Tho FlattbiiiJiilb Journal UAaftNO WKEKU'. C. W. SHERilAN, Editor. TERMS TOR DAILY. One copy one year, In advance, by mall... to 0i One copy alx month, In alvg.nce, by mail, S M one copy one month, tu lv.uc by mall, M One ropy, by carrier, per e t 10 Put nhJ every aftornoou rxec t Sunday. WE KELT JOURNAL. Single cepy, oueyaar II 00 Single coiy. tlx raonlh St) Published every Thursday. Payable, la ad Tarn Entered at the ;i tofflce at Plaliaiaouth, Ne braitka. as eeoud claa manor. Official County Paper, Tub policemen who have begun a war on Police Judge Arcbet are likely to hear something droj at the next council meeting. CiiKisTM as was observed with pretty near the usual amount of ceremony and eclat this year Including tlrluklug sprees and tights. Two Sticks, the Sioux murderer. was duly hauged at Dead win d Fri day, and died with the. Indian death song on his lips. How appropriate it is to see the Nc bruska City News rush to the defense of John C. Watson! After Heuedict Arnold sold himself to the British he vas the worst enemy America had. The czar of Russia promises to be oue of the ruoat popular mouarchs iu Europe, lie has completely won the M. Petersburg populace by his lack of fear in going about the strata of the capita! unattended. Sixty-jive per cent of the taxes paid by Nebraska City prorty own er goes to pay Interest ou bonds These bonds are held by foreign bond holders and the interest goes abroad. Nebraska City Independent. Aitek Christmas came a cold wave which recaindtd the most indifferent that for a fact winter had come in earnest. A lowering of th tempera ture from 40 degrees above to 3 below in 36 hours is a pretty stiff change. ALTnoroii a tory, Lord Handolph Churchill was quite democratic in hi general! conduct, and was popular with the people in cousequence. Ills loss will be severely felt by his party, both in and out of parlament. His illness is said to be a fatal malady. A siiokt session of the legislature would be very acceptable to the people of this state, but it is safe to say that the full sixty days will Le us-ed. The republicans do not believe iu econcrny, especially when their salaries are at stake. Nebraska City News. Hei'LT.ucan papers are now assert ing that "the people don't likn demo cratic tuonej." Don't, eh? Tut gold and silver n a parity n.i it tras tefore republican legislation dest.ro) fd its efj'iality ( value ami you will soon realize your mistake. Council Muds f tlubt. Sen'atu-Klkt John II. (Jkau, lia.i teen stricken with apop'exy aul i in a critical condition at hit apart merit at the rorllaml, in Wahinton. A dispatch from that city aj s: -The prevailing opinion ia that the distinguish-:! ou of Iowa is stricken with .Iath." Tiik Cleveland administration has ,not yet succeeded in fulfilling demo cratic pledges or in enforcing demo cratic lawn against monopoly, but Mr. Cleveland is, nevertheless, to be con gratulated on the trip which demon strated that he add.t genius as a duck shooter to his talent as a fisherman. -New York Herald. Tiik hearts made glad Chrialma would till a !! larger than the Ku cylopeilia llrltUnica. Nebraiika City I're.s. Th "book" our contemporary refers t' is probably tho sort of "book" play ers of whist make. Otherwise it might be troublesome to put hearts in a book." Cos o i: E-vs man Tkac.y of New Yoik has moved an amendment to the new currency bill, miking bank notes re deemable in equal parts of gold and silver. This gold-bug see ms to be mov ing in the right direction. (Jive thein time and they will learn what they should have known from the start. Crete Democrat. John' Suki.man Is very close in the matter of personal expenses, and has a pique at the Pullman company for over-charges which heproposestotake out by a bit of national legislation. He Is soon to propose an amendment to the pooling bill which has passed the house. His measure .prescribes one half cent per mile for lower arid one third cent for upper berths lu sleepers, and provides fit penalties for a viola tion or over charge. CNDEIl TUE PAW OK THE HAIL WAYS, The Lincoln News.w hich is a staunch republican paper, recently contained a lengthy editorial review of the testi mony of John