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I TIT 13 OMAltA DAILY niSJfci . . I IltrilHDAV , DliKJlfiMUMR 1IK I8f)5 , OMAHA K. HOSKWATRII , JMIInr. pui.f.isiir. TvnuT : Monxixn. Ttstufa or sunscuti'Tiow. l ) llr H' ( Without Sun1 y ) . On Yifir J Ditiy n and Biiri.lav , On * Ynr 1 } J2 Plx Mfltilli. * 52 Three Mnnth j J * Bundny llfi * . On Yfir J ? ' fl turrtiiy Ilcc , Ono Ycnr ' Jj Weekly llee. One Y ir < cs oKKicns. Om hi ( , The n nulMlne. _ , . South Omnhn. Rln-jcr Illk. . Ccrner N nrt'l ' SUh Si. ! Council Illiift . II I'enH Slrfft. Chlcng-o oniro , SIT rintr.btr of ' 'omm-'rt * . New York , Doom * 1.1. 14 nn < l 15. Tribune UulMlns. Washlnrslon , I46T P Sirrct , N. W. coimispoNttNCi : : . All coinmimlmtlons tflnlInK lo n w nn'i' , ' torlBt mntler nhiuM be ildrf Mi To the I.'lltor. iiUHiNKHH Mvrrcns. All 1'inlnfM letlci * nnJ irinlttunrM jli HIO lie mUiMMd lo Thff lle PuWlililnit Coniiuny. Or.iol.1. , Drnflj , ch k and | Ki tolllr * ord ri to b mnilo tinynlil * lo thi r.rdfr of " ' comp'jnv. rut : nnn PUIIMSIUNO COMPA.N\ BTATi.MiXT OF CIHOUI.ATIOS I0.31J m i9.i IS.Ml IT . . . ! . . " . " ii . tl.OO Z1W i * : ; : ; ; ; . " . ! . . . . nw 11.4IW JI.OM , ' . . . 1924 ! 2 , . I9.IM . "i . ttlM 1(1 ( 2D.075 . pete . , , . . inoM II 19 ii ! J 13.14' , $7 $ " - . . 19.0M . lit 11,0'S . 14 190ft ! rT . ii.li' 30 . 19.093 ilmlHplfnforui ii oii and ri > turn < "l fl " ' ffcoo fltvorn lo lioforp mi * nnd sulucrllca _ ' > r , 11,1 , , = J J * PPKCIAL CHRISTMAS NUMI1EH. Tim OMA1IAJ3UNDAY : BliB. 1TNMQUI3 rimiSTMAS KKATtTUKS. Tlii > iiMCt IsMin of The Omaha Sunilny neu win 1)0 ) a . . .poclnlCI.rls.tun- . - lier. with nttrnotlvo Itornry fenlu'M imrtlculntly nwiroprlntp to .tl > ° PIJ' { iroiu'hliiK Cliilslmn ! < lie l.lny. . A Uir st- mn * colorliis will l > o vNllilo n nl ho Well llc- ri'Kiilnr iliMinrtmcnK solijcloil tlon for Clirlftmns reaiilnpf will bo nio- sontc.1 In nltrnctlvo form. There will lie ChrlHimns poeniH. Chrlstinna pictures mi.l riiristma ? sketohc" ; nnl ; nn 'o ' PI speclnllv rofrctocl for this ho Idny oill- tfon. All these will Do In n.l.lltlon . to the ' rcptilnr nimxcollcd news service of 'Jho Sunilny fico. THE OMAIIASUNDAY BEE. _ ORORU OP YOUU NBWSDKAT.BR. Tu ISO. thi ! cry wns "On to llldi nionil ! " Now It will be "On to Vono ZIH'lil ! " _ _ Utah will bo quite wIllliiK to nccept ! Btuti'hooil prot'liuniUlon as u Ntsw Year's Hvt-ryboily In conuress wants to make a rcM-onl now by putting nnother twls In tlio Ilrltlsli lion's tall. Vetii'/.ucla Is iileasnd just as any llttlp boy Is pleased , when Ills bis brotlie takes up IIH ! n ht for lilm. President Cleveland apparently dldn' take the trouble lo unload Ills pun 01 his return from his cluck-destroying ox pedltlon. . _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ The patriots who tied for safety to Canada ilurlnji the wur now want a chiuiuo ID return to Canada armed to the teeth. Government Director Patrick may ye find an opportunity to Induce Uncle Rum'to invest In his patent submarine , torpedo-boats. Kvcrytlilns comes to bin who waits. Senator Hill is making himself solid with the ex-confederate brigadiers bj taking the Initial steps toward opening the way for them to get commissions In 5 the regular in my. The Introduction of the electric trolley Into Philadelphia has indeed worked R great change In that staid old town If It has 'electrified a strike of huge dimensions among the motormeu and conductors. Wo trust there Is no significance of rnusu and effect in the fact that the dairymen are in state convention at one end of Nebraska while the Irrlgatlonlsts are busy In annual session at the other pad of the state. " A little more seasonable weather would not be out of order at this time. A green Christmas may be a good thing for the doctors , but mer chants would rather have Santa Clans come on snow shoes. The union depot project must not be nllowcd to go to sleep. Everybody In Omaha Is Interested In this Important enterprise , and all should pull together to makt > sure that It shall materialize during the coming year. If Senator TIim-Hlon Is inatlt ; chairman of tint seiinlu committee on International expoHltlons , lie ought to lie able to ut Jurisdiction over anil expiulitu a IIIOMS- tint for the promotion of a Transmlssls- filppl exposition nt Omaha , I'resldont flevolnntl appears to bp Just potting wanned up to the work of mes- KIKV wrltlnjr. If ho Uuopn si'ndliiB com- munlcatloiiH In to congress he may noon rival the Ictter-wrltlnt : ability of bis Hecretary of the agriculture. All the conKi'frismen are posing as good .boyn In anticipation of Santa Claim deed's Christmas distribution of coin- mlttccshlp Klfls. Hut In many Instances the period of goodness | s likely to last only until the stocking Is emptied. HiintliiKlon didn't ( 'ct the chairman- ihlp of the senate committee on I'aelllu railroads for hU representative , but he got his man on the committee , never theless. Thu IntoroBtti of Iho Southern I'acllli ! magnates must bo provided for In the senate without rcpml to the In- lerestti of the people of the whole coun try ! Tlio aibno ; job bobs tip In a now form every llttlo while. Tho' latest Is . ' . the alleged discovery by the pollco of 1 frauds In the bills for hauling dead mil- mals. It la to bo expected , however , that when the matter Is Investigated , wo Hlmll bo Informed that