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THIS WEEK.
Sunctny 28,7 3O
Monday 20,529
Tuesday 27,072
Wednesday 28,003
Thursday 31,336
Friday 31O3S
Fuw illo nnd iiono resign at Lincoln.
AT LAST accounts Colonel Majors was
on Dccli.
GIVI- : the prohibition bosses moro
ropo. They will soon atninglo thom-
Bolvos.
A L.ONO nnd honcrablo public career
ought to remove Thayor's repugnance
to the "ox. "
TIIKHK nro a few men BO badly loft at
the stuto cnplf.nl that they cannot real
ize what hit thoin.
ALLIANCE men should rcmombor thnt
tholr enemies , tbo corporations , observe
tholr rndicnl and suicidal tactics with
"ghoulish rloo. "
Tins fiuno that many a inun has tried
for a lifetime to win with his brains ,
Jerry Simpson lias won in two short
months with his bare feet alono.
THE republican party , ns nn organiza
tion , hns kept its skirls entirely out of
the mud of the Lincoln fracas. It nmy
Buffer unjustly , however , for the foolish
nets or some of its prominent mombors.
THE members of the legislature were
chosen toonuct luvra f or the public good.
The sooner the majority realize this
patent fact and perform their duty the
bolter it will bo for themselves and the
state.
How would it dote fill up Iho Eohring
Bon , utlllzo it for un overland railway to
Siberia , and llius quiolly dispose of the
peal question and the causa of Lord
Salisbury's insomnia ? Mr. lihiino could
then devote nil his energies to reci
procity.
Tim comments of the Iowa press on
recent events in Nebraska are rather
unkind , but are to bo expected under
the circumstances. Tbo sound Ameri
can reverence for constitutional methods
of government is a sentiment that
quickly rcsonlt ) any oncrotiohmonts.
Foun democratic governors are today
Bitting1 in ohnlrs lonpflllod heretofore
by republicans. They are Russell of
Massachusetts , Pnttison of Pennsyl
vania , Peck of Wisconsin and Boyd of
Nebraska , Mr. Boyd'B inauguration
Eiirpasscd all others in dramatic in
to rest.
CoNGitnss should"go to the bottom of
the silver pool scandal. It would bo
mighty interesting for tbo country to
learn just at this stage whether silver
legislation is considered on its merits as
amatlornnoctlng- good of thopooplo ,
or whether it is merely the football of
speculative Htntosmon.
"WHIM ! Iho pcoplo of Lincoln county
are calling for aid for the distressed ,
the county's representatives in the leg
islature are fomenting strife , attempting
to overturn tbo laws of the state and
conspiring against public ) safety. They
wivsto tholr energies in pushing niorcon-
nry chomoa and pay no hood to the de
mand for rollof for the unfortunate
drought sufferers.
TUB final net In the traglo death of
General Burrundia on board tm Ameri
can naval vessel at Aoupuluo has boon
performed by Secretary. Tracy. In n
letter rollovlng Commander Koltor from
duty , the secretary administers a scorch
ing' castration to that olllcor , nnd de
nounces his cowardly Inaction in per
mitting the murder ot a foreign citizen
who sought protection on his vessel , It
is doubtful it since the war n military
officer has roaolvod such a terrible scor
ing' from n superior olllcor. Secretary
Tracy declares thnt an olllcor "who BO
abdicates his authority and that of the
nation ho represents uud surrenders It to
others , has tv 'lesson to learn before ho
can Biifoly bo entrusted with the com
mand of a vessel of war. "
I I
TJUYKKS POSfTIOA * .
General Thnycr hna boon honored by
the people of Nebraska as has no other
of her clttecm IIo was the first United
States senator from Nebraska nnd has
boon twlco elected to the olllco of gov
ernor. IIo has mmlo n creditable record
in every position ho has filled and has
been held in high esteem by all classes
of pcoplo.
But the general's ' ambition to continuo -
tinuo in the ofllco of governor for tlio
term to which another mun has been
elected will not meet with support oven
from his most staunch personal friends
anil most zealous party associates.
Ours is n government by the people.
No man has amoral right to force him-
solMnto any position to which ho lias
not been elected. But General Thayer
peeks by main force to bold a position for
which ho hai not received n slnglo
vote at the last election. AVhllo ho may
bavo a technical ground for contesting
the right of Governor Boyd to tlio plnco
to which the people liavo eloclcd him ,
ho presents the unseemly spectacle of a
man who persists In refusing to bo dis
missed from public service.
THE Ben has supported Governor
Thayer In every political contest in
which ho has over .engaged within the
lost twenty years. But It will not coun
tenance usurpation of power. It isunro-
publican and nt variance with the spirit
of American institutions. Tlio republi
can party gave up the control of nnllonnl
tilTalr.t nnd yielded gracefully to the
mandate of the people when Grover
Cleveland's ' majority over Bluino in
Now York was about the same
art Coyd's plurality Is over Powers' ' . Ilad
the party boon disposed to resist Clove-
hind's accession to power it could have
shown irregularities and fraud enough
In New York city to overcome ton limes
the majority which the returns showed
for Cleveland.
