Nebraska Newspapers

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8PKCIAL THANKSGIVING XVMUKU.
Tim OMAIIASUNDAY BEE.
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THANKSGIVING DAY :
How the holiday Is ob. ervpd In town
niul ootintrv Where the luikry comes
from nml how It Is ( rotten ready lor
the market on Uif meat turkey farms
of the country ThnnksRlvlnR dinners
economically prepared nt lioini' will )
results that rlvnl the linnquets of pro
fessional caterers.
TIIANICSOlVINr FICTION :
A symposium nf nttrnrllvo Thanks-
Klvlntr 8lorlo told liy nuthnrs of IOHR
estalillflipil impulnrlty I.lRhl tfiillnc
for the Thnnk ( flvlnR hollilny ( lint will
brlRlHcn llihiKs * up ami entertain ami
iimucc.
UN'KXCKI.I.UD SI'KCIAT. VRATt'UES
In nddltlnn to these itnla ilav attrac
tions. nil The Hce'H reqrtilur sporlnl fea
tures will appear Another clniitc-r | In
the current serlnl Intrrvlpw * nml de
scriptions ftom the pens of famous au
thors Newsv depurtniPiils for "port , so
ciety , fashion * . youth Incomparable
ruble , telegraphic ami local news serv
ice.
Tim OMAIIA SUNDAY BEE.
SPRCIAL THANKSGIVING NUM11ER.
Thnt Hill jury iisini'l illicit constlttito
n HiiiMll tiolltlcul convention. all by itself.
On wlmt tlii-ory tloos a lliinor
mlvcrtlscnuMit tlmt ( AVoi'ld-IIorald
was Klad to pulillsli for $ . " . . 'Jri last year
liccoinc worth ? 10 tills year ?
Sonic people thought they Uni w what
throe calt'iidar months inoanl until tlio
Htipronii' i-onrt of Xi'lirasHa told thi'in
that they were cMitlrely inislaki.Mi.
Wonder If Senator Vest was eonsnlte.d
by President Cleveland on his appoint
ment of a Kansas City man to be min
ister to Switzerland ? Here's doiif'hiHitrt
to dollars that he was not.
The demand for a metropolitan union
depot In Omaha is praetieally unani
mous. Tlio railroads that stand in the
way of this new enterprise do so at the
.risk of running counter to the wishes of
the bulk of their Omaha patrons.
Amtrdinj ; to the eomotrolli-r , there
should be . ? : ! ! .12 in the health fund
available for Immediate" use of that
department. With this mnnllieent sum
at his dispnsal Health Commissioner
Siivllli : is In the condition of ( he man
who wits dlxKliiK after the woodehuck.
A nil now the Turkish 1'orlu jiroinlses
pcraonnlly to nmlcrtnkt * the work of
Arnu-nldii roroi'in. Tills nioiins tlmt he
shifts tin * responsibility for not com
pleting tlii'in lon MSO hpon his sub-
orillnatcM. Anything the 1'ortiiintlcr -
tiikos pui'ijoiiiilly must K < > through with
out n rlnplo of olijeetion.
Now the sound money democrats in
congress threaten to deprive ex-Speaker
Crisp of the honor of a unanimous en
dorsement for tht' empty honor of the
democratic vote for the spt-akership.
Why not all the democrats vote for Mr.
Heed for speaker and thus avoid fac
tional quarrels In their own ranks ?
Where was Councilnrin Kcnnard
when that little bill of SIM ) was allowed
liy the council for the carriages In which
the police olllcers rode from poll to pollen
on election day ? Mr. Kcnnard once said
that no bill for carriage hire for police
olllcers would KO through the council
without an emphatic procU ( : from him.
The New York Chamber of Commerce
must be nlven credit for securing for
speakers at Us annual banquet an -
KrcKatlon of public men whose utter
ances command the attention of the
whole country. And It Is this reputation
that makes public men of all partlen
f lud to accept Invitations to speak be
fore the New York Chamber of Com
merce.
James .T. Hill , president of the Great
Northern railroad , Is actlvclypartlclpat-
( UK In the northwestern Immigration
convention and giving personal encour-
aKOincnt and financial assistance to the
movement to stimulate Immigration Into
the jiorthyTstern states. A few ener-
Ketlc and broad-minded men can do a
grout deal toward promoting a renewed
influx of settlers Into the tninsmlssourl
country ,
Minnesota's supreme court refuses to
Interfere with the verdict of guilty In
tlio Ilnrry Hayward casts and the con-
vlcted prisoner- will have to ham : . The
success that has lately crowned the
prosecution of a number of the most
notorious murderers of recent times Is
onroiirnKliitf to those who were almost
persuaded to condemn our system of
jury trials In criminal cases. A few
tnuiclngs of men like Hayward , Dur-
raiit and Holmes will do much to re
store popular confidence In the adequacy
of our laws tor the punishment of
criminals.
IT Mt - s7'if in , s7'om/ >
It Is noted ns a M.miltlfant fnct that
the most Intlncntlnl cxp.trl inercluinls
i of the CIIH | hnvo declared In favor of n
renewal of the reciprocity twit I CM which
the last republican administration ne-
Kollalcd and established with the
South nnd Central American republics ,
the West India colonies ami a number
of Kmopean nation * . It 1 Intimated
that manufacturers In all parts of the
country , jvho especially felt the bcni-tl-
cent effect of reciprocity ami who
keenly feel the results of diminished
I nidi * In consequenceof the present
policy , will Join In the demand for ihe
restoration of republican reciprocity.
