THE OMAHA DAILY BEE : FRIDAY , DECEMBER 22 , 1808.
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Avrrugn < ; lr mlnUun lor Niivuinlior , 2V-JIO.
Tom : CASTOU IH on hla wivy homo
from Washington and tlio federal olllco
licndnmcn will luivo a brief jioi-lod of
rust.
Is VAX AUN : satisfied Unit "Wayne
MncVonjrh Is the bolter man for the
Italian ambaisadoi'Hhlp to whom he ro-
fcrrcd in his letter of declination ?
Dr.MOOKATic pltico liuutoi'8 should not
allow tlicnisclvor ! to bouoma clis-
hctirtoncd. The soimto reconvenes Jan
uary 4 to receive additional nominations
from the president.
ECONOMY is the order of the dny in
private establishments. "VVImt circum
stances demand of private individuals ia
equally demanded of public olllciala in
every department of the public service.
Tun senate may as well deuido to pas *
on the nomination of Mr. Uornblowor to
the supreme court vacancy now as later.
No other man will be nominated so long1
as Mr. llornblo\\or Is not formally
rejected. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
IN the scramble for spoils which has
embroiled the Nebraska democracy hi a
Kilkonnj cat. fight wo occupy very much
the position of the \vifo who , while nct-
inp as umpire for the famous bear light ,
said : "Go it , husband ; go it bear ! "
THE battle of the llesh pots will bo
adjourned over the holidays , and the
hungry and thlrstyapplicants for federal
spoils will have ta look to Rosi-iio hall
for a plate of soup with crumbs of com
fort thrown in. It ia very aggravating ,
but under the circumstances it must bo
endured with patience and resignation.
AN INSURANCE rate war in San
Francisco involves the old controversy
whether the , merchants arc to permit
themselves to bo controlled by the in
surance agents. Should the merchants
there come out ahead In their olVorts to
resist arbitrary raising of insurance ,
rates a wholesome example will bo sot.
THE World-Herald pays a jnorited
compliment to Judge Ogden as a lawyer ,
scholar and gentleman. Meantime its
allies of the Morton-Castor combine are
sticking the knife into Judge Ogden
every tlmo his naino is mentioned for
the position of United States district at
torney. The voice is the voice of Jacob ,
but the hand is the hand of Esau.
EX-GOVKIINOK BOYD has bad his in
terview with Grover Cleveland , and wo
may bo sure that every word that was
said , and many things that were not
spoken of , will bo dished up by telegraph
in the olllclal B. & M. organ at Lincoln.
As a mind-reader , prophet and revelator
Major Paddoek'a'glfted son-in-law boats
all the clairvoyants that boast of being
the seventh son of the seventh daughter.
A JOINT committee of congress , con
sisting of three senators and three mem
bers of the house , will enjoy a junket to
Nicaragua nt the expense of the govern
ment under the pretext of Investigating
the status of the Nicaragua canal.Tho
next congressional junket will probably
Include a'soa voyujro to the Hawaiian
Islands , The cjiigrossmon who fall to
got berths upon tho.o pleasure-smoking
committees are not alive to tho. oppor
tunities of their positions.
To IIKAK the Philadelphia papers
ravoovertho beauties tmri conveniences
of tholr now trolley street rail wuylinoono
would imagine that all the Htorics about
the Sleepy City' wcro literally true.
When wo are tolil that the people ga/o
In admiration as the trolley glides by and
that they go blocks out of tholr way to
take advantage of the now system of
rapid transit wo are led to ask whether
the Inhabitants of Philadelphia huvo
neither soon nor hoard of electric street
railways before. The Introduction of
the trolley Into Philadelphia mint bo a
veritable olectrlo shock to the | ; oed
people of that festive burg.
IN ITS answer to the mandamus pro
ceedings of the managers of the Homo
for the Kriendlos , at Lincoln the State
Board of Public Lunds and Buildings as
sorts that during the uxlstoneo of that
Institution the sum of $105,800.80 has
been appropriated by the legislature
and expended for it * support and main
tenance , whllo no reports huvo over
been made by its managers showing its
financial o million , nor have any books
of account been kept of the sumo. If
those allegations bo true they re
flect but llttlo credit upon the
state board and still lusa upon
tlio mimugors of the Homo for
"the Friendless.VhatMttnd of adminis
tration 1It ) that fulla to keoi ) account of
the expenditure of state moneys and to
BOO that they were really applied to the
purpotos for which they were voted ?
The btatb board la rather late in acting
upon this mutter , but no\v that It hai be
stirred itself U should it-t rest until the
public Is placed In pjjsasWm of do'.ulloJ
information regarding tud oouduot of
tbla bUtte institution.
innit MVKMK i.v IOWA.
