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rfrjy tf VOL. NO. 317. CHICAGO, TIIUI1SDAY FJ5BHUAIIY 1892-TWELV12 PAGES. PlilC TWO CENTS.

LOST HIS CASH. Colgate Paker, the Famous Tea Trader, Is Bankrupt. HE FLEES FROM JAPAN. His Property Seized by Banks and Other Creditors. SILVER CAUSED HIS RUIN.

Jones Brothers, Cotton Brokers at Memphis, Disappear. Their Bookkeeper Also Finds It Convenient to Vanish Shady Transactions. PrNNILESS ONCE MORS. Sa Fbascisco, CaL, Feb. Z.

Special Tel-gram. Adrioea from Yokohama, Japan, say that Colgate Baker, a wealthy American, and for years heavily engaged in the tea trade in Kobe and Yokohama, aa the firm of Colgate Baker ia financially embarrassed, that his property has been seized by bankers, and that Baker himself has fled to America. The firm of Colgate Baker Co. was one of the largest ia the tea trade, and was the heaviest shippers of Japan product to Amer-ica and Europe. The announcement of the failure of this leading firm created a great sensation in Yokohama and Hong Kong banking and financial circles.

The native papers publish lengthy articles on the failure, one giving a version which contains several interesting references to Baker's past life, his success as a partner in the old firm of Smith, Baker as well as to his subsequent losses through speculation in America, and his later and for a long time successful efforts to re-establish himself upon a thoroughly firm basis here. The Kohe Herald, speaking of the failure, ay-si "The cause is -in a great measure due, we are advised, to HKAVT VOBWARD BXCHAXOB imXDCISTS, i baaed upon the expectation of the passing of the silver bill. Baker's intense interest in the silver question was well known to many of his friends, but none probably imagined that the prospects of the bill so perilously affected him. "It is needless to say that gTeat sympathy i is felt on all sides for the parties upon whom the weight of the disclosure presses most heav ily. It is just learned that the entire property of toe firm of Colgate Baker A at.

No. 4.9, in the English settlement at Eohe, has been seized suddenly by the Exchange Bank, and also the Shanghai Bank of Hong Kong. "Colgate Baker is one of the foreigners who came to Japan very early after making a fortune in the firm of Smith, Baker A Co. He returned to America, where he invested money in silver mines, and lost it all. Re-" turning to Japan he started life anew as a tea broker, his wife assisting him, engaging school teacher.

"Being a clever man, in commercial life Baker was trusted by the master of Otto Beimers a German bouse of Kobe a contract made between them that the tea trade should be given to TBS XHTtSB CBABQB of Baker. For two years he followed this arrangement. After another visit to America in search of capital, he returned again to Kobe, and renting offices in Concession street, in the English settlement, be began buying manufactured tea. "He succeeded beyond his expectations and a year later became proprietor of the great tea house at No. 49 Concession.

He made all arrangements to extend the business on a large scale, but, his capital being somewhat he handled only about 1,000,003 chests of tea that years. "Enlarging his traffic gradually be was soon handling 65,000,000 chests annually. It said that before the seizure of bid property was made BaXBB HAD BBCBBCT.T SOLD largely of his stock in hand, and disposed of his other property before creditors could get possession of it. The loss consequently will fall heavily upon merchants and tradesmen of Kohe and Yokohama. "Baker is missing, and it is now known that be took passage incognito on the steamer Empress of Japan, which sailed a few days ago for Vancouver.

His grown-up daughter and young son were left behind in Kohe, but ft is expected that they will soon Join their parent. COTTON BUYERS DISAFPEAR. Mbxpbis. Feb. 8.

It was stated on the Cotton Exchange this morning that Walter F. and Richard J. Jones, comprising the firm of Jones Bros, ft cotton buyers, have suddenly left the city. Four thousand dollars worth of cotton belonging to the firm was attached at Newport, last Saturday to secure a claim of Hirsh of this city. It is not thought that any Memphis people are losers, as the business of the firm was done principally with New York and Liverpool firms.

The firm has been for some years one of the heaviest buyers on the Memphis market until this season, when their spot transactions dropped to comparatively small proportions. They bought largely in the interior, however, on orders from Bremen 'and Havre, which were filled through a New Orleans branch of the house. This branch was closed about ten days ago, when the kindred firm of Jones Brothers Fleet was dissolved, Mr. Fleet removing to New York snd turning the business over to Jones Brothers A Co. The former firm EUDUD TBS OBDBBS FOB BXFOBT and the latter the orders for spinners.

