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fdltorlnl nuittiT Alinuld bo addressed to tli
ndltorltil Dupnrtinnnt ,
llt'HINKHS l.ETTKlia
tAll luiHlm-M loiters nnd rrmltttiiKcs nhouli
traildrc-ppoil to Tlio HcoI'nMlsli iiKl'oinpntij
Oinnlin. Driiflf. clidcks und imitollli'o order
to bo Hindu pnyablu to tlio ordoruf tbo com
pnny.
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HWOHN HTATtiMKtfT OF UlltUlI ! < ATIO >
ttntoof Ncl.niHka \ . .
County of HoiiL'lnn. IBS <
Oca II. T/.schuclf , secretary , of THE HEI
I'liliilMiInu' cotnimny. clous solmnnly swun
tlmt tlio nctnnl clrciilntlun of 1'iiK DAILY DKI
for tlin WCUK ending November 14 , IbUI , wns a :
follows :
Kiimi.tr Nov. 8 58.50
Mondny. Nov. 0 2l.8f >
Tiicsiliiy. Nov. in. S3m
Wfdticmlny.Nov.il KJ.i
Thuridnv. Nov. 13 1.01
Friday. Nov. 13 SI.W5
fcuturdiiy , Nov. It 'JI.KS
Average 2ltl : > ' .
OKO. II. Ty.POiItIJK' .
Fworn tol'oforo ino and unlwc-rllipd In mj
Dr 9cnco tlilu Htli cluy of November. A. D..1MI
SEAL N. P. KKIU
Notarv I'ulillo.
The crowtli of tlio aYcriinii dully rtrculntloi
of TIIK IIKK for six yuart \ shown In vho fol
lowln' ' tnlilu :
1KS7 ISS8 IKS'I IPJt
Jnmmrr liWir , 15,2 % IS..r > 74 . 2S.4H
February IIWIM H.l'JK ts.rai ip..rni IB , Jill : ss.il :
Jlnrch I1AT7 N.4UU ltlMO IS.f-51 oBir > 24.111 ! .
April 12,1111 14.9111 18,711 I8.W.I
12.43'J 11,227 17.181 I8.WJ
Juno 12 Ji 14.147 li',24 ' 1 IflJfW
Julr H.W.I I8.7IW SU.UC.3 27.02
AiiKiixl 12.IIII 14,151 18.1K1 2II.7.W 27 , :
fcilntnbcr | M.ICiO ' . '
October IZ..W.i i is..i'.i ; 0,7112
November n.sis i : > , aiiB ; ! > j' , I'WIO ' 22.1SU
i'ecpmboi ' 13.ZI7 15,0111 IS.Kr.1 2D.III3 1,471
"PiauitKS do not lio" IB a provorl
whicli Coloiiol Polk , president of the
Bouthcrn ullinncc , bus mndu ashiunod o :
its nsmirnnfo. Ilo distorts statistics
with a skill wliich would fnirly tibasl
the ndvortlaini , ' director of u four rin {
circus.
PALO Af/ro , Senator Stanford's groa
stallion , Ima brolfoti the trotting rocort
with a milo in 2:08J. : Scntitor Stanford' !
fame us it statesman will novcr equal his
fame ns a horne brooder , and ho wil
novcr trot with his hot-sou in tlio presidential
dontial
PHESIIJKNT DA FONSKCA apparently'
1ms his linnda full of trouble , but ho la n
warrior and statesman of fertile ro
sources. Wo o.xpcct to sco him omorgt
"
from tlio present diilleuity "victorious
nnd peace nnd a republican govornmonl
restored to Uraxil.
TitK l5-frano ! plouo which the American -
can hog carries in ills snout witli
whicli to pay toll in Franco is an orna-
inont In wliich the porcine conquoroi
takes no spucitil prido. As the Froncli
pair for it , however , ho cannot well decline -
cline to wear it when in their country.
A FRANCO-RUSSIAN entente may well
bo regarded with suspicion by both Gor-
ninny and Austria , The absolute mon
archy and tbo great European republic in
Blinking hands across Gurmnny uiid
Austria inny Irniid on the Alsatian corn
of the ono and tlio Roumanian bunion ol
the other.
TIIK Apticho recruits at Fort Whipplo ,
Arix. , exercised their canteen privileges
"alloo suinco like Molicnn soldiers"
after the last pay day. 1'hoy bccnmo
gloriously drunk and started in to scalp
the garrieon. When they recovered
their equanimity half the company was
in the guard house.
