THE OftlAIIA DAILY B3SE ; THURSDAY , DEOElVrBER G , 1894.
THE OMAHA DAILY BEE.
E. nOBEWATEIl , Editor.
1'UPMHIIED KVEUr MU11N1NQ.
TKU1I8 OF BUnSCIUFTION.
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Saturday life , one Year. . 1 "I
Weekly Ucc , Ono Year *
OFFICES.
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BTATHMUNT "OF CIHCUtiATION.
OcorRc II. Tzsrhuck , secretary of The lice I'ub-
llshlnir company , being duly sworn , says that
the actual number of full and complete copies
of the Dally Morning , Evening and Sunday Dec
printed during the month of Novcmlwr , 1834 , was
oa follows :
1 20.CC9 Id M.511
2 21,357 17 21,30) )
3 27.2U 18 22,173
4 ZJ.f- 19 Z0.1H4
E 21,937 3) 20.B12
6 21,173 21 20,150
7 M.zOT 22 20 , l
8 , , , , , 28,9M 23 20.SVI
9 21.or , 21 20,398
.10 21,404 2.1 21.7W
11 22.4W 20 20,111
12 20,897 27 20,079
13 21,0)1 ) ZS 19.9M
14 20.512 29 20,020
IS 20,570 30 19.983
Total 9C34
Less deductions for unsold and returned
copies 11.282
Totnl sold CtS.372
Dally arcrneo net circulation 21,613
OKOIUIB II. TSBCHUCK.
Sworn to before me and subscribed la my
presence this 3d day of December , 1894.
( Seal. ) N. P. FBI I * . Notary Public.
Oinnliii'H next theater must be as
nearly fireproof as it can be made.
Governor Kolb shows good sense In
shedding red ink ratlier than white
blood.
The sugar rellnerics apparently find It
to their interest to run on half force just
so long as congress runs on full force.
The consumption of waste baskets
during the last two sessions of the leg
islature was responsible for the deatli
of so many bills.
The people with schemes for monetary
reform that beat the Baltimore1 plan all
hollow arts legion , and they are all
bound to be heard before congress con
cludes its consideration of the subject.
The advantages of annexation would
accrue to every resident and taxpayer
of South Omaha , while the disadvant
ages would be felt mainly by the few In
cumbents of unnecessarily duplicated
city olllces.
Tlie example set by Congressman
Bland , who refuses to claim fraud or to
institute contest proceedings , although
his opponent was elected -by only ten
votes , Is one that ought to be more gen
erally followed.
Now let the Thomson-Houston com
pany be content with supplying the city
with electric Jlghtlng and leave off the
Work 'of manipulating City councllmen.
If wlU'conmic Itself to Its'own proper
sphere It need have no more dilllculty ;
In Its relations with the city. '
Senator Potter was on hand promptly
'with his customary batch of bills to re
generate the universe. If the Kansas
senator would devote more attention to
tlie quality than to the quantity of his
proposed legislative measures the people
ple might ( Ji'flvc considerable more ben
efit from his efforts.
Well Informed members of congress
express themselves , as anticipating noth
ing more than talk on financial matters
during the present session. President
Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle have
already reduced their talk to writing ,
Few of the congressmen will feel called
upon to stop .with anything less volumi
nous.
It Is to be hoped the Incoming legis
lature will be more frugal In its diet.
The last two legislatures lived on muci
lage , Ink and steel pens , and had to take
excursions to Colorado and Hot Springs
after tlie session to renovate their di
gestive apparatus. Some of the muci
lage eaters and knife swallowers wear
liver pads up to this day.
A Lincoln druggist who sold carpets ,
Iron boilers and steel pens for the use
of the legislature Is said to have left a
horse and buggy hitched In front of the
residence of the officer who does the
purchasing , and the horse and buggy
did not know enough to walk back to
the steal pen man. That probably will
shed light on tlie remarkable exhibit re
cently made by the state auditor.
It Is reported from Washington that
the democratic members'of the house
are not cast down , but that they have
their eyes on the future. We don't
blame them for looking to tlio future.
Where else should they have their eyes ?
The past and the present do not present
scenes that are in any way attractive to
them. The future Is their only excuse
for existence. Who would want to take
that from them ?
The supreme court of Missouri has
rendered a decision to the effect that
the license law of that state does not
npply to'clubs which distribute liquor to
their members oven If money' Is exacted
In return for the service. Now watch
the number of social clubs In Missouri
U\ko a sudden leap upward. It won't
take the Mlssourlans long to discover
that It Is cheaper to organize a club than
to pay for ti liquor license.
