TIIH OMAHA DAILY BKK : FRIDAY , JANt'ARY 1 , 1H92.
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Unity Urn ( wil hunt Hnndny ) One Year. . . .I 8 00
Dally nnd Sunday , One Year. . in M
Mi * Months . r > 0)
Three Months . ! M
Hundiiv lire , One Yonr. . -8 0 (
Hiitiinfiiv HOP. One Your. . . ' . , 1 H
Weakly ucc , Uno Year. . . . . . . . . 100
OR'ICF.3.
Otntiha. The lire llnlldlng.
foiitliOnuilin. corner N nnd "Htli Streets.
Council IllillTx. IL' Pearl .Street.
Uhlcnco nniro , HIT i hiunbrr ( if fotnniorco.
New YorU.llnoins in , M nnd I.VI'rllMino llulldlnr
\Vashlntitoti , All ! 1'onrtcenth Street.
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All comtiMinlcatlons lelallna to nnw * nnd
editorial matter should bo nddrosiud tc tliu
Kdltorlnl DcpirtniL'iit. :
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All huslnn" letters and rninltl.'incos nhonld
lie addressed tnTliollco PnbllshlnB Uumpnny ,
Omaha. Drafts , checks mid postoHIco orders
to bo made piynhlo to the order of the com-
* pnny.
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btato of Nnhruska JH.
County of Douglas. I
Geo. It. 'JV.srhuck , secretary of Tlio HIIK
I'ubllfihliiir fompany. docs itoloinnly swear
that the netunl circulation of TIIK DAII.V HER
for the week ending December ! il , IS'.ll.wus ' as
follows :
Pumlny , Dec. 20 . SMIO
Monday , Doc. 21 . KUR
Tn cidtiy. Doc. ? ' . m , : IU
Wednesday. Dee. Z\ \ . EL'-'tK
Thursday. Dec. 24 . SUM
Friday , Den. 2 . "l.'ir.
Buturdny , Doc. ! M . ' - " . ai
Average. . . . . IM , C ) 77
nno. u. TXSOIIUOIC.
Sworn to I ofnro me nnd snbsi'rllicd In my
rrrecncu till * "fith day of Decomlier. A. 1) . 18'JI. '
BEAt. N. P. Knit , .
Notary Public.
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of TIIK Itin : for six yenrs Is shown In iho fol-
lowln tille : ) :
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July 11owt ifl.a-n I8.7n : JO.OW ,031ra
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teptcinbor . . . . . nnn IS.Ifil IH.TII ) zufio
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Norcmbcr IS.3I1 isiiwi 2 .II'.rj
Dccombei I2.2.r IS.UII 20.011 2.1.471 ii.nn
Tin ; OiiKihn cupitulistB who httvo pub
lic spirit enough to donnto lands for
public parks nro too tnodcsjb to tnako
thomsolvcs known.
Two I'nn CKNT bonds are bringing
ono-half of 1 per cent premium in the
ftico of the democratic pretense that the
treasury is bankrupt.
SILICON "plaster is romarlcablo for its
political nullifications. It bobs up
serenely in the most surprising govern
mental localities hereabouts.
JANITAKY 12 the first vote will betaken
taken in the Ohio legislature for
United Slates senator , and on the same
day Mayor Boniia will make his appoint
ments.
SYNIMCATK park is rough and un
couth , but its location , its springs , lake
nnd natural timber go a long way
toward making it available. It ia a
natural park.
SLY ia certainly an appropriate name
for a train robber who could successfully
plan and execute robberies at St. Louis ,
Omaha , Kansas City and elsewhere and
escape the clutches of the Pinkortons
for months.
WITH the dawn of tbo now year all eyes
are turned upon the governor of Kansas.
Ho has it within his power to make a
very hanclsomo Now Year's gift in the
Bhnpo of a cushioned scat in the United
States sen ate.
TIIK editorial writer on an esteemed
contemporary who speaks so glowingly
of the Nebraska State Teachers associa
tion as if it were n now organization
should bo told that the association is
very nearly as old as the stato.
WILLIAM A. SPIJINGEJI knows a good
thing when ho sees it and therefore
grabs it. Ho saw his opportunity when
he voted for Crisp , and ho sees it again
in appointing his son clerk of the cora-
inlttoo on ways and means at $3,000 per
yoar. The Springers nro thrifty.
THE School fund will bo $30,000 short
this year , in nil probability as n result
of the reduction in the number of liquor
licenses issued. This Is gratifying as
proof that the whisky business is not as
prosperous as It has boon heretofore ,
but it should open the eyes of the Board
of Education to the necessity of rigid
economy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
HAVING signally failed to renew the
Indian troubles in South Dakota and
Arizona , the Indian faker has gene to
Oklahoma , and ho rnports that a great
many Indians near Fort Rene are out in
their ghost shirts dancing. It is to bo
hoped they will bo permitted to dance
off the craxo , for no harm can coma of it
in inld-wlntur.
TIIK democrats appear to have cap
tured Now Yorlc through the court of
appeals , having failed to carry It at the
olootlon. Gerrymanders will now llx up
the congressional districts to the liking
of Hill and Tammany and the logisla-
tjvo districts to make sure of another
democratic United States senator. Gov-
ornor-Smmtor Hill has accomplished his
purpose and once moro shows himself to
bo the mostsidllful political manipulator
In America. His grip on the executive
chair had n. deadly purpose to continue
hlmsolf as boss of the Now York ma-
ohinu and the grip hua been successful.
