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THE OMATIA DAILY BE % ( MONDAY , DECEMBER 14 , 1801. THE DAILY BEE. T. HGSEWATEII. r PUHUSHI2D KVBKV MOKNINO. TfUMS OP StTllJ-CItn'TION. Hilly lion rwithwitSnmlnvl Ono Yc-ir 8 00 Dally niidHuiidiiy , One Year . M W HixMontlit Tliroi * Months Humliiy Hop , Onn Your. . f JO Hiliirdiiy llco. Ono Yonr . J * \Vookly Huo. UnnYcnr. . . . 10 ° 01 I'lCES. Omnlm. Din llco Ilullillii ? . HoiiihOiniilin. lornurN imd''fitli SlrcoU . Council Illntrt , r.'t'oiirl Street. Uhlcnco OHliis .l > 7 I liuinlipr of Commerce. Now Vnrk.nooniR 1U4 nnil IVrrlb'inuUulldlnir Washington. r > l I rourtoontli Stroot. All ctimiiMiiilcntlons roliitlnu to nawt nnd mlltorlnl mutter should bo addressed tc llio Kdllorltil Iiepirtment , H LKTTEItS. All biislno * ' " loiters and roinlttinecs should 1 > 0 mill rinsed toTlioIleo I'nlillsli'nir Company. Onmlm UriifK t'liuukft nnil poMolllcu ordori to bo made ) i lyubfo to'lho order of tlio com- tnny. The BeePolilisliiiig Compaq , Proprietors run 111:1 : ; HWOItN PTATHMn.NT OP CIUUUIiATION. btntnof NolinnUu I , . County of Douglas Is . _ Oeo II T ohuok. Btcrotiiry of THE Mrr I'ublhliln. ' lompiny. does Bolomnlv swear tlntl the netii il olruiilntlon of Tin : IIAII.V KK forlho ceL ciidliiK December I. , IS'll.was ' .is follows' t-nmliiy. I ) c. 0 . S9/KH Moniiiiy. Dot 7 . aiaw Tiicmlny , Doe 8 . . . . . KI'BIO WeiliiP'day. Dee II . -U- Th it MI ! v. Dec 10 . Sl.HO I'rlduy. floi * . II . . . K'llH ' biiliiriluy , Dei * IJ . 3 M > 3' Avorapo . 1M.O12 OHO II. T/.90IIUCK. Bworn to liufnro mo nnd biiliscrllioil In my presence this l.'tli day of December. A I ) 1891. SKAf. N 1' . l > It , . Not iry Public. The crowtli of tlio avensro dally circulation nf Tlih lln for six years Is shown In iho fol- lowln ' table : 1887 ItM 180 Jnnuary . 10 ITS llWMi IS 2ii ) , 18 'iTI I'l 'M I-cbriiary . 10TI.I K.ltj r.u-u IS'ITIi 18711 i\\\i \ \ Slarcli MM ; II IU ) la i * . Ofll' ) 2401 ! ) It-Ill. 18,741 181VI .1' ' Vl 12 U'I 14 Mt IT 181 June U2-H 14,147 HfiM iOI 117 Julr. . u 111 UtTM IS ( HI 18 7 W a ) 0,2 no2i AiiKimt. 14 111 I81.K.I 18 U'll aiV ) , feptpniher 14 I 111 ifr > 4 I8.7IU fl)170 "i 6.17 October 13'ikW 14 'M 1BUSI JOTiil Ji ion NoTomncr. mis IS'W IH'IN ) I'l 110 - 2 in. ) 21 ow 1/eccnibci \i.U \ .1)013 ) ; 2.1471 A Gil V stone pile for the especial eon- vcnlonco of ciooks , trumps , thugs and ether gcntlotnon of leisure ia a nocea- fitly. TUB Amoiictin Johnny c.al < o can ho counted upon to make as r.ipid headway in Europe if it is given half a chance as the American hojj. CKUKI.TY to animals ut Hoa is bad enough , but if Commissioner Schultois tolls the truth the cruelties to human beings aio inliiiitoly worse. has n yood crop and the promise of a revival of her industries Argentine has had enough of fiat money and similar calamity Hellenics. McKr.ioiiAN declines to accept the role of ass at the commencement of his congressional career. What ho will do later ho declines to state uolinitoly. A UNION of effort on the p.irt of * Omaha business men this winter will produce marvelous results for the bene fit of tlio city in the boom year , 1802. A HOLD Your Wheat circular has boon issued by tliu alliance organ of Minnesota. Perhaps this will help to break the grain blockade east of Chi- CHANCIMOK : VONCATKIVT urges the passage of the now commorci.il treaties before the 23th inst. lie \vants to make them Christmas gifts to the Gorman people. _ Tun newspaper which sees nothing to commend in the statesmanlike message of President Ilarriaon is either too par tisan to bo honest or too dull to appre ciate ability. A NU3iiir.il of people in Omaha have taken no stock in the agitation in favor of homo industries. This alTords a powerful argument in favor of a few more funerals. GOOD credit IH as important to a city ns to a business fli in. Therefore Omaha must not take any chances of impairing her credit when the time cornea for marketing her bouds. ONLY a few men in Amortca have the prfvilcgo of announcing a card of thanks for fa * , ors received by telegraph to till in newspapers of tlio country , but Rus- Sago is an exception. Tin : national competitive drill next Bununor will bo an occasion of consider able importance , and Omaha must see to it that the Holdior boys are thoroughly pleased with their entertainment. BOSTON is entitled to the distinction of having produced the dynamiter who attempted the lifo of Russell Sago. Beaten - ton is nUo the homo of .Totin L. Sullivan. The Jlub Is UUuly to bo well advertised. A SioclCHOLDKit in a national bank is not BO much envied thoao days ns formerly. Assessments ranging from 100 to 400 per cent to pay liabilities in curred through defaulting olllcors have taken the poetry outof national bunking. IP A man should bequeath to the Woilil-Jfaahl Holr-at-Law a valuable trotter on the condition that ho build a 820,000 stable and keep an Arabian groom to take euro of the animal , with the reservation that the stable should revert to the donor of the horse any time that the groom was discharged or the stable was used for any ether horse , wo venture to say that tlio public Bptritod vendor of postoflleo lots would think twlco before ho would accept such IP TUB Real Estate Owners' association desires to prevent raids on the taxpay ers it should nt once institute proceed ings against Iho payment of $18 a day to over 000 judges nnd clerks of election who at host nro only entitled to $0 a day. The claim ns allowed by the council in volves over $7,200 mord than City Attor ney Poppleton holds those partloa are entitled to. Unless stops nro taken promptly to enjoin payment the raid will bo lepeatod next fall and at every iiiccttudlng election until the law is re pealed. ( IHVKIlftUtt Til irtill'.t ltVT\\ When the legislature enacted the lav that piovldosffor the inapcution of II luminallng oiU the governor was em powered to appoint u state inspcctoi whoso duty It Is miilo. by himself nut Ills tioputtoi , to carry on the Inspoctloi