As the titno for convening the newly
elected lova legislature Approaches the
question of modifying the prohibitory
liquor livxvfl that have proven so Inoffcc-
It ; o Is becoming a favorlto topic of dis
cussion. That some change In the direc
tion of high license and local option Is
iJcslro-A by the great majority of the
people of Iowa Is now most generally
acknowledged by falr-inlndcd men of all
political parties , although many of those
who favor a now departure In the liquor
legislation of the state originally voted
for men pledged to put the prohibitory
law on the statute book. This revulsion
of feeling has boon by no moans a sudden
one. It has been In progress a number
of years and manifested Itself first In the
republican defection to the support of
Governor Boles in his first two guberna
torial campaigns and again In the res
toration of a republican governor this
year , when the prohibition Issue was
wisely thrown overboard by the repub
lican state convention. Ills the conso-
qucnco of a firm conviction that prohibi
tion has been given a fair and Impartial
trial and found to bo a complete failure
In every locality whore it was not sup
ported by an overwhelming popular sen
timent.
The conclusion then has boon forced
upon the people of Iowa that to retain a
law that Is subject to dally open viola
tions can but bring reproach upon the
fair name of their slate. The returns
for the election last November showed
unmistakably the temper of the people ,
and that wai for Immediate and
radical modification of the prohibitory
statute. How It shall bo modified
and what shall bo adopted in Us
place are tho' problems that are to
5)o ) solved by the coming legislature.
Already numerous projects are being
urged by prominent men in various sec
tions of the state. They alt utm. to
carry out tills mandate of the people ,
namely , the retention of prohibition
wherever it has been successfully en
forced and Us abolition wherever the
liquor trallle has continued in spite of
the ntuto laws. Most of the plans con
template keeping the existing law in
force until each community shall have
expressed a preference through the bal
lot for its suspension. This would
give local option , with the presumption
in favor of prohibition unless over
turned by a vote of the people.
Some variations exist in the different
methods suggested for regulating the
operations of the liquor dealers in case
of a vote against prohibition. All agree
that they should bo hold to a strict ac
countability in observing the rules laid
down for the conduct of their business
and should contribute periodically to
the public treasury. Some want this
contribution to bo paid as a license ,
graduated in amount according to the
size of the town. Others provide for the
.arrest and fining of the dealers at stated
Intervals , while still others contemplate
merely the levy of an additional tax by
the regular assessors upon all premises
where they find liquor for sale. Of
course , if the trallic Is legalized , it is un
just to line the dealers a-3 if they were
violating the law. The system of high
license as in operation in Nebraska has
commended itself as an eminently prac
tical way of solving the liquor problem
and should find , favor in the eyes of
Iowa legislators.
TUK DECLINtXO MKllCll.lNT MAltlXE.
The report of the secretary of , the
treasury says time the year 1893 wit
nessed a further decline in the relative
importance of the American merchant
marine in tbo foreign carrying trade , it
falling from even the low percentage of
1892 to the lowest on record. According
to the treasury report for 1892 the per
centage of imports and exports carried
in American vessels that year was 12.3 ,
which was the lowest up to that time.
In 1800 the percentage was 00.5 , so that
in the last thirty-three years the mer
chant marine of this great commercial
nation in the foiolgn carrying trade
has. boon steadily declining , so that at
this time it amounts to but an
insignificant fraction of what it was
before the rebellion. It was said in the
report of the secretary of the treasury
for 1892 that the amount paid per annum
for the transportation of freight and
passengers between the United States
and foreign countries was estimated to
exceed 8200,000,000 , , and the sum ex
pended by oui- people in this way will
grow from year to year under normal
conditions. Most of the amount goes to
support the trade and' business of for
eign countries , its payment constituting
a continual drain on our resources.
Fully 8150,000,000 , annually paid by
American manufacturers , producers and
travelers to foreign ship owners Is expended -
ponded in the countries whoso vessels
wo arc compelled to employ to ship our
products of the factory and the farm to
the world's markets.
In addition to this heavy drain which
wo contribute every year to the shipping
interests of European countries there is
a loss from the disadvantage at which
wo are placed in competition with the
countries that have a merchant marine
ample for the requirements of their for
eign trado. It is in the interest of the
ship owners of Great Britain , Germany
and Franco to promote trndo with" these
countries , ami this they are constantly
doing. Wherever It is necessary to dis
criminate against the American manu
facturer or merchant in the mat
ter of rate * or other conditions
In order to retain or secure
tru'Jo for the competing manufacturers
and merchants of tholr own countries
thobo foreign fahlp owners will not hesi
tate to do It. There can bo no doubt
that this has operated as a restriction
upon our commerce , particularly with
the 0'iuntries south of us. ] i Is a fact
attested by oxpcrlonco that a people pre
fer to do IniHlnoHi with the country that
has Its own facilities of transportation and
thoio are valid reasons why this should
bo so. The theory that trade follows
the Hag rests upon substantial grounds ,
The delegato3 from the South American
countries who attended the Pun-Amori-
can oonf i-oucu a few years ago
nil nsreetl In paying that it
was of the greatest importance
to the succou of the policyof establish
ing cl - > ser commercial relations between
the United Sta'oa and the 'ouutrieo of
the southern continent that wo eh uld
have our own facilities of transporta
tion instead of doing business with
them under a foreign flag. There cau
bo no question that there Is a very great
deal In this , and/It involves n matter
which ought to command the interest of
our whole people , for every section of
the country Is concerned In whatever
will contribute to the expansion of the
nation's foreign commerce.
