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About Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 29, 1894)
- - - - - - : - ' ; - . - - - - , - . 'w - . - - - - _ _ _ ; ' . ; r 1" ; ' 4 : _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ TilE Ol\ft\l \ DAILY nEE : SATURDAY , DEOEMBEIt 29 , 1894. - - TIlE OMAHA DAILY DE : . . . . , - - - - - - - - - - - . E. UOS1\VATR. FAItor. . - - - - - - _ . _ . - . _ _ . . - ' : 1WIRY MOnNING. l'Unl.tsIEU - - nmMS 0 [ S'X3SCflIPT1ON. ) 1Je Without } 3tinay ! ) . One Yenr..S A 00 1)jIly ( WlthoIIBunn On . . 0 111) flee f nnt I3und } . . Ono Yenr . . . . . . 100 / HAlY "nlh . . . . tunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . r 0 Thr ) TntIi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 r IIfl(1ay ) e. On" Year . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Rlnlny ! , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 & 0 I4atiiiday . Ont Year . . . . . . . . . . . IAI < } ' ) Ic . One Yer- . . . ; . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 . OI.'FICES. : OmIiti Tht n " 1UIl(1lflg. I Roulh Omnha , Corner 11 nn'l , ! TwefltY.fOurth Sts. COlnel HutrL 12 l nl 8ttet. CIiIcnn Offlc' . 317 Chamber 01 Commerce. Ntw York. nom 31 n. 1 nn,1 1. Tribune Dhl ! \Valitnglon . 101 I. ' Street. N. \V. COllflll'ONl)1NCl. I All communlcRtIon rlntIng to new nnt , cdI. Al rmmunlcnton rrlnthll tonal matter Aloult Lo nddrced : To the dllor. < I'HnSS : t.t TTlmS. Al buBlne . . 1.leu nnd lem'lnnec ' Ahnult "t , . ' ' , . nddrcR.cd tn The lIce l'uIllnlilng compAnY . Umnh" lrnftm . chccks te nn,1 lu"lnllnl l.ntolce orler , , to be n\ldr ttyatl , ( 10 tIme jirtler 01 the cnmpny. TIm . um : l'L'ltIlS1llNG COMt'A4Y. - - - = - = = : STATlllNT ' 01 CICtH.TIN. & Gerge ' . Tzmmclmuek secretnry ot Time lIce Pub. lohlnl cnmnpammr. being iluly Aworn. 1)-8 hut the nelunl numltr , ot full end comJI lo coplc ot the 1)llY ornlm ; . I.nnlng nnHundny liCe ! aly ! * frlnlp,1 during time month ot Novcmher. 1S 31. $ was I nl rolows : . 1. . . . . . . . . M.EC 16. . . . . . . . . 2),51 2. . . . . . . . . 21. 51 1. I . . . . . . . . 21.tc ! I. . . . . . . . . 21.2 : 1. . . . . . . . . . 22i : 4. . . . . . . . . : lt23 Ii " . . . . . . . . 2Q.HI 6. . . . . . . . . Ir,2 . 21. 1" . . . . . . . . 2.r,1 ¶ G . . . . . . . . . 21.1.3 21. . . . . . . . . . 2',1 : : 1. . . . . . . . . . I,2m 22. . . . . . . . . 2).UI : 8. . . . . . . . . 2s.t ' . ' 2\ . . . . . . . . . : .2:1 9. . . . . . . . . 21(3.I 24. . . . . . . . . 20. 1 , 10. . . . 2l,4(8 2 . . . . . . . . . . . 21..91 . . . . ' 11 . . . . . . . . . . . 21.418 22.4S0 2 : ' . . . . . . . . 2Q.I2 J 1. I. . . . . . . . . 2' ) . 97 21. . . . . . . . : ) r6 1. . . . . . . . . . 21.001 28. . . . . . . . . 1'.X8 14 . . . . 20.rC2 2 . . . . . . . . 20.020 . . . . . . . 15. . . . . . . . 20.70 30 . . . . . . . . . . 19.982 ) ' Totnl . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . .r,9.Ga : I.CM deducUona ror In.oll , and reilrN1 COpC3 ! . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.22 . Total Rol\ . . . . . . . . . , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C4qi'72 flatlY average net circulation . . . . . . . . . . . 21.612 l OIn 11. ' 1SC11tJCK. Swor 10 bprorr me nnRubscrlhcd , In toY pc.- tnce Ihl 3.1 I day or ) o < 'I'or , 1(91. ( enl. ) ) N. P. FllI . Nolary Public. . :1' . Bleclhu'IcJe receh'Cl I very cool } recelt ) bit itt Cliielniintl . nlHI It wl ' cooler he fnrthel' south ott grow ns JoeH al his lectmllg tOI' . . 'I'he ! pCl'etl'.r of silte hns Ilvestell ( : $ \ji ; of the sttte's : money Iii HiO new : chnh's for thc ( k'gIilnture.Vlittt hls , hccomc of thc elmira hought two yelrs i ago ' _ _ _ _ _ _ _ SIx dollars nlHl I hlif apiece for clinlra that I'C t'XPll'tlll ( to hc ) \RCe ( lp at the mil of thc Rlxt ' -Ilnr session IR a \'r Ilce luxury . for Nebraska to hllllgt' Iii these luu.t ( hues. . l'lw hat tcs I of the XeHslm militia : 'i have : to he fought out Imfol'e the ! . Nehlslm : Ieghshtttilre with : Injol' Ceti- el'nl Cohiy ) 111 . Adjutant General Gage stalthl ! guard over thc ( CII1 ) chcst. I there arc aIty IORtmnstcls ) 01 fC11. oral olcpl's II nl ' lnllncl : ' among thc men clecltl ! ( to thc legislature thc ' hlll : t : better \cslll at Olce , No person hold- . , lug n federal olce can be a member of the llgl lntlrc. Iii flutes like these It Is essential that C'el' ' 'dola1 of Nehlslm money , HO far i us Ilctcn hII. he ) kellt within her bor- ders. ilily ebl'nslm lollucts and 1an- ufachl'cs In preference to all others , and - titus stand ill for Nebraska. " 'hpn Coininisshomier Iulw of . thc Iowa HnlrolHl com1hslon hnlletuouHl , exclnlmcd that the commissIon was not In existence to suhmlt to a cross-cxum- : . inn ton he unwltnllr exhlhlet the railroad lralul his ' . ) 1nd on colm' . : t 'j'wo Sticks , the Sioux chIeftaIn , has paid the ) ennl ' for his terrIble crime. There 11 but one regret attending the affair , nnt ! that Is thc escape fl'om jus. tlce of his Iccomplces In the foul 11'- r dc' of which he was convicted. . A state olclnl or Iowa Is authority for the statement that the Iowa railways k will not hleSOtIt his for transporting the state militia to Council Bluffs to repel - pel thc Invlslon of lie ( Kelly army last . Q 'eal' . Let . us hope , for decency's salt that the ( stntcmcnt may prove truc. , Superintentlent ] Hunt says thlt the re- ceh'C's oC the watel'wol'ls colnpnhiy COlitellIllfltO extensIons' mmd ' ' . contelpin mil Iml'O\'e. - Icnts whIch will cost over .2OOOOO . the wOI'I , to begin early In the 8I'ln 'hls lUountelent wi be hlicd wIth satisfaction - faction by thc ' ' ' facton 1)'opcrt ownCl's of . Oniahma. A new lwllnlng ought to bo made : In ; the city hnl In the matter of tele- Ilhonl'8. One telephone Rlaton on each floor would he sulclcntin any . lJ8lncHs estabhlshmmnemut , but the Is ' ostahllilnelt city paying . : ,18 , n 'el' II tellllhole chnrgcH for lal'I ( : l3 ' l\'er ' olce In thin hulhlnl : There Is Htch 1 thing lS having too InlY cOI'cllcnceH lt the IHble ex- : lclse. , , . The RII'cml oC thnt t1'nl ] scourge , : . p dlphthlI'II , this ycat- , Is time subject of. 'Ileml comment. \Ve hopc the on- veuton of doctors now Rlthlg lu this ' city wi take necessary steps for umutkhtg I , eXIII'hlentH wih time tOW Cler- i ; : . . 111 l'll'lly , ni t.tox I mie. A s yet time . nuetlheal hrofeshou ! In Nebraska Hl'Ul8 t to hn\'e taken little interest In the new : t'cn tmon t. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ it 8nlll'I'1 o 1HIII'JntmllcntH 1111 : ( n , . hIOY's or . suite Insllntoml are out or ' . ni iui'OiOrtioii ) to those IUll Hxcnl\o i timid Jiudlehtti tlilet'rs. ltetrcuicimuumrmut. nlil jltllni : UltI'I Itt'I.Chmllt ! Is . thc order of the day , 111 tll Ii no moro fallw IbId for the 11'1llco of : CCOUOI . ' than In thu various state itisti. tutious fl'om lie the ' ' , tutons , tlo ( . Illnlenthu' 110wn to tilt utsyitilu for feeble 11111 ( > 11 lt lleuutrlte. 'j'ho fact that these 01l1111 111 emtmphoyes l'IJ fctllt ( hnUtel hr time r state Is n hl ig Il'l twsu Ch'Olth.sl'ldwl : tlml's , anti : holitl Ito COlsllN'Cll whl'l : the h'Ilnhu' ! ( ' takes , I } ( the 11'lm11S Imlro hum 1llll earnest. . A IU'o\18101 sloul1 II ' all l\nlS ho II'OI'IIUltCI ( ) ( ] IJl the ntchnltuI' thin \ wlll'oblbl the Introduction of IH1' - dittiiet's or cnlm8 Ihat have : not 1101 : : iihim ) ' ot't1 . br time ( 01 It 101 1'1' within ! m- twenty d's before the chose or m\tl council. 'Flint wouiul tlo awuly with COl I Il. woull UWIY wlh , . nil jobs amid trfltluhtlltttt ? ehahutus that ' ' ni jobl nlll rl'nlllulNlt clalls In'n held back IU11 > sol ) until time lust tlays ot the coulcl , anti l'nll'lll.t thl'ough , . , . ulllel' bight IU'olsl' { ' . 'j'ho COUtUtou ; ot Null'slm prohibits lie t lul'Olllcton ot bills within twenty days \ of hue dose , . . or clch sossloim. ' 1ho object or huts eltiilse WIS 10 check hasty eghsiation cUISO cl ) lelillton p ituiti ' , Its effect has Jobbery. been , Ull JOllm'y Is tt\1Ct hal hecl very , , 1luhl' ) ' , Iltl the simile his heen saved thouilnts or (10111'8 by ICIIIIS oil , k 'UOlj111/111'IL , lU8 nUl cllws that t teul' 11e dn'lsht 3 Tin 1.111' onm IWA nATES. Tlc discussion over the proposed Increase . crease of Iowa freight rates , which has hl'l'n Iii progress ) before the ( Iowa Ito hirond cOl\ulsslol tltlrlflg thc l1st two tnrs , hits attracted at- I l1 tel not only throlgh the state of 10WI , hit also this side of thc Mlsqoimij. Thc town shippers ) altl IlroellcCI'S hn\'l hel1 nhily relH'eHcltcl1 h , Iy 111 wlo ore thoroughl familIar , not ( lIlly wih I'nll'ontl tnrlf sheets , but wih the Iwille mtcs mlile ( by traffic 10n. migeys nml l'JII'11 frelht agclts to the relate fl0'1 I'l. flx-'cmlnuuuisIomer : x.Colllsslter : rnmp1elllelol hcll nil ( lie sieciouus IrJull'ltR Iltle h ) the ( railroad nt'le ) 'R , who asserted that huighuer rates 11'lwllcllln ) adjacent slates Sluutl'll tle fle : ns I\wn Is , by citing tht ( Ilshle rates that hl\'e heen for yemmts /I\n to jobbers aUll II len In Wil' Colishulhluuttesotn amid Illinois. AH Illighit have blln eXIcctCl ) , Nebraska Wl8 plated ( . h ) the ( mll'ontl relnlnOl's In RUIPU.t ) of their cllim tlnt ( Inwa mte UIII 'I' the 1)reseult COIUlls'lonol' schmlllo nl'u 111'cnHolnhl ' low. 'Jtmhiey failed to si ate , howC'I' , thnt the ( shippers nUl II'olllcel's of Nehlsl n hn\'t for years hcen In revolt nnllst the cxorhlunt ) Inl oPIU'cIh'o ) local rutes exnctcil ou this sle of the :11 0111. 'j'her ! did not Ilfm' to the fact , eIther , thnt 0\1 legls- Intl'ol hn\'t for tell years pnst ) heen elected on plot forimus 11101lgln reduced rutcs to the IlcoIle. ) I II SIJlllclnt h\ this connccton to unto the IU'cssl'e which Is licing hlolghtpOI the Iowa Hnlh'oat conlnhslou through rellblcuu t'ammuimuign InlllJC'S , who are exel'Ung twh' Ilollical Ill ) In the ( interest of the t.ithht.oatl ' ' . 111111 CO'IIO'Itnll. The lowl cOIII1810n wi t10 wl'l to hear In 1111 thut thc ralrollntO'nl : ' 's who are plenllng for higher rates tlo hot voice the Ientlent of the mnl nUl fe of thc ' niitl ' ' voult1 , If . luitIY , nnt IUI'eo\el' woult their t 11I'ulcoul Inluonce IIcll0111 1'1 , drag the ( 1)lt down Into defeat h\ the \t.S' ! next calll : n. 1t Is slfe to say tllt not one voter In every tcn thOu : Hl In the stnto of Iowa favors the Ilsllg , of freight rates , e\'en if thc railroad clt1teS sure to be I eschllmi within I I Inotr 11 'H. TlR SCHor. lMIW IIfl'ICZT. 'rhc Board oC Ellucaton fluids Itself In sore straits. 'II report or the Inlnce commltec , which emhodles recommclllatons for I'cfolms which the uew heart Is expected ) to inaugurate . II In reality nit arlllgnlent of the old tliallligemneuit for extravagance timid \ - businesslike nietimouls. The column ittee has discovered a shortage oC several thousand dollars In the bullllg fund , tau ct ly eXlltnlltures for new buildings . - Ings In excels oC the amount set a111.t for their consh'lctol and equipment. This . Is not the only bad break made In connection wih the new school houses. The worst Imposition on the taxlayers ) was the exorbitant prices paid for several of the sItes , the sqtiafl- derlng of thousands or dollars for fill- lug and grading these lots , and the costly ' f0lni11tons that had to he built for some of tIme buildings by reason of their being located on tilled grol1d. ; . The committee \ . points out , ts one of the causes of shortage in the school fund the increase In the Interest IC- count h ' nenl'I ' 2OOOO ' bitt that by nearly $ OOO a year , 1ut Incrense could have been foreseen Ill forestalc by corresponding reductions In other dIrections ; To say that Inns- much .n ! the bonded debt for the new school sites mmd buildIngs was created by n voluntary vote of thc people . ' therefore time city should make pro- vision for paying time Inttl'est and sinkIng - Ing fund hy In Increase of , the school levy Is pettifogging the asc. The Board of I ducnton fOl'n ulltel and slhmlted ) the school bond propositions. I minute lime purchases amid expended not only time plocecds oC the bonds , but Improvltllnty mind witimoutvarrant of law overdrew the building fund. I Htulds to' reason thlt the H heel board Is expoctcd to make provision for meet- II the Interest ! on the debt It hns created , just itS I docs the current ex- houses for l\\lllg the scimools. I the lucome overlaps tim dlshurse- ments the 1rlts should have been tUlul on ut every point where re- t'elel\wlt and ocolomy are posRI1lt without seriously Impnlrll the em- cl\le ' oC the schools. The deficit for thc ( coining 'el1 Is estImated nt $6,000 h ' time counhulittee. Timis ' by commitet. l'hls corresponds with the estimate made by Time Bee 'some wetIs ago. Time committee seeks to maim out avery very good case for the board . lS wel ns , the city council by asserting . that nobody . body Is to blame for this exh.lortln ' ' o\C'htll , but If the memhcI's loud htel hmmahlngiimg . the bmncds of n private cor- ! 