TJIE OKAttA. BAIIAT BEE : 3TJKIDAY , M OV JOLB.K1C. 30 , 18D4.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
E. IIOSCWATCR. Editor.
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Hit Month * . . . J 00
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flout h Omahn , Corner N und Twenty-fourth 8t .
Counpll Illurrn. 18 Pearl Ue t.
Chicago OITlcc , Il7 Chamber of Commerce.
Mew York , Ituonm 13 , H Anil 15 , Tribune Bids.
Washington , H77 V Mrrot , N. W.
All communications relating to news nml edi
torial matter should Ixs aJJrc oO : To Hie IMItor.
IIUSINISS hUTTKits.
AH tiuslncM lettem nnJ remltlanccs riiouM bo
addressed to The Ilee 1'ubllshlnB company ,
Omaha. Draft * , clifckg nnil posloince orders to
bo made imvabli * to tlie order of the company.
Tim uiu I'uuuauimi COMPANY.
BTATHMKNT OF CltlCUL.VTIO.V.
George 11. Tzuchuck. secretary of The Dec Pub-
llihlnK company , being duly nworn , my * that
the actual number of full and complete copies
of the Dally Morning. Kvenlnr und Kumlny lice
printed durlns the inontli of October , 1891 , wan
1 24.92.- 18 21.124
2 21,2.4 1 ? i > . . . 11,255
3 21,20.1 18. . , 21,231
4 21,111 19. . . 21.112
r , , . . . 21c < i 2' ' ) 21.21
C 21.Mi
7 > . . . 22ar , ? ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! ! 2iic2 !
8 21 071 23 21.0J7
21 20.800
II ) ' ! ' . ! ! ! ' . ! ! ! ! ! ! ' . ! ! 2ic4ii ! 23 2.I.SS1
11 , . . . . 21,12.1 21 20.88ii
12 , 21,147 27 21.0.T2
13 21,0'ir ' 2J 22. < M
14 , 22.S40 29 20.71 ?
K SO 5),812
Total 611.407
deductions for unsold aid returned
copies 10,037
Tolnl Kold C3I.370
Dally average net circulation 21,110
OKOHOi : 11. TZaciIUCK.
Snorn to before mo nnd subicrllwd In my pres-
encn this 2tl duy of November , 1KU.
( Senl. ) N , 1' . I'IMU Notary Public.
China aslcs for peace lu order tlint
Blio may save tlic pieces.
Don't Imagine Unit a thanksgiving of
fering absolves .you from nil further ob
ligation to the unfortunate anil needy
Poor.
t
Docs the Sugar trust think n game of
blurt less expensive than another or
ganized scheme of congressional lobby
ing ?
Isn't It time for the president to begin
to reward those of his faithful cuekoos
who were left In the cold by the Inte
landslide ?
We nro agreeably disappointed In fall
ing to Und the promised sensational
features In tire report of the secretary
of agriculture.
If the end of the electric lighting
squabble Is lu sight our thanks will not
be limited lo the one day prescribed by
the governor's proclamation.
If the Transinlssisslppl congress over
looked In its resolutions nny project
that Is asking for a public subsidy it
was a fault of the hand and not of the
heart.
Members of the Hoard of Kducatlon
can avoid ail further importunity by
applicants for tliu position of attorney
to tlie board by abolishing the oliice
entirely and saving the salary.
Tlte sudden Increase in the length of
the marriage license list seems to bo
conclusive evidence that Thanksgiving
time Is generally regarded as peculiarly
favorable to matrimonial ventures.
It may not be out of place to remind
Mr. St John that while he is no longer
the head of the ( Jeneral Managers' as
sociation , Mr. Debs still holds the title
of president of the American Hallway
union.
If the United States could only do-
inuud compensation for the services of
her olllcers as mediators between China
and Japan wo might accumulate a small
reserve to bo drawn on tlie next time
another bond Issue becomes Imperative.
The council won't be long perplexed
ns to the disposition to be made of the
coal left in the election booths If the
booths are permitted to remain stand
Ing much longer. The coal has already
begun to disappear in various localities ,
Let the lawyer who questions the
right of Heech Higby to a cortillcate of
election come out of his shell and go
on record on the law points at Issue !
The people of this city have chosen
Iligby as clerk of this municipal cor
poration.
Sliu'o woman suffrage was defeated
along 'with the populist candidates in
congress , Susan II. Anthony , who an
nonnced her conversion to populisn.
with such spectacular surroundings , has
not been able to exactly locate where
she la at.
Wo observe that the gas company Is
living up to that provision of Its new
franchise which binds It to bd ! for street
lighting at not less than the price now
paid. It has not reduced Its olTcrj but
It cannot under Its agreement Increase
Its llgures.
