TIIK OMAHA DAILY 1JKK : FRIDAY , FK1UUTAUY U ) , 1802.
THE DAILY BEE.
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Tl HMS OP PUlf-CUII'TION.
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iniilv mill Sunday. Ono Your . in do
lint" Month" . 2W
Miwliiy lire , Ono \r\r. : . 2
Fnlnril.'iv llco. Ono Year . 1 ;
V.reKly lice. One Your. . ' 00
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nninlit.ThoIlrnnullilliiK.
PotltliOtnuhn , corner N nnil Sfith Street * .
fonndl lilnlTK. I''I'Hiirl street.
Clilcii'.n Olllri' . 3.7 < Imml or of Commerce.
> pw Vnrk.lioniniif' , 14 nnil I.VTrlbnno llulldlnfr
\Yii.shlnpton , Dill Fourteenth street.
COUKESI'ON'PKNOE.
All cnmnitililealions rohitliiK tn now * nnd
editorial innttor ihould bu uililrouod to Iho
Idltorlal Hcpiirlment.
I.KTTEU9 ,
AlMnilnr * lo1twnnd rotnlltnnrM Mionld
I o addressed to The Iteo I'nlillMilnp Company.
Utnnlin Drafts. chocks mid postofltco orders
tti bo mnrtu piiyablo to the order of tlio coin-
tin ny.
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bWOUN STATEMENT OK CIKCUhATION.
I tali ! of Nobriisku ' , _ ,
Comity of Itouclan. <
Ocii. II. Trscluick , secretary of The HER
J iihllfthlnu Minipniiy. docs solemnly swear
tluil the nctiinl olruiilntlon of Till ! IMH.v HRK
for Iho week ending Kebrnary 1:1 : , 1HB. was ns
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rrldny , Keb. 13 . -Mill
fculnrdny , Toll. 111. . ' - ' > .0 - '
Avornco. . . , . . . . "I.till
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Sworn to I eforo mo nnd subscribed In tnV
rrrif nco tlilH tilth day of I'obruarv. A. I ) . ISO.1.
KKAI. N. I' . KKIU
Notary Public.
AVPKIRH Clr < MiatInn ! I'or iliiniiury 'Jlt-'l. :
si ml his Irish bill will oc
cupy the nttontlun of most , of the En-
iliHli-8ponhln < , r world for Iho next few
niontliH.
Pfomui's Governor Hnyil will wait for
process to issue regularly from the su-
preino court of the stnto before ho de
cides to cill nn extra session.
Tun democrats who nro pushing the
Income tux measure hnvo forgotten how
tmich trouble this form of impost caused
thu Into Samuel J. Tildon and the de
mocracy. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
WITH tlio Interstate drill , the State
HiiHino.-w Men's association and the
Miinufuclurers Industrial exposition in
June , the month promises to bo full of
Interest.
OMAHA cannot become a L'rain mar.
ket without millintr-in-transit rates.
This fact should stimulate our business
men to demand the concession impera
tively , persistently and oven vin
dlctively.
A FTKR three months of toilsome talk
It must bo encouraging to Uncle .To.
llolman to know that ho olToctod n re
duction of $5,000 upon the only appro
priation bill which has gone through
the house.
OMAHA is still gaining upon her Mis
souri packing house rival. The pack-
injis for the season thus far show a gain
for Omaha of 7-1.000 hogs and a loss to
Kansas C'ity of 20,000 ; The gain in Chi-
is but 15,000.
INDICATIONS point to a very brief
session of the national republican con
vention. The tide is setting so strongly
toward Harrison that wo should not bu
( surprised to sco Uusaoll A. Algor place
him in nomination. It is a Harrison
year.
TUB now chief grain inspector is not
'uiown ' in politics. Indeed , ho has not
seen personally acquainted witn the
jovernor quite a fortnight , but all agree
iluit ho understands his business. This
Is sulllciont reason for commending his
appointment.
CuiCAfio has for months been wrest
ling with the smoico nuisance , aim she
has recently established rigid rules and
regulations for coal consumers in mills ,
factories , hotels and largo oflico build
ings. Omaha will soon have to do some
thing decisive to abate the smoke
nuisance.
MILES ZKNTMYHK has boon appointed
Commandant of the Soldiers' Ilomo at
Rrand Island. By delving into ancient
history it will bo learned that oncoupon
n time Mr. Xontmyor was the democratic
candidate for lieutenant governor ol
S'ohrnslcn. Ills reward has been a long
lime coining.
ENTnrsiASTic silver coinage men
tvho predict dire results to the republi
can party if Harrison should vote the
IJlimd bill must not forgot that General
Grant lost none of his popularity by
vetoing the inflation bill of 187-1. Uttr-
ririon Is itching for n chance to write
his nuino on the marble tablet of fame
In favor ol the Inmost dollar us good as
uiy other dollar and every dollar worth
100 cents.
As A final result of thu maneuvering
In and out of the council Iho Ohio com
pnny's street lighting plant comes into
tlio possession of the now corporation 01
the now corporation comes into the pos
Bosslon of the old. It matters not
which. The gratifying fact is that at
though the Ohio qompany hold to its
high priced contniot for n year after its
expiration , under the now deal the price
per lamp is reduced from $11) ) to 310.
COLONEL SA.MIJKL M. II. BYKIIS , who
was roappolnted and confirmed consu
general to SU Gull , Switzerland , the
llrnt of the present week , is the author
of the popular war ballad "Sherman's
March to the Son. " lie lmn been iu the
ilplomatie service moat of the time
ilnco the war , having dropped out tem
porarily during Cleveland's term. His
ballad miulo him distasteful to demon
raoy and his place was given to nn ox
con fed brigadier ,
STATU LHCTUUKK UUUKBTT of the
Mississippi alliance Etalcsuncqulvocnbl.\
and unreservedly that nine-tenths o
the nmnbois of the alliance in hie state
"will support the democratic nominee
for president whoever ho may bo. " A
etruw like this ought to convince north-
urn alliance mon that the southern wing
( if thnlr order is iwoil chlolly an a corral
for the "outs" of the southern demo
cratic organization , and that the south-
srn nllhnro In purely and solely n fac
tion of thu democratic party.
