Nebraska Newspapers

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OFFICES.
Omnhn , Tti lite Ilulldlne.
South Omaha , Blmrrr Illk. , Corner K nJ llth Sti.
Council llliifr , 13 1'rnrl RtteM.
Chicago Office , 317 Chamber of Cnmmtrcf.
NtnYork. . Itoonn 13 , 14 and 15 , Tribune HullJtnj.
Waihmgtcn , H17 P BtrM , N. W.
All communication * rdntlns to n wi H"1' ' . l-
torlal mutter tliould l > addrffucd' To lh Editor.
ItUSINKSS T.KTTKIIS.
Afl liuflr.ciu inters nnJ remittances should l >
ddrcusoin The ! rublltiilng Company.
Omalin. DrnfU , checks and pn loillc ordcia tu
be mode taiynMe lo th order of Jlie company.
Tin : IIKI : I'uni.isiuxn COMPAN *
STATKMKNT OP CIRCULATION' .
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IlthlnR company. t > flng dulyMn , fnya that inf
ctujl numWr or full and complete copies 'A [ IIP
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flurlng th month of Octotwr , 1535 , wns ai fol-
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Total G01.S18
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Dally average IM11
riisonoK -r/sritucic. .
Bworn In hofore m" nml suliicrllwd In my
preaencc tlil.i Int day at November. 15M.
( Rc.it. ) N. P. VKll. , Notary Public.
Wo Biipposo that Colormlo earth-
qiuiku will soon tic traced directly to the
dlsaiipoarance of "Messiah" Schlatluf.
Nebraska ( jets the presidency of the
TrniisnilsslsHlppl COIIKWCH. Xelirasl < n re-
turiiH thanks fur thi * compliment thus
conferred.
As 11 consolation prize In the race for
the United Slates scnntorshlp the presi
dency of the Traiismliislsslppl congress
will be highly appreciated.
There Is Just one tiling that will attest
thu success of the Riirden patch scheme
that was put Into operation In Omaha
Inst slimmer , and that Is a reduction
In the number of applicants for poor
relief this winter.
If Posdnnster General Wilson had
conduct ! his annual report to an enumer
ation of the Improvements which he has
Introduced Into thu postal service since
his entrance Into the cabinet the docu
ment would not have needed to be very
ion * , ' .
> Over 1,000 Town people have joined In
! Bending a paper protest to the marquis
| of Salisbury against the delay of the European -
; ropean powers in bringing the Turk to
\ time. As soon as the powers learn that
t the people of Iowa are worked up on
i this subject they will no doubt act at
once. _ _ _ _ _ _
' , Morton his western
Secretary says cx-
; pedltlon Is a business trip pure and situ-
i pie. Yet he cannot deny himself the
, pleasure of Imparting his opinions on
1 current events to the persistent Inter-
i viewers In each town that he visits. A
trip without this recreation would not
be worth taking.
For the Information of Its distin
guished transmlssisslppl visitors The
Hec will explain that the Indians tra
versing the streets of Omaha are In nt-
tendance as witnesses upon the federal
court now In session here and that they
are not accustomed to hunt the buffalo
Inside the city limits.
A Missouri preacher wants Mr. Ter-
rell , the American minister to Turkey ,
suspended by the neck until dead. We
fear that Mr Terrell will not deign to
accommodate his clerical friend. Under
present circumstances , his services are
much more Important to his country
where he Is In Turkey than In any place
to which ho might migrate after he departs -
parts from this earth.
? t The practicability of irrigating the
" Acml-nrld regions of the west Is no
longer open to question. The problem Is.
not to Irrigate successfully , but to se-
f , cure the capital for the Irrigation works.
; , It Is possible to squander money on Irrl-
& gallon just as It is to squander It on
y any similar project , but investments
fc prudently made where the prospects of
I. results are fair are sure to bring good
i returns.
The first taste of winter emphasizes
the lack of provision for tlie poor and
destitute of this city. Kvory case of
want nnd suffering Is relieved as soou
as It becomes known , but organl/.etl
effort will be necessary to , meet the de
mands of midwinter. Leading men of
other cities lend their tlmo and influ
ence to systematic charity work. There
are men In Omaha who could popular
ize mich a movement here and they can
well afford to do so.
Another of the periodical conflicts be
tween the federal and state courts Is In
progress In Wisconsin , where the pros
pect la said to bo good for a United
Hinted marshal to be committed for con.
tempt of court , Under our double yn-
teni of Judicial tribunals with concurrent
Jurisdiction over many subjects lhc.su
conlllcts every now and then are almost
Inevitable. They are generally straight
ened out after moro or less contention ,
but In thu Interval the olllcers of the
law .suffer numerous Inconveniences and
discomforts. This Wisconsin case will
probably wind up like all the others.