Congressman llryan would not be
happy If he worn to attend a convention
und be unable to bring before It his now
antique resolution , "without waiting foi
the aid or consent of any other nation
on earth. " Why such Impatience ? Mos
of1us wait because we are compelled to
wait *
Last fall TMe HPC'H Inquiry Into the
cost of coal used by state Institutions
resulted In contracts by which many
thousands of dollars were saved I
taxpayers. We recommend that this
Important Item be watched this fall
Under existing conditions It will beai
watching.
Ono thing may be set down ns reason
ably certain , nnd that Is that the plun
derers who have fed at the state house
crib f.or years return no thanks In till
year of our Lord , IS ! ) I. A benign I'rov
Idenco whose wisdom passcth all tin
del-standing has turned the gang out to
grass. Its day of reckoning has come.
The charter revision committee has
only n limited time lu which to complete
pleto Its work. Kvery nmendmen
Which It Intends to suggest should B
ready for presentation through tin ,
Douglas county delegation very sooi
'after the leglslatmo sol t lea down to biul
ness. The committee must not let the
food work drag at thin late day.
CARKLESS HANK OFFICtALH.
The robbery of a national bank ( n
" few York City by a bfeokkccpcr fur
nishes another Instance of loose ninn-
igcmcnt and careless supervision on
he part of bank olllclals. For a mini-
> cr of years the bookkeeper had been
'inbc7.7.1lng the money of depositors
mill the total of his thefts amounted to
iver $350,000 , and he might have gone
in with his peculations until the Insti-
utlon was completely cleaned out , so
t seems , had It not been decided by
ho directors to Introduce a new system
f bookkeeping. It does not appear that
t was proposed to do thla because
here was suspicion of anything wrong ,
'or of course the bank examiner had
'ound nothing wrong , nnd that was
'jutllclcnt ' to keep the coufldcncc of the
illlclals , notwithstanding the well
tuown fact that examiners very rarely
hid anything wrong until somebody
else points It out to them. In this case
mother bookkeeper , In the absence of
he defaulter , who nskcd for a brief
cave of absence and has not yet rc-
urned , discovered discrepancies , nnd
in Investigation disclosed the fact that
he bank had been systematically
obbcd for several years , and not by
uiy very Ingenious method either. It
s said that the defaulter had confed
erates , and one person charged with
icing a party to the thefts has suicided ,
nit It doesn't matter whether the rob-
> ery was tlie work of only one man or
here Avere a dozen Involved In It. The
piestlou Is none the less pertinent ns
o what the bank olllciala were doing
o protect depositors. Were they exer
cising due vigilance and care lu the
lerformnnce of their duties ? Manifestly
hey were not. The depositors will lose
lotlilug , the stockholders having made
tp the amount of the defalcation lu ex
cess of the surplus , but there Is a les
son lu the occurrence which ought to
nake an Impression on other bank olll
clals everywhere. It also adds another
o the long list of similar experiences
which make up a formidable argument
n favor of further legislation looking
.o the better protection of bank deposi
tors. So far as the existing system of
> ank examination Is concerned , as a
nenns of protection to depositors , It
.mist be admitted to be a failure. Uu-
i-ss It can be radically reformed It
night as well be abandoned. But the
mportnut thing is to hold bank ofllclala
; o n more rigid responsibility.
A'Bir UNUL.WI ) ix cofanKss.
The predominance of New Hngland In
national affairs has been largely if not
ilmost wholly due to the pre-eminence
of the men who have represented that
section In the national legislature. New
Kngland has been able to Inspire nnd
nnugnrntc great reforms because , her
representatives have constituted tlie.
Color guard of the army of progress and
civilization. It has been the policy of
the New Knglaud states to plant their
jralulest men In congress nnd keep
; hem there during good behavior. This
Is notably true regarding members of
the United States senate. It has been
/cry common for New England , senators
to hold their positions for four consec
utive terms , or nearly a quarter of a
Ventnry , and several have been reelected -
elected six times.
While ThexIJee. has no disposition to
dip Into down east ; politics , we venture
to express the hope that New Hamp
shire will continue to adhere to the
tune-honored policy of New England
by retaining William E. Chandler In
Ills place for another term. Mr. Chand
ler Is not a novice at the senatorial bel
lows. He Is one of the best equipped
men in America for the manifold duties
devolving on a senator , and is withal the
peer of any man In public debate. He
Is quick at repartee , keen ns n dam
ascene blade and , thoroughly versed
upon every vital issue affecting the
public welfare. Heyond all these quali
ties Mr. Chandler has' the courage of
Uls convictions nnd fearlessly expresses
his views , whether they are or arc not lu
accord with the dominant majority ,
even when that majority Is his own
party. Such men arc rare lu pub
lie life and especially In the American
House of Lords. While The Hee does
not subscribe to every measure which
Mr. Chandler has championed It ac
cords to him the credit of sincerity nnd
zeal for what he believes to be the
best Interest of the American people.
TllK STATR HANK 1S3UK TAX.