The finance committee of the city
council will do well to consider all the
obligations that will bo entailed on the
city by the purchase of the additional
( Ire engines , horses , hose carts and hose
recommended by the special committee
on flro protection. The question Is not
solely whether the apparatus Is useful
or desirable , but whether the city has
iho means to purchase. The expenses
of the tire department have already this
year greatly exceeded the original ap
propriations and tronchctl materially
upon the resources of the general fund.
Is this to bo u regularly recurring con-
dltlon ? Omaha must limit her fire de
partment to her means.
c-t&'a
WILL SKCllETAtir ALLEN EXPLA1N1
According to the report of Auditor
Moore vouchers were dr ° wn upon the
state treasury for nn enormous quan
tity of merchandise which was pre
sumed to be delivered to the legislature
during Its two last sessions. The ex
hibit made by the auditor shows that
among other things there were charged
to the state as legislative supplies dur
ing the session of 1801 517 gross of steel
pens , which , apportioned among the UK !
members , would have given each mem
ber 500 pens during the session , or
nine new steel pens each day , while the
supply of steel pens charged to the state
for the legislature of 1803 aggregated
32U gross , or JHO pens per every mem
ber. Will the secretary please explain
how It was possible for the legislature ,
with all Its extravagance and waste , to
use up more steel pens than would sup
ply ten commercial colleges for five
years ? Inasmuch as these steel pens
were bought and parceled out by the
secretary he ought to know whether or
not the quantity for which the state
paid was received from the contractor
and actually delivered. If not , why
were the bills O K'd and why was the
state made to pay SSIttJ for steel pens
during two sessions of the legislature
lasting less than 130 days ?
According to Auditor Moore the state
paid for sixty-four dozen pen knives
during the session of 1801 and for
thirty-nine dozen pen knives during the
session of 1803. That gave each mem
ber of the legislature of 1801 six pen
knives and each member of tlie session
of 1803 three and a half pen knives.
Will the secretary please explain what
on earth made him buy $070 worth of
pen knives In two years ? Where was
his authority for buying them , and what
proportion of them were actually used ,
and how many were lost , strayed or
stolen ?
According to tlie auditor's report mem
bers of the legislature of 1801 and 181)3 )
were each presumed to be supplied with
two pairs of shears , for which vouchers
were Issued to the tune of $447 during
those sessions. Can Secretary Allen ex
plain what became of these shears and
for what particular use they were pur
chased ?
The same questions suggest them
selves relating to the vouchers for
brushes and brooms , carpets , hardware
and other merchandise for which
vouchers were drawn upon the treasury
under pretense that the articles bought
were legislative necessaries.
Only one rational conclusion can be
reached from the exhibit made by Audi
tor Moore and that Is that there has
been the rankest jobbery In the pur
chase , delivery and handling of these
legislative supplies. Ileports that reach
The Bee from other sources concerning
the methods pursued by Secretary Allen
In connection with his olllce are , If any
thing , more scandalous than the revela
tions made by Moore. Some of these
scandals were touched by the legislative
Investigation two years ago , but the
story of the worst abuses Is yet to be
[ Hihllshcd. The republicans of the next
legislature must do some active housecleaning -
cleaning and make It Impossible for
any olilcer to Incur bills at the expense
of the state before tfiere Is a specific
appropriation for the supplies or to in
vest in commodities that arc not needed
or certify to the delivery of merchandise
which never reached the state house.
A POlNTllll 1U T11K COMMITTEE *
Before the committee appointed by
the Commercial club , which is to report
on the location of the proposed mile-
track and exposition grounds , takes
action It would be well to consider the
advisability and feasibility of location
on one of the tracts recently purchased
for park purposes. Take , for Instance ,
Miller park , which has as yet not been
materially Improved 'rind can not be
made available as a. competitor of
Ilanscoin park , Elmwood park or River
side park for years. Miller park Is
almost level and could readily be con
verted Into a driving park , besides af
fording abundant space for exposition
purposes. If there Is any need of addi
tional ground on cither side It can be
secured by the right of eminent domain
through the park commission at a fair
price. The probabilities are , however ,
that no additional grounds will be
needed , except for railway approaches.
The roadway from the city to Miller
park Is a boulevard , and If It was do-
slrablo the street railway would be ex
tended from the fort to any point ad
jacent to the exposition grounds. All
the railroads can without a very heavy
outlay extend tracks to points within
easy reach.
Quite apart from the advantage to bo
derived from the fact that the city
already owns this park and no taxes
will ever be collectible thereon there
Is the further Incentive that all Im
provements can be made with a view
to a permanent exposition or a zoo
logical garden on the plan of Phila
delphia and Cincinnati. That would
form an attractfon all the year round
and justify the acquisition. In its pres
ent aspect Miller park appears to be a
municipal tree nursery which can only
be made an attractive park by the ex
penditure of hundreds of thousands of
dollars.