It can be said with perfect coniMciicc
that tin ? sentiment amoti the njit'i-
cultural producers of the country Is
practically unanimous In favor of a
renewal of that policy , so that all In
terests are united upon the proposition
that this plan 'of extending and en-
larnin the export trade of tin * Tnlled
States should be nualn adopted and ad-
lieioil l .
That the democratic parly made a
very grave blunder in abandoning the
policy of reciprocity no public man or
newspaper whose opinion isvnrlliy
of serious consideration now question- * .
What this country has ! o t I'mm tin-
abrogation of Ihe reelproeily agree
ments cannot lie exactly demonsraicii. !
but it undoubtedly would hi * expressed
In figures representing lens of millions ,
while there has also been a great sacri
fice of confidence and prestige. There
are statistics to show that the policy of
commercial expansion Inaugurated by
Ihe last republican administration re
sulted In very material beiiellt to the
agricultural and manufacturing inter
ests of the United States. Our export
trade with most of the countries with
which we made reciprocity agreements
was Increased and at the time those
agreements were abrogated was mak
ing progress. It Is to no purpose to say
that the results up to flint time weiv
not. as a whole , all that had been ex
pected. It Is snllleient to know that
they fullllled. in the main , the promise
of the advocates of this policy and gave
every assurance of growth. There wis
not. a circumstance or condition during
Ihe time that reciprocity was in force
which went to show that It was not an
entirely sound , wise and statesmanlike
policy , certain , if maintained , to
eventually give the I'nlled States a
larger share of the trade of South and
Central America and the West India
colonies than it lias ever enjoyed , if
not to give us a dominating commercial
influence and prestige in the southern
ontinent The effect of abandoning
reciprocity has not only been to lose
.ill that was gained while that policy
was in operation , but also fo Impair the
confidence in us of the people of the
southern countries , which will render It
less easy to make , agreements with
them in future.
With the popular sentiment unmis
takably hi favor of n renewal of reci
procity tills question cannot fall to hi-
[ iromiucnl In the next presidential
ampaign , and in the event of the elec
tion of a republican'congress and presl-
lent one of the first duties of the party
will be to provide legislation that will
igain put the I'nlted Slates in closer
rade relations with all countries that
lesire it. bill especially with the Span-
sh-Amerlcaii countries. The republican
> arly can uiuke no mistake hi putting
forward commercial reciprocity as one
1 its cardinal principles , and there is
very probability flint it will do so , for
hat policy appeals to every Interest , to
the agricultural producer not less than
to the manufacturer.
t\irr//J / Axn MKAT K
The c.it tie and meat exports of the
I'nlted States to Knrope , for the eight
months ending with August , make a
very good showing , in view of the dis
crimination against them by the conti
nental countries. The value of cat lie
ind sailed and fresh beef imported into
( treat Itrltnlii from this country during
the first eight months of the current
vear was less than for the correspond-
ng period of last year , but greater than
for the lirst eight mouths of 1SK1 ! , while
the prices of American beef in the Hrlt-
sh markets held up very well with UK
prices of the domestic product , while
tiling higher than Canadian beef. Our
sports of hog products to the I'lilted
[ Clngdom were larger in amount dur-
ug the first eight months of the cur-
ent year than for the corresponding
icriod In IS:1 ! ) : and 18I ! ) , but less In
value.
With regard to the future of this trade
ho" secretary of agriculture does not
told out altogether encouraging prom-
se , owing to the growth of competition.
.He stales that Argentina has become
he most formidable beef-selling com.
x-tltor of the I'lilled Stales in the
world's markets , and ( his is shown by
lie fact that within the last three years
hat country has Increased Its exports
if cattle nearly live fold , or from less
him ( i , ( 0i ( head to over 25,0K ( ) , and there
s no doubt that its trade in this direr-
ion will continue. The meat Is Inferior
o that exported from the I'nlted Stales ,
nit an Improvement In quality Is rcu
sonably to be expected. There is also
ncreaslng competition from Australia ,
but 11 is likely to be a long time before
Ids is seriously fell , though as the see-
etary of agriculture says , Americans
annot congratulate themselves upon
laving no competition In the future
from Australian cattle and their
iroducts In the markets of Kuropc. In
> ork products the I'nlted States Is oi > .
ounterlng a steady growing competition
rom the increasing number of packing
louses on the continent , our most for-
nldable competitor being Denmark ,
vhlch produces a Imeoii that
s said to bo constantly grow-
ng in favor with European
oiihiimers. Secretary Morton says that
Vmerlcan packers can only obtain ami
told Kngllsh and other Knropcan bacon
mirketu by specially preparing their
neats to meet the taste and demand of
hose markets.
