THE OMAHA DAILY Fill DAY , AUGUST 18 , 1893.
THE DAILY BEE.
JXlltor
I'l'UMFIIEl ) KVrKY MOUNINQ.
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Pally HreiwlHmtilHtindnjDOno Yrar. . $ R 00
Dnlly niid nnclny , Ono Year . 4. . . 10 00
fix Months. . . . . 6 < > >
Tiirt-o Mniillis. . . . 2 60
Hiiiiday | ht % Ono Year . ? 00
Pal unfit ; live. One Year . ] 60
Wi-ckljr JJw , One Ycnr . 100
ornciy.
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Cntinrll lllHlTx , 12 1'rurl Siren.
ClilpMCi ) Oilier , 317 Chain Iwr of Commerce.
Now York , Kixnns 13 , 14 nnil 15 , Trlbuno
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WiiftliittRtnn , 613 Pouruwnth Street.
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In bo Hindu payable. to thu order of tlio com-
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Imvo TIIK HER win to their address by leaving
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IriK , Exposition grounds.
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THAT "HtriUghtout democratic news
paper" will fcol lonely in this vicinity.
IT is only ' 'the disastrous error of
1873" in tlio latest bilvurllo address to
the people.
Now Unit it 1ms imported something
like $5,000,000 in gold , Chicago boast
fully propobos to resume ) specie pay-
monts.
THE IOWA republicans baiel tlio correct
tiling when they reirmrkeel in their plat
form that "prohibition is no test of re
publicanism. "
RKCKNT experiencein New York
shows tlmt oven the cholera has no ter
rors for people already demoralized by
fears of a limincial panic.
How unfortunate that Billy Bryan's
brilliancy is employed in advocacy of
principles repudiated by the majority
of the constituents whom ho represents.
TIMH lias a siptiillcant way of pro-
Borving the equilibrium of events. The
strike'of .10.0CQ coal miners in Kansas is
cauntorbalnnced by the nown that grass
hoppers are devouring the crops oi
western Pennsylvania.
IT is to bo feared tlmt serious cyclonic
disturbances will be reported from the
vicinity of Tom Patterson and Governor
Waite as soon as the news roaches
Colorado that the Now York cable car
lines rofut.0 . to accept silver dollars.
Tun measures prepared by our local
"gentleman of financial ability" and in
troduced into the senate by Mr. Man-
dorson will no doubt bo greatly appre
ciated by tlio senate committed or
finance. "Whether they will over be
reported to the sonata Is an altogothoi
different question.
I TIIK problem of the unemployed ii
daily attracting more widespread attention
tion in all the largo cities of the coun
try. In Denver the relief given by pro
moling public improvement has provet
altogether inadequate and insignificant
Public work can not alone supply th <
needed outlet ; it must bo supplemental
in u largo degree by private industries
IT MAY bo set down as a rortaiu fac
that the people of this country tire in ni
mood to listen to the vagaries of tin
financial cranks. The men in congres
who are only waiting an opportunity t <
offer bills fur land -loan bcbomes , iia
money issues , and subtrcnsury project
may as well bnvo their talk for the nox
campaign's stumping tour.
ATTOUNKYS on "both sidoa of the rail
vray injunction proceedings feel ccrtai
that the buit will ultimately bo appeulei
to the United States supreme court
That is but to bo expected. What th
people of Nebraska want is that th
Initial decision bo in their favor. Afto
the maximum freight ruto law goes hit
offuct the railways may appeal if the
wish.
SENATOR ALLEN has been hoard fron
Ho proposes that interest bo stopped o
nil government bonds deposited as HI
curlty for the ibsuo of national ban
notes up to their face value. The adoj
tlon of such nn umaiulmnnt woul
olTootually prevent any national bnn
from taking advantage of the pormi
sloii to increase its notes above the <
] > or cunt now allowed.
AN ADYTJlTlSKMENTof Olioof thoboi
Investment companies which upjionrt
in the columns of yesterday's HEK !
.elsts that the plan upon wiilch they ai
conducted is perfectly legitimate ai
feasible , ' Wo must not bo understood
endorse any tiling which the olllcors
thobc companies may hay in their ov
behalf. It cannot bo denied that inai
of these tohomes have proven disustro
to "both jmtrait ) and promoters , and th
eomo of the worst swindles have boi
carried on under the auspices of pron
nent men , who have been induced
lend their numea and support in aid
what they imagined was simply a legl
juato money-making scheme. But win
they continue their connection with ai
such concerns after their fraudulu
character IIIIH been diBclos-od they ecu
to bo men whcbe honesty is uua&suilabl
Peopla who knowingly invest in bon
of this klud mubt blamu only thomsolv
Jf they Hulttuquontly find that they hu
licon defrauded.
The republicans of Iowa are acquiring
wisdom from experience and courage
from the discipline of defeat. For years
the incubus Ux | > n the party lias been
prohibition , fastened upon It by a com
bination of political demagogues and
narrow-minded reformer.Tlio utter
failure of this policy to accomplish what
its advocates promised is an indisputable
fact of history. The loss which the
state has suffered from It has been great ,
though it might not bo easy to compute
it. The law has never been enforced
except whore public sentiment has ov r-
wholmlngly supported it , and HP con
stant violation in every city and con
siderable town of the stata i j a matter of
general knowledge.
Still the political party responsible
for this legislation was able to retain
control of the state , though with steadily
diminishing majorities , down to 1830. In
no state of the union has the people
shown n stronger devotion to tlio na
tional principles of the republican
parly than in Iowa , -and it is not to IMS
doubted that a majority of the voters of
that atato nro now republicans upon the
issues that divide parties in the nation.