Some ten days ago Mr. Fleet retired from the fin. here, sold his seat on the Cotton Exchange to the bookkeeper, J. D. Lindsay, and left for New York.

Before the New Orleans brsnch was c'osed the firm chartered two vessels, the Straits of Gibraltar and another from Ross, Keen A of New Orleans, for Bremen, and sent them off ladea with cotton Then they cams I back and boasted of having made $50,000 on venture. V' understood that heavy reclamations vn coming in lately on cotton shipped account amounting to 15,000 bales, turn out to be up to the grade represents very tidy fortune, d. rci bci i being as big at 1100,000. iof lata yeara been a large inferior grades of cotton, 1 as dog tail. At the close of jook several thousand bales i had been left over in the I factors, and in the past few bought large lots of inferior I points, This is the kind ef cotton which, it is aakt.

ihey shipped to Havre and Bremen ana arew against ai middling. They drew their foreign exchange here on the bill of lading, as is the custom, and got the money for the cotton. Toe exchange was sent on in the usual course to New York and there sold to brokers. It is understood that the foreign correspondents had honored the drafts BETOM IBB "DIBCBBPAKCT" in the cotton was discovered, and so nobody on this side will lose anything in consequence of the reclamations. The book-keeper, Mr.

Lindsay, has gone, also, it is said, to Biloxi, for his health. Be hypothecated his newly acquired cotton exchange membership 'or $360, before he left. Jones Bros, A Col: would take, orders for any amount for future delivery. When they saw an opportunity to buy eottoa in December, ray for a January contract, at a price to insure them a good commission, they bought it, and although the rules of the Cotton Exchange provide for cotton bought being taken up in five working days they have left it with the factor for a mon'h at a time. This practice has been so common with them that some factors have refused to deal with them except on very straight terms.

Others, kno. tog them ss big, snd what is known aa all the year, buyers, have stood this inconvenience at a heavy loss for storage some times rather than incur their ill will by bringing them to time. Lately buyers have been receiving letters from their correspondents in Europe asking bow it was that Jones Bros, could offer eotton a half cent lower than they. This shut out the legitimate buyers and accounts for the large orders filled by the firm on their two char-tered vessels, By shipping underclass cotton a profit of from $76,000 to $100,000 could have been made on that one venture of those ships, and the latter amount strangely enough is just what Mr. W.

H. Jones claims to hsve made. EARTHQUAKE SHOCKS. Heismle IMatarbaaaes Celt tm Kibnub aad Omaha, Feb. S.

Special Telegram. There was a slight shock of earthquake felt here about 10:80 o'clock to-night, lasting for a few seconds. It seemed to be more perceptible in the vicinity of the police station and the Grand Central Hotel, at Fourteenth and Jones streets, where pictures were thrown from the wall and crockery and glassware badly cracked. A large bank of earth caved In, crushing in a two-story frame house at No. 1115 Jones street, and burying P.

H. Greene and his wife and two children in the debris. The woman and children luckily escaped injury, but Greene was not so fortunate. He was caught beneath some timbers, and was taken out in an unconscious condition. From the hasty examination made, the police surgeon was unable to say how badly he was injured but intimates that he has re ceived fatal internal injuries.

The house is completely wrecked one side of it was crushed ia by a large mass of earth tearing out the support snd causing the roof to topple in. This is the only accident reported to the police up to midnight. The earthquake had a peculiar motion, seeming to extend from east to west. For a time it created considerable excitement. AsTOBix.

Oregon, Feb. 8. A distinct shock of earthquake lasting about three seconds was felt here at 8:27 o'clock to-night. The vibrations were from southwest to northeast. Foktuixd, Feb.

8. A severe earth quake shock occurred here at 8:30 o'clock to night. Brick buildings shook snd windows rattled, terrifying the inmates, who in many instances rushed into the street. The shock lasted about thirty seconds and ia probably the most severe earthquake ever felt in this city. As far ss learned no damage was done beyond cracking of a few window glasses.

SETTLED FOB 7 PER CENT. Affaire of a Wu.ilei Firm Wound Up Al- laged CmkwIaM la a Carriage Coacarn, Dxdham, Feb. a The case of Brown, Steese A -Clark, failed woolen mer chants Boston, which has been in the Insolvency Court for two years has' been virtually settled by the eeceptanoe by the creditors of 7 per cent on about $3,000,000, which the firm's liabilities amounted to. Boston, Feb. 8.

The creditors of H. M. Richardson, manufacturer of children's car riages, met day. Mr. E.

