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Clrcnlutlim for October , 24ili : > .
' 3 fair awards nro becoming' so
common Unit the market value is threat
ened with n material depreciation.
AfTT.K extended investigation Sen
ator I'otTcr lias discovered that there
has boon a general depression in the
pi ice1 ? of grain and live stock. It takes
pome senators n long while to lonrn what ,
everybody else know in the beginning.
Tun city hall is at last to bo formally
dedicated. The pyasticutusoR , pnoi'i
rillus , gargoyles , manikins , monkeys ,
pumpkin heads and petrified poodles
will have n feast on the outside of the
building while the city duds and dodos
arc dedicating the interior.
Tun time is certainly propitious for a
reorganization of the Humane society ,
find its members will have no difficulty
in finding worthy objects for their as
sistance. The prospects for a hard winter -
tor counsel systematic work by all who
are engaged in the alleviation of suf
fering.
TIIK French president of the Chamber
of Deputies and the French premier
liavo merely changed places as a result
of the recent ministerial crisis. It does
not appear totukolong for un ex-premier
to regain the support of the chamber ,
which , by electing him as its president ,
shows the shifting character of the
ministerial support in Franco.
GKORQIA democrats want to test the
constitutionality of the federal 10 per
cent tux upon btate bunk issues. This
tax has been involved in numerous cases
'before the United States supreme court
and has always beau uphold. There Is
no reason to believe that the court will
reverse its own decisions just to accom
modate a few wildcat bunks of the
HOllth.
AN OtrrnitKAK of internal dissensions
within the Gorman omniro would bo
what the enemies of the empire have
been waiting for ever since its formation ,
over twenty years ago. The forces re
quiring united action on the part of the
commonwealths comprising the empire
are too strong to permit the trouble with
Wiirtembnrg to invite the Interference
of outside powers.
LAWKHNCI : T. NEAL , late candidate
for governor In Ohio , has finally pulled
himself out from under the avalanche of
votes by which ho was burled lust
month and ventures the suggestion that
the protective tariff had nothing to do
with it. Ho luyri his defeat to the atti
tude of the democratic administration
on various important topics. All ex
planations leave little comfort for the
Cleveland democracy.
THAT north and south railroad will
undoubtedly come in time ; but the pro
ject to have It built and conducted "by
the pooplo" will have to bo hung up
until the people have moro idle capital
to Invest in railroads. If a biilwcrlption
list hud boon passed around among the
monitors of the late railroad convention
the number of shares taken would have
given a fair Index ot the real strength
of the present movement.
THE senate has passed a bill to rolm-
bui'bo Nebraska for the outlay matlo in
running n. militia bki'rmtsh line nlnnir
our northern harder In the winter of
181KM. This was the campaign , it will
bo remembered , whoroln cSenurul Colby ,
mounted on Linden Tree , captured a
Sioux pappooso , for which gallant and
meritorious service ho received a broiuo
medal at the hands of a gracious and en
thusiastic people. It wu-i worth all It
cost. .
Tire subject of irrigation in Nebraska
is growing in importance from your to
year. Actual results attained 'in the
arid districts on our western border
huvo shown the value of Irrigation
dltehos. The convention at North
Platte December 111 ought to prove of
immoiibo advantage to those interested
in the development of the state. The
mayor mid th > lizard of Trade can
readily name delegates to tills conven
tion from among cltlzaiu of Omaha win
are vitally interested in the subject.
Ir wi : uro to bollovo the Lincoln
botwllo organ It is caaUng tlio people of
Holt county $7 ta fS u Uay ta koup Uat1-
rott Scott in custody , und this Is hold up
as evidence of the extreme folly of not
lowering Soolt's ball no thut ho nmy
walk off und avoid triil. : Suott la nroh-
* -ably the only pi'Uanor , or ono of u very
ft foiv , boliiy hold la Hilt county , and by
attributing' to hid keeping nil the ex
panses of the jail it l pajslblo that tHe
$8 n day figure luu boon ob'alnail , when
in fact the real dally east uannot bo m
inueli as $1. The ojunty cxponsos would
bo almost tha nauio if tlni jail were
ompty. Jf Sqott's fi-londs huvo to invent
HUeh btuteuicnts as this they muat bo
gottfug to the oud of their rope.
11IK siyn ( not ATI
It is stated on the liuthorlty of ftoprc *
sontnttvc UurroifHpr Michigan Hint the
ropubll'-nns in oonfrro s will vigorously
oppose the proposition 16 extinguish the
siiRiu- bounty in clpht vcnrs , ns provided
In the Wilson liirlfT bill. Their rcasjn
fordoing IhU Is that the law nslt slunilfl
is n solemn compact Ixitweon the gov
ernment and tlio sugar mantifncturers
and the producer ; ) of bfcla and catio fern
n period ol years. Me. Utirrows said
fiirtlior that the republicans would nu-
copt tlio cx'tlngiihhmciit plan rather
thtinliothlng , but ho expressed tlio be
lief that the sugar bounty nt
promised will bo carried out to
the full period ilxctl by low.
