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Tim Impending session of the legislature
Tvlllboof vltul.concorn to the people of this
ntntc. It Is of the. utmost Importance tli.it
members of Ilio legislature lmll understand
Ilio wiiiilaof their constituents nnd bo pro-
) urwl to puipple IntclllKunlly nnd advisedly
Vlth the Issues that must coino lieforo them ,
' .run Ilii : ; therefore Invites mij.'Rcstlons from
Ihoso who nro familiar with any particular
Mibji'Pt. Hint Is likely to un : igo the attention
Vf the legislature. 1'artlos favoring us , how-
t-rcr. nro requested to mnko their communi
cations us brief as possible nnd to the point.
ft Is to bo understood tliutTni : HIM : will not
lie icsponslbli ) for the published views of con-
< rlbntors , anil It reserves tlio iirlvlh'KO of dls-
vnsslnsi them In Its own way and from the
Hnndpolnt which ltdeoius best for the Inter
ests of the people.
TUB public ( lees not trust the trusts.
TUB Miles presidential boom has been
rather dull of Into.
Tin : verdict of the election is om-
jihiitieally in favor of business methods
in city affairs.
GKKONIMO is not a conspicuous fipuro
In tlio present uprising and Sitting Bull
ought not to bo in the next one.
I Tliu vote of publio opinion , the world
over , is ngainst the continuance of Par-
poll's leadership by a heavy majority.
TIIF. spectacle- Parnoll presiding
over the court which is to pass judgment
tm his own nets is a lit companion piece
for the coercion courts of Ireland ,
\VK ahull presently sco whether Mayor
dishing can enforce "business methods
In city affairs , " with the now council in
the hands of his party associates.
IT would accord with the otoriml fit
ness of things if the Parnoll squubblo
was transferred from "Westminsterpalaco
to the historic streets of Donnybrook.
AJIONG the distinguished independent
patriots wintering in Florida , the names
Of eminent Nebraskans are conspicuous
liy tholr absence. Why is this thualy ?
UXOKIC any system of apportionment
1hnt may bo adopted by congress , No-
liraslm is sure to double its representa
tion in the lower house. Congressional
uspirants will govern themselves ac
cordingly.
IlUA7.li. is no longer an empire , but
she has her little ministerial crises with
unfailing regularity , just the same. She
has no hereditary rules , but her statos-
jTion cannot forgot that they are Castilian
*
AVllKN' Buffalo Bill reached the tepee
of S. Hull , csq. , ho discovered that the
famous hairHftcr was not hopelessly
bad. However , ho coneludcd that "dis
cretion was the hotter part of valor" and
lilr. Bull was not taken prisoner.
Tin : western railroad combine is in a
fulv way to follow the botuvolont lines
"on which all trusts are projected. A
radical advance of rates after the first
of the year Is substantial evidence of Its
philanthropic regard for the public.
Tins pension bi'l for the ensuing fiscal
year carries an appropriation of $135-
000,000. And there are a few pension
ngents in Washington shedding crocodile
tears over "tho'ponurlous policy of the
ITOvornmont" toward the veterans of
"tho late unpleasantness. "
TllKVaro having a hard winter over
In Europe. The Danube and the Rhino
Kro full of floating ice , Spain has had
Bovoral severe anew storms , the
I'yroiiL'es uro impassable and oven the
Mcdltornneun wears a wintry fringe of
RIIOAV nnd ico. Fortunately for Kuropo ,
It does not Imvo to depend on the Union
J'aclflo railroad for its ooal supply.
SKNATOII P&UMH loses no time in ca
tering to the demands of the Alliance
party of Kansas. Despite President
JInrrison's warning against "Impulsive
legislation" "on the currency question ,
feenntor Plumb has introduced n bill
for free silver coinage. There Is no pos-
elblo ohanco for the passage of such a
law In the lower house this session , but
the politic gentleman from Kansas
Views with alarm the perilous position
of his colleague and takes advantage ol
the first opportunity to plac-ato the Alll-
luico and become his own successor In
ISM ,
THE OUALA COXVKNTIOX. ,
The natlohal convention of the Farm
ers' Alliance and industrial union , in
stolen at Ocaln , Florida , will command
the attontton of the country , and partic
ularly tlio politicians of both the old
parties , to an extent which no similar
convention has over done boforc.
The unexpected vigor and vitality
which the Alliance movement has
recently exhibited In the south and
west , marked by the election of be
tween thirty and forty congress
men , the prestige it hns gained from
political bucccss in some states , and the
uncertainty , not unmixed with anxiety ,
regarding tlio future course and policy
of Its loaders , give unusuitl slgnllk'anco
to the national convention which is ex
pected to formulate the principles and
demands of this formidable organiza
tion that now has a strong foothold in
nearly every state of the union and
gives promise of further growth.
A great variety of assurances hnvo
been given as to what this convention
would do , BOino of them of the most radi
cal and extravagant chiiructor , and BO
far as these have proceeded from sources
supposed to bo authoritative they have
caused seine apprehension. The address
of President Pollc of the Alliance , in
which ho outlined Us policy , shown that
there is no ground for fear that the pros
perity and welfare of the country are to
bo imperiled by that organization. In
the main the policy announced by Mr.
Polk is of an entirely conservative
nature , most of the features of which
will bo approved by till good citizens.
