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\ TJTB OMAHA DAILY 11KK' IflA/TURDAV , DEOlfl t 111311 14 , 1805. Tim OMAHA DAILY BF.E , K. nOSKWATHH , ixlltar. . . Unity life ( Without Sun.lny ) . One Ye r . I JMIIv life find Snn.lay , On Ytar . > J ' HI * Month . . . . . J Thr Month * . . . jj Kimd/iy / IIP , One Y nr . < } D HMiiM y Itt-t. One Veixr . 1" "AVcekly lice. On Year. . . . . ' c OFFICES. Omnh.i. Th II < " > Ttulldlne. Puth Omnhn. Hlnfjrr llllt. Corner N nnd Slth ' Omen lilnrr * . l-cntl PtrfM. Chlcnito Olllpc , 31T I'hflinlisr of Commerce. N -w York. Knoinn 13. II nntl 15. Tribune llullillng nshlnftlon , 1(07 ( I" fitreM , N.V. . All coniiiltinli-ntlons rolntlnit to nr " " ! ? . , ? ' " torlal matter flimiM I * nil < lrMr Ji To the IMltor HUSINKSH i.trrTKUf. All Inmlnrw lMt > m anJ remittances ctriiM 1- ' mlJrwiidl 1 Tlio ll * ruMlnhlnK Ootniisnj Oninhn. Drafts , uireki nml | stotllce milem t ( 1)0 made imvalile to the ontfr of the cnmi'iny. ' TIIK 111:1 : : pirni.isiiiNa COMPAN- STATIMINT : : or CHICUI.ATION. . . < - .KO U. TMclitiek. secretary of The HM Pm * flitting ( clnpiiny , being duly unnrn. imyt eniu JJ actunl numticr cf full nml e > nniletecnplo | * nr lii < imily Xlornlnit , i\cnlnj : ; nn > l Kitmlny M'f I"1" " ' ; clurlns the month of Nutcmliet , 18W , " * ro1' Ifmsl copies 'I ' > : n ; " ' ; ; : ; : : : : : : w ilHHii : : : ituc.c . Rnoin tn ! ) "f < pre me nnd siib crlli d In ' tirmcnrp Ihli M dny of Ijcccmbcr. 1SD3. ( Heal. ) N. P. rniU Kotnry Public , TIIK 1IUST NBW.SPAI'UR. r Chronicle. Men who drop The Omaha Bee In a moment of unbridled passion and preju dice always return to It after they be come hungry nnd thirsty for news. It Is the only metropolitan newspaper In Ne braska that satisfies the craving for gen eral nnd state Intelligence. Clii'istniiiH IK coming. Ho Is Secretary Cirllsle.'s : re-port. Anel tlit > e'\i > ortn In the- city treasury nro still iCKKl K siM'ins to InpttliiK " 11 tlio thn wholes we-ste-rn snow tliat to country. As a clirns ringmaster Mr. Bryan Is an nntiualllli'il suece : > ss. " 1'ls nlly that lie. elltln't select the right circus earlier in Ills career. Tlie Society Circus Is cneleel , but the rest of the luiimals will ln looseel in the city council chamber on the ; 7th elav of January next. Numerous campaign promises payable by the successful ciuiellehites on the city ticket are alreaely to be liael on the mar ket at tempt Ing ellscounts. The question that now presents itself is , Will the presence ? of aeltlltiemal war ships on the other slele of the Darela- nelles really prevent the recurrence of the Armenian outrages ? ' The presence of the National Civil Service Keform league in Washington elties not appear to make any appreci able Impression on the horde of olllce seeking on-liangers n runnel the doors of congress. Thlnl : of getting a jury eif t\vel\o men In the important Ish imtreler trial eiut of the regular panel. 'The ' very Migges- tkiii would drive the judge of tins crimi nal division of the district court Into a lit of tantrums. The congressman who Introduced a bill Into congress to limit the punish ment for contempt In federal txiurts ought to Insert Into the measure a ra tional definition of what contempt Is and then push It through to speedy en actment Into law. Who says a railroad cannot be fore closed with promptness ami despatch ? The sale of the Santa Fe Illustrates the e > xact method by which the transfer is brought abemt. What can be elTecte'd in the case of erne bankrupt railway can lie done In the cases of all the others. For some uiu'xplalned reason Seciv- tary Morton neglected In that part of his report alluding to the economics he has Introduced Into the Agriculture de partment to follow Ids recommendations to their logical conclusion by urging the abolition of the whole department. Chicago Is busy now trying to locate the responsibility for the failure te > le > - cato the republican national convention in that city. The ) strangest feature of the whole performance Is that the differ ent republican factions of Chicago are accusing none but one another. Why should tlio Federation of Labor convention adopt resolutions on the ques tion of capital punishment ? Laboring men have ) no concern .with capital pnii- Islam-lit as tailoring men. Arc there not enough pressing problems In the world of labor tei occupy all the time and thought of labor leaders ? If President Cleveland , as Is Inti mated , had the text of the Salisbury note In bis possession befeire lie * went off on his eluck hunting junket , ( lie al leged necessity of wlthholellng Its con tents from tlie public out e > f courtesy to the president will fall to strike the mind uf the average man. Omaha's brilliant orator , Henry D. Kstubrook , has been selected to deliver the commencement oration at the gradu ating e'xerclses of ( he Nebraska Slatu university next spring. It goes without saying that the aeldivsn will lie a master- plccu of thought and elocution and com pare favorably with any that liavo been delivered by previous commencement orators. Iteferrlug to the condition of the books In tlio city treasurer's olllce' , that llmuicu committee ) report says that "such an ag gregation of consummate Incfllclency and e mfiislou Is Inexcusable. " Yet a majority of the members of tills same lliiancc commltte'o are rue-ordcd in favor of whitewashing the ) comptroller who \vtiA \ supposed tu have ) cbee'ked np these ) books not less freejueutly than once each mon Hi.