THE OMAHA DAIL JJJUJSt TUESDAY , .JANUARY 20 , 1801.
THE DAILY BEE
E. HOSEWATKIl KIMTOU.
rilUUSIIKP EVERY MORNING
TRItMB OP BUIIKCIUPTION.
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PIxinonlliH. . . . . ftOO
Ilifi'o wonlln . , . . .1 . 2M
Bumlny llco.Onu Year . 200
Weekly llou , Ono Year. . 1W
OFFICES !
OmnVin.TIiollPO Handing.
South Omnlm , Corner N nnd Mill Street *
Council HIiilK 121'fiirl Hired.
ClilensoOlllcc , niTOImmborof Commerce.
New York. Kuonm 13,14 and ir.Trlliuno lluliains
Washington , 113 I'uiirtccntli fctroct.
COIHtr.Sl'ONDESOB
All romtnmilciitloni rrlntlnir to news nml
filltorlnljiintlor should bo nclilrossed to the
Editorial Department
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All TimlncM loiters anil rcnmtimeiw slioum
Iliolloo rulillMiIni : Companr.
Oriialin. DruftM , checks and postntllco orders
toliu made payable U > the order of the com
pnny.
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The liecll'M'p. Fiimnm and J-cvciitocnthSU
EWOHN frT/TEMENT Ulf UIHUUIiATlUN
fctnloof Nubmnkit. 1
Comity uf Dnuffins. ( "
Gfnrrr it. Trscliuck. necrclnry of The nee
riibllxlilnir ( omimnv. noc rolctntily ( iwcat
1B t the ncliinl clrnuln.tion of THE DAII.T lliR
for tlio ucoit ending Junuiiry 17 , Ib'jl , was at
follows : _ . . . .
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MonO nv , .Inn. 12
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WrtinrMlny. > fun , II . „
Tlnirsdiiv. Jim. 15 ai.SM
Vrldnr. Jim.l
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Avcrnt 0.002
GEOiinn IJ. TZSCIIOCK.
f worn to It far * mo nnd dibiirilioil In my
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UEAt.i N. 1' . KKIU Notary 1'ubtla
Flute of Nubniljn , I. .
Comity pf IJoiiclas , | " *
Grorpo If. T7cliuolf , tclns duly sworn , fle-
rosrs nnd ntlml ho Is secretnry of Tlio llco
rulillsliliic Compnny , tlmt tlio nctnul nvprnpo
dnlly circulation of TUB U > II.T HER
for tlio month of Jnnunry. If 1(0 , l.Vx ( )
coplrs ; for l'obrunry ' , IHO , 10,101 , conies :
for Mnrrli. IfOO. iO.SIS copies ; for April.
1HX ) , 'MM roulcs : for Mny , 18TO , 20.W
coplrs ; for June , l rc. W.-Ol ro ) > 'cs : fnr July ,
3(10 , a > , ( rj copies ! fnrAiicust.lHlf.IO.'Mcoplos !
for t'ontrml cr. 1810.'J3.S70 t-oplcsifor Octolicr ,
IfPO. Sana roplcn ; for November , 1MK ) , K.IM
coplosj for Iccn ) > tcr. 1FCO. KUT1 cnplos.
GrOICGK 11. T7.8CMCCK.
Eworntn Ic'orn mo. nnd subscribed In my
presence , tlniSlstouyof Ucccmlicr. A.I ) . . 1890-
N 1' . rmt.
Notary I'ubllo.
'Tim bonrd of education hus demon-
stratcil that figures do Ho.
KANSAS CITY business inon should
make their deposits In Omaha banks.
n competition is the highway to
the railroad and commercial prosperity
of Omnlii ) .
A CONUUUSSMAK who has a finger In
the silver i > eel is not im impartial judge
of the currency question.
SBNATOH Mandorson touched a ro-
eponsivo obord inOmnhnwhon ho recast
the Interstate bridge bill.
THE clearings record for the past
week marks the return of the financial
tldo and the restoration of confidence ) in
business circles.
Tim partial success of the "tlgor"
hunt suggests what a grand haul might
bo made if the sleuths did not boat the
drum in advance.
Tins legislature mot yesterday at 4 p.
m. , adjourned shortly and retired to
rest. Cost of same to the people , $2,000 ;
value of sumo to people , $ .0000.
"Tins human heart 1 ? shaped llko a
Bqunsh , " was ono of the answers given
by n applicant a teacher's certifi
cate in Omaha. And nho received it.
, of Idaho is said to have
paid $10,000 for Ma sixty-day term in the
Bonato. A senator's value to the public
is generally measured by the amount
ho paid for election in inverse ratio.
WHAT is the necessity of putting the
city to the expense of sending a charter
committee to LincolnV Members of the
Douglas county delegation arc In Omaha
every wcolt and a copy of the revision
can bo handed thonnxt any timo.
WE ARE gratified to contradict the
report of Governor Tlwyor's dangerous
illness. According to last accounts ho
lina simply boon prostrated by overwork
and want of rest Ho is now convales
cing and if no relapse takes place ho will
bo out nguh : within a few days.
LKT it bo understood at once that Trra
BEK does not propose to act as publlo
Drosocutor of any olllclal dorollct in the
Jorfornwnco of his duties. Wo shall
publish the facts as wo find thorn , re
gardless of consequences , and leave to
tholr ollleial superiors the duty of enforcing -
forcing integrity and strict compliance
with the law.