Ai/niouan some of the newspapers
are making light of the project , there
ixro very good reasons why the llsh com
mission should bo translorrod to the
Agricultural department. There Is no
other proper place for It and no reason
why it should bo n separate and Inde
pendent bureau. Fishes nro n food pro
duct and the fish commission's business
la to assist In propagating them and to
tench the people how to care for them.
The Agricultural department is the
mallost of the executive portfolios nnd
whould bo made equal in. dignity to the
others. The transfer of the weather
aervico was ridiculed , but ovory'body ud-
mlta that It was n wise action. The fish
commission and the geological survey
nro both Intimately related to the busi
ness alrondy In the hands of Secretary
Uuak. nud they could very properly be
placed under his immediate supervision.
!
Titr. .viir nun.
Tlio pussngo from ono year to nnothor
is ns simploas the transition from day to
night. There Is no halt or bronk In tlio
course of time , and nature makes no line
of ( loinncrntlon to aoparnto the old ycai
from the IILMV. But civilized mankind
has learned to glvo tin iiiipro.-islvo Im
port to the coming In of a now year , mul
It Is made Iho occasion fo < % "turningovor
a now loat' : and making promises to do
hotter In all ways shown by experience
to need reforming. What a vast lomo
the resolutions that will bo taken tuda. >
would tnako , and unfortunately the
greater number of them will bo broken
before the now year Is forty-eight hours
old. Still the cuHtom in not to bo con
demned , for some of the promises will bo
faithfully observed , and if the number
so observed bo but n small fraction of tlio
total made some good will come of it.
At any fate It Is well that there is a day
on which everybody feels the duty ol
taking account of moral conditions and
determining whether a ebango Is neces
sary or desirable. Once a year is not
often enough for introspection with a
very largo majority of mankind , but
self-examination only for a single day
may bo helpful , and undoubtedly there
arc millions of people who will bo bene
fited by the change of conduct nnd re
form of habits they will injtUulo today.
Now Year's day has this value , that It
Invites candid self-examination and en
courages effort * for improvement , and
the worth of this is roilly : immeasur
able
Tlio year 18)2 ! ) promises to begin an
era of great prosperity for the Ameri
can pooplo. Every Indication points tea
a remarkable revival of industrial
activity and a business movement in all
branches unparalleled In recent years.
The prosperity of the agricultural in
terest being assured by the splendid
crops of last year and the extraordinary
foreign demand , it is inevitable that
other branches of business will also
prosper. In addition are the advantages
to bo expected from our enlarged mar
kets. The present will also bo a year of
great political activity , A president is
to be elected nnd most of the states will
elect governors. From Juno next ,
when the republicans hold their national
convention , until November , the nooplo
of the onliro country will devote more
or loss of their time to politics , and it
will bo the harvest time of those who
make political work a business. Thus
1802 appears certain to be an uncom
monly active and busy year in all ways ,
and one that will advance the country
far along the road of prosperity anil
powor.
TIIK Anilt KAXIM I'KUllKKjr.
Nebraska and Kansas are deeply inter
ested in the arid lands problem. Should
the project of convoying those lands ab
solutely to the states bo carried out those
two states may bo seriously affootod. All
our water courses of any consequence
rise in Wyoming nnd Colorado. If these
latter states are given absolute control
of the irrigation question as it applies to
the arid lands of those states , they will
have it in their power to deprive us ab
solutely of the water which no v courses
across the slate in the Republican , Platts
and Niobrara rivers. They may ohoo3o
to store it , and so prevent us from ob
taining any benefit from the sources in
the mountains. The people of Colorado
have already taken possession of the
headwaters of the South Phitto , and at
times that stream is dry.
In Colorado and Wyoming are the
water sheds of this country. It is not
surprising that they should bo enthusi
astically in favor of state ownership of
the arid lands nnd state regulation of
the question of irrigation. With such
authority they could readily develop
every fertile aero within their boun
daries , but in doing so they might
impoverish western Kunsiis , western
Nebraska , part of South Dakota , all of
Now Mexico and parts of Utah , Idaho
and Arizona. The danger is not so
great to the last throe sections , but so
far as the western portions of Kansas
and Nebraska are concerned the two
states hold the key to the situation and
they might make it impossible to farm
in Now Mexico.
The fact is that the proposition to
convey the arid lands of the west to the
several states Involves questions of the
utmost importance to the states imme
diately adjacent to the states and terri
tories ordinarily included in the arid
bolt. Wo are not ready at this writing
to give assent to the plan. There is too
much at stnko to warrant conceding
states such powers as must bo incluJod
in tbo idea. With our present light wo
feel that the country at largo must deal
with this question and the nation con
trol the distribution of the water with
which our arid lands are to bo made
nrnblo and productive.
irii.li1 irn.r TIIKV not
This is the question which ia agitat
ing and perplexing political circles In
Now York regarding the course of the-
republicans In the senate of that Blut
f
Mobody appears to bo nblo to answer it
authoritatively , out the general Impres
sion seems to bo that the republicans
will take no part in the organization of
; ho Ronnto unless the democrats recede
'rom ' their position , which they are not
ikoly to do. Senator Illseock is quotad
is saying of the decision of the court
giving the contested seat In the stale
senate to the democrats , th it it is a
wrong which cannot bo tolerated , and It
is understood that all the republic in
loaders concur in this view. A meeting
of those leadora was hold WodnysJay
evening , but the result of their deliber
ations has not boon reported. It is
stated , however , that the future action
of the republicans was carefully niappod
out. Meantime the democrats arn
claiming that they can organlzo the
senate without the republicans , shioj
they have a majority of the members
elected , ono district not bolng repre
sented. The legislature will moot next
Tuesday , and the ropubllovu : plan will
probably not bo davolopod until tint
time.
