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Untly nvoinc- " .121
OEOltnn II. TSWiCHUrK.
Rwoin to liofore mo nnil nulcirillied In my
pre-oncc Hit * lit ilay of Xnvcmlii-r. 1S35.
( Senl. ) N. I * . VKII. . Notary Public.
t , , Ucv. T. Hv Cratnblot Is takluj : the
people nl tlii'tr word as uxpri'ssiMl at
the last election and says there Is no
dniiiatul or rolroucliiucnt at tlio hands
of tlio school board.
Hi-fore tin' Knights of Labor sot
Jibout eli > i > tliiK Judges of tliu Unttert1
Slates courts they inlnht inalco use of
the oppnuliinilk'S olTurud In iinnu'roiis
cli'ellvo state courts and linproru the
( juallty of the JntlKUS that are now
chosen by popular vote.
Attention of tlio newspaper reading
public ; is called to the fact that the
only complete and lntellltIlile amumtn
of the complications In Armenia and
Ttirkoy to be found In any paper pub
lished In this section of the country are
tlio.si ! printed In The Nee.
IloUe Smith Is KOIIK ! to have his say
on the 1'acllle railroad ( ] iiestlon In his
forthcoming report as secretary of the
Interior. What he says , too. ou ht , ac
cording to cabinet courtesy , carry ex
traordinary weight with President
Cleveland. IToke has a chance to make
n ten strike If he only will.
The Porte has ordered another special
InV'Iry ' into the massacre of Christians
In northern Syria. The Porte has been
doliiK iiolhlnjj but order special investi
gations Into Christian massacres as lon.n
as man can remember and the special
inquiries have had about as much effect
In prevent Inn their recurrence as lias
the man In the moon. The special In
quiry dodge has been about played out.
The eijy charter is deficient In many
Important particulars , not the least of
which is Hie absence' of u provision
making It unlawful for any man lo hold
two ollices under the city government
at the same time. There is a strong
public sentiment against such abuses ,
but that Is not siilllcient to prevent
nii'ii from dniwiiiK two salaries
ever they can manage to siimuw into
two
Tf tin ; populists do not rare to unite
with any party to ivurximixu tlio
Kunatu no onu will bo al > lo to compel
tlium to do so. Neither tin' republicans
nor diMiKHTJits command a majority of
that body and as tin ; vacancies In the
committees mast be filled there will hu
no other course open lint to argnu upon
Homo arrangement for tiding over the
dllllculty. Tlio senate committees must
1)0 reorganised if there Is any busbies *
to be done- this session.
What moans all this hurrying ami
fiknrrying of western lines lo Increase
the speed of trains east and west ami
north and smith ? Is a new epoch or
fast train service upon as , or is it but
n temporary spurt ? For ten years
Omaha has had to put tip with trains
nt Inconvenient hours and slow time
and thu Immediate prospect of an up-
to-date train service on all the princi
pal lines seems to have loomed up
within a month. Wo can stand a good
dual of it.
An uninformed person glancing at
the new Irrigation map issued by tlio
Stale Hoard of Irrigation and seeing
thu large number of counties marked
as counties where Irrigation works htivu
been constructed might , and doubtless
would , come to the conclusion that irri
gation In Nebraska Is In an almost
perfect state rather than really In UH
infancy. Thu Held for Irrigation In Ne
braska Is si III boundless and capital
ists have ample scope for prolllable In
vestments In this direction.
According ( o latest advices from Honolulu -
lulu , the sentiment there Is In favor of
having Hie government grant the
princess who would have Inherited the
Hawaiian throne a pension of $ ilM)0 ( ) a
year. This may bu the cheapest way
for thu young republic lo get rid of an
embarrassing royal family , but what
would become of lids pension If thu
nnnexatloulsts In this country had their
way ? How would thu United Slates
appear with a scion of royalty on Its
pension roll for no other reason than
her former royalty ?
It Is promised that Mr. Torrey , author
of the celebrated bankruptcy bill bearing
ids name , who left St. Louis tu reside
In Wyoming with longing eyes on the
United States senate , will address the
Transinlsslsslppl congress In support of
Ids Ideas on n general bankruptcy act.
Wohopo Mr. Torrey wlli come and that
tiio result of his arguments may In-
cluco the congress to endorse any
inuuHiiru that will cut short the career
of the pteferred creditor nnd make It
Impossible for a man to prollt through
Yoluutnry bankruptcy.
; ; ; nm ; Armr \ .t rw/s ? ' .
The nttornpy general of Xe\r York
lias llimlly decided to InMltuh' pro
ceedings nciilust the American Tobacco
company , known as the cigarette trust ,
with n vlo\v to restraining It from doIng -
Ing business In that stato. The com
pany Is Incorporated in the state of
Xow .fcrscy , but lias Its headiptarters
In Now York City and mally transacts
all Its business from that point. It Is
claimed that the methods by which
the trust transacts Us business are In
violation of the laws of New York and
would not be permitted by a domestic
corporation. In his staiemont show
ing the manner In which the trust trans
acts Its business tlio attorney general
says that such a method is against
public policy and would uot receive
the approval of the courts of the state
i | In tlio capo of a domestic corporation ,
'
j , " \Vhy , then , " ho asks , "should It bo
i permitted In n foreign corporation ? "
Ilo stales that mtlllcleiil evidence ban
been produced to aulhorl/o the com
mencement of an action.
