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THE OMAHA DAILY-BEjfr THURSDAY , JANUARY 2g. 1803. THE DAILY BElfi " ' "r.'iioaiwATKit : , ranton 3DKVTKKV MORN INO. I OK St.'IlSCIUt'TlON. Jnlly ) Honfwlthout SitmliiylOno Year. . IB 00 ] ) nllv nnd Suiiiiny , Ono Year 10 00 HU.Months J > ° 0 Thrro Month * , -gOO Humlny HOP. Olio nnr " " Hiiturdny HOP , OIIP Yi-ar > " \ \ cclfly uec , Ono Year w OPI-'IOE-J. nmnlm , TliP HPP llnlldliw. , . , . , . . South Oimilm , corniir > and 20lh Street- 12 IVail Hlrt' " * rounrll UlillTM , ; , , 'hlciiirr Onirp. 317 lifmiiilwrof Ooininprcc. NPW York , ILooins 13 , 14 nnd 15 , Tribune Washington. 513 rniirtponth Street , COUUEHI'ONDENOE. All communlontlonH rnliitlnz in news anrt nlltorlnl mutter should bo uddrenscd to the Kdltorlal Dupartiiii-nl. HUSINE9H LETTEUS. All buslnoHH lottorM and rpinlttancpi should lie mldri'Kscd to The m-o I'libllihliiKCoiiiimny , Oimilin. DniftH.chfckH nnd nostoMlco ordnrs to bo inndo payablu to thu order of the com pany. TIIK KI3 PUBMSIHNO COMPANY. HWOUN STATEMENT OV CIRCULATION HJuti ) of Nt > linistn , I County of Douglas. ( CJporcii H. T/ii'liucU. spfl-otaryof TUP. HER rubllshlliK roiiiiiany , ( loci Milurmily RWPiir that ihouctwilVlrculiilfoii of TIIK DAII.V Ilr.n for thnweek ending Jutiuury 21 , 1893 , was us follows : Btinilny , .limnnry 1f ! . 20,037 .Monday , .Jnmniry 10. . 23,7Ub Tupfiliiy. .laimiiry 17 . . . 3' "Wedmwdny. . January JH Thursday , Jiuiiiiiry 10 Krldny , January i0 ! Saturday , January 21 . VM.GI UKOKUK B. T'/.KOHUOK. Sworn to tipforo mo an. I subscribed In my co this 'Jl t ( lay ( if .lanmiry , 1H93. , , [ Seal ] N. 1 * . I'KU , , Nota Public. Average t'lriMilntliiii for Idicomlirr.S-t. 539 JfajJHASKAhiiflbeen u Btuto for twenty- flvo yearn , uiul yet u man like Joe Eugerton iniiy bo seriously "mentioned" for u scut in the United States senate ! iTATTEAKSby the annual report of tlic chief nf jwlleo that the amount of cvltno In Omalia during 18)2 ! ) was less than in any pfovious yeui1 for live ycavt ) . Jt IB to "bo honr.i that the record of the present year will bo Btill better. SOME newspapers arc protesting ngnlnst the Heerccy that is maintained by Mr. Ulaiue'n family and physicians in regard to the nature of his disease. Wo do not know what right anybody has to demand information upon that point. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ IT ONLY costs a railroad company $3,000 to kill a man on u grade crossing in Chicago and there In now talk of hav ing the price iixcd st 825,000 by the legislature as a means 6f compelling the railroad companies to elevate their tracks. IT is hardly probaWo that the propo- Hitiott to Michiganl/.o this state.by provid ing that presidential c-lectors shall bo chosen by congressional districts , will over "bo acted upon by the legislature. It is a democratic demand which is heard only in states where that party is in the minority. TIIK bill to prevent combinations of dealers in lumber and in coal , for the purpose of fixing prices or dividing net profits , which has been introduced in the legislature , is right in principle. Such agreements have the essential charac teristics of a trust and therefore should not bo tolerated. THE khedive of Egypt is not only restive under British authority , but de clares that ho will yield only to force The young man may have good cause to fool aggrieved , but when ho talks about resistance to Great Britain ho shows very bud judgment , especially when ho is receiving no encouragement from other nations. TIIK state senate voted to postpone consideration of the anti-pass resolution until February 25. This will enable the members to enjoy their perquisite o free railroad transportation until the end of the session. Those who voted to postpone could hardly have confessed more plainly that they have free passes and intend to use them. TIIK promise of railroad legislation , o ono sort or another , is already largo hut how much of it will materialize on the statute books is problematic. Tin trouble with measures generally tha nro brought forward at the beginning o a legislative session is that they arc crudely drawn and thus afford the cor porations u good chance to make- : effective fight agalftst them. Legisla ; tion of this kind demands more thai ordinary intelligence and care. " \ViiKN Chancellor Canflold of th State university was called before th legislative committee ho was asked tc .state what he wanted. lie promptly re plied that ho had nothing to ask for th university ; it was a question resting solely "with the legislature whotho jnoniH should bo provided for tlio cducu' tion of the children of members und o ! their constituents. lie referred to the estimate of the regents und with tha' "ho loft the matter to the assembled bled wisdom of the lawmakers. This course on the part of the chancellor is a refreshing innovation. Ho declined t stoop to tlio doubtful methods that havi long been employed by the heads of state institutions in behalf of appropriations lie has sot a worthy example. Olllcial in charge of state institutions shouh Icoep away from the legislature , except when ttmnnumud to iippcur before the proper committees. OMAHA is continually attracting at tention in ono way or another. Tills time she is getting her -name tip by reason of the good record made in the collection of customs duties. The meas ure of onlcienoy is in the comparative cost of collecting. Now York and Chicago cage rank lowest of all in the cost of col lecting a dollar , .021 cents each. Omaha , ,02G cents. Cincinnati is next , .029 cents. Dubuque , la. , IB noxt. The receipts nt that ollleo wore $10,809.70 , and the cost of collecting a dollar .033 cents. St. Louis ranks sixth , .03(1 ( cents. At Boston it cost .012 cents to collect $1 ; at Now Orleans , .129 cents ; at San Francisco , .0-10 cents. The aggregate receipts at Kansas City wore $189,045.21 and tlio cost of collecting a dollar .000 cents. At Bt. Joseph the receipts were $75,035.00 , and the cost per dollar .000 cents ; at Peoria , 111. , tlio receipts wore 85,030.82 , imd the coat of collection .097 couta. ' VtlOTKCTtOX Of * KMW.'trKS. A bill providing for the protection ( if the health of employes in workHhnpuuul factories , and to prevent the "sweating'1 system , has boon Introduced in the lower branch of the legislature. In view of the fact that ovcry political party in Nebraska has recommended such legislation - lation , it is presumed that the mcinuru will encounter no serious opposition , The propoposcd legislation is proper and desirable. It is doubtless true that the class of employes em braced In the bill are ns well cared for In this state , so far as the conditions to health are concerned , ns working people ple in similar employments in any other state of the union , while as to what is nown as the sweating system , wo are ot aware that,11 prevails anywhere in Nebraska. Tliat slavish system , which 'educes ' men , women and children to n lore degrading condition than most of ho negroes of the south suffered In the ays of Slavery , is practiced chlclly in ho larger cities of tlio coun- ry , the leading trndo centers , and iias not yet found its way , at cunt to any noticeable extent , , o the interior cities , whore the Indigent nnd the ignorant , who become victims of he system , are not so numerous and the truggle for subsistence is not so Intense , t cannot bo untimely , however , to adopt cgtslutlon which will prevent the in- reduction of this system , the hardships and tlio demoralizing olTccts of which lave boon recently sot forth by a con- ressiunul investigating committee. Many of the states have laws to pro- .cct the health of employes in tvorkuhnps and factories , and where hcso are properly enforced their licet is found to bo oxcel- ent. There has been a very great 'oform ' in this mutter within the last 'ew years , widely instituted by em- filoyors themselves , who have found it to bo to their advantage to make proper > revision for Iho health and reasonable comfort of employes. Kvery practical nan knows that people work better and : icompllsh more when their surround- ngs are cleanly and healthful , and the cost of maintaining such a condition is many timoj repaid in the increased care uul productiveness of the service ren dered. A workshop or factory kept in a state conducive to the impairment of health where there is no cleanliness und no conveniences , and human beings are treated like brutes or worse must inevitably produce among tho-jo who work in it a feeling of revolt that de tracts from their usefulness. Doubtless tlio larger number of employers under stand this , but unfortunately there are a great many who do not , and therefore it is necessary to have laws which will lompcl thin latter class to have some re gard for the demands of humanity and decency. There can bo no doubt as to the duty of the state to provide such legisla tion. It is ono of the police powers of the commonwealth to lie exercised for tlio general welfare. The right that belongs to the legislature to prohibit the sale of impure food and deleterious drugs in order to protect the public health involves the authority to require the employers of labor in workshops and factories to maintain their establish ments in such condition as will not bo a monuco to tlio health of tlioir employes. Tlio principle of the proposed legisla tion is unassailable. /A * furoR OF A/ir STATUS. The action of the caucus of republican senators , in voting in favor of the ad mission to statehood of Now Mexico , Utah und Oklahoma was unexpected. The impression had obtained that tlio republicans generally in congress were not disposed to have the admission of any of the territories provided for by this congress. This idea appears not to have been well founded , and it now seems possible that bills may pass the senate for admitting the above-named territories. Arizona being left out of consideration. A statement was recently published on the authority of a prominent repub lican politician , whoso name was not given , and who had within a short time traveled extensively in the territories that may have had some inlluonco upon the minds of republican senators. This was to the effect that the enfranchised Mormons in Utah and Arizona , who have become such by amnesty , will , as a rule , vote the republican ticket in the event of the ad mission of those territories , fooling that , as the republican party struck the flhucklos of political bondage from their hands , they should , in gratitude to that party , aid it by voting it ticket. Moreover , the teachings they have re ceived from the church have been in the direction of the encouragement and protection of homo industries nnd homo markets , and there is no probability of their changing their ideas or views upon those questions. In view of tlioso considerations the politician quoted thought it would bo wise for the repub licans in congress to take a stand in favor of giving those territories statehood , besides which experience has shown that a goodly percentage of the people of a territory vote with the party which gives them statehood. Political con siderations