THE OMATTA DAILY HEti ; TUESDAY , DEOEMHELl 27 , 189B ,
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JMlv nnd Sunday , Ono Year lo 00
Blx Month * . .i " 00
Thrpo Months I " 0
Runnny Hen , Onu Yonr 200
HMunfny Her. Onn Year > 1 BO
Weekly lice , Ono Ycnr 1 00
OKI'IOKS.
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Poiilli Omnlm , corner N nnd 20th Streets.
Council muffs , 12 IVarl 81 rent.
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Now York , Hooms 13 , 14 nnd IB , Tribune
Building.
Washington , ni3 Fourlccntb Street.
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rdllorliil matter sb'ould bo addressed to the
Kdlturlnl Depiirlnipnt.
1UISINKSS I.KTTEKS.
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bp nddrui'.i'd to Tlio Heo rubllsldni : Company ,
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to bo made pnynblo to the order of tlio com
pany.
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BWOIIN STATRMKNT 01' .OIKOUIjATION
Blnto of Nphruikn , I
County of DmiRins , f
Oooriso It. T/scbuok , sefrotary of Tun HF.H
I'tllilldlilnc roinpiiny , ilix-M wili'innly swciir tbnt
ihonctualclrruliitfonof Tni ! DAILY Hun for
thn wooketidhiK December 24 , IH'Ji ! , was as follows -
lows :
Punilay , Dpci-mbnrlH 2 ° ' ° lr ;
Mondny , Dccotiibrr in aa-JJt
Ttiriduy , DecemberVl ! > 2:3'2JV :
\Vi'dm-Mliiy , Deceinbur'Jl. . . . 23 , < n4
Tliursdiiv , Di'Ci-iubor 'J2 lfi' ! : ) ) ( . )
Vrldny. Di'Ccmbt.r 2.1 23U48
Buturiliiy , Di-eembt-r 21 24,751
C.KOUOK It. TX.SCIIUCIC.
flwnrn to before mo and subscribed In my
presence tlils24tli d y of Dcrmnher , IHO'J.
IPeal ) N' . I'fKKIIj. Notary Public.
Vlrndiitloii fur Xovombor , Hl,0i"t. ( !
THK Icplsluturo Is tin all-powerful
machine when It pots lo grinding.
IT IS siiid tlint 105 confederate army
generals yet Bitrvivo. The rotnnindor
vf trio confcdorntoa are colonels.
THK receipts of hogs in the local mar
ket tire docrctislnp a little and dotilors
itro nutieipivtitiff still hiplior prices In
tonsequonco.
Tins itlcn that StmnUor Crisp will bo
called to a place in the cabinet is not
for a moinout entertained by the gentle
men who manage the Now York Reform
club.
"WHAT are wo paying taxes for1'
Inquires the Chicago Herald. You are
paying taxes for the reason that you
have to , and you have to pay a lot of
them.
THE St. Louis Itcpullic remarks that
"tho fnlco center is still nloiig the Rio
Grundo. " Our inotoor loss estootnod
contemporary down the street ought to
fool slighted.
TltK milk sold in Chicago has been
found upon investigation to ho "reason
ably satisfactory. " If the water of that
city were hotter it would do away with a
great deal of drunkenness.
* FOUR parsons were recently killed in
a single day in Chicago on the deadly
prado crossings. It hns boon said for
years that the grade crossing must go ,
but Chicago does not got rid of it.
PAUL VANOKKVOOUT , the grand
muckamuclc of the national encamp
ment of men who toil with their jaws
has at last rolurnod to Nebraska. Next
week ho will reappear at the state capi
tal in his old role of paid monopoly
epidor for the populist fly.
A KEATIIKH in the cap of the outgo
ing republican administration is the
fact that in 183 ! ) our exports of cattle
amounted to 810,000.000 , while in 1892
they have reached the value of $35,000-
000. Everybody knows that wise diplo
macy is ohioily responsible for this in- ,
crcaso.
THE ocean rnco between the Inman
line steamer City of Paris und the
Etruria of the Cunard line resulted in
favor of the latter on account of the
disabling of the machinery of her com
petitor. When ia this dangerous and
useless trans-Atlantic racing to bo
stopped. "
. . . . .M . . II , I ,
THE city of Fremont has made a great
'
record this year in public and private
improvements. The tot'il expenditure
amounts to more than $ > OQ,000 , which is
nn indication of great otitorpriso as well
ns a sign of growing prosperity. Few
towns in Nolraska are going ahead with
greater rapidity than Fremont.
is trying to abolish
the smoke htiis'inco , or that portion of
it which arises from the use of bitumin
ous coal on railroads. Philadelphia is
on anthracite city ana tolerates the
Reading combine with apUianco that
amounts almost to approval. Neverthe
less the smoke nuU'.inco should bo
abated.
\V. B. ANJWICV/S , who made
a gallant and brilliant fight In the
congressional race of the Sixth district ,
has received and accepted the position
of private sacrotary at the hands of
Govornor-oloct CrouiiBo. Prof. Andrews
is 0110 of the rising republicans of No-
brapkn , and Judge CrouiiBo is to be con
gratulated on hU first appointment.
THIS decision of Judge Spoor of the
United States court at Macon , Ga. , that
the fact of n in ui bulng a member of a
labor organization is no reason for his
discharge la a very important ono tc
organized labor. The principle Is un
doubtedly sound. The rljht of won-
ingmen to organize for mutual protec
tion is unquestionable'nud this being
udtnlttBd , it Is manifestly unjust to make
u man's commotion with tv labor organ
ization the protest for dlsoharging hin
from employmont.