the bills padded themselves by uiIaluL'e and that nobody la to bluuie. U llii'fc IN liny dotilil In tinltrlll1i mind n in the imriir-slnc * * of the ov- ( I'linuMit of I lie I'lillod Slates Ihn Vi'iiiv.tR'lan ' IMIIIP , the In cotigrosH nm linnlly full to dlxpol It. Thu unanimous pasxsajie by thu house of ri'pnwiilnllVM of the bill Introduced by .Mr. Illtt of Illinois , maklnj : an ap propriation for a commission to deter- mini ; the divisional line between Vene- xttola nnd Itrltlsh Onliimi , was an un expectedly prompt aecitilescence In the HitBKi'Mtloii ol' the president , the nii'fin- Inx ofhlch the llrillsh uovernment cannot mistake , while no ! ( ' < < siu'iilllcnnl of the Inlciitlon to sustain the position taken by tlio chief executive Is the bill Introduced by Senator Chandler for j largely Increasing thu military anna- iiii-nl. II seems entirely wfv to nfiMinia I that these nleaMites will encounter no serious opposition and that when parsed | by coniriv-is they will be promptly up- j proved by Iho president. They wero' ' ! presented by republicans , and may be expected to command the full snppoil of republicans In both branches of con- Ktv . wlille Iho democrat" will feel bound to endorse the attitude of the ilomoci'.ftlc administration. Indeed , the men of nil parlies seem to vlo with each olher III manlfestlni ; a determina tion lo show tircat Hrllaln that the 1'nllotl States Is determined to make the pending Issue ii lest of the Monroe doctrine which shall bo decisive. If the utterances of President Cleve land wore regarded as a menace to the peaceful relations between ( Jrcat llrlt- aln and Hie Pulled Slates , surely , the proceedings In congress must be viewed is ytlll more strongly threatening , since that body Is the war making power. How will the Hrltlsh government re gard this aggressive manifestation of American purpose ? Is the question of Immediate interest. Will that govern ment remain quiet while we go forward In the course we have marked out , or will It , as suggested by the London Times , take practical measures to assert and protect what It claims to bo Its rights ? The Times conlldontly pre dicts that Great Urilaln "will not admit the pretensions put forward by Presi dent Cleveland. " and declares that "no commission appointed by a power which IK not a party to the dispute will be recognized by us as having n title of any sort to pronounce upon a bound ary question. " It Is not to bo doubted that this will be found to rollout the attitude of the Hrlllsh government ; so that It may reasonably be expected to make a representation to this effect to our government. In regard to the pro posed increase In the military arma ment , it Is not a matter about which Iho Urttlsh government can properly make any Inquiry or ask any explana tion of our government , but It cannot misunderstand Its Import. It Is proper to say that already the relations between the two countries arc strained , and the Indications are that they may speedily become more seri ously so. The tone of the British press , which Is presumed to speak with more or less authority , does not warrant the opinion which appears to be entertained by some that ft rent Britain will aban don her position In the Aeno.uolui : con troversy rather than go to war with the United .Slates. It is true that she has complications elsewhere , that her mili tary and naval resources are In pretty full demand to protect her possessions and Interests In all quarters of the world , and that she has Miimiies every where. Yet It Is not wise to conclude that she could not be driven into a war with this country , or that she could not Inlllct very great damage upon ns. Perhaps she would be the greater loser In such a conlllct , but wo must not lose sight of the opinion of our own mili tary and naval experts that a war with Great Britain might be n very serious matter for us. I'OLJCK IIKFOHM AX XKH' YltUK AND OMAJIA The New York City Vigilance League , organized by Dr. Parkhurst , has de cided for the future to abandon all de tective work. In .speaking of this mat ter Dr. Parkhurst Is quoted by the Now York Mall and Kxpross as saying : " \Vo have found that the pollco were doing such uniformly good work In these respects that our assistance was no longer needed. When the league flrst began Its work we found the po lice against us In every Instance. Now all wo hfivo to do Is to make n com plaint to the pollco captain and It Is In vestigated Immediately. The change Is most marked. ! am delighted with It. You can have no Idea how earnest most of the men are In their efforts to help uH and to do their duty. With this condition of affairs existing there Is no H'-d of the detective society any longer. We have neither to grapple with vice nor to turn our attention to the pollco ts Us greatest friend. All this change ins come since the row police board ins taken hold. The change Is marvel ous. " How Is It In Omaha ? Omaha , too , ms been given a new pollco board , ) ledged to grapple with vice and crime and Imtke the police the active ally of he friends of municipal reform. Has uiybody heard of any change for the letter since the now pollco board took ho reins ? Has the board reorganized ho police force on the high plane of mproved morals and more effective pro- ectlou to life and property ? Quito thu contrary. Instead of raising the