R. Champlain, rep resenting as counsel $110,000 of the liabilities of tbs firm, said he had authority from nine of the creditors to fsvor the forming of a company to carry on the business of Mr. Richardson, and he added that he thought it would be for the best interests of the credit ors so to do. Mr. Tickson, of New York, representing a firm there of whom Mr.

Richardson had bought varnish, said the paltry interest of $700 they had in the Richardson affair was not sufficient to cause an effort on their part for the mere money, but that they desired the arret of Mr. Richardson, Mr. Colby, and Mr. Kittredge. and be stated that be could prove tne onenses witn wmcn they were charged.

He maintained that there had been crooked cloalings. It was voted to form stock company wi'h a capital of $177,000 to carry on the bunners. It being the opinion of eounsel that the affairs of Mr. Richardson were fairly solvent, while those of the Boston Carriacre Company, of which Richardjon wa President, were not, the letter oompany's af- lairs were reiorreo. to a committee to lnverti- gate.

CRAZY OVER HIS SHORTAGE. The Caaaler af raekart Biaia Oou lasaae from Mental A axletjr. Locibviixb, Feb. 8 Special TelegranC John J. Kitter, cashier of the Glasgow Deposit Bank, became a raving maniao this morning.

The. bank went down under a run last week. This run was caused bjr reports that Ritter was deep in debt to the bank and was insolvent. The run lasted for two days and then the bank made aa assignment, but the officers declared it could pay dollar for dollar. It wu found that Ritter owed the bank He turned over all bis property, but it is said that this lacked about $10,000 of settling this indebtedness.

Feeling against him ran high, and Ritter has been under a great mental strain. This morning he went to the bank as uual but left for his home about 10 o'clock. Half an hour later seme workmen on the place heard Ritter scream and saw him running through the fields stark naked. He was screaming violently, and was plainly insane. The men caught "him with great difficulty and carried him back to the house, where a doc tor pronounced him a victim -of an acute mania.

Ritter is one of the best-known men ia Southern Kentucky. He was criminal judge of a large district for six years and has been cashier for eight years. Speculations in Kan sas ana in on tanas lost bun his property, Prizes for Poultry. Ksw Yobk, Feb. were awarded at the poultry show which opened in this city today to the following: Lyndhurst Poultry onuinrare.

u. u. ennek Detroit; D. A. Nichols, Monroe, Conn.

in T.i i i i jutu.wuwu, wTomnu, ana otncxJer, ureea cast.e, re- CHURCHES ROUSED. Important Meeting: Last Night on the West Side. CARROUSELS CONDEMNED. Congregations Unite to Sup- press the Nuisances. Prompt.

Measures to Be Taken to Save Little Girls Committee -t TO CLOSE THB DENS. The iniquitous, infamous carrousels have got to go. Forbearance with these institutions on the part of the public has ceased to be a virtue, ss this same publio has grown tired of listening to promises of their better management, made only to be broken. It has become evident that it is impossible to regulate the evil, and that the only thing left is to stamp it out altogether. The churches have came forward in this matter and they do not propose to take a mo- ment rest until the community round about West Madison street and Ashland avenue is well rid of aa great a nuisance as any com munity was ever afflicted with the West Side CsrrouseL It is proper that the churches should be heard on this subject, aa the carrousel is situated in the very heart of a church neighborhood and church property is probably more than any other affected thereby.

As was published in Tbb Ibtbb Ocaia Tuesday morn ing, these religious and kindred institutions are in that neighborhood: The Chicago Tneological Seminary, in the same square, and in the rear of No. 601 Madt-son street, i. The Hammond Library, just across the street from the seminary. The Union Park Congregational Church, adjoining the Hammond Library. The Third Presbyterian Church, in the first block south of the carrousel.

The Epiphany Episoopal Church. The Fourth Baptist Church. The United Presbyterian Church. The Third Unitarian Church, and The Waahinirtonian Home, all within three blocks of tbe carrousel. AT A MTBBTWO of the board of trustees of the Third Presby ten an enure neld Saturday night, it was determined that the various churches inter ested should unite thejr efforts to crush out the carrousel.

A committee of five was then appointed to confer with representatives of other churches ss to the best means of pro cedure. So last night there was a meeting at the Fourth Baptist Chureh, at which meet ing there were present; Tbe Bev. J. Wolfeoden. D.

pastor of tne jrourta Baptist church, The Rev. Frederick A. Noble, D. pastor of tbe Union Park Congregatienal Church. Dr.

J. Meloy, of the United Presbyterian Church. 5. Camp and T. H.

Gault, of the Union congregational etiuren, L. 8. Hodges, A. M. Henderson, J.