It Is probable there will bo legislation
by the present congress looking to the
restoration of the merchant marine , and
certainly it is a subject which calls for
early and wlso action. The largo amount
of money which wo pay out every year
to foreign ship owners Is well calculated
to arrest attention , to say nothing of the
disadvantages In other ways and the
humiliation to national prldo Incident
to the absence of our flag from nearly all
the ports of the world.
WHAT HAS IIKNX flAlNKl ) HI' T1IK
CUXTKSIt
The revised gas ordinance has boon ,
approved by Mayor Bcmts and an ac
ceptance of its terms has boon filed by
the president cf the Omaha Gas Man-
ufacturlng company. A summary of
the concessions secured to the city and
to gas consumers may not bo out of
order. The original ordinance railroaded
through the council without discussion
granted to the company a franchise for
fifty years at a fixed rate , beginning
with $1.75 per 1,000 cubic foot for both
Illuminating and fuel gas , with a sliding
scale decreasing the price at a ratio of . " >
cents of every 50,000.000 cubic foot of an
nual Increase of consumption up to GOO-
000,000 a year , when the price was to bo
31.33. and when 700,000,000 cubic feet
were consumed per year , 91.30 , and when
800,000OJO , were consumed per year , $1.25
per 1,000. And this was to bo the limit
of the lowest rate for about thirty years.
The revised ordinance cuts down the
term of the franchise from fifty to
twenty-five years and loaves the city to
readjust Its contract according to condi
tions that will exist twenty-live years
hence. The chances are , ol course , that
by that time gas will go down in Omaha
to the rate that now obtains at Cleveland -
land from 80 cents to $1 per 1,000.
The revised ordinance cuts the rate to
consumers to $1.00 per 1,000 for lighting
and to SI.35 for fuel gas on and after the
1st of January , 1894 , and a sliding scale
is adopted by which the price will go
down to $1.25 when (100,000,000 ( , cubic foot
are consumed annually.
The fifty-year gas ordinance allowed
the company to charge the same price
to the city that it charged private con
sumers , namely , 81.75 per 1,000 cubic
feet , until 200,000,000 , wcro consumed per
year and then the reduction by sliding
scale. The revised ordinance requires
the company to supply all public build
ings , including city hall , jail , engine
houses , library , market house and any
other buildings the city may erect in
the future at $1 per 1,000 cubic foot.
The fifty-year gas ordinance made no
provision for a franchise royalty. The
revised gas ordinance gives the city 5
cents for' every l',000 cubic feet con
sumed , which will amount to fully $7,000
the first year , and if the city doubles its
consumption and population within ton
years the income will bo $14.000 to
$15,000 a year , and by tlie end of the fol
lowing ton years It will probably exceed
$25,000 a year.
The fifty-year jjas ordinance made no
provision for purchase of the works by
tbo city and did not contain a forfeiture
clause In case the company should violate
late its contract. The revised otdinaneo
contains express provisions conceding
the right of purchase by the city and
excluding in the appraisement of the
property any allowance for the unox-
plred franchise.
The revised ordinance also contains a
specific forfeiture clause. The fifty-
year ordinance loft the company free to
charge for extending its pipes from the
mains to the curb lino. The revised
Ordinance requires the company to lay
the pipes to the curb line at its own ox
poiibo.
Several other modifications have been
embodied into the revised ordinance
relative to extensions on suburban streets
that arc of material advantage to the
public.
These extremely valuable concessions
are the fruits of a stubbornly fought
contest on the part of Mayor Bemis and
his supporters , and inasmuch as Tin :
BEE stood alone in backing Mayor Bemls
and the taxpayers who Invoked the
power of the courts , this paper bus a
rightful claim to a largo share of credit
which all citizens will doubtless accord
for the success that has attended the
otlorts to secure the best terms from the
gas company.
THE KXU UF
The now tariff bill provides for the
repeal of the reciprocity provision of the
present law , BO that the end of the rec
iprocity policy of this country , as It Is
embodied in the existing act , will come
us woon as the democratic tariff goes
into effect. Tnis the party in power was
expected to do , so that there Is nothing
surprising or disappointing in its action.
The sentiment of the party regarding
this plan of extending the commercial
relations of the United States and es
tablishing them upon a closer and
stronger basis with the Independent
countries in this hemisphere is expressed
in the report of the majority of
the ways and means committed
when it says of the reciprocity
provision of the McKlnloy law : "This
section has been of no appreciable ad
vantage to American exporters. It Is
not in intention or otfcet a provision for
reciprocity , but for retaliation. " Here
is an example of the way in which the
domocratio tariff reformers brush aside
fuets and dual in misrepresentation.
