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fiwoin tn before me anJ nul-Bcrlliod In my
pre ! nce this 3d ilay of December. 1831.
( Seal. ) N. T. FK1U Notaiy Public.
Oinulm wants n innrket liou.se nnd ati-
illtoriuin. The structure should be nb-
Holntcly Hi-uproot nnd the innrUet place
should occupy n whole square.
City I'rosccutor Shopiimkor should
ptii'Ku himself of the clini'KCU brought
nfjnlnst him by Councllinau Wheeler.
They nrc too serious to be ignored.
Secretary Allen Is still busy explaining
nwny the leslslntlvc supply scandal.
The next tiling In order will be to ex-
plnln something much more serious.
The Boo would'again ildnionlsh Judge
Scott that It will he to his Interest to
ninlto his proposed .vacation permanent
nnd let Governor Crounse nppoiat his
successor.
Editor Ilrynn 1ms better return to the
bosom of his newspaper family. Ills
presence Is sadly wanted ut the editorial
paste pot. which 1ms been doing duty
under a severe strnln.
There Is nothing perpetual in this
world of ours. , Change Is the universal
order. The Irresistible law of change
applies as much to cities as It does to
men nnd their social environment.
If there Is any man In this country
who has mastered the four r's and has
not already formulated a new plan for
elastic currency he must be sought In
the asylum for the feeble minded.
The Japanese army Is still marching
lu the direction of the Chinese capital ,
nnd unless LI Hung Chang succeeds
In checking the belligerent Japs ho will
be In .danger of being divested of his
last Jacket and even Ills nether gar
ment.
Wo venture to say that out of the
1015 members of the house who voted
for the pooling bill not a dozen repre
sent the wishes of their constituents.
In fact , It Is doubtful whether any con
siderable number of people outside of
railroad circles sanction this measure.
The Incoming legislature will have
abundant tlmo to formulate some laws
that will promote the welfare of their
constituents. The danger Is that the
members will bo beset by the old gang
of oil roomers whose business It Is to
decoy members from the path of duty.
If none of the subeditors of the
Omaha Double-Under have been on the
pay roll of the penitentiary boodle gang
they must have been acting under In
Ktruetlons Just before , during and after
the Impeachment of the state olllcers
for whom they have been apologizing In
perfect harmony with the old estab
lished organ of state house plunderers
and jobbers.
The members of the German parlla
inent who refused to rise nnd cheer the
emperor at the opening of the session
will bo allowed to get off with n rebuke
Instead of being put on a diet of bread
nnd water for a few weeks. This must
bo very consoling to the offenders
ngalnst majesty. It only emphasizes
the old adage that you can bring a
horse to water , but you cauufit make
his drink.
There Is no necessity for the council
nnd the police commission to got Into
n jungle over the proposed rcorganlzu
tlon of the lire department. The lire
nnd police commission hns exclusive
control of the department nnd also must
bo held responsible for Its Ini'tllclency.
The council bus the purse strings nnd
Its province Is to check extravagance or
reckless waste when lu Its judgment ex
pendltnres nro not warranted.
Judge Sanborn does not seem to have
much sympathy for the overworked nnd
underpaid Union I'aclile receivers. The
stono-hearted Judge actually Intimates
that $1,000 a month would keep" .the
ivolf from the door. The judge has
never lived In the Waldorf , where they
charge $40 a day for a suite of rooms
and make their guests drop ? . " > tips to
the portur every time ho responds to the
boll. "Judge Sanborn does not know
what It costs to live In good style In
New York.
The lire insurance agents have held . ,
conference with a view to securing
legislation that will promote their In-
tercst. Would It not ba proper and
timely for the premium payers to lieU
a conference with a view to securing
Midi legislation as would promote theb
Interest ? There should bo reclproeltj
In all such matters , and the legislature
should bo nmdo to understand clearlj
what the men who bear the burdpn of
Insurance require In the way of ad
dltlonal Insurance regulation and re
strlctlou ,
/ 00//Atf niMi FASHKI ) TIM ttQUSK.
The passage of the pooling bill In the
house was not unexpected , but the
nrge vote It received probably ex
cecdcd the expectation of Its most snn-
ulnc supporters. The measure , as
uloptcd , WIIH little changed from the
orm reported to the hduse by the coin-
nlttcc , but there was one Important
amendment , reserving the power to
congress of changing , rescinding or dis
solving pooling orders at any time.
This leaves an nppenl to the reprcscuta-
Ivcs of the people In nny case where
i pooling order should bo found to
operate unsatisfactorily or against the
iiibllc Interest , nnd the tendency' of
his will bo to make both the 'coiumls-
loii nnd the courts more careful In
granting orders for pooling , In the event
of the bill becoming u law , which now
seems likely. There has never boon
nuch doubt that If the house agreed
o legalize pooling the senate would
consent , BO that It Is doubtless pretty
safe to say that the bill will pass the
alter body at an early day. What the
. ( resident thinks of the proposed legls-
atlon Is not known , but it is highly
n-obablo lie will bo found friendly to
: ho desire of the combined railroad In-
: erosr , which has been working per
sistently for several years to secure a
aw allowing pooling.
