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THE OMAHA DAILY BKE : tDMURSDAY , FEBRUARY 23 , 189H , r
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Averuc" Circulation for .li\nimry , 94,247
SnvKUAfj states are talking of abolish-
\n \ % capital punishment , but not ono has
proposed a plan by which murder may
IJQ abolished.
THE suggestion is made that Sam
Jones should start a revival at Topoka.
They are raising the article that ho
Cicala In down thoro.
Ex-GovEHNOR BOYD was conspicuous
Jjy his absence from the sunflower ox-
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li'lbit at Arbor lodge last night. Press-
Jng engagements were expressed as an
excuse. But Dr. Miller was thoro.
IK ENGLAND and Australia continue
lo send prize lighters to this country nt
the present rate wo shall have to got
even by sending them some of our nu-
jnorous pugilists. This country has all of
that kind of people that It needs.
SUNFf-OWuus are still the most pro
lific crop In Nebraska. A monster bou
quet of the political variety of Nebraska
tunllowor was carried in n special car to
fjreot the coming secretary of agricul
ture on his return from the Jersey homo
) f Grovcr.
Till ! recount farce is now In progress at
the capital and the promoters of this
nchemo seem to bo confident of their abil
ity to scrape up 7,000 or 8,000 votes pro
miscuously , so as to glvo n slight mar
gin to ono if not both of the lost
amendments.
TUB winter wheat prospects In Ne
braska are said to bo good , and if the
present promise is fulfilled this state
will probably faro us well in this respect
ug most others. The general outlook
throughout the country Is not regarded
as very favorable.
IT UEQUIKKS a great deal of vigilance
to prevent the illicit sale of liquor , but
it Is gratifying to note that the needed
watchfulness is generally shown by the
officers of the law throughout this stato.
The bootlegger who escapes arrest for
pny great length of tlmo must bo both
Emnrt and lucky.
EASTDOUND freight slilpmonts from
Chicago last week showed a slight In
crease over these of the previous week.
The movomont'by all lines aggregated
75,003 tons , as against 91,013 tons'for the
Bamo period last year. The inoroaso in
shipments of Hour , grain and provisions ,
compared with the corresponding week
last year , was 0,038 tons. These figures
indicate a stagnation in the market for
hrcadstulTs that is not pleasant to con-
.template.
TUB Chicago newspapers are remark
ably optimistic in respect to the cholera ,
and it appears that the health authori
ties of that city are equally certain that
there is no danger. The Herald says
that the possibility of n cholera invasion
is "Immensely remote. " The wish Is
father to the thought , and there is some
danger that the exposition city will
make the grievous blunder of taking no
adequate precautions against the breed
ing of disease during this most impor
tant year'in her history.
A HILL Is pending before the legisla
ture of Illinois which is intended to pre
vent combinations calculated to restrain
freedom In buying Hvo stock. The
measure makes it unlawful for any two
or raoro persons or corporations to com
bine or agree together to do any act
which will In any respect prevent any
person from buying live stock ut any
place in that state from any person hav
ing the same for sale , and severe penal
ties are provided for its violation. The
war against combinations goes merrily
on.
As WAS to bo expected , the car roup-
lor bill Is meeting with determined
opposition In congress , Snd Its passage Is
being delayed by filibustering tactics on
the part of the opponents of the meas
ure. It does not necessarily follow that
ull who are opposing the bill are Im
properly Influenced by the railroad com
panies , but thor.e can bo no doubt that
the latter are making use of every moans
in their power to prevent the car coupler
.bill from becoming a law. It would on-
tall a largo expense which - they
wish to avoid , and they care lit
tle for the public interests that
would bo subserved by it. No member
of congress can afford to take a position
upon this question that will expose him
to the suspicion of being more desirous
of protecting the pockets of the railroad
coriwrations than of preserving the lives
and limbs of their employes and the
wifoty of the traveling public , The rail-
mud companies thcniBolves are standing
In their own light In this mutter , for the
proposed luw would bo a bonellt to them
In many ways. It would bo costly at the
outset , but lu the long rua it would pay.
into FOOTS T/IK nirrsr
Last week a movement was Hot on foot
by the lieutenant governor's right hand
bower , General Pass Dlstrlbutjr Seoloy ,
to Honda senatorial excursion train down
to Topokn to witness the expected scrap
between the Kansas City mllitln and the
populist legislature. The railroads
promptly volunteered to furnish the
most luxurious palace cars In the service ,
with all the Incidentals to make
the junket of the law makers enjoy
able. The signatures of twenty senators
are said to have been procured by the
procurer of the railroads to avail them
selves of the generous offer , but the
whole junket was knocked on the head
by a telegram announcing that the jayhawkers -
hawkers had agreed to lot the courts ar
bitrate their quarrel.
To offset the dlsappolntln" mlscuo the
special car that was to have carried the
junkotcors toTopoka was placed at the
isposal of n number of members of both
ousos , headed by Lieutenant Governor
lajors , to give them an opportunity to
artlclpato In an ovation given to J.
itorllng Morton on his triumphal re-
urn to Nebraska City from the homo of
rover.