It was conclusively demonstrated , how
ever , In the stnlo elections of 1880
and 1891 that a majority of Iho
people are not in favor of prohibition ,
and there is every reason to bollovo that
the sentiment against that policy Is
much stronger than indicated by the
pluralities with which ndomoeratic gov
ernor was twice elected in the lost four
years , for" it is not to bo doubted that
many republicans remained loyal to
their party , even while opposed to pro
hibition.
The lessons of 18S9 and 1891 have had
their ciTect. Republicans , however re
luctantly , have boon compelled to ad
mit that prohibition is an incubus which
the party cunnot continue to carry
with any hope of regaining the conlrol
in the stuto which il lost in the
last two general elections , while in the
declining majorllies in national elections
it has seen that under this same damag
ing influence the slate has been drifting
toward the democratic column. The
conviction that the republican party of
lown can no longer with safety to itself
undertake to carry Iho prohibition burden -
don is shown in the platform enuncia
tion of the republican convention just
held. That declaration docs not go as
far as could have been wished by these
who know Iho fallacy of prohibilion and
therefore believe Hint the party
should have courageously cut loose
from it entirely and pronounced
in favor of a judicious system of high
license with local option , but it is at any
ralo a stop in the right direction , from
which the party will find it compara
tively easy hereafter to move forward to
the adoption of the broader principle to
which it naturally leads. It is a de
parture , oven if less bravo and thorough
than could bo desired , and undoubtedly
it will have the effect to draw back to
the party some of these who have been
driven from it by reason of its past per
sistent adherence to prohibition.
Of the other portions of the Iowa re
publican platform it may bo baid in n
general way that It contains good re
publican doctrine. The following timely
declarations can bo unreservedly com
mended : "That it is of prime impor
tance to all the American people that
sound currency shall bo maintained , oi
uniform purchasing power. That we
are opposed to state bank money or anj
re-establishment of thai system of local
shinplaster and wildcat currenoyavhicli
proved so disastrous in the post. Thai
il is of Iho highest importance to work
ing people that their wages shall b (
paid to them in money of full value ant
high purchasing power , so that thoj
shall bo able to supply thommjlvos
in every market with the necessities
and comforts of life. Wo denounce
cheap and depreciated money of lov
purchasing power as an especial hard
ship upon the poor and all who reeeiv <
wages. " These are sound principle :
which will bo approved by republican ;
everywhere , and indeed by all mun
irrespective of party , who have the in
torebts and welfare of the musics a
heart. The present year ought to lx
most favorable to republican success ii
Iowa as in other blales nol hopolessl ;
democratic whore general elections wil
beheld , and if nn aggressive and vigor
ous campaign is made the republicans o
Iowa should uoxl November regain com
plolo control of that state.
Of the eight stnto elections which wil
bo hold this year thai of Ohio will ur
doubtcdly command Iho gmilusl iutot
Bsl and attention. This is because tlui
state is again to bo Iho baltlo groun
between protection and Bo-called tari
reform , which in the pending campaig
will bo championed by the author of th
plunk in the doinocrntiu national pin' '
form whteh denounced protection as tit
constitutional , a fraud and a robber ;
It ib noteworthy thai these dcmi
cratic papers which are presume
to mosl nearly reflect the turl
views of the probldout do iu
regard the candidacy of Jtlr. Neal wit
favor and some of them have gone so ft
as to intimate their belief that ho cunni
bo elected , These journals do not ui
copt the tariff dcctrino which Neu
with the ahulrttanco of Henry Wuttorno ,
Hiiccoodcd in having adopted by the la
democratic national convention , at
which they aaxort has boon rejected 1
Mr. Cleveland. They insist that ;
.nominating Neal tlio democracy of Oh
put the I'ai'ty in a SulbO pobltlon , ina
much us ho dees not roprcwont tl
administration view that might
govern tlio party. It is nl
buid tlmt his candidacy ia n
in favor in administration circles ui
that ho can hope for no help from th
quarter. This may nol bo quite just
the Ohio democratic candidate for go
oruor in view of the fact that mora tin
two-thirds of the Chicago conventii
endorsed his tariff resolution , bill tli
ooiibldoration will not bo of any value
him in the campaign , or , at uny nil
will not otlbet what ho is pretty sure
from the apathy and inditTorcnco
the democratic federal otllco holders
Ohio , for , of courbo , If Neal is not JH
bonu grata with the udminiBtt
tlon these oiiiolala will do not
ing to assist him , Besides t
objection to him on account of his posi
tion toward protection , Jio is also ob
jectionable ns an advocate of free silver
coinage , which of itself would bo suffi
cient to debar him from any administra
tion aid or sympathy. True , the plat-
lorm of the Ohio democracy says nothing
about silver , but this evasion does not
wipe out the record of the candidate.
It is stated that Neal is willing to
meet McKinley in joint debate , nnd it
such is the case ho will undoubtedly
bo accommodated. This would of course
give added interest to the canvass ,
not only iu Ohio , but throughout the
country. Neal Is a man of ability ,
though not the poor of ox-Governor
Campbell , who hold a joint debate with
McKinley , and few will doubt that ho
will bo overmatched by the author of the
present tariff law. There are nol a great
many men in the country who nro cap
able of holding their own in a tariff dis
cussion with McKinley , and if Mr. Neal
shall succeed in doing so ho will estab
lish a high claim to public recognition.