It Is reported from Washington , on
excellent authority , that the repeal of
the tax on state bank issues will be
among the recommendations in the
forthcoming annual papers of the pres
ident and secretary of the treasury.
This will be conditioned , however , upon
those banks' conforming to certain regu
lations to be prescribed by the Treasury
department , under which note holders
will be secured against loss. This tax
Is one of the obstacles to nn ngreement
on a currency plan among the demo
crats. The national democratic plat
form recdmmeiidetl Its repeal uncondi
tionally , and a largo element of the
party , Including all the southern repre
sentatives , have Insisted that tills wlsl
of tlie party expressed In national con
vention shall be respected. These men
regard the tax as unconstitutional ami
a wrongful and \mji.st ( Interference with
the rights of the states. At the last ses
sion of congress they refused to support
any measure that did not provide for
the repeal of the tax without conditions
Another element among the democrats
Is willing to vote for the repeal of the
tax conditioned upon such regulation : }
for the Issue of circulating notes by
state banks ns will Insure their sound
ness and safety In the hands of holders
which would Involve some supervlsiot
on the part of the government. A fo\\
democrats are In favor of continuing tlie
tax , and of course the republicans an.
practically unanimous In opposition to
repeal.
This was the situation at tlie last ses
slon , nnd there Is no reason to bellevt ,
that It will be found at the coming hos
slon to have materially changed. The
southern representatives , It is safe to
say , are no more disposed now thai
they were six months ago , when this
question was under consideration bj
the banking nnd currency committee
to agree to the conditional repeal of tht
tax or to make any sort ot compromise
that would not restore to the state
banks the unrestricted privilege they
enjoyed before this tux was Imposed o
notes as freely as they pleased ,
f this Is BO the recommendation of the
> rcsldeut and secretary of the treasury
vlll amount to nothing , for this element
s strong enough to defeat It. Hut If
his opposition were less formidable It
vould still be questionable whether any
nenmtre of repeal could pass congress ,
because It would encounter the solid op-
> oultlon of the senate republicans. The
cpubllcnn party , which enacted this
cglslatlon , believes the tax on state
bank Issues to be necessary to prevent
i return to the currency system that
> rcvalled before the war , and It docs
tot consider It essential to n reform of
he present currency system that the
ax shall be repealed. The action of
he republicans In congress will , with
practical unanimity , be lu accord with
his view.
There need be no disturbance of ( limit-
lal confidence from fear that the tax on
tnte bank issues will be repealed by
he present congress. There Is hardly
i possibility of sncli legislation. As In
he next congress the house will be
cpubllcnn It Is a very safe predjctjon
lint It will not Interfere with the tax.
ndecd , it Is to be expected that this
eglslatlou will stand Indefinitely , for
he American people are not likely to
bo more'favorable ten or twenty years
iciice than they now nro to a return to
ho old state bank currency system , nnd
t is unquestionable that an over
whelming majority are opposed to re
storing that system.
TltK IKTEniOH DUPAIlTMKyT IIM'OIIT.
As usual the report of the secretary
of tha interior Is n voluminous docu-
ueiit No department of tlie govern
ment 1ms a greater range of business
ban this , nud the merest review of It
nakes n considerable volume. The pres
ent one Is distinctly n business report ,
he secretary indulging in no elaborate
liscusslon. Some of his more Important
ecommcudntious have already been
given to the public. On the subject of
illotlng lands to the Indians the sccre-
, ary questions the propriety of this
course before the Indians have pro
gressed sufficiently to utilize the land
when taken. He would have the civili
zation of the red man precede his pos-
lesslon of land. Regarding the educa
tion of the Indians he urges that it
should be practically directed with n
view to his probable future. If he Is
: o remain away from his former home
ind to enter the struggle of life In our
cities nud towns as any other citizen
lion his education should be as broad
nud as liberal as possible. But If he is
, o return to the reservation nnd corn-
nonce his active life in the development
of the resources of the reservation then
Ills education should be directed espec
ially with a. view to .the life he will
lead upon the reservation and to the
) osslbllltles of the reservation Itself.
; t Is further suggested that even though
the education of the young Indian Is
levoted to preparation for work upon
the reservation It should have also lu
lew a prepnrtlon for separate respon
sibility and separate management of
u'operty , to the end that he should be
ittcd ns soon as possible to manage his
own affairs free from the paternal care
of the department , .
Over 10,000,000 acres of the public
were disposed of during the last
fiscal year , and tlie amount of such
lands remaining vacant Is estimated at
000,000,000 acres , exclusive of Alaska ,
which contains over UKO.OOO.OOO ncres ,
of military nnd other reservations , or
railroad and other selections yet un-
iidjudlcatcd. It thus appears that there
[ s still a large public domain to be dis
posed of , though n great deal of this
Ueing In tlie arid region will be value
less until reclaimed by Irrigation. How
long it will be before this Is nccom-
pllshed It Is Impossible to say. The sec
retary makes some sound recommenda
tions respecting the protection of the
forest reserves , for which adequate pro
vision has never been made , but It is
to be apprehended that congress will
treat them ns It has all previous recom
mcndations of n similar nature.