It is a very proper thing , for oxmnplo ,
to declare against sectionalism in
our politics , of which all patriotic citi
zens will agree the country lias had far
too much. If the Alliance can obliter
ate sectionalism it will do n most valu
able work. Another feature of its pro
posed policy is the equalization of taxes ,
and this also every citizen who believes
in exact justice to all classes will ap
prove. The prohibition of alien owner
ship of land is a proposition which men
of all parties favor , and congress has
gone as far in this nmttoras it lias the con
stitutional power to do , whllo u number
of the states have laws restricting such
ownership. The policy of limiting pub
lie revenues to an economic ; adminis
tration of the government is also com
mon to all parties , in theory If not
in practice , and it Is by no moans
certain that if the alliance wore
in control of the government it would
have any butter success than the old po
litical parties have had in carrying out
this policy. As to the ownership and
control of transportation lines by the
government , it is not an original propo
sition with the Alliance. There are a
great many people outside of that organ
ization who believe , and have bcliovcd
for a longer time than the Alliance him
been in existence , that In time such a
policy is inevitable. Circumstances seem
to bo rapidly moving toward the adop
tion of that policy. As to restoring sil
ver to the legal tender rights and equal
ities possessed by gold , the issue of gov
ernment currency direct to the peoi lo ,
the graduated taxation of incomes , and
the election of United States
senators by a direct vote of
the people , they are not now proposi
tions and all of thorn have supporters
outside of the Alliance. Assuming that
President Pollc represents the general
and controlling sentiment of the body of
which ho is the head , and that ho has
spoken frcoly of its intentions , there is
no cause for apprehending Unit the
Ocala convention will do anything or
propose anything that will threaten the
prosperity and welfare of the country ,
Nevertheless the result of Us delibera
tions , which are to bo conducted secretly ,
will bo awaited with great nnd general
interest.
OUR SOUTUKllK Tli.iDE.
The statistics of the trade of the
United States with the countries south
of us during the last fiscal year supply
data from which a judgment may bo
formed ns to the possible benefits to the
producers of this country from recipro
city , The grand total value of our
foreign commerce during the year was
$1,017,000,000 , the largest of any year in
the history of the country , and of this
am on in the value of the trade with
Mexico , the Central and South Ameri
can states , British Hoururns ! and the
West Indies was $28'J,000,000 , or a little
over seventeen.per cent. But while our
commerce with Europe shows an excess of
exports over imports amounting in value
to two hundred and thirty-three million
dollars , that with the countries south of
us shows an oxncss of Imports ever experts -
ports amounting to ono hundred and
eight million dollars. Thus while as
the result of the year's business liuropo
was largely our debtor , notwithstanding
the fact that wo imported more largely
than in any previous year , tlio countries
to the south of us wor'o our creditors ,
and the balance against us was settled
in gold.
As compared with the fiucal year 1839 ,
our exports to the southern countries
for the last fiscal year show an increase
of eight million dollars , while the im
ports decreased : il > out ono million , a
gratifying gain , but when the llg-
urcs of trade with the countries
with which wo do the largest
trade nro looked at , the dljparlty
between the value of what wo buy of
them and whiit wo sell them is very
largo. Thus our imports from Brazil
during the last fiscal year amounted to
$ f > ' . ) ,000,000 , whllo our exports to that
country wore of the value of less than
twelve million dollars. From Cuba and
Porto .UIco wo bought merchandise to
the value of nearly fifty-eight million
dollars , and sold to them goods and com
modities worth $15,000,000 ; and from
Mexico the value of the imports was
$2.1,000,000 and of the exports $1 ,000,000.
Thus wo took from Brazil , the Spanish
West Indies and Mexico merchandise to
the amount of 308,000,000 In excess of
what they bought of us. In our com
merce with the British West Indies nnd
the Argentine Republic- the balance o
trade was in our favor.
How much of the $103,000,000 against
us In our commerce with the southern
countries we can reasonably expect to
pay In our own products under the pro
posed policy of reciprocity Is a very un
certain problem. But there appears
good reason to bollovo that wo shall In
tlrao bo able to very largely Increase
our exports to Brazil and the Spanish
"West IndlcH , which sold us lostycnr
icarly ninety million dollars' wqrth
more-than they bought of us , and wo
ought nine to bo ublo to do so with our
tear neighbor Mexico , which la under
stood not to look unfavorably upon the-
reciprocity plan. But Ifvo can do no
nero than sccliro from these coun
tries a market for our products to the
unount of $ .30,000,000 In ndilltion to what
they now buy of us It will bo a substan-
.inl gain that is worth seeking ,
TUB XK\r \ covscrr , .
The now council Simula ten democrats
Lo olpht republicans , reversing the pres
ent political order. Of the nine mom-
jors elected Tuesday , six uro now men ,
who , with flvo of the antl-coinbluo uiotn-
jcrs , insure the retirement of that odi
ous gang from the nitinngomcnlof muni
cipal affairs.
This result is sufficient cause for gen
eral conjrratulation. Tlio people of
Omaha uro indifferent to the po
litical complexion of the council. The
result of the election omphnM/.es the
fact that our Uixpaying citizens will not
countenance star chamber methods and
corporation subserviency.The fourth
ward represents in a largo degree the
most enterprising nnd substantial ele
ments of our citizenship. In the crushIng -
Ing defeat of the recognized leader of
the combine by an overwhelming ma
jority It discarded narty lines and en-
Lnrcd nn emphatic protest against job
bery and extravagance.