1 The action which It Is proposed to In-
[ stlttito has an importance not limited to
< the combination against which It will
I
be brought. It really Involves thu right
i | of all tin ; trusts which have their head-
| I 'inarters In the city of Now York , bin
I are Incorporated In iither slates , to do
business there. Tlio policy or methods
pursued by I ho American Tobacco com
pany are essentially the same as the
sugar and others trusts pursue , so that
if the courts decide , as Ihero Is good
reason to believe they will , against the
cigarette trust , the decision will reach
all the combinations of a Ilko charac
ter which are making the city of Now
York the headquarters of their business.
It Is this that gives .slgnlllcanco and
far-reaching Importance to the pro
posed action and will cause It to bo
regarded with general Interest. Ob
viously If the trusts cull be routed
from thu commercial metropolis of the
nation a very great step will be taken
toward their suppression , for they
could llnd nowhere else such a vantage
ground for their operations. All the
Judicial decisions In New York regardIng -
Ing the trusts warrant ( lie expectation
that the action against the tobacco
company will be .successful.
TllK ALASK.IX IWUXDAUY MATTKH.
Whether anything In the nature of
a serious controversy Is likely to come
out. of the Alaskan boundary matter
Is at present uncertain , but the latest
reports regarding It Indicate that there
Is something In the tiuestion which may
Involve our government In a dispute
with Croat Hrltain. The fact appears
to bo that the Canadian surveyors or
engineers are making claim to ten--
tory , wherein nro valuable gold depos
its , which they have a questionable
right to do , and It also appears that
the Canadian authorities have made
preparations to occupy and hold this
territory. Krom reports It would seem
that they have been pushing forward
In this matter with a somewhat ag
gressive vigor , while this government
has been careless and - apathetic , so
thai at present the Canadians have thu
advantage of position.
II Is understood , however , that the
matter Is not being Ignored at Wash
ington and that proper action will In- |
taken to protect American interests In
Alaska. A recent report stated that
the admlnislration had been consider
ing the expediency of .sending a mili
tary force to that tcrrllory to sustain
the civil authority and it is believed
that congress will be asked to order
tills done. II is quite probable that
the reports regarding the situation are
somewhat exaggerated , but they cer
tainly deserve attention , and In any
event it is to 1)0 presumed that our
government will not hesitate lo take
whatever course may be necessary to
protect from invasion Alaskan terri
tory to which it can show a reasonable
claim.
TIIK ciititKNirSHOULD in :
At the meeting of the New York
Hankers association last week one of
tiie addresses was by Hon. Kills II.
( Cohorts , ex-l'iiilcd States assistant
treasurer and now president of the
Franklin National bank of New York.
In which he considered the questions of
retiring the greenbacks and allowing
state banks lo Issue currency. Mr. Uob-
erts Is recognised as one of the ablest
llnanciers In the country , it conserva
tive and carei'nl man whose opinions
are entitled to great consideration.
In common with all bankers , Mr. Uoh-
erts considers the paramount question
to be. What shall be done with the cir
culating medium ? Referring to llio pro
posal to retire the greenbacks , he ssiyn
that one obstacle In the way of this Is
the failure to provide a satisfactory sub
stitute , lie declares that no one would
advise the cancellation of so many mil
lions of currency without putting Komi-
thing else In Its place , booauso the coun
try will not tolerate such a drastic
measure of contraction. Regarding the
proposition to substitute a state bank
currency , Mr. Roberts remarked that
tin1 experiment of the many different
kinds of bank noles used before the
war Is fresh in tlio minds of men then
In business and while most of the evils
then flagrant could doubtless bo
avoided , no system which would per
mit every ono of forty-live states to
prescribe the basis of security and the
methods of supervision could guard
against confusion and manifold chances
of fraud. "I count it for an axiom , "
said Mr. Roberts , "that all paper money
should be Issued under laws enacted
by congress and under national super
vision. " In regard to those who favor
u state bank currency bused on general
assets , he said that they argue from a
narrow cxpurlonco and cannot claim
that their conclusions can be accepted
as axioms.
In regard to the policy which It Is
understood Hie administration will rec
ommend , that of retiring the legal tender -
dor notes , or greenbacks , Mr. Robert *
said : "Should tlio alternative be pre
sented between the retention of the
greenbacks and the Issue of bank notes
under thu authority of our forty-llvu
KuUos , Including I'lnli , or even under
national authority , with only the se
curity of the general assets of the In
stitutions , my own vote would bo for
the greenbacks , und so , I think , would
bo that of the country , That Is the nl
lornatlvo which Is likely to bo pro
sontod. " It Is to bo presumed that Mr
Roberts Is conversant with nnd voices
the general ppiitltncnl of the Intoros
wllli which he Is associated , but however
over this may bo there can bo no doubt
Hint his views are In nr-cord with those
of the great majority of thu America !
people , who demand that the green
bucks shall uot bo withdrawn until at
equally safe nnd sound currency can be
substituted for them and who nro uot
willing to accept instead a bank cur
renry Issued under the authority of
forty-live1 states.