stand- ml of police discipline , the board has iromoted vice and crime. Instead of veodlng out of the force the men who irivo shown themselves to bo notori ously unlit for police duly and untrtiHt- vorthy as publlo olllcers , It has pro- noted this class to the highest rank In ho service and practically placed a iromlnm on Incompotency , Imnihordlnn- Ion and dishonesty. If vice was tolerated In the city under ho Seavey regime , there Is not even.a iretenso of suppressing it under the n-esent board. The denizens of the octal evil district have not only been ffordcd unrestrained privileges , but lie keepers and Inmates have been re eved from all penalties and lines. The a mo Is true with respect to gamblers , vliv boast openly that the full pro- of Iho pollco illitliorlllf * IIIIN been | KtiarniHecd lo them , I If llieiT hail been such an organization IH n \ Igllance league In Omnlin the ile- loctlve work , Instead of censing by reit- win of the olllclency of the pollco tinder a new board , would be Jtist beginning. ; i/v.sT / . .v.s.s'n.v / / ( / jiiir.i. It Is clearly Indicated that the quos- j tlon of resubmlttlng a prohibition amendment lo the constitution of Iowa I will ctiiMgo much of the attention of the j coming legislature , with the probability i of a spirited light. The Irrepressible Issue of the liquor tratllc has been dls < cltssed In the press of the state for months and numerous plans for dealing with It have been suggested. Of course the ultra prohibitionists demand resub- mission nnd announce their determina tion to wage a determined contest for It. Thn liberals urge that the true course Is to modify the present mulct law. Some of the prohibition lenders assert that tlu-re will bo no legislation enacted In the house until n resubmls.sloii resolu tion has been adopted and this appears to be the spirit that dominates that ele ment. It Is prepared to block all legisla tion In the Interest of Its hobby. The last republican utnte convention relegated the question of liquor legisla tion to the legislative districts , so that neither the rcstibmlsslou- Isls nor the modlllcatloiilsls secured control of the legislature , leaving the policy of the party to be determined by the unpledged , conservative members. The legislature being overwhelmingly republican responsibility for dealing with the liquor problem will rest upon that party and It should use tlio oppor tunity to treat It In a way that may prove decisive and Ilnal. It will be a mistake to temporize with It or to adopt any sort of makeshift. The utter fail ure of prohibition in Iowa cannot bo successfully denied , nor Is there any question that the long experiment with It has boon most damaging to the ma terial interests of the state. It has boon demonstrated In two elections when pro hibition was the paramount issue that a majority of the people of the slate are opposed to It. In view of these facts U would bo the extreme of folly on the part of the republicans In the legislature lo favor rosubinlssion , for they would almost certainly Invite defeat In the next election by doing so. The obviously wise and courageous course for them to take Is to enact a high license and local option law. This Is the true course not only from a party point of view , but also in the Interest of temperance. surroitT IIOMK IXSTITUTIOXS. There Is still n great deal of room for missionary work in Omaha that will impress upon its people the necessity of patronizing home Industry. On this sub ject there Is not only a lack of local patriotism , but a lamentable want of -ommon sense. Take , for example , the consumers of sugar. A prominent retail grocer who had been supplyjng sugar to a family of peoplecrodltour.wlth more than or dinary intelligence was peremptorily or dered not lonyxago to send only , cane sugar , such as fliey had boon regularly receiving. As a matter of 'fact , that family had for months boon supplied with Nebraska-made beet sugar and had 'nmglned ' that it was cane sugar. Another instance of short-sightedness comes to light In the failure of the local publlo to properly support manufactur ing concerns that give employment to workingmen In this city , * such as the soap factories and mattress and furni ture factories. These articles of home manufacture are In every respect equal to those imported. And yet dealers lind It dllllcult to handle their wares because their patrons persist In discriminating against them. Such a policy on the part of our people Is suicidal. Omaha can have no future rowth or prosperity unless It builds up homo Industries that will give steady employment to wage workers. The wholesale trade of Omaha cannot alone sustain 11 largo population. Manufac tures furnish the most stable foundation for a populous city and all great Indus trial centers have grown through the gradual enlargement of small factories. There Is room In this city for many small factories. But the llrst requisite for procuring them is that those already established shall receive the patronage of home consumers. The question Is , Will the people of Omaha slant ! up for homsolvcs and sustain home Institutions whoso existence depends upon their sup port ? Among the list of attorneys admitted to practice In the United States supreme court this week Is that of his excellency , Attorney General A. S. Churchill of Ne braska. The bosom of every