should enter > as little as possible into the question of creating new titatos , but they always do cut more or less of a figure and may have had an influence in the present case , although it is said that the republicans do not re gard more , than ono of the territories , Oklahoma , as likely to vote with their party. There is no reason why there should ! . be any haste in this matter , looking at it wholly from n practical point of view. There is no evidence that any of those territories is Buffering in prosperity by reason of the existing cm- ditions and they can certainly wait another year or two without damage to their progress , It is admitted that so far as population is concerned the claims of New Mexico and Utah are good , and it is possible that bath could sustain a state government , but there are other things to bo considered which to the minds of many constitute an objec tion to their admission. Both Okla homa and Arizona are deficient in pop ulation und undoubtedly both would have hard work in supporting astute government. As to the political possi bilities they are wholly problematical. Bills for the admission of New Mexico | and Ariz ma liu c pni'd tin house. "J'ho I M'tiito : repubhrniH d J not favor the I Inttov. Tlili nf itilfwould mike : an issue IwtA-opM the two branches which probably muhl nit IM settled by thl * oongiws. The sunato may approve the action of the republican caucus , but the I chance tire small Unit tlio present con- grot will authorize any new states. U3i.ii1.1 .IA/ < /i.iA'a'.i.s c/rr. It is perfectly proper for Kansas City to congratulate hot-suit upon her pros- purity , but riho .should mt overdraw the picture. The Tim-.a says : "Omaha showed a muoh more remarkable growth in tlio ton years fallowing 183J than the present dcca-.lo will show , for the reason that the territory from which she draws her .support civnn-t ) increase in produc tiveness as rapidly a3 it did. Moreover , the packing Industry at Omaha has ro- colvod a Ht'tlmok through the sudden upward imvonu'nt here , which made Jvansas City muoh the belter market. Ilogs oomo here-trw from N'obrcukannd many cattle from that state got into our packing houses. " The territory from which Omaha draws her support luu only begun tn bo developed and there is every reason to bjliovo that its produc tiveness will continue to increase. Where is there a oltv that has a greater territory to draw upon ? It Is practically unlimited in extent uti'l itj agricultural and min eral wealth ciin scarcely bo overesti mated. As to the statement that "tho packing industry of Oniuhn has received a setback , " that is simply a display of ignorance of the real facts. The packing interest here is growing prodigiously and has never ceased to grow. The Omaha stock yards have boon nearly doubled in capacity during the past year to moot the demands of an increasing business and the packing houses lmvo < been obliged to enlarge their facilities , and will enlarge - largo them still more tills year. It look Kansas City eighteen years to build up her cattle business to the same point that was reached by Omaha in eight years , and Omaha has reached u point in the hog business in eight years that required fourteen years in Kansas City. The stock business in the city by the Kaw originated more than twenty-one years ago. The business which Kansas City claims to draw from Nebraska really amounts to nothing , for it is oan- llned to a few southern uouutios of the state which have had bolter rotes to Kansas City than to Omaha. On the other hand Omaha- has for some time past Tjoen receiving a large number of range cattle from Colorado and New Mexico , which formerly sought the Kan sas City market. These facts are sufli- ciont to show that the statements of tlio Times are entirely wrong. THK Douglas county contest cases should bo disposed of without further-de lay. The contest has from its inception been a high-handed attempt to nullify the clearly expressed will of the people of this county. No evidence of fraud or corruption has boon produced. There is no proof that a single legal voter lias boon barred from the free exercise of his franchise , , nor is there any proof that the ballots thus cast were not correctly counted. The sum and substance of all the tes timony taken before the committee is that the democrats and populists-did not have an equal proportion of thp membership of the election boards. This fact alone docs not justify the attempt to unseat n single representative who has received a plurality of the votes cast by the legal rotors of the county. The fundamental principle that the will of majorities and pluralities must be respected regardless of all irregu larities in the election machinery is well established. The political complexion of the election board cuts no figure. The main question nnd only question in every election con test is , did ovcry qualified elector have n chance to cast a free ballot and was every vote cast honestly counted and duly credited to the respective candi dates for whom it was cast ? The at tempt to oust members for political rea- HOII.S is utterly indefensible , no matter how many precedents can be cited in mipport of such rank injustice. And it is equally unjust to hold up any member whoso scat is contested on political grounds und disqualify him from an honest and fearless discharge of his duties by keeping before his eyes the threat that his neat hangs upon the Blonder thread of the whim of a bare majority of his political opponents. ACTIVH preparations are being made for the state labor convention which