There was another point In the sug
gestlve address of Mr. Roberts whlcl
Is entitled to special consideration. Hi
.said that n government , like an hull
vldtial. cannot keep on borrowing for
ever to moot n dolleloncy. Pay < la.\
iiuwt come sooner or later and the Una
adjustment can be achieved only h
one way , that Is by making the rove
lilies exceed thu expenditures. That Is
tlio great problem which Is now press
Ing for solution and which the coming
congress must deal with , rending tin
settlement of tills paramount question
It Is gratifying to llnd that some of tin
ablest practical llnanciers In the conn-
try are not In favor of retiring tin
greenbacks and substituting therefor n
state bank currency-snch as si majoril.i
of the democratic party favors.
in/v / sfut.vrnur ? sv.i.voirt
The attitude of the Chltv.o. Milwau
kee & St. Paul and the Chicago , Rock
Island Pacllic railroads toward tin.
proposed metropolitan union depot IH
Utterly Indefensible. The opposition or
tlio Kurllngton may be excusable on
tile ground that It does not want li
lose the money It has advanced to tin
erection of the Mason street abortion.
A chniii.ro of terminals might possibly
work a little Inconvenience to the
Hurllnglon , which owns a portion ot
thu old depot grounds.
IJnl thu Milwaukee and Rock Island
have no such pretext for an excuse.
On the contrary , the managers of these
two roads wore in accord with the
parties who Instituted the injunction
proceedings that resulted In a stoppage
of further work on the unllnishod Tenth
street depot building. They were also
active In blocking the Council coin-
promise scheme , by which the city wan
to abdicate all its rights in the track
age and depot grounds in consideration
of this completion of the depot. In view
of these facts the present attitude of
the Rock Island and Milwaukee roads
can bo attributed only to n desire on
their part to prevent the building of any
union depot in Omaha and to deprive
the people of this city of the facilities
accorded every other city of Its sly.e.
Such ti dog-in-the-manger policy can
not be creditable to these railroads.
They have received liberal treatment
at the hands of Omaha and have been
given duo shares of the patronage ot
Its merchants and manufacturers , al
though they have made no investments
In tills city. If wo are correctly In
formed the chief objection raised by
the Milwaukee and Rock Island man
agers to the proposed metropolitan
union depot Is that it will cost too
much , or , in other words , that thu pro
posed depot is too good for Omaha.
The only rational Inference is that lie-
I'aiise Omaha has submitted to outrage
nnd Indignity for all these years in the
matter of depot facilities it must for
ever be content with way station priv
ileges or at bo.sl with such depots a's
have been erected nt points like
Cheyenne. St. Joseph and Leaveiiwortn.
with less than one-third of Omaha's
population and one-teytli of Omaha's
passenger and freight trallic.
i'nless the Milwaukee and Rod ;
Island have decided to stand In the
way of every union depot project for
Omaha for the next few years there is
not even the ground of business
economy for their course. They are not
asked to contribute a dollar toward tlio
purchase of the grounds or the con
struction of the depot or approaches.
They are now paying for the use of a
sky-parlor , each , cue-llfth of the rental
on an Investment of a million and a
hall' at ( ! per cent. 1'ndor the contract
proposed by the Terminal and Itrldge
company they would be required to pay
one-sixth of the rental on an investment
of two millions at 5 per cent , or ijUO.CCii
n year , less the rebate of si pro rat a
share of receipts from depot privileges.
At the lowest estimate these privileges
will aggregate IS-K.OM ) ( ) a year , giving
each of the six roads a rebate of
$ ; , : : : , leaving the net annual 13iilal
$10.T , : ! > for each road. Why should ma
every railroad that shares Omaha's
trailic be willing to pay $11,000 a year
for its part of the maintenance OT
terminal passenger accommodations.
The Rock Island is paying more than
that amount today at Denvjr and the
Milwaukee doubtless spends as much
at St. Paul.
Is it asking too much of these roads
to join with tiie Tnion Pacllic , the
Northwestern and the Mlssouil Paeiliu
in assuring for Omaha llio long de
layed metropolitan union depot which
by rights should have ben erected
years ago ?
nnryii rt > WHKCK run s
Recklessness and extravagance still
rule the Hoard of Kducntlon. That
fact is emphasized anew by the prompi
rejection of the resolution Introduced
by Mr. Tukoy for the appointment of
a committee to devise it plan by which
the expenses of the school system would
be curtailed to como within the limit
of reduced income. This timely propo
sition was tabled by the following
vote : Ayes , Cramblet , Kdwards , John
son , Knodell , Lowe , Lower , Akin 7 ;
nays , Anderson , Hnrgess , Lnnt , Plerson ,
Tnkcy-n. Whllo this is not a full vote
of the board , U must be accepted as an
expression of ( lie ruling majority
against economy ami retrenchment.
This policy is very much the snino
as that pursued by the man who per
sists In riotous living so long as ho can
borrow. The board keeps plunging fur
ther and further Into debt rognrdlosn
of the Inevitable consequences. A hun
dred thousand dollars deficit cuts no
llguro so long as It can discount Its
revenue of next year. Hut It does not
take a piophct to foretell what Is sure
to overtake thu school treasury during
the coming .yojir. . Long before the em
of May the tivnsttry will be bnukrup
and the schools will have to bo closet
abruptly iuilt'5s a forced loan can b
procured. Kveli If the council shouh
double the fcchbol tax levy for IStM th
actual receipts from that source wll
not moot tho'emergency. ' The oni.i
resources of th'u ' board will bo promise
to pay In the future.