In regard to pensions the report
simply presents the work nccomplishcd
under the present administration , with
the claim that tlie volume is unpre
cedented In the history of the depart
incut for n like iwrlod. The methods
of the pension olllce are briefly com
mended , but there is nn nvoidnuco of dis
cussion of the public criticisms of those ,
methods nnd an absence of recommen
dations , indicating- that the secretary
is entirely satisfied with Ihe prevailing
practice of the oliloe. The work of the
bureau of education during the last
fiscal year Is shown to be of more than
usual Interest. It appeal's that the Co
lumbian exposition had the effect of
creating an extraordinary interest In
the American school system by foreign
governments , nnd there were many
commissions charged with the Investi
gation of some features of the system.
The statistics show the public schools
of the country to bo making steady progress
gross , tlie number of pupils enrolled
during the fiscal year ending June IK )
last being III.-U'-.OOO , nnd the number
of teachers employed SiSOll ( $ , the total
expenditures belngt lu round numbers ,
$1 , < XX,000. )
Parents cannot be too careful In
guarding their children from exposure
to the contagious diseases that have ,
secured a foothold in two or threp parts
of tlie city. Those who happen to have
sickness In the family have n duty
which they cannot neglect to see that no
unnecessary risks are communicated to
the children of other people. The city
health authorities are doing what thej
can to prevent the spread of contagions
disease , but tlioy nro ill most powerless
without tlie alii of the citizens. Hnppil }
there Is every disposition to do nil that
Is to bo expected.
An ex-recorder , democrat ; an ex
treasurer , democrat , nud an ex-judge
of the probate court , republican , hnvi
been found short In their nccounts nnd
quit their respective offices owing
money to Douglas county. Measures
nro under way to recover- this
money and should be pressed. Each out
of these delinquent officials gave n gooi
and sufficient bond , the purpose of
which was to protect the tnxpayera
from loss under clivumntnnceH ns wo
find them today. The time has come
for the commissioners of Douglas
county to te.it the value of bonds filed
by county pfllclnls. The sentiment prc-
ralls In tlri.T-'conununlty ns elsewhere
hat ofilclnl bonds nrc made out merely
as a matCr uf form , nnd It Is not ex-
> octcd that bondsmen nro to bo made
Inblo for the losses caused by the
official. It ls the duty of the county
cominlssloTiVr.H to revise this prevailing
sentiment nnd hold bondsmen to n
iropcr syjiseT of the responsibility
assumed
The conspirators who nro contomplat-
ng forcing R resolution through the
eglslnturo Ordering a recount of the
( allots casfijfor governor nt the last
( lection forMhe purpose of reversing
ho returnf/Vml ousting Governor Hoi-
comb claim to rely on the precedent
set when the constitutional amendment
ncronsliiff the pay of legislators was
leclared carried on a fraudulent re
count. That is not a precedent upon
which much reliance can bo placed.
There was no one nt that time partlq-
ilarly charged with seeing that the
ballots were not manipulated nor the
xpresscd will bf the people obstructed.
That recount has-left such nn unsavory
record Unit there.Is . no demand Mr an
other under similar conditions of fraud
nud trickery. The present proposal for
a recount will have an entirely differ
ent road to travel.
Omnhn wants the state fair nnd she
wnnts it in earnest. The Bee 1ms been
saying this for months past and Is glade
o see some of its advice bear finlt now.
Make the business men of Omaha np-
ireclate the advantages of various kinds
; hat will accrue from nn annual exposi
tion s\ich as the state fair can be made
f located lu'lhls city nnd their cooperation
tion In a systematic effort to secure It
Is assured. Other Nebraska cltlos that
ire competing for the fair location are
alive to Its Importance. Omaha must
also wake up to the situation.
The Russian thistle comes In for n
few words of Secretary Morton's re
port , but nny specific recommendation
for the appointment of n chief Russian
hlstle exterminator has been withheld.
This will be sad news to the persistent
[ lemocrats who Iiave been applying for
that much sought position. The omis
sion Is nn offense that few pw > ple will
care to palliate.
The secretary of state" has Issued the
customary folder giving a list of the
state ofilcers and leglslntlvc members-
elect Silas A. Holcomb bonds tlie col
umn. This Is Important only to woodenheaded -
headed stakeholders who persist In
using money which should long ngo
have paddtli ! fjie pockets of the winners.
It cost tin ? United States almost $50-
000 to r.egfstbr the Chinese resident In
this couuU1/ But the photographers
must havejjottcu more than this sum
back In payment for the photographs
which the law requires the Chinese to
attach to "thcte certificates.
y'n < lroat Output.
ibe-Dcmocrat.
