Nebraska Newspapers

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Fworn to beforp me and siibfcrllied In my
prennnce this 1st day of January IMS. .
( Seal. ) N. P. FI5ir.
Notary I'ulillc.
Senator Allen is cnrnliiK tin ? ri'puta
tlon of lu'lujj ono of tlio most ivf'Uliu
contributors to tlio oolnnins of tlio con
Pi-cord on Its extensive' stutr
If thorp nro any oilier Hnropoan
Asiatic or African potuntatos spoiling Coi
u ( inarivl this is tintlmo for llii'in to
Kpi'iik up at once If they want lo be In
fashion' .
Not ImvliiK had success with sllvci
lhi > chiilrnian of tlio Iowa democratic
campaign connnittee resigns and wll
try his hick with gold in the Alaska
mountains.
The "blinetalllsts" are iiroimrliiK (0 (
drop 10 lo t and accept something
ncari-r Ihe market value. The halo
ultont tlio sacred ratio seems to be fad-
In ; ? inlo mist.
In answer to the question , What tiluill
we do with our ox-preslilentsV Grovoi
Cleveland buys a pune preserve and ar
ranges to stock II with rabbits and othei
Interesting animals.
nrunny I'eabody says liu is sick of the ,
police commission business. But lie ib
not half so sick of it as his formei
friends are sick of his sickening per
formances as -police commissioner.
The erection of city or county build-
IiiRS on the exposition grounds should
not be encouraged. An interstate and
International exposition should not be
belittled into a county fair or town
bazaar.
Midwinter trade is just as brisk In
Omaha as It Is in any city In the west.
The weekly clearing house exhibit shows
that ( lie volume of trade Is now one-
third larger than for the corresponding
period of IS07.
The congress that lias just put up
three or four more bars to the gate
where white labor has boeii wont to
come Into the United .States is now
nsked to annex a big batch of cheap
Chinese coolies.
Only one change In the cabinet so far
nnd nearly n year of the presidential
term expired. The cabinet patehers
who liavo hnil the list several times
entirely reconstructed In their mind's
cyo will have to try again.
The popocrats having made such "n
farce of trying to elect u United States
senator In Ohio In opposition to the will
of the Ohio voters , now propose to go
into , tile farce business regularly and
put a company on the road.
Tlie Sixteenth street ! viaduct will noon
be open for trallic , but it is at best only
a temporary makeshift. The council
Klionld take steps as soon as possible
looking toward the erection of a Btono
nnd Iron viaduct at least as substantial
nnd commodious as that on 'IVnth street.
If tlR'so burglaries and highway rob
beries continue It may he necessary for
the rcform-ers to get up another blood
nnd riot scare as an excuse to call the
police force Into a place of safety In tlio
city hull under the pretext of guarding
the quarters of the outlaw lire and police
board.
Postmasters In all the large cities are
sending word to Washington that a re-
ductlon In their free delivery forces
will Impair the value of tlu > service.
That Is quite natural. The question to
lie iK'termlned whenever retrenchment ,
becomes Imiwratlvo Is where the cut can
be made with the least Inconvenience
and loss to the public.
The New York Journal says that while
it supported Bryan for the presidency
It did so solely because he was the
nominee of the democratic party and
Hiat Its candidate In 1XH ! > will bit sup
ported for tlte same ivason. In the
Interval , however , It will not hesitate to
\\ork \ to make a nominee that it can
support with some hope of butter HUC-
s than crowned Its efforts for Bryan.
Kvery time Mr. Ilrynn makes a dona
tion to any public cause he gives tln >
Ho to his protestations that prosperity
Is more remote now than before the last
presidential election , Two years ago
1 try an might have had till the good In
tentions In the world and yet he would
not have IKHMI able to make $100 sub-
eerlptimu to relief committees without
drawing on his unpaid salary as au edi
torial writer. ,
PHMMKF K//BCT/H.V
The organization of a nntlonnl asso
ciation to advocate legal control and
regulation of primary , or nominating ,
elections nnd the Introduction Into the
legislatures of lown , Ohio , New York
and other states of bills on the sub
ject , indicates that widespread Interest
has nlready been aroused In tills re
form movement. The reformers nre
still wide apart In the matter of de
tails and wlillo sonic of the bills nre
Intended merely as entering wedges for
the reform , others nre quite radical In
their nature.
Primary election laws nre already In
force In a number of states , Including
Nebraska. They are not uniformly sat
isfactory , but enthusiastic advocates of
primary election reform have taken the
best features of all for Incorporation In
a 1)111 ) for an Ideal law , which would in
clude the plan of slmullanrous pri
maries for all parties , as In California ,
an olllclal ballot containing the names
of all candidates of all parties , as In
Massachusetts , and the requirement that
the voter whim registering shall express
a choice as to which party he wishes
to alllllate with. The proposed primary
election law Is designed to be linked with
the registration system. That plan con
templates having the voter cast ids bal
lot for nomination at the time ho reg-
Isteni to vote at the general election. In
Nebraska this plan could not be put In
force until a radical change Is made In
the law providing for the registration of
voters. Registration under the existing
law begins three weeks prior to the
election ami closes three days prior to
the election. Under the proposed re
form registration would have to take
place at least two months before elec
tion and preceding the nominating con
ventions. If , however , the primary
elections of all parties are to be held on
the same day and at the same places ,
there would be no necessity of registra
tion for the purpose of ascertaining the
political creed of the voter. With the
names of all candidates or delegates
printed In separate columns under
party emblems , the voter would
bo compelled to mark the ballot
under the emblem which repre
sents the party In whose nominating
machinery he intends to participate.