The annual report of "Wells , Forgo &
Co. of precious metals produced during
1890 in the states and territories west ol
the Missouri shows : Gold , $32,150,910 ;
silver , $02,030,881 ; copper , $20,509,092 ;
load , $11,600,571. The total value of the
output is $127,100,460 , comprising in the
aggregate the chief product of sovoti
states nnd three territories. This is n
n vast sum to dig out of the bowels ol
the earth , yet in actual value It is Con'
Bidcrably behind what the farmers ol
two states garnered from the surface.
TLo corn crop of Iowa and Nobraskn
lost year aggregated 800,000,000 bushels.
At present prices in Chicago the crop Is
worth $1-11,000,000. Thus the chiol
Btaplo of two states exceeds the value ol
the entire mineral output by ncnrlj
617,000,000. And the farmer gathers hif
annual crop at considerably loss expanse
than the minor.
THE investigation into the methods bj
which teachers' certificates are obtained
In this city confirms what has boot
common talk in educational circles foi
years. The practice of favoring cortaii
applicants for certificates , regardless ol
the result ol the examination , has grow :
to the proportions of a scandal. I
forced the retirement.of a promlnonl
cltlzon from the examining board a to\\
years ago. The marking up of fnvorltoi
la but ono of the evils. Others far man
worthy and competent have boon per
aistcutly marked down because they dii
not command the favor of the power
that bo. The fuels developed show no
only a systematic traffic in touchers' ' certificates
tificatos , but a doliborata alteration o
examination papers. The board ahouli
pursue the inquiry to the end , place thi
ulnmo where It belongs nnd promptl ;
dispense with tliosorvices of the abettor
and bonoflclarlos.
JjKT THEM
The disposition shown by lenders of
the independents to Ignore the true
state of facts in the political division of
this state compels us to call attention to
the returns of the late election. Out of
a total vote of 21-l.OUO cast for governor ,
the candidate on the Independent ticket
received 70,187 or loss than ouo-Uilrd.
In other words , of the 1,030,000 popula
tion of Nebraska the independents In
the legislature represent 3' > 0,000 people
nnd tholr opponents 700,000 people.
This Is ono of those very rare instances
In politics whore the minority has the
controlling voice in shaping legislation.
Or , to put it tersely , it is ono of these
Instances in which the tall Is allowed to
wag the dog.
The reason why this is thus is rondlly
explained. In the intense fight over
prohibition nnd the scramble for the
olllccs the legislature became a second
ary matter. Hut that nlono would not
luivo given the Independents a con
trolling majority of the two houses.
The fact is that a very largo proportion
tion of the independents in the legisla
ture ewe tholr election to republicans
and democrats. Some of them received
a greater number of votes from the old
parties than from the now party.
It may bo well for these members to
remember that they do not represent
only the Alliance , but other citizens ,
who are equally entitled to tliolr sor-
vlces. Lot them bear in mind that
14,000 ? votes wore cast by citizens who
are not identified with the Alliance , and
of the 70,000 , votes that wore cast for
1'owors and the independent ticket fully
10,000 were cast by voters who are out
side of the Alliance.
IMM MI' KM
Two measures have been introduced
In the legislature in the interest of rail
way employes. Ono of thotn requires
that railway companies shall equip their
engines nnd card with automatic coup
lers. The other fixes the liability of
the companies for injuries sustained by
their employes in consequence of the' '
negligence or mismanagement of the
agents and servants of such companies.
They are complomontal , both being nec
essary to secure from the railway com
panies the fullest possible protection to
employes to bo obtained from the
use of the ' most approved appli
ances and the oxoreiso of proper care
and management ou the part of those In
authority. The corporations are likely
to pay little attention to the mandate of
the law in the absence of adequate pen
alties for neglect to obey it. Considera
tions of humanity have no weight with
them. They cannot bo impressed by
sentiment. They have no soul or con
science to bo touched by the sufferings
or death of.manglcd employes , or by the
privations to others which such casual
ties generally bring. But they will re
spect a law which provides just and sure
penalties for their failure to employ all
practicable mentis for the protection
against injury of these in their sorvico.
A law fixing the liability of these cor
porations would give greater force to
the demand for the best appliances in
equipping tholr engines and cars.
In 1889 the casualties to railway em
ployes throughout the country reached
tho-startling total of 22,000 , ot which
1,072 , resulted in death. The number
was doubtless not loss last year. This
is an enormous sacrifice of llfo and limb
to corporation cupidity and carelessness.
It can not bo stated what Nebraska's
contribution was to this record of death
and maiming in a single year , but there
is no reason to doubt that it was in pro
portion to the relative number of rail
way employes In the fltato.At any rate
the nbcortalned facts must impress every
man with thp necessity for legislation ,
local nnd general , to secure bettor pro
tection for these In the service of the
railroads and to fix just and adequate
penalties for injuries sustained by rea
son of the negligence or mismanage
ment of railway oillcials.
A'EH' IMMIGRATION UILL.
The now immigration bill reported
last week Is a much loss radical measure
than had boon expected. The careful
investigation of the subject made by the
committee , nnd the expression of
opinions obtained from persons who take
a liberal and unprejudiced view of tlio
question , appear to have resulted in the
conclusion that there is no valid reason
at present for imposing very much
greater restrictions upon immigration
than tire now provided , but which have
not been as thoroughly enforced as could
bo desired. The result is a measure
considerably modified from the bill
that a majority of the committee -
too had previously deckled on. The
now measure excludes the classes inhib
ited by the present law and adds thereto
persons likely to become paupers , polygamists -
gamists and persons convicted of any
crime involving moral turpitude , simple
political offenders not being included.
