in
tbe right spirit , but itlias'this ' ono fault ,
that it characterizes ns criminal a senti
ment by no moans necessarily antagon
istic to American institutions. The
man who t preached nihilism in Russia
may bo in full sympathy with our re
publican system and capable of becom
ing a perfectly loyal and law-respecting
American citizen. The satna may bo
said of the socialists of Europe , many of
whoso doctrines are entirely in accord
with republican principles. The un-
nrchidt is of a different character , but
how shall ho bo detected ? Jf he came
to this country with the idoi ; of promot
ing his doctrines hero he w.onlcl bo vqry
sure not to disclose his intcntiono , and
"
were his character us tin 'anarchist
abroad known ho might easily make it
appear , that ho felt no hostility to
American institutions. ' Tlio truth is
that some of the most' intelligent und
philanthropic men , whobollovp that all
mankind should have the lurgeab possi
ble 'opportunity for improvement and
advancement , are apt tb 'Uuyp their
judgment misled in roapoot of the
danger from foreign political ugltators.
There is a much greater peril from con *
ditions pf our own Croatian which foster
hero and among our own people the
the spirit of anarchy.
The immigration laws wo have need
little change. It would bo easy to add
to them , but addition would not neces
sarily bo improvement. They are being
well enforced , and there ia little war
rantable complaint as to the character
of the immigrants now coming into the
country. If the olllciont enforcement of
the laws is maintained thoro'will soon
bo no cause ut ull for complaint.
THK proposition to lower Pouglas
street so us to muko u straight line : grade
from Sixteenth to Twenty-fourth may us
well bo nbandondod. Such u grade can
not possibly be made in vjow of the two
great buildings on the two corners of
Seventeenth und Fiirnam. At the very
best the proposed cut at the crossing of
Seventeenth street and Douglas cannot
be moro than eighteen inches below the
now grade. Anything moro radical
would Involve changes In front ot the'
Now York Lifo und Boo buildings thut
would seriously damage these structures.
Any material change in the grade ot
Douglas street miwt begin west of Seven
teenth street. Such a change would
doubtless meet with no opposition und
would materially Improve the whole
street. 4
TUB recommendation of Mayor Bomls
that the contractor of the city hall bo
required to expedite the completion of
the building is timely nnd should bo
curried out , The city is now paying
$1,400 per month for office rent , und that
docs not include the Board of Education
und library. If the contractor is not in
default , the city had bettor pay him the
$160 per month for heating the building
during January , February and March
than to delay the interior work , ninety
days. Like ull public buildings , this
hus boon n , very slow job and the city
has boon damaged many thousand dol-
lurs by the inexcusable delay.
THU olllcial proceedings of the meet
ing of the Board of County Cotnmls-
Blotters for December 20 , 181)1 , appeared
in the Morning \YoiU-Jkruhl \ of January
7 , 1802 , Thn fffgliMIerHM la a news
paper which tprbtonds oiv-aslonully to
print fresh ti'idJiM'litslVo bits of nows.
"
It also protend" ? M have received n 2,500
word dispatch on the Boyd-Thnyor de
cision , when n fij'ihnttor of fact its first
edition wont tOiilta subscribers without
n line of this iifit > 6rtant nowa.
TIIK dcmocruJAvminority ( ot thoschool
board hns nmtiirtrcil to capture a major
ity on onch o(0.ljlo ( important commit
tees , but they only sui-ccodod by giving
Wohror und MtrrjHoir the lion's share
of the spoils. TJlfjt may bo good , prac
tical politics , but it ( lees not inspire con
fidence in the management of our
schools for the ensuing your.
Bim'iiANT DiMA" Hit VAX exposed
his oars in his 'maiden speech before
congress by opposing the appropriation
necessary to convoy the donations of
Americana for the relief of. the famine
sufferers to Russia , At. least llvo cur-
loads of the meal and flour to bo con
tributed is gonorqusly given by con
stituents of B. B. B. '
Los ANOKLKS , San Diego , San Bern-
nrdino , Santa Barbara und Vontuva ,
the ilvoSouthern counties of California ,
through their local-boards of supervis
ors , will vote $77/)00 to bo expended on
a -World's fair exhibit. The enterprise
of the Cnllfornians should stimulate Nebraskans -
braskans to increase tholr appropria
tion. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
IK all the capitalists would show as
much confidence in the future of Omaha
as the street cur company the city would
feel the healthy impulse at once. The
directors of the company have agreed
upon extensions and improvements for
the coming year which will involve an
expenditure of $200,000.