Uy the position which Governor
Thuyor has assumed ho alienates
not only his best friends , but
ho is certain to lose the respect
and good will which the people have al
ways manlfcalod for him. As a republi
can ho ought lo realize Ihat Iho course
ho is pursuing is certain to react disas
trously upon the party two years hence ,
and ho owes it lo tbo party that has ele
vated him to positions of honor and
trust in and out of this state to desist
from a corn-so which it cannot defend
and for which it will bo held responsible.
Governor Hill ot Now York takes ad
vanced grounds in favor of the compul
sory arbitration of controversies between -
twoen corporations and their employes.
Now York has aboard of arbitration and
mediation , nnd Iho statute contemplates
that the functions of the hoard shall
only bo invoked by the voluntary action
of both of the parties to a dispute ,
Either party may decline to accept the
intervention of the board , and for such
refusal there is no remedy or penalty
prescribed. The theory of tbo law
seems to bo , says the governor ,
that the slate simply creates
& fair and impartial standing
tribunal which is always at hand , and to
which the parties to a labor controversy
are at liberty to voluntarily submit their
differences for amicable adjustment , but
no method of compelling sucli submisc
sion is provided. The difllculty last
summer between the Now York Central
nnd Hudson River railroad company and
its employes emphasized the fact which
hud already been demonstrated that the
law providing for voluntary arbitration
is practically worthless. Tboro have
been few cases since the board of nrblc
tration was created in which it has been
called upon to act , and while in the railfl
road troubles the employes were entirely
willing to submit the Iss'uo to the board ,
Iho company refused lo arbitrate. It is
remembered that in consequence the
patrons of the road were put to very
great Inconvenience and eomo loss.
Legislation to compel the arbitration
of labor controversies between individuals -
viduals may not bo practicable Where
private interests nlono are involved
parties to conflicts may bo loft to settle
thorn in their own way. But as between
corporations and tholr employes GovJ
ornor Hill suggests that it is possible aa
well as feasible to compel a submission
of disputes to arbitration. Corporations ,
says the governor , are the creatures of
the law , and tholr management and ac-
tlons , as well as the conduct and rela-
lions of tholr employes , can to a largo
extent bo rcgulitted by'statute and the
enforcement of arbitration practically
controlled thereby. There can bo no
question regarding the soundness of this
view , as there can bo no moro as to tlio
vital importance , in the public interest ,
of requiring all controversies between
railroad companies and tholr employes ,
the effect of which may bo to impair the
service of those corporations to Iho
public , lo bo submitted to a tribunal au
thorized by law to arbitrate such dilll-
cultles. This principle has bosn ro-
pealcdly advocalod by THIS BEE for
years , and the consolidation of railroad
interests that has taken place , the lon-
denoy of which Is to make the corpora
tions moro arbitrary with respect to
their employes while not any moro con-
sldorato of the rights of Iho public ,
makes Iho demand for such legislation
rnoro urgent than over before. Under
present conditions it is possible for Iho
business of the country to bo par
alyzed by conflicts bolwcon these
corporations and their employes , and the
great public that would suitor is abso
lutely without remedy or redress. A
wrong-hoadcd railroad official may pre
cipitate a contest having unlimited pos
sibilities of injury lo the public interests
and there is nothing to restrain him.
Obviously such n condition is danger
ously unsafe. "What may not the com
bined railroad Interests not attempt in
the f uturo respecting labor ? It is cer
tainly not wlso to assurao that they will
develop any greater concern than they
now show for the rights and welfare of
labor.
It IB plainly the'duty ot every state to
require that controversies between rail
road companies within the jurisdiction
of the state nnd tholr employes shall bo
submitted to arbitration , and there must
bo national loglaliitioii of u , llko caractor
applicable to railroads engaged in inter
state commerce. It is demanded as a
safeguard to public interests of great
magnitude- for the protection of the
business ot the country ngtilnst the con
sequence of widespread and protracted
labor controversies.
IX TllK FIELD.
Nebraska is having an experience
Bitch as no other state hns had since war
times , nnd it is almost as interesting
from a general as from a local stand
point. All of the stale's available mili
tary resources have boon suddenly called
into play by an emergency. A wide ex
tent of country on thc northern bound
ary is under martini law , and otory
town Is a camp.
The militia was called out nt a moment
when the frontier sottloinonts appeared
to bo In grave peril. There was every
reason to believe thnt the men who re
sponded would see serious business before
fore they returned. The regular troops
were fully occupied in the Hold , and the
scattered settlements in the northwest
were al ) exposed to the dangers of an
Indian raid. This was fully understood ,
but the officers and men of the national
guard responded to the summons with
fuller ranks than they have over shown
at a inustor. Not only did no ono shrink
from his duly , but absent members c.imo
from other states and new men volun
teered to enlist. This exhibition of a
spirit of eager loyalty Is very gratifying
to N'obraskans , and is evidence to tbo
country that wo still have the material
for the volunteer armies wllh which all
our great wars have been won.