When KentuoJ y goes democratic by a
majority of only a little over 2.000 It la
time to quit criticising her oa account of
her whisky output.
1J . . O -
mi Karly Start. ,
' * r ' ) ( \ fihlcaso Heron } . ' .
The ? arch-awindler Holmes did not spend
nil his life III guileful practices. Until he
was almost 5 years of ago his command of
language could not have been sulHclent.
( lot n .Move On , Andrew.
Chicago Tribune.
Mr. CarneKle can easily avoid the disgrace
of dying rich , but he should begin promptly.
Life Is very uncertain , and 123,000,000 Is a
large sum to get rid of. even In chunks , for
charity.
Growth of Alunku.
Globe-Democrat.
The governor of-Alaska Is not able to re
port much growth In the territory , the pop
ulation remaining1 at about 6,000 white people
and 23.000 natives. If Alaska could be easily
reached thousands of adventurous Ameri
cans would go there every year , mainly to
explore the territory , which Is twelve times
the size of Pennsylvania. Hut the round
trip from San Francisco occupies a month ,
and the cost of passage Is not small. When
these Impediments are removed Yankee en
ergy will soon Ilnd out what Alaska Is good
for. _
Major * ' Now-Horn Modesty.
Chicago Times.
Tom Majors , the only candidate on the
Nebraska republican state ticket who was
defeated , hasn't lost any of his nerve. He
writes the state central committee that he
will not enter an "unseemly scramble for
an olllce the right to which Is In doubt. "
This modesty of Majors Is of recent growth.
His past record leads the public to believe
that his real reason for not making a con
test is his fear that the bare-faced coloniza
tion schemes Worked In many sections of
the state will be brought to light by such
an Investigationas It would necessitate.
Corporation Sponger *
Washington Post.
"How shall we beat this njnendment ? " Is
the proposition now engaging the serious
attention cf the New York legislature. Why
do they not enact appropriate legislation
covering the case. Instead of proceeding to
compass the defeat of one of the most
wholesome amendments the constitutional
convention adopted ? I et them arrange for
their transportation expenses under nn en
larged mileage system , If deemed expedient ,
or vote an Increase of salaries to cover
them. No honest , straightforward way to
meet the emergency will be disapproved ,
but this hunting up of loopholes through
which to evade an. express prevision ot the
constitution is undignified and seriously un
becoming In those who are charged with
the law-making power.
TllK OLD , OLlt WISH.
Jumes Whltcomb llllcy.
Last night , In eomo lost mood of meditation.
The while my dreamy vision ranged the
far
Unfathomed archet of creation ,
I see a falling star.
And ns my eyes swept round the- path It
embered I
With the Hvftdylntr ) ) glory of Its glow ,
With sudden Intuition 1 remembejed
A wlsh pf long ago
A wish that , were * It made so ran the fancy
Of credulcus yoQng lover and of lass
As fell a star ) hymome Rtrange necromancy.
Wouli ) , purely come to pass.
T * 1
And , of Itself , the , wish , reiterated
A thousand .tlmi.s In youth , ashed o'er my
brain , ' 1
And , Ilka thc-ataf , as soon obliterated ,
Dropp'od Into night again.
For my old heart'tiad wished for the unend
ing -1.-1H
Devotion of a-Hltle mnld of nine
And that thQiKlrll heart , with tha woman's
/ blending , . , , .
Might Be forever mine.
i 'i
And so it was ' , , with eyelids raised , and
-
weighty
With ripest .clustering of sorrow's dew.
I cried aloud .4hrouh heaven : "O little
Katie !
When will my wish come true ? "
COttltiaAlf AND DVCKV ,
Minneapolis Journal ; Father Duccy anil
Archbishop Corrlgan are at lopgerhenils bs-
causn the farmer Interested himself In the
good work of exposing the villainies of Tntn-
many. The nrctiblnhop seems to have pro
ceeded a little too far when ha undertakes
to forbid his clergy to Uko part In municipal
reform movements.
Sprlngflclil Republican : There Is this
thing further to be said and In the present
complexion ot political affairs It may have
some consequence that such dictation to a
citizen priest or layman. It matters not
In thp matter of his- actions for the good of
society Is the very thing which creates anil
sustains and wilt aggravate the evil of
apalsni.
Brooklyn Eagle : Whether Archbishop Cor
rlgan meant BO or not , the thoughts of men
will rush like a flood to the. conclusion that
he has sought to place the Konmn Catholic
church In antagonism to the Lexow com
mittee anil to Its work of exposure and re
form , and to suggest that , somehow or other ,
those exposures nnd those reforms adversely
affect Hainan Catholic Interests or objects
and should bo unfavorably regarded by
Roman Catholic citizens.