It la highly probable that the repub
licans have boon wronged in this mut
ter , but It would seem to bo their duty
to submit to the judicial decision with
out making any trouble. Having In
voked the courts to piv.vont a scheme of
deliberate robbery , planned by Governor
Hill and ucquloaced In by all the demo
cratic lenders who nro subject to Ills
dictation , the republicans are obviously
bound to libido by tbo result. The
course taken was according1 to thcli-
wtah , nnd It U not clniinod , HO far as wo
know , that they were denied any moans
or opportunity to ostalilish their claims.
This bolng 80V It IH manifestly tltolr duty
to accept thu result In tlio same spirit
they would have expected the demo
crats to have awoptod a dllTorent de
cision. They cannot gain anything by
creating a deadlock and blocking the
wheels of legislation , but on the con
trary such a procoadlng would bo very
llkoly'fo produce an cITootupon the pub
lic mind dimulviuikigoouj to their party.
Ilcspcct for the decisions of tbo courts
bus always distinguished the republican
party , and the republicans of Now Yorlc
\yitl \ make a grave mistake if they refuse
to submit in thu present cnso. It would
establish an example which might bo-
uoiuo a prolific source of trouble and
mischief , it Is to bo hoped the repub
licans of Now York will do nothing they
could not improve If done by their oppo-
nonts.
ct.iii'r.r.tiK\rs or TIIIs
The editor of the Lincoln Journid Is
very much concerned over the un-
Irlendly relations that are alleged to
subsist between the now secretary of
war and the editor of this paper. The
postmaster of Lincoln is , however , a
great deal moro concerned about the
friendly relations that are known .to
subsist botwocn the postmaster general
and the editor of TIIK BKK.
AH far back us last spring the post
master of Lincoln , who edits the subsi
dized organ at the state capital between
meals , was trembling in his boots ever
an investigation into post'.il Irregulari
ties Unit came very near ciusing his
summary taking ou"of Undo Sam's pay
roll. Some people don't know the pro
prieties of their position , but if the Lin
coln Nasby persists in his contemptible
tllngs ho may stir up a hornets' nest and
got himself HO badly disfigured that his
most , intimate oil room and boodle
friends will fail to recognize him.
These romnrks are tendered with the
Compliments of the season.
Tlt.lltK ISKI.-ITIOXS IITTIl C'.I.V.I/J.I.
It is said that the administration has
decided upon a waiting policy for the
present regarding our trade relations
with Canada. Secretary Blaine is under-
jtood to bo of the opinion that it is hotter
to allow the Canadian people to work
out a solution of the question of the best
way to develop their trade thtin for the
administration or its friends in congress
to irritate either party in Canadian
politics by interference. Mr. Blaine
believes that the time will surely como
when the Canadian people will sco for
themselves that the closest trade rela
tions with the United States will bo to
their advantage , and when they have
reached this conviction they will be
more than ready to moot this country
half way in reciprocal agreement.
Meanwhile the administration is not
Inattentive to the course of political
events in Canada , and espscially to tbo
indications that the time is approach
ing when there will be tin administra
tion in Canada willing to treat on breadlines
lines with the United States. Whllo
the liberal party in Canada has gener
ally shown n moro cordial , disposition
toward reciprocity than the tory party ,
it is believed that public sentiment will
in time drive the government to propose
a reciprocal arrangement which the
United States can accept , whether the
government of our northern neighbor
bo liberal or tory. The drift in this
direction appears to bo very strong.
The tory majority at the last elections
was not a very largo ono. and although
the term of the Parliament then elected
is for llvo years , it is by no moans certain
that the party in power will ad hero to
the policy regarding reciprocity which
it announced when last it went to the
pooplo. Indeed , the present premier
lias nlro idy indicated a willingness to
negotiate on a fa:1 : moro" liberal basis
than that laid down by his prodeoossor ,
and it is altogether probable that if our
government should oxoross n dcsiro to
oritor upon negotiations it would find the
Canadian government ready to submit a
comparatively broad nnd liberal proposi
tion.
It is Dorlmps wise , however , to wait
until Canada is fully convinced of the
necessity to her material progress and
prosperity of closer trade relations with
the United States and Is propa"od to
nuino such conditions as will bo worthy
of the consideration of Uiis country.
There is no reason whatever for hurry
or solicitude ) in the mittor on our part ,
tov while It is doubtless true that n fair
and equitable roelprouity arrangement
with Canada would result bunollclally to
this country , It is by no means essential
to ou % prosperity.