The outlook for the American export
radii In cattle and meats Is certainly
lot so bright us could be desired , but It
H to be hoped that In the not remote
iiture our government will be able to
ave removed the barriers which keeps
Ills trade'out of a large part of Knropu
nml thus give It n new impetus. The ac
complishment of tills , however , cannot
be expected for several years , and It Is
to be apprehended tlmt meanwhile the
trade will experience n considerable
falling off.
wnr 70
The efforts of the Omaha Jobbers to
extend the wholesale trade of this city
are commendable. With concerted
action all along the line there Is no
ilotOif that Omaha will be able not only
to hold the trade of the territory al
ready tributary but to enlarge Its trade
urea and compete successfully with Its
commercial rlvaK
The jobbing trade Is. however , not as
Important a factor In the promotion of
the growth and piosperlty of this clt.\
as are its manufactures and retai
trade. As a ela < s the Jobbers | WJ
veiy little money into local circuit !
tiou. They employ a comparative.1 !
small number of people , they pay tin
lowest rents , and have little patronage
for any one In Omaha , excepting tin
hunks anil the railroads. It goes
without saying that factories ami mills
arc tin * heaviest contributors to tin
wages fund , which gives vitality to all
branches of local trallle. The need of
Om.iha today Is enterprises that will
give steady employment to bread-win-
uers and Improved facilities for bring
ing the people on the farms and In the
neighboring towns Into closer commer
cial communion with Omaha.
Within a'ratlltts of lifty miles there
are , exclusive of .South Omaha ami
Council I ( lull's , over . " . ( MI.OOO people who
could and should be made to look to this
city as the market In which to sell and
buy. This result can be effected by ,
Hrsi. Improved suburban service on ex
isting railroads , and , second , the con
struction of electric tramways that will
give Omaha retailers the benefit of
ni'ire frequent trains In and out of the
city than could be expected of the rail
roads.
With a half dozen electric roads
reaching out fifty miles In every direc
tion on both sides of the Missouri the
retail trade of Omaha would soon
double ami treble. That alone would
restore real estate values ami the de
mand for business sites and buildings.
That suburban tramways can be made
self-supporting we have no doubt. The
capital required for their construction
will be secured whenever Investors arc
convinced that they will earn fair in-
lerest on their money. To convince
capitalists of the desirability of thesi
investments Omaha capital must make
ihe beginning ! The dilllculties in tin-
way of such an enterprise are not In
surmountable. If our heavy real es
tate owners and leading retail dealers
loin hands the project will be soon un
der way and property In Omaha will re
ceive a new impetus.
THK TltUXK U.VK.S .
The agreement between the eastern
railway trunk lines to maintain rates
was signed by ail the presidents of those
lines on Tuesday and will go Into effect
fniiunry 1. The rates will be fixed by
i board of managers , in which all the
roads will bo represented and which
is charged with the duty of seeing'that
rates are maintained. The agreement
) lcdgcs the parlies to it to a compliance
with the requirements of the interstate
commerce law , but it Is a question
whether Hie agreement ilself does not
violate the fifth section of that act as
well as the anti-trust law. The anti-
pooling section of the interstate com
merce law reads : "That it shall be nil
lawful for any common carrier subject
to the provisions of tills act to enter
into any contract , agreement , or com-
dilation with any other common carrie-
ir carriers for the pooling of freights
) f different and competing railroads , 01
to divide between them the aggregate
ir net proceeds of the earnings of such
ailroads , or any portion thereof. " Sen-
ttor Chandler insists that the agreement
lolates this provision of the law , holding
that the whole object of the railroad
ircsldcnts is to make a trust and a
loolin ; : agreement and lie thinks all the
signers can be indicted under the anil
rust and anti-pooling statutes. The
igreement may be permitted to go inli.
ft'ecr , though It is quite possible an
IVort will be made to test Its legality.
It Is presumed thai it'will receive the
mention of the Interstate Commerce
ommission.
tll'KX 77fN1U1.I.UT / : HUXIM.
It is now reported on what is be-
ieved to be good authority that con-
ests are about to be begun by several
andldates who failed to receive cer-
lllcales of election. Councilman Jacob-
sen declares Hint he cannot understand
vhy he was not counted In , the same
is his associates on his ticket , and noth
ing but a recount of the ballots will
satisfy him that William I. Klerstead
Is elected county commissioner. Plumb
ing Inspector Duncan also claims that
he has not been credited with all the
voles cast for him , and therefore pro
poses to Invoke Ihe power of the county
court for a recount of the ballots in
certain precincts.
Tie Hee cheerfully seconds the mo
tion for a general recount and a full
and searching inquiry Into the conduct
of the election boards and the canvass
of tin ) returns. We feel convinced that
an honest recount am ) a sifting out of
the fraudulent and Illegal vales would
prove beyond a reasonable doubt that
a majority of the candidates who have
been declared elected were in re.illty
defeated. The discrepancies in the
votes actually polled and the votes
credited to candidates for different olll-
ce.'i cannot bo accounted for on any
rational ground except preconcerted and
systematic fraud In Ihe election booths ,
both before and after the polls closed.
While The Hee dee not desire to cast
reflet-lion on all the election olllcers ,
credible reports U-ave no room for
doubt that many clerks and Judges mis
used their powers to defeat the will
of Ihe people. These perversions of the
popular choice were not confined to ( he
marking of ballots for so-called dis
abled voters and the marking of bal
lots for men whose votes were con-
traded to be delivered , They were
given full play In the calling off of the
ballots and In tallying the votes as
called , Kvldcnce has been accumulat
ing ever since the election that 11 ma-
Jorlly of the candidates oil the victor- !
mis I lel fVMi1d have no title to office
If an honest ivcoiinl of tlu * ballots were
had and the fiaudnlcnt voles thrown
_
Our ' | - has made
u greatL vehtllon" that married
\\oiiien nW'Neliig taught Pivncli at the
public expense nt the High school. This
fact was made public by The Hee over
a year jigo. It Is not a question
whether Ihe pupils In the High school
are married or not , but whether they
are of school age. or between the ages
of "i ntidEjh There Is no more excuse
for the ffc ? Instruction in the public
schools of 'unmarried women over " 1
than of married women. In fact , If the
married women arc under 1M they
might be entitled to admission to the
schools. Hut there are pupils In the
High school over school age and pupils
in the kindergarten under school age.