meets in Omaha in February. Every trades union in the state is entitled to ono delegate. Tlio leaders Biiggost'that elections bo held at once and urge that every union should bo represented. Tlio coming season promises to bo a busy ono und business of the utmost importance to tradesmen will come baforo the state convention for consideration. It is pre dicted that the ae tion of the convention will bo of lusting beneilt to organized labor in Nebraska. A COMMITTKIS hm boon appointed "by the council to confer with the county commissioners in regard to the question of paving on th > > streets connecting with the roads upon which it is proposed to expend the county road fund. Tlio com missioners have shown some disposition to demand that the paving bo completed to the city line before any money is ex pended on tlio roads beyond the line. TJiis would cause a long delay and it is to bo hoped that an agreement may bo reached by which it may bo avoided. PHKSIDKNT ELIOT of Harvard docs not boliuvo in putting u stop to immigration. Ho has traveled extensively tliroughout the country and ho thinks there is still room for the industrious and thrifty of other lands , who are needed to he.'p ' in the great work of development yet to ho done. President Eliot is not ut ulTflls- turhod by the talk of political und social evils to he feared from the ejiitinmmeu of iininlgnition. Ho is in ueoard with the unprejudiced Beiitimont of the conn- ItrroKiiltliin of fullliful Hrrrlce. * A'fir Yuili Tribune , Mr. Hiilford's apnolntmont Jo I > Q a pay master In tliu army is a tittini ; recognition o : the faithful public ftJrvieo ho has reudoroc for the lust four years. In tlio delicate and tryinj ? iwsltlon ho Ins occupied , modesty , I courtesy and [ tllod sense Invo always dis tinguished hu MmJtiet. Ho hut earned the esteem of all who h vo como la contact with him under caudiUmis of no little embarrass ment. . X * - Tlio vVyi-g Htivo It. There's not -nfllccholder who wouldn't lllco to bo elovatoil for nn example rather than bs thro\vAt ) ( as n suggestion. 'Twoillil Spoil u Unml Judge , Judge Orcslnm is entitled to a nlaco in Cleveland's catillibt , If for no oilier reason than that thoi'humlllatlon of the old demo * cr.it * should bciriit early ; but It Is sifo to say that bo will bo ignored. u Oiiruiuiiclt.i .Muvonipnt. dilctlan Trlliun : It is customary to ridicule the Dclsarto - idea ax a fad , yet a knowledge of the art of sitting down gracefully , accompanied at the same tlmo by u willingness to sit down , would improve IIou. Jerry Simpson Immensely. Abotlili tint l'im Syitoui , The now governor of Kansas Ls not a bit backward in condemning the custom some railways have of issuing free transportation to members of state legislatures. This has bt-on done in Nebraska in past years as well as throughout every stnto 111 tlio union. Why members of legislative bodies should bo transported free at the expense of tlio ROII- oral public Is a question easily answered. The pass donated Is in the nature of u bdbo , and when accepted by a member it places him under obligations to the company. The p.iss system should bo abolished and the ottering and accepting of free transportation declared n crime. Kot Ilitnlutrlii , ; > ! . t'nliin ' , CVifeif/o Herald. The American people are not pining for lunada. They are observing the present igitatlon with a mild Interest , and quietly roiisldcring whether Canada would bo worth laving if she should offer herself. Shu has i very largo debt , and lias assumed some "ieavy continuing obligations hi proportion to icr ability. She lias a considerable popula- /ion in certain portions which might not as similate very readily with our own. There are other questions to bo considered before wo decide Avhother wo want the dominion irovinees as states of tlio American union. \Vo will consider them when the Canadians ire ready for annexation. A Schuylcr Herald : The State Hoard of Transportation should be boheudod by the ' ' legislature. It has already been nl- owed to thrive altogether too long. The icoplo's money has boon paid out for nothing eng enough. It is now time that the repre sentatives of the people should call a halt. There is no sense in paying money out of the looplo's treasury to olllrials who give the : ieoplu 140 value in return for the samo. Ever iinco th& board has been in existence it has en little else than a standing excuse for ; ho railroads and their exorbitant rates. Our representative.- the legislature \ fillet ot do their duty if they fail to put an end to tnls unnecessary expense. IniliiHlriiii . .r.i > iill. Indiana i > iilt * Journal. The manufacturers of ssvcnty-sevcn lead ing cities of thin diuntry paid 4Cilr ) , : li.wi : ; in wages during tlio census year 1SSU and $ l , ! 2U,3ST , > tU2 fni tlio census year of 18'JO an increase of 142 per cent. IDuring the same period the value of the products of manu facturing industries increased from sSJ,73i- ( , H2,115 in 1SSO , to 4,8SiaO,41Un ) ! 