W. Hedenberg, and H. A. Osborn, of the Third Presbyterian Church. J.

B. Earie, of the Fourth Baptist Church, The result of the meeting was the appoint- ment Of a committee to adopt some suitable means of suppressing the carrousel evil. This committee ia as follows: 4 A Dr. Meloy, of tbe United Presbyterian Church, chairman ex-omcio. E.

J. Harkneas, of tbe Union Park Congra- gattonai cnurcn. la. 8. Hodges, of the Third Cbnrcb.

J. B. Earle, of the Fourth Baptist Church. T. H.

Gault and 1. N. Camp, of the Union Park Congregational Church. CH. Jordan, of the Epiphany Episcopal Uhiircn.

W. G. Wood, of the Third Unitarian Church. Jlenry Greenebaum, of Zion Temple. Mr.

McKay, of the Young Men's Christian Association. This committee will meet atsn early day ana arrange tor tbe work to be done. The meeting last night was an enthusiastic one as to tbe propriety snd necessity of pro testing agamst tne eat Bide carrousel. dr. maixot was made chairman of tbe meeting and Mr, Usborn was secretary, In explaining the object and purposes of the meeting Dr.

Malloy said: "We are here to consult as to what is best to be done regard to tbe carrousel on Mad. ison street near Ashland avenue. This car rousel is a great publio nuisance and evil, and the time haa come when it is necessary to enter a protest against its further continu ance. ThbIhtkb Ockax has already begun a crusade against tbe place, and i far it stands alone ia such commendable work. It is for us new to determine what we can do to aid Ths lam Ockah in this work, or whst we can do Independently ourselves to close this place forever.

mb. oacu was of the opinion that the carrousel could be closed without much trouble. He said: "I am satisfied that we can enjoin the place from running on Sunday, and If the people and doing business in tbe neighbor- noou aeciare a nuisance we can. shut it up lor ail time." MB. BOMBS bad some practical advice to offer, as follows "When this question was agitated before we necessarily acted hurriedly, but we have gained much experience therefrom.

We must consider the temperament of "the man we have to deal with in, this matter, the Chief of Police, Major Mc- Claughry is a fair and square man, and on a question of this sort he desires to act im imrtially. When be heard our side of tbe case, he had to listen to the other aide, snd there are some very respectable men inter ested. in the business of the carrousel. "Now, what we most desire is facta. Gen eralities are all very good, but there must be something with a solid foundation.

Charges of immorality might have no weight unless the facts are there to substantiate them and we must not take up mere rumors unless wey can be proven true, it should be re membered also that business aa well as moral ity should be "I think, therefore, that a committee should be appointed to gather such facts as are needed." Tbe committee named above was selected, with additional instructions to prepare the proper petition for the revocation of the oar. rousei license. related the experience of the visit of A similar committee to Chief McClaughry last spring. Us said: fWe asked the Chief if a petition from the property owners protesting gainst the car rousel would have any weight as an offset to the petition to allow the place to remain unmolested. He said it would, so we got the petition and the place was closed.

Since if was reopened one of the principal objections has been that girls wera admitted free. We understand from Chief McClaughry that the practice ot not charging admission to girls would not be tolerated. II passed by the carrousel to-night and I saw three girls enter without paying a This in itself is sufficient cause for revoking the license. "We were also told by Cnief McClaughry that the place should, not be open oa Sunday and that its license would be revoked it ran on that day. MB.

HBUDBBSOW SAID I If we can get tbe plapo closed this time I believe it will stay -closed. There are. reasons enough wby it should be closed, snd this- committee can get- at them. What we, want i fact about the institution nuder the present management. Last spring, when the carrot! question was under discussion, I made myself intimate with every detail of the, place, and that is what we should do There waa aome other talk as to the best way of going ahead, by injunction or petition.

to revoke the license. The latter p'an was considered the best, snd no doubt that ia the one that will prevail. Whether the petition shall Include only the Car rousel, near Ashland avenue, both that one and the one between Leavitt street and Oakley avenue la also an open question. Every person, present at. tbe meeting ex pressed himself as in hearty.

support of the stand taken by Ths brraa Ocbaw. "The churches," said Dr. Malloy, "will give all tbe credit of tbe extermination ot tbe carrousels to Tan Istkb Ocbax. The manager of the carrousel near Ashland avenue is making a desperate effort to retain his license. When it was restored to him be promised that the place should be conducted leas immorally.

Tbe very essential of such a change for the better was that girls should not be Admitted to ths rlAcs rasa. The manager solemnly promised that such changes should be and Chief Mc Claughry restored bia license on that condi tion. Tbs manager was false to his promises. He did not make the change, and girls were ad mitted just the same as before free. Thb Ibtkb Ocbax called- attention to this fact several days ago, and the' manager saw what a precarious position he was placed in.