Governor Holcomb's Thanksgiving
duy proclamation has been printed on
heavy paper In largo type , surrounded
with n beautiful colored border , for dis
tribution ns a souvenir among the state
olliclalH. Tills Is doubtless strictly In
accord with precedent , the proclama
tions of previous governors having been
likewise made the subject of the decora
tive printer's art , but what necessity or
excuse there. Is for It Is more than the
ordinary mortal will comprehend. This
proclamation has been sent broadcast
In the newspapers unit Is freely acce-snl.
bio to every citizen who wants to refer
to It. The Illuminated border and heavy
paper constitute u piece of petty extrav-
Bganca
17 AMIllH .IX ! HKIICItA XT M.
The Trnnsinl.fHtmlppI congress listened
on Monday to an mldrcsx by Mr. Crnlg
of San Francisco on Anii-rlran shipping
and manifested cordial npprovnl of his
views. Mr. Crnlg pointed out the fa
miliar fnct that the merchant marine
hns .steadily declined until now
the foreigner is doing 87 per
cent of the shipping of this coun
try and carrying J > . " > per cent of our
exports of wheat to Liverpool , nnd he
asked why this should be when we hnve
nil Ilk- materials out of Which to develop
a shipping business of our own. He
was In favor of encouraging the build
ing up of the merchant marine by n
bounty on mileage or by differential
tonnage dues nnd he urged some force
ful arguments In support of his position
on this very Important subject , which
promises to command the very serious
attention of the country In the near
future.
Referring In n recent address to the
trade of S'otith nnd Central America ,
: > f which the United Slates has so small
i slure , ex-Senator Miller of New York
said : "Why should we not control this
vast trnde , both to their nnd our prollt ?
We have not controlled It In the pnst
( eeaiise we have not made II possible to
arry diiect trnde wllh those countries.
In order Ihat we may secure this trade
I. Is iii'cessMi'V. lli'st. thai we develoii
our mcrclmnt marine nnd establish
regular lines of steamers between ports
of the I'nlted States and all the leadIng -
Ing ports of Central and South
America. If the American manufac
turer would reach the markets of Itrnzll
today or go there In person he must
first take ship to Liverpool and from
there to Klo Janeiro. There Is no possi
bility of our securing any considerable
portion of the trade of those countries
except by the establishment of steam
ship lines which shall give us regular
and rapid mall communication and at
the same time enable us to put our
products Into their markets through
llrsl hands , Instead of through the Kng-
llsh factor or commission merchant.
The proposition Is made so clear by the
experlence j.f all commercial nations
that It needs no argument to compel Its
acceptance. " Mr. Miller also referred
to the vast trade of the Ori
ent , which the American con
sul general at Shanghai says we cannot
expect to get such a share of as we
ought to have while we lack oar own
transportation facilities.
When the west and the east are In
full accord on the proposition that the
development of tliif merchant marine
Is absolutely essential to the expansion
of our foreign commerce something will
oe done and there Is reason to hope
that the two sections will be of one
mind on this subject in the not remote
future. There Is nothing to be expected
favorable to the upbuilding of the mer
chant marine during the present ad
ministration , which is not expected to
have any other policy to ' pro
pose than that of free ships ,
which of course will receive no
consideration from a republican house
of representatives , nnd , Indeed , Is not
acceptable to all democrats. The chief
of the bureau of navigation , In his an
nual report , proposes as an alternative
to a. measure for free < ships that the act
be extended under which the St. Paul
and St. Louis were built in the United
States , saying that leading shipbuild
ers have declared their approval of this
proposition. It would probably be well
to extend that act , though it is a method
of giving the country a merchant ma
rine under which the desired result
would not be attained for a very long
time and there is needed a policy which
will not rani ire a generation or longer
to effect its object.
There is hardly a more important
question for the consideration of the
American people than tills one of de
veloping the merchant marine and it
should be considered on the broadest
practical grounds , for it is altogether
a business question. A solution may be
hoped for when the republican party Is
again in control of the government.
TIJK PBXStOX ACCOUNT.
There was an increase of less than
1,000 In the number ofjiensioners during
the llscal year which ended June I0 ! last ,
the pension rolls at that date carrying
970KM , names against Uiri4 ( ! ) at the
close of the preceding llscal year. It is
probable that the pension account ,
which for the last fiscal year amounted
to a little over ? 1,000)00 ! ! ! ) ( ) , will not be
Increased , but on the contrary may be
expected to soon decline from year to
year , although the commissioner of pen
sions estimates that there will be $1,000-
[ )00 ) more required for the llscal year end
ing .Mine J50 , ISO" , that was paid out in
either of the last two fiscal years. There
is not likely to be any changes In the
laws Involving a greater outlay in this
direction , the system as it now stands
being very generally regarded by those
who are directly Interested as reason
ably generous and requiring oC the people
ple all they can stand under existing
onililloiis. With the revenues of the
government less than the expenditures ,
the Incomes of the. people considerably
reduced and the Industries and business
of the country not yet restored to a nor
mal condition , It Is safe to nay that the
coining congress would not seriously
consider any proposal for Increasing
pensions , and It Is useless to speculate
as to what may bo done 'by a future
congress. It Is not probable , however ,
that popular sentiment will hereafter
approve any addition to this charge
upon the government , and It Is not
likely that the old soldiers will ask It.
There Id reason to believe that they will
remain content with the laws as the >
are so long as lhe.se laws nro fairly and
justly administered. That this was not
done during the early part of the pres
ent administration cannot fairly bo
questioned , but there has been little
complaint since a change of policy was
brought n iout under the pressure of
public opinion.
The present commissioner has done
good service In one direction , that of
prosecuting and bringing to punishment
dishonest attorneys. A number of these
unscrupulous rascals have been con-
rioted and some of them are now serv
ing terms In the penitentiary. It Is not
to bo doubted that If n more rigid policy
In tills particular had been sooner
adopted a great deal of money would
ihave licit ) saved to the government ami
the character of the pension rolls would
not have been discredited as It has
been.
in :
The most severe arraignment of ju
dicial connivance with corporate rapa
city was recently made by the Chicago
Chronicle under the caption , "Court
Protected Scoundrels" It Is a matter
of notoriety that Chicago has for years
been In the hands of the Yerkes street
railway combine , which has bought up
aldermen and tampered with juries and
judges.