It is also provided , In order to meet the
case of persons sent over by poor law
guardians , that persons whoso transpor
tation was paid for by another , or who
have boon assisted to emigrate , must
show alllrmatlvoly nnd satisfactorily that
they are not within the inhibited
classes. The bill contains a num
ber of provisions to moot eva
sions of the contract labor law , and It
properly exempts ministers nnd persons
in rocogni/.od professions from the pro
visions of the law relating to contract
labor. A moro thorough system ol
immigrant inspection is provided for
nnd vessels are to bo compelled to care
for and to return immigrants whom the
inspectors decide como wiihiti the inhib
ited classes. The committee wisely
abandoned the Impracticable- plan o )
consular investigation.
This bill promises tar moro conserva
tive and Judicious legislation on this
subject than there was reason to expect
from the disposition manifested at the
llrst session of the present congress , nnd
from the etrong eastern pressure that
was made in behalf of an extreme
restrictive policy , and it will undoubt
edly commend itself to tlio intolllgonl
nnd fair judgment of the country , how
ever unsatisfactory it may bo to thai
class who selfishly land unp.itrioticallj
insist upon erecting barriers that woult :
exclude from the United States foreigners
ors who would make good and useful clt
izons. Immigration has not boon In
creasing for some years and Is not lllcclj
to while the countries south of us
ire offering tempting Inducements
.o Europeans to make homos
there , no Urnzll , for example , Is doing ,
because the United Stated Is no longer
regarded as a now country offering ox-
copUonnl opportunities to the Industri
ous and thrifty , Intelligent Europeans
understand vary well that the conIIlet
tor existence here is only loss severe
than in their own countries , BO that wo
nro not in any danger of being overrun
! > y worthy and doslrablo Immigrants.
If the now measure becomes a law , and
is properly enforced , there ought to bo
no valid reason for complaint in the
'uturo regarding undesirable Immigra
tion ,
MILKS' HEV/BJP / OP TJW CAMPAIGN.
General Miles him issued an address to
> ii < 3 Eoldiors , in which ho reviews the late
campaign against the Indians and gives
the public for the first time his views of
the mooted questions Involved ,
At the beginning of his address ho
settles ono question that has been much
debated by stating that the danger was
a real ono , nnd that the Indians were
deliberately plotting for oxtonslvo warfare -
faro in the spring. It was no fiction of
the newspaper correspondents , not- panic
of the Indian agents. "Tho disaffection
was widespread , involving many differ
ent tribes , " says General Miles. "Tho
purpose of the conspiracy was to pro
duce a general uprising of all the In
dians , in the comingspring. . 'J While
this testimony contrndlcts-tho valuable
opinions of the squaw-man , It will not
fail of general acceptance on that ac
count.
Reviewing the ovontsof the campaign ,
ho justifies every net of the Indian police
and the army , no says that the arrest
of Sitting Bull was imperatively neces
sary , and that his death was solely the re
sult of his resistance. Ho speaks with
pride nnd satisfaction of the battle of
Wounded Knee and utters no criticism
upon Colonel Forsytho or his associates.
IIo evidently feels a just pride in the
series of maneuvers by which the hostiles -
tiles were surrounded , disintegrated and
finally forced back to the agency without
bloodshed , and in the fact that this was
done while the troops were disposed in a
manner to protect tlio settlements.
The address of General Miles , though
delivered to the army , is the most Im
portant evidence yet submitted to the
country on the subject of the Indian
war. It is the opinion of an officer who
has the onfidcnco of the public and the
government , nnd , hi a measure , of the
Indians themselves. It disposes finally
of the gravest criticisms uttered in con
nection with the'subject. It will con
vince fair-minded men that what was
done was justified by the situation , and
that the authorities made the best of a
bad matter
General Miles has undoubtedly ren
dered the historical judgment of the
Indian war of 1890-91.
C//-1KTE/J T1NKBBIKO.
"Tho primary object in revising the
city charter was to reform abuses , ' to
more effectively guard the interests of
the city and the taxpayers , and to em
body in law the changes which ex
perience proved wise end beneficial.
That object has been perverted and the
so-called revision made the vehicle of
an increased raid on the public treasury.
This is particularly noticeable in the
sweeping advance of the salary list ,
aggregating fully $10,000 a year. As
might have been expected , the majority
of the revision committee boincr councilmen -
men , upheld every feature of the law
affecting the power and profits of the
council. They forced an advance of
their own salaries , granted a needless
incrbaso In the salaries of other officials ,
created now offices and rejected every
change whlch.might alfoct their control
of the city patronage.
Even these uncalled for changes would
bo overlooked ! ! there was any assurance
that competency and reliability in pub
lic olllce would increase in proportion to
the advance In salary. There is no
probability of such n change while the
present ward system exists.
There is no valid reason why the
council should have supervision over the
park commission. On the contrary the
park commission should bo given Inde
pendent powers within reasonable limits
to acquire land and to plan nnd develop
a system of parks and boulevards which
the public demand. The park commis
sion should bo a co-ordlnato branch of
the city government , entirely free from
politics and beyond the reach of council-
manic dictation.