In the various sclieiuvs * primary
election reform it remains an open ques
tion whether it would be best to adopt
direct voting for candidates or Indirect
selection through delegate conventions.
There is no doubt there is much room
for reform in the parly machinery
through which candidates arc placed in
nomination and the primary elections
being the fountainhead of our electoral
system , it Is of the utmost importance
that primaries be conducted under laws
which will insure the free and honest
choice of parly candidates.
A JUS'l' CUMl'LAINT.
The otlicial organ of the local liquor
dealers' association complains against
the sale of fancy mixed drinks at drug
store counters. Liquor dealers , it says ,
pay $1,000 a year for the privilege of
dispensing that class of refreshments.
Tliis complaint is not only a just one ,
but it can and should bo extended to in
clude the sale of intoxicating liquors for
other than medicinal purposes by every
one who does not pay the same license
fee that is exacted from licensed dealers.
If anything was plainly brought out by
the recent police board hearings on
druggists' protest cases it was that a
large percentage of Omaha druggists are
selling whisky , brandy , so-called malt
tonics and even boor without questioner
or discrimination to every ono who asks
to buy. Some of them are selling In
toxicating liquors not only by the pint
and quart , but by the gallon and by the
case. Tills sale is entirely unauthorized
by law and altogether outside of what
Is covered by druggists' permits. If
druggists want to go Into the liquor busi
ness there is no reason why they should
not lake out regular liquor licenses and
pay the regular llunnse fee.
It Is true the Individual liquor dealer ,
while lie realizes that an injustice h )
being perpetrated upon him , hesitates
to Institute the proceedings necessary
lo put an end to tills abuse. As a mat
ter of fact , it is the sworn duty of the
police board to see that the liquor laws
are enforced , and If the members of the
police board wink at lawlessness it is the
duty of the school board , whose reve
nues are thereby diminished , to compel
their enforcement. If the public an-
tliorities persist in disregarding the law
the local liquor dealers should take the
matter up through their association.
FOKKIOK SUdAlt HUUA'J.'tRS.
Tlio conference of European countries
that pay sugar bounties , to discuss the
question whether that policy shall be
adhered to , will bo Important. If it
should bo decided to stop paying boun
ties tlio effect may be to revolutionize
: ho European beet sugar Industry , which
has been developed under the bounty
Hystem. On the other hand , If it should
: > o determined to continue- the policy
the British government may consider
the expediency of placing a counter
vailing duty on sugar In order to afford
MWio relief to the sugar Industry of the
British West Indies , which would bo a
nest radical departure from British
Millcy. The colonial secretary , Mr. , lo-
seph Chamberlain , In a recent address
said that the course which would prob-
ibly be pursued , In Urn event of the
sugar-bounty countries deciding to con
tinue the policy , would be to pay boun-
ies to tlio West Indian sugar planters ,
Hit It appears that this proposition Islet
lot popular In Knglnnd and that there
s a strong sentiment In favor of coun-
ervalllng duties. Some of the London
tapers have declared that the present
government has been unusually friendly
o the payment of bounties and that
Mr. rhomberlaln's expedient could bo
iccepted only as a temporary measure.
It Is probable that the bounty system
vlll not bo. abandoned. There appears
o bo no doubt that Franco will adhere
o It and In that case most of thu other
countries will bc likely to do so. A
lolley that lias been co long established
vlll hardly bo given up nt once , es-
leclnlly since to do so might prove very
lainaglng to tlio great Industry that
uus been developed under the system.
t Is true that tlio consumers of sugar
u the bounty-paying countries are not
benefited by the policy , since they paj
moro for the article than the people o
mutinies la which It Is exported , bti
thin Is not a sutllchmt reason for nbnn
doping tlie bounty system , The resul
of the deliberations of the conference
which will be held next mouth , will beef
of no little interest to American sugar
producers.
A JM.V 1IV/0 / AllltUltN
There Is one man In Omaha whp does
not want prosperity and is consistently
doing all he canto obstruct It. Al
though he Is the owner of one of Hi.-
big hotels whose patronage lias been
steadily Increasing during the past ycat
he doggedly refuses to admit that busi
ness has Improved and says In so many
words that It shall not Improve until
1000 if he can lia\v Ills way. When
ever a commercial traveler or tourist
registers at bis hotel he sees In him a
party to Ihe great conspiracy of the
money power and the goldbugs who are
trying to force prosperity on the coun
try against Its will In order to disprove
the claims urged for 10 to 1 free coin
age.
age.To
To maintain lis ! position as a consist
ent calamity man , flits mnn persistently
refuses to subscribe a dollar to the
Transmlsslsslppl Kxposltlon for fear it
might overcrowd his hotel and compel
him to participate In th ? general pros
perity which Omaha , businessmen are
enjoying. From his standpoint tlie
whole exposition project has been con
ceived In the Interest of the party that
banks on prosperity. Bather than ad
mit that prosperity has coin ? even tem
porarily he would prefer to have Us
gates kept closed and the magnitlcent
buildings now under construction be
abandoned and torn down.
Tills is carrying the doctrine of calam
ity to its logical end. Here Is a dis
ciple whom C'oln Harvey and Bryan
should delight to honor , It is doubtful
whether any other man can bo found in
all America who goes Artoinus Ward
one better and Is willing to sacrlllce not
only all his wife's relations In tlie war
but himself as well. Whether ho will
be allowed to immolate himself on tlie
altar of calamity at tlie expense of the
community and tlio whole transiuissia-
slppl country is a matter for conjecture.
There is a bare possibility that lie may
allow himself to bo persuaded to sus
pend ids opposition to prosperity just
for a little while. If not , the only way
wo can sec to relieve him from the em
barrassment of Increased revenue will
be by the erection of one or more exposi
tion hotels of the first magnitude.
