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CJIrriil'itloii ' for .liiiiunry ,
IT MAY bo necessary for the United
States to establish a protectorate over
Kansas.
_
OMAHA Is setting ready for substnn-
tiiil progress during the coming spring.
All the si } , ' ! ! ! ! point in thai direction.
PKUHAPS that monster Krupp cannon
that is on its way to this country for ex
hibition at the World's fair had bettor
bo transported direct to Topoka.
THE hot-headed partisans at Topeka
nro making as much noise as the
Parisians , yet there is nothing under
the sun quite as fantastic as a Kansas
political hubbub.
TIIK legislature should BOO to it that
the oil companies shall not bo permitted
to dump hundreds of thousands of gallons
lens of infonior oils on to the consumers
of Nebraska that neighboring states will
not permit to bo sold within their
hordcrs.
THKRE is consternation in the hungry
horde of machine democrats in Now
York growing out of Cleveland's pro
posed cabinet appointments. The little
follows can see no hope of reward , and
their bitterness knows no bounds. The
president-elect is applying the lash.
PHESIDKNT HAHUISON has written a
friendly letter to Mr. Cleveland proffer
ing to him the hospitality of the white
house before the inauguration. As
President Harrison received a similar
invitation from Mr. Cleveland just before -
fore the beginning of his term , the two
statesmen are now oven.
THE city council of DCS Moines has
passed an ordinance reducing the price of
fuel gas from 51.50 to 05 conts-and that
of illuminating gas from SI.05 to 00
cents. Besides this reduction a rebate
ecalo is provided for by which the city
Is to still further cut down the cost.
This is a swooping measure and it will
bo interesting to observe the results.
IT 18 said that ton bushels of corn , judi
ciously fed , will add 100 pounds to the
weight of a pen of swine , and the Chicago
Jitter Ocean alllrms that when hogs are
worth from $7.50 to $8 at the farm yard
gate "tho grunt of a drove of wol I fed
porkers will drown out the wailings of a
whole chorus of calamity howlers. " The
trouble is that the calamity person
and the drove of porkers arc never found
together.
t
Tun citizens of Pierre , S. D. , are
vexed over the report that a move had
boon started to relocate tho' state
capital. They claim that the seat of
government cannot bo taken from
Piorro. That thriving city has barely
had time to enjoy the blessings that fol
low the location of a state house , and
does not propose to stand silently by and
BOO the bottom knocked out of its real
cstato market.
A HILT * has been introduced in the
Texas legislature to legalize the lynch
ing of nn outrager within sixty days
from the time of the commission of the
offenso. What need has Texas for such
a law ? Under present conditions such
. .offenders are not allowed to live sixty
minutes if they fall into.tho hands of a
mob within that time , and as long as
lynchlngs are not punished it cannot
matter much to those taking part in
them whether they are legal or not.
A HIGH compliment has been paid to
General John R. Brooke , commander o
the Department of the Platte , whoso
headquarters are In Omaha. Ho has
been Relucted to command the first
division of United States troops that are
to take part in the inauguration parade
at Washington on March ! , and has boot
ordered by the major general command
ing the army to repair to the natlona
capital with his stall to perform the
ngreeablo duty to which ho has beei
assigned. Ills friends in this city wil
bo pleased by this recognition of the
oommandor of the Department of the
Platto.
ScNAT'on IIlLT , of Now York has declared -
clarod himself In favor of what is known
as "senatorial courtesy. " There is a
good deal of significance In this position
of the gentleman who after March
will bo the senior senator from the Um
pire stato. It means that ho will have
some objections to make to the appoint
ments of Mr. Cleveland , so far as the
state of Now York is concerned , and
that In order to make these objections
effective , ho will expect the assistance of
senators from other sections , to whom ho
will bo disposed to glvo whatever sup
port they may demand. It is another
evidence of the fact that Mr. Hill is
getting ready for a vigorous fight upon
the Incoming administration and moans
to bo unsparing In bis warfare.
TIIK QUK9TIOK 0V (10tt ) HONDS.
It appears that President Harrison Is
extremely reluctant to penult an issue
of gold bonds In order to Increase the
gold reserve of the treasury. Ho natur-
illy desires to avoid tmch an addition to
ho public debt under his administra
tion , which has boon able "thus far to
ncot every financial stress without re
course to any extraordinary measures.
No administration in the last quarter of
a century has had more to contend with
n this respect .than the present one.
and it has been eminently successful
n Its financial policy and man
agement. The president wishes to go
out of olllco with this excellent record
inlmpalred , and It is an altogether ered-
table desire.