It may bo admitted that the reci
procity poliuy has not accomplished all
that tta advocate i hoped for , but ta say
that It has bon of no appreciable benefit
Is to ignore well known fauts. Our ox-
porta , line directly to this policy , have
been Increased many millions of dollars ,
and but for conditions that oould nut huvo
boon foreseen they undoubtedly would
huvo been much largor. Our export
trudo with Cuba and Porto Rloo bus boon
quadrupled , or nearly so , uudor reci
procity , the greater part of this bonotU
going to our agricultural producer. * ,
whoso lutorosU the policy was chlolly
Intended tosubsorvu. The explanation of
the fact that , .wn have not realized a
greater IncrcaSh ty our exports to Bra
zil is to bo fountVt.'tu the political condi
tion of that cotlniry , for one thing , and
other reasons uco > iilack of ample trans
portation fncllltlbtt of our own and the
tremendous coiflpdtltlon which our mer
chants and mn'rlufucturcrfl ' have en
countered there. ° ft la no fault of the
principle of ro yvffjclty that It ha not
accomplished as-iniicli as was expected of
It , but failure , wherever It has failed ,
has been duij-/ | ! & ) local conditions
mainly , and to fcolho extent to the Im
mediate "inability bf0 our manufacturers
to take the fullest advantage of the op
portunity to extend their trade. But
with all the duiluultlos In the way of
success , reciprocity has been of very
substantial benefit to the country. As
to the talk about Its bolng a policy of
retaliation , it Is too manifestly absurd
to receive serious consideration. The
policy , however , Is incompatible with
the scheme of domocratio tariff reform ,
and consequently It will bo abandoned ,
But the democracy should deal with the
matter candidly and honestly.
A QUESTIONAHLU OhMM.
There Is an clement of weakness In
the movement for the retirement of Fire
Chief Galllgan which will not bear
close Inspection. The Insurance men
are going to the property owners of this
city with the statement that the lire de
partment is inolllcloiit , and ( or that
reason as much as anything else they de
mand increased insurance rates. Chief
Galligun may have outlived his useful
ness. It Is possible that his long years
of service have largely Incapacitated
him. He has earned a title to some
place in the department the duties of
which arc loss exacting.
But the average citizen will decline
to believe that tbo lire department Is
less clllclont than formerly or that in
comparison with departments of cities
of Omaha's rank It would suitor In the
least. In fact , the Insurance men have
statistics-from Kansas City , St. Paul
and other cities which go to show that
Omaha with a much smaller number of
firemen and far less annual nxpunso
shows decreased average llro losses In
money and more effective flro fighting
as a whole. This fact is within itself
conclusive proof that the Omaha fire de
partment is well organized and clHciont.
It follows , then , that the demand for
increased Insurance rates cannot prop
erly bo based upon the false assumption
that the lira department Is not up to the
standard in point of equipment and ca
pacity. The insurance people will have
to present othar'-and bettor reasons for
the advance in ifatosf. The threat that
leading eompanio'g wjll abandon Omaha
to her fate If highortributo _ is not paid
them will not do. .Outsido insurance
companies do not hko the Nebraska
'statutes regulating tholr business and
taxing them for. . th4 premium money
drawn from the stato. They are disposed
to retaliate untijsueh time whoa our
laws may bo amended to their liking.
During the past sixteen years in Ne
braska the per cdntof premium receipts
paid in fire losses is 41.9 , Granted that
losses have been .unusually heavy this
year , it is not possible that the loss ratio
will exceed a gch'eral average' of 48 poV
cent. Add to this 35 per cent for aver
age expenscsj a not profit of 17 per cent
on Nebraska business is shown. This is
certainly a fair profit in a year when
business in all other lines is dull. The
demand of the insurance people for a 20
per cent advance in rates cannot be justi
fied by facts , They must not bo per
mitted to attack our local lire depart
ment in order to bolster up a question
able claim for excessive profits.
ONLY ono populist congressman had
the courage to stand up against the
mileage appropriation grab when It was
rushed through the bouso under pres
sure from the committee on rules. The
cry is for retrenchment , but for re
trenchment only in such matters as do
not affect tbo pockets of the members
of congress.
Fleeting ( irtMttnofifi ,
I'/iifmfcIp/ita / / Inquirer.
It is trrndunllv bccomlnu unnnrnnt tlint.
tlio administration will have to Iteop its
promise to Unit another place for Williiini L.
Wilson. By the tlmo tlio next oleutiou is
over there won't bo enough of Mr. Wilson
loft to 1111 an individual salt collar.
A Qoorcm Howl fur Action.
. -Uldiild Coiml Kill ( oil.
The solid business interests of the country
are clamoring for action. They are not
splitting hairs about the tariff. They wani
democratic action ! They want results !
They want something on which they can
buso their operations ami tholr contracts !
I'rejorvatliin ,
VMlatlcMa \ ] > I'resi.
The destruction of protecting forests on
stoop hillsldos and ipountiiin slopes is always
attended by the washing , moro or loss rapid ,
of the surface soil Into the valleys. This
may bo slow enough , and usually is in this
country , to permit the starting of a second
growth of trees before the tuimus Is all gone.
Hut there is a limit to this power of recu
peration , and if this forest destruction Is
persisted in wo will soon have the condi
tions which obtain in the south of Franco
and In northern Italy , whuro the demand for
timber bus in recent years stripped the once
grion mountain sides until now these same
once verdure-clad slopes are buro and
milted rock.