- ; run j An lnniiYh lon iircrnlls Hint tlio j Inry of tlic tvrnMiry. In order tn innko Hi fiivui'iililo u shtiwlii ) : na possible. 1m ; holding hu.'l : ; niipniprlntloiiH. Thl. < inny In- wholly utifoiuuttM' niul we nre disposed to tlilnk iirohahlj tn so , but : IH It oxlstfi and Its tendency It to crciitis inibllc dlstrn.U of the tiv.is tiry It IM tlcslnible Hint nil Imostljin tlon , such MH Is reported to lie contenv pliitecl , Him II In iiiithnri/.t'd by coimrivs A.-4 outlined In the dispute-he" ! tlu > plmi nl Ucprcse'iitntlvc Wtilkt-r of Mussne'liiwIU looks to n very thorough Intiiitry us tt wlint tins been done by tlio Trensury do. pnrlnicitt rcjinrelhifc tippropiltitiuiis , sc ( lint If there lins boon iiny failure tc e rry out HIP reipilrenu'itts of Icptsln- tlon In this nuttier It innst be dlselo ed , While this inny bo repirtU'd by some MS n piirtlsiin rcllectlon vipon the lleh'lll.v of Secretary ( ' ; irllsU > . If there Is tin foundation for the clutiws Hint linvc been iundo In ; will welcome such an IM < vestlKiitlon nntl nffonl the fullest oppor tunity for intiUliifi It ns seim-hlns nntl thorough us possible. There will be n pretty iienornl disposition to believe Hint the seeretnry of the treasury httn not himself directed that the payment of up- proprlatlons be delnyed. It would hardly be possible to llnd anybody whoso opinion Is of any value who has not nntpiestlonlup confidence In the of- llclal integrity mid fidelity of Secretary Carlisle. Hut It Is conceivable that what In alleged may hnve been done without bis knowledge by a subordinate olllclal ovcm-aloiis to make It appear that the treasury situation was lujtter than wi : really the case. At any rate the pro posed Investigation could do no harm and ought to be made. A SlIiVKH COMM1TTKK. As now understood , the composition of the llnance committee of the sen ate will be favorable to the free silver advocates. The commit tee consists of eleven members and In the last congress there was one ma Jorlty for silver. It Is said to be Hit Intention of the republicans to take pos session of the committee and Inereasi its membership to thirteen and accord Ing to the plan of reorganization re ported the committee will stand olglt for free silver ami five against it. O course this Is not , as yet , absolute ! ) settled , but there appears to be little reason to doubt that the committee wll continue to be In the control of the frei silver men and probably by more of i majority than in the last congress. It would be desirable , of course , to have tills committee made up otherwise for the moral effect It would have , but the fact of Its being controlled by tin free silver men will not import any dan ger of financial legislation In the inter est of sliver. A senate finance commit tee so constituted would undoubted ! ) shelve any sound money measures that might pass the house , but there Is not much likelihood that the house will pass any currency legislation. Currency bills have been introduced and will go to the proper committee when It is ap pointed , probably' to remain there. A clearer judgment ns to this can be formed when Speaker lived announces the committee on bunking and currency. It Is expected that Sir. Walker of Mas sachusetts will be chairman of this committee anil lie has already intro duced a bill which contemplates the gradual retirement of the outstanding greenbacks and treasury notes and the replacement of the same by national bunk notes , but it Is pretty safe to say that a measure of this kind coufd not pass the bouse , because n majority of the republicans are unquestionably at this time opposed to any legislation bos- tile to Hie legal tender notes. . The sen ate is almost a tie regarding silver , but It Is absolutely certain that nothing will bo done for the white metal by this congress , however the finance commit tee may be constituted. IVfOPOSKT ) CIlAXaKX IN SB AVI TV RlJt.RK The I'lilted States senate is not a progressive body. Its disposition is to iidhere to methods which have prevailed since the beginning of the government und to keep alive antiquated rules , with out any regard to changed conditions or to public sentiment. ThiiH the tradi tional "senatorial courtesy" Is main tained , though it lias been responsible for ninny wrongs and abuses , and thus the secret session system Is continued , though It is well known that behind the i-losed doors of the senate tilings are said and done which senators would not dare do In public. From time to time men have appeared In the senate who had the courage to condemn these methods and endeavor to secure their abandonment , but all such efforts have liroved futile. They served only to ox- liose to public view the fnultlness , the ibuses , and the nnrepnbllcnn character jf these practices. It Is now proposed to innUn some [ linages In the senate rules which It Is thought will be In the interest of the [ inbllu welfare and also conduce to 'reater expedition In legislation. One ) f these provides for the distribution of : ho various appropriation bills to the committees which have jurisdiction of natters to which the several