Another consideration whlcn it np-
icai'H has some inlluonco with the presl-
lent is the fact that the demand for gelds
s not duo wholly to the legitimate Eu-
opean demand. The charge Is made ,
and it is doubtless not groundless , that
speculative greed has a good deal to do
vlth the pressure for gold. When a
ow months ago the treasury was put to
i severe strain it was clearly bhowu that
lomo speculators wore largely re
sponsible for It , and there Is
'nir ' reason tobollovo that this is
, rue in the present caso. The as
sumption that there is any politics In-tho
natter Is not so credible. If a national
election were pending there might be
some political capital to bo made by
opponents of the administration In forc
ing it to an Issue of bonds , but it is not
clearly apparent what political ad
vantage could bo gained by doing this
low. The republican party would not
suffer in the intelligent and fair judg
ment of the country because a repub
lican administration maintained the
credit of the government against
the assault of unscrupulous specu
lators and political plotters. Neither
could It bo justly claimed that
an issue of bonds under such cir
cumstances was proof of failure in the
management of the financial depart
ment of the government.
The situation is peculiar , but there
Is-cvery reason to believe that the ad
ministration will bo able to meet it
without resorting to an issue of bonds ,
although the privilege of doing that u
unquestionable. The action of the
banks in sustaining the interests of the
government will , there is every reason
to bollovo , bo continued , and in that
case the treasury will have no dillluulty
in meeting its gold obligations at least
during the present administration.
What may follow is purely problem
atical , but it is a reasonable conclusion
that the incoming administration will
know how to protect itself under the
law.
IK FAVOltOf ANNEXATION.
President Harrison has sent to the
United States senate a message in favor
of the annexation of the Hawaiian isl
ands. The details of this document are
not given to the public , but it is sulliciont
to assume that it covers the whole
ground necessary to the admission of the
island , subject of course to the action of
congress necessary to the accomplish
ment of that result.
The country , however , will wait with
a great deal of Interest the action of
the senate on the treaty , which is neces
sary to give it force anil character. As
reported in the press dispatches , the
recommendations accompanying the
treaty simply are that the United States
should annex the Hawaiian islands ,
leaving the question of their govern
ment to 1)0 determined by a sub
sequent congress. Under the pro
posed arrangement , the govern
ment of the United States simply
opofeos to extend a sort of protectorate
over the Islands , leaving it for the next
congress to decide what shall bo done
witli reference to providing a govern
ment for the now territory. The
prevalent idea at Washington seems to
bo that a more protectorate is not sulli
ciont , and that something more sub
stantial is necessary in order to protect
the interests of the United States in
the Sandwich islands. The idea of
a simple protectorate is not regarded
as practicable and consequently some
thing comprehensive is urged , this
policy being embraced in the message
of the president recommending the an
nexation of the islands.
The reasons given by the president
for recommending this course will ro-
colve the earnest and intelligent con
sideration of the country. It cannot bo
denied that a good deal is to
bo said of their merit on both
economic and political grounds. Wo
have already taken the position
and stated our convictions in unqualified
terms , that the acquisition of now terri
tory by the United States is not desi
rable , but it is evident in this particular
case there may bo sound reasons , as pre
sented by the president , why this coun
try should depart from its traditional
policy in this respect. At any rate , It Is
clear that It should" adopt a policy that
would prevent any other nation from se
curing a dominating power in the Sand
wich Islands , and the course suggested
by the president has this in view.
What action the senate will take upon
the treaty submitted to It camrit bj pre
dicted with any degree of certainty ,
though it is probable that it will bo ap
proved. That would not finally dlspoio
of the matter , since there is a question
of il-jbt and revenue which tho-houso of
ropre.sentu1.lvo3 would have to deal with.
Tao uhances are that this would
nit bj a particularly dilllciilt problem ,
the general feeling In the house bolng
favorable to the admission of thu Islands.
On the whole the situation now seems
favoiablo to the acquisition of this ter
ritory , and without any oppoj itloti from
fo.-oign governments.
S AND Til Kill KMl'LOYES.
The National Association of Builders ,
which closed its annual convention atTSt.
L nils yesterday , adopted some interest-
iig and important resolutions which
testify to the progrcoslvonoss of the as
sociation and its purpose to promote
ot'ior interests than those of a strictly
business nature. One of the resolutions
reo Minuends that manual training
schools be established In connection
with the public school system and
that trade night schools bo organ
ized by the various trade organlza-
tl us for the benefit and Improvement of
apprenticed. It was also recommended
that architects nml builders bo required
to adopt more effectual safeguards In
buildings In process of construction , seas
as to lesson the danger to workmen and
others. A system of Insurance" ngnlnst
Injuries by accident to workmen was
likewise favored , together with a system
to secure the payment of annuities to
workmen who may become permanently
disabled through injuries received or
the infirmities of old ago.
The manual training school Idea Is one
that Is rapidly finding favor among em
ployers in all of the trades. The time Is
ripe for making industrial education a
part of the work of the public schools ,
and the time is not far distant when
sftich a plan will bo favored by all who
appreciate the Importance of preparing
the youth of the land for the highest
usefulness. The knowledge gained from
books is but n part of the education
needed to equip a very largo majority of
the young men and young women of the
country for their llfo work , and the man
ual training school , wherever it has been
put to the test in this country and
Europe , has amply demonstrated its
value. No doubt the suggestion that
the trade organizations shall establish
night training schools for the benefit of
apprentices is a good ono. To what
extent It could bo made practicable wo
cannot toll , but as it is the purpose of
trade organizations to promote the pros
perity of the workman by uplifting him
to the highest level of his calling , it is
reasonable to suppose that the plan of
establishing night training schools of
this character would find many sup
porters.
