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AvoriiRO Clrruliitlnii Tor Drcciubrr , Ul
Tin : possibility that Kansas will have
two legislatures is enough to cause a
sick feeling in the stoutest heart.
IT is surprising to see In a Kansas
City newspaper the admission that that
town "Is great at present in only a few
directions. " Since when' ?
Tin : Pall Mull G < ucUe\\na \ \ the Information
mation that the Gaiv.iv band of robbers
has boon operating in Wyoming. This
IB pretty accurate for an English news
paper. _ '
say that George Gould receives
an tvvorngo of four letters of advice
every day. That younir man will have
himself to blame if ho ilooa not succeed ,
in life.
Tin : first thing the legislature must
determine when it reassembles is
whether iho people rule this state or
whether Nebraska is simply iv province
ruled by Hoston and Now York railroad
syndicates.
IF COLONUL DAN LAMOXT wants a
cabinet position ho will have to stop <
talking. In attempting to excuse Mr.
Cleveland's interference in the Now
York senatorial matter tlin colonel does
not appear to the best advantage.
TITH population of Now York is con
siderably greater than that of Chicago ,
but whnn it comes to a comparison of
typhoid fever records Chicago shows
up strong1 with 1,479 deaths to Now
York's 899. Chicago must stop this.
Typhoid 'fever ' is a filth disease and can
bo prevented.
CHINAMEN are sending long petitions
to members of congress asking that the
Geary registration law bo repealed. It
might as well bo repealed if it is not to
bo enforced , and very few people bo-
Hove that its provisions will bo carried
out. The Chinamen uro not registering ,
ns a rule , and this shows that they have
not much fear of being sent back to
China.
TUB patronage at the disposal of the
president in Now York is nothing com
pared with the patronage at the dis
posal of Tammany. The ledoral pay
roll in Now York city is less than
85,000,000 , while the municipal pay roll
is over $17,000,000. This exposes the
secret of Tammany's power and shows
why that organization Is always ready
to move hoivvon and earth to retain it.
A HILL is to bo introduced in the
legislature of Minnesota providing for
the taxation of all railroad lands in the
state except these that are actually oc
cupied by the railroad companies.
There are millions of acres of lan'ds in
Minnesota that were granted to the
railroad companies by the state and
general governments , upon which nti
taxes are mid. This is only a repeti
tion of the experience of Nebraska
j'oara ago.
A LAUOB crop of aspirants for the
United States senate hns sprung up in
Kentucky since the announcement thai
Senator Carlisle would go into Mr ,
Cleveland's cabiact. Fully a score have
been named , and as most of them will
have : v following In the legislature , ar
interesting contest is promised whor
the election ot n uuccossor to Carlisle
taxes place next month , Kentucky has
good senatorial material of the dotno-
crutlu kind.
SOMI : 7,000 poutolllco employes hai
the protection ot the civil service rule :
thrown about them by the recant oxton
alon of the classified service , and thoi
fan now regard a change in the natloim
administration with comparative com
placency. The rules of the civil servici
now apply to over 40,000 employe ? of tin
government , but there still remains i
largo army of public servants who an
not thus protected and most of when
will have to muko way for domocratli
successors.
Tlin need ot legislation to limit Ih
hours of labor of railroad mon IB em
phuslzod every time thoio is a rallroni
wreck Q"uo to the fault of an overworuoi
opginoor , switchman or other employ
who may happen to bo the Inunodint
ausu. Investigation ot a rucont wrocl
on the Now Jersey Coutval has brough
out the fact that the engineer hud boo
on duty continuously for thlrt
hours. In auch a cnso a Inrg
shiiro ot the blame should b
placed upon the railroad company
Buuh instances uro not uncommon an
public safety , as well as the interests (
employes , demands that the hours c
labor ou railroads be properly lliultc
by law.
VU THIS DAt.
No member of the logltloturo oan
torva two mnstora. IHn oath ot oflloo
nnd hie obligation ai n roprosontfUlvo
of the pcoplo impose upon him the duty
to honestly , foftrlossly and faithfully
dlsohnrffo the pnvve responsibility which
ho hna voluntarily nsaumocL Ho should
not loolc to the right nor to the loft ,
but in the suggestive Inngimgo ot the
embattled farmers , "Itcop in the middle
of the road. " The issues nro clearly do-
flncd , BO that ho who runs mny rond.
There should bo no dodginf or fonco-
riding when it comes to any measure
calculatca to redeem the people from
onerous burdens or to protect them
against unjust exactions.
The railroad corporations and their
allies have planted themselves squarely
across the path by attempting to block
legislation in the sonato. They oan
only succeed by an infamous surrender.
Tlio people now domancl of each mem-
bar of the semite to take his position
and choose his mlxstor. No man will
bo excused by pleading the baby act ,
nor will any reputable partisan , bo
ho democrat or republican , exonerate -
orate any man for aiding with
the corporate monopolies against
the people under the plea that
ho thereby hopes to servo . the
part } ' . There are no parties in the
legislature. There are honest mon and
boodlors. Tliero nro loyal men and
traitors. There are mon of principle
and scoundrels. On that line the people
will judge the division when they make
up their verdict. No man can servo
two masters in the legislature or out
of.it.