The at lent l < > ii of members of the school
board has been called to these viola
tions of the school law. but with a
school board made up as Is the Omaha
school board nothing but Inaction waste
to have beeh expected.
The supreme court has decided the
city to be liable for the cost of street
pavement abut I lug Hanscom park un
der the terms of the grant to the cll.v.
The effect of tills decision will be to
compel the city ut large to pay for the
street improvements surrounding the
park , thus increasing the already
heavy burdens of the taxpayers. While
this debt is in no sense a bad one and
was contracted for necessary Improve
ments In a locality where the whole
population is and will continue to be
benellted. yet the liability thus In
curred must he offset by retrenchment
hi all departments of city government.
The suggestion of City .Treasurer
Diimont that an ordinance be passed
requiring the city comptroller once or
twice n month to count the cash In the
hands of the city treasurer and verify
Ihe bank balances Is highly Important.
If such an accounting could be made
without the treasurer having received
an advance tip when to expect it there
would be no more embezzlements of
city funds. Hut in case of collusion be
tween the treasurer and comptroller
such an ordinance would fix the
measure of the comptroller's responsi
bility and leave no loophole for its
evasion.
A bill has been presented to the city
amounting to $ S\ ( \ . for electric arc lights
at street tjrosslngs of the Hurliiiglon
railroad , tlie service covering the pasi
nineteen months. The road has de
clined payijient1.1 The charter specific
ally provides that the roads shall main
tain lights i at street crossings in the
city and III default tlio cost of such
lights are iliadt ; a lieu on the property
of the road. The presumption is the
road In this case Intends to test the
validity of the-law. The opportunity
diould bo afforded by the city with as
little delay jiispossible.
The Bee Ifas * vle.irly shiiwii , that Kan
sas City hiiSiJirt basls.J'oruiU.Jhot-headed
irotest against grain rates on cast-
icund shipments from Nebraska points
I'he fact has been conclusively shown
that If the contention of Kansas City
shippers is valid Omaha and Nebraska
shippers would be effectually bottled
ip. There is something radically wrong
with grain tariffs that admit of grain
shipments from Norfolk via Kansas
( illy at n less rale than from Norfolk
lirect to Chicago. It is clearly a case
> f frcezeout which Nebraska cannot
mil will not tolerate.
There is a whole lot of significance
n the language of TreasurerDuinont
vhen hi ) declares that an ordinance
iroviding that interest increment upon
ill public funds be placed iii tlio public
.ill would add no force and elVi--i t <
lie charter provision which spcc.llic.ally .
lellnes the duties of the city treasurer
n that regard. Tlie law is emphatic on
his point. 11 cannot again be violated
vlth impunity. The treasurer mast
nake periodical statements of interest
noney.s received and tlie disposition
nade thereof. Failure to do so will en-
ail suspension.
The absurd length to whjcli the in-
nncllon fad has gone Is emphasized in
i case in the district court where a
ncmbi'r of a business firm prays the
onrt to restrain Ids partner from any
ict that would drive away or repel
msluess. If u court can perform such
mtcruul fund ion as this , why can it not
ilso Issue an order requiring a membei
if a business house to get out and
rustle for trade ?
Chli-ngo Ilfconi.
It is now broadly hinted that any one wlio
will take tliotroiible to lift the- cover of tlie
Morton presidential boom will llnd tlie plump
and rosy person of Thomas I ) . Iteed ,
Tilt ; Si-iiililaiiL-e \VixiliMii. .
Clilwigo Tribune ,
firover Cleveland seems to go on Iho prin
ciple that If a resident will do nothing anil
do It long enouui'i | people will come to be
lieve that lie ulw'aya talces the wluest course.
AVlHTt" IlT'fiirm In Ni--HNiiry.
In 11axufgll8 Journal ,
Why should not-Iho upper berths In sleep
ing curs be sold -at a less prlca than the
lower ? The bsuer rooms on the lower floors
of hotels cost ttu occupants much more than
( hose In the upper s'.orlcs , cv.'ii where thsre
ara elevatots. In thsaters the gallery r-'a'-
ars sold at a lesk-jBrlce than these In the
parquet , 'j ' | _
Th l'uAtufynt a ( irntull- .
A I'cniuylvainJ uiari lias Just recoveril
? L'0,000 damages fMqJurles received In a rail
road accident , inyits of tlio { act tint he war
traveling on a vifi when the accident oc
curred. The Jury Aems to have considered
that "free" passes are usually paid for , In
one way or another , Just as much as tlckU
bought with cash ,
Coliirnilii'N I'lnii Oiitllm-il ,
Dpnver N'ewe.
A strong rlngliiK declaration in favor of the
free and unlimited coinage of bath golJ anil
silver ibouM be sent Irom the Tranemissis-
elppl congress at Omaha lo th& federal congress -
gross at Washington , To secure this Colorado
rado should exert every possible effort , anil
the first Elcp to take la to send a full delega
tion to tlio Omaha meeting.