With 7 ptr cent school warrnnls tin
salable except sit n discount In Novem
her. 18 ! ) , " , "iylieir-lhoy are sure to bo redeemed
doomed our of- the license revenue It
December , \Vlint prospect Is there for the
sale of warrants In June. 1WHI , with no
guaranty of redemption and posslbb
only partial redemption at thu end o
the year ?
Hut what do the men. In control o
the Hoard of Kducatlou care whetiie
the credit of the school fund Is ex
Imtistod or not ? A majority of thesi
men nro llnanclally Irresponsible1. The.x
pay no taxes worth mentioning am
for that matter most of them couh
sitaKo lite dust of Omalia from Iheh
shoes without leaving anything hit
unpaid bills behind them. Such mei
care nothing for the morrow. Theyle
the morrow lake care of itself. It Is
tlio people who have anchored theli
families and fortunes In Omalia win
will have to bear the brunt of reckless
ness and extravagance In the manage
incut of the public schools.
Nebraska's only populist congress
man , Outer Madison Kem , writes to s
Chicago newspaper In response to it cir
ctihir of Inquiry that he has In mint
legislation of vast Importance to al
the people and would certainly presen
II to the coming session of congress
did he not belong to thu hopeless
minority. Inasmuch its botli branches
of congress , the executive and the court
are against him , he hardly thinks lit
will present anything In thu way of
legislative bills , Does this moan that
Nebraska Is to secure no benellt fron
one of Its six" representatives In con
gress ? Does H mean that its populist
congressman is lo keep locked up In
his mind all those great Ideas of such
vast Importance to the American people
ple ? Is he going to deprive Ids con
stituents of the advantage which Ills
projected enaclinunts would bring ? In
the name of Nebraska we insist that
Congressman Keni introduce his bills
and let their merit win their passage.
What the p. < wplei ot Omaha want la results
In the way of'an Improved local government
Worhl-Hcrald.
What the people of Omaha want is to
make pilfering In public olllce odious
and they never oiui make it odious until
public thieves 11130 held up to scorn and
punished. When competency Is made
an Indispensable' ' qualification for olllce
and honesty is. . the solo passport to
positions of Jrus the puople of Omaha
may look fou gotul results in the way of
Improved local government. Meantime
their only salvation is in hammering
down the rogues and keeping tax-
eaters from'.eating up their substance.
That ' , disagrjjeab'lu , duy ) devolves Ml ) n
tho'newspaper-that has tlio courage'
spool ; out and if willing tii sacrifice Its
private interests to the public good.
Should W. R. Kelly be promoted to
thu high professional position which
Senator Tlmrston has resigned It will
bo In line with approved ideas of civil
service reform which government
receivers are expected to ob
serve ami it will conform to
the precedent established by the
ippoinlmeni of Mr. Thurston , who was
Mr. Popplolon's assistant for many
years. Mr. Kelly's ability to hold the
ollice lias never been willed In question.
One ballilT In thu district court de
serves : i prize for originality , lie has
secured the signatures of the last jury
ho had charge of to a petition asking
for his retention under Ihu now judges.
"Suppose the next Jury should sign for
mother man and thu next for still
mother. Which of thu Juries should
thu judges accommodate ?
Wiser Tlinii Party KrleinlK.
WnshlnRtcm I'ost.
The most striking difference between Ssn-
alor Hrlcp and Senator Morgan Is found in
: he fact that Senator Drlce knows when he
ua had enough.
Sllrr.-.l I'ollllciil Illle.
I'lilcuB' ) Tribune.
IJefore the onmiea of John Sherman hnvo
ccovrred tliPiiujlves to the extent \\rltliiK
boohs In reply to his Ihe good old man prob
ably will have gone to hla reward.
'I'I me tor Aellvlly lefl.
Ololjc-Dcniocrat.
Allison is not "mentioned" qullo as often
as lie was h-foro the recent election. The
election senl BOIIIO of the other nspliants
forward and want him backward. However.
the convention Is nix or seven monllis away
yet , and many changes can take place In tlio
Interval. _ _
Voleo from tinTnmli. .
Kx-Congrcismau Ilohnan has broken out
n an Interview , It does take some men a
ons while to learn that they arc "out of
.he movement. " Ami , Ilolman Is funny , too ,
for the very matrcMio believed In paring
lown the soap.blllspat West 1'olnt Is now a
convert to ii.itfonal expenditures commen
surate with oiii ( lentlnlos. Well , well , even
lOphralni may be lurncd from lily Idols !
CrlN | 'M Ilelnleil VltMVN.
riilladt'l'iiliU Hi-cord.
Ex-Speaker Crisp Is one of the belated
lemocratlo advocate of free silver coinage.
Ho In , so to Epeaky.au anachronism. Hut It
should be recognlzeifflhat when he was speaker
of the house & r iTC-sentatlves , and under
a greati weight fif jtMnonsIblllty , ho effectually
used his olllclafngw r to prevent the demo
cratic members of that body , from commit
ting their party to a free tllvcr bill. Let ua
ju duly grateful for ? . that , at any rate ,
Uyi'oiii'iior for Fr ' TrmliTM ,
rfyiYOTk Sun.
