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JPUULISIIKD MOKNINO.
THUMB
Pally nn < 1 Hiindnjr , Ono Vonr . 110 m
Blx months . on
Jfhrco niintli * . p f > l
Ruiidny lice , Olio Vcnr. . . . . . . . . . Sin
mukly Hie , Onu Year. . . . . : . . . . 10
01TKJKS :
Omnliti , Thn Ilnn Ilnlldlnft.
South Oiniihn. Tomer N nnil Kith Flrccts.
Council Itliin > , 12 I'niirlHtrcot.
Plilcnuo Oilier , an Clininlii-r of Commerce.
Niw VorU. HoimnlJ.Mnniliri.TrllMiii
Washington , fiK ) I'ourtct'ntli strtet.
coitrtEHi'ONDENor. .
All communications relntlns to Mown and
.1ltorlnl innttor should bo addressed to the
dllurlal Dupartniimt.
HtlfilNrSS LKTTKISH.
All builnpvileltpts nnil ri'mltliinersalioiilil
T > o nililrowd to Thn Iloo I'ulJllMiliisCoiiiiinny.
ptmilm. Dr.iflH , I'lioohi and poMnfllMi union
lii lie nmdu payable to thn order of tbo com
pany.
The BcGPtiblisliiiiE CampaE ProDr'ctora ' ,
CClio Hoe ll'Iit'K , Karnnm and Seventeenth Sts
6WOKN hTAIKAlKNT OK OIHCUI.ATION.
Btatoof ISi'lmiHku , 1R ,
Cotinty of Doiifflan. fs
Grown II. T/seliucK. secretary of TUB HKB
rnlillshlnK company. ilws ( .nloinnly . swear
flial 1 lu > actn.ll circulation of Tun l > AtlV llKt :
fortlio vu > oic cmlliiK robruary 11 , 18U1 , was in
follows : . . ,
Ptinilny. robrimry B „ ? . *
Monday , I olirunryO 2' . < 'M '
Tiiriiiny. rcliriiary 10 2UMi
Wrdiipsdnv. I'nbnnrv II S4fC ;
Tbnrsdiiv. IVbrunryia 'vi ! ! ?
I'rlibiv. rvbruiiry H 2J.WJ
BHturdny , Pobruiiry 11 " < ' !
Avornco 2ni71 :
oroitnn n. T/xiruoK.
hworn to before mo nnil nubscrlboil In my
urcscnee this llth day of rebrimrv A. I ) . 1M)1. )
W. K. KU11T7 ,
Notary Public.
Btato of Nobrnfika , ( , _
County of OoiiRliiR.F |
Giorpii I ) . IVichnck , holiiK duly sworn , do-
roso-i and wiyi that ho In secretnry of TiiKllKr.
J'liMIMiInc c'0iii | > iniy , tint the actual iivuniKe
dallv cli ( illation of TUB IMli.v HKB for the
inonlli nf rubruary. m < \ IWdl copies ! for
ISIarcb , 1800. SU.81Scopies : for April. IrtlW , a ) , ' > 01
JTUUn LIJlm'H , Illr Wl 1,111,1 , lnrv , * \ / , IIM v ' , '
Jcs : for Nnvi'iiibi'r , JMiO , S3 , I'M copies : for Do-
conihcr , 1HW , : TJ,471 coplos : for Jnmmry. Jtni ,
SM , ciinles. OLOiuii ; II. T/.s ( IIUCK.
Sworn to lieforo mo. nnd subscribed lu toy
Presence , thlsUlstdny of.lnnuurv. A. P. . 1691.
Notary I'liblle.
TUB people of Johnstown , Ponn. , have
ho best of reasons for cominp west to
tiow up with the country. They have
another Hood in
OWINO to the clrcumstancos over
Which they have no control , Colorado
flomocrats tire obliged to go away from
iionio to bocuro ollloinl rccojjnition.
AK INCOMB tax is the latest reform
Afloat in Minnesota , The measure is in
Itho nntiiro of "uforlorn hope , " to oxtruct
from railroad klnjja nnd oillco lioldors ii
Jbharo of the puhlio oxponso.
UNDIK : the now apportionment the
northwestern contfrosbional district will
uo entitled to bo known us "tho hig
Sixth. " The former big Second nnd hig
tliird liavo hocn shorn of tholr terri
torial mngnlflconpo.
Il' ANY reader of the doublo-ondor
f jillfl to oo what ho wants , in the way of
fiiiiuicial fnkcs , ho has only to nsk for it.
Jt [ IB the most acoommodtxting nows-
pnpor in some respects tlmt the man in
the moon over laughed nt.
Tins now inspector of the city hall
Imllding is an unknown quantity. But
Wo are assured ho is a good democrat ,
according to Mayor Ciishing's pattern ,
nnd the council ought to overlook all his :
other uhortcomlngs Competency cuts
no llguro nowad.tys so long as a man
wears the political label of the powers
that bo.
Tun postal department should exhaust
pvory means in Its power to determine
whether or not Henry's oplstlo to David
Was delivered nt the executive mansion
nt Albany. The question involves the
voracity of two distinguished patri
ots , as well as the oflluloncy of the mall
Service , nnd no expense will bo too great
that will oiroctlvoly solve the distrusting
issues involved.
Tun trouble with Omaha now , as it
pi ways luvsfboon , is the lack of harmony
and public spirit among our houv'ost J
capitalists and business man. If they I
would emulate the example of Kansas
City , Denver and other rivals , Omaha
Would take a leap forward and distance
every commercial and industrial center
West of Chicago. Tim Bun tersely I
urges upon our men of moans nnd brains
to "got together. "
CANADA'S average temperature at
this season of the year has no effect > ntn
the elevating tendency of the political
mercury. The vigor and warmth of the
campaign may bo measured by the fact
that the contending parties have raised <
$2,000,000 to lubrlcato their respective
machines. Despite the tempting boodle
inducements over the border , Ne
braska's best workers squander their
energies In the Lincoln lobby for $5 per
diem ami incidentals.