appropria- ; lens are Intimately related , Instead of laving all such bills go to one commit- ee , composed of nine members , who ire at times practically masters of the ienate and can use their great power to idvance or retiud general legislation. It is urged In support of such n change luit the labor Involved In the prcparn- Ion of the great money bills and their nanagement In the senate Is too much 'or any one committee and the result Is hat the appropriation bills are crowded it the end of the session. There can be 10 question as to lite soundness of the losltlon of the advocates of this change , lor Is there any valid reason why Hie tcnnto should not pursue Hie samp ourse in this matter that the house mrsues , and which 1ms been found to vork satisfactorily. Other proposed amendments to the ides nro for counting n quorum , clos- ng debate and requiring that all dchnto ihnll bo relevnut to the subject before he senate. The first two would bring he senate under tlio parliamentary nles which govern Hie house and which nive been approved by both political turtles In the popular branch of con- : rcss and by the public. Under the ex- I Istlng senate rules legislation inny b obstructed Indefinitely by the refusal o ' senntors present to vote , thereby brenfc Inu a quorum , while the unlimited free . dom of debate allowed ennbles n mlnoi lly of senators to tnlk n measure t < | death and they may Inject Into tliel j specche * any amount of extraneous nnt jliTolotnnl matter. The Congrcsslonn I Record nt almost every session of coil jgrt'M Is burdened by a voluminous mns 'of ' matter in tlio speeches of seuntor i which lias no relevancy to the subject : j before the senate , the last emigres being especially noted for this. Then Is no reason why senators any mon than representatives should hnve tin pilvllege of blocking legislation by re fusing to vote when present and In tlia way breaking a quorum , or be permittee to carry on debate Indefinitely. Wlm Is n sound and just rule feir the one I : equally . o for the other. The propose ! ehnnges e'onteniplate giving to the ma Jorlty the power to enforce Its will ant 'tills ' Is strictly consistent with the car dlnal principle's of our political system. U Is too much to expect , perhaps , tlm the-ie proposed ehnnges will be ndopted but there could be no better time te nmkc them than the present , when nt party has n majority. At any rate \ Is to be hoped they will be strenuous ! ) urged and those who advocate then may rest assured that they will hnve the support of Intelligent public opln Ion. There Is a large Infusion of new blood In the present senate which car establish a strong claim to popular ! ! ) by asserting Itself In favor eif these needed reforms in the methods of the "upper house. " TO I'llUMOTi : IMMltllt.tTIUX. Never before In Hie history of Ke braska lias the need of a systemntle campaign for the promotion of immlgra tlou Impressed Itself so forcibly upon the business men of the state. Undoi natural conditions the resources of Xev braska and the special attraction * which It has to eiffer the Intending set' tier are of themselves strong enough tt : turn a full quota of the incoming Imml grants In tills direction. During the pasl few years , however , the southern slate * have been putting forth strenuous exer tions to guiele the Influx of European ? into an artificial southward channel , The states to the north of us are organ izing to counteract this recent south ward tendency of immigration. Be tween these two fires Nebraska , despite unexcelled opportunities and nnequaled Inducements , Is bound te > suffer unless it , too , sets to work to put the Immi grants into a position where they can weigh intelligently the relative advan tages for settlement offered by the dif ferent localities extending invitations to them. A movement for the upbuilding of Ne braska thiough the Increase of its popu lation should receive the active support of every public-spirited cltly.cn in the state. Without an organization with olll- ccrs to perform the routine work , no appreciable results can be accomplished. Individual co-operation is an essential to success , but only by united effort can a showing be mndc Hint will compare with the systematic work of other states. In this matter , what is the duty of all must not be permitted to become the duty of none. If Immigration to Ne braska is to be stimulated this year it is none too early to commence orgnnizctl operations. /IKTHKATV/JIKA'T (30XK A-(1MMMR11IX(1 Before election the taxpayers doubted thnt the council was sincere in its promises of salary retrenchment. Now that election is over and the council has set to work to undo all that it had previ ously done In this connection they know that It was not sincere. When the council organized nearly a year ago Its famous llnance committee brought in a wonderful report , accom panied by the necessary ordinances , making a wholesale reduction in all the Inflated salaries paid to city hall em ployes. Kor months the mountain labored and in the end brought forth a mouse , consisting of an ordinance re- hieing the snlnrh > s of three unfortunate t'lctlniK and providing retrenchment , cal- 'iilate'd to amount to less than $0,000 a rear. Kor a whole year the council com- liine persistently kept on the pay roll a