TIUNATION'S OUKST.
Today the president of Hawaii will
become the guest of the nation. Repre
sentatives of the government designated
by President McKlnley will meet Mr.
Dele In Chicago and will escort him to
Washington. Ills arrival at the seat of
government will be signalized by a pub
lic demonstration. A national salute
will bo tired and the visitor will have
a military escort to his hotel. It is
undoubtedly proper that our govern
ment should extend these courtesies to
Mr. Dele , for whatever may be thought
of. tiio methods by which ho attained tlio
position of chief executive of Hawaii ,
tlie government of which ho Is the head
has received recognition and consequently
quently President Dole is entitled to
the consideration and courtesy duo ills
olllce. Of course it would bo more
pleasing to extend these if he were not
here to promtc what a very largo pro
portion of the American people , prob
ably a majority of them , are opposed
to. These who believe thai Hawaiian
annexation would be a most grave mis
take cannot but feel that Mr. Dole
really represents only a small part of
the Hawaiian people and that his un
worthy purpose here is to endeavor to
induce this government to ignore and
disregard the will of a majority of
those people. Still wo must be hospit
able. Our own credit and self-respect
demand that. Whatever the outcome of
the annexation scheme It will be sat
isfactory to remember that the visiting
president of a "sister republic" was
treated with proper-attention and cour
tesy.
T7JB TAltlFF J\OT AiY IT.
An anti-protection paper , referring to
the situation in Iho colton Industry ,
remarks that the "New1 Kngland manu
facturers have tried legislation In the
way of a prohibitory tariff and still they
are not happy. " Democratic congressmen
liavo endeavored lo make the present
tariff law responsible for the depression
In the cotton industry , ono of these hav
ing asserted si few days ago that the In
dustry was prosperous under former
tariffs and now , under tlio now tariff ,
wage reductions are in order.
Now the fact Is that ( lie cotton sched
ule of the existing tariff as to all com
mon cotton goods tlio class of goods
affected is precisely the same as the
cotton schedule of tlio preceding tariff
law , which was arranged to satisfy the
southern manufacturers. It Is maui-
1'i.villy absurd , therefore , to charge that
tlie changed conditions liavo been
created by tariff legislation. What has
produced the change of conditions is
perfectly plain. Tlie great development
of tlio cotton Industry In the south ,
with Its cheaper labor and longer hours
of work , IH responsible fop the situation
in New Kngland. Then there has been
overproduction , with the necessary ef
fect of lowering prices. Obviously tlie
tariff has nothing whatever to do with
tills. As was said by Mr. Dlngloy In
the house of representatives a few
dayu ago : "A protective tariff cannot
reach and equalize competition between
different parts of tlio same country ; it
does not profess to do It ; It simply
reaches and equalizes competition from
other countries. There Is no competi
tion from other countries In the com
mon cotton goods made in tills country.
Tlio competition which New Huglund
and tlie north meets In such goods
comes solely from tliu south at present. "
Tlio chairman of the ways and means
committee Justly said that It 111 becomes -
comes those whoso legislation allows
eleven or twelve hours per day In the
mills of the southern states to reprove
the conditions in Now Kngland , where
no factory can run longer than ten
hours per day.
It la to bu expected that in the course
of tlmo the hours of labor In Ihe south
will bo iVdftcod and also that labor
tin wlllVvmmiand better wrtges than
at present , but the surest relief for the
cottni liirTTisTi'y will be found In more
and broaderanarkels. American cotton
uianufactftf'ei'fl must push out for a
larger slujrojof the world's trade nnd
i-speclallyothiU trade of which they
ought to have by far the greatest share
the cotVpu , trade of the countries
south of-us.'The ' industry lias grown
far beyomlj < lie requirements of tha
homo marjiot and It Is still growing In
the pontbr iPorlodlcal depression Is
therefore t rlhln to be experienced un
til our exjwrts of cotton goods are very
greatly liicrcutsod. Tills country pro-
duccs 70 per cent of the world's cotton
supply and its foreign trade In cotton
goodn ought to be many times larger
than 11 Is.
A larger number of farmers' InstltuK-n
are being held this winter In the states
of the transmlsslsslppl region than ever
before , the attendance at the > e gather-
lugs Is generally good and the projrams
presented are of greatest value to tluwe
who participate. The de.-div of farmcrn
to get together to discuss matters of
mutual Interest proceeds from tlie laud
able ambition to excel In their business ,
but tlu benefits derived from the exchange -
change of information and relation of
experiences are not conllncd to the farm
ers alone. A prosperous and progres
sive farming community affords a linn
basis for local mercantile and commer
cial business.
Tlio New York Produce exchange haw
talwu a step looking to prevention of
mixing cornmeal with Hour and hero-
ifter mixed Hour will not be graded or
narked with tlie stamp of tlio ex
change. It has been proposed that the
mixed flour be taxed out of existence ,
) iit a better way would be to require
that it be labeled to show just what it
s , so that those who have no scruples
igainst mixed food and desire some-
tiling cheap may 1 able to gratify their
leslres. The bail thing about mixed
lour is the deception practiced.
It's an ill wind that blows nobody
The foreclosure of the Union Pa-
lllc has dissolved the partnership be
tween the government and that road
ind the re-Incorporation of the road
inder a Nebraska charter has placed
" 517,000 in cold cash In the Nebraska
state treasury. That is , however , only
i slight reimbursement of the millions
vhlch the wreckers of that road have
vrnng from'1''the people of this state
n excessive 'foils anil the hundreds of
housauds wtych they managed to save
by tax evasion. , ,
Russia has1 recently become connected
vlth Port Arlliur , but promises to sever
lie connection -without an indemnity
rom Chimu-'Omaha ' has also recently
become comuicte'd ' with a Port Arthur ,
nit -would nu't be willing to sever the
connecting fink without substantial in
'
demnity. , '
Tlie brewery a'nd liquor dealers have
contributed - rvoryliberally toward-tlie
support of the illustrated edition of the
police board , urgau , not because they
bellevo It has the largest circulation , but
because they believe it lias the longest
pull with the bogus reform police com
mission.