THE proposed tunnlgamatlon of the
various organizations of railway onv
for the purposa of preventing
strikes during the period of the World't
fair , is worthy of encouragement and
confmondution. A serious oonlliot be'
tweon thti transportation cornp inios and
their employes while the fair Is ID
progress would ho peculiarly unfortu-
tiula The projectors of the plan ol
nmiitgamatton show a proper eonso'ol
duty to the' public , and a commendable
concern for the euccosa of the oxposi
ticiu.
llnllrontl ( ioroorntlons Jmvo not.boon
n offonslvoly tlomtnnnt In Now England
as tlioy Imvo boon In the ntntes west of
the Mississippi. The population ot Now
England Is largely bf old Purl tun stock ,
mul would not tolornto the pornlolous
method * of corruption and favoritism by
which railroad companies have boon on-
ablcd to control attilo ofllccrs and law
makers in the now stntos. But even
Now England Is gradually awakening
to the fact that the very foundations of
government by and for the people are beIng -
Ing rapidly undortnlnod by the wholesale
bribery of public oniclnls which usually
begins by the nccopttinco of railroad
passes 53 a matter of courtesy and
ends by the downright purchase of vul
nerable olllctals ,
During the present year Massachu
setts has thought It necessary to pro
hibit the issuing of railroad passes to
the governor , lloutonantgovornor , morn-
bors of tho. council , judges , commis
sioner * and members of the legislature.
'Railroad ' companies In that state are ro-
qulrod to have on sulo mileage tickets
good on every road in the state at the
standard milongo rates. This will enable
a farmer to buy a 600-mile or a 1,000-
mile ticUol just as cheaply as it can bo
bought by a merchant or a commercial
traveler.
It Is now unlvorsnlly conceded that a
railroad pass is a valuable thing given
by railroads , In exchange for valuable
service. When given to a public olllcial
unilor tho'pretenbo ' of courtesy is noth
ing more nor less than a sugar-coated
bribe. The extent to which this p.isg
bribery hns been carried on in this state
or years is simply scandalous. Annual
asses good on great systoma covering
com 0,000 to 5,000 miles of railway have
'eon ' freely given not merely to public
Illcials from county road supervisor up
.o governor and Unitnd Statoa sotmtor ,
iiithavo boon within the roach of almost
very man who pretends to wield the
lightest political inlluonco. Those
ugar-coatud bribes have not
: noroly been within - iho gift of
ho railroad managers , but wore
iiluecd at the disposal of prominent state
md federal olliciuls , who were supplied
tvitli blank puua books to bo flllod out at
iloasuro with the names of parties
ivlioso ] iolitiual support was desirable.
The insidious poison ot bribery dif-
iised through every political artery has
debased and demoralized our public
men and threatens to destroy what little
there is left of suit government in
Nebraska. It may as well bo admitted
now that our government of the people
uis been n monstrous sham for years.
The people have not ruled themselves.
Tlioy have merely gone through the
'orms of electing representatives to
enact laws and officers to execute the laws
and conduct the affairs of government.
But the dominant power is the cor-
) orations. They dominate the state by
the insidious inlluonco of wholesale
bribery and wide-spread corruption. So
eng as this wholesale distribution of
bribes is tolerated all efforts at reform
ivnd honest government will prove
.ibortivo.
J3IIAST1O
A law has juat boon enacted in South
'arolina ' for the regulation of the rail
roads in that state wnich i& moro radi
cal than nny previous legislation for this
purpose adopted by any stato. The law
provides for a state commission to bo
elected by popular vote and oxtraordi-
lary powers are given to this bjdy. It
is authorized to lix absolutely and
without appeal , freight and passen
ger rates for all the railroads
in the state , It may not only dictate
rates on single lines , but it may make
joint rates between two or more con-
iccting roads. Under the law all con
tracts between railroad companies as to
ratus must bo approved by the commis
sion before they can go into offnct , and
the commissioners can bind the roads to
such joint tor contract rates as they
cheese .o insist upon. They have the
authority to regulate train schedules
and connections within the stnto , so that
iho roads must run such trains at such
times and make 'such connections as in
the judtrmont of the commissioners the
public convenience may require. In
short , the management of the railroads
is to a very considerable extent devolved
upon the commission , which , will doubt
less bo cotnpoaod of farmers who will
enforce the law in the broiidost moan
ing of its letter nnd spirit.
The railroads , it need hardly bo said ,
made a most vigorous light to defeat the
enactment of the law , but the alliance
legislature was deaf to their arguments
nnd appuals , and Governor Tillm-in was
equally obdurate and promptly ap
proved the legislation. Since its adop
tion tho" railroad employes have hold
meetings to protest against the law , but
it will stand unless the corporations can
have the law sot aside by the courts.
From the spirit manifested in thin legis
lation the South Carolina railroads can
expect little mercy from the commis
sion , and according to the statements of
tholr managers they ii"Q not in u condi
tion to stand a material reduction of
rates. 'Phis , however , is the p'.oa ' put
forward by tho. railroad people everywhere -
whore when It is proposed to reduce
thuir exactions. If the word of railroad
managers was always accepted as conclusive
clusive- the companies would nowhere
bo subjected to restrictive and regula
tive legislation. Admitting that the
South Carolina law goes further
than is necessary or desirable , yet itUs
fair to assume that the commission will
not attempt anythinir destructive of the
railroad interest in the stato. It is to
bo presumed that the people will cheese
as members of the commission men who
have BUlllclont judgment and discretion
to protect their Interests while at the
Bimio tiinu giving just consideration to
the interests of the r.illroadd. Doubt
less rates are now felt to bo oppressive ,
or there would have boon no such do-
miind for this legislation , and of course
they will bo reduced. It will not nocos-
sarlly follow , however , that Iho revenue
of the roads will decline. L'jwer pas
senger rates will induce moro travel
That has buon the result tronorally and
will very likely bo the ease in South
Carolina. If the tendency of oxcobsivo
freight charges Is , to restrict business
the converse is reasonably to bo ex
pected from lower and reasonable rates.