A MAXL-FACTt'llKltS' KXIITIHT
The Manufacturers nnd Consumers
nssocintlon hns voted to hold nmanu-
acturors' exposition in the C'ollpoiim In
fund next. This is n. move In the right
llrcction , The homo patronage Idea
can bo extensively developed only by
education. People must know what is
) oing mnnufacturod in the stale baforo
hey can bo expected t3 patronize homo
nnnufiiclurors. The proposed oxposl-
Ion if well munngcd will add Impetus
o the patriotic movement begun Insl
\ugust and stimulate nn Interest in
ionic miinufacturos all over the state ns
veil ns in Omaha.
The exposition must bo n creditable
ono , howovor. It will not do to show
noroly a few shelves filled with products
of homo factories. The exposition must
mvo distinctive uml attractive charac
teristics. Novel methods of presenting
the results of homo Industry must bethought
thought out mid adopted. The exposi
tion should be a living , practical Illus
tration of the business of each member
of the association. Some feature of oncu
ino of business represented should bo
ncluded In the exhibit , For instance ,
one cigar mriiuifacUiror should exhibit
the curing room of his factory , nnothor
should have a force rolling the wood
uid a third putting on the wrappers and
finishing the cigar. A fourth linn might
illustrate the methods of boxing them.
I1lio barl-wiro factory should bo repre
sented with tno machinery of Us busi
ness turning out completed fence wire ,
and so on through t.ho manufactures.
Every manufacturer In the association
who can possibly do so should arrange
to have a force of ninn and enough ma
chinery to show visitors exactly how
some or all the work of his establish
ment is performed. In this way an in
dustrial exposition can bo arranged
which will attract thousands of people.
A UK ! Sl'IIKMK
Some time ngo there wna introduced
in the United States semite nml referred
to the committee on foreign rotations , n
resolution instructing tlmt committee to
inquire ns to tlio practicability of the
acquisition by the United States of cer
tain portions of Mexico nnmely , the
stnto.s of Sonora , Chihtiuhun and Coa-
liuilti. It scorned on the fnce of it nn
entirely innocent matter. True , there
appeared to bo no good reason why the
United States should acquire those pos
sessions of the neighboring republic.
There was no demand that anybody was
aware of , on the ground of miblie policy ,
for extending our hour claries in that di
rection , and public opinion hud not
grown more favorable to the annexation
of territory in any direction. Neither
was there any information tlmt Mexico
desired to part with her northern states.
It was generally thought to bo merely a
whim of the senator who introduced the
resolution , and hence tlio matter re
ceived little attention.
But it was not a whim. On tlio con
trary the resolution had a very serious
purpose oohind it. The scheme in
volved in the seemingly innocent reso
lution was a lingo land speculation that
would have made the men who pro
jected It millionaires if the scheme had
carried. These mon , it is stilted on
what appears to bo good authority , own
vast acres of fertile land in thu Mexican
states named which , if they wore a part
of the United States , would increase in
value .r)00 to 1,000 per cout. There is a
wealthy syndicate that has for several
years been getting hold of all the land
it was able to buy in those states , and it
was this inlliionuo that induced Senator
Quay to introduce the resolution which
the Mexican government might very
properly and reasonably have regarded
as unfriendly in spirit , and which the
senate ought not to have permitted to
go tea committee for consideration.
The big scheme has failed. The com-
niittco on foreign relations made an adverse -
verso report on the resolution and it
was indefinitely postponed. The syndi
cate must devise some other way to
make itself rich. But what is to bethought
thought of tlio senator who in his public
capacity made himself a party to tlio
scheme':1
SKAI TK.
Senator Sherman is quoted as of the
opinion that if the Bland free coinage
bill passes the house it will also pass
the senate. In the last congress the
senate voted for free coinage , and there
have been only ono or two changes , so
that the probability is that the Bland
bill or some measure of like character
would receive a majority in the senate
about as largo us in the last congress.
One estimate is that the majority in
favor of free and unlimited silver coin-
ngo is from ten to fifteen. There are
oighty-eight members of the senate , the
roll being full , and forty-fiyo votes are a
majority. The senators who are reported
to bo openly opposed to free coinage ,
and who can bo safely counted to vote
against it , number about thirty-three
twenty-eight republicans and five demo
crats. These may bo reinforced by three
now regarded as doubtful , Perkins ol
Kansas and the two Nebraska senators ,
raising the vote ngalnnt any silver
measure to thirty-six. This appears to
be the very best that can bo hoped for.
The total vote in the senate for free
coinage may , accordingly , if the bill
comes up within the next three months ,
run as high as fifty-two , counting pairs ,
while the total vote against It under the
same circumstances cannot bo expected
to exceed thirty-eight or ttiirty-nlne.
Regarding the suggestion of a com
promise , by which free coir.ngo shall bo
limited to the sliver output ol the mines
of the Untied States , excluding that
from foreign countries , Senator Sher
man does not think such n compromise
possible. The arguments ntralnst one ,
he says , stand against the other , It is
really a distinction without a difference ,
both tichuines being oquully pnrniclourt
and menacing to thu welfare of the
country , It iu understood that , those
who oppose free coinage at all will op <
po o it in any form. As to the house of
representatives , there appears to bu
hardly room for a doubt that It will pass
a free coinugJ hill. The speaker has
given assurance of hln frlondlinohs to
such n measure and will use his power
IIH chairman of ' .ho committee on rules
to make a special order for its early con
sideration. It is understood that the
I supporters of the Bland bill desire no
tion on it as early as March 1 , and tlioy
will probably secure it ,
There is no doubt , however , that an
unlimited silver coinage bill would
never pass the . onnt.e , or possibly over
the lower house of conprriss , it It were
not certain that the bill will bo vetoed
by President IturrHon. Many mem
bers of both houses and of both parties
who Intend to go on record for free coin-
ngo nro demnijogucs who desire to tnnko
political capital out of tholr support of
.he measure.
nn : M-Kixt.nr TAIIW
It was recently noted that the moil orate -
ate protection given by the tarilT to the
American manufacturers of binding
twlno docs not prevent the British man
ufacturers of that article from success
fully computing in our own markets.
The duty on binding twlno therefore Is
not prohibitive , but simply enables the
American makers to maintain the in
dustry nnd realize a reasonable profit
on the product. The same is true as tea
a great many other articles of British
manufncturo which come Into c > nipott-
tton with these of American production.