The proposition to extend the terms
of the present councflmon at largo and
that of all city ollicials ono year , nnd
thereafter to have city oQlcora elected
for n term of four years Is a bold scheme
to perpetuate men In office with
out subjecting thorn to the crucial
test of ro-oloction. On general princi
ples wo believe in ro'talning good inon
In oflico , but the proposition to retain
the good , bad and Indifferent Is not good
policy. Every faithful and otficlont of
ficer will have at least n fair
chance of welection next Decem
ber , and these who nro in
competent nnd unworthy should
bo weeded out at the end of tholr pres
ent terms.
The responsibility for the charter
amendments must rest upon the shoul
ders of the Douglas county delegation.
They are fresh from the people and
know very nearly what changes the tax
payers and citizens most desire.
IRRWATIXO TELEPHONE STOCK.
The Interesting information is tolo-
trraphod from Boston that the directors
of the Boll telephone company "have
authorized the issue of $2,500,000 now
stock on April 1 , " nnd that "this would
glvo ono now nharo for every five now
outstanding and increase the capital
stock to $15,000,000. "
Thus by a moro raising of nffirumtlva
hands a few men sitting In the city ol
Boston have nddod the great sum ol
$2,500tOOO to the "wealth" of the world
in less time than it takes to record the
fact on paper.
The avorngo product of each port-on
enumerated in the lust national census
Is 40 cunts n day. There nro 313 workIng -
Ing days In a year , allowing nothing for
holidays or vacations. At tuts rate the
average earnings of each of our people
would bo a trillo overl2 / [ u year. II
would rcqulro the labor of 20,000 people
for a whola * year to produce
the wealth ifhat the directors
of the tolo4 > mme company opoko
Into existence In two minutes at tholr
recent meeting. This Is n good illus
tration , chosen fro'n current events , of
the moans by which v o hrtvo developed
millionaires In this country in the last
half century and .created a class of mon
eyed barons mfiro dangerous than the
petty tyrants Of old feudal days.
The telephone monopoly ia a good
sample of the evils of the limes. The
$2,600,000 now ( stock will bo real
nnd not fancied wealth to Its
holders. It will pay good divi
dends and eoll readily in the nrnrkct
for moro than its face value. In fact , it
has been.so good that the watering of It
has sometimes boon necessary to cover
up the exorbitant profits of the
business. And those profits have boon
taken from the public by means of high
charges for the tiso of a device now in
dispensable to the business world , but
still the property of a monopoly. Under
the present order of things tlio people
must go on paying big prices for the
service ot corporations and then , as these
profits accumulate and now stock is is
sued to cover them , they must pay fur
ther interest and dividends ou the cap
ital accumulated from the very profits
already wrung from them. And as it is
with telephones , so It is with railroads ,
telegraphs and till manner of other con
trivances necessary to llfo nnd business.
They do these tlilngshottor in Europe.
When Dr. Koch discovered a recipe of
incalculable value to mankind , and
therefore of marvelous commercial
value , the Gorman government gave
him a rich reward and published
his formula to the world. Thus the
great benefactor receives his duo in
money nnd fame" , but no syndicate of
capitalists will grow rich by establishing
a monopoly in the product of his brain
and charging the nubllo all It will bear
for tno thing it must have. A similar
policy in this country would do justice
to our inventors and. give the pcoplo the
benefits of their inventions without the
merciless exactions of the men who or
ganize syndicates and ' 'got in on the
ground'floor. "
It Is no wonder that our national
wealth is increasing when wo consider
the perfection to which the methods of
financial irrigation have been brought
by modern corporations.
THE deputy commissioner of labor , in
his last report , recommended legislation
providing for a system of boiler inspec
tion which ho said is demanded by the
many explosions ' that have occurred ,
caubing the loss of both llfo and proper
ty. A bill to pro vide for such inspec
tion , and also for the licensing of engi
neers , has boon introduced in the legis
lature. Wo know of no state in which
steam boilers are extensively in use that
does not require that they shall bo care
fully and thoroughly inspected , . nnd
the same reasons that have led
to the adoption of such leg
islation elsewhere apply with equal force
in Nebraska. Such provision is so obvi
ously noco.-isarj"tw a .precaution ngainst
possible accidents , moro or less calami
tous , that it does not need the enforce
ment of argument. No loss Importantls
it that persons having charge of steam
boilers should bo licensed , wlilch im-
pllos an examination showing them to befitted
fitted for such employment.
SENATOR BLAIU has boon defeated by
Dr. Gallingor for ronornlnntion for the
United States senate , and thus passes
out of public llfo on March 4. Ho has
been in congress sixteen yours , of which
four were passed in the house. No other
senator in the last twenty years , if In
the history of the country , has drawn to
himself at the same time so much of
ridicule and admiration. On ono hand
ho has boon tlo butt of every pnra-
graphcr and caricaturist , and on the
other the Idol of woman suffragists , tem
perance societies and associations of col
ored men. Ono element in the country
has declared that ho would bo the laughIng -
Ing stock of history , while the other pre
dicts that ho will stand In btonzo on a
pedestal of granite and bo remembered
as the honest nnd most far-seoing states
man of his day. .Howovor this may bo ,
ho is apparently now relegated to the
limbo where men await the verdict of
the historian.
Miss ELAINE GOOD ALB writes very
sweet poetry , hut General Miles is a bet
ter authority on Indian warfare.
Honest John.
JWto Yurh Herald.
The Hon. John Sherman handled the cur
rency question In the senate with the force
mid logic of an export. Ho bristled with sta
tistics as u porcupine with quills , and walked
through the silver men like nu elephant
through bulrushes. But the other fellows
had the votes , nuil there you aro.