Tlu > effect of the operation of the South
Carolina law will be regarded with gen-
oral Inlorost , at lonst In the south ,
where the question ot rntlrond regula
tion hns but recently begun to com
mand serious considoralion.
rilOPOSRD lXHRHtTA.NCR TAX.
The working of the law imposing an
Inheritance tax of 1 per cent on largo
estates has BO pleased eomo of the ofll-
clala of the state of Now York that it is -
now proposed to make a tax rata of 1
per cent on all estates from $10,000 to
8100,000 , 2 per cant on all from $100,00p
to $500,000 , 8 per cent on those valued
from $ .100,000 to $1,000,000 and 5 per
cent on these of moro than $1,000,000.
If this wore a more unofllclal sugges
tion perhaps it would command little at
tention , but as it comas from the comp
troller q jtho state it Is at least worthy
of notice. Comptroller Camoboll says !
I Imvo not as yet decided what action I
shall talto in relation to the number and the
nature of the amendments , but I think It Is
but Justice that inon who escape personal
taxation during their life should bo made to
contribute nt their death. It is not the in
tention of the amendments to change the '
condition of the law as it affects the irmu
with a few hundred or perhaps thousand dollars
lars , but to apply to the men of hundreds ot
thousands who so distribute tholr money that
it escapes taxation. * * * Mr.
Gould was assessed for $ , " > 03,000 of personal
property during llfo nnd ho was actually
worth"870,000,000. Thus ho escaped taxation
on $ G,500UOO ! ) , , and such a law as I suggest
would form a compensation after death for
their evasion of the law prior to that tlmo.
No doubt there is a strong sentiment
in some quarters in favor of legislation
in this direction ns rC'moa.ns of restoring
to the people a portion of the largo
accumulations of money to which they
are contributors , in one form or another ,
and also as a chock upon the growing
tendency to amass vast fortunes. The
stnto of Now York has a greater number
of such fortunes than any other , and it
is therefore appropriate that such a
movement should have its origin thoro.
Mr. Campbell bollovos that such a system -
tom would aoon dispose of state taxation
entirely. Under it the receipts from
the tlould estate would bo swelled
to $ a,600,000 , or about ' 8700,000
moro than was raised last year
by direct tax upon all of the assessed
property of the stato. As there "aro
other possessors of great estates who
are old and must soon pass away , and
many smaller fortunes are rapidly grow
ing into great ones , it is argued that the
inheritance tax at such rates would continuo -
tinuo to yield largo returns to the stato.
But-whatever might bo the value of
this plan as a moans of compelling mil
lionaires to return to the pocket1 ? of the
people a part of their accumulations ,
often wrongfully obtained , it could
hardly bo expected to moot the demands
of public expenditure with Tammany in
control of the state , and it would cer
tainly lead to public indifference concerning -
corning the magnitude and character of
such expenditures , for the people would
' not bo likely to give much hood to the
uses made of money taken from million
aires in'this manner. Still the subject
is interesting , fascinating in fact , from
the very nature of the proposition , nnd
if Comptroller Campbell's scheme re
ceives the backing that is expected it
mny nt least give the money princes of
the Empire state a good scare.
THE WEST IN THE CAIHXET ,
A good deal is being published , wholly
conjectural , of course , regarding1 the
possible composition of Mr. Cleveland's
cabinet. While the guessers are free
with the names of prominent democrats
in the eastern , southern and middle
states , they take no notice of the cabi
net talent west of the Mississippi
Some ono has been named in connection
with every position in the political fam
ily of the executive , but so far as we
have observed no distinctively western
man has boon mentioned. If this is duo
to ignorance the cabinet makers should
mnko haste to acquaint themselves with
the western material available for heads
of departments.
Of the seven members of the cabinet
when Mr. Cleveland was first elected
president ho took three from the
south , three from the east , and
ono from the northwest. The a
polntmont to the supreme bench
of Associate Justice Lamnr made
a vacancy in the cabinet which was
filled from ono of the middle states.
There are now eight cabinet positions ,
which will enable Mr. Cleveland to
show more consideration for the western
wing of his party than lie did in his first
administration. It will bo remembered
that ho did not than manifest a very
hearty interest in the democracy of
the west. Ilis chief solicitude was to
please the party in the south
But conditions have somewhat
changed since then nnd ho may
now see the expediency of distributing
cabinet honors moro Impartially from
the sectional point of view. It is hardly
probable that ho will again select three
heads of departments from the south ,
nor is ho likely to take two from the
Htato of Now York. A division which
would give two members of the cabinet
ouch to the eastern. , southern , middle
and western states would at
once establish a proper sectional
equality and would bo judi-
o ious from the standpoint of po
litical expediency. II Mr. Cleveland
proposes to consider the future welfare
of his party , and it is to bo inferred
from his public uttarnncos that this
will constitute a considerable part of his
concern during the four years of his
presidency , ho will not permit nny ono
section to appear to have a predominat
ing voice and inlluonco in ills adminis
tration. The west has a number of
democrats who would bo capable
and useful cabinet officials men
who are in close touch with western
sontlniont and aspirations. They are
to bb found in Nebraska , in Iowa , in
Minnesota , and other states , and the
dnmoarats of tlieso dates ought to make
themselves hoard in advocacy of tholr
claims. The west is the most important
and the most progressive section of the
country. It annually contributes
more than any other section to
the wealth of the nation. Its
people are enterprising and pa
triotic. Its democracy is loyal to the
principles of the party. Per these rea
sons and others equally valid the west
should have at least nn equal representa
tion in Mr , Clovoland'u cabinet , and it
bo n poUUonl tnlstnko If tt does not
rocolvo this dosormd'Tecognlllon ' ,
Titn suggc8tloiil"tf Iiit the interstate
commerce law bo > < wholly abolished in-
9tond of nmondodj"ahil that a now start
bo taken from tliq'lbo'itom ' 1 ? not a bad
nno. If the rccont decision of Judge
Qrosham is to bo rdgilrdcd as a final de
termination thatno , commission has no
judicial functions- and cannot Invoke
the power ot the c ur.ls to enforce its
oxlra-judlclal functions , then tt is evi
dent that a 'court with special
jurisdiction in , " Ftich matters and
comprising a 'part of the judl-
olal branch qfho government ,
is the thing that U needed to restrict
railroad combination and extortion.