DKNVKU , the silver queen , is enter
taining the National Mining congress
with her usual generous hospitality.
The congress is devoted of course to the
silver question in particular and mining
in gonoral. It will probably take strong
grounds'in favor of radical silver legis
lation in spite of the logic which ia
it.
against
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A WIDK range will bo noted In the
bids for removing and storing the elec
tion booths and furniture. Tlio lowest
bidder proposed to perform the work for
$237.f > 0. The highest wanted SoIW. In
asmuch ns six moil at SIT each per week
mid two teams nt $21 each caii perform
the work , it will bo clear that even the
lowest bidder in not making contracts
lor hiu health , while the higher es
timates comprehended a very handsome
porcontngo of prollt.
TIIK Omaha car wheel industry
promises to bo largo nnd prolltablo. The
local railways nnd the street car com
panies nro giving the now enterprise
every encouragement and wo may
reasonably hope that the now enterprise
will develop rapidly and become ono of
the great outnhltahinonU of this city.
The doctrine of patronizing homo in
dustry hnn been adopted by the local
corporations , and this is one of the great
results of tlio agitation in its favor.
J. T. TlM < MAN , secretary of the
farmers alliance nnd a southerner , in
opening his speech in Indianapolis , declared
clarod the dulugatcs had nut nssemblod
to form a third party or disrupt the old
parties. Ho vviis heartily applauded and
if ho had closed his address there people
would probably have believed him. But
ho wont on to make a rabid nntl-tarllT ,
democratic stump gpocch and contra
dicted himself. He had on the skin of a
lamb but did not cover up his southern
domourallu oars.
EX-SINATOII : PIKUCK of Minneapolis
thinks the convention light lies between
that city and Omahn. The ex-senator ,
of cout-Bo , boltovoa his own town will bo
Delected , but makes the mlHtnko of giv
ing it out that Omaha has no hull sulll-
clontly largo to accommodate the moot
ing. When the Omtihn delegation
roaches Washington tomorrow the fnot
will bo announced that this city has two
halls of Ntilllciont capacity to entertain
the convention. If the location rests oo-
twoon Omaha and Minneapolis It is safe
to make wngurs on Omaha.
I.VI TIIR IfOnAII'AMitt
Nebraska has an inunonso interest ir
the World's fair. From among the mil
lion ? who will attend that great oxpoal'
lion of nineteenth century progress , No
brnskn should secure several thousand
thrifty clll/.ons. Lying but 600 miles
from Chicago , on tbo direct route to the
Kocky mountains nnd the Pacific coast ,
wo should ho nblo to halt within out
boundaries a goodly numbar of overland
tourists who will bo looking Amoricn
over for homes and Investment. It is ol
the h'ghost ' Importance that Nebraska
-something in connection with the
great fair to attract especial attention tc
her resources nnd ntlrnctions.
The Htato has appropriated 850,000 for
nn exhibit nnd the expenses incident tc
the preparation of tbo exhibit. This ie
about tine-fourth enough , nnd a largo
part of this sum will bo expended in
salaries and mileage of commissioners.
There will bo scarcely enough loft when
the time comes for the orcctlon of n
building. In fact. It would bo by no
means an unwise investment to erect n
biiiltllng which shnll coat fully 850,000.
However , suppose that but half tbo sum
Is so c.xpemfed , wo must raise 3100,000 or
8150,000 more for the exhibit and ex
penses directly connected with It.
When our state bourd of commission
ers was npuuinlcd its members fairly
bubbled over with cnthusiasmi. Lately ,
however , they have boon doing and say
ing nothing. The time has come when
Nobrnskn must bestir herself. Although
It IP nearly eighteen months until the
formal opening of the fair occurs , the
time will be short enough for prepara
tion. Kvory local board of trade , tig-
rirulturnl and horticultural association
and every organization for furthering
the natural intorodts of the state should
bo inspired with enthusiasm upon the
subject. The commissioners should dis
trict the state and devote a portion of each
month to public addrossas and private
diucusslon of the subject. Special or
ganizations in behalf of the state ex
hibit should bo formed in every county
and in all the larger cities. The state
should bo so thoroughly aroused to the
opportunity afforded for advertising her
resources that the next legislature
would cheerfully and promptly vote an
additional appropriation , to which
private and public subscriptions may bo
added , enough to make the Nebraska
portion of the great show so striking
that it cannot bo overlooked by n single
visitor.
Gentlemen of the Nebraska World's
fair commission , you are respectfully
requested to bestir yourselves. Wo shall
have no fault to Und with the expendi
ture of the state appropriation if it bo
used In properly advancing interest in
Nebraska in this important enterprise.