Not the least important rccommonda-
ion of the builders is that relating to
nero effective safeguards against acci
dents in buildings in process of con-
truction. Architects and contractors
mvo been responsible , through their
negligence in this respect , for many do-
ilorablo casualties that might have been
easily prevented. There is no ex
cuse for such carelessness when
ntiiian lives are nt stake , and
accidents resulting from this course are
cndered the more shocking because
ho injured or killed are the victims of
iheir own conlldenco in the euro and
kill of the architect or builder. If the
expression given by the National Asso-
liution of Builders upon this subject
orves to lesson the number of disasters
of this character it will have done a
reat deal of practical good.
ACCOHDINO to the advance statement
'rom ' the bureau of statistics the total
value of exports of breadstufl's during
January this year was Sif : ) , > G7,008 against
$ . ' ! 0,247,2S1 during the same month last
, 'car , a decrease of about 53i per cent.
For the seven months ending with Jan-
.iary the total was $118,192,010 against
$180,2)0,474 ; ) , a decrease of over -10 } per
iont. Owing to reduced prices the de-
ircaso in value was greater than the
ilcorcaso in quantity , though in the
case of wheat the decrease in
quantity was about 32 per cent.
The decrease in wheat flour was
from 1,54-1,707 barrels in January , 1892 ,
to Iit4,419 : barrels in January this year ,
or about 20 per oojitj. whilentho decrease
in value was nearly 154 per cent. The
corn exports show a decrease from 14-
133,019 bushels to 2,092,030 , , or nearly 82
per cent , while the value fell oil'a little
over 81 per cent. A largo falling oir in
exports of outs , rye and barley is also
shown by the report. The great do-
reaso in the foreign demand for Ameri
can brcudstuffs which those figures show
is a sulliciont explanation of the surplus
now stored , which is much larger
than it ought to bo at this season
of the year. The European domund
that has been promised is very slow in
manifesting itself , though a slight in
crease in flour exports has lately been
noted. If Europe's crops nro short this
year and ours are oven fair , wo shall bo
able to send a largo quantity of grain
and flour across the sea to make up for
the present stagnation.
EACH branch of congress has now
passed n car coupler bill and both meas
ures are now in the hands of a confer-
cnco committee. Of the three conferees
representing the senate two are in favor
of the proposed legislation , but the
third , Senator Harris of Tennessee , is
radically and unalterably opposed to It.
His speeches In the senate when the bill
\yas under consideration in that body
were characterized by the greatest solic ]
itudo for the interests of the railroads
and utter disregard of the interests of
those whom the proposed law would bon-
eflt. Perhaps this may have boon duo to
the fact that the southern railroads ,
with which ho is best acquainted , are
not the most prosperous in the country ;
but there can bo no doubt that the rail
roads of the United States , taken
together , can well afford to provide
their trains with the safety appliances
demanded. The conference committee
can stitlo the measure or It can present
a suitable bill that will be sure of the
prompt approval of both houses and by
the president. A compromise measure ,
which would suit Senator Harris and
Homo others who are disposed to protect
the railroads , would bo worse than none
at all , for It would only delay the day of
effective legislation on this subject ,
Such a law as is favored by President
Harrison will bo enacted sooner or later ,
for the popular demand for it cannot
much longer bo ignored.
IT is not surprising that some of the
English newspapers should advise Eng
lishmen not to invest in Texas. This
shows how important it is to maintain a
good reputation by do.-.orving it. What
is true of Texas In respect to the state ol
her society is true of some other states
of the south in a greater or loss degree ,
and those who do not understand why
the population and wealth of some sec
tions of the south do not show much
Increase arc simply blind to the fael
that investors and settlers are repelled
by conditions which make thorn un
desirable us places in which to live am
do business.
THAT Nebraska soil and climate are
adapted for the cultivation of the sugai
boot has boon repeatedly demonstrate !
and the fact haa attracted the nttonlioi
of capitalists throughout this and Euro
peun countries. It is only another In
stance In which Nebraska is shown to bo
pre-eminently favored ubovo other states
is the gnrdon spp the union. Neigh-
wring states ha.VAMXporlinontod In the
cultivation of th Wigar boot with Indlf-
orcnt success. lil'Kniisns ' these oxporl-
nonts have bcqn. . , .vontinuud for several
ears , and tho'"insults have nbout
oil to the cot/c / alon that , in the
imin , the sollj..ttnd climate are
lot favorable 'for ' the production
of sugar beets \yftli n sufllclont sugar
content to profltnjify manufacture mar-
cotablo sugar fromn Of eighty-live sam-
> los received for'Dialysis the highest
) or cent of sugar.flpimd was 17 , and the
loxt best showed 15.70 per cent. Few of
ho samples contained ns much ns 12 per
out , while many fell us low as 8 and 1) )
> or cent. As experience in Franco and
lermuny has shown that an average of
2 per cent of sugar is necessary to
u'ofltnbly nmnufacturo sugar , it will
> o readily scon that the greater portion
of the beets experimentally grown would
> o worthless as far as sugar making was
concerned.