It is tlio opinion of many that until
the Canadians are free to make treaties
on their own account with foreign
poworii , wo m-iy not , with a decant ro-
jnrd for our own Intoroats , outer into
reciprocal commercial relations with
them , on the ground that an agreement
low to that oITeot would practically bo
in English 'treaty for English tiggran-
dlzomunt. But If reciprocity mudt bo
postponed until Canada Is an inde
pendent power it in i.v bo generations
jsforo It is roallzoJ , and It Is pimlblu ,
though If may not to easy , to make a
, roaty or arrangement that would not
jo for English aggrandizement. This
subject Is rocolvlng far more attention
n Canada than it is In this country , nnd
t would not bo surprising to hoar at
iny time of an overture for negotiations
coming from that government.
KliTCIl.lM ,1011 ,
The court has dissolved the temporary
ary injunction granted ngainst the con
summation of the deal of a boodllng
council with the ICotclmin Furniture
company of Toledo , O. Wlmtovor tlio
courts and Investigating comuilttoo may
told to the contrary there is something
rotten in the Kotchatn Furniture con
tract.
Ono fact nlono speaks volumes as to
.ho methods pur uod by the rapro.scntn-
tlves of the company In their efforts to
aocnro tlii > contract. While the pro
ceedings loading to Its a ward were pond-
ng In the city council It Is tin npon
souret that the ngont of the Kotolmm
furniture coinp.iny took Bovar.vloouuull-
uoii to a vila den in the burnt
district , TJifjy were there piled with
wine and subjected to the InlluoiicOs of
nnlntod fam charmers and Indulged
nt the o.xpoiwpjof the agent In a dis
graceful debauch , For the sake of the
families of l\\o \ cnuncllmcn ntul at the
request of th'd guilty purllos the news
paper * have retrained from moutlonlnir
their nainos.t. i
Is this the way to got an honest con
tract through our city council ? If the
bid of thoKcl'clmm company could stand
alone upon Its wwn merit * , was It neces
sary to resort to the methods
of corrupt lobbyists In order to secure
support for It from llu city council ?
Would a rcspoatablo agent presenting a
legitimate proposition to honest men
think It necessary to rosoi-t to such tac
tics or to chase a councilman to hi *
dwelling at midnight and camp In his
back yard till sunrise In order to offer
him bribes'1 ; Any honest man will
answer that the whole job Is reeking
with rottenness.
A Codnr Uaplds firm ia reported to
have withdrawn from the Hold after en
tering competition solely because Its
rourcsontatlve became convinced that
merit could not hope to compote against
manipulations nnd boodle. Several
members of the council openly and in
some cases unblushlngly admitted that
representatives of furniture companies
offered them cash for their votes. The
manner In which local bidders were
ignored and the persistency with which
certain counciluion have supported tbo
Ketcbam proposition In face of all these
scandalous disclosures , taken with the
fact that the Kotcham bid was not the
lowest by $2,000 , leave no conclusion ex
cept that tlio thing is a reckless , rotten
job.This
This is probably the most scandalous
transaction of the last half of the
municipal year. It appears to bo the
crowning not of infamy of a council
which has boon notoriously corrupt.
In its Investigationlioivovor.thoro have
been incidental disclosures- made in
other legislative matters which clearly
point to tlio necessity of a close , careful
and patient Investigation at tbo hands
of a grand jury. Tlio people will expect
the district judges to call a grand jury
for tbo next term of court , which shall
bo specially charged to examine into the
malfcabanco and corruption of public
officials.
K district judges and county attor
ney should not ) fail in their duty in the
matter of calling a grand jury. Wo want
Iho ntmosph'prWof public life purified by
the ancient inquisition which , with all
its faults , is still a powerful restraint
UDOII boodloijs t\nd other evil doors.
IF ALL th6'jother counties in Ne
braska contribute corn to the famine
sufferers of Russia , Douglas county
should not 'discount their honesty of
purpose by giving Hour and bacon on the
theory that : ' corn cannot bo shipped
across the ocean.
No\V look ( Jut for deviltry" . The coun
cil is to havojiiiiothor mooting Saturday
a'nd its" ' faVo\v \ ll performance is to bo
played Monday night. *
GITATKMALA and San Salvador have
joined the reciprocity procession.
'I'D ( ilnry or Drutli.
K'llli.tiM CHll Jiilll'IKll.
Gnrza probaoly hiisasplrations for political
honors. Ho tins started on the Mexican
road to glory. Diux. commeuuod ia just the
snme way.
lploKsmli'rtulcliiff. .
Umlifi'lcr raft.
Govorrxir Hill nviy ha guilty of contempt
of court , but there is no USD In couvictliisr
him. for ho would pardon himself live min
utes afterward.
SIKH of urn.
The report oomos from Omaha that the
Kansas City paoplo are now placing wax liif-
uros In their slroot caw to keep up nppoar-
ancos in the line of activity.
roliils l'r ' ' ,
mi < i | ii'i'lly
The wo.storn railroads Inwo gained moro
than the eastern In oarnhiRs this year as
compared with last year , hut the gains even
In lift ) latter have boon ilooldodly Important
and oncournclng.
iit AilmNtlim ,
IillinaSlur. ( ( / .
The Chicago Tribune , an out anil out BlMnn
orcrun , tai.-os occasion to remark that If Harrison
risen is roDoinlnntcd ho will bo cordially sup
ported. The fact Hint the Blaine papers arc
now willing to concede the possibility of Har
rison's rcnomlnutlon Is a thing not uovold of
slunillcanco.