THK relative proportions of the
Omaha and Lincoln grain markets are
probably shown by the fact tnut the
Omaha grain inspector inspected 2,014
cars in December while the ollicor "at
Lincoln inspected but 108 cars.
THE selection of Charlie Wohror as
chairman of the' committee on ventila
tion and heating is in perfect accord
with the eternal fitness of things.
Wohror kno.ws a thing or two ubout
patent heaters and ventilators.
MAYOR BKMIS'starts out well. Ho
vetoed half u.do/qn items in the appro
priation ordinanpo nnd several defective
und ill-consldof.cti ordinances on the second
end day of his iorm'nnd each of these
vetoes was sustained. -
EUCMD MAUT.IN hn ? outflunked Presi
dent Spalding of the Board of Education
and coinplotol.Yu ? > 3ot his list of commit
tees , but ho had to take Wohror and
Morrison into his'combine.
ts .Mottii.
( 'illJiiltriMl. .
"Put up or shpofc up , " js the uow form of' '
an old'adjurntioticWhlcU. Is addro3jad to rail-
llonutros witH utfcomfortab'e f rcqubnoy. .
't - I.OIIR- , UxY'fin'iiinl'lloiioniUlo ,
.
John Shormnnvjjl bo 70 years of ago at
the close of the torn ) foe which no is about to
bo olactod. Tlio chancoj are that ho will
even then be good'for savornl yoara moro of'
actlvo worlc.
*
I'rotortlou'x Vlnillrittliiii.
llimtini Juwntil.
America U now tlioohlul iron and stool pro
ducing nnd manufacturing nation In tbo
world. The history of the rise und progress
of this great industry is' a magnificent vindi
cation o ( the Amcrictm system of protection.
Tluit'ii tlui Oiu'stlon.
JmlfaiuipuHn Journal.
A railroad oftlclal who spanks by the card
says that the sleeping car companies dem
on an average $ ,000 a year from a car that
costs $10,003. Why cannot this extortionate
business bo regulated-1 by the same authority
which enacted tbo interstate commerce law !
llrovltj"tlio Jioul of It.
' .
GovornorCutnptjoll's annual message to the
Ohio lofjlsluturo is but. eighteen Unas in
length. The governor's brevity was probably
not intended as a bid for the presidency , Dutj
to the press of the country , grown weary of
long-winded messages. Such a rare laconic
gift must command itself as nn excellent
qualification for an Incumbent of the highest
onico in the land.
T.ocnl Option In roiva ,
H'dK/iliiOtoii / I'ost.
It Is past the comprehension of republicans
olsowbere to understand why tholr brethren
of the Hnwkeyo state so fatuously persist In
banging this millstone around their nocks ,
knowing , as tuny must know by this time ,
that It is certain to ongulf.thom In dofoat.
If they OX pee t to make a fair showing at the
polls this presidential year they should lose
uo time in oiiimnatinir nn fssuo from thoir'
local politics which threatens to extinguish
them as u factor in national politics.
The Now York Theft. *
jVeiO York Times.
The address of the republican state corn-
mi ttco of Now York to the people of tbo state
Is a strong nnd tomparato document , and ono
likely to have much Influence upon candid
minds. The exhibition is accurate , clear and
powerful. There Is no reasonable defense
for the course of , the State Board of Can-
vaisors In this matfor. It constitutes a crime
ngalnstlaw and S'A'inst ' the elective franchise
as wlckod and st&tmoful as any recordoa In
tho'nlstory of tHo'tountry , and Justly clouds
tbcreputatlouoflovnpry | person concerned In it.
oiiKi'KK yn stxi ) itir.r. .
ai3hfl-Domoora fdrop- ( ) : Hill's abilities ,
such as they nrouro , altogether executive.
As a legislator hawlll bo a jionoulty. In this
role ho will ud.jpaslly surpassed bv many
members of his | WVW" la his oody. Ho will
soon ( iron from gyW'0 ' View in tbo soimto.