A. Specimen of Gnnltl Gnll.
Kcarntu Hub.
The spectacle of the Union Pacific repudi
ating Us Omaha bridge contract with the
Koch Island is tliq most marvelous specimen
of trail of modern , ' [ times. If the small fry
could follow Gould's , example nnd repudiate
obligations or contracts that had become dis
tasteful what a mqrry old world this would
bo , to bo sure. _
Wlmt 14 ' Kxpcctoil.
' ' /7IOf/l. ! | /
WhatU perhaps" the most Irrational nnd
unsatisfactory of < all our so-called Indian
"wars" Is drawing Jo a close. It ought to
bo ttio last of the series , but it will only bo so
If Its lessons are Ulnlcci to good account , nnd
the light of publlo opinion U lot In on the se
crets of IiidlanilnilsnmnnKOment. These
secrets ought to bo InlJ bnro without respect
to whom they indf hurt or help. The
public mind Is In a1 reoro rccoptlvo inoocl for
Instruction on thlrf' it object ttmn It has over
been , and. at botw Qn tlio humanitarian nnd
the military theory of Indian administration ,
there Is a peed deal to Ira said. But , in dealIng -
Ing with either , It must bo remembered that
the country expects wisdom enough .from
these entrusted with the duty of Tndlnu nil
ministration to render forever Impossible
any such outbreaks ai these which of Into
have had sucli tragic consequences.
IVIiy Hiillronils Coinhliin.
In on article on the Impending r.illrna < !
trust by Colonel C. P. Crocker , the Pacific
toast mngnato , ever Ills signature SUVA tti the
Sm ; Francisco Examiner : "In tny Judgment
It will bo some yours before the nil del to ,
western and southern states u-111 bo sufllcl
cntly advanced to mtpport their railroads. 1
do not mean tbls to apply to California. Cal
Iforula Is affected by the agreement only a ;
regards licr through trafllo nnd lior Import *
from points enst of the Missouri river. 'Iho
theory involved and the gone ml principle of
this agreement rclntos to tranio In the mldOlo
western country.
This agreement conica from tlio stok- :
holders In the properties nnd not from their
servants ; nnd still another consideration
that prompts Ills to IrlnR the stockholders
Into closer relationship with tholr properties
and to tauo out of the hands of the trnfllo
mnnnRcrs and U-o general freight opcnls the
enormous executive power that has hitherto
boon vested In' them.
They hnvo bad nholnto control over the
rates of trafllc , n power that Is delegated to a
servant in no other Hue of business , The
stockholders themselves will sot the rate and
will try to maintain It , thus taking the abso
lute control out of tbo bands of their em
ployees.
The tendency hi railway trafllo has always
been downward itistc.nl.of upward , and the
work of the ncttvo railway managers Is not
to raise the rates , but to keep thorn upon an
established ba s. A staple rnto Is the best
for the buslnnss mon It puts them all upon
an equal footing. If a competitor knows
what tbo relations of his business rival are
with the railway companion , ntid knows that
they nro the snmo that ho himself hold * , then
ho is bolter nblo to com polo with his rival.
It Is the object and aim of this agreement
to establish a fnlr ruto and to maintain it , not
Increase it , ntid therefore it cannot bo called
n pool , and tbo reasons folr terming it a rail
way trust do not apply. "
Too Im to to Growl.
Sdil Francfacn Oil/ .
It Is too late now to indulge in homilies
about tbo necessity of studying the pros
pects of now states before ad milting thorn to
the union. Everything lus been snld that
cati to said ou that proposition nnd the policy
of the nation may bo assumed to bo sottlcd.
New York nnd Pennsylvania have voted ,
through tholr representatives , to ndtnlt as
equal partners In the scuato states which
cannot in the ordinary course of ovouts hnvo
over a single vcpresentavo in the house for
many years to como. It must bo supposed
that they saw no danger In the proceeding ,
nor , practically , Is thero. In the senate , as
in other deliberative bodies , brains govern.
The nblost mou in' the chamber will rule it ,
whether they represent millions ot pcoplo or
only thousands , and other senators , whether
they como from mighty commonwealths or
from pocket boroughs , will follow their lead
A man who Is up to snuff Isn't to bo
sneezed.
_
"That sealskin sacquo of your wife's Is
stunning. " "Yea. Itlmockcd 1110 cents-loss. "
Youkcrs StatCbmanl No matter how heavy
a man's ' eyes are ho always has strength
enough to lift them. _
Now York Herald : "Why do they call
these fellows healers i"
"I3crtmso tUoy doctor the returns. "
Indianapolis Journal : A striking coun
tenance is not always an evidence of brains.
Consider the Win. goat , for Instance.
Loulsvillo Courier-Journal : Hcoplo with
castles in Spain rend the dispatches with dis
may. The heavy snowfall Is bound to break
the roofs.
_
Truth : "Why aid Joseph's brothers put
him in the pit ?
"Because colored coats are not allowed in
the boxes. "
_
Llfo : IIo and you sny wo nro to poor to
marry ; would you marry mo if you wcro
richl She No , but I would marry you if
you wcro rich. _
Washington Post : "Mny I not asnlro to
yourhandl" bo naked earnestly. "Permit
mo , " she said positively , "to nssuro you that
this is a lone bund. "
Munsoy's Weekly : IIo Yoth , I suppose
1 was born with a slver spoon In my mouth I
She Are you quito sure , ftlr. Sappy , that
It wasn't n sllvcr-heuded cane.