C'rliiK-H u/ Mice Sim ill- ,
Jluffulo Kiiirni.
If an ordinary clIUui tries to help a mur
derer lo escape arrest he U held guilty of a
crime. In what way does thu position rf a
lawyer who undertakes to clear a criminal by
manufacturing false tvlrtencs differ from tlii : !
Such an offense as thai charged against tie
counsel for II. II. Holmes ought 10 send the
lawyer to prison to Join blu client.
Tltl'IISTONtM HIS I
SI , Ioiit8 IlrputillcS"n tor-flort John M ,
ThurMon of Ndir sV fin * rc > lruiti1 hid | nisl-
lion j g.-nrnl follcltnr for the t'nlon Pa
cific Unilway company , but nnnoiincps In i
doing that IIP has vrrinrcil a Mil stitnnltt'iii ' ?
R plan for the reorganization of the rompnny.
Setiflltir Thilrston will be In better position to
do tie ! prpucnt owner * of tlio Union I'noirie n
orvloe than was General Solicitor Thnrs-
ion.
lp tolne.1 Leader : Kroni whatever stand
point It may be viewed It does not teem pos -
slble tlmt the government will ever rcall/o
inythlnn dlrfctly out of tlio Pacific railroad
properties. The people nf the country were
betrayed by congress and the stable door 1111-
lockril over twenty years ago. All that can
ba done now Is to do what Is possible to
protect the Interests of the great territory
tributary to the roads.
Milwaukee Sentinel : Senator-elect Thtirs-
lon of Nebraska , who has long br-en tlio gen-
cril solicitor of the Union IMclfle railroad ,
having rslgncd the position for a teat In the
iwnate , says that the Union Pacific and Cen
tral Pacinc lines should be operated as one
property. The purpose' of the governmr-n
In chartering the roads , bo says , was tha
tl'ey should form one roatl under a single con
trol. As now operated the whole country I
largely at the mercy of the roads west , o
Ojden , which areconttollpd by the South
crn Pacific , that company having the powc
to uetermlne whether traffic shall go by th
Union IMclfle or roiithcrn route. Ho wll
Introduce and urge the p.is. nge nf a bill t
correct this evil. As a railroad attorney , Mr
Thursloa vas faithful to his emplo > er , bu
now lint he has been retained by the poopl
tie proposes to be equally faithful to then
and to use the knowledge nn.l cxpcrlcnc
gained In his former position for the !
benefit. o
Denver NEWS : The plain meaning of Sena
tor Thurfton'9 proposition , as outlined In
Monday's telegram. Is that a corporation or a
trust shall be created to buy the Union am
Cciitral Pacific roads , the government ngru
to take about CO per cent of Its debt , put the
road up at auction and trust lo competltloi
among bidders to get a larger percentage o
its claims , the parties bidding It In to h
endowed with the corporate- powers to owi
and operate a line from Omaha , to San Jose
This Is little better than a bunco game , fo
tlicro will be no competition among capital
Ists to bid In the road. They would , under
the Unns of the pioposed act , form < i pool
buv In the roatl at the minimum lluurc se
by congress , and .that would be an end of It
A much nloie direct method would be for
the government to discount Us own claim for
cash , and let the present owners have I1
No such scheme can be approved by the
porplo of the west. IJver since the Pacific
roads were built their managers have beet
at their wits' ends to find means nnd methods
to defraud the government out of I's claim
Honest methods would have long ago left
these loads out of debt and In a prosperous
and independent position. Let thorn now be
brought to time and made to ) vay their jusl
dues to the people.
THAT IOWA
A Vor.v Live I.-.NUI' ( lint Will Xol
HIIIVII.
.St. Louis Iti'imbHe.
It will I ) ? an Interesting outcome of the
situation In lown , on lines of liquor legis
lation. If the republican assembly which Is
to meet In January shall fall to submit ths
prohibitory constitutional amendment to the
state , leave the odoriferous mulct law in
existence , and In addition authorize the man
ufacture of liquors within the state.
And such an outcome Is IIOL only possible
but probable.
If the mulct law Is to stand , manufacture
should certainly not be prohibited. It Is an
anomalous condition under which intoxicants
can b ? sold In a t > tate Itv which tliey cannot
be mad ? . Such a position Is certainly not
consistent with the republican Idea of the
development of local industries , to which the
Iowa republicans subscribed with such en
thusiasm In the recent campaign. Iowa corn
and barley should go Into the whisky and
brer consumed by the lowans who patronise
th ? es'ubllbhmcnts which pay Ihe state for
the privilege of law breaking. Otherwise the
balance Is not maintained , and lown ia
steadily losing In money however she may
b.3 gaining In drinks. .
' All Ilia polls or the newly elected legisla
ture undo with a view to discovering liar-
the members regard the settlement of the
questions growing out of prohibition disclose
the fact that If the mulct Is to Ptay manu
facture must come. If both are to hs de-
fojtcd tli ? prohibition amendment to the
state constitution must bo submitted. If
submitted It will certainly b ? adopted.
1'KHSOXAl , AMI OTIIHHW1SK.
Charles Phillips , a nephew of Wendell
Phillips , Is the chef of a restaurant In Port
land , Ore. He is a graduate of tlie kitchen
if the Parker liotiee , Hoston.
John n. Rockefeller has presented 100
ojrrels of apples to various charity instltu-
ions In New York City. The apples all
? : no from his orchard at Tarrytown.