Bt. Louis Kepuullo ( dom. ) : The beet ad
vice the Ropubllp.piiu give doTnooratn is not
tomakaup tbelvaWl" " ? tbat Mr , Cleveland
or any other imq.uiii Unnecessary to tbo suc
cess of dcmocruun iprluclnlp. Uy refraining
from doing su tUflXuCiui help to Uoop avallablo
every man tboyijmjiy ppssibly need for the
nomination , and.aifho same time they can
prevent cabals frojii thrusting candidates on
them. '
Now Yorlc Morning1 Advertiser ( dom. ) :
Massachusetts' little coterlo of mugwump *
wants Cleveland , but not tbo companionship
of the democratic party , It Is proposed to
form a now nnd pure organization for the ex
press purposu of nominating and electing
urover Cleveland president. Good ichomo.
That will rellovo the democrats of any fur
ther responsibility in tbo matter.Vo con-
grutulato tbo Massachusetts mugwumps.
Likewise Mr. Cleveland.
Minneapolis Times ( dnm. ) : Mr. Cleveland
Is not nearly so dead as some people imagine.
But however that may by , the Indianapolis
Sentinel ox presses a very general sentiment
when It ays that "tho Now York delegation ,
ff It vetoes Cleveland , will not bo allowed to
control tbe nomination. " It the "united
Now Yorli delegation" shall represent in
the convention u bitter faction light among
Now Yorlc democrats , thti party muv maka
UD Its mind to carry Now Vork by getting its
candidate ouUldo of New York and
the Now York domocnvtn a candidate they
can't qiinrrot oyor ,
Now Yorlc .Herald ( Ind. ) ! Mr. Cleveland
maintains imponotmblo sllmico , butts by no
means Indifferent to the prospects of tlio
futuro. Mr. Hill , on the contrary , ban tnkoti
the whole world Into his confidence nml
snys , by the broadest Intimations , tbat ho
wants to bo president nnd will do 1m best to
win tbo day. Many of these hopes , however ,
are doomed to disappointment. The next
candidate ot thn republican purty will be
Hlalno , nnd no ono else. The candidate of
the democratic party will hall from the watt ,
nnd for th'o present Is a dark horse. If tha
democrats see that , they see n good iloal ,
nnd the probability Is tbat they will see
vlctorv.
Memphis Commercial ( dcm. ) : Democrats
will bo sent to the national convention to beheld
held next summer prepared to .tea that ho is
not nominated for president and to save the
parly from the blighting curse ot his leader
ship. In the aonato ho will shortly Und. tils
level , The spoocli bo recently made la
Klmlrn , so full ot contradiction * , upon the
two great questions that are uppermost in
the inlnd.n of republicans ns well as demo
crats , made it evident that ho possesses no
merits of statesmanship , und that , like Gor
man of Maryland , ho is merely a political
manager nnd onp who U Indifferent to the
methods ho adopts or the critical power of an
opposing public opinion within the limits of
his own purty.
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ji.ntxifM VKARisn ( ilium. * .
lilt Tomb ContiiliiHU Ciiskrt unil UN Unity
In Mil I'unmrkiMl ( lrav < > .
BiitiKiEroiiT , Conn , , Jan. 7. A' great deal
of discussion has been excited hcio by the
report that P. T. Qarntun's body was not in
the casket which the townspeople followed
to the cemetery last April , but that It was n
dummy ot cloth. nud stones over which Uov.
Dr. Collier preached the f line ml oration.
The story nt first gained llttlo croaoncc , but
now it Is alleged it has boon authenticated
by the admission of a very near friend of the
family. The story Js that the body wni cou-
coaled in Mr , Itanium's house until a few
days nftor the funeral , whan It was burled In
tbo cemetery in n spot known to Mrs. Itar-
num and her friends only , and n year or two
banco , when all danger front ghoulx Is passed ,
It will bo placed in tbo fatally plat beneath
tbo granlto slab which is now supposed to
mark the grave ,
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J-'iyB < 3KHlK aiJISITKS LYXfillKH.
Hob'n TuoSlxlor * niul Ills llnitlirr Hunted
ItyiOIoli.