RKPOHTS from Now York by way of
our Washington correspondence fore-
luidow the early extension of the Great
Northern railway to Omaha via Sioux
' \ills and Yankton. If this report is
confirmed , and Olnaha becomes the
southern terminus of the Great Northern
allway system , the coming year will
vitncss a revival of the building and
rnflle boom of 1887. The much-needed
ailway into the South Dakota grain
and cattle region would bo supplemented
by an air line to Duluth , which in itself
would bo of incalculable value as a rogu-
ntor of freight rates between Omaha
ind the seaboard. In fact , the entrance
of the Great Northern into Omaha
vould almost solve the whole railway
U'oblcm and assure Omaha's supremacy
is the commercial metropolis of the
Missouri valley and the most populous
city between Chicago and San Francisco.
THE legislature of Indiana is consider
ing a bill , prepared by the attorney
fonornl at the request of the State
LJoard of Tax Commissioners , which pro
vides that sleeping car , telegraph , tolc-
: ihono and express companies doing
jusiness in the state shall make annual
reports to the auditor similar to those
required by law in this state. Indiana
ought to have such n law , and when sbo
: ias it she should make the corporations
keep their hands off from the political
machinery. In Nebraska it has been
found that the more perfect the laws arc
for the restraint of corporations the
: nero likely the latter are to dominate
Llio instrumentalities by which laws
should bo enforce fr the protection of
the interests of the ublic.
THE Douglas county commissioners
will undertake to'jlc'iido next week just
what kind of matorinl shall bo used for
paving the country ! oads for which the
$150,000 in bonds wcTo voted last fall.
No business of grantor import will como
before the present commissioners' and
their decision will ijwatched with great
interest. * <
A S.ICKHI ) JtUTl'
lipiutllciinitiof tli" < iqcniflllnluro.- Ho.
UOPHI THc'lr''T > 'iyty IMfifceii.
Republican members of the legisla
ture must make ; an effort rtb > redeem the
pledges made by the party to the
laborers and producers of this state in
its several platforms or become re
sponsible for inevitable disaster. Party
platforms either mean something or
they mean nothing. They are either an
lionost declaration of party principles
and a true enunciation of pledges in
favor of reforms demanded by the people
ple or they arc a delusion and a snnro.
* The republican platforms of 1890 , 1891
and 1892 pledge the party to specific
legislation in the interest of the laborer
and producer. The platform of 1890
contains the following plank in favor of
railway regulation and-the abolition of
railroad pass bribery.
Wo domiiml the roduntlon of freight and
passenger rates on railroads to correspond
with rates now prevailing In the adjacent
states to the Mississippi , and wo furtl'ur
demand that the legislature shall abolish ail
passes nnd free transportation on railroads
excepting for employes of railroad com
panies.
The platform of 1890 also pledges the
party to enact laws * for the regulation
of elevators and the prohibition of dis
crimination against any class of ship
pors. The plank on this subject reads
as follows :
Owners of public elevators thut receive
-and handle gr.iin for storage should bo de
clared public warehousemen and compelled
under penalty to receive , store , ship and
luindlo the grain of all persons alike , with
out discrimination , the state regulating
charges for storage -and inspection. All
railroad' companies should oo required to
switch , haul , haiidlo and receive and ship
the grain of all persons , without discrimi
nation.
The platform of 1891 embodies the
following plank :
Wo are heartily la favor of the general
provisions of the Interstate commerce act ,
nnd wo demand the regulation of all railway
and transparttition lines ia suoh n manner as
to insure fair and vgifgijablo rates to the
producers and eonsumjip of. the country.
The platform of | 895upon which every
republican mombatSf the legislature
was elected , reltorj ca' the pledges made
in"tho two precedirig plutforms In the
following language :
The republican nartjHs the friend of labor
in the factory , mill , uviwp and on the farm.
It will at all times st jijr ready to adopt any
measure that may Imtaava its condition or
promote Its prospering *
Tlio farmers of our state who constitute
the chlot element of our productive wealth
creating population \ entitled to the cheap
est nnd best facilities for storing , shipping
and marketing their products , ami to this end
wo favor such laws nsyUl Blvo them cheap ]
safe nnd easily outaluixl elevator nnd warehouse
'
house facilities , nud wil'l furnish them
promiitly nnd without discrimination Just
and equitable rates , and proper transporta
tion facilities for till accessible markets.
Wo demand the enactment of laws regu
lating the charges of express companies In
this state to the end that such rates may bo
inndu reasonable.