It appears that by a recent decision of
the appellate court a portion of Wabash
avenue bus been annexed to the Yerkes
domain to constitute part of ilie street
railway loop. The Chronicle In com
menting upon this decision handles the
court and the combine without gloves
In the following fashion :
The loop concern bought assents , bribed
aldermen , iit > ed tlie commissioner of public
worlss and gained the countenance of tlic
court to an ordinance and Its operation Illicit
from tlio foundation. No sooner had tlic up-
pellatc court made Its decision that no private
owner lias a Blinding In a court of equity to
challenge the right of this Juggernaut to roll
through the streets than the concsrn turned
at ones upon petitioning property holders ,
bringing suits for largf damages ngalnst them ,
and theicby menacing all other private cltl-
ZDHS aa they valued peace of mind and the
possession of tlielr property to beware how
HIDintcrrcroa vutn tie progress or tlie jugger
naut. It would roll over nnd crush them.
The Insolence docs not stop here. Almost
the entire frontage of Van IHircu street ,
which the Juggernaut wanto for Its progress ,
Is oppos-ed to such lisa of the street. Thet'O
owners are aware that In opposing such a
combination as the Union loop they deal with
no scrupulous adversary. They get together ,
therefore , In their own Interest. Emboldened
und encouraged by the appellate court de
cision , LouiJerback , In the Interest ot the
Union loop , Issues an addrcw In which he has
the cool effrontery to declare that propsrty
owners have no right to meet oven In protec
tion of their Interests. Doubtless the appel
late court would reach the suno conclusion
If Mr. Yerkes' attorneys vtcra to present the
question to them. A concern -.h ! " ! ! knows
no law , no decency , which Is anarchistic and
outrageous , liaa the Impudence to s > iy to some
property owners who are endeavoring to pro
tect Van Huron street from depredation that
( heir combination for self-defense la con-
fplracy. * Yet people who nro Inter
ested In the- loop plan which they arc pursuing
unlawfully ars constantly noslnc as the nro-
jectors of a great public Improvement. They
ire public-spirited and iwlf-sacrlflclng. They
are willing to commit crime In order to pro
mote a public benefit. Their disinterestedness
la Insisted upon by themselves. Whoever op-
POSCD them upon any pretext whatever I ?
lacking In public spirit. Is an enemy of public
Improvement.
This attitude discloses further Insolence of
bribing scoundrel ? , of men who have done
more to debauch public morale In the city of
Chicago than a lesion of personal devils.
* The transportation facilities of Chicago
cage can be lncreaad legitimately. Wreck
ers , bribers and buccaneers are not needful
to the building of public Improvements In
Chicago. Hut If the appellate court Is right
It Is the duty ot the private citizen not tn
complain of the rapacity of those scoundrels ,
but to fall down and adore them as great pub
lic benefactors , whoso word Is law and whose
ttcoumlrollfcm must never be questioned.
Suppose such language were used by
an Omaha paper under like conditions ,
would It not be denounced as nil enemy
nf iirn'vrn nnil iirncnorltvVnnlil iir t
such plain talk be construed into a con
tempt of court and an effort made to
mu//.le the paper that dared to impute
dishonest motives to the authors of a
judicial decision ?
As a matter of fnct , tlie experience of
Chicago is on a large scale only the ex
perience of smaller towns on a small
scale. The blame for the rotten state of
affairs is not altogether with tlie cor
porations and monopolies that thrive
upon public privilege , but largely with
the system under -which they have been
given almost unrestricted control of
public necessities , coupled with the op
portunity and' Incentive for corrupting
councils , tax assessors , juries and
courts.
How far these demoralizing Influences
will be permitted to interfere with good
government and how long the patient
public will submit to the abuses that
have sprung from our present system of
francliised corporations must remain a
matter of conjecture. For the present
the drift appears to be from bad to
worse. Sooner or later the reaction
must set In and the people will reassert
their rights by overthrowing the system
that has practically deprived them of
self-government.
JVKir MKXICU AND KTATllJJUOD.
The plea made by cx-Oorernor Prince
of New Mexico for the admission of that
territory to statehood is forceful and
ought to have some weight at Washing
ton. It has not been HO much a quos-
tlon of the number UK of the character
of tlie population of Now Mexico that
has created opposition to statehood , but
Governor Prince disposes of the objec
tion that a large proportion of the people
ple are foreign and cannot be assimi
lated to our Institutions by showing
that in tlie proportion of foreigners to
natives that territory compares favor
ably with most of tlie states. lie also
says that the Spanish element will as
similate as readily as other foreigners
ami commends the conservatism of that
element as highly valuable In combi
nation with American enthusiasm. As
to the ability of New Mexico to assume
the responsibilities of statehood the ex-
governor easily shows that Its resources
are ample for thin purpose.
It Is more than probable that the Fif
ty-fourth congress will pass an act for
the admission of New Mexico and pos
sibly there will also be legislation for
giving statehood to Arizona nnd Okla
homa , though as to the latter It has been
suggested that It might be butter to
wait until the territory of the Five
Tribes can be Incorporated witli It.
