THE ! OatAJIA DAILY BEE ; MONDAY , DEOJgMBEH * , 189'1. '
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
- K. nOHBWATEIt , EJItor.
I'UIIMfllinn KVKIir MOIININO.
TnrtMfl OF BUIIBCKII'TION.
Pally Ile ( Without Kumtay ) , Ono Tfenr . t 00
Dally Il e nn.I . Hunriny , Une Year . . . 1004
Hi | Month ! , . . . " ( >
Terre Month * . ' 2
Hunday lire , Ono Vrar . . . . . . . . . 1 (0
HMunlay llec , One Yrnr. . 1 y
Weekly Dee. Una Year . . . ° °
OKKICKS.
OniBlm. The lire llullillnir.
ttouth Oitmtm , Corner nnd Twenty-fourth EU.
< Jouiicll Jllurr , 13 1'cnrl FlrccL
Chicago Oincc , 317 Chamber of Commerce.
New York , lltmmt 13 , 14 nnd IS. Tribune Hide.
Washington , HOT I * etrect , N , IV.
All rommimlcntlnna relntlnc to new * nnd fill-
torlal matter ihould be mldrrnned : To the Editor.
iiUHtNKss MTTIUB. :
All luminous letters nnd remittances ahoulil be
nfldrcsscd to The lice rulillihlng conumny.
Omalm. Irnft , chocks nml i o mnico orders to
be limdo tinynhln to the order of HIP company.
T11I3 IIIIIJ I'UIIUHIUNO COMl'ANV.
STATnitnNT OP ClllCL'i.ATJON.
rO II. Tzsclmok , Becrctnry of The Ucc 1Mb-
company , 1mlnp duly tmorn , fuiya tlmt
the nctual number of full nnd complete coplea
of the Dally Morning. Evening nnd Sunday llee
printed during IIif month uf Uclubcr , 1891 , was
na follows !
1 . 20 , M ; Ji ( - . . . 21,121
2 . 21. 2'4 17 ZI.Kt
a . 21,2113 in 21,2:11 :
A . 21 , HI 19 ,21.112
r. 2 21.2S4
r.r 21 22.710
7.- 22 21.052
7.8 . 21 on 23 21.031
, 21 50,830
in . . . 21ftr r ,
11 . . 21.121 2S
' 12 . 21.117 27 21.032
13 . 2lf.5 < ! 2S 22fM
II . 22.840 23 20,718
IS . 25.131 SO 21,812
Tolal - . , . „ 014.407
l.eim deductlona for unsold anil returned
coplen 10,027
Total anld 034,370
Dally average net circulation 21,110
ClOHGC ! U. TZSCIIfCK.
Hworn Jo before me nnd mibserlbed In my pres
ence this 3il day of Novumher. 1801.
( Seal. ) N. 1' . mil. , . Notary J'ubllc.
llo\v do you ( ! ,
TIio local iiostninstorHliip situation Is
( locldcilly Interesting.
It IH Kfi'Htly to bt > fen rod tlntt coup-ess
will prove n poor .substitute for foot ball
ns n topic of convcrsntlon.
resunips business nt the old
Btnnd , with the linn conviction that It
lias not really been inl.MKocl during the
uutuinn adjotinunent.
There will be several disappointed
democratic applicants for Major Clark-
Kon'a HhocH before the Henate shall have
been In session many
It Keenm quite reasonable to expect ,
Senator 11111 to malic a speech on the
president's message , no matter wlutt ,
that document may contain.
The New York police can't see any
thing wrong In living pictures. AVhy
should they when they couldn't see
anything -wrong In a .great . many much
worse things ?
If the federal grand Jury is bout on
ROliiR to the bottom of the Capital
National bank wreck its members'may
make up tliclr minds to a temporary
residence In Omaha.
"Congressional " proceedings during the
Reunion just commencing Will be ono
long series of political obituaries for
the democratic members who look for
ward to the seclusion of private life
after--March ! next.
JTlmt 'T.urklah investigation of Arme
nian outrages has been in progress several - '
oral weeks , but the prospect of redress
for ( lie Injtirjes suffered by the Chrls-
tlnn mibjects'of the sultan has not Improved -
-proved so far as the public is able to
observe.
President Cleveland will not depart
from the custom of sending his message
1o the two houses of congress by his
executive messenger. It would not be
altogether pleasant for him to Imitate
the example of President Washington
nnd deliver it In person.
The county surveyor has been In
structed to ascertain the depth of the
macadam on the newly paved county
roads at points not more distant than
twenty rods for each mile of pave
ment. Where were the county paving
Inspectors when the material was laid ?
While Japan Is in the market buying
warships and cruisers why can't the
United States sella few of Its older ves
sels at a good profit and reinvest the
proceeds In the construction of the
newest ships ? American shipbuilders
would haveno objection to a deal of
this kind.
The two men 'who ' have been em
ployed as county agents to see that only
worthy applicants for poor relief are
assisted out of the public funds can
earn their salaries If they wljl. The
Impostors can be cut off 1o a very large
extent. The people will watch to see
If the work of the new agents has the
expected result.
The colossal statue of William I'enn
that has for so many years stood In the
court of the Philadelphia public build
ings now surmounts the lower of Unit
tructure. It has taken Penn a Jong
while to get up In the world , but at last
lie has succeeded In attaining a plane
where he can live high and look down
on the rest of humanity.