Lookx "Well at I.uiif ?
Globe-Democrat.
Some Klondike enthusiast writes that win
ter Is tlio pleasant season of tue Alaskan
year. It Is not , however , to bo numbered
among the pleasures that arc fleeting.
AVIiy Xot ifio lo Hie Front f
Detroit Free Press.
It Is worthy of sioto that none of those
belllpcront souls who arc endeavoring to
shriek a Cuban resolution through the
liouso liavo asked for leave of absence lu
order to do a llttlo flchtlng.
Ijct AVi-ll KiioiiKli Alone.
Philadelphia I edercr.
The annexation of Hawaii Is strongly
urged because of the strategical advantages
of the Islands , "Times change and wo are
changed la them , " but this republic has now
existed for moro than 120 years and during
all that tlmo .tho principles of the Monroe
doctrine liavo answered all its strategical
demands extremely well.
VIi-K-iiiiii. . I , ciul H in Ilcl'orm.
St. 1'aul Pioneer Press.
Virginia seems to furnishing the freak
legislation this year. Beginning with nn
anti-foot ball bill it has provided an act
to prohibit flirting and another to tax
bachelors. But for originality and enter
prise the newest ono is moat remarkable.
It provldct ) for the creation of coloneki by
legal process , at the low price of $1 a head
and with the single condition Unit Ihe appli
cant take the anti-dueling oath.
rriIill > IUiii ( lint rrohllills ,
New York Times.
The businessman docs not wa.ito . much
tlmo In denouncing Intoxicants , and none In
threatening these who indulge In them ;
ho simply siys. "I ! you drink you cannot
work for me. " This ultimatum liai now been
formulated by most of the great railways ,
other corporations are repeating it ono after
another , and private omployern , commer
cial and professional , are fast Joining In the
enforcement of thla great boycott ngilnut
drunkards. The effects of the movement
are to bo seen In every line of industry.
Now whatever may bo said about other sorts
of prohibition tills sort certainly does pro
hibit.
Mill's anil ( lu > 'Army.
Bl > rlniilk'll ( ( linns. ) Hi jiubllcan.
General -MIIw .in answer to criticisms of
the UnltoJ States army , says that the war
olllco has plaiM a ( campaign embracing tlio
meat remote contingencies , but that they
are known only to Hio olllcera charged with
their execution. . 'Soifar as the army Is con
cerned , it Is prcparud for war just so fur
"iw congress haa permitted It to bo. " The
general , of course , thinks the army should
bo larger , In view of the demands for artil
lerists to man tbtr now cosut defenses and
for Infantry to station in the growing ter
ritory of Alaska. ' IJit a radical reorganiza
tion of the staff-bo apparently sees no need
ot. , ,
llc-il Clout ! LVfi/rlnu Ilic Divide.
New -Yolk Trlljunc.
Old Rod Cloud , last of the Sioux chiefs , Is
dying in his shack op the Ogallala reserva
tion in Dakota. Ho 'survives ail his famous
contemporaries , Sitting Dull , Spotted Tall
and the rest , as Ulysses survived the chiefs
who witli him drank delight of battle far
on the ringing plains of windy Troy. Theio
Is nothlug to lament In his departure and
no repining * ot his own oujht to acroiniiar.y
It. lie has long since taken nil thu scalps
which deatlny prescribed for him , and his
faino In after-time is assured by a record
.of successful treachery nowhere surprised
among hla klnJ. U is recorded of him that
ho was pre-eminent In idiinulng mischief ,
but was always mystorlauiily abrent when
Ills plans were put Into uM'ciition , i.'o la
likely , however , to bo preaunt ut lilj civil
funeral , 'when will bo furled and folded away
the most lurid and poetical appellation
VihlcU any of his llnu or trlbo Imvu over
woru. . '
HITS nv ST.VTU POMTICS.
Srhuyler Quill ( pop. ) * The democratic
scheme now In to rell "trAllor" ot every
oopullst who objocta to the democrats swal-
K > wlnK the pipullats. Here's wio populist
who doesn't scare and he openly makes tha
statement -that he won't go down very easily.
O'N'clll frontier ( rep. ) : 1'opocratto pspcro
nro boosting Governor llolcomb for a third
term. He ought to receive the nomination.
TOIs Custcr county statesman would then
discover that the "house rent" steal Jnrs
rather hard on the dollrutp euro of reformers
who reform. Dy all means nominate Hoi-
comb.
Ponca Journal ( rev. ) : Judge N'orrU. our
former townsman , now located at Wayne , Is
receiving liberal nownpapcr mention these
days for the ronibllcan nomination for con
gress In this district next fall. The judge
Is eminently adapted to tlio truat nnd as a
vote-winner has few peers In the state. His
OI.VMi county friends would gladly nssUt In
giving htm the honor.
Kearney Huh ( rep. ) : Mister Xtutz. chair
men of the "pop" Investigating commission ,
l-i preparing to camp at the state lioujc until
the remainder ot Kie cnproprlatlon , which
la only $1,361 , Is finally exhausted. Uy prac
tising reform economy Mlstrr Mutz ought tr
be able to pull through until the legislature
meets and renews tlio appropriation. Mean
time Mister Mutz will occupy his tlmo man
ufacturing campaign thunder.