The city Is on the threshhold of nn era
of progress and prosperity. Con
fidence nnd activity animates
all departments of commerce
and industry. The Influx of oulsidecap-
ital for investmenttlio increasing num
ber of building enterprises , nnd the rapIdly -
Idly developing project : ) of a public
nature , demand the adoption of o broad
grmgo policy in city affairs. The coun
cil must lop off the tax eaters , econo
mize in expenses , rigidly proven ! tax
shirking , and thus not only encourage
enterprise , but relieve tax payers of the
onerous burdens Imposed. The jobbers
and tricksters must bo sat upon , favorit
ism suppressed , nnd the Interests of the
city as a whole upheld agiiinat the
schemes of franchised corporations.
Tun recommendation of President
Harrison for a law compelling the ndop-
lion of safety appliances on railroad
trains demands the earnest attention of
congress. The subject Is ono that di
rectly concerns a quarter of a million
railway employes and the security of
millions of travelers. Tlio last annual
report of the interstate commerce com
mission shows that out of ! iO,000
locomotives In use on the railroads of
the couatry , only one-half are equipped
with automatic brakes ; out of 1,000,000
freight nnd passenger cars , not one-
tenth are equipped with safety appli
ances. There is no scarcity of effective
appliances to remedy the evils com
plained of for the second time by Presi
dent Harrison , nor can the power of
congress in the matter bo seriously ques
tioned. Thn killing and crippling of
railroad operatives by the continued use
of defective couplings and hand brakes
justifies congress In bringing legal pressure -
sure to boar on the corporations compel
ling them to equip their trains with
modern appliances.
THE statement of the condition of
the state and private banks of Nebraska
at the end of Juno , 1889 , and on October
18 , 1890 , shows n fair growth of business
during the fifteen , months , the increase
in loans and discounts during that period
having boon abaut two million dollars ,
while the resources increased over ono
million. The account of general de
posits shows n gain of nearly throe
million dollars , the surplus fund was
somewhat increased , and generally the
statement of liabilities is more favorable
for the latter than the former date.
The now banking law nppo.irs to have
worked well , nnd thus far none of the
rcabons urged in opposition to it have
been justitlod by results , It is believed
that Nebraska now has as safe and well-
regulated a , banking system as any in
the country , and nil that seems to bo
required is that it shall continue to bo
faithfully enforced.
PIIOF. HKNBY W. Ki.Morr of the
Smithsonian Institutecoufirnisthoreport
that the Alaska seal crop has suffered a
marked decline. A careful examination
of the scaling ground shows nn alnnnin/r /
decrease in the number of animals , and
unless vigorous measures are adopted to
suppress poaching and radically reduce
the limit of the catch , the extermination
of the seals is an early certainty. Prof.
Elliott rojnn-ts that the seals have
been reduced from 1,500,000 to less
than ono hundred thousand einco 1872 ,
nnd urges ths government to buspond
seal fish ing for at least so von years. It
JH evident the authorities must show
greater vigilance in excluding poach em ,
who have Hocked to thoBohrlngsoa , this
year and captured a greater number
than the authorized company , if they
would save this great Alaskan industry.
TUB importance of Omaha as an in
surance headquarters is steadily forcing
Itself on the attention of the leading
companies , The marvelous growth of
city and surrounding country makes it a
most desirable base of operations for the
great west , The magnificent Life build-
hig was at first considered a reckless in
vestment , an extravagant bid for busi
ness. A year's oxporlonco , however ,
fully justifies the wisdom of the Invest
ment and makes It the envy of rivals ,
The erection of the building has been
the means of attrnotlng other wealthy
Insurance corporations to Omaha.
The --Etna company has decided to
transfer its western headquarters from
Cincinnati to Omaha. Gradually but
surely the city is becoming the hub of
insurance business in the west.
TUB National Farmers' Alliance , now
in session at a Florida town , should pre
pare an address showing how It hap
pened that Jay Gould's friend , Gordon ,
was the outcome of a legislature with 6(1 (
Alliance majority.
LA.NKV3 report of the con
dition of Nebraska schools shows the
steady growth of the state. The In-
crcnso la the enrollment slnco 1838 is
nenrly twenty-five thousand and In the
number cf } fecliool buildings 760.
] .xiK > nc1ltitresu , , Jiavo n.Uo Increased
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by $1200,000. , 'AU Interesting flguro In
Lho statistics of nho schools Is the num
ber of sod nnu < J houses Hundreds of
these are in use.wnd they have conshlor-
nbly Increased'lit ' number during the last
Lwoyunra. Tjliij is good evidence that
the frontier Is not yet wholly a thing of
the past In Nebraska , \Vhothor or not
woliavo any iLfhcolns or Garflolds in
embryo , wo nrej fiuro at least that wo
have the sort of cradles In which great
ness hns often i-6cked heretofore.
AMID the whole disheartening mesa
into which the Irish cnuso Is plunged ,
the ono poignant regret to every lover
of human freedom Is that It practically
wrecks what a few days ago promised to
bo tlio crowning act of Gladstone's life
the granting of homo rule to Ireland.
To this cause ho has devoted an almost
supernatural energy during the past
seven years. Success was as certain as
day follows night. Vet the hopiw of
Gladstone no liss than the relief of a
people from the oppression of centuries
are dashed to pieces In an hour. Such a
disaster on the threshold of triumph is
utourcoof profound regret to nil friends
of liberty anil human progress.
ANOTIIKU state in which there- will bo
a contested governorship is Now Hamp
shire. Tliero the light will bo inoro
acrimonious than in Nebraska , though
there Is absolutely nothing but partisan
zeal buck of It. i'ho ofllco of governor
of New Hampshire is not a plnco of vast
power and responsibility. Now Hamp
shire is a very quiet and sedate llttlo
stale , but she yields to no one in the
strength of her political passions. There
domoc-racy and republicanism are as hard
iiml net as the'granite hills , nnd the con
test for the governorship will bo of the
same character. It will boa fight between
Hunker democrats anil abolition republi
cans.