X OF OAttltAOR.
There is but one way in which gar
bage can bo got rid ot without endan
gering public health , and that is by
burning u. This plan is to bo adopted
in Philadelphia , and judging by what is
said of the sanitary condition of that
nity a change from the prtssont system
is urgently needed there. The Ledger
says that much of the garbacro has
boon dumped upon vacant lots and usoi
as filling for swampy lands , and rows of
houses have boon erected upon founda
tions reeking with the gases pro
duced by the decomposition , of organic
matter. And yet it is only a short lime
since the health authorities of Phila
delphia professed to bo unable to account
for the prevalence of contagious diseases
thoro. The wonder is that they have
not prevailed more extensively under
such a wretched garbage system. The
danger to public health resulting from
the use of garbage in filling up
low places is recognized in England ,
where a law was passed in 1800 prohib
iting the erection of a now building on
any ground which has boon filled
with material impregnated with foecal.
or vegetable mattu'r. If such a
law wore enforced inHhls country"many
cities would feel its oltocts , for the prac
tice of using garbage as a filling material
is common. In Now York and Boston
all refuse is dumped in the water , which
is bettor than leaving it on land , but is
still open to serious objections. Much
of the matter thus committed to the son
is soon cast upon the shore , and when
the shores nro thickly peopled , as they
are all about the cities named , the re
sult of the scow system is that it takes
foul matter away from ono community
to plague another.
Nearly 100 cities in this country and
England have adopted the plan of cre
mating garbage. By the use of furnaces
especially designed for this purpose nor-
feet combustion is secured and nothing
dangerous to public health escapes into
the air. In St. Petersburg a groa4 > gar
bage crematory has latofy boon built ,
which shows that even in that slow city
one of the greatest dangers of modern
civilization is appreciated. Every city
of any considerable size in the United
States ought to adopt this system , and
there can bo no more favorable time
for it than the present. The time will
soon corao when the dumping of garbage -
ago in the Missouri river will have to
bo abandoned. It is both unsafe and
unjust unsafe for the city that prac
tices it , because much of the mutter
thrown into the river is washed ashore
noar.tho place where it is dumped , and
unjust to other communities that re
ceive the remainder. ( Jromation solves
the problem , and to that every city
must come sooner or lator.
T1IK QUKSTIOX OF IlEVUXUK.
Notwithstanding the assurances giver
by the secretary of the tronsuty that the
government will bo able to moot all de
mands upon it during the currant fiscal
year , half of which has passed , there is
an apprehension that the cleso of the
year will find the treasury in u very un
satisfactory condition , and that it will
bo wise to make provision for the cur
rout expenditures of the next fiscal yoai
beyond the receipts to be expected fron
oxlbtlng sources of revenue. The dis
buL'domonts of the treasury are heavier
during the first half of the fiscal youi
than during the second half , so that tin
ordinary oxpsnditurus to Juno 80 nox
are not likely to bo so great as for th <
six months to December 31 , except per
haps for pensions , the amount of whiol
cannot bo estimated with any degrco o
accuracy. It Is thought that the ax
pondlturos for pensions will not bo losi
than $1 G,000,000 , and may go to $100 ,
000,000.
A chief obstacle In the wuy of ostl
mating the revenue of the next lUca
year is In the possible affect upoi
importations of the uncertainty re
garding tariff legislation. Thl
was pointed , out by the sacrotnr ;
of the treasury in his annual report
It is already appatont that the prevail
ing apprehension among business moi
that the next congro < u will change ex
luting tariff rates will load to a curtailment
mont of importations and a roducoi
customs revenue. There has boon a
effort in high democratic quarters (
impress upon the business interests tha
a conservative policy will bo pursue
regarding the tariff and that there nee
bo no fear of radical changes , bu
those interests uro not likely t
give full ooufldonoa to assurance
ot this kind , They will adopt
the prudent givfoguard of buying Abroad
only to such nn amount ns they nro rea
sonably sure ot being able to market
before tariff oh an go 8 oan take ofToot.
Granting that this will bo the case it
is entirely safe to anticipate n consid
erable reduction in the revenue from
customs for the first half of the next
fiscal year , and with this in view the
question of obtaining the needed revenue -
nuo from other sources is ono of imme
diate .and more or less urgent import
ance.