truehearted - hearted Nebraska n can not but swell with pride when ho contemplate : * the lofty height to which the state's great legal luminary has at last risen. No ono can contemplate without a shudder the awful fate which might have over taken the people of this great commonwealth - wealth hud they not voted Mr. Churchill Into a position where a supreme court case was forced upon him , and paid out of the public treasury the expenses of the trip to Washington that has brought so much glory upon him. In the mean while , It may bo pertinent to remark that the motion made by the great at torney to advance the hearing of the .Nebraska , maximum rate cases was sub mitted on u printed petition without argument , and taken under considera tion by the august court. The part played by his excellency , Attorney Gen eral Churchill , In the proceedings could , according to his eminent associate , have been performed by any messenger boy entitled to appear In court. The Hnanco committee of the council has nt last risen to the emergency which calls for increased safeguards and Improved business methods In the conduct of the city treasury. The sup plementary ordinance reported by Chair man Taylor which requires the treas urer to make dally deposits tit tlxed hours of the moneys received by him and makes It Ids duty to supply the comptroller with dally statements and t'lvo him access to his cash books and ilnittvi should Inpa * < < cil liy the council \\llliout delay. The luck of such systematic checks upon the city treasury has iviiabled the dishonest and derelict ( fleers to shift rcsponslblllly and made f well nigh Impossible to as certain how , when and where public funds were diverted from their legiti mate channels. An nlllcfa rtf- the Central Labor union Is credited * wllli the statement that the moment ydmjres * shall recognize the bdllgerenW-of the struggling Cubans no loss than IfK ) men will start from this propinquity for the scat of war. This may or may not be true. But why should these men wait for the recogni tion of Cuba as a belligerent power before - fore they start ? AVonld action on the part of congress lessen the risk of these men or relieve the I'tilted States gov ernment from Its responsibility as a neutral nation to prevent Its subjects from taking sides ? Suppose this were a war between Spain and Franco , would an American citizen have a light to or ganize military companies or anneal ex peditions to aid one or the other of the belligerents ? AVould not the United States government bo compelled to use all rcasonanlc diligence to prevent Its citizens supplying munitions of war or troops to either combatant ? At the time the Iowa code commission bill was enacted , The Bee Intimated that the measure presented an excellent opportunity for various interests to so- cuie modifications and amendments to existing laws screened from the pub licity of action through n legislative body. According to reliable reports , numerous Influences have boon nt work In the codillcatlon and unless the pro posed code Is carefully compared and corrected .several changes will bo made in the laws by Us adoption that by themselves would stand no show for legislative approval. The legislature cannot exercise too strict a scrutiny of the code revision to bo presented for Its endorsement. Each succeeding year marks some progress made In development of the oil Holds of Wyoming. That crude pe troleum abounds In that state in great abundance Is known of all men. Its production and refining will In the years to come form the basis of a great In dustry , for which Omaha Is bound to become tfib'diiltrlbullng depot. The rail roads can , do much In the way of en couraging this prospective industry and the flrst thing to do in that line Is to reduce the excessive transportation rates on crude petrolouin between Casper and the Missouri river. The governor of the great state of Ne vada boldly proclaims that the presi dent's message is not Vigorous enough for him. Nevada people , ho adds , are strong suppoiHors 'of the Monroe doc trine in fts1 entirety. This must bo ter rifying nuws To vthe British government. Tlio wholes ate o'f Nevada contains fewtjr 'p&iilo lfnliMiw 4flty of TJncoIn , Neb. , a'n.dw If. ' ' the governqr of Ne- v.iTIa. . slfoitld"Is'Siiii a proclamation declar ing war against ( Treat Britain Snllsburj would have to back down within twenty-four hours. The school board will doubtless ask for a levy of ! ) mills fotho coming year , the levy for the past ycai having been 7 mills. The diminishing number of liquor licenses from year to year , and the stubbornness with which the board hangs on to expensive fads and excessive salaries , together with the deficiency account , make a higher levy necessary. There are only $82,871 , In outstanding warrants on the school fund a trifling matter. TIic Vor.MiHIu .Vt-l > rjinUa Her . ChleiiBo Tribune. The Nebraska beet sugar fnstorles arc running at tlielr full capacity. If the product cannot bo sold as sugar It can be turned Into whisky. ami Ilnyiinl. Globe-Democrat. Lowell sometimes "slopped over" a little In his dosli-e to please tlio Kngllsh people , but , mililie Bayard , he never made the grave mistake of dlspiraglng his own country. In other words , lie never assumed the attitude of apologizing for the ( act that ho was an American. Gc-t' Your Ryc nil