Startled by thi treason of Kentucky the
demccmts of Missouri are getting together
and "Uilclng their bearings. " Judging by
the nolse , the bearings are of the bowl
variety.
Tli ? cousin of the young duke of Jfarl-
borough , who is In this country with him ,
tells nn American friend that "you seem to
think a good deal more of titles in Amsrlca
than wo do. "
"Talking iibout silver , " murmured Prof.
Glibschln to a class of Saddle Creole savants ,
"Its advocates are In the position of the
man who carries a bogus dollar In his pocket.
He has the feel , but not the substance. "
Ills full name \Villlom O'Connell llrad-
ley. The grandfather of the emancipator
of Kentucky was a chum of Daniel O'Con-
ncll's father , nnd came over early enough
to help smite hla ancient enemy In the
revolutionary war.
New York sat down rather suddenly on
at attempt to mix hauli and bloomers on
Nassau street. The police nrresttd the
rcstntnanteur on the charge of maintaining
a nuisance , ami he cheerfully signed a bond
to dispense with the objectionable garment ,
The most startling phase of the reform
era In New York Is the sale of u mumc'pal
franchise for $250,000 spot cash and 4S : %
per cent of the annual receipts. Such In
cidents serve to show how a redeemed city
may profit at the expense of the nldcrmen.
The Hon. Pod Dlsmuke of Georgia , in
charglrg against Ihe di-adly moonshiners of
his native state , Imperiled his life for his
country , and proved himself entirely worthy
of the Immortelles so nffectlonately placed on
his palpitating brow by C , Anderson Dana.
The St. I/jiils Hepulllc per lsts In booming
Kdltor McCtlllagh for thesenate. . Thu
Republic'.1) desire to tone up and Invlgorato
the United States senate Is a rnra speclmtM !
of political unselfishness. Of course the
removal of a dangerous rival Is a secondary
consideration.
The building which Ver.ll Is erecting In
Mllun aw a home for aged musicians U to
cost $100,000. and the composer will hlmsrlf
defray all the expense of It. Hut a i-orles
of charity performance ; ) will bu given In
Italy this winter to establish an endowment .
fund. Tlio architect of the building U
Camlllo IJorlo , brother of Verdi's librettist.
Charlea H. Gibson , who , as a result of
the upheaval In Maryland , Is serving' hi *
last term uu senator , has b-'s-n generally
regarded as the handsomest as well as Ihe
btst dressed man In tha senate. * . Ills re
publican successor , whoever ho may bs , can
never excel ( } lb on In good looks iff furnlri
a liner exhibit to the admiring eyes In the
semite gallery of the artistic ability of u
tailor.
JI'IH.K ' SCOTT'.S ItK-iir.CTIO\ : .
Kullerton News : The re-election ul
Judge Hcott In Omaha U a disgrace1 to that
town , and can only be accounted for on the
ground that ft was to punish Uosewater and
Tha Dee. It does not pay to elec : such coa-
cummate fools to the bench for eplto.
Schuyler Herald : The man Scott , who
has been a disgrace In tlic- Omaha , district ,
has b3.n re-elected. Scott seems to ba the
chosen friend of the A. P. A. leaders In
Douglas county , and ctronge to say had the
wupport of the World-Herald , a paper whoic
editor wai Instrumental in having a plank
( laced In the platform adopted by the free
silver dt-moerallo convention , denouncing
everything with an A. P. A. tendency. There
U conilstency for you ; but then we suppote
everybody1 has gotten over looking for any
thing consistent at thu handu of that sheet.
No cane man can look at the election of
Scott In uny light except that of a disgrace
to the ttate. Just think of fucli a narrow
minded Individual being expected to deal out
Justice ,
MKVMI HITS A HIIMVJ M illK.
I'uHiiivm'ftc Mlnlilrr lo I'tilli-il Mln -
lli-cntlii-i III * t.iinl ,
WASIUNUTON. Nov 21. JScnlinr A fiii tii
do Srgulra Thoillm , PuHiiguasc minister to
thu United Stiles , dlfil Al his n .d-'Tc liero
nt S:30 : o'clock ( hi ! uimulng of copRi-jtUvi ot
the lungs nftcr A short illness.
Senhor Thedltn lia. bc ! i a stttferpr from
consumption for a numb.-r of years. Ho had
n sudden nnd violent hemorrhage Sunday
evening , but rallied , nnd his nttcu.llng phy-
slrljns had hope * of his ulllnu1- ] recovery
from Ihe latest nltacU , but ycfrd.i : > eveii'iig '
ho grew suddenly wore , nnd from tint time
sank steadily until thi < end c.imp it SJO : this
morning. His wife was nt h ! beJslde when
he died. He left no clilldron ,
A stale funeral will bs held at St. Mat
thewn church In this city Saturday morning
The diplomatic corps will att mt In .1 bed ;
and various branches of the Rovcrnmriit ion-
Ice will be represented. The remains' , arcum
panlpd by Senbora Thedim. will bo'takan to
Portugal on the steamer hi ltourgoyn.fr , leav
Ing Now York on Iho 30th lust. lmpn . - < lve
state ceremonies will bo held In Portuga
nnd the body piobubly will bo Interred a
Lisbon.
Senhor Tavprln , the Portuguese consul general
oral at New York , was stitniiiencil hero Mon
day morning and 1ms remained at the lo > : i-
tlon repltlenro since. This morning lie
cabled the homo government nn announce
ment of the death.