To further deceive the Chief pf Police, he has given it out that hereafter girls must pay to go in his merry-go-round. This change. which was promised six months ago. took effect Tuesday night, he But Mr. Hedenberg said thai be saw girls go in free last night, and may be the change hasn't been mads after alL.

Whether it has or has not, bees made, the msnager of tbe carrousel deliberately lied in tbe first place, thereby proclaonvnji RnCSBX tmTBCTTVDSTOU. Else Chief McClaughry told, nntruth when he said the manager made, the promise that was never kept, or the; policeman who takes the. tickets st tbe carreossl door falsified when be told a reporter that all girls were admitted free. 1 No one would think such ftthina of Chief McClsoghry. and rt is net reasonable to suppose that the policeman would ieilvotber than the truth on such a subject, s.

Ihicaoo, Feb. 2. Zo fas EdilnfXoa have the co-operation ana thanks, of all property owners and residents living in the vicinity of the carrousel on -Madiaoii. ssceet. The carrousels, like the skating- rinks.

should be wiped out; It is all wrong to license a pkee and.ciH if 1 baviuees that is not aAS.hueiaeaa axon to annoy a quiet neighborhood. Jo yon flunk our good Mayor our tmmaculaU Chief of Polios would allow 'this carrousel to ran near where their families No, thex; would stamp it out before it had run one Jira court of justice the ease Is decided ac cording to the evidence. In our. suit before the Mayor and Chief of Polios we had three- fourths of the property owners residing in the blocks between Ashland svenn -and Paulina street on Madison street and- Warren avenue, where the carrousel is located who signed a petition protesting against aeopening the carrouseL ,1 think they had only about eight names on their paper, and these parties were only tenants. Now, with all this evidence before the Chief, he renewed the license, which al lows young girls sneeC raea at this carrousel and go out together and stand on tbe street corners in the vicinity of this good and moral J- I have resided at No.

66 Warren, avenue for the last twenty-one rears, and until this moral earrousel was' started I never saw young girls or men standing the street corners talking at night, "i West Madi son, in the vicinity of lb carrousel. at night reminds me of Clark street fifteen or twenty years sgo. Policemen arcMt women standing on street corners at night down town. Why don't they do. the same thins on the Madison street and Ashland avenue cor- ners I E.

Hqpkibs. FIGHTING THE OPTlOy BILL. AH tha Tradvra mm tha Kw Tark rradaee Esebaage la AraaW Naw Yosi, Feb. Telegram. representatives of the various trades doing business on tbe Produce Exchange held a meeting to-day td take, action in regard to the bill now before Congress intended to stop dealings in'futare options.

tne bill -becomes a law it will stop the business of the New York Produce and Cotton Exchanges, the Chicago Board of Trade and all similar bodies. Charles D.Tlamill, President of the Chicago board, has been in town for' several days conferring with President Tfcoanes, of the Produce Exchange, and President Me, of the voivon x.xcnange, as totos bestfcjsthod of de- leaung tne tmi. j. um meouug (o-uaye cotnaaaaae was ap. pointea to a ran a protest, and take it to Washington next Tuesday, when the committee on Agriculture will give a bearing to the New Xork dealers, Oa the following a uesaay us same committee i wilt grant i A similar committee has been, appointed to represent the Cotton Exchange.

The Hop xroiers-uciisnge is also expected to join in The original intention of the Kew York dealers was to attack the bill oa the ground of unconstitutionality, but it has nc been decided to leave that argument as possible resort in case the measure becomes a law, and to confine the xoamiea's work to the lines laid wn by Henry Clews his article on ths subject in the February Eippincott" In this srticle Mr. Clews atte mpts to show that dealings in futures are not on ly not detrimental to the interests of farmers -and producers but are of actual benen to ail classes who handle produce In any manner. MARRIED THEGOVERSESS. Gaaeral Dueet, eC Chicago, A r4 SO Yaara, Sax Diaoo, Feb. 8.

General Ducat, a weaiwy resident ot Chicago, and ex-Coin minder of the Legion of Honor, who bas been' stopping at the IJotel Def Coronada several days, waa married to-da to Miss Dupont. a niece of his former who for some time has been governess in his family. MiasDu-pons is 22, while the Ueaeisi is about W( WILL BEGIN TO-DAY. The Anti-smoke Society Ready for Business. Is WORK NOW ACCOMPLISHED.