New Yock Herald : ! see- some Cana
dian has invented n buttonlcss shirt. "
"That's nothing now. I've worn thorn
ever since my was engaged in church work. "
Now York Sun : ' 'Your books haven't ' any
moat la them , Branson , " observed Scaddlo-
berry. "My dear follow , you should natron-
izo u butcher , not a novelist , " returned Brou-
sou.
Epoch : Johnson When I do marry I intend -
tend to marry u sensible glrl.lf I can llnd ono.
Tomson Now there's Miss Sbnrpe ; suejiited
mo Johnson Just tbo girl I want. Won't
you Introduce me }
Washington Post : "Blbblns Is a man of u
good deal of depth whou you know him , "
said ono member of congress to another.
"I should judge so after seeing him drink
whisky , " was the reply.
New York Herald : Edith Thoro's ono
good thing abjut ( having n mother.
Ethel What do you mean I
Edith Why , she h a sure preventive
ngainst having a stepmother.
Journal Amucant : FrcdWhnt ! Fight a
duel oa account of a woman 1 No , sir I If I
caught n man flirting with my wife I'd ' iu-
vlto hIB to como over for a duv's shooting
Just us I've Invited you and then , if an acci
dent wcro to occur - "
John Heavens ! I hope you don't sus
pect mol _
Puck : Brown ( to Hobinson , who has boon
abroad ) Anil so you have returned from
your long looked forward to Journey to the
famous scenes of the o'.d world , to the tombs
of statesmen , martyrs nuil pullosophers , to
the sublime Alps , great London and gny
Paris. Toll mo. old man , what have you
donot Browu ( proudly ) I Imvo raised a
beard.
-
Cool as n Cuoiiinuor.
"The coolest man I over knew in my life , "
said u congressional arrival , "was a native of
Kansas. Aoyclonohad struck him and sot
him down with entire family and a portion
of his furniture within twenty loot of my
houso. I snld to him : 'Hello ' , Sam I what are
you doing over licrul *
" 'O , ho replied , as ho dumped n hail dful of
tobacco into his pipe , 'I Just cumo over to cot
out of tha druit.1
f lor
Afiiiuey't n'telsly.
She wont out light , from the port of Fate ,
On the squally sons of life ,
'With Love for captain and Joy tot mato.
Well stayed 'gainst the tompost's ' strife.
And wo hope to sco her como nulling back
Intq matrimony's ' slip ,
With sails all set , on the homeward tack
Thutgallaut craft , Courtship.
An Ktoitlng Onnin.
Idnho "Well , I'll ' raise you a silver mine.
Nebraska I'll call you. What you got ?
Idaho Three senators. I'll take the pot.
Nebraska Hold on thoro. Thrco senators
ain't good.
Idaho "What yaa got !
Nobrasica Three t-'ovornors.
Idaho Take it. Thrco governors lays over
mo. _ _
A JIIHTAitK.
//impoon.
A barber , n b.ild man , nnd thirdly a fool ,
Together njouruor had made ,
Dut lutlttuo overtook them just at the end ,
So they ull laid down iu the shady.
The harbor , by lot , wus compelled to stand
guard ,
And he , while the othon slept sound ,
Shavoil the huad of the fool so diuuly , In
deed ,
That never u hair could bo found ,
On waking , the foal put his hand to hU
| he.id ,
I Nor dlil ho the barber's jolto sco ;
' 'You rascal , " said ho , "you've ' uwakcd by
mlsUiko
TUo bald-headod man and not roe. "
THE TARIFF COMMISSION DILL ,
It Will bo Considered by the Sonata Tinanco
OouiniiUoo This Weot ,
'
THE PROSPECTS FOR ITS ADOPTION ,
Approval or Several Itptorvo Agents
for Nnhrntikn Hunks lllnliup
JInrc'H Scrimin on the In-
tllansCommented On ,
WisnixoTOx BtmniirTnn Ouiuv DBS ,
filil I'\UiiTCBVTii Srucur , , >
WAMIIXOTON , D. O. . Jan . 10.
Senator Pnildock salil today that his bill
creating- permanent tnrlff commissioner
would bo considered by the senate comtnitto
on llnnnco this wrok. Ho believes the ino.as-
uro will receive f.ivor.iblo action by the senate -
ate ut nn unrly day. Ho could llml little ob
jection to the principle ) Involved or the mode
proposed for their recognition. Tno bill pro
vides for a commission of llvo mon , not moro
than three of whom shall bo appointed from
the same political party , eneh to bo p.ild a
salary of $7,000 n year. The commission will
have headquarters In Washington , but shall
look Into the operation ot the tariff law In the
various sections of the country and report
annually to congress with recommendations
as to the changes needed In the tariff law.
The Intention is Is glvo congrojs fresh nonpartisan -
partisan information relative to the opera
tions of the tariff law and what Is
needed to make it moro satisfactory , Ot
course tbo conclusions would In a dogrco bo
conferred by Its partisan majority , but for
that reason it is regarded very favorably by
the minority , The reports of tlio commission
would bo based on practical and material evi
dence. It would , It is believed , bo a break
water between the extreme and wldovlows
of the two leading political parties.