Wo favor the nJoptlon of the amendment
to the constitution providing for an elective
railroad commission , empowered ta UK losal
passenger and freight ratos.
On the question of labor and the pro
hibition of Pinkerton police the party
stands pledged in the following planks :
Wo deplore the occurrence of any conflict
bntwocn lulior nnd capital. Wo denounce
the agitation of demagogues doslsmiU to
foment and intensify thesa confllc-ti , nnd wo
most earnestly disapprove the usiof private
armed forces In any attempt to settle them ,
We bollovo that nn appeal tp the law nml Its
ofllcors Is nmplo to protect property nnd preserve -
serve the ponce , nnd favor thu establishment
In some form of boards or tribunals of con
ciliation nnd arbitration for the peaceful
settlement of disputes between capital and
labor touching wages , hours of labor and
such questions as aptiort'itn to the safety
nnd physical and moral well being of the
laboring man. .
Wo believe in protecting the laboring men
by all necessary nnd judicious legislation ,
nnd to this end wo favor the enactment of
suitable laws to protect health , llfo nml limb
of all the employes of the transportation ,
mining and manufacturing companies while
engaged In the service of such companies.
Will the republican members of the
legislature stand up for Nebraska and
the republican party , and redeem the
solemn pledge made to the people , or will
they heed the appeals of corporation
mercenaries and become recreant to
their trust:1
This is the last chance the republican
party has for regaining popular confi
dence. It must either keep faith with
the people or disband and lot some other
party assume the reins of power.
Ciililni't Otmllllcatloiu ,
< 7loicDemocrat. .
Mr. DIssoll's acquaintance with postal
matters does not extend much beyond the
casual Inspect Ion of the advertised letter
list , ami a dally glance at thu carrier who
delivers his mall.
( Iri'iliiiui in n Doinncrat.
Kt. l.oiiln ItcimMlc.
Judge Grcsham is so much hotter than the
republican party that ho Is to nil intents n
democrat and n long ways bettor democrat
than some of those vho pass for democrats
In New England and Now Yorlc.
1'lrnt Illocxl lor the 1'opi , , _ - -
Chtfauo JVcirn ,
The legislative situation In Kansas hns re
sulted in bloodshed , us it was feared it
would. Ono Clagston , n tall man nnd valiant ,
clothed moreover with all the authority
which the alleged republican house of repre
sentatives can bestow , was smitten so that
his nose bled.
Clunv Crow anil Look I'lciisoil.
CUvclatul Tjtatlcr ,
Law partner illssoll of Buffalo , was ono of
the men who made Cleveland what ho is ,
and it is no moro than right that ho should
get his reward in the shape of a cabinet
portfolio , but what will the western demo
crats say to the selection of two cabinet
members from New York ?
A Wnll from llni Const.
San Fntnelneo Kxamlncr.
With such men as Phclps , Morgan , Dick
inson , Whitney , Voorhees , Gonnnn , Gray ,
Hrice , Bayard and others in and out of con
gress who have served the party and the
country faithfully nnd well , it Is not neces
sary to go outside the party or take a new
convert , however eminent , to 1111 the highest
ofllco in the gift of the administration.
l'ro\lnriiil Conceit.
JVfio York SiCti.
Wo are proud of New York as a seaport ,
as the commercial metropolis , as a city of
superior architecture , as the city of Broad
way , Wall street , Central park , the Bowery.
the Madison Square Garden , the Grand
boulevard , the great temples , and many
other things , arabesque and classical , novel
and quickening ; but , above all , we are proud
of it as the literary hull of the United States.
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I'cnniylvanln Weary of I'liikcrtnnUm.
IlarrW nro Patriot ,
With the passage of state laws against it
Pinkcrtonism , or at least that part of it scon
in the organizing of standing armies of
toughs and thugs , will bo destroyed root and
branch. It is the duty of the legislature of
this state to pass a law with this in view.
The people want such a law , and it may be
accepted as u fact that if such a ono bo not
passed the bloody scenes of Homestead will
bo repented every time I'inkcrlon "detec
tives" may be employed In n like capacity.
Men who are ordinarily peaceable nnd law-
loving will not hesitate to aid in the sup
pression of the evil u.v lorco if necessary.
o
A31VSIXH JtVM.lltKS.
Philadelphia Times : Klpures Klven by shoo
deulurs iinivo that thu ladle * nt Chicago havu
not lurgu fuel. Tluuik the lard !
Now York Tribune : And tnero's n nice
youngster , O , excellent joke ! Knto tried to con-
cual him by naming him llokc.
Kuto Fluid's Washington : 1'lpkln Wonder
how the loin Htcak cumu to bu knighted ?
I'otts The king probably admired the forti
tude with which it resisted assault.
Qnlvrston News : The newspaper man Is the
great writer of the people's wrongs.