The Dundee ( Scotland ) Courier has
boon Investijiating the elTcct of the Mc-
Klnloy tarilT upon the various Industries
of Great Britain and gives the results
in its issue of January DO lust. Us In
formation was obtained directly from
manufacturers , the nlm being to nscor-
tain what has boon the actual experi
ence In the principal trading centers
of the United Kingdom. Commenting
on the information received the Courier
says It "is gratifying to bo able to state
that on the whole there is no gro.it
cause for apprehension. " Depression
was experienced in many parts of the
country immcdintoly after the passage
of the tariff act , but since then there has
been a steady and oven rapid recovery.
While the act was under discussion
there was naturally created a good deal
of apprehension among foreign manu
facturers , who fancied that It would
close the American markets to foreign
goods , nnd the natural olTcct of this
feeling was to produce depression , but
when the true nature of the measure
c.imo to bo understood a reaction fol
lowed , and although British trade with
the United States hns not in all lines re
covered its former proportions , which
may mean that American manufacturers
have been enjoying a larger share of the
homo market , quite generally the ex
treme depression in British trade
centers has gone , or is disappearing.
Ihe reports to this olteot , of course ,
are rot universal. There are districts
where the situation is represented to bo
still very unsatisfactory , in part ac-
countecl for by heavy exports in ad
vance of the passage of the tarilT law.
duo. as ono manufacturer states it , to
"the unfortunate idea that prices would
rise when the McKinlcy tarilT took ef
fect , but which proved not to bo the
case. "
Taken as a whole , Great Britain has
unquestionably experienced n material
loss of trade by reason of the McICinlcy
tarilT , but it is undoubtedly capable of
demonstration that this loss represents
the gain of American manufacturers in
the American market , acquired without ,
increased cost , taking all things to
gether to American consumers. From
this point of view certainly no citizen of
the United States ought to complain of
the olTect of our tariff on British manu
facturers.
CHKCKIXU 1'AVMHXT OK FA r FUKS.
President Harrison's mcssago regard
ing the Clioctaw and Chiekusnw claims ,
to settle which marly 8:1,000,000 : were
voted in the Fifty-first congress is deserving -
serving of more than passing mention.
The fact that so very large a sum us
$050,000 was to bo paid in commissions to
agents and attorneys leads the president
to think that improper methods wore
resorted to by these beneficiaries to secure -
cure action in their favor on the part of
the Clioctaw and Chiclcasaw legislatures.
The president also raipes some ques
tions as to the validity of the claims ol
these two nations for the lands now oc
cupied by Iho Cheyonnes and Arapa-
hoctf and to bo allotted to them In sever
al ty. With this branch of the subject
wo have no disposition to deal at present.
On the matter of attorneys' foes for
lobbying Indian claims through con
gress , however , a good deal might bo
said. It will to remembered that a
prominent Minnesota attorney , who has
since been appointed a United States
circuit judge , claimed 10 per cent of the
$1,000,0)0 ! ( ) appropriated to the Sisseton
and Wahpoton Indians of Minnesota us
his foe for endeavoring to secure favor-
bio a e lion on the part of congress. Ho
presented a binding contract between
the individual Indians and himself , and
therefore his claim was allowed , al
though it is clear that his efforts hud no
bearing whatever upon the final action
of congress. The fact is that attorneys
and agents , with all manner of contracts
for remuneration , tire found on every
street corner in Washington when the
Indian appropriation bill comes up foi
consideration. The Interio" department
holds a check upon the outlay in this di
rection by roborving the right to refuse
to recognize attorneys , except upon cer
tain conditions , but the fact remains
that immense sums of money which the
people vote to the Indians for lands ami
other concessions nro pocketed by attor
neys and agents , whoso presence in
Washington has boon of no benefit
whatever to their clients.
The president's message In this case
will probably open up the entire subject
nnd may reveal some very queer trans-
I actions. It Is quite certain that some
ox-polijiclans , nttornoys-al-lnw and
other styles of representatives of Indian
tribes have been very handsomely re
munerated for such services as they have
rendered ,
MAl'Ull'S I'HHIHHiAW'K.
Tlio charter for metropolitan cities
holds the mayor responsible for good
government nnd places him in charge
of all elective an well as appointive olli-
CCI-H. It Is his duty to sign the commissions -
sions of all city ollicors.and Inforontlally
ho is oxp'jctod tn apoyln.fc } \ ] \ yUlcers not
elected by the people. Section IHo of
the charter confers upon the uuiyor the
power to appoint nil olllcors tlmt may bo
deemed noecoHsnry for the good govern
ment of the city , excepting t > uch as are
elected by the people or whose appoint
ments are by the express provision * of
thu charter vested In other hands.
This refers to tlio Ixinnl of pullco com
missioners , appointed by thu governor
and their aimm'titr-os ' , and the park commission - '
mission , appointed by the district judges.
In exorcising the appointing power ,
the mayor's/cl / oico Is subject to revision i
and rovorsi6ti by the council , but It is
manifest thaj o olllclnl appointed with
out the consionl of the mayor c vn hold a
commissiony. even though ho was
unanimously * pndorscd by Iho council.
In other words , the consent of the mayor
to any nnd ovoi'y po-dtion whether cre
ated by cluUjJor or by ordinance , Is
essential to make thonppolntinonl valid.
The only exceptions as before stated are
elective ollk'drs and olllclals holding
under appointments of the governor ,
the courts nnd the IIro and police com
mission.
Whore appointments have been made
by subordinate otlloinls , without the
thosanctlon of the mayor it is within
his power to negative them and
the council cannot override his vote ,
even by a unanimous vote. It is
an open secret that the approval of the
mayor has not boon given to several
very important appointments recently
made , and it now remain ! ' for Mayor
Bemis to assort his prerogative. Lot it
be once and forever settled that tlio
subordinate appointments must first bo
submitted to the mnyor for approval ,
and then go to the council for confirma
tion , if bubordlnnto olllcors bellovo
tlmt they nro holding their positions in
spite of the mayor , they will naturally
feel indifferent about any directions ho
may give , and this must inevitably re
sult in insubordination.
TIIK SH'lTCIIIXf ] OIWIXAXCK.
