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T" " " " 2J J'r Public.
"if AtlorTit-y'Uoiii'nil ClimvlilH will
only iitwli llirHtntoV ensu : i'MliiHt ( < < x'011
' ' ' HlltQii lit- will bo slvun nil the
criMlU ( hut nccrtii's from sucwssfHl pros
ecution. .
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One fuel stand * out promlm-nt and un-
dlsptUcil before the State Hoard of
Trniisportatlon. Tindipot fncllUlus of
Omiih.i iiru wrolcht-illy InntkMiuatc to
Its wnnK
What do people who vote.il to retain
Gunnln ham U. Scott on ( lie. judicial
bench of this district think of themselves -
selves now In the lltfht of the vindictive
cruelty exhibited toward Kdltor linker ?
The supreme court" of Nebraska will
once more be Invoked to Interpose Its
authority for the pioteetlon of personal
rights and In defense of the freedom of
the prest. lawlessly assailed by the Ne
braska .TelTieys.
Now is the time when some of the.
foreign alliances which our millionaires'
daughters have been making oimlit to
stand ns In some use In tiirniiiR foretell
Hcntlincut more In our favor over the
pending controversy with Great Hrltain.
The liardHlilp of congressional sessions
dnrhiK the holidays Is felt not so much
by members of confess ns by. the house
and senate employes. These employes
have come to look upon the Christmas
recess with full pay and no work as al
most a vested
Nebraska Is now a bidder for Immi
gration. It makes no difference whether
people of eastern states or of Kuropeau
countries come to settle our fertile
lands. We want them all. Omaha's
vigorous giowth depends in a measure
upon the Increase of state population.
In both our wars with Great Britain
Canada was one of the chief points of
attack In- the American campaign , and
It would neeessailly suffer again should
another war ensue. Canadians above
all other British subjects should counsel
peace In the present Venezuela dllllcul-
tlcs.
Nebraska and .Smith Dakota had a
boundary commission only a few months
ngo which adjusted a disputed state
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line "with satisfaction and dispatch. We
feel certain that all of these boundary
commissioners would have been glad to
.servo ou the Venezuela commission had
they only been asked.
ng from the press comments , it
is dllllcult to tell which announcement
Is the greater cause for rejoicing to the
professional politicians in the Third con
gressional district the announcement
that Congressman Melklejolm Is a can
didate for the gubernatorial nomina
tion or the announcement that he will
not be a candidate for renomhmtlon for
congress.
South Omaha has just paid $78,000 to
local banks and lifted paper given to
Hcctiro money advanced to the city on
district bonds. The treasury of our
thumping suburb appears to be In a
sound condition and there Is a de
termination manifest to pay debts al
ready contracted , and , If possible , keep
out of debt. If that policy shall b ad
hered to strictly Omahii may again feel
like annexing the Magic City.
Some of Mr. Heed's opponents are em
phasizing the fact that only one speaker
of the national house of representatives
was ever promoted to the presidency.
Several other speakers , however , got
presidential nominations , and few of
them would want to say that If the
speaker of the present house should se-
Intro a nomination atthe hands of the
republican national convention ho would
nlmre the fate of Clay and Blalne.
During the quarter of a century which
measures the life of The Bee Its
columns have chronicled successive
Heasons of business prosperity and de
pression and the consequent tluetnatlo'ns
In realty values In the city and state.
History and experience show that the
men who steadily maintained their faith
In the future of Omaha and aciiulrcd
property during periods of comparative
adversity ro the men who have made
the greatest success. Kaslern Investors
BOO with a keener foresight than do
some of our people that the future
greatness of Omaha Is only a matter of
time , and ( hey arc proving their faith
l > y largo lim-htments lu Omaha prop-
crty. The day Is past probably when
such Investments will pay ao per cent ,
but ( ho ( line has come when capitalists
must bo content with lesser profits , as
they are lu eastern fit lea. Omaha Is all
TIIK V\lllK \ Or T1IK J'MITI'I. ASS.
An M cllmbHl up to the roof of it luilld-
Inc ami , frlsklnc about there , broke In th
tllltn. The on r went up nflcr him and
quickly Orovf him down , benllng blm c
vorety with a ttilik wootUn cudRel. The OP
iilil , "Why. I ww the monkey Oo this very
thliiB ycntenlir nnd you nil ImiRlieil heartily
as If It afforded you Rrcat amucm nt. '
Moral Tlnso who do not know their rltju
place must bo taught.
When the Immortal Aesop wrote this
fable he mul have had lu mind the
playful ass who has taken It upon him
self to Insert In the demo-populist papei
published In this city a letter written bj
himself In response to an Inquiry fiou
Congressman Melklejolm as to the
sentiment among republicans of Doug
las county concerning his candidacy for
governor. The following extract from
this political literary gem caps the ell
max of playful axluintty :
IlocoKnlzlng your capabilities to nil ueh an
olHco acceptably , as well as your lilfih tand
IIIR In the republican party of this slatP , It l <
with some rcs'rot I announce to you that
think your candidacy la lll-tlme.t In llRht o
the fact that Douglas county will havr a can
illilito who not only will be entirely accept
able to the people of Nebraska , but alio ha :
the advaiitaRe of clrcumstancs' as the lonlca
candidate for the honors for \valch you hav ?
announced yourself an aspirant. I refer to
Hon.V. . J. Utoatch , mnyor-elct ( cf the clt >
of Omaha. The political fltuatlon In our
state makes hla nomination by the republicans
of Nebraska Imperative. *
The county of Douglas will hf for him to ti
man In the state convention nnd the people It
all quarters of the slate ue the fltncps of his
nomination nnd recognize hlu capabilities
The republicans of Douglas are for Captali
Ilroatch. This expreiat-r ) the sentiment of th ?
republicans ot Douglas county. * He-
grettlng that my letttr does not contain more
pleasant matter , I am , as ever , your co
laborur for republican success ,
1'HIUI' A. CKAPO ,
Member Republican State Central Committee
from Douglao County.