Indianapolis Journal : "Thrro ! " exclaimed
thu fair byndlcatrcss , " ! think this article will
till a lonit full want. "
"What is the title , dear ? "
"How to MamiKO u Bon-ln-Law. "
Somcrvlllo Journal : Solllshnoss Is n most
hatutul and ttnsucmly vice particularly the
hulllbhnubs of other people.
Philadelphia Times : Whether It Is the right
position to take or not , nuiMyiiiimii who wants
to stand on his dignity gat.on his oar.
Town Topics : Mrs. Hay Would your hus
band lunvu you very much If ho wcro to tlloV
Mrs , Day Not much moro thnn now. IIo
leaves mo blx night * out or the wouknsllls !
Kato 1'lold's Washington : "I hear you've
boi-ii cultivating the society of that pretty
widow , Van : what nro you up to ? "
"I'm trying to kill the weeds. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Wonderful cllmatn
In Arl/.ony , " said the returned wanderer. " 1
knowod u fuller to liuvo twonty-suvun bullets
shot Into him , an' Mllll git us wrll as over. "
"Ho must have HiitTcreil n grout deal. " *
"lie did , pardner , ho did. Tlio porn toiler
was so full o' holes that ho couldn't hold
whisky. "
AN UNAITUBCIATKII WAIUH.Ult.
New Yin-It Jiiurnal
"I cannot slug the old songs. "
Ho said
And shed
The bitterest Kind of tears ;
And then
Thu nu'ii
Who oft had heard him wnrhlo
Gave vent to IxiNterous cheers. "
mt.t H'txa mis viniit.
Frank Leslie's
To draw the elder wo were sent ,
Wu two on mirth nnd iiilsclili-f bent ,
Shu bnrotliocandlo Hat-lug liUli ;
Thu old blue llgurud pitcher , 1.
What shadows o'or the collar wall
Tossed , hug" and slmpuluss , dim and tall !
What oorlii sounds from rack and bin ,
And casks that pent real spirits In !
Tlio wplgot turned , both hnnds bent low
To wulcb the aniliorcurrunt How ,
Thu candle light llared strunsoly ; dim
Tlio pitcher mtut not overbrim.
Po close , no nloso our faros ilrow.
Our lips had touclii'd buforo wo knew ;
And ere thuy pirti-il rogues illsgruccil--
Hlx quarts of elder went to waste.
YOU 0 AN SEE IT ,
perhaps , ono of Dr.
Plerce's Plnnsant
Pellets but you
can't feel it after
It's taken. And
yet it docs you
v moro good than
Jnny of the huge ,
old-fnnh lonctl
pills , with their
griping nud vie
lence. These tiny
Pellets , the smallest nnd easiest to tnkc ,
bring you help that lasts. Coustlnntlon ,
Indigestion , Bilious Attacks , Sick or
BllioiH Headaches , nnd nil derange
ments of liver , Btomnch , and bowels ,
nro permanently cured.
A SQUAUE offer of $500 cash
H made by the proprietors of
Dr. Sngo's CuUirrh Hcmedy ,
for any case til Cntitrrh , no
matter how bud or of how
long standing , which they can
not cure.
WARM THE IN THE HOUSE
Proposed Radical Pension Legislation Almost
Causes n Riot.
REPRESENTATIVE TURPIN DENOUNCED
. .ItulgoVitilRlt of Iiiilliinii lloremU tlio Voter
er 11 in nml ( llvon thu Alnbnmii
innu n Clmnco to right Sop-
united by I'rliindi ,
WASHI.VOTOX Bur.uvu ov TUB BKB , i
fiin FouiiTr.KXTit STIIUBT. V
WASIIINQTON. D. C. , Fob. 10. |
Partisan prejudice against pensions has re
ceived Its llrst setback In the democratic
house of representative.- ) . Tl.o republican
members of that body , linn to a man for the
Interests of the pensioners , aided by a few
democrats from the north , have defeated
every projiosltion reported from Mr. Hoi-
man's committee on appropriations as
amendments to the nvular pension appropriation -
priation bill and being the llrat overt nets of
the democratic- party In the direction of de
stroying our present pension system.
There wcro n number of nmendmonts
tacked on to the regular pension appropri
ation bill which wcro intended to bo
"feelers" of the public pulse upon the ques
tion of "retrenchment and reform" In our
pension system , nnd If they could get through
congress and did not meet with too much dis
approval they were to bo followed by what
the democrats are pleased to term a "codi-
llcation of the pension laws , " whlih would
contemplate a reduction of pension appro
priations to the extent of at least one-half
the present total pension disbursements.
Sdtiio rropoicd ( ; | IHIKC.I. ;
Among these llrst pror-osiUons it was pro
posed to transfer the pension ofllco and all
Its business to the War department whore ,
to use n democratic phrase , "tho law would
bo enforced without sentiment ; " to reduce
the membership of pension examining
boards In the various localities of which
there nro thousands , to one physician in
stead of thrco as nt present ; to abolish till of
the pension agencies in the various states
and pay the pensions by check direct from
the Treasury department the same ns bond
coupons nre paid ; to cut ott the pensions of
nil persons residing in foreign countries ; to
stop the pensions of all widows who married
soldiers since 1S70 nnd grant no pension to
any ono who had nn Income- from any source
aggregating { JiOO a yc.ir.