nf tlio oils imported into this state am placed on sale. The manifest object estate state nil Inspection was Io have those oil ; examined and chemically tested before they passed from the hands of the tlotiloi Into thoAo of the consumer. Thu ilaniror to lifo and property fron iho handling and use of explosive 20111 pounds cifn scarcely bo over ratca , and , this danger confront ! Iho people of the smaller towns and vll luges , and especially the farmer ant worUlngman who are compelled to ust ao.il oil , a great deal more than it douj Iho business people of our larger olllo ; ivhcro gas and electric lights are In gcii' oral use. Tlio duty of selecting competent and conscientious inspectors was very prop , jrly placed in the hands of the chio jxccutivo. It ia also thn duty ot the jovornor to BOO to It that the oil Inspoe Jon livw is strictly enforced. Ami ivhon these inspectors fall to dc Lhcir duty it is made the duty of the jovornor ti remove any state inspcctoi ivho shall provo himself to bo cither un faithful or Incompetent. The exposures recently undo by Tin BKK afford abundant and eoneluslvt l > roof that oil inspection under Stati Inspector Cams and his deputies ha ; Iwon a farce and a ft atid. It has boor jhowti by our investigations ilrit In. jpector C irna has permitted the oil -ohotiso men to st-imp their oils with- 3ut inspection , and vast qu intitiea of oil liavo boon sold in this stxtj , contrary to law , without an inspector's stamp. The inspection itself , whore it lias been made , has boon a down right imposture and worse than no inspection whatever. Thus the livo-i jf moil , women and children have beet imperiled by the rocklosa neglect , in soinpotoncy and collusion of faithlos ; alllcials with the oil manufacturers ant ! loiilors. If this imposture merely in volved the sale of inferior olla at prices charged for oils of bettor quality , com petition would perhaps eventually teni to redress the grievances of tlio choatoi - on-iunioi's. But when public ollicors connive with conscienceless dealers , and thousands of men , women and children are exposed to the risk ol bolng burned to death or horribly mu tihitcd , there is 111 end to indulgence. The selection of a disreputable politic il lobbyist as chief inspector of oils .wi ; n.uobtionablp , and Tim 13ii : : entered it : earnest remonstrance against it when i was announced. But ibis bid choice might have boon condoned if the odicoi and his deputies had shown any dispo i- tion to enforce the law , or oven made i respectable semblance of inspection. It now devolves upon MS , in behalf o the nooplo of this state , to call upot Governor Thayer to do his duty as the law directs Ho should either compel State Inspcctoi Ca'rns to hand in his resignation or appoint a successor without furthoi ceremony. The governor can scarcoli pretend to bo ignorant of wh.it has boot published as regards the inspection o oils under Carna and his deputies I ho has not informed himself in the mat Lor it is certainly his duty to do so , Tin : Biic : caroa nothing about Cams 01 liis doiitie3. ) It h is no * grievance and asks no favor. It simply demands thai [ Jovornor Thayer shall dismiss from positions of grave rojponslbility the men who have proved themselves untiitbt wji thy. thy.I I IKK OV lAltltT Vlt l.VRIM. Thoio is a good deal of talk regarding posbiblo changes in the tarilT , and then is considerable interest being manifested fosted in the question whether Mr Mills will bo made chairman of tin ways and moans committee. It is Intimated that the To\as congress , man. whoso defeat has not im proved his Irascible temper , maj iodine tlio position if it ie ottered him , hut ho could make no groalor mistake than tills if ho in tends to lomain in the house. It would bo a confession of weakness that woult lose Mills whatever prestige lie now ha ; and would probably cause bun to be relegated to private lifo with the elo-u of his present congressional term. Tlio democrats in the house are divided In opinion as to what legislation they aught to attempt icgarding the tarlll , Some are > in favor of a general hill , which will fully sot forth the tarill policy of the party and thus clearly do- line the issue for the presidential cam paign. This class urge that the Jomocratic roproaontatlvoa will fall short of their duty to con stituents if they do not roporta measure jf this Kind , that.having boon elected tn secure tarilT reformthey will not respond Lo the wishes of the electorate by a piecemeal revision. Othora argue that inasmuch as it would bo impossible to jot a general tariff bill through the senate , It is tlio part of wisdom to ut- iompt only a few changes , some of which ; ho senate may accept. Among the nero Inlluential member * who take thla low is Mr. Springer , and it is quite irobublo that ho n Hoots the opinion of Speaker Crisp. In that event this view vill doubtless prevail , and Instead ot u rcnoral bill and u prolonged tariff dls- ittsaion an attempt will bo made to mango the lawonly as to comparatively ow articles. It is clearly the opinion of the proal- lent that the la N ought to remain intact , indtho Inlluonco of the administration nay bo exerted to this end , but it is ory likely that some of the republican onators will bo found fiworablo to sov- mil changes that are demanded in the ntorest of their constituents. Western oiriton ) would consult the welfare of heir people by putting lumber and salt in the free list , and the president would lardly refuse to approve those changes f they received the endorsement if uonators of hla party. The rovornmont derives very little revenue rom the duties on these articles , but ho aggiogato gain to the people if they iroro on the free list would bo large , 'ho people of the west are oapoeially In- orentod in having lumber free , and hero ID no valid reason why It should ml bo But In any event the changrvj a the turitt law will bo few , so that it ij really of Hinall conscquonco how Spoaltoi Crisp makes