1'hlllp A. Urapo. who signs this pro-
mmciamotito , Is a brlelless barrister less
than twenty-live years of ago and fresh
from law school pastures. He has lived
In Nebraska less than twelve months
and was barely entitled to vote In the
state nt the last election. He was
foisted upon the republican slate com
mittee at the instance of the dervish
element and Incidentally because of his
backing at Burlington. It Is In keeping
with his sublime freshness that he
should assume to speak for the repub
lican party of this city and county and
It Is In keeping with the Insane ambi
tion of his patron saint , Broateh , to be
come governor of Nebraska , that young
Mr. Crape should have been selected tt
launch the Broateh boomlet on the po
litical sea.
Seriously speaking , however , It is a
piece of Impertinence for any one to
assert that Douglas county republicans
desire Broateh for governor or that bib
nomination has become an Imperative
necessity. The mere fact that Broateh
was elected" mayor of Omaha by the
money and Influence of thp franchised
corporations docs not make his candi
dacy for governor Imperative. The cor
porations that have Invested In him
want their money back from him as
mayor , , not as goveriior The repub
licans who oppose Broateh and his
methods will net help to boost him into
the governor's chair In order to get rid
of him as mayor. Such tactics were
successful with the gamblers and dive-
keepers who supported Broateh foi
mayor In order to rid themselves of him
as police commissioner , but they will
not work with respectable people.
Meantime Congressman Melklejolm
and all other clean and decent candi
dates for governor can rest assured of
fair play In Douglas county , oven if
Broateh is left to serve out his two
years' term as mayor of Omaha.
mm rnADK WITH GIIKAT UHITAIK.
Information regarding the trade of the
United States with Great Britain Is par
ticularly Interesting at this time , as It
will give the American people an Idea
of what would probably be the commer
cial cost of a war between the two coun
tries , a possibility which may now be
regarded as very remote. Last week the
senate adopted a resolution calling upon
the secretary of the treasury for a state
ment showing , during each of the last
live years , and for the whole period , the
gross amount of the Imports from ports
of Great Britain and her colonies and
dependencies , together with the amount
of the exports to such ports , and It Is
to be presumed that the Information
called for will bo forthcoming within a
short time.
The report of the -secretary of agri
culture for 181)1 ) contains some Instruct
ive facts on this subject , though It
covers only a part of the Information
regarding exports to Great Britain from
the United Slates which the senate reso.
lutlon calls for , referring chletly to our
exports of live cattle and nieatgv Ac
cording to this , during the seven months
ending .January 81 , 1801 , Great Britain
took nearly 15,000,000 worth of live
cattle from the United States , while all
other countries took during the same
orlod of time less Than a quarter of a
ullllon dollars worth. During the same
period ( hero was exported from this
country to the United Kingdom millions
> f pounds of bacon and dairy ptoducts ,
while the exports of breadstult's ,
cotton and other commodities made
ip the larger part of our for
eign commerce. The statistics of
xports for ( ho year ending De
cember HI , 18 ! ' . ! , show tlint the
United Kingdom paid to American pro-
lucers during that year for breadstuff * ,
provisions , cotton and tobacco more
ban JflttM,000,000 , that Is to say , the
ItrltMi market bought more than one-
inlf of all the farm exports of the
United States during that year. The
report says : "A study of the world's
uarkets demonstrates the fact to the
n-oducers of meat nnd breadstuffs In
( ho United States that the United King-
loin of Great Britain furnishes the
argest demand for their commodities. "
Great Britain Is not taking so much of
oar breadstuffs as formerly , owing to
ncreased offeilngs from competing
countries , but taking all our produe-
lens together that country Is still not
nerely our beat slnglo customer , but a
jotter customer than all the rest of the
world.
What rational man can wish to ! m-
icrll tills commerce by a war with
'
Grr.it Britain ? It Is true that WP
should not lose It altogether and tha
our commodities would still go Into tht
Ill-ItNh market , carried ( here In ( hi
vessels of neutral nations , but wt
could not expect that the trade wouli
bo maintained at Its pres-nt proper
( lout and even after the war had eiidet
( treat Britain would not be likely tt
resume the Intimate and extensive com
merclal relations that now subsist be
tween the two countries. It would lit
her policy , nt least for a time , to seel
other sources of supply. Manlfestl >
commercial considerations , the Influonci
of which Is already being felt In boll
countries , are against war. But tht
danger of a conflict grows less everj
day , as thu views of thoughtful ant
conservative men both In Kngland ant
In this country Impress themselves upon
the public mind and calm consideration
permits an Intelligent estimate to lu
tnado of the disastrous and calamitous
consequences of a war.