There Is a pretty general sentiment In
favor of making states of all the re
maining territories nnd It Is very likely
that congress will heed It.
The Willow Springs distillery was es
tablished us a Nebraska Institution
yearrf ago and grew to Importance with
the advancement oC the state , AH a
manufacturing concern It gave employ
ment to hundreds of men the year
'round. When the Whisky trust oeto-
pus gathered It In a deathblow was
struck ut one of the promising Indus-
_ . _ .
tries of th sTTile , from which the oily
linn not yeifioyoveri'd. There are federal -
eral ami slJw raws prohibiting any trust
from conspiring to make a corner In
any product for tlie purpose of advanc
ing the prlEC Vflereof. It Is n matter of
regret Ihafnn&'i'ffort has been made In
this stntn t .t > uforee the law against the
Whisky trust-rlii retaliation for the In
jury done the Interests of the state.
It IK RUi.'tii.ilpd ( hat the county com-
mlj'sloiiers'oall a joint meeting with the
Sarp.v" coui/tybbard / add Invite all Inter
ested piirtVs. * ' Including citizens of
South Omahnr-to a free and open dis
cussion of the proposed highway between
Omaha and Fort Crook. .South Omaha
wants the boulevard to proceed from
one of her paVed streets , and Is enlist
ing aid at the hands of Sarpy county
authorities to that end. Plans hereto
fore considered contemplate an exten
sion of Tlilrieeiith street. Omaha will
not. we believe , stand In the way of any
direct roule. The. Important point now
is for nil part leu to get together. The
necessity for notion Is self-evident
The commercial agencies tell ua that
n majority of failures year after year
have been due to lack of capital. Men
start In business with only half the
n mount , of capital necessary to success
and depend upon the banks or outside
endorsers to lend them the Heeded capi
tal. In periods of business denresslon
when credits undergo contraction such
linns must sooner or later go to the
wall. Their collapse is by no means
n correct barometer of the state of
business In the community. As a rule
It clarlllcM the financial atmosphere.
The bootlegger on the Indian reserva
tion Is a common curse. Ills extermina
tion will come only when the last red
skin has gone over the Great Divide ,
lied "Ilkker" and redskins are synony
mous. The federal statutes llx heavy
penalties for the offense of soiling or
giving liquor to an Indian. Scores of
men are Indicted for It every year. Yet
a band of Indians are able to come Into
this city and get gloriously drunk with
little or no dllllculty They do It to
prove to the white man that they are
clvlll/.ed.
Nebraska delegates In the Transmls-
slsslppl congress who wish to secure
nmc'tlcMl riistilta from fln > Ki < sslim lim-i >
will urge the questions of Irrigation and
Immigration upon the attention of the
congress. These matters are para
mount In this state today and they go
'
hand In ham ] . The time will soon come
when every agency that can be em
ployed by our people will be used to
further irrigation , enterprises and swell
the Inflow of newcomers upon Ne
braska prairies. '
An odlcer of 'the local street railway
company Is qtlhtcd as saying tthere Is
' '
nothing too good'for Oinahu hi'the line
of street railway facilities. Very good.
Then let us1 have the bobtail trailer
relegated to.0obscurity and some new
modern cars brought out , or at least n
coat of paint to. cover up some of
the antiquities ; Miat . are now being
1 ' " ' ' ' " ' ' ' "
'iiiong"oiir'Isiceets'uy'the electric"
motors.
An ImUvliliKiI FrciMt.
Kansas City Sa.r. (
If Senator Thurston Is correct In saying
that Nebraska Is for McKlnley , then Nebraska
is not acting very neighborly toward Mr.
Allison.
in tiic oia iiut.
" " St. Louis Uepubllc.
Gold "In paying quantities" has been dle-
covered In Nebraska , Alabama , Missouri ,
Oklahoma. JJrltish Columbia claims Im
mense deposits. A few of us will still work
for a living and will buy liomebound tlcUc-ts
for the rest of the boys when they have
finished digging.
The J'ir Snvlnjr Service.
Indianapolis Journal.
Last year the few sturdy and heroic men
connected with life-saving service of the
United Statey saved 5,382 lives and $10,647,233
worth of property ; and yet some watchdog
of the treasury will growl when the few
thousand dollars the service costs gets a place
In an appropriation bill.
Ifo < Clevuliinil IVlioinf
New Yoilc Herald.
The student of democratic politics Is met at
the ou et of the presidential campaign with
this ( lufstlon :
If not Cleveland whom ?
Tlie republican parly Is rich In candidates.
The dtmocrats must in their wisdom match
the republicans. And with whom but Cleve
land ?
IM ( InProfit. .
New York Tilbune.
England's sales of merchandise to Uruguay
are steadily Increasing. So are Germany's
and Italy's , and even Spain's. Those of the
United States are about stationary ; probably
decreasing tn proportion to the whole volume
of Imports Into Uiuguay. And under this ad
ministration , which was to open all the mar
kets ot the world to us , too. Cuckoo !
Von til fill Train AVrcvIferx.
No mercy should be shown to the four
young villains who wrecked a passenger
train on the New York Central nxid for the
sake of plunder. The deaths they causei
should be sufficient to cost them their lives
Tills business of wrecking and robbing trains
Ii ! too serious to be treated as an ordlnar }
crime. It Is nothing more nor leas than
premeditated murder.
TluirHloii'n Aiit'lloii I'liiu.
Tilbiuir.