Leading Citizens Are Helping In Every Possible Way. Numerous Establishments Have Al-ready Been Visited The Plan of Campaign. NOW LOOK TOR RESULTS. An active campaign against tbe amoks offenders will be inaugurated to-day. The Society for the Prevention ot Smoke has con-eluded ite-preliminary work, bos organized its tiroes, aad ig Dow in a position to produce During the last two weeks Consulting Engineer White and his assistant.

Mr. Fay, have been at work making personal investigation of tbs larger steam plants of the city and laying plans for future operations. Everything, is -now arranged for active work. The next two months will tell the story, and by April 1 it will be definitely known whether Chicago is to remain under tbe cloud of smoke sgsinst which so much has been said and written. A few days ago Messrs.

White and Fay visited Mr. George M. Pullman at the letter's request, Mr. Pullman told the- engineers that he was fn full sympathy with the move-meat to abolish the smoke nuisance. He demonstrated the truth of his declaration by forwarding to the secretary of the society a strBsTAirsxAX, cbbcx.

-He then went on to say that while tbe Pullman 'Building had never been considered a great viol itor of the smoke ordinance, he wished to go further and be able to say that the building offended not in the least, Hs requested Mr. White to make a personal investigation of the engine and boiler rooms of tbe establishment, and report with recommendations. Mr. Pullman went so far ss to say that if necessary he would put in new boilers and furnaces, or he would adopt anthracite coal as a fuel. Mr.

White will make the examination to day and the report will be sent to Mr. Pull man this It is thought that it will be found unnecessary to burn anthracite coaL Indeed the society will advise the use of that fuel as tbe very last resort. Jan. 22 tbe Secretary of the society re ceived a letter from Mr. Warren Springer askmg that the engineers be tent to his establishment on Clinton street, where he intended putting ia a battery of ten boilers.

Mr Springer said that he was in sympathy ith tbe work, and desired recommendations mm tne society. ben tne letter was re- eeived the consulting engineer had not been appointed, and so there was a alight delay ASSWBBIKO TBB BXQCBST. 8ome days ago, however; Mr. Fay visited the establishment. He found that the work of putting in the new bor.ers was well under- bad ia meantime whanged his Meas regarding tbe societj and its work.

He refused to give any information. edaeenuog, hu. plant- tbe. fuel osed.er anything eonneeted with -tbe- estab lishment. The officers of tbe society believe that is not proper lor them to make any recommendations to Mrl Springer under the circumstances.

No further attention will be paid to him until it becomes necessary to i quest him to suppress the. smoke. They can not conceive what Mr. Springer object was ia writing the letter, knowing that be would refuse to give any Information to the en gineers when they answered his request, Mr. John H.

Leslie, a com mission merchant at No. S3 Siver street, requested the engineers of the society to make some recommendations by which he could be guided in erecting battery ol boiler. The examination of tbe premises was made by Mr. Fay, who' made number af recommendation. Tbe society is confident that if the advice given- Mr.

Leslie is followed there will be no trouole- from smoke, providing aa average qualitf of soft coal is used as a ueL ara. vram, by bbqcxst, visited the establishment of the Charles T. Parish manufacturing concern, st No. 146 Pa- cinc avenue. He found there peculiar difficul ties to be overcome.

The boilers were of an upright pattern, and greet" changes be made before the establishment can hope to escape the smoke. Mr. White is now st work on a report, which he will submit in a few days. He thinks that be can recommend to the concern a Droceas wbereby the amount of smoke produced can be reduced to a minimum. in addition cue establishments men tioned, the engineers have durfhgHhe last ten days visited tbe following named buildings: Tbe Fair; Carson, Pirie A SeotV wholesale and retail establishments Boston Store: Marshall-- Field A wholesale and retail establishments: Home Insurance, Rookery.

Owings, John V. Farwell, Heath, Milligan Company, Hibbard, Spencer Bartlett, Insurance Exchange, W. W. Kimball, Board of Trade, Brother Jonathan, Royal Insurance, Yi neeler, and Adams Westlske Buildings, the Wellington Hotel and the Auditorium. These visits were not made by request.

They were made, not with the idea of in vestigating smoke- producers, but to find out the nature of the plants being used, the amount of power produced, and to obtain data of a general character. In only one establishment were the visitors received with discourtesy. Strangely enough this was in the wholesale establishment of Marshall field A Co. Mr. ield and all of the gentlemen connected with the management of the wholesale and retail concern are' greatly interested in the success of tbe movement to abolish the smoke nuisance.