Under the plan provided for In the Wil
son bill the 2 cents b nutty on sugar
would bo removed tia follows : Ono nnd
three-fourths cents per pound for ( Iseal
year ISll-l. ) ! > , H cents per pound for fiscal
year ISD.VDli , 1J cents per pound for fiscal
year I89IMI7 , 1 cent per pound for fiscal
year 1897-1)3 ) , 3 cent per pound for fiscal
year 1893-90 , i cent per pound for fiscal
year ISIHMIXX ) , 1 cent per pound for fiscal
year 1000-1901 , and would cease in the
fiscal year lUOil. The lower grades would
bo reduced In like proportion ,
The present tariff luw provides that
the sugar bounty shall continue from
July 1 , 181)1 ) , until July 1 , 1905 , and the
appropriation to pay the bounty was
uuidu continuing or permanent. In his
argument before the ways and means
committee In September Mr. Oxtmrd ,
president of the American Beet Sugar
association , held that "the object of
fixing a time in the law was to inlhionco
and to induce capital to embark In a now
and somewhat hazardous agricultural
industry , requiring for success largo
sums of money and great skill , the na
tional purpose being to attain the pro
duction of a household necessity larger
In amount than the tariff policy had
heretofore produced , and so cheapen the
price and render this country independ
ent of the world for sugar. " As a mat
ter of fact the effect of the bounty waste
to induce capital to go into the business
of producing and manufacturing-
sugar and also to encourage the pro
ducers and manufacturers of cano sugar
to materially enlarge their ouoratlons.
It htm been stated that the capital In
vested in the sugar industry in Louisi
ana increased ever OOO.OOO slncu the
bounty wont into effect , and the further
enlargement of the industry was con
templated in the event of there being
no interference with the bounty. Ev
erybody knows that this legislation had
a very decided effect In stimulating the
production of beet sugar and that
there was an excellent prospect of
the steady growth of this industry until
tlio danger became apparent that the
success of the democratic party might
result in the abandonment of the bounty.
Nobody can read the terms of the Me-
Kinlcy law without admitting that there
is substantial ground for the contention
which tho. supporters of the bounty
make , that it was intended by congress
to bo in the nature of a compact between
the government and the producers and
the manufacturers of domestic sugar ,
and that it should continue , without
change or modification , for a definite
period , namely , fourteen years ,
from July 1 , I8U1 , to July 1 , l)0o. ! ) The
republicans in congress may not succeed
in defeating the purpose to gradually
do away with the bounty , thereby kill
ing the sugar industry in tlio United
States by blow degrees , but they will bo
able to make out a strong case against
the moral right of congress to thus sot
aside a law of a preceding congress ,
which is distinctly in tlio nature of a
compact , and was undoubtedly intended
by the congress that passed it to bo so
regarded.
TIIK IXTRIISTATN CDMMl'.KGK Ji.llV.
The Interstate Commerce commission
is certain to bo heard from once a year ,
when it makes its annual report. For
the rest of tlio time it does not command
so much of the public attention as might
bo expected of a body upon which is de
volved the highly important duty of re
quiring the railroads of the country en
gaged in interstate commerce to con
form their conduct to the provisions of
the law. It must.notbo Inferred from
this , however , that tlio commission is
either neglecting Its duties or 1ms very
little to do. There is reason to bolicvo
that it is giving faithful attention to its
duties and that in doing this it finds
enough to keep it fully occupied. That
the cotnmislon has succeeded in .stopping
all uhuh s and violations of the law is
not to bo supposed. Unquestionably
mtfny of the railroads of the country are
not complying utrlctly with the require
ments of the law. That prohibited
discriminations are foshig practiced , re
bates to favored shippers allowed , free
transportation unlawfully granted , and
ether violations of the statute committed ,
is not to oo doubted , and whether those
evils can over bo wholly dune away with
lp still a problem , . But as to these pro
visions of the law which cannot bo in
sidiously evaded , the railroads appear
to bo complying with thorn very
generally and fully , and it is
to bo observed that there have
boon fewer complaints of serious
violations of the intorstuto commerce
law during the present year than in any
previous year since the act wont into
olTeet.
The anntuil report of. the commission
shows that the law can sllll bo Improved
nnd It miggosts suvdral amendments.