The measure Is stringent In Its pro
visions. Tooling contracts must belied
lied in writing with the Interstate Com-
nerco rommlsslon for twenty days be
fore they can go Into effect , nnd It is
undo the duty of the commission to dls-
ipprove nny contract If It shall appear ,
on Inspection , that it will result In tin-
easonablc rates , unjust discrimination ,
nferlor service to the public , or other
wise contravene the provisions of the
let. The parties to the contract may
appeal to the courts , In case of Its being
lisnpprovcd by the commission , but In
.he meantime the contract Is Illegal and
unenforceable , so that the practical ef
fect Is to place It under the exclusive
control of the commission. The cases
would bo extremely rare In which the
allronds would decline to accede to the
equlrements of the commission , know-
ng that In the llrst place the chances
would be against them In the courts ,
while If they were successful 'there
they might still have to face an appeal
to congress. The bill confers very
great powers on the commission , which
'an ' be summarily exercised In the In
terest of the public If that body is
lonestly disposed to subserve the public
.nterests. Among other things the coin-
mission Is given power , If It should not
choose to disapprove a contract , to Issue
in order requiring the parties thereto
to change such rates or practices as nrc
deemed hurtful to the public , and If the
parties refuse compliance then the com
mission may apply to any circuit court
Avlthln the jurisdiction of which any of
the parties has Its principal office to
enforce Us orders.
The railroads may congratulate them
selves upon the result of their energetic
labors In behalf of a pooling law , so
far as the action of the house of repre
sentatives Is concerned , though they
will be wise riot to lose sight of the fact
that there was a strong opposition
there to such legislation. As already
said It Is to bo expected that the bill
will pass the senate , because the cor
porations are stronger there than in the
house , but they may encounter more
opposition in that body than they pos
sibly anticipate.
JVO VALID OK HATWKAL OHJECTIOXS.
Some of the rock-roptcd members of
our park commission plant themselves
upon the doctrine that once n place Is
declared to be a park It must remain a
tree nursery and posy garden forever.
They Insist that because Miller park
has been mapped out ns a park and
boulevard extension therefore it must
remain so from now until our planet
ceases to be habitable by man.
Now let us reason together nud see
whether there Is any rational ground
upon which the park commission can
stand In opposition to the suggestion
made by The I5ce. According to
Webster a park Is a piece of ground In
or iienr a city or town enclosed nnd
kept for ornament nnd recreation.
Does that mean that parks can only be
tracts of land planted with rows of
trees nnd ornamented with llower beds ?
Does It mean that the roadways In n
park must be laid out In a particular
fashion and tho- teams going over them
must be driven at a slow pace or any
limited speed ? The Idea Is preposter
ous and nt variance with the definition
of a park for recreation. Nobody will
dare assert that Fnlrmount park In
Philadelphia , Central park. In New
York , or Kensington park In London
are not parks In their broadest sense ,
and yet portions of those park grounds
are dedicated to the enclosure of rare
animals nnd game , while other portions
tions are appropriated for exhibition
purposes , Including exhibits of every
description. What do the Omaha wiseacres -
acres say about the conversion of Knlr-
mount park into the Centennial Expo
sition grounds , where In 1870 there
were acres upon acres covered by
temporary and permanent structures
for exhibiting the products of the soil ,
mine , mill and factory , as well as the
works of art , ancient and modern , not
only of America , but of all the nations
of the earth ? And what about the use
of Jackson park nt Chicago for the
World's fair of 1S1K1 ?
If It Is proper and legitimate to use
a public park for an international exr
position would there be anything Im
proper or unlawful in using a park for
an Interstate exposition or a slate fair ?
And why Is not a driving park or a
circular drlve'way as much for public
recreation as a boulevard or ordinary
roadway ? Hut one or two members of
the park commission declare that
several thousand dollars have already
been expended In grading Miller park
and planting saplings that arc nearly
all dead. Now what of It ? How much
can the park commission expend on
Miller park during the next ten years
unless they get n new source of reve
nue ? The amount In the park fund
today Is a fraction over $1U,000. That
amount and the proceeds of the tax
levy for park purposes Is all they will
have nt their disposal during the yeai
ISO , ' . If they had $100,000 every dollai
will bo swallowed up by the projected
Improvements of the three principal
parka that nro available to the people
of Omaha for recreation , namely , Hans *
com park , Ill'rcrsldo park nnd Klmwood
[ mrk. The fact Is , Miller park Is not
nuch better than an ordinary corn
fleld today , and no matter how much
money the commission squanders upon
it twenty years must elapse before It
can become a well shaded and attrac
tive park ground.