The question Is who foots the bills for
heso periodic junkets and jamborees
otton up by the railroads of this state
vhenovor a legislature Is in session or
vhon our state ofllcials want to
ako nn outing to Galveston , Now
Orleans or Hot Springs ? Does not
very intelligent observer know that the
ailroads are not in politics for their
ealth ? Does not everybody who is
'amlllur with the tactics of the railroad
nnnagors rotillzo that the people who
re obliged to pay tribute to them in the
hapo of freight or passenger tolls must
'oot ' these bllla'f Every dollar paid out
'or entertaining or corrupting logisla-
urcs and. state ofilcers Is wrung from the
reducers of the statoand so long as the
awmakors and railroad commissions
ontinuo subservient to the railroads the
people will bo obliged to footull the bills
'or junkets , lobbyists , oil rooms and
wodlors.
TllK KOHTlt AKD SOUTH STA.TK KAIL-
1WAD I'KOJKCT.
The concurrent resolution passed by
ur legislature urging concerted action
by the people of the ton states bordering
on the Missouri and Mississippi to bring
about the construction of a national
I'eight railroad from Nebraska to the
gulf is worthy of moro than passing
lotlce. A railroad from Omaha or any
point in central Nebraska to Galveston
ivill not exceed 800 miles in length ,
ivhich Is about one-half the distance
between Omaha and New York.
The construction of such a road
ivith double traok steel railway would
not exceed $25,000 per mile and the ng-
rogato capital to bo invested need not
exceed $20,000,000. The feasibility of
building such a road by the states
through which it would pass is" another
matter. Some of these states , including
Nebraska , are barred by their constitu
tions from owning or operating any rail
road. No action could bo taken by these
states for raising their quota of the
: est of the road either by direct
tax or bond issues until after their
lonstitutloiH can bo amended. It will
also remain a very grave question
as to whotnor the problem of chcapon-
ng transportation by the short line to the
julf' ' would bo bettor solved through the
construction of a great railroad or by
the building"of a so-called ship railway
ivith barges propelled by electric power
on the plan proposed by the late Captain
Eads for crossing the Isthmus of
Panama.
In any event , however , the proposed
convention of representatives of the
producers of the states in the Mississippi
and Missouri valleys should bo hold.
Such a gathering would result In an
intelligent and comprehensive discussion
of the transportation problem In general ,
and the projected north and south rail
way in particular.
At this very time the great Now York
dailies are agitating the project of a
cDntinontal waterway capable of floating
largo steamers between the lakes and
the Atlantic. Many lines have boon sur
veyed and many plans and estimates
have been submitted. It baa been shown
that a feasible route oxlsts along the Illi
nois and Michigan canal from Lake
Michigan to the Illinois river , and thence
by the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico ,
but as this conld not bo used by gunboats
except during high stages of water in
the Illinois and Mississippi , it cannot ba
available for the national defense.
It bus also been shown that the Erie
canal might bo enlarged so as to glvo us
a safe waterway for vessels of twenty
feet draught from Lake Erie to the Hud
son river , entirely within our own terri
tory , and out of the roach of a hostile
Canadian force.
The only drawback to this waterway
projectIs that it would not bo available
all the year round as would the nortl
and south railroad or a ship railway
down the Missouri valley to St. Louis
whence barges brought overland could be
lloated down to the mouth of the Missis
sippPhnd sent abroad by ocean steamers.
I'ROSl'EOTS OP AN KXT/l.t SBSSIOX.
The Indications are strong that the in
coming administration will bo compelled
to call an early extra session of the Fifty
third congress in order to provide for
the troublesome financial conditions thu
will confront it at the outstart. It hav
ing boon settled , as now understoodtha' '
there will bo no issue of bands under the
present administration to fortify the
treasury gold reserve , the duty of taklnj
some decisive action In this matter wll
became Imperative upon the now admin
istratlon. It is understood that Mr.
Carlisle 1ms no doubt of the authority of
the secretary of the treasury , by the
terms of the resumption act
to issue bonds , but the senate having
passed , as an amendment to the sundry
civil bill , n provision authorizing th (
issuance of bonds at a lower rate of la
torest than Is provided for in the resumption
sumption act , It is probable that thu
next administration will not bo disposed
to put out bonds at a higher rate thar
the senate thinks they can bo lloated for ,
There appears , however , to bo lltth
probability that the action of the souafc
will bo approved by the houso. There I
strong opposition in the latter body U
the sundry civil bill with the senate
amendment attached , und It is roportoi
that u careful canvass shows thut th
\
bill cannot bo import with the ninond-
mont. Tilts nlouu , it I.H said , would
necessitate nn extra session.
But thoi-o is atnthor equally strong
reason why the incoming udmlnlstrn-
ion will fool called upon to convene the
ext C7nroj3 in extra nation at an
iarly date after Its advent to ] ) owor.
This is the desire of Mr. Cleveland for
ho repeal of the silver purchase law.
lo lias given out through his ropro-
onttitlvos that If thU act was not re-
3iilol by the projont congress ho would
mil a special session of the next 'con-
gross within a month after March 4.
This threat failed to produce the effect
loped for. A few days ago a
ompromisc measure framed by Mr.