The news columns of Tlin BEE have
faithfully portrayed Iho daily llfo of Iho
militia , at the front , which is n subject of
very general interest throughout tlio
state and of strong local interest in
mnny towns and cities. From all points
the news is to tlio effect that the pres
ence of the guard has allayed the costly
panic on the frontier and restored the
feeling of security so essential at this
time. General Colby , from his head
quarters at Itushvillo , has disposed his
forces to good advantage , and the settlers
tlors in Sioux , Dawcsand Sheridan coun
ties are now , apparently , as safe In their
homes as residents in any other part of
the state. This result is worth all it
cost , whether future developments show
that the country was actually in danger
of invasion or not. The panic was n re
ality , and a very expensive and distress
ing ono , and It has boon allayed by the
presence of the militia.
Tlio state has reason to bo proud of
tbo spectacle presented by its militia in
the Hold. There are other states that
have troops bettor uniformed nnd
equipped , but there are none thnt could
moro promptly rally an effective force to
meet an emergency.
.rl tlOTAULK
The llvo slock record of 1890 is a nota
ble evidence of the growtli of stock rais
ing ' throughout the country. Despite
various drawbacks the number of ani
mals marketed during the year far
exceeds any previous record , and proves
that the farmers of the west are turning
the bulk of their cereal crops into pork
and beof.
The throe loading markets of the
country Chicago , Kansas City and
Omaha show receipts aggregating 21-
000,000 head , an increase of nearly
0,000,000 head over that of 18S9. Chi
cago's supremacy is attested by nn in
crease of 3,000,000 ; Kansas City 12,000,000 ,
and Omaha 700,000. Ago nnd superior
railroad facilities naturally give Chicago
and Kansas City decidedly the best of
the record , but it must bo remembered
that the Omaha market has been in
existence only seven years and draws
from a comparatively newly settled
country. Yet the business of last year
exceeds the combined receipts of the
first four years , and surpasses any of the
first thirteen years of Kansas City's
existence as a market.
While Iho increase in receipts was
about the average , or 32 per cent , the
greatest advance was scored In the pack
ing i industry. One-fifth of the total re
ceipts , or 419,049 animals , wore taken by
the packorios , an inoroaso of 75 per cent
over the previous year. The value of
the product was 82',000,000.
The output of the Omaha packories
during the year was limlled to their ca
pacity. J Even with vast additions to the
various plants they have not boon able
to keep pace with the demand.
The record is a notable ono , and
Omaha may well congratulate itself on
Its i splendid progress as a stock market
and packing center.
A rnovosED TIIUST AHAKDONED.
The farmers of the coun try are to bo
congratulated upon the fact that the
projected i hurvcstor Irust has been
abandoned. It appears that , having
consulted the most eminent legal ability
In 1 the country , the projectors of tno
combine were advised that the legal
difficulties in the way of their scheme
were insurmountable , and thereupon the
president of the .organization announces
that the Iru.st will not bo formed. All
the preliminary arrangements had
boon 1 effected , and had tlio combina
tion 1 been consummated it would
have been ono of the most formidable -
able in the country. It was
distinctly designed to raise Iho price of
the implements manufactured. There
was no hesitation in declaring , by way
of juslifylng the scheme , that for sev
eral years the profits of manufacturers
had not boon satisfactory , and that it
was necessary to reduce competition and
elevate prices. Tlioro was no conceal
mentof the purpnso of the proposed
trust. It Intended to make Iho farmer
pay more for Ills harvester and the price
established by the combmo would hold
everywhere. Under the proposed ar
raiigomont the profits of the innnufac
turers would have boon swelled to
any point they doomed safe , tlm
is , to tlio full extent of tlio farmers' will
Ingncss to pay the exaction. The nban
donmont of the scheme , therefore ) , prob
ably moans a considerable sum in the
pockets of the farmers of the country ,
besides which there is something' gained
In the moral effect of abandoning the
project. The legal diniculties in th
way of organizing' and maintaining i
trust of harvester manufacturers arc
equally potent with respect to all such
combinations.
It is presumed that the obstacle foun
by the eminent legal ability consulte
by the harvester people is the tmtl
trust law passed by congress u
the last session. This place of legis
latlon is undoubtedly eufllclontly com-
prohonstvo to rUvont the creation of any
trust , combination or agreement in
tended to intorrtfrowllli competition nnd
rogulalp the ift-cyuotion and price of ar
ticles of commoSco. It is very clear nnd
explicit In Us'ttyrms , so that no ono can
possibly misapprehend its moaning. Yet
rusls exist , niubsomoof them have been
rganizc.d sinc6 Iho law went into ofToot.
Are are awnro.of | but ono instance of an
ittompttq apply the law , nnd that is In
case of tho'combination of coal coui-
nnles nnd dealers in Tonnossoo.