Till ! Dutch republicans are making
themselves felt , and suggesting that a
very huinblu Hollander would look bet
tor at the lioad of the nation than the
late profligate king. There can bo 110
doubt about that , but Holland is a little
country and the Imperial bayonets that
surround it will sco that no popular
movement gets il foothold at present.
The democratic day will some time dawn
on Europe , and when it does , bravo llttlo
Holland will como In with the rest.
COXTKOL of the city council is lost to
the republicans through the rule or ruin
policy of the combine. The Twenty-
oighturs resorted to every disreputable
method to perpetuate themselves , des
pite the ropeatOiV rebukes received from
the rank and filo.of the party , with the
result of losinjjjthd representative re
publican want'of the oily by an over
whelming majority. Boss rule will not
succeed in Omnhi } .
Mu. CitAFFKliyVill not bo president of
the next councilor the very good reason
that without tup parliamentary prompt
ings of tho'tnnjoi' tha member from the
Seventh would. " < bo asfhopeU ? * ly lost as
the curl of hpigVtallln a barrel of pork.
IT is safe to apsor.t that Mr. Birkhau-
ser's inspectors have now reached ' 'the
completion of their ability to render
service for the city. " They pulled C'haf- '
fee through a small knothole.
Tin : measure of the major's popularity
wns taken in his homo district. Out of a
total of 325votc3ho received 120. In the
whole ward , out of a total of 1,3S7 votes
cast , ho received only 414.
TUB Third , it will bo observed , af
firmed ita allegiance to the house of
Ford by a loud majority.
TnK returns from the First Indicate n
profound contempt , for "We , Us& Co.
IT was a cold day for tlio brains of the
combine.
Could Glvo Them Points.
irnihtngton I'ost ,
After all their fuss the Indiana will hardly
bo so successful In the scalping line as wns
the farmers' alliance ;
New York I'jiyw Jloro Tluui Lontlon.
CMraao Inttr-Ocenn.
Now Yorlc spends for city government
nbnut $1:1,000,000 : per year more than the city
of London. They have no Tammany society
over there.
\VJinro II Is Host Needed.
H'Mlilniitnn.iff. .
A Chicago man has established an institu
tion for tbo treatment of obesity. Ho should
send u prospectus to tlio democratic majority
of the next house ,
TTniliily Snvrrn.
Qiicrurt ffeui.
That tuo first snowstorm should fall on the
day set for -tlio opening of congress will
[ irob.jbly bo looked upon by Mr. Heed m
a bib of uncalled-for nnil wholly gratuitous
sarcasm.
ISoto TlilH , HiGould. .
KttwiH Cltu Time * .
Mr. Jay Gould ought to realize that tlio
pcoploof this couhtuy nro notscheinlnig after
anybody or aiiythWf * , but that they do want
nclmnco for an iioucst llvllhood Is true and
they are irolngr tolhajjo It. Taltu a smoltc , Mr.
'
May Nat ? , Iniwt
A'Mtvl'orfc Sun.
Class movements' In America , the banding
together of modui'iics , manufacturers , or Innit
cultivators , do ijotfi generally survive inoro
than ono victory pf-jp/io defeat. Ttiat of 1S0 !
may have more. 't > & < peril to the democrats ,
whom It seems td' ' fiSyor , than to the republi
cans , to whom apicfrently It is most antago
nistic , t > ecnuso tlioiforaicr may misunderstand
Its meaning , andHD latter evidently do not
intend to. [ ( .J
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ir at * Oninlia.
Omaha's stock market oiid packluR Indus
try , established only six years ago , has by
Judicious push , become the third Industry of
that kind la the country. Last year the total
receipts of the yards were l.OJl.-liJ hogs ,
312,013 cattle and 60,100 head of sheep. In
the whiter season of 1SS9-00 there were re
ceived 1,310,772 , hogs , 411 , 113 cnttlo and 10 1,153
shL-op. That is a business worth building up.
Omaha has cornbcltaml hog belt advantages ;
but tbo way Is open to success In * ttio same
line at the Twin City stockyards near Minne
apolis. There is In that locality the nucleus
of u great busiucss.
The years lllco endless currents flow
And bring a change to me ,
At twenty-ono she told me no
'Twas ' yes at thirty-three.
Ilio Korco Illll.
St. 7/otil.i lllobe-Demitmt ,
Tbo present session of congress Is limited
> y law to tbrco months , but the passage of
bo force bill , which the president rocom-
ncnds , and tint of the regular appropriation
nits could not ha effected Itisldo of six
nontb ? , even If the republicans were prnc-
Ically united In favor of thU policy. The
republicans are net united in this.
yv Dctnncrntlu A'lew.
Chh-ago iVtiw , ( Dem. )
It Is now more clear than ever that Secro-
nryBlalno's policy of reciprocity , however
reluctantly adopted , is relied on by the bour-
> on republicans to lessen the nauscousncss
of the IclClulcy law in actual operation , The
> raid cut writes of tlia reciprocity question
vlth the unfamiliarity of a tyro , but ho has
at least tnado It clear that .James G. liliiluo
vlll horc.if lor hold the republican policy on
tariff matters hi the hollow of his baud.
A. RiiBlncBS 1'rcnlilcnt.
/MiilPtonren-r/wc. / .