The grief of the mlnKcr's wife Is Inteii'l
fled by tlio shock pho smlnlnnd last l-'rldaj
by DIP dpitli ot her father , tlip Portuguese
minister at Iloiup , accredited to HIP Qiilrlnal.
Senhor Thedltn was 3S ycats of ago. lit-
was the only representative of the Portu
guese government In this city. Ho cntnc
hero last Juno , succeeding Senhor Soiis .i
Rosa , who was transferred to the PortUKiiow
ministry at Paris. Ills formal prepontnilon
to the president took place October Ul. Ho
was for a number of years secretary of the
Portuguese legation at Madrid , leaving there
In 1S12. ! Then ho went lo Home as secre
tary of Iho legation of his government ac
credited to the Italian government , coming
to Washington after leaving that po t.
iiix'oi.M/in : TIII : ci.vni or IDAHO.
of I. ul . 1C ml n IJOIIK Stniul-
inif CuiilrovcfMy.
WASHINGTON , Nov. 21. The Knights of
Labor general assembly lodoy gave formal
recognition to the financial Indebtedness of
tlio order to the Coeur d' Alene miners for tlio
trust fund. At the time of the trouble In
the mines , a relict fund was contributed.
This , It Is said , was useJ for meeting the ex
panses of thu order Instead of going to Idaho
assembly No. IS. The decision admitting the
Justice of the claim closes a long controversy
and the money will now be paid to the local
assembly as fast ns circumstances permit.
The assembly liws elected J. A. Wright of
Philadelphia as payt general master work
man. This olllce would have been held by
Mr. Powdeny had not he been under suspen
sion. Mr. Wright Is a ve cran member of
thu order , belonging to local assembly No.
1. district outof Philadelphia.
It was decided to publish in the ofilclal
organ of the order the names of a large num
ber of men claiming to be Chicago members
of tlu Knights of Labor , although they have
been y.ispeiided.
The assembly confirmed the right ot New-
York musicians to play in Jersey City with
out Joining the Jersey City local assembly ,
nnd It also confirmed the Jurisdiction ot dis
trict assembly No. 253 of Now York ( build
ing constructors ) over thos ? building con
structor branches of district assembly No 4D ,
made up of mixed trades In New York.
Leave was given Hrooklyn stercotypers to
organize Independently , although the New
York stsreotypers had protested against this
action. _
for Mrrliiiitlt.nl D
WASHINGTON , Nov. 21. The United
States Civil Service commission will bold an
examination , commencing at 9 a. in. on De
cember 10 , In Washington , Philadelphia , New-
York , Hoston , Plttsbtirg , Cincinnati , Chicago ,
St. Louis and New Orleans , to fill a vacancy
n the position of mechanical draughtsmen In
.ho ofllces of the United States light house
board , at a salary of $1,440 per annum. The
subjects of ths examination will be letter
writing , mathematics , mechanics , strength of
imterlals , graphical statistics , metal con
struction nnd specifications thereof , and
draughting. Th ? examination wil ; require threa
lays for its completion. Applicants will bs
required to furnish the necest'iry Instru-
iisiit.- ) and draughting board for the work In
Iraiightlng. Thosa desiring to compete should
vrlte at once to the United Stairs Civil
Service commission for application blanks.
MV I,1T'I'II < : CIHI , .
Samuel Wlntern I'eck.
My little girl Is nested
Within her tiny bed ,
' \Vlth amber ringlets crested
Around her dainty bead :
She lies KO calm nnd ntlllv.
She breathes so noft and low ,
She calls to mind a Illy
Half-bidden In tlic snow.
A weary little mortal
Has gone to slumberland ;
The Pixies nt tlio portal ,
Have caught lior by tlip Imiid ;
Sim dreams ber broken Molly
Will soon be mended there ,
That looks so melancholy
Upon the rocking chair.
I Ulss your wnvwnrd tresscf.
My drowsy little queen ;
I know you have caresses
Krom floating forms unseen ;
Oh , iingels , let mo keep her
To kiss nwav my cares ,
This darling little sleeper
Who has my love and prayers.
.insT.M AM )
Plilhidrlpliln Itrcoid : A V'rnnkfntt rniin
Mir H pit fliv Hint "litwon't nilnw tbn
IIKnill Id Millie Ilitl ) tier IliOIII | M.K ; |
ttii'ip'n n man In It , Thai Is1 , In tin tn , . , > , i ,
tit ri'iirsc.
Clil-nuo Tribune : Purrtnnn tihr ij h
tlip fppiil.-liie tubp--Wlu > ri > il < i you \\.vt
tlmt stuff nlioiil Tut key put ?
Night Htlllur ( yelling Imrkon ) Hip In-
slili' , of oourv- .
Chicago Trllmno : "tlront Scott , < o t ir1"
pxplnlmeil the nmu In tlip i-bnlr. \ . < va
pullptl out the wrong tooth ! "
"H 1 hn\o , " u-plipil HIP dentist r , . ; ! <
fully , "Wrll , 1 rnn't pbnrgp you ntnthuiJ
for piillliiR thai tooth , and I'm out jum M
( lollur. That's wlmt n limn gels for brinu
In n huiiy. "
Itullanapoll * Jminml : Tommy- Paw II
Ilierc ! n wnr brtw-H'ii thp Chtlstlmi t > alien
lion * nnd Tin key , Turkey will get wblppcii
won't II ?