The democratic press generally appears
not to regard the chances of the party in
Ohio ns nt all promising , and in view
of the prevailing conditions it is nol
easy tp see how Iho republicans can lese
Ohio Ihls year , oxcopl through very de
fective organization and widespread in-
dilToronco , possibilities which tholr dis
tinguished loader will undoubtedly
spare no oilorl to prevent.
THAT NXKMPTION OL.AVSR.
Ono of the allegations In the petition
of the railway attorneys for the injunc
tion which has practically suspended the
operation of the maximum freight ruto
law , and ono upon which they claim to
sot great hopes , is that thai law is inado
unconstitutional nnd void by reason of
the clause which exempts from its pro
visions these railways which may have
been buill after 1889 or shall bo butll
before 1899. This clause , the petition
allege. " , is class legislation partial to
the infant roads and violates the four
teenth amendment in llml it deprives
them of the equal protection of the laws.
Of course , Iho legislaluro intended to do
nothing of the kind. It was represented
that a uniform maximum freight ralo
lariff for all lines within the state would
result in extraordinary hardship to the
newer ones which were only beginning
to develop their trulllc. II was also in-
sisled that It would prevent the con
struction of all contemplated roads. The
most obvious way of avoiding this waste
to classify the railways according to the
time they wore built , to exempt the in
fant , roads from the operation of the law
and to rely on the competition with
roads subject to the maximum freight
rate law to prevent the exempted lines
from exacting exorbitant charges. This
is what the legislature was induced to
do. If ils action constitutes a viola
tion of the fourteenth amendment , which
guarantees to all tlio equal protection
of the laws , then the law is unconstilu-
lional. But to construe the exemption
clause in this light would bo in direct
contravention of the interpretation
tvhich the Unilod States supreme court
has uniformly put upon such statutes.
The decisions which have hinged on
this point of equal protection of the laws
are'numerous and'to the point. In one
of the granger cases , in which the con
stitutional ily of the Iowa maximum rate
law of 1874 was vindicated , the court up
held a classification of llio roads accord
ing lo Iho jjross amount of their earn
ings per milo during the preceding
year and the fixing of different com
ponbations which these of each class
might receive. In reference to this the
court expressed itbolf as follows :
It is vary clear that a uniform rate o
charges fur all railroad companies In the
state might oponite unjustly upon some. It
was proper , therefore , to provldo in soinu
vray for an adaptation of the rates to the
circumstances of the different roads j nnc
tbo general assembly , in the oxorcisuf It :
legislative illscretlon , has soon flt to do this
) > yn system of classillcation. Whether thl ;
Is the boat That could have boon dona is nol
for us to decide. Our province is only to determine
tormino whether it could bo done at all am
under any circumstances. If it could , tin
legislature must decide for itself , subject tine
no control from us , whothcr tlio cornmoi
good requires that it should ho dono.
Thobtatuto of Illinois of 1871 , whicl
classified the railroads within Iho stall
according lo the gross annual earning !
per milo and put dilVurenl limits on the
compensation of the different clashes o
railroads for carrying a passenger am
his baggage , was adjudged con
stitulional and valid in Hugglo
against Illinois , and in Illinoi
Central railroad against Illinois , boll
in 108 United States. Tlio loglshi
lure of Arkansas in 1837 fixoi
by statute the maximum faro that an ,
corporation , trustee ) or person operatinj
u line of rallrcad might charge and col
lect for currying u passenger within th
stuto at 8 cents per milo on n line flfteo
miles long or less , cents a milo on
line more then fifteen miles and lot
that bcvonly-JlYO miles long , and II cent
a mile on u line more than boventy-ilv
miles long. This act was uphold us 1
no way denying the equal protection e
. the laws In thu case of Dow ugaim
Boidleman In 12T ) U. S. The court the
'
. bald , speaking through Mr. Juolk
t Gruy :
The lpf'lalaturo in the oxcrcisoof itapowi
of regulating fare's and freight rates me
i classify tlm railroads according to tl
'
' amount ot business which they have done i
appear likely to do. Whether the ulusalilci
l * tion fchall be iiccordtug to the uinoui
of p isstfiigers and freight curried , i
U of gross or not oaminxs during
o jrovioua year , or according to the slmpl
aueljnoro constant test of the loiiKth of tl
o line of the railroad , is u matter within il
discretion of the .lo Ulaturu. Jf the nau
Q
rnlu Is applied to nil railroads of tbo sun
' cluBS , there Is jio violation of the oouatlt
it tioiiul provision soctiriu ? to all the equal pr
tecilou of the Jaws ,
This goes very far in giving Iho stnl
a wide latitude in adopting u classijlc
tion for the purpose of 11 xing dilfere :
maximum rated for different railway
but the court goss even further iu tl
very rucent caw of Hudd versus No
York. The limits upon warohou
charges Jixod In the law therein , quo
tion applied only to parties owning ai
operating elevators in cities having ov
KJO.OOO population. Thu court subtaim
the validity of the law and wont on
tuy :
U is further coutonduJ for tbo plaintiffs
10 error that the statuta In qucstlaii violal
the fourteenth nmonf pent , bocaiuo It takes
from elovntor bwncrj aocqufil protection of
the Itxws , in that tt nppllos only to places
having 180,000 population or more , nnd does
not apply to placet , which Imvo lost than
130,000 populRtionuAMli thus operates nRnlnat
elevator owners Itf * tl larger cities of the
stnto. Tlio law oucxatcs equally upon all
elov.V.or owners In places having 1DO.OOO pop
ulation or inoro ; nndXt-o do not perceive how
they are doprlvvd of .tho equal protection of
the laws within the meaning of tlio four
teenth nmcnJtncr.l. * *
The results ttfoli scorn to bo these :
The legislature mav , fix different max
imum rates for different classes of roads
and may base tho'Tilasalflcalion on any
evidence Hint appears to it best suited
for the purpsso on earnings , on busi
ness and on length of lino. Why not
also on the time the line has been built ?