LKAVK TIIK SKATS IVtP.tAT.
The simplest solution of the council-
manic vacancy sqtlabblc Is for the conn
ell to let the vacancies remain until tin
people 1111 them at the next election
Sixteen counellmen can transact all tht
business of the city for the next twelve
months elliclently If they will. The two
vacancies In the council will save the
city not less than ? lt > 00 and In all
probability a great deal more. An addi
tion of ? lr.OO to the general fund would
keep forty laborers at work at Jfl.50 a
day for a whole month or give employ
ment to twenty laborers for two
months , or ten laborers for four mouths
To leave the seats vacant will nelthei
work injustice nor hardship to the tax
payers of the First ward. Their Inter
ests will be taken care of Just the same.
The only parties that may suffer are
the political strikers and ward heelers
who are clamoring for the Jolts.
If the money In the treasury Is burnIng -
Ing holes In the connclimanic pockets
and the council Is bound to have the
vacancies tilled , the proper way to fill
them Is to vest the appointment In ( lit
mayor , subject only to continuation by
the council. Any other course would
establish a dangerous precedent. As
the chief executive of the city the mayot
should have the appointment of all sub
ordinate ollieers. It Is not a question
who will be the mayor to exercise this
prerogative , but all mayors In the
future , as lu the past ( should enjoy the
full executive power and responsibility.
To usurp the power of appointment In
any direction would disturb the checks
and balances which the charter has es
tablished for the protection of the pub
lic.
AKOTHUK POSSWLK COMPLICATION.
It Is reported that the Nicaragua ! ! gov
ernment Is considering the. question of
abrogating the contract with the Amer
ican company for the construction of
the Nicaragua canal and that the influ
ence of a British syndicate of capitalists
is being exerted to bring ( his about.
There may be some foundation for the
report. It bebig well known that the , gov
ernment of Nicaragua has been a good
deal dissatislied with the delays In con
struction and the final stoppage of all
work on the canal , with small prospect
of its being renewed without govern
ment aid , but It seems rather Improba
ble that after its experience with the
British government the Nicaragua ! ! gov
eminent would seriously consider any
proposition regarding the canal coming
from an English source. However , the
treasury of Nicaragua is empty and the
government might be induced by a lib
eral offer of money to abrogate the con
tract with the American company. But
would British capitalists venture to In
vest their money in this project without
an assurance from the United States
that their possession of the canal would
not be Interfered with , and If not it Is
most Improbable they could get any
such assurance. Doubtless Nicaragua
lias the right to dispose of this portion
of Its territory as it pleases If the Amer
ican company falls to fulfill the contract ,
but It could not give such guarantees as
would Justify Europeans In Investing in
tlio enterprise. A recent speech by Sen
ator Morgan of Alabama Indicated that
congress will soon be called upon to
consider the Nicaragua canal question
mil lie Implied that he expected action
favorable to giving the enterprise gov
ernment aid.
A til'KUIFIU DOTY ON SVG AH.
The emergency revenue bill leaves the
sugar schedule untouched. In view of
the unquestionable fact that ( ho treas
ury has lost largely from the underval-
uitlon of sugar under the present law
t would seem Unit a measure for ruli
ng more revenue should have taken no
tice of this and provided for a specjllc
luty equivalent to the ad valorem
luty , or say one cent a pound. Experl-
'iico shows that the raw sugar Is sys-
ematically undervalued on the foreign
nvolces and as a consequence the rev
enue from raw sugar , Instead of
imountliig to $15,000,000 a year , will not
each $ : M,000,000. By changing to a
specific duty of one cent a pound It Is
believed that not less than ! ? ir ,000,000
vould bo added to the revenues , without
nereaslng the burdens of consumers ,
lero Is u way of obtaining a generous
sum for the treasury nearly every dol-
ar of which would come out of ( he
sugar-refining monopoly , and as repnbll-
ans believe In specific duties ( ho change
vould bo In harmony wllh ( heir views.
Why Is was decided not ( o ( ouch ( he
ugar schedule does not appear , hu per-
laps It was for ( he reason that the re-
mhllcans do not approve of any duty on
aw sugar ami ( herefore deemed It best
lot to Inttr.'erc with the democratic ar-
augement of that schedule , since It
vould bo inexpedient under existing
ondltlons to remove the duty. But In
any event It certainly seems that ns the
luty on sugar Is to stand It should be
nado ( o yield the largest possible rove-
Hie ( o the treasury and not left In a
form ( o benefit ( he Sugar ( rust at the
expense of the government. The fact
hat ( ho new revenue measure docs not
an'ect ( ho sugar schedule will not precut -
-cut legislation In the direction sug-
; estpd , which can be done by u separate
) lll , and It Is possible ( hat ( his may be
utcuded. At any rate the matter Is
forl.ilnly ojic liut should lecelve coiiild-
ration , usuei-lnlly If It can lie shown
thai a splVIM duty would make a ma
terial atllllTlp i ( o the revenue from ( his
source. . , , , .
ExtraorMnfYVy efforts are being made
to lnciW5.im the membership of ( ho
Young Mtjjj 'si Christian association , an
lustltutlon,7 ervlng In all respects
coniiiiciidajr'ni ' ) , and support at the bauds
of the peoplei , > f the city. Its moral In-
Ilueiice liaxl li > ng been felt In the com
munity. Is 'methods of work are
effective , jjntihe / attractions It presents
to young nioulliavc popnlarl/.ed It among
all classes. The managers hope to'ralso
the total membership to,000. . They
richly merit success In the undertak
ing.