The soil of thoso'Diountaln ' sides has been
washed down into iValloys , lining up the
river bads and covering tnany square leagues
of fertile lands , onco.Uighly productive , but
now niado barren. , by the superimposed
gravel mid sand. Tup .destruction goes on.
livery rain is uUoniJtjil.l'y tlio downpour of
turbid torrents frow .ll10 mountain sides ,
which have beeomo o barren that no'grcon
thing grows there 'Ana not so much as n
bird's note is heard ; " This has all occurred
slnco the French revolution took a way from
tuo forests the protection once given to thorn
In iho inter--at of tUo , ytiaso. We need to
guard our forests forthn nobler purpose of
preserving the sources of our streams ,
checking their toflaondy to overflow and
cause destruction , a fat' maintaining the
sources of our sprlniM andwulls , the beauty
of our mountain scenery and the wollbelng
and comfort of future generations.
I'lwri.ii t\n IIIMMI.
Four robbers held up ft f.vro tian1 * In
Chicago tor (1,000 The trick > v.n turned
with a battcrv of gatllngs.
If the mugwumps don't wo vvinl lliJ > y want
In the fo.tcral pintr.v lot them slop up and
ask font. Don't DO bashful.
Some democrats 'ingralufully ItulniMte
that the administration dares not put n fin
ger In Us car. Afraid of thu eojs.
Congress responded onthUilastte.iHy to
the 0.1 H for economy by vollug Itself exlr.i
mllrago and extra pay lo pot dorks.
When Walter IJ.imrosch waved his wand
In vain it Is doubtful If oxtr.i nmphnsU on
thu first syllable of his name soothed his
agitated feelings.
Mrs. Lev ! P. Morton spends a fortune
every year In shooj and slippers. Nut she
proudly asserts that she never tnailo Mr.
Morton a present of a pair of slippers for
Christmas. Such a wife Is a rarity.
The quantity and diversity of fuel and
fiction provoked by the Hawaiian Incident ls
not without Its advantages. It demonstrates
what grave strains the country can patiently
endure wlihout objecting to tuoslxoof the
bore.
bore.A Now York 'man , possessing marvelous
nerve , calmly stood his ground when con
fronted wltli his ton wives. Hy the way ,
slovo polish statesmen should not overlook
the east when thundering about Mormonlsm
In the \vost. "
Philadelphia's reputation for conservatism
In all things Is not what It Is cracked up to
bo. When tbo government looked about
town for a mint site land values tteblod
wherever the commissioners bestowed a
tavorablo glanco.
IJuffalo Hill admits In Now York that ho
Is a candidate for governor ol Nebraska.
Until William determines batwcen iho
slottor house and packing house factions
his declarations must bo regarded as etnanat-
Itig from his sombrero.
Andrew Carnegie has manipulated a stool
rail trust , by the terms of which a plant at
Baltimore employing 7,000 men Is to bo
closed down for a year atrl receive 100,000
as Its share of tne spoils. A revised edition
of "Triumphant Democracy" Is in order.
Colonel John 1 $ . Selholmcr , who died at
LowHtown , Pa. , last Saturday , was a cap
tain of the Logan guards , and marched
through Baltimore April 18 , 1801. with the
first company that reached Washington In
i espouse to President Lincoln's call for
li 00,13.
Prof. Tyndall was one of the most char
itable men In the world , So far as his rather
small means allowed , ho never lot a case of
distress go unrelieved In whatever station of
life ; but bo had a liorrorot appearing in sub
scription lists. As ho accompanied every
gift with the anxious message , ' -Don't say
who it Is , " his generosity always passed un
acknowledged.
Miss Calla Forrcstcrof English , Ind , , com
plained of her neighbor across the way ,
Simon Gravdon , ulleL-intr th.it ho had pro
voked her bovbnd endurance. Tbo defend-
ant was a discarded suitor , and in revenue
ho had trained a parrot to cry , ' 'Ugly
Calla , " "Big-foot Calla. " "Calla llvoi across
the street. " 'Squiro Brown found tlio de
fendant cuilty ot provoke , and compelled
him to give bond against further annoyance.
The appointment of Wayne Mao Veagli to
the Italian mission will prove a painful test
of the consuming admiration which Hon.
Charles A. Dana bears fr the administra
tion. Rewarding mugwumps is not to the
liking of the venerable democrat , but in
stead of chiding Cleveland in brotherly
tones or shattering party harmony , ho hies
away to the Holy L.uul and hires a muscular
bedouin to kick him over the plains of
Sharon.
Hov. Calvin Fnirbank , one of the most
active ot the abolitionists who helped escap
ing negroes to reach Canada by means of the
"underground railroad , " Is now living , at
the ago of 77 , in humble circumstances at
Angelica , Pa. It is said of him that ho
helped forty-seven slaves to gain their lib
erty , besides taking a hand in the escape of
many moro. For his efforts in obcdienco to
what ho bclioved to ho a higher law than the
statutes of the slave states ho spent more
than seventeen years in a Kentucky prison
before he was sot free through the efforts of
President Lincoln ,
b' btl.Vttll HILL.
Atlanta Constitution : The thing for Mr.
Voorhees to do is to introduce a free coinage
Dill. That is the only way the democratic
platform can bo carried out. That is the
only way the just expectations can ho mot.