Mr. Harrison shows , In this message , that
10 has the intnrcats of the country as well ns
.hoso of his party cloao at heart , nnd ho fol-
ows carefully the course or legislation past
and future , nnd that his views nro held with
courapn and pertinacity. His best rrcom-
iiemlutlon Is. that not n moment of the short
essloii should bo wasted , since nil are needed
'or ' work. If con press shall heed tills gen
eral admonition , It will win u more favor-auto
opinion than can to purchased by the pursuit
of any special measure or particular policy.
Carefully Ktlltrd.
.l/lnneopolls / Trtlvne.
As a writer of state papers Mr , Harrison
s n model. Ho does not inalie Mr. Clevo-
ami's ' mistake of considering himself the
government and beginning every sentence
with the pronoun I , nor does he , Hko Mr.
Arthur , trip lightly over matters demanding
extended discussion , on tlio principle that
'tho least said la soonest mended. " Ho goes
carefully into detail in reviewing the opera
tions of each department of the government ,
yet his message does not greatly exceed in
ength the average of its predecessors In re
cent times. It hm evidently boon "edited. "
Htronir , Sensible. Patriotic.
Uetivtf IltintMttan.
A strong , sensible , patriotic nnd well
xvrlttcn suite puncr is President Harrison's
second annual message to congress. The
argument advanced by the president In favor
of a law for the just regulation nnd control
of federal elections is strong and convincing ,
but it seems hardly probable at present that
thoLodgo bill will secure the concurrence of
the sen.ito In the present session. The
suggestion regarding the reclamations .of
arid Innds in the west arc in full accord with
sound publio opinion on that subject , nnde
Uopo that congress can bo induced to act
upon them.
Give It u KniiTrial. .
ClilcnijnTrtliiinr.
While President Harrison Is familiar with
the results of the Iv'ovcmljcr election and
knows what the uow tariff law has cost the
republican party It was not to bo expected
that ho would call upon congress to repeal It ,
Ills for the republican congressmen who rep
resent their party while the president rep
resents all partlcj to undo the work which
resulted so disastrously for thorn. Nor is It
to bo expected that the President would con
demn in December the bill which he sicned in
September. While aware of the fact "that it
has mot with public disapproval ho prefers to
wait and sco how It will work bcforo ho says
that ho Is not satlsllcd with it.
Ocean Stibslden.
Jtttntat Cltu Journal.
The argument and the facts of the presi
dent's message touching the importance of
subsidies to ocean steamships in the form of
mail compensation will attract general atten
tion to business-like , patriotic and sound
statesmanship. Much of the preeminence of
England on the high seas unil In the carrj-inj
trade of the world is from tier liberal system
of subsidies and bounties to her merchant
mai-ino. And not only is this the settled pol
icy of Kuglamt , but it has become so in all the
governments of Kuropo that hiivo any mari
time pretensions at nil. And ho\v W ) hi the
United States cnn expect to compete with
these nations without putting our own flag
on an equality with the other Hairs of the
world h something our statesmanship cannot
understand ,
From it. Tariff Standpoint.
Chtcayo Inttr-Ouan.
It is now a mouth nlr.ce the great political
cyclone of IS'JO ' passed over the country , The
free traders cherished tbo hope that the very
foundation stones of protection had been
loosened , unil that the edifice itself rocked to
its overthrow. Benjamin Harrison , who -was
elected president on that issue , improves this
the first opportunity to give the country to
undcrstaud that nothing of the kind has hap
pened. A few shingles and chipboards may
clatter in the wind , but the structure itself
has not felt the blast. The republican party
Is as firmly grounded in the American doc-
trlno now as It over was , ana it is safe to say
that the effect of this bugla call to the faith
ful will bo to rally the party to the standard
of protection with a stead fastness of purpose
which will take no heed of the chattcrings of
mugwumps nnd semi free traders.
CJ.iiulor and Common Seitso.
iS/niu. CttyJaumal ,
The point of central Interest In the mes
sage undoubtedly Is its statements regarding
the tariff. The president speaks with no un
certain voice , and what ho says Is character
ized by cnmlor and common sense. Ho re
states the main points of the situation shelv
ing the falsity of recent representations of
the relation of the new tariff to the tendency
of prices to increase und also ita effect
on international trade. Ho says that when
the provisions of the law nro fully ascer
tained and its effects experimentally
demonstrated , it will bo time enough to
form a judgment upon Its general charac
ter. Ho cites ono highly significant fact ,
which certainly refutes u vast volumooC mis
representation , vlTho : fact- that ttio imports
at the port of New York for tlio llrst threes
weeks of November wore nearly 8 per cent
greater than for the same period In 1859 , and
'Jll per cent greater than in ttio same period
of 183 ,
The president's counsel to let the taw stand
as It Is , is wise not only in the public inter
est , but also as to ttio Interest of the republi
can party. The record of the party hai been
made , and It is for time und the inuturo Judg
ment of the country to dctcrnlno whether
that record bo wise.
Jay floulil at the l > uy of Judgment.
< ' ! irlttnn Alternate.
Jay gould was "dying , " was "practically
dead , " was ' 'lo.iing tils faculties , " had "given
up ambition , " was "rich enough , " was "loav-
ini ? matters to the management of younger
pursons , " was "incapable of moutal exer
tion , " was "n victim of nervous prostration. "
All these things Imvo been declared at inter
vals for two or three yean past ; yet ho Is
the strongest fliriiro before the country , his
Influence the greatest , and Ms bitterest fees
nro complimenting him for a great worn In
the restoration of values. Could Is the mys
tery of the ui0. One of the objects of t
final day of judgment is to reveal the truth
about Inscrutable characters.
An irildcHcont Hrram.