VmA of Wisconsin
Is publicly accused of high crimes and
misdemeanors. It is charged that ho
conspired , as an olllcor of an insurance
company , to defraud its patrons , and by
means of hush money prevented his dis
honesty from being exposed in court. isb isA
detailed locord of the conspiracy is to bo < J
presented to the United States senate ,
with a request that Vllus bo rejected.
Whatever may bo the motive of here
author , Judge Welch , the facts ho pro-
Bents deserve attention.
THE acceptance of a site for a lo
gical Bomlnary near O.nalm ots
credit on the wisdom of the Presbyter
ians. The practice in vogue among other
deuioninatlons of building educational in-
etitutions in localities offering the best in- i
ducomonts In land or cash , has not In
frequently resulted In positive damage.
Tenders of liberal bonuses , whllo tem
porarily beneficial , me of little consequence
quence unless the surrou tidings soda
permanent source of support. The geographical -
graphical location of Omaha , Its health -
ful surroundings nnd Its marvelous
growth in population , insure an amount
of local patronage that will # o far tow
ard placing the seminary on u successful
foundation frou the start. Seymour
park is unequalled nsa site for n semin
ary , and the generosity of the donor
well deserved the unanimity with which
tuo offer was accepted.
ru/.msrojv W.WH/.VS wriw.v. ;
The npoclal commllloo appointed from
tlio lofflslnltiru to attend tlio Trans-
Mississippi commercial congress nt Galveston -
veston has submitted a f omowhat elabor
ate tuport of Its ad von tu tos.
Tlio credulous reader would holed to
uxpcot tlmt extraordinary prosperity Is
about to bo seattorod broadcast in
.Nebraska and that the commerce
of the world is nbout to enter
nt the port of ( Jalvoston , while
Now York , . Boston , Haltlmoro
and Philadelphia full Into helpless decay.
The more probable result of the excur
sion , however , ! that Nebraska has
boon shrewdly attached as the tall to n
TexttH boom , and that whllo Gnlvoston
has received a largo amount of valuable
advertising , Nebraska gota In return
only the 15 turrets of oystora consigned
to the members of the legislature.
This la not the first tlmo tli at this portion
tion of the west has boon used to pound
the tom-tom In tlio Interest of Gal veston
real estate. About twol vo yours ago , when
railroad communication with the ambi
tious port on tlio gulf w.is lint estab
lished , a tr.iin load of representative
brutu what they wore informeil was the
opening of n grand interstate and inter
national trallic. The result was a con
spicuous advertisement for Texas and
horsoa pott , which carried away some
of out- citizens and capital , but brought
nothing to Omaha and Nebraska by way
of exchange. Hut what does It profit ,
the great state of Nebraska , which has
need of capital and population for her
own development ?
The dream of a great international
seaport on the gulf Ii n castle In Spain ,
Sn far as Nebraska trallic Is concerned
it is unnatural nnd unlikely. Commerce
and travel run east and west , not north
and south. The products of Nebraska
must go to markets wjioro advantageous
exchanges can bo made. The south has
little or nothing to send west for return
cargoes. Even sugar will soon bo going
from the west to tbo south , rather than
from the south to the west. If a longer
wtitor route to Europe and the east
is desired it will bo found by the way of
Duluth or Chicago and the great Inkos.
If a cheap route to the south is wanted
it will bo found by the way of tliollonno-
pin canal and the Mississippi rlvor ,
rattier than over Jav Gould's railway
linos. It .is almost Inconceivable that
the merchants of the west will ever go
to Texas to buy tbo goods they now oh-
tain from the vast markets in Boston ,
Philadelphia , Now York and Chicago.
Until they do so there can bo no reciprocal -
rocal commerce between Nebraska and
Texas.
These facts should not deter Galveston
ton from shrewdly continuing her present -
ont methods of attracting attention to
herself. It Is a good thing from her
standpoint. Nebraska farmerc ami busl-
ness mon have been led to move to the
Lone Star state as a result.
But wlml does Nebraska got for her
contribution to the boom ? Does she got
anything but "them oysters , " as Speaker
Elder would say ?
AKA'KXAlTION SENTIMENT OllOU'ltfC ! .
The vigorous campaign In progress in
Canada , the paramount issue of which is '
the question of trade relations with the
United States , furnibhcs Indications of 0a
growing sentiment in favor of'annexa
tion. Ono evidence of this is the care
which the conservative loaders1 take to
combat the idea ot annexation. Tholr
addresses and manifestoes I'ovor fail to
nfllrm the necessity of Canada maintain
ing political independence of this country
and they book by the strongest language
to impress this view upon the
public. They hold out in capl k . -
ting terms the promise that If
the dominion will repeat all
schemes or proposals looking to any sort
of a political alliance with the United
States It will in good tlmo take rank as
a great nation , with the ability to as-
yuino an absolutely independent position
if its pcoplo so deslro. Doubtless this
docs make an impression upon some , but
there is a very largo class with whom it
does not have any effect. The people of
the maritime provinces and thousands
of farmers in other portions of Canada ! (
uro not influenced by promises which
they sco no. reason to suppose will over
bo fulfilled , and the realization of which ,
gilintlng that to bo possible , is still in
the far future. These people would wel
come annexation at once , and they would
not bo very exacting as to the torms.