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A very tlshy story is wlicd from WashIngton -
Ington to the effect that the late ( V.ar
Alexander offered to loan Uncle Sam
? i0,0X,000 ! ( ) during the panic of IS'.KI , foi
a term of three years at a nominal ratt
of Interest. As a matter of fact the czai
has for years been a heavy borrowei
anil his surplus of gold Is an Inslgulll
cant quantity for the redemption o
the enormous volume of paper citrrelicj
which he has been forced to Issue to
keep his vast army on a war footing.
Sir Henry.
Mlnncnpolls Journal.
Mr. Watteraon says : "Hut In commend
Ing the mcsiuge I do not pass n vote
confidence In lu author. " Same here , Mr
WatUrson.
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An Ovi'riloiu * of . ! < > > .
Chicago Tlmes-llcrnlil.
The blisters on Senator Dave Hill's hand
caused by applauding the president's Veil
czuelan message are not so large but tha
they will heal over In a few days with care
ful treatment. _ _
A CoiitliiriHiil Union ,
Kalians City Journal.
The Panamerlcati project rather flzzlec
out when It was agitated some years ago
but there are reasons for believing It coult
be puehcd now .with success. Uncle San
Is enjoying n great boom of popularity amoni
the little republics ot Central and Soutl
America at preaefat.
Prcxto ,
Milwaukee i\enlns Wisconsin.
"He touched th ? corpse cf our public eredl
and It stood upon Its feet. " That Is abou
what Daniel Wclister said of Hamilton
Change the pronoun and 11 applies to the
preo3nt icpubllcan congress. How the Dtocl
market bracfd up whim It bcame knowi
that the ways and means csmmltteo hac
nearly perfected a plan or relief !
Shoot Suspicion UN It Fllen.
Sprlimllvld Republican.
The president Is being advised from man >
quarters to t'lgn ' his nam ? to a line saying
that under ip circumstances will he acccp
another nomination. It Is good advice
He would Uiikill / the suspicion of pome
people that tu.e.fA Is personal politics In the
war messig ' arty malta the American case
moro Imprejslye in the eyps.of England
which seeing tq think it a political ma
'
neuver. 'Oj t
< W' .
Th ij , , f < < of tliv Ciilmn.
t /GJpbe-Dcmocrat. fc
A report Continues to drift about to the
effect that If Spain finds that ! she can no *
ovrcomo thci'tavolutlonlsts Ip Cuba slievll
cfde-cthe Island to Enghnd In ccchange for
Gibraltar anda other considerations. While
this Is probablylnothlug more than conjecture
It shows that England la not believed to
be above a I3ced llko stepping In to snatch
a victory fi"cnr " a peopli struggling to free-
themselves from Crushing taxation and other
fo'rms.of oppjesilon. " * '
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1 " Clilcnpfr Tribune. '
t
It "now " appears- from the reluctant admls-
t'lon of ex-Governor J6hn M. Thayer of
Nebraska that his personal guaranty of Gen
eral Grant's trustworthiness saved that gen
eral to the nation at a tlnu when President
Lincoln was In grc-Jt doubt as to whether
h ? ought not to remove htm and appoint
some other commander In his stead. In read
ing General Thayer's contributions to the
history of the war we have woriderjd occa
sionally If It would ever have been possible
to bring that conflict , to a successful close
If he had not' been right on hand all the
time.
milCli'UTAIII'13 TRUTHS.
Superior StrciiRth of tin- United Stated
Outlined liy nil Authority.
Now Yoilc Sun.
We commend to Lord Salisbury's attention ,
as well as to that of certain half-hearted
persons , calling themselves Americans , on
this side of the water , some significant facts ,
pertinent to the present situation of affairs ,
which were laid before the British Associa
tion for the Advancement of Science by a
distinguished Brltlrh statistician , Mr. Mul-
liall , as long ago as 1888.
Mr. Mulhall compared the physical energy ,
reckoned on the basis ot man power , horsa
power and steam power , of the principal
nations ; and * the result ot his comparisons
was disastrous to British pride. It bhowed
that by far the most powerful of all nations ,
both in the aggregate and in each particular ,
was the United States of America. The
working power of this union of free states
was shown to bo equal to that of the two
greatest empires of Europe , Great Britain
md Germany , combined !
Moreover , Mr. Mulhall's comparison was
used on the census of 1SSO , and he him
self pointed out that the next census would
nevltably show , as It has done , a yet more
mnrvplmiM dpvplnnmpnt of thf tinfnthorned
physical energies of our country. These are
.ho things that count when nations grapple.
Turn this Industrial giant Into the path of
war and there Is nothing on the planet that
could stand against him. The affected aston-
shment ot certain European newspapers
that the United State ? of America should
lure to beard Great Britain Is puerile , in
view of the plain truth about the rerpjctlvo
? owpr and resources of the- two countrie-s.
'
Europe needed an object lesson and' Is get-
Ing one. Lord Salisbury Is a member of
the British association. He cannot possibly
be Ignorant of those primary facts of politi
cal science. . _
I'KH.SOJVAL AND OTIIKUWISI3.