But further the legislature may estab
lish a maximum rate for ono class and
leave the other class entirely unaffected
by that schedule. In defining that class
why not use the length of time the line
has been built ? The power being un
deniable , the purpose being legal nnd
commendable , namely , to prevent injus
tice to infant roads , the method must
bo lefti to llio legislative ells-oration.
The only condition is Hint the law apply
equally to all within the designated
class.
(
SPKAKKH Cnisi' can hardly relieve
Congressman Springer from the chair
manship of the ways and moans commlt-
.co withoul running the risk of being
ndictcd for ingratitude. The spoaker-
jhip contest of the lust session is still
resh in the memory of congress. The
k'otes of the members who were support
ing the Illinois man for speaker were
finally thrown to the Georgia represen
tative. It is possible that Crisp might
liavo secured the coveted honor withoul
the aid of Springer's friends ; but in the
absence of positive proof to the contrary
t may fairly bo presumed thai any nl-
tempt to disturb Springer in his posi
tion at the head of Iho ways nnd means
cornmiltcc will bo fraught with unpleas
ant consequences. Republicans are in a
position to look upon the contest with
complacency ; but then republicans al-
ivays like fair play.
THE cily authorities want to have a
rehearing of the paving case , which was
decided in favor of the city some weeks
ago , in order to bcouro Iho opinion of
the court on several collateral points
which were nol at thai time touched
upon. The mayor and , council want to
know whether thoy.ican legally create
paving districts and'ordor paving done
at the expense pf , abutting property
owners withoul a petition from the ma
jority of the parties affected. As this
point was not necptsarily involved in the
case brought before the supreme court ,
any opinion which * it may give con
cerning it will hnvo'to bo considered as
purely dictum. It' may bo valuable as a
guide for the future-action of the city
authorities , but itvwill bo difficult to BOO
how it can "bo relied fipon'os a binding
interpretation of tho-law.
COUNTY CLEUixjSACKETT Ihinks lhat
ho has discovered where .the stale has
been unjustly o'nrlehod dttho'dx"p\5"nso \ of
Douglas county to tiiOiCxtenl of 3150,000.
If this is Iruo we hope ho will bo able to
make out his caso. There is1 always
some difficulty in recovering back money
voluntarily paid to anolhor. and this
difficulty will bo increased in this in
stance on account of the nonsimbilily o
Iho stato. Some way ought lo bo de-
vibod by which refunded ulaxes might bo
deducted before the county's quota ol
state taxes are paid over to the state
treasurer.
NOW lhal the Chicago newspapers
are unanimous in their criticism of the
management of the World's fair , if. is
fairly to be presumed that the big expo
sition Is a success from a Chicago point
of viow.
Keep Cool initl Hu .Sensible.
/'Affade/ji/ifa / / Inijittier.
Don't bo fools. Don't wreck this country.
Tnko.vour mono.v and put it in bank , Jor il
our banks fail every other business will fail
also and we will be in a regular maelstrom
of bankruptcy.
Don't ' bo scared. Daylight is at hand.
tlm Tlil.'j of Itiiln.
I'Mlcitteljrtila North American.
It seems to bo assumed by the majority
that the republicans la the house have nc
part in the adjustment pf this question. The
republicans should uoV offer measures jusi
now , of course , but they should assert thoil
privilege of discussing the measures pro
suntcd. And they should insist on unrondl
tlonnl repeal. They might tnko up that po
sitiou with advantage. It would show then
ready to back the president in his effort tc
Htay the tide * of ruin.
Solan Suunil Ailvloo ,
John /lut'll r im/fn 1'Mhuldvhla Star.
Republicans must not bo led from thcii
duty by specious misreading or half hoartoc
understanding of ovonU. We Buffer fron
the evils of a triumphant , aggressive democ
r.ioy. Wo must remove tno cause. Silver 1 :
a pretext. Wo took care of silver when h
power. We can do o again. The "honesty'
of American money wns never In qucstioi
under a republican president. Nor will tt b
again in question when thp Imppy day of re
publican uscundci"y returns.
A I.onir htrucElu Knilfd.
ViTniuat ( ? ( ( ) / .Slur
The Unrnoglo sti Jkn'lms boon declared ofl
After over a year's wnmgliui ; wliuroin blooi
was shod and emalesR llll'.jaTiun begun th
matter has ondudMuch distress has bcei
causud , and o fur as'ttte ' outsldo world fa
learn no onu has hcch materially beiiotltui
The strikers Imvo suffered from hunger ; th
operators liuvo lost inoiiuy. It was an ui
fortunate ) atfnir , but it may carry u Icsso
with it , thu lesson that-lu.ichos patluncoun
reason and consideration fur and botwoc
employe and employee , . .
All Impottiuit Mini.