The chief engineer, however, does not believe it possible to burn bituminous coal, without producing' smoke, and he re fused, it is said, to give the society any infor mation. SPBAriHO OF XBM WOBX to be done in the future, Mr. Phelps, the secretary of tbe society, yesterday said "It is our idea to proceed in the following The inspectors, of whom there will probably be five, after locating a smoking chimney, will proceed to tbe owner of the building and ask to be allowed to make a personal investigation of the boiler and engine rooms. After all the information has been gained, the inspector will report to Mr. White, who will give the case careful consideration.

All recommendations will be made by myself to tbe owner of the offending building. i iia wui du uone caim no notice is taken of the recommendations made? Well, I prefer not to answer that question It is better to wait until tbe dilemma presents MeelL. "In making an investigation the in spectors will observe- the number of builers in use, the type and maker, the rated horse-power, setting, diametc and length; number and dimensions of flues, depth of ash-pit; working pressure and kind of grates in use. They wilt also notice the amount and quality of coal used. The furnaces will be examined and a note made of the demand made for power to operate ele vators, pumps, and electric lights.

The dimensions of the chimneys will alo hi takea "From the investigations already made no conclusions have been deduced. It will be only when we get actively at work that any such conclusions can be reached. After a number of prosecutions have been conducted we will probably be able to tell what it causing the smoks nuisance." UNIVERSITY FEDERATION. Omm Holaas foliage Affiliated with tbe Cbi- raga L'Btvesalty. Arrangements have just beea completed for affiliating the Chicaro University the Des Moines College.

Following thu will come the affiliation of the Chicairo UmversitT with a number of other educational institutions, completing a sort of a league of all the principal colleges of the West Dr. W. Harper yesterday returned from Des Moines where be had been to complete tbe first arrangements for this league which he has long had in mind. In entering into this affiliation with the University of Chicago the Des Moines College promises To employ only the university examina tions in all subjects taught in the college. 2.

To adopt so sr as may be practicable the courses ot study snd tbe general regulations of the colleges of the University of Chicago, r-v- i-. 4 S. To elect only such instructors as shall have been nominated oy tbe college joint committee with tbemiiversity. 4. To terminate the services of such in structors ss shall have been suggested by tbe university and college in joint committee ss unsatisfactory.

Vw Tbe university promises to confer upon students of the Des Moines College passing examinations certificates snd degrees to which each student would be entitled if in tbe University of Chicago. It also grants fel lowships, affording free tuition for one year ia the graduate schools of the University of Chicago to three students annually who shall have earned the Bachelors degree. Tbe university will furnish the college for temporary service at teachers from among the university fellows, and special instructors and lecturers from its faculty. Tbe President of the Des Moines College has been elected to membership in the University Council. In speaking of this matter yesterday.

Harper said: "I consider this one of the most important moves made by the university. It will certainly result 'In raising the standard of all the Western" educational institutions. "It is our intention to take in a number of the principal colleges, but a confederation will not be formed. The relation will only exist between the university' and tbe distinct. college." Dr.

Harper said that tbe reports that Pro fessor Hermann Edward von Hoist had declined to come to the university is a mistake. He expects to receive by the next mail an ac ceptance of the chair proffered Professor Hoist TWENTY-FIVE TEARS A BISHOP. Calnailca Vlebra a Iba Anniversary Boatifcrra Prelate's CoMunto. Ltxxu Boca, Feb. 8.

The twent y- flflh aaarvetsary of tbe eonaacTstion of the Rt Bev. Bishop Edward Fitcgerald was cele brated here to-day by the Catholics with great Domn and At 10:30 a. m. ponbncal bign mass was cele brated at St Andrew's Cathedral in tbe pres ence of 2,000 people, -'-'j Among the prominent prelates present were tbe Most Bev. Archbishop Jsnwens.

of New Orleans; Bishops Dewier, Hoe lien, Gallagher, Bademacher, Brennan, Sullivan, Coegrove, Mershaert, Chatchard, Hennessy, and Wat son. At 12 o'clock the bishops and elergy were banqueted in tbe ball of the Sisters of Meccy. Tbe celebration closed to-night with a grand sacred concert at the cathedral. THE 'WEATHER. Uk all hood That At WUI AW- Fair Ta-day with the Temparatura TJeehaaaad.

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The Louisiana Lottery on Its Last Legs. ITS MANAGERS TO QUIT Publio Sentiment Too Strong Against the Fraud. NO OTHER CHARTER WANTED At No Figure Will a License Bo Now Accepted. Recent X)eclslons Havs Shown th Uttar lllaaallty of the Swind- Una; Institution. LETTER OF EXPLANATION.