up the ways and moan committee , or whether Mr. Mills 01 somebody else la placed nt tlio head o that committee. Tin business Interest' ' of the country may feel secure from nni general interference with the tnrllT feint nt least two years longer. inn if tr.it ir The charge that the solo tnollvo foi enjoining the purchase of the lot noxl to the Rood library lot was mori'onarj la as bisoloss as the Intimation emanat ing from the suno source Unit TIIK Uii's : light on the Kotclrun furnltun job was choked otT by u contribution from the agents of the Kotchatn ( Join puny. The suggestion that the library building , if located on the corner o IMghtconth and IJouglns , would BIIVO tin city from $5,000 to * " ,000 n year for fuo und engineers nnu protect the city bal from tlio danger. , that might bo In curred by the erection of a llro trnj was made solely from u business aland' ' point. Wo do not contend that tlio build ing should bo erected on that particulai square , but wo do Insist that the city Inn no business to construct a public build ing On ground that will revert to tin heirs of the donor Nobody q.tcationa the integrity nut disinterested motives of the librurj board The only point involved in the library Injunction is the right of the bout dor the city council to incur a lia bility above the amount at their dis posal in the city treasury. If the last election meant anything it moanl that our citizens insist that our olllcial1 shall conduct the tiff lira of this city 01 businosa methods , and in strict conform ity to the law. No class of olllcials ft on the highest to the lowest is above law. Quito apart from tlio overlap whicl the council \oted in authori/ing the nuichase of the lot adjacent to the Reoi lot by the libiary board comes the question tion whether this city shall on or upor the erection of a public building undoi conditions which no corporation or in dividual would bo willing to accept under similar circumstances It ia thi province and duty of the city council to endeavor to huva tlio heirs of the late Bvron Reed waive all their rights to the title of the proposed library silo before the city undertakes to expend $100,00 ( or any ether sum in its impiovoment nnu when a clear title is assured the question will arise whether any part o ; the $100,000 voted at the late elcctlor can bo expended on the ground whicl the board proposes to purchase. The bond proposition and the will both ro. quite the buildingto bo erected on the Rcod lot. If this condition must bo car. rleci out , the only use that can possibly bo made of the adjoin , ing lot is fern giass plot Is this the purpose for which the public library tax was levied ? Is not that taji levied for books and expenses incidental tolnaintaining a public library ? In view of nil those complications , is it not eminently proper that every stef taken in the direction of the proposed library building should bo carefully considered - sidorod instead of being ruahod through in nofianco of law ? This is the object of the injunction , and every disintotostod taxpayer it : Omaha will concede that it ia in the in terest of good government. AtUllllIt The report that another American seaman has been subjected to a cruel outrage at the hands of the Chilian authorities will bo very likely to induce a sentiment in this country that the gov. 01 nment should bo a little loss ind ulgonl toward Chili. There is danger that the disposition which the United States has shown to wait upon the hnmor of the Chilian irovornmont may bo miscon strued , and that the outrages ol whicli wo make just complaint will continue. The latest net of cruelty appears to have beenontlroly without excuse or justifica tion , and was simply another exhibition of the hatred ol Americans which is manifestly general among- the Chilian people. The victim was artosted for being drunk and sentenced to the chain ganir , and while working out the penalty ho was brutally beaten by the police. When the American consul laid the matter before the intondonto that olllcial refused to see the injured man , but promiaed that the affair should be Investigated , which is probably only n convenient way of dropping it out ol consideration. Tlio tone of the president's message regarding the Chilian complication very clearly implies that in the event of Chili not making a satis"- factory answer to the roqucata of this government ho will recom mend a declaration of war. There ia some reason to apprehend that this may become necessary. True , the ex pressions of tlio Chilian minister on the occasion of his proiontation to tlio pres ident were of the moat friendly nature , and convoyed the Impression that it was the earnest doairo of the Chilian gov ernment to deal justly and to maintain friendly rotations. But the course of that government thus far has not justi fied the impression. The response to the request ot the government of the United States for information was , ttio president a < iya , couched in an olToiibivo tone , and how offensive may bo surmised from tlio fact that this government baa made no reply to it. The people of the United States do not deaire n war witli Chili. They hope for a peaceful oottlo- mont of the complications Hut will bo fair nnd just , and which it ought to bo prac ticable to ollect without any compromise of the aolf respect of either nation. But if Chill shall fall to appreciate our piopor position in the matter , nnd shall refuse to render the .satisfaction this country has the undoubted right to ex pect , wo will have to talvo the stops noc- osaary to unfnrro our rights and pursue them nt whatever cost until wo hnvo demon fetrated to tlin world that wo havu both the will and the power to piotoctour oitl- /ens. The government has taken a stand In this matter from which It cannot rucodo without the loss of dignity nnd tospoct , and without in olToot haying to ill the world that outrages upon Amor- lean citizens may be committed with Impunity. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TDK ttiujli Dini.Tcljoii. { /I'tiifeliiMd II C'irl. In the Nobr.uUa cuboruatorlat controversy li lltustrntoj , * iot only tha datlclancloi of tlio laws rGlniln&tQMiccosslon , but also ttio broai Hold which ITtrJloiii cnntoitnntH nwy tnworso In arriving lit their rotpoctlvo rlgliti. Too iniiuh IcgUlntlvo nnd Judicial dhcrotion M hilling our rcimbllcnu form of government. l&tJ * AjTfiictiln < { Inulilciit. | j/7ilM'c/ii'ilt / Hi'itnl. Moro touching oven tlmn tlio dontli of Dom Pedro , nfnr from bis beloved Unirll , was the discovery ntJbonK hi * olTcoU in I'firls ycslor dny of n b.ig1 of ortrlb , the soil of Ills native lund , which ho h.ut evidently tnkou with Inn to comfort him li. hU oxp.itrlntlon. It bus bean amoni * Dom Podro'3 chorlshod desires that ho might sloop liU last sloop In Hnull Inn soil ; and there was a beautiful symbol ism In the thought which sucBOstod the pine- Inpof tlio onitli within Ills collln tlmt his body might re t upon It. It was the touch o nr.turo. Carth to'oarth nnd dust to dust. IlliiRtrntcil I ruths. Jiimmlf i > iiMl > < iii , l > ( e , n , Twenty-four houra n o the prosldontla boom labeled ' 'C3. C. " was rotund and healthy , lllto this : This niorulne , however , It oroaontcd nn ap pcnranco similar to this Cilsp's election sut upon It. TwciUj-Kivo Years Ahead. Keinieu Hub Tin : Dnu makes i.oto of the fact that al though Nebraska's "silver wedding annl vorsury" occari In March , tnui far neither Governor Thayer nor the State Htstorlca society has made any odlclal sugRO tlons for the celebration If It was the poldon wed ding the sllcnco would bo appropriate , for "silonco Is ( roldon , " you know. -llie Omnli'iVny. . Jlatnn iVeits. The nldcnncn of Omaha , Nob. , have been In bad odor recently for something they have done or left undone , but when Mayor Lictnis goes homo after the siehu ho has scon In our ijo.uil , he will p'obably forglvo and forcoteverything on the pait of his follow oniciuls. A Grout Coin in I'ruliil Opoulii ! * ; . Yanlitnn l're < s. South Dakota's giowth nnd rapid develop ment is ictardcd for want of an outlet south to Omaha. A railw.iv In thatdlreotion woult traverse the linest agricultural section of the northwest and would contiol a paying busi ness from the day it was opened for tralllc. Kiiul of Ilolorm. 1'lnttc Counto'eiidnsl THE BRB Is right. Government owner ship ot telegraph and telephone lines Is a long stop In the direction of reform ; In fact It is reform itself. Uf JUK ftTATK 1'ItLtiS. The Kearney Hub hai kept standing at the * , head of lit , editorial pigo for a long tlmo as "Winners for Ib'J- . " the names of Blalno and Puddoek , "First in the hearts of the -oplo. . " The Hub bos a fo'lowor In the Curtis Courier , which hoists the sarno ticket. The Courier is the first South Platte papor' which has. fol lowed suit. The bantling St. Paul Republican an nounces that for governor it is for L. i ) . Uichards of Fremont , "tho man who would not surmniior.Uls manhood for the suppoit of the whisker power In the campaign. " The only seconds to this coma from the Lincoln Call und Fremont Tribune. The Stuart Ledger advfses Governor Thaj or to wax the gubernatorial chair and prepare to hold on The independent Dortrand Herald assorts there will bo a people's party ticket in the Hold next year , and it "believes It will poll some voUis. " The Yoilc County Independent makes Grovcr Cleveland say : "I would rather bo president than bo right on the silver question. " According to the North Platte Tiibunc , William Neville , the district Judge-elect , hankers to represent that concessional dls- tiict at Washington , and is only making the Judge-ship a stopping stone to the goal of Ins ambition. The Ogalnlla News , Judge Ne ville's organ , announces that gentleman's candidacy. The Nebraska City Press has nlaccri n plcturo of HornAI. . . Stanley at the head of its columns and will run it for president. In referring to the alleged loss of ox-Con gressman Dorsoy In Chicago , the Columbus Telegram snvs his apnoaianco actually d'ltcs from the day that ICoin was elected. The Ouster Loader , however , offsets tlm by an nouncing that Kom is now serving his lir-.t and last tonn , and that the district will i.oxt yuai * bo lopicaentod bv n goon lopubllcnu. Edgar Howard , oaitor ot the Papillion rimes , who also onidatos as private socro- taiy toL'ougiessman IJryan. announce * that "tho brightest star west of the Ml'slsslppi river is our own Senator Manderson " Politicians in Kom's country aio bringing out candidates for congress by tha wholesale. Among the number mentioned by the papers of that section are A. U. Cady , the St. Paul banker ; Jajios Wuiteheiid , the Biokcn Bow statesman , now holding down a Job In the government land olllco ; Jacic MacCollof Lex ington ; Grimes ( not the old man ) of North Platte and Judge ICIncaid of O'Neill. ' Every man claims that his candidate would r-oll moio votes Ihr.n any of the others. It begins to look llko a pretty wild scramble. Editor Calhoun of the Lincoln Her ald is boiug denounced by bema of his democratic brothioii for "his pig gish conduct in the late state convention. " The Pupillion Times asserts that Gnlhoun did iriopnrablo injury to the domociatio cau o by withholding from the convention the Insldo facts about Judge Broady's refusal to accent the nomination for Judge of the supreme court. Editor Casper , the old war horse of the David City Press , comes out with a sevmo tlrado against the alleged democratic editors who dusorted the party for the independent camp during the locont campaign , lie sizes un the situation about right when ho BIVS that their only object In switching was to got a pull at pationago. Ho does not want them back in the democratic ranks , "for. " ho says , "not ono of tliom will add ono iota to tlio cause of Upmociacy in 1892. They know nothtncr of ijt-mocrutlo prluclplos and caio lois. Thoy.nit ) toich bo.uors for frco drinks. Thi > y did tliojrdlittest to destroy