Lincoln Call ( rep. ) : Mutz , ho of the legls-
1-Jtlvo Investigating committee , has decided
to remain at the capltol after the other mem
bers of the committed liavo gone home. It
Is undurstoU that there will bo $43.60 of the
appropriation left Mien the work Is finished
and that Slutz will finish It ty. His dcslro
to tnako way with the surplus Is commctvl-
nblo as a true specimen ot populist ability to
take everything in the barnyard ,
Holdrego Citizen ( rep. ) : There seems to bo
a strcog .feeling on the part ot a large num
ber ot people that a state ticket ahould bo
nominated and elected that Is cotr.yoscd of
new blood and Is not connected with any
gang or clique Clean , upright men who
are capable should bo put up for state otll-
clals. The Idea or giving offices merely-to re-
wcTil persons because of political service Is
oct conducive of nubile welfare.
Cakl&nd Independent ( p p. ) : There Is con
siderable talk about Governor Hocomb ) being
a candidate for Thief executive again next
fall. It seems to us that two terms are a
great plenty and as reformers are against
life tenure of llfo offlco It would look well
for t'oc reform forces to hunt up somebody
else. Mr. llolcomb has been a good gover
nor , but ho has not been S3 good tint t'jero
are not others as well qualified and fit.
O'rCnlll 1'VnnMnr ( rntvV Tlio rnnilnnro. .
publican state convention will bo ono of
great Importance to the party. The per
sonnet of the ticket ought to be such as
would command the respect , r.dmlratlon nnd
confidence of the anti-republicans as well
as the republicans. Keep the political
Icechca and barnacles oft. not only off the
ticket , but the state committee and all other
committees. 1'laco before the 'people ' men
of stability and Integrity and next November
the popocratlc majority will disappear llko
mists befcre the morning sun.
Fremont Tribune ( rep. ) : Jim rjahlmeci
and Jim Edmlstcn , the chairmen of the
dcmocratla and populist state central com
mittees nro both lllrtlng with the boys In the
trenches , each wearing a placard chalked en
hi ? back announcing his candidacy for gov-
erair. But melthcr of them can really cut
any Ice until Governor Holcotnb grants .ils
permission. They are both holding state
Jobs under executive appointment. When
ho looks over the < case and makes up his
mind he doesn't want a third term he will
give the Jims a wink and they will make
the fur fly.
Mlnden 'Courier ( pop. ) : It begins to look
as though Bryan has had his day. Richard
Croker and the leading democrats of the
cast have undertaken the task of reorgan
izing the democratic party under the gold
standard banner and whether successful or
not on this line will so reduce the silver
wing of the party as to make it an impo
tent factor in dictating terms for the free
silver forces In 1900. In the event of the
national dcmociats getting control of the
next convention the pcpulists and prohlbi-
t.onists will be the only national parties
advocating free coinage of sliver. Again ,
the populists will never again give Brynn
the support they gave him ono year ago
until , al least , he embraces more of tlie
principles ot populism than free silver and
opposition to trusts and1 courts by injunc
tion. The next nominee of the populist
party must bo a believer > ln government
ownership of railroads , telephones and te'le-
craohs. and must bo in favor of the ini
tiative and referendum , and must also op
pose land monopolies. Another Sewall epi
sode will never again bo tolerated by the
populist party.
Norfolk Journal ( rep. ) : The framers of
the present constitution of Nebraska wisely
sought to irako provls.on for an economical
state government by inserting a clause
prohibiting the creation of new executive
olflces. This provision has of late years ,
however , been moro honored in the breach
than In the observance , and every session
of the legislature sees some new form of
evasion of It. The first broik was when
the present useless State Board of Trans
portation was created in 1887 , and slnco
that tlmo a number of other useless appen
dages have been added to the state govern
ment , unUI iwo have a State 'Board ' of Trans
portation'that draws its salaries and works
the railroads for transportation for the
push , a gang of oil Inspectors who work the
oil companies , a state labor bureau that has
only drawers cl pay , and boards of this
and boards of that , all leeches bleeding
the treasury and piling up useless 'burdens
on the people. The whole thing Is simply
a scheme to provide iplaces at the public
crib for useless political 'hangers-on , and
the majority of these boards should bo
v.'Ipei out of existence. The constant crea
tion of supernumerary offices Is the crying
political evil of the day and the Journal
would like to see a legislature elected next
fall that would devote a largo share of Its
time to wiping out the abuse.
"SOMKTIU.VR .MICK 1O TO 1. "
A Crurl ThriiHl nt l'oiocrat-y'M | Siiuruil
Kudo.
Chicago Times-Herald.
In conceding that ' "something llko 20 to
1" might bo a , better o 1u ter ratio than
16 to 1 , Senator Wolcott gives up the whole
contention of the sllverltea , It Is an ad-
mlulon that the commercial ratio must at
least bo considered , If not approximated , and
that is what no free silver spokesmen , from
Henry M. Teller down to Kred White , has
over yet acknowledged. Sixteen to ono was
the time/honored , the natural , the God-given
and 'the equitable ratio that man should
not tajnper with ! It was the ratio when
"tho crime , " "tho dark ant , " "tho fraud
of 1873" was committed , and eternal Justice
demands that no reparation will he complete
until sliver is restored to its original and
pristine 16 to 1 relationship with gold. Thla
has been the argument and the demand , but
Senator Wolcott knocka It Into smithereens
by lilo siiKBEStlrn of "something llko 20 to
1. " If this to admissible , why not 25 to 1 ?
Or. to bo honest about it , why not 35 to 1 ?