We do not ihlak that the Importance of
Lionl Salleliiiry'i Ispoi'Ch can bo exaggerated.
He says , In ctlect that free trade In Ktigland ,
EO f.tr as agriculture IB concerned at least ,
s a failure. We commend his declarations
o certain theorists in our own country. And
: hough protection duties on grain are not
Ikely to be Imposed by England In the lin-
nedlulp future , It U obvious that the theory
on which they were abolished has proven a
Ololie-Deniocrat.
The persistence of the third term talk U
complimentary to Cleveland , yet U U en-
Irely safe to say that he could not carry
wo out of the 3SG congressional districts
of the country In 1896 , This , of course ,
Cleveland knowi , and therefore the third
enn folly will not go beyond the talkuif ;
tage. If lh . silver Issue should come up
hero might be a faint chance for Cleveland ,
mt thin la dead beyond all hope uf resur-
ectlon.
CLAIM EVERYTHING IS SIGHT
Putting the Most Valuable Portion of
Alrtskn Over the Bonier.
MAPS PREPARED BY THE CANADIANS
To\l of HIP Trrnly Clmur Upon
U'hloli llrHiiln ItiiNCt Her Claim
to Torrltor.v Oniuvt liy
the fnllfil Stiitc.x.
1'OIIT TOWNSBNU , Wnsh. , Xov. 19. If
tlio llrlllsli governincnt Inslsis on the perma
nent establishment of tlio Alaskan boundary
line ns mapped out by the Cannillnn civil
cnglneera the cities of Jtmp.iu and DotiRlaa
Island , where the richest gold mines nr
located , will become a part of UiigllHh tcrr
lory. A reporter of the Associated prcs
visited Victoria , 11. C. , nnd was permitted t
examine the new maps m.idc for the surveyor
by the boundary commissioners and th
authority upon which the Canadians tins
their right to clnlm n strip of Alaska
territory.
Dr. Djiiipon , chief engineer of the Can
ndlnli corpa of surveyors , mad
Bcleutlilc observations from a range of moun
lalna , which , together with the treaty stlpu
latlons , are t'ie ' loundatlon upon which th
claim Is made. These drawings clearly sho\
the mlnliiK town uf Juucnii tu bo fully scvc
miles Inside of llrltleh territory. Not enl
that , but Clillc.it pass , the favorite and mos
cer.erally traveled route to the Yukon an
the bays nnd Inlets of southeasti'i-a Alaska
arc claimed to he part of Canada.
The loc.itlon of the boundary Is based ap
parently upon the clear wording of the treat >
of February 28 , 1825 , between Kussla an
Great Britain. A rnrtlllcd cnpy oT the In
strumcnt IP in the hands of th ? British en
glneers and clearly states that the boundarj
line shall be from peak tu peak ulong th
summit of the mountain range running
parallel with the coast , providing the moun
tain range dees not exceed more than tei
marine leagues from the uconn , In wlilc
-latter case tlio boundary Hue shall be paralle
with the winding of the coast nnd whlcl
shall never exceed the distance of tea marlii
leagues therefrom.
The sense tu tno last clause is taken b >
thu Canadian engineers to mean ten marine
leagues front Hie ocean coast mid not tht
shore line of the various sounds , bays nm
Inlets. In southeast Alaska on the averagt
the ocean shore Is fully llfty miles fron
the mainland , adjacent bays and sounds , am
th ? principal Inlets and rivers will be wltoll >
In British territory , while a few otitlylni
Islands Is all the territory that Canadians
will concede- the United States is entitled to
This will take from Alaska , also , a large
portion of Herncrs bay , whcr ? rich goh
mines ) are now being worked. It will also
put Into British territory two of the larges
carnerles situated In southeast Alaska.
AI'I'UAI.S CKTTI.VC '
. . MOHK MMlKKOl'.S
A mt'iiilinrii t * Ht'ritin nickiiil < Ml tu tin
AilniinlNlratlve 'I'nrlir Act.
WASHINGTON' . Nov. 10. The secretary
of the treasury has received the annual re
port of the United Slates general appraisers
at New York. It shows that during the
eleven , months ending September 30 , ; ! ,24i )
rcappralsemonts were made by Indlvldua
general appraisers and 783 casra by the fill
Ijoard , showing that in three-fourths of the
cases there were no appeals from the de
cisions of the individual appraisers cither
Ijy the Importer or the government. This
however. Is n large Increase over thu num
ber ot appeals made , and acted on last year
There are said to be many causes for this
Increase , and among them Is the enlarge
incut of the scope of ad valorem rat > of
duly.
"Ths ail valorem theory , " says the report
"h ) Ideal , but It Is not lo be denied that ni
valorem rates are more easy of evasion .than
specific rates. " As tu undervaluations the
icard stales that they arc not so numerous
is In former years , and that they , do not , as
formerly , embrace entire Hues of niercban-
lisc.
lisc.Tho
The hoard suggests several amendments
o the present customs administrative act.