There was U very general and
persistent demand for this leg-
slalion , but now that wo have the
aw no concern is shown for its enforce
ment. Tlio people In whoso interest it
, vas passed nro indifferent , nnd of course
ho authorities will only move under
jopular pressure. Consequently a num
ber of trusts contlnuo to nourish , paying
generous dividends to those who partici
pate in their profits nnd limiting pro
duction which if freed from restraint
.vould . benefit the pcoplo. Still it Is
omowhat reassuring to llnd that the
aw Is not wholly lost sight of and that
t has prevented the carrying out of ono
chemo of monopoly which if counlo-
nnced would have taken millions of
dollars out of the pockets of the farmers
> f the country ,
1IA.XKI
A table of figures prepared by the
Railioay Ar/c , showing the number of
"ranchises of railroad properties In 1S90 I
ind previous years , Is making the rounds |
) f the press nnd calling out many touch-
tig remarks from newspapers noted for
heir louder regard for corporations.
The figures show that in the past year
:0 : companies were subjected to foro-
losuro sale , with a funded debt of
00,851,000 nnd n capital stock of I
! 01I51,000. ( Statistics for the last 15 I
( ears show oven a higher per cent of
railroad bankruptcies. Since 1875 fore-
ilosurcs have boon executed against
iO,5U5 miles of road , with combined
lock nnd bonds of $2,805,000,000. , "These
nets , " says a sympathizer , "strikingly
'opresont the depressed condition of
railroad interests. "
As a matter of funt , the figures throw
vary little light on the legitimate opera
tions of railroads in general , or of those
particular properties foreclosed. The
imount of a corporation's outstanding
lock and bonds no longer indicates the
cost of its plant or value of its property.
The declared dividends no longer fur
nish a clue to the amount of profit
earned , or loss sustained. Stook , bonds
nnd dividends all rest on n fictitious
basis and the -real results of the enter
prise are shrouded in impenetrable mya-
Moreover , a foreclosure Is no
longer satisfactory evidence of genuine
Insolvency. Ib is moro frequently an in
dication that eomo "daring operalor"
wanls to wreck the company and buy it
, ip. A few months later , when ho wants
to sell , the same property will appar
ently bo enjoying'a riotous prosperity.
If the figures reported .by the lluil-
Ayc were really worthy of credence
on the basis in which they nro given
it-would shown most * roiuarlciiblo and
dangerous state of''affairs , Wo should
then bo bound to bcliovo that in spitu of
general prosperity In tlio last 16cars . ,
the railroad business had boon stosidily
losing ground , and that the present high
rates levied upon the tralllc must bo in
creased in order to avert a llnal catas
trophe. Such a conclusion would bo
anything but creditable to the country.
The real facts are that the railroads
havo.boon largely used as gambling ma
chines to lloeco the public on ono hand
nnd verdant speculators on the other ,
and that the collapse of a railroad has
often no more connection with the eon-
oral prosperity than the bursting of a
faro bank.
_ _ _ _
THE senatorial contest in Kansas is a
political kaleidoscope. Its changes are
rapid and startling , so much so that it
is almost impossible to note the effect of
ono before another takes nlaco. The ono
conspicuous fact is that Senator Ingalls
proposes to remain in the llfiiit to the end.
His defeat can only bo accomplished by
nn effective working union of the alii- .
anco party. Whether the alliance mem-
bors can bo manipulated remains to bo
scon. At proscnt'thoy are woefully dis
cordant , and recent scandalous develop
ments do not tend to harmonize the
party. President McGrnth of the alli
ance is charged with conspiring to sell
out the organization on the sonntors'.iin
and deliver Iho prize for a slipulaled '
price. A letter is published from Con
gressman Turner , a republican , to Mc-
Grath offering the latter , ills said , $5,000
for thonllianco voto. This discovery ,
coupled with the ambllions of now
Hedged lenders , tends to widen the
breach In the alliance ranks , and unless
the rope lash is vigorously applied ,
there Is every prospect that the independents -
pendents will not only lose the sonntor-
ship but wreck the alliance as a political
party
THK news from.itlio front Is still seri
ous. General Miles and his little army
r.ro maintaining , 'oj winter campaign in
the face of a wollm'mod and dcsporato
foe , and although there have boon sorao
signs of a peaceful Betllomont , Iho great
body of the hostlloa lias yet made no
move lo lay dbSvii ils arms. It is still
plain that the aymy mustollhor frighten
or whip tlio Indians into n compliance
with the conditions essential to the per
manent safety of.uie , frontier. Decisive
nowa may como'ilB'iiny ' moment.
THE Samosots''f > Assos3 a largo bump of
discretion. Theft" sniffed trouble from
nfnr and wisoly'rorfminod away from the
slate capital. '
SIIKIUFF McCr.AV'6 experience in the
house illustrates effectively the scriptu
ral story of the camel and the needle.
Nebraska should tender a largo gob of
sympathy to Chill , where a fresh revolu
tion is on tit p.
THE constitution is considerably
bruised but it is sii'.l in the ring.
LAW reigns and the government of
Nebraska still lives.