Wo will be Interested to note the response
of Senator Woicott's constituents to this
concession of 20 to 1. Also that of hla col-
loaguc. Wo liavo an Impression that Senator
Teller will bo moro Irate then the con
stituents , That senator has BO often proved
that "free coinage at 1C to 1 without tlio
aid or concent ot any foreign nation" would
restore the price of silver to $1.29 an OUBCO
that 20 to 1 must seem to him llko throwing
good money to the birds. Ho will never
listen to such profligacy.
Hut the Colcradcan- } are , an a rule , a
pretty lovel-heajcd folk , and now that they
are load'mg tlio world In gold production it
Is not Impossible they will soon understand
the commercial ratio better. They may not
so strongly object to Wolcott's now ratio.
Indeed , it would not be mirprlalng If Colorado -
rado became the soundest of gold bug states
by and by.
While on this subject of ratlM the Timea.
Herald hopes that Senator Wolcott will bo
called en to explain his reported offer of
15'/j to 1 to the English government In
case It would consent to the reopening ot
the India mints. Where did ho get hln au
thority ? If ho could propose 15Vi to 1 , why
net 20 to 1 or 30 to 1 ? Any of these
changco wculd equally Involve the reco'nago
of all our silver dollars , and certainly in
that sweeping business congress ought to
have something to say. An explanation Is
In order from the chairman of the late silver
ST.VTU IMtnSS A.M > KXl'OSITIO.V
Holdrego Citizen : The other states fttn
coming forward In prcat shape In behalf ol
the great Transmlsslsslppl Exposition. Cvery
loyal NobMskan should dtvp In line nd see
that the great c.xrx/sltlon Is n hummer ,
Krarncy Htili : U has bcn proponed to
paper the wnlla of the fipaco devoted to
York county at the Transmlsslsslppl Expo
sition with canceled farm mortgages that
have been liquidated by the farmers of that
county. It would be an exhibit ito bo proud
of.
Schuyler Sun- This exposition year of ISIS
13 going to prove a memorable epoch in the
history of our state. Years after the benefits
will bo seen and. felt , and every loyal Ne-i
broskan should make It obligatory upon
himself to do all within his power toward
making the great show u grand success. In
short , patronize It when the time Mines
Fremont Tribune : It Is Just beginning to
dawn on the people of Omaha and those
throughout the stale who hive Informed
themselves of the present condition nnt'i
prospects of the Transmlsslsslppl RxposUlon
that the enterprise Is developing into n
mighty affair. Many who have- been disposed
to regard the undertaking as a third-rate
exhibition have been surprised at Its great
promise. Many who had an Idea thnC It waste
to be a small affair that would cnll for more
apology than for admiration admit noiv
when they come to realize what Its dimen
sions are to be , that It exceeds their wildest
dreams. Unquestionably tlio exposition has
been promoted with grout vigor. H haa
boon brought to the attention of forolgil
governments , nd they have shown an un
expected Interest In It. Applications for
cpaco have been pouring In nl a surprising
rate , far In excess of anybody's nntlclpa-
I'.ton. As the tlmo approaches fsr opening
the big show Us magnitude Is coming to
bo realized. It will unquestionably bo a
clcso second to the World's fair among nil
tlio expositions over held In the UnlteC !
States.
I , .VMI OTIIK1IWISK.
In the congressional garden free needs are
sown In the spring to grow into votes In
the fall. ,
The first locomotives for the flrat railroad
built in Corea are being loaded on a otcamer
at New York City.
A Kentucky young woman , who was toU
that her fiance never gambled except for
email stakes. e > itd she was glad that bo
played only for something to cat.
An Italian doctor has said that chestnuts
urj superior to potatoes for foo.l. It U a
good thing that somebody has found n uoe
for chestnuts outside of n newspaper olllce.
General Ucnjamln Harrison will be the
guest of hcnor at the banquet of the Mar-
Duetto club of Chicago In honor of Lincoln's
blrthdjy , on February 12. and will speak of
the llfo and character of the martyred presi
dent.
Charles n. Hcomer of Montreal , general
manager of the Canadian Telegraph company
nnd ct the Postal Pacillc Telegraph company ,
says that the Car.adlan government will con
struct end equip a telegraph line to Dawson
City by the route surveyed thirty years ago
by George Kennan , the Siberian traveler.
.Miss Helm Gould and William Rockefeller
have become rivals in tlie matter of raising
flowers. Hoses end orchltta are the hobby
of both and each Is trying to excel the other.
MI.3S Gould haa Just received a palm from
her agents In Egypt. It Is over 100 years
old and cost in the neighborhood of $20,000.
The deposits In the Massachusetts savings
banks January 1 aggregated $173,019,004 , an
Increase of $20,698,837 during the year of
1S97. This Increase has been exceeded but
three times In twenty-five years. The num
ber of deposit account ) Is 1,384,329 , while
the population of the state is only a little
over 2,000,000.
Gedney Hunce , the American artist who
has won much fame abroad , attributes his
rise to the patronage ot Quesn Victoria , end
has aa ono of his cliclcc.it specimens a
letter from the queen congratulating hlui
on his good work. Mr. llur.co haa Just ar
rived In his native city , Hartford , Conn. ,
after an absence of fourteen years.
It is a curious coincidence that Conimender
Richard Rush of the United Statcn navy , who
U bahlnj the agitation for the construction
of a new man-of-war upon the Great Lakes ,
is the grandson and namesake of that Rich
ard Rush who , in 1817 , while acting secre
tary of state , negotiated what Is known aa
the Rush-Dagot treaty , which prohibits the
naval forces and fortifications on the Cana
dian border.