It appears that the law Is defective In
the mutter of proceedings to cnforca the
orders of the cotunilbilon and In thu
opinion of the commission it should also
provide for the indictment of corpora
tion ? for its vitiation und 11 x a penalty
for failure on the part of carriers to file
their annual reports within a hpccifiod
timo. Other suggested amendments are
to , * lvo the coitmh-ti n power to pro
scribe minimum as well maximum
rates to competitive points ; to provide
fur the adoption cf a uniform freight
classification , and to provide fsr ostal > -
llshing through rntos ami joint through
rates. The practicability cf one or two
of those proposed amendments is do-
"batablo , but Iho adoption of moat of
them would undoubtedly Hfengthon tho'
law and render It moro effective for the
preventlpn c/difccrlmlimtious. Thq construction
"
struction glvidi to the , word "lino" " ! n
the btututo by the courts , ' "which dlltcra
wholly frcui that of the coimnUsIpn aud
makes ovornllr iad nn Imlorcntlant
llm- regardless of Its c iitit't'tlons with
other it nth , Iho ropot\f ) the commis
sion says has had n startling olTeot. The
interests of nearly cvoi'y pldcd whore
connecting rends join nil of qvcry local
sttitlUh nro vitally cnncorncu and Iho
need for prompt.romodial legislation Is
urgent. The commission asks congress
to amend the law so ns to glvo legisla
tive construction to the word "line. "
The report says that the law is not re
sponsible for any railway Insolvency and
states that since 188S the amount of stock
paying no , dividend has considerably decreased - .
creased tind there hns been a urcat re
duction in the amount of bonds pnylng
no interest. In this connection the com
mission makes the very sound suggestion
that If the issue of railway capital wore
restrlclcd to the amount necessary to
construct and equip the properties there
would , under normal conditions of busi
ness , bo much moro satisfactory returns.
There Is llttlo probability that _ this
sound business principle will ever bo
observed in the construction ot railroads
in the United States.
Ki.vns.
The street lighting fund lias boon ex
hausted and $2oOO have been taken out
of the general fund to replenish it. This
brings up the question whether the
council has nny right to replenish the
street lighting fund out of any other
fund. The charter fixes the amount of
levy for street lighting purposes. If the
cost of street lighting exceeds the levy
it should be curtailed within the legal
limit. If the cmmoll has the right to
draw from any other fund in order to re
plenish' there would bo no use of having
a levy for street lighting.
And this calls up some suggestive
figures. On the basis of last month's
bills for street lighting the city is now
paying $07,000 a year for illumination.
This sum is divided as follows : For gas ,
? 17,000 ; for gasoline , $20,000 ; for electric
lights , 830,000. , In ether words , wo are
paying nearly twice as much for electric
arc lights as wo are for gas lamps , and
the gasoline lamplightlng exceeds the
'
gas lamp expense by ever $210 a month.
With two nnd four-arm gas posts on our
principal thoroughfares our ftreots
would bo better lighted than they are
with arc lights hunsrat such distances
as to make one-half of the area pitch
dark and the ether lighted by fits and
starts. When ono of these electric
lamps burn out or break in the night
several blocks remain in dense .dark
ness for the balance of tho' , night ,
whereas the gas lights seldom go out ,
and if ono gas lamp should bo ex
tinguished it does not alTect beyond half
a block.
In any event It is manifestly wrong to
replenish the lighting fund out of any
ether fund. Such juggling with public
funds promotes extravagance ana job
bery. _ _ _ _ _
TIIK IIOMU Foil TIIK
The refusal of the board of managers
of the Homo for the Friendless at-Lin-
coin to abide by the regulations laid
down by the state * officials and their
threat to vacate the buildings assigned
to their use arc things that wore note von
dreamed of by the legislature that gave
that institution a share of the public
funds devoted to charity. Certain parties
interested in the care of Homeless
children organized a society and ap
plied for state aid in 1831r which was ac
corded with the distinct understanding
that the money derived from the state
treasury should bo expended under the
supervision of tlio managers , but ac
cording to the rules and regulations
provided by the State Baard of Public
Lands and Buildings. The buildings
and grounds occupied by the homo belong -
long to the btate. No opportunity has
been missed to apply to each succeeding
legislature for the grant of public
moneys , with what success may bo in
ferred from the fact that since its or
ganization it has secured appropriations
amounting to a total of ever $175-
000 during a period of twelve years.
After having had the benefit of
this large amount , of money its
managers imagine that they are
at liberty to withdraw from the state
buildings and operate a purely private
corporation just because of some minor
differences with the ofilcialn whose duty
it is to watch ever the expenditure of
public moneys so appropriated.
Nothing so well argues against the
granting of uublio aid to private chari
ties as this threat of the managers of
the Homo for the Friendless. Tlio state
can never bo sure that it is ' to
have proper results from the insti
tution which it supports unless its
conduct and management is subject
to government control. It places itself
at the mercy of a coterie of private per
sons who may withdraw their services
nt any moment and leave u necessary
charity in a crippled und helpless con
dition. The managers in this instance
talk abaut taking the 120 childrotrin
their charge away with them , as If they
had Bogiircd a vested right in their cus
tody , for whoso support they draw about
$15.000 annually from the state treasury.
But when they are ro.iulrod it confjrra
to the sumo rules that govern other
state institution ? in the purchase of sup
plies they object that such action would
take from thorn the management of the
homo.