Whether the Union Pacific restores
the old switching rates or whether It
continues to impose exorbitant charges
upon the freight it handles on its side
tracks , the council is in duty bound to
take such stops as will at all times leave
the city In position to enforce fair treat
ment at the hands of every railroad that
enjoys side track privileges in our streets
and alloys.
The city has given these railroads
valuable right of way privileges with
out any compensation whatever. The
roads , so far as wo can ascertain , have
never paid a dollar of tax upon these
tracks and they never intend to unless
the courts compel them. It is clearly
the duty of the mayor and council , now
that the issue has been raised , to estab
lish the land mark and by ordinance as
sert the reserve powers of the city to
enforce reasonable charges for the
handling and carriage of freight on and
over the tracks that connect the various
jobbing houses , factories nnd ware
houses with tile main tracks and freight
depots of the respective roads. When
the city has assorted its power in this
regard the railroads will know just what
charges are pormissablo.
And from this time on no right-of-way
for side tracks should bo granted to any
railroad witliput coupling the grant
with the condition that the city shall at
all times haVe a right to prescribe
reasonable switching charges over said
tracks , and furthermore that no dis
crimination shall bo made by the owners
of such side tracks against any road
that converges at Omaha in tlio
switching of cars.
THK Omaha business organizations
have several important matters to take
up with the railroad companies. There
should bo no cessation of hostilities or
respite from activity until they are ad
justed satisfactorily. First the extor
tionate switching charges should b i re
duced. Second , Omaha should have
the benefit of mllhng-in-trnnsit rates.
Third , the 5-cont bridge toll on Iowa
shipments should bo abolished. Fourth ,
the union depot should bo completed.
Until all these things hnvo been ac
complished , there is no time for leisure
to the railroad committees of the Board
of Trade , Commercial club and Real
Estate Owners * association.
TIIK anti-monopoly masque which the
editor of the World-Herald has been
wearing was dropped at the Boycl ban
quet , when the kid-gloved champion of
the horny-listed farmer was cheek-by-
jowl with the railroad attorneys and
railroad officials of high and lowdegreo.
This acrobatic feat is not in the least
surprising after the ground and lofty
tumbling to which ho has treated his
patrons since the supreme court declared
in favor of Bovd.
I'uriy TroiiHimr
Chleniiii llcnilil diem. )
The democratic party cannot nITord to Incur
tlio odium of supportinp such n mcnsura of
fraud and rauliin ( the Bland silver bill. )
Tim Coiimilutlim Prize ,
] \ ' < iehlnijt < > n I'mt :
Members of the Ohio legislature rccoivo
small salaries , but tlioy Imvo the privllogo of
investigating the Standard Oil company.
Cliiinrit runt Tin Strlkit.
Oifoifyn Tlincn ,
It Governor Paulson of Pennsylvania
really wislios to launch a presidential boom
no should not shut bis eyes to thu Coal trust
formed within his jurisdiction.
Till' I'lllllllOlll IllMt.
flilciii/ii A'eif * . .
A phantom liolt'of pale nnd hapgnrd uootm
nro to bo ConmfTniiKUlsliiiiK In uitToront quiet
corners of .lie nnVJpn , It any ono wishes to
buy prcsidontin.laiplnUioi , ! ) ! > by Iho Job lot
this is his chance. ,
ICllllll/NI-k till ! S
( , 'MiJtiW ) | < m < / Independent.
TIIK OMAIU Ur.K-MiKCOits that In case nn
extra session of thu legislature bo called the
subject of an ii rp io In the appropriation
for tlio Nobniski oxlnblt nt ttio World's fair
should bo Included. Sonslblo suggestion.
Allllcled ivltli I 'iiDl
< JWriiU < i Tiiliuiie.
It Is a poovjHoinpUiuent to Mr. Bliilno's
sincerity to mssittmt | | ho will permit hlmsuit
to bo n candidate In spltu of hU luttor of
withdrawal. Ala grout man Is not to blamu
for his fool frion jtJ- and Mr. Blutuo hui hit
share of them.
To ClmiiKii Din ixamiln : | ,
Llimiln Jnuriuil.
The Omaha \Vorld-IIuraUi man is publlMi-
niij soul-tmrrowluu oditormli on Iho sinfulness -
ness of wealth. Dropping Andy Uanieuio's
case a moment , whuru did thu young man
who owns and udU | thoV 11. acquire his
wealth < Anybody can tell yuu that Carneglo
earned hU , rommenclug as u dully laborer iu
u foundry. _
A lHrr.ii' < ' , iu I Injury ,
f'i'r / / < /"iimuf. i .
It seems 3tr.iiito that a iicnv [ > u | > or which It
would srom should asplrn to thu possession of
soinu lehabilliy and dignity should niaUo a
business o ( continually tilting Its coluiniu
wlih ralcoi ot thu worst character ; yet suuii
suoms to be thu studied polloy of the Omaha
World'tlornld An nhcced nowipaper which
panders to the lowoit clement nnd Instincts
of hlirannity is n dUpr.ico to the profo Mon
nnd nn Injury to nny party or community
whoso Interests It pretends to espouse.
Hi * sou ItiMiirinliiMViirliliiKton. .
H'nK Mitnin.
The elcrirymon of Onmlm nro threatening
the tlo.-UnictioM of curtain posters whlcli
udorii the dcadwnlls of the city. A year or
two ngo n young man reading there estab
lished u precedent by throwing a chair
throuah mi $ i3OOJ printing , nnd slnco then
the citizens Imvo becomu so fastidiously
moral that It U unsnto to hnvo a photograph
taken unless wrapped In buffalo robes nnd
heavily veiled.
llriismrihly ( Vrtuln.
Mi > 1ie-ltinnrrat.
Orny says ho Is certain to obtain the demo
cratic presidential nomination If Harrison
should bo put up again. If this bo true the
democrats may ns well snnil n committee to
Gray nnd tell him to take the candidacy , for
Harrison's nomination Is ns nearly certain ns
any event of the future can bo.
tlnit lloic. |
Xcw * ,
Hut the hopslossnoss la nominating cither
Cleveland or Bill under thcso conditions U
apparent to Iho shrowdcst of thu democratic
managers. Unless the Hill-Clovclnml nn-
tngontsm is ended before .tuna the presiden
tial candidates from the west will bo the only
ones really In the tlelu.