MOIUI.K , Ala. , .Ian. T. News comes from
Womack Hill , Ala. , the scone of the recent
Sims outrage ana banging , that while Nell
Sims , the brother of Bob , two other men and
Laura and Beatrice Sims , the two daughters
of Bob. were on their way from Womaok
Hill last night , going in the direction of Leak ,
Miss. , the rendezvous of the gang , they were
met by u pnssu searching for Nell Sims , who
is wanted for murder. It is said that Neil
resisted arrest and was banged and after
words shot ; also that the rest of the party
attempted to interfere in IN ell's behalf and
were strung up to an oak tree along tbe road
side1. the women being among the number
lynched.
VA3IKXO LlFRUfltKU COW/A" .
Mri. I. ni I V nt Hilda Close Cull Iruiu
lint-loci A llvo.
PimaiiBi.riiu , Pa. , Jan. " . Mrs. Lovl Yost
of Ottsville , Bucks county , Pa. , to
all appearances dlod on Sunday from pneu
monia. The body was prepared for burial
and , her relatives from n distance were sent
for. On Monday what was supposed to bo
Mrs. Yost's corpse showed signs of life. The
physician in attendance av the time of Mrs.
Yost's supposed death was called in , and
made a very careful examination nnd founu
that instead of being dead she was in a
trance. Many signs of Ufa are now appar
ent. The woman has bcon removed from her
cofltn and her bedside is surrounded by the
relatives who bad como to attend her funeral.
TIIK JOKKHS' .SZVJIC.
* Datfvlfl'ilreczo : Tlio'"Iorod ! of Education"
the pupils.
Lowell Courier : Iilvlni ; In : i garret may bo
said to bu a rliennmtlo dlllluulty.
Christian Union : It Is the height of misery
for u mini ulltluted with Insomnia to marry a
girl who snores.
New York 1'reas : "Tho premiere diuisoiiso
Is French , Is she notS"
"Hue father la Krtmcti anil her mother u
I'ole. "
"Hlio scorns n very lirlirht woman.1
'Naturally so , boiiiK 1' rcneh-l'ollsli.
Now Yorlc Horuld : Pretty ( . 'oiisln 1 our
friend. Dr. L.iuuet , passed mo down town
today without even n Low.
He Oh , well , you know he's awfully absent-
minded. He's so completely devoted to h.s
siirulcul practice. "
"Hut that's no reason why ho should cut
mo. "
FI.OtTIMd FLAME.
„ T " C'J/fcaf/o / Timo.
Full many a cun of purest koroiana
} > otli expedite the slowly kindling tire ; ,
Full many a llrlaget , Mugi'lo or Kathleen
Doth by its.alcl join the celestial choir.
Epoch : Will Yoii'say you Ij t your sweot-
himrton account of dvsnupila ?
lllll-Vt'j.
\Vlll-\Vhleh of you hud It ?
Hill XeltliiT. it WHS thu old man. And ho
was sulVcrlng terribly the duy I asked him for
his daughter.
Washington Star : "Mr. Wlshlnuton. " said
the yoiins woman , "did you think that the
last time Ttol l you 'no' I did not nicixn It ? "
" \VQ | ! . " , replied Willie , slightly embarrassed ,
' I thqimht perhaps you hud Rotten so In the
habit of suyliio' that , that you didn't think. "
Louisville I'ost : The dispatches this morn
ing contain art account of u gentleman who
bout Ills wife to death because she would not
glvo him his shitio of thu bed. We have boon
expecting to hour of somohuch tragedy for a
Ions timo. Thn disposition of wives to take
up ull the bed Is almost universal , und the
grievance has boon borne lone unoiisli. The
sad and sudden death of Airs. Monlton should
pioyo n warning.
Nuw York Herald : Juki ) Simpson Muy I
speak to your father , darling ?
Cora "Hollows ( nftor n pause ) It would bo
useless. *
Jakofwlth look of nconyf-Don't say that ,
darling ! Why should it bo useless ?
Cora lle'a deaf.
Atlanta Journal : A good ono U told on a
I'euchtroo ' father. Tlio utory goes thut he
seemed worried , and his wife said to him :
"WUut'stho matter ? You look distressed. "
"Here It Is 11 o'clock ; BO 1 thought I would
Klve thut you UK chap In the parlor u gentle
hint. o I went In , gave our daughter a se
vere look , and turned down the BUS. "
"Oh. you ought not to have done that ,
Didn't ho cut mud ?