Cincinnati would bo pleaojd to entertain
ho democratic national convention. So would
Chicago and StVL'onls.
The anxiety ' 'of1 British authors for peace
s creditable. W-ii > would variously diminish
their profits ffonffoadlngs In America.
All of Mr. Yerkea' art treasures In Chicago
were recently shipped to New York. But
Mr. Yerkes1 a > 0tTc street railways remain
and Lakeside cult Is hopeful and happy.
Willie Waldcrf Astor's Pall Mall Gazette
harbora and cWprosSes a very contemptuous
iplnlon of his tprmor countrymen. Th feei
ng appears tojbo cordially reciprocated.
Governor BraJlfy bollevra tlmt reform ehould
jo displayed III'iuixs ! , ! as well us words , A
ew dayu ago lit d 1t a pickpocket a vigorous
ilow under thejcuhH and forced him to drop
ils spoils. / _ V
There are no-bjtnrjioloa in the patriotism of
Captain John. S.uton of KansasT who says
hat In the event ot a war with England the
ederal government can draw on him at sight
for $100.000.II WJ
Of course England does not Inrbor other
ban profoundly peaceful feelings toward the
Jnttcd State * . Those huge forta built at
{ allfax , Quebec , Victoria , and ether points
o the north wore constructed for the purpose
t Increasing the ( oal ! gaiety cf her ira.'esty's
ubjects.
The most remarkable woman In politico In
'apan Is Mine. Haloyama. When her .hua-
jand , a leader of the progressionist party ,
ran for Parliament , she took the stump and
made piX'ches In his lntere.it a very extra
ordinary thing for a Japanese lady to do.
! ho la now a teacher In the academy of which
ler hupband Is principal ,
The crew of a Brltlih ship , while doing
irooklyn the ether day. Intimated that three
JnglUh reginunti could whip tlila blawatt-J
country In a Jiffy , The prompt arrival of a
or co of police eaved the tan from having
heir heads cracked. AH It was , they shipped
uaveral battered mugi , as reminder * ot the
pugnacious patriotism abroad in Brooklyn.
TWO COMMISSIONERS CHOSEN
oloolion of the Third Awaits the Accept
nnco of the Other Two.
LIKELY TO BE A SUPREME COURT JUDG
l.lnroln unit riu-liN | Ilolli Hx-Mlnl *
lorn tt > Knulmul , Alri'mly DoHilrtl
tMin ! | llr ' or < * r tirowit
Mnr "e HIP Tlilril.
NEW YOUK , Dec. 2C. A tpeclnl to th
World from Washington says : Th ? pics
dent has tendered places on the VcntzttelA
high commission to IMnarJ J , 1'hclps o
Vermont , ex-minister to England : ttobert T
Lincoln ot Illinois , cx-nilnlslcr to Knglam
Their acceptances havs not been recclvci
nml the third place on the committee ul
not be Jilted until Mr. 1'hclps nnd Mr
Lincoln accept.
In connection with the appointment e
Messrj. I'helps nnd Lincoln by ths presl
dent to places on the Venezuelan commission
the World's correspondent Is Informed Ilia
Mr. Lincoln was Secretary Olncy's own se
lection anil that Chief Justice I'uller nis
strongly recommended him.
It Is urged , the correspondent states , tha
public opinion la Hngland cannot ascribe t
such men as I'helps and Lincoln a prejudlc
against England , where they weie both vcrj
popular. The third member of the commls
slon , he say1 , Is likely to bo one of the n :
soclnte Justices of thu United States suprem
court , probjbly cither Justice Urcwer o
Justice Drown ,
The announcement ot the commission 1
now expected to 1)3 ) made on next Monday.
RUSSIA'S OKPIJlt TO L12NU ROM )
.llnili- Three Warn AKO liu
HUM Aiiit Horn Iloi
WASHINGTON. Dec. 26. The facts In re
gard to Russia's offer In 18)3 ! ) to supply thl
government with gold with whltfli to help t
meet the emergency existing at that thu
are gradually coming to light. It can now b
stated on unquestionable authority that dur
Ing the panic of three years ngo , which re
suited In heavy withdrawals of gold for e.\
port , the czar of Russia , through his mlnlstc
here , 1'rlnco Cantacuzcno , offered to the .gov
eminent a loan of $60.000,000 for the term o
three yeara. No spcclllc rate of Interest wa
named nor were any details as to the Urm
ot repayment enteroJ. Into , the proposition no
passing to this stage. It was elmply a gen
erous offer ot a nation on particularly friendly
terms with ours nnd was not coupled will
any hard conditions such as might hare been
reasonably expected from n power on a les
friendly footing with the United States. Mr
Cleveland , after duo deliberation , very courte
ously declined the offer. Ho recognized th
unt'elflsh generosity of the offer and the very
frlondly follng that prompted It , , but he wa-
unabla to accept , fearing that at some future
tlmo It might result In entanglement wltl
ether European nations which It has alwaj-K
been the policy of the United States to avoid
The offer has not since ben repeated. In
the event of another bond issue , however. I
possibly may result In the loan blng placed
with Russian capitalists and It U probable
the president has given some thought to the
advisability of proposing terms with them
rather than with capitalist ! ) of other European
nations , in case all of the bonds are no
placed In the United Statou
At present , however , the matter of a bond
Lsoue IB occupying a secondary place with the
president , as the moro pressing matter of the
selection of the members of the Venezuelan
boundary commission Is consuming practi
cally his entire tlmt. It U understood tha
Chief Justice Fuller' ? health will not perm !
him to serveon the commission and that the
president will not Insist further on his ac
ceptance. Mr. Justice Brewer's name has
come prominently forward and It IB thought
that ho or Justice urown may -selected to
serve In the chief justice's plade at the heai
of th ? commission. The whole question of
the personnel of the commission Is still in c
chaotic state and it may be a day or two yet
and possibly longer before It la completed am
announced.