110.ltou II the sume way there WO\ld have bcelm somehody to blame , Ind that 8olchOI ' would 11\0 been severely IPII'hlU\tOl 01' relieved fl'om turther m'illOhitlIhihit ) ) , ' by involuntary ' retire- melt , Whie It Is true that there bus hl'll n luI'lwd hlertlHe II school umt- 1'1111110 wlhll time past l two years that fnc tOIHtUtlS 10 valid reason for Itelll ) ill the nCPlle s IUI cX1cnllve ) fili I amid elegies when the Incolo does not W'I'11 t such luxuries. Time lew school board his n very rocky lat before I , Inl it Is to be 1IIld I Whit 1101t by the blunders ot the oulgollA board. . . -HTlf1N ( 1..C.t.S. . A large . lumber ot sou thor war cliims hiI hl1 Ilsllssell by the court or cllhlS IUI 1'lnslltell to congress because upon II'ulhnhll'Y ) h\llh' ' the fact could lut lJ ostlhlHlwc that ( thc tnhlultH Wl'I'e loyal during the Wi' . How 111) ' mOI'e claims there II'e before - fore time l'OI't , II't'Sontl'll hy IWI'/OIS who wi 1u u111U ! to 11'0\0 their loyalty , I Is IllWSllhlu to say , hilt ullluestollll ' the ( u\IIII' Is large , and It wl1o very 111:1uly iumcmt ' ast'U If hal the chllm8 before COIlI't'18 III ! be sent to the com't The clllln1 of the hOls\ Is 10111ed tlo\1 wih bills I' llorl.t I t the ( last Hession to 1 : ) the claIms of alleged loyll limeit who lIved wlhll the comifed- ulie hues . t\'II the war mimi whose I > 'IJI'I ) wnt tnkl 01' trsl'o 'td by the union nl'I ) ' 1ho 101Il'I'S who . bl'llg forward these clalm8 Illul ) ' IS.1'1.t ( hut hull thl ' 111. Is that time eJlllu ; bc I'C' fl'I'I'(11 to the ( ' 0 I' I , which . I lst ii.ss 01 them nrl'ol'llll to hn C..llcll'o 1'1 ' C- IIllctl to It. 'l'iie : h'nllg 1 : cCII'I ) wih the culwnlt for It Is so long sluice time war that It Is dIfficult in some cases , and In most oC them impossible , for the . , o\erment to 1ro"c lie ( tils- loyalty or clahnnnts , \nn3 of who\ nmo lacking claims ns lucks oC persons now tiend. however diligent tile at- tornl 's for the /'ernlclt In ' bc thl ' cannot In n great ninny cases get testlnon ' at this late tlate to dlsprov hunt brought for\I'tl by hue ( clolmnnts , \ho glntI'nl ' cnn afford to pay I veil for the tCtlnonr they rClluh'e. Tie nlount of outher wnr clnlls now [ ) rnthl IR Inl1 to exceed $11.000 , ' 000. I Is not 1)'obl hlc tl t more thou omue-tiulrii , of them are honpst 111 Just t. but the ChOICt1 nn that 1 much larger l nmoult wi fnnl ' he nlowel1 I hns hCln ) urged thnt lotwlhltnnllhll the ullonhtet fnct hunt ( n large hmrolortiohi of these clllmR arc fl'nullulent Iltl that time 11tculr uf thu O\'el'nment Rhowln t\m to be fl'lullulent ( InlrCnRe : fl'ol year : to year , still It Is the dutr of couu- ' JI'H to Ict the COl.t of chums 0\ some othm' tlllullI sift these cnlms 111 uid- : JURt the few valid oncs. 'hls Is n I IIUlItonnhlo pmoiositiou. ) Loyutt men l\hl In tie south 11111 the ( wnr whml 11rollcl.t wits tukeui 0' 11csh'orell h l ) ) ' time gO\'nment shoult 1u relum- hl'sell , hut ( lucre Is rcason to believe lint very . few sleh have nol nlrtnlr haul : t heir chums IlljuStCl , nlli those who hn\o ICJICcltl ! to to 10 hl'll ' tIe- serve consllcl'uton IC It Involrcs un In- telmlnnhlo . mlt on the h'usl'r by Ieo. tile who WCIt mInt loyal to the OVtI'n- ! ment. ' 'ho 110'sons who could II'estnt 11 jnRt cnlm to I'olmhlrscmcnt for loss of Il'oveltr ) ) hn\a hUll nmllc tmc In which to do so , amid If thcr . hl\'o failed to hnllo\'e the ( olllltuul they nllt mire to Iihimnme. I Is an Injustce to the tmixplmyers of the cOlh' ' to 1t l'I'IIUh'lt ! , to 1)'o\'lle uiiolmey for nn hllcfnie tIC for this luturpose , wih . hue ( cel.tllnt ' that a tonsllm'lble imroportioim oC It wi be vall : to vel'HOIS ) who h\c : imp legal or mO'nl right to I There hnl heel In enol'mons IUl'rlnso In time the ( nlount of thcse cllms II'oseltcl In the Present conJress , showing that the peoimie l of the south . arc fully alive to their oPllor- tunl In this IHl't CU1' . The LeiUlii- ) clns In congress will he instilled In In'e- ventng the passage of every clnlm to which there Is 1 wlrllltnhlo doubt of its honesty timid fnlrmmess. SIM'4G C.1 UATES. I Is Inno\1cetl that Seummitor Shel'mnn lutonds to maim an enlest effort to hll\'e adopted his nmemlment to the house 1001n/ bill , which provides for the regulation of sieciling anti parlor car chimtrges. This measure prescribes I 1lxlml1 rte oC one-halC cent per mia for tipper ) berths amid ono.third cent per mia for lower 1clths In sleepers , Ill for parlor cars one-halC cent 1cr mie , nnd maims i Inln\fnl for any In- tilvldual or Individuals , Corporation or COI'10\tons , owning , hensing 01 oller- ftng In3 sleellng car upon nny railroad In and between the several states In the United States to make n greater charge than the bill . It Is also 11 prescrlhes. I provided - vided thnt the comluUles shah SUIIIly secure safes for the care oC valuables. All slteplng car companies Qr , other corporations - - poratons owning ; controlng , leasing , -opcrtn/ sleeping amid iflrior ) cars are to be deemed common carriers of 1nslcn- /els und subject to all the rcsl1nslbl- ties , duties amid laws go\ernlng common carriers of passemigers. Any violation oC the 1rovlHlolS of the bill Is mnde punish- able h3 n flue oC $100 1el' day , one-hnI oC wllch goes to the prosecutor und the other to the United States. I Is stated that if the Committee In clU1go should fail to report the amcnd- 'melt wih tie 11 Mr. Sherman will : , push It In the senate and emnnd I vote oil Its ndopton , There can be no doubt thlt the mtasure wi be apIro\etl ( by the traveling public , thougl I would be Improved and rendered more acceptable to the limbllc ) If it fixed thc rate for Ihlc . lxei rte 1 > 1- lor cars at onc.thlrd of a cent per mmmiie. Time reduction which It Is proposed to make Iii slee1ln car rates Is not great , nul cannot be objected to 01 the score of beIng eIther nnrcnsonlblc or uumfnir. TIme . munifcent re\enues oC the sleeping . and imallor car cornjmanies shiow that they ! can stolid the rates Iu'escrlbcd In this n1emlment. which are very little helo\ those now charged h3 the COI11nleR , ox- cellt In cases where , by 11 arbitrary rule , the chnrge Is fixed htlwcl1 polntH ) hlyInl cOUpttrng Inls IccO'lhll to time 10nglst distance travclcd. Besides { tlHtnnco , they would \mloubtetl ' hnye mol pntron- age It the reduced rates , so thnt irobut- biy their gross reyenues would not ho 1nterlnl ' IIected by the II'olled I'e- dimctiomm. Senator . Shm'mln will have mme duliictlity In Iwesehiting Colmeluhmuive imrgti- tlfcun II.tsuntng COIChllh'o I'U- mell1 In SU1Z11.t of his II'OIOsltol , and he { 'nl press It wih the aSSI'IUCC that It : hns the In'nctcal ' nlnllnouH ap- Iro\ul ) of the PU1)liC. Time slctpllg car mOloI11 ' hums ulwnrs ehmjoyei ( time irIvI- Icge of mnldlg its own terls , amid It has mmevem ' conllllcl'Cll time q\wston of what Is faIr ummul reasonmible to the ' fnl' Intl lnsollhlt t'lloll : Ilhlc 11 doll so. I' hns umrrogalithy uimul umiiitraruly lutlrsumemi its ' or . nlllllhll'I'I IUI'snetlll COI'fe ox- ncton , o\'nI1n l'ell > ) lslhlll1 multi dim- ties Whllt\'PI' It wus Ilosslhie to tlo 10 , amid nil time tme Hhowilg thc l1acl . unt greed thl t t : Inl'cnchollOIOIHI ' Is CUIlhlc of. I I Is high Hlo thut time 11' tolll authnl.I ' Htollell ) ) Its CXICtol1 1111 suhjcclct It to Just rt'guilntiotus. Con gtS wi to the \ullc : u very vnl : - bin servIce by Ilsllug Selntol' ( Shor- uumamm's amimemmdmmmommt. 'l'he 1I1l01ltnwnt hy thai Chilelo gO\ C'lmolt ot I x.SecrII'y Johl \V. Fos- tel ( to assist time pcnco cO\mlssloUt'l'H of Chiln Jut ncgotntng ' t'ms wih . Tapamm Is n 11stljulshtll COIIllult to thnt tilpiomuatist. ; 1' i . Postcl' HUCCOt'tct . ) UIIS G i. Bllue ns secretary ! of state , ull mantle ni exctmiit'mmt . n't'O'II , Hhowln \'el'r HUIH'I'lol' ( ) ability II cllluctu thip- loummuit tc quest louis. Prior to this I hlH services lund hcen ( nloll Ilto l'l'IUlsllnl l.y I'tesitleuit ln1hwu , wih 10si satisfactory - factory I'CHll ! . ns his nllpolltlllt tn the secretarysiuiii atte3tetl. . 10 I Wil mmmiii- Islcl' to Spall nUll IIIS hut ! othOl' uXI ) I'IIICO In time \1)1 , ot dllloIIC ) ' . l'rob. ably mme Alwl'I'nl Is hotter Cllulp1et ) thau : ; 1' . Fostel' for hue ( service hu Is to perform for the t Chhl'so JO\'el'lltlt , 1111 . It 11 safe to In'ullci hint ( thu ( result wi J1'lul ' hl'renio his relmututtiomm. I is now cl'l'llll that Chluu trsh'l1 Ilcal'L' . mumiti 11'11. hi ) II 11'lIII'ltl : to Inul\ n very CIIUS olfcI' to st'etmrc it. There are nit sorts ot reports as to the demauds .lnpnn will Uolic , ntHI there Is rensou to hl'I'o ) thnt'flw ' wl10t he governed by n spirit of ii'liltlnliummmit3. ' 1 lo\11 Chlun at her Clot iIQcnu make her OWl lerms , RubJec oiuiy "fol the restraint of uot go- lug 10 far JtJo incite oppositon front EnropcU : Il ! : \IWIS. Thin StntJJet1cratol ( of Labor will Sl'lt relre t1. eltnt\s ; before lie ( h'IRln- tumre iuu ' ' half dozeii . tm't II nt1'oclC' oC n 1107en mucus- lures II wiiIiu . I.hor . Is vlnl ( ' CI > CCllet1 \Ve hl\'e hCletufore HIJJeslcll thntilhor ( 10allc'H hl'I''hho\ts ) \ou11 10 wel to con. cl'ltlnte . th h' efforts umpolm nor two . IIIHI.tnlt hlH : for whll'h they mire toti- tt'umtiimug. We IH\W \ suggest lint ( the Fed- eratol clI 'i ' ituf I HOII of the lawROW OIl the ( statute hooks of ether states C11. nl'tct In theh' bchnlf nlil Ilstuto ( nu 11Iuh' ( ) ' lS to how veil ( lucy mire beIng etmforcetl . If nt all. . I Is \OW gh.t1 out lint ( ( lie irolosed 'hi to regiuiattj IIltIIII cnr fares Is to hc ntnthec 11 - elntor Shollln lS 1 tider to hue railroad pooling l bill I tlnt ue h'ue , amid Selltor ShermUI succeeds - ceeds 11 11\ln his rider olJI'arell 01 the loI1hi , hunt ( lenSI'c wi nt least possess I sOle merit. L'he clmlccs mIre , howl'cI' , thnt the rnllOHl cOlt I' JClt of thc t ! olule , which Is lall : to cou- Ututc about two-thh.tl of its momhor- Ihll ) , wi 1'jcct time SIC'II1 I I 01 tl. ment aH HOOI ni Is has heel II'eHclted. ' 'nrll for letructIoim. 10310n Atlvertt8er. The Spanish incident only nfforTh another example of the vay In which the ttemno- crtc tarlr law ham ) decreased zimict choked fOI-elgn trade with the Unle,1 , < States 111 n comllarl80n 1etween time iIcuhges ) malII 1y the tlel0cratc orators I few years ago atiti the fnlllnent or those plelges In the present - I emit year Is so slllllcalt ns to cal for 1te added conmmncnt. Jnhh on ( ho . Onll m'nc. . New York Trlhune. Tussla Is borrowing $ ; .OO In J011 In ; eastern Eurpel and Austria Is borrowing 1orrowlnK : I7oOooo0 In gala to complete its arrange- meats for setting UII the g01 stnndm'I. This Is causing nnothr such transfer of stocks ot gob ! ns was seen two vents ago. nJo when the outgo from the Unllcd Slatcs was so henv ) ' . Tllten In conuecton with the pre\alng dlsloslton of Europeans ' to carl ' as 5man I suppl of Amer can securities as Imossible. these ) de\elopmenls promise to multI the Iruln upon our gold reserves this winter and next spring . unusual ' hea\ ) A I. . . nn II Convict Labor. tOlanapols Journal . The last legislature In Ohio passcd a law requiring all goods made 1) ' convict labor to be labeled as convict mad e. This re- suited In the boycotting of the goods to such nn extent us to cause many contrac- tors to quIt the business and In consCtuenee of this the prison has run behind this year $ 3.t31 and hUllreds of convicts are In the Idle house. I convIct labor Is to be abol- Ished and there are strong reasons why it should be. It wi become I serious question how to emplo convIcts and prevent prisons from becoming a heavy lax on the people. . Ton II neh flovm ' riiunouut. : 'Chl imeramd. . . .Clmicago nlmld. A city neWrpP 'r , In descrlulng thin evils ot the mUlplclty ot goyernmenls from which Chlcagl. sufers , says that u man can stand on ant'corne' and consider himself as under three separate jursdicton" . the stale county < and city. That only half describes It , to say the least. He Is also under the jurlil ( ton of the towmm luulc district and sUnlnry district , to say noth- Ing ot the wa\d and schoul jlrlsdlcton . the last being a taing jurusdiction. 