TllK real ostuto exchange proposes to
spread Iho light of Omaha's growth and .
prospects. A moro important work
could not bo undertaken. As wo have
repeatedly polntoil out , the city hns
boon altogether too modest In blowing
Its horn. Tlio plan of the exchange for
lystcmatlo ndvortUlnjr of the oily ro-
lources will fill n long felt \vnnt and do-
lurvos the nclive support of till citizens.
Tinstnto : is to bo congratulated on
ho peaceable conclusion of tlio nuuldlo
brought about by the contested gover
norship. This is largely duo to the
prompt decision of the supreme court
mil the recognition by the republican
ittito ofllcors of the right of Governor
Boyd lo control tlio executive depart
ment. A double-header government nt
his time would have been very unfortu-
: mto Indeed. The pressing necessities
of tjio suffering settlers In the frontier
'ountlcH ' , nnd the disturbed condition of
the. settlements in the northwestern
counties bordering on the Sioux rcscrva-
ion , would render any divided authority
nt this time calamitous to thousands of
our citizens.
Now lot the legislature take a recess
.mill Monday and give the speaker time
to make up his committees , and If the
speaker is simply to obey the orders of
the independent steering committee ,
then let the committee go to work nnd
jot the legislature in shape to proceed
> vith business.
KATK FIHLD gives Senator Wolcott n
rcry handsome endorsement for his
speech on the force bill. It is interest-
ii ng to observe that when a woman be
comes a journalist her editorial endorse
ments retain all the fervor of her sex.
WHKN it is recorded that Mr. Molklo-
lohn "tbnnkod Iho joint convention for
the courtesy shown him" it is plain to
bo scon that the ox-lloutcnaut governor
is a very polite man , wHh a nice regard
'or the amenities of llfo.
JIMMY HUSTKD has this year omitted
Ills annual custom of being elected
speaker of the Now York assembly. But
Jio innovation was entirely duo to cir-
mmstancos over which ho had no con-
, rol.
TIIK sudden revival in 1he natural gas
industry significantly coincides with the
assembling of various state legislatures.
Iti > t\vccn Two Fires.
Citu Times.
Vhat bctwcou the Indians on the border
nnd the legislative ghost dance at Lincoln ,
the Nebraska militiamen are having anything
but u "real nice time. "
JciT.y'8 Dilemma.
Chicago Times ,
Jerry Simpson's only regret over his lack
of hose is bis consequent inability to turn it
upon the host of newspaper paragniphcrs
who arc following him.
Grovcr is W'lllln' .
SI. Lnws Ofnhc-DemiKrat.
Governor Hill says that seven years , n pe
riod which expires with 1301 , Is as lonp as bo
cares to serve m the governorship. Orover
Cleveland would bo glad to see him hold the
ofllco ut least a year longer.
Tlio Work of a Traitor.
A" > i ( ! 8 Ottu Journal.
Justus Schwab wiis not surprised at the re
port that jcrglus Slievltdi hod turned out to
boa Russian spy. Mr. Schwab recalls the
fact that Shuvltch "never relished his tiecr
nnd wanted to go into sassicty. " Indeed ,
Mr. Schwab's contempt for Shuvitch is such
as to excite suspicion that bo had detected
him iu the act of washing.
Tlio Jjiito IJoiilxnfcr. ; ,
Clilcrtiin Ani-s. I
Ono General BouUngcr has iuformed the '
*
French public through a bulletin that ho has
not abdicated his place as a leader of ono of
the nation's parties. But who is this Gen
eral Boulangor , any way ) Thorn was a Gen
eral Uoulanger some time ago , but that ono
was caught ana interviewed by a Gorman
O'fllKMl LAMH3 TSIAX OUIiS.
The Irish question is not out of the way
because the loader of the Irish party 1ms
been deposed. The English have it always
with tuum. At least they have bad It with
them since long before "the beginning of the
constitutional porioJ , " mid it lias been In
creasingly troublesome sluco that period
began. Tnis was inevitable , for constitu
tional government means , among other
things , that everybody who thinks himself
ngcrieved shall huvo an opportunity to pro
claim hi ? grievances , nnd the Irish have
much facility in thnt direction , Moreover ,
their grievances are real and solid griev
ances , not in their own opinion alone , but in
that of the civilized world. The English
have from time to time striven to con
tent them by giving them , not what
they wanted ami asked for , but what the
English thought they ought to have , and
when tUoy have not accepted It as satisfac
tory the Kngllsb have considered them un
reasonable ingratcs , Mr. Gladstone is the
first English statesman who has tried to Hud
out what the Irish really wanted before
training Irish legislation , but bo is not llltoly
tobotholn3t. Under ono lender or another ,
the ! Irish members of parliament will con
tinue to trouble the English mind , and they
will bo all tlio more troublesome now that
they have succeeded In convincing a great
part of the English public of the justice of
tbeir claim to local solf-government. "Tho
cause of homo rule'1 may not bo successful
for a lonp time yet , but It will not "forever
perish" except by succeeding.
*
It Is not to bo doubted that Bismarck hon
estly believed that his retirement would bo n
terrible , If not fatal , misfortune to tlio coun
try. His prolonged service had convinced him
that ho was indispensable. That was his
great mistake , as ho is now able to see ,
but probably not willing to acknowledge.