But there is Httlo use of the Canadian
people agitating the question of annexa ,
tion until they got some Indication that
the people of the United States want
Canada or any part of It. There has
been some talk in this country to the of-
feet that it might bo a good thing to
annex portions of Canada if the people
there interested should nsk it , and a few
mon and newspapers of prominence have
expressed the opinion tlmt in time the
Hag of the union would wave over the
dominion. It is possible that this may
happen , but just , nt present hens
number of American cilUons
who want Canada or oven a sllco of that
country is not largo. The sentiment of
the vast majority of thoughtful people
undoubtedly Is that the United States is
big enough , anil that the security and
stability of republican institutions would
not bo subserved by extending the na
tional boundaries. Doubtless a consid
erable part of the people of Canada
would readily assimilate. They would
have no regrets at shaking oil dopan-
donee on England and transferring their
allegiance to the great republic. They
would fool quite as comfortable nnd safe
under the protection of the stars
and stripes as under that of the
union jack , and very likely the material
advantages would bo far inoro satisfac
tory to them. But there is n very
siderable class that it would probably
bo impossible to assimilate , nt leant
until a new generation came on , and Iln
nny event the task would bo troublesome >
and dilllinilt. The introduction of this
population , with its distinctive characteristics
teristics , its prejudices nnd its abiding
faith In traditions which it is the
policy of these who dominate it to
keep up , could not bring us any advan
tages or benefits , and might very easily
become a source of annoyance and dis
turbance In the body politic. If over
the question of Canadian annexation
shall come seriously before the Ameri
can pcoplo there will bo no lack of co
gent reasons against it , but It Is not
likely to ongnKO tholr attention nsa
loading subject of discussion for some
years to come.
HOtiVS IlHtslKF AOKXTS.
Hov. Mr. Scotthorn , whoso opera
tions as a relief dlsburscr In Dandy
county have roaehod the proportions of
a sc.indnl , Is energetically working the
charitable people In the east The Now
York tlccnlii'j t'osl contains n letter from
Kendall T. Scotthorn , which contains
the following suggestive paragraph :
I have given out a carload of coal this
week. Yesterday 6100 worth of Hour wa *
distributed , nod then I hml to turn away
mono than slxtv psrsons.V'o need money nt
once to secure inoro. Unless wo pot It these
ticoplo will starve. Moro than two hundred
called In onn day for help. Some hod no
shoos or stockings , nnd had tholr foot tied up
lu pieces of Ktinny-saclw anil rags. Two
young man came for aid nnd neither hail on a
shirt , nothing but thin coats and overall pan
taloons. Cmi'tyou help us ! For pity's suko
I oslc It. It seems Imrj to sco. people starv
ing before your eyes , askhiK only for broad.
The J'ost explains thut Scotthorn is
endorsed by the American Sunday
School union "ns a parson whoso state
ments are entirely trustworthy. " The
reputation this reverend m endlcnnt has
achieved In Nebraska does not tally with
his standing in Now Yorlc. Thostalo
relief commission , composed of leading
eltr/.ons , reports tlmt the money ro-
colvcd by Suotthorn lias not boon dis
bursed uuiong the people In need. In
every instance whore drafts or regis
tered letters wo.-o cashed for Mr. Scott-
horn by the banks , small bills were
tendered , so that the money might bo
readily disbursed , but the rov-
oroiid relief dispenser demanded
larger denominations , and BO far as the
public is aware the money has been ap-
to the rollof o ( Mr. Scotthorn only.
This explains why Scotthorn appeals HO
piteously "for moro money. " .19
This species of alms soliciting should
be promptly stopped. Tlio appeals of
irresponsible parties for outside help
are a disgrace to the state. Nebraska
ha : appropriated $100.000 for the relief
of the drouth sufferers , and necessaries
are now going forward with all possible
speed. Previous to this appropriation ,
ever $40,000 worth of food , clothing and
fuel had boon contributed by citizens of
Nebraska , Provision is also being -
.
ing made for county help , and
an additional appropriation of $100,000
jg pending ' in the logie'.aturo. It will bo
BQt'
scon that Nohraska has boon prompt and
liberal in mooting the wants of the
diouth sufferers. The reports of dis
tress , however , have been magnified by
parties who have soiled upon misfortune
to feather their own nests.
THE NK ' STATE Afl'OKTlOSMKKT.
The apportionment bill reported to
the legislature divides the state into six
districts of reasonable geographical
construction. No political party will
have just cause for compluint'if the bill is
passed nnd the throe now congressmen to
which the slate is entitled chosen on this
basis.
The political complexion of the now
districts can bo studied in the following
tables , made up from the vote for presi
dent in 188S :
FIRST DISTIUCT.
Hop. Dom.
Jllclmrdson . 2.084 1.
G.IIJO
I'liwnco . 1.3 i7 Cf.
JcnVrtou . 1,742 1,001
. nllno . 2,101 1,747
Johnson . 1.2-VJ 1117 '
Oleo . 2,0 ffl 2.1K
Naiiinliu . l.J-T 1.001
Cass JV'41 ' _ . , . IM
Total
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Itopubliciiu majority IIS
SECO.'Jll DISTIUCT.
Kop. Dom.
Dnuttlai 10.LM7 10.S18
Washington l.MB Wl (
barpy K > 3 8T4
Total 12,107 12fi : i '
Ucinociatlo majority 400 (
TIIIUl ) DISriUCT.
Unp. Pern
T > o < lge l.HVI i 2'J15
Hurt LOST fill !
OiimliiR J.OJS. MIO
Tliurston ( Included In D.ik. In IStM )
DiUota 7iO S' '
Dlxou.
Collar 58 J 611
Wayne GIfi 41I i
Htiinton 41 ! 4(17 (
Colfux UJO 1,0 itrrK )
Vlalto J.V40 1.0.7
MuiUhon iiuj : 1,147
1'lorco , 41M 44'1 ' )
Knot 1,131 703
Alltolope 1,412 ! 703WS l
lloono 1.18.S ! m
Nnnco
( iieulov M'J ri < IS
Wht-oler. MB 191 ) (
Holt UOJ l.ffi ! )
lt , _ _ .