To expend money on leased ground Is
a reckless waste , besides being a bar
rier to the erection of sightly au/1 sub
stantial exposition buildings. The fact
Is , every building for public use should
be constructed with a view to stability
and permanency. Kveu If Omaha
should not get the state fair this project
Is feasible and would eventuate in an
Interstate exposition of the first magni
tude.
TIIK AltMKNUX ATIIOC1TIES.
The United States senate has asked
the president for Information regarding
the massacres of Armenians In Turkey
and as to what protests the government
has received from Armenian citizens
there. Another resolution offered In the
senate and referred to the committee
on foreign relations protests against the
Turkish outrages and directs that the
remonstrance of this government bo
communicated to Turkey. The presi
dent's message devotes less than twenty
lines to this matter , which has aroused
the Indignation of the civilized world ,
and the prompt attention given to It by
the senate will bo universally approved
as In the Interest of humanity and jus
tice , It would be unfair , perhaps , to
assume that Iho president was Indiffer
ent , but It docs sccui that he might have
glvcu congress and the country more In
formation and perhaps suggested what
might properly bo done by the govern
ment to show Its abhorrence of the
atrocities. Perhaps It would not be
quite consistent with our policy of noninterference -
interference In the affairs of European
countries to communicate a , formal re
monstrance to Turkey , but It does seem
that we could with propriety give ex
pression to scntlmeuts that would
have as much Influence as a remon
strance. For a great Christian nation
to stand speechless In the presence of
atrocities which shock and appall hu
manity seems utterly Indefensible.
The well authenticated reports of the
horrible cruelties and outrages , some of
them unspeakable , that have been per
petrated by the Turks upon the defense
less Armenians ought to unite the en
tire civilized world in demanding of
the Turkish government reparation and
future protection for the Armenians , so
long as they remain under Its authority ,
and the condign punishment of those
whom It Is found possible to convict of
the outrages. This done , the' govern
ments of Europe should lose no time In
allowing the Armenians to establish a
government of their own. It Is not the
business of the United States to take
the Initiative In such a movement , but
the American people are Interested In
the cause of humanity and they may
with propriety Join their voice with
other civilized nations in reprobation
of deeds of atrocity which are a reproach
preach to the age.
N OMAHA.
Tlie presence and residence In Omaha
of a man like Bishop J. P. Newman of
the Methodist Episcopal church add
greatly to the importance and repute of
the city. Of all the bishops of that great
church Bishop Newman Is the most cos
mopolitan , the one of the largest dis
tinction as a world-wide traveler , scholar
and orator. Ho has had a great career
for many years , and Is now in the zenith
of his fame and intellectual prowess.
Since 1800 Bishop Newman has been a
large figure In American history. Close
to Mr. Llnco'n during the great war , and
Immediately after an active and ardent
upholder of the federal government in
the chief city of the south , the Intimate
friend of General Grant , mid at ail times
and upon all occasions the eloquent de
fender and advocate of tlie nation and
Its Interests , both In pulpit , on the ros
trum and through the press , Bishop
Newman , more than almost , any other
man of the time , has Impressed himself
both upon church and state. Few men
have traveled more than he , and none to
greater purpose. His scholarship was
early recognized by the learned bodies
of Europe , of a number of which he was
made a member , so that when he has
gone once and again to the leading
countries of the old world the highest
circles of culture and statesmanship
liave been open to him.
For the last seven or eight months the
bishop has been traveling in continental
and northern Europe. His trained eye
has seen below the surface of events as
they have transpired In his personal
presence and notice and he brings back
with him stores of information that will
be of the deepest value and Interest to
those that may be privileged to hear
him. With respect for the city he has
chosen as his episcopal residence he has
thus far refrained from saying anything
In public regarding his long tour abroad.
What he has seen and heard and what
the events of the past year mean to him
as he looks at them with his practiced
and experienced mind he has reserved
to tell the people of his own home. His
first word will be said In his lecture to
night at the First Methodist church.
The people of Omaha will welcome
Bishop Newman back to his home with
an audience that will evidence their ap
preciation of his high character , his cos
mopolitan reputation pnd his great abili
ties as a profound scholar and a grace
ful orator.
Any attempt to throw the odium of
the extravagant expenditure for legis
lative supplies during 1891 and 1893
upon the legislatures of those years can
not befog or mislead the Intelligent tax
payer. The legislature did not authorize
the purchase of these supplies and It did
not certify to the bills rendered. The
purchases In those years were made be
fore the legislatures were in existence ,
just as the purchases of this year have
been made before the legislature has
convened , and contrary to law. The re
sponsibility of the criminal recklessness
of these purchases Is In tlie state house
and not with the legislatures. The leg
islatures of 1891 and 1893 were reckless
lu making appropriations , but they were
not to blame for acts of olllccrs that In
volved tlie state In needless expense or
for the notorious swindles perpetrated
by contractors in collusion with officials.