The government was not injured or cmbar-
rased iu any perceptible uogreo by the lesser
or his ability and oxperionco. Another man
stopped into his show and the work went on
without interruption. His inlluence vanished
as soon as ho forfeited his authority. One
day ho was a character of autocratic force ,
fcarca by nil Europe ; the next day ho was
but an ordinary citizen , whoso word bad no
wcjght and whoso llfo had lost its public
interest. The snmo mUtako has been
in ado by other mou In dlffuront count rles
from time to timo. It is a singular charac
teristic of creat men that they are apt to iu.
torprct their success us a proof that they can.
not bo spared , when they should know bet
tor than others that tlio man never yet lived
who was an absolute necessity to bis coun
try. Tlio sudden disappearance of a promi
nent | > olitlcal leader h always lamented as If
It were un Irreparable calamity ; but before
Iho mourning Is over some other man assumes
the vacant place and tbo former Is soon for-
gotten. BUuiarck realizes this fact now If
ho never did beforo. Ho has lived to Imvg
the Ironical reflection forced upon him that
Germany liable to get along without him ,
.and that ho was not so great , after all , that
his full slenlfioa the tottering of the ompiro.
The forthcoming general election in Hol
land Is likely to bring on n crisis In the af
fairs of that country. In no otncr country of
Iho world docs religion domlnnto national jwll-
tics to such nn extent as In the Netherlands.
Tlio nvorngo Hollander is deeply imbued with
the bigotry of ills fallh , no matter whether it
bo Catholic or protestant , The three most
prominent nna popular political leaders of
Iho nation nro ecclesiastics. The chief of the
Catholic party , Scbatpman , is a .priest , the
head of the Ualvlnlst party , Dr. Kuypcr , Is n
minister of the church , while even the boss
ot the powerful socialist movement , Domcln
Nleuwcnhuls , is a protcstant pastor who
owes much of his influence among the masses
to the fact that ho wears his hair and beard
as In the pictures of Christ ; to
his frequent citations of texts from
the bible , and to the pulpit charnclor
of his remarkable powers of oratory. More
over , the minister of tlio colonies , M. Kou-
chenlus , is a former missionary , who spout
thirty years of his llfo in futile nttempts to
convert tlio Inhabitants ot the Dutch Kast
Indies to Christianity , and whoso proselyting
poll : y while in his present ofllco hns led to
sucii n costly Insurrection among the Islam-
Ito population of the colonies that nn enor
mous delicti hns taken the plnco of the usunl
largo surplus in tlio national annual budget.
This , of course , furnishes another cause for
dissatisfaction with the administration nnd
nn additional reason for its overthrow. For
not oven thodccp religious sentiments of the
Dutch are sufficient to enable thorn to vlou-
wllh equanimity such injury to tholr mate
rial Interests.
*
# *
There Is no ground for hoping Hint the new
year will witness any chaugo in the Internal
administration of Hussia. It is plain that
Alexander III. has no intention of reverting
to tlio plan of a constitution , which Alexander
II , is believed to bavo been considering at
the time of his assassination. Tucro is not
even any likelihood that the protests and ap
peals that reach him from English-speaking
countries will induce the present czar to relax
the harsh decrees issued in I8S3 against his
Jewish subjects. The unibatud Interest
with which the news from Hussia will bo
scrutinized will bo duo to the uncertainty
touching the autocrat's intentions with re
lation to the Balkan peninsula. Doc ? ho yet
feel strong enough to C9po with the triple
alliance , or does the Imperfect equipment
of Uls army render It expedient to
wait until ISO'J J Will ho permit his
partisans , now once moro preponderant iu
Servia , to overturn the Obrenovltch dynasty
nnd suDstituto the pretender ICaragcorge-
vitcli ? Will ho allow Prince Ferdinand nnd
Stambouloff to beard him for n year longer
in Bulgaria ) Will Uo try to bring about the
projected pro-Uussinn alliance between Uou-
mania , Servia , and Greece } Will ho secretly ,
impel the new prime minister at Athens , Mr.
Dclynnnls , into a war with Turkey , and
would he let Grccco bo crushed in such an
unequal contest ! Will ho Ic.ivo unheard the
piteous entreaties from Armenia , or ivill ho
take up the role which England and Franco
are renouncing the role of defender of the
Christian subjects ot the Porte in Asial AH
these questions will bo answered before tbo
year has rolled away.