Ono of the plans for increasing the
revenue which the democrats in con
gress nro considering is that of
raising the tax on whisky from 00 cents
to SI.25 par gallon. According to the
estimate ot the commissioner of internal
revenue this would increase the reve
nues of the trovornmont to the extent of
$35,000,000 a year. Ho bases this on an
estimate that 100,000,000 gallons of dis
tilled spirits will bo withdrawn for con
sumption during the fiscal year begin
ning July 1 noxt. At the present rate
of taxation this would not the govern
ment $90,000,00 , and at the proposed rate
$125,000,000. There is opposition to this ,
however , principally on the ground
that the proposed increase in the
tax is too great and would have the
effect to stimulate illicit distilling , so
that it is probable if any advance is
made in the tax on whisky it will not
oxcocd 10 cents per gallon. It is also
proposed to increase the tax on fermented -
montod liquors 50 cents n barrel , and on
tobacco 10 cents a pound. Prom these
three sources It li estimated that the
additional sum of 830,000,000 might bo
annually added to the revenues without
damage to any interest and without bur
dening consumers. A small duty on all
grades of sugars has boon suggested ,
but It seems not to have mot with gen
eral favor. Undoubtedly an increase of
the tax on distilled spirits , for mon ted
liquors and tobacco would moot with
loss popular opposition than any other
plan that could be adopted for increas
ing the revenue , and a moderate ad
vance would not bo felt to any appreci
able extent , if at all , by consumers.
A SILVER COMI'ROMISK. .
If there is any silver legislation by
the present congress , which appears to
bo doubtful , it will probably bo in the
form of a compromise measure , and
nobody can foretell what this may bo.
Upon this , as upon every other proat
public question , the democrats are
divided , whether hopelessly so or
not only time can determine. Bills
end resolutions have been presented
in both branches of congress pro
posing the repeal or suspension
of the silver-purchase act , and
thcso measures , in the conditions they
provide for , serve to show the variety
of views entertained. Mr. Cleveland's
views on the subject have boon sought
for , and it is said that ho is anxious to
have something done at the present
session of congr.oss , though just what ho
would like done is not definitely known ,
or at any rate has not boon given to the
public. Undoubtedly the president
elect would like to escape ofilchil
responsibility in connection with
this subject , but it Is by no
moans certain that he has any
well-settled convictions regarding it
further than that it presents a perplex
ing problem which he would like to
have disposed of before ho assumes the
duties of the presidency.
The proposition which seems to moot
with most favor from everybody but the
advocates of free silver coinage is that
of Representative Ilurtor of Ohio. This
provides that upon its passage the pur
chase of silver by the government
shall cease nnd shall not bo re
sumed until an international agreement
shall bo reached , which agreement
must include Great Britain , France ,
Germany and the United States. It Is
urged in behalf of action of this kind by
congress that "it would probably have
the effect to induce the international
conference upon reassembling in May
next to roach an agreement under which
a fixed valuation would bo declared at
which silver would bo received for coin
age at the mints of the principal com
mercial nations. It is in the nature of
a notice to the commercial nations that
while the United States is willing to
abide by any agreed ratio of valuation
for purposes of coinage it is not dis
posed to longer attempt to maintain sil
ver at a possible loss to itself and to the
profit of other nations. The author of
this proposition has submitted it to Mr.
Cleveland , together with some figures
intended to show the losses sustained
by the government in the purchase of
silver , and if approved by the presi
dent-elect It will doubtless bo vigorously
urged for adoption.
There IP not much probability , however -
over , of anything being done at the
present session. The more radical sil
ver men have declared their intention
to resist the passage of any bill that luu
for Its object any curtailment of the ad
vantages given silver under oxistinp
law. They count upon f sufficient
strength to prevent any adverse legisla
tion , but should a test show n majority
favorable to suspension the silver mon
will resort to filibustering to provoni
action. The indications nro that the
supporters of the proposal to stop the
purchase of silver by the govormnonl
will make a determined light for-its
'success , but these who uro best Informoc
regarding the situation do n'ot oxpool
them to win. So far as tbo republican ;
are concerned they will very likely be
generally disposed to leave the quostior
to bo settled by n democratic uoncrcss.
I IT SKKMS now to bo assured that Sen
ator Carlisle of Kentucky will bo th <
next secretary of the treasury , and mot
of all parties will ngreo that Mr. Cleveland
land could not have made a bettor soloc
tlon lor this important position. Foi
the next few years , or until the buslnos
of the country shall have adjusted itsel
to the now conditions involved in taril
nnd other revenue changes , the troasur ;
department will cull for iv higher ordo
of ability in Us administration than an ;
other department of the government
mont , ana Senator Carlisle is wol
equipped to meet every requirement , I
short time ( tgo his selection for this pc
sition would have caused souio appro
honslon in conservative financial circles
owing to his attitude regarding silver
but ho Is no longer jii the free coinage
ranks. There la also reason to believe
that ho IB loss radical than formerly on
the subject of tariff reform. Mr. Carlisle
will bo easily the foromott man of the
incoming admlnlstfaUon In Intellectual
'
ability. „ . . r
Tun business 'men of Omaha , who
have an Interest'1 ' in the Black Hills
country because it affords them a good
Hold for trade , will .find some satisfac
tion in the fact , that the mining inter
ests ot that region nxro in .a very pros-
po.ous condition. ! Spmo idea of the
growth of the mining business in the
Black Hills may bo had from the fact
that the value of the bullion output last
year was 87,570,000 , while $500,000
was expended for mine nnd mill
machinery. Ono mlno employed 3,000
mon and paid $900,000 in wages. These
facts have some significance in Omaha ,
because this Is n natural center of trade
for that region , and our jobbers do a
business of considerable magnitude
thoro. It is to bo hoped that in the
future n. good market for manufactured
articles produced in Omaha will bo
found in the mining region. At present
the manufacturers ot this city nro not
reaching out so far , but they will soon
sco the opportunity and grasp It.