MAY AMEND THIS I1OMJ HIM.
Sonic Fi-ar UxiiroNHCil tlmt the Grcvu-
InivkH May He Retired.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 2C. There may bs
an Important change made by the ways and
moans committee In Its bond bill before the
scheme Is brought before the house tomor
row. Considerable dissatisfaction hat
arisen among the republicans since the text
ot the bill was made public , the dissenters
asserting that It could be used by a hostile
administration for the permanent retirement
of the greenbacks. In yesterday's com
mittee meeting a similar charge was made
by the democrats that the republicans pro
posed to secure what they had always op
posed and what President Cleveland advo
cated retirement of ths greenbacks. Ac
cordingly there will be a committee meeting
tomorrow to consider an amendment pre
pared by Mr. Hopkins of Illinois which fol
lows :
Provided , That nothing herein contained
shall lie constiued to repeal or modify es-
Ifitlng Inwvhlch authorizes and directs the
reissue of raid lecnl tender notes.
Mr. Hopkins Is confident that the amend
ment will bj adopted. .
A partial canvass of the republican num
bers of fiie ways and means committee shows
that whtlo there. IB practical unanimity among
them In desiring the accomplishment of the
object Mr. Hopkins has In view , there Is
some dcubt concerning the necessity for thu
amendment. Members say that , a careful ex
amination of the laws will bo made , the
question will be thoroughly discussed In com
mittee tomorrow , and that If the necessity
lor an amemumem in tins particular is de
veloped , an amendment will bo made.
PAUNCI3KOTJS CAI.I.S ON OI.NKY.
IlrltlHh AmlmnNiiiIor VIxKN ( lie State
I > cinrtiiient. |
WASHINGTON , Dec. 26. Among Secretary
Olr.ey's callers today was Sir Julian I'aunc'-
fete , tli3 DritUli ambassador , accompanied by
Mr. Sanderson , the Urltlsh consul general at
'New York , a brother of Sir Thomas Sander
son , who drew the "Sanderson lino" In the
Drltlsh Guiana boundary dispute , and ad
dressed the two nctes to Dr. Pulldo and Dr.
Uibanela of Venezuela , which are claimed
jy the Venezuelans to have emanated from
Lord Salisbury. It Is stated olllclally
that the call was of a social
mture , but frequently Important business
\i \ > transacted on diplomatic reception day ,
Outuldo of the Venezuelan qutfctlon there are
a number of minor questions concerning pos
tal exchanges , etc. , which engage the atten
tion of the State > department and th ; Drltlsh
authorities.
A strong Impression prevails as the rcmlt
of the- visit today , that Secretary Olnuy haa
officially notified the lUIUMi representative of
tha enactment of ths * law for the creation of
the Venezuelan boundary commlwlon. This ,
ot courra. Is mich a matter of public notoriety
that lha Amba > < saci' : < r haa cognlzinco of the
facts , hut an official notification of the action
of this country would bring out the attitude
of Great Britain toward the cmmltt e.
Court Mnrlliil to Try Ciiplnln Ilt-nly.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 20. A board was ap
pointed today for th > trial of Captain M.
V , Healy , until rlcently In command of the
revenue cutter Dear ot tha Derlng tiea
> atrol fle-et , on chirgcs of drunkenness , con
duct unbefitting an officer In the revenue
cutter service , etc. , which were preferred
against him by ofllcers of the fleet. The
loard , which will conv ne at San Kran-
cltco on January 10 , 1S9G , will consist of
'aptaln D , D. Hodgsdon ' . ( the revenue
cutter Kessond n at Detroit , president ;
Japtaln Louis N. Stodder , uupervl or ot
anchorages at New York ; Captain W. G ,
loulaoti , assistant inspector of llfo saving
tatfon , San I'VancUco ; First Lieutenant II.
> . Rogers , commanding revinuo steamer
lartley , San Francisco , recorder ; and First
Jeutcnant W , B. Reynolds of the revenue
utter Grant. 'Port Townaeud , prosecuting
Iflccr. ( ,
Comlltlou of thp Trennury.
WASHINGTON , Dec. 2C. Today's state-
nent of the treasury : Available caih bal-
uuce , | 176 , 2,163 ; gold reserve , ? C8,035,83J ,
TUI : TWO SCOTT. * .
ot . .tnilmIn Oninlm nnd
OUInhoinn I'rntionnrrit IMoiilroii .
HI. I.mil * Itrpubllr.