The coming legislature should repudiate
the lawless contracts for supplies which
the previous legislature had not author
ized to bo bought and for which no
requisition has been made.
Chicago capitalists nro perfecting
plans for a huge structure to bo known
as Old Vienna , which , among other
things , Is to Include reproduction of
the Old Vienna of the World's fair , a
Vienna cafe , a first class hotel , lodge
and meeting rooms , and an Immense
auditorium with seating capacity for
12,000 persons. Of course , Omaha can
not hope to do things on the Chicago
scale , but the Idea ot a combination
amusement , auditorium and hotel ven
ture may not be Inappropriate. Omaha
certainly needs all three , and If It can
secure all at once , so much th better.
If all arc not attainable at present let
us have as many as we can and take
the others separately at the earliest
possible day.
The appeal Issued by the people of
IJoyd county for aid for those of their
residents who have been rendered prac
tically destitute by the crop-dcstrbylng
drouth of last summer Is doubtless meri
torious and should receive the Immedi
ate attention of the Nebraska Itellcf
commission. The more fortunately sit
uated citizens of Nebraska are respond
ing to the call for contributions for the
drouth sufferers and In this part of the
state have recognized the state commis
sion as the best agency for distributing
relief. It is Impossible to institute sep
arate solicitation for each appeal that
may be nmdo from particular sections
of the dlfUi'Ok-d district It Is to be
feared ) $ { people have not compre
hended the magnitude of the work that
devolves Upbn"tlicm nor the urgency of
the cases.J'jils , , last statement from
IJoyd county should spur on the commit
tees who Itayt thc relief work In hand
and Imprejflinpon every one the neces
sity for Immediate contributions of food
and clothlue tfo the extent that each
one's resources will permit.
Tljnnks , Awfully.
liberty Mountain News.
Omaha la , tq ( Do congrntulnled on having
won the hoiMifof entertaining the next ses
sion of the TninsmlsslBslppI congress. The
choice was a wise one , ns tlie city combines
nil tlio requirements for successfully enter
taining the delegates.
Looking out for Number One.
Globe-Democrat.
England owns Gt per cent of nil the mer
chant vessels In the world , Germany stand
ing second , France third , nnd the United
States fourth. It will bo noticed that Eng-
wJii HnMot nP.xlous for nn3f 1'llllculty that
will bring
forth a swarm of privateers.
The Odtoui 'onl Combine.
New Work World.
Could there bo a more cruel conspiracy
than this which clips the miners' scant
earnings , makes wnrmth arbitrarily dear
and causes mi Increase In coal-carrying div
idends to be coincident with an Increase In
the dentil rate among the poor ? If there are
SlM , * whit 31' S"q" C0ns"lro-
HnrmlcM Amusement.
Courier-Journal.
It Is a harmless amusement to suggest
names for the next democratic presidential
nomination , but In Indulging In It at least
an appearance of consistency should be con-
? " , Itcdby refraining from proposing men
who have already left the democratic party
We commend these remarks to our correl
w.ho wants young Mr. Bryan of
to head the next democratic
ttBTILBltS ItAVK.
O'NEILL , Neb. , Dec. 4. To the Editor of
The 13ec : I note with Interest your editorial
In last Sunday's Dee , headed : "Bring the
Settlers Back. " It Is timely and to the
point. Nebraska has lost a great many set
tlers the past year or two by reason of dry
seasons and short crops , and this section of
the state has , I regret to say , furnished her
quota of the deserters. It affords me no
llttlo satisfaction , however , to be able to
say that a united effort in the right direction
Is now being made by our people to arrest
this tide of migration , and also to Induce
those who have left us for perhaps more
favored localities to return and renew their
operations In house building , as well as to
encourage others seeking for homes to do
the same. This united effort Is in the direc
tion of taking the Idla surplus of waters
which have for so many years run wasted to
the seas and utilize them for the purposes
of agriculture to supply the moisture which
the growing crops need so badly and do not
get In the1- regular way. Already many en
terprises are now under way which have for
their object the reclamation of hundreds of
thousands of < acres of our fertile lands on
which the mosV bduntlful crops can be raised
when only thet mdlsture can be had.
The Elkhoffl ! Irrigation company has Just
completed a thirteen-mile ditch south of this
town which redeems over 9,000 acres of as
flno land ascaii ibo found anywhere In the
state. All oflt , | was at one time settled up ,
but most of , | tfcj ! now abandoned. That It
will readily , oe resettled now , however , Is
quite probablb' ' . Much of It can be bought
at very reasonable' figures yet , as It Is largely
owned by non-residents. All of It Is within
sight of the "clly"of O'Neill and under Irri
gation will in < nfghprt time- become very valu
able. ' ' % & ] "
The NlobraraSlclverIrrigation / and Power
company arefSJfow jA work taking water
rights for thalrirnafnmoth enterprise. Their
projected dllfl'hSwlllbe 250 miles long , be
sides several hundred 'miles more ot laterals.