Tun Washington correspondent of
the Philadelphia 7/a7/cr ( says the eight
hour law is working very unsatisfac
torily. It is found to bo very distaste
ful to government employes , for ono
thing , and for another Its restrictions
will seriously interfere with the erec
tion of public buildings. Even the
labor organizations , which worked hard
for the passage of the aot , are not all of
them satisfied with it , nnd it is
said that the employes of the
government printing office , who suffer
in a pecuniary way from the operation
ot the law , are contemplating asking
congress to amend the act so as to make
them nn exception to its provisions.
Hero is nn instructive example of the
difficulties incident to a radical depart
ure from long-established economic con
ditions.
AN EAST/HUN / economist , who of
course knows all about it , says that the
urmea's in the agi-ieulturjil states of the
kvest and northwest , the south and the
oulhwost , are poor only because they
o not know how to talco advantage of
opportunities. lie avers that n
: nan with ICO acres of rich land cannot
nako a living on it , when it really
ught to give an existence to eighty
people if it were properly managed.
f this gifted man knows how
.b . make 100 acres of land sup
port eighty t/eoplo / ho should
not bo permitted , to sloop until
ho has imparted Ins secret to a waiting'
, vorld. There is no doubt that diversi
fied agriculture and Improved methods
of work would maKe many farms more
profitable than tho'y , are , but it will
hardly do to assume that farmers as a
class are fools. ?
IF THEtonly business a Nebraska leg
islature can do is to , create debts , vote
appropriations and o j taxes , the legis-
'aturohad bettor tf abolishod. Honest
republicans in the legislature have
nothing to gain for themselves or the
parly by an alliance with corporation
democrats or boodle men of cither party.
Stand up for Nebraska and repel the in
vasion of her rights to govern herself
by your voice and your right arml Let
all patriotic and honest men in the leg
islature moot the issue now or forever
after stand branded as traitors to the
people and to free institutions.
THE senate committees should bo or
ganized to promote legislation in the
interest of the pooplo. The members
who favcr such legislation and are op
posed to jobbery and tax-eating should
have n decisive' majority on each im
portant committee. This is not a ques
tion of party , but an issue between mon
who are true to the people and mon who
propose to betray them and Icoop Ne
braska forever in political serfdom. In
the language once quoted by the Peru
homo organ of the lieutenant governor :
Choose ye this day whom yo shall
servo. "
With Stitrlutil CuriU.
Jl'ds/idli/loil / Z'is ) ( .
Some of the western senatorial deals
appear to bo from the bottom.
totlio Hiioillni-H.
C/ifcfloo / Tribune ,
The prospect that the guilty parties con
nected with the Panama scandal will have
Justice meted out to them through the
URcncy < 5t the French duel is still painfully
slim.
Adviuico of Itcform.
Qloltc-Democrat.
The extension of the civil service rules to
all free delivery postoftlces is In the lines of
honest and practical promotion of the
efllcleucy of ono of the most important de
partments of the government and President
Harrison has done well in making such an
order. _ _
Tlio Itovlrnl lit Ilniiiritciul ,
VMhuMitlila Itfennl.
The news from Homestead that tlio Carne
gie mills are apaln In full blast and that
many of tlu ) old employes are again getting
work ii good news , indeed , The lesson of
the strike at Homestead has fully Impressed
Itself uiwii employenrand employes. Nothing
could bo added to its linpresslvoness by a
policy of harshness toward workmen whc
are willing to work. j
War on tlui'U | > i > iir Urimt.
Suit PniHclfcof.niMiiin- ( .
Omaha bakers Imroiboon having a merry
war. The ammunition1 was the ordinary
5-cent loaf which hipjtyd , through tlio air in
a manner designcdr- 'wreck tun enemy ,
The public has not been hoard to complain ,
AVheu thirty-six G-cent loaves can bo pur
chased for ono dollarlllioTwolf does not need
to bo chased from ! ) ) aqor. Ho turns tall
voluntarily and SCOOIH.IU *
Anil th Iilru Itiivoiii" r < i | > u1 r.
, S ( LouU SfejiuMfc.
When Mr. Cleveland , \rps president before
wasn't It a senator frpin. ( Louisiana who con
celved the novel idea that ballotbox stulUnf
may be a necessity o i civilization ) Wasu'i
it a Louisiana senator who made publii
proclamation of this idea In the hope of com
mlttlng the democratic party to lit Anc
isn't it this same Louisiana senator who 1 :
himself "mentioned" for
now getting u
place in tliu cabinet !
President HiirrUcm uncUlio Mormuni.