'J'ho citiZen - zen hives umlelloven different gcvernnmemmts , each wth itst.dllTerent laws , ordinances regulatons. olcla esta11shment and tax- Ing powers. We are governed too much , , l' . Calling Ip"ln to Time. Chicago Tribune. The presiden has not acted a moment too prompty or nj.hlt too shnrpl Spain has always been one or the worst and most un- just orendersqi lnst this country In the mater ottrAeSho has received more ' money from this country than tram all others combined Her West Indian posses- sions have lived off our gold and she hI Jved off them. She has heen haughty and insufferable In /1 her dealings with ! us. and It Is time she was sQuelched and made to behave herself. Time president has struck her In a vital spot and It n1ay have the , erect ot bringing her to her senses. This country has endured Spanish insolepce long enough. I Is time to a ta1 - Insole\ce Fruits or 1IIIIc\li Tlnitorilg. Sprlngnold Republican. Gold wilt continue to go out as long ns the Democrats stay In. Time country would be much better off If It could export the democrats and keep the yellow metal at home. But ns there It no domestic . so there Is no foreign demand for them and they are not wanted anywhere except now and then by the criminal courts and the grand jury. With the present currency tinker at the head of the finance department It Is rather surprising that n dollar at gold Is left In the cpuntry. I does not few away from him like molasses ln winter but wlh nimblest radiating centrlusal ' . like the distribution of koumiss out of an exploded bottle. When he leaves the department he ivili probably not leave enough ot the standard - ard metal 10 start a gold cure with , and the retiring administration . may need one. f. Jl"ul AmonI lioformors. Chicag herald. Timp committee at five was the executive boy ot the committee ot seventy which managed the recent successful campaign against Tammany In New Yorlc CII ) ' . Ful- Ion lelr.hon' was n member of the com- mittee of live , and the appointment ot dep- uty sheriff WI"i offered to him , which he declined. I Is a very lucrative olilce. He said that It he should accept the uppolnl- ment It would bolt as I he lmd taken a part ot th' ' spois lS a reward for his reform - form lahors In politics . and It would close his mouth If the new reform administration should tro'e ) fnlhless to the objects for which It wail placed In power and should deserve-public censure A reformer In tlol- Itcs who refuses an office worth several thousands of dollars / year because It would create a scandal displays evIdence that his reform Ilrlnclples are gemmuiae and not a cover for the lJrsult pr the spoils. Citizens or this stump are mre - - . Nuhr""I'u's'llncd I'olucy lon , Des Molnls Capital. The Davenport Democrat heartily endorses the Nebraska valued polcy mw which requires - quires Insurance companies In case or total loss to pay the total amount named In the policy and for which time company his tic- ceptel the premiums. I Is wel known that time InHurnco Orranles object to such a law on the craun , that It ouicourages in- cendlarlsm and also encourages over Insur- mmcc 'rime companies fay that I lucy are not permlted to prove that time property had or had not the Insnrnce value al time time ot the taking out of the policy . they mlJht tme as wen consider themselves ready to IOY every Iolcy that Is Issued and that the result would be Insurnce rates woul have to he increasetl. The disinterested public pUhlc say that time Iisuranco company ought to IIC comlet to mnlte its investigation and know whut I Is Insuring al the time time policy Is made oUJ : that It there Is any fraud that ls I lh91 time to make the Iny dll cover } ' . , . 1 I. , . ' . 1'euiuti . ' Olthcera' " 'Idowi. Curtis , n ChIcg Heor. The senate hik ptssed his Irnlnl pensions - slons 10 time widows or General Nalhunlel P. Banltl anti ! iImeqmas I. . Crltemien at time rate ot $10 a- . pibathi . Congress has been ' hiberat arbllh. . the widows leeo very lberal in.plctn or army olccrJ on tumetcil , Time hlJhest sums ) paid to Mrs. Garliohd and , Mrs Orunt , hul they are wldO,1 'r' presidents. Time follow. Inl Is u list fif"whiows ' upon the penslol rol receh'ln 1ft less tlan smOG 1 month and the amounl that each receives monUlly : \ Widow ot JameR A. Garfield. $ IO.G' widow of U. S. Orant. $ hI6:43 : : wilow ot Phil Sumeri. Sher. dan. $23.3 : widow at ' David D. Porlrr. $2.3 : widow Lof John A. Logan. $ IGG.G1 widow of F' . P. Uiair . $ MG : wilw nt George Cook , $ IG.c' widow of George n. ! cl'lelan. $ IGo.m'l "lldow Of John C. Fre- mont. $ .IG : wimlow ot FietcimerVeimter. . $100 : widow of Robert Anderson . $100 : wiow ct James ' h1. tickettmi . $10- : wIdow of George I. Stannard . $100 : widow ot Gabriel n. Paul. $10 : whlow of Jatmes A , Mower sloe ; widow ot Iuvll I' . McDouJul $100 : $0 $10 wilow of S. P. hielntzehtnatm $100 : widow of i. I , . n. ltosseaii . $ IW ; whlQW of J. W. Nichol- SOl ( rear nlmlral ( ) , $ IQ : widow of W. C. \Vuuttaker. $100 : widow of harry I ) . " 'llen. $100 ; whlqw at John P. Hurtmnft. $100' widow or G. K. W ' mmrren . SO ; wilow $101 George A. Cusler. SOj ; widow of Charlf Wilkes . luCO ; widow of ijumlmon Hiiimrttrlck. $0 lU/latrck Sto ; widow o Sias Cale ) ' . fo ; w / ,11 of James Shields . $100 ; widow of John M. Corse. Slo 'he fOlowing were ale grnmmteil but the Iegmaiolmers are dead : lensloners ot A. I.tncoln. $ UG.c : wilow of James K. I'olk $ ItC.C6 : widow of John Tyler . snl.G : whlow of n , G. PlrrlKul , $ lQC : whlow Of George Ii. Thomas . CO ; widower or W. S. lance ! $ ICG.GG. $ ( , ruIhfl .LtXI)8 2'IbfX OUR. ' VllW.Nns : VUIl. . The tolnl foreign trade ( or China amonnlNt In 1892 to $260.086.338. anti $20S,069l1O , or SO tier cent of Ihat trade ( , was with Great Britain ant her colonies. Time cOItrg ratIo ( Is In the hands or the British . and po are time blnking faelt s at time twent'.lhreo tre\ ) . ports An Ingiithhuman Is at the he\1 : or time custOIS ndmlnlstraton ant Great BritaIn virtually controls limo entire foreIgn ratio of China. She sells to China about $30 , . 000.00 ) wOrth n year or oplUI anti nearly oi the $65.000.000 worth of colon and woolen ] 500(13 ( China huys. 