Senator Thurstoh' ' ridvlsos the governmenl
to sell Its clalnw.gaUist the Union and Cen
tral Paclllc railroads to the highest bidder ,
and thinks It might realize about -10 per cent
of the full amount. Perhaps this would be
good policy tho-fiovcrnment might be ac
counted lucky to get anything but Senator
Thureton evIdently-Aas "an eye out" for the
Interests of the rcadY wliosa attorney he was.
T > f
r iif > j1lllH [
CJloJJerii. .
Alger's denial tliajC be bought delegates
wculd sound bettcr'i ' ( bo could point out a
single reason whyjauy considerable number
of men would beClM-li- vote for him with
out being bou&htj lie has no record ,
military , polltlcal/tr / social , calculated to
secure support. Tfi ? fact thai Alger received
142 votes on ono lot the. ballots In the con
vention of 1888 Ivas ono of tlie Ktrangetft
manifestations of that uurprlslng gathering.
The llooni In Idnlio.
New' York Bun.
The growth of the state of Idaho during the
pact week was more rapid than ever before In
ItB liletory. The rush ot ranclieru to the
Indian lands that were opened there on Mon
day wjs a wild one ; and the half million
acres v.cro all In the hands of the new settlers
bcforo nightfall of Tuesday. House building
bsgan at one ? , as many of the home seekers
had taken their lumber or boat da along with
them , and there were between 3,000 and 4,090
shanties erected during tlie week. There
was no demand for Ironamlths or carpenters ,
or even hoisting engineers , because every man
wa his own house builder , asslited by his
wlfo and family. The town lot sharps have
bad great times along th Clearwater , where
t litre- are plenty of the best sites for at least
forty unparalleled cltlea , bigger than Uoulder ,
I'ocatello or Shoebone. Push up things , yo
boemers !
ENGLAND'S ' PART IN ALASKA
Hcsidcnt of that Oountrj Expresses His
View of the Situation ,
ONLY WANTS THE YUKON GOLD FIELDS
If Urvnt Ilrllnlii Can Control the
Trntlp nnil .Mltirral WriiIOi She
> ; 111 lip SnlUncil , lint
Not Ollii'iMvlir.
WASIII.NaTON , Nov. 26. JudKe A. K. tie-
Imiey of Alaska bellovw that ttnglaml , In the
matter of the Alaska boundary dispute , Is
after trade and territory , particularly the
former , nnd that she will be none too con
scientious la her efforts. .Concerning the
boundary agitation Judge Otlanoy said : "I
am ono of those who believe that England
would like to capture a portion of Alaska
which does not belong to her. I do not tlilnk
she can succeed , but I do think she would
llko to.
" .My opinion Is that Rnglsnd wants to get
up a dispute as to the boundary line , get the
matter before a commission nnd urge a com
promise , she offering to take that little strip
of land known as Pyramid channel. H she
gets tint ISugbnd will hold the key to the
upper Yukon country. Instead of the United
States controlling tilling Knghud will be
boss. A trading post will lie established
nnd tlic United States will lose the enormous
Imsliies * growing out of the development of
the .Yukon gold Melds.
Ciillfnrnlit C'miiiiiriiil * n Occl.ilon oil
tillUlK'Ntlllll. .
San Krnnclncu Cnll.
It can hardly be pleasant for Jiulgo Ho3 of
California to read what the tnipreme court of
Nebraska 1ms just ilonr , but advocates of the
California Irritation law "have something to
console them anil possibly to exert an Influ-
cnco on tlio supreme court of the United
States In Its determination of the appeal from
Judge Iloss' decision.
The news from Nebraska Is very meager.
It Is linrdly sumclent to wrve as a Insls for
an nnalysij , but It la this , as It has been tclc-
ijrjphcd to the Cnll : "The case Just decided
wivii entitled The Alfalfa Irrigation District vs
Collins , an appeal from Keith county. The
district net provides for the orRanlzatlon of
Irrigation districts and for taxation of prop
erty to pay the cost of construction of ditches
and other necoMary works. The act Is copied
after tlio California law , the constitutionality
of which Is a question now pending In the
United Stales supreme court. "
Taken In connection with the announcement
that "the constitutionality of Nebraska's Irri
gation law has been sustained by the supreme
court , " the news looks straight and Intelli
gent. It means to say that the state of Ne-
urasiia , recognizing me necessity 01 irriga
tion nnd ot lawn to provide for meeting the
necessity , has not only followed the law of
California , but : ilo the decisions of our courts
upholding the law , Judge Hess and his famous
adverse decision to the contrary notwithstand
ing. H mean ! ' , further , that the states which
know what they want nnd have the Intelli
gence to go about oacurlng It have courts In
sympathy with their necessities. And they
are giving the federal courts to understand
that there Is mich a thing as Impertinent
meddling In state affairs.
If It should bo deemed unlikely that the
supreme court of the United States would
deign to notice either the needs of a state or
the rulings of Its highest court , the congress
men from these western states which need
national irrigation laws have an opportunity
to show the extent of their combined Influence
on national legislation.
M'COItMICIC AX1 > IlOCKEl''I3I t.KH.
HolrH of MIIIIonulri-M I'liltctl In Mar-
rliiK < * "t X MV York Y ' t Tiluy.