Two governors have taken the oath
of olllce In Alabama without bloodshed
or clashes of any kind between their
followers. The American people are
essentially lovers of peucu * The citi
zens of Alabama may be relied upon to
< lo everything possible tlmt will con
tribute toward a peaceful settlement of
the controversy tlmt has arisen over the
iTniudulent election returns made in
that state.
Almost every city In the United States
does something to encourage skating In
the public parks during the winter
time. The sport Is one that Is health
ful and recreative , and not attended by
any extraordinary risk or injury. How
much public money should be spent to
maintain Ice In condition for skaters
IH n question that must be determined
after consideration of the resource of
the authorities In charge of the parks ,
but It must at the mime lime be re
membered that there Is a largo Invest
ment In park property tlmt Is to a great
extent Idle during the colder months.
The people should get the largest possi
ble benefit from the money which they
have supplied to construct u park sys
tem.
TlIK Ml'.KTIXO OF COXOtlKSS.
The second .session of the rifty-thlrd
congress will begin et noon todny nnd
end March 4 next. Allowing two weeks
for the holiday recess the actual workIng -
Ing time of the nusslou will bo nbotit
nine weeks , nnd there Is a largo amount
of already proposed legislation that will
call for consideration during that brief
period. The most important measures
on the senate calendar arc the supple
mental , tariff blllH , which It Is under
stood to be the Intention of some of the
democrats of that body to press for
action. .Senator Jones of Arkansas , a
member of the finance committee , has
given out that there will be nn earnest
effort 'made by the democratic senators
to secure consideration for the "pop
gun" bills , but there is little probability
that the effort will be successful , except ,
perhaps , as to the sugar bill , which
provides for a duty of 40 per cent on all
sugar , cutting off the one-eighth of a
cent on the rellued and the discriminat
ing duty of one-tenth on sugar from
countries which pay an export bounty.
This measure Is likely to receive con
sideration and may be adopted , but ns
to the others It is more than probable
they will receive no attention. The re
sult of the late elections must have con
vinced the conservative democrats of
the senate that the people do not wnnt
any more tinkering with the tariff , and
these with the republicans will be able
to prevent consideration of the free raw
material bills. It Is understood to be
the Intention of Senator Hill to Immedi
ately urge a change In the senate rules
limiting debate. He sought to bring
this about early. In the .last session , but
not having been wvll supported on the
dompcratlc side could accomplish noth
ing. .Now the democrats seem to be
well disposed toward a change nnd Mr.
Hill-expects It will also be supported by
some republicans , for the reason that It
would enable them to facilitate legisla
tion when they are ngain In control of
the senate. Still it Is very doubtful
Whether the proposed change Will be
made , for no republican will support It
unless there Is an understanding that
'the ' democrats shall let the tariff alone.
The republicans certainly will not cur
tail their privilege of debate while there
Is danger of more democratic tariff leg
islation.
The calendar of the house Is crowded
with measures. Among the more Im
portant of these are bills relating to
the Nicaragua canal , to create a na
tional board of arbitration , to amend
the act to regulate commerce , to amend
the naturalization laws , to limit the
jurisdiction of United States courts , to
codify and arrange the laws relating
to pensions , and the free ship bill. The
last named measure will doubtless be
the subject of prolonged debate and Its
passage by tlie house is highly probable ,
ibut it Is entirely safe to say that It will
fall In the senate. It Is understood that
President Cleveland will In ills mes
sage endorse this measure and make an
argument. In favor of free ships as the
only policy by which the United States
can secure a merchant marine. There
seems to bo a favorable prospect for
legislation In the interest of the
Nicaragua , canal. The president has
jipjjroved of the construction of the
caiial juiil It Is said wJH take up the
matter again 'in his message , having
promised tosay a good word for it ,
though It is not known whether he will
favor government aid. ' The Sentiment
in the south and west appears to be
strongly In favor of. the government
doing something to promote the success
of this enterprise and" this has been
strengthened by the belief that Great
Hritaln desires to put 'obstacles In the
way of the construction of the canal.
The currency will undoubtedly receive
consideration and a Hood of bills on this
subject is to be expected , but It Is
hardly possible that there will be any
legislation. As we have heretofore
said In reference to thls the diversity of
views among the democrats is so great
that they arc not likely to come together
on nny plan , nnd If they should agree
upon -currency measure It Is almost
certain that It would be of a character
which would prevent Its acceptance by
the republicans.
As now Indicated , there Is no danger
of anything being done nt the short'ses
sion of the Flftjvthlrcl congress to
further disturb the financial and busi
ness Interests of the country or to check
the restoration' confidence nnd the
progress making toward a recovery of
prosperity. -
PLUUK TltADh WAR.
Kew people realize the extent nnd Im
portance of the milling industry In this
state. There nrc nearly 230 ( louring
mills , whose combined capacity , run
ning full time , Is great enough to supply
all the Hour consumed by the people of
this state and still leave a large surplus
for export. In no other manufacturing
Industry Is there more money Invested
or more men e.uiployod. The total value
of the annual output runs up Into the
millions. A conservative estimate places
the amount of flour consumed by the
people of Omaha at 150,000 barrels mi-
uually. This would give the nverago
family of five persons about ninety-six
pounds of.flour per month. While the
price paid fluctuates , It Is safe to Bay
that the average price of flour the year
round Is $1 per barrel. The people -of
Omaha pay ? iiX)00 ( , ( ) a yeav for the flour
consumed by them.