As a matter of fact the original act of
1831 reserved state control in the clause ,
' jirovidoj that nothing heroin O3iitnlnod
fchull bo so construed as to nrovoni the
Hoard of Public Lands and Buildimrs
from establishing rules and regulations
for the government of mioh homo.In . any
manner. " As to the merits or necessity
of the rules laid down wo have no oc
casion to t ko sides in the dispute. But
if the manuirord do not Intend to con
form to the law the state , which blip-
plies the futi'U for its maintenance , will
bo compelled ID take ovoi ; the entire con
trol of the iiijtituil n and put un end
once and for all t3 t'.ic inevitable fric
tion botwoen.Btuto olliuials and private
managers , Our experience with dtuto
Hubsidlesto quasi-private charities is not
proving very
TUB views of tlio president as to the
duty of the govo-nment of the United
Stated in connection uith thu Nicara
gua canal will bo very generally iip-
provcd , Admitting the importance of
this cn'.orpriso from the point of view of
commercial Interest , there cnn hardly
bo two opinli'tis ' u > j t i the expediency of
having its compttMion accomplished
itiidor distinctly American auspices.
Nobody will coujlc'ntl ' that nny foreign
power should be yorniltted to linyo nny
connection olthoi 'vfUh its construction
or control. But .tho president docs
nol uccc3fnrllyl'Tnc | < an In lib refer
ence to tills , , 'Jprojcct that the
government of , the Uinto.l States
should take any financial interest in the
project , as has been 'proposed , and yet
from the prcsenttcondUion of the under
taking the prospel-t df its completion np-
renrs very romntu'inc ' { ) < > s it shall receive
government alii < ini bomo form. The
effort to make tho'ljri'itdd ' States respon
sible for the interest on n proposed
issue of canal bonds to the amount of
8100,000,000 , , although having the unani
mous endorsement of the finance com
mittee of the senate , failed in consequence
quence of public disapproval and there
is llttlo probability that the people can
ever bo induced to favor any propopsl-
tion that would Involve the government
in the financial affairs of the Nicaragua
Canal company.
Er-scwiinm : In this Issue Tan Bur.
presents the result of tests made of kero
sene oil sold In this state. The showing
fully confirms the belief that generally
prevails that immense quantities of dan
gerous compounds , called coal oil , are
hawked about the state and sold to un
suspecting dealers and cltizons. F.xpor-
lonco the past six years has fully demon
strated the fact that the law providing
for oil inspection is not only defective ,
but has only created a system of direct
taxation for the support of a few political - '
ical inspectors. It is needless to say
that no matter how good a law might
bo passed it would 'bo of no
benefit If the ofllcors charged
with its enforcement wore derelict
ot duty and persisted in serving time
for revenue only. TIIK BKK has gene
about nn examination of the operation
of this law in a busines's-liko manner.
No attempt was made at sensational an
nouncements of the terrible results that
might bo expected from the use of im
pure and dangerous oils. Wo are con
tent with a simple , straightforward
she wing of fact , that the public may be
warned against the sale Of oil that has
boon rejected and condemned in ether
states and dumped into Nebraska , whore
it is known that rigid inspection will
not bo made. Wo do not anticipate that
this work will accomplish a great deal
in the way of reform. But it may create
a public sentiment throughout the state
that will in time formulate a demand for
a bettor law on tlio subject , and also for
a rigid enforcement ot that law.
'
Ur TO the hourof sunset yesterday
the officers of the Railway Employes as
sociation had not1r'asod [ their voices in
a movement for the restoration of the
old scale of wages on the Union Pacific
system. Those qfliceVs , It will be re- ,
inomborod , in the state campaign of
185)2 ) , uttered llaining manifestos to the
rank and file calling , every , employe ta
arms against the 'maximum ' railway
freight bill on tho'solo ground that the
enactment of thq' law jyould result in a
.wholesale reduction * of wages on every
line iii the statd'i , , The specter of hW
wajes was over hold up bjforo railway
employes to frishton them and prevent
thorn from voting for candidates who did
not bear the railroad brand. But the
law has never gene intoolToot. For reasons
*
sons foreign to the statute books the
wages of Union Pacific employes have
boon scaled down. There was some
justification for the reduction , perhaps ,
but that has nothing to do with the point
In hand. Employes will not concede
that their wages should have been cut
while the newly appointed receivers are
socking princely salaries with a chance
of ultimate success. If the Railway
Employes association is what it claims
to be , and not a political bureau for rail
way managers , its responsible leaders
will lose no time in making application
to the court for a restoration of the old
scale of wages paid by the Union Pacific.
FEDEHAI , court ofilcials resent the
criticisms made by Omaha newspapers
upon the work of the United States
grand jury in two orthroo notable cases.
It would bo difficult indeed for a news
paper to pass by without comment
the action of Attorney Bukor in causing'
Editor Howard to bo put upon the fod-
orai rack. When Mr. Baker did this
ha must have knownythat it would prove
a boomerang and would not accomplish
the desired end. Howard has tlio
past year published most scathing
criticisms directed against the olllcors
of the federal court , including Mr.