7urlls1o was submitted and failed to
noot with the approval necessary to its
uccoss. Later a canvass of the house
if representatives , made ut the request
if Mr. Carlisle , has declared the fact"
hat there Is no hope of carrying any-
hlng through that body which the in-
lomlng administration tlcslros In order
o relieve It of the dlllioultlos and em-
wrrusstnents which it Is certain to
xperlonco from n maintenance of exist-
ng conditions. The prosldont-eloot
liuls himself to bo helpless in the house
his partisans , a majority of whom seem
.o . bo irrevocably opposed to his
.cloas and wishes. Not oven the in-
lluonco of Carlisle , the coming secretary
f the treasury , presumably as potential
n matters of this kind as that of Mr.
Cleveland himself , has boon able to
worvo from their convictions enough
lomocrats in the senate and house to
carry a .single proposition , the success of
kvhtch the president-elect most earnestly
desires.
Tills being the situation , with the
u'obabllitios strongly against any
change , an extra session of the Fifty-
bird congress very soon after the now
ulininlstration cainos into power
would seem to bu inevitable. If it
, vcro simply a question of fortifying
, ho treasury gold reserve this might not
bo necessary , because there is now
: unplo authority for this purpose , but in
ho estimation of Mr. Cleveland it is of
the very highest importance to stop the
mrchaso of silver. Indeed , ho regards
.his . as taking precedence of all other
questions. Silver will nave , so far as
can now bo judged , as numerous a body
of democratic supporters in the next
congress us it has in the present one.
Thisfactdoos not furnish a very hope
ful outlook for the financial plans of the
incoming administration.
VNDKR TllK STARS AXT ) STItlPES.
An incident of the celebration of
Washington' ) ) birthday which w.111 bo
: nemorablo , as signalizing the first stop
of what may prove to bo a steadily uro-
rcsslvc movement for the restoration
of the American flag to the seas , was the
raising of the stars and stripes over the
steamships Now York and Paris of the
Inman line , which thereupon became
American vessels. By act of the present
congress , passed at the llrst session ,
those steamships , the swiftest and
among the finest on the ocean , Wore ad
mitted to an American registry , They
were built abroad , but the cap
ital invested in them is largely
that of citizens of the United States.
The American owners , fooling that the
time had come when these splendid
ships could bo advantageously sailed
under the flag of their -country , peti
tioned congress for permission to grant
them a registry in this country , and
this was done almost without a word of
opposition. Ono of the condition ? was
that the Inman company would have
built other steamships of equal capacity
and speed , to bo constructed in American
ship yards of American materials. This
the company is preparing to carry out ,
and doubtless within the next two or
throe years It will have afloat two or
three now steamships equal in all re
spects to the Now "Vork and Paris , from
the mastheads of cuch of which" " will
float the "star spangled banner. "
It was an exceedingly interesting cer
emony which marked the consummation
of the transfer of those "ocean grey
hounds" from British to American reg
istry , and its significance is well worthy
of more than passing attention. It was
an event in which the president of the
United States was a conspicuous partici
pant , and it attracted the patriotic in
terest of hundreds of thousands of pee
ple. It makes an appeal to the pride
and the interest of the entire nation
which ought to bo fruitful of good re
sults. Perhaps in no respect have the
American people shown greater indif
ference than in regard to the question
of restoring the merchant marine , the
loss of which was ono of the penalties
of the rebellion. They know that for
years our flag has been rarely soon in the
ports of the world ; that whereas before
the war nearly three-fourths of the
value of the imports and exports of the
country was carried in American ves
sels , now the amount is hardly raoro
than one-tenth ; that annually the pro
ducers of the United States pay to the
foreign ship owners in the neighbor
hood of $200,000,000 , nearly the whole of
which goes to the enrichment of
these who own and build foreign
ships. They understand that the pay
ment of this vast sum constitutes a seri
ous drain on our resources , besides
which dependence upon these foreign
transportation facilities is a drawback to
our commercial progress. It is recog
nized us a generally sound proposition , so
attested by the experience of other suc
cessful commercial nations , that trade
follows the flag. American commerce
has grown despite the drawback , but who
will doubt that It would bo much greater
than It is if it had been carried on
in American ships sailing under the
country's flag ? There is need of an
awakening of popular interest in this
subject , and it is posslblo that the inci
dent to which reference is made will
have a good olTcct in this direction. It
Is not a political question , nor is It one
of merely sectional concern. Every portion
tion of the country is interested in it
the producers of the west not JOSH BO than
the manufacturers of the on it. The res
toration of the merchant marine , how
ever it may bo accomplished , means
greater commercial progrojs and power
for the whole nation , and not benefits
confined to any particular part of th'j
country. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tins Treasury department is actively
engaged in preparing regulations under
the quarantine Mwt through n commis
sion of live oxpbtta. Physicians arc to
bo appointed by'Jljo ] consular olllcora at
all foreign porbu xrlth the approval of
the secretary of , "the treasury , or physi
cians may bo gpn from thU.country to
perform the duUcMof Inspection required
by the not. GrcM'caro will bo taken to
provide for a lj\prough \ inspection of
ships and passenijnrsatall foreign ports ,
and these chnrgjji Vlth this duty will be
hold to n rigid ( UYJpuntnblllty. Regula
tions will not bo made for domestic ports
until the local s'aiutary ' authorities shall
make report of the conditions which
prevail at the several localities , and
recommendations as to the character of
regulations needed to keep out disease.