the demo- cratlc party w den they loft It , and now when they llnd lupln rlvoi disappointed tlioy como running batik lllto mingy furs. Any demo cratic editor Svho n few wnnks ago was playIng - Ing his mud gufts on democrats and howling for the Independent tlckot , und Is nlie.ulv ic- cnnveiled t < > iloinocincy , is n stinker of sunken and is'not safe to trust feeding hogs with coin nt 80cents u bushel. " The Vorlr Democrat , whoso odltor claims to bo an Indbpl-iident , comes out In favor of Judgo-oloct Wl G Hastings as a fusion can- dldato foroonlnuis This does not moot the approval otJttio York County Pioss , the straight dombcratlo 01 gen , which announces that It wants no fusion mid pioposos to keep up the domouratlo oranUatIon ) Indapandent of any nthdr ipurtv. It says there will bo plenty runuliUtcs for the stialght Indepen dent nomination and mentions "ttdwnid I. Bates , D. Clmmboilaln and the good. Lord knows how many others in onlv half the con- grosslumil district , " THI : S ( . Limit Ileiiulillc. The tabluelnth w it frtish ami nuat , Tno chirm lirUlu , the vluniN s > vuut. And tillin and nUuUlil liusldu the munt , Moo I proudly up the toothpiulc. Mnoil sillily , ns u toothpick mull I. \\hifli unco wits-iliniinuil hut iinw u nmuht , I'or tlinu li is itirnui miU funnird hrunjlit To prnmliit'iicu the toothpick. I'ho dinner dona they p issad It ro mil , And nniio Hiuil Nny , " und un ono frowned , Hut all with dlsnlt' profound , Aupllud iho ntmblt ] tuoliiplo't ' , ; ) ) > , other thlngaof nioiinurspliuro. I'umb ! twi ! 7niV liuiili' Tim tlmo draws ntnr , iiiui ) uliau uu li hluill bn the pour Uf tliii jiromo'.oil loolhplcU. .v ir/i/r/i notn.\'T ix York Damocratt The oil tnspoctor , soy : Till * , Br.K , dooi not Imped. VVfo never knov anybody Atisp * > ctcd IM Cnrns of belli i honest. Uapld City Hopubllcati ! Tha Omaha Dm It nobly dticliArging ono of the nlghnst fuiic tlonsof the modern now paper , the rovcla tlon of fraud nnd corruption In high places It has recently roasted the boodlors of the city council and is Just now throwing light upon the darkness in the oil Inspector's do p.irltnont. Auburn Granger : Mr. Ho'owntor's ran on the oil Inspection bualnois Is opening tin ayes of the people to some moro of tha folllo' Of the day. That the said Inspuctlon bust ness was created moro for the nurpoio o making plaoos for hungry hangors-oii thai for any good to the state , no ono ncqunlntoi with the matter doubt" . Grand Island Times : * The explosion of thi lamp in tlio West Lawn street car last wool was unquestionably caused by tlio Inforloi quality of the oil , " was the temark made b * . O. B. Thompson , secretary of the street cai company , to n Times reporter who apullcd tc him for the paitlculars relating to the Incl- dont. "Wo buv the best oil wo ran got , bill that evidently is not what it should bo judg. Ing from the revelations being made by Tin OMUIV BIB ; , rolatlvo to the inspection ol Illuminating oils In our state. Onr Inmpi arc thoroughly cloanon nnd tilntmcd'dailv , and 1 know of no other cause to which to attribute the explosion , for , wlulo wo liavo hid nc accidents hoiotofoio , It Is not the first time that our attention has boon directed od to ttio poor quality of the oil wo vvoio getting. In cloanlmr the lamps In the mouilng wo fieiiupntlv llud the \vlcks frozen to iho bottom of the howl , which Indicates the presence of some liquid other than oil , but what the ndultora- tlon may bo. I am unnblo tn say. Our dam. a'o w.is slight , of course , but I feel satisllcd tlmt the uifllculty would not nt nil have oc curred had the oil boon of the test required by the law , which is certainly low enough , where safety is any consideration. " ' / / ; * o.\ tin : 3iiti > Aai ! . Salt Lake Tribune flop ) : Generally , the message of the president Is an aolo one. The i.hiof magistrate has that happy faculty with the pen Ihat bo lias with the tongue of sayIng - Ing tetsely what ho wants to say. Now York Herald ( Ind dom ) Mr. Har rison's mess iio is a straightforwaid docu ment which eives us a clear photographic view of the events whli'h have absorbed the conntiy's attention during the last twelve months. Now Yoik Recorder ( top. ) : President Harrison risen has dlscluigcel liU constitutional duty with ability , energy nnd complotonos ! , . The information ho convoys of the state of ttio union Is full on all Important mailers of pui > llo Iniciost. Philadelphia Lodger ( rep. ) : President Harrison's mcssaco Is llko tuo man frank , plain and busincssllKo , nnd admirable in ex pression Jutt such a presentation of the "stite of the union" ns the constitution re quires him to make to congress. Now York World ( dem ) : The president thinks the people of the United States ought to "gtmranteo the ciedlt" of Iho Nicaragua Canal company. If the credit of that com pany isn't good that is reason enough vvhv Lho government should not bccomo Its en- . New York AdvoitUer ( dem. ) : The presi dent's message is a moio Important state paper than anv ho has previously communi cated to concress. * * * As a whole , It Is an able , and hero and there admirable , document , worthy of the president and well woith rending. Philadelphia North American ( rep. ) : The mcsMico of the president is a gratifying exhibit - hibit of tro state of the union. It is long , but the multitude of subjects necessarily under observation and discussion demand considerable spaco. It is conscientious. Thoio is no attempt to dodge any public [ .uostlon or to gloss over anything. Philadelphia Pioss ( icp. ) : The many sub jects discussed and impoitanb interests treated in President Harilson's thlid annual messapo trivo a icaluing sense to Iho rculur af the gioatnoss of this country , and the labor , talent , and vigllunco nosossary In the harmonious administration of Its govern ment. It is a serious , dicrnillod state papor. Now York Tribune ( rep ) : The ono char.ic- : pristic of Picaidcnt HariUon's annual message - sago which