Omaha has but one flouring mill , with
n capacity of : KiO barrels n day , full
time. Its product Is about 150 barrels ,
or about 47,000 barrels a year Run
At Ita full "stint 'this mill couUrsupply
only about'twothirds the flour con
sumed In Omaha , but as n matter of
fact It sells less than t'5,000 barrels n
year to Omaha consumers. It Is stated
upon competent authority , however ,
that at least half the flour consumed
In Omaha Is the product of Nebraska
mills. This means that $300,000 Is sent
out of this city every year to pay for
flour manufactured outside of this state.
It means that lor every ten men em
ployed by Nebraska mills sixty might
bo employed If the people of this city
could be made to realize the Importance
of patronizing this great home industry.
When the agitation In behalf of home
Industries was Inaugurated fnlly " 5 per
cent of the money .paid for flour con-
tmnictl in Uils city wus sent out of the
state to pay for the product of foreign
mills. The people of Ouuiha are to be
congratulated upon the growth of sen
timent favorable to home manufactures ,
The Dee hopes to HOC the tiny when at
least ? 500,000 of the ? COO,000 spent nti-
nually by Omalm for flour shall go to
Nebraska millers to help pay the wnges
uf Nebraska mechanics nnd Interest on
capital Invested In Nebraska property.
The great mills of the north have felt
the Influence of the movement In support -
port of Uie producers of Nebraska flour.
Formerly they controlled the trade ns
thoroughly as docs the Standard
OH company control the coal oil
trade. Hut their sales have shown
a steady decline the past two
years , until today the Minnesota millers
nrc determined to break the force of
appeals by loyal Nebrusknns In advo
cacy of hoiiiu manufactures. They can
not , however , meet the competition by
legitimate menus. They have found In
many cases that Jobbers and dealers
must cither be forced or bribed Into
handling their goods. Their traveling
men ure scouring the stnte nnd resortIng -
Ing to every trick known to the trade
to Induce Nebraska merchants to handle
their goods and engage In an open war
fare with the millers of this state. The
Bee , in a recent issue , exposed the
methods employed by the northern flour
men , and showed conclusively that they
cannot successfully compete with our
state millers by fair nnd legitimate
means.
We- again appeal to loynl citizens In
this city nnd state to stand by our home
Industries , and notify .retail dealers that
only Nebraska flour can be delivered
nt their homes , especially during the
continuance of the reprehensible at
tempts of the northern millers to break
down one of the great and growing
industries of this state.
TJIK 1ILVFP OF TlIK SUaAli 77fr.ST.
It is the general Impression tlmt the
action of the Sugar trust in deciding to
shut down n number of Its refineries
wns simply a bluff , intended to Influence
congress. Of course the president of the
trust has a plausible explanation for Its
action. He says that It is made neces
sary by the demoralized condition of
the sugar refining business , due to the
passage of the democratic tariff : law
and the threat to enact a free sugar law
at the coming session of congress. In
regard to the alleged effect of the new
tariff It is sutllclent to say that very
little refined sugar Is Imported under
It , so that It has created no competition
to account for reduced prices. If the
sugar refining interest is demoralized ,
as claimed though the independent re-
liners are not in evidence to this effect
the explanation Is to be found In the
course of the trust itself , which im
ported large quantities of sugar last
summer in order to escape the duty ,
thus loading the market with a supply
greatly beyond the capacity of consump
tion.
It IH nsscrted by the trust otlicials that
the current price of sugar does not de
fray the cost of refining It and they
claim that it costs more to refine sugar
in the United States than 'in Kurope
"We cannot compete with the wages
paid In Europe , " says Mr. Ilavemeyer.
It is true that workers In sugar re
fineries in this country are better paid
than those abroad , .but notwithstanding' '
this it was maintained during tlie de
bate on the sugar schedule nt ihO > 'last'
session that sugar-can be refined more
cheaply in this country than in Kurope.
Congressman Warner or Ne\v \ York
stated In a speech made In the house1
last Atignst , In which he discussed most
thoroughly the business of sugar re
fining , that as long ago as 1SSO the' '
American refiners bad so Improved
their processes and utlll/.ed machinery
as to be able to refine more cheaply
than their rivals elsewhere in the world.
In support of this he quoted from the
testimony of Theodore A. Ilavemeyer
before the ways and means committee ,
in which lie admitted that with perfect
free trade in sugar tlie American reliners
could beat the English refiners In
competing for the trade. "U'e can re
fine sugar here more cheaply than they !
can In England , " was Mr. I lave-
meyer's testimony. This was In 1S81
nnd since that time tlie cost of refining
sugar In this country has been ma
terially reduced through the application
of new processes mid the economy that
Is imtctlenble in the management of
great plants. Mr. Warner asserted that
the trust's new refineries , by far the
largest and most coonomlenll.v working
in the world , refine sugar from 10 cents
to lo cents per hundred pounds of
product more cheaply than do tlie
smaller and less effectively working re
fineries of other comitrles.
Tlie meaning of tlie Sugar trust's tac
tics Is so obvious that no one need be
deceived. It simply does not want any
furtjier sugar legislation Arid It hopes
by the course It has adopted to Induce
congress , In the Interest of the labor
employed In refining , to let the sugar
schedule stand as It Is. It Is quite pos
sible that the trust's bluff will not have
the effect hoped for.