In the opinion of nwM it roits with Mi
Ooruian to determine if\o \ action of the soi
ate on the question of ihp repual of the al
vor purchase act. ItiA'stsvitl ) the sonat
of the Unitud Stales-'l&'itori thu purchase c
silver and to remove-wlMt the president 1m
declared and the llnaufaira of the coutur
believe to bo the chief cause of the dlsa
trous Htatoof the business of the count r ;
Ho il is plain that nccorJiug to the view of
considerable portion oftho observers of pul
) liu affairs a great responsibility rests on M
i- Gorman.
it
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DoinuoruUo Cuiniilliueut Iu
Few 1'orfc MM ,
B Hon. Patrick Kg.ui. late minister to Chi !
V has returned to the United Stales , nnd th
U a good time to say that his conduct In tl
0 very deltu.ito and diflleult complications b
luoun thu two republics wan that of a tlm
patriotic and v.'orlbj reiiroscntatlve of it
honor of liU country. A Bid o from same i
judicious partisan opposition to his cours
the attacks upou him in this country can
pi uu-iju'.ly ft on ) thosd mon without a coti
try , the mugwumps. Il sei'ins lo
thcso gentlemen every time the Unlti
Stairs lufutscs to Uo UU-iced without re.sh
auto.
TIIK Jir.HI\l .1IM tiKCIStOff.
Chicnpo Journal : U now remains to bo
con whether it Is already too Into to repair
ho harm that has been so unjustly done us
> y English poacher * . It 1 doubtful whether
hero are any large scnl herds loft to bo
irotoctcd by the decision.
Chicago Herald : This decision Is final.
t comes from a rrcat tribunal. I.iltlo ns
the pcoplo of the United States may like It ,
ns It demolishes all tholr expectation * in the
matter , Its binding force will ho grai'ofully
ind in good faith acknowledged.
Kansas City Journal : Mr. Ulndstono re
gards the decision In the lleriUR sea case as
a victory for Oiont Britain , and Mr. I'holps
nnil Mr. Coudert pronounce It a triumph for
.ho United States. Under the circumstances
Uaron do Courcol nnd the commission are to
10 warmly congratulated.
Globo-Democrat : Thocountry will rejoice
at the settlement , of the Hcrltig son caso.
The decision of Uio tribunal of arbitration
lias gone against us on some points , nnd on
other points it is In our favor. Hut the
worry nnd irritation which Iho case pro
duced nro ended and this Is n cause for con
gratulation.
St. Paul Glebe : On the whole , the coun
try Is to bo congratulated on the outcome.
Wo inado claims which were unsound anil
unjust , and not so much for the preserva
tion of the seals ns Iu support of a private
monopoly. The only public Interest , If , indeed -
deed , H has any nt nil , in In preserving the
seals , and tills Is attained.
Minneapolis Tribune : II U n matter of
congratulation that Qrcat Britain is
satlsllcd with the decision. Not only this
country , but the clvillrod world should ro-
jolco that a decision which is so satisfactory
to the government nt Washington should
moot so heartily with the approval of the
Premier Gladstone in I-iomlon.
St. Tx > uis Itopubllc : Pelagic sealing Is not
a sport in which the American cittron Is
much concerned , and a private corporation
guts alt the profits out of It ns a cold busi
ness proposition. So , to toll the truth , we
are not much Avorstcd. except in the morti
fication of being compelled to lot Britishers
take our maverick seals. Wo shall buy
pauper labor sealskins hereafter , anil maybe
a cheap coat will maxo a cheap woman.
Chicago Record : It is u matter for con
gratulation that the long dispute has been
settled peacefully and In a way that promises
effectual protection for the valuable seal
lishcries. The securing of such protection
has been the main object this country has
had In view from the outset. The decision
wilt compass an end eminently desired by
both parties to the dispute r.nd Ils provis
ions may bo regarded tin embodying a sufll-
cicnt nnd reasonable victory for the United
States , while being a sweeping defeat for
American diplomacy.
St. Paul Pioneer Press : The decision ren
dered by the arbitrators In the Boring sea
dispute between the United States nnel
Great Britain will probably ho unique In
commending itself to botti parties to the
controversy. From ono point of view this
country , and from another her adversary ,
has been sustained by the commission ; anil
each llnds itself supported in the contention
about which It was most desperately In
earnest , and defeated in that which was
only of formal concern. Therefore bethought
ought to accept the verdict with consider
able satisfaction.
Kansas City Times : It makes very little
difference whether our claims of jurisdiction
over considerable water around Bering sea
through Uussinn purchase stand good or
not so long as wo get about all wo desire of
It. The Boring sea commission seems to
have Uorio its work thoroughly and well.
While neither country got all it wanted , no
judicious Englishman or Atnericaiuivill fall
to ratify a measure- which looks to the pro
tection of the harmless and useful fur-bear
ing animals. On the whole , this latest ex-
ainplo of arbitration may be said to have
resulted satisfactorily.
According to the now city directory
Beatrice has a population of 15,000.
Miss Nclllo Lynch has been elected as
principal of the Platte Center schools.
They wore paying 33 cents per bushel for
oats yesteroay on the track at Kearney ,
Petitions are belnir circulated for the prtv
iligo of again voting em township organiza
tion in Hall county.
The dwelling house of Miss Emily Browr
of York was completely destroyed by lire
It is supposed to have been the work of at
incendiary.
Two sons of W. H. Predmoro of Broker
Bow have discovered a gold mine in tm
Black Hills that gives promise of makinj
them all rich.
In the vicinity of Crcston there has Deei
so much rain farmers are compelled lo beat
ter the grain out Irom the shock to dry before
fore thres-hing.