iiorele of supernumeraries and tnx- aters ami laughed off every demand ; hat it wield the retrenchment ax for [ he preservation of the public. Only in the eve of the late city election , with i show e > f death bed repentance , was a series of ordinances finally adopted , pur- lorting to work radical changes In the lumber and pay of city employes , lint lot to take cflVet until after n new ad- nlnlstratlon and a new council should > o in control. Without waiting oven until the alleged etre'iichment promises are payable the ouucll Is already busy restoring the > ld schedule of salaries. An ordinance s now pending raising the pay of the nayor's private secretary from $80 to ; iM ( ) a month. Another puts the city 'lectrician back at $1U5 a month. An- ither restores the nu'iit inspectorship at UOO a month and still another ro- 'stnbllshes the offices of milk Inspector ind sanitary Inspector at ? " . " ) and $00 ) e > r month. This Is , of course , only a icglnnlng. With the ball once a-rolllng irdlnances will be Introduced one at n line , blotting out the entire retrench- nent program , am ! before the ante- lection reductions shall hnve gone Into 'ffcct ' the retrenchment platter will lave been wlpe'd clean. If any Improvement Is looked for rom the new council it Is greatly te > be cilred that disappointment will bu the csuH. The first unolllclnl act of thnt tody has been to assure the contlnn- nco of the useless ifTti-n month sergeant- it-arms at the public crib. A council lint commits itself to extrnvngnnco and Inecurism before It has entered upon ts olllclal career cannot bo expected to aslst on rctrcnc'hmcnt when It gets the elns In Its hands. The lieo warned lie taxpayers of the Inevitable conse- [ iience's that would follow the retention f the combine In power in the city hall , t regrets as much as any that its pre lictions of un era of municipal extrnvn- aiico are too soon proving true. A besottetl vagrant readied Oiuulm he other day from some point In Iowa , 'he authorities declined to feed him anil ordcreilMiUh back whence lie came , lie drifted , Council Bluffs nnd upon being nrrcMOid said he came from Omnha , to which place he was deported , This case Is tnie * of many In which coun try commiin'mrs ' send their charity cases tei the cltleN fjj fit ? cared for over \ylnter. The people of1 ' pinnlm will not tolerate the practice ; . 'IJhe'.v have been imposed upon In that way tew long. The term of Senator Cameron of Penn sylvania de eh not expire until March ! . IS ! ) " , but lii'.lniH already announced thnt lie will not" IK ; a candidate fenreelec tion. It Is undcr.stotul that Mr. Onmeron bus presidential aspirations and he has I probably been encouraged to regard himself as a possibility , but It Is entirely safe to say that no national convention next year will consider him. Inheriting n sent hi Hie senate from his father , who was in some respects a strong man po litically , .lames Donald Cameron has been a mere cipher In Hint body and will leave It with a record In which no man coulel take any great degree of pride ! ' . There are- ninny good ivpublle-ans In Pennsylvania from whom to select n successor to Mr. Cameron , among them ox-Postmaster General Wnnamakcr , who Is already being talked of. The Phila delphia Hecord , n elemeicratlc paper , says there are e-ogent reasons for such n choice nnd expresses the opinion that Mr. Wnnnninor ] weiuld prove a satisfac tory senator. He was one of the very best postmaster generals the cemntry has ever had and as a practical man of affairs would be a positive acquisition to the senate , so far as all matters of a distinctly business character are con- It Is rumored that Speaker Heed will assign no one to membership In the committee on Pacific railroads who Is not a lawyer by profession , lie Inti mates thnt a technical knowledge of law Is n necessary prerequisite to con sideration of Pacific railroad legislation. If this Is true It Is n novel procedure. Why should It be any more netvssary for a man to be a lawyer to ele-al with the Pacific railroads than to deal with any other question ? The lawyers ought to be satisfied with a few places on tills Important committee. Everybody.knows that In seasons of financial depression building operations cease and mechanics nnd laborers suffer In consetineiico. Labor organizations in Omaha have met with many dishearten ing reverse's , but are still intact , while some of themjglve evidence of old-time vitality. One of the greatest steps in the way of advancement yet made by local labor leaders is the establishment of a larrie < hnll for the business and social doimind of the members with all accessories , suggested by approved mod ern idens. , A CoiiilHIim , Xot ti Theory. New York Sun. The prestnt administration has been a hard one Tor ducks 'nnd democrats. Tlii- 'llor.l.-r . \iiKC-ln. 