Philadelphia Ledger : Senator Voorhees'
bill is , if possible , worse than either the
Bland or Sherman act. The avowed pur
pose of it , as is shown by the sections we
have quoted , is to foroo a debased , discred
ited and obnoxious silver currency upon the
country.
Now York Tribune : The bill offered has
no real merit. It is not even as reasonable
as the compromise proposed during the extra
session , which was smashed by the refusal of
republicans to give it n single vote. The
democrats could not pass it alone. The presi
dent found ho would bo boatcn and disgraced
also if ho assented to it , and therefore cnmo
out with his unqualilicd declaration against
any compromise.
Philadelphia Times : The silver coinage
bill Introduced by Senator Voorhees prob
ably has no morosorious intent than the ful-
llllmont of his promise during the discussion
on the Sherman law , that when that was
disposed of ho would favor an attempt at
some dollnlto legislation on the currency.
The Dill may also embody Mr. Voorhoos'
personal ideas of the direction such legisla
tion might take , but it is not a measure that
Is likely to glvo satisfaction to either side in
the controversy , and it does not at the pres
ent call for serious discussion.
Now york World : It is difllcult to con-
celvo what can have led Senator Voorhoes
into his present movement. It may bo that
ho considers his political future in need of
some bolstering up among the silver men.
But ivhen ho opposes them by advocating
the repeal of the silver purchasing act and
then advances to meet them half way in its
restoration ho stands a prospect of forfeit
ing tbc respect as well as the support of
both sides. Or perhaps Mr. Voorhees desires -
sires to convince the public that the climax
of Inconsistency and folly in western sen
ators has not yet been reached.
Philadelphia Pro s : Fortunately there is
little danger of tbo bill becoming a law. It
Is opposed to principles which President
Cleveland cannot approve without stultifi
cation , it serves to put Mr. Voorhoes'
right with his silver-loving constituents ,
and this , wo presume , is the real purpose of
thu bill. The country ought to bo suffered
to enjoy a respite from silver agitation , but
with Stewart always talking silver , no mat
ter what subject is before the senate , with
Secretary Carlisle wanting to coin the scign-
iorago , with now territorial bolng aumlttcd
to increase the silver vote , witli Vouchees
championing the Bland law In the senate
and Bland continuing to push a frca coinage-
measure In the house , there Is llttlo prospect
of oven temporary rest from the Iteration
and reiteration of the witting champions rf
cheap money and Iho witless victims of lha
silver craze.
The SoVHrolcn llemedy.
linffnlii Rxpru .
James R. Sovereign , the now general mas
ter workman of the Knights of Labor , nays
ho novcr engaged In strikes and is against
them. Such remarks evidence a now light
in the labor world. If the Philadelphia con
vention , In substituting Sovereign for Pow-
derly , endorsed the former's anti-striko
principles , still loss regret will bo felt over
the lattor'a defeat.
It Up ,
CMcaao I'ait ,
The consensus of national opinion of Presi
dent Cleveland's message appears to bo that
it Is ono of the best , worst , bravest , most
cowardly , franuost and most uacandid siato
papers over written.
Highest of all irj Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
CflllING HOME ON HIS SHI 1.1) )
Commitleemrvn Oastor TloU'.rm fron Wash
ington Without His Expcototl Triumph.
APPOINTMENTS HL \N1ED NOT MADE
I'rrntilenl f'loM-luiiil Omits N.iliilni ; llin
ItrclplcuU ot ( tin llig I'tumi for .Sr-
Iir.mkn .mil totv : < - tlin Mutter
Mill In O mill.
WASHIXOTOX timiRUMiF THK HBK , )
5l'J l-'ofinKi'.NTii STIIKKT. >
Wv-wtvofox. Ueo. 21. )
Kallon.il Commit tccmnii ntul Mrs. Tobias
Castor and ex-Governor Iloyd left Washing
ton oVcr the Pennsylvania road Ihls after
noon for their homes In Nebr.isUa. They
will tnalto a short ston In t'hleapo , but will
bo about tliclr hearthstones , when Santa
Claus distributes his plfison Clivlstmnsovo.
Much to the chagrin of Mr. Castor the
nomination of a Oomot-ratic surveyor for tlio
port of Omaha did not reach the senate before -
fore congress adjourned for the holiday
recess this afternoon. The appointment will
not now bo niado before congress recon
venes on Thursday , Januarv , as the nom
inee could not bo commissioned until the
senate confirmed the action of the presi
dent. All nominations for presidential
ofllecs during a session of the Ronalo must
bo continued before the commission can
Issue. Constructively eonifosa Is In session
during the actual holiday recess ,
Messrs. Morton and Castor were conlldcnl
that James McShano would bo nominated
surveyor of-tho port of Omaha before iho
holiday adjournment. When they c.illed
upon the president yesterday they were
confident that the nomination would bemado
then or today ,
Hud n Tall ; ultli Olnnr.
They found at the whlto house Attorney
General Olnoy. who had been requested bv
them to Join in nn nudlcnco with the presi
dent respecting the appointment of a United
States district attorney for Nebraska , but
there nppcai-b to have been no conclusion
leached. It e.innot Do ascertained who is
tholr choice ) for Hns position , bci-.tusc both
Morton and Castor aresecivtivo In regard to
all presidential appointments , fe.irlng that
premature publication might frustrate tholr
designs. The early publication of t no fact
tnal they Had recommended th appoint
ment of Mcbhano threatens to defeat his
preference. Tin : Uii : correspondent learned
trlilnv Fi'itm . , TXTnhn , c1..i > ln > . r\t..it . . .I. . . I..I
Just talkeu to the president that the ap
pointment of McSluiiia was not at nil cer
tain 5 that either IJatns or ( Jallaglier had an
equal chnni'o with MiSluiiuand that the
deferring of the appointment until aftur the
holiday recess of congress was another point
against McShane. *
The trip of Tobias Castor to Washington ,
covering a period of two weeks and ending
this afternoon , was not successful in its mis
sion. Hucamo especially to secure the ap
pointment of McShano us a district attor
ney and to secure a number of removals of
lanu ofllcers. In all ol these ho signally
failed.
Volcn of , lHcul > , lint Iliiiul ol Kiu. :
Ho secured , of course , a number of fourth-
class postmasters , but an examination of the
endorsements on tlio at the I'ostonico de
partment upon wuich these postmasters
were appointed convinced Tin : llr.B corre
spondent this afternoon that ox-Governor
Bovii could take as much credit to himself
in that work as could National Coiinnlttoe-
man Castor. Scarcely one of the fourth-
class postmasters appointed during Mr. Cas
tor's stay hero failed to have been endorsed
by ox-Governor Boyd , and when the hind
officers are appointed and the surveyor of
the port of Omaha and tbo United States
district attorney have been appointed and
the truth known itill be founa that Gov
ernor Boyd has not bco i without influence
in this administration. Of course ho has to
perform uphill work m not having the co
operation of Sot-rotary Morton , but ho has
urovcn quite a match for National Commit-
tcemaii Castor , it can bo stated upon the
authority of a gentleman who this week
talked to Mr. Cleveland that it is not ttio
president's intention to grivo Nebraska any
oflices located outsidu the state , excepting
possibly ono or two Inconsequential places.
No CoiiKiilH lor XoljniHkii.
The president says that when he gave the
secretaryship of agriculture to Mr. Morton
lie gave to the state more general patronage
than it was entitled to , and ho must there
fore decline to give Nebraska democrats as
many places in the foreign service and in
the departments hero ns wcro given to Ne
braska by President Harrison. This will bo
sorrowful news to qulto a number of demo
crats in the state who have applied for con
sular positions. It cannot , therefore , bo ex
pected that Secretary Morton would urge
upon the president the appointment of his
lollow citizens to positions outside of the
state , knowing the position of the president
with respect to general patronage for Ne
braska.
So mi ) Nr r isliiiantnr .
Postmasters appointed today :
Nebraska Doniphan , Hall cotintv , W. II.
Gideon , vice H. N. uord , resigned : Klyrla.
Valley county , A. C. Cornell , vice L. M. Ful
ton , resigned.
South Dakota Bcllo Fourcho , Butte
. S. U liotiiK * . VIM IV lied l
iod , lUrtling ! ' Miner I'oimlA , U I < \
l otn. vli-o P O ROOVM , roinuroil , Innit *
ford , Marshall county , J V Itumllcit , vice
13 1' ' , Litidlpy , ri-nwvcd ; Mount Vermin ,
n.uliun unmij , MU-lmol Dougherty , vuo
Janii-n llnrncft , toiuocd. . South Shurp. Cod.
biRtoii county. ' A. NrMoti. vice IM I ) .
Aw.ls. roinovcit ; \ \ Illow like , Clark founty ,
M.O ThoUcn , vice ( \ O. Hatch , removed.
t. tab llunoi'er , Summit county , \\llllam
Klclilns. vlroVlltlum Bond , rptiiovod
.1. H. .Mi'Uon.ild , Knlrbury , Is hero on till
way homo from mooting ot tlio farmer *
i-oi.si'o s at Savannah , Cu. !
Sntun > p.Mlil l.o
The bill of Rt'presontatlvo Noon of Mln-
nr-Holn , intended to help the Dakota * r prc.
lally. appropriating $1,000,000 to extinguish
the Russian thistle , will fall.
A favorable ropjrt has boon inmlot In tha
homo on the bill to donate to the cn.iuty ol
Lnranilr , W.vommtr. certain liridces on tha
alniiilone.t Fort Uiramlo roiorviUion undfot
oilier purposes. The reservation U not now
used for military purposes and the lu-ldeea In
question are ohlnlly useful to the i-lthcns ol
Wjonnng , and csnei-lallv to the cltircim ol
Larainlooounty , In which they are located.
The i-ommlssloncrs of the county have pro-
l > osed to lii-op them In repair at the expense
of the comity for the frco 1110 of the travel.
Ing pu'illc anil the military authorities of the
United Status.
Mention.
L. \ V.i liter of Nebraska , somewhere , I *
registered at the I Ion mil.