The foot ball situation nmong the
eastern colleges Is decidedly anomalous.
By the peculiar outcome of the big
games two teams , the University of
*
Pennsylvania and Tale , are left facing
each other with claims of superiority
and with no opportunity to try their
ivspertlve merits algalnst ; one another.
One of the chief reasons why Yale has
refused to play Pennsylvania was the
cry of brutality and uugentlonmnly con
duct. Yet now wic find Yale herself
assailed on all sides for the most dis
gusting exhibition of brutality nnfl
vlclousness In the Harvard game that
has ever been witnessed on a foot ball
field. Every one must agree with the
Philadelphia Record that "Yale Is in no
position to maintain the supercilious air
toward the Pennsylvania kickers of tlie
pigskin which she has hitherto been
disposed to manifest"
Omaha will bo moat pleased to enter
tain the delegates to the Transmlssls-
slppl congress when it convenes here n
year hence. The choice of Omalm us
the place of the next annual meeting
Js n compliment which wo all certainly
nppreclate. It is a compliment that
Imposes reciprocal duUes which will be
gladly performed. Omaha hospitality
has been tested by numerous national
conventions of various kinds , nnd will
not bo wanting on this occasion , ami
the visitors will have the additional
privilege of seeing n most excellent cx-
nmple of , ilm type of city which the
TrnnsmlssTHrflftpl country can construct.
We can "conscientiously bespeak the
congress a , , , welcome that will not dis
appoint tlnr most expectant.
I I.Mi .
The sugjWsTjon of Judge Stillborn that
the salarle ' $1 the throe Union Pacific
receivers wh dire supposed to represent
more particularly the Interests of the
United States government should be
paid out of ije ( earnings of those lines
only over iwhlch the government Hen
extends mWst strike the general public
as a most questionable proposition. The
idea whlcli , Uut judge doubtless tried to
give expression to Is that these receiv
ers would hiol 'be necessary were It not
for the fact tlmt the government re
quires protection for Its claim by some
one participating In the conduct Of the
road , lie therefore Intimates tlmt the
expense should be borne practically by
the government nloue. Under such a
rule , while the subsidiary lines would
be contributing toward the salaries of
two receivers only , the bonded line
would bo contributing not only its share
of the salaries of these two receivers ,
but also the entire salaries of three
more receivers. Uut these receivers
have been appointed receivers for the
whole system. They nil hold the same
warrant of authority , nnd though they
may not all perform the same quantity
or quality of service , what they do Is
for the whole system and not for nny
one part of It. The people will cer
tainly protest against nny attempt to
saddle the whole burden of the receiv
ership upon the government , whlcli Is
nothing more than the taxpayers.
Some of tlie members of the Hoard of
Education profess to be bothered by the
question whether n new contract should
be made with an attorney for legal
services for n year or only for the
period intervening to the close of the
fiscal year next June. There Is an
easy way out of the labyrinth. Abolish
the otllco of attorney to the school
board and get legal advice from the
city law department.
Mlcncit In Tim Cain -nfpty. .
Olohe-Democrat.
Tlie western man who wunlM lo run for
president on the democratic ticket In 1830 Is
keeping mighty ? tlll about It.
A I'nrtliiiiiililn < IIM.
KnnrnR C'ty Htur.
It Is allegcMl nwilnst Private Sporetnry
Thurbpr tlmt , although u 1'ionfoyU'rlnii
older , lie. did "CUHI" when listening to tne
flection returns. Well. Krniit Hint he did.
Human nature is fallible , ami If there
ever was a time when n Presbyterian
democrat wns excusable for n slight lapse ,
the iilclit ot November C was that time.
jjj ,
< irnwM ; < > r tlll- ' " * lldilJ. .
Sit St jl'aul Globe.
The mcmbflrp-elect to the New York legis
lature nre dlMiwyed nt tin- adoption of thp
constlttitlonaii/uii&nilnier.l / which absolutely
prohibits. untTer'a'evere penalties , the Knmt-
intf of railwayJpfsses : to nny p.'r.son. They
arc now cuilfceiirlK their brains for Home
means of RUtttn'K around the constitution.
In the end ithey , will undoubtedly openly
defy U. if
m
Iinliitanitlnii railing Off.
i'hl'rniU'lpMn ' Tloconl.
If tlila be Che'lmcst country In the world
to live In. tilt'lutest comets amoiiB the
Immigrants have fulled to llntl It out. The
Blntlgllrti sliawlhnt , , iluilim the p.iM yc.ir
mere forclKHr > < .have left , the United States
tliuti lit'VC cUind Into It. Till * IH still the
land of the 'fre * , but thrre Is gdlting to
bo u scnicltjfnifllfree Innil unit u I'hukhiB '
up of the n venues to ] n oil table employment -
ment ho nttrantve | to land-hungurlne. and - .
Industrious1 'Kuhipennsj.
Ovortiirutii ? tlin Snproinu Court.
I'llllMilt'I | > hUl IlOCOIll.
The supreme court hns decided 'tlmt the
federal government can do noIOIIB. . but un
Arkansas Judge Imr. Just handed down a
dlimiptrlcnlly opposite oiilnlon concernliiB
'the ' fallibility of the supreme court Itself.
United States District Judge Isaac C.