A J/.S bMf l < 7 l.KADKK.
Mr. Polk , the president of the south
ern alliance , who has been charged
with cherishing an ambition to load anew
now party in a race for the presidency
of the United States , has u convenient
way of making figures satisfy his pur
pose. It is n trite observation that
figures don't He , but everybody
knows that they can be made to deceive
and mislead , and persons like the
southern alliance president well know
how to employ them to this end.
In his annual address to the conven
tion of the supreme council of the nlll-
ance at Indianapolis , Mr. Polk unquali
fiedly declared himself in favor of the
subtroasury scheme us it moans of sup
plying tbo people with more currency ,
nnd by way of showing the necessity for
an increase of circulation ho mndo this
statement , as the telegraph reports him :
"In ISO" ) the amount of curro.icy was
$2,000,000,000 , with 37,000,000 population.
Today.with ( i.5,000,000 of people , the vol
ume of currency has been reduced to
$000,000,000. " Very little space is
needed to expose tno mendacity of this
statement so far as the currency figures
are concerned. Referring to McCar
thy's "Statistician nnd Economist , "
a trustworthy publication compiled
from olllcial sources , it is stated
that the total amount of cur
rency in circulation January 1 , 1800 ,
was in round numbers $388,000,000 , con
sisting of legal tender notes , national
bank notes and fractional currency.
Gold was at a premium and consequently
quently none was in general circulation ,
and for the same reason silver did not
form a part of the currency. The per
capita of circulation at , the beginning of
1800 was therefore loss than $10. How
Is it now ? Instead of the vol
ume of currency at present being -
ing only 8000,000,000 , as Mr. Pollc
stated , according to nn ofiioial state
ment of the Treasury department it
amounted at the botrinning of the cur
rent month to $ l.r 00,000,000 , and the
director of the mint in his annual report
port recently submitted lo the socrotnry
of the treasury states the per capita of
circulation to bo $2o.i0. ! It Is to bo
borne in mind , ' also , that the purchas
ing power of the dollar is very
much greater now than it was at the
beginning of ISliO , when the
curronoy price of $100 of gold was
SH-UO. When the relative value of the
currency then and now Is considered , the
present volume means moro purchasing
power than was possessed by the amount
claimed by Mr. Polk to have boon In
circulation in 1805.
The alllnncn president Is no moro cor
rect or truthful regarding farm
mortgage " Indebtedness. For ox-
uinplo , ho says that in Knnsas
such indebtedness amounts to $105
per capita. Thu census but can Issued a
bulletin of Kansas mortgage statistics a
few weeks ago , according to which the
total existing debt of the people of the
state secured by real estate mortgage
Is in round numbers S2i5,000000 ; ; , of
which the debt on acres , or almost ox-
chidlvoly farms , is $107,000,000 , the re
mainder being on loU. The popu
lation of Kansas at the last census
wns 1-I27,000 , so that the per capita
of farm mortgage Indebtedness in that
jtnlo is considerably loss than thu
amount stated by Mr. Polk. IIavl.g
misrepresented regarding Kansas , It is
but fair to assume that his figures ot
farm ntortugo ( Indebtedness in Iowa
niul Illinois are also wrong. Further
more , the alliance president did not
: > ITor any explanation as to tbo ntvluro of
this Indebtedness , how much of H repre
sents purchase money , valuable Improvements -
provomonts , etc.
' ' ' 'lore ' is another respect in which Mr ,
Polk endeavors to mislead his confiding
followers. Ho contrasts the largo In
crcnso In farm values botwecn ISoO am
I860 with the Hmnll advance during' UK
decudo from 1870 to 1680 , but neglects t <
explain that the vast amount of lam
opened to settlement during the lallc
period would inevitably have the cITcc
to lower values. Hut Mr. Polk deal
only in assertions. Ho does not trouble
himself with explanations , because thcj
would bo fatal to his purpose.
rni' yiinrw.\
At the last mooting of the city oouncl
the contract heretofore mndo with tht
electric light company for twenty-candle
power incandescent street lamps In tht
suburbs. In llou of gasoline lights , was
declared void for good and sulliclon
rotiHons which need not bo ropeatet
here. The proposition of Supcrlntcnden
Wiley to substitute 1,200 candle powot
arc lights In the ratio of ono to live am
one-half , for $110 per arc light , waa not
accepted. As a consequence the Obit
Gasoline company continues In the Hole
with its glimmