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HTATI3MP.NT Of CIRCULATION.
George II. Tzschuck , secretary of The l"c ! Pill
lislilnu compnny , bolnt ? iluljr nwnin , rays th :
the actual number of full nnd complete copl <
of the Onlly JloinlnK , livening nnd Sundny 1) <
printed during the month of October , U9I , wr
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Of t'oursQ Itluml Is down on the bund :
Free silver IK tliu only thing that lUun
Is not down on.
Senator Hill Is utter recreation t
Florida. He will lie after Homethlii
else when lie tfetfl bnck to AVashlngtoi
Those who expect little from the shoi
session of congress which commence
next Monday are those ones who wl
not he
Had Majors' self-sacrifice act lice
performed before the election lie inigl
possibly have hud some legitimate claii
for gratitude from his party.
AVhcii the contest talk petered ont tli
prospects of lucrative Jobs went a-glln
merlng for any number of corporatlo
cappers , and Htate house leeches.
To stakeholders : Yon have used tli
money long enough. Better disgorg
Holcomb was elected nnd will take tli
onth oC olllce. What more do you wanl
The over cautious stakeholder now lu
not the slightest pretext for longc
withholding money that was wagere
on the result of the election In th
state.
" \Ve suggest that the Burlington ral
road now abandon politics and devoi
Its energies toward building up a bus
ness that will justify an early return 1
5 per cent dividends.
It seeing that the republican sta
committee took special pains to gh
out the MaJors-Morrlll correspondent
to those newspapers only which sui
ported the candidacy of the corporatic
candidate.
The democratic party would doubtlei
claim credit for the reduced price <
flour were It not for the fact that dn
Ing the presidential campaign tin
yelled : "Vote for G. Cleveland ar
$1.20 wheatl"
If the properly owners of Omaha wai
the lire department reorganized flu
know how to bring It about. If tin
take no action In the matter It may 1
assumed that they are satisfied with e ;
Isting conditions.
Ordinarily It Is not a bad Idea to i
adjust the dates of correspondence thi
Is to be made public that It will purpo
to be written at the place where tl
party signing It happened to be on tl
particular day referred to.
The county commissioners and Ass
elated Charities will work in conce
during the coming winter In cxtendh
aid to Impoverished and hjlpless peopl
They will not , however , give alms to tl
paupers sent here by outside countl
to feed upon the generosity of 01
people.
If the chief of police Is to doslgna
nctlng otllcers of the police force wl
all the privileges and emoluments
regularly appointed olllcers the Hoard
Fire and Police Commissioners mny i
well relinquish all claim to its pow
to determine the organization of tl
department.
We trust that Majors' reference
"the disgraceful scramble for oltl
through unwarranted contest proeee
Ings and In' deliberate defiance of la
which was witnessed In this state fo <
years ago " was not Intended to woni
the supersensltlve feelings of his de
friend , John M. Thayer.
The best friends of the recent can
bowl proposition are the most ontspoki
In deprecating any further action lee
Ing toward Its resubmlsslon until aft
the legislature shall have had an o
portunlty to clear up the law on t :
Mibjet't. The ranal promoters will i
well to heed the advice of their frient
It Is announced I hat Secretary M (
ton In his annual report , which Is to
given to the public In a day or two , w
discuss the silver and currency < iuestli
ut great length from the farmers' pot
of view. Strange , It Is not , how \
Morton's opinions nnd those of t
farmers of the country have sudden
come to coincide since the former's e
vutloti to tlie agricultural portfolio.
The democratic administration Is MI
posed to have In the chairman of t
house ways and means committee ni
Intlio chairman of the senate llnnn
committee two representatives in
mutely connected with the ilnancl
policy of the government. Although
very Important tlnanclal undertaking
now under way neither of these'gent
men has been lu public evidence I
BUUIO time.
AN
\Vo have lienrd considerable cotnmen
luring the piwt year nlwut Ironelnt
court decrees lu the several now famoni
strike Injunction proceedings , but It
umo of these canes la the order of tin
court o minute lu Its details and BO al
ncluslvo In extent as the decree whtcl
iaa Just been inade In answer to tin
ictltlon for u perpetual Injunctioi
igalnst the enforcement of the N'c
iraska maximum freight rate law. Wi
should hesitate to assert that the decrci
a not strictly In accordance with tin
opinion filed by Justice Hrcwer , but I
ertalnly leaves no loophole opeu hi
ivhich the slightest move may be niadi
on the part of the stale authorities tha
would In any way disturb the free con
rol of the railroads over the rates to bi
charged for the transportation of good :
ictween points within the state.
It must not be forgotten that tin
ilalnUffrt in these Injunction proceeding ;
ire stockholders In several railroads of
fectcd by the law and Unit as de
fendantM are joined not only the olll
ccrs of the State Hoard of Transporta
Ion but also the olllclals who arc It
charge of the railroads themselves
iVIien , therefore , the Injunction Is Issiiet
restraining the making or publishing :
schedule of rates to be charged for tin
transportation of freight "whereby sucl
rates shall be reduced to those pro
scribed In the bill filed herein , housi
oil : ti : , approved April 12 , 185)3 ) , and be
ow those now charged by said company
or in anywise obeying , observing or con
'ormlng to tlie provisions , commands
njunctlons nnd prohibitions of salt
ict , " the railroads are really" forbkldci
o even voluntarily put Into effect tin
reduced schedule ot rates In question
were they so inclined to do. There I ;
iorhups some room for argument tha
the phrase "and below those nov
barged by said company" should bi
construed to menu that the railway olll
clals are not permitted to make any re
luctions at all In the rates at presen
in force. That , It seems to us , wouh
10 a very forced construction , but It I ;
: o be noted that there Is nothing lu tin
lecrce that can be appealed to as prc
venting any Increase in rates that th
railroads may choose to make.
Tlie decree of tlie court , moreover
Imps tlie fine distinction which .Tustlci
Hrewcr tried to draw between nn tin
constitutional act and the unconstitu
tional enforcement of a coustitutiona
aw. Tlie maximum freight rate law 1
low declared to be "repugnant to tin
constitution of the United States" li
that It Keeks to prevent the exaction o
reasonable charges for the transporta
tlou of freight by the defendant rallroai
companies. Just where that leaves tb
law we are in considerable doubt. Jus
tlce Hrcwer apparently endeavored t
convey the Impression that the law re
malned perfectly valid but inoperativ
on the statute books , and could b
resuscitated either by amendment or b ;
showing In the future that the rate
liave , by altered circumstances , bccom
reasonable. If , however , It is , as th
decree says , repugnant to the constltu
tion of the United States , It Is dlfflcul
to understand how It can be galvanizei
again Into life. So long as the order o
the court stands as it is the maxlmur
freight rate law will be tied up so tigli
that no relief whatever can be secure
to tlie people through that piece of legis
lation.
A CUHHKKCr COMMISSION.
It Is reported from Washington tha
there Is a difference of opinion In Mi
Cleveland's circle of olllclal adviser
with regard to the advisability of th
president outlining any financial schem
lu his message to congress. It Is sal
to be the opinion of ad least two men :
hers of the cabinet that It will be In
possible to accomplish anything tliirln
the coming session and that It would b
better to postpone any agitation of th
question for at least another year. I
Is suggested that a currency commlsslo
be appointed , which shall take this sill
Ject Into consideration and report
plan for the Improvement of Uio presen
financial system at the meeting of th
next congress. A bill providing fo
such a. commission has been submltte
to the president for his consideration.
This measure provides for a uoupart
sail commission of seven members. 1
shall Investigate the nature and worl
Ing of each kind of money lu the Unite
States , report as to tlie monctar
standard that will have the most favoi
able Inllitcucc upon Internal and foi
elgn trade and the best means of mall
tabling undisturbed the stability of sue
standard , recommend the best means c
simplifying and unifying tlie varlou
existing media of exchange In tli
United States , and also the , most dcsln
bio method of cstabllslilug an clastl
and automatic note Issue. The advi
cates of this plan urge that probabl
such a measure can be passed at tli
coming session of congress and the wa
thus prepared , under wholly democrat ]
auspices , for the desired reform In tli
currency system. Secretary Carlisle I
said not to favor the commission Idc
and It will not be surprising If the pres
dent Is found to be lu accord with bin
It Is understood that both have for soni
time past been giving very earnes
consideration to this subject and It I
to bo presumed that they naturally ill
sire to give their conclusions to tl :
country. Mr. Cleveland , It Is bellevci
Is especially anxious to have his nani
Identified with u plan for reforming tli
currency system since his failure 1
have carried out his policy regardln
the tariff. If such Is the fact the pres
dent will hardly be persuaded to glv
favorable consideration to the coinml
slon suggestion. There Is also oppos
tlon to a commission on the ground tin
such bodies have never accompllshc
any material good.
It Is entirely safe to say that thei
will be no currency legislation by tl
present congress. The diversity t
views among the democrats Is so gre ;
that there Is not the slightest probabllll
they can be brought to agree upon an
plan , and least of all upon one proceei
Ing from the administration. Mr. Clev
land's tlnanclal Ideas are antagonized I
a majority of his party In congress an
unless he makes unlooked-for conce
slous , In the event of his submitting
plan for u liow currency system , h
recommendations will bo disregards
AH to a commission , If It were mix
strictly noiipartlsan and composed \
men of the highest ability as practice
financiers , doubtlcus the result of its [ ;
vostlgatlon and deliberations woult
command respect nnd might be ver ;
iclpful toward a solution of the cur
reticy problem. It would be able ti
ircsent , nt any rate , a great deal o
iccdcd nnd useful Information. Tin
lanuuount Importance of the questloi
s now fully recognized nnd It Is certnli
to command more attention lu the Im
nedlatc future than any other snbjtv
ot public consideration. There Is ai
ibuiulant supply of plans , but an en
Irely sound and safe scheme of cur
rency reform Is yet to be formulated
Die nearest approach to It Is what I
known as the Italtlmorc plan , whicl
congress will be asked to consider
hough Uicrc Is hardly n possibility tha
t will be accepted by the free sllve
lemocrats , without whose support I
could not be adopted by the present con
gress.
a LOCAL iniKAD
On and atter Tuesday , November 27 , breai
will IK ) sold at wholesale In Omaha , Soutl
Omaha ami Council 11 luff3 at the rate o
tlilrty-slr loaves tor $1.
Tills Is the notice which has been pub
ished In the cities named , signed by tin
ocal organization known as the Hre'ai
[ takers association. It Is an opei
leclaratlon that the bread bakers o
: hls vicinity have entered into a com
line to fix and control the price of breat
sold nt wholesale. There may be varl
us considerations of expediency tha
nivc led up to this step. It Is , fo
example , maintained that the price o
jread has been demoralized by the con
slant efforts of a few dealers to got-i
arge share of the business by cuttln ;
under their competitors. This has tic
prlved the bakers of a portion of thel
revenue without benefiting the publl
in any corresponding degree , hccaus
lie retail price of bread has remained th
same , the retailers' slinply approprlatliii
to themselves a larger .margin . of prolltt
But these circumstances do not dc
tract from the fact that the agrceineu
to fix the price of bread at wholesale I
an unlawful combine. There Is on th
statute books of Nebraska a law In
tended to provide against just sucl
undertakings. It declares it to be uri
lawful for any person or persons
partnership , company , association o
corporation to outer Into any contract
agreement or combination whereby :
common price shall be fixed for nn ;
article or product , or whereby the inn mi
facture or sale thereof shall be llmltei
or the profits made a common fuml
Violation of the law Is made a mis
demeanor to be prosecuted by th
county attorney. A combination to fi :
the price of food would have been :
lunlsliable offense at common law , evei
In the absence of a special statute. I
tlie Ilrorul Bakers association Is to fl :
the price of bread at wholesale , wha
s to prevent the dealers from combinln ,
to fix the price of bread at retail ? Am
what Is to prevent the dealers In ever ;
oUier article of prime necessity fron
doing the same with respect to othe
articles ? The bread combine strikes u
as setting a very bad example.
THH A31KK1CAX KAVl' .
The United States now has a navy o
which Us people can feel proud , fo
although It ranks fifth or sixth amoii
the world's navies the ships composin
It nnd those lu course of constnictlo
are unsurpassed. When the vessels n !
ready provided for arc built and pu
In commission the uavy will consist o
four first-class and two second-class bal
tie ships , two armored cruisers , thirtee
protected cruisers , three unarmore
cruisers , seven harbor defense vessels
nine gunboats , six torpedo boats , an
a dynamite gun vessel , a total of fortj
one as effective war ships in their se
eral classes as any country possesses
The secretary of the navy , lu his nnnui
report , points out that as compared wit
other countries the United States , wit
Its great seacoast and numerous 'ports
should have more torpedo boats tha
have been provided for. England hn
175 of these boats , France 214 , German
127 , Italy 177 , and Russia 1G3 , whll
Brazil , Chill and Argentina have nearl
four times the number that our cot
gress has authorized to be built. Th
great Importance of torpedo boats lu th
estimation of European countries ougl
to have weight with congress and li
duce It to make provision for a large
number of this class of vessels. It 1
probably useless to urge this at presen
when the condition of the treasury wl
not admit of any new demands upon 1
t the matter ought to receive attcntlo
as soon as the government can affor
to put more money Into the navy.
Secretary Herbert says In his annul
report that during the period covered b
It the vessels of the uavy In commlsslo
have been almost constantly employe
and the necessity for such employinct
seems to bo continually Incrcasluj
Heretofore an insulllclency of iiumbci
has , In cases of sudden cniergcnc
abroad , necessitated sending vessel
from one station to another , frcqucnU
for long distances. Now , however , tin
all the cruising vessels of the new inn-
are , with but few exceptions , complete
and most of them ready for active ser
Ice , the secretary has dc'cldcd , In tl :
Interest of economy and efficiency , an
for the more perfect protection of ov
Interests abroad , to put Into operation
policy which will keep n number i
cruising vessels sulllclent for the ord
nary needs of naval policing on each <
six stations , namely : North Atlantl
South Atlantic , North Pacific. Sout
Pacific , Asiatic and European. The e :
perlence of the past year must bo r
garded as abundantly justifying the coi
structloti of the navy and ( hero Is I
reason to doubt that the experience (
the future will still more strougly vlnd
cate the policy. A great commercial in
tlou like the Vnlted States , having trut
relations that give It Interests to I
protected In almost every land , an
which are steadily growing In extei
and value , must have an adequate navi
force. It cannot properly guard Its li
terests and command respect wlthoi
It Undoubtedly Uils fact Is very gei
erally recognized by the American pe
pie , so that there Is not likely to bo I
future so much opposition to the bull
Ing up of a navy as there has been I
the past.
In submitting estimates Sccretai
Herbert says they will be the last <
the larga annual amounts required ft
the building up of the new navy , so fi
ax the same has been authorized. E
_ saya that unless new constructions ai
authorized expenditures under this licatl
will fall wMli great rnpldlly nfter ( lid
next tlscaujear , and thereafter entirely
disappear 'rvoTli the annual appropria
tions. It Is estimated that with the
expenditure of not more than $7r > 0,000
for the fiscal year ending Juno W ) , 1SH7 ,
the existing new navy will have been
entirely pald-fr > r. The secretary thlnkn
It will bcMiuJHsc from the standpoint
of uatlona.il ( [ euse to stop entirely tin
work of navnl upbuilding , "that wisdom
and experience demand that the present
well organized , highly trained nnd ex
ceedingly efficient body of mechanic. "
nnd Hkllleti JLibdrers engaged In tin
work of nadir ship building shall not ,
at least , be'fe tlrely disbanded. " Sec
retary Herbert Is a firm believer In tliu
necessity of having battle ships nut !
ho closes his report with the recom
mendation that congress ntttliorl/.e the
construction of three more such ships
and also twelve torpedo boats. It Is not
at all probable that this will be done.
A few torpedo boats may be authorized ,
but when the treasury Is compelled tu
borrow money to meet the current obli
gations of tlie government and the reve
nue continues to run behind expendi
tures It Is not likely that congress will
order the construction of battle ship ?
involving an expenditure of $12,000,00(1
or more. Admitting the soundness ol
the contention of the secretary of the
navy still the country will have to be
satisfied with the navy It has until the
condition of tlie treasury Improves.
The postmaster general wants to ex
clude certain papers and periodicals
from the grade known as second class
matter. Tlie reform will meet with
general favor , for it will result In the
suppression of many advertising fakes ,
whose promoters prey upon the adver
tising public and swindle the people out
of their money. The time must come
when publishers will be compelled to
prove circulation before advertising con
tracts can be considered valid , and theru
ought to be a law to hold publishers to
an accountability for money received on
subscription to-a paper whose life mny
be snuffed out Jit any moment. There
are alleged newspapers lu Omaha today ,
whose publishers are utterly Irresponsi
ble In the commercial world and could
pick up their grip-sacks tonight and
leave the city without any personal loss ,
These people are entering into contracts
with advertisers when they know the
existence of their publications is only a
matter of days , or a few weeks at most
When It comes to agitating for a re
count of the vote on governor by reso
lution of theJifglsIature the conspirators
will find thj\ijthey \ have ruu against any
number of snags. It Is extremely ques
tionable whether in the absence of n
contest allc.ginfl.jfraud lu every precinct
lu the state the legislature has any
right under the constitution to order
a recount. | p Tjfere are numerous provisions -
visions of iKV'tvjhlcli can be appealed tote
to prevent ' { he proposed robbery of the
governorship. Should the railroad
tricksters porsUt in their design they will
flwl their hiUiCs full before they have
time to maiyj the first move. 'The people
ple are uot'Jtkeiy to stand Idly by while
a gang of cofpMratlou cut-throats at-
te.mpt to imiUf } their right of seU-gbv-
erumeuL
At the quarterly meeting of the direc
tors of the Burlington railroad , held In
'
Boston last'week , It was decided , In
view of the decreased earnings of the
company , to declare a dividend 'at the
rate of 4 per cent per annum Instead ol
at the rate of 5 per cent per annum , as
has previously been the custom. Is It
any wonder that the stockholders have
to endure smaller returns ou their In
vestments ? Let the road go through
few more cosUy campaigns like the one
which It recently conducted In Nebraska
and It would not be surprising if the
dividends disappeared altogether. Per
haps If some of the stockholders shoultl
Institute an Inquiry they might find
where their money has been recklesslj
squandered.
Hlic- All night.
Chicago Tribune.
With the war Indemnity It will get fron
China , Japan will build a navy capable 01
taking care of Ha own part ot the ocean
Make no mistake about Japan.
Help for the mi cur Fiictorles.
Norfollc Journal.
It Nebraska wishes to become pre-eml
nertly the great sugar producing state o
the union the state sugar bounty should bi
restored In some form or other.
o
The Lone and Hlnirt of It.
Jluffalo HxprfBS.
The Omaha. Hee has discovered that bu
twenty-four ballots -were cast In Glontarf
Neb. , at the recent election , and tha
twenty-six persons were candidates for ot
flee. What a paradise for an ofllce seeker !
The Mlitnkn ol thn fiovornment.
Kansas City Star.
The government la making a mistake li
not sending federal troops to the Indlai
territory to wipe out the lawlessness whlcl
prevails there. It la not true that thi
United States marshals are competent ti
deal with the situation. Perhaps the mar
shals can catch the outlaws , but the fact
remain that they do'not. . The deprcda
tlons go on , and'the local authorities or
apparently unable to Insure life liberty am
the pursuit ot happiness to the i people. Fed
eral authority and power are clearly needed
htlll In the Party.
Kuslnlllo Standard.
Lost fall , In the state republican convert
tlon , when 15. Ilosewater'a resignation a
national comniltteemaii was read , the ganj
Jumped up anil hugged each other and ther
was great rejoicing to think that Mr. nose
water had left the party and there would b
no one left to maWe them afraid by exposlni
their trlckeryii Mr. llosewater , however , 1
still In the republican party. Not only Is h
In the party : but he IH the leader of It
never again lyillithe party attempt to sc
upon him. There , U no dodging the fac
that he defeated Tom Majors for governor.
Somvthlne'to llo Thnnbful For.
C icfnnall Commercial.
The cSuntry fft t6 be congratulated tha
the power for'tvfl of the approaching se
slon of congress'Is limited by the constltu
tional provision vfhlch ordains that It shal
die without apy fhance of reprieve on tli
3d of March. In other years the peopl
have been disposed to grumble when con
gress would adjourn over the holidays , bu
there will be no grumbling at any vacatlo ;
the present nanTess may take , as ever-
day of vacation [ 9 but one less for It to cl
mischief In. The' result of the recent elec
tlon was not"il' ' vpte of want of eonddenc
alone In Mr. Cleveland and his cabinet , bu
u want of confidence In congress as well.
1'KHPTM Aftl > TltttniH.
Harvard1 ! color * continue black and blue
From a Krcncli po > nt ot view , Miss Kat <
Field takca the 1'alm.
The Notional Munlc'pal Ilctorm leagU' '
meets In Minneapolis in two weeks.
Kvr-ry well regulated college thould pro
vl..e Itself with an ambulance corps.
Mr. Wilson's lecturing tour resembles hi
campaign. H Is a commodious failure.
The Japanese do not watte tlmo asklni
questions ; when they see what they wan
they take It.
It la not necessary that an Inspictor sliouh
bo a minister to point out to men the crro
of their weighs.
In doiklng tlie tails ot his horses , Mr
Cleveland made tha animals correspond will
the condition of "My party. "
Mr. Carnegie asserts that the man whi
dlca rich dl * disgraced. Perhaps Anil ;
knows the location of a blow hole In tha
famous needle.
New York lins just discovered that It
mayor-elect lias been doing business In Phlla
dclphla for thirty years. The slow pace o
reform Is explained ,
The novelist of the future In dealing will
the romance of college foot ball will no
transcend the bounds of truth In namlni
the work , "Maimed for Life. "
Mayor-elect Strong of New York Incline
to the belief that women would make excel
lent street sweepers. Ono obstacle to sue
cess Is the tendency to hold up trains.
A Buffalo minister went to New York ti
buy counterfeit money and returned with i
grip fail ot sawdust. We shall hear of hln
presently leading a caloric crusade ogalns
Sunday newspapers.
Music and medicine ore neatly dovetallcc
In Missouri's delegation to the next congress
In place of Dick Iltnml's silver-coated pill :
a country doctor will diagnose the case am
prescribe according. Champ Clark's melodl
OU3 mouth , though muzzled for the time
will not be forgotten In statesmanlike warb
ling of Mr. Treloar , a sweet s'.nger ot tin
Pinafore variety.
Trade In ofllces In Indiana shows a inarkec
tendency toward Increasing the circulation
Congressman Ilynum was offered $6,000 ti
recommend a certain man for collector of Internal
tornal revenue , and Mr. IJIatchly , state geolo
gist , asserts he was offered a large sum b :
a party leader for the privilege of namlni
the oil , gas and mine Inspectors. The Im
presslon that a public office Is -private sna ]
appears rooted In Hooslcrdom.
J. Edward Add''cks ' Is the musical name o
the blooming statesman who desires to sue
ceod Senator Hlgglns of Delaware. * Mr
Addlcks parts his name and his hair In thi
same line , acquired the cockney accent am
the monocle by long residence abroad , pos
sessca a liberal fortune , and Is otherwlsi
equipped for the senatorial fray. Asi i
senator Mr. Addlcks would' be a Joy forever
With him It would be business from tin
word go. He hates talk. "I cawn't , " hi
declares , "waste me time In arguments
don't you know. " Hooray for Addlcks !
Judge Scott of Oklahoma Is zealously up
holding the constitution , safeguarding liberty
expediting the pursuit of happiness , valiantly
defending the dignity of his court and dolni
divers things calculated to outshine Bill Coo )
as a terror. He has Indicted several editor :
for questioning his motives , Imprisoned i
lawyer for criticising the court , and give :
promise of scorching all residents of Okla
homa City who refuse to bow ant ) scrap *
and reverence the dust trod by the Imperloui
Akoond of Swat. Although ho Is but 1
years of nee , It Is not probable he will cs
tabllsh any precedents sufficiently unique ti
Interest the legal fraternity of Nebraska.
N1S1IK.18KA AND NKlllt.tSKAXS ,
Poultry la being shipped from Superior ti
Dutto , Mont. , by the thousand pounds.
Q. W. Rice ot Orchard has a pig preservei
In alcohol that has two well developed bodies
and only ono head.
Oahkosh U after the county seat of Deuc
county again , but Chappell will not give u |
the prize without a big flght.
The Standard Cattle company of Ames 1 :
shipping In large quantities of grain fron
Kansas for feedingpurposes. .
Hev. J. S. Van Alstyno of Genoa has ac
ccptcd a call to the pastorate ot the Congrc
gatlonal church of Long Pine.
Whllo herding cattle near Kearney , Lev
Summers was thrown from his horse by thi
animal stumbling , and suffered a broken arn
and a dislocated wrist.
Freight trains on the Burlington collldei
at Alliance and a number of cars and oni
engine were completely wrecked. The train
mea saved their lives by Jumping.
S. II. Razee , editor of the Curtis Courier
will establish a republican paper at Bertrand
Phelps county , to take the place of thi
Herald , a populist organ , that was recent ! ;
removed to the south.
The Custer County Chief says : Mr. Bentoi
Maret of Kddyvlllo Is In Broken Bow looklni
after the Immense correspondence of Governor
elect Holcomb. Mr. Marat has been manag
Ing the populist campaign at Omaha sine ?
last September and Is a very competen
man.
man.According
According to the Crelghton Courier H. M
Van Every of that town has deserted hli
recently wedded wife and departed for thi
sunny south , where they don't shovel snow
Mrs. Van Every gave up a pension of $12 i
month for this man and now pension am
man both are gone , leaving her to supper
herself and eight or ten children. A womai
don't show very good Judgment In throwlni
aside $12 a month for any man. Penslonc <
widows should take warning.
A Itoiuantlo Career.
Chicago Herald.
The career of John W. doff , elected re
corder ot New York by 60,000 majority eve
Judge Smyth , Is almost as romantic as tha
of John Uoyle O'ltellly. Like the poet , Qofl
a native of Ireland , belonged to the Fenlai
organization. More fortunate than. O'Reilly
who was condemned to a life sentence o
penal servitude In Australia , Ooff managei
to escape a free man to the United State
about the time O'Reilly was preparing t
become a felon. *
noff'B political sentiments underwent n
change while he was working his way u
at the bar of the United States. He wa
one of the chief Instruments In sending ou
the whaling vessel , the Catalpa , In 1875 , t
rescue the British political prisoners stl !
remaining at the pcnnl colony , from -whlcl
O'Reilly had managed to escape In 18C9.
Go ft had a personal experience with Re
corder Smyth , which his election over tha
functionary makes not less striking. Smyt :
became enraged at Ooftwhen the lattc
was In a case before him and fined OofT } 2C
for contempt of court. Goff'u managemcn
of the prosecution In the Lexow commute
Investigation has been rewarded by a popu
lar appreciation which cost Its recipient les
than )1 for campaign expenses.
Complimentary tu the Fanner * .
niobe-Democrat.
A western correspondent of a Boston pape
says the populist vote has deserted th
farms and taken to the cities , while It
platforms are now anti-corporation rathe
than free sliver. This In a substantial com
pllmcnt to the farmers at all events.
TllK JIVB/J/J/.VO 31AHV11.
Truth.
The wedding march from Lohengrin th
organ loudly plays ,
The groom and his supporters greet th
gathered public's gaze ;
The swelling muslo trembles as are louche
the polished keys.
Hut the tremble Isn't In It with the Bhak
In Freddy's knees.
Down the aisle the blushing maids proeee
with stately tread.
And each rcgreta the day Is not the day fo
her to wed ;
Hut there's a sliver lining to the cloud tha
hovers o'er
They know they never looked so sweet I
all their lives before.
And now the organ thunders forth a wel
come loud and clear ,
A hundred heads are turned to gee th
blushing- bride appear.
Her fJther who supports her down the Ion
and dizzy aisle
Will mipport her nnd her husband , too , 1 :
just a little while.
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Chicago llecordInlentlonal roURhncss li
not Rood foot Mil , to say nothlnn vior a of It ,
and the plnyor who li itullty of mallco not
only should bo put off the field , us ( ho rules
allow , but should bo barred from all further
participation. The close contact , when once
III feeling Is aroused , offers temptation to do
"dirty work , " and the strictest supcrvUlon
Is necessary to rule It out.
Chicago Herald : In suite of the adoption
of "new rules" the great feature of the
\aIe-Hnrvard foot ball game on Saturday was
Its brutality. The shiRRlng was terrific , and
six of the players were Injured some of them
quite severely. Ono man was knocked down ,
and , while he lay helpless and unconscious ,
an opposing player jumped on his breast ,
breaking his collar bone. Murphy , the Yale
tackle , was carried off the Held on a stretcher
and at last accounts was at the hospital still
In a comatose condition. The 25,000 spec
tators. It Is said , greatly enjoyed the slugging ,
The ball gnmo seemed to attract lltle atten
tion , but the ending , kicking , punching and
frequent knockdowns caused great excitement
and enthusiasm. H Is a travesty to call such
an exhibition a ball game. It was simply a
brutally managed prize light.
Chicago Times ; It Is a pity that so manly
and so good a gamo'as foot ball should be
marred by the brutalities which make the
accounts of Saturday's contest between Yale
and Harvard read like the story of a battle.
A procession of Injured players carried on
the field by their companions , the collar bone
of ono Harvard man and the ribs of another
broken are features of the "sport" which are
likely to make parents doubt Its merit as
part of a liberal education. If occurrences o (
this sort happened In any game
played by professionals the police
would Interfere. I'uglllsm , which
Is under an almost universal moral
ban , numbers Its victims by twos and threes ,
while foot ball , played by educated lads ot
good breeding and wholly untainted by pro
fessionalism , numbers Its by dozens.
Chicago Tribune : This game , like almost
every other one which has been played this
season , was characterized by brutal excesses.
It was tantamount to a breach of the peace
and should have been stopped by the officers
ot the law. It Is a disgrace to the New
England colleges that such displays should bo
allowed for the sake of alluring sluggers
to their academic grovos. It 1ms been ap
parent from the time this game was an
nounced that It was largely a matter of
gambling. The gamblers inako their beta
and then drill the contestants In the art of
slugging. They jihco their bets upon the
team which shows the greatest proficiency In
knocking down , dragging out , jaw punching ,
collar bono breaking , and leg spraining.
From the moral point of view these games
arc no better than the gladiatorial combats
of ancient Rome , which the Christian church
shut down upon when It caino Into power. In
foot ball they do not kill as swiftly , but they
bruise , malm , pound , and batter by whole
sale. _
coxaKfi t > KI > u.j enI.VAVI TIo.vs.
Washington Star : "Do you ihlnlc Fltz-
stmtnons will 1mvc much trouble over that
Klordan Incident ? "
"Not a bit of It. Anybody knows that
when one pugilist really hurts another It's
necessarily an accident.
Philadelphia Record : Visitor at the Zoo
What a long neck the giraffe has ! Com
panion Yes ; It would take him a long time
to swallow his pride ,
Detroit Free Press : "No , " said Mrs.
Fisher , "I don't call myself a lady , but
simply a plain woman. " "Well , " Bald Mrs.
Candor , "you're plain enough ; that's a
fact. "
Kate Field's Washington : Harry I
understand she gave you n Hat refusal ?
Jack Yes ; nothing under a four-story
brownstone would satisfy her.
Philadelphia lleconl : Maud Does your
beau believe In long courtships ? Kleanor
I guess he docs , lie usually comes soon
after dark and stays until the milk wagons
begin to rumble.
Inter Ocean : "I wonder who first
thought of trying to Invent some way to
Ily ? He Probably some man who reached
home at 3 o'clock when he'd promised to
be there at 10.
Life : He Do you think blondes hav6
more admirers than brunettes ? She I don't
know. Why not ask some of the girls who
have had experience In both capacities ?
Chicago Tribune : "James , " said Mrs. Mc-
Spurlock , "when are you ( joJiiK to reform
and Join the church ? "
"Alvlrn , " exclaimed Mr. McSpurlock. can-
dldnto for sheriff. In a voice of agony ,
"you've been reading those Infernal news
papers ! "
Harper's Bazar : Hungry Illgglns ( handIng -
Ing- back plnte ) Ah ! your cooking reminds
mo uv old times , mum.
Younp Wife ( highly flattered-I'm ) glad
you like It.
Hungry Hlpglns ( grimly ) It remlmlt me
of when. I wuz a prisoner at Andcrsonvllle ,
mum.
Chicago Record : Emma I'm In despair
aa to how I shall get my husband n Christ
mas present.
Mary How's that ?
Emma You see , lie's out of town so much
these days that I don't have any chance to
go through his pockets.
THE BICYCLENE.
New York Press.
No more along the broad hlghwa *
Wo see the maiden lly ;
The tired machine Is put away ,
The bloomers arc put by ;
And she Is In the ball room gay
Among the giddy throng ,
In gown cut en decollete.
With train n fathom long.
VXCI.K SAM'H
St. Paul Pioneer Press : No bettor proot
Is needed of the great change which lias r < *
cently passed over the world ot financial
opinion than the remarkable- success of the
now JGO.000.000 loan AS compared with Iho
previous venture of Iho government on Iho
saino line.
Minneapolis Journal ! The new loan has
been subscribed for three times over , and the
government will get the money nt a rate ol
Interest a fraction less than 3 per cent. It
Is neil that such rate Is obtained , for It
looks as If the government will have to bor
row another $50,000,000 by next spring.
Philadelphia Itccord ; Uccauso certain per
sons who wish to buy the bonds ot the gov
eminent are willing to pay one-eighth ot 1
per cent for gold rather than go to the sub-
treasury nnd withdraw It from the govern
ment's present stock , n great cry Is raised
that gold Is selling nt n premium. This sort
of transaction shows that the government' *
credit Is good , and that patriotism Is still at
a premium. That's all ,
Globe-Democrat : The readiness and extent
ot the bankers' response to the government's
offer of bonds for gold Is gratifying to the
cot ntry. There was no room for doubt , ot
course , that the loan would bo promptly
taken at figures which would practically re
duce the Interest charge to 3 per cent , or to 1
n lower figure , but hardly anybody expected ,
what the bids exhibit , that money to the ex
tent of over three times the amount of the
loan \\onld bo tendered.
Minneapolis Tribune ! It Is a most gratify
ing evidence of the magnificent credit of the
United States when In splto of the recent
panic and hard times and the uncertainty
of cur financial system the capitalists of the
world will climb over each ot .T to purchase
a new Issue of bonds netting not more than 3
per cent Interest. The fact shows how easy
It would bo to float any banking scheme
which congress might adopt If It was based
on sound principles ot finance. The resources
o'i the country nro still unimpaired nnd will
Imp ro confidence If honestly and Intslll cntly
administered.
Atlanta Constitution : Primarily , of course ,
thin eagerness to obtain the bonds Is n. tribute
to the financial stability ot the government ,
yet It does not diminish thit measure of criti
cism which has been applied to n system
which permits the gold reserve to reach so
low a mark. That the government Is able to
borrow monty at less than 3 per cent , how
ever pleasing to national pride , does not
detract from the Iniquity ot a method which
has left the treasury at the mercy of these
who had claims against It , and whllo It la
true that the reserve of $100.000,000 Is no\r
restored , there rannot properly bo any do-
Tense of n plan under which the reserve haa
gene far below that figure.
Tumping Civilization Into China.
Chicago llecorJ.
At present the chief cftect of the war
promises to ba the beginning of the colossal
task of civilizing China. It will bo an ,
nrmed civilization , nnd advancement. If It
ccmea at all. will be noticeable llrst In the
military branch of thn empire. But In thn
present barbaric condition of China even
this must be looked upon as a. step forward.
The Season
of Influenza is here. The head
ache , backache , sneezing , short
breath and disordered stomach
are symptoms which indicate
the presence of the disease.
Many people suppose these
slight disorders are the results
of a simple cold. So they are
and for that reason should not
be neglected
Slocum's
of Norwegian Cod Liver Oil ,
with
GUAIACOL
is the safeguard against this
common complaint. Take it
when the first symptoms ap
pear. It will prevent the more
severe and complicated troub
les which arc sure to fol
low. A neglected cold , espec
ially at this season of the year ,
means influenza and perhaps
pneumonia.
The kind physicians prescribe.
nut S.IT.K JIF
KUHN & CO. ,
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ojr.tir.L.
'JHonoy'a Worth or Money Back. "
Not Smart.
We confess to feeling timid among the brilliant
galexy of dealers who are
always able to snap up the
snaps from the jaws of ex
piring wholesale dealers ,
or , by brilliant maneuver
ing , corral all the best cloth
ing "from the Antarctic
circle to St. Petersburg ,
and thence in a southwest
erly direction to Cudahy's
packing house. " We i
never have been able to
form ourselves into a hollow square
and surround everything in the cloth
ing line worth having. But in the pride of our plod
ding and simple souls we've been producing garments
for 27 years that we've always guaranteed to be great
big values at the prices asked.
For instance a suit or overcoat like those shown
for all sorts of prices from $7.50 up to $20 , We know
every stitch in 'em to be goon reliable value. They're
worth the price. If you get your money's worth these
days you're in luck , and you ought to be satisfied.
You can't beat 'em anywhere for the. money.
Have you guessed on the turkey ? See window.
Browning , King & Co. ,
RjlUblc Clothier * , S. W. Cor. 15th and J > otiglaa ,