Kbw Oblbaxs, Feb. Tbe followimr let ter will explain itself: Oiuaw. Feb. 8. 18XL To the Peonla of Louisiana: In the spring of 1888 I was different times ariDroacbed bv num ber of prominent Democrats of who urged upon me tbe propriety, in the in.

vereei 01 tne nuances ot tbe State, of submitting to the Legislature a proposition for a eonstitutional amendment, which would grant to me snd my sssooates a lottery privi- lege for twenty-five years, in Consideration of a license sufficiently high to be of material aa--. sistanee to tbe State. It waa urged upon me bv these irenUemen that my associates and I should bs willing to give to the people of Louisiana an opporw tunity of obtaining proportionately as great a material benefit from tbe proposed charter as the holders of the existing charter have obtained from the current one. I was as. sured that the proposition would meet with liTILa IT AST OPPOtUTIOS under such conditions, for the opposition to the present charter was said to be based mainly upon the fact that tbe amount of It- paid, -was entirely inadequate ia tbe light of tbe needs of the people to the pre vention of mcreased taxation, or to the re- Auction of present taxation by providing for schools, levees, These suggestions prompted me to an nounce to the people of that I would'' apply for such a charter, and would give the sum of $300,000 per annum aa a 11- tax.

Until I had announced that I would male such a propositioo to the Stat there had been no opposition manifested to ward tbe continued enstenos of a lottery im Touisians. After I had publicly submitted my offer to the people, and had committed myself to its terms, to my surprise some of the prominent men wbo bad approached me ou tbs subject, -and who had urged me to make such a prop. ositioa, became opponents of tbe project and -aided -4n "organising public hostilities against it. a At the solicitation of a number of gentle-. men wbo still favored the proDosition.

and whose properly had suffered from overflows Of the Mississippi Bier, I increased the amount that I bad originally offered to cay as a license tax for the privilege of a new char- ter to The latter was increased still further by -the Legislature to $10,000 fbb Ajnrcm and in this condition tbe amendment was on. dered to be. submitted to the people by the requisite two-thirds vote of each branch of the Legislature. Then began a crusade on the fcart of those opposed to the proposition inside and outaula of the State, for tbe purpose of preventiug the I adoption of tbe revenue amendment and max-ing the management of a lottery aa objection-able to the people of the United States as The fact that H25QJXQ per annum license tax, which was to be paid to the State of Louisiana, would be derived from a business which would come from other States and for- -eign countries, brought about the by Congress of whst is now commonly knowa as the "Anti-lottery postal It was charged at all times that it was bit object to have the revenue amendment passed by negro votes against the wishes' and desires of the majority of tbe white -people of tbe State of Louisiana yet, on all rycaskms, I had strongly urged that the amendment should be submitted to the white people at a primary election, so that they. cocxjo pass otob ma qpssnoK whether they wanted the amendment adopted or not, at I had no.

desire to be connected with the proposition, unless it received the approval of a decided majority -of the whit -people of ths State of Louisiana. After the passage by Congress of the anti lottery postal law," I was informed by a num. ber of eminent and able attorneys whom consulted that this law was a violation of tbe rights of the State, and of tbe freedom of the .1 press, and such" would be, in their opinion, the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States. Accordingly, test cases on the question were made up, and submitted to that court for da. termination.

1 From tbe institution of the test eases until now tbe opposition to the revenue amend. ment has intensified in its bitterness. Bealia. ing thoroughly, my associates and that wa had been incorrect ia our opinion of publio sentiment on the question of a new and not desiring to see the people of T-iisiana involved in strife over the question, I hereby declare, upon my part and upon the part of my associates, that we WOULD SOT ACCXFT OB qXTALUT under the amendment, even were it fa bo adopted by tbe people at the general election" of April As the Supreme Court of the United States has the anti-lottery postal law to be constitutional, it is my purpose and that of my associates, to respect that law, and at 1 stain from violating it in any manner. Our offer was prompted aa much by a de-v sire to.

benefit tbe people of Louisiana aa by. tbe prospect of profit to ourselves from the grant as a business proposition. My associates and I are closely identified with the interests of the people of Louisiana, as we own much property within the borders -of the State. Convinced' that. the granting of anothet lottery charter in the State would be the cause continued agitation and discontent, on the part of a number of citisens of Louisiana for the entire period for which a charter might be granted, we would be unwilling to accept such a charter even though it was given to us without tbe payment of one dollar of license tax.

Jons A. Moaais. lected to the Montkbal, Feb. 8. Me.

Bain, Conserva. tire, wss to-day elected to represent Soulanges is the House of Commons,.