All , Tlioro , ItoHton ,
JVnrcjJVfio * ( ( /cm. )
But Kusscll could not carry Massachu
setts in a presidential year , and It U .a nils-
tiiko to sunposo that ho has strength out of
lus own stnto. Ho has been offensively op-
posoJ to iho sentiment of his party on the
Tree coinage question , which Is enough in
Itself to konp him in the roar until ho learns
and acts bettor.
Shriek IK .Vo\vlii'r .
The shriek that' , Freedom ohriokoil when
Kosclusko full was a moro pulT botildo the
wtioop that Brother Wmtorson whooped
wlion U. Q. Mills olid down n greased plank
Into the salt soup . of retribution , Brother
Wiitlorson tins , In the course of a long and
nutlvo career , omfttott n great inuny whoops ,
nnd they are nil historic.
I'oixl tinKuroi > c.
Since Juno ill ) , ISllI , the slnpmunta of grain
to Kuropo IwvoiliMn nearly three times ns
great as for the bbrrospondlng period of lint
your , and almost , as great as for the entire
'
Iscal year * o/'l'S'JO and 1891. The heavy
shipments still btnttinuo and promise to iiialn-
; tilu the rolatloi 'Alroady noted , When sot-
tllug day comes .jjjl.i country should bo that
much Honor , and 'can expend Its surplus In
ways that will distribute iho gain to all the
icoplo.
llflltT1 IV 1HTH11PO ITf VlrA
ulIAl II LXABLLS US TO DO ,
Chancellor Oanfiehl's Splendid Address Be
fore the State Teachers.
EDUCATIONAL WORK A MEANS , NOr AN END
I'mtiT "I' Tluiiichl mul ( In1 POMIT ( if l.uu-
Riwgi1 Tin- Ono Thing Tli.it IINtln-
RiilHlir * Mull li-oiu llrulr
Ullinr Lincoln NVwt.
I < iNcoi.v , Nob. , Doc. ! U. [ Special to Tun
UISK. I Today's ' session of the Stnto Tciichors
association opened at University chnpol this
morning by the reading of nilnutos of ycitor-
day's session , devotional oxorclsos and
music. The rocular work of Iho ituy In
cluded thu discussion of throi general pa
pers : "Systomatlzotl Agencies , " "Vltuli/i'd
Agencies" nud "Kolntoil Agencies. "
Chiincollor Cnullchl took up the discussion
of the llrst , topic , reading n paper on "Tho
Place and Vnluo of Lnnguairo In an Kdticn-
tlonnl Curriculum. " The thonio of his nil
dross will tlmt educational woric must uo
considered n means , not nn end.Vo seek it ,
not for itself , but for what It brings us , what
It enables us to dc. Kducntlon tnkcs n nmii out
of wcnknosslnto strength , It makes htm stand
np.irt from himself , us it wcro , uml gives his
work to others moro than to himself. Lan-
gunito Is an educational force the ono thing
tbat distinguishes man from brute the
power of thought and the power of language.
The power or speech and the power of Inn-
guiuto nro closely ulltod. No mental process
seems to complete Itself without the power to
express Heelf In words. Language bolng
nl mo-it thu solo instrument of the mind , tbo
only way to know the mind Is to know the
Inngungo. Thought not only lives In Inn-
guago , but till vHforous thought masters
language.
The discussion of Chancellor Canilold's
excellent paper was opened by Prof. C. ( . } .
Pearso of Beatrice In n practical tnlk. Prof ,
loncs of Lincoln closed the discussion.
The second branch of the subject , "Vttnl
Ized Agencies , " was Inroriniilly discussed by
Prof. J. L. MoBrion of Tocunjsoh. The
pnper on the subject had bcou nssignod to
Prof. J. J. Burlco of Geneva , out. owlni ; to
tbat gentleman's Inability to ba present It
was not read.
This afternoon Prof. Frank A. Fitzpatriclf ,
superintendent of the Omaha schools , read
the paper on the third branch of the subject ,
"Ilelatcd Agencies. " Ho selected for the
general tlieiuo of his discussion Iho rotations
between the ' 'Pulpit , the Pros * and the
School ns Connected with Education. " First
ho traced the history of these sovoml related
agencies as farns their connection with edu
cation was concerned. Karly In the his
tory of our modern civilization the
church , through its ministers , assumed the
prerogatives of educating the masses. The
priest was the only schoolmaster and tbo
stnto was subordlnnto to the church as a
natural consequence. Tbo invention of the
printing press struck n death blow to tbo
church ns It existed at the time of the fear
less Murtln Luther , nnd the foundation of our
modern public school system was laid when ,
by the aid of the printing press , the blblo ,
printed in the nntlvo tongues of tha various
countries of the old world , was ulncod in the
hands of tbo people. As the world pro
gressed , the church nnd the school gradually
became moro Independent of each other.
The growth of tbo newspaper , which only
really commenced a century ngo , still further
widened the broach. The secularization of
the schools was the result of the growing
power of the newspaper. Todav the throe
ngoucios hnvo , In the natural sequence of
events , found their true places , nnd wo llnd
the pulpit nnd the presn working unitedly for
the education of mankind. The press , loolf-
ing upon the practical side , is quick to sug
gest the lines of thought upon which educa
tion must advance , while the pulpit , looking
upon the spiritual side , seeks to direct the < so
lines of thought into proper channels. Both
are equally Important iu their relations to
educational advancement , and both nro
dependent upon each other. It remains for
the earnest teauhor to utilUo both of these
agencies.