1'Acrn tfirnni'T I'ltiu.s.
Twelve average tea plants produce one
pound of ton.
Only citizens who can read nnd write are
allowed to votu in Bolivia.
Poor people nro supplied with spectacles
f roe of cluirgo by a Boston society.
There Is a wind and .storm insurance com
pany doing business in Pennsylvania coun
ties.
ties.Tho
The dunslty of population Is greatest in
Kurope , whuro it averages ninoty-soven to
the su.u.u-0 inllo.
Chicago's ' municipal debt Is about $ I.1,000.-
001) ) . The World's fair bonds increase this
sum to J1SOIX,000. )
Children nro not numerous In Franco. Out
of 10,000,000 families In thu republic one-lifth
hnvo no children nt all and another UftUhavo
only one child each.
According to recently compiled railroad
statistics. Americans make nn nvoriigo of
twonty-nino trips a year , ton nioro than tnu
average Englishman takos.
The puonlu of Koine get their supply of
water , which is said to be remarkably pure ,
from the Apennines through an ancient
aqueduct.
The deepest depth of the sea Is reported to
bp nl a point twonty.thrrfo miles north of
Now ( .lUinon , wtiero soundings showed n
dentil of 2 < 5 , M ) feut.
The Kgvptian fellah is apparently the
worst taxed man in the world. Even on the
palm tree , which gives him food and shelter ,
lie pays 50 cents a your.
A square inch of gold , more or loss , has
boon loutul In n meteorite that lull in Califor
nia , a fact that GovurnmoiitGuologistTurner
considers important , ns showing that therois
gold in the worlds of space.
An unmarked grave in Talladega , near
which nn Iron furnnco hns recently been
ercciod , uontnins the remains of the llfteon
soldiers who were killed in the bnttlo of
Talladoga , in which General Andrew Jackson -
son fought against the Creeks. *
When the air balloon was first discovered
Dr. Franklin professed crcnt faith in its
capabilities , home one lllnpantly said to him ;
"Of what posslblo use is n foolish tov like
that ? " "What is the use of n helpless" newborn -
born infnnti" replied the doctor. "Someday
it will become a man. "
Itllly Itryan'N lilll.
OMAHA , Feb. 18. To the Editor of TIIK
Bur. : I see that Mr. Bryan hns introduced
a bill to place binding twlno on the free list.
I would line to know if Mr. Bryan has niado
tip bis tnlnd yet what portion of the country
ho represents whether it is n district in Ne
braska or his late homo in Illinois. Now , if
Mr. Bryan Is .supposed to represent a district
in Nebraska I tliinic it would bu but Just and
fuir that ho ought to got posted as to thu
needs and wishes of the people of said dis
trict. For his Information I will state that
there are over 10,000,000 acres of land In the
state of Nebraska tbnt is beautifully adapted
to the raising of hemp. No state in
the union can show such a depth
of black loamv soil as Nebraska. The land on
the Ulkhorn nnd IMntto bottoms excels any
soil In tno world for tno production of nump.
Hemp growing in Nebraska is no experi
ment. The crop raised in Dodge nnd a pan
uf Douglas county in 181KJ was mnnufacturod
at Fremont into binding twine to the nmouut
ot nooutSOO.OOO pounds and tbiicrop of IS'Jt ns
estimated will yield over',000,000 pounds of
the best grade of twine und this is onn of thu
infant Industries of ours'.ntothat Mr Bryan ,
lute of Illinois , proposes to knock the pins
from under. Now , Mr. Editor , I am not a
prophet nor the son of ono but I will venture
to say that in less than flvo years Irom date
jou will sco nt Omaha ono of
the largest spinning mills in America with
small " 00 ton mills scattered all over
Ihostnte. Thcro bus boon no enlcrprlso yut
talked of that , in my opinion , would do
Omaha nnd tlio whole state so much good ns
n spinning mill located hern , and whoovurtho
parties may bo that will engage In an ontor-
jirbu of the sort viil uo well paid for the
venture. I think it is about time that thu
people of this district ought to bo up and
doing something in the interest of the hemp
industry instead of reducing the present tnr-
ifl in the interest of the foreigner bettor
study the building up of our home Industries ,
Now Iho writer of these few lines is no bond
holder nor coporation hireling , but a plain ,
communpluco farmer of Douglas aunty.
JAMBS WALSH.
WH1ITATIHXS.
Nu\v Orleans IMoiiynne : A jockuy In politics
will try to curry favor with u dark liGrw.
Union County Standard : Onutifllio things
that Is not faithful to thu end Is a cheap
cliar.
Soniinervlllo Journal : If the ordinary city
letter carrier could Know what IN In nil the
loiters thiit lie takes out on a uliirflu trip , ho
would probably faint dead away.
Detroit I'reo 1'ru.is : Tom lu Wltt-l'llrtln
lias developed Into un 'i.\aut.su.unuu ; it's Ilku
a unnio of ehuss ,
Kitty Wlnslow Vt's , ono can't ( In anything
without the men.
A I'Acroiir HICIIIT. : :
Xfic Yin I ; llcndil ,
Now doth thu urafly woodsman
Tliosoivhiiin sugar buy ,
And with fresh innphi syrup
llnlo lliuuliy hl .
I'hlladnlphla I'ress : " 1 llliii lo clean wln-
( iott'K with litr u bums belter than tliuHti with
small ones. "
"WhyV"
"llui'iinsii 1 havu In tnku moru panes with
the small onus. "
"Oh ! "
HiiiKhumtnn leader : l'.iridn : < clual ns It
may aniKiar , when u 111:111 : hns got low down In
thu uurlil lie m.iy bu x.ild to bu uonu up ,
( J.'llvoston News : Sonio people Imagine that
thiiy nru mnlilii ) ; glunt strides uvury tlmu
they Kick ,
\Vnslilneton Star : "Von don't mean to say
ynwoiih \ \ uaiilim llannul pajamas , ( /'hollyV"
' Vi'5 ; p id ) doiililu iiwk-o full them. I am
twouhlnil with liisDinnlu , you know , an 1 the
pwopwlolnr guarnntuml mu u good nap with
every sot. "
Tin : IIKTOIIT SAHUAHTIC ,
"Von'ro always looking In the glass , my
dour. "
As thu wKostoud by thu mirror llniro ,
Tim hiiHband ald with a ornul Niiucr ,
Thu while .shupu.cd at Inir IIIIHKU fair.