M. Thurston, published In Sunday's World-Herald, and very aptly takes its party to task, for being the servant ot the railway powers. It argues thus: 'Keference la made to thlit testimony or Mr. Thurston at this time, not leauo 11 vr ill change the statute of affair or have anv ten dency to prevent hla election, tut merely to hw Just what argument tie republican party will have to meet nest fall when It soon I fore toe people again ou lt record. What defcime la possible ? ' What dcfcuo was poilble to the charge of forgery and fraud again! Tom Ma jora ttt hla attempt to break Into eotigrea when the testimony vn In black and w hlte When will the republican party of Nebraska earn that It cannot play with tire without be tig burnt? There are none who will dtiutt Mr. Thnrston'a ability or eloquence, but a tuat. whohaa for tweuly years reirrentcd n rail road company, not onlr to the court but be fore legislature and on the Hump (aee hi own woru tatemeot), cannot chaugo hi opinion' or hla prejudice In a day merely because th mantle of the people's representative has fallen u)ii him. Who believed Tout Major wheu he professed to have recanted and been born again? Evidently the curso of Nt-braska re puMiranUiu lira In the kt Judgment of It leader nburfu to profit by the lesson taujht by the recent loa of the gutoriiorsMp, but In stst on giving the lt o!T.ce In the party' gtft to a rllrvad lawyrr who oj-enly admitted that p;tif hisdutif wast he Itir! ncurlng of Irgtsla tot lu behalf of his corporatuti. We hare, in deed, fallen upon troublous time.' ThJulrk I'alli tu lllmelallUm. Shall we substitute bank notes for greenbacks and treasury notes, or ex ercise the option to redeem iu silver ? To the latter is to restore bimetal lism, so far as silver already coined is concerned to restore to the former would be uo real aid, because the same parties who now draw gold on paper money would present silver dollars arid silver certificates, demand their re demption in gold, and ue the atne ar gument used now, namely: "If you refuse gold that metal will go to a premium, and we shall b on a silver basis." The treasury must exercise the right to redeem in silver when that is most convenient. Omaha Werld Herald. "Tut: American jeople are patient and long suffering, and they ate. too. disposed to trust their public servants," sajs a prominent Journal, dhcus.ing the action of the minority in thesenate of the United States. True, the people are "patient and long suffering," but when the servants whom they have chosen to perform certain duties, come imbued with the idea that thev are the masters and not the servants of those who have chosen the m, lp American people are liable to become indignant and determine on a change and the selection of others to till the places of those who seek to play the role of rustrr instead of servant, whether they be of hiph or low due. ()rror l!lumt Sialas A. Holcomb was bom Aug. lvr", and is now In his thirty-seventh year. He first saw the light of day on the old Holcorub homestead lu (iibson county, Indiana, near Princeton the present couuty seat. He is a man of flne form and flgurtvitaud six ft el and twoinckc-s high and has art open, frank countenance, which portrays excellent traits of character. His father, JW !. llokomb, was a nail Virginian, but came to Indiana in an early day and w as known as one of the pioneers of that state. His moth er's maiden name was iucinda It. Skel ton, her native state being North Caro lina. She was the second wife of John C. Holcomb and Silas A. i the oldest of his mother's children. Although (iov ernor-elect Holcomb commenced life in an humble way on an Indiana home stead, his ancestors were largely public men. . His grandfather, was a Hapttst milliliter of considerable note. His grandmother Holcomb was a I.eo and a relative of (ienetal llcbtrt 11. leo of confedeiate fame. State Journal. It cost one dollar a ton to transport lie k Mprlngscoal toOtuaha. Th t of rn!n!n arid handling 1 lcs than a dollar ton. Yet the (eople of Nebraska have for year lceri rum -l-elled ti pay 1 7 a ton fur It. When tho Mierl dan talncft wt re op nrd by Ue H A M. road It was hoped that legitimate competition would I'ompel a reduction of price at the hand of the I'nlon I'arlflr, but It ha ended In a vain hop Four dollar a ton would t-e a fair price for Wyoming coal laid down In Omaha.