With effective and judicious laws relat
ing to transportation and a court
fully empowered to enforce such laws
the Interests ot the people would find
protection. The public is thoroughly
tired of fruitless efforts to enforce the
present law and would like to sco a now
deal all around.
NOTHING could bo .more ridiculous
than to cill upon Mr. Cleveland to pub
licly announce what his administration
would do In a. possible exigency for
maintaining gold payments. In the
llrat place there Is no substantial reason
for apprehending any trouble on this
score , and in the second place Mr.
Cleveland knows us little about what
should bo done to prevent a cessation of
gold payments as ho does about practi
cal tariff reform.
A I'nnASANT fooling exists between
the cities of Chi en go and St. Louis. A
newspaper in the latter city , comment
ing upon the fact that Mr. Armour has
given the city of Chicago a present
worth about $1,500,000 , says that the
millionaire stele the money and that ho
ought to bo in .Toilet. Mr. Armour
should make haste to divide with St.
Louis.
Missouri' *
St. Luilts ttc ) > ubltc.
A colonel for every olllee.
The MiiHlnVltllolt \ the Mull.
Kanura Cllu Star.
Franco is rapidly moving toward revolu
tion according to all accounts. Hut the man
to start the martial music has not appeared.
Bnulangcr made a fatal mistake when ho
killed himself. -
Upholding Tliclr Itlghta.
Olalic-Dcmocrat.
The republicans cannot afford to steal a
seimtorship in any of the close states ; and
still less can tlioy afford to lot 0110 be stolen
from them through a failure on their part
to tatto full advantage of every technical op
portunity.
Aiillly/liiK the "Vt-rdlct. "
/iKlfaiinpolfs llournnl.
In the states which n'oted in 1838 Mr.
Cleveland received 5.r > 50.704 this year , against
{ 5,5r , : ? > , -M'2 that year. t\n ptbcr words , his vote
in IS'J'3 ' was only 14,4(53 ( moro than it was in
18S8 , and yet his election with such a small
increase is called thb voice of the nation in
favor of a tariff for revenue only.
Springfield ( Mass. ) Republican.
General Miles went' ' off at half cock in
talking in such a sensational way concerning
the tljroo revenue cutters Canada is said to
ho building on the great lakes. lie is evi
dently ono of these who want the treaty of
1817 terminated so that'onr inland seas may
bo covered with war ships. That treaty is
ono of the best our government over made
into law.
The L'olonul I > ro | > ! i a Hint.
.A'fio 1'orfc Cotmncrcffll Atlccrtlscr.
Canada should be careful how she builds
and arms war vessels for the lakes. A cer
tain amount of this pastime is permissible ,
but the limit iu her ease was reached some
time ago. Wo do not like to bo forced con
tinuously to contemplate a neighbor strut
ting about with a chip on her shoulder and
bpgginK any interested person to tread on the
tails of her coat.
San Francisco ( lirontcle.
The latest experiment In electrocution at
Sing Sing prison demons ! rates that death may
bo caused in twelve seconds , with none of the
repulsive features that marked the first
trials of the electric death-chair. Now that
this new method has been proved effective
it should bo adopted in other states. The
fear of this process is greater than hanging ,
and the rigid exclusion of spectators also
adds to the iinpressivcness of the death pen
alty ,
Where Diamond * Are Trumps.
/ViflactelpJifa Record.
Not content with producing silver ere
worth S50.000 a carload , Idaho has entered
the field in competition with the diamond
districts of Brazil and South Africa , and it
may yet become necessary for the specula
tors in gems to take into account this now
source of supply. The mineralogical wealth
and resources of the mountain regions of the
transmlssissippl country have as yet been
barely scratched on the surface , nud there is
no telling what now and strange discoveries
may await the exploitations of future pros
pectors.
Drop HilviT , Snvn the Gold.
Clilcnuo Tribune.
Congress ought at once to suspend the pur
chases of silver by the United States treas
ury. Not another ounce should bo added to
the already heavy load of guarantee put
upon the small stock of gold in the treasury.
After having resolved to stop buying con
gress would have a little tlmo in which to
resolve what policy ought to bo adopted for
the future , but no time should be lost in
passing that resolution after the members
reassemble following the holidays. The
country caifnot afford to talto the grave re
sponsibility of longer trying to make a
hotter price for the production of n few sil
ver men than they could got in the regular
commercial market , on the same terms the
farmers now ImvoMo soil their grain -nid
] x > rk. The government should stop trying
this , and then decide for the future to treat
silver strictly on its merits , in the same way
that it now deals with gold.