Prom the activity that is being mani
fested In the preparations there Is
reason to expect that every necessary
precaution against an invasion of cholera
will bo provided in due time.
THE weakness of the so-called "indus
trials , " or trust securities , is noted as ono
of the curious features of the stock mar
ket recently. It is known that most of
the big industrial monopolies make
, 'ory largo profits , and the weakness of
heir securities under pressure seems to
nnicato that Wall street fears what the
iituro may brfng forth In the way of at-
, ncks upon the trusts In the courts and
.n congress and state legislatures. _ The
( peculators are not as a class scrupulous
.n tliolr obedience to law , and the fact
.hat . they are apparently fearful that the
big monopolies' which ignore or defy the
aw may come to grief Is a hopeful sign
jf the times. These who are trying to
bring powerful and oppressive monopo-
los to justice may take courage and per-
lovoro so long as any form of opposition
.o . the law is rated a sign of weakness in
, ho business of a great corporation.
TllK action of the Canadian govern
ment in very materially modi-
'ylng Its policy regarding American vos-
icls passing through the canals of the
Dominion , so that all discriminations
lave been removed , had led the presi
dent to revoke the retaliatory tolls a
abort time ago ordered to bo collected
on Canadian vessels and cargoes passing
through the American canal. The very
extensive interests involved on both sides
ll bo gratified with this change of
affairs , the prolonged continuance of
which would have resulted in a great
ilcal of injury to all concerned. The pol-
cy of this government in the matter has
been fully vindicated , and the Dominion
ovornment hai bsen taught a lesson
ivhich ought to bo profitable to it in the
future. IH
.
Nebraska gets a. place in the cabinet for
.ess service to Clerrelaiid than was rendered
by nt least a dozen separate counties in
Missouri. }
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Danny , < Jot Your ( Jun.
( llDiifrftcmocrat.
The spectacle oflltlo | $ Dan Lament in the
important olMce of. [ secretary of war will
furnish a fine thomojj for some writer of bur-
Icsquo opera. " . (
Tills r.ooIatf.Oko Hnrmony.
NcbraikAtCUy Newt.
C. D. Casp < 3r.who-'is looked upon by some
as the leader of the tlomo'crats ' In. the house
of representatives , very plainly says that
between Judge Allen and .1. Sterling Morton
ho would much prefer voting for Allen. It
was Mr. Casper and three other so-called
democrats who prevented the election of a
democrat as senator. Wo are pleased to see
that Mr. Casper is so frank.
Conllilonco Abused.
Philadelphia Ilcconl.
Indorsing a friend's note has put many a
good man in sere trouble , just as the at
tempted rescue of ilrownlujr persons has
cost many a noble lifo. Tlio misfortune that
follows such nets of fellowship and courage
brings with it no shame. The whole coun
try will sympathize with Governor Me-
Kinlov In his reported losses , and Join in the
wish for his bottoxfortune. .
A Commercial ICpoch.
Kansas Gllu Star.
On Saturday the collector of the port of
Now York Issued the first order over re
corded in this country for transferring a
ship from British to American registry. This
important incident in the commercial his
tory of the republic may presage a general
revival of our merchant marine under those
favorable conditions which must result from
a wise and liberal revision of the tariff.
A UllTcronco In Associations.
Sclnt\ilcrJeralil. \
Our State Banking Board did the proper
thin ? when they refused to allow foreign
building and loan associations to do business
In Nebraska. There are several state and
local association , thatj are solid in every
respect and they are entitled to the patron
age of the people. In a majority of cases the
foreign associations that have attempted to
do business hero have been of the snide
order.
The Apprnl of lluwall'n I'rlnccas.
St. 011(0 ( Itcintbtlc.
In her pathetic appeal for lustlco to the
people of the United States , Princess Kal-
aulaniasks : "Havo I done anything wrong
that this wrong should he done to mo and my
people- The answer is that she and her
people stand in the way of Claus Sprccklcs
obtaining the sugar bounty for the product
of his Sandwich islands plantation , and this
administration is trying to teach her that as
against a plutocrat a princess has no rights.
The Hitter rill .Must llo Htvnlloiroil.
St. Lnuls Ilc ) > ubllc.
The senate is not at all disposed to Join the
house In submitting the . constitutional
amendment providing for the election of
senators by the vote of the people. It may
bo necessary to elect now senators pledged
to submission befora.U can bo brought about ,
but it is ono of the jpertamtles of the future.
The necessity for It is imperative. No party
that is in power calf'1 ' protect itself against
the use of money 'purchase ' sea cs in the
senate in its name so long as wo have a sys
tem under whlch-tUtv choice can bo decided
by the purchase of 'a few votes in a legisla
tive caucus.
Count Ifjistlnfja In.
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TUB OMAHA. SO.N'IUT Bnu publlsho'd some
very Interesting edtpVial matter in last Sun
day's edition that.Jn3Vou.ld bo well for the
people of this cltyuttui vicinity- carefully
peruse and then aetf upan. There is ono ol
the best locations J * Vie world right hero in
Hastings for a beet Sugar factory of mam
moth proportions nml our city should sec to
it that it is occuplQil Ijy ono or moro of their
at nn early dato. j } , " the Hastings canal
completed and a Uis s yar factory m opera
tion Hastings will' Uim > made an i.nportant
stop toward commsrcial supremacy and a
solution of the question. of a permanent tin
b uckot brigade.
cl Obitlnncy.