Baker , and if the district uttornoy believed -
lievod that the editor had laid himself
liable to indictment thereby ho ought to-
have included the offense in his bill of
complaint. Any man with a grain of
gumption ought to have known that un
editor could not have been Indicted for
the publication of un item which was
neither malicious nor libclous. Mr.
Baker ought to go gunning for hlggor
game. _ _ _ _ _ _
JUDQ13 DUNDV quoted as saying
thut experience ani spoclal qualifica
tions of Union Paoifie receivers should
have some bearing hjton the amount of
salary to bo allat\fp4pach \ receiver. It
Htands to reason . hjit the her vices of
Messrs. Clark and Mlhk are much moro
valuable than the services of the three
other receivers ojilld posslbly bo. Mr.
Anderson has forso6io time boon re
ceiver of a 8DiitliJjrn railway , which
office , of course , wjj 'oqulro u share of
his timo. The two remaining receivers
are not known to lU exports in railroadIng -
Ing , und , of coursbjtfoolr time and capa
bilities us Unlou ( j/iifio } { receivers can
not lo entitled ti the snmi compensa
tion ntt that to whlci ! Mjurj. t'lark an.l
Mink are clearly entitled. The court
seems i ) ha disposed to apply business
principles to thU case , and In that ro-
yard the court U oxerclslnir lt author
ity In the Ihl'orost of the government
and the owners of the road.
AM talk about sending ( father Me-
Glynn us ambassador la Italy is rather
ill-advised at tliU time. The govern
ment of Italy has something to say In re
gard t- > the person which It is willing to
receive as ambassador , and the app > int-
incut of any one directly connected with
theUjumn church would hardly bo ac
ceptable , however obnoxious ho might
be to llio pope and the cilloge of cardi
nals. If the friends of Father Mclilynn
want President Cleveland to provide
him with a diplomatic berth there are
plenty of desirable places to he had. ex
cluding the mission to Homo.
Tltnur was much rushing to nnd fro
among democratic aspirants for federal
office lit this city yesterday. TitK UKK'S
dispatches stating that Pap Dispenser
Castor had reached Washington indi
cated to tlio stay-at-homo patriots that
the time for action was at hand. A fat
government salary just at this particu
lar tirao is hlglily desirable. Wo concede
what some of those democrats assert ,
that if Cleveland was a bettor democrat
than ho is the federal flesh pots would
long ago have boon in possession of the
' faithful.
AMOXO the interesting incidentals in
the appropriation ordinance for Novem
ber is u bill allowed to the poundmastor
amounting to 8270 for dispatching and
appropriating 270 dogs. This may bo
cheap , but it strikes us as a costly
luxury At this time of the year 270
dogs would miiko a great feast for the
whole soup tribe. Joking apart , the
question is can wo afford in these hard
times to tax the people $270 a mouth for
the dog catcher ?
WHILE the question of supplying the
city with ice for the coining year is
.pending before the council it muy not
be inappropriate to call attention to the
fact that the city paid $37.2o for ice in
the city hull offices during the month of
November , It must bo a very cold day
when they do not want Ice in the city
hall. If the thermometer were down 20 =
below zero they would still want their
wutor cooled and their butter kept from
melting. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Improving the Canto.
Detroit Fi-ee Press.
To the uninitiated it looks as though foot
ball might bo rendered less dangerous by
Blvlns each"player a sandbag. A peed , clean
knockout Is preferable to a Ronanil wreck
ing ot tlio human frame.
A I'orulcloun Idea.
Minneapolis Tribune.
Sneaking of dcflclts , retrenchment , econ
omy'nnd nil that sort of thing , what's the
matter with a cut. In congressional and de
partment salaries ) A tidy sum could bo
saved to t-o | country in that way and the
service rendered would bo no worse.
Variety the Splco of I.lfo.
ZVcit' York 'Tribune.
Tlio democratic tariff tlukerers say In ono
breath that the republican policy of protec
tion hns stimulated manufacturers to an
unhealthy nnd feverish extent nnd then In
another breath aoclnro that the Wilson
schumo of lopping off dutlc ? will enlarge
and expand American manufactures. How
do they reconcile the two assertions ;
Smooth halllncr Ahead ,
K'atiMis Citu Star.
According to Indications the tariff bill will
bo pushed in the scnato as well as in the
house. This la logical. On the ono hand
the democrats must bo loyal to their pledges.
On the other , if the republicans are sincere
in their protestations thac the bill will kill
the democratic party , the sooner it Is passed
and the democrats hang themselves the
liotter for the republicans. Everything ,
therefore , points to smooth sailing.
\ Vnltu'loril Wnyi.
St. Paul Globe.
„ Governor Walto of Colorado , it is said ,
has arranged for the coinage of n sort of
hybrid cpln for circulation in that state.