Pnrlcer of the western district cif Arkansas
hn , In fact , overruled a writ of uiipersedeas
iBsucd bv no less n porsonaee than Associate
Justice White. All ofvhleh KOCS to prove
to the befuddled lay mlr.d the wisdom of
Ilumble Ileadle's remark that "the law's
aiass ! "
fliers tlift MuMr I.Ike u Mail.
lllnnenpdlts Tribune.
Colonel Colt of the Ohio mllltla. In his
toHtlmony before the court of Inquiry , shoul
dered the responsibility like a num. lie tes
tified that fccntlnels on the balcony had
orders to lire If 'persons commanded did not
halt. 'The gunrds Inside the court house
hnllorders to flre Immediately should the
doom be broken open , and the Buards on the
outside at the north side ot the court house
were ordered to lire should a shot be fired
at them , or n stone thrown , or nn assault
made. "These orders. ' added the colonel ,
"were clven bv me. " If there were more
mllltla officers like Colonel Colt there would
be fewer mobs and lynchlnfis.
Civil KiTvIro l.xtcnulon.
AViiplilnnltm Ktnr.
The vear 1K3i will be remarkable In Amer
ican political history , for , perhaim. two rea
sons : In It orcurred one iaf the Bi'outest < Ji
peaceful revolts that e.ver took plane In this
or unv other country , und row It appears
; IH thcuKli It would have another claim
upon fame because It will witness the In
auguration of urriended civil service reform
methods , such as even the most sanguine
reformers had hardly dared cxpoet for yeais
to come. Already has President Cleveland
extended the rules so as to Include n large
number of federal employes hitherto unpro
tected , but the Bond thus done Is but a
little thins when compared with the Bood
he Intends- d und us to which he 1s now
conferrliiB "with the civil service commis
sioner * . All the information , to be had nt
thin time Indicates presidential belief that
there should be no limit to the extensions.
Kvery federal employe Is to he selected nnd
retained only because of illness nnd with
out any resard whatever for "political pro-
ttllectlons ; In short , the affairs of the gov
ernment nre to .be run just us are the
affairs of every well condugted and success
ful business house.
A OIB.Jtitlo S.YHlmn of llrlliery.
I'remont Ix-mler.
A number of times the Loader has stated
that the operation of the railroads In Ne
braska wua a BlBuntlo system of bribery
from first to last , und every day proves
the truth ot the statement. The election
lust passed was one Inwhich the railway
'dictated the nominations of the republican
party , and dfilprmlnoct to elect the noml-
ncfH , liBht or..wroiur. They furnished 1m-
mtmxe sums of money for the purpose ot
corrupting and' ' controlllnB Uie elections. It ,
Is openly charged that from 12,000 to 13,000
persons were rplpilzed ) In the stute. These
probably cost on nn averaBe not less than
S > 0 each. An " "army " of cuppers were kept
constantly on the'.alert to spy out und re
port , what waJStrnjisplrlnB In vurlous parts
of the state , 'and to thus secure Informa
tion nnd placc'the colonies where they were
needed , Ther"lsC ( reason , to believes also ,
that large SUIJIB ft .money were paid to
democrats at various points to secure their
support for Majors , and. In fact , funds
were forthcoming1 wherever boodle could
be tised either to purchase or Intimidate ,
voters. The lovers of free Bovernment may
well ask how Jpng. this can continue ? The
will of the people"has been overridden for
years by the 'corrupt use of money und' '
other means , mid' each year Is adding tn
the HtrenBth of. the great corporations that
have already jiubwrted free Bovernment In
.Nebraska. W < ? dppeal to thoughtful re
publicans , .If ttey tire In favor of perpetuat-
InB railroad rule In Nebraska , and thus1
destroy the , .government of the people by
the people ?
VUt.lTlCAl4 AXn VTltRHiriSK.
Although the governorship -contest hiu boon
declared off ami matters In that line have
quieted down perceptibly , there are a'lll ' con
tests galore on the tapis , nnd Nebraska's
reputation ns a peculiar political itnte will not
be allowed to Butter. Kvcn should there be
no recount ot the vote on Majors and Hot-
comb , the legislature will bo fnrcoif , lo de
vote considerable time to looking up tlie
rights ot certain people to assist In ranking
the laws ot the state , and the taxpayers will
bo obliged to pay the fiddler.
Among the men Who were not elected to the
senate on the face of the returns was Samual
C. Snniplo ot IJoyd county. Mr. Sample Is
a republican , and John Crawford , his popu
list opponent , received Just an even dozen
more votes. Sample charges fraud ot the
worst kind upon the other side In his own
county , and testimony In the case will be
heard , beginning today. It will be remem
bered that Doyd county once before furnished
the basis for one of the prettiest contests
ever held In the state. At that time the men
In the en so were Norton , republican , and
Kruse , populist , After an exciting light , In
which deputies scoured Knox county to arrest
people whoso evidence WPS badly wanted ,
Knife was given his scat and Norton disap
peared from politics and has never been
hoard from since.
Up in the same section of the state the tak
ing of testimony In another contest case will
also he begun today. This time John Trom-
mcrshatisser , republican , will try to wrest
a aoat In the lower house from John Ilobert-
sn , populist. Mr. Troimnershausser alleges
gross frauds In two precincts In Holt county ,
and he claims to have the evidence to prove
his assertions.