Mrs. Alia C Baldwin tins entered suit
hero lor damages acalnst the Baltimore &
Ohio railroad for the loss of a valuable
barrel of i-rockery mid silverware , which
was shipped from Dos Moinrs , In. , last April
and directed to Washington. Among the
articles wcro many souvenir spoons and
wedding piesents of great value. The plain
tiff alleges they were iiovcr traced further
than Chicago. The attempt of damage
claimed Is ? 1IW with interest from Anril B-J ,
I'KHHY S. llr.ATIt ,
wit i i.s ir i-ittarnn ?
AN , Wyo. , Dee IU. To the ICdltor
of Tin : llr.u : If von will allow me thu spaca
I would llko to ask you a question. There is
a paper published in Omaha called iho
World -Herald. But why is It called n IIO.WB.
paper ? The ilrst page contains a few o'f.1.
( lOiiloa Ik-ntuiti'.s cable dlsnatehcs , lha
snincas Tin : Ur.Kj other than that it Is
made up of plates and elreulation quarrels.
Thocllirctisof this country like to get the
news. Wo don't ' care to hear Mr Hitch
cock's troubles. At mio tiiuo there was a
good list of World-HeraUl sul.si-ribcrs here ,
tint they are dropping off , as wo want news ,
mid after lookme at the World-Herald wo
have to buy Tin : Bin : to got the news. Look
at Monday's ( lccoiuber 18) ) paper , for ox-
ample. A ICll UK1U
Mi\r n ,
Lowell Courier : When the hunter seeks
bruin bo prefers to do so on bear ground
Koi'hestor Democrat : Whisky , If liidnlifod
In habitually , Issuio tospoll a man's counte
nance. Timl u , it u III glvo him u rye face.
Philadelphia Iteeord : WenrirVrugglos
What yer reailln' Illll ? lllll" ItoirdsJest
gliineln' ever do Wilson hill , an' It's all wiong.
Iturrnom lunches ain't mentioned on do free
list.
Washington Star ; "Poan put yer inln' too
much on outward decorations , said I'nclo
Khen. "lilt am bu-ttali ter hat ) er cahliago
iiiulah yon wnlsVo.it den er chiysantliKinumm
yer Imllonliolo. "
Philadelphia ledger : Eastern papers nro
making an ado over tbo fact that thu tumpura-
lure fell below ? .eio In that suction this wuok.
/.ero ! That's nothing.
Inillanapolls .Tonnull : Shu I have about
iniiile ill ) my mind never to marry.
He Who on imrtli told you that I was en
caged ? I havu bcun trying to keep ll a sucrot )
for a whllo.
New York Herald : -Well , I hear old Money
bags him died at lust. "
"Yos ; It wasu terrible blow and a sad loss to
me , "
"Wcro you a friend of hK ? "
"No , not exactly ; but I w.is hK doctor. "
our OK IIKII II.IMINT. : :
/'no/ / .
S-lio taUcsu snowball In her hand
And makes me stand hutfnic bur ;
And I comply with hur command ,
llecauso I iiulto ailoio her.
Sim loves me. though 'tis hur delight
Against such odds to pit me :
Foruhllu she throu.s with all bur might
Mio I.nowh hhu cannot lilt me.
M.lfi 1131K.
Xcw 1'oiA .Sun.
I must own Unit all this fussing *
Kuther tryhiK on thu nnrvos ;
Tor u week buck 1'vu boon running
To llin eollnr for prusorvcH ,
To thu loft to brlii ) ; tbo hums dowu ,
To thu barn for OKKS ; yon .sou
All our young folUs uro ii-comlng
Homo to motherund tome.
Dlek Is coming Homo from culli-go ,
Ho has holidays Just now.
He Is going to be a nruachur
( IIn could nuvur luurn to plow ) ;
Lucy'scomlnx from the Illirh school *
Hun and Hurry from thu town ,
And wu'vu mudo Kll/.n prnmiso
To bilng all hurchlldrun down.
Mother's In n pesky fidget ,
And slio'ti fiettliiK'nil day long ,
Lent with nil her ici.tsts mid puihllng'j
Soimillilnu may perhaps KI > wrong ;
lint I Jusl Keep on u-hummliig
An old-fnshloneil Christmas gliic ,
1'or ihu yotuiK folks urn nil ( Minim ;
llomu to mother und to mu.
& GO.
The largest malcorn uml HolU-r.i of
line clothes on K.irtli j 3
Voiir inoiioy'H worth or your inonuy luck
A Friendly Tip--
If you are going1 to buy him something nice to
'wear , don't buy it
somewhere else because -
cause it's lOo oi a dollar
lar cheaper than the
ft- best. You'd bettor
buy it of us , for
you got the best of us
you can't get the
best for the price of
poor material , but you
can come pretty close
to it no matter if you
buy him a suit , or an overcoat or a lot of under
wear , handkerchiefs , neckties , or the thousand and
' „ : one nick-nacks he carries around with him all the
time including a hat. He'll like his present if you
get it of us , because that's where he trades himself ,
or will trade if you initiate him.
BROWNING , KING & CO. .
. W. Cor.l5th and Douglas Sts.