'alshle ; of her colonies threat Britain bun from ChIna 3000.000 I.'ss . of lerchallse than does time United Slates and soils about $ .000.000 more of gools to China than WI (10. When the colonies are included limo difference In Brltaln's favor Is cnormouily increased. That explains the great anxlet of I nglanl to preserve the ( weak anti corrupt governlent of China ( rol reorgammization. I Is purel' a selfsh intr- est. But Hussla can be deplnle\ \ upon to prevent any direct Interferonee by OrMt Irlaln In Ito Inlerest of her trade. I time JllHleSO force on China time In1ortance , of adopting western ideas In tIme Internal and external allmlnlstraton of her affairs I may hut Great liritnium's trade but It wl 1m. IJro\'e lie ( Chinese govcrrmunt'nt . teach the. 11eople of that nation n needed lesson and beneft the world In general. . . Time movement on foot In France for the purgaton of the Legion of Honor Illrlcu- burly time extrusion from IL or those Invol\(1 In the Panama Ecalmdai will 10 foun(1 ( a itr- I tcularl ) tufcut undorlaldng. That great In- Ilqnl } . Ilalned all Infectel all ciasses llllc oiflciais . the jllelary , time financiers . the press enl everybody who hall anythlnJ tl do with it . except time lnvcstors who ware the Ilnocent sheep . SUPI11)'lng the fetce which their spoilers tmrted among tiueimm. To pluck out every ono who hM been lie. smirched II thIs ui-starred business woulll leave so many holes In time order that per- haps Ito else would ho loft. TIme great chapter might ho allllet alogeth r and ye- consttutCI 01 a Mi basis , leaving the un- I worthy out ill time cold , where they b210ng : hut I Is not Ileol ) that n step so radical I will bo taken. 1rom time first its emblems : of honor hn\c been jh'el to some of the ; most dishonorble men who have ever ex- isted such as Taiieyramid . for example. And It Is nol surllrlsllr that II this period its decorations often find their way where time ) 10 not legitimately belong. Time society would unlouhtedly 19 time better for I co- pious IlrJaton nld the extrusion from Its rols of those proved to be unworthy hut to It be vi1l Impossible. be tlimcmuut work and many he found . . . The ) 'ounr czar has given another practical - cal delonstraton or his earnest dedro to erect reforms In time Russian body politic b ) his order to release time survivors of the Cossack massacre at Jroschc , In Poland . which occurred on November 10. 1893. The lberaton or these prisoners wi recall the horrible treatment meled out 10 the Inhabl- hints of the Catholc village of Kroscime whose resistance to nn order to close their church was punlshel by the slaughter of 100 of their number by lance thrusts nnl the blows of murderous knouts In the hanls of a horde of Cossaclls , while the remmmalndcr . mono women and cimuldremm . after havlnJ been stripped and fogged withIn an Inch of their lives . were driven to prison. The reformation or a system under which such cruelties are possible Is a task of overwhelming magnitude - tude ; but there Is evidence that the czar wi not shun his self-Imposed duty In the removal - moval of General Gourko . time despotic governor - ernor ot Warsaw who was at heast I t. Indl- rocly responsible for time persecution of the Jews In his provlumce a well as for the horror - ror at Krosche. 5 . . The new president of Brazil Is enforcing measures of econonmy the like of which were never before heard or In that countr ) When any appropriation Is asked for even ono that seems to be mmecessary President Morls cals attention to the stale of the treasury or the diminution of time public revenue In recent tunes . or the leslrablty of reducing the enor- mous debt incurred during the war or the Inabiity of the Brazilian people to stuffer any enlargement ot the burdens or taxation. His language on the subject Is Impressive and his conduct Is In conformity wih It , In the Inaugural address which he del\erel lust month , he spoke of time necessity of econ- omy In the public administration : but the mo iOliticlafls regarded his words as not less vacuous than words or time kind usually are , In the most practical way ho has given It to be understood that his promises are to b icept and that the polcy which he outlined : when he took office Is to bo enforced . 50 far : as ho has the power to enforce It. There are alrealy sIgns that It will bring him Into trouble before long : but If he shall be able to carry It out agaInst all opposition he w1 wIn a place In Brazilian history more favor- able than that of his two extravagant prede- cessors In time presidency and lie may be able to rescue the young republic from the fnan- elal morass late which IL has been driven during the past five years. Up to this tme republicanism has brought neither peace nor prosperity , neither complete freedom nor full satisfaction to Brazil. Brazil.Is. satsfacton . . . Soml interesting statistics have been sub- miled by the Austrian government 10 time select committee on eletoral reform which has time troublesome question or the franchise under conderaton , These figures shaw that In Cislellhanla , wll about 24,000,000 Inhabi- tants . and a male populaton of about 11,600- 000 , the number of persons of 24 and upwards who could claIm time right to vole It the uni- rJht : versal and equal franchise demanded by the working classes were granted would bo 6.143.796. whereas at present only one-third . or 1.725.072 , are on the register. I the rIght to vole wore given to al who pay direct taxes howe\er small In amount nearly 800 , . 000 persons would proft by I. willIe If the franchise were confined to time Industrial - dustrial , working classes the new voters would also number about 800000. Furthermore It boll classes were included-amid for thIs extension two out o time three coalitIon parties In time Reichisrath the Germans and Poles , are prepared-the number of voters would rise 10 3.300.000. or nearly 1 per cent or the entire population. Should time education test be applied . as Is also proposed , the consequence would b very different . shies out or the whale male populatIon of CIslelhanla of 24 years and upward only 3,350,000 can read and write , whie 1,793.00 mire ilerates , the proportion per cent being-In Oalcla 31. In Dallata 383 . and In lower Austria with Vienna 3. 38y. . . . Great Britain sustains today peculiar relations - ' tons to both Germany and Russia a fact which tIme episode or time prince of Wales at time ezar's funeral has tended to emphasize. When the venerable Queen Victoria shal die time will leave time British crown as a possible legacy to the heirs or eIght courts outside of the British Isies Oermany. Prussia - sia , Saxe-Melnlngen. 