Two thrjiyhundred thousand "acres of
land will be watered by them In Cherry ,
Brown , Rock and Holt counties.
The Ewlng Irrigation and Power company
has been organized with a capital ot $25,000.
They propose taking water from the South
Fork , south of the town of Ewlng , and re
claim some 10,000 acres with It.
A number ot smaller enterprises In this
county are also under way along the Eagle ,
Red Bird , Black Bird , Sand creek , Cache
creek and Verdigris , and many of our farm
ers will erect windmills to Irrigate ten and
fifteen acre patches. In the south part of
this county there are a number of small
artesian wells which Irrigate a number of
small tracts already , and more will be sunk
to the flow and made to answer the same
purpose the coming season.
All In all , this section of Nebraska prom
ises to blossom again as the veritable rose
In the near future. The certainty of a crop
with Irrigation , will give us a permanency
and our real estate a value which they have
never possessed before. Irrigation will make
us a country of small farms developed to
their fullest capacity and our people a pros
perous and happy class. It will usher In a
new era , better , richer and more permanent.
Yes , Mr. Editor , your suggestion is a good
one. Let our railroads assist the people to
recover what we have lost In way of popula
tion by calling the' attention of the emigra
tion public to the fact that even the blisterIng -
Ing rays of an August sun or the meager
rain allowance of a parsimonious weather
clerk cannot paralyze the energy of our en
terprising people ; that our genius and push
are equal to > any emergency , and though the
clouds may refuse to weap over our thirsty
and dying crops ; our rivers and lakes will
supply the deficiency through ditches and
laterals carefully constructed. Yours truly ,
CLARENCE SELAH.
KRIIIIASKA
Schuyler Quill : It Is amusing to so often
read in the World-Herald about "the poor ,
old Bee , " when the facts are that The Bee
Is a successful , profitable enterprise and the
World-Herald Is an expensive luxury to Its
owners.
Hastings Nebraskan : The discussions In
dulged In by a number of Nebraska news
papers with respect to Rosewater'B connec
tion with the gubernatorial fight reads like
child's prattle. Some editors should cat
liberally of ash diet while the weather is
cool.
Aurora Sun : The people are not fools. And
they would almost bo considered so If they
thought more people were subscribing 'or
the 11. & M. Journal than The Omaha Bee ,
The Journal may gWo away more papers than
The Dee , but It Is preposterous to suppose It
sells more. The news Is what the people
are wanting , and they find It In The Boo.
JuFAlll UBTVttif.
tNe | r York Sun.
Twos after the play , as we bowled along
In the carriage. Ah. how well
There lingersnow , In my heart of hearts
The magic of thflt spell !
I dared not speak In an uttered word
The thouKhto.in my heart that night ,
But I caze < i InJher eyes and. I felt she knew ,
And I thrilled with wild delight.
Then It was that J dared , as we sped along1 ,
To touch her nan * with mine
Under the robe , and I thrilled again
With ecstacr 'divine.
And I pressed It-KenUy. Alas for mol
For later on , I own ,
I found I'd pressed not my dear one a hand.
But that of her chaperon.
r
O , reader dearupray blame me not ,
This shows in me no lack ;
I squeezed the wrong hand. It Is true ;
But then , she/ squeezed mine back.
rttK rimsinr.XT'H SIESSAOK.
Kansas City Journal ( rep , ) ; Like all his
official nets during the present term the
document In a disappointment/ the people
and must bo a humiliation to his remaining
adherents ,
Chicago Tribune ( ren ) ; With the excep
tion of the brief tar . - . ' statement nnd the
somewhat longer financial statement the mes
sage Is purely clerical and reflects the rou
tine work ot the departments ,
Chicago Herald ( Jem , ) : On the whole , It
is a satisfactory document , which clears up
the situation amazingly , which will excite
but llttlo hostile criticism ami which Is a
creditable American state paper.
Minneapolis Times ( dein. ) : The document
contains a good deal ot valuable Information
for all good citizens , but It wilt require a
day's hard study to extricate U from the
ocean of verbiage In which It flounders.
Chicago Times ( denf , ) : It Is characteristic
of him In Us boldness , In Its devotion to the
principle of tariff reform , and , most un
happily , In Its complete acquiescence In those
principles of monetary science preached In
bank parlors and practiced for the profit cf
bankers.