NEW YORK , Nov. 26. Miss Edith Rock
efeller was married to Mr. Harold H. Mc-
Cormlck at the latter's apartments at the
Huckingham hotel at 12:30 : today. The
apartments where the ceremony took place
were beautifully decorated with pink and
whlto chrysanthemums , placed against a
background of palms. The bridal couple
stood within a wishbone of vrhlte lilies nnd
orchids , beneath a wedding bell of the same
llowers. The guests comprised only the Im
mediate relatives of the bride and groom.
Mr. McCormlck'9 mother , Mrs. C. H. McCormick -
Cormick , bis brothers , G. II. McCormlck
and Stanley McCormick , Mrs. Kmmons
Hlalne and Misses Mary and Henrietta Mc
Cormlck of Chicago , were present at the
ceremony , besides the Rockefeller family.
Miss Alta Rockefeller , sister of the bride ,
was maid of honor , and the following were
the bridesmaids : Miss Carrie McCormlck ,
MIsD Caldwell , Miss Scott , Miss Grace Scott
and Miss Frances Adams. Mr. Stanley JJp-
Cornilcl : was best man. The following were
ushers : Mr. GI rani Ilcrrlck , Mr. Howard
Colby , Mr. Jiimes Dlalr and Mr. Jacob Otto.
Rev.V. . II. D. Faunce of the Fifth Avenue
Llaptist church , assisted by Rev. Dr. John
Hall of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian
church , performed the ceremony.
Immediately after the ceremony the bride
cut the cake and distributed it to her marc
Intimate friend ? , who returned to the Rock
efeller mansion at 4 West Fourth street.
whrro they were received by Mr. and Mrs.
Rockefeller on behalf of the groom nnd
bride , and where tlie wedding breakfast was
served. The bride and groom Temalned at
the hotel. '
LIVK STOCK CCMirAXV MUST 1MY Ifl' .
Mont-y AdvniHM-il to Fi-cil Ciittlo IIolil j
to lie ti f.lcn on Tlicm.
KANSAS CITY , Nov. 27. The first
National bank of McPherson , Kan. , was
given Judgment today In the circuit court
against the George R. llarsa Live Stock Com
mission company of tills city for 11,140. This
nukes the wcond Unit- that the cusc has
been tried , and a verdict returned for the
bank. The first time an appeal was taken
to the Kansaw City court of appeals by the
commission company , where the- Judgment
of the lower court was reversed and the cass
sent back for a new trial. In February , 1893 ,
the Oars ; Live Stock company advanced
$3,700 to G. W. Campbell , with which to buy
cattle at Pueblo , Colo. , and the loan was se
cured by a mortgage on the cuttle. After the
loan , and before the mortgage , Campbell
contracted with J. M , Wllhoyt to feed and
fatten the cattle for market. On the strength
of the money ho would get for feeding the
cattle. Wllloyt borrowed f 1,050 from the McPherson -
Pherson bank , and assigned his claim against
the cattle to It , When the cattle were marketed -
keted In Kansas City they did not bring
nough to pay the mortgage held by the
llarso company , and they bought the cattle
under the mortgage , and refused to pay Hie
feeding bill.
Si > iii < < SlKMV for tlic Ori-illtorH.
KANSAS CITY , Nov. 20. Howard M.
IIoMen , iiFHlgnoo for the Kunxua City Safe
Ucpo.slt nnd Savings bank , ( lied nn Inter
vening' peltlon In ( lie United Stntes circuit
court today , In litigation pending ni/alnst
the NP\V York Becurty nnd Trust company
nnd tin ICqultablp Mortgage company , The
petition iislcs the court to declare ttie
Kqultablo Mortgage company Indebted to
him In the feinn of $ H3,7hij , on account of
securities held by the Kimsas City Hafe
Deposit nnd ftavlngx banlc ut the tlmo of
the failure. The ttilt Is an olfort upon the
part of the receiver to realize something
for depositor ) ) upon the thousands of dollars
lars In worthier securities which Darragh
und Buttloy loaned money on ,
-itl4riitlnr > - Coiivlt'lH Ilflirl ,
JACKSON , Mlcli. , Nov. M. There was a
detpenito riot at the state jirlfon tlilH mornIng -
Ing , Deputy Warden Korilirup was struck
on the head with u hammer. It Is thiut-ht
ho Is 'fatally Injured. Superintendent Coffer
of the Hhlrt factory was badly lieaten , as
was also Foreman Muller , Knraned uon-
victH smashed scores of machines. The
trouble was caused by Foreman MuKer
threatening to report Dick Jluntley , a
twenty-year convict , for not dolne work
properly. The convicts , after mueli dif
ficulty , were controlled and locked up.
lloiKlliolilt-ri Thrown Out of Court.
ALUANY , Nov. 20. In the suit of ex-Con-
Kress man lioldcn and other bondholders
against Htevetiton Durko and his associate
directors of the Columbus , Hocking- Valley
railway , Wlnxlow , Lancer & Co. , Urcxel ,
Morgan & Co. , and the Contra ! TrtiHt com-
; mny , Involving$3OOO.UOO , the court of up-
> eal uillnna the decision cf JuJgo Inuraliam ,
of the speciul term , dlsmisjlni ; tlio case.
.MOIITICV AM ) Tlltltn TiilM. :
K n t City Journal : Hccretury Morton' *
argument In favor of a third term I ? not a
hnppjr one. Hanks don't re-elect their presi
dents whose record ? consist ot deficit * .
Denver Republican : A in in who ctiqnot
sec the difference between the conrldentlons
governing the election of bank presidents
and president * of R rrrnt nation certainly
has not nenso enough to dlsvhnrRj the duties
of a high ministerial office.