CilMu ! < > Tribune ,
The wretched disputes and inexcusable
obstinacy of the republican members of the
legislature of North Dakota have given the
democrats a senator from that state ,
although thov and tie ) populists united were
In n decided minority. As the casa stands
nowi the democrats will have forty-four sen-
atora in the next congress , Including Martin
of Kansas. With the casting vote of the
vice presUcnt they will have the control 01
the senate and will ba independent of the-
populists under any and all circumstances.
Possibly It Is hotter that that should bo the
uaso , and that the entire responsibility fur
legislation should rest on the democrats.
The republicans would hate been In a minor
ity in the senate after Marcn 4 , oven with
the senator from North Dakota , so the real
seriousness of thU IOM of ft member froths n
stnto which Is naturally republican will bo
felt moro keenly four years from now. The
democrats have plckod up no many slx-ycnr
nen that oven though the republicans oloot
a president In ISM thu probabilities are that
iho senate will bo against thorn.
Tim KnniiM Cnio ,
IVifrailclpMii Httont.
The Kansas populists Imvo developed more
nonso than sand In agreeing to substitute nr-
: iltratlon In court for arbitration with
bludgeons. At the game of bluft anil bayo
nets they were no match for their republi
can opponents , As the courts are consti
tuted in Kansas the cnso of thu populists
ooks very dark. Their doslro to go behind
ihu certificates of election of certain mom-
l > ors of the lower branch of the legislature
ind have a new count of votes Is not likely
to bo gratified. If the outcome of the forth-
Mining court proceedings should bo a popu-
.1st , senate and a republican house the dan-
tor of radical legislation would bo greatly
lessened ,
Dnkot'i In tint I'ront.
OMAHA , Fob. 21. To 'the Kdltor of Tnr.
HUB : Strange things of late have como to
pass. The two Dakotas have a democratic
senator at last. Furthermore , matters are
assuming a lively phase in a political way ,
and the cauldron Is boiling hot. The outs In
Dakota are bound to have something to say
In the future , especially as regards who
shall ho collector of Internal revenue. Da
kota was formerly a district by itself , and
In 18SU was consolidated Into the district of
Nebraska , This dose never did sot well on
thu Dakota stomachs , and now , with an out-
and-out democratic senator from North D.i-
kota and nothing nearer a democratic
senator from Nebraska than an assist
ant democrat , they declare they ought to
and will have a voice In the appoint-
niL'iit collector of internal revenue ,
and they will not sit supinely down as they
have the past ten years and lot Nebraska
gobble It all up. They claim they have as
good a right to ask a collector from Dakota
as Nebraska has , and with four senators
and three representatives from the Dakotas ,
and only two senators and six representa
tives from Nebraska they claim to hold the
winning hand. Hon. James M. Wood , a mem
ber of the national congressional committee
from South Dakota , Is the leader hi the
movement. Ho claims ho wlfi bo backed up
by the commltteennn from North Dakota ,
as well as by the new democratic Donator ,
and there is already in the Hold for collector
Hon. John K. Wilson of Deadwood , Hon. It.
B. Hughes , ox-senator , now of Unptd City ,
and lon. A. C. MeCluro , formerly commls-
slonnrof immigration under the Olovehind-
Ohurch dynasty , now of Pierre , Is a
very prominent candidate , and will bo
strongly backed by ex-Governor Church ,
while North Dakota leaps Into the arena
with a number of candidates , among whom
are ox-Governor McCormick of Grand Forks ,
ami Hon. Alexander Grcgir of Grad Forks ,
and the old war horse of democracy , Alexan
der MoKenzio of Bismarck. With such an
array of candidates the Hon. Mr. Wood
claims that Mr. North , especially since his
record on the late senatorial contest In
Lincoln , where his candidate for senator ,
ex-Governor Bo.yd , fell down , will not have
plain sailing. During the contest , however ,
the taxpayers , who 'aro now well pleased
with the management of affairs , arc content
to look on and await events. D.
jou
New York Sun : Now they add to the
mystification by affirming that his original ,
sure-enough name was Mike Hoku Smith.
Cleveland World : Hokc got there. There
is no hoax about it.
IloUoy , pokey , plckory pine.
Smith , old biy , you're right In line.
Troy Times : lloko Smith , secretary of
the interior ! The grand old name of Smith
is all right but Hokol By what hocus-
pocus was it brought about ?
Chicago Inter Ocean : When our genial
Colonel Watterson notes the windfall of
Hoko Smith he can see the difference be
tween editors who sawed wood and those
who did not ' 'march througii a slaughter
house to an open grave. "
Cincinnati Commercial : Newspaper ridi
cule of Mr. Hoko Smith , the young demo
cratic statesman of Georgia , because of the
peculiarity of lite Christian name , is coarse
and offensive. Our Atlanta friend has the
ad vantagcof a Christian name to distinguish
him from the vast army bearing his sur
name. Ho has the honor of the family name
of his mother , who was the daughter of a
jurist of high reputation In North Carolina.
Nanny Hanks was the name of President
Lincoln's mother before she was married ,
and the simple-minded son , in all the glory
of his greatness , never forgot his mother's
name.