St. Paul Qlobo ( dem. ) : Was Mr. Cleve
land ever a newspaper man ? Is a question
that may be asked when reading his recom
mendations concerning the malls. Ho thinks
a reform In the line suggested would event
ually result In carrying periodicals and news
papers free.
St. Paul Pioneer Press ( rep. ) : The cur
rency Is the only subject of first-rate Im
portance with which It deals , and that were
clearly better let alone for the present. The
best advice to glvo to this congress Is that
which the president refused to follow In con
structing his message , "Cut It short , "
Chicago Mall ( rep. ) : President Cleveland's
annual message gives the Impression that It
was written by a tired man. He falls to
pitch Into the democratic congress , he scolds
no one , and ho avoids Cleveland phrases. For
the most part he contents himself with a
tiresome review of the reports of the various
cabinet officers , agreeing with their recom
mendations for legislation.
Kansas City Times ( dem. ) : The message
is written In that vigorous style and rugged
period which marks all the state papers of
Mr. Cleveland. It Is likely to make a pro
found Impression on congress and the country
and may stimulate such a measure of energy
en the part of the senators and members dur
ing the short session as will secure some of
the Important reforms recommended.
Chicago Post ( dem. ) : Every ono who glances
at the message will bo struck by the austerity
of style whtth It shows. The familiar
Clevelandcsqiio aphorisms and axioms , those
ponderous and awful alliterations which he
has hurled' at our devoted heads for ten
years , off and on , are wholly absent. We
look In vain for the "Innocuous desuetude"
plinso of his genius. The Illuminations are
extinct. The springs ot fancy are exhausted.
The message Is as dry as a covered bridge.
Globe-Democrat ( rep. ) : The message of
President Cleveland this year Is the longest
ono that ho has ever written and the one
that contains the least matter ot original
Interest and importance. It Is composed
mainly ot abstracts of the reports of the
different departments , with passing recom-
tnendatlons upon points that do not particu
larly affect the general welfare. *
That part of the message which will attract
the most attention Is the outline ot a plan
for a new currency system.
Denver Republican ( rep. ) : Before his last
election to the presidency Mr. Cleveland was
constant. In season and out of season , In
tolling the country how the rich were getting
rlcjier and the poor poorer under the repub
lican protective policy. What a pity it Is
that he found no space In his latest volumi
nous and platitudinous message to tell his fel
low citizens how both the rich and the poor
having been getting poorer ever since his
party obtained absolute control of the leg
islative and executive branches of the gov
ernment !
Denver News ( pop. ) : The "elasticity" that
fllls the president's mind Is not that flexi
bility which the changing moods , of commerce
may require , but the ability upon the part of
banks to contract the volume of currency at
will. Like the fabled Aeolus , who held the
winds by which he sped his voyage confined
In a bag tlieso favored corporations will
hold the entire money of the country under
the control of the syndicate which will repre
sent them , to flow out or bo drawn In as
It shall deslro. It Is shocking to think of the
vast poner for evil such a law would confer
upon the greedy and remorseless of the coun
try a power which would inevitably be used
for the Inordinate enrichment ot the bankers
and the misery and Impoverishment of the
people.
Courier-Journal ( dem. ) : The president's
annual message , transmitted to congress yes
terday , is unusually long , and Is almost as
uninteresting as It Is long. Aside from the
endorsement and synopsis of Secretary Car
lisle's plan for currency reform , with oao or
two other recommendations , the message
has but little other significance than attaches
to a clerk-llko condensation ot the various
departmental reports. In this respect It Is
different from some of the preceding mes
sages of Mr. Cleveland. The fea
ture that will attract most attention Is the
recommendation of a plan looking to the
commendable object of divorcing the govern
ment from the business of banking and : pro
viding for an ample , elastic and perfectly safe
bank currency.
Looking llnelmard.
Wlsner Chronicle.
Once on a time the Fremont Tribune led
a bolt against E. K. Valentine for congress ,
nnd yet it was not read out of the party. On
the contrary , Its editor , Ross Hammond , Is
still very much In evidence at every state
convention. There Is one thing In politics
that Is more foolish than nominating candi
dates to pplte somebody else , and that Is
this talk about reading out of the party all
who refuse to support all of Its candidates
at all times.
liAKlili UP MllCTll.
Buffalo Courier : If you'll notice , the
hatchet-faced man seldom splits his sides
with laughter.
Richmond Dispatch : With the college
barber It Is an everyday occurrence to
score a touchdown.
Oil City Blizzard : Stag- parties arc so
called , so It Is said , because the men
usually stagger home from them.
Yonkers Statesman : The horse Is sup
posed to be man's best friend , unless he
happens to bet on him In a race ,
Washington Star : "Full Bleeves nro still
very popular , " said the girl who was de
signing a new dress ,
"Yes , " replied the girl who enjoys foot
ball ; "but not as popular as full backs. "
Dallas News : "I propose , " began the de
liberate old lawyer who called around to see
a young widow on business , when his vl-
vocloug client exclaimed "I "
, accept , They
are now partners.