" > ot u bit. lie thunkod mo for It. "
On tiolso Courier : Tim "grip" Is no lonxnr
exclusively the budgu uf a commercial trav
eler's occupation.
Philadelphia Times : I'lodgus that nro rea
sonably .suio of being liout fur u while at leant
are those Inltustod to the pawnbrokers ,
Washington Htar : "I wouldn't mind my
wife's li'ivlng ttio last word. " Haiti .Mr. MeoL-
Inft. "If she would only hurry up und got to
It. " .
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Columbus I'ost : An unpledged legislator
may have "u liuuil of his own , " lint other men
uro inuUIng desperate efforts to gut hU cur.
iirxm.
with lo.ip year jultat bund you'll
have a splendid chance
To catch ono of those bipeds of the sex that
we irs the punts ,
So here ro a fuw simple rules we have do-
HlKiied for thoio
Of you wlm'ro noi acquainted with the host
- y/ay to propoiB.
If you would wn ) u pout tnke him by the fin-
Kor-tlps
Ami cent ly usihodow falls press them lightly
toyour lips ,
And ruvo about two klndrod souls and hearts
In blissful rhyme.
Swear by the sun und moon and stars twill
fetcli him every time.
A wldowor Is easy , and ha must have bum )
\Vlio started tlmtoldtaw which says "a burnt
L-lilUlilroailstliellrc. " , . .
1'or inorv who know the meanness of deceiving
woman's ways.
They'd all Rut swlii'lloil ' If they could once
every thirty days.
Hut If n practical young man you think you'd
II Ue In mure ,
Quo who has lots of good hard SOIISD , but i.ot
u cent I out ) a re ,
Don't roauh for him wUh pout ry or any silly
Hut JliiK u dollars In ! it > l r -'twill brine
him ( lowu "Korttup.1
SPAIDIKC GIVEN A SURPRISE ,
His Power of Appointing Standing Com
mittees Taken from Him Last Niglit.
BOARD ORGANIZED BY THE OPPOSITION ,
HilrrriMl In Hampering it MHII
Tlu-y Could Not | li > n > Ht-I.UI of linrltil
.Mid-llii'x rnimiilffcn Appoint-
H Iliixv ItVrt Worked.
Tlio faction III the Hoard of Education
which supported Dr. Ulbbs for president and
felt surprised nnd chagrined ot the election
of Dr. Spaldlng last Monday night , com-
plotcly turned the tables last night upon Dr.
Hpaldlng nnd his frlonds niul executed ono ot
the hbrowdost political maneuvers witnessed
In tlio board , for many months. '
The object of the mooting was principally
for the purnoso of hearing the appointments
of the fourteen standing coinmlttcos to bo
announced by President Spulding. Hut the
president was not granted the privilege of
naming the 'committees. The democratic
members of the board had hypnotized two ol
the republicans who voted lor Pr. Spaldlug ,
so thut they hold the upper hund at uvory
stop In tha schomo.
Tlnl llu I'reMliltMit'i lliinilH.
Soon after the roll had bcoa called Mr.
Coryoll moved that the rules of last year bo
adopted by ttio board for the ensuing yoar.
Mr. Smyth moved to amend Coryoll's mo
tion by eliminating from the rules und regu
lations of last year the following : "As early
us the first regular meeting nftor his elec
tion the president shall appoint the
standing coinmlttcos of the board , "
und substitute thorofor the following : "At
ttio ill's t regular mooting In January or at
any meeting thereafter , but ns soon as may
be , the bourd'shall appoint fourteen standing
committees to serve until the first Monday
In January of the ensuing yoar. "
Mr. Gibson moved to lay the amendment
on ttio tablo. Lost.
Mr. I'owoll oskod the board to lot the matter -
tor lay over until tho. next mooting so that
the noiv members might become familiar
with the matter.
Mr. Smyth urged the vote upon his amana-
mont.
i'-osldont Spaldlng ruled Smyth's amend
ment outof order.
Things \vcro getting rod hot.
Smyth appealed from tbo decision of the
chair. The decision of the chair was not
sustained.
Smyth's amendment was carried by a vote
of 8 to 4. The motion as amended was than
carried by the sumo voto.