On the other hand , If used for cxposl-
Ion , zoological garden and driving
mrk the city will get Its money's worth
and the ground will be utilized , whereas
ho location of the fair grounds and
Irlvlng park on another tract will leave
Allller park dreary and unattractive for
years and take a very large slice out
) f the city nnd county treasuries by
ihe exemption from taxes of ground
that now contributes Its share to the
nalntenanco of city and county gov
ernment.
TJ1K VAUIOUS CUltllKXCr 1'I.AXS.
The house committee on banking and
currency has thus far listened to ox-
ihumtlons of four plans for n new bank
currency , nil of them different In essen
tial features , yet each advocated with
earnestness , confidence and more or less
. ( Inuslblllty , as providing n solution of
.ho question. It Is n forceful Illustra-
: lon of the wide diversity of views upon
: hls subject among men who have given
t very careful study and suggests the
Hill unities In the way of reaching a plan
hat will be generally satisfactory. The
aim of all these plans is to secure
greater elasticity to the currency with-
> ut Impairing Its security , the essential
llfferences between them being In the
iiiethods proposed for accomplishing
this.
It Is presumed that everybody Inter
ested in the currency question is famll-
ar with the principal features of the
various plans presented to the banking
and currency committee. That of the
secretary of the treasury , which re
ceived the unqualified approval of the
( resident , has already been Introduced
in the house nud referred. It has been
subjected to n good deal of unfavorable
criticism. The provision requiring na
tional banks to deposit nnd maintain nt
all times a guarantee fund of ! ! 0 per
cent of their clrculatloti , on which fund
they would receive no return , It Is be
lieved by many will be fatal to the suc
cess of the plan. Moreover , there Is a
discrimination In favor of state banks ,
regarding which the secretary Is mani
festly partial , in the provision that those
banks shall keep , instead of deposit , a
guarantee fund , so that lu their case
they would Include this 30 per cent
among their current reserves , which
would bo available if needed. Another
objection is to the proposition to make
national banks responsible for the circu
lating notes Issued by nny one of their
number. It Is urged that while n bank
might not mind the risk of being called
upon for a definite per cent on the
amount of Its circulation If needed to
keep good a guarantee fund It might
refuse to engage to undertake any share
of an unlimited responsibility. This
mutual responsibility of national banks
would result , it Is the opinion of prac
tical financiers , In these banks giving up
their national charters and becoming
state banks , particularly as state banks ,
under Mr. Carlisle's' plan , are to have
all the advantages of national banks.
The state bank part of the secretary's
scheme Is regarded by many as its es
pecially weak feature , and while It may
commend Itself to a certain clement In
congress will not receive the support of
the conservative men of that body who
arc not prepared to open the way to the
currency system of 1850.
Comptroller Eckels submitted a plan
requiring that the security deposited by
banks shall bo equal to 00 per cent of
the authorized circulation , and that
when the legal tenders nnd treasury
notes arc used to redeem the bank notes
for which they were deposited they shall
bo permanently retired and destroyed.
If the objection to a 30 per cent deposit
is well taken there is nothing to bo said
In defense of the proposition to make
It 50 per cent. Besides these the com
mittee heard argument In support of
what is known as the Baltimore plan
and. listened to a somewhat modified
form of that scheme submitted by Mr.
Horace White of Now York.
The tendency of these various plans
Is to carry confusion , ns suggested by
a member of the banking and currency
committee , to the present confused con
dition , and a study of them Is very
likely to convince a great many people
that perhaps the wisest and safest
policy Is to let the currency alone , at
any rate until there Is more urgent
necessity than nt present for a change
and a party Is In power better qualified
than the democracy to deal wisely and
practically with the subject If the
discussion of the currency nt this time
docs no harm perhaps the tlmo given
to it will not be altogether wasted , but
there is a possibility that It may have
the effect to retard the return of ilnan
elal confidence. There Is hardly a
chance , however , that any currency plan
can pass this congress , nnd this fact
ought to fully reassure the financial In
tercsts of the country.
Mr. Dllworth , ono of the secretaries
of the State Board of Transportation ,
has taken It upon himself to visit DOS
Molnes In order to ascertain how soon
the Iowa railroad commission proposes
to raise freight rates , and to what extent <
tent they are to bo raised. Mr. Dll
worth Is to bo commended for rising to
the occasion. It certainly Is amusing ,
If it were not disgusting , to see such
Interest manifested In the proposed
raise of rates over In Iowa when every
body knows that the board manifested
no interest when the Iowa rates were
lowered some years .ago. It Is con
ceded that Mr. Dllworth Is the most ef
ficient member of the board , or rather
of the secretaries , but In view of the
fact that not a single line has been
written in the Journals of the conimls
slon since the middle of June the labors
of the board have not been very ex
hausting on the most Industrious of Its
secretaries.
The explanation offered by the Turk
lah government for the course pursued
toward the Armenians will hardly be
accepted by the civilized world as jus
tifying the horrible atrocities committed
upon those unfortunate people. Even
If Jt bo true , which Is very question
able , that n few Armenians rose In In
surrection against the cruel nnd brutal
deapojlsm tft which they are subjected
and cominljJi'S the outrages charged by
ho Turkish government , It furnishes no
excuse for the unspeakable outrages
> orpotrated | jlLtho bloodthirsty Kurds.