Total 17.7JO l.ri,07
Kopublloun majority 1,731
KOUIITH DIS1IIIOT.
liop. Jom. )
Lancaster . .r > .fi77 3.M1S
Mninders . 2,141 i.sa'i
llutlor . 1,478 . sa"u >
Hrwurd . 1.HIU l.wt )
York . 2i- ! l I.lll
'
1'olU . mi 48) )
Mcnlck . iiw : 48)US (
Hamilton . 1.WO ! Hs
ToUI 17,170 11,031
Itopubllcnn miijorlty & ,4SO
rimi WSTUICT ,
Hop. Hem
Tluiycr i.'J'l ' IuW (
rillmnia ll ) l l.irt :
Clay 2.000 HOT !
71J
Ailums 1.1W1 1.a
Wohstqr l.aii ) 74' ' )
Konrnny I.OV5 C67
franklin M > J f ! > H
Ilurl.m 1.010 4dl
1'lielps I,2LS : : .v ) >
Ciuspur \M : iCS
I'urn.is 1.1)17 ) 0)7 <
ICvil Willow 1.1 Vi WVi
Frontier 1.U4J M7
Hnyos filO IW7Wl I
llltebcoek b-M 4.W
Dimity Ml ) 1.1)1 ) )
Clmso 7JI 410
Total S0,6t 11.761
KeHilllt'uii | majority
SIXTH DISTIUCT.
Uoi : > . Dem.
Hall . 'I.yj7 : 1,500
lluiralo . , ' ' '
2'Cl 1'I7' )
llowunl . Oin OC.I )
7IXI Mi )
Volley . * . . . , . f.2U Kit
Ourllohl . sn 1EI
l-oii [ ) . 291 iS
Cnstor . , . .2,778 ] SOt
Ilrown . 1.075 64 !
Kuyal'aha . UJt : us
Churry . 749 541
Loxan . 200 US
Lincoln . 1,154 71.H )
Kt'llh ; . ,11' ) 2d.t
Cheyenne . 1 , < # 0 1,112
llox UuUo . 71S 65T
hhorldua . l.oos rw
Duwos . 1,128 CM
HlintV . 2SO 2J
liluini ) . 140 mi
DllUbOII . I.US" Git
I'crklliu. . ( I I , ' . 40J
Total . , . 3lttfl
Kopublloan majority
The counties formed since 18H3 are in
cluded In tholr old territory In the above
table. It Is plain that on the old party
alignment Nebraska would ohooso five
republican and one democratic mem
bers of congress with reasonable imor :
tainty. If , however , the phenomenal re
sults of 18UO nro to ho considered as the
basis of future calculations , every foot
of territory In all six districts would bo
debatable ground. The alliance vote in ,
the new district * last November was as
follows : >
I'lritdlitrlet ' 0.701
fVcoriil ilfotrlct k
ThlnldlMHct ,
fourth illsirlot 12.W
riftlnllitrlet * 17.VO !
yi.UlnlNlrlct , , 1S.KIO
III the 1nqrobnblo ) event of the party
vote in 1892 remaining just about at it
was In 1800 the First , Second nnd Third
districts would bo almost surely demo
cratic , and tbiiJ.'ourth , Fifth and Sixth
certainly alliance. Taking everything
Into consideration , and giving duo
weight to the Influences of a presidential
year , It may bosaid that it now looks
like a close fight in every district except
the Second , whloh will bd decidedly dem
ocratic.
Whatever , suggestions these facts ami
figures may possess for the adherents of
the party so long dominant in state pol
itics , men of all shades of opinion may
unite in rejoicing that Nebraska is at
last to receive the numerical recogni-
tlon in congress to which her population
has long entitled her.
IAO11T ON A 1)AKKSCHKMH ,
The people of Omuba cannot bo do-
culvcd by the trlclcory of the council on
the coinpotltlvo electric light ordinance.
Delays and roforonccs are simply a
transparent cloak to cover the purpose
Oj the , majority to prevent competition
in ouoof i the Important modern elements
of'J industry and convenience.
The original ordinance was prepared
by the city attorney , and ample safe-
guards insortcd to protect the rights of
the city. The council refused to act
until ! the managers of the present
mo were consulted. Why
she the council , if honestly
desirous of encouraging local industry ,
consult the wishes of these vitally inter
ested In provontlng competition in elec
tric light and power ? The tricksters
pretended that the rights of the city
were not sufficiently guarded and that it
was neco mry to carefully weigh every
word and sentence before action.
How was this weighing of words and
phrases done ? The report of the city
attorney returning tlio ordinance to the
council shows that tlio schemers pur
posely ( ) J mutilated its provisions. Every
proviso reserving to the city the power
to buy the plantto prevent con-
bolidation or transfer , nnd to alter ,
amend or repeal , were stricken
out , and a clause inserted by
which consolidation or tramfor might
bo made at any time , "with the consent
of the council. " In other words , the
council sought to' make Itself the
connecting lin'k ' ; In a scandalous deal.
The obvious Intent of these altera
tions was to 'inpro firmly entrench the
present monopply , to grant a charter
which virtually ied the hand of the
council and prevented alteration , amend
ment or repeal.1 Siich a charter would
bo invaluable .to'the , present company ,
and with a coiipcil , favorable to Its in
terests , the document would readily fall
into its hands , i
The electric light issue is too impor
tant to bo dodged" trilled with The
tapn
patrons of alectrjc light as well os scores
of small industries wii jch ornuioy elec
tric power , nro Jontltled to whatever
hOnofits'niay * result from iforapi itlon.
But ) the people wll [ not sanction the
grunting ' fi { a chartnf which purposely
robs the public o'f the right to purchase
the plant , or to alter , amend or repeal
the contract whenever the public inter
est demand it.
A RICINT : letter from President Harrison
risen to a civil service reform association
at Cambridge , Mass. , which had ap
pealed to htm to extend the reform to
the Indian service , is interesting for the
high olllclnl statement that the per
sonnel of the service is hotter than ever
boforo. The president also informed the
association that the subject of Including
Indian agency clerks and employes in
the classified service had boon under
consideration before any appeal had
been made on the subject , and it is to bo
presumed it is still being considered.