Now York Sun : The amusing discussions
now going on as to Hoax Smith , recall an in
cident connected with the first cabinet of
General Grant. At that time the mayor of
Warren , a town in northern Ohio , was ono
Dawson , a bustling , sputtering little man ,
and withal a firm republican. The make-up
of the now cabinet had been for some time n
matter of speculation and solicitude. On the
day of its announcement Dawson , walking
along the street , came to a bulletin board
bearing the desired Information. He read
with satisfaction the names of the new sec
retaries until ho reached Boric , when ho
hesitated , and with evident mental earnest
ness exclaimed : "Bono ! Boriol "Who in
h 1 is Boric ? "
o
XKHIt.lSKA Z.V TllK JIKXI C.iniSET.
Globe-Democrat : The selection of J. Ster
ling Morton for a place in the cabinet will
tend to reconcile the country to Colonel
Hoko Smith.
Kansas City Journal : Mr. J. Sterling Mor
ton should hold himself up to his full height
In the cabinet. He is the solo representative
of about two-thirds of this great and glori
ous country.
BufTalo Express : J. Storlln ? Morton says
ho hopes "to raise a largo crop of good opin
ions" during the next four years. He'll find
opinions a-plenty-and some of them may
remind him of Nebraska onions small but
powerful strong.
Kansas City Star : J. Sterling Morton , who
Is to bo at the head of the Agricultural de
partment in Mr. Cleveland's cabinet , Is a
man whoso splendid ability has kept him to
the fore in a state In which his party has
been for many years In a hopeless minority.
Norfolic News : The saloetion of J. Ster
ling Morton Is a rebuke to the World-Herald
and a dose which that Journal gulps down
gracefully , oven though it is hard to masti
cate. Mr , Morton believes in building up
and in this respect is opposed to the policy
of the Omaha Alarmist , which is always tryIng -
Ing to tear down. Mr. Morton has always
stood up for Nebraska. The World-Hoformer
believes la traducing Nooraska , its credit
and its people.
Chicago Post : It would bo n hnrd cholco
to say which of the three western appoint
ments Grcsham , Carlisle and Morton Is
the best. They are all good , and especially
the selection of the distinguished ex-governor
of 'Nebraska will bu hailed all through the
west , where ho Is known , loved and re
spected. Some of us may doubt the sense of
a Department of Agriculture , hut if wo must
have such a branch of the executive govern
ment , wo know of no man who can make It
of moro Intelligent service to the country
than Mr. Morton.
Now York World : Mr. Morton Is a typical
representative of the democracy of the
northwest , ono of the strong loaders who
have wrought a revolution In the politics of
that region" . Ho Is a sound-money man and
was an aggressive antagonist of tno green
back craze when It threatened the country's
financial Integrity. Ho is an earnest advo-
oato of tariff reform. Ho is a practical
farmer and tree grower , and has been an
active leader in the forestry movement
which has done so much for the pralrio
states. The appointment Is altogether good.
Chicago News : As a successor to Hon ,
Jeremiah Rusk of Wisconsin Hon. J. Sterling
Morton of Nebraska will bo In every way ac
ceptable. The Inventor of "Arbor Day" it
peculiarly qualified to administer the squash
seeds and gooseberry sprouts of the Depart
ment of Agriculture with taste and Judg
ment. Besides ho will then bo In a position
to give his Invention of "ArbsrDay" the oBl-
oial attention it needs. As for his democracy -
racy the salt of it will savor whatever
freshness there may bo in other parts of the
ca binet. Mr. Cleveland has made an exceed
Ingly good selection and Nebraska Insinu
ates her buxom and romely figure Into the
cabinet ahead of her sister states beyond the
Missouri.
_ _ _
One l.lttln Word.
A' < w Yiirk .Sim.
"Ono llttlo word , " ho pleaded ,
"Ono tlmt will move mo. puU"
IIU tender rcuucxlHhu hcoUcd
Uy boftly murmurfoj ' Gut ! "
ATTRIBUTED TO MR , MORTON
Elements That May Finally Defeat the
Anti-Options Measure.
BAD EFFECT OF A NEBRASKA MAN'S ' VIEWS
Clovclnnit's Coming Hocrotnrjr of Acrtrulturo
Snld to llnvu Opposed the Mill with
Very Orrnt .tureens-It In llo-
llevcd to lie Doomed.
WASUINOTOK Ilur.iuu or Tun Ban , )
C13 FO _ : r. >
WASIII.NOTOX , D. C. , Feb. i."J. )
it looks now as though the anti-options bill
would fail. Mr. Huteh , the principal cham
pion of the measure , made a gallant light
again for Its consideration In the house today ,
but ho was again defeated. Mr. Hatch as
cribes the growing opposition to the hill to
the recent Interview with Mr. Cleveland's
coming secretary of agriculture , lion. J. Ster
ling Merion , lu which Mr. Morton expressed
his disapproval of the anti-options bill In the
strongest terms.