The power Airtlle government of Turkey
s sulllclen rt j have brought to swift
justice every Armenian Insurgent
; ullty of art ptilragc , but Instead of ex
ercising thlffpo'wcr ' , as all civilized na
tions would hdjYo done. It let loose upon
i defenseless people a horde of the most
irtitnl soldiery .on earth nnd permitted
t to do IU' ' < ftfhrful work without re
straint. ThefuHs no palliation for this
terrible crime 'against humanity and
civilization , > nnd It Is the duty of the
latlons to hold Turkey to a stern ac
countability. The Christian world Is
( rofotindly concerned In the question
whether Armenia shall bo longer sub-
Icctcd to Mohammedan domination.
One of the British representatives to
the labor convention nt Denver said In
i speech that bimetallism Is rapidly
; alnlug popular support In Great Britain
mil that It will be an Important factor
In the next British general election.
This Is doubtless true , though there haslet
lot been any very recent evidence of
t , unless the success of the conserva
tives In some of the recent elections Is
to bo ascribcdJn part to the fact that
the leaders of that party are friendly
to bimetallism. However , there Is
reason to believe that Mr. Holmes did
not misstate the situation abroad , nnd
It Is nn encouraging fact , since it con
tains the promise that within the next
few years Great Britain may cease to
1)0 the great obstructionist to a world
wide remonetizatlon ot silver. AVlth
that country favorable to bimetallism
there would be no further dllllculty In
bringing all the nations to that policy.
The United States can afford to wait
for British conversion on this question.
Six thousand dollars a year for three
secretaries of the State Board of Trans
portation Is rather nu expensive luxury
for a tax-ridden state like Nebraska ,
especially when It Is notorious that
these secretaries are simply drawing
their salaries as political perquisites
dispensed at the Instance of the rail
road czar. If wo cannot abolish the
whole board two of the three secre
taries can readily bo spared. That
would be a saving of $4OQO a year with
out counting incidentals for which the
state has to pay.
Til n ( Jrcnf Achtni ; Void.
Chicago Tribune.
There may be ru > truth In the rumor that
Senator Hill lsitt , > out to marry , but there
must be times tvn n the senator feels that
It would be a relief If ho could.
Popular Will.
Olobe-Dcmocrat.
The next houa. > vlll decide contested elec
tion cases on. tljelr merits , nnd with a view
to enforcing 'the ' will of the people , which
Implies that < republicans stand a better
chance of belmj qe ited thun democrats.
The Ulffcrciico the Next Morning.
ItiQlnn'rlpolls Journal.
One day thi'iirfjildent ' ot the Sugar trust
complains to1 the leountry that Its business
Is ruined , but on the next Its directors de
clare the equivalent or 12 per cent dividend
on $73.000,000 , orsVock , , JOT.000,000 of which
represents not ajuwlar of property or money
paid In. L.j .1 .
IliililluauUia.Iioltl Kcnorvo. . .
CTiinTdclphla Press.
It has been Sola that Mr. Carlisle allotted-
the recent government loan to n bankers'
syndicate at a lower prlco than other bid
ders were willing to give because the bankers
would furnish the gold to pay for the bonds
without troubling the treasury. It now ap
pears that the treasury Is being drawn upon
for from $ G,000OuO to $10.000.000 of gold by
parties who bought the bonds. There seems
to be a yellow gentleman In this woodpile.
Hypnotic Nonsense.
Minneapolis Tribune.
Harry Hayward's accomplices and ac
cusers generally assert that he exercised
"hypnotic" Influence over them , paralyzing
their wills. This excuse Is getting to be too
common with persons caught In bad
scrapes. It Is a plea that cannot be allowed
In court. Every individual must understand
that he la responsible for his own acts.
There may be cases in which one strong will
can control a weak one , but If BO It does It
by a superior natural force , and not by any
supernatural power.
Appomnttox Hiid Surrender.
'Washington Tost.
Wo perceive with sorrow and amazement
that the Postoftce department Is determined
to consummate the blunder Involved In
changing the postolllce name of Appomattox
to that of Surrender. It la ai change which
the people most Interested unanimously op
pose and deplore ; It Is a change 'not at all
necessary from any conceivable point of
view : It Is a change obnoxious to propriety
and good taste. We do not believe that the
most furious of the professional union vet
erans Knlrchlld or Foruker , or any of the
re3twould Insist upon It , for , with nil their
nonsense in politics , Falrchlld and Koraker
were lighting men. in war times , and light
ing men do not seek the humiliation of
those over whom they have triumphed In
fair field. The Postofllce department , how
ever , has decreed that the change must be
made , and , for the present , at least , wo
suppose the change will stand. We repeat ,
nevertheless , that the decision astonishes
and. grieves us.
OF LIFE.
Boston Transcript : These balloon sleeves
evidently come of a desire to widen woman's
sphere.