There is reason to expect a favor
able conclusion. The commissioner
_ ,
of Indian aiTaiis is strongly
ir favor of applyincr civil service
rules in the appointment of all sub
ordinates in the Indian service , bid
it is presumed that the president idd
the secretary of the interior are in ac
cord ( .with this view. The dilllcultios cin
inn
the ' way are rather more serious than in
any other branch of the publlo sorvloo ,
but undoubtedly these can bo ovorooiio ,
and when they are and all political in-
lluonco in connection with the Indian
horvico is removed it is reasonably expected -
pocted that the service will bcuomo
more ollleiont. Me.inlimo the { rionds of
reform nro warranted by the assurances
of the president in possessing1 their souls
in patience. The administration is evidently -
dontly not neglecting its duty in this
matter.
TIIK department of publicity nnd pro
motion of the world's Columbian expo
sition reports that bills have boon in
troduced in twenty-six state legislatures
providing appropriations for exhibits.
The aggregate amount proposed to ts.bo
appropriated by'tjioso measures is a little -
tlo ever $ l,000.0ffi | Nebraska figuring itin
the list at SISO.OQp. A number of the
states contcmplii.ta smaller amounts than
this , and it Is to ibo remarked of some
such that they nromot showing ns lib
eral a spirit as they1 can afford to. The
wealthy oastoril'Jstatos are especially
' "
weak in thlq'Jp"tospoct , the fact
being that inrnlproporllon to popu
lation and roJdm-Ms most of the
.hea
states of tjicfj west show a
far more generous disposition than these
of other sections. _ Jt would Boom to bo ala
fair inference thn * the eastern legisla
tures tnko neither * a wisely practical
nor u patriotic vibw of the exposition ,
and it is quite possible that they are not
wholly free from sectional prejudice. At
any rate the oodtorn states are not proposing
posing to do as well as was expected ,
and tlioro is consequently all the more
reason why the western states should
uldX
bo as liberal in providing for their ex
hibits as they can afford to bo. Cut one
state , Arkansas , has thus far declined
to mnlco any appropriation.
TUB Ohio Ice trust utters n painful
lament because congress turns u cold
shoulder on the congealed Intorebts inAll
volved. The paucity of the winter' 'j
crop of Ice promised to yield the average
profit by means of advanced prices , but
the Canadian product threatens to wreck
tholr hopes unless congress promptly
Imposes H prohibitory duly on foreign
leu. The prayer of the Ohio trust la n ,
touching appeal for a slice of the federal
fiuors showered on the wool growers of
the state. Surely the Ice dealers are en
titled to protection from "cheap nnd
nasty" foreign competition ,
Tim stockyards commission men will
presently discover that a public market
cannot bo controlled by nny clique. The
right of shippers to choobo tholr snlos-
mon , or appoint one of tholr number to
act for them , cannot bo abridged with
out working irreparable Injury to the
prosperity of the market. The exchange
is simply gashing its nose to spite its
face.
Tun senate committee has reported
adversely on the Stanford government
loan , . bill. The eminent rnilioad magnate
will doubtless regard this as so much
more campaign material , showing that
the house of lords is "agin" him. The
Stanford boom Is a peculiar thing all
around.
Safe Hot.
The pcoplo will not Indulge In the expen
sive deadlock when they elect United States
senators ,
to Thin.
Conftitvtton ( Dew ) .
If Mr. Harrison \vants a genuine goldbu ?
for secretary of the treasury , ho should got
an castcin democrat.
AVoiunn's itlelits.
A'ew York ] ! era1 < ) .
When women , ns a body , begin to use tbclr
minds for thinking purposes , they will no
longer need to clamor for their ' 'rights. "
Save Tliolr Constituents First.
\l' \ < ihtnulon Critic.
The headlines in a morning paoor , ever Its
dispatch from Springfield , 111. , nro confus-
hit , ' . They run in this wise : "Pieco of Ue-
publican Strategy. Want to Adjourn In
Order to Save a Member's Life. "
IH Thnt So ?
Always the American people nro loolthip
not for some now thing , but for some now
111,111 to Invest with honors. It is the same
fool I UK that .ado armies die for is'.ipoloon.
And there is danger that an unscnipuloslty
like Napoleon's might load America to a fate
tlmt was France's.
Thinks it Ilns tlio Call.
Allinta CoiiilStnUnn ,
Speculation has been abnormally dovelopod.
The currency lias boon contracted , the poor
ro growing poorer oud the rkh i ichor. In
speculation both parties , buyer and seller ,
havn to patronize the banks nnd both nro ac
commodated on tbo offer of good collateral.
'Tlio man that wins must pay for Ills loan and
tbo onn who loses lots tlio bank dispose of
Ills collateral and so tbo garco goes en , and
fortunes nro made nnd fortunes are lost.
Thrco-lourths ot the loans mndo in Now York
today arc call loans which means loans for
speculation. No legitimate business con bo
conducted on cell loans.
Hill or Cleveland.
New York llerahl.
Which of these two men , Hill or Cleveland -
land , does tbo democracy of thecountry want
to see at the head of the ticket In IbTU. That
is the question reporters In all portions ot
thq country oaked legislative bodies. Tbo
result of their canvas is condensed in the
tables that "follow.
SUMMAltr OP THE POLL.
Olovolnnd , 1,511
Hill , ii ! < )
Doubtful or scatluiliig ! 7G
TUB VOTK IIV STATfS.
In
States. Cluvclmd. Hill , Doubt.
Alabama 101 C 2
Arkansas W 10 20
Colorado 12 0 : i
Ooiinoctlout 01 0 0
Illinois r. 15
Indl.mii 1 T 7 B
pKentucky ( U 2 1
M.ilno 4" .