Chicago Tribune : Secretary Morton's con
clusion that Drover Cleveland should have a
third term would be correct If hi * promise
that "Mr. Cleveland has satisfactorily trans-
ncte < i tne business or the country" were not
at variance with the facts.
New York World ; The significant point
In Secretary Morton' * Interview Is not his
advocacy of Mr. Cleveland for a third term ,
for of that the country ban heard before ,
but 111 ? declaration that nobody knows , not
even the cabinet oniccrs themselves , what Mr.
Cleveland's Attitude toward the third-term
proposition K
Chicago Chronicle : Secretary Morton's
Illustration of the country as a mere bankIng -
Ing establishment which loans money and
the like , emits notes , cares for deposits , Is
not fortunate. It does not Indicate his ordi
nary sagacity. It Is at variance with the
teachings of the democracy which he has
upheld from his boyhood.
Indianapolis Journal : Secretary Morton
thinks Mr. Cleveland deserves n third term
on the panic principle that bank presidents
who manage the business well nro re-elected
for many terms. "The management of the
government , " he says , "Is a business as Is the
management of a bank. " True , nnd what
a business administration It has beenl
Chicago Post : Does Mr. Morton tpenk
olltclally ? Is the president privy to this
flat-footed advocacy of a third term by one
of his chief advleur * . one known tn be not
only his Intimate political coadjutor , but also
an iimmaie pcrson.ii menu1110 lone 01
Mr. Morton's discussion ot the question Is as
aggressive < is his argument Is explicit. To
him there are "no horrors In a third term. "
He realtors to the four winds of heaven the
notion of an unwritten law against It. "As
a matter ot fact , ( hero Is no such law and no
foundation for saying there Is. " Did Mr.
Cleveland formulate this statement of a doc-
trlno which Is calculated to throw Dr. Dana
Into a lit of cold perspiration ?
MOIIUASKA \UUIIASIC.\\S. .
Plattle county's recent election will be
ofllclally Investigated.
Last month's disbursements at the Table
Rock creamery amounted to J1G.G37.
Shelton people paid $387 for railroad fare
to Denver during the Schlattcr crszc.
The postoflleo has bcin re-estnbllshed at
Nantasket , with F. 11. Lylla In charge.
Ten thousand fish have been distributed
In Chtyenno county by the state cominls-
nlon.
Eighty-five carloads of sheep were shipped
Into Shelton last week , to be fed during the
winter.
Humphrey people are talking of a project
of making three counties of Platte and
Madison.
Tllilpii'a nnw otipra hnusi > Is nraptlrnllv
completed , and several entertainments have
been booked
The little town of Tamora has been almost
entirely wiped out by fire. Only two buildIngs -
Ings remain.
Dr. Bancroft of Lexington , who has just
received his certificate of election , has been
elected coroner of Dawson county eight con-
secutlvo tlmob.
Amelia Eliza Grabcrt , five miles southwest
ot Merna , died on - the7th Inst of dropsy ,
aged 18 years. She bud been an Invalid
nearly nine years.
Hastings has ben without electric lights
for several weeks , owing to the financial em
barrassment of the owner of the plant. The
citizens are talking of a municipal owner
ship.
ship.Herbert
Herbert Slurdevant of Albion was burled
In a grain pit In his father's elevator. By
promptly tearing away the side of the elevator ,
tlniH InMtniT llmvhpflt nut nil thn urnilnil.
the boy's life was saved ,
Rush O. Fellows has retired from the ed
itorial control of the Auburn Post , after hav
ing been In the position continuously for six
teen years. He has ben succeeded by W. II.
Stowell , recently proprietor of the Verdon
Vedette.
A petition Is being circulated In Logan
county asking the governor to pardon Lewis
W. Wells , the man sentenced to the pen
itentiary for eleven years for the murder
of a man named Gllkerson. Wells has served
four years , but was recently placed In the
Insane hospital , He has been completely
cured.
1'EUSOXAI , AM ) OTIII3111VISI2.
It costs ? 2C,000,000 a year to run the city ot
Chicago , and yet aldermen receive only $3 a
session.
If Dunraven hay anything further to f > ay ,
out with It. Congress will have the floor
presently.
California turned out $ t4,000,000 of gold and
$207,000 of silver last year. The ratio of pro
duction was about 47 of gold to 1 of silver.
The commendation of the Cleveland admin
istration by the London Times Is calculated to
produce that nauseas feeling In party circles.
About twenty-five years ago an English
syndicate offered the Transvaal government
SSOO.OOO for the exclusive right to all the
mineral resources of that country , and the
government came very near selling It. It Is
estimated thit the gold product of the region
this year will bo $ ,10,000,000. but the Trans-
vanl government Isn't getting It.
Colonel HrecklnrldRc threatens to break Into
congress again. Meanwhile ho ovlnccs no dis
position to break Into court nnd pay that
jlCi.OOO Judgment.
A Mips Richards ha been appointed clerk -
of ( ho courts In Denver at n salary of $5,000
a year said to bo thn largest salary received
by nny woman In the country.
An nren of Washington pipes are mifTerlnf ?
from sn attack of electrolysis. As these
pipes do not lead to votes' , the attack Is not
likely to provoke much sympathy In congress.