--!!'--. That is substantially what Tiik JouitNAL argued two years ago. From the mountain region to the Missouri river is a continuous down-grade, re quiring little motive power, while the empty cars could be cheaply hauled up grade to the mines. The policy of taking "all that the Unfile will bear" is a short-sighted one, and if tho mana gers willed it they could easily drive all the anthracite out of this market find have it all themselves at n better paying rate than they gift for hauling the anthracite. Jons W. FosTKii, Harrison's secre tary of state has been sent for to goto Japan to aid China to make peace with Japan. The Chinese want Japan to let go, and don't seem to bo able to make teirns. HOW AUK TIIK MIGHTY FALL1JN ? It takes responsibility to bring out a man's real qualities. The country never knew much of the ability of Daniel Manning until he became, sec retary of the treasury, bqt iu that place he disclosed a breadth of states manship which was remarkable. It was uot until he became president that James A. Garfield gave evideuce of the weakness of hie character, and up to the time that Tho. 1 Hay ard became secretary of Btate everybody counted upon him as a statesman of great breadth and rate accomplish ments, but his career in that olVice was anything but reassuring. Of all the men, however, who have been foisted into cabinet positions that have disap pointed the expectations of his friends and the world at large none have made a greater or more complete failure than Johu G. Carlisle has done as sec retary of the treasury . As a member of congress, as speaker of the house and as a senator Mr. Carlisle, has shown talents, principles and charac teristics which lifted him hih on the roll of fame, greatly endeared him in tho people and gave him a warm place iu tho hearts and eiteem of the democratic masses, and had his home been north Instead of south of the Ohio there are many who now believe that he would have been tho democratic uomineo for president iu 1K- instead of Clcvel tud, with the bet chance In the world of winning. In an hour that was evil to him and to his lasting reputation, however, he was chosen for a place in Mr. Cleve land's cabinet, and from the moment he became secretary of the treasury It seems that his individuality has for saken him, and the principles which guided Ids action lu congress have been deserted and troddeu upon. An ardent advocate of the free coinage of silver then, he has been one of its worst and moat powerful enemies. While Senator Ucck lived Carlisle was otet f h!s firmest supporters in advocacy of the white metal. Now 11 s opinions and roller em to be moulded in the while house, and to ault white house purposes, and !norii:g hi formerly expressed ideas and opinions, which were radically opposed to the course he now pro f-ajMvH to believe in and is act ing upon. That f;ich a coarse should alienate the friends o' the olden time and create ilitru-t ntid ant of confidence is but natural, an 1 t beepvied. And af ter losing the friend- who o:.ce ad mired him, reposed unlimited cunli dence in him and hoked up to htm as a strong leader and for whom they hofed and expected !me time lo support fvr pre-ulent, it was to le exacted that his new-found friend among the ShyIcksof Wall !te t would be de lighted tilh their new convert and make much over him; but not so. if we are to beheve la'.o teh-gtams from New York. It i .i:d that Ihe banker- aie now concerting measure for hi t. traction, and that th curieocy meas ure he h projhwit In lot them ev eral million of money, and they lueau to get even milh him for Io uabMiug atmt fiom pillar to . The fact is the position of M'ctelary of the treas ury was tt big for him. an. 1 lacking the limine to be tint to hime!f, he ha tried the lu'e of coj.ii for his chief, the president. That he .nhmild fall t please the president's friends, the New York bankers, is but natural. When a man has the weakness to take an Insincere position at oie time it 1 to bo expected that he Hill not be