SIC\A TOltTA I , VOTl'O Ullltr.
Nebraska City Press ( rep , ) : If by nny
chance slip of fortune's wheel McKolghun
should bo elected senator from Nebraska ,
] lloala's comet shouldreconsider its action
and strike this earth ofsoirs ) squarely on the
Nebraska end. The less loft ofjt the hotter.
Edgar Post : Govoliior-eloct Crounso is
mentioned ns a probable Candidate for United
States senator. Ho ia not only constructed
of the material of whIMf statesmen nro made ,
but ho ia quo of the gr'ftftifct men iu the state
of Nebraska , mid thutris Aiying a good deal.
The circumambient atmosphere is full of
brains , ns it wore. " ' _ ' <
DontricoTimes ; Judarb.nroady is pulling
the strings for the United States senator-
ship from Nebraska n thtf hands of the dem
ocrats and independents , and there is nc
mistake about it. Judge lironily would
make n fair senator but if1 wo must have n
democrat give us tho' nblo , fearless , honest
J. Sterling Morton , ij
Plattsmouth Journal * , ( dem ) : Mr. Paddoeli
seriously thinks ho ia in the race /or ro-clcc-
tlon to the senate , but ho isn't , Tom Majors
bus "set up the plus" against him In his
party , and pretends to have pledges of mor
who will not vote for Paddock in any event
Neither gontlomnn is greatly troubled will
u consciouce , however , mid their friend !
muy bo induced to concede his strength t <
the other for a consideration.
ICenrnoy Journal ( rep. ) ; As time passes ii
becomes more and moro evident thutSenatoi
Puddook's chances for re-election grow slimmer
mor , lie creates no enthusiasm in the parti
nnd will gain comnartivoly nothing from tin
independents , without whom it it impossible
to elect n republican senator. Also , ns liim
passes , the chances for T. J. Majors become !
stronger. In the midst of bitter opposition
from various papers nud other sources , hi
with A. 1C Goudy led most grandly in tin
la&t election rnco , Ho Is very populat hntong
the ninasc * or ho could not have done so.
Wo bellovd ho Is the only man mentioned
who will draw strength from members of the
Independent party. Ono very Important
element In his favor Is his very strong iwr-
sontU following , nnd nnnthor very strong etc-
input In , ho being nit old soldier himself , ho
will naturally draw comrades to him vho nro
members of the independent party , nnd who
will ho our senators nnd representative * in
the coming legislature.
Wlnsldo Wntchnmi ( dom.O Wo have
watched with the blithest decree ot satisfac
tion the very favorable reception of Hon. 0.
F. Helper's iinmo nmoug the ellinblos to the
United States sunatorship ot Nebraska. The
democratic press is very warm in its indorse
ment of Dr. ICelpor. Ho Is admired for his
bright record by men of every political ho
ller. Ho knows the needs of Nebraska , and
his work iu his own state leglnlaturo has
proven him a most competent man to repro .
sent our great commonwealth iu the upper
hottso of congress. Lot It be Dr. George R
Kelper of Pierce.
Niobrura Pioneer , rep. : As the senatorial
question grows oldbr the Pioneer's candidate
for United States senator to succeed Senator
Paddock grows stronger. It is conceded by
some of the best Journals of the state that
Mr. Lambortson's ability nnd general
( piallllcatiuus nro the needs of Iho hour ,
and should ho bo away from the tur
moil of a bitter , expensive and degrading
light , similar to these that have transpired
in Nebraska for twenty-live yearn , it would
bo following that oft-repented but mueh-
abuscd theory of politics that the "ofllee
should seek the num. " It is claimed that
Church Howe , Tom Majors and the other
lesser lights would step out of Lambortsou's
way , nud Seuntor Paddoek would surely
throw what strength he could to him when
he found that ho could not make it himself.
The mention of Governor-elect Crounso's
name in connection with senatorial honors at
this time is certainly no wish of his nud not
the thought of his best friends.
XKIIlt.tSHA . .I.VttlillllASKAftS. .
Tho'llloomlleld Journal has been leased by
Wood it Oxford who have became its editors
nud publishers.
llov. Dr. J. L > . Krum has retired from the
rectorship of the Episcopal church nt Schuy-
ier and has gene to Gainesville , Tex.
Auditor-elect ICugeno Moore hns Just re
signed his position ns court stenographer , a
position which ho has held for eighteen
years.
Ex-Sheriff A. D. Beemer of Cuming county
is a candidate for appointment as warder ( if
the penitentiary. Ilis friends say his
'bailees ' are good.
Since being re-elected n member of the
egislature , Henry Schlotfoldt of Grand
stand has sold his cigar business and when
: iis term at Lincoln is ended ho expects to
engage in the manufacture ot brick.
During IS ! ) : ) there has been expended at
' "rcmout C > ( )0,000 ) and moro In pub
ic nnd private improvements. A sum-
innry of the building record for the year
shows : Public improvements , Ji,000 ! ) : ; busi
ness buildings , $ % tf > 0 ( ) ; manufacturing , S-lW-
JOO ; residences , churches , etc. , flGI.Siil.
The wife of Henr.v Hunzekor , sr. . was
found dead on the floor at her residence ,
seven miles southeast of Table Hock , with a
.Kiol of blood beside her. It is supposed
while up in the night for something , she was
taken with n fit of coughing , to which she
she was subject , and ruptured a blood Vessel.
Will Grain , a man who has n family in
fowa somewhere , is in Jail iu Ilartiugtou
jccauso ho attempted to runoff with afeeblc-
niuded daughter of J. C. Oliver. Mr. Oliver
.s a farmer living near llnrtiugton. Grant
enticed the girl to go to Towa with him , but
only got as far as Wakellcld , where ho was
overtaken by the sheriff.