Them nro JudR * * In Oklnhrnin and Omaha
who should read carefully thp decision Just
ha ml t > l down by the New York court of ap
pwl * ( li'flnlnx the poucrs ot courts In pun-
IMiIng for conlnnpt. A publisher of n newspaper -
paper uho Init criticised the derisions of a
Judge of inferior Jurisdiction was fined nml
Imprliontd cm n contempt chargeHo ap
pealed nnd the court of appeal ) reverses the
decision and reprimands tin Judge for ex-
ct-idlng hli Just and legal powers.
The upper court declare * that no Judge
hat the right to punish for contempt except
where thp art held to be contemptuous Is
committal In the court or where any person
or persons wilfully violate any order of the
court. Golnt ; further , the appellate judges
hold that no court has power In punish for
contempt for criticism of Us rulings or tie-
clclnn ; .
This ought to clear the air considerably
In Omaha nnd Oklahoma , where a number
of newspaper men have , within the p.ist two
years , been punished for criticising th de
cisions of courts. The Republic denounced
all these proceedings nt the time of their
occurrence as bolng , not only unjust ami
oppiesslvc. but clearly Illegal. It has needed
no court decision to convince Intelligent pcu-
plu that there was no Intent , In thp cre.itlon
of oui < judicial pyi'toms , to Invest the Judgis
with powers anil prerogatives elevating them
above the reach of nubile criticism. Such
a theoiy Involves thd cue of judicial Inspira
tion or consecration and Is opposed to the
prevailing practice In most. It not all , of the
, tatoj. In which tfco ofllco of Judge Is mndc
olc-ctlvo HUe that of constable. Both the
judge and the constable , deriving all their
powers of olllcc ftom the people , are equally
responsible to tlitin.
It has frequently happened that tlic man
poorly qualified for judicial onice Is the one
choi'di , and it 1 ? such men , It seems , who
nn most apt to oont'lder themselves anolnUd
nnd to conduct their courts on tlio old princi
ple of royallty that "tho king can do no
wrong. " With a world laughing at thn
rain pretensions of a German kaiser Invoking
the doctrine of Use majestc , the monstrous
presumption : ' of Judges In New York , Omaha
and Oklahoma would be amusing were they
not so Irritating.
HOT iif < ; i.n III.ASTS.
Denver News : It will not do for England
to go on the Idea that we "don't mean It. "
That's what the step-mother country thought
when the tea was dumped Into Doston har
bor.
JhilTalo Express : Drltlsh journalists and
pcots are pleading with the United States to
drop other questions nnd help England re
store civilization In Armenia. When did
England undertake tlmt task ?
Indianapolis Journal : American sentiment
has never been for war with Great Urltaln. It
as , however , nnd Is , for the maintenance
of the doctrines held by the fathers of the
republic nnd every statesman who has suc
ceeded thorn.
New York Mall nnd Express. If Great
Urltaln has at any time really Imagined that
this country was merely pretending to be In
earnest In the present emergency she has
probably outgrown that dangerous delusion.
There never was a tlmo when the American
people were so united , so deeply resolved erse
so firmly determined to resist the encroach
ments of foreign power on this continent na
they are today.
Philadelphia Record : Neither Great Britain
nor thj United States are going to flght , and
possibly ruin one another , for nothing ; and
until It shall appear that a conflict is un
avoidable It will scarcely be conducive to
dignity as a nation to muster our military
and naval forces. The bravado of our ama
teur strategists is more calculated to exclto
rldicula th'an ' to Inspire fear of our military
prowess.
Chicago Inter Ocean : "Will you precipitate
a bloody war between the two foremost civil
ized Christian nations ? " asks a contemporary.
No. certainly not. It Is pcaco , white-winged
peace , the InUr Ocean wants. But It well
knows the United States will get no lasting
peace by complying with the demands of
England. The road to peace- with such an
adversary is through a firm demand for the
right and a determination t fight for It If
compelled to do so. uail It Jingoism u you
will ; Amrlcans are just that kind ot jingoes.
Atlanta Constitution : We have other things
to think of besides Venezuela's boundary.
Ths whole business , however , emphasizes the
Constitution's view , so frequently urged In
these columns , viz : that this country should
free Itself so completely from the financial
and commercial domination of England that
whenever an IASU arises like the Venezuelan
question It will be possible for us to go right
ahead with the policy which seems best , with
out caring what England or any other power
thinks about It. In other uords we should
lilace this country where she will always bs
able to protect her Interests and act Inde
pendently ot other nation. ? .
London Tablet : There Is danger lest In
the natural resentment caused by the man
ner ot President Cleveland's message we may
overlook the sentiment and line of reasoning
jeneath , which so warmly commended It to
the hearts of the American people. The
Americans have seen how another continent
ias been parceled out , how the doctrine of the
Hinterland has been pressed and how cer
tain It Is that all ot the old world quar
rels , rivalries and frontier disputes will soon
x > reproduced upon the trail of Africa. The
Monroe doctrine may not be n part of any
code of International law , but It is a part of
ha settled policy of the United Stales and
hat is within all the knowledge of the
vorld. "
Til XT HAW.HON CliAIM.
liidlftnnpoll * New * ; Some Unrillsh Dawson -
son * In Nebraska thrashed Ibo llfo out of
some McCarlys and now they want 110,000
from this KO\ eminent for doing It I
Denver News : The llrltlsh ambassador
wmits 11.000 ( damages tor nn aanlt upon a
noble irnngllshm.in In the state ot Ne *
brnji. | If the British value liullvlilu.il sub *
jccta that high they will hardly risk their
precious lives In war.