How hnppy all of us could bo if each re
maining day's session of congress were as do
llghtfully brief as yesterday's.
THE CONTEST FOR OFFICE ,
PollUohns from Ml Over the SUxto
cring in Lincoln ,
TAKING OF TESTIMONY TO BEGIN TODAY ,
Her. Dr. MCnrtlii Fnltn Off n Train
nnd In Seriously Injitri-il lawyers
Blunt 1'lln Tliclr Cases With *
out Delay.
LINCOLN , Neb. Dec. .1. ( Special Telegram
tb TUB Jlr.F. . ] Already politicians from
various parts of the state are Kattierlng In
Lincoln to listen to the testimony In the
; reat contest of the state executive ofllrcs
that commences tommorrow In Lincoln. The
cxcouUve-clect nnd his contestant each de
clares hln clf ready for the filruRKlo. The
.cstlinony Is to bo taken lu the rooms at I''O
South Eleventh street.
Klght. notaries have been tccurcd , ono
being for cacti executive ofllce , from tbo
? ovcrnor down to superintendent ot public
nstructlon. A full corps of short-hand roj
porters will take the testimony.
The independents are to bo represented by
Larub , Uickctt-s & Wilson ot Lincoln , Allen ,
[ Joblnson k Heed of Madison and V. 0.
jtrli'ldcr of Omaha , ( lovornor-elect lloyd Is
o bo represented by Harwood , Ames &
Kelly of Lincoln. Secretary of State-
elect Allen will lw represented
jy Attorney Ditworth of Hastings.
Lieutenant Governor-elect Majors has em
ployed Charley Hull. State Superintendent
of Public Instruction-elect Goucly will lo
represented by his brother. Auditor Honton
ins employed Billlngsloy & Woodatil.
I'ho Interests of Attorney ( icncrnl-
clcot Hastings will bo looked nftrr
by hla partner , Mr. McUluty. H. M. Sulli
van of Broken How will appear for Land
Commissioner-elect Humphrey.
This evening the republican executive
onicers-clcct held a consultation nnd luivu
about concluded to hnvo ono linn of
lawyers handle all ttio contests except that
of governor. Tom Majors Is on
deck and declares that ho proposes to stay
on Dech. Nearly nil tlio other executive
ofllcers-elcct are also on hand.
There Is some talk of making o test case of
the lieutenant governor contest and -letting
tbo result govern all the other executive
ofllccs outsiJo of governor. Doth Majors
and Dcch are tigrccd on tills point and all the
other Interested persons approached are of
the sumo mind.
The notaries to whom the testimony will
bo submitted have absolute power in the ac
ceptance or ieectlon ] of such thcstl-
mony as may bo regarded as rele
vant or irrelevant. Considerable Interest
therefore is manifested by the notaries
chosen by Liimb , Rickets & "Wilson the at
torneys for the independents , lien IA John
son , who will take testimony in the guber
natorial contest , Is a brother-in-law
ot Wilson. Fred Shepherd , who
will hear testimony in tbo lieutenant
governor contest , is Lamb's clerk. AV"
A , Grcon\vho takes testimony In the light
for the position of secretary of state , Is
Lamb's son-in-law. The executive oftlcei-s-
olcct have , therefore , decided to have some
notaries of their own choice as well ,
The report that there would bo no contest
except for the gubernatorial seat Is a decided
mistnlto. The Independents declare with
great emphasis that the light Is on all along
tlio line and will remain on.
The indepcndcndents have subpoenaed
twenty witnesses from various parts of the
state and have given them the option of ap
pearing hero or nt Omaha. Norfolic or Inulun-
ola , at their pleasure. It is believed that the
great majority of those \vill como to Lincoln.
In addition to these twenty witnesses the in
dependents have made arrangements with a
number of others to coma on the receipt of a
telegraphic summons. Too present indica
tions nro that ttio taking of testimony will
consume several days , probably a week.
THE STATE'S stuxrrio.vs OF VAII.
Adjutant General Cole will leave tomorrow
for Bushvillo and vicinity to see whut dis
position has been made of ttio 400 rifles sent
to the front for the defense of the people liv
ing1 near the Indian reservation. General
Cole says that appeals for munitions of war
continue to pour in.
Altogether the stale owns about fifteen
hundred rifles , but about one thousand of
them are in the possession of the state
militia.
HRV. DR. MAIITIX INMCRRD.
Rev. Dr. George AV. Martin of the relief
committee for the destitute farmers accidentally
dentally fell off the rear cud of a train near
Shelton yesterday and is badly bruised about
the fnco and limbs. No serious results are
feared , but Dr. Martin will bo confined to his
room for sevent days.
OP I.YTEIIESTTOUWTEKS.
The next term of the supreme court com
mences January C. 1S9I. All cases to bo ad
judicated during that term must bo filed by
December 17 , or two weeks from tomorrow.
All cases filed after that time will suffer
ncarlj' a year's delay , as they have to go over
until the September term of 1891.
ODDS AND K.NDS.
An inoulry conies to Deputy Auditor Allen
of the Insurance department if the Manufac
turers' accident indemnity company of
Geneva , N. V. , Is entitled to do business In
Nebraska. Mr. Allen replies most emphatic
ally that it , Is not.
A telephone message to the police station
last evening gave another chapter In the sad
story ot young Annlo Sheer , It wus a ro-
quesb for the Immediate presence of the city
physician at the bedside of the girl at 11117 K1
street. 7)r , GifTen wus immediately notified ,
nnd went to the house , \vhera ho found the
young girl , her babe slowly dj-iinr. The
mother is still In a dangerous condition. lo- )
bind this Is a story which was told some six
months no. The father of ttio child Is Tom
Mycr.ii , son of a saloon Itcoper on O street.