It. ' ChlcaKO Heconi , Behold the Morrison boom , therefore , nnd keep an eye oa it. It has the elixir of per petual youth In Its velnu. If It fall In 1S9G as It has done once every four years In the past , nil the way back to the sprint } following the winter or the deep snow , It will be more chipper than ever In the fateful year of 1UOO. Altitun ill tlio AVonil I'llc. Cincinnati Commercial. The Iowa candidate. Senator Allison who , by the way , was born and honored In nhin must bo sawing a great deal of wood nowa day.Ho hasn't said a word since congress convened. But In work he will be heard from later. These wood-sawers are dangerous folks lo presidential rivals , .Shabby InlVriiiil PnlJt- . ' , Chicago 1'oat , So far 8 those two cigar boxes of ex plosives nrg , concerned. It looks as If some body had hit upon the scheme as a plausible way of gcttlnRta bnce of Christmas pres ents In grateful. "reward" for saving Messrs. Pullman iml { Armour from a "grisly fate. " The trick 'Is transparent. We are ashamed to think lhat-iti a city where cleverness Is the cheapest , thing In the market there should be wjdli a colossal fool as the author of this " in llritiiln. . , Hcimlillcan. The BrpjCjtte of a protection sentiment among thH farriers of England Is natural , for they SafferMiy the present policy. On ? would thljjfj.Jdso that there would ba advo cates of am < iai > erlal policy of protection em- biaclng cllMhgolonles and dependencies but providing taf Tpo trade within the limits of the empires Hhjs would not help Kngllsh farmeru vrty much , but It would stimulate the growth of the colonies. Undoubtedly the policy of free trade lo the best for the gov erning clasa , and consequently It will be ad hered to. The policy which guides a govern ment Is In nearly all cases the one which promotes the Interests of a few people wlio hold the Telns of power , oi. ' st'tK.vruMr \ M'ili > m IVnr * 1'i-iiiliicrit lijSum1 ! " " llclul MiMKittlnnnllntx , C'ttlfflW CliMtllcl * . Ir , IMnnrd Q , J/mewny / , n N'ow York pliy- field n ot great .iccoitiilhimcnts | ! niul rtputo , rtccnily delivered n teetnr ? lisforo the mem bers of the New York A'-nilcniy of Mtillclne , In which ho nllcRi'd thftt Iho rpir.iil ot tuber culosis ( consumption of thn luiiR ) wns promoted meted l > y the high Gltlrs building * . Ho tatil ( tint the ilnnger of contnmlnntlon was nils- mented liy the number jf people crowding Into the Immense structure * , Ills laiiRii.iRO \Mi.i strong nnd cmphMIe , and the Illustra tions which ho produced were striking In character. "These ntteen ami twenty-ftory bulMIng * , " said Ur. Janeway , "are fraught with danger to the public. Ono Invalid , If careless , ran contamlnatu so large n number o ( people , owing to the close contact Into ulilch they are brought , that the structures arc to tie considered ns a public danger to health. " Of course , while speaking more directly of con sumption , his remarks may apply to alt kinds of Illness caused by Infection nnd proceeding from an Impure atmosphere laden with the floating nnd Impalpable seeds ot discard. There nre nbundnnt reasons for believing i hat many of the dccl.irnllons nt modern doctors nro merely the fictions ot science gone mad. The revelations of bartcrlologj nre In great part exaggerated. No rails- factory proof has been produced that tin air , the water and nil the elements bear Inti'imorablo germs of disease , thick us the motes In n sunbeam , which produce * fatal deterioration of the physical functions It In troduced by the brenth or lodged In other ways about the system. The alarmists nnd ntfn .atlona1lsts who al- lou ; thnt It Is dangerous tn tmiullo n dear- Itnnb. a school slate , n book from n library , a bank note , the c.irdo dealt from n pack nt the whist ( able , or to continue it thousand domestic , social , business and InJustrlal prac tices for fotr of picking up n mlcrobo , an Infectious particle , the- seed of putrefaction , an unorganised atom which will breed con tagion , nre beyond the realms of common anso and of wholesome human experience. They are cranks. They produce needless fours. When pestilence rages more victims rile of fear from Its walking noonday shadow than from the nctu.il Infection which It con veys. The man with n great name In science wronga the public anil produces n serious evil when ho proclaims that there Is langor from common causes which art * shown ly all human experience to bo free from harmful effect. A great hotel full of guests , a store full of customers , crowded thsaterp , lecture rooms ind parlors at social receptions , even the thronged nnd busy streets are ,13 much an ambush Inhlcli danger Ulrica as the tall Jillldlngs In which business and professional rlllcos are located. It Is not probable that a single case of disease out of a thousand , or out ot many thousands , can be traced to enusss so remo'e and unreal ns are described > y thops who cultivate and llvo on a fad or specially In alleged science. The wholesome , robust man the man with T sound mind In a nound body Is lie who o.its nnd drinks without excess all which n healthy appttlto craves , who moves freely and bravely among mankind at all places where they congregate and where he finds objects of Interest , who does not cuddle , nurse nnd pet his fearful fancies , who obeys every legiti mate call of business , or