"Quito frciuiitv ( | , " hhcisnl.l. In rutort.
WitN'a Hash In her oyui Ilku thu Kleum of n
slur ,
And llio.wpnls uuinu nut UKU a Rim's report ,
"lint fn my boudoir- ul the bar. "
Klililn Oiue.Uo : , | VKOM sivs : that u wlsu
man nud n fool ofiuii talk so nineli ulilco Unit
lie t'jii't lull which U llm wise iu. in till ouo of
till-Ill SIU'i | ) .Ulklll .
riiltnriolphlitTlinuK : Thu man with limimnse
feut tenunilly puts thiiin us far uwaymm
liliii of ) inpxailblo when ho Im * .1 i.o.it In it
street car.
llostou ( "i.v/i > tuv U mint nut l > u nppohud
tliul n Wi inuii Is out t lumper boc-uiuu thu
moves aUunt with a buii .
IV I TIM ? , oULlll
Pen Pictures of the Natural Beauty of Jack
sonville and St. Augustine ,
COMBINATION OF ANTIQUE AND MODERN
Tin * rinr t Iti'.iHi III the \Viu-lil llulpN Per-
Irrt In Appointnicnls nnd ( IiirgpiiiM
In Siirroiindlnifi Xarniiv ( Mil
ruslilnneil SI reel i.
Horn. 1'oscB UK Lnov , ST. Arii
Fin. , Feb. 15. ( Spactal Correspondence of
TniBii : : : . | About half way through ( leorgla
n chance In thccllmnto U nottoiiablo , It being
warm enough for the plcknnlnnio * to run
about bareheaded and the women to leave
thulrcabln doors open. Hore.lnslo.td nt win-
terthoy have ra'n.s during that ontlro season
and our progress through the stnto was n
gloomy one on that uccjunt. Wo passed vast
tracts of swamp land soomtngly good for
nothing but to add to the scone. About this
season , no ono had any employment looit
ubotit him. Groups of lazy-looking Indi
viduals stood around at all thusmnll stopping
places on the road nnd wu saw nona but thu
lowest ctassos residing in tho&o towns. Their
tumble down hull , very few of which can
boast of oven n window , but hnvo Instead n
.small opening sawed through thu boards tu
servo the purpose. The tattered condition of
the children running about barefooted gave
n look ot extreme poverty , to say nothing of
squalor , to all the settlements , These folks
nro the poorest class nbovo the earth , for
they are the laziest nnd the smallest amount
of food sunk-cs them , since It cntntls the least
tnx of labor lo e.\rn it. The oniv things indig
enous to IJcorgln beside thrlftlessness and
negroes , nru the tall pines , the snp of which
is used for turpentine and resin , mid the low
palmetto plant , for which wo pay our north
ern florists extravagant prices cons ! lerlng
the spoi-lo , grows thick us n carpet for hun
dreds uf miles about.
Our reception into Florida was certainly a
warm onu for the weatnor was such n maritud
contrast to that wo had Inft al home that
Kip \Vinkle-ltke wo felt as If wo had
fallen asleep in wintry January nnd nwakunod
into the heat of AiiRiist. Ono believes that
upon arriving in Jacksonville ho has been In
troduced to the whole of Florida , but ho soon
realizes his inistako , for whliu Jacksonville
may bo the largest city in the state , nnd has
a few beautiful spots of interest , such as thu
oraniru groves belonging to Mrs. Alexander
Mitchell , whoso late husband owned thu
hnnusotro square In Milwaukee , and Iho St.
John's river , whereon ono can ride
to romantic places such as Magno
lia and Urcrm Cuvc Springs , still thu
city is in the main ouo of hotels , whuru fashion
Mocks during thu winter months from thu
north , and wuuro these whusu span of lifo is
none of thu longest come tn drink of the
waters of Ncponthu nnd to spin out their line
of lifo yet n little longer. And it is Invigor
ating lo bask in the suushlno of n Junu day ,
while all thu north is hardened under the
blasts of frosts and snow storms , and lo fuel
transported in throe days' time from winter
into summer.
Nothing that grows in the north do wcseu
down here , wheru thu orange is used ns a
shade tree nnd exotics are so common ; ono
forgets to givu them a glance. At Magnolia ,
which is but n short instance from Jackson
ville and Is beautifully situated right on the
river , there is a grove of majestic-looking
water oaks , from whoso wide-spreading
branches great beards of gray Spanish moss
wuvo backward and forward In the wind ,
giving thn plneo a wuird , hoary look , putting
one In minu of a cemetery , a lit place for
these kings of nature to guard. From Mag
nolia to Green Cove Snrings , a distance of
two miles , n beautiful avenue called
St David's Path is formed of thosij
cans interlacing at thu top , and lined
on cither side by the palmetto plants nnd
strange shrubs and bushes nuvnr seen In
northern countries outside of hothouses.
Think of the fragrant,3'ellow Jasmine bloom
ing in January and thn ivy vine running
wild , covering stone walls , ruins , fences and
porticos. It seemed dillluult at first , to real
ize that it was Jar.uary and that , Omaha was
experiencing ; y-J0 below zero at the time wo
weru strolling through this ornngo grovu with
parasols raised to protect us against thu heat
of the sun's rays.
Besides the strange plants , ono saos raru
fruits that grow only in Florida. Pomegran
ates or Japanese oranges , supadillos , guavas
and the cactus fruit , which last are also
called prickly pears , from whlcli beware of
the prickles.
Points of interest are all within easy dis
tance of Jacksonville. Pablo Beach , but
three quarters of un hour's ride , the finest
boac.li in ino world , it is said. U is ono
bountiful stretch of shore for forty-llvo miles
with nothing to bu seen on thu opnosldu aide
but oconn tuid horizon mcollngin endless
distance. Sharks and porpoises haunt Iho
shore and It is ijuito funny to watch thu mi
nus of thu latter as thuy boo up and dlvo
under the water.
For city lifo , St. Augustine is the most in
teresting , for It is filled with hotels , some of
which are thu finest thu world can boast of.