The twenty-fourth annual meeting of the
State Horticultural society will bo hold at
Lincoln January 10,11 and 12 , and an exteu-
sivo and "interesting program has been ar
ranged for the occasion. The various topics
of interest to horticulturists will bo dis-
_ usscd by experts. Reduced rates on the
railroads nnd at hotels have been secured.
Any person engaged in nny horticultural
pursuit may become an active life member
of the Nebrasko State Horticultural society
ipon the payment of $ T . Any person may
become an associate member upon the pay
ment of 81.
Somootour neighbors , " says the Stan-
tou Register , "aro boasting of being on the
point of discovering coal. While Stautou
county cannot boast of a coal mine just at
present she can brag about her mines of
gold and silver. The farmers of this county
do not dig the precious metals out of the
ground , as it is done in mines , but all the
same the Stanton county farmer who at
tends to his business and farms his farm
gets the gold or its equivalent in bank notos.
Wo do not bcliovo there is another county
oven iu the wonderful state of Nebraska
where the farmers are more prosperous ,
taking into consideration the circumstances
under which they began. A very few of
them came to the county with any money ,
ana now the farmers have moro money m
the banks than any other class. "
o
r. FUN.
Alchlson Glebe : lly a "white Ho" Is meant
the kind you sue on tombstones.
Chicago Inter Ocean : Vloldlng Why do you
think 1'hlllljB will enjoy all the stupid jokes
In the pluy tonlnlitV
Jolmsou Itecaiuo bo's perfectly deaf.
You are mistaken , Lobelia. The French
Cliambor of Donutius in action does not resein-
llo ) a session of thoOmuhu Hoard of Trade.
Tliero are signs of llfo In the French Chamber.
Washington Star : "That lawyer wouldn't
chnrgu mo anything for Ids horvloes. 1 sup-
posu lie has tin eye to business hi the f uturu. "
"Yes. It's ns much n case of paving the way
as It Is of waiving the pay. "
Roselcaf : "Ono swallow does not make n
RUinmur , " but It muy have occurred to you
tliut ono grasshopiiurmukes moro than a dozen
spring.
Yonliors Statesman : It has been wlsoly su -
htod that the term bu changud to pulllli-
claus , .
I'lilhiclelelila Itccord : It was a simple thing
to full out about , hut sluco JIiiKghis met.MiiK-
L'lnscomhiKoutof a pawnshop and naked whut
wus up they don't spunk ns thuy pass by.
ester : This Is the tlmo of year that
who Indulge hi fancy drinks call to mind
tlio fact that It was u slliix that killed Ciollath ,
ami tiwuar oil' drinking for a week or bo.
Washington Star : "It always shocks mo to
receive n telejjraml" she exclaimed.
"Do It , really'/ " exclaimed her undo from
Stump Hollow. "Muybu thuy ain't Uuorful tor
take ull the 'lectrlclty out 'u 'cm. "
Smith , Gray & Co.'s Monthly : Onnonstrauss
My front , dot riuj ? is wort llvo hundrot tol-
lar.s , and I h't you hat It for slMy-llvo.
Jones Hut it hns tin ) Initial letter "W" on It.
UppeiiHtrauss .My , front , dot ring Is tunIt : u
bargain It would pay you to hat your juuno
changed ,
THE TUOIIIII.I ; .
Clothierimtl t'tirittslicr.
"Why Is II , " twill the houvcr hat ,
As by the dusk It bltMercil ,
"That every tlmo I puss you by
Yon seoiu to bu so Jlustorodr'
"I don't Know' " said thn tnlhir bill
AVlth voice and mlon dujccled'
"llul somehow , though I try , 1 can
Not hcum to gut colluded. "
JUST A 1'l.AlN
'fhe Idler.
There wore several slrls In my schoolboy days
Whom 1 thought , 1 could not llvo without ;
Thorn wiisono with bright hair , like I'lKubtis'
rays ,
And ono with nn nxtiuislto pout.
Tluiro was ono with blue eyes "ccrouleau
blue"
I culled them when I wns a boy
And .several moiu , whoso names I forgot.
Who miule my younf honit throb with joy ,
And then I grow olilur. I fell deep In lovu
With the hullo of Iho season ono year ;
She had lovers by < lo/.rns , but still 1 hud hones
- And lived only wlii'ii she wai nuar.
She iimrrli'd for iiionuy. 1 llrnily resolved
That I'dnuver love womun ngiiln.
And retired to the hhell of u bachelor's llfo
To live on the friendship of men.
A day cumu , however , when uvon I foil ,
And Cupid victorious s'uni ; .
Shu wus not my Ideal , her fuco wns not Greek ,
And she wont bur brown hair In n bung.
Hut shu nulled mo. That was. of courau , quite
And 1 fi-lt that she flllod up a nleho
In my heart thut the hullo ot the season could
Although ! > ho was hundsomn and rich.
The girl thut I lovu Un't "rcsul" or "Kraml , "
Ilurnyi's nro not "visions ofnluht ; "
Her hair Is not "ohi'unod llku the ik'hest elAnd
And shu doesn't wear rulmtuit of * hltu. "
Shu's just a pluln girl ; but sliu's putt nnd w
Aiidsh'o trusts mo with ull of her hfiitt ,
And do you bupposo that I'd breuk buehi ,
trust !
Well 1 won't so wo novur will part.
QUESTIONS OF QUARANTINE
Interesting Views of an Export on the
Subject.