The In.iirnnee men of .Minneapolis nave
nerved notice on whom It may concern that
If the nro department Is converted Into a
political machine an advance of Insurancs
rates will follow. That's the talk Hint counts.
Alfred licit , Cecil Rhodes. Ilarney Hornato
and three other lucky Investors In "Kaffirs
re reported to linvo cleaned up $193,000,000
among them , , which doesn't seem to lcav
much for the several thoustnd other fellows.
The other day nn elephant tore through one
of the streets'of Cincinnati and created n wild
commotion. The Jubilation was rather late
and somewhat unseemly , but the result In
Ohio Is sufficient excuse for n party outburst
nt nny time.
Llko n voice from the tomb comes that ot
ex-Congressman llolman , hurling ft mental
kick nt the administration. The objector In
sinuates that nil supporters of the administra
tion nro In olllce. Hdlman Is outside the
breastworks.
The revision ot the Golden Rules by Prof ,
ailbschln , chief of the Saddle Creek Im
mortals , Is progressing favorably. The first
rule to receive the unanimous sanction of the
savants ns more In accord with modern ncces.
sltlos reads : "He prompt In doing others cro
they attempt to do you. "
Senator David II. Hill Is going on HIP lec-
lure pin lonii mi win iimtvu mo mo * . , , - , . * . . .
mice nt Milwaukee on November 27 , when ho
will deliver n lecture on "Liberty.1 His
route will Include the cities of Chicago , In
dianapolis. St. LoulR , Kansas City. Omafin ,
Minneapolis , St. Paul , Cincinnati nnd Wills-
vllle. _ _ _ _ _
Sr HSTIXf SMII.H.H.
Tcxns Sittings : The man with n now gold
watch seldom knows what tlmo It Is.
Hoston Courier : "Kodecke Is a lazy
8camt , "
" ; Mrs. Kod"cUo tnkes In the wnshlnjr
nnd ho docs the 'real. ' "
New York Weekly : "I recently performed
four ninrrlngp cerpmonlen In twenty
minutes. " remarked R v. Uhlrdly.
"That WIIH nt the rate of twelve Unots nn
hour , " added Miss Fly pp.
Truth : "I nln't supersllshus , " snld Am-
bllnir Abe us he ( 'iir.ed nt tha remnants of
kind-hearted woman had
chicken the -
a ' '
. "but It I ain't mistaken that'll
the family .skeleton. "
five . .oors before he can cnll the number. "
Harper's Hnsnr : Nell-There Is one coed
point tlmt Miss Slcndorlclgh hasn't eoU
Hello Wlint's thut ?
i\nii l mlmnnnlnt.
Harper's Hazar : "I wnnt to know why ,
Mrs McCorklo , you give me hash for
breakfast this morning , when vou know
thut yesterday nt breakfast I did not
' "
" fhiit-rjust why. When you hnvo i-nten
that I shall provide something else.
Washington Star : "Don't let nnybody.
newspaper men. know what wc'ro
"afS anon0B"Ct1.net0weTethb ? . ? < c'on ' doing
' '
es End''that's Just what I'm nnxloua
to keep the public from llndlng out.
Chlcngo Post : "How did your great un
known pan out ? " asked the sport.
"We had to drop him , ; ; replied the trainer.
"At almost the last minute he became
Incapacitated for work. "
"How ? " , . .
"He lost his voice. "
UNFIT-LING FAME.
Washington Tost.
Oh , It's sweet to be an author , nnd to see
one's mime In print ,
'Or to be n roaring orator , using- language
There's a subtle' joy In knowing that you
are the cause of talk ,
Uut glory isn't flllln' If theGhost
Ghost
GhostWon't
Won'tWalkt
A IIUMHIHI ) M1M2S.
Harry nomalnc In the Christian Advocate.
Ho tumbled from his weary wheel ,
And set It by the door ,
Then stood ns though ho joyod to feel
His feet on earth once more ;
And ns he mopped his rumpled head ,
.His face was wreathed In smiles ;
"A very pretty run , " he said ;
"I did a hundred miles ! "
"A hundred miles ! " I cried. "Ah , think !
What beauties you have Hcen !
The reedy streams where cattle drink ,
The msadows rich and green.
Where did you wend your rapid way.
Through lofty woodland aisles ? "
He shook his head : "I cannot say ;
I did a hundred miles ! "
"What hamlets saw your swift tires npln7
Ah , how 1 envy you !
To IOFO the city's dust nnd din
lleneath the heaven's blue ;
To get a breath of country air ;
To lean o'nr rustic stllps ! "
Ho only snld : "The ronda were fair ;
I did n hundred miles ! "
There's not a man in ten
that the average well
'stocked clothing store
can't fit just as correctly
as the high grade mer
chant tailor b u t the
trouble's not with the fit It's the staying
quality of the fit that's hard to get. , You
can only get that feature in the high
grade wools wools that have length and
strength of fibre , and that are built into
elastic , firm , resilient cloths. Suits con
structed of these superior grades of materials
It
terials are the sort we've built our repu
tation on All prices from $8,50 to $25.
To take the rough edges off the
corners of business life we're having an amusing guess
ing contest this week
In the corner window we've placed a dressed pi .
The purchaser who guesses nearest the pig's weight
gets the pig , next nearest guess gets a large turkey
the next nearest a goose. Prizes awarded Wednes
day eve at 7:30 : , when pig will be weighed ,
Browning , King & Co.
Southwest Corner Fifteenth ami Douglas , OMAHA.