It has benn well conceded by these who huvo
made traveling an occupation , that nowhere
is such u hotel us the Ponce do Leon to bu
seen. It Is simply perfect in Us appoint
ments nnd its gorgeous surroundings , St.
Augusllno seen for the first tlmo reminds
ono of an exposition tn full cnroor , thnro is
such n general air of stir and bustle. Many
colored Spinlsh lings waving In the liroe/o ,
long rows of carnages standing about , wait
ing for thu guests to take their morning
drive along thu sou front. Description cm-
not do adequate Justice to thu splendors of
the Ponce do I eon hotel. It must bo seen
in all lU magnificent proportions to bo appro-
ciatud , nnd oven illustrations can givu onu
but a faint idea of its beauties. Asidu from
its being u vast caravansary uiiKiirnn.ssud In
and it - admiration
elegnnuu luxury , i-ommutids
tion chiully as un oxamplu of architectural
design , und should bu Judged
by some other muusuro than thu
"ordiimry American slancaid of bigness
and cost. It is a paluce with towers , courls.
fountains , loggia und cool retreats , oin-
bodies thu beauties of Swinish architecture
with decorations suggestive- the history of
Florida und Kl. Augustine. The interior
decorations exceed the Imagination. Ono
must refer to a guide book lo be nnlightenod
about thu composition of the walimuoatlng of
that flroplaco , unless onu Is "up" in Nnmld-
lan nnd Verona marbles nnd Mexican onyx.
In untiquo lottoi-s sot In mosaic In the floor
feuding to the dining hull is tli'i vurso taken
from Shonstonu :
'Whoo'orhas travull'd life's ' dull round ,
Whuru'ur Ills stages may have boon ,
Muy sigh to tlllnlt ho still has found
The warmubt welcome at an Inn. "
And In thu dining room colling uro Spanish
proverbs admonitory to the guests below ,
such Hi , 'Changa of pasturu mimes fat
calves ; " "Tho ass that brays most eats
least ; " "Old friends and old wlnns are the
boit , " etc.
In the same sqiwro ns tin ) Pence do I.eon
art ) the Alcazar und Cordova hotels , scarcely
inferior to the first namud , and all built by
the same Mr FJnglor , wno.it Is said , owns
half of St. Augustine.
Tno city lias beou inodurnii'.ud to n great ex-
tout , and the old landmaiku hnvo ulvun
way to morn ologunt and inodnrn structures ,
Slill thorn is enough uf tlio antujiio loft tu
lend n charm lo thu city which lingers In tlio
mind and of which nno naviir tires , This
combination of tlio nntliiiu | and modern is
dim of tlio main attractions of the city.
There Is the pln/u , nn open shady space
which is said to havu formerly been thu old
slnvu niarxot , now used us n public nurlc
overlooking thu nc nn. The sea wall Is
nearly u inilo long nnd was built to pro von i
tbo encroachment nf thooou. On this you
will sou t'uusts taking u stroll uvcry morning ;
U seems a fuvorlto retreat.
The streets nro most old futhlonni , very
few having any ildoivulks , and suinn uro .so
narrow that two people ono on each iildo of
Urn street can lean across and thnko hnndv
Carts r.nd wagons pirn un * o oloia to tno
houses that In many placet thu plaster unit
morter are scraped away exposing thu shnll ,
of which suliutanos most of thu he/uses ,
hotels , and even thn n'.d fort thruo hundred
years old , are built. H U called coqulna , hu-
liiK a mUturo' of shells and foment , nnd
forms u morn solid mHtorliil than rurk Itself.
Thu queer xhaputl IIHIu houses p.ru ornii-
I mated with balconies , which Jot out
over the K trim I and nro filled
with fluwurs , hluo'iilng winter nnd suinmor.
I One can al-nost Imagine ho HCUI the dusky
Hptinish oitduiio * p nrlng from bohlnd the
curtain Into tbo slroots below , wonduring at
ttio Influx of American civlliiatlon JUtiiru-
Ing by their curious tight seeing propensities
tlm peaceful tuner of their way.
Ono must not suppose tlmt because thcso
two cities hr.vo been scon that Florida has
been "done. " To sco the fortuity and boautr
of this country , tourUN mlo down the In
dian river to t.ako Worth nnd a * far n
Puiitn ( lorda , wboro the coconnut , lemon ,
orange and ban mm groves abound and the .
tropical plants urow wild in this porpMnM /
summer climate. Mns. A. 1) . BIUNI > I'.I : > .
IIKIMfor.vi * .more r.s.
Xi'lir.iokii.
West Union Is to have ft publle library
The Baptists of Uerlng nro making an ef
fort to ral o money to build n church.
The ICoarno.r Savings bctiKand the Buffalo
County National bank nro to consolidate.
A lodg. ' of Daughter * of Kobelmh has boon
Instltutod at Aurora with twuity-llvo char
tcr members.
Fred Sacrlder , n Ifi-yonr-old boy living neat
Monroe. Platte rcunty , rested the muzzlool
a gun on ton of his loft foot , The doctors
tried tosavo the mangled member , but they
were forced to amputate nil onu sldo of tlm
foot except the heel. The patient will re
cover ,
Theodore A. Logor. who Is now a mlsilon
ary In Africa , Jnrinorly resided nt Ashland-
Ills friuMls them hadn't heard from him ro.
eontly , and n while ago , when they ROW In
the p.ipera that n lot of American mission-
nrles hnd been killed and eaten by the sav
age * , they began to have fours tlmt hogor
might havu been among the unfortunates.
Later word iMinu that hegur was all right
and his friendj uro thankful.
The lllehland Pair association has dls
banded.
The public library nt Hoono has been re-
opened.
West liberty has a homo talent minstrel
company.
The mayor and marshal of Bedford hava
been impciuhed.
ij. A. Harlow , grocer nt Bancroft , baa
failed. Liabilities , jl.MO.
Coi-ley , Shulby county , claims the chum
plon corn busker of Iowa.
A co-operative creamery company has
been organized ul Sand Spring ) .
Frank Srvlinra of Brooklyn has boon made
principal of the lown City high school.
All tbo bridm > * In Chcroxoo cou-itv washed
out by Iho Juno flood havu been rebuilt.