KU < 1'oifc Tribune.
The public sentiment of the country w\\ \ \
no doubt approve President Harrison's aetloi
in reference to these members of the Mormot
church who have violated the law ugulns1
polygamy. He has proclaimed n general am
nesty In tliocusoofaHolTendersi > rovidc d thai
they have obeyed the law slnco November
1890 , and pledge themselves to do so in tin
future. This action has been urged unon tlu
president by the Utah commission , thu gov
ernor of the territory and many citizens o
Utah who arc not Mormons. It has not buci
triUprt Without rarefnl consideration , nnd It
attests thopurK | ) cof the federal government
to rofrnln from hnrsh measures provided the
Mommm net In good faith in their avowed
rcnunclntlon of polygamy.
A Stunning Killlnrlnl ,
I'Jnffumotilh Journal.
Editor Hosowntor hns nothing to any this
inorultis nnd the lending editorial of the ,
World-Herald Is nn admirable essay on
"Worth nnd the Hoop-skirt.
A rprtliipnt Inquiry.
I'rorMcnrt Journal.
It Is cnsy to vent our scornful Indignation
on the city of Hamburg for not doing any
thing to get rid of the nursing places of
pestilence within her conllncs nftcr the fear
ful experience of last summer nnd to say
thnt the present visitation of cholera only
serves her right. Hut how many of our own
cities are really going to bo In nny bolter
sanitary condition next season than last
to resist the encroachments of this dread
epidemic.
.VJ./m.l.S/i.l 1.V .VKftfM.SK.I.V.S.
Twelve Pulls City people started for Cali
fornia last week.
Pawnco City's new Masonic hall has been
dedicated with appropriate rites.
Burglars entered the depot nt Dakota City
nnd took nearly ? i In cash from the inonoy
drawer.
Bowling Ilros. ' blacksmith nnd wagon shop
nt Vordon was entirely destroyed by lire ,
causing a loss of $1SOO.
For beating a woman , Jacob Jut-gens , near
Filloy , Is spending thirty days In Jail , and
will also pay a line of $ U ) .
The Cozad GUI/on and the Lexington
Clipper have consolidated niul .the new pro
duction will be known as the Lexington
Clipper-Citizen.
In case of n dark horse of the Independent
persuasion being chosen United Slates sen
ator , Judge S. A. Holeomb of Broken How
Is spoken of as available.
Three years In the pen didn't euro "Hunt"
Mustfelt of Uassctt of stealing , and ho Is
now under arrest on the charge of making
away with a quantity of corn.
Hon. 1-j. U. Hubbard. republican candidate
for the state senate last fall from Nctnnha
and Johnson counties , died nt his residence
near Talmage , Sunday. Mr. Ilubbard was a
prominent man in rsemaba county , having
been county clerk for two successive terms ,
llo was a highly respected clthen and a
prominent member of the Knights of Pythias
and Grand Army of the Republic.
On November 8 , IS93 election day Isaac
Cook and wife , who live at Pawnee City ,
drove over to the house of G. S. Miller , near
Table Hock , ami stopped for a short call.
Mrs. Cook was taken suddenly very ill so
she could not bo removed. She had been
quite poorly for a long time and the ride was
taken to beneilt her. She had had some
sovcro mental trouble for several months
and her mind and strength both gave way at
the same time. She has laid thcro ever
since , and her attendants positively state
that shu has taken no sustenance or medi
cine for forty-boven days. Her death has
been almost momentarily expected for n
nonth or more. Mrs. Cook is well known In
ho vicinity , having lived in Humboldt and
'awnce City many years. Her maiden name
vas Julia M. Ferguson , and she Is a sister of
'rank Ferguson of Humboldt. Ono of her
sons , L. L. Hulbard. is an attorney of Dallas ,
L'ex. Mr. Cook's daughter is the wife of
Governor Lewellyn of Kansas. Her recovery
s scarcely possible and should she recover
t is thought she will bo hopelessly insane.
Plattsmouth Journal ( dem. ) : When it
comes to u question of legislative 'llucnco
the little railroad pass seeins to have some
thing of a "pull. "
Blair Pilot ( rep. ) : The session starts out
.iadly . and unless there is a decided improve-
nent in Us future proceedings this legisla
ture had better never met at all.
Norfolk News ( rep ) : Politics makes
strange bedfellows. Wo have the remark
able spectacle of a democratic-independent ,
fusion in the house and
, a republican-demo
cratic combine in the senate.
Beatrice Times ( rep. ) : Representative
Porter of Merrick county , the young mouth
piece of the fusion gang , is Indeed a bril
liant and aggressive fighter. It is doubtful
whether ho has nn equal in either house ,
not 6xcepting Watson or Church Howe. The
Times likes to recognize merit Wherever
It is.
DCentralClty Nonpareil ( rep. ) : Whatever
the legislature of Nebraska may or may not
do , it bhould do ono thing. It should resolve
itself into committee of the whole to stand
up for the state. Repudiation , or the sug
gestion of repudiation , injures the west im
mensely. It ts estimated that as a result of
financial vagaries in Kansas the people o )
that state have already paid out $1U.OOO , < XX ) .