duty , of friendship , wherever H leads , and who trusts without misgiving at nil times nnd under all circum stances the boundless goodness of Providence by which wo were placed In the world where wo live. Only 1'nTON Iluve Kriiiiiliivil Stntlniinry New York WorlJ. Wlifn the street car service supplanted the omnibus service some forty years ago In all our large cities th > omnibus fare of 5 cents' was continued on the assumption that the business would not justify a lower rate. Travel was scant , cars were run at Infrequent In tervals , the service wns Intended chlelly as a s'rvlco between terminals , and the meager returns from travel merely Insured a fair Interest on the modest cost of the plant. Out today nil these conditions are wholly clanged. The Increasing population of the great cltlfs , the Increasing density of the population , and the Increasing activity of business have given the rends a hundred passengers where they formerly had one. lloads that once numbered tlulr passengers by the thousands now number them by the million. And whllo this great Increase of snrnlng has come to the roads through no effort on their part there has been a d - crease In every element that enters Into the cost ot carrying on the business. The only Item that remains unchanged Is the C-c nt fare. CoiiHlKuMon Me n ill lit H Chicago Tlmes-IIeri.d. Members of congress are now offering the usual amendments to the constitution , addressing sing- themselves to these peculiar public Ills of which our rude forefathers were unmindful when they framed the immcrtcl Instrument that for more than 100 years has been the fundamental law of our happy land. One of the peculiarly felicitous things that those same forefathers did was to make the path of the constitution mender both steep and rugged. The result has been that In the108 years since the federal constitutional convention completed Ita labors but fifteen amendments have been adopted , and all of thea > under conditions of storm and stress. llevioiiN I'ntliH of Huozt * . Knnsas City Slnr. The recent conviction In the federal court of a Nebraska express agent selling liquor without a license. Is a little tough on the agent , but liquor dealers will supply tlielr patrons ns usual , sending drummers Into the territory. This will cause some additional expense , but the consumers will have lo "pay the freight. " Uut In Kansas , where prohibi tion stands a menace to the trade , the de cision closes another hole through which dealers have been getting out of the reach of the law. Hut then there Is the licensed di ug store , and the thlr&ty will continue to get thc-Ir regular potatlonu. 3lcunliiK of Hit * Mania Fo Salt * . aiab.-Deiiiocral. The sale oC the Atchlson , Topeka & Santa Kc rail re nil cnnnot bo regarded as a mort- gagu forcclosuie , strictly spcuklug. It Is In reality the substitution of now securities for old ones , without any change of ownership. The rar value of the old securities IH p31- 000.000 , and the market value $125,000,000 , and they are to bo exchanged for a lnrter amount : of new stocks and bonds which nro expected to be worth mora on account of the Improved condition of the property under Iho reorganization. trn StiiOHiiifin. Now YotU Sun. Hon. Claude Matthews , governor of In diana , whom the democratic central com mittee of the utate has recommended as u candidate for president , Is doubtless "u studious , Industrious , cautious and firm per son , " as the committee says. It Is n llltlo liard , however , for the non-Hooslcr democrats to forget another great ludlanlan , a man who has striven much and got email reward , u hardworking laborer In the vlnryard , Hon. Oil Shanklln. Is there nothing on the trea for Hon. Oil Slianltlin ? Miu > t these gifts bo hidden ? A ' 1'lnifljWll r n I M K. Denver News. The mayor of Omaha Is an natuto man , liy has declared the bond of the treasurer of that city worthiest ) . That Is generally the caeo with our treasurers hre , but we do not Had It out until It Is too late. for l'iulllu Service. SAN KHANCISCO , Doc. 18. It Is reported that the Pacific Mall Steamship company will bring the steamship City of Para to the , 'cclfio and operate her on the Panama line. The company has several steamers In the Atlantic which will be thrown out of com mission by the contract with the Panama company and It Is not Improbable that at cast a portion ot them will be brought lore. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U.S. Uov't i- . . . Baking Powder PUBE l > nilMI\\I. ! AM ) OTItr.ltU'lMi : . Senator Oornmn > of l'rf slilcnl Cleveland Hi.it he " 1 cuntilniir ! lluin thrro red fo.vf. ' . " Chle.iRO will try ( or tli ( IcmocMtlc na tional convention ns a orl of coniolfttlon A Kent ! man by the mm ? of llarrlty IhrMtunH lo Ml ! an organized quarrel over ft national convention. It h hard to convince anybody at Chrlal- mm lime liat there are too many green backs In circulation. The UusMnii arnbajwlor * are jialil twice a * much n ours , but they 1mo Ir.initfd to keep alienee In several languages. Senator Sherman , one of eleven children lo begin ulth , I * ( uild to be thirty-seven times an undo and Brand-uncle lo slxty-tlitee chil dren. St. l.oulj lias phnked down { 54,00(1 ( cash ns a convention clincher. Tlio Interest on the loan will not be known until the bills are rendered next June. Mr. Gladstone's