But It does not meet the approval of repre
sentative McKliiloy , author of the present
law. Ho said of the bill this afternoon : "I
don't bcliovo it would bo republican wisdom
to pass such a mcasuro at this timo. Al
though I fnvor n tariff commission for tbo
purpose named In this bill , I .tim afraid It
would bo a confession of weakness for the
republicans to pass such n mcnnuro on the
heels of a revision of the tariff. It would
look us though wo wcro not sure wo hnd
acted wisely. It might bo regarded as an in
vitation for moro information for another
tariff bill. No. l don't think wo ouuht to
create a tariff commission until wo have
given the now a trial and soon its opera
tions. "
manor iiAitc'STAi.K ox Tim INDIANS.
A sermon preached at Grace church in
Now York last night bv the lit. Rev.V. . II.
Hare , bishop of South Dakota and an Indian
missionary , provoked considerable comment
In congressional circles today. After the
recent trouble In South Dakota ami Ne
braska , ho said , people had como to the opin
ion that ttiero was no solution to the Indian
problem except extermination. Even the
friends of the Indians , these who had in the
pait contributed money for their education
and advancement and who wcro truly inter
ested In tbo Indinn's welfare , wcro vexed and
showed n spirit of Impatience because the
Indians bad not all been swept oft the face of
the earth. Ho gave a brief history of the
troubles. The number of ghost dances , ho
said , had been greatly exaggerated. There
were not moro than seven or clj-ht hundred ,
and there were actively engaged in the war
only 1,000 Indians. Of Iho causes that led to
tlio war , ho said broken promises was ono.
The government had in some respects been
wonderfully generous la keeping its treaty
promises. ' Komo of Its uromiscs it
had tlncrantly broken. The most. sOri-
ous of the broken promises , ho thought , was
the ono that bound the government
to build for each Indian who ac
cepted n farm on the reserva
tion and would work , a substantial houso.
That promibd hud not boon fttlllllcd. Ho
spoke of other broken promises and suid that
when the Indian commission went among
thostivages In ISSOto purchase from them u
part of their reservation for the use of the
whites the Indinns were suspicious. The
promises madu were only ihu broken onesin ,
In new shape , nnd they did not favor any sur
render until past promises had boon fulfilled.
Finally , when on agreement was mndo , the
Indians waited six'months for the fulfillment
of the promise and then tlu-oo months longer
and nothing came from Washington , and
then they hoard that the president hud de
clared halt of their reservation open to the
whites.
1NHIAN DEl'KKDATION CLAIMS.
Senator Paddock intends to continue his
fight for the passngo of the Indian depreda
tion bill in the morning hour of the sonata.
The measure will bo taken upas soon as the
cloture resolution Is out of the way and will
likely bo passed before the end of thla week.
A Jloodof claims is coming in from the set
tlers who llvo in the locality of the present
Sioux disturbances In South Dakota and No-
braskn , nnd Saunter PaddocK believes there
should bo provisions made for their speedy
nnd equitable settlement. There uro no
statutes upon the subject and Indian claims
uro simply lllod in the Interior department ,
where they remain for yours hrforo adjust
ment , nnd when the amounts of losses uro de
termined there is no satlsfuctory procedure
by whica the claimants may get wiiat is duo
them.
At present It Is folly for claimants to ad
dress members of congress upon the subject
of their losses. Settlers in the Indian lluht-
inp states nro also bombarding their repre
sentatives In congress with requests to have
the wur department order the disarmament
of the IndluiiB and bogging that the bottlers
bo not loft helpless ut tlio mercy of the war
riors. These Importunities urousolcss. Ofll-
cers at the war department say the troops
will not bo withdrawn from the disturbed
sections until porfeet safety to suttlurs is cer
tain and that the department will not bo mis
led as to whether the Indians have given up
ttielr arms in good faith or dopoiited them in
convenient butiinfo places for an outbreak In
the spring. The mutter of disarming the
Indians is onaof discretion with the wnnlo-
p.-utmout , nnd the manner , time and place
linvo already boon dotormlncd , so Hint no
congressional Inlluonco 0.111 bo wielded.
IIKCLISKI ) TO IXSItBT TUB AtTllOPIIUTIOS.
Mr. Dorsoy wus before the house commit ,
too on ngrlculturo this morning nnd nmdo an
argument in favor of hl bill giving fc > JOx ( > 0
to the drought suffoi-ora In Nebraska and
these who left their homes on account of
Imllnu troubles. The committee- declined to
put it In the regular nnproprlnt Ion bill , a * * . , . '
it would bo stricken out Iu the liouso on nv
point of order. Mr. Dorsoy was asked to
utto a precedent nml for Hint purpose the - '
proposition was referred to n sub-conunlltco. ,
Some members of the coinmltteo snlil lbo'
state of Nebraska should tntcu euro of Its un
fortunate settlers , but Air. Uorsoy reminded
them Unit the majority of these sufferers hml
nlso suffered by tlio recent Indlnn mills nncl
the federal government U surely responsible
for Its \vimls nnd tholr nets. Mr. Oorsoy
says ho will cnrry hU battla for his hill to
the Moor of the house , hut there nro little
hopes of success on account of the general
feeling ngnlnst paternalism on the part of the
federal governttiont ,
UKSKllVl : AIIKNTS VOll .NT.II11ASKA. IHNK3.
The comptroller of the currcnry today ap
proved reserve agents for the following No-
bruslm'lunksi City rmtlonal bunk of Now
Brunswick nnd iho Olobo national hank of
Chicago for the David City tinllonnl bank of
Unvlil City , Neb. ; tlio Merchants national
ba'ilc of Onmlm for the Ord national bnnlc of
Ord , the the Llvorton nntlonnl bunk of Chicago
cage for the First national bnnk of 1'awneo
City , Neb.