moat impresses every candid reader is Its absolute trcedom from paitisan- ililp or prejudice. Thoio is in it no straining 'or olTiyt. It is n simple , clear and business- Iko statement of public affairs , full of wise mil maotical suggestions , and so dispass'on- ito that Its poiusal , after the crazy factional : on tests of dcmoci.its , is llko a breath of cool nountain air. Boston Advertiser ( rop. ) : Presidojit Har- ison's third annual masitago is not only the nest Important of thorn all , but is ono of the .lilest and most valuable piosldontial mes- ages Inld before congioss and the country or many a long voir. It Is dlgnillod and tatosminllko throughout ; in parts It is 'Xtiomelv ' sugRostivc , in other pai's It rises o a stiain of genuine eloquence. The elocu- nont as a whole will do much to increase ho president's already sccuro reputation for nastory In the tioatment of public ques- ioiis. I'lilladclphlu Record : The mental nrlthino- Ic staroon thn fivnlnlno f ace donates that tlio lollduys nro near. Tintli ! lie -My dear friend , have you road ny last nu\ol ? fho Vos. Ilo How did you llko It ? Shu I laid down the \olnmo with intense ilnasurc Detroit Tree 1'ross : Hxcltod Neighbor Vhiitdoyuu lot that boy of yours build u lonllii * In my t ) tulryiinl for ? I'liiold Noltfhbor Isn't your house Insured ? IX N. No It isn't. I' . N. That's all rlRht , I'm an Insurance Sent. Hero's my curd. TUB lAIll SIIOl-PMtS ON ClIhDIT. ll'iin'iiMylou Stnr. "What shall wo buy for Christmas tlmo ? " Thov sliu It and they xl h it. Nor p uise to say with thou ; htful rhyme , "With what nro wo to buy It ? " No\v Yorlt Herald : josslo May told George lie wouldn't miirry him If ho were tlio only inn In tlio world llasslo What reply did ho mko tn tlml"Ho .said It ho had Inhurltod ny snuli plc'iilo she wouldn't liavo been HliUll. " Kate riold's Washln [ ton : "I'orh ips thorn's othliu' th it Is so mncli under consideration s tlio hiitnan foot. " "How so/ " "Us nearly always on the carpet. " Itoohettor Post. Qnulton I'vo boon courting Iloston Kill l.itoly. Hwiillc-ri Did you letaru ttiiythlnit ? Qiiollon ( s idly ) Oli , yes , 1 know beans when io hug's opun TUB AATrbOI.UMN. Jiutiie. "I ha % o lost my hourt , " ho Iilsporcd , ( in/ing In hvrlovuly oyusi Hut the nmliliin coyly tinsworodi " \ \ hy don't you uuvoitlso } " Harpur'H 11,17 ir : "llavn u uood tlmo at the union last nlKht , UliuiniloV" " .No. I < : ot a lioantly lilt of mud on my shous nd I hey wuioon my mliHl all o\oiiliiv' " > o. Well , you sliouliln't carry your brains i jour foot. " Now York Press : "Ilo horses L'O faster with lor01 without thornnaknd the wlfo , look- u mi from tlm pates of Hindi llentity. \ \ ith tliiim , I should nay. " answered her luis- iml. " \\liut \ maUo > jou think not" "Woll , \o noticed that alien ulwujs goes faalor ttur yon shoo It " Illnxhiimton Kupublluaii' } A tlie.itrleiil ) in.iny | may stun out vrltli only ono wulk- U KDiitloinaii , but that iloosn't Sljnlfy tlie nuibc-r It will brlnK back Philadelphia l.ed or. A Joint dabuto bo- i eon Vulo ami Iliirvard In hulim urraiuod. i u roconi Joint dobitu liutMeen Vulo and ilncoton tliu lormurdUplayud the BtronBor 'rillliuliast ( nt thu conc'urt ) I wUh that Hot next to you would quit buatln llmo llh his foot , ( illderseo\o ! Ilo can't help It , Ilo li ia lUdlu In llU holo. I'orl-li ( hi ) 'I liuuglit , C'/llOI'M / lllKll'l , Can It bo that Mujuh Jones of St. Louis sodooed u. Mills ) WILL BUILD AN AUDI FORM JL Lincoln People Talk of Permanent Q'tutati for Stats Conventions. STRANGE RELATIONS OF THE KING FAMILY , SltiKiilarHtnlo of Depravity Ot'volopctl Ity tlio J'olloo Stiito University Notes After tlio L'roliiti Con volition. LISTOI.V , Neb , Ooc. ii.-fSponlat : to Tut Hut * . | Tlio lutovcst In tlio project to erect r largo nudltorliim to nccommodato tlio nunior < ous state conventions which imomblo at Lincoln ciich year Is so grout that thuro li no tloubt but , tlmt the work on tlio proposed structure will commonuo within a few weeks. At nn cnthuslustlo nnd largely attended mooting held Saturday evening the city was divided into twclvo districts. A committee of throe citizens was appointed foronuh etU- trlct , nnd tomorrow morning at I.HO ) o'clock the committees will start out to canvass for the funds needed to erect and furnish the building. Tbroo days only will bo devoted to the work ot soliciting subscriptions , nnd at a general mooting to bo hold Wednesday ovonlng it Is confidently expected that the rciiuiu'tt amount will bo reported. The architects are already well along with the plans The proposed audltoiium will scat not loss than 1,000 people nnd will bo es pecially constructed for the purpose of accommodating laigo conventions. \ \ liitli dots tlio MvorucV T. A. King nnd his wife , Moillo , will prob- nblv sue each other for dlvcrco In the next term of the district court , but It will talco n Judge with the learning and oxpcrlenco of n Philadelphia lawyer to determine which of the two needs it the most. This morning nt 1 o'clock the patrol wagon brought Moillo to the police -nation , together with four com panions of the sterner ponder. The ofllccis discovered n queer stnto of nffulis nt her house. Mollle's ' liege lord was absent , but she wus sharing her couch with a man who certainly didn't belong thorn In another boa with Mollio's lli-yoar-old daughter \MIS another stranger. On the lloor , for lack ot bettor accommodations , an other gentleman with a spocltiod reputation reposed In the arms of Morpheus , whllo on the trent pins'/a stlllafouitu lolled about In a state ot cheerful obilosity. The whole outilt\vas brought to the station , but the man who had ofcuuiod the lloor and his fiionaswho had been shutout In the cold wore icleasod. Jlut the sequel Is to come. Half an hour later the patiol wagon made another Jouuiov and soon rotui nod with Mr. King who , with his pjiaraour , had boon creating n disturb- nncp at a residence on Twoiitv-soi'ond street , boUvoan M and