voice shows no slnns of nge. U the listener but Mints his eyes when tlio old man Is talking he reel * that ho Is being nddreswd by a man In the prime of life. life.Of Of lUrney llarnato Harper's Weekly de clares : "Aladdinas a duffer compared with him , and Monte Crlsto wrnis beside him like a unostentatious gentleman of com- Cortahlo means. " Colonel Ingei'soll reports that the prayer * of the Hndeavnrers have had no perceptible effect on his opinions or gayety. The colonel will RO on with his customary vljjir poundlns the ancients In preference to live men. Among Tlmrman'R contemporaries In the senate who died before him were Colliding , lllalne , Carpenter , IVmllcton , Sunnier , Wll- pun , Fenton , C.niioron , llowo , LSKJII , Ham- lln , Chandler , Anthony , Sargent , Morton nnd Wlndom. AceordliiR lo the ChlcaKO Tribune , St. Louis will pay u snue price for the convention. The deal calls for ? 3I,000 cash to square old debts and a guarantee of $40,000 for ex penses. The price Insures some pretty clean plucking during the June dajs. The I'.ielflc Cable company of New York Itai been Incorporated. It has a capital of $100,000 , nnd proposes to run land wires from Now York to some point In California , nnd a cable thence to Japan and tlie Asiatic con tinent. If It succeeds In doing all that with $100,000 the prlco of cablegrams will have to comu down , Bismarck once said : "Somo flno day Ilus- sla will disembark enough troops on the Hos- lyiiorus , ottering the sullnn guarantees , and will quietly wait to gee what Kngland and the other powers will do. Ilussln has one aim , never to be given up , to close the Hlack sea , s ttle the Turlilfeh question and then devote all her strength to affairs In Asia. " W. 1 > . Howells bought some goods In a New York ttoro one day lost week and the proprietor telephoned his publishers in Bos ton : "A man named Howells refers to you. Do you know him ? " Commenting upon this Incident , the Iloston Herald mournfully re marks : "And yet that benighted metropolis frequently refers to Itself as a literary cen to : . " Senator Sherman describes the celebrated Thaddeus Stevens as n "cynical old bachelor , with a deformed foot and a bitter tongue ; his sarcasm keen nnd merciless. " Stevens died In harness , but for some time before his death ho was unable to walk up the marble steps of the capltol at Washington , ami two stout negroes were employed to carry him up In n chair. Kansas City has developed a rare specimen of the human degenerate. His name Is Haw kins. A baby of 10 months disturbed his slumbers ant ] so maddened the fiend that he bit , Its tender llesh In a dozen places and plncflied It until blood spurted from Its body. The little Innocent may recover. Unfortu nately the law provides no adequate punish ment for the > brutal crime. Slnco reform has taken root In Jersey , what would formerly start a revolution If attempted Is now so common that the na tives meekly bow to the despot's heel. The other day a Hed Bank patriot was provoked Into hurling a few burning words at a bore. Ao soon as he realized the enormity of Ills Indiscretion ho ambled to a justice office and shelled out tlio regulation ( Inc. The twin Taylors from Tennessee with violins lins and poetic tongues have lisen garlanded with poesies of praise down east and dubbed the Patrick Henry of the fltldle and the I'aglninl of oratory. While festooning Dixie the other night Twin Boh , the ex-governor , said : "Her mountains are so lull you can stand on top of them and tickle the foot of the angels. " Tint's what Boh Jngersoll would call "tho effervescence of supersti tion. " The new woman Is abroad In Egypt , togged In a way that must rattle the ancient cada vers of that section. The Sphinx , published at Cairo , sketches her In these words : "A certain charming lady rU < es at G:30 : a. m. , and takes her morning canter aatrldc a beau tiful geu , got up faultlessly In riding lilt , which consists of a p.ilr of brown long sleeve boots , riding breeches of cord ( cut , perfect ) , a loose round Jacket made of brown vicuna cloth , and a straw hat. " Dumas ills once played a Joke on Mels- sonler , who was a botanist In his hour : ; of leisure. The famous dramatist sent him a paper containing the dried roe of a herring , telling him that It was the seed of a very rare plant. "How are the seeds coming on ? " ho asked ths great painter the next time he saw him. " 0 , beautifully ; I have planted them In a circle. " And he took the astonished Joker to a corner of the garden where tlio heads of young herrings were Just peeping up. TtJiniiY CA Dittiuor < iluiinlN mi Ilir Itiinil of Unlfi .MIlIC .SlKMMllltllflll. -i HI. IA | | ( llnlif It Is not In ! K > doubted thftt the dUravf > ; \\hleli Invo sUrted this lattit mining 1 are genuine and valuable , and U I * re niv abb to suppose that further development ) will increase Ilio Hit of paying properties There Is ninw gold In Colorado than Is RCH < ( rally understood. Nearly nil of the sllvoi mines conlaln more or IMS of It , but It liai hvcloforo been neglected because there wai n greater profit to bo derived from the sllvet en account of the abundance of that metal nnd the comparatively easy mean * of mining , It li quite likely , therefore , that the gold re sources of the slate will be thoroughly ex plored under the present stimulus , with- > tllablo