The scene of the contests already mentioned
Is In northeastern Nebraska , and that section
of tlie stale will also furnish a third contest ,
this thus between a democrat and a repub
lican. Nick Fritz , democrat , captured the
Indian vote of Thuritcn county nnd was con
sequently elected. Uut Mel Jay , "the silver-
tongued orator of northeast Nebraska , "
. limits the \Vlnnebagoes wanted to
vote for him , and he proposes to
show skulduggery on the reservation
on election day. It Is quite evident that
tlie evidence in this case will be worth going
miles to hear It the stories told by both sides
are to be believed. The Indian vote U the
feature of Thurston county politics , and the
man that gets the red men solid is all right.
Fritz has always captured the vote when he
has been running for ofllcc , and this year he
had the Wlnnehagoes more solidly than ever
before. This Indian vote has been tn evl-
denca before In a contest , the last time being
when Judge Crawford attempted to oust Judge
Norrls on the strength of the Wlnnebago
vet ? . In that case Crawford failed and
NorrU retained his seat.
These arc all of the contests In sight for
the loglslanure , but there are a number of
contests for local ofllccs In other parts cf the
state. Clay county has one coming. II. C.
Drown of Button was elected township super
visor on the republican ticket by a majority
of two votes over Oscar Swanson , the popu-
'list nominee. Swanson does not propose to
let'Urown take his seat without a struggle ,
and so the contest is on. If Drown takes
his seat the county board will be a tie , and
so the case Interests the whole county , and
particularly the newspapers , as on the com
plexion of the board depends the giving out of
the ofllcial printing. With the newspapers
Interested , look out for fun.
The republicans of Franklin county n ml-
nated for county attorney a popular Dloom-
ington barber , whosa knowledge of law has
been mostly acquired by talks with his cli
ents In the tonsorlal chair. U is said that
the nomination was made In the way of a
Joke , nnd the Jcko has lost none of Its flavor
now that the barber has beeen elected to
the olDce. This Is not the first time that
Franklin county has enjoyed the same kind
of a Joke , for some years ago the electors
had a bushel of fun by placing an obscure
country Justine on the county bench when
the nun running against him was one of the
best attorneys In the Itepubllcan vallsy.
Church Howe has followed the example
of John M. Thurston and has written a letter
to the icpubllcan members-elect of the legis
lature announcing his candidacy for the
United States senate and giving reasons "why
lie wants their support. So far ns known
Thurston and Howe are the only msn who
have taken the field by the letter route , but
the candidates who are using the newspaper
ipuff are legion.
John A. Davits for speaker of the house
seems to be covering as much ground as
the next man. There ate only ufty-two other
candidates for the ofllce.
There was some talk of circulating a peti
tion in southwestern Nebraska asking the
governor to postpone Thanksgiving until an
other crop could be raised , but the Idea was
abandoned when the result of the election was
known.
The Plalnview Gazette has been obliged
to reduce Its size because , as it says , the
Christian people did not give It the support
to which It was entitled. Perhaps If Editor
Frost had been a little warmer In his char
ity he might have succeeded better , but
Drother Frost U not one ot those who suf-
fcrotb long and is 'kind.
Another editor who doesn't get along -with
all Christians Is Ed Whltcomb of th ? Friend
Telegraph. Mr. AVhltcomb Is finding fault
with the protracted meetings now being helfl
in his town because the revivalist doesn't
try to convert the Christians before starting
In on the sinners.
KATK TAICKH TlIK P.ITSU.
Washington Star : Kate Field has been
decorated In France with the distinction of
'the ' academic palm. Miss Field Is fe shining
example 'of the fact that a woman can get
along nicely In this life without wearing
bloomers or trying to get on the police
force.
Cincinnati Commercial : In honoring .Miss
Kate Field of Washington and the United
States at large the French government
honors ono of the brightest woman Journalists
In this country. Miss Field has done much ,
not only for her own sex , but for the whole
people. May the sparkle of her eye brighten
as the years go , Kate Field is a Journalistic' '
brick.
New York Sun : In conferring Upon Miss
Kate Field the academic palm and naming
her ns "offlcler de 1'lnstructlon publlque , "
the French government has honored an
American woman wliote 'brightness , ambi
dexterity , chla and savolr vlvro made her
famous long ago in her own country. She
Is an author , an editor , an orator , and , from
some points of view , an artist. .She will
gracefully wear the academic palm , and
proudly bear .the title of honor. We con
gratulate her upon her distinction. We do
not see how she can wear her life away In
Washington. The place for her Is In New
York , where women ot talent abound and
flourish , and where sbe would dally receive
the admiration of unnumbered literary and
artistic sisters. We would never call her
Kato if that were not the name which she
herself prefers.Ve salute Miss Field 1
Tlio Suftrrlnc Siicar Trust.
Minneapolis Times.
The sympathy of the nation goes out to
the Sugar trust In these hard and troublous
times. Having handled sugar enough for
three years' supply In anticipation of the
new tariff , nnd in order to escape the duty ,
they now llnd that they nre compelled to
shut down their refineries and throw some
60.000 men out ofwork at the beginning of
what promises to be a hard winter. A profit
of onry $28,000,000 a borrowed capital of
tin.OOO.OOQ last year was one of the calam
ities Which ban brought the trust to this
nod plight , and knowing this , It is only
meet that at this season we should be
Kruteful and thankful that we are not like
the sugar men ,
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Gov't Report
Baking
Powder
POIXTKIIH JTOR I.KUISMTURS.