* *
Italy , which keeps In tlio front ranlc In
naval construction and appliances , is cred
ited with being so well satisfied with her re
cent experiments In the use of petroleum for
the fuel of war vessels as to uroposo Intro
ducing it very largely into her llcot. It
its advantages nro so great Hussia and
America , with tbeir oil resources , ought not
to be distanced In its application by Italy ,
But the cost of petroleum , compared with
coal , is undoubtedly an influential consider
ation against its use , even whcro the
element of safety is not regarded as of
prime Importance under such precautions
as might bo taken. This difleronco in coat ,
however , becomes less noticeable in small
naval craft , particularly torpedo boatswhore
the stock of fuel carried nnd consumed b not
very great. As an offset , also , wo have the
unqcstiounblo fact that the petroleum will
last longer than the same quantity of coal , so
that ' the "radius of action" of the vessel is
increased , which Is an important consider
ation. Fewer firemen also are required , and
there ai-a several other advantages for oil in
service , such as frocdom from coal smoke
thnt often betrays a vessel. It is probably
these considerations that have determined
tbo Italians to make a larger use of petro
leum lu their navy.
Si'AltKS OF WIT.
Boston Courier : A farmer can often give
his wife points on patchworir.
Indianapolis Journal : When money gets
tight thcro is a call for the coppers.
Rochester Post : It is quite natural fora
ship to got Into tlio trough of tbo sea under
ho iullucnco of a sou'-wuster.
Boston Herald : Tlioro will bo both a
ICetuhain nnd Chcatlmin in tlio next congress ,
just 03 there are in this ono.
Yankee Blade : Tom Doctor Plllo is a ro-
llablo doctor.
Jack IIo is , eh ?
Tool Yes , ho either kills or euros.
Now York Morning Journal : A "becrlng"
difllculty "Working tlio growler" on Sun
day.
Pittsburg Chronicle : A man could not
servo two masters in the old days , but nowa
days sailors often servo three-masters.
Somerville Journal : It is not wise to say
everything you know , but how can some
people help It if they say anything at all ?
TJIK St.'X Y Itr.K.
InntciATton is Nr.nnABKA. The ncconil . . . , . _
by a stnIT writer on a subject of IntiTi-utr
ove.ry Nolriuldi fivrmor niul Innil on net
will appear Iu TIIK SUNDAY HKK.
TUB OtnniN or Jin. I.NOAM.I. Mr. l-'rnnko
Onrpcnter , the famous WiishlnRton corru
rpundiMit. will toll , In his opyrltMtcd art-
ole In Tut : HUMIUV Hun , of the political
birth nt Kansas' Vlnognr statesman and n
lot at othc.r good itorlei oMVashlujton
statesmen.
.I. . )
WHAT is Doiso is SOCIETY. TIIK UKK'H rolla- / ' ' .
blo social columns nro tnntallcof the town ,
and tomorrow's record of tlio doliiKS of thu
smart world will bo up to tlio reputation
tlio society editor has tnndo us u faithful
chronicler of social n If airs ,
"THE NKMIIASKA I'uniTivr.s. " The oponlns
chapters of n tlirltlltiR story of the present
Sioux revolt will bo published In Tut : HUN-
UAV Hii3. : It Is from the pen of a staff ro
mancer whoso pen has already won him a
reputation us u Avrltor of western 10-
nuuice ,
NEWS most TUB HAD LANDS. As truthfully
stuti'd by the Philadelphia Ledger Tin
UGH Is furnishing the nation with the only
complete and rellablo nuws of the Rruat
Sioux uprising In South Dakota. TiiKllKE'8
corps of war ooirospoiidents nt 1'Ino Kldjio
furnishes full , crapnle and correct reports
of the movements of the soldiers of the
regular army , while special correspondents
lioop the ro.idorsof this paper muted on
tlm movements of the nillltln men who nro
protecting the homusof the settlers on the
Nebraska frontier ,
TnnHr.K'sNiwsHEitviCK Tn cxcitliiR times
llku those tlio people want thu news nil ot
It , fresh nnd rollablo and tlio fni-t that t-J *
circulation of Tin : llti : : Is Juni | > liiKiip nt
tbo rntu of a thousand a cl.iy Is con
clusive evidence , that illscrlmliiatlni ;
nnd nt the snino time uppreulallvu
publla knows where to look for
lf noivs. With special corrcspondonts
at ovcry news coaler la the east and ut
every town In the wusl Tin : HUB hnsiu -
cnnallod facilities for furnishing tholutest
news of tlm nation and these facilities are
fully employed. Boo thu news features of
thu Krciit tjiinduy odltlon.
OUR C'OHMKiiciAr , 1'Aon In no western paper
but TinIlKKcnn :
the business man Had a
coniplcto ohronlclu of thu doings in the
crnturs of tlio world , fipcolul correspond
ents wlro direct to TIIK HBK the oasturn
markets In detail , while the local Hold Is
covered by a commercial editor of lurso
oxporlcncu , whoso work H accented as
Htniulnnl Koodsby Iho local cloiilars. The
inarkiit PIIKO U u crcal feature of TIIK
BUNIIAY llii : .
" '
"Tiinl'ATinni OP U. S. GUAM I'osT" The
secret society columns of TIIK SUNDAY Ilin :
always contains nil of the freshest and
most rellublo news of tlio lodges nnd fra
ternal societies. The loadliiK foatnro of
this clupnrtinonb this weuk will Rlvutha
Q , A. H. mou food for gossip for a wook.