FOUNDED ON MIDDLE AGE SUPERSTITION
Dr. Irving 0. I ID MI , DpdiiiM Unto * unil
liitlotn for I tin Improvement of thn
1'ri'nrnt Service In Iho
Unite
WASHINGTON HtrnnAU OP TIIB BKI : , )
5tt : Fot'UTF.r . STHKUT. >
WASIIISOTU.V i , , I ) . O. , Ucc. 20.
Dr. Irving C. Itosso , professor of nervous
diseases in the Georgetown university , nnd
the author of the article on quarantine In
tlio American encyclopedia , has seine very
decided opinions on the sublect of na
tional quarantine , llo has had a good
deal of experience in quarantine mat
ters nnd had charge of the Tybo
cholera in ISilii. He said : "Hroadly speaking
I am opposed to quarantine as at present en
forced. Its laws and regulations nro neither
reasonable nor seieulille. They nro founded
on middle ago superstition and prejudice.
For instance , I have been quarantined in
Cadiz on board a healthy ship from Hostoti
because the Spanish quarantine officials
bad heard of the existence of sporadic
eases of yellow fever in New Orleans. The
same ship was not allowed to stop at the
Azoro islands where thojiuthorities took
our mall on the end of a Ions polo and fumi
gated it before sending it ashore. ICqnally
absurd iu this country are the rare per
formances nt Fire island and the quarantin
ing of ships at ilrarns and Santiago when
oilier ships land nt the Mexican jxirts and
passengers may cross the Hlo Grande at dis
cretion' .
Xotdl Now Idrn.
"Tho adoption and control of quarantine
by the general government is by no means a
new idea. It was advocated by mo iu an
editorial in the Now York Medical Kecord
for March , 18TU. At tin- same time the adop
tion of precautionary measures at the port of
departure nnd the perfection of international
arrangements with friendly powers was
recommended. The administration of mari
time quarantine nt the port of arrival is
comparntlvul ; useless as long as the provis
ions deslrahlo at the port ot embarkation
nnd the sanitary means to bo enforced during
tlio voyage are neglected. Only by a cosmo
politan code of regulations can a proper
quarantine bo enforced.
"The question is perhaps ono of the most
serious difficulties of sanitary police and in
ternational hygieno. I am heartily In favor of
sweeping and radical reforms In tlio matter
since experience has shown that maritime
quarantines are not public security. They
fall to keep out disease , many of their re
strictions are cruel , inhuman mil burdenSome -
Some and injurious to tradci In abolishing
them I should rely mainly upon personal nnd
local hygiene , which has for its object the
preservation of the healthy individual. It. . is
much hotter to expend money nnd energy
in removing the local conditions that favor
the development and spread of an epidemic.
"This has been douo for the last twenty-
five years in England , where quarantines nro
practically discontinued. 1 believe , however -
over , that the moral aid of public opinion
and the material assistances of science maybe
bo the means of inducing congress to adopt
some comprehensive measure by which tbo
confused mass of existing laws may bo ar
ranged and codified and tlio good otllcca of
international arrangement secured. "
P. S. II.
A 3IVSE31ESTS.
People are daily growing moro fond of
laughter nnd a largo part of Omaha's laugh
ing Is being done at the Wonderland nud
Bijou theater this week. The entertain
ment tliis week contains many entertaining
novelties. The musical comedy sketch of
Lawrence nnd Allen opens the program very
pleasingly nud then Prof. John Uatchellor's
"London dog circus" nmuso the audience
with their clever pranks. Lo Petite Freddie ,
the child vocalist , sings catchy songs in many
languages and has several interesting dances.
Gourly nnd Hart presented thnlr operatic
sketch , "Ship Ahoy" , in twenty minutes ,
amid the unrestrained lanchter of the spec
tators. Burton Stanley and a good company
present "Knzzlo Dazzle" at the close of the
specialty performance. It is a three-act
comedy 'full of funny situations and humor
ous sayings. The show is affording great
amusement to these who visit the theater.
Friday being ladies' souvenir day , the man
agement has secured a lot of very acceptable
Now Year's presents for the ladies who see
the performance on that day.
Where Father McJlynn AVill r.oculo.
Nnw Youic , Dec. 20. Rev. McGlynn , who
was last week restored to his priestly func
tions through the Instrumentality of Mgr.
Satolli , will , in all probability , bo under the
jurisdiction of cither Cardinal Gibbons in
the Baltimore dioeeso , or Archbishop Ireland
of the St. Paul diocese. There is little likeli
hood that the restored priest will over again
bo stationed in this dioccso.
. Mlncrfl Injured.
DENVER , Colo. , Dec. " 0. A special to the
Republican from Sallda , Colo. , sajs : Will
iam Price nnd Frank Lander were seriously
injured this afternoon by an explosion In the
Hcllpso tunnel nt Monnlrh , Colo. A upecW
train Is RohiK up from hero with surgeon * ,
but no details cnn ns yet bo procured.
i.v rim IM.V .S OF ma I.VIIK.V/M.
tlrrry Simpson HIM Commenced lll < Onm
p.i IR n Tor I lie Kumm Hrimtnr ld | > .
Toi'RKA , ICnn. , Deo. 20. .lorry Simpson
took his Christmas dinner In Topokn yester
day. Ho arrived on ono of the noon trulni
nnd went at once to his hotel , Ho did not
show himself yesterday nnd few people out
side of the hotel know Hint ho was In town
until this morning. Early this morning ho
began Ills campaign forthosenatorshlp , mix
ing freely with the populists nnd discussing
the situation with them. Asked by n re
porter 1C ho was n candidate , ho replied :
"Well , I am In the hands of my friends. "
| "Do you hear nay clamor for you to bo-
j come a candidate1
1 "Well.no , not exactly ; I gttosa there is no
very great demand for mo. Perhaps I can
tell you moro about that later on. I ahall
1)0 ) hero ten days or two weeks. I may stay
longer ; until after Iho election of a senator.