.On ono side is to appear n Mexican motto ,
and on the ether the coat of arms of the
uttuo of Colorado Is to be emblazoned. The
coins nro to bo made in Mexico in order to
escape the penalties of the United States
laws for coining money , nuu , presumably ,
will bo mndo of Mexican silver. They will
cost moro than our standard silver dollars ,
and just where their utility to the silver
men of Colorado comes In no ono cnn tind
out. Besides , they would possess no legal
tender value whatever. The scheme Is a
wild and impracticable ouo.
*
XJSlUtASKA AXlt MSIIle.tHK.iyn.
Cholera Is prevalent among hogs In the
neighborhood of Plattsmouth.
Kearney has n now paper , the Buffalo
County Sun , edited by George J. Sbopard.
A lodge of Good Tomplars has been organ
ized at Fall-Held , with sixty charter mem
bers.
J. B. Ogden of Elk Creek , a prominent
Knight of Pythias nod church worker , is
dead.
The till of the B. & M. depot nt Ong was
tapped by unknown parties , who secured
$34 in silver.
W. A. Dalton of Table Hock Is under nr-
rest ut Ilutnooldt on tliu chargeof forging
creamery checks.
Thu Beatrice Times has enlarged its plant
nnd will soon add four moro pages to its
dally , making It 0111 of the best in the state.
The Kearney Journal has unproved Its
looks by enlarging to nn oight-pago paper.
If It wasn't for Its " .sown-broaduasl" drivel
the Journal would bo u ir.odol paper of its
class.
The biggest heifer over received at the
South Omaha yards is attracting a largo
share of attention of stockmen , over MO people
ple gain ? out to gnzo nt her slzo. She was
brought in by i \ & B. J. Tlrnoy of Broken
Bow , who have boon feeding her for n .vcur
and u half. She Is of shorthorn breed , 4
years old und weighs 2,400 pounds. The
heaviest heifer ever received ut the yards
previously weighed 2,100 pounds , It is prob
able that tha monster wilt be sold to some
local market for Christmas beef ,
About' six weeks ago Ida Gibbon , a Kear
ney fir ! 1U years of ago , was sent on nn
errand by her mother while homo from
school during llio noon hour , She did not
return , and altttough her parents have
searched for her all the way between Kear
ney ana Grand Island , no trace of her can
bo found. It Is reported that she was scon
ridtuir In a farmer's wagon toward Sheltou ,
but notiilnir dellnito can bo nsccrtamcd. No
cause can bo assigned for her leaving homo ,
unless It is that she did not want to go to
school.
Highest of all in Leavening 3ower. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Bakin
ABSOJJLTTELY PURE
3in : i * Lsmw or ri > .t/.r
C'hlenpo Record Mr ,1 , t Vni : Ain
appears from vlo\v nml the monorlo
to be n mite of politic *
St. t'.uil GlobeMr. . Vnn A Inn i < not nn
American tunLusenior , hut lie lias proved
himself to lie somoihhi ! ? far bolu-r-nn
American ciuloiuan.
SpHnnllcltl tlopubitiMfi. The retirement
of Mr. Van Alon romovci a Inftil which the
mlinlnntr.itlun never should h.ivo tnkon on
nml so the PHSO will RQ Into history.
( ilolio-nonincr.it ! Mr. Van Alon declines
the Itnllnn Mission , ami pocs Into history us
n man \\lio paid a lireo stun for the Ilnrinc-
clilo fo.ist jf a no.iunalion nnd a conllrma-
tlon.
tlon.Xev
Xe\v Yonc Times ! \VhatcVcr iloubts may
have c.vlstn' , In un.inhul . rcRitrdlmj his nt-
ius are curtnlnly mnv ( Uspcllcit by Mr.
Cleveland's cxtuvsslons ami uv his own ac-
l Km.
Km.Chicago
Chicago I'ost : Nothing about .Intncs .1.
\ nn Alcn's political earner becomes Mr. Van
Alen so mui'li as the close ot It His letter
declining the Italian mission Is admlrahlv
manly.
New York World : The most lamcnUblo
outcome of the Van Alen Incittent Is the evi
dence of the prc.skicnt'B Inclination to cn-
UOMO the VanUcrbllt sentiment with regard
to the pubho.
Ohlcnso Tribunal Mr. Vnn Alon may
have delayed his refusal all this time In
otilcr to ascertain what the country at lai-Ro
thinks of him. If so his curiosity In that
direction has been fully satisfied.
Denver Republican : Mr. Van Alcii has
the satisfaction of Having c.ilncil some tem
porary notoriety , nml that may bo sufllclont
compensation to him for having contributed
to promote thu selection of the democratic
ticket.
Cincinnati Commercial : Mr. Vnn Alen ,
Cleveland's * T.OOOrt . ambassador to Homo , has
suddenly discovered bis solM-espect , and do-
elines to accept the nomination. Mr. Vim
Alon s self-respect appears to be nn Inllnl-
tcslmnl quaintly , ami discovered only umlcr
the glass of public otilnlon.