Chicago I'ont : Kngland evidently bo-
llovcs In reciprocity In trouble. No sooner
have we put n Venezuelan clamp on th
lion's tall than we receive claim for $46,000
against the state of Nebraska , And the
most extraordinary featuio of the affair Is
that the claim appears to bo for sorvlcfs ren- .
dcrcd In thrashing Nebraska outlaw In-
tte.id of for damages sustained by any
subject of thequeen. . At any rate , that la
tha natural Inference from the story as the
Ntbraskans tell It. It Is admitted
that this may have been a service to the
state , but the valuation placed upon U Is
altogether too high. Decides , the principle
IH wrong. Wo do not wish to establish n
precedent by paying foreigners tor thrash
ing the picturesque bad men of the wild nnd
woolly west. Wo prefer to take our tlmo
about It and hang them according to law
when the proper tlmo comes. Therefore ,
wo advise that the clnlm be protested , and
that England be Informed that she must
try to get even In tome other way.
Detroit Pice Pi ess : "Why does he follow
\\tf \ \ PO with hi * eyes ? "
"I believe he haa some difficulty with his
feet. "
Wrinkle ! Jnck Pleaie pasi the corn.
Tom ( of the sninu frat. ) Don't cat It. It
will npoll your cbnncc for the glee club.
Jnck That's Rood. Why ? Tom It might
ninke your volcu husky. And the tiible was
shocked.
Chlcngo Tribune : "Wlmt have you nnmed
bi-r ? " liimilml tlio vMtor.
"Hncbulln , " replied the proud young llos-
ton mother. "Is she not u iniirvel ? Only
three weeks old nnd wants to play with the
bcnn bag nlremly. "
Atlanta Constitution : "In retiring from
tills pnpcr. " writes n Georgia editor , "wo
dcslie to H.iy for this bom-lit of our successor
tlmt this Is n good town prayer ineutlnu
tineo times a week and preaching twice a
month. "
Yonkers Stntesninn : DHCOII I was up to
Artist Pcnn's liouaa Inft night. Yeast Dirt
lie draw any for you ? "Yos . Indeed , no
did. " "What wns the best tiling bo drew
dining the evening ? " "A cork. "
rtrooklyn Life : "Miunmn , " remarked
Johnnlo llunklcs after be bnd nbsorluM a
potanli lozenge , which hnd been given him
for bis pore throat , 'wasn't ISsau a blamed
Idiot to sell his birthright for a incus of this
stuff ? "
Cincinnati Knqnlrcr : "You. " said the dis
gusted gumbler. "don't know enough to
come In when It rains.
"Perhaps not. " paid the rnnn-wlio-haii- . ,
bcon-tlicre , with n wan smile. "Out I do " -
know enough to stay out on a pat Hush. "
Philadelphia Record : Sunday School
Teacher Why should we cast our bread
upon the water ? Tommy ( whoFe sister jroea
to cooking school ) To see If It would slnU ,
I s'pose.
POUND HIM OUT.
Detroit NPWH.
She could not understand why ho
To her should visits pay ,
Yet never utter forth the words
She longed to hear him say.
But Inter In her life she learned
That his intentions were
To bring another girl to time-
He didn't caru for her.
WIIKK JOII.WY GISTS HIS GU.V.
DillTalo News. I
When Johnny gets his gun , look out ,
There's bound to be n fuss.
? or Johnny Is In earnest when
He holds bis blunderbuss !
His martial air la wonderful ;
His smile upsets nil fun.
And things assume a warlike air ,
When Johnny gets his gun.
In softer moods our John Is calm ,
He's sportive , gay nnd good.
And acts with much propriety ,
As 'freemen 'always should !
When yachting ho will nuver "load"
Ills vessel on the run ,
But saves his efforts till the time
Ho wants to load his gun.
He's sturdy on the base ball field ,
And foot ball plays with vim ;
In cricket , too , he doth excel
And sports afield suit him.
But.In the battle van , for right.
He'll make , the foenmn run :
And , oh , the triumph of that hour
When Johnny gets his gun !
In wild adventure John delights ,
He loves to travel , too.
And , when exploring , always keeps
The Noith Polo up to view !
And , as for loving Liberty ,
He's freedom's hone.st non !
Vnd down will go Its cnemlCB ,
When Johnny gets his gun.
But now ho heais the lion roar
In vengeful wrath nnd rage.
Ah ! John Man heard that sound before.
You'll read on history's page.
He stood up square at Bunker Hill ,
When Freedom's light begun ,
And thousands now will follow 'lulclc
When Johnny gets his gUn !
Stand bark ! Monroe once said the word
Thai makes the nation grand ,
And Cleveland Riven It emphasis ,
A law unto the bind !
Stand buck ! Stand back ! A million men
Rhout 'nealli the Western sun ,
And , oh , the gathering of the hosts ,
When Johnny gets his gun !
Before Taking Stock
Next Tuesday we invoice and in order to
facilitate matters we propose selling as much
as possible in the meantime , We will make
some mighty interesting prices as indaccrs
prices you can't , well afford to pass by on
overcoats and suits all kinds , all sizes , for
men and boys.
BROWNING , KING & GO ,
. 11' . Cor. Kith nml Uonsfluu. Hvlluhlo ClnlltiorH.