York T lines ( rep. ) : No man in the legis
lature is in n better position to influence and
direct than Hon. C. D. Casper. Ho is tno
most prominent figure among the democrats
in the house , and has great influence with
the independents. They have a clean work
ing majority in that body and will bo held
responsible for the work of the session , and
Mr. Casper Is the leading spirit In the com
bine. Ills position is a very responsible one.
Fremont Herald ( dem. ) : Republican
papers all claim Friday's ' "coup" in the sen
ate as a republican victory and as practically
settling the senatorial contest In favor of
Paddock or some other "reliable" repub
lican. They Kcem willing to receive Babcock ,
Mattes and North in good fellowship "mi-
conditionally , and of course will give them
proper recognition on the railroad and ways
and means committees. That's what they
were after in the first place , and they will
not bo disappointed.
Lincoln News ( rep. ) : Speaker Gaflln Is a
big improvement over Sam Elder , anyway.
Ho will not subject the stnto to ridicule , and
it is believed ho will make an Impartial and
intelligent presiding olllcer. Mr. Johnson ,
the clerk of the house , is particularly well
qualified for this place , and ho will give gen
eral satisfaction. Two years ago , when ho
held the same position , no succeeded in win
ning and maintaining the respect and confi
dence of members of all parties , and ho will
do as well in the present session.
Red Cloud Chief ( rep. ) : The state legis
lature has begun its session , and if ono could
see the barnacles that are hanging onto the
coat tails of each individual member it would
make him feel that life was but an empty
dream. The mad and nover-ecusing rush
after spoils will never stop , no matter what
party is in power. That almighty dollar
that Is only worth C'J ( ? ) cents hits u tcrriblo
adhesive and drawing quality that men are
willing to even sacrifice their wives' re
lations in order to get hold of 'cm.
Beatrice Democrat : There is a crying de
mand for a change In the assessment laws of
the state that should more equitably distri
bute the burdens of taxation. Under thu
present law , property Is supposed to bo as
sessed at one-third its cash value , although
the law contemplates an assessment upon its
full value. The custom of making the as
sessments as low as possible appears to bo
,1110 only escape that the property owner has ,
as the rate ot taxation is usually placed nt
the maximum. If all the pronerty in the
state was assessed as it should bu. upon an
actual casti valuation , there would bo a cor
responding reduction in rate , and the burden
of taxation need bo no greater than at pres
ent. But as this is not done generally , It
would bo wrong to attempt to enforce the
law In any partlculurlocallty. But littlocan
bo hoped for In the way of legislation , how
ever , this winter. The election of u United
States bunutor was made the Issue in the
campaign , nnd ull other Interests will have to
step aside ,
Flavorin *
NATURALFRUIT FLAVORS.
Vanilla Of perfect purlty-
Lomorr Of great strength-
Orange Economy In their USB.
Flavor as delicately
and dillcioutly as the fresh fruit.
SOUTHERN MEMBERS' WORK
Friends of the Now Orleans Ootton Exchange
Opposing the Anti-Option Bill ,
IT MAY HESULT IN AN EXTRA SESSION
Fitctlnnnl Tight In Dm Itiinln of tlm Doiuo-
crntlo Vnrly Mny Cmno Cleveland
Serimu Trouble 1'lniin of
tlio Opposition.
tiNOTOx BCIIKAU or TUB BEE , )
513 PottHTCnsTii STIIEKT , }
WASHINGTON , D. C. , .Inn. 0. ) I
The friends of the anti-option bill express
some Impallenco at the delay of the quaran
tine authorities of ulslana who , according
to Senator White's statement Inst week , nro
on their way to Washington to bo heard In
protest ugninst the Harris national quaran
tine bill. The quarantine ! measure has sup
planted Mr. Wnshbum's anti-option bill , nnd
Mr. White Is recognized as the lender of the
opposition to that bill. Its friends argue
that the New Orleans quarantine authori
ties should have been In Washington days
ago , and when Senator Harris nnnounced
this morning that owing to their lion ap
pearance ho would not expect n Una ! vote
before Thursday , some of them did not hesi
tate to state that the entire visit of the
Louisiana quarantine onleers was merely a
clover pretext of Senator White to still
further delay final action on the anti-option
bill.
Senator White has been recognized over
since his entrance into the senate as ono of
the moat brilliant and forcible of the south
ern orators. His opimMtlnn to the anti-op
tion bill , which of course Is inspired by the
Now Orleans Cotton exchange , will bo a
strong factor against the passage of that
measure.
It is Impossible at this time to discuss the
possibilities of the passage of cither the anti-
option bill , the bill to repeal the Sherman sil
ver purchasing act , the national quarantine
bill or the bill to restrict Immigration the
only legislative measures of national Import
ance before the end of this session of con-
givss withoutrocognb.lng the fact that their
fate is inextricably Involved with that of the
battle between the Cleveland and antl-Clovo-
land factions in the dcmocratlcjunrty.