Philadelphia "Record : "Where are you
employed ? " asked the fresh conductor. "I
am a school teacher , and I train the mind.
You skip out and mind the train , " said the
good-looking miss.
Puck : Grymes Your wife reminds me n
great deal of my sister who lives in the
Un'derdek She reminds me pretty often
of her llrst husband.
Washington Star : "It's a good Idea to
make light of your troubles. "
"I do. " replied Happlgo ; "whenever a
creditor sends me a letter L burn It. "
Detroit Tribune : "Oot even with my
wife. " "How ? " -"Smoked the cigars she
gave me In thouJroeence of her curtains , "
Chicago Tribune1 ; "That Is an enormous
pyramid you nrtt building , " observed a royal
visitor at Egypt1 ; * court , "but it seems n
purposeless klnl | of structure. What Is It
"When the top Jstone Is laid , " replied
King Cheeps , guardedly , "you will see the
point. " IB > <
Indianapolis J urrial : Jimmy Wet makes
so many of dem 'actor fellers git sottenln'
of de brain. I wondwT
Mickey Aw , 'dafs ' easy. Delr heads
swells up an' de air gits In , see ?
AN OL'fo feDNa UESUNQ.
Philadelphia Ilecoril.
They used ( oslng some time ago
A rather p.lalntlve song ,
"Man wants little here below ,
Nor wanta ( hat little long. "
But nowadays the song Is set
With muslq to the rhyme :
"Man wanta aa much an he can get ,
And wants It all the time. "
1'KOl'I.K J.\i > TIIIXUH.
Dr. Theodore H. Tim by , Inventor of the re
volving turret first used on the lilitorle Moni
tor , U living In ChicARo at tli ago of 72.
A criuaJo for clean broad Is on In fh'ciigo. '
Owing to the expansive cult > nffectcd there , r-
tittle mixer * of dough hnvo their hand * fres
coed a U Chicago rlv r.
It Is asserted Senator Hill IB not a profane -
fane man and does not know how to awcnr.
just why he hurried to the solemn seclusion
ot Florida timber remain * a mystery.
A professional enthusiast refers to archi
tecture as "frozen music. " He must be a
novice whose ears were never smitten with
the sonorous musla which bills for extras
provoke.
A rebellion has broken out In Wu-llu ,
China. This Is the charming home of the
poppy and that peculiar tribe yclept the
Hooiioo ? , temporarily sojourning In the Mis
souri valley.
The announcement that the government
wilt eell IU experimental sugar factory at
Medicine. Lodge , Kan. , comes at the nick
of time. Jerry Simpson longs for some
thing to sweeten the pangs ot defeat.
Mary KM cm Lease has decided to settle
down on a twenty-acre fruit farm near
Fresno , Cal , As whereabouts of Mr.
Lease Is not definitely known his sympa
thizers are obliged to withhold congratula
tions.
Gilbert Pond of Mllford , Mass. , who played
with the Ml'ford brass band at the dedica
tion of the Hunker Hill monument , has just
celebrated his 80th birthday and Is ono ol
the oldest musicians tn the country. Life
has been all play to him , as It were.
After a sumptuous gratuitous feed in New
York , David Christie Murray declared that
"this country Is the ( leld of the future Shake
speare and Dalzac , If there shall bo another
of each. " And when the applause subsided ,
David Christie Murray modestly added : "I
am going to spend five years here myself. "
Mr. Murray's nerve tonic Is a professional
secret.
The Kooky Mountain News follows the
example of the San Francisco Examiner
In giving women exclusive charge of the
Christmas number , the proceeds to be used
for charitable purposes. U U doubtful
whether the motives justifies the placing of
lovely women In such perilous surroundings.
None but those to the manor born can calmly
withstand the hilarious and exhilarating
horns of the festive cockroach. If an epi
demic of hysterics docs not follow , the
versatility of the editorial comrades , cooped
up in the News' office may questioned. .
The question of the llabltltly of Insurance
companies under the lightning damage clause
of policies was passed upon by the New
York court of appeals recently. The plain
tiff sued for the full amount of the Insurance
on his barn , which was struck by lightning
and wrecked by wind. The lower courts
declined to Instruct the jury to take Into
consideration the damage caused by wind ,
for which the company was not liable , and r
verdict for the lull amount was rendered.
The verdict was set aside by the court of
appeals , on the ground that the liability of
the company was limited to the actual dam
age caused by lightning. The New York
Sun , commenting on the decision , says the
Interpretation of the court renders the light
ning clause practically valueless.
CAKKY'S Allll ) LAtil ) 1I1J.L.
Measure of Much Import to the Great Cen
tral West.