Speaker Reed has a decided aversion to
the pronouncing ot formal eulcgies in the
house on the lives and public services of
deceased members. It is not recalled that
Speaker Reed ever delivered a eulogy over
a deceased member of the house. When ho
was asked recnatly to apeak In eulogy of
the late Representative Milllkcn he declined ,
although the two men were excellent friends
and had served together In congress a rep
resentatives from the same state for nearly
fifteen years.
The Martha Washington Colonial chapter ,
Dnughters of American 'Revolution ' ot New-
York City , disputes with Lexington and Bos
ton the claim of first blood in the American
revolution. "Last " Tuesday they nlHrmcd Now
York's right to the proud title by unveiling
a bronze tablet placed In the wall of the
prstolllco building , which bears the following
Inwrlptlon : "On the common of the city of
Now York , where this building now stands ,
there stood from 1760 to 1776 a liberty pole ,
erected to commemorate the repeal of the
stamp act. It was repeatedly destroyed by
the violence of the torlcs nnd as
repeatedly replaced by the Sons of Liberty ,
who organized a constant watch and guard.
In Its defense the first martyr blood of the
American revolution was shed on January
18 , 1770. "
i Tim OID TI.MIKS.
Dr. Morris Wiener , 'the ' oldest practicing
physician of Haltlmorc , has just celebrated
his 88th birthday.
Miss Elizabeth Wlr.uard , 70 years old ,
ot Canal Dover , O. , has $50,000 In cash
and much valuable real estate , yet she was
so afraid of poverty that she almost starved
herself to death , Her condition is still
critical.
Captain Daniel M. .Marshall . , the oldest of
tha retired shipmasters of Salem , Mass. ,
celebrated the eighty-ninth anniversary of
his birth on Monday. Ho followed the sea
for moro than half a century. He Is still
hale and hearty.
Fran 'Charlotte ' Embdon , the only sister
of Helnrlcl ) Heine , Is Htlll living In Ham
burg. She was born in October , 1800 , and
thus has a better claim to bo ono of the
first persons of the century than her brother ,
the Inventor of the Joke.
John Adrlanco , who played an Important
part In the early history of Texas , Is still
living In 'tho ' old town of Columbia , the llrst
capital of the republic. Ho la now moro
than SO years old , and IB one of the few
remaining links with the stirring times In
Texas sixty years ago.
Mrs. J. 'H. ' Ilrant , now SS years old , Is re
ported to be very 111 In Lexington , Ky.
She was a sister of Senator Thomas II. 'Hen- '
ton , who spent much of his tlmo at her
beautiful homo In St. Louts. It WUR there ,
also , that John C. Fremont made Ills head-
quartcr.1 during the war , 'and where ho met
and married Jesslo lieuton , the daughter of
the senator.
At the age of 83 years Joseph I' . Klllott of
Hvansvlllo , Ind. , defended 'b'.u ' first client In
court January f > . Ho u\.s John Richardson ,
colored , cliurgej with a&.ault and battery
with Intent to kill. The 'squire Is n Justice
of the peace and Is ono of the pioneer citizens
of the city. About two months ago lie was
admitted to practice law , and this was his
first case In criminal law 4n the police court.
Jackf.on , Mich. , claims the distinction of
having as a redldont the oldest pensioner of
the war of the rebellion. The man Is Cor
nelius Ie Vancoy , who was born In County
Donegal , Ireland , In February , 17UC , and Is
consequently c'lmcst ' 102 years of ago. Mr.
Do Vanccy came to America fifty years ago
and resided In I > hlla < lolp1ila until some two
years ago , Ho enlisted 'In.the ' Sixth I'cnn-
sylvanla cavalry September 0 , 1861 , on the
strength of a physician's ccrtlflrato showing
his ago to bo 43. Hla wife u few months
later aocured hla discharge by producing ovl-
dcnce that hla ugo was 03 instead of 45. Hu
was not satisfied , however , and un Sei > tem-
bor C , 1862 , enlisted in the Thirteenth I'enu-
sylvanla cavalry and nerved In the Army of
the Tennessee. Ho participated In a num
ber of the most prominent engagements and
was twice woundod. Howas honorably dis
charged on February 15 , 1SC1.
SII.VKIl O.V A If tltHi , UASIS
Oittlntlnlto Vlrrv of n. Smrltcr on th
Ottllnnk for I lie Mrtnl.
I.-mhlile ( CVo. ) Herntd-lt-m rat.
Prwldent August U. Mrvnr of the Knns.ii
City Smelling and Ilcflntng company dan
Just relumed from nn extended tour of Eu
rope , where ho has given careful study to
the sliver question. Mr. Meyer Is firmly ot
the opinion that the price ot silver will tend
upward. lu an Interview ho says :
"One of the high German government offi
cials connected with mining and smelting
Informed me that Iho German parllnmcnt
was overwhelmingly In ( Uvor of bimetallism
and I gathered from his talk that bimetal *
llsm , as he understood It , was the establish. *
mcnt of ellveP tiprii a sound Ixinls In t'J.i
currency of the world , but upon different
ratio thr.n 16 to 1 ,
"I .talked with ninny hankers In England
and while I found almost nnamlmlly of co-
position to England's assisting In the move
ment then pending for an International agree
ment , there was a i almost general belief
that the legitimate uses of silver by nations
of 'the east , as well ns for subsidiary coins
by the nations of Europe nnd by the t'nltcd
States , must provldo for silver a constantly
growing market and that tlio tendency of
the silver market must be tiownrd.
"I look npon the present situation con-
coming silver as entirely moro ratlsfartcry
than anything wo have had for many yearn.
So Ictig as Ulo price of silver was held up
L > y legislation , bcc.tusc of this country only ,
without reference to the situations nnd con
ditions obtaining oUewhere , heavy lliiotim-
tlons were Inevitable.