The provision Imposing an additional duly
equal to 2 per cent ot the appraised valuation
'or each 1 per cent of .the iindervalivUion ,
t says has 'not worked satisfactorily. In
nstances It lias largely exceeded the value
of llio merchandise Imported and in other
eases the undervaluation was clearly an
error. It Is supgestcd as a remedy that If
he appraised value shall exceed by more
han 10 per cent the declare , ! value there
" .hall b ? collected an additional duty of 1
> er cent of the appraised value for each 1
ier cent of undervaluation. This additional
luty , however , shall not cxcood CO per cent
of the appraised value of the goods.
The present requirements ns to cost of pro.
Iiicllon have also proven unsatisfactorily In
irnctlcc. They are said to bo generally de-
eclive , Insiilllclent and consequently mis-
cadlng. It la recommended that tills fee-
Ion of the law be repealed. The * provision
of the law Imposing additional duty on "un-
isual" coverings has also proven burdensome
ind vexatious with no compensating bene
fits and iUls suggested that the. law be
amended so I hat such coverings shall pay the
same duty as If Imported subsequently.
The bnard favors closer relations between
he Treasury department and the cotisulai
officers 10 the extent of allowing Hie secre-
ary to correspond direct with such olllcen
on matters pertaining lo the administration
of tariff and customs laws.
I'MtAXC'H MIWKIIS A UOMI'ltO.MISK.
V.'ill ItcliiNiIVnllcr UIMIII ( Vrlniii
lllllHI | > ll Clllllll I llMII.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 1 ! ) . It la not true
ail has been s'atod In dispatches tent from
Washington that the United Slates govern-
nent lias Indicated a purpose of asking the
eKaso as an act of grace of ex-Consul Wal-
er. On the contrary the State department
las refrained thus far from acting on an in
timation from Franc ? that the prisoner's re-
ease may be obtained as an act of comity ,
irovlded Waller surrender all claim for in-
lemnlty for false Imprisonment. This propo
sition lias been submitted by thu State dc-
iirtment to the family and attorneys of Mr.
Waller , and they nro considering the ndvlsa-
illlty of submitting It to Waller lilms"elf.
togardlng the matter as one entirely per
sonal to U'allcr , and taking thu precarious
condition of hlu health Into consideration , the
attorneys agree that ho should liavo an op-
) ortunlty to decide whether to accept u ro-
ease upon those conditions. Airs. Waller has
jdvlscil against the course. It Is understood
hat the terms suggested bear no relation to
Waller's Madagascar land cUlm. It Is also
understood that Franco persists In withhold-
ng the mall-rial part of the record In tlio
Waller court martial , which has been de
manded by the government. Tlio French
government taken Die position Ihal the United
States tiau no right to make demand for the
locnment , but has intimated that neverthe-
ess it would be furnished upon a friendly
equest for It.
DiinlHli .MIIIiTNViint I'roffi'tlon.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 19. The Danish
nlllcrs liavo petitioned the government to
mposo an Imperial duty on Imported Hour ,
and a commission which was charged by tlio
tlgsdag wlili a revision of the tariff has thn
epueut under consideration. 'United Stales
'onsnl Newklrk at Copenhagen , who reports
hu fact to the State department , says ho
annot forecast the result. Thu movement Is
ostensibly directed against German compctl-
Ion , but as much of the Hour entering Oen-
nark ls from the United States Imported
hrough Ungland or Germany , the American
ealers will be directly interested.
No TV .Mliilxtur ( o H H/.orhiml.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 19. The president
las appointed John L. Peak of Kanius City
United States minister to Switzerland , to suc-
eed Minister Ilroadhead. resigned , and Otto
lunchmeyer an United State consul at San
alvador.
Will Accept Mil * liiillnnii ,
WASHINGTON , Nov. 18. The Indiana ar-
Ived at League Island this morning and will
10 formally accepted by the government today
nd commissioned tomorrow. She. will then
o Dent to Newport tu receive her torpedo
utflt.
< siv cou.vntVi 'TIS or Tiir.ui"
Chicago Tribune : Dr. Smith' * frail trnmo
ROU.I back to the bosom of Mother Kirtli , but
lit : ) in m < ry will nitvivo the storm nnd ulrefs
of ycnis wlill * clilldrea In the. United States
' hymn tlio liotn * of their ancestors nnd strong
men In the fluid of patriotic feeling renew
alh'Rlance to the liiid wlier < > thulr fathers
died and wh re thy. 'on ' , will die , If n. cd bo.
Cnlcngo 1'ost : Let tlioso who kre\v lir.
Smith , whose vlitucs the "Auiocr.il" loved
nnd conuneinoratrd , remember him for his
personal rharm niitl the Individual good ho
< tccompllsht > d. It Is enough for ilia country
whoso lofty sentiment he chronicled Hut ho
1ms given ! o It n national hymn worthy the
man nud worthy tlio people. Thn writer
has go'ie , but the song he sant ; will llvo
on for the Inspiration of peneratlous to come.
Kansas City Star : Dr. Smith was n scholar ,
n Christian minister anil a patriotic Amer
ican , and he lived to see nil the "causes"
dear to his heart nud soul wax mightily
with the progress of the country which was
his own. and. having reached the great ago
of S7 yars without diminution or abatement
of his mental powers , passed painlessly away ,
lie. lived and died supported by the faith
embodied In his hymn "The Morning Light
Is Breaking" fore\er breaking.
Huffnlo b\pres : To llov. Dr. Samuel F.