If tt is not delayed too long. But I nin not
so much Interested In the scnntorshlp as I
nm in the organization of thu house. Of
course , 1 can't , say who will organize. It nil
depends on the supreme court. They any
the court hns no power to Interfere in the
matter. Certainly the court can't finally
settle a contest , but the court can prevent a
man from doing n wiiuig , and that Is all wo
ask in the rases llled last week. "
Simpson loft this forenoon for Wichita , but
will return hero tomorrow nl ht.
Contidenco grows In republican circles Hint
the supreme court will not Interfere in nny
of the lumso contest eases tiled by the popu
lists last week. A republican said that the
supreme court , however much it might bo
disposed to prevent a squabble at the organ
ization of tiie house , was nbsolutely power
less under the law , unless fraud is shown.
In tlnitovciit the court would reverse any
order so made. All Iho contests are kised
ou mistakes in the returns of certillcatiims.
The same republican said also that no ef
fort would bo made by the republicans to
contest a member. " It would bo too danger
ous , " ho added. " It would only Invite the
populists to retnllato in the senate , and wo
are not desirous of Iwving the populist
strength In that body any greater than it U
now. The senate will hold for four years
and will vote on n .senator two years from
now. Then is the limo the I'opubllcausjwill
need votes iu the legislature , for wo propose
to make our light then for the senator. "
j'7 < jiir/.v j-vm A vitosnnfa.
Two Kiillrcmil Ooinpiinles In 31 Isimirl lluv-
l K Lively Tlmo.
NEVADA , Mo. , Dec. 'JO. . The Missouri , Kan
sas & Texas railway and the Kansas City ,
Nevada & Fort Smith are engaged in a
lively crossing war , whlJh threatens to re
sult seriously. The sent of war Is twelve
miles west of hero' , where the Kansas City
road seeks to build a crossing over the Mis
souri , Kansas & Texas tracks. A legal con
troversy over the crossing hns been
going on for some time. Saturday the Kan
sas City ollleials obtained an injunction
restraining the Missouri , Kansas & Texas
from interfering with the former road In its
attempt to build the crossing and today the
work of constructing the crossing was bo-
gun. Tlio Missouri , Kansas & Texas had relaxed -
laxod their watchfulness on account of today
being a holiday nnd it was noon before the
news reached hero that the crossing was
being built. When the Missouri , Kansas &
Texas did learn what was going ou they sent
to the scene n special train carrying Hfty
men , some of them armed , under the com
mand of Division Superintendent Lyons and
lloadmaster Hookwell.
The train arrived just as the crossing was
being completed. Superintendent Lyou took
in the situation , nnd ns a desperate resort
ran the train upon the crossing , upsetting
the engine and ditching ono cur. Two men
were slightly hurt. Tlio Kansas City pcoplo
fastened ropes attached to tlioir engine
around the prostrate engine nnd attempted
to haul it away , but the Knty pee
ple. tied their engine to trees with ropes ,
with the result that the wreck still remain , *
upon the crossing. Both sides have been re
inforced with armed men , until now over 400
men are camped on the ground. Serious
trouble Is threatened unless the Missouri ,
Kansas & Texas people submit to the terms
of the court's injunction. Much bad fooling
exists between the hostile parties and ua
overt act on the part of either wou'd'pro- '
cipltutc trouble.
,
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One of Portland , Ore. , Prominent Cltlzoni
ClmrReil with Huvlni ? Two Wives.
TNDiAXAi'OMS , Ind. , Dec. 20. Silas JV.
Jones , 78 years of ago , is under arrest at
Kokomo , charged with bigamy. Jones cnmo *
from Portland , Ore. , about a year ago , in
vested heavily in Kokomo property , bought
a handsome residence nud married n young
wife in the parson of the daughter of ox-
County Auditor Stiler. Jones was arrested
by an oftlcor named Murray from Denver ,
Colo. , where it is charged ho has a wlfo
living. Murray came to Kokomo with n
requisition properly attested by Governor
Chase , lie timed his arrest of Jones so ns to
got him to the station without giving the
friends of the prisoner time to organize a
resistance , but it happened that the train
was an hour late. %
Sheriff Simmons was appealed to and
refused to allow Murray to depart with
Jones until bis papers had been passed
upon. Jones , in the inoantlmof Is detained
in the residence portion of the jail. Jones
admits to some Indiscretions in Denver , but
pronounces his arrest for bigamy a case of
blackmail.
Lurgost Mnnufiiotiirors anil Uotillors
ofulothlngln Iho World.
A Great Kieker.
Was John Randolph of Roanoke ? They say ho
was so much oppos
ed to the tariff on
wool that he would
go 40 rods out of his
road to ki ok a sheep.
He had it so bad that
he probably would
n't appreciate the benefit wo are giving1 this week
on heavy wool underwear , All heavy underwear
will go at straight 20 per cent off regular plainly
marked prices , If you kick on that 'cause you've
got 'nuff underwear , try the other sale. Every
man's suit and overcoat in the house is out like this ,
( no special lots in the whole business included )
$12.50 suits or overcoats are $10. $15 suits are $12.50
and so on. Inventory next week ; that's why we are
making these reductions.
BROWNING , KING & CO ,
Btoro open tiuturduy every tlllUM evonln : ; till 0. SW , Cor , IDlh and Douglas St