Otm Si'oniiNfi DEI-AIIT.MBNT As usual is
nawKynncI complutn , consisting of nil the
Intost bull gossip , both professional and
utuatcur ; nn Interesting bndcot for the
bykurs ; iitiKlllstlo Inforniutlou Raloro ;
shooting notes und catchy miscellaneous
sports.
TASTOIIS AND Tiiuia Pnorr.n Tlio churoh
workers of the olty llnd In THE SUNDAY
BKE ii compluto resunio of the dolnns of
Christian workers In tbo various denomi
nations. Thoconilnj ; church conventions
unrt the railroad Young ilcn'sTlu * ! *
nsioclatlon work will bo among the loiul L
Ing fuaturos of this department this x.
woo Ic.
WHAT TIIK WITS AIIB SAVI.VO Ilrlpht obser
vations In dally llfo by the world's funny
men. Urlspculllngsof tlio crop of humor.
TIIK LouNflnii i.v TUB LOIIIIV THE IUr.'s :
draniatlo critlo tells n tonoliliiK story of
Emma Abbott's exhibition of womanly
sympathy at the bcdsldo of a woniun who
dlod of want In n IS'ouYork toiiunient.
Latest gossip of the play houses.
IT is TIIK TALK or TIIIJ TowN-Evory town
nnd village of Nebraska has Its gossip and
Its posslnuis. Kacli eommunlty has Its
Boloct circles and rxclu&lvu social clubs.
Every member of tbeso ootcrlos Is Inter
ested to know what thu others are doln .
Tun SUNDAY Hue will cover tbo ehlof
social oventa In loadlui ; towns of the
stato.
Tun KiKMtorTiip.WAHC WOIIKHH Allot the
nuws of tlio labor orKim/.utlon.s will bo
found In Tin : SUNDAY KKR In a moro com *
ploto and reliable form than In any other
publication.
o
Our Country , lUulit or Wrong * jf
*
Minneapolis Tribune. j *
Johnny null Is treading upon dange-rous
ground and should bo made to understand
that ho will KctroiiKh iKindl'ni ; It ho docs not
conform to the wishes of this country when _
within the jurisdiction of the samo. Kvon I ;
Kngland were tochnlcnlly rlchl , the wanton
destruction of such valuable eominerco do
mumls that tbo Tailed Status enforce her su
perior and absolutely oipiltablu rights for tin
bonofltof the world. Tills wo have no doubt
bhu will do , und do promptly and fearlessly.
Sent Itullro.id Mou.
SALT LIKE , Utah , Jan. 0 , In vlow of the
threatened Indian trouble at Pocatello Acting
Governor Soils has secured from Fort DOUB
Ins 2(10 ( rillos nnd ammunition to bo sent up
the railroad for the protection of its employes "
thoro.
Kininn Abbott'
CHICAGO , Jan , 9. The body of Emma
Abbott arrived from Salt Luke- City this
mornius , accompanied by the inombors of the
opera company. The casket was transferred
to the Continental hotel , whcro Miss Anton's '
mother and slstor are stopping.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. U. S. . Gov't Report , Aug. 17,1889.
0-
NEBRASKA
National Bank
U. S. DEPOSITORY , OMAHA , NED.
Capital , - - - - $4OOOOO
Surplus Jan. 1st , 1890 , - 67.BOO
Onicori nnd Dlrcctors-Honrr . Vntcj , President ;
Timrlft f. lluo'l ' , VlCO-l'rciililuntj James \V. Huvntfci , W
V.Mor.u. John U. Collins , U. U. CuiUtru , J. N , U
folrlak. W. 11. H. Hutftioi , cuslilcr.
T1-1H1 IRON BANK.
Corner 12th mid Farnnm Sti.
A Oenornl Hanking Hnslncss Trnnsnctort.
EXCELSIOR'SPRINGSI ' ;
NiluiVi Tonic , Dlurtllo nd Urlo Solnnt.
OU > ONLY IN I10TTLBS BT
C 0. MOORE & CO. , Agti. ISIS Dodgi 81.
OMAHA.
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
Subscribed and Guaranteed Oauttal..t.W,000
Paid In Capital xa.OW
lliiyi and solli stocke and bonds ) negotiates
commercial pupor , rocolvca nnd uxoi-utos
trusts ; acts ni transfer aqunt and truNti-o of
corporations , takes cliur 'u ut property , col
lects taxes.
Omaha Loan&Trust Co
SAVINGS BANK.
S. E. Cor. 10th and Douglas Sts.
I'nld In Capital I B.CD (
Subscribed und Guaranteed Capital. . . . 100.00.
Liability of Stockholders 200,000
61'erCcnt Interest 1'ald on Deposits.
l-'UANK J , I.ANtilC. Uuablor.
Officers ! A. U. Wymnn , president. J , J. llrown ,
vlco-proaldont , W , T.Vyman , treasurer ,
IlrcctorA. ! . U. Wymnn , J. II , MlllnrU. J. J
llrown. Uuy 0 , HurUiu , E. W. Nu li , I'boauu
I * KUab4U , Gnorao U. Lila * .