18'JO ' , or T8 per cent. That Is/Uhe / amount paid as wages was increased tt2 per cent more than the amount reccivedifor the products of labor. The above nro 'timely facts for those who are trying to persuade themselves and others that labor is gottiijg less and less of the re turns of production , u L o XEIIHAliKA AXIt yilllUtAKKAfi'S. ' tp Mr. Juan BoyK ) b'f Kearney has gene to Hot Springs , S. jtX for his health. ' A mill company ! hlis been organized at Juuiata with , a cabjlal stock , of $10,000 , A mountain' lion is making havou among the live stock in Sappa valley , Furuas county. Mrs. W. II Scholcy of Grand Island slipped and scalded her arm with hot tea , then slip slipped and sprained licr ankle , and finally she slipped and scalded her arm again. W. J. Woods of Broken Bow tried to hold a team of horses while a friend of his stepped into the buggy , but when ho landed ho was tlireo blocks away from where ho toolc hold of the bits and had his head badly bumped and his clioek skinned. Ho was un conscious for over uu hour , liut will recover. Limburgcr cheese and cayenne pepper don't make a very nice compound , and when spread on the floor and heaters , as they were in tlio High school at Beatrice , they become what might bo termed highly offensive to sensitive people. The odor arising has been compared to the smell generated by the ex plosion of a glue factory operated by sewer gas and juicy can-ion. O. 1C. Peck formerly ran a newspaper at Gaudy , and when some of his journalistic friends saw in the papers that ho had taken out a marriage license at North Pintle they took it for granted that ho had captured a bride and so publicly congratulated him on his conquest. But it seems that Pock wasn't © . Iv. on the marriage business , and the Gandy Pioneer says "it takes two to make a bargain. " B. R Flora , a Dunlcard preacher , who for merly held forth in Pawnee county , nnd who mysteriously left his family at Pawnee City about a year ago and whoso presence has been sought by various creditors , was dis covered at Imperial last week. County At torney Uiulsoy telegraphed to the sheriff of Chuso county , who promptly arrested Flora and turned him over to Sheriff Sloiinof Paw nee county. It seems that some time in tlio past A. W. Miller pave Flora permission to sU n his name to a certain note. About a year ago several notes turned up bearing Miller's signature in seemingly bis own handwriting. Mr. Flora's sudden disappearance has turned the tide of popular opinion against him and ho will have to lay in Jail till the next term of court unless he is able to give bonds. The case will bo of uncommon interest when tried , as a number of prominent men uro financially interested. I'KllS O.V. I T. IT I US , W. S. Black , a Baltimore machinist , has patented an improved Australian ballot box which is said to bo the next thing to honesty. During the twelve years since General Hayes retired from the white house there is no record of his having submitted to u polit ical interview. Senator-elect Smith of New Jersey is tlio first man of the naiiru who has been chosen to this high ollleo since early in the century. It is a long time -jjotwcen Smiths in the United States somitp. ( The fortlicomingslUo of Sir John Macdonald - ald , written by his private secretary , Joseph Pope , will contain ! I lie 1ft to premier's schema for homo rule for Ireland. A bill was drafted by Sir Johif'at the request of the im perial authorities liiiu has never before been published. ' ' Senator Tiirplc , Who bus been ro-clcetod by tlio Indiana Iffjlslaturu , Is s'lld to have eight languages nt' his tongue's * re'ads Latin , ( . ! roeh > and Hebrew almost us readilv , it is averrtd. as English , nnd ho has a fluent commandjofFrench , German , Span ish and Italian. > 'v Ex-President Hayes left an estate valued at alwut $500,000. tN'ciriy all his fortune cnmo.to him as it ttfrque&t from his uncle , Silas BircharU , ilillf by careful investment aud prudent inanattetnent ho added to it during his life. He owned a largo landed es tate in Fremont and also in Toledo. Mr. Cleveland's friends say ho is not as rich as generally supposed , but they uro unable - able to estimate his wealth. His income , thuy state , has been $ i5 , < > 00 a year since his .retirement f'10"1 tno presidency , and this is considered a snug income for a tariff re former who was not making more than 3,500 a dozen years ago ; A pitiful sight was wan old "Billy" McGar- rahun xvlu'ii iho . .senateniloii tn jass thu bill allowing his claim over the president's veto. "I am think lirwhwo I shall got my supper tonight , " lie slid with tears streaming down his chc'oks. " 1 linvo Jived for years on bor rowed money and the hospitality of friends , and I am getting old. very old. " Benjamin Butler had UIs Btsuthuont. Never was ho soon without a rose in tils button hole Ills wife , who died in 1STU , bred in him a taste for the llowor , and ho supplied a conservatory for thp flower , She always soul him fresh flowers dally when lie was absent from homo , and after brr dnath roses came to him oacli day from th.tt COIIRP rm- tor.v , no matter where ho ml.ht bp. For the first tlmo In her career a a statf California will have In Stephen M.Vhitoa United Status notritor born on her own sull. Sen itor-oloct While is described as un able lawyer and a clear and convincing speaker , / .ir.u , fYrt/iM. .Molhrr nml Two Chllilrnn lluriied to Ucittli ut llnltlmorit Cliln BO I'lri'ini'ii Hurt , lUi.TtMoiiB , Md. , Jan. iV TlnuJ lives went out in n llro at ! UO Fourth street last evening. A gAsjllno steve exploded and a mother and her two children perished In the flames. The victims are ; Mus. M.uioir. KIOE , agud tfl years. * FRANK KICK , aged years. MAOGIC KICK , agoJ 7 years. Mrs , Hico died in her attempt to save her Httlo onoj. Five times the husband en- deatorod to reach the blazing wife and chil dren , but each -tluio was beatun b.u-k by ilamo ami smoke. Ho hoard thu screams of his wife , mingled with th6 shrieks of the children , but between them and him was an- impenetrable wall ot llro. Through the bright tongues of tire ho could sjo the form of Mrs. lllco , Who was