The Ponder Times says that town wil
liavo water works and that the vote on issu
ing bonds was : Votes cast , 10-1 ; for bonds
72 ; against bonds , 22 ; spoiled ballots , 4.
Chris Ducbolm , a well known resident o
Logan township , Dodge county , for mon
, han twenty years , died Tuesday. Tin
Funeral took place at noon yesterday , a
Hooper.
The city of Alliance is going to have a s.vs
.om of water works just us soon ns it cai
float Its water bonds. The auditor is nov
engaged in registering the bonds , whicl
amount to ? 17,000.
Tlio surveyor the state line bids fair at tin
Urcsent outlook to leave the town of Fairfax
3. D . on the Nebraska side. Fairfax hai
l > eeu the ipadimr aspirant for the county seal
of Gregory county , S. D.
II. C. Burnett , as refcreo In the cas (
between T. M. Messick and Itosj Gamble a
ivourney concerning settlement , has reu
dorcd his decision , which rs favorable tc
Mcssick , giving him * 1,8T1.
The chinchbug is getting into the corn h
some sections of Gage county and threatens
Lo ao consldcrabludamaga unless rain come ;
to the relief. Fortunately thu depredation :
jf Iho pests are copllncd oi'ly to a fov
Holds.
According to President Perkins of thi
Burlington , Kobruska City Is the only towi
on his road that has shown a positive in
cruasu in business this year. The buslncsi
there has been f 15,000 bolter go far this yea ;
than last.
A resolution offered by Alderman Spie :
doing away with the Board of Public Works
amounting to u saving of WOO per year , wa :
adopted unanimously by the Pluttsinoutl
Board of Aldermen ou the theory that thcr
wns no publlo work now requiring their at
tcntion.
The abundant rains of Monday aftenioo :
have closed the controversy on dry weathe
nnd have assured an abundant corn croj ;
says the Blair Courier. Then ) Is no roa
want of currency In Washington county
There is plenty to do business on and moi
ls coming. In fact this county bus not bee
unsettled for a minute during the whol
financial melee.
The dls trie t reunion of soldiers and marine
to bu held at Greenwood , beginning the ttJi
of this month and continuing four daye
promises to bo a notable gathering. Amen
thu speakers who have been secured ur
Generals Thayer nnd Ulhvorth , C.iptai
Henry and othnrs. The first day will bo ol
settlers' day" , Iho second will bo relit
corps day and the otlior two days will lj
fur the old boldicr programs. Them wi
prob.ibly bo a sham battle every night dui
ing the reunion.
I'KOt'LK sl.lll TlllAUN.
Copious nil us dpjlnltoly settled the rat
of corn In Nebraska.
Botli the United States and Great nrital
achieved a victory on the seal question. WIi
sa.\a arbitration doesn't arbitrate ?
Edison expects to produce an electric ci
ginu capable of ,1,000 revolutions a mlnut
Ho is cndcavoringio break thu South Amur
can record.
If thl ) report is true that there mo r ,0 (
dialect IHK-IS in Indiana , the country woul
bu justified in cordially commending tl
woru of llio whitouapti.
In order to swim asiioro a Now York me
hud lo drop u bell containing $1,000 in goli
The hoarding of money in times Jiko tl
present iu a terrible menuco to 11 fo.
The housB In Charter street , Salem , whei
Nathaniel Hawthorne wrote his books
now occupied by Horace Ingersoll , who wi
for thirty-six years a friend of the novelis
Some of the now congressmen are ni
deeply read In Iho history of the Unite
Status if the Washington imports lull tl
truth. A newly elected rcpmiunluilvu fro
Missouri wju introduced to Senator Shi1
man ttiu other day , and shook thu Oh
jttntosmau warmly by the hund , ga.viui
"Adi , Senator , I vas glad to sou you. I h
hcnrd of you inoro tlmus nt I hat hairs on
my haul. You vas from Atlanta , hey J" Ho
Is believed to hi\vo ae-qulred his Information
respecting the Sherman family from n well
known patriotic song.
Hold hug imngtnallon Is extremely nctlni
In Washington , Knstorn newspapers lull *
mit o that the sll\cr lobby Is disbursing
huge \ > ads of Iwodlo ntut capturing votes on
nil sides. The strangu font tire of It Is that
the easterners alle-ijed to have bceu in-
IHienci.il should take so kindly to the whlto
metal.
Ono of the nprlrullurnl counties In Indi
ana recently discovered that there was not
enough money In the treasury to moot cur
rent expenseami camon needed public
Improvements. The banks did not feel Jus-
titled In making the desired loan nud the
formers were npptulod to. The manner In
which they responded was startling sur
prise. AH of thuiu seemed to have plunty of
money and were anxious to place It with the
county ns n loan.
Dlngloy of Maine , Dolllvcr of Iowa nnil
IlurrAws of Michigan nro seated side by side
in the front row of the republican sldo e > f the
housu this session. All thrvo have tre
mendous lungs , strong opinions and n
choulu deslro for the floor. It U bolioveel
that Speaker Crisp \\111 Imvo trouble \Utli
these statesmen when the allvorelcbato gets
warm. Ho will have to conduct the pro
ceedings In dumb show or allow the trlum-
Viratu to do all thu talking.