Smith America owes Its nearest appioarh to
n satisfactory national hymn. A perfect na
tional hymn would be American In tune , In
words and In spirit. "My Country , Ml * of
Time , " fails in the first requisite. In that Dr.
Smith wrote the words merely to IU a tune
which he found In a German hymn book , and
which has bejn appropriated by Ungland ns
well as the United States. Hut by their
simplicity , dignity and vigor Dr. Smith's
lines have held th lf own for over sixty
years , as against ptich rath ° r literary produc
tions as Mrs. Julia Ward Howe's "Hattlo
Hymn of the Hepubllc , " or Key's "Star
Spangled Hnnner , " nnd It Is probable that a
good many years will pass before a national
song will elbow out "America. "
Chicago llcrord : It Is no mean honor to
have written one's country song when the
unug is one that comes to bo sung on nil
patriotic occasions , and In ovcry village and
town , many times during the year. The
hlgh-mlndiMl nnd kindly man who made these
verses over sixty years ago has had the
unusual honor ot seeing his nn ? distinguished
success placed In every hymnal , become
known to every man , woman nnd child In
the country , nnd ming whenever the spirit of
patriotic feeling and the love ot liberty de
mand expression. It Is exceedingly doubtful
If "My Country. 'Tls of Thee , " will ever
bo entirely displaced from Its position as the
national hymn. Just as ? "Tho Star Spangled
Banner" will remain the national war song
and "Yankee Doodle" the national Jig. Even
If It Is displaced It Is not likely ever to bo
forgotten or to permit the name of Its au
thor to pass out of memory.
IMU.SO.\AI. AND oTi
Niagara Is said to be lower than over.
This docs not affect the attitude of the
omnivorous hackman.
All the trouble In Asia Minor Is charged
to the Kurd ; ) . Isn't It about time the powers
knocked the whey out of them.
Kx-Speaker Crisp and ex-Congressman
Bryan do not know when they have wiough.
Both are trying to galvanize the silver Issue.
The Lexowlng In progress in Philadelphia
Indicates that tlio Quaker city municipal
combine can give Tammany a few points on
shearing lambs.
The selling of flswcrs Is now prohibited
In New York City. This move comes per
ilously near preventing thu working of the
contribution box on Sunday.
T-.at Ok'ahoii.a ' ; lrl win bs-cime a horse
thief out of love for adventure finds that the
romance1ms all vanished L. . w tint her In-
career-ill. . ! ] In a reformatory is an uccoin-
I.llshcd fac.i.
I'hlladelphlans are like a great many other
people. They kick Ilko Kentucky mules
against a few extra cents la car fare , but
rarely say a word when hundreds of thou
sands arc blown on municipal contracts. ,
The late IJhen D. Jordan , merchant prince
and philanthropist of Boston , was a farmer's
boy nnd learned on the fields the value of
persistent labor , which later enabled him to
achieve fame and fortune. In the vortex of
trade.
If proof , was needed of the Intense Ameri
canism which blooms on the highways and
nouges ot umcago , it i * turnisiieil ny the
statement that 50,000 pics are disposed of
[ here dally. I'le and love of country go hand
in hand.
Chicago wouldn't glvo a continental for
tie ! republican national convention ns such ,
but as a matter of courtesy to llio national
committee It will gladly put up the $51,000
guarantee. Oh , generosity , thy other name Is
1 Will. "
The dervish combine of Kansas recently
fll upon a councllmanlc "friend" who voted
against a certain franchise nnd gave him to
imlcr.-jtaiid that hly opinion of the deal K < of
no consequence when a snap la in sight. He
.umblcd nnd the snap went.
In the prohibition state of Maine resides
Samuels Staples , a strong temperance advo
cate. Yet he saw more snakes In ono day ,
recently , than many a drunkard In states
where liquors may legally be had for money
or credit. Ho dug up 250 green , striped and
brown reptiles of various sizes , out of one
lostholei alone.
That nature generally knows what she Is
ibout better than some scientific experl-
ucntors Prof. Kljanlzia of 1C lew has found
nit to his sorrow. He thought people would
10 bolter off If the air was sterilized. There
upon he destroyed nil the microbes in a
certain quantity of air and fed It to a niim-
ler of small animals. But the pure air did
tot agree with the little beasts , 'it soemeil ,
for they all died.
YIKW.1 A1IUO.M ) ,
ICnniai City Slnr : Sennlor Yluiriton's
Idea It t iflt the rfiuibllcnns In the next
confer * * * ousht to P M n tariff act In har
mony with thtlr general Idea of Ann rlcan
protection. n < i on which it y would bo
nllllnR lo go before the country In thepresi
dential ctmpalpn. There Is probably not a
thick nnd thin demoer.it In the rmmtry who
dos not hope Unit thp republicans w.n in >
tempted to commit that blunder. oii ot
the few ways out for the democracy in isniS
would be n r vlval of MclClnleylsm i > y
tlic republican * .
Indianapolis News : Senator William V.
. \llon , iy.i the populist party will be m the
Hold ne.xt year with a presidential candidate.
No doubt this Is true. It Is also true , a ? lie
sn.vs , that the populist party will "tip tlio
only one of the old parties that will 1m on'-
spoken for the free coinage of silver nt Ifi
lo 1. " A national campaign without sonn *
third party representing MJIUC craxy thorny
would lack one of those elements of itn. > rii
which are so dear to a humor-lo\lnR ponpv.