Washington News : The American news
papers have .1 peed many apologies to maUo
to Mr. .1. .1. Vnn Alen. The letter he has
written lo President Cleveland , declining to
serve as minister to Italy , is not the kind of
un epistle thatcmaimcs Trom cither n Undo
or an Anglomania It is a manly document ,
aa courageous as Its tone Is commundablo.
Phllmlolphln Kocord : The resignation of
Mr. .1. J. Van Alon. United States ambassa
dor to Italy , will 1111 the country with stir-
pi-UonotimmluKlcd with legret. Graceful
and solr-sacrilii'inu as was hU act of with
drawal , not less considerate was the time
chosen for It. Ills letter of resignation Is in
ilself n proof that the president made no
mistake in appointing him nor the scnato in
confirming him.
Philadelphia Times : But ho felt , as a
gentleman must , that ho could not rightly
represent thn country after all this abuse
had been heaped upon him. His honor was
moro valuable thjtn the ofllce. And having
received the commission ho returns it to
the president in n very dignified letter ,
which ought to make those who have been
pursuing him ashamed of themselves , If they
are capable of shame.
Philadelphia T-olgor : The correspondence
between Mr. .1. J. Ann Alen and the presi
dent , through which the former declines np-
pointmcntus ambassador to Italy , is sufficient
lo malvo every one reirrct that such a manly ,
straightforward , patrioticctticn ns Mr.
Van Alen shows himsclC to ho should not
have accepted the oflicc , defying his
calumniators. His letter to the president is
n model of fi-.uiKiicss and good sense.
VKUl'I.K . .I.VHllAtSS. .
Uomombor. ye IticUera , what comfort Ice
will bo next sumo'cr.
The greatest , show on earth at this time is
the holiday show window.
Senator Hill has dislocated his silence for
the edification of his old chum in the white
house.
Colorado papers are nothing if not Inter-
cstinsr those days in chronicling Bloody-
Bridle blunders.
Virginia raises 5,000,000 bushels of peanuts
annually , but they are not perniciously
active in polities.
It is reasonably certain that free coinage
bills will be allowed to accumulate a large
' '
crop of'mold'in congress.
Van Alon evidently agreed with the coun
try that in declining1 to sacrifice a flrst-clsss
swell to tualte a poor minister.
'Tho now congressional library building
has already cost fUOr)0 ) ( } ! > . As much more
will bo needed to iinish it.
The Nashville coal combine has the nerve
ot Us convictions. It has asked tne courts
to punish a member for cutting under thu
combino's price.
It is told by envious partisans in Ohio that
Go vet nor McKtnloy sent his gift eagle to the
Cincinnati zoo because the bird showed a
fondness for free raw material.
"Ilcfflstor before you sloop , " shouts a Chicago
cage paper : Good advice. Under the ro-
vi/ed Curfew law Chicagoans must give an
account ol thomsclvcs if abroad after I n. in.
Mr. Morton describes a political farmer as
a man "whoso plow Is his tongue and whoso
tillage is to got a crop of votes In the fall ,
and ns the result of his efforts garner nn
onlce. " Mr. Morton is n "pratlual" farmer
aud speaks from oxpedenco. fct has gar
nered a crop.
The most amusing ficuro In the next ICon-
tueky assembly will bo Jeremiah V. Cron-
shaw , a republican from Bullitt county. Ho
hns been n candidate biennially slmo thno
whereof the oldest inhaultnnt. has no distinct
recollection , but this is the ilrst time ho has
in n winner Ito la n country
tr.ito , 70 years old , n , farmer , lawyer nml
politician.
Vho Danso riu Ventro" wss outlawed In
Now York There was a flavor of Chicago-
usque morals In Its cnpcrs , which proved too
strong for the delicateBcnslbiUUcs ot
1 10 wary graduates.
Chicago aldermen have n novel wav of
doing business. Tnoy recently nllowed n
contractor St.fiW.Si for extra work without
having boon ic'iucsUvl ' to do so by him or
nny of his friends , When no went to claim
thti money , however , ho found that It had
been drawn ami divided up among the nltlor-
tnon.
tnon.No
No one would suspect by his ovorjday
looks that Adam Dailcau hail over been
genuiiilln the army. IIu Is too short and
roijpoly to have n martial appearance. lilt
face is nlmost devoid of hirsute ornament ,
and Is round nml llorld. Ilo wears gold-
rimmed Mlasscs nnd n solemn , hoavj eight ,
philosophical expression.
The convalescence of Mr. Kugono l lelil
brought from the pen of Kdmund Clarcneo
Stcdm.tn ihlshoautlfulnnd liauuy sentiment :
Dentil thought , to clnlm you In this yimt ot
yi-nrs ,
lltil ranoycrttd.nnd raited her shield bo-
"Still lot men weep , nnd smllu nmld Iholr
tnvrs
Tnkonnjr two be ldo , butspnro Ktnono ! "
CO.MC'.lCMCKN. .
Kochejtor Doinoor.it : Nonmtlor It a man U
penoi'fut at nit ether tlnios. wlion ho mcoti a
cyolono ho Is sure to strll.o n blow.