Kobcrt a. While , n bachelor of Philadel
phia , who left properly valued at about $30-
000 , bequeathed nearly one-half of It for re
ligious and charitable purposes , including
$2,000 to tlio Franklin Hufonnalory Homo
for Inebriates , but expressly stipulated In a
codicil to his will lhat no portion of the
money should bu used , under penalty of for
feiture , to advanro the cause of what ho
considered "tho pernicious fallacy of prohi
bition , or Us bantling , local option. "
Berry Wall , Uio ox-kingof the Now York
dudes , is not without a sense of humor. He
was hit hard In the recent Wall street Hurry ,
and was discovered by n friend hanging on
to a strap Iu it crowded struct car. "Why ,
Berry " suid the acquaintance. " 1
, . never ex-
icctcd to llml you riding In a street car. "
Ir. Wall alghod , shifted his weight to the
ither foot and answered : "I r.upposo not ;
> ut I tell you nn the quiet that it's mighty
ucky you didn't ilnd mo driving the thing. "
There Is now living in Alanicdn. Cal. , a
ittlo girl of IB years who is In tlio sixth gon-
rallon In llneal'descent from Molly Stark ,
ho heroine of Bcnnington. And , by the
vny , Molly Stark did not become a widow
> ecauso of the valorous battle. On the eon-
rnry , she lived on to sco uinny of her do-
ccndnnts grow n up. At ono time thirty out
f forty of llio children attending the dls-
riot school in thei "btnrk district" in Now
lampshiro were named Stark , and they
voro all descendants of Molly's four chll-
rcn.
President Kllot of Harvard college chal-
engcs with some asperity the statement of
iKhop Mallnliou.thnt drunkenness among
ho students of Harvard and' Yale has bo-
emu so common ns to uxclto no comment ,
'resident Eliot sa.\s tno bishop doesn't
enow what ho is tnlklnc about , and that Iho
hargo is absurd.It Is well known , " ho
ays , "that there has been a great dhnlnu-
lon in urmking in all colleges , duo largely to
ho decrease iu drinking in society. " Per-
laps , perhaps. But has tlio president over
> cen in Now London the nigh't after u boat
ace !
JMJTV UVJ.IT.
Conllnl llntrml of th Sllvcrltra Ilcclpro-
ciitnt by Clovi'liuiil.
Those democrats who nro thoroughly com
mitted to the cause of silver entertain a do-
grco of feeling toward the administration ,
writes the Washington correspondent of the
Globo-Dcmocrat , which U only revealed iu
irivato conversation. They hate the admin-
strntion.
A senator , ono of the oldest and best
cnown on the democratic sldo , was asked
today to go to a department lo see about
some minor appointment in which a citizen
of his own state was concerned.
"I will not go , " ho said with emphasis. "I
im asking no appointments and no removals.
This is a gold bug administration. If I ask
any favor I am at once given to understand
that I cannot gut it unless I am in harmony
with thu administration. That simply means
Lhat I must abandon my ttuu sentiment as a
Imnotnlllsi. You don't know all that lias
liappened. The country dousn't know all. I
can'l tell you more than that the whole
power of the administration has been ex
erted to bulldoze us over to thu gold bug po
sition. It has failed so far as 1 am con
cerned. I told Mr. Cleveland borne time ago
plainly where I stood. I am asking nothing
and will not go to the administralion for
anything. "
In ouo of the conferences or caucuses with
which the flrst week of the extraordinary
session was lllleel there was heard such nn
expression as "Judtis. " Mr. Cleveland's
contoni pt for the bilvcr wing of his party is
reciprocated in bitterness toward him.
'Iills financial question divides the detn-
mocracy along strange linus. Hunter and
Black , thu two congressmen nt large , sit side
by sidu in the house and are very close in
their personal relations. Hunter Is in the
free silver camp and Black Isn't. Formnu
and Fithian of Illinois are like Damon and
Pythias. Fithian is for free silver and Forman -
man isn't , nt least not on u IU to 1 ratio.
From Pennsylvania , representing thoolddis-
irlel of thu late William L. Scott , comes Sib-
ley with such enthusiasm for silver that ,
though a now member , ho has uccn put upon
the Bland stouring committee. Missouri
furnishes ono strong rupealer in the person
of Suth W , Cobb. But , as a whole , it is the
west and thu south against the east and
that part of the upper Mississippi valley
whioh lies east of the Mississippi river.
There wcro but four Illinois democrat * In
Iho conference ) the other ilay which om
urnced 100 free silver men who were ready to
hind thenuolvcs to nnv line of policy which
woulet not lese sight of the whtto metal ,
In nil of Uio south Mr. Cleveland tins hil
no more sto.idfnat adherent nnd frlcmt than
General Buck Kllgoro of Texas. Perhaps
enrh recognized In the othrr the distin
guishing trnlt of sturdy stubbornness and
felt drawn thereby At any rate General
Kllgoro's faith In the president's wisdom has
never w.ivcrcd until now. The tlo was a
strong ono , but General Kllforo has gene
with Ills pooplo. When Mr. Ulnml sum
moned "all f i lends of frco silver1' to e > on-
ferouco the general , without any ostenta
tion , walked Into the lioudoof representatives
nnd took n back seat. If ho had been left
to himself ho would not have said a word ,
being content to break with the administra
tion nnifuquaro himself with his constituents
by his simple presence In the free -silver
mealing. But tlmt past muster of politlo.il
humor , Judge Culbcroon , was presiding. If
ho had been Sam Jones , Juitpo Uulborsoii
would have focused attention on the now
convert by calling out :
"Tho Lord bless brother Buck I"
But ho didn't. The Judge waited a few
moments until ho saw the right opportunity ,
and then , ns If ho\\isht.'d to tnko the floor
nnd offer a few remarks , ho said quite
gravely :
"Will General Kllgore plonso tnko the
chnlrJ"
The general couldn't rcfmo. That would
Imvc been a confession of luUoivnrmncss In
the cause. Ho took the chnlr. About ten
minutes afterward Jerry Slmi SDH arose mul
proccededod to uxcorlato the mcsidout and
"tho plo bellies , " as ho has named tlio ro
poalors. These who know General Klleoro's
just sentiments toward the president do not ,
understand how ho restrained himself , hut
ho did. Ho occupied the chnlr until Judge
Culberson relieved him. But when the con
ference was over and General Kllgoro was
asked about It , hu gave a condensed nccouul
of what ( mil taken place , without any men
tion of the part hu had played iu It. Judgn
Culborsoii was scon later on and asked to
supplement the Information General Kll
gore had given.