able to satisfy the demand those who are making tie of him. The attempt to ride two horse that uio going iu opN).iite directions has been tried often, but it never was done v.ith sue- cers. Tiik legislaturo was organized Tuesday, C. L. Richards of Hihron be ing chosen speaker of the house ami John C. Watson president pro tern of the ttenate. W. M. (Jeddes of Grand Island was selected chief clerk of tho house, and Frank II. Wilson of this city got nothing. The organization is thoroughly in harmony with the idea of electing John M. Thurston to tho senate the whole holy wears a rail toad collar, and will do nothing that is not In accord with the wishes of those corporations. EX-CON'HKKS.VMAN W. II. ItUTLKU, of West Union, Iowa, who disappeared mysteriously ami who was believed to havo been murdered, has discovered himself lu Indianapolis trying to re coup his fortunes by working ns a book agent. Mr. Uutler cannot explain how or why he went to Indiana, or upon what theory ho hoped to lay up wealth canvassing, but he claims to be per fectly sane. He has returned to his home, ami overybody at Oolwein is happy. Kalda Ou the Oold rile. Russia is borrowing $75,i'0O,O0O in gold in eastern Europe, and Austria is borrowing 37,000,000 iu gold to com plete its arrangements for setting up the gotd standard. This is causing an other such transfer of stocks of gold as was seen two years ago, wheu the out go from the United Ststes was so heavy. Taken in connection with the prevailing disposition of Europeans to carry as small a supply of American securities as possible, these develop ments promise to make the drain upon our gold reserve this winter and next spriug unusually heavy. New York Tribune. Miss. Amkma Uimimkii, one of the oldest and most noted retiiderits of Council Jlluffs, died ou Sunday lat. Mrs. Illoomer had an interefltlng career, and became famous in a most unwit ting manner. Iu lSI'J she was pub lishing a magazine called the Lily, w hich was chielly devoted to the inter ests of woman iu the field knoftu as "Woman's Rights," and among other things advocated dress reform. While discussing this subject she invented a costume ami beau weaung It, that was modeled clo.nely after the costume of the Turks. This dress at once became famous and known as the"Rloomer," but never became fash ionable, although its usefulness and propriety for all outdoor movements of women were acknowleged on allsides. Mrs. Illoomer was a woman of much intellectual talent, and afterwards published the Western Home Visitor at Mt. Vernon, Ohio, removing thence with her husband, D. I'. Rloouier, to Council ltluffs iu 1S''J, where they have resided since. Contrary to the general belief, he was of a modest, retiring nature, and through the later years of her life devoted heiself almost wholly to works of charity and bene volence. She w a an ornament to her sex, and as oue of the pioneers iu the cause of a reform of the laws relating to women did much to .hapet the sub sequent course of thor.e who came into that field at a later period. She was greatly esteemed by all who erer knew tt-r f w iiuny giace of character and life. The writer of tle.e line became acquainted w ith her when a toy. and only when recollection fades will he cease to revere her memory as one of the uiret and bent of women. Tjif: death of lsn !u's most wealthy citizen, J.hn Fitzgerald, I announced. Tor three jrars he has ufered from a complaint which resulted in p.iralyis. and regarded t-vi ntuiHy of a fatal chwa:ter. Tht. at the -f f.ixly llo. hasp.t"etl aw i'.j one of the utrong eit character in the ut-;f. Iiornin Irehind. w i'.h !uhi opjrt'"nit:-s for no lu? tto:. driven by the oppie-j;ou of landlord!.!!! to America, he carved out a fortune by gr ; sag the opportu nities which ti e bu;!d:ng up f the w et afforded. I!ert a stupendous worker. aid l:i h at'lite days hardly took the tsai' nature absolutely re quited fr re.-tt. tits ambition was the accumulation of wealth, and in thi tie was suevvs iful to a r tu ukablo degree Iq mailer t Iojjk-!" lie wa very strict to m:is:.:.i:n his rights, yet he wa broad and liberal iu aid id cl.ati- tie and iu h Ipifig ever put he eater prie. He had th faculty f holding friend, and ( taiol!tig by them. That he was a nun of patriotic im pulse. and cf sentiment was evidenced by his interest in the Fenian move ment year ago. and by hn put he t ok iu the Ltnd I ."ague in later years. His lo.