Mr. Klgg--Of r-ourse. Tmkpy hasn't nci
molipy.
'DAKOTA PHILOSOPHY.
Wnstilnitnn ; Wtnr.
A bit of mponllght through HIP tlw
A word liipnthc-it roilli so tohdprlj ;
A ptomlso ulvc-n fintik niul frno ;
A kiss -priliim * 'twna two or thtor
A Iptlrr fount ! bylinnet * , which Mir
Pit-served , flip tbiiiglit 'twould usi-fiil v > n
And now , lo sets
How trlllos WPP
May play straniro put in In dcstlnv.
Oliservu that all thpse thingsah nu- -
Now help n lawyer lo a fee.
XKsumxN NMMIU-K. ; :
THE OMAIIA SUNDAY Ite
A WOMAN INTKltVKNKS :
Another Installment of Hubert Harr's
fascinating story of Auiprlran t-xperl-
I-IIPC In London , told In ntli-artlve tan-
gunge nnd Illustrated with well drawn
plcluies.
Ol'H OKHAT DAY flK THANKS :
Thnnkrgivlntf ilay n-lrbrntlons fur dlf-
forent peoiilo In dlfTerpiit parts of tlio
cotintt-5- Thanksgiving us observed In
thp gooil olil-fn hloni.l way-TlmnksKlv-
fng decoration- Thanksgiving lurkpy ;
wbprp It C.MIIPH from and bow It Is pi p.
linred for tlio festal day A modest
Thanksgiving dinner nipnii Tlmnksglv-
Ing : POPIIIS from the pt-ns of popular
American authors.
THK1315 THANKSrilVINn STOHIKS.
A page of Tlmnkglvmir day ( lotion
tlmt will makp the render revel In de-
llgbt--A story written esnoela'.ly for
women renders by Vlnn Fltcb , hand
somely Illustrated A story of wblp-
wiuck on the great lakes , with n rescue
by n party of young collegians , written
by George L. Kilmer A story of ndvpn-
ture with wolves In Iho Maine foresls
by George K. Gardner Khjtlon to please
everybody.
At'TIIOIt OF TIULHY INTKUVIRWKDl
A bright fresh Interview with George
Du Mnurler nt Ids homo In thu Hiiburbs
of London He tel'.s of bis early stnipgloa
nnd Inter activities In art and lltcrnturu
and explains HIP origin of his wonderful
slory and the Ideals that tlio different
characters i ( 'present Moro about thu
Whistler Incident.
CAPTUIH3 OK CHIRP JOSRPlt :
Another Interesting nrtk-lo on Indian
warfare In this Interesting scrips of ex
tracts from tlio book soon to bo pub
lished by General Nelson A. Miles , now
commanding the United States army
Incidents that culminated In tlio capture
of tlio famous Chief Joseph.
HALSTKAD ON GAHKIKLD.
An Interview with Mural Halstrnd on
the charges brought against Gnrlleld's
Integrity by John Sherman The veteran
journalist holds that Mr. Shcrmnn'M
charges arc not Justified ; that Gpnoral
Garlleld's comluot nt the convention of
1SSO was honest and straightforward.
SOCIAL SEASON AT ITS HEIGHT :
The launching of the buds continues
Hrllllnney of tbo much-bruited Dlckln-
Bon reception and dancing party nt the
Mlllard More weddings and engage
ments Many out-of-town visitors In
formal entertainments Inc-reaslng In
number Movement of the society folk.
IN WOMAN'S DOMAIN :
French fashions for ball and dinner
cor.tumes direct from thf-best Parisian
designers of women's wear Outdoor
sports In which prominent American
women Imluluc Coiningwpddlng of
Miss Ilockpfcllcr and Mr. McCormlck ,
representatives of two of America's
rlchust families Progress of women
wage-earners Fashion notes and gossip
about well known women.
THK WOULD OF SPORT :
Mevie-.v of sporting events In amateur
and professional circles Foot ball now
the ccnler of sporting enthusiasm Pros
pects of iho game on local gridirons
With HIP gun and rod News of every
branch of the sportsman's world.
VOn OUIl YOUNG niOADKRS :
Walter Camp's Interesting story of foot
ball experience , "The Substitute" Con
tinued migrations In thu animal king
dom Prattle. of the youngsters and
other bright bits for young readers , boya
and girls.
HOUND AHOUT ON WIIR1SLS :
Famous Ohio politicians who are seek
ing recreation astride the wheel Spec
ulation ns lo next year's wheel crop
and next year's wheel prices Popular
ity of the bicycle among iiipn nnd
women of every occupation , mid of all
classes News notes about bicycle : ) and
bicyclers Renewed activity among local
wheel clubs and Omaha devotees of the
wheel.
THE OMAIIA SUNDAY
UNHXCKL-LKD ! HEAD IT !
Quite Well-Thanks !
We're doing nicely sales a little
ahead of last year and
trade's highly satisfac
tory.
tory.So
So we've concluded
to have a little Thanks
giving offering we'll
give away some fowl to our customers.
Watch our corner window and the
papers.
N. B. Saturday there'll ba a lively
selling of boys' and children's suits on
second floor announcement tomorrow ,
All sorts of good things in the cele
brated Browning-King garments ,
Browning , King & Co.
Southwest Corner Fifteenth uud DougluH , OMAHA.