Annie is a very pretty young i-lrl , not ever
eighteen years of age , nnd Myers was a dash
ing young German. The young people met ,
and it vas a ease of true love , at least on
Annlo's part. In nn evil moment she listened
to the tempter , Myers' friends say that he
loveil the girl well , but tils Into conduct does
not brar out this statement. lie had promised
to marry the girl , the woddinc day wus set ,
and the finesU Invited. When the night
came the groom was missing , and has not
been seen in Lincoln since ,
Alice Broadwater was granted a divorce to
day from her late husband , Alfred P , Broad-
water ,
In her damage suit against Mrs. Lclghton
for $10,001) , , Mrs. Huttlo Watson was awarded
TliejKavor I'lirnell.
Come. Dec. H. [ Special Cablegram to TUB
Hun. ] A committee of Cork's YounR Ireland
society , of which William O'Drien U presi
dent , has adopted a resolution supporting
I'arncll. This action is contrary to the
course advised by O'Hrion. who Is ono of the
delegates of the nationalist party In ttio
United States who advised the retirement of
1'aruelt.
Cotton .Mills Itaitly Dnniaactl.
LONDON' , Dec. n. [ Special Cablojnim to
Tim HUB. ! 'Jho mills of the Coventry cotton
spinning company nt Coventry have been
damaged by fire to the extent of many thou
sands of pounds. The flro throws''DO hands
out of cm ploy meat.
DON'T CHEAT YOURSELF.
It pays to ssenrn tlio best , and this Is spe
cially trun wliun llfo or health Is utstake
How any ijuinor woman who Is sufTorlnij
from dyspepsia , liver trouble or any similar
aftlletlon can do.se tlio stomach \vllhchcnp
nostrum * passes all belief , Thonxands of people
ple so troubled go to Carlsbad und Bu > nd
largo sums of rnonoy lu doing It.Yiy ) not use
the Rcniilno Uitrl.tbad Sprudcl Bulls , which 1 <
Imported from Curlibad , and can bo obtained
of any rellitbloilruxeliit , They are the con
centrated power of Ilio water Hfit'lf. They
hnvo the sumo effect upon tlio system ; for all
disorder * of Ilio Btotmifli , IIverund kulnvy.tlio
Ccnulno Ciirlstmd Jpruclel Salt im without
equal. It Is siioclully beneficial for ehronlo
constipation , Rimty and rheumatic iitTeftlcms.
Ho Hiiro to obliiln the senulno aillelu which
him tlioboal of tbu rlty ot t'urshnil and tlio
BlKiutnya of "Manor& Kcimulwn Oa , , agents ,
0 Ilurcluy Slrrot. New York. " pn the noclc of
every bottle.Yrllt \ for piinphlat.
xitirs OP Tin : xoitTtrn'RST ,
NchrnakA.
The renoral store of A. 1 * . Kol > ln on nt
Banner has been closed by a chattel inort-
Holers' clovntor nt Mlndcnva * destroyed
by lire , together with (1,000 ( bushels or wheat ,
tdOO uualicU of pens nint a quantity of flour.
I'ho lo ntnounti to IIU.OOO , with $ I3'CO In
surance.
K. .T. MclCenna , n farmer near Tckumtili ,
roniinltted Milrlilo liy placing the muzzle of n s"
double barrelled shotgun nt bin bren.it and /
willing the trlRecr. Ho leaves n wife nnd X
four Binnll children.
Down in Karpy county the politicians hail n
vary hot light over the county nttorneyshlp.
All partial combined against J union 1' . Urove.
but bo cnnio out winner by SI majority. Ills
said to huve been 11 bitter contest , nnd Mr.
drove Is receiving tlio congratulations of hit
friends.
Two young fellows of York wanted to hnvo
tholr pictures tnkon lu wild west fiiMiiou and
J. B. Shane , ttie photographer , loaned them
revolvers to ndd to tlit-lr woolly uppcnranco.
Whilom the net of being "tootc" ono of thn
revolvers went off and tbo bullet landed In
Shmio's right leg , nv.ir the thigh , inaklug an
ugly hut not dangerous wouiut.
\Vo havobeen thinking forsotno time Hint
llurncston would take u change for the better
soon , snys the Star. 1'tila week shows up
finely ; ono new store , ono now doctor , ono
new barbershop , n now sot of stockmen and
a general revival of trade In nil kinds of bus
iness. "Wo nro reliably In formed thwt two
more now stores will bo stnrteil In the nonr
future. Talk about BarnesUm bolng dftul.
She has today nioro llfo In her than jn.uiv
towns of two nml three times her slzo.
A movoinont lias boon Initiated nt Ashferd ,
llnnncr county , to seciirotho concorteci action
of Kansas , Soutn Dakota and rscbrii'ka In un
appeal to the government for assistance In
irrigation projects , -'to nid in the construction
of ennuis where ennnls nro available , and to
put down artesian wells where n good water
noad cannot bo obtained. " It was urged that
all the localities Interested In Irrigation
should nt once hold meet hips , endorse reso
lutions nnd petition for assistance. Promi
nent persons fi-om Scott's Hluff and Banner
counties participated.
I'Vom Wyonilni ; to ttic Const.
A fanner nt ItlrorsMe , Cal.lms taken eight ,
crops of alfalfa from ono Held this season. It
Is worth SI" per ton ,
Pnrtles at Santa Cruz , Oil. , nro ciKragod In
salting nnd packing mackerel for the llrst
time in the history of the town.