0 reece . Iene , flatten- berg , Russia and Schleswig-Uoistein are all reirsented In time line ot succession The prince of \Vaios the duke of York the duke ot Kent the duchess ot Fife . Lady Alexandria Duc the Princesses Victoria and Maud of Wales , limo duke of Edinburgh and eleven others or the Intmate family circle would seem to Insure the continuance or time throne to the royallY of time sol ; but the twenteth In successIon Is Emperor ' , Vllliatn's mother , and hB hlmset la No. 21. Time crown prin' ccu or Greece Victoria's granddaughter , stands In the 11lrtthlrd place . and the Orand Duchess Serglua of Russia anolher grandilaugimler . Is seven ranks remo\ed. A would be wltlmout doubt great European war , wlhoul , a great famiy Iluarrel . . France Is the largest foreign creditor of Russia , holding OO.OOO.OOO of her securities - ties , a tact which ought to promote amicable relations between the countrIes particularly as time new czar may find I desirable to bor. row come 10re money ono Of these das There seels no end to the reserve fund of the French , people , who are everybody's credo 1101 , owe nobody and 10JeSS In their economy and thrift an Inexhaultble milo Of pros. perl and abundance. They Ia ) oi emmor- ) IOU8 war Indemnies ( with no strain or trou- ble whatever finding time resource therefor In the woolen flocklngs of their Iloantry , and on occuln can drop such a trifle a $00.000.000 Into a blind ditch like that at Panama without wlnklns The lesson Of frugality - gality which the laton Inculcate I Of Inestimable . estimable value to tbl world at large . 111 might l studIed by our own workers wRit considerable advatage , C.IIl.\'EO.ZW 'u ( flh114T l'I'l.ln C.IIlWl. . ' 011 . , . San Francisco Cal : The Navy depart. meat seems 10 have atmltell practically that , hut the contest between nUul aol resistance 'a9 ' carried on for smo years through the n ncy of /uns anti armor plate the run has the best or it. At nil events armor plate that Projectiles hlvo craellll Is 10 be ataehC1 to one of our crack battle shll s. Whelher or not democracy Is Irlunlhant Carnegie : cot. thinly ] Is. Chicago Times : After a Ilcrsonal ( on fer. once with M ; . Carnegie Secretary Herbert annOUnce that "time cracking WM catiseti hr the time or 0 Projectile l\ch superior to time ordinary ) ' service shot , " 0111 thai he will no- cept all time armor despte : thIs failure unller trial \'lmat then ( , Is the le of iavimmg tests nt nil 1 A 111. above all . what 1avlnl toys- terlou Infuenc whIch Andrew Carnegie exerts . erts nt Washington ? Chicago Post : The reiltons between this nllinlstraton anti Carmmegie . Phipps & Co. remain the most Inexplcable In Aumucricatm hlstor ' . I the frm hall showu tJre\'lous faihfulnes In the executon of contracts some lenlenc toward \ IL might he niloivable . But after I has betrayed rogtulsh traits amid ben convicted Immorally of frammd . 10 pcrml It to batch its wont and hahn off 11\gerols : immaterial ' on the 19 gOI'ernlenl mnro than a sage could Rccount for In any olher coummtry . counl. thau this Mr. Herbert's action wOllI subjecl him 10 a plb1C ul > rlslnr lint ( \oull drive him from omee. New York Worl : Then time Carnegles mnle smo moro armOr-about 300OOOorth - which failed to stanll time prescrlbell tests. Nevertheless Mr. CarneJI was able lat 'reck to ierstmatie time \eelt persuale secretary 10 accept time \holo detective lot Now Carnegie cool demands that the paltry sum his concern palll concer In leu or submlthlJ 10 a criminal : prosecu. ton shal bo returet to him. llaviimg got Havllrot hal his pay for the blowholes by grace of /lce the imresideimt ho now demands the other half anti ( threnlens suit for Its recovery . \ % hal Is time secret of this " " extraorllnry'"Iml 1" Why should not congress ask the secretary anti Limo 11rsllent 10 explain . 111 TIOC.I."U 2'.I KIC-Ol'IW. Nel York l'r.5i. Boston Transcrlll : Ilicks-Phuraser . de- cllrl ! that he owes e'"er.thln to hil s'lfe. \ ViclcsNommseumseViiy ! ! . 'lcks-NoISelel \Viiy . 111 , lie owes everybody In town. Atchison Globe : The fmlentlsimlmm h h"cl frlenllshll ( two gIrl imsimail ) ' ceases its sooti the ' ! ufunl cem'ef nI 1001 11' timey have toll e\er ) .thlll the ) Imow. Ihlmlelphla Heorl : EthI-I kissed .oimr 'O\r picture Yastenll ) ' because It vas so m\ch like you . \ Geol-Je--Dll I kiss you back ? Ehel-No. George-Then I wnsmm't l\ch Ilte mime. " ' 18hlnllol Post : The mimitmu who never 111 lever chan ! as his views always ntl ts the at- temmtlomm of the mmman who ' ' telton Inn ne\'el' ehulges his shirt. Piaimi Dealer : Ft'it'nd-W'imat is . 1lnln Frlpld-\hnt If ) .our father doll now Jtllny ? "I"ather ? Iolim' ? Let's see. This Is Sad- tterdl ' . I R'lect he's tr 'II' 10 101'111 n ! live-dollar bill about mmow. Chlcalo Trlb\le : "I vouidmi't Rmo\w \ those lasl ) ' . 'ile-snmeliimmg thing , dear boy . . "Wh10t ? Robert Louis Sle.elson smolte"l " them. " "I Imow I. h\t he hn,1 hunII ) ' dough do to go so. " to the ml lie of the 1lcllc ocean to Washington Star : "Talk Is cimeap " ob- served the man who believes In eroverbs. . 'Httm.plui" replied the man who 10sn.t , "That remark eiios' that 'Ol mmevem' hired 0 lawyer or renle I telephomie. " Indianapols Journl : "ThIs old fellow . " said the teamster , fondly pattn/ hIs here on the neck "has been haullg / for the for , ' - . " city twenty-five -enrs. "Got a pull . I sUllose , " simeered time umiug- vump gc'zmtiemami. Plmuiatleiplmia Record : 'Yes , mum ) ' ( lear , man Is an animal ; but , foi'ttmmmately , at this sea- soum of tIme year lie has but two legs to ptmil , " said Mr. I'emmnstmueezer. "Amid If nman were a four-leggetL beast " retorted time % 'ife Of his bosommi , "lie would kick with all four. " Chicago Tribune : "It's notlming but vanity that amalces you always conceal your age , Bammks , ' ' said Itlvers , 'immmt i'm going to flmmd it mit tim spite of you ! " "I'd lIke to know how you expect to do It , " said lianlcs. "I am going to outlive yOU , " rejoined Rivers , "amid read it on your tombstone , New York WoekhyTramp-No'rn , I am not a wood sawyer , mum. I draw. Giumitmie a sqmmnre nmeni , anti i'll show you. Housekeeper-Well , it's worth II to see a man tilce you tie ammytiming , Tramp ( after the meal-Thmankee , mum. Now I'll go atitl lie down in time suim. "hint you tromised to draw. " 'Yes'm. I draw Ihies. " A WARNING. A ) 'Otltii whmom his miarents nameil WillIe Was fond of time sauce called Ciiiil , And , to cool imis inside , Kept his mouth open wide , And Ito diett from inhaling bacilli. JJIITIRR TLIUIS. Atlanta Constitution. Country's lookln' all alive , Better times ( or NInety-five I Don't care what the croakers say- Country's lmappy Ofl time way ! Sun's still utiminin' round about- \Vimen it's imlgimt , time stars coumme out ; An' when time ) ' ain't alminin' rigimt , 'Long comes time electric light ! Keep on goin'-toil an' strive ; Better times in Nimmety-Ilve ! Country's lookium' all serene ; Thougim time woods it , stripped o' green , Somneuvimere , ummdermeatum time snow , There's a daisy tlmat'Il grow ! If It's cold. It does us good ; ExercIse Iii choppimi' wood ! An' it svood conmes putty high , Somer'il be hero by an' byl Keep on goin'-ioolc alivet Better times In Ninery-ave. NO hURRY ABOUT FORT CROOK Quartoimastor General 2eo No Cause for ProcipitatiugWokofQonstotIon : , a MAY ADVERTISE FOR NE\V \ BIDS SOON 0 , , T. IImig of tmnulumt time ioivet itIdiler fog i'tmtltmmg Liii tim emv l'etierni iuuid. ilmg mit . elty-titumer ( 'mmplumil ( ius..Ip. \\'ASillNGT0 h3UitI1u OF' TiiI hlhF. 1407 P Street , N. Vt' , Vt'ASiil'U'lON , Dec. 2S. it seomus that tito oiflcimmis 1mm tIme office of " time quarterummoster gelmeral him titoat depart. loehit viii not take amy extra Pains to expe- dilo time work on viaclmmg tIme contract for commstructimig limo hmet' buildings at Fort Crook. Maui ) ' urgent requests hmmuvo been ummamle to time qumnrtermmmatr gemieral hunt this work ho imasteume4 to a completion- thmat 0111- cial has mmmatie soverni iroummiscs timmut time woric \ % ill be hitisimed as rapidly as iestibio. It is how over two weeks sluice time biml of M. 1' . Kimefo of Ommuima was rejected by time depart. Imiommt and simice It was dccideil to advertIse agaIn for proposals , and still time advertise. tmmemit imas not yet bt'eti issumeil. It was stated today tlmmtt Imlils vili ( ma askeml for S'er3' 50011 , but that there is lIe immirry aboiut placing time Contract , for time remison that titoiorlc camm- Hot be imrosecmmteml until late iii time sprimig. 0. J , Kliig , time vchi kumowum coimtrnctor of Ommmnimo , was the lowest lildiler for erecting time stmpcrstrtmcttmr of time public btuiitliumg at hCnmmsas City , Mo , , hmimis for which wore ommeneil in time oillce of time simimcrvimilng archui- tect of time trcrsmury today. Time atmmtmilimt of hits biti was 295tP2 ) , it is cImecteil that limo contrmtct xviii b auvartied to hint 1mm a simort. timne. Mr. Kiumg wits time contractor who bumilt time fommmmulatlomu of time Otmmmilma federal bimlidiimg. JOi1N Ii. GR\ii IiECovhiuiic , Senator-elect Gear of lena has tmlmrovetl rapimily dumrhimg time hmast twcnt-folur ImOthrs , mmmiii is 1101 % ' believed to ito etmtirely out of damiger , lie imas ( hlspia'ed lvommtierftml vitality - ity miumil relmuarlcahie Powers of rectuhmcratlon. Time hmimyslcimmn lmu charge or time case says that tiemmator Gear will be muble to attend time sessiomma of time house wltimimi a coupio of , . weeks , Nebraska hiost muastersere COmillnissioncml today as foliows : Fred A , Atistimi , Aimuehia ; Ammimie IL Marker , Otto. Tlmo postoillee at itoxle , lirelmier coummty , In , , lots bmteim discontInued , Time mmmil will go to 1101(011 ( , Time following Postmmmnsters ima'o been ap- lmoltmted : Nebraska-Otto , Webster coimumty , Amuuuie Marker , 'lco F. i. Paine , resigned. Iowa-Iveyvliie , Atlanta cotmimi ) ' , 0. L. Mus. y.ie , vice I' . ii , immmummmmeil , rosigmmcd ; Moore. vilie , Tania ceunty , Id. M. 11111 , vice A , I , I'evorii , resigned ; SpringimiilVarremm coummty , J. It. Limnily , vice R , R. Mcintyre , resigned. Time imoard of nrmmmy ofilcers , wimicii has had charge of time conupiiatloim of a imew act of arummy regmmlatlomms , hmn abommt cmimulmieted its work , mmd time Pmmbilcatioim Is how in time imammmis of time secretary of war for imis ap- flroval. It is believed that time mmcmv regula- tlomms s'iil be issued during time cathy Imarl of mtext February , First Lieutenant. Henry A. Slmaw will re. imort for temmmporary duty at Cammilm MerrItt , Motmt , , ammd omm coumupletioa thereof will proceed - ceed to Fort Sneliimmg , Minum. First Liemmtenant. James M , Arrasmitim , Second imurantry , is granted leave ot absence for timree tmmoimtims , aimd FIrst Lieutenaumt Stepimeum L. II. Siocuimi , adjtmtant , l.igimtlm cay- airy , three mimonthms. i : CJII'LETE JUcCOIfDS. Commmphuimlmtmm .ttgminst : tIm Reporter of , limlg , C. mi e immmmut's Coil rt. NEBRASK' . CITY , Neb , . Dec. 28- ( Speclai-Ten ) ilays ago Mr. Warren of timla cIty , coummsel for Father Corbett and other prlests of tIme Catlmohic diocese of Lincoln , obtained from time state supreme commrt an order requiriimg time reporter of time district 4. , commrt to furimimim hmlmn a copy of tIme records ammml testimnommy 1mm tIme case of Bishop Bonn. cuin agalmmst Fatimer Corbett , trIed before I Jmmdge Chmapnmatm in this cIty inst Ma ) ' , Efforts - forts previously mmmdc to obtain time recortl for time pmirpose of apumeai were fruitless , as ri was simowtm by letters front time reporter produced - duced in court by counsel , anti it was not received by time defendants until a day after time expiration. of time extended ( Into for ap- Ieai , Aim examinatIon of time record by time do- femiso revealed nmany startling features of time trial omnitted trout time testtmmmony , One of time imiterested priests says time record Is so incomplete as to be worthmioss. "All time ' letters , " ito says , "that. were cited against. Boimacun are lost or laid away. At any rate timey are not In time evidence. ilonacum's testimnotmy is so cimanged that hme would mmot rccogumize it iiimmmself. " It is believed time tncomnpiotemmoss of time rccord.will result in a retrial imm time district. court. - City 'I'mtict , i'nscmiIom of ma Baltic , WrS2. sUPIiiuOIi.Vis , , Dec. 28.At 2 o'clock timis morumimmg a deputy siierlft took possesioim of time Bank of Soutim Superior in hmehmalf of a hecei'er , acting for time city of Superior. It imas becim known for come tlmne that time bank was in fInancial straits , and time city attormmey decided timnt to lire- tect time city time receiver should be np-i polmiteti , em- Your Mbmmey's yorLit or YoulIotmc3' Rack. . Men's TJlsters--- The best time to buy ulsters is when you need. 'em , You need 'em nowwhon it's about a dozen degrees below - low zero. We are ofI'ering an elegant heavy storm ulster for $10 , bettor ones for $12.50 and a splendid one for $15 ' Ulsters--- Boy's - - - ' We are closing out certain lines o ! ' boys' ulsters at $4 and $6.50. The cold can't got into 'em , Underwear-- Ulsters and underwear are Limo things to keep cold out , We have both. EROWNING , KING & C05 , ROiiflIie Ciotiuiet'.m , , Ctu'amr FIftnth ; mii.l Ioiiits Ste. . - - - - -