Therefore it Is devoutly to be wished fiat
Hie populists may have n candidate of t'i. ir
own , pledged to the principle that value ha'
nothing to do with money , Although IMP
value of gold Is Just sixteen times as great
as the value of silver.
Springfield ( Mass. . ) Hepubllcnn : Kx-Snna-
tor Mnmlerson of Nebraska sees the slum-
lion practically as docs ex-Scnntor Hdtnunds.
and la , as positive In his opinion that the rc-
publlc.in majority In the coming congress
canot afford to meddle with the tariff. A *
Maudenon puts It In nn Interview In ih
Wnshlugton Star , "lh republicans cuiumt
afford to open up the tariff question. It any
attempt Is made to make up the deficiency of
revenue by a duty on wool or any other arti
cle , every Industry will rush In nnd drnuind
nn adjustment of the duties so as to ntTonl It
bett-r protection. We are not In n poult Ion
now to satisfy these demands , nnd we would
beter : not touch the matter at all. " Miindor-
son's plan for raising more revenue Is by , m
Increase In the. beer tax , or Intertill revenue
taxes ot some kind. Congressman Cannon of
Illinois U quoted as shaving these opinions
In regard lo the unwisdom ot tariff legl > ! a-
Hun , but ho would raise revenue by borrow
ing on short-lime treasury warrants.
wniTTi.i < : n TO A roivr.
Chicago Uocor < l : "Say , Jlmmle , 'd ycr m.
Hole yer ? "
"Naw , you bet she didn't. "
" i-ui you got oft oasy. " , , , . , ,
Yep ; you neo she wan frald Id holler BO
loud 1 il wnkc thu bnbyl"
Dctroll Free Press : Statesman I hardly
know bow to deal with my pcoplo on IhH
money question.
His Secretary That's cnny ; when they
tnckle you. don't Uenl. but continue to
shulllo.
Imllniinpiills Journal : "I wonder ! l that
diamond Mudgo lias N of tlio llrstvntor ? "
" 1 doubt It. It IIIIH been soaked so many
t lines that It imi < * t be of the tenth or
eleventh water by tblH time. "
Detroit Tillinno : In her Impotent rage her
gracf could only scowl nl the duke , bur hus
band.
"Thls > , " she Idttorly exclaimed , "Is what
a woman get * by buying what she doesn't
want Just because It's cheap. "
Yonkcrs Statesman : Unco prejudice ! all
right 1C It lends a man to refrain from
putting his money on the wrong horse.
Philadelphia Record : Muggins Miss Pert
lovi-H me devotedly , madly.
iiKBns How ilo you know ?
Muggins-- ! mussed up her sleeves terribly
last night nnd she didn't Hay u word.
Indianapolis Journal : "I'd Ilko to get oft
tonight , " raid the second reporter. "I am so
bilious I can hardly see. "
"We are rather crowded , " Bald the man-
nBlngeditor. . "I don't fcee how we call
spare any one. However , I will give you n.
Job that will Just suit you. Suppose you
write up Hie theaters. "
T11K EDUCATIONAL OlItL.
San Krnnclsco Kxninlncr.
The girl had been to college ,
Had learned to run and Jump :
Of fencing she hail IciowlodKC ,
With boxing Klo\e.s could thump
Could throw a ball with any ,
Or pull n uood ftotit oar ;
In furl , Imd fonts full many
Not known lo girls of yore.
.Ami when on her vacation
They asked her lo make bread
She scorned the invitation ,
Hut chopped thu wood Instead.
run iMficpiicicisT.
Alice W. liolllns 111 thn Klltc.
"Dear , " she sobbed , timidly ( she was a
bride ) ,
"My pocket has been picked ! " Without
: i word
( She was a bride. ) , ho never once de
murred ;
Hut from his pocket took , nor even sighed ,
A crisp new bill , und asked : "What was
It , dear ?
A ten or twenty ? See , I have It hero ! "
( She was a bride. )
"It was but ten ! " with a sofl blush slio
cried ;
lint looked so sweet thai joyfully bo laid
The Iwonty In her hand , and thoughl ho
paid
Small price for her quick kiss ; she was a
bride ;
Then turned , but a low whisper met hla
oar :
"Perhaps , perhaps , I ought to loll you ,
dear "
( She was a bride. )
Her volco sank lower still ; fho faintly
sighed ,
And sought for words she could not seem
lo find ;
At last : " 'Twaa I who picked It , do you
mind ? "
Ol' course he didn't mind ( oho was a bride ) .
Hut thought It such a pretty little trick ,
lie laid down twenty more for her to pick ,
( She was a bride. )
Taken in a
new suit , They
arc piling in on
us with their or
ders. That of
fer of a half
dozen R i n e-
h a r t cabinet
ph o t o s holds
good this week for every purchase of $6
or over in Boys' and Children's Depart
ments.
We've had to put in additional stock
to keep up with the demand on our long
and short pant suits.
Prices range all over the different de
grees of goodness Our factory prices
ac always down below where the "other
fellows" get after they chop chunks off
their prices in order to keep up with the
selling of the old reliable.
Browning , King & Co.
Southwest Corner Fifteenth uud Doiiulus , OMAHA.