Many congressmen who have hitherto
favorad the passage of the anti-options bill
have been strongly Influenced by this Inter
view , maintaining1 that a measure that Is
so strongly condemned by the Incoming ad
ministration's principal representative of
the agricultural classes cannot bo bene
ficial to the farmer. In addition to this op
position from the members with farming con
stituents the western railroads and eastern
eonimorei.il ba-lies have redouble , ! their ef
forts In bringing their pressure to bear upon
members since the bill has reached the
house. It seems probable , therefore , that
oven If Mr. Hatch succeeds in forcing con
sideration , the anti-options bill Is doomed to
defeat.
Nt'lmuku 1'oitolllfo Contottn.
Senator Manderson Is somewhat disgusted
tonlirht over his oiTorts to please the con
tending forces In ono or two postofllco con
tests. For several months the senator has
been laboring over contests for the post-
masterships at Harrison , Uushvillo , Hay
Springs , Crawford and two or three other
cities In Nebraska. The contest at Craw
ford has been especially vexatious. Since
last August there has been a running corre
spondence between the senator ami W. 11.
Ketcham , Mr. Houson and others , who have
demanded the removal of Postmaster Gor
ton. Mr. Ketcham , who is the editor of a
paper at Crawford , has shown considerable
anxiety in having Gorton removed , ami the
senator , believing his demands had merit.
has labored to secure action at the hands of
the Postofllco department.
When the senator was Informed by the
department that inasmuch as the olllco was
of the presidential class and It would require
formal sustained charges in order to secure
removal ho notllled the contending forces at
Crawford that it would bo necessary to
present a cause for removal. Then came
some papers in the nature of charges which
the senator referred to the department with
a request that they bo placed In the hands of
a special agent with instructions to Investi
gate and rcx | > rt at the eaillcst possible
moment , as ho wanted action. It required a
number of letters from Senator Mauderson
to have the investigation and then others to
get the report. The report nt last was made
and the senator labored to got mtion upon it.
Today at a moment when Senator Mander
son says ho was working the utmost to get
action ho received a letter from ICditor
Ketcham in which sarcastic reference is
made to the efforts hero at removal and in
timating that Senator Manderson has "monk
eyed" with the case and had final action de
layed for some ulterior purposes.
The letter closes with the observation that
when the senator comes up for re-election
the writer will take pleasure in assisting
him to return to Nebraska "whero ho be
longs. " Senator Manderson regards this as
the most cruel blow of all , and about the
toughest Instance of Ingratitude that ho has
witnessed in a long time.
Western Pension : * .
The following pensions granted are re
ported :
Nebraska : Original Charles Leonard ,
Henry W. Smith. John Cirloy : , L. A. Dal'ey ' ,
John Hann , Anton Krton , David W. "Wills ,
Stewart G. Nuvlns. Jacob Harmon , Hezekiah -
kiah Reed , John C. Knight , William A.
Barnes , J. Fisher. Original widows , etc.
Eliza II. Stevens , Victoria Fouts , Maria M.
Smith , Lisctta Frandts , minor of William
Stevens , minor of Thomas J. Osgood.
Iowa : Original Geonjo Boyd , James A.
Saundcrs. Nathaniel Huff , James Kldwcll ,
Martin Fowler , Jaui-'s U. Owen , George
Jllllch , Edwin A. Locke , David .Vickcy ,
Giles F. Hunt , Matthias Buchele , Calvin
Dullard , Stephen H. Brown , Hamilton Duf-
lleld , Thomas P. Latimer , William H. Fox ,
Augustus Monroe. Increase Isaac Glllam.
Original widows , etc. Elizabeth B. Berger ,
Mary Stanton. Eliza Day , Cadlnda Waters ,
Anna Olson , Mary Miller. Survivors Indian
wars William Cllno , Samuel Scott , Louisa
Schoottlcr.
Mlncollnnuoui.
At a late hour in the proceedings of the
senate last night Senator Paddock made an
effort to get the bill making appropriation
for a federal building at Hastings attached
to the sundry civil appropriation bill as an
amendment , but ho was defeated. The bill
has passed the senate and promises to dlo
upon the calendar of the houso. P. S. II.
Stuck Yard
AMES , Neb. , Fob. W. To the Editor of
Tun BEE : The proposed legislation to
reduce the charges of the Union Stock
Mmls company nt South Omntm nml
f'm vo of communion men will not promote
but will InjMrotho welfare of the live Mock
' " "Hf01 * of the nato. These -
. . , . clmi-api.
divided by the weight of the cattle on carl !
account of nnlo , show tlmt thu stock
yam charges amount to only n
few cents | > er hundred pound * and
the imturul fluctuation of the market every
day to several times as much , The chnrao
for commission Is only .1 to 5 cents per 100
pounds , which Is easily earned by a skillful
salesman. I would not ask a commission
man to reduce a rh.inro , hut I oxpcit him to
earn his commission of n buyer If ho ran.
i m 9l . ' 9 not lllfo Knin. and It take *
skill and exporlcneo to sell thorn. The real
Interest of tho.Nobraska livestock shipper
s In the unhampered growth of our market
in order that largo receipts of stock may at
tract buyers , nml the moro buyers the better
The reduction of ohnrgcs while the Htook
yards company U making enormous cxpcn-
ii uims to ° " ? ' " the market , may bo a good
pull" for iwllticlans hut It Is hostile to the
Interests of llvo stock shippers. Yours truly ,
_ R. M. AI.I.EK.