Mnisichusotls ' .0 5
Michigan 77 5
Minnesota 58 2 1
3ll-onrl 41) ) yi . C9
Montana. . . . . 27 B
Nebraska 3J 1
New York S 31 47
North Uirollna ( ? ) 11 12
Ohio 4J Itt
Oregon 21 1 f
l'i iliisylvatiio- . . . .CO 4 11
-liluxk'Island 51 4 "
Sontli nikota SI 3
Tennessee 87 : i 12
Tovns 81 12 74
AVashlnston 1 0
West Virginia M 5
Wisconsin f"
Arizona ( Territory ) 20 4 1
Phillips Brooks is iifty-flvo years old , anil
for twenty years ho has been the rector of
Trinity cliurctt , In Boston. His salary is
810,000 a year , but of that a larger proportion
tion goes for charity , for his generosity is
proverbial.
An old friend of Sir Walter Scott says that
the original of Uobcccr. in "Jvanhoo" was a
beautiful young American woman to whom
"Washington Irving booauio engaged nfter the
death of his wife , and of whom ho wrote a
glowing description of the bard of AbbotE-
foid.
foid.Stephen
Stephen Harding , who wai goxcrnor of
Utah under Lincoln's administration , is dying "
nt Milan , Ind. Tlo was nn origami f reo seller ,
was a federal Judge in Colorado after ! p
boon governor of Utah , and wns prominent in
Indiana politics. Ho has beep totally blind
several years.
Prof. Ueffckon , who was imprisoned about
two vcnrs ago for publishing extracts from
the diary of Emperor Frederick without per
mission , has written a historical drama TIn
live acts , entitled "A Contest for the Crown , "
which was successfully produced nt the Con
stance City theater ,
Governor Jones of Alabama , while in the
national capital building the other day , was
requested bv some northern visitors , who aid
not know him , to show them -about tbo ulaco.
Uo performed the task acceptably , and one
of the strangers handed him W ) coins. The
govurnor then revealed himself , to the con
fusion of the visitors.
OUT.
,
Thcro runs n quint legend of andont-day lore ,
Of a ( pjnrrol 'twlxt hoivon and hell ,
O'er their boundary line , the clamor grow
high ,
Hut now it ran no one could toll.
St. Peter ho swore ho had once mapped It out
With the tools of astray engineer ,
But the devil ho said , with a quizzical smile ,
That It "couldn't be right , It was clear. "
The angels trrow tired nt sitting on clouds ,
And wa'chtiig the endless dispute.
So they packed up tbo hnrp and folded thdr
wings ,
And lioatcd nwny with the luto.
There came no decision , St. Peter grow mad ,
And sad the long look on his fare.
\Vhon the devil Busitestcd an admirable plan ,
That a Jury should settle tlio case.
And each a lawyer should DriiiR the next day
To dotldo who had baon In the right.
So tuosiiint stroked hU olilu , and upward ho
Whtlo the devil took downward hl flight ,
Brlt'lit nnd early next morning the devil ap-
poirod
And Unockpd at the hoayonly door ,
Whllo for out.bohlnd , were stratuhod out In
line ,
rive hundred of lawyers , and moro.
All alone stepnod the snliit from tbo portal *
oftrold ,
As bo heard the bl clock strike eleven ,
Ana sadly hostijUod tohli smllliiK old fee ,
"Tlioiors not oven ouu lawyer lit heaveu. " J
After McUlntjr * nnk to tlio bottom of the
son. McCloskoy throw , down his anlnironm.
MciMnnus attended ft ball with tin cent
severed in twain from the neck downward ,
and MoNulty exploited his high-water
trainers ntMcUowd'i initiation at thclotlRp ,
the Held ol comic sotift-nnd dance chorus re
mained oxm | to all now comers till Md'addon
mndo hit nppoarnnco. Mol'iuldca's llrst nntno
wns Clarence , mid , foosot with the ambltloa
to bo a dancer , his experiences have f nrmshcd
and nro furnishing the tlionio ot a comlo sonff
as popular nnd as taking In Its words nnd
melody ns "Down Went McQIuty" proved to
bo ono year ngo ,
Claicnco McFaddcn ho wanted to wnltz ,
13ut his foot weren't Raited tlmt way.
So ho saw a professor and stated Ids caio ,
And anld ho was willing to pay.
The professor looked down In ul.irm at his
feet.
As ho viewed their enormous expanse ,
And ho tacked cn n live to his regular price ,
For learning MoFnddon to dance.
Ho took out McFaddon before the whole
class ,
And showed htm the stop once or twice ,
But MoFaddon's two feet jrottlod into nhtiot ;
Sure ho thought ho was standing on Ice I
At last ho broke loose and struck out with ft
will ,
Never looked behind or before ,
Bill his feet got so dizzy , ho foil on his face ,
And chewed all tbo wax off the lloorl
McFiuidon soon got the step into his head ,
Unlit wouldn't ' po Into his feet.
HJA hummed "La G Kan a" from morning till
night ,
And he counted his .stops on the street.
.On night ho went homo , to his loom to 10
tire ,
After palntine the town a bright red !
Sure liodrunmt ho wus waltzing , mid lot
out his feet ,
When Clarence had practised the step for a
while ,
Sure ho thought that ho bad it down fine ,
Ho vent to u girl and bo asked her to dance ,
And ho wheeled her out Into tlio line ;
Ho walked ou her foot , and ho fractured her
tees ,
And ho said that her movement wns falsn ;
Suio the poor girl wont round for two weeks
on a crutch
For learning McFaddon to waltz.
Ono. two , thrco , balance like mo ,
You're a fairy , but ) ou have your faults ;
Uewl your loft foot Is la/y , your right foot is
crn/y.
But don't ' bo unalsy , I'll learn you to
waltr.