The discussion of Prof. FiUnatrick's paper
was continued by Prof. 1 $ . I ) . Hay ward of
St. Paul.
Mrs. Francis Briggs of Omaha addressed
the association upon the importance of the Ne
braska educntior.nl exhibit nt the World's
fnir.
Superintendent Uondy also discussed the
educational exhibit. Ho stated that ho had
been assured by tbo Nebraska eomtnjsslon
that the educational exhibit would receive
equal consideration with the other stale ex
hibits.
Prof. Draper , superintendent of publio in
struction for the state of Now York , ad
dressed th association inlormnlly on educa
tional work.
Tbo committee on resolutions reported tbo
following , which were adopted :
Kesolvi-d , Tlmt the school law .should be NO
amended ns to forbid the granting of u cur.tlll-
outo by county .snpurlntundonts to persons
under 18 years of iige.
Uovolvod , That wo recommend the revision
of the school laws of the Htuto In snrli a nian-
iiGrmrtustumro tins adoption of the township
Instead of tlio district plan.
Krsolvud , That township hljth schools
should ho established whoruvor nnd us fast
us possible.
Itosolvod , Tlmt Iho consideration of the re
vision of thuKohool laws In accordance with
the aliovo resolutions ho made a special part
otthouoxt annual inuutln ; of this associa
tion.
tion.This
This ovonlng Judge Draper delivered his
looturo on "Tho Publio School System and
General Education" to ono of Iho largest
audiences that has assembled In the Laimmir
theater slnco Its formal opening. .ludgo
Draper is looked upon as ono of the most
prominent educators of the east nnd his
lecture was u masterly exposition ot the
subjoct.
At the conclusion of .Tudgo Draper's remarks -
marks , President Andrews , In n few A'ords ,
presented to the teacher : " of Numnbn county
n handsome silk ling us n reward for having
enrolled the largest per cent of nctivo
teachers of any county In the stato. The ns-
soclatlnn then adjourned , to meet at Us next
annual session.
Corn SliipmcmtH | i > ICiiHslii.
Commissioner Luddcn today received a
latter from Secretary of Agriculture Husk , In
regard to the proposed shipment of corn from
this state to Russia. Among other things
Sccrotury Uusl : says
Kceardlng the manner of shipment of s.ich
food products us yonr Btato muy have to do
nate , I should regard sucks or barrels us the
moat convenient form , with u im'fnrencu for
the latter. In view of the -iiiin VOVIIKO to
which the contributions uotild hu mbjcctod.
I learn from Mr. Gragur that all slilii-
iniiiits will ho inado to the port of
Ijlbiiu , the only ono on the Hull o sea
which 1 opuii throughout tlio wlntor months.
1 liuvn learned , aUo that liibau IM situated In
a section of country producing little or no
brcadsluirs nnd alTordln no facilities for
milling , and us the seutlon In which the fiini-
Ino nnivitlls Isonn Invlilcli Indian corn Is nut
ralM'd or nst'd , suuh ntlllliiL' facilities an may
uxlHtln tli.it suction urodimutittis not uduuliMl
U ) mnklns : i-orn meal. This ncciisltnti > H , con
sequently , tlm milling of the corn In lids
country , and for this purpose. It ought to ho
ktlii-ftr.nd.
1 liavttHknlllud to Mr. Closer my willing
ness , In case thuso donations from thu I'lilted
States assume considerable magnitude , to
pj.icoat the disposal of thu Russian relluf
committee thu services of t'oionel Murnhy ,
our corn nfient In lUiropu , whoso experience
In iho adant.itlon of our eurnut oroutiots to
the use of the Inhabitants o ( Kurupo would
enable him lu Klvo ilium all Ihu advlcu and
Instruction necessary on that point ,
I am requested by Mr. lirogur to extend to
the pcoiito ot ISohrasKa Hie cordlul tlmnlis of
himself and his government fur thulr Kener-
oslty toward the millVrnrs In the famlnii-
strlokon nlstrlcts of Htissla , I slinuld add
tlml llio donations should hu conslgnuil ui the
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
consul conenil of Htmlix nl Now York Oily ,
who will tuko I'hargcof tliu lrniiliU > iiicnl ,
\VII It I hn Sccrrtary of .Still o.
Tiio Uiwcloclc biu'lnc * imiikVM Incor
porated toilny by J. 1) , Miiefurlmid. U. A.
llrtmiii , C. K. Vntc.i , C ! . .1. Krtist mul K. HlR
neil , with 11 oapltnl of $ IOOQ < X ) . The bank
will bo located nt Hnveloclt , the thriving
yotniK DM burl ) of Lincoln. The smno gcntlo-
tnon luivo Inrorporotcd tlm Stnto H.iult of
Haveloolc , with n cuplttil of J.Vi.OOO.
The Ilayo.s ( Joiinty HiinMtiir company fllort
nrtlclo.i of Incorporation today. Tiiu capital
stock I * $8,000 , tliolncorprmitors bohip'L'lioiimi
Ouriioll , 1C. I * . ( ! ml < r , I'hllllp D.unbacit mid
ethers , nim the nrinclpal plnio for trnnsnct-
ltK ) business will bo nt llnves ( .loittor.
iludgo Irvlno hn.i appointed \Vllllam S.