struggling with her liltlo ones. If o called to her to como out of the ilrc , but her answer was : "Not without my children. " These wore her last words. Firemen soon arrived and quickly xtln- gulshod the flames. Mrs. Uico and the chil dren were burned to a crisp. I'ivo I'lrmiu'ii Hurl. CHICAGO , 111. , Jan. 25. Shortly after i2 this morning , flro broke out in W. 10. Frost's pinning mill at the southeast corner of Canal und Twelfth streets. After burning about an hour the east wall of the building fell , burying three firemen , and two others were badly .hurt by tin explosion of gas in one of the cisterns. The building was consumed entirely. The loss will bo about & 1J.OOJ , with $28,000 insurance. One of the firemen will probably die. Otlicr Conlla BOSTON. Mass. , Jan. 25. The warcrooms of the Walker & Pratt - com pany , makers of stoves and steam he.Ulng apparatus , were damaged $100,000 by llro this morning. Insured. Sioux FAU , * , S. D. Jan. 25. At 7 o'clock last evening llro broke out in tlio Bee Ilivo building , owned by M. F. Prouty & Co. of Chicago. Tlio lire spread to tlio adjoining buildings , occupied by M. Bugan as a whole sale confectionery store , and ina twinkling his entire stock was in flames. The two buildings are owned by Edmisson & Jame son , and are valued at S-.YOJO ; Boo Hive stock , 75,000 ; Bugan. $10,000. One of the firemen was seriously injured by falling from a ladder. \ BKOOKI.VX , N. Y. , Jan. 25. The Grand View hotel at Fort Hamilton burned this morning. .Loss , $100,000. All tliu guests escaped , though sumo delayed so long as to bo in imminent peril. Tlio AiiK'.i.tiiU vimrtcr * President Bcchel and Councilmen Saun- dcrs , Hascall and Wheeler of the judiciary committee of tlio council will go to Lincoln this morning , for Uie purpose of introduc ing into the legislature the charter amend ments. The measure will bn introduced into the senate and follow ed tip as rapidly as possi ble and bo 'gotten into the house as soon as practicable. The committee will make a canvass among tlio members of the legisla ture and seek to wipe out of existence any opposition that may manifest itself. o < iluasim OhiirKoi. \ > Un l.nrroliy. LONO ISLAND CITY , L. I. , Jan. 25. The search for the missing public records was begun today. Warrants have been issued for the arrest of ex-Mayor Glcason , ex-Coin- missioner of Public Works Harrigan and two or tlireo minor ofllci.ils on the charge of larceny in tlio second degree. Cold \Vavo from the Northwest. ST. PAUI , , Minn. , Jan , 25. A cold wave of great severity swept down from the north west last night. The fall of temperature lias been from 20 to 44 degrees in the last twenty-four hours. It snowed last night at many points in North Dakota and Manitoba. It was 20 = below zero at Wjnni.- pcg. 24 ° below at Prince Albert , 0 = below at Moorhead , and below zero at all North Dakota und north Minnesota points. I'uuiul Abandoned lit Sea. NEW YOIIK , Jan. 25. The captain of the steamer Alsutla reports having passed the Norwegian bark Star of India , dismantled with no signs of life on board. She had ev idently passed through a hurricane and must have beeu wrecked early in December. She had u crew of thirty-seven men , all of whom are supposed to have been lost. - o JOKEHS UA 'J ! ; Tllrt 1'fMUJl. Washington Star : "There , ' ' snid the grocer , as hu javo the li.oy half a dozun onions for a nlcktsl "I'm doing niysulfu rank injustice I'm giving you six scents for 0. " . Indianapolis Journal : ItrlRRs Docs Hubbcll swonr ns much as over hlnco liu married ? Hrnggs ll'tini. Ills wlto don't mind It. She usud to bo u tcluphonu girl. Atchlson Globe : A man Is never thoroughly In lovu so long an hu ruf list's to uiaku u fuel of himself. Philadelphia Record : Illobbi-IIow did Splutters gut his ours and nose frost bltton ? WlKJirui } Hy driving Into thu tooth of the cold wind , 1 luncy. Gurmanlown Independent : Justifiable lioml- cldo Slushing some other follow's sister. Troy Press. When a man Is too dull toseo the point ho gets llttlo good out of a compass. HulRilo Kxnruss : A llturury man Is said to have rcachrdohllvlon when his works got into palaco-car libraries. Sittings : A Finnish woman In Minnesota hns glvun birth to six children nt ono time. The father hopus that this will Finnish the family , Yonkers Gazette : A damsel who becomes batrothfd to n blockhead Is no hotter than ho. flu Is u wooden ono and shu u wooi'U.un' won. Tamacno Hi-cordur : Itroathlnt ; MmmsjK the nose Is tlio only proper way to ( .loop. If you awaku In thi ) night and Und your mouth upon got up and shut It. , _ -j L < 3 . ' -CJ--- - Chicago Trlbuno : Tin ) ornery wheel trust must not complain If everybody looks upon U us u grinding monopoly. IlETTIMl AS IT IS. C/itcnyo / Mini. If streets were clean nnd sklos wore bright ; If moil and politics were rl ht ; If uviirytlilng liunenth thu&nu Kxuetly suited ovuryono ; Hay , Wouldn't that hilni ; doon distress To makers of the dally pmss ! Thuy couldn't K t a jiapur out If there was- naught to howl about. MAN'S iovr.s. ChtM'ju Xcii's Hccofd. AT 17. Ho love ? n woman , fair to sco , Whose ago is moio than i3. ! AT 25. 