The boys all ever town nro whistling this
rofrnln , snvs the Now York Sun , and un
doubtedly the story of McPuddon's mishaps
as a dancer will continue to bo popular until
I' makes room for something newer or
fresner. if not bettor , in the same line of vocal
"
col
l > E < llt GJBSEttAL.
Cleveland deader : There is none to take
his place , Only the throes oi another awful
struggle for the life of tbo republic can give
birth to n future leader of armies and master
of n nation's affestioii. Of all the great sol
diers of the union ho was nearest to the
heart of the pcoplo. Grant WAS honored nnd
Sheridan admired , but Sherman was loved.
His 1)1 u IT kindness of heart , his directness of
utterance and Ills quiet boldness of action
roused the utmost enthusiasm of Ins troops
and won the pcrfcctcontldcncoof the masses.
The most pictuiesquo achievement of the
war will bo linked forever with bis name.
Ho was so original , so quaint , so strong and
so true that his judgment was rarely ques
tioned and his goodness of heart uovor
doubted. It is little to say of such a man
tlmt ho conquered Immortal fame.
Now York Tribune : Not smco Polonius
any father advice sounder , sagcr or moro
sympathetic than that contained in the few
short , quaint , characteristic sentences he wns
wont to address oft-hand to these ho loved to
call ! hU "boys" at annual reunions like tbojo
of the Army of the i'otomac , the Army of
the Tennesso and the Loyal Le
gion. If the inevitable strains of
"Marching ThrouRh .Georgia" dis
turbed his serenity and eclipsed the gayetv
of bis evenings out , ho bore the ordeal with
fortitude ; it pleased "tho boys , " and nothing
they cored for ever failed to cxcito Ids
liveliest interest , A good father , a good hus-
bund , a good son , n pure man , a soldier with
out vices , no less tuau n strategist , well-nigh
beyond comparison , Ills death removes a his-
toric landmark. The grief that is felt today
will bo less bitter for the remembrance that
no piivato default over dimmed the lustre of
his public career.
Philadelphia Press : No ambition over
warped his splendid purpose nnd no tempta
tion over swayed him. Fiom all the pltfulls
of life , Mali honor and a nigh devotion to the
nobler ideals of n soldier's lifo saved him.
Amnlcan as Lincoln , ho was passionately
loved like the great president , and ho lived
to know the overmastering , embracing love
of a Rioat people. For years , it is pleasant
to know nnd remember/now that ho is dead
ana cold , he never walked a street , nut
in a theater , rose ut a dinner , or entered
a crowded room and how often ho
did all that ho did not foci and tingle tofenl
that to all Americans ho was the ono mau
whom all bis land and people rejoiced to lovo.
Republics are held now and then to bo awk
ward lu their honors and chilly in their grnt-
Itudo : hero , at least , the great hero nnd Rrcnt
people mot , each equal to the duty of each.
Ho sa\cd his land in war , nnd in peace his
land loved him. Moro no mortal can nsk.and
this William Tccumsoh Sherman had. With
the laurels of war , history will twlno for blm
the tender blue forget-me-not of a people's
tender lovo.
TaxnsSlftingti : A woman's haste Is the
thief of tlmo , so never go shopping with ono
wlier. you're In a hurry.
Ho ( facetiously ) And ao you think baby
will rcsomblo ino , wiflol
She ( laitly ) I shouldn't wonder ; ho keeps
rae up at night often enough.
' So farns Im concerned , " says Paul ,
"Why , nothing could IKJ iieater ;
But when you coma to tUinlc of It , .
It is a grind on Peter. "
A woman will cling to the innu who loves ,
But she won't wear a piir of old-fashloncd
gloves.
St. Joseph News : It's not alwa\ the Httlo
things that toll. Sometimes it's her lily
hrotlicr.
j
The spark tlmt ( joes to see a mnid ,
With her young houit to idly sport ,
If she ungugo a lawyer's aid ,
Cnii bo compelled to go to court.
New York Herald : Mrs. Bacon Why will
you persist m rolling your chair on Uvologsl (
Lllliu Uncoil It reminds mo so much of
George ; "no has only two logs ,
Chicago News ; Gilggs Miss Dashing-
ton's horao lan away uitli her last evening ,
lg | s How I wish 1 could liavo taken the
animal's pinto in the c lopc-ment.
St. Joseph News : Absont-mindedncsi has
its drawbacks , but if some inou would onlv
forgot themselves altogether , how pleasant it
v , oulu be for the rest of us ,
M'.VER I.RAVI'S IT AKONU ,
Ca ) > e Coil It'in.
The man on whom Uio habit has grown
Of drinking sometimes forsakes It ,
Hut llm men who "can take it or leave It
ulono'1
'Tis ' noticed invariably take it.
II WAS ASSAYED PURE LEAD ,
But it Turned Out to Bo tbo PlnoU
Kind of Silw.
A REMARKABLE TEST OF METALS.
An llxpoiislvo Krror that Will Uo-
suit in the Abandonment of
Union L'nolllo Tent Depart
ment Unit NotOH.
The testing department of the Unlou Pa
cific system will soon bo a thing of the past.
About March 1 the oillco of superintendent
of tests will ho abolished and nil the nttachoj _
let out on the cold world. The expense ac
count of the shops at this point will bo
thereby diminished by about . '
$ 5,000 an
nually.
Tlio test department was organized by C.
II. McIClbbcu about four roars ago , during
the AUuni'-JutmliilstriUlon. A complete not
of chemical apparatus was secured and
several machines for testing metals for
tousllo strength , torsion , etc. , were put
in position. This machinery was of the most
expensive sort. When Mclvlbbcn was made
purchasing agent II. B. Hodges was np-
tainted to succeed him , and the department
is still under his charge ,
Several export assistants were appointed
nnd all Kinds of supplies puiuhascd for the
entire \\oroBtibjocUidtoaHsorls of
tests.
Soap purchased for the mo of the men in
the shops was subjected to it chemical test ,
nnil if the result was not entirely suUafnctorji.
the whole lot was returned to the dualur.