L. The \\oiimnin the case wont Into hysterics at the sight of the oflleers. and they wcro unable to bi ing her along. Colonel King and his wife , Moillo , will have a great many things to explain to eaoh other when they moot , at the police couittomouow morning. Civli : < -oi'lity Work. The annual election of olllcors of Parragut post , Ui.u.tl Army of the Republic , Saturday evening resulted as follows : Post commander - mandor , George V. Hall ; junior vlco com- mundor , J. Frankfortor ; surgeon , J. 1 { . Hag gard ; chaplain , II. Mastorm.in ; ollicor of the day , J. S. Bai wick , olllccrot the guard , D. F. Stoner : quartermaster , D. T. Cook ; Inside - side guard , J 11. Bin ? ; outside guaid. M. Howe , delegates to the state encampment , Airnsa Cobb , W. \Voodwurd , J. S. Cochran - ran , A M. Trimble , II. Mnsterman , A. G. Hastings. Pairacut Post No. 10 , Women's Koliof Coips , held their annual election of officers Tuesday evening , resulting us follows : President , Mrs. Boulah Davis ; soiiior vlco president , Mrs. Geitrudo Davis , junior vice president , Mrs L. E. Box ; treasurer. Miss AnnnUeding ; ciianlaui , Mrs K. J IVank- fortor ; conductor , Miss Nannio Antlll ; guard , Miss LiUcvUaviidelegates ; to depatt- i inont convention , Mrs. Bax and Mis. Xowoll. ' Sioux and Sonecatnbo , Jnuonondont Older of Rod Mon , will hold their II1-31 public pow wow on Januarj , ISO.1 , ut their wigwam on O stieot. During the incantations and mvs- tories the wigwam .vill bo open to nil fiionds of the tnbo , together with their squaws and papooses. Brigadier Gonoial ll. S. Hotchltiss wont to Otnaha S.iturdav evening to rustituto anew now uniformed ranic dlision of the Knights of Pvthias. Lincoln council No 1 , of the Order of Im proved Workmen of Aincticn , will hold its regular mooting at Mill shall division armory , lo''li O street , next Tuesday ovomnir. Lincoln asscmblv No ! t , Pythian Sister- liood u ill gwo a ball and social at ( Jastle hall 1'uoaday evening. btnto IJnivci'sit ) Notes. Prof. I'ossler has iccovorod sufilclcntly to : onduct his classes as usual. Tlio ( Jadot band U teheaulng a concert program to Ixs given In the near future for .ho benefit of the university athletic club. Tlio geological stoioioomhi s been er.larccd mil the colloctioAs loarranged. Cutting and tiollshlng machine's ' , to bo operated oy oleo .rio motois , will be added to the equipment it once. Piof. Ingcrsoll , dean of the industrial col- ego , will nddiosi the Nebiaska Dairymon's issoLiatlon at Norfolk , Wednesday evening. Charles D Holmes has been or.g.igod to : each and catch for the university base ball .cam next season Mr. Holmes Is a Yale ; induatannd with Hutchioson formou the champion battery of the collage team. The Moioll collection of beavers Is now Doing arranged for permanent exhibition. 1'ho collection consists of sovorul male and rumalo adult specimens in ch.u.ieterlsUo ul- .Itudcs , uitli a colony of joung boavois of various agos. The line rnalo heaver wlilcn Prof. Qrunor iocuiod last \\eoic died bolero tlio lingo cage md swimming tan * could bo completed for T. U. uymam , thocoachor of the university oot hall team , Is a prime favotlto In athletic circles , nnd Is doing much to impiovo the vorh of his club. Thn Nobtaska team Is tound to play an Important part In future ntorcollogiate cotcsts. Another foot ball team has boon organized vltli Wlllotts Sawyer as manager nnd 11. G jonl captain. Munagor Chandler of the university eleven ms born salocted u delegate to n meeting to 10 hold duung the holidays nt Kansas Cltv , or the purpose of forming un inlor tate col- eglato loot ball louguo , 'Iho longuu Is lobe : omposod of unlvoislty teams only and the tate universities or Nobia..ki , Ivnnsas , Alls- ouu and Iowa will probably bo ropiosonted. rrangomouts will bo inadu for a uchodulu of ; ames to bo played nt Lincoln , Kansas Cltv , inaha nnd Dos Molnos. The mu'oum nt the State university lias loon onilchod by the addition of boUuion ,1)00 ) and b,000 specimens loaned by Dr jverott Thu ( .oliOLtloii omhiacos allot the eologlt.nl ( prnutlons , a liberal Bprlnkllng of holco minerals , ores and ciystals , nud prob- bly the llnost sot of Indian roliqi In the tatr , the magnificent collection of Julius lojorof Omaha balnc possibly iho only ox- option. Gnnibllni ; MOIIHI-H Pulled. Between the liouis of I ana 5 o'clock this lornlug Chief of Pollco Dlugos , Captain llllor and a number of ofllcers loft tno pollca tutiou and qulotlv womiod their wuv to the jenlhotol , where they surprised eight sporty entlomon iu the very act of bucking the Igor la his most favarod Imunt. The men ugisterod at the police Htatlon as Joseph inlth , F. J Johnsou , Arthur Williams , 11. I. Glocsou , K C. Latton , Doraiu Brown , Joe Iloren ami Chnrloi Jnnson. At the ( Ity block thrco ether Kontlomen of the gromi cloth were tinbbod md tlioy gave their namcj as .tunics Smith , Clint lot Smith nnd Chnrlc Thomas. ItutoM to Itco ( .StiK'ir Convention. The rallrtnd * ccntorliiff In Lincoln have grnntod the usunt nitoi to the boot ituar lonveiitlon which moots nt thU o'ty ' next Tliuriilar , Parties ntiondlng the cnii\untlon will pnv full fnro from stnrtinii point to Lin coin , tnkinir a certlllcitc irom iho ngcmt fiom whom the ticket Is bought. The torilliruto will bo counlorslgnod nt Lincoln bv M A LtiDti nnd upon presentation of the tli'koi thus slrnoil the dclcgato can imrchaioh to turn ticket at one-third fitro. From present liidlcntloni the beet sugar convention will bo oni of the largest and most important gatherings held In Lincoln during the present year. Altai * the Pnililliltlon Con volition. At n meeting of the Lincoln Board nl Trndo hold Sntuulay the following self. explanatory resolution w. ndoiitod ; Hi'solvcd. That the Hoard of I rnilo of I.liiL'oln , No ! ) , lu'iirtlly cndoMO ) the ulTorts of the prohibition coinmltteo tn nccuro the locitloiinf Iho | M ) { nation. il prolilbltlon con * vent on at Iilncoln , Neb , and wo hcruby