The look of triumph tbat spread itself over
the faces of Martin , Smyth. C. E. Babcock ,
Wohrer. Coryoll , Points , Popplbten , Glbos
and Morrison , who voted for the change In
the rules , was only equaled by the ex
pression of chagrin and disgust
that enveloped the features of Proildent
Spaldlng , Mr. Powell , Mr. Gibson , Mr.
Jaynes and Mr. W. N. Babcock , who realized
that they had boon superlatively dona up so
far as the appointment of committees was
concerned.
IlUll KviT.VllllllR ; ill lll-ltlllllrXX.
All that remained now for the Gibus fac
tion to do was to announce the slzo nnd
character of the dose tbat had been prepared
for the frlonds of Dr. Spaldlug.
Mr. Martin nroso us the chief medicineman
and proceeded to read the Hat of committees
that had been neatly prepared In typewritten
copy upon the letter head of Parlln , Gran-
don" & Martin. The committees were as fol
lows :
Finance Coryoll , Martin , G. E. Babcoclc ,
Smyth , Wchrer.
Hosting and Ventilation Wohrer , Martin ,
Coryoll.
Judiciary Popploton , Smyth , Powell.
Supplies Jaynes , Wohror , Powell , Mor
risen , \V. N. Babcock.
Text Books Elgutter , Points , Popploton ,
Morrison , Gtbbs.
Claims Morrison , C. E. Babcock , GIbbs.
High School Smyth , Wohrer , Cor.vell ,
Elguttor , Popploton.
Teachers Points , . Popploton , Martin ,
Powell , C. E. Babcoclc.
Rules , Forms nnd Printing W. N. Bub-
coclc , Gibson , Jaynes.
Training School Powell , Glbbs , Points.
Hulldings and Property Martin , C . E.
Babcock , Coryoll , Popploton , Morrison .
Boundaries Gibson , Elguttor , W. N. Bab-
cock.
Special Instruction Glbbs , Points , Elgut-
ter. Jaynos , W. N. Babcock.
Salaries C. E. Babcock , Smyth , 'Glbbs. '
Having announced the character of the
medicine Mr. Mitrtin proceeded to prescribe
that it bo taken nt once by moving the np-
polutmout or election of the committees as
road. The vote stood ns follows :
Ayes O. E. Babcock , Coryoll , Martin ,
Glbbs , Points.Popplotou , Smyth. Morrison ,
Wohrer-l .
Nays Powell , . Jaynos , Gibson 3.
Mr. W. N. Babcock did not vote and Mr.
Elgutter had not yet'como in.
Then Came KrplaimfloiiN ,
Mr. Suiyth then urosa to'n question of
privilege and explained * , that ho
had not made the motion to take
the appointments out of the hands of the
president because bo did not have confidence
in the ability or good intentions of President
Spaldlng In this particular capacity , but be
cause ho ( Smyth ) had hoard that the com
mittees were being made up by another man ,
and ho doubted the ability of ttiat other ronn
to select proper committees for the board.
Mr. Powell replied to Mr. Smytb , saying
that ho could not sea that it was any less n
reflection upon President Spaldlng to say
that some ono had made up the committees
for him than to say that ha had not the
ability to name them himself. Mr. Powell
thought that Mr. Smyth's apology was
simply adding another insult to that already
thrown at the president.
Dr. Soaldlng took the matter vary coolly ,
but ho appeared to bo considerably hurt by
the unexpected turn of affairs , llo said ho
had uotlootcod for such a movoupon the part
of anybody in tbo board. Ho hud sclabtcd
tlio cbmmlttcos with absolute impartiality ,
trying to forgot all about the way
the different members had voted at
ttio time of his election , nnd ho
had fait sura that the selections ho had mudo
would glvo satisfaction. Tbo majority of the
board had doeidod to tatco tbo matter out of
his hands , hoivovor , < and that settled It.
Dr. SjiuhlliiK'H Committees.
In oraor .that the public may judge of the
Impartial motives that prompted Dr. Spalding -
ing In the soloutlor. of the commit
tees and thn contrast and makeup of
the important committees ns ho would
have tiumod them with the committees up-
pointed bv tbo board as presented by Mr.
Martin tlio following list is presented.
Those uro the committees tbat Or. Spaldlng
had prepared to read :
Toacucrs and Examinations Powell ,
Points , Juynos , Popploton , Elguttor.