Rooms In the cnpltol at Chovcnno have V
been leased by the Untied States at & ) ,000
per annum , for the use of United States
olllcci-s in Wyoming.
Seventeen thousand sheep wcrerccenttv
shipped from Lusk , Wyo. , to eastern Ne
braska where they will bo fed for the Omaha
and Chicago market.
A town has been started nt tlia tiot springs
recently discovered in Nntrona county ,
Wyoming , and a largo hotel Is already bcliiR
built near the springs ,
The 70 cattle company of Powder river ,
Wyoming , Is bringing to eastern Converse
county L'.fflO head of cattle to rnngo on the
Kunmng Water this winter.
S. Marquis and A. K. McCnll quarreled
over asm-all debt , the former fatally shootinc
McCnll mid then stabbing himself. The af
fair occurred ut Dayton , wash ,
A cauliflower measuring Jlflccn inches
across ttio ton nnd weighing seventeen and n
half pounds , is tholntost Important farm pro
duct m Multnomah county , Oregon.
Mr , B. Martin of North Yum It'll ' , Oro. ,
sold his boo crop of six acres nt 33 cents , the
whole realizing H , 100 , a clear gain of $ ' 2,700
on the crop , a big thing on n small acreage.
A sheriff's sale of three sections of Ira-
proved farm luud In Grant county , Oregon ,
realUcd $5,000. This , however , Is ono of the
most remote and undeveloped counties in the \
state.
Early next spring the N-N cattto company
of Montana will drive through Lusk , Wyo. ,
30,000 head of cattle on the wny from Texas
to their northern range near the LI ig Mis
souri.
The biggest sunflower on record hits boon
raised this year by Hies. Pcnschowcr of Olo-
vordalo Col. Hie stiilk Is six Inches in di
ameter at ttio ground , It. stands twelve foot
high , nnd the llowor measures nlno feet in
circumference ) .
Says the Pocatello ( Idaho ) IlomM : If ttio
government of this city don't use more au
thority nnd precaution and force Justice , wo
fear the moral atmosphere will become con
taminated beyond tbo limit of reasonable
decency and unpleasant , circumstances fol
low , ending in trouble nil around.
Captain Powers of tlio United States engi
neers was nt Miles City , Mont. , last week
making n preliminary surniy of the Tongue
river. lie will report t'io cost of altering the
course of the river , which hns for the rent yV + Z'
few years been nitthifr Into the town , theS
improvement will involve an cxpendltufo of r
$15,000 und ni.lterlnlly benefit the town.
A barn owned by Thomas Ord , in Colorado
Springs , was burned the other night. In the
barn wore twenty-two horses belonging to
Mr. Ord , On discovering the tire the team
sters ran to the barn nnd cut the ropes that > *
fastened the horses and , by vigorous efforts ,
succeeded In ( jetting- five horses out of the
barn , but the remainder ourncd. Loss , 1,500 , ;
insurance , $200 ,
Messrs. Hnncbctt and Truman have organ
ized a company to work the famous Htato
Line gold mine at Gold Mountain in Nevada.
Colonel Ellis of Cnrson City has disposed of
his Interest in the mine to tbo new company ,
who are now developing tbo property. It Is
proposed to work a few men this winter and
next spring put on a largo force of mon and
work the mine on an oxtcnsivo scale.
About flvo year. * ago W , S Wntkins was
gracing f 00 sheep hi tlio lake basin on shares ,
says tboDllllngs ( Monk ) Gazette. Ills In
dustry and thrift panned out big In thcso
years nnd this week ho sold to Thomas llros ,
his accumulated possessions for tlionontsuin
ot SS.OO'J. Ill ) had l.Iltsheep'Jl ) bond ot
stock cattle niul a span of horses as repre
senting his livestock nccumulatloa ; also a
ranch claim and improvements.
Seventeen Years fur For ery.
Nnw YOIIK , Dec. 3. Albert H. Smith ,
member of the llrtn of Rtilli , Hobeson &
Smith , bankers nnd brokers , wno was con
victed of forgery has been sentenced to
seventeen years' imprisonment in the state
penitentiary.
On III at UOH.
EUKN-OS AYIIKH , Deo. ! ! . [ Special Cable
gram to TUB BnB. ] Gold today w quoted
at " 03 per cout premium.
OTB cured by
Used
according to
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THE CHARLES A. VOGELER CO. , Daltlmoro. Md.
OMAHA
LOAN AND TRUST
COMPANY.
Hiibsorlbed and Guarantied Capital..WO.OCC
I'aid In Cupltal 3M-OM
lluys and soil * Htocka mid bonds ; ncgotlatei
commercial papcri rocolvcs und executes
trusts ; nct a transfnr s nt anil trustee of
corporations , takes charge 'it property , ool-
locts laic * .
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SAVINGS BA.NK.
S , E. Cor. lOth and Douglas Sts.
IMId In Capital , I 5).COI
Kubiurlbod anil Guaranteed Capital. . . . 100,00)
Liability of Btookholdurs 2WJ.WJ
& 1'cr Cent In ton-lit 1'alil nn Deposits ,
fBA.MCJ. LANUK , Uavblor.
Officers ; A U. Wynian , president. J , J. Drown ,
vioo-presldcnt , W. T , Wjrman. treasurer.
Dlrootoni A , \Yymnn. . J. II. Mlllard , J. J ,
Ilrowu.UuyO. Ilnrton.E. W. Nash , Tbuuiu
U Klmball , George II. I.aku.