KKntt.lSK.1 .1X1) AKlllt.tSKAX.1.
. The Codnr illulTs Opinion has been pur
chased by Charles Sherwood.
The announced consolidation of the Hust
ingseekly Nobraskati and Tribune hits
been declared o.T. and the two papers will
bo Issued separately , as boforetlmc.
Because the sheriff put his clutches on the
typo and presses of the Union Ledger , that
paper failed to appear last week. 'Iho pro
prietors hope lo get "out of the hole"
shortly.
George P. Marvin , editor of the Cairo
County Democrat , has 150110 to Washington
to brace up Billy Bryan to spctiro the passage -
sago of the Otoo reservation bill , which has
been passed by the somite. It allows settlers
to settle with the Indians on the basis of the
appraised value of the lands Instead of the
bids made.
There Is a hole m the wall of the Choycnno
county court house at Sidney which was
intended to bo put througii the body of a
deputy sheriff. Mrs. Marshall , n dlssoluto
woman , had been sentence ; ! to sixty days'
confinement in the enmity Jail for vagrancy ,
Whllo Deputy Sheriff Gules was conducting
her from the county Judge's room to'tho Jail ,
In another part of the building , she suddenly
pulled a revolver from the folds of her dress
and placing It at the head of the deputy slier-
llfshepiocecdod to pull the trigger Had knot
been for the eagle eye of the deputy and his
quick action In knocking the pistol upwards
Iho coroner would have had a Job.
I.KXTMX LK
Indianapolis Journal : "Do you believe tlmt
a M' " In a man's numo N lucky , us .somo peoplu
say ?
"Snro. Look at Job , nml Jonah , and Jere
miah. "
Washington Star : "What do you think will
bo the ll iist thhiKyou will .sou at thn World's
fair'"said Mr-i. l < 'itiisli. :
"My hotel bill , " replied her husband , gloom
ily.
_
Klnilra ( Ingottc : The collector will como
round unlussyou koi-p him .squared.
Philadelphia Kocoril : The coal minor | i
RCimrally above his buslnuns after working
hours.
Somervlllo Journal : The nvornxo huninrtit
ovtdimtly ran't. iilToril to Kui > p u ItlriMl Ctrl. If
ho could , ho would roalUu that the Niihjuct Is
altogether too sorlous for lovlty.
lloUon Transcript : When a broker elves
you a point on Iho market ho Is very apt hlin-
.self to get iilioad.
Hlnehamton Luailnr : "Do host coast do-
fence , " said 1'ompoy , "Is tnscramhhi overdo
fiuiso when a boy ts cumin' down hill on his
sled. "
_
Washington Star : " .Money talks , " said I'ar-
voy Now , pompously.
"Very true , " was the reply. "IJut It doesn't
always think before It spuaks. "
TUB I.tON ANI > THE I.AMI1.
JJroirnlw , King A Co.'s Monthly.
A fleecy lamb , with pretty wnys ,
Comes to the nlmanuc man , and says :
"I'leasc , sir. the spring Is hero. May bo
You'll kindly make a note of mo. "
Observe the March lion's clad surprise ,
"I'll iniilco 11 meal of youl" ho crfus.
So , good by , lambkin. Uoutlu thins ,
i'ou came tooearlyjn the spring.
1WK11 SMITH UFflEUliaiA.
Kew York Sun ,
Vos , I'm Smith ;
,
Not. unknown to fame ,
As lloky.
A sort of n pis In a poky ;
A man of pith
And niomunt ; a chap ,
Who doesn't hold ,
An some moro bold ,
That public olllco Is a private snap.
And yet Hn't nltoKtitliur a yap.
Yes , I've hoard of late
Tlmt I hold my state
Uy the heat of the pants : *
Hut tlmt doesn't enhance
My actual worth.
I can havii the narth ,
If I want It , down my ways
And say.
On thodoadq. t. .
I reckon 1 want It. See ?
Hut don't mention It , pray ;
Tlmt Isn't mv lay-
It Isn't display
I'm lifter : It's the grip
On Orovi-r : thonlp
At the hud of ofllcos ; the pull
That will get all the olltcus full
Of my men ,
And then-
Well ,
Old fcl ,
Tlio administration
Of this mighty nation
llnsKot to ho with
lloko Smith.
A vciry siiucirlor
Secretary or the Interior !
Hi-n ?
That's me !
TrousoM.
LarcoU Manufacturer * an 1 HotallorJ
of Ulothhu la tlu U'orU.
'Grandpa ' Washington.
Speaking- George reminds us of our divid
ing1 wall and that reminds us
that
Soon with llttlo hatchets ,
The carpenters will como ,
But before they got hero ,
Wo'll make the business hum.
When they begin knocking1 dut
the dividing1 wall the hats will
have to be moved. Now the
cheapest way to move them , is
to sell them. All sorts of hats
at all sorts of prices but not
more than one price on ono hat. Just now we are IV
showing1 a full line of the new spring1 Hopkins I
in black and brown. See the display in our east
window. Wo sell the Hopkins , which in material
and finish is equal to any hig-h. grade hat , for $1
less than the usual price for same grade. $4 will
be price on the Hopkins.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
Etoro oiion ovary evening till &H I S , W.Cor , 15ti ! and Douglas St
Saturday tllUU