Holler his oniulal stonojm\phor , .Tud o lAir-
RIISOII bus performed the sanio not of Uliul-
for Thonm * P. U'llion.
Itiillrouil ,11 en In Si-tilon ,
B. P. Humphroy , traveling paMongor
nRout of tlio Nulio Slioro ft Michigan South-
orn. D.V. . Aim-lull of the Chicago ft North *
western , W. S. tlowcll of the t'hluugo , Mll-
wnukoo & , St. Paul. Al. J. Orcovy of the
Union Pantile , and . .luincV. . Munn of the
Fremont , Klktiorn & Missouri Vnlloy , were
In the city today. It is not stretching the
truth In iho'lcaat to say that the hundreds of
prottv .ictiooltnn'iuns worn the attraction
that brought tnom hern , for they ouch spent
tuo ontlro day In onduavorlng to pcrstmdo Uio
hundreds of teachers to look with favor
upon their iwnootlvo roads as the ofllcKil
route to tbo national to.iehor's convention
which tmomblM at Har.itnga next July. In
splto of their boil endeavor ; , however. no
notion wna taken bv tbo association and It Is
atlll anybody's light.
INiln Sritllliin'rt CliMO Cull. .
Aliss Kssio Scunlan , daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. b. J. Kcanlan , had a narrow escape -
capo from suffocation 11 few niltiutc.i uoforo
1 o'clock this morning. MM. C. K , Alcxan-
< lor nwolto to tlml her sleeping np.mmont full
ofsinoko. Slio at ouco raised her window ,
climbed UDOii the roof mid aroused her
mother and alstor , She called to thorn not to
open the door of their room , but to climb out ,
upon the roof. The frlghtonod women did
not appear to understand and MM. Alexan
der climbed Into their room , which was also
lilled with siuoko , and succeeded In ciirrvlug
Miss acaulan out , who was Insensible. A
doctor was summoned and In a short time
succeeded In resuscitating Miss Sciinlnn.
The lire was oxilngushod bofoio much dam-
ngo had boeu dono.
( ) < IU unit ICiuN ,
Only two drunks coutrlbutod to the school
fund tills morning.
L. Xoathory was arrested last , night on n
complaint sworn out by Frank Drown , who
charges him with disposing of mortgaged
property.
Tiio coroner's jury which investigated the
death of John Swim/ , who was ground to
pieces beneath the wheels of a li. & M. an
gina yesterday , foimu a verdict la accord
ance with the facts and exonerated the
railroad company from all blame In tlm
promises.
Joscpn S. Gtiildlug , the H. & M. switch
man who had his Luck broken last week In
an accident , is still altvo and his recovery Is
looitod u lion as almost certain.
President U. H. Cable and the full board
of directors of the Koclc Island railroad ar
rived in the city "lato this ovoning. They
were met by representatives of the Board of
Trade. Thosignillcunco of their visit has
not yet boon developed , but the citizens of
Lincoln liopo that it has something to do
with the location of the now depot and tbo
extension of the line west from this city.
H. T. Clarice of Omaha is a Lincoln visitor
today.
General Dilworth , the Hastings lawyer and
politician , it here today.
Congressman McICoighan was in the city
today.
Governor Thayer wont to Omaha today.
Although tomorrow is a legal holiday , most
ot the state ofllcors say that they will bo
found nt their desks as usual.
Myron Wheeler , for tbo past year chief
clerk of the insurance department of the
state auditor' s oflleo , resigned that position
today to return to his formeroccupatibu as a
court stenographer. Ho will bo succeeded
by J. II. Darnell.
il Toxin Honda.
DISI : .OX. Tex. , Dec. 31. The president of
the Missouri , Kansas & Texas railway has Is
sued a circular to the effect that nil lines In
Texas now operated by that road have boon
purchased by that company.
run
To road more Intelligently.
To think more honestly.
To act moro kindly.
To earn moro.
To give moro.
To save moro.
To bo busy.
To bo healthy.
To bo cheerful.
SOMK cnn.i 7Mr/r ,
Washington Star : Chill ought not to
want moro war Immediately , out if she dooi
she H In n fair wny to got sufllclont to lust
nil tins century ,
CuhMgoInlor-Oroan : It Is ft vcrr slinpla
matter. Chill must malto wlmt amend * sh'e
can for assaulting and m mil urine America
citrons or Inko the consequence * , tncl <
Katn has not hurried her Into any decision
Plilladolphla Record ; Vow that the pi'oplo
of Chill hnvo onro moro provided thonnolvos
with a settled government , tlioro is reason
to hope that the spui'dy soUlomont of tlio
nilsiimlerMiniiltiK with the United Stntci
may follow , A rumor romat from Santiago
Unit the C'lillnin president will ink to Imvo
tlio dispute submitted to nrbllinllon. Why
neil
ICniisns City itarr The attention of the
Clilllnn govornmuntls directed to the fact
that the Navy department of the United
Htnto.s Is now In possession of n now torpedo
with groulor lifting unit distributing power
than any other torpedo In use. H Is bollovod
that this torpedo , used In connection wllli
diplomacy , will go far to straighten out out
rotations with Chill.