results ; and the game thing Is to ff expected In California , where Micro Is a1s > fi kno n to bp still n large quantity vf gold or1 ! that past methods nnd conditions left In tin rock nnd sands because of the excessive coil and dllllculty of obtaining U. But peoplt should not bo hasty about making Invest' menta In the stocks of companies organized to sell these new mints. It Is the part ol ordinary prudence to Investigate carefully be fore taking the chance th.it h\n > s attcmk. this form of speculation. At the best , It Irr something of n lottery , In which blanks an the rule and prizes the exception , There U nothing better than a gold mine that pays , and nothing worse than one that doesn't. The wls > man will not part with his money for a mere hole In the ground , but tnko all posslblt pitc.iutlons against the danger of allowing his Imagination to put his Judgment to sleep In a matter that presents so many more op pot [ unities' of mistake and disappointment ( lian of success. .i.uis. lllchinoiid Dispatch : N'nlinr ( tooil morn < IIIK , doctor. Aio you enjoying good health thli nun filng ? Doctor Wi-ll. cr. Hint's nbout tlio onli kind of honltli n tnnn can enjoy , l.tu'll It ) ion novHi- know nny 0110 lo enjoy b.io heiiltli , did jou ? Nnbor Oh. yes > : I've known some doctor ) to enjoy bad health In others. Texas Slftlrms : Contentment Is bcttei than money , and Just nbout no pcarcu. Tndlnnrtpolls Journal : Wntts--Statcsmnr , Witts snys he never pays any attention tc the papers. Potts So ? I wonder bow he gets hold ol nil his Jokes ? Chicago Tribune : "Doctor , I wnnt n tooth pulled. I'm n jirent oJwiinlvhon It C'linci ' to endiirlnir pnln , nnd yrt I'm nfrald ot both laiiKhlng BUS nnd ehloroform. " "You might bo happy with other. " lloston Transcript : Wonder If Tonnvson ever thoiiRht thiit tlio tiiia would com when ho must nnswer for ovcry Idyll woidl IjlTc : Jnyson Sny , Wilson , Co ym cvt oxpcct to pay mu that > 10 you got from in < months siKoV Wilson Certainly not. Don't you remem ber von told mo not lo nay It until It will convenient ? Brooklyn Eagle : Xlg by I have "jiiltW friend of mine on his feet three times In tin last Iwo years , I'eiksby That's nothing ; . I put a friend of mlnu on his foot fourteen ilmea l.ul night. I'hlladclphln Record : Muggins-I nm nf < lllcted with lung trouble. Muggins Why , you look all ilaht. Mtigplns Oh ! It Isn't me. Wo'vo fol twins nt our bouse. Chicago Kecord : "Say old boy , when you lo ° e the sere : In the bathtub how do you find It ? " "I step on It Kcttlnfr out. " Chicago Post : "I never felt so provoUc .li In my life , " said the girl In blue when tcll < Ini ? of her experience the next day. "What wns the matter ? " asked the girl In gray. "Your new gown was all rlght ( wasn't It ? " Oh. yes. " 'And your new hat Is certainly .1 beauty. " 'I rcallzo It. " 'Then what was the mattar ? " 'Why , I wore them both for Iho flrs | time last night , nnd George hut rial mo it that we reached the Hi eater before the cur tain had gone up for thu first act. " ' AT HER FEET. Washington IVist. So charming was her timid smile , Her lips FO sweet n curve. Though vowed'to single life the while He felt devotion swerve. To kneel In raptuio .it her feet He would defy the fates ; Ho made the .sacrifice complete By buckling on her skates. ALAS ! Sydney Dare In The Independent , Ah"re U'c It come from nil the grace " Ot the merry smile which made ila plac. . With a shlno and glu.i-1 , Ijilto n bright sunbeam. On Dorothy Mnbel'rt dear little face ? The eyes nro blue They weie In It , lee , For they hail been dancing nil the while. The dimple.1 ? had Hprend , And the lips PO red All mnde up that beautiful smile. Where did It go to ? Ah well ! well ! What a sorrowful tale to tell ! The beuuty and grace. Of the sweet , sweet face All gone out with the cloud which fell ( O'er the shining' eyes What n sad surprise ! Lowering , itloomy ns darkest skies. The dimples fled , And the lips HO red. Pouted nnd curled , with the corners Alan , to see That n smile could be Clmrctl nwny by an usly frown ! NOTICE : Holders of nrdori for uhologrnps Rhmild prudent them at Hlne- liuri'Hiil onciMir they may not got I hum for hevoinl Here's an opportunity for the lalies to gat the sort of presents gentleman will appraclata. We've procured an immense line of flno ties all the very latest things. They were purchased to bo offered at a uniform price of 50 cants as a holi day leader , though they are the sort that would ordinarily sell for 75o to $1.00 The whole east win dow is filled with them , and wo have thousands inside. Remember this is a special sale of high grade neckwear Choice for 50o Teoks , imperil flowing ends , bows , imperial looks , club ends , da joinvilles , and every late fashionable tie. Special holiday articles. Turkish bath robes , lounging robes , smoking jackets , studyinggo wns and house coats of every description. Hin dsomo handkerchiefs - kerchiefs embroidered silk suspenders mufflers gloves night shirts hosiery umbrellas and many other hdliday gift articles. In children's department there are big reduc tions to close out certain llnoa children's-reefers leggings ties hats caps and children's furnish ings of every sort all on 2d floor. Browning , King & Co. Southwest Coruor Piftoouth ami Doiinlus , OMAHA. < STOI > KN KVENINtiS TILL CHRISTMAS.