-s .will be sincerely mourned by : huge circle of friend, both iu and out of his church. Tift: immensity ot tl.e public con venience which the New Yoik and Hfookly u budge affords can cnl be ap preciated by reading the fact. em braced tti th annual report of the biidgo trustees, which has just been issued, a follows. Tnti.1 - t-li-t Irtun I. ?t.l'.O.t si ll Krem rallwat . I.tiV.0. from arrhovHy . vr,7WO r-cnp'r carried lit railway....'... 4l.;it,'J.V Avcraso niontlily toll fr Is-.O . .. I IW.l'Wwl " " " ls-.il ... W.'.atT Total rceelpta from all ourrv ... 1i.14J.1 Total excnditiirv l..jl.lwW VI Italanru on hand v,.,.sl.2 Tho fare on tho railways i.s two tickets for five cents. In the past y ear only two hours ami forty-seven minutes havo been lost by delays. The bridge has been built over eleven years, and lias carried l;)V,":H pa-;cngeis up to date of report. It is a cable rail way and has replaced six cables from wear. Jamks llirpp, the democratic governor-elect of California, notwithstand ing the contest made by Estee, the republican candidate, will take his oih'clal seat. Mr.lhidd wasagtiestof the Iroquois club of SanFrancisco tho other evening and in an address to the club on the occasion, among other appropri ate remarks said in nn emphatic man- j nor: "I received a plurality or l.'JOo. If I had received nil the votes I was entitled to, it would have been A ,000 I would not take the olllce of governor on any technicality. I would not take it on any subterfuge of j a legislative recount, but i-y I am tlec- j ted I shall take my oath of oillce and i my seat as governor of the state of Cali fornia." WiHLK it is the proper thing for our people who are able to help the west ern sufferers, the fact .should not be forgotten that there are many worthy poor iu our own midst who aie iu diro need, and who must have subtdantial aid from some source or they will perish. There are many families who are destitute who never before made application for public charity, ami it takes away all the pride and self-respect to apply to the county authorities. Tiik Jol'unal ventures to suggest that there are several gentlemen in gotxl circumstances who own timber land near town and they could make donations of timber for fuel, and by a little effort a chopping and hauling bee could tie organized and thus supply a number of families. What say you? As A consequence of a new constitu tional provision prohibiting the issu ance of free passes, the genial I)ew, president of the New York Central, has ordered the insertion of this clause in the flue pi int carrie J by all the dead head railway pastedoaids on the lines of the N. Y. Central: "As a conse quence of the constitutional amend ment relating to free passes, our passes given to people of whom we know very little will rend in future to the effect that the holder is not a holder of pub lic ollice." Still the presumption is that few "people of whom we know very little are on Chauncey 's free ltfct. Tiik editor of the New York I'ost is plunged in a gulf of melancholy be cause he notices that Lyman Trum bull has attached his name to a resolu tion favoring the free coinage of hilver at 10 to 1, and observes that every huch resolution "is a fountain of despon dency to every intelligent lover of his race, and after writing those senti ments he wipes the salt water frt-m his tear-bedimmej eyes and proceeds to clip the coupons frm his bonds, and sets up a w ail that can almost 1 heard by the starving people in Trinity's rotten tenea:ent5 on the next block. It is melancholy, indeed. (Jurat harmony prevailed in ti e re publican legislative caucttf. and it is said tint every republican member but four in both houses has pledged him self to ote fcr J. 