'Koclij- Mountain News. Will ( lie Indian rlfehts peoplc- pleas * take nbtlo ; thdt the dear , sweet , altogether lovely Apaches have murdered live horrid white- settlers ? They should send the- red men congratulations. Three of n ICIiiil. Ixnilsvlllc Courier-Journal. If young Mr. Bryan of Nebraska , and young Mr. Thurman of Ohio , and young Mr. Oalloy of Texas should all chance to meet on one spot , what \\ould happen to the earth's center of gravity ? An UiichniiKiihl < Detroit Free I'rcss. Had Harry Hiiywnrd made his remarkable and disgusting career among the ancients he would have been declared as possessed of a devil , and wo see no good and sufficient rea son why the diagnosis of his case should be changed. A Di-iitueriitU * View. NnshvlIIe American. Senator Allison has had presidential boom launched for him by his friends In Iowa , and they propose to push It for all It Is worth. Senator Alllron Is a conserva tive republican and In many respects Is the least objectionable of the republican aspi rants. I'rohlhltloii for I'oor lo. .Sioux City Juuinal. Congressman Melkeljohn's bill to prohibit the sale of Intoxicating liquor to any Indian , whether a membr of a trlheor _ an allottee , has been recommended by the commissioner cf Indian affairs , the courts and court cfllcers dealing with the Indians and Indian Rights association. The bill passed the house last Hjsslon and was favorably recommended to the senate. Senator Alli'ii'n Shot nt Snohx , Minneapolis Tribune. Senator Allen has introduced a bill aimed at snobs and tuft hunters which ought to pass and become a law. It provides that any American citizen who shall solicit or accept a title , patent of nobility or degree of honor from a foreign nation shall be disfranchised , and also punished by flne or Imprisonment. What would become of the marquis dl Pull man under this act ? e'N Di-lnycil Deport , Inillunnpolla Journal. The nonappcaranco of the treasury report so long after the opening of congress sug gests that the secretary may be revising It and squaring his views with those expressed In the president's message. In view of hlo reports showing Invariably monthly deficits , the secretary1 may find It somewhat difficult to show tliut the lack of revenue has noth ing to da"Hvltli the government's financial embarrassment. The I'"IJ < > f InllnlliiKI'rliMx. . "TMilcaBO Tribune , Accsrdlng toDun's rovlsw of last week's trade , "lulls have not changed , while Bes semer pig has declined $5 and billets $ G per ton. " The latter are celling at Plttsburg at about $17 , wlillf the price of rails remains at $28 , Kails ought to have gone down also , but have not , because the price Is kept up by a combination which groans when Kngllsh ralla are flipped to San Francisco because ccean frelAlrU are | 2 while Paclllc railroad fr : I flits urc-$13. It is reported also that last we.'k thc4vas a considerable Importation of ulro nails at Boston. This IB not sur prising. Ihu duty , which used to range from 46 to 6 ? per cent ad valorem , Is only 25 par cen ( > * u > y. Nevertheless , the confeder ated niaittptictiirers have been rushing up price * Incessantly during the last six montlio , until at last they seem to have reached a point where It IB possible- Import them at a profit. The * fault Is thelra. They know how much protection they have under the present law , and should not hav ? boosted up prlcea so high. OTIinil 1\\11. < . TIIVN ( M IIS. While the powers hnvt bctn parleying wilt the portp , nnd permitting It to hold them of from action , the total of massacred Anne nlans nnd others has mounted up Into tin hundreds of thousands , according to falrl ] Rood nttthortty. Whether this estimate li an exaggerated ones or not , It IB true thai since the demand ns made for reforms It : Armenia , nnd even since the fleets of the powers have been gathered In the Levant thousands of men , women and children Imvc been murdered with Turkish collusion am ! ImlirrerJiice nldlng Hi ? murderers , and foi these murders the powers who profess tc ' have undertaken the reform of Armenia arc In a large degree responsible. It has been charged thnt It Is the deliberate purpose ol the porte to exterminate the Armenians as an Insubordinate- ml&chlct-making ele ment , Whoso removal would l > o n public benefit , nnd there do not lack happening ! which seem to confirm this charge. If It should bp tril3 thnt such has been the Turk- Iph purpose , the powers nro In n large de gree responsible for Its execution , so far ns It has rone. Krom tlmo to tlmo discussions take place In the Berlin Helchstag which serve to recall the oft-forgotten fnct that the title of em peror borne by William of Hohonr.ollcrn Is more honorary than real , nnd Hint his nctit.il rule eloes not extend beyond the frontiers of the kingdom of Prussia. The other states of the confederation known ns the German empirenro Jealous of their eorerelgn rights , and display extreme watch fulness In resisting nn encroachment upon their Independence by the Berlin govern ment. It Is to E > ; ntlmcnts such ns these thnt must be attributed the strong opposition which has been offered during the last week In the Federal Legislature by Bavaria , Wurtembcrg nnd linden to the. emperor's project for the supercesslon of their existing codes of military Inw by that of Prussia , which Is of all the most drastic nnd severe. The plen upon which he b.ises his demnnd Is the necessity of unanimity In such mat ters. But the South Germans nre shrewd enough to realize that Inasmuch ns every able-bodied cltb.cn between theuges of 20 nnd 50 belong cither to the nctlve , the re serve , or the "Inudstrum" brandies of the army , nnd Is ns such considered amenable to military justice , their abandonment of the administration of the latter