Text Books and Course of Study Elguttor ,
Points , Smyth , Martin , Jaynos.
Heating and Ventilation Martin , Bub-
cock , Elguttor.
High School-C. K Batcock , W. N. Bab-
coclf , Powell , Points , Gliuon.
Judiciary Popploton , PointsElguttor. .
Training School-Gibbs , Wehror , C. K.
Babcock ,
Supplies Points , Morrison , Powell , W.
N. Babcook , Wehror.
Finance Morrison , Glbbs , Martin , Gib
son , Popploton.
Boundaries Jayncs , Globs , Coryell.
Special Instruction Wohror , C. E. Bab
cock , Gibson , Powell , Jaynos.
Kulcs , Forms and Printing Coryoll ,
Wohror , Morrison.
Bulletins nud Pioperty W. K. Bab
cock , Martin , Juynos , Hljnitlor. Mention
Claims-Gibson , ( J. K. llabcook , P.opplo *
ton , ,
Salaries Smyth , Puwoll , Coryoll.
Did.Homo Itoiitlnn Work.
Some routlnn bunlnoai wits then tnkon up ,
The city treainror .Hubmlttod n statement
fthowliig the following balances In the city
treasury to the credit ot the Hoard of Educa
tion ! General fund , tll.tUMi.TT ; slnldiiit fund ,
> ,7mU1 : slto nnd building fund. * V > > 4 ' *
Fred Mongcdoht was allowed an oitlmato
of t\tWiO \ on the Kollom school.
Coryoll offered a resolution to dUponso
with all the telephones now In tiso In the
schools except these actually nooaod. Re
ferred to the conimlttco on supplies.
Thn members were In no mood fcr doing
buslnoHS , and uflar passing upon some minor
matters the board ndjuurnod.
i.v .sr.
Supplier Stolen ! > y OIllelulKTerrlhle Seeii
< if
ST. PKTiu ! iifiu ) , Jan. 7. There tsnodoubt
that thoolTortsof certain government ofllctnU
to rellovo the distress caused by the wide
spread famine would bo more productive of
result were It not for the dishonesty of other
oftlclals. Immense sums hnvo been sent to
liio central fcmlno country , but no ono out *
aide of the commit too has any dollntto Idea of
the bonollts conferred by the committee. A
rocnnt dispatch from St. Potcraonrg stated
thut the commttico of the Moscow Ucllof
club which had undertaken the distribution
of private bounty among the sufferers In the
famlno strlclton provinces , has discovered n
defection In the funds amounting to I''O.OUO
roubles ,
Largo numbers of peasants are arriving at
St. Petersburg. They have no motioy , no
moans of subsistence , and many ot thonionly
arriving in a starving condition. They como
to St. Petersburg buoyed up by the hopothui
in this city they will bo nblo to Una work. It
Is hardly necessary to stuto that their hopes
nro not realized and the unfortunates llnd
tbomsclvcs in u worsu position than they
wore In the country districts. To prevent
them from starving to death the prefecture
of poltco Is billeting these peasants on the
wealthier householders of the city. A num
ber of those householders nro obliged toiodgo
nnd food ns many ns ton of these "sufferers.
A correspondent who accompanied u irov-
ornmont inspector on his rounds In thn
famli.o districts of Tula , Russia , writes thut
many huts were found packed with families ,
the members of whloh tried to Ucop warm by
crowding together. Unclad women mid chil
dren of three generations slept huddlou to-
pother In the sumo benches nbovo stoves ,
Barns nnd outhouses were destroyed for
fuel. The Interior ot huts were 'without
light and bare of furniture und permeated by
an intolerable stench. The people in the
midst of this had been thrco days without
food nnd were waiting for relief. The roofs
of many huts had boon partly used for fuel
In several cases unprotected children were
discovered in a starving condition , having
been deserted by their parents who hud gone
to look for work. In some instances hoards
of food were found which would bo suftlciunt
for weeks.