1IU heart his dear affliction spars , for 0110 wlioso ago Is 120 years. AT 40. Of all tha girls that ho ) ms soon Ho lovus bust 0110 who's but 10. DELICIOUS DELICIOUSe NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS. Vanilla Of perfect purity Lemon Of great strength Orange Economy In their uso. Rose.eta as delicately and dellciously as the fresh fruit TO HELP TARIFF REVISION Olovoland's ' Probable Plan to Reduce the Funsiou List. RADICAL LEGISLATION IS PROMISED * ' ' N No I'urmmVlmsn Inro'mo liiori-iU Sit Hun * ilri'd DolUr * Will lln IVrmlltcd to Ho- cihn Any llrnollt from tliu Do- ItcndiMit IVmlmi Act. \VASIIIXOIO.V nuucAU or THE Uni : , i fil.T ForiiTKGN ra STUKKT , } WASIII.VOTON , IX O. , .fan. M. | Mr. Clovoland's probable plan to reduce the pension list and to duprivo many thou sands of veterans of tlio reward they are now receiving or expect from the national treasury fiv their lojalty Is indicated by the legislation i- > titined in the forthcoming pension appropriation bill. This bill Is still 'n the hands of u subcommittee < of the ap propriations committee and It Is understood that the action of this subcommittee is In accordance with sureostions made by the prcsldont-olcct. 1'robabl.v the announce ment ut this tlmo of tlio proposed action of this suUximmlttoo is put forth at Mr. Clove- land's suirgcjtlon In oracr to test public opinion upon tlio subject. The Rtmnral jiurpcso of the propos il champs hi tin1 pension law , which of rojirso ' cannot be piiactcd during this congrcss.'wlll bo to strike from the pension list all persons except three classes comprising Uiu.ie. who were wounded in action , who contracted dis > ease directly in the survice , and who arc actually paupars. This sweeping proposition would , In the opinion of Mr. Cleveland nnd his advisors , reduce the annual expanses on account of pensions from nuarlv $1SOKUOJO ( ) to between IOlHl ) > ,0H ( ) und fciKVKW.OOO , a ro- ductlon of at least $ l0,000Ui)0. ! ! ) 'I'riibalilo Krmilt < if tlio Idea. Such a reduction as this would Rive tlio tariff revisionists wide latitude in their wonc of cutting customs duties in such a way as to reduce revenues. Although such a sweeping proposition as the ono which Mr. Cleveland is credited with cannot become law at once , some other propositions which the tiubcom- mittee have agreed upon may ho forced to enactment in order to Have the pension ap propriation bill from defeat. The committee will recommend that no person living abroad shall receive a pension unless actually disabled ; and no person able to earn a living or whoso income exceeds Jl'jOl ) u year shall derive any beneilt from the dependent pension act and that no soldier's widow who was married to the .soldier after 1STO shall receive a pension. The bill will also provide for a commission to spend the summer examining the pension roll for "Im properly allowed" pensions. It is this proposed commission which will bo relied upon to create all the political cap ital possible during the summer and to t.ilte the preliminary steps toward tlio sweeping reductions which the incoming administra tion will try to coerce the Fifty-third con gress into making. In this connection the statement as to the condition of the treasury made by Secretary Foster today becomes of immediate interest. This statement is furnished to Chairman Springer and the ways and means committee for the information of the members of that committee who arc investigating the condi tion of the treasury. Secretary Foster states that the expenditure for the first six months of the current llscal year was SI,84.yOO. The estimated surplus for the entire nscal year is 5SIK)0,0K ) ( ) . For the llscal year ending Juno JiO , 1SUJ , the secretary estimates the surplus , after paying the ordinary ex penses , at $17br > 'J-IU7 over and above $ HH- , 000,000 gold reserve. There are contract liabilities estimated to bo payable during that year to the amount of $10,000,000 , leav ing a real working balance of ST.WilOT. . Will Umploy Itvtlrotl Army UlllcurH. Senator Mandorson aud Hoprcscntativo Chapman have introduced a bill which is so popular that It promises speedy adop tion. It is ono to authorize the president to detail army oillcers of the retired list to servo us Indian agents and superintendents , inspectors and special agents at Indian schools and to require the ofllccrs to serve. This would relieve the ofllcors on the active rolls of the army from duty as Indian agents , a duty irksome to thooftlcers und unpleasant to the Indians. It would also employ the minds and hands .of the retired oillcers and relieve thorn of such opportunities as Gen eral John A. Newton has embraced to servo the interests of a foreign government iii u civil capacity and work against tlio interests of American citizens of the United States government , which action on the part of Newton threatens to result in his court martial. The bills introduced by Munderson nnd Chapman proiwso to give the retired army oillcers full pay when assigned to duty with the Indians. To I'rorldo for Tort Crook , Senator Manderson today offered ns nn amendment to the sundry civil appropriation bill th6 following : That additional con tracts may bo entered into "by the secretary of war for such materials and work as iniiy bo necessary to carry on the work con tinuously ut Fort Crook , not exceeding $200- 000 per annum for two years , and for the military fort at Burlington , Vt. , not exceed ing 5150,000 per annum for two years. Another Tout in Iluiniuiil. Senator Pcttigrcw and Representative Picltlcr have prepared a bill in duplicate to bo introduced simultaneously in both houses of congress for the establishment of a mill. tnry jwst at 1'lrrrv , H. 1) . The blH donates 400 ncron of land from the public domain and appropriates iv. * 100XW lor the construction of tliu post i Those South Dakota statesmen believe they 0 ran got the bill through and nmko It law bofoiv adjournment on the -Hh of March I'lorro , they say , would bo easily threatened