The most popular of nil these propositions
was that transferring the pension business
to the War department. This has been
much talked of for years and was supposed
to bo favored by some republicans and many
democrats who were not opposed to pensions.
It was therefore singled out today as the
lirst of the propositions to bo voted upon.
It was defeated by n voteof 53 yeas to 1)3 )
nays. This was such an overwhelming defeat -
feat for the nnti-pcnsionists that tbev did
not demand the yeas nor nays , nor did they
call for a division of the votes upon any of
the other propositions. It was plain that
the contemplated raid unon the disabled vet
erans , their widows and orphans , was to bo
nipped in the btui by an immense majority
and Mr. Cleveland's friends did not care to
put the exact extent of their weakness on
record ,
Klttcr In Their CrltlcUm.
Some of the most extreme nntl-pcnslonists
are bitter in their criticism of Mr. Mutchlcr
of Pennsylvania for forcing a vote at this
time upon those proiwsltions , believing that
it would have been better lo have waited
till the next congress , as the amendments
would have been thrown out In the senate
had they passed the houso. It may bo
claimed by democrats that this was not alto
gether a party issue , but it was.
All of the propositions were submitted by
a democrat , reported from a democratic
committee under the protest of all of its republican -
publican members , every republican In the
house voted against all the propositions , and
every atom of encouragement given the
propositions cnniu from tho'democrats. The
propositions can all bo charged to demo
crats , and the credit for the defeat of thorn
must be given to the republicans , for had it
not boon for the latter the ahiendmonts
would all have been adopted.
Defended the Vutcraus.
The debate over the pension appropriation
bill was brought to a dramatic and almost
violent conclusion Into this afternoon by a
scene which was only prevented by the ser-
gcant-at-arms and his niaco from degenerat
ing into an exchange of blows.
Mr. Turpin of Alabama , a Virginian by
birth , was addressing the house , and in the
course of his remarks denounced many of
the operations of the pension laws. He stated
that there was a clerk In the pension ofllco
who was receiving n pension for total deaf
ness , while at the same time ho was drawing
full pay for an able-bodied man's services in
the bureau and duly passed upon the claims
of pension applicants.
Judge Wnugh of Indiana , who Is a veteran
himself and who had been listening to Mr.
Turpin's scurrilous assaults on the old sol
diers , nt this point arose , his indignation
ovcrpowcrint' him , nnd advancing toward
the Alabaman , exclaimed : "That is false.
I would not believe you under oath. "
Turplii't * Itdiclt Wai Short.
Mr. Turpin leaped forward in the nlslo
toward Mr. Wnugh , raising his list , while
the Indianan in his turn , put up his hands to
resist the threatened assault. A crowd
instantly gathered nbout the two men.
Speaker Crisp , who was standing in the
elonlt room , rushed to the chair of the pro
Riding oHlcor nnd crowding out Mr Wilson of
West Virginia , who was unnblo to pro.irrvn
order , called upon the ineiuber.s to dl.spcrAo ,
nnd the two gentlemen who worn nlxmt to
como to blown to desht from their hostile
notions , minunonca the sergeant at nrms ,
That ofllrer caught up the mnce , which Is
the emblem of authority , nnd rushed lie
twcen the wotild-bo contestants , wlm had
only been kept npirt during these few exclt
In * momenta by thti Intervention of Mr
Hooper of Indiana. Several blows were tx
changed between Turpin nml WntiKlt , but bv
Mr. II oopor'H efforts they wcro prevcntotl
from landing. Several other members of the
house were so oxclted that they seemc !
ready to attack i-.ieh other.
Mr. Crisp's voice and gavel wcro unable 1 1
bring the dUgi-iieo/nl sccno to nn end until
some ono moved that the committee of the
whole rls. > , and that the house resume Its
regular session. This was done , nnd an tip-
pcarauco of order was restored.
Mny Nut Confirm ( Irmhiun.
Democratic anger nt the selection of Mr.
Cleveland of a renegade republican ns ccrc-
tnry of stnto is llmllng violent expression.
The talk Is growing dnily .if serious op
position In the senate to Judge ( Jrcshanrs
conlirmatlon. Such n step would he most
extraordinary , ns it Is nn unwritten rtilo of
courtesy for the .senate to cnnilrm wlthou
question all nominations for the cabinet.
Some Idea of the bitterness of feeling among
the lomocrats mny ho gathered from the
tenor of numerous letters which Senator
Pugh of Alabama Is writing every day to
democrats who hnvo applied to him for his
endorsement to their intended application *
for nnico under the State department To all
such requests Mr. Pugh writes an elaborate
letter in reply , asking to bo excused from
humiliating himself by applylnguikr to a re
publican soiTotnr.v of stnte for the removal
of a republican olilccholdcr to make mnm for
democrats. Senator Pugli closes his ruusiio
letter by saying that sinro a di-uiorratlt )
president has .seen lit to choose a republican
for the chief place in hH cabinet it Is not
likely that ho , a democr.itic senator from
the sovereign state of Alabama , will plnco
his fool across the threshold of the Department
mont of State for the next four years.