Texas Sittings ; She It Is very nice to BO
to the theater , but you never take me along
when you go. " He Well , I'll take you with
me tonight. There IB a play on the boards
you ought to see. She What Is It ? He
"The Taming of the Shrew. "
Yonkers Statesman : Tramp Can't I get
the boss's ear for a minute ? Husband I
don't think you can get her ear , but I'm
Bure If you wait until she comes downstairs
you can get a piece of her mind.
Buffalo Courier : No matter how others
uf his race may have to live , the colored
sleeping1 car porter always Insists upon good
quarters for himself.
.Somcrvllle Journal : Wiggles Excuse me ,
old man. for saying BO , but that was a
pretty tough cigar that you gave me yes
terday ,
WaKBlea Yes , I thought so. It was ono
that you gave me yourself about a week
ago.
A WORD OF CAUTION.
Detroit Free Vre i.
"I know a bank whereon the wild thyme
grows , "
He snntt , when suddenly his hostess rose
And whispered , "Do not let my husband
hear
Ho has too many wild times now , I fear. "
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PURR
COY , BOTD HAS A BACKSET
His Name Sail to Have Been Withdrawn
from Consideration at Washington ,
MAY NOT GET THE POSTOFFICE AFTER AIL
Coimojrcr In Morion's rrcfnrrnco for Iho
rince nml Ho Stnmlt ( looit Show
ot Winning I.oivo iinil lltn-
tin Are Applicants
WASHINGTON HUUEAU OP TUB DEE.
HOT P Street , N. W.
WASHINGTON , Pec. C.
It la understood nt the Postofflco i ! '
partmcnt today that the name ot ex-Gov
ernor IJoyil had been withdrawn , or will
bo withdrawn , from consideration 03 a
candidate for appointment as post
master at Omaha. Secretary Morton Is In
clined to urge the appointment of Charles
Connoyer. It Is also ascertained that W. W.
Lowe and C. U. Uustln are candidates for
the position , and cither one of them might
prove satisfactory , to Secretary Morton as a
second choice. It seems likely , however ,
that the secretary may have his nrst choice
gratified In the matter by the appointment
of Connoyer.
Governor Uoyd has told a plrsonal
friend here this afternoon that he will not
voluntarily withdraw.
ALLEN INDIGNANT AT I'UGH.
Senator Allen secured the passage of a reso
lution In July last calling upon the attorney
general for all telegraphic nnd other corre
spondence between the railroad corporations
ami the Department of Justice concerning the
strike at Chicago. During the absence of
Senator Allen on the following day , on mo
tion of Senator I'ugh , the resolution was
reconsidered. Senator Allen did not know of
this proceeding until today , when he Intro
duced a resolution striking from the Con
gressional Record all accounts of the pro
ceedings by which his resolution was
rescinded , He will address the senate to
morrow on this resolution. He says that
Senator Pugh flagrantly violated "senatorial
courtesy" when he opposed the Allen resolu
tion at a tlmo when Its author was absent
from the senate chamber.
Kdgar M. Westervelt , the receiver of the
Citizens National bank of Grand Island , which
failed some tlmo ago. Is here closing up the
matters connected with his offlce. He had a
short conference today with Comptroller of
the Currency Eckels.
W. P. Taylor , an Omaha banker , Is hereon
on his way homo from New York , and called
upon Congressmen Mercer and Ilalner of
the capltol today.
Senator Manderson has accepted an Invita
tion to deliver an address at the exercises
connected with the presentation of the statues
of General Stark and Daniel Webster , to be
placed In Statuary hall In the capltol buildIng -
Ing by the citizens of the state of New Hamp
shire on December 21.
PICKLER WANTS TO KNOW.
Congressman Pickler of South Dakota today
Introduced a resolution directing the secre
tary of the treasury to transmit to the house
a list of the soldiers of the late war who
have been discharged from the different bu
reaus of the department since March 4 , 1893 , '
with a statement as to the cause of such
dismissals. The resolution was referred to
the committee on Invalid pensions. Mr. Pick
ler says that this resolution Is Introduced by
the request of a largo number of Grand Army
of the Republic veterans.
Senator Kyle today Introduced a bill grantIng -
Ing right of way through the Sioux Indian
reservation to the Forest City & Sioux City
Railroad company. The bill was referred to
the committee on Indian affairs.
The secretary of Interior has rendered de
cision on appeals from the decisions or the
commissioner of the general land office In
the following cases : Eugene M. Cooley against
Sidney Fisher. Watertown district , South Da
kota , application for certlorarl denied and
Fisher's entry Is held for cancellation ; Frank
Shank against Lawrence S. Glll.ck , McCook
district , Nebraska , motion for review denied
and Gllltek'trentrylielil for cancellation.