Central City Nonpareil : Under thepres'nt
law Nebraska Is the dumping ground for the
Standard Oil company. Change the taw ;
tn * people nre as much entitled to good oil
In Nebraska as In nny other state , especially
when they pay for It.
McC'ook Tribune : Tlie next state legisla
ture would render the newspaper fraternity
n worthy turn by enacting n law slmlllar
lo the one now In torco In Kansas , which
requires tlmt newspapers shall be established
for one year befotc they nre competent to
publish legal notlcrs.
Superior Journal : The question of freight
rates Is one which the Incoming legislature
will be called upon to meet nnd try to solve.
Every western stale has had to go through
the same experience , and the solution In the
end has always been an elective board of
railway commissioners. Tlmt plan Nebraska
will sooner or later adopt , and the sooner the
hotter for nil concerned. All agree tlmt thtf
present conditions should not be continued ,
and a short cut to the solution of the vexed
question would bs lo profit by the experience
of other states.
Silver Creek Times : The new constitution
of New , York prohibits public officers from
accepting free passes of any kind. Our
legislature , which U soon to meet , could not
do a more meritorious net than to make n
law to the same effect , only It should , If
possible , be made to Include the great army
of men who hold passes on account of politi
cal services rendered or expected to be
rendered to the railroads. The greatest
obstacle In the way ot the enactment of such
a law would be , we apprehend , the fact that
members of the legislature usually carry such
passes.
Ulalr Courier : The Omalm Dee , In order
to expedite the count of votes at elections ,
favors an amendment to the election ln\v
providing for an expeditious count of ballots
In cities having a population of 10,000 or
more. The Courier would go n step fur
ther nnd favor an amendment to the law
requiring the election of a double set of
Judges nnd clerks in every precinct In the
state , one set to receive and the other to
count , the ballots. Dy providing two boxes
and changing every hour , In otio hour after
the polls close the result would bs authora-
tlvely stated.
Hardy Herald : The Incoming Nebraska
legislature should Improve the present ballot ,
provide for hourly counting the votes and g.t
our election laws In such shape that It will
bo possible to hold an election and ascertain
the result in a reasonable time. It Is a sad
fact that in states having the educational
facilities that -Nebraska and Kansas have
that there are hundreds of voters lacking In
common education sufficient to fill out In
telligently the present form of ballot , but
the tcccnt election in these states prove such
to bo a fact , and there seems to be as much
difficulty In Kansas as In this stnte.
Hastings Democrat : Th ? legislative dele
gation from this county should be asked to
use their efforts In behalf of several Im
portant matters. The present law , which
compels citizens ot Hastings to pay taxes
at two different places , is a nuisance , to say
the least , and causes much confusion. We
are forced to pay county nnd city taxes
with the county and city treasurer. This
law should bo amended for the convenient
of the public and to lessen the expense. All
taxes should be paid to the county treasurer.
Ho in turn should turn over to the city
treasurer nt the end of each month what Is
due the ciCy of the taxes collected. The
only real objection to the present law Is the
Inconvenience to which the taxpayer and the
public Is put. The law should bo made as
simple as possible.
Red Cloud Chief : Just now a bill Is in
course of preparation to be presented In
the next session of the slate legislature
which provides for the administration of
county affairs much the same as the present
system tn Iowa and Indiana. Should the
bill become a law , the counties In th ? state
will be divided Into flvo districts , each dis
trict being entitled to one commissioner.
Each township will be entitled to ono super
visor or trustee * , Who , with the two township
Justices of the peace and the township
clerk , will constitute the town board. These
township boards will meet In their respective
precincts at a specified time and at the ex
pense of the township. It will be observed
at once that this will give each community
a 'good measure of local self-government , nnd
makes them iself-regulatlng In regard to all
local matters , including roads and bridges.
This looks reasonable.
i. A aim JVOTJ.S.
The new car wheel works at "Raleigh , N.
C. , which have been building for bevcral
months , have been put in operation.
The Arcade File company of Anderson.
Ind. , announces that It will erect a two-
story brick addition to Us already largo
plant , which has doubled Its capacity within
the past year. A full force U working full
time.
In 1880 nearly 1,120,000 children under 1C
years of ago were found In factories and
workshops by the agents of the United
States census department. The number hnd
Increased to over 2,000,000 In 1890 , according
to official reports.
The Leadlngton Lead company of Lead-
Ington , Mo. , has closed down Its large mines
at that -place , throwing u large number of
men out of employment. They claim that the
present low price of lentl does not Justify
them In working the mines.
Charles Schnpppo of Typographical union
No. 274 has bten appointed editor pro tern
of the official organ of the Journeymen Dak-
ers nnd Confectioners union during the ob-
senco of Henry Welsrnan , who goes on an
agitation tour through Massachusetts.
Congress has the floor.
It tilings do not come your way the best
policy Is to get out nnd hustle them.
China cries , "Hold ! Enough. " And there
by hangs n tael , several millions of them.
The world's pickle crop Is MM to bo short ,
notwithstanding the pickling ot November 6.
If President Cleveland's gout clings to hU
foot much longer It Is feared he will cancel
that kick he has coming.
The cable announces that the tnuftt ot
Moosli has been decorated. The name of hla
base ball club Is withheld.
The eternal fitness of things foot ball Is
shown In Philadelphia. A surgical school
nnd hospital Is Just across the street from
the grounds. ,
There will be over 200 now members In
the next congress. This number , with the
new hangers-on , will make rich picking for
the walking guides to high life In Washing-
ton.