The correspondent adds : "Somo peaisnts ,
accustomed to got their living largely by
bogging , nnd others hitherto self supporting ,
are now starving. Most of the sufferers
hldu whatever stores they secure. The aron
of pauperized Russians , is ton times that of
England. The peasants affect the most ex
treme solt abasement before the gantry , but
really fool Intense hotrod for this class and
are ripe for a revolt sprlnuing out of their
genuine feeling. "
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Ship mill Cargo Destroym ! liy Fire , /
LONDON' , Jan. 7. The British" ( steamer
Catalonia , Captain Atkins , ut Quoonstown -
from Boston , reports that on January 5 , in
latitude 51 nortb , longltudo 18 , she passed a
sailing vessolon llro. The Catalona made n
close search in the vicinity , but found no
trace of the crow of the burning vessel , The
latter was completely gutted.
Thirty bales of cotton nnd 1,000 sacks of
whoot from the British steamer E'inir , Cap
tain Robcson , at Havro from Now Orleans ,
caught flro while lys ! = t Uiu wharf ami
were badly damaged before the llamos were
extinguished ,
Arreitccl fur .Speaking UN .11 hid.
BIIU.I.V. : Jan. 7. The government has instituted
stitutod proceedings against Count Llmhorg-
Stlrrum , for violently denouncing the znll
vcroln In the ICrauz Zoltung. The prosecu
tion has caused a sensation In diplomatic cir
cles , the count having formerly boon an am
bassador.
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Arrrxt of 1111 KYtmU I'nrgnr ,
PAIIIH , Jan. 7. A German named Hoimor
bus boon arrested hero for passing forged
bills on the Iluanchaca mines of Bolivia. It
Is reported that over 100,000 , francs of forged
bills are in circulation in America ,
r.co HUH No I < 'lro In Winter.
ROME , Jon. 7. The pope has lately been
enjoying very good health. Ho never has
his apartments wurmod in winter. Tbn
only change ho makes Is to put on warmer
clothing.
Ueutlly Work of Trlelilme ,
ST Pi-vrniwiiTito , Jan. 7. At Lod/ , near
Warsaw , 15 persons have died of trichinosis
and others are dangerously 111 of the disease.
I'liliilllleH lii u Cm-mini .111 lie.
BKIIM.V , Jun. 7. Three persons were killed
and six severely injured bv an explosion in
the Moiiopol pit.
TH.IMIVKIXU irO.V .V.
so female SIuvo Owner Arrostitil
llrc-iiklnt ; till the Hell Hole.
Snirn.n , Wash. , Jan. 7. The investiga
tions which have shown the existence of
slavery among the Japauoso In Victoria have
boon followed with similar results in tills
city. Yesterday the first decisive stop was
tulten to stop importation of Jnpanoso woman
for immoral purposes. The United States
authorities learned tbat a tnuu named Ithakal
had gone to Yokohama nbout seven months
ugo and purchased three Japanese women of
their parents for t'JO ' oach. Ho
brought them to this country , saying that
ho left his wife In San Francisco nnd his sisters -
tors ho brought to this city. All three \voto
forced to llvo as fallen women nnd gave
nearly all tbolr earnings to tholr owner , wno
merely allowed them enough for food und
clothing. About two weeks ago the girl from
San Francisco was | irouaht bora and placed
In a house near the two others. The facts
were extorted partly from the women and
partly from the owner , und the chain of cir
cumstantial evidence completed. Ithakal
has been urrextod. Tbo Japanese consul bus
requested ministerial nsslHtunco hnro in
breaking up this system of slavery ,
About 1.10 .Japanese woman In Seattle have
been sold outright by tholr purontr nud
brought over hero by tholr purchaser * .
Thqso Jupanoso women llvo In the part of
Seattle known ns Whltoclmpcl , which every
body coming from the Is'ortharn I'aclllo
depot or steamboat landing passes. They
Inhabit six rows of yellow plno cottages.
The rows are ubout 100 loot long and tbo
llttlo buildings front ono another a nil nro
separated by lltllo pnsBagewiiy * about
twonty-llvo foot wldo , mulling tlireo bhort
st roots. The place Is n counterpart on n nmull
scalooftlio lumous dlslrlot In Toklo devoted - /
voted to the habitations of the fallen women
of that city. No othur American city , not
oven San Frunolsco , has the countorp-irt of
this Japanese ( juartor of Scattlo. The best
people of tbo town have long regarded
Wtiltocbapol ns a crowning dlsgrnco and on
several occasions they have threatened to
rlso In tholr might nnd wlpo It out of ox-
Istonco.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U , S. Gov't Report.
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