'dm M. Thurston for senator. That is proi-er. If the party txdoiigs to the railways it r-hould put their chief lobby ist to the front as an exemplar of its principles. There was great harnvmy amvng the privileged classes of Frame before the revoluti n of vj, which swept them fr-m power. CONOllfc MAN llliVAN, the J'OUIlg stiver gladiator of Nebraska is after the administration with a sharp stick, and it is evident that he intends to make it warm for tke financial heads luring the brief time if maining of his term as congressman. Urynn is in the right, and in addition to this triple armament, is ehviuent and convincing. Ieadwod Paily l'n nor. W. II. of Wab tsh. thi county, got the position of enrolling clerk of the senate. Otherwise Cass county was not recognized in tin-organization. Mr. Fool comes from his fatrn on Sec tion -1, to which he was retired by the voters tf Cass county with such satis faction six y ears ag . No doubt he will make a capable enrolling clerk. Tin: local post of the (J. A. R. on Saturday eveniug last passed resolu tions of a very sintering character en dorsing Capt. David McCaig and re commending him to (Jov. Holcomb for appointment to the command of the soldiers' home at Kearney all of w hich meets ihe hearty endorsement of this newspaper. What has become of the calamity howl of last tall i (Jov. Holcomb was inaugurated today, and still eastern money lerders aie anxious to get loans on Nebraska realty at the old rate of interest if not less. TiiKgoid reserve is dwindling rap idly, aud more bonds are iu sight. Ilou'a 1 hl: We offer one hundred dollais reward I r any case of catarrh that can not be J ired by Hall's Catarrh Cute. F. J. CiikNkv. oi Co.. Toledo, O. We, the undersigned have known F. J. Cheney for the last fifteen years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and finan cially able toc ury out any obligations made by their firm. WkstA Tuaiw, Wholesale Drug gists, Toledo, O. Walionu, Kinnan & Makvin, Wholesale Druggists. Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the avstem. Testimonialssent free. Fiice75c. per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Renuett K: Tutt will have for the holiday trade a large line of beautiful China ware and lamp of all kinds, as well as candies, nuts, raisens, oranges, lemons, dates and figs, ami in factany thing that is good. Headquarters for cheese at Week bach's grocery. NOW An opportunity liko this seldom ocenrs. OVERCOATS w ' Cfci, . CONTINENTAL Clothing House, OMAHA, Arc selling tho Rosonwald & Woll Overcoat Stock AT 50 CENTS ON THE DOLLAR. Men's Overcoats and Ulsters, $5.00 .:rn $9.50 Men's Overcoats and Ulsters, $6.00 .t.. $10.00 Men's Kersey Overcoats, $7.00 wo. $13.50 Boys' Overcoats, $3.50. $4 and $5 Hundreds to eelect from, nil colors, weights and styles at just half tho regular retail price. Cor. lotli and Douglas St. THE CONTINENTAL The Building With the Clock. Cut This Oat and Erin? it With Ycu. Dr. Agnes V. Swetland, HOMEOPATH 1ST. Sj-e!l :ivnt!-'U t-. U.i-u ic of Wonjeu ar.-l Worsen -rttT Office : imr:i:;X nr"- Omh, Kei First Premium at the Columbian Exposition The Singer HaaT'g Co. hkci:ivi:i) t lie 1 A7vet irs:nl-rr of warvl .f-ta l jr rut e'ii;:i r :! urv Ui: lc-:t-'.e co:a; atilo. A r! r-"Pivel on te ty.'.o Kra!lr wvi!!ic MAchtn. V. S. No. 1 I. F. ii. n t lni T.lw l AutoiutlO t"!m: iU U M n-iu:u. ln Mnctmie ruMnci.. Art Kni' ri lf rit . Lr-". t'ur 1" !iol-?TT, Ar;i-Ui' Fur:i!:i!r.tfs. fhlnc Work. AUo 43 Awnl. cowf!n ma--!, tor :tia:infomrv lu erory il;ie w N l:if ! l.t Itif re tvl rottoti an l M.k l I o tli. Mill -vl. lllicr.rir., fur irnanjf.tl -titrl wauiiuif. MJ l!ir, etc. AGENTS WANTED. TIio Singer ITi Co "All Over tho World." llranrU Otttre 1316 !.ujl St., ti a. W. D. JOHSS. LIVERYMAN, Count ' IIa tvirchAcl lle TaruKle Hu'.ho fiTl sU fc al will run !;! the Maiu-st. aud Sciiildkneclit Barns. Kills of all deer!ptL!i!i. frai a SaMIe lioro to a Sixteen -j-assiMiger Wajrun. Cali. l'all Hearer Wagon. CiirryalU an l everything for I'ienlo. wel.lir.K aud futUTHls. T'ntln Ordew AT KEiil LAU UATKS. 'l,loiItii 71. Prices IteHsonaMc. No rre.Jit over dH. tll an.l new customer are In vlu .l to eall, when t;f ti -n l jtuar ai tee-1. U . l). JiNE" rf HTll iu;iw i .SIB llauui lu. I I .1 . .... i ut or r,il m.r;.:i tor ! luuH-m. i..ul, Kiint , I : t!'-, Ak't-I i 0 C THE ARNOLO CHEMICAL CO. 151 S. Wetter" Aenu. CHiCArk A limoiii's rifnrnn.fiol iUil('J tiUl