"Did Buck tell you ho presided ! " nskivl
the judge , with Just the faintest twinkle
under his shairgy eyebrows.
"No. Did ho preside } " was the reply.
"Did ho ! ' sild : the Judge. "You bet ho
did. "
The serious business of financial legisla
tion has Its lighter moods.
J.KillT , I.N7 > , S//.4J > 7i
Hoston Transcript : Apuenrnncos nro docolt-
ful. A mild ghtnoo lias In-'UM known to couiu
fiom n cross eye- .
( Mavolntul 1'laln Dealer : l-'roo rolnnjipor
not. South Carolina couldn't gut along with
out iv llttlo "mint. "
I'lttsburc Dispatch : It sounds ralhor odd lo
read in tlio liai-dnnto market reports that
cutlery Is dull.
Indianapolis Joutmtl : Mlnnlu Mi g 1'ars.iv
claims to bo an advanced woman , deus the
not ?
Mamie I'm Mire 1 don't Iciintr. At nnv uili1 ,
she. advanced thu ( Into of hur 111 st birthday
about llo years.
Detroit Kreo I'ross : Phe I will keep these
rrxo- , yon .sent to nui forevur.
lie Tnuiiks ; if you do it lll bare mo n pllo
of money.
( inhesion Nona : In llio s | > t > culnlvo ( woi-M
a telegraph opeintor fiequuntly holds thu keiy
to ihu situation.
Now Yoik Weekly : .Indgo Hnvo you
formed any prnjudlcu against HID prlioneirV
liiryiunn 1 lii\ii : Ae'on bonm newspaper pic
tures of him ,
.ludgu You are evusod.
Florida Tlinos : Tlm wntorlnK-oluco girl
sayxtlmt when the "smieem" is ever in Wall
utieutshu Impos It will coniu her wny.
Itoston Globe : The Italtlmoro pollco were
palil In sllvur dollars last ueek. AmlynlfiUvor
dollars for coppers is not : i good t.tclmiiiu.
Chicago Kocord : "Whiit Is the difference bo-
' ' ' ' "
twenn 'wages' and'.siiliiryV'
"Well , generally , onu moans a greixt eloal f f
work nnd honiu p.iy , mid thu otlior is a good
deal of pay and KOIIIU work. "
Detroit I'rce I'ross : "Uun you saw woodV"
"ho naked , bufoiu .MeandcriiiK Mlko could
fnlrly Ri't his foot on the
"No'in , " hu ansuerod , In n grieved tone ;
"but I kin siiy notliln1. "
And ho .stuiduon.
A siuiMiit nm.n.
J\cn > Voile ll'or/d. /
They wuro hitting In the twilight ,
Who.it ) thuiivex break on tlio sand ,
And nn aim w.is wound around her ,
They wen : clasping hand to hand ;
And MIU bunt u llttlo closer.
Tun in iN a firu sun-kissed with tan ,
And to Misle Miunlo wlilspcrvd :
"Jion't you wish wu'd hue n niauV"
H'llKX 1 ( UST
Vorfltt.
WIlOII I COt tllllO
1 know what I shrill do :
I'll cut tliu leuvt-s of all my books
And lead them Uiiougn uiui through.
Wlion I cut Minn
I'll wrltu soiiiu letters then
Tlmt 1 linvu owed for weeks and wooki
To many , many men.
Wln-nJI cottlmu x
I'll ' pay thoio calls I owe.
And with tluxu bills , these countless blllj.
1 will not he bo blow.
Whim I get lime
I'll inculalu my life.
In such u way tlmt I irny got
Acquainted with my wlfu.
When I cot tlnm-
O , sloi Ions droiini of bliss !
A iiiiiiitli , iiyuar. tun yunrsfroni now
lint I cunl llnlsli this
1 Imvuno tlinu.
iRQWNING ,
* COL
urxoit Miinuf.iotnrnrs 1 Hatallurj
al OlothluK In the World.
It makes me tired
To think that I can't get a now suit of clothes
hen they are selling1 them
at about half price. I
looked in at the Doug-las st.
window at B. K. & Co. today
and I saw some of the beau-
tifullest 2-pioce suits you
ever saw I know they used
I to got $2.50 for some , and $6
o
for some others but they
i
3i i sell them now for $2 and
X ) $3.50 Oh they are dandies-
10 ,1 , Dark and light colors , single and double breasted ,
,1 , nicely made and the best of cloth The sizes are
1
10 for boys 4 to 14 years. It makes me tired when I
think of it , and every suit in that window is a
ISt bargain , too , -
K ) BROWNING KING & CO.
10 II , . ,
IIr lo Btoroopo , , . .ory evenly till aa % | S §
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