In the i-vcnt of fui-thor trouble with tlio Sioux and their allies , The capital ot South Dakota Is situated tin the eastern aldo of the great Sioux reservation and is In rasv access of I'lno Uldpo , Standing Hock a-il other Indian rendezvous. attn \Vonld Not May 111 l.llu- . Itopnviontntivo Dolllror of Iowa , who Is tn ordinarily doello eno'igh alwut following re fit publican leadership , hns this -week broken il. over i ho truces. Wliun all of his colleague * il.nt nt were voting to take uti the bankruptcy bill and lay aaldo the suiuty civil appropriation hu bill , Mr , IXilHvor voto'l exactly the opposltu nt way. Mr. Iturrows of Michigan , who In JoiHver's next door neighbor In the house , imlleCi him nnd hauled him nnd ex-Speaker Heed , who sits just behind him , uttered Vtt words of stern command , but all to no pur- t poso. Mr. Dolllver stood up with llolnmu VII nnd Springer and other democratic leaders and seemed to enjoy his unusual company. OpIioM'il In Air. Xolilr. A report was circulated at the capital to day that the president would noniiintto Sec retary John \V. Noble for tlio supreme court vacancy. The rumor was suflletent to i-auso a number of prominent democratic senaUrn and u few republicans to say that the nomln.i tion of Liciicral Noble could not poslbl.bo continued. The president will probably niako a nomination to till the vacancy , but It isiicn erally believed that the nominee uilibti Judge 1'nrdeo or Judge McKnner.v. repub licans of Ixinlsiaiia , or Judge Jackson a democr.it of Tennessee. Judge lioiT \Vcst Virginia ivpitlilican , who Is popular among southern democrats , is mentioned for tlio vacancy , but not seriously. Will Cmillrm Air. Iliilfnrd. A number of prominent democratic sen ators today authorized the statement Unit there would bo no opposition upon their sldo to the conllrmatioii of Private Secretary Halford's nomination to he a paymaster in the army. A few democratic senators last \\eokucting in their Individual capacity at- templed to create objection and brought Torth the Stevenson incident , out finding that it would meet with little or no support they withdrew and announced that there ought to be no delay in the confirmation. Kcprescntatlvo Ashcr O. Caruth oC vJllo has just returned from the Krone of Kentucky's senatorial struggle and gives it as his opinion that State Senator William Lindsay , who run against Senator Curlislo in the last contest , will get the vacancy He says Judge Lindsay will win if there is an early caucus. After LinOsa.s , Mr Caruth thinks either Representative Mrt'reury or Representative Stone will bo Carlisle's suc cessor. A favorable report was made today by tlio senate military committee upon the bill to pay to John Palmer 31lKr ) > , being the value. of his improvements on government lands near Pine Ridge agency and from which bo was driven by an order from the Indian oillce. The Illlbuster against the Torroy bank rnptey bill in the house has killed all po.ssi billty of any bankruptcy legislation in this congress. Assistant Secretary Chandler in the desert land case of Charles II. Rose against C Ci I/ingsdorfC oCSalt Lalto lias ufllrmud the < le cislou holding Langsdorlf's entry for cancel lation. Today Assistant Secretary Chandler over ruled tlio motion to dismiss the appeal In the case of Thomas V. May against Emma M Oarrett from Chadrpn. The decision ap pealed from was against May. He affirmed the decision in the timber culture case of John C. NVethcrill against William T. Matin , from Neligh , in favor of tlio ontryman. In the homestead case of Henry C , Dun ning , from Rapid City , S. D. , the decision re jecting application is nfllnned. F. G. Mcincrt was today appointed post- muster at Remsen , Plymouth county , la vice A. C. Morgan , resigned. John R. Webster und family of Omalu are at the Arlington. P S. H Almvc Criticism. J'oriC 7'f/HC.i. / Tl\o \ two members of tlio house from York county , Messrs. ICoeVtloy and Johnson , are voting for Judge M. B. Reese for United States senator. Nobody in this county will criticise them for that. If ho should bo elected there would be no kink como from this nick o' woods. Stick to him , gcntio- mcn , and you may got your man. So far , ho seems to stand as good a chance us anyone. I Dislodge Bile , : Stir up the Idver , i Cure Sick-Headache , 1 Female Ailments , jKemove Disease and Promote Good Health , 5 OoTorei with a Taatrlcss & Dolublo Coating. Famous the world over. > Ask for Rccdum's anil take no others. IOI all druggists. I'rice 2I > cents a box. New York Depot. * < Canal St ! i GO. I fJarsest S5nnufftottiroM aul of Olothlug la tan vYorU. Immovably tight Up against the rear of our store is the room now occupied by Mrs. Benson , who is to vacate within a few weeks , when we will pro ceed to tear out the dividing wall , thereby giving us one of the largest and best ap pointed business houses in this entire western country. In tlia meantime we are dosing out as much as passible of our present stock at reduced prices ? so that wejinbs ready to start in ii3w agiin in our new palace. Suits for $10 , $12.50 , $15 , $16.50 , and so on , have been reduced at least a thirl 'While overcoats arc cut down in the same proportion. Boys' clothing has received a severe shock in prices also. The pants that are odd in size go at $2.00 up to $5.00 and a little more , any pair worth 2 and sometimes 3 times as much , Damaged goods will not now he sold cheaper than our perfect garments lor the next few weeks. BROWNING , KING & CO. , Eton , onon every oronlaj till 0.31 j g , YCOf / , IDtu ailll DOUgldS St