Duffalo Express : Archbishop Corrlgan
says to Father Duccy : "An honest Catholic
layman would blush to go to such an as
semblage as the L.CJCOW Investigating com
mittee ot his own free will. That you , a
priest , should have attended such sittings
dally and seemed to glory In so doing was
most dUedlfylng. " Hut how can a man
whose mission It Is to reform the world do
his \vorl ; effectively unless he puts himself
In the way of knowing the world ?
Indianapolis News : We do not for n mo
ment Imagine that the archbishop will be
sustained In the stand ho has taken. Wo
have no respect for the ordinary recalcitrant
priest , or for any man who refuses to bo
bound by the discipline of the religious or
ganization with which ho has voluntarily as
sociated himself. But there are no such
questions as these Involved In the present
case. Father Duccy has done nothing In
violation of the Inus ot hla church.
Courier-Journal ; It may mean another
McGlynn episode. . In Uiat case the rebel
lious clergyman made the mistake of antagon
izing the pope as welt as the archbishop.
Father Duccy probably counts upon the sup
port of Satolll. If ) ho Right Rev , M. A.
Corrlgan was over disaffected , as generally
believed , the priest may have the advantage
this time. The archbishop does not approve
of a priest taking part In politics , but It
Is doubtful that ho will be sustained In for
bidding what has generally been left to In
dividual conscience to determine.
Kansas City Star : Father Duccy. who Is
tangled up with Archbishop Corrigan , Is a
man of great Independence of character and
posltlvcncss ot conviction. He has largo
private means and his church In New York
was built by his own exertions and to no
small extent out of his own purse. Ho Is
very popular with his congregation and uni
versally known and esteemed by the better
classes In New York. With Tammany and
the- Tammany order of Catholics bo has al
ways been at war , and his letter to the arch-
blshnp shows In very few words his opinion
of the opportunity of the Roman Catholic
church. It has long been predicted that an
outbreak between the archbishop and Father
Duccy was Inevitable. The canonical power
Is with the archbishop , but personal follow
ing and American sentiment arc overwhelm
ingly with the priest.
fKA AKlt N ,
Revival meetings ara In progress at the
German Methodist church at West Point.
West Point la now without a city clerk ,
II. U. Delnlnger having1 resigned the posi
tion.
tion.Tho
The Central City Gun club has been re
organized and an effort will be made toward
enforcing the game laws In Merrlck county.
A lot of stolen corn captured by the pollco
of Beatrice has been ground and distributed
to the poor , as nobody had called and
claimed the stolen property.
Numerous conversions are reported at
Tecumseh as the result ot revival services
conducted In the Christian church by Rev.
L. H. Humphries ot Falrfleld.
Trappers In the vicinity of Indlanola nro
having great luck. In the past two weeks
ono man has captured three beavers , one
weighing forty pounds , and two raccoons.
There Is a boom In the sheep Industry In
Scotts Bluff county. Several large droves
have been purchased by feeders , and a num
ber of farmers are talking of buying sheep.
J. F. Hanson , the defeated candidate of the
republicans of Dodge county for the legisla
ture , is now suffering from a carbuncle.
Ho Is said to give the cause as blood poison *
"Ing resulting from too close contact with
democrats during the campaign.
As a result of a Hallowe'en joke , a warrant
Is out for the arrest ot Calvin Oglesbee. a
Webster county farmer. Some young fel
lows called on Oglesbee on Hallowe'en and he
took them for chicken thieves. So he
brought out his trusty shotgun , and when tht
smoke cleared away It was discovered that
Jettle Illley , a nephew of ex-Representative
Austin Rlley , had his face and shoulders
filled with small shot. Young Rlley has now
filed a complaint charging Oglesbeo with
assault with Intent to do great bodily barm.
Oglesbee declares that he doesn't know
whether he pulled the trigger or whether the
old gun went off of Its own accord during the
excitement.
Zfi'DUbTltlAFi XOTKS.
Paris will have an underground trolley lino.
A Russian locomotive uses petroleum for
fuel.
Clothing manufacturers of Baltimore sig
nalized a revival of trade by a general ad
vance In wages.
Every workman In Japan wears on his cap
and on his back an Inscription giving his
business and his employer's name.
An electrical machine for closing shutters
of factories In case of fire has been Invented
by Samuel II. Curwen , a Salem electrician.
Cast Iron blocks are being tried In some of
the most frequented streets of Paris , Instead
of the granite blocks usually placed alongside
tramway rails.
A Peorla shoemaker has Invented a working
shoe with a wooden ( poplar ) sole one Inch
thick. It Is very durable , comfortable and
comparatively light.
According to statistics just completed , there
ate 5,735 steamers flying the British flag , 810
the .German , 510 the Norwegian , G03 the
French and 430 the American.
The management of the American Tin Plate
company at Muncle , Ind. , Is preparing to open
up two new mills , which will give employment -
ment to an additional force ot 300 men ,
Almost every manufacturing establishment
In Erie , Pa. , la running at full force and
hours , and many of them have extended
their hours of work. A few are running night
and day.