To Vorca mi K\lni Sosloii ,
This mixture of factional democratic poli
cies Is stirred by the desire of a largo sec
tion of the democratic party to force nit extra
session of congress soon after March In de-
llauco of the expressed wish of President
elect Cleveland. The plan Is to force an
extra session as already outlined in these
dispatches , by causing the failure of ono or
more of the appropriation bills necessary to
conduct the federal government. Chairman
Holman of the house appropriations commit
tee had the hardihood to declare today to
some of his friends that some of the appro
priations bills necessary to carry on the ma
chinery of the government would bo held
back until it became certain that what Mr.
Holman described as "legislation that the
pcoplo do not want , " had no chance of pas
sage. 0
The legislation which Mr. Holman de
scribes means In such , for instance as the re
peal ol the Sherman silver act , not what the
pcoplo do not want but what Mr. Holman
docs not want. The power of Mr. Ilolman
as chairman of the appropriations committee
is great , , but it remains to bo seen whether
ho cannot be overruled by the prodigious in
fluence which Mr. Cleveland has already as
sumed to extend over this congress which
will not bo in existence when ho becomes
president. The utternnco of Mr. Ilolman Is
chiefly of value as indicating a determined
effort which President-elect Cleveland may
llnd it necessary to combat on the part of a
powerful faction of the democratic party
more or less allied with the populists , to
force an extra session of congress in March
through the defeat of ono or more of the
great appropriation bills. The failure of ono
of these bills to become law would rather
seriously embarrass one or more of the ex
ecutive departments or would compel the
calling of an extra session with , of course.
no other purpose than the appropriation of
money for the spcciflc need. An extra ses
sion of congress , however , would not bo
limited by the occasion causing its call.
MiilO u Dunmnil.
President-elect Cleveland in the formation
of his cabinet has within twenty-four hours
been confronted with a problem which for n
time perplexed the managers of his cam
paign last fall. The question is whether or
not to recognize the third party In the south.
It will bo remembered that the alliance ,
( whites ) former members of the democratic
party made a terrifle uproar about the
methods of their old associates In several of
the southern states and notably In Alabama.
in defeating the popular will by ballot frauds
In October state elections. For some time
there was talk of reconciliation In view of
the possibility for the defeat of
the clcctorial ticket in these states.
At the same time Secretary McComas of
the republican national committee gave
faint encouragement to a movement led by
Christopher Magee of Pennsylvania to create
fusion between the angry white alliance
party and the republicans. Tlio republican
movement fulled and the democrats refused
to bo frightened , knowing that they c.onld ,
as they did , purchase victory by debauching
the ignorant colored voter. But now the
alliance party of the south Is about to press
Its claims upon Mr. Cleveland for recogni
tion in the cabinet. The .self-announced
candidate of this element is Representative
Livingston of Ocorgln , who claims to hava I
founded the nllUncn party In Uio south nnd
who hns Incurred the bitter opposition In tha
aouth of the rcgulnr dnniocr.i lo organiza
tion. Mr Livingston wishes to bo secretary
of agriculture place In the cnblnotvhlcn
ho thinks would nlTord the best outlet for
the demagogic demand * of the discontented
whlto element of the south Atlnntlo nnd
Oulf plates. Itneed not bo said that the
regular southern democracy will deny Mr
LUIngston their support. The more an
nouncement of his wlllincness to cuter Mr.
Clovelnnd's oftlclnl household will , however ,
bring to Mr. Cleveland's oflleo In the Mills
building. Now York , many friend * of Isaao
1'nsey Gray of Indiana and Rcprosentntiva
Hatch of Missouri , oaeh ot whom has thus
far been counted ns n probable successor U
the genial Uncle Jerry Rusk.
Today Assistant Secretary Clmndler , In
the timber culture contest of John Jnrdet
ngalnst George W. Cannon , from Valentino ,
mudllled the decision of the commissioner ,
holding that "tho claimant has not had hU
dny In court , ' ' Is not legally bound by the
proceedings In the case and setting them
nsido. Ho orders a now hearing.
Altec Moouey wns today ap
pointed postmaster at Brownvillo , Ncmnhn
county , vice W. A. ,1ml 1 < Ins , resigned ; also
G. R. Batemnn at Wesslngton Springs ,
Jerold tenuity , and Mrs. I. 11. Arnold nt
Green , Carbon county , \Vyo.
Senator Manderson today Introduced n
hill to pay the heirs of Andrew Cummwi and
John Smith of Mexico the amount of the
Judgment rendered against Brigadier Gen
eral John R. Brooke for false imprisonment
nnd trespass.
The senate will probably adopt ns nn
amendment to another bill the 1'iekler
timber culture bill.
A favorable reinn-t wns today made to the
house upon Representative Perkins' bill ex
tending the time for one year lu which the
Pnclllc Short Line company may construct
the bridge over the Missouri at Sioux City.