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12. The bill con
cerning the entry of land for sites for
reservoirs , gravel pits , and pipe lines , which
was yesterday agreed to In the senate on
motion ot Senator Carey ot Wyoming , Is
considered of vast Importance by the repre
sentatives of the western states , who con
sider that Jt will materially Increase the
facilities for the reclamation ot the arid
lands of that section. The provision In the
bill ot most general importance Is that
authorizing any citizen or association of
citizens of the United States , or any ditcher
or water company to acquire lands from the
government suited for reservoir purposes at
a price not less than $2 per acre. It is pro
vided that when the lands so acquired arc
mineral In character the patent shall not
authorize the purchaser to extract mineral
from them , Imt.that all such mineral shall
be reserved to the United States. It is also
provided that a failure to utilize such lande
within three years after their entry , or
abandonment for two years after beginning
work , shall constitute a forfeiture. Another
provision Is that "the privileges granted by
this act shall not be construed to Interfere
with the control ot the water for Irrigation
or other purposes under the laws of the
state or territory wherein the lands are
situated. " Lands included In any reservoir
slto reserved by the United States are not
subject to entry under the act. State ,
county or district organizations are also
authorized to apply for storage reservoir
sites , not reserved by the United States , for
the storage of water for Irrigating , mining or
other useful purposes , whereupon the secre
tary of the Interior Is to withdraw the land
Included In the site from entry.
The portion of the bill relating to gravel
pits , reservoirs and pipe lines for railroads
provides that the secretary ot the interior
may sell sites for such improvements to
railroads traversing the public domain In
bodies not exceeding ICO acres at their ap
praised value , where they are not located
within the limits of any park or reserva
tion.
Vest Will Not tllvo Up the Tariff 1)111.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 12. There Is a well
defined movement on the democratic side of
the senate to get up the supplemental tariff
bills notwithstanding the decision of the
caucus of last week to give the prefer
ence to other measures and virtually shelve
the tariff bills. Senators Vest and Berry are
engineering this movement.
Honor for It. I ) or soy Mohtin.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 12. In recognition
of his distinguished service In the Harris
campaign against the African slave traders ,
the Belgian Koyal Geographical society has
elected H. Dorsey Mohun , United States com
mercial agent In the Congo Free state , an
honorary member.
I. M. Gregory In Judge.
He Is the wisest man who keeps the heart
of n boy.
Let him labor and plan , but hold to his
power for joy.
Let him smile at his pain and have. In his
heart no guile.
For the heart of a boy Is gain nnd the lips
were made to smilo.
What shall the long years give us that
shall not pass away ?
Wealth and honors shall leave us they are
ours but for a day.
Peril and care nnd trouble , they shall not
always annoy ;
We shall count the good things double If
we havu the heart of a boy.
Hang up the stocking of faith and It shall
be tilled with cheer ,
Though grief and its wraith attend us
through every month of the year.
Take the world as It comes and give It ns
good as It brings.
Welcome the years with drums nnd the
heart of n boy that sings.
The wrecks of life are a doll with the saw
dust gone from her legs ,
A Punch with his nose smashed In and a
Judy oft her pegs.
What of the hobbles we rode In the days
that are far away ?
The bugle-blast of a boy In the wanton
ness of play.
Come , thou Nero , and fiddle while your
Rome goes down in a blnze.
Draw your pleasantest pictures from the
ola-tlma happy days.
Sit In memory's ashes. In the wreck of
your broken toys.
And laugh that you're living and loving ,
with the heart of one of the boys.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
Baking
Powder
AR60UmBEir PURE
DUTY MUST COME OFF SUGAR
Beef Men Arrayed to Fight tbo Trust Con
trolled by Ilavomeyer.
AMERICA'S ' MEAT INTEREST DEMANDS IT
Uermnnr'a ItetullMorjr Meitturo Touchm
the Ciittln TruUo In n VIIill Spot
I'rco Sacnr Alonn C'nu Itiilio
the KinbiirRO on Hccf ,
WASHINGTON UUIIUAU OK THE DEE.
1407 F Street , N. W. ,
WASHINGTON. Dec. 12.
Word reached here that the vast cattle
Interests of the west , representing an In
vested capital of not less than $500,000,000 ,
are about to grapple In a deathlock struggle
with the Sugar trust , and the direction of
the fighting Is to be lodged with P. D. Ar
mour , Nelson Morris and Swift , the Chicago
kings of the meat trade.
The United States Is to bo the battle
ground , and unless the program miscarries
the encounter between these colossal cor
porations will bo the crowning sensation
ot the closing session of congress. Free
sugar Is a necessity for free exportation of
meat products to the great consuming mar
kets of Europe. The Imposition of a duty
on sugar was promptly met by the levying
of an embargo against American beef by
Germany nnd Denmark , and the spirit of
retaliation Is being cncournged by other
foreign nations with Increasing heartiness.
The merits of this question have been pretty
thoroughly aired , and mention Is only re
quired In this connection 'to emphasize the
point that Germany has Indicated clearly
that she does not propose to recede from
the position taken with regard to Ameri
can meats until the discrimination against
the beet cugar Interests of the German em
pire Is removed. German commercial In
trigue U fanning the flame of hostility
throughout Europa toward American meats ,
and a renewal of the old vindictive warfare
against the American meat products on the
part of the Old World nations is not only
threatened , but felt to bo Imminent. The
American meat trade with foreign countries
approximates $150,000,000 a year , nnd any
thing that threatens Its mighty business tn
a vital or Important way Instantly touches
the pockets ot one of the most powerful and
fighting combinations In existence.