Miscnu.ANnoua.
The rumor tliat the senate coinmltteo on
irrigation of arid hind wiia fnvorablo to the
proposition to turn over to the states nil html
not susceptible of cultivation , hits awakened
much Interest. A number of letters have
been received by the Nebraska delegation on
the subject. Thuro Is very little prospect of
such loglMatlon nt this session nun all agita
tion Is unnecessary. It will como up In the
next congress mid may succeed.
Secretary Noble toitnydenied the motion
for n review of the departmental declriuU ' "
11 lea by the attorney of Walter West in the
cnsoofsalilcst vs Arslno Dormer , involv
ing land in section " ( I , township 11) ) north ,
range i0 ! west , Urmul Island , Neb.
J. W. Wagers was today appointee post
master nt Ijtitnbcrt , Holt county , Neb. , vleo
Mrs. It. Howard , resigned.
Mrs. O. W. Kobiusoii nnd child of Dubuque ,
Iu. , nro nt tlio Kbbltt.
lr. D. Dennett of Clark has boon appointed
n member of thu pension examination board
of Clark , S. 13.
Tlio following attorneys were today ad
mitted to practice before the interior depart
ment : IMwnrd S. Benedict of O'Neil , Neb. ,
Diwid J. Morrow of Oniaha , Samuel II. Wire-
man of Glcnwood , In.
Ur. I. Hurwell of Hastings , Nob. , has been
appointed to" n position In the government
printing office.
Hopresentutlvo Dorsoy will nltctid Stan
ford's ' great stock snlo in New York next
week. Pimm1 S. HUATII.
A.KIIW.
A Grnvo Hrrnr.
LINCOLN' , Neb. , , Jnn. 10. To the Editor of
Tun BnK ! The stntonie.nt published ns a
Press dispatch to tlio effect tnat Governor
Thnyor was inuano or dantrorously ill is n
bnso fabrication. The general Is slightly 111
from overwork lias nt no time been unset
tled In Ina mind , was dictntlnjj letters yester
day nnd today replying to drouth sufferers.
II. E. PAUIKII.
AN nniTon AIIIIKSTEU.
Mr. D. Q. Hartley , editor of the Bartloy
Enterprise In Keil Willow county , nnd who ) '
came to Lincoln to look after certain mutters
in the legislature , was nrroitod here today
by the sheriff of Red Willow county. The
charge against him \vni criminal libel nnd
Uov , Taylor is thu complainant.
TOs afternoon In the "DnltctttStatcs court
Captain Strnum , in behalf of tVuorthrco
persons who are defendants in the Holfcn-
stein case , asked that the coses bo dismissed
on the grounds that the prosecutor wus dead
and that the heirs could not tiilco the matter
up. Messrs. Wharton & Bnird. attorneys
for the organization of persons known as tno
"Homo Defenders , " und who own property In
the so-called tlelfenstein tract , uro greatly
opposed to a dismissal and wish to light the
matter to a llnlsh.
A QUHIill SPECULATION' .
On the night of the IDth mst. n young man
named Hey Osborn , claiming to bo from
York , wandered into the jioltco station with
the tale that ho had accidentally shut himself
In the hand , a ball from a ll'-J-i-nllbre revolver
passing between the third and little Jlncor of
iho loft hand. IIo wns directed to a phy
sician and nothing moro was thought of thu
matter.
Today an ngent of the Standar-l
accident Insurance company of Detroit
was on the hunt of the young man
nnd nlso of what circumstances ho could
trluan about the accident His statement Is
that Osborn took out four accident policies
an the morning of the 1'lth lust , mid his claim
to the company slates the nccident occurred
at Tenth and O streets In this city. The
afllccrs who wcro on duty that night claim
Lhat Osborn told them It occurred at or near
Lho Ninth street crossing of the railways ,
though ho could glvo n very unsatisfactory
dxplanntlon of Just how It occurred.
As this is tlio fourth claim of this kind that
has followed the issuance of policies at York
the Stanuny company Is a lltllo suspicious of
the genuineness of accidents and will investi
gate before paying. ,
V
Tlio Imto 10dnr Crowe.
The remains of the late Edgar Crowo will
bo brought to Omaha for interment. Mr.
Crowo died at Butte , Mont. , last Friday. Ho
ivas well known'iu this city where ho wns
born nnd where ho lived until n year ago. Ho
was nt ono time n carrier for Tin : But : nnd
six years ego won the fold wntcn awarded by
this paper for the most ofllclcnt carrier ser
vice for a term of months. Later ho was
employed in the olllco of iho I'ucillu Express
company und resigned his position about a
year ago to accept n position in the olllco of
tils step-father , lion , J. ti. - , at
torney for thu JUoututui division of the Union
I'nclllc.
The funeral will bo held today nt 10 o ,
in. from the residence of Mrs. II. M. Clayton ,
DIG South Twenty-eighth street.
Frank Scmplo has succeeded Qoorgo Ady
as assistant general passenger ugont of the
Union Pucillc nt Denver.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. U. S. Gov't Report , Aug. 17 , 1889.
NEBRASKA
National Bank
U. S. DEPOSITORY , OMAHA , NEB.
Capital , - - - - $40OOOO
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triibtsi aoUaB transfer ujjont and trustee-of
corporation * , taken charge ot property , ool-
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