"Silver , while now It has lost all support ,
at least Is mot depending u\x \ > n rotten vmps ,
Jut at last sUuds on Its own feet. It Is
IICOMCOIvobio that the use ot silver should
lot continue to grow and since we have no
doubt reached the point where the demand
) f the world cannot ho stirolled except nt
ilgher prices , I am a firm believer In
gradual appreciation , based on natural
causes , will bo steady cod lasting. Any nno
vho will give n casual glance at the pro
duction and ate cf silver for the last year ,
will realize that the iiroductlon is certalnlv
not In excess of the demand. The recent
severe slump In nllver Prom which wo liavo
recovered has aUo Illustrated this fact. I
look therefore , open the future of Iho In
dustry with great cc'iifldence. ' I believe that
there will be more rral urospiflty In t'.io
mining of silver and allied Industries than
there has been In the past. We must not
fcrgct that the enormous reductions In
freight cbargcu made by the riillrcad.i and
the equally enormous reductions made In
smelting charges by smelters has made thu
production of low iraie ; ! orm possible lo a
degree which a few years ago would iot
have been possible. "
< : AS.
Philadelphia North American : "Does that
bnby of yours tnlk yet ? " "Ilia mother tnya
ho docs ; but If It doea talk thwi the KM hn.t
Invented a new code of thing taut will make
him famous. "
Washington Star : "What mnkes you put
a halo over his head when you draw a cari
cature of a pJlltk'lan ? "
"That Isn't a halo , " replied the cartoon
ist. "Thut'u u political ring. "
Indianapolis Journal : Tommy Paw , what
sort of a lighter la a "cyclone lighter ? " "MV
Jlr. FlRg 1 don't know much about tight"n
erst , but I suppose ho Is one who goes blow- " f $ ling - '
ing around. W4'1
Chicago Pout : "Here Is a story of an IS-
year-old boy who has already had three
wives. "
"Indeed ? " sold the thoughtful man. "Now ,
I wonder 'whether ho should be termed fool
hardy or courageous. "
Urooklyn Life : Salllo Do Wltte-IDo you
play whfst , Mr. Langy ? '
Willis Lange-Me play whist ? Well , 1 don't
think !
Sallle Do Wltte Ah , true ! I had forgotten
that.
Puck : First Arctic Explorer I have al
ways considered Columbus a somewhat
overestimated man.
Second Arctic Kxplorer Why ?
First Arctic ISxplorcr He dlscoverr/1
America the llrst time he went to look for It.
Chicago Tribune : "MortaJ lr said the" fiu'.da '
In a sepulchral voice Jo the blindfolded can
didate whom he was conducting In a low
and solemn march around tlio darkened
hall , "you are now approaching an orde.'il
that will test your fortitude to the utmost ! "
"Go ahead. " answered 'Mr. ' Meeker , apa
thetically , " 1 think t can stand It. It Isn't
anything' to what I'll catch 'When 1 go
home. "
Cleveland Plain Dealer : "Ma. wants a pint
of stewln' oysters and this tlmo she'd Ilka
you to put llfo preservers on th' oysters. "
"Kh ? What's that for ? "
"She says that the last oysters you sent
over must o' all been drowned an' theJr
bodies washed away before they got there. *
A HAPPY CHILD.
Cleveland Leader ,
lie didn't tumble on his conch
Through all the dreary night ;
No goblins rose , up in IIH | drenma
To make him dlo of fright.
Ho slept as sweetly aa a babe ,
Heeatiso the llttlo sinner
HaiV wpllled the gravy , and been sent
To bed without his dinner.
. JJAXUU LKJIIT.
' .Tolm Francis Waller.
All ! Bwcet Kitty Nell , rise up from that
wheel
Your neat llttlo foot will be weary with
Come trip down with me to the sycamore
tree ;
Half t'ne ' parish Is there , and the dance
Is heKlnnlr.ig1.
The sun la gene down , but the full ( harvest
moon
Shines sweetly nnd cool on the dew-
whitened valley ;
Whle | all the uir rings with the soft , loving
thlngu
Bach llttlo bird alngs In the green rtindcd
alley.
With a blush and a smllo Kitty rose up ,
the while
Her eye in the Klaos , s she bound her
hair glancing ;
'TIs hard to refuse when a young love
sues ,
So she couldn't but cliooso to BO oft to
the danclni ? ' , i
And now on the jrrcrn the Bind groups are
Been
Each Bay-hearted lad with tha laf-s of
his choosing ;
And Put , without fall , leads out Hweet
Kitty Nell
Somehow , when he asked , she no'cr
thought of refusing.
Now Felix Magee puts Ills pipes to Ills
knee.
And with flourish so free seta cacli couple
in motion ;
With a cheer and a bound the lads patter
the ground ;
The maids move round Just llko swans
on thu ocean.
Cheeks bright as the rose , feet light aa the
doo'H ,
Now coyly retiring , now boldly ad-
vnncln.si ;
Soaroh the world all around , from the Hky
to the . round ,
No such sight can bo found as nn Irish
lass dancing !
Sweet Knto ! Who could view your bright
eypn of deep blue.
Uoamlnghmnldly through their dark
lushes HO mildly ,
Your fair-turned arm , houvlng breast ,
rounded form ,
Nor feel his heart warm , nnd his pulse *
throb wildly ?
Young Pat fuels 'his ' heart , us ho gazes ,
Subdued by the smart of such painful.
H
yet swcot love ;
The HlKht loaves Ilia eye us ! ho cries with a
*
"Dance Hvlit for my heart lies under
your feet , love ! "
WHY is it that the
great Missionary
Societies supply to
their missionaries
abroad ROYAL
Baking Powder
exclusively ?