to the War de partment at Berlin would mean nothing leas than a surrender of their national Independ ence , nnd n submission to that very Prussian yoke which Is their prlnclp.il bugbenr. * + * Baron Gautsch , the Austrian minister of public Instruction , has tlio courage of hi ? convictions. In discussing the question of the higher education ct women before the budget committee the ? other day he said that , In his opinion , the most worthy task which could be performed by a woman was the proper care of her own children. Nevertheless , he recog nized that the existing provisions for the edu cation of women In Austria were scaicely adequate. No reasonable objection could be entertained tj the plan of permitting a certain number of approved pupils to attend the lec tures and courses held by the philosophical faculty at the university. Baron Gautsch went on to say that he considered the ever- Increasing desire of women to earn nn Inde pendent living a danger to the economic welfare of the community , for the reason that the experience showed female competition , In whatsoever walk of life , to be accompanied by a concomitant reduction of wages. At the same tlmo It served to destroy the Ideal of family life and the position occupied by the husband IP his capacity of breadwinner. lie added that during the past decade only twenty-five women had been matriculated In Austria , and of that number only three had elected to attend the courses of the medical faculty. The conditions prevailing In the male high schools and colleges could not , In his opinion , b ; Introduced advantageously Into establishments Intended solely for the education of women. Furthermore , he ven tured to think that , from a general point of view , women were unsulted for college life. That the pontificate of Leo XIII Is now rapjdly drawing to a close Is apparent from the reports which have- reached this country during the last two weeks with regard to his loss of strength and vitality. We are therefore brought within measurable distance of another conclave , the Issue of which Is naturally a question of absorbing Interest , not alone among Catholics , but to the people of every faith , race and clime throughout the world. It Is beyond the bounds of prob ability , and even of possibility , that any one save an Italian should be elected to thechilr of St. Peter , since the choice of a foreigner would entail the abandonment of the Vatican and of the Eternal City , an eventuality which cannot b ? taken Into serious consideration by any one acquainted with the past history , the traditions and the alms of the Catholic church. It Is equally certain that the con clave will be held at Rome Instead of abroad , and that the Sacred college , In the absence of most of Its foreign members , will elect a prelate agreeable to thp Italian government , pledged to the continuation of that course which has been pursued with so much sa gacity by Leo XIII , and which may be said to constitute the keynote cf Italian politics at the Vatican as well ns at the Qutrlnal , namely , the " slow , gradual and wellnlgh Im perceptible "development of an alliance be tween the papacy and the Italian monarchy without Impairing thereby the spiritual nlle- Slnnce of foreign Catholics to the holy see. Warfare in Africa Is fraught with surprises and unexpjcted dangers. The annihilation of the Italian column under Major Toselll by 25,000 Abysslnlans will recall the disaster sus tained by the Italian troops at Dogall , near Massownh , In 1SS5 , at the beginning of their campaign of conquest on the lied sea littoral. Other similar Instances wore the surprise and destruction of the French reconnolterlng col umn under Colonel Bonnier , on January 12 , 1894 , at Tlmbuctoo , and of the command of Mnjor Forbes , later In the same year , whlls engaged In the pursuit of Lobengula , the fugitive king of the MatnbeleB. But the most terrible disaster sustained by European arms In the Dark continent was the annihilation of the Twenty-fourth regiment of British In fantry and their native auxiliaries nt Asand- lana by the Zulus , under King Cetywayo , on January 22 , 1879 , upon which occasion Prince Imperial Loula Napoleon , who was serving under the British colors , fell pierced by half a dozen murderous assagais hurled .by the at tacking Zulu warriors. Tha victory Is not al ways with the machine gun nnd the repeating rifle ; and in her march Into gavag3 wilds Civilization is often hoist with her own petard. * The Chinese tore up the first railroad from Poking to Tlen-Tsln a ( juarter of a century ago and are now going to lay down another , this timeto t'tay. A new light has dawned upon them , not of sun or star or meteor or comet , but raying out of the Imllwye of the locomotive , and they correctly recognize In It the pillar of fire which Is to guide thorn out of the night of their bondage nnd Isolation. As eoon as they get used to the scream of that vehicle and welcome Its advent among them , as they nre sure to do In no long tlmo , they will find that they tiavo embarked upon a new national career , and outside people will nnd thai it Is not so easy n matter to whip : hem as formerly. The completion of the new Tlen-Tsln railroad ought to ba marked with a golden letter In the Chinese calendar , and no pigtail in the