ALL CATTLEMEN ARE IN IT.
The cattle raisers arc In a state of per
petual warfare with the great packing com
binations , but when In the presence ot a
common cnomy a community of Interests I
at once formed and a united front presented.
Therefore , the cattle raisers , the cattlr ,
killers and the meat distributors are pooling
their Issues and preparing to remove the
cause of Irritation that Is disturbing their
established trade. The duty on sugar being
that cause , they will bombard the trust
Nelson Morris , who has been abroad fo
several months , brings back word that the
prejudice against American meats can onb
bo removed by the repeal of the discriminat
ing duty on sugar. Morris furnishes mon
meat supplies to the armies of Europe- than
any half dozen contractors in the world , and
his relations with foreign governments are
consequently recognized as being sufficiently
close to give to his confidential communica
tion on this subject almost the stamp n'
official. Ho Is In touch with the very heart
of European inspiration the money bags of
all the principal nations of the old world.
Morris has also caused the word to be
passed down the line that If the discriminat
ing sugar duty Is removed he has nuthorltn
live assurances that former harmony with
American meat exporters will bo restored.
The condition bolng thus squarely defined , a
line of action was soon agreed upon. The
details of the campaign have not been fully
materialized , but the general outlines have
been , subject of course to modification. The
purpose is Jo go at the Sugar trust In thr ;
senate at the first opportunity nt the risk o'
blocking all kinds of legislation nnd forcing
an extraordinary session. Tho-theory upon
which this proposition Is based Is that th >
meat Interests are ot more Importance thai
sugar , the Nicaragua canal , appropriations
or anything else that can come up , and that
congress must protect them.
In this fight the meat men feel that thej
can command the aggressive support of tin
senators from every western and southerr
state and put up a combination Invincible.
KEM'S SETTLERS' DILL PASSED.
The senate today passed with an amend
ment the bill which was Introduced by
Congressman Kem nnd passed by the house
during the last session providing that If
any settler has heretofore forfeited his or
her entry for reasons such as sickness , drouth
or any casualties which could not ba averted ,
such persons shall be permitted to make
entry ot not exceeding a quarter section on
any public land subject to entry under the
homestead law and to perfect title to the
same. The bill as passed by the house pro
vided that this shall be applicable not only
to those who have heretofore forfeited their
right , but also those In the future. The
senate , however , amended the bill , so as to
strike the provision relating to those for
feitures In the future. The house will prob
ably accept the senate amendment.
C. 0. Saunders of Council Ulufts , who was
recently elected prosecuting attorney for Pot *
tnwattamle county. Iowa , Is In the city.
Congressman Ililner has btcn appointed
member of the subcommittee on ipproprtajL *
tlnns nt the homo committee on agriculture.
Thin subcommittee will hnvo In charge the
agriculture appropriation bill for this year.
The committee on Agriculture has voted
unanimously to report favorably a Joint rcto *
lutlon ( or the publication ot the report * ot
the agricultural division ot the Columbltn
exposition reUtlvt to dairy breeds and pro
ductions. This report will be printed In
two parts , ono ot which will bo for the use
of colleges , schools , libraries and regularly
Incorporated associations , the other being for
general distribution. The agricultural com
mittee also decided this morning to apply
for a number of days to be set aildo for tlio
consideration of bills already reported to thi
house from that committee. It U expected
that the Hill-Grout bill , which places olco-
margarine under the police control ot thi
several states , will bo considered should
this special rule be secured ,
IN A GUNEUAL WAY.
Comptroller Eckels has approved the ap
plication ot Den Ilaer and his associates ol .
Deadwood , S. D. . to organize the American * <
National bank of Deadwood.
The following postmasters have been ap
pointed : Iowa Falrvlew , Jones county , Mrs ,
V. V. Holden , vlco .lames Northrup , ro
signed. South Dakota Hlunt , Hughci
county , Mrs. Kale II. Leoper , vlco W. U
Lcepcr , dead.
ON llOtl CIIOI.KK.V.
llrmccllnlmul I'tTvcuthd Jlrmurc Suggested
by ilio Airlctiluiriil Department.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 12. With estimated
losses of between $10,000,000 and $25,000,000
from hog cholera and s\vlno plague In the
United States , the discussion ot the treatment
nnd means of prevention of these dlenses In
a bulletin Issued by the Agricultural depart *
inent , Is of great value to the farmers ol
this country. The burc.iu of animal Irdustry
has been conducting nn exhaustive Invc'stlgn-
tlon of this subject and finds thai tin agents
which destroy the germs ot one cf these fatal
diseases are also effective In the destruction
ot the germs of the other. Uoth arc nprnd
by Infection nnd their course varies from one
day to three weeks. Both are caused by bac
teria , The germs of hog cholera , fays the
report , nro very hardy and vlKJrous , whllo
those of the swine plague are Very delicate
and easily destroyed. The la'ter are found
to be present In practically all herds of swine ,
but the former must ba Inttoduccd from Infected -
fected herds. The most clHuinnt remedy nl-
ready tried by the goveinmttu's agents Is the
following : Wood , charcoal , sulphur , sodium
sulphate and antimony sulphite , one pound
each ; sodium chloride , s'.dlum , bl-carbor.ato
and sodium hyposulphate , two pounds each.