Onp ot the points Involved In a libel Milt In
llrooklyn Is the cxnct meaning of the word
"bunco. " Several confiding betting men
hereabouts who banked on bogus election
figures late ono Wednesday afternoon , nro
ready to enlighten the court nt current ratos.
The great Trinity corporation of New York
docs not practice those lofty principles Its
tinmc suggests. The testimony laken by tha
tenement ; house commission presents U In
the light of a soulless , grasping landlord. It
Is not only the perKonlflcatlon of greed , but ,
by reason ot Us great wealth , delays or de
feats by litigation every measure of sani
tary reform designed to make Its tenements
habitable for human beings. Just now It Is
fighting In the courts the law providing for
the Introduction of Croton water on every
floor of tenement houscis.
The stenographers of the United States who
write the system of shorthand Invented by the
Into Andrew J. Gralmm are preparing tu
erect u memorial to his memory , for whlcli
several hundred dollars ! have already been
subscribed. The. matter has been left by
contributors tn the hands of the following
committee : Mr. T. J. Elllnwood , twenty-
eight years official stenographer of Henry
Ward Deechor ; Mr , E. N. Miner , editor ot
the Phonographic World , New York , and Mr.
William Anderson , official stenographer ot
the court of general sessions , that city. Con-
trlbutlonu to the fund may be forwarded to
Mr. Elllnwood , chairman of the committee ,
100 Montague street , llrooklyn , N. Y.
S31ILIXH T1CXTS.
New York Press ; Husband You can't
cook like mother could. AVIfe No , nor I
can't whip like your mother could , iMlher.
Puck : First Convict De governor nln't
kofplii * de promise he made before election.
Second Convict Which promise ?
First Convict Why , to turn de rascals
out I
Syracuse Post : Mrs. Parvenoo And what
dops your husband do ?
Mrs. Hpuvyplate He chases silver.
MIR. Parvenoo So docs mine , but ho
never seems to be able to catch It.
Indianapolis Journal : "Here , Dill , " gasped
the man on the ground to the man who
was Jumping on his stomach with n pair of
heavy hoots , "that ain't fair. This N
nothln' 'but a light ; It ain't no foot ball
game ! "
Uuffalo Courier : Wlggs Poor Rusher. Ho
received many a telegram while he was
alive. WORKS What of It ? Wlggs Noth
ing , only they wired his skeleton up at the
medical 'college ' this morning.
Harper's Bazar : Employer How did you
break that vnsc ? Olllce Boy I had It In
my hand when I heard your bell ring and
dropped it because vou told me yesterday to
drop everything and answer your bell when
ever you rang. .
New York Press : Sweet Anna was , ns
many know , a woman suffragist ; but when
sweet Anna got u beau , she was nn Anna
kissed.
Puck : Cbolly Chumplelgh Do you know , i -
Miss Coldeal , from the way my dog looks
at me , sometimes , I'm positive he thinks.
Miss Coldeal Very llkply , Mr. Chump-
lelgh. But I wonder what he thinks !
Indianapolis Journal : "There Is quite a
degree of sympathy between the eyes , "
said the professor.
"Yes , " whispered young Freshly to his
seatmatc. "I knew that before. I wlnlcctl <
at a pretty girl nt a , picnic once , und before )
the day was over the other eye -wns blnclr , T
" x
ns your hat.
DISTRIBUTED JOY.
AVaslilnBton Star.
Oh , gentle touch of vanity.
How useful In kind nature's plan ;
How many conscious smiles we see
At thought of "gome good western man. "
KfiUVUEl ) flU A KC1BNKE.
Now Yoik Times.
TVben mar * smashes man on the most ap
proved plan ,
When eyes are. knocked out'In a sickening-
bout ,
When noses are broken by Just Uie same
token.
And teeth nre sent flying , nnd each man Is
trying
To hit his opponent till senseless or dying ,
To law and to order is this a defiance ? +
Oh ! no , that Is boxing reduced to a science !
When boy meets with boyer , say , Tiobble-
dehO3" ,
And they kick and they fight in a perfect
Delight ,
With shouting and swearing and each other
tearing
A terrible strife , for It's war to the knife ,
'i ul some of the youths are disabled for life.
Would you call it a game , this free fight of
the giants ? iff'/ '
Oh ! yes , that Is foot ball reduced to u , sci
ence. 1
"Money's Worth or Money Back. "
Two of flm.
Either of 'em will be a lucky strike for you it
it happens to be what
you need. We mean
the two special things
we oflbr Monday No.
1 is a flno $20 Cheviot
overcoat , oxford mixed
color , silk piped facing
ing- , with embroidered relief work down inside effacing
facing , heavy silk lined all through. It's an extra
heavy lining , and this , combined with the tight
weave of the cloth , gives a very warm garment
with light weight It has fly front , five buttons on
each sleeve It's not long [ only 41 inches ] In fact
it's a very stylish all around garment for fall , winter
and spring wear. We always sold it for $18 and $20.
There are 41 loft and you get pick for $12.50 nearly
all sizes in the lot. I
A neat brown Cheviot , flannel lined , well
made Sold Saturday for $7.50 Balance of tha lot ,
only 27 left , Monday for $5 each.
Browning , King & Co. ,
Reliable Clothiers , S. W. Cor. 15th and Douglas.