empire should ever dream of disturbing a splko or a fishplate or an Inter- ocklng HWltch belonging to It , Silver Meilnln Cnlleil Ilaelc. Iluffnlo Ivxpn'un. The managers of the Atlanta fair sought o tlcklo tbo flverlte ! by giving silver medals nstead of gold for their first prizes. The ex- ilbltora mad ? such strong objection , how ever , that the managers have been compelled o reverse their decision. This should be a enon to the Georgia ullverites that in the ; rjat world of buslnew silver U not as good is gold. Highest of all in Leavening Power. J-aicsi U. b. Gov't Report Bakin Powder PUBE IIKIII Kl.Vei 1IAAltl > . City Times ( dem. ) ! The resolu Hens of Impeachment or censure1 of Mr. Hay ant nre ns full of folly AS tluy nrc of spen ! When did free pech become a crime In thli country nnd when did nn ambassador forfcl his rights nn it citizen ? Washington Star ( Ind. rep. ) : llcprc-sentii live * Barrett of Mnssachueetts Is n little bli early with his rcnolutlon for the impeachment of Ambassador Bnyard. The fact , however , that ho once represented a newspaper In this city tuny account for n certain enthusiasm In scoring a "scoop , " tndlnnnpolls Journal ( rep , ) : Th.it Ambassa dor Baynrd'9 slurring speeches about Ameri can politics nnd policies were highly Improper nnd unpatriotic there cnn be no doubt. No public mnn In the United States nor nny newspaper dares defend their utterance by nn American representative In a foreign coun try. Chicago Times-Herald ( Ind. rep. ) : The country will not approve Impeachment pro ceedings. The less we have of Impeachment the belter. But the country would npprove direct notion by President Cleveland In the form of censure of Ambassador Bayard. If not In peremptory rccill nf thnt Indiscreet nnd recklew ngent of the United States. Chicago Chronicle ( dent. ) : Mr. Bayard's speech was truthful , manly , courageous , timely , even necessary. He might have1 escaped what n London Journal calls an In discretion by withholding from his address nny mention of a conspicuous menace to Individual freedom , but had he don : so ho would have been fnlra to true manhood. Buffalo Uxprcss ( rop. ) : Let those who criti cise It ( the rcsjlntlon ) consider this question What would have been the probable courp ? ol the Kngllsh government If the British am- Iwiwndor to the United States had gone nbout this country mnklng speeches attacking his own country's customs policy ? Would ho have been allowed to remain nt ills post und his offense have been passed unnoticed ? St. Louis Republic ( dcm. ) : In trying to Impeach Minister Bayard for telling the truth In forcible English , the republicans will only succejd In making him Wronger with the pjopleHe merely expressed what the people of the United States put In more effective form through the use of the billet when congressmen were elected charged with the duty of repealing the McKlnley Inw. St , Paul Globe ( dim. ) : But If the parti sans should be silly enough to Insist upon placing a martyr's crown on the head of Ambassador Bayard. It would be the greatest piece of political good fortune that has ever happened to him. ThereIs honor and profit In bslng gibbeted because you have protested against the infamies that the principle of protection Introduces In our public affairs and tends to Impress upon private character. St. Louis Globe-Democrat ( rep. ) : Still , Impeachment and trial before the senate which It would bring Is n penalty which would be out of nil proportion to the culpa bility of the offender In this case. There Is a chance thnt the constitutional prohibition against "cruel nnd unusual punishment" might be Invoked hero. The house was wise In striking out the Impeachment part of the resolution. A simple vote of censure would bo enough In this case. Chicago Tribune ( rep. ) : But the gross Impro priety of Mr. Bayard's remarks should bo censured by the house nnd rebuked officially. Since neither the president nor the secretary of state has seen fit to do so congress should. It nppears that among the rules laid down by Mr. Bayard , when secretary of stnte , for the guidance of American ministers abroad was one to the effect that public speeches should bo avoided. The same man , now am bassador , has been the most persisted , and worst violator of his own rule. MIRTH ix RHYME : . Snn Frnnclitcn Examiner. "Shall I sing 'Hen Bolt ? ' " she asked him. It happened his name was Ben. HP never stopped to answer , But bolted there nnd then. Spare Moments. She shuts her eyes whene'er we kiss , The maid so sweet nnd good. And from my Inmost heart I wish Her mother also would. Kansas City Journal. Ob , August Is the month for me , I prize It more than all the rest- That Is , Just now. When summer comes , Oh , then I llko December best. I < oulnvllli > Courier-Journal. She put her little hnnd In mine Some mlirht have thought her bold And yet there was no romance , for She s hardly two years old. Detroit Frep Press. When the coal combine can go no higher , And settled Is the electric ( Ire , Anil1 pa has piomlped board for ono The course of true love smooth must run. Phllmleliihln Ilccoiil. A rose by any other name would smell as sweet , As truly would , I ween , a dozen such ; Hut just to make the sentiment camplete , A rose by uny other name would cost as much. Detroit