A valuable young horse was struck nnd
killed by nn oloclric motor at. Burlington.
Harry McCoy of Burlington Ims nccoptnd
tbo challenge of .luck Davis of Ivoithsburg.
George Hillnmn , a student nt Fayotto ,
cnmmllted smcldo by cutting his throat. No
cause known.
The Atlantic packing house Is now slaught
ering about f > 0i ) lie s daily , more than ever
before In its history.
Tbo Govoinor's Grays will proauco thn
military drimu "Trim Uluo" at Dubuque on
tlio'J.M h , 'Jiitli nndJTth lusts.
Cltlx.ons of the Klftn ward in Dubuiinu
have presented a petition sixteen feet long
to the council , asking for n division.
The Cedar Vallov I'ackine company , nt
Yinton , hns sold nil its last year's pack of
corn , nnd will put up nn Increased sunuly
llm couilhg season.
Two human fcott pronoitncod by physicians
to bo those of n woman nbont IS years of uco ,
were found in nn nsh pile nt Onbuiue. The
police nru mystified.
.vor-///// : . > > sii.i'M
Marrow scoops should accompany th
carvers.
Small sllyoc lemon squoczurs nru intended'1
for limes.
Silvorplatod welsh rarebit dishes moan
Just what they say.
Small silver plates to bo sot at each covet
are intended for ollvo pits.
Silvorplated boxes nro intended to hold
sandwiches during a journey.
Champagne bottle handles are intended to
suporscdu the waiter's napkin.
Silver tiuukwtioit covers are sunpllod op
portunuly for the cold mornings.
Medicine spoons with graduated measuro-
mcnts are desirable for the slcli room.
Gnmo shears of silver come into play hand
ily to cut the wrappings of duck and bird.
From beef tongs to baptismal bowls every
thing uselul can bo found fn Dialed silver.
Small silver funnels nro intended to use in
filling rlnalurottus and perfumery bottles.
Silver plated muddlor.s uro intended foi
whipping the chocolate to its desired turbu
lenco.
Bitters bottloi are mounted In silver and
nro intended to accompany cocktail mixers
and strainers.
Toddy bottles , toddy ladles , toddy sliclri
and toddy spoons nro eloquent of cold nigh'.n
und night caps.
Hot water plates inr the belated nt meal
tlmo und for tbo sick room are among coveted
liomohold conveniences.
Chinese toasters are a part of the necessary *
crjnipagu of midnight suppers and alfrescc
entertainments among familiars.
Against thu popular cry of infected ice v
water pitchers havu been made which hold
the Ice in separate compartments.
Small silver rocontaclu * for that dainty
known ns Boucher a la Iteino nro provided
for the season ol' dining well und often.
The city of Chicago lias . (00 ( chtirchos.
Thu Baptist Union theological seminary a
Morgan Park , 111. , is overcrowded with stud
eats. The total enrollment for tno first ses
sion is IfiS.
According to I ho now Year Boon there nra
in the lOpiscopal church of Scotland sovcn
bhhnps , 'J.iD working clorijy , ! II5 entireties
and missions , l ! rectories" parsonages ,
! , IUS chuich population und ; i5lhl communi
cants.
Along the West African coast there are
now ' 'OU churches , ; iiM : , ( ) ( couvorU , 100,000 ad
horunts. 'J7.1 school : ! , 110,0011 pupils. Thirty
llvu dialects or languages Imvo boon mast
ered , into which portions of tliescriptnrc and
religious books and tracts hnvo been trans
lated and printed , nnd some know'cdgo ' u
ttiu urospul has roachud about 3,000,000 of be-
nlghtud Africans.
Theological fouling runs so high In Oxford
lluit protest was made against the erection ol
a monument to thu Into Cardinal Manning ,
says the Do'roit Free Pross. Yet them was
atiaio when that same institution of learning
Indorsed the burning of these opposed to tlio
faith in which the cardinal died. Ho was fur
broiidor than any bigotry that mouiuroi hH
greatness uy his crcod.
llliilnii'KVllbilrital : I'lii'ondllliiiiul ,
Auni'.srv , Mi' . , Fob. is. It Is Known from
un unlhoriUtivo HOUI-IM ainoin ; frlunds of
Mr. Ulaiiio iiuru , that his rncont luttor of
withdrawal was unconditional , I'liilinmi ,
condition will ho nrcupt tbo presidential
nomlnatlun. Mrs. Dlalno and ICmmnni
wuntiid him to bo a candidate , but ho Hald ;
"No. " Ills resolution wan tu'.ton ' and nn
letter loll owed.
MMi-r I'niii'li Hint I for the Dntrull.
Dnitoir , Mich. , Fob , H. The city coincll
has decided by unanimous votu lo present to
the now cruiser Dotrolt the liaiidsorno silver
punch buwl und tray costing fcl/idO , which
has licnn exhibited by i'1. ' ( ! . Smith. Sons ft
( Jo. , for KOIIIU tlmo D.IHI , and which hus ox.
cited grant admiration for Its uiamlou :
workmunsbip.
.1 H.in .HltiT.llllt.
Illnttiil I 'inirlfl' ,
All sill ! nnil nail tint Wllllum trout
Hut Hllniit nn llm loa ;
Nu xinilfl lit up his lirlirht blue eye
A huple-iH Kuat was Im.
Ho lioavoil a sad and soulful lih {
I'riPin dueii within hi brousc
Ho oliv.omlv wail niirini-i.od
And full of vaguu iinniit ,
Atittf ! " Im xald , "f do not mind
TliusDulil tin cam I a Hi ,
T'.ir thuy bulbervoil my arputlto
'J'l ) KWIM'tly lltlllUlt ) .
'I'lumi shotM I atd. w Hi Iron utlli
AllMi In hnul and too.
ti'oininl Jn l exactly to thn iipot
Wllh ruiit uliit to BO.
TliOHo li.'irrol liooiis on ivhleh I dliio.l
\VuiuiilwiVKi-yllnui \
I'm vury kiiru 'tway nu'ur my luck .
On belli'r lioupi to dlnu.
"lint. nil. I madu a sad mistake ,
I'm vury snriiiif llml
A most iinfurlnnulu inl lnk
\Vhou \ I utu t'.ial rubber luul. "