Postmasters have been appointed as follows :
Iowa Masslllon , Cedar county , Ida M , Keith
vlco II. J. Drockman , resigned ; Oswalt , Jas
per county , Stella Clark vice Ellas Frleberg ,
resigned. South Dakota Clarkson , Turner
county , Mary A. McKercher , vice Milton
Salmon , resigned.
Dr. F. S. Hunt has been appointed an ex
amining surgeon for the pension bureau at
O'Neill , Neb.
OOVKHNMENT FOIl JNUIAN TK11HITUICV
Senator Uorry Introduced a Hill to Crcnto
tlio Territory of Imlliuiolu.
WASHINGTON , Dec. C. The bill Intro
duced In the senate today by Senator Berry
to provide a temporary government for the
portion of the- Indian territory occupied by
the five civilized tribes provides that a terri
tory shall bo formed , to bo known as the
territory of Indlanola. Among the first pro
visions made Is one to the effect that any
time In the future the boundaries may bo
changed or any portion attached to any other
state or territory by the action of congress
without the consent of the Inhabitants of
the new territory. The bill provides for a
governor and a secretary of the territory , a
delegate to congress and a legislative assem
bly. All male citizen * of the United Statct
who arc actual residents nnd over 21 yean
of ngo nre to hiwo the right to vote , as art -
also all mala Indians who nro citizens oj '
any trlbo In the territory. H Is provided
that no law shall bo passed by the legisla
ture Interfering with the primary disposal
ot the cell or with the titles ot the Indlani
of the various tribes or tholr manner of hold
ing ( he same. Indian homesteads are mad !
Inalienable and are exempt from taxation ,
The bill provides for a complete Judicial sys <
tern nnd adopts a largo number ot the lawi
of the state ot Arkansas. All Iho provision ;
of treaties heretofore made by the United
States with the civilized tribes , except so fai
as the treaties relate to land titles , nro abro
gated nnd repealed nnd all governments es
tabllshcd by the tribes abolished. The land !
now held In common by the several tribal. ,
are to bo divided In severally among thl * *
members of the tribes , each to have n home ,
stead ot 140 acres , nnd after this division the
residue Is to bo sold nnd the proceeds di
vided among the Indians.
INAUCUU.YTKD A TAIlirP WAlt. vl
Germans Mining to Mint Out Ono Mure
Amnrlrnu Product.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 6. Germany hni
taken the Initiative step toward curtailing
the Importation of another American product
In the proposition now before the Dundesratb
to enormously Increase the duly on cotton
seed oil. The proposition ta to Increase tin
present duty , which Is Jl. to ? 2 , equivalent
to n duty of 250 per cent , and as the proposi
tion Is supported by the combined agrarian
nnd protectionist Industrial parties thcr
can bo little doubt that It will succeed. Tha
subject ts treated nt length In a report to
the State department by United Stales Con
sul Mcrrll , nt llrcmen. Ho says that In
the future cotton seed oil and oil nuts and
Seeds will pay a high duty. The raising of
the duty Is supported by the report that Its
use fet food purposes rose from 142,000
pounds In 18S5 to over COO.OOO pounds In
1893 , ny means of simple processes ot ro-
llnlng , cotton seed oil can bo turned Into
sweet oil , and Is used to a great extent
In the manufacture of artificial butler , nnd
also for Ihe conservation of fish.
"All this means , " nays the consul , "lhat
Germany Intend * to strike nt cotlon seed oil
and means to strike oleomargarine. If ofll-
daily drugged so as to bo unfit for trans-
foimatTon Into food the oil will bo admitted
nt a much lower rate. The result will bo
n considerable rise In Iho prlco of the mater
ial for the manufacture of oleomargarine ,
but , unlike our American manufacturers , the
Germans have not succeeded In producing the
oil from the seed nt for food purposes. "
The consul marks the progress of this
trnino war In the significant paragraph : "I
had hoped to bo able to report that there
was a sincere dcrftro on the part of the Ger
man people to Join the people of the United
States In a mutual effort for the extension
of the commerce of both countries , but the
foregoing , together with recent edicts ngalnst
American beef , would Indicate lo a certain
extent a different nttltudo In this country
toward the enlargement of trade In American
products. "
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and sides with sharp pains ,
causing loss of strength and
great physical prostration.
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A genuine Slww knit Cotswold - A lot very fine French
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ribbed wool shirts and
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close for 2T > c per pair. drawers , shirts silk fin
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trimmed drawers with satteen band , pearl buttons ,
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A very fine sanitary-natural wool shirt or
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