Tribune. Ho had the ninth seat from the aisle , And ho wore a dark frown all the whalsle- A straneo thing to be. For 'twas easy to see He was fearfully anxious to smalsle. Washington Star. I saw a lordly Briton In n most unFecmiy pet. Quoth I , "Aro you Dunraven ? " And ho answered , "No , not yet. " IIUini-'t.Y TOI I ) . t'hlcnco l'-M. \ little boy. A little xildp , A llttlo Joy When flrst It's tried. A mini , a slip It's pmooth MS slnss A sled , a I rip , Alnck , nlnnl He wavers , AnJ vltenvft nil there A tmlr of Hig In the nlr. In sorry plight. Ills hnt n wreck , HO'P pct'ti to Hunt upon his neck. A Jo.vou * cry Of boyish glee From ono clo o by. And then nh , mcl A swish of cnno. A fearful whnclc , A cry of pain Alns , nlack ) A boy who's Inmc , Nor think ? of fun ; A man the snmp The story's done. LEADING SPKC1AL FHATUKES. THE OMAIIA SUNDAY A WOMAN INTUUVKNICS : Cnntlmintlon of llobert Unrr's fasci nating serial story that bns been run ning ; lu The Sunday lice1 for several woekst past nnd bus found such favor with Its renders. Illustrated with re productions of s-pcclnlly prepared draw ings. JAY TIU3ATY CKNTHNNIAL : i > eceiilbrr 19 hits been selected ns the date' on which to celebrate the bciitcnnlnl of the ratlllratlon of the Jay treaty In 17KJ. Tills treaty wns really the foundation of the present commerce of the United States , ami the celebration Is to take Iho form of a notable ban quet In New York , to bo attended by several hundred of tlu > mo t prominent men In politics , nit , literature and af fairs generally. The article explains till ? , rapidly sketches the treaty nnel the circumstances lending to It , nnd gives home description of th Jny estate , to gether with some family reminiscences , furnished by Colonel William Jay. LICSSONS OK limidATION : A carefully studied paper on Irilgntlon , going Into the history of Irrigating- projects and surveying the pos lbllltlca of Irrigation In the siatc of Nebraska A timely discussion of n topic that Is attracting particular attention at this moment , in view of the Impending meetIng - Ingof the State Irrigation association at Sidney this week. MYSTKHY OF THH JIISTLKTOH : G. J. Adnlr Fitzgerald contributes an Interestlm ; article upon the favorite song , "The Mistletoe Bough , " explain ing the puzzling mystery connected with SOMETHING ABOUT THK SUN : Krnnk O. Carpenter narrates a chat with Prof. Stephen O. Laucley , roncet"- ItiK the wonderful discoveries which Ho" " lias muelo In bis long and careful sclcn- tttlc study of the sun. ST. LOUIS' SWULL WEDDING : Detailed description of the preparations that have been mtule for the celebration of the great Von Gontard-Bii.sch Inter national wedding ceremony , which Is to take place at St. l.ouia tlio coming week. PLAY HOUSE WITH A RECORD : Story of the famous St. Elmo theater nnd the dailc pnues of local crime that were wiltten within Its walis Rctnl- , nlsccnces of a land mark now disappearIng - / Ing under condemnation proceedings. IN WOMAN'S DOMAIN : Now and modish skatlnjr milts for keeping the skater warm and dry while sldmmliiK along over the ice Christmas cushions as appropriate holiday gifts Artificially perfumed ( lowers Some costly sllppera Omens In wedding gowns Fashion notes Gossip about noted women , THE COMING GENERATION : "In Holda's Wood ; " a tale of the Ger man legend of Ktls Krlngle Interest- IIIB reading for the llttlo folks Prattle oC the youngsters. DOMINANT SEVENTHS : Mr. Thomas J. Kelly commences n new department In The Bee , devotee ] to a review of local musical events , with comment nnd criticism A feature bound to bo enthusiastically received In Omaha musical circles. SOCIAL GAIETIES OF THE WEEK : Aftermath of the Society Circus Wed dings continue features of the Hoason Receptions and dancing pnrtlea many and many more In prospect Out of town visitors Movement of the society people. CLOSE OF THE CYCLING SEASON : A few echoes of the wheel now reced ing before winter Inventions designed to Increase speed possibilities States men catching the wheeling fever League of American Wheelmen mem ber-hip Doings of the local wheel clubs. THE WORLD OF SPORT : Review of the sporting events of the week In both amateur nnd professional fields Gun and rod Btlll In evldeneo despite the approach of winter Doings of the local fcporta. Tim OMAIIA SUNDAY BUY rrTnKAD IT ! Only One . . Saturday is the last In which to prot a holf dozen photographs Irco with each purchase of $0 in children's department Selling great quantities of those fly front , dressy , warm winter overcoats in Beavers , Kerseys , Meltons and Cheviots Their equals aren't in any thingabob , harum-scacum , whoop'em up sale in town for any where near the prices. $10 for good , reliable , stylish , warm garments ; from that to § 25 for the tailor's $45 grade. Suits at $8.50 that would be called $15. suits "marked down" to $10. by some of the wild-eyed pur veyors of wearables that we know of They're big honest values at $8.50 All the good grades up to $30. lor fine worsteds , Two tables full of Boys' and Children's Ulsters , Overcoats , Long Pant Suits , Knee Pant Suits , Novelty Suits , Junior Suits , Reefer Suits etc , All marked down rom one third to ono half to clear out the odd lots. Browning , King & Co. Southwest Coruor Fiftcouth uud Donulas , OMMIA , \