Thomas Ellison , the well known statistician
of Liverpool , Is of the opinion that prices have
certainly reached bottom the world over , and
that their Increase from now on will be sure
and gradual.
Paper making has progressed so far that
a good Imitation of linen writing paper is
manufactured wholly frtm wood pulp , while a
great deal ot go-called linen paper Is made
from cotton rags.
A scries of experiments was recently made
with a view to testing the relative strength
of metals when heated or cold. The result
was surprising even to these who conducted
the teits. Under a very low temperature
the tensile strength of many metals was
enormously increased. The breaking strain
of tin was Increased from ZOO pounds to 400
poundi ; that of fusible metal from 140 pounds
to 450 pounds , The magnetic powers of
metals seem to be In some way closely re
lated to their tensile strength , and these at
well are many times multiplied by exces
slve cdld.
Highest of all in Leavening Power Latest U.S.Gov't Report
run jV.fi'OMio.v op ir/vi > r.n/w.
1'hllaJelphU Inquirer : The lamentable part
of all such Insurance fraud * n . It Is alleged ,
was perpetrated by Holmes and Pltzd lies
In the fact that they have a tendency to In *
terforo with the prompt payment of policies
In cases where deith la really but perhaps not
obviously due to natural causes.
Indianapolis News : The story of the swlnd-
lliiK of a Philadelphia Ufa Insurance com
pany reads like the plot of a. 7-cent bargain
counter novel. Hclatcd lu the novel In all
Its Ingenious and rascally detail It would be
laughed at ns Improbable , If not Impossible.
In actual occurrence the scheme seems to
have been worked with comparative ease ,
and the \\ondcr Is that the frand was ever
discovered after the money was once paid
over. It seems , after nil , that the old saying ,
truth l stranger than Action , Is as applicable
now as ever , and that no crime , however des
perate or immlcrbus , Is unlikely to occur In
this end of the nineteenth Christian century.
Chicago Kecord : These bold swindles , however -
over , arc only a part of the career of tha man
now under arrest at Philadelphia , He seems
to have expanded and developed his capacities
with every new crime performed until ho
attained a skill which In other lines of effort
would be called genius. His swindling opera
tions were as numerous and as fantastically
novel as his means of Increasing his list of
creditors. Ills latest crlmo.the swindling of
a life Insurance company by means of what
was probably a bogus corpse , has merely had
the effect ot raking up an entire career of
criminal adventures ranging all the way from
petty swindling und theft to large forgeries
and more heinous crimes. The various Inci
dents connected with hla latest effort place
him under suspicion of murder.
Chicago Tribune : Mr. II. II. Holmes , who
Is now In custody upon the charge of life In
surance swindling , oven If we may judge by
his own confession , Is cue of the most accom
plished rogues of the time. Though his opera
tions have In no case Involved very largo
sums , still he has covered a wider field than
any of the modern smooth swindlers , and yet
he Is only 31 years ot age. Twelve years ago
he began his life Insurance swindles. Since
then he has been engaged In lire Insurance
swindles , In fraudulent building schemes , In
horse stealing ventures. In World's Fair hotel
frauds , In land steals , In forgeries , In obtain
ing goods under false pretenses , In dealing
with women , getting their property away
from them and then causing thm to disappear
from sight. In getting possession of houses
and land without title and disposing of them.
In wrecking fidelity companies , In building
houses with other people's money , In selling
bogus patents. In stealing city water and gas ,
In starting bogus saloons and restaurants and
selling them. In marrying women , and possibly
In committing murder. According to his own
confession he has recently been supporting
no less than twenty-four women.
HOTAOK J''Olt TJIK
Syracuse Post : Trove's Labor I-ost. She
Goorjre , nil IB lost.
Gee-rue Why ?
She 1'npa has oiled those squeaky shoes
you Bold him yesterday.
Yankee niadc : Tom Did Mnud tell you
the truth when you nslted her her nge ?
Jack Vea. Tom What did she say ? Juck
She said Itviis none of my business.
Harper's Bazar : Mr. Scrimp My dear. I
don't see how you htul this counterfeit bill
passed on you.
Mrs. Scrimp Well , you don't let me nee
enough real money to enable me to tell the
difference.
Fllegende Blnetter : Amiable Professor ( to
his gervnnt ) Kor three weeks I have re
minded you every day to buy me a note
book. Henceforth I shall remind you of It
only once a week. .
Cincinnati Tribune : Mr. Watts It seems
queer that elephants ehotild be so afraid of
Mrs. Watts I don't see anything queer
In It at all. The elephant IB one of the most
Intelligent of quadrupeds.
Life : "Prof. Von Gookenhelmcr , they sny ,
Is a most marvelous mind reader and hyp
" " claims he attract the
notist. "Yes ; he can
attention of a restaurant waiter by merely
looking at him steadily for half an hour. "
Truth : Morton Are you sure that Penam
Is really reconciled with Is wife ?