These are to bo comp'rtely ' pulverized and
mixed. The medicine may be ussd ulsa as a
preventive ot these diseases. To Insure suc
cessful treatment the Animals should be kept
In dry and comfortable ouar'or.i. Five or
six months should be all n\vd to ellipse after
an outbreak before new hogs are purchased or
any ot the old herd are soli ] .
The report recommends a rigid quarantin
ing of newly bought hugi , anl the prevention
of their joining those already on tin farm
for at least six weeks. DurlnR the warm
months cf the year the swlno should have
plenty of young grass or clover ; crushed or
rolled wheat should be (3d ( ; o the growing
animals.
_
UUL.D GOINO AUROAD ,
Trrnsury Itns Io t Twelve Million * Already
Thin Month.
WASHINGTON , Doo. 12. The net gold balance -
ance In the trea-ury today received another
heavy shock by the withdrawal of $2,150,000
from the subtrcasury In New York , which
leaves the true net balance today $103,378,475.
Of the amount withdrawn today only $1,300-
000 Is thought to be for export. The full
tide of gold exportation seems to hare set
In , and when It will seaso Is a problem
which the treasury officials do not care to
discuss. S3 far this month and during the
last of November withdrawals have boon re
ported every day In sums ranging from
$16,082 to $2,1GOOCO. The amounts of thcao
withdrawals In exchange for United States
notes nnd treasury notes ore given by days
as follows , the withdrawals , however , ac
tually having been made two days previous
to the date given : - -
December 116,082 ; December 3 , $638,485 ;
December 4 , $827fiGG ; December 5 , $821.658 ;
December 6 , $1,662.168 ; December 7 , $1,183-
737 : December S , $1,313,004 ; December 10 ,
$1,704,172 ; December 11 , $847,922 ; December
12 , $1,362,704. Yesterday's report has not yet
been received , but today's returns of $2,150-
000 makes the total withdrawals slnco De
cember 1 $12.702,608.
Next Friday's report will show the balance
still further reduced to $103,378,475 , or less.
The cash balance in the treasury today was
$105,571,782. So far this month the expendi
tures of the Treasury department oxcecd tha
receipts by $4,204,530 , making the total deficit
slnco July 1 , 1801 , the beginning of the
fiscal year , $26,499,645.
I'rnalon for Uenrrnl Hanks' \Vldotr.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 12. neprcsentatlva
SIckels of New York has Introduced In tha
house a bill for a pension of $100 per
month to Mary Palmer Danks , widow of
Major General Nathaniel P. Banks.
Military Hospital for Fort .Suclllng.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 12. nepresentatlva
Klefer of Minnesota has Introduced a bill
for an appropriation of $40,000 for the con
struction ot a military hospital at Fort
Snelllng , Minn.
1 'Money's Worth or Money Back. "
I
Everybody 1
Knows that Christmas is coming just as I ]
well as we know it ; so it isn't necessary to talk
about it , and we wont. But just look at those
"give aways" for your Mends :
SMOKING JACKETS of English KERCIIIEFS-A11 the now ef
Jacket Cloths quilted satin trimmed - fects and novelties in long shawl
mod , from $3.50 to $15.00. kerchiefs and mufllors ; extremely
neat effects.
BATH ROBES of Terry Uloth
MUFFLERS Extra flno line qf
and Eiderdown , from $3.0Uto$15.00.
pure cashmere and Paisley wool
DRESSING AND STUDENT'S inufUcrs for elderly gentlemen.
GOWNS. GLOVES Driving glovoa In
English buck , flno Mocha , dog skin
IIANDKERCniEFS-A beauti and chovoretto. Dress gloVes ,
ful line of Linen Handkerchiefs , light weights in undressed kid ,
hemstitched and plain , in fancy English buck , ( tog akin , colt skin
colors and plain white. A very and French kid. Full line of Dent's
line and oxt.-a quality Jap Silk Ini driving and street gloves , and For-
tial Handkerchief. Our regular riu's best pique dross gloyos. Pur
75c. Wo nro pfolnp ; to make u spe gloves and lined gloves of all de
cial price of this ono ut 50c. scriptions.
Open evenings till 8:30 : ,
Browning , King & Co. ,
Reliable Clothiers , S. W. Cor. 15th nnd Douglas.
OPBM EVENINGS UNTIL 8:1)0 : ) r. u.