liled o cordial eo-oporutton and extend an eurnost welcome to thn nioinliors and visitors of s Ud con * , onlion to Nobr isku'a o ipltal city OililH mill 1 111(4. ( A now society inurnal has boon established In Lincoln It will'bo called ttio Kesiinu1 and Its Initial number will appear the coming week. John llyan was nrrestod bv Ofllcer Maloiu last night for misappropriating nn ovorcna' Sheriff Boyd of Douglas county brought two men to the pen * , cstorday. Suits were Hied In disti let com t late S.Uur- day afternoon against Brown Bros diaui compiny by the Cltlrens State baiitt of Council BlufN lor Jll.lf.U IM , and against It W. Kogors it IJro forSll.TTO In both cases the defendants Immudlately confessed judg mont. The money for the Labor palace has a'l ' boon nubscrlbod nnd if weather continues favotablo work will bo commenced nt once I'ho now structuio will bo eroded on the corner of Clcvciuth andM streets Prof Morsn will give a piano recital nl tlio consoivatory tomorrow evening. Ho will bo nssistoil bv Mrs. J llon G Rollins , leader , nnd J. L Frank , vocalist. A line proginm has boon ui ranged and the admission is ftco. it ay. Thoims A. Hdlson's fortune Is osttnntod at $ J,000.000. Count Herbert Bismarck Is contemplating n visit to Amoiira. Biot Harte Is only r > .l , but his hair Is sno\\ white. It Is said that ho will icmaln poi mnnoutly among the innocents and others abioiid. Gcorgo Kcnnan.tho noted Siberian traveller , is In San Francisco suffering from nervous prostration brought on by over-work In the lecture Hold and on his now book. Florence , the actor , was near-sighteu , and could never iccognbonnyof liisfiiondR In the seats of a theater from his place on the stiigo Ho thought ho could play better for tint loason. Senator Brice spreads over n largo territory. Ho lives Iu Now York , represents Ohio In the United States sonnto , his daughters go to school iu Purls and his sons mo in Now England. Napoleon nt 25 commanded the army of Italv At ; ) ho was not only one of the most Illustrious goneials of the tlmo , but ono of the croatost lawgivers of the world. At 10 ho saw Waterloo. Mayor Grant of Now York Is the happy owner of an old aunt in Ireland who lufs MOO.OOO to will awav. and who thinks that her nephew is nine of Now York and boas of the surrounding villager. Max Artams , a young man well known in Atlanta , Ga , society , has received a commis sion from the khedive as a captnln In the Egyptian cavalry. There hive boon many ronfedciatijofllcers in the khodivo's aimv Senator Voorhooi of Indiana is charged with smoking the worst cigars of any pro n- Inont man in the country , when any of the Hhor senators got boxes as presents fiom .heir wives , they hand thorn over to Voor- : ieos. Ficdorick Gleason , nn inmate of the Old Men's Homo in Boston , n said to bo the fatliot. ) f Illustrated journalism in the United States , ilo was iich and prosperous loss than forty .ears . ago , with an income in 1S3I of $50.000 a oar. Storv , the sculptor , and Mr. Hooker , the janitor , are among the most conspicuous \monc.ins In Homo , the latter gentleman 1'ivtng ' lived In the Internal Cltv about foi ty 'ears The American colony thoia numbers ibout ' . ' ,000. Frank ll Stockton bcgai lifo In Phlladcl- hia as an on iavor. Ho Is about 57 now and ms lomiod to wait an hour for a woul if iccessai y. A plothoi io bank account , It may ilso bo observed , conduces greatly to Mr. Stockton's pationco. Governor-elect Brown of Marj lami lives on i faun that once bolongeil to the family of 'nttoisons from which .loromo Bonaparte ookbiswifo. Mr Blown has a great deal if rhoico live stock , especially Devon cattle. io also broods and trains horses. Joblots There Is one thing about heaven hat I shall llko Immensely. Dr. Thudlv Vlmt Is thatf Joblots It won't be closoifon Sunday. "What's the mittor with your shoes' " Thov Ionic " "Why aon't vou try a little onfossion ? " "What for ! " "Confession is oed for the solo. " Now York Herald Smytho Do you ro ard Sam Jones as n gi eat molder of opinion I . 'honinklns Well , ho ought to bo ; ceitnlnly is opinions aio hot enouijh. "Your sermon was a woik of nrt , Mr. Vlnilmoro" "Thank you. " "Yes , it calls ory forcibly to my mind the quotation , 'ait i long nnd time is Hooting. ' " Philiuolphla Piosv St. Peter What are on doing lime , slrl You mo a wicKed follow , nvontor I know , but jou'll have to talco IP. I'm iho follow wno Invented tlio lire scnpo. Mis Gnz nm fas she came In from church ) -bomotimos It Is very hard woik to listen to ) r TlilrdU's sermons , ( jus/am That's the oason 1 don't go to church. I don't bollovu : i working on Sunday. That was a iiolightfully shrewd answer of lie good wlfo of Prof. Uobson , who uislik 'U no cant expressions of the religious toncuo f that day. She had invited a gentleman to inner and ho had nccnptod with tlie rosoiva- ion , "If 1 am Bpaiod. " "Woul , wcol , " siiid . Uobson "If ' dead I'l ' Irs. , yo'ro no oxpuct o. " A cloie.man who was n wldoworhadtbroo rown-up daughters Having Decision to go nay fiom homo for a few weeks ho wiolo onto fiom time to tlmo. In ono of his lott < < i > o Informed them that ho had "married n irnpplng widow with six childion. " You iay imagine what a tlr this cnmted In the ousohold. When the vicar roturncd homo < iv of his dnughteis.hor ojcs red with wctp * ig tears , said : ' Whoio's the widow oii iiuricd , father ! " "Oh , 1 matned her to tether man. " Phlhdolphla Picsa : "Jobson Is n sort of a rank , Isn't ho ? " 'Oh , I don't know. Ho Is very set In nil avs , of co'irso. " "Yes , nnd some of his ways nro so po. illai. " "What hnvo you In mind partloulailvl" "Woll , you know ho prldos himself oiUiU inrch counoutlona , " "Yes , " "And claims that ho Is absolutely pure ! " "Yes , " "Well , ho told the chuich director tha her day that ho should go to some othoi lurch If they nut stained glass In the win' ) WS , " "Good day , sir. " I lighest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report