\Vhon p.d n twos purchased asamplo was selected -
lectod ut random and tested , If not In ac-
cordanio with the requirements it was re-
tuiticd , and so on ad inlluituin with supplies
of oveiy nnttiro. Coal mined along tlio road ,
nsncllas that furnished for consumption ,
was analyzed to ascertain the amount of
carbon it contained ; oils of all kinds wore
subjected to a severe test to sco that some
unscrupulous contractor did not pnlia eft
adulterated mil toi Ial ou the unsuspecting
officials ,
Tlio most Important work of the depart
ment , In the eyes of the chief , was the an
alyzing of the water taken from the different
points of supply all along the road. This was
subjected to tests to determine the amount of
solid matter in solution. When it was found
that thn Hues of mi engine became . encrusted . . .
' '
with "Hakes t. " the wntur was unnlyrod by tlio
chemists to uotormtiio i why "this was thus , "
and u sample , properly labeledwas deposited
among the aichives of the laboratory
to she xv tbo amount of alkali ,
etc. , which the water In that
locality contained , and the engine
\uisopcratcd with the same water , but the -
engineer , by consulting his note-book , might $
calculate how much uiust was dopusltod each
moment while ho was running from ono sta
tion to another.
About three hundred bottles , containing
samulcs of water pioperly labeled , are ar
ranged on the shelves in the water labora
tory , and there aioalso a number of sections
of boiler flues , neatly arranged in rowsshow-
ing the style of scales the various kinds of
water deposit. The display is very imposing
nnd in the language of the circus man , "is
alone north the price of admission. "
The most interesting department , to an or
dinary mortal , was the display of soap.
Neatly arranged on shelves were speci
mens of soup of oil kinds , among
the number being several well
known brands. Each , of these samples was
labelled and the men in the shops had the
extreme felicity or kuowinn , Just wbat per
centage of alkali , fatty acid * , and numerous
other ingredients were contained in the soap ,
they use. The oiler , as ho poured oil in the
journal boxes of the cars before train time- ,
felt that ho was using a something , tlio exact
composition of which was known , nnd had no
fear that the repulsive looking stuff might
possibly bo nltro-t'lycoiinoorsoiuo other hell
ish compound.
The fireman on the engine could amuse
himself by figuring out the number of cubic
feet of pas contained In each shovelful of
black diamonds as ho tossed thorn into tlio
seething furnace ; the on riuocr reitcJ secure
In knowing Just how much of a crust
would bo deposited on tlio Hues of his
engine on a run. In fact every man on tlio
sjstcm know the exact composition of every
article ho used.
In the metal department specimens of boiler
iron were tested to show amount of pressure
necessary to break it ; sptlnga wet o tested for
the same result ; engine and car axles were
subjected to a breaking test ; tin , antimony
and lead were subjected to a chemical test to
determine their purity.
Apropos of the latter case , a goedstoiy is
told of a recent tcstof motals. The purchas
ing agent bought n carload of lend from tlio
Omaha ar.d Urant smelter nnd a car load ot .
metal in bars was delivered at tbo
shop. " A bar was taken at random from
the "cur by the experts in the test department
and subjected to u severe chemical test to sco ' 1
if the smelter people were trying to foist
adulterated lead on the railroad. Tuo test /f y
proved satisfactory , bowevcr , and the metal/
was pronounced to uo load , US per cent lino.
In a day or two the smelter people missed
a car load of sllvor bullion ami proceeded nt
once to trace It up. They found the bullion
in the foundry at the shops being made up
into castings , labeled "Iti per cent load. "
The workman said tio"thougbt it took lots of
heat to melt the stuff. "
The foieo in the department wns decreased
when the general squeeze came in the fall ,
and Is still running with the decreased force.
In the chemical department ttioro are two
assistant chemists an J a boy , and in the test
ing dupirtmcnt are thrco expert mechanical
engineers nnd a porter.
Cicnoial Manager Chile took rather a
piosaio view of the mutter mid concluded
that the mon would bo Just as happy if they
were Ignorant of the exact composition ot tlio
so.ip they used , and the foreman of the
foundry 'will hereafter oniloivor to distin
guish between silver and lead.
Numerous stories are alloat of the opera
tion of the department , but thu silver story
is absolute Uue.
JIIVitltKJtl.lt IIV VVIIAH
Four KolilMTH Killed After IJclng
J'roliiinoil 1'rot out ion.
NEW YUIIK , Fob. IS. A letter received
hero from Havana , Cuba , dated February 11 ,
gives tin account of a cold blooded murder by
Cuban police thereof four men , members of
a hand of robbers , whom tlio government
promised safe transport if they would leuvci
the rountry. Tlio men wore shot down when
about to leave on a steamer , mid the wife
of ono of them was mortally wounded.
Idalio'fl Numerous
Cnicxoo , Feb. 18 , [ Special Telegram to
Tim Bun. ] William Baucock , Jr. , a promi
nent Idaho banker , stopping ut tlie ( hand Pa
citlo hotel , ays tliat the feeling regarding
the outcome of the contest between W. II.
ClafTgcttand Fiod Dubois for the scat ol
Stmntor McCUmtioll Is generally small. The
opinion of tbo nmjnilty , ho added , Is that Uu-
bois will bu the ono whom thu nunato will declare -
clare to have been elected. Should , how-
; r , ( Jlnggutt bo Hit ) fortunate choice ) , but
very little disappointment will bo occasioned ,
for , If not one of the brainiest nioi. . lie can
hold his own , and besides hu is the silver
tongucd orator of I-lano.
Mr. George Kor of the United States ruutual
went to Lincoln to submit the annual report
of his association to tlio atato Auditor ,
Highest of all in Leavening Ponrer. TJ , S. Gov't ' Report , Aug. 17 , 1889 ,
ABSOLUTE13T PURE