*
I'liihi Dealer : A Plillailoltihl.i doctor trloit
to "ralso Iho dead , " but vms Immediately Hrod
on by Iho cemetery wulohnuin.
ChloAKO Ut < cor < I : Kdttho hill collector ) I'm
DUO of the most popular men In town.
\\liorovor I go I'm always niko.l to "cull
again ,
' lletiitlt 1'ift
I hold four noes In my bund
I'm , and tliov nuiilii mo Kfln ;
And yet w .rso hand I never hold ,
Tor no' a mini cams In.
Detroit Tribune : Itolovcd Why. what A
time to bo calling ! H'ti hult-pust 0. The
IlKhts nro out t 10. I.ovor Jim llko mo.
I'm nlunys untly.
Vogno : Miss Softly ( who 1ms boon attending
a coilisu of loiMuriMllh. . professor. I SIUT
snob u funny old fossil In themiMmim today ! I
thought of you nt onco.
IlulTiilo C'oni-lor : "All I want , madam , " said
thi ! poor mini at the door , "Un pliu-o to Ho "
hiidy 'I linn ot a Kovoriiiiioiitcomnilsilon and
strike for Honolulu.
Washington Star : "Do you know that my
Has bill Is ono of my hc.ivlost oxpunsivs ? " said
Iho mull who complains , at thn pus ufllco.
"i\cuso : mo slrrt said Iho ulnrK , In a lone
that loft no room for further discussion , "It U
necessarily a Usht oxpons - . "
Klmlra ( inrztlo : No man was ovpr so much
In lovn Hint Im found hlmsi'lf un.iblo lo sloop
iMinday muinlng.
HIiiKlmniton lionublU-an- Now Kocholla
ongaiti'iiipiit has boon broken off In conso-
iiui'iico of iollilniis illlToroncns. llor small
hrothor put a tucU In his chair iintl she didn't
llko hUcToed ,
Iloslon.lonrnal : "I don't sea no sonao In
huvo IOA ! suout-soiiiKlliiu bolls. Well , people
'nil Kit sostuokonllio soimdot thorn hells Unit
tlioy would stand riKhl In Iho mlddloof the
track to llslon at them , nml wo usud to run
ever four to olght folks a day. Bo no had lo
take "cm olT. "
"My ! "
ECONOMY.
Tt Mil.
"I woo thco In the moonlight , " sam ? the lever
to his girl ,
Who was giizlm ; fondly on him from llio case
ment.
"Its much cheaper than the gaslight , " sang
her father the old churl ,
Who was taking observations from llio baso-
nionl.
ni > uif .
Sum H'alltr rn < * .
I atn not deaf , my follow man ,
And 1 cnn hear you shout ,
Your words nro nuilllilu cmmxli ,
"Dont wiint. your book , luitoutl"
Don't want my boolc ! It cannot bo ,
Tlioro's some mistake , forsooth.
Don't vvHiit myiriuatConipundluiu
Of L'nlvursnl Truth ! "
O , T can plainly undci stand
Hou soinu dull-inlndod thing
Jllsht scorn my book ; but you ! but youl
An intellectual king !
A ininimotli-mlndfd : limn , llko you ,
When OCICD lliu boolc K bought.
Will rove ) In Its Intellect
And wallow In its lluught !
Why. nil your bonril of selectmen
Ilavn bought llui book , und they ,
Why , they till.salil. "Ho sure to call
Un Mr. John U. Uiv :
\V cannot understand It nil , "
Said they , "but Uay knows lu
When John C. Uay has ri'ua ihut book
llo'll lull lib what It ineaii.-i. "
On nioillocro mon fur sales
I place no linn reliance.
This book was written nnd designed
I'or Intollectinil Blunts ,
I'or men wlioso skull i"ipi bulgu with bralnt ,
Who Know a thliiKor two ;
I'or mon of toworlni ; Inlollect
And so 1'vo culled on you ,
"You'll take Iho book ? " I knew you would-
Uf course you'll.vunt tlio best ,
You'll want morocco back , iillt top ,
One that will stand thn test.
I'm glad 1'vo met yon , Mr , Hity.
Though Unornnt nnd untaught ,
I lovu toniuotn niun of brains ,
Of Intellect und thought.
ft COL
r
Tlio largest niakori ami H < llerjof
line elullii.-n on Earth
Your money's worth or your money buck
-t
, f
The great run
r
On our suits and overcoats at half prioo has com
pletely cleaned us out
and in order to satisfy
a few of the disap
pointed ones we have
marked down a small
TJ" line of all wool over-
f
ooats and ulstei'3 to $8 $10 $12.50 $15 for the bal
ance of the week if they last that longOn account
- of the rush-in the men's goods our children's wear
fc was nearly overlooked but we wish to announce a
$ Boys' Sale Saturday
that will create as biga sensation as that of a week
ag-o. Full particulars Friday.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
Fend the money tbu express. and we'll pay S , W. Cor. 15th and Douglas Sts.
a