Crnmlall Yes. I am sure ot It. for Bhe
reads what ho writes und he eats what she
cooks.
Atchlson Globe : There la no work BO
hard ns trying to keep up1 the Impression
that you are a good fellow.
Plain Denier : Attorney ( badgering wit
ness ) Now , sir , would you like to sweat
Witness Yes , I would.
Indianapolis Journal : "The editor of the
Trumpet rather got It on tot you when he
called you a cheap wit , " said the boss editor
of the nugle to his funny man.
"That's so , " assented the funny man.
"Perhaps It would bo a good Idea for you
to raise my salary and remove the stigma. "
Washington Star : "People nro talking so
much ubout epigrams In novels , " said the
young woman. "How would you describe
an epigram ? "
"An epigram , " said the young man , who
Isn't literary to any great extent. "Is a nort
or a joke with a. clean collar and Its Sunday
clothes on. "
THE WANK Ol' NOVKMUGR. '
Indlannpolls Journal.
Now docs the harassed plutocrat
Dig down Into his ellsuln.
And buy hla wife a winter hat ,
And eke , likewise , a sealskin.
The campaign He hangs on thc > wall ,
All useless , torn and tattered ;
The foot ball youth and griddle hot
Are dally getting battered.
1'KOff.K AXJt
New York's defaulting bank employe wai
"a church goer , with no bad habits. "
Mr , Tobo Castor lias concluded to rerlso '
hla monograph on "Triumphant Democracy. "
It Is writ on the picturesque tunics of Bait
creek that public ofllco Is a private sacri
fice.
fice.John
John Y. McKanc. the Qravesend bos * , h.u
struck his natural gall In bossing a gang
at Sing Sing.
The Chinese highbinders threaten to lake
the hide ot the hapless LI Hung Chang In
addition to his garments.
Pictorial representations of President Cleve
land's rheumatic foot show It encased In
free wool and a yard wide.
Private Secretary Thurber'a lonesome oath
has been consigned to the white house cellar
with other works of nude art.
Kleld Marshal Oynma , who stormed and
captured Port Arthur , Is welcome to a choice
ot the yellow coats and peacock feathers In
stock ,
Alcacus Hooper , president of the upper
branch ot the llalllmoro city council , Is tha
first republican to occupy the position In
twenty-seven years.
General James A. Dutnont , supervising Inspector
specter of steam vessels , posseses n marvelous
pull. He wag appointed by President Lincoln
and has held on without a break. A dia
gram of hli grit would enrich a museum.
Dana Hill's voice rises above the swamp
fogs of Florida to announce that ho Is In
the "hands of the democratic parly. " The
position Is more conducive to peace ot mind
than that which ho recently occupied on the
point of the party boot.
Mr. Holmes , the eminent Insurance
swindler , boasts of twenty-seven wives
scattered throughout the country. Had ho
not tripped up on the Pltiel banana peel
Mr. Holmes would have given the shah of
Persia several points In the matrimonial
line.
line.The
The adoption of the new constitution In
New York lent wings to the hope that It
would end the machine In politics. Now
comes Niagara county with a new machine
warranted to do the voting without bagging
the count. You simply press the buttons and
the voting Is done. It Is a decided Improve
ment on the human machine.
Several members of congress who fell be
neath November's boulders have lost all
desire to return to Washington , and have ,
written the sergcant-at-arms to forward their
mileage and save them the expense ot going
after It. And the unfeeling ofllclal coolly S
tells them to step up to the wlckrt In person.
This Is the crudest cut ot all.
Mr. J. Edward Addlcks , the senatorial
Cholly of Delaware , proposes to spend
$100,000 to break Into the American House
of Lords. Hut his gas tank has suddenly
sprung a leak. His matrimonial career bags
at the knee. From present Indications he , *
will not bother "mcsclf with political argu
ments , don't you know , " but will have hli
hands full explaining the charges made by
his wife In a Philadelphia divorce court.
The presuaslve pull of alimony Is likely to
materially reduce his political sinking fund.
Confidence
is the essential thing in busi
ness ; so it is in our medicine.
In both cases it is the result of
experience. If you haven't
gained the experience yourself
you must rely on the expert
ence of others. When people
who have used a medicine
which is claimed will cure cer
tain diseases , willingly recom
mend and endo/se it , it is
pretty good evidence that the
remedy is worthy the confi
dence of those who have not
tried it We assert that
Of Norwegian Cod Liver Oil , with
GUAIACOI ,
will cure nil luiiff , throat nnd chest trou
bles. Our patients who have had the ox-
licrliMicu , toll us that It dot-H. We are
pleased to accept their statements as
proof of our assertions. If yon are Blc'Ic
and have not tmcd this remedy , will
their testimonials give you the conn-
deuce to try It ? If so , send for the book
It Is the kind physicians prescribe.
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