Philadelphia Ledger : The rumors which
represent President Harrison .as on tin
point of declaring war against ( 'bill Ulcn tie
cognizance of the fact that It Is congress ami
not the executive that is clothed with the
power to "dcclnro war ; " that the president
can no moro make war Umn ho can nmke
rnln. Those warlike rumors lire not only
sensational they are mischievous.
Chicago Post : Arbitrate or light hul
especially arbitrate. That is u good onotigc
ultimatum for Chill. Ttiero Is not much t <
light about -still loss to fluht for. Wai
would unquestionably menu victory for o in
tinny ; but victory at what n obstlV
would , of course , drub the miserable , mis'
guided little republic Into submission , but to
do so wo must expose our own woaknoia to
the latmhtcr of the world.
Philadelphia Imiutror ; Arbitration li
better than war. If tt will restore friendly
relations with Chili , without n sacrifice o :
dignity on our part , by nil means lot us linvo
It , But an apology would bo better than
either , nnd if wo cannot have that from
Chill , when she could glvo it with fo llttli
clTort , nnd without compromising her own
uignlty In the least , it is to bo feared that
the result of the arbitration will not bo very
satisfactory. Wo may bo sure , however ,
that our government will do the right thing ,
/.i.sr r ; : .i
Now Vork Kooonlcr : Jupiter Is the Ideal
plonul In which to stand elf your tailor. Tin
years there contain lcri : days. |
New York Sun : "I trust you will not bo
shocked , iimdani ; your hustmnd Is shot , and
they : iru brlnKlng him homo on a shutter. "
" 1 have hint a premonition of tills , lie was
half shot wbon he loft home. " /
Now Vork Hurulili "Old you learn any
now Raines out west ? "
"Vos , I learned : i vur.v peculiar ono. A fol
low iippunroil to our party and told in to
throw up our hands. "
"What , wns tlu-ro pocnlhir .ihoiit that ? "
"Why , all of us were In the Kanio ; yet lia
was playing draw nnd wo wore whist. "
I'lilladolphla Tltncs : When the question 11
dolnx away with circus posters anil show Oil ,
as moans of advertising comes up ( or limit de
bate the bill poster will bo dead against 1U
He will stick mi for his trade.
I'lUsbnn ; Chronicle : " .Mr. I'lssory of Ohl-
cairo Isn't a pliysloian , Is ho , IHiltuno ? "
"Oh , no. "
Then why do you address him as 'doctor' } "
"llo cures hams. "
Detroit 1'rco Press : Tlio nttornoy In tliu
ease was very spry , nnd ho was not making It
any plonsuiitor for the witnesses than lie
could help.
"How old are you ? " ho asked of u lady who
was called to testify.
"I'm old enough , she repUiul with oxcood-
IIIR promptness , "to Unow that It Is inlaoriitilo
bud manners for a man to nslc a woman how
old she H. "
The court let the answer .stand.
llultltnoro American : Whenever you ro.id t
of an upward movement In .stocks you tuny
evpuut tu hear of one or more brokers going I
up iiiimcdlutely uftur. \
Nntlonal Weekly : Many of the applicants
for divorce acknowledge that'thoy huVd niiitlo
a sour mush.
Alton Sentinel : What u young man who
has a bust girl \\'antsa to hold his own.
nion Fulls Republican : It doesn't
many pints of whisky to make u peak
trouble.
SKW r K.I it.
Hums. .
Thls-day Time winds the exhausted chain
To run the twelvemonth's length again.
1 sue the old. lald-pttod : follow.
With nr.ient eves , complexion Hallow ,
Adjust the unimpaired machine
To wheel the equal dull routine ,
O'd FatlierTinio deputes me hero to say ,
You're one year older this Important day.
SPECIAL SUIT SALE , ,
The Reason Why
The continued warm woitthor has boon very bud for the clothing
trade , nud wo llnd ourselves with u union largur stock of suits thivti
wo .should htivo at this time of the your. So in order to get this atook
reduced us low as possible before our annual inventory , wo li'ivo In
augurated this
Special Sale on Suits
Beginning Saturday , December 2Hh. ( It Is desired to have it fully
understood that this is the most thorough cut prlco sale wo htivo
ever inudo : It is
KTot a Sale of Certain Kinds
Nor of a Certain Number of Suits.
The entire &tock has boon gene os-or and tha prices on all suits mark
ed down to A price that will got the piles down to where wo think
they ought to bo. This knifing has boon done
Oil Men's Suits.
On. Boys' Suits.
On. Gliilclreii's Suit
Wo have novcr before thrown down the bars and invited the pub
lic to help Ihomsolvm to any suit In our superb stouk at
Such Ridiculously Low Prices-
Kvory ono knows that our ntooh Is too largo and vnrlod to permit
of quoting all the prices In a newspaper. Lot us repeat it again :
The price of every suit in our Htoro ( except clay worsteds ) has boon
marked down. The o milts consist of
Fancy Cheviots in stripes and checks ,
Black Cheviots , Plain and Fancy Gassimere ,
Unfinished Worsteds , Homespuns ,
Meltons , Scotch Tweeds , Etc. , Etc. ,
and they are , lu every way cut. make and finish , all our own
well known manufacture.
It will Pay Every Man in Omaha
To Investigate This Sale.
Browning , Kino ; & Co. ,
KELIABLE CX.OTHIERS ,
Southwest Corner 15th and Douglas.
Store closes at 6:30 : p. m. , except Saturday.