The announcement that Senator Pugli was
writing these letters caused tod.iy a great
deal of subdued and awe-struck comment In
the democratic clo.ik room , nnd It is sal
that there are other democratic senators
who will follow Mr. Pugb's example.
\V tt < > rit I'oiislonn.
The following pensions granted nro re
ported :
Nebraska : Original .Inmen Artrup , Wil
liam U. Woodward , William Hums , Peter
Donohuc. Additional William R hotelier.
Huissue Joseph O. fA wls. Original
wiilow.s , etc. Kvallno DoJge , Harlura
Thompson.
Iowa : Original William Fomilton. Jas
per Green , Alexander Henderson , John U
Griflltli , .Tunics M. Wood. Additional David
.1. M. llnughlon , Henry Korlcn. Increase -
John McAllister. Original widows , ott
Phobe Staid , mother ; Mary A. Davis ,
mother ; Lottie C. Wlllard , minors of Uon-
Jainin i\ Ware , Thomas J. Uiloy , f , it her ;
Sarah K. Wall , minor of John Scott. Aniri
Maria WIngrovc , Martha D. Wheeler , Lore -
re tin Collycr , Margaret Padgcr , mother.
Survivors of Indian war William T. Held ,
Jcsae P. Farley.
South Dakota : Original James Brook-
Ins.
MUcclliiiiuoitM.
Dr. Shidler , a member of the pension board
nt York , n democrat who has boon trying to
hold on to his place till after the Hli of
March , has been superseded by Dr. DAVIS of
York.
Hon. D. H. Mercer of Omaha is in the city.
S. R Stover of Iowa is at the St James.
W. II. Moore of Dttbuquo Is at the Oxford.
M. C. WnVsh is at the U'illard's.
Senator and Mrs. Paddock have returned
from Nebraska. They have taken apart
ments at the Cambridge , corner of Seven
teenth and O streets.
The president has reduced the sentence in
the case of Major Charles U. Throckmorton.
Third artillery , to three years , suspension
from rank and command on Inlf pay. This
ofllcer was convicted of altering his pay
accounts and was sentenced to dismissal ,
The house today notified the senate that it
had passed the hitter's bill to provide for the
survey and transfer of that part of the Fort
Randall military reservation in the state of
Nebraska to the latter state for school and
other purposes. P. S. II.
Th ( irunt KiiK
JVt'io Yarlc Tribune.
Mr. Gladstone's reappearance in the Com
mons with his amended homo rule scheme Is
a characteristic exhibition of the best and
sturdiest English traits. It rOvo.ils invinci
ble courage , tenacity of purpose and an Im
mutable conviction that his policy Is not
merely practicable , but absolutely right and
ust. Those are the q'j , titles which have
made England truly great and Its
empire a mighty power in direct
ing the energies of modern civilization ,
Seven years ngo'Mr.Glndstono needed nil the
resources of courage and moral conviction
when ho introduced thu original bill nnd undertook
dortook to carry It through Pnrllnmont
During the long interval of unionist obstruc
tion , when opponents , counting his years
with cynical delight , were striving with ono
accord to wear him out and to bury homo
rule with him , ho hns displayed that other
nnd most characteristic English miality , in
flexible persistence of purpose. The defec
tion of lifelong associates like Bright and
Hartington did not dishearten him ; defeat
in the general elections did not deaden his
faith in ultimata success ; the protracted
delay nnd harrassing tactics of n unionist
Parliament could only draw from him the
confident declaration : "Coming slowly or
coming quickly , surely homo rule is coming ;
and you yourselves , many of you , must in
your own hearts bo aware that already you
sou in the handwriting on the wall the slgna
of coming doom. "
70 CD.
oit MinufactnroM iin 1 Ilot'illOH
of Ulo.hius la tlu WorlJ.
He'll be surprised
If he isn't scared plumb to death. Now we don't
expect to frighten the life out of
> - > . f f anybody , but just as surely as
C VAVWr \ this gentleman is to be startle J ,
just so surely will we surprise
all who call before we take out
that dividing wall. We are
making the cut of our lives on
our prices , preferring to give yon
the benefit of the damage that
dust will do , before the damage is done. That's reasonable -
able , ain't it ? And isn't it fair ? Of courr'e we want to
Sell our goods and the sooner the better and what's the
use of getting them damaged ? They wouldn't be any
lower in price. Tailors can't fit you. any better with
overcoats or suits , and our hats and furnishings arc
guaianteed the best. We are first class clothiers of boys
and men. Buy now bafore we raise the dust.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
store " j S. YCor / , lOtb and Douglas St