Mrs. 10. W. Miller of Iowa Is nt the Ar
lington ; C. P. Kane of Nebraska Is at the
American.
Secretary Noble has reversed Uio decision
in the mineral ease of S. J. Clarke and Will
lam Klmcndorf against- Robert N. Ervln
from Rapid City , S. D. , and directed that
tervln's entry bo canceled. P. S. H.
JlltlUllT .t.Vl )
Philadelphia Tliiins ! It doesn't always fol
low that shaking an iiciitmlntuncu mules him.
Tid lilts : Klrst tllsputunl Thou I'm a liar ?
Second DKimtmit On tlio contrary , my dear
follow , you have Just spoKen the ti utli.
I'nclc : Mr. Keyworth ( to Miss Coopali , who
1ms been awuy ) 1'so btitu-nly glad to ii'o yo'
back.
Mlss Connah ( In decollt-tn dress ) To sco
vrho-.o buck ? I'll ship yo'down , man ? Hoar
mo talkln' ?
I'h'.lndelnlitn Itccord : Mr. Egotist Aw , Mrs.
Frivolous do jou think that fashloimblo
vomen appreciate Using young men ? Mrs.
l''rivolim ' > Vus , In thohtreol curs ?
WnslilnctnnStnri A man who has lostcol-
lars In n launch.v refers to thu Institution us a
big Iron and Htoal syndicate.
Jmlfi ( > mi > os Journal.
Honeivth this white mnmoilal stuno
Tlio lioni'i of Chappie Ho ;
Ho llvi-tl Jusl thivL'-and-twonty years ,
Hut nonu of us knows why.
Kntn Hold's Washington : Mrs. Hrobson I
thought yon said this was u tooiiiy Hat ?
HiobstmV1I , nlu't It ? Seven rooms In a
space night feet by tnciity-lhiuu Is loomy
enough for inol
Hi-owning , Kins & Co.'s Monthly : Mrs.
Ciiniso I think Unit Mr-t. JMmldov Is tlio klnd-
ust mother to bur hoys that I know of.
Cuniso : O , nonsunsa ! Why , hhu compels
them to wear clothes of her own mako.
St. Paul Ploneer-l'ress : iTho Koven-lcKKert
man lunv.on exhibition In nn eastern miisoum
niiglit to bo a mugwump. Ills facilities for
kicking nro of tbo bc-st.
Taxns Sittings : Mr. Honeymoon Tld you
ROW that button on that coat , darliiifi ? Mrs.
Honeymoon No. sweetheart ! I couldn't llnd
the button ; but 1 sowed up Iho buttonhole. Is
that nil right ?
RECON'i ) cim.nuoon.
IndltiuifpuUs Jomrmif.
Iln was old. and prim , and crlr/lcil , and Rr.iy ,
With whiskers that looked like a forkful ot
hay ,
And ho lived In poor style for a man of hl
means ,
While his costume ran mostly to flannel and
Jeans.
Ills neighbors made a sort of a butt and a joka
of him
Callud him "lny old lllll" whenever they
hpokooChlm ;
Anil yet to his wife and who dares call her
silly ? .
Ilo was never nusht other than "darling" or
"Wllllo. "
o
annoxia WOKS.
Hen Ktnu in Chicago Matt.
Nothing to do but work ,
Nothing to uat but food ,
NotlilnK to wear but clothes ,
To kuup jno from going undo.
Nothing to brcntho but air ;
Quick as a Hush 'tis gone :
Nowhere to fall but off ,
Nowhuru to utantl but on.
Nothing to comb but hair ,
Nowhuru to Nluop but hi bed ,
Nothing to weep but toars.
Nothing to bury but ( lead.
Nothing to sing but fiongs.
Ah , well , alas ! nlack !
Nowliuro to go but our ,
Nowhere to uonui but back ,
Nothing to sen but flights ,
Nothing to queued bill tlilret ,
Nothing to have but what we'vo got )
Thus thro' life wu ute cursed ,
Nothing to Ktrllo but a giilt ;
Kvorythlng moves that goes.
Nothing at all but common sense
Can ever withstand these woes.
Largest Mnnutacturors and KoUUurj
of uiothluu lu tut WorlU.
It's a long time
Since we gave you fellows a snap in suits and
overcoats such as ; we are going
ingto give you this week. We
have now displayed in our
corner window an almost
complete assortment of our
suits and overcoats so com
plete that you can certainly
see one there that you want
well , you can have any one
in the window for a ten dollar bill. Wo never sold
any % of them for less than $12 and lots of them as
*
highas"$20. No use to describe them you won't
buy 'till you see them , but when you see them you
will buy them. $10 for choice. Our garments are al
ways proper in style , substantial in fabric and as
well made as tailors can make them. Wo have
nearly all sizes in the window , but it's time to un
load and oursacrillco cuts no figure beyond the fact
tha t you have the choice of any overcoat or suit
in that window for $10.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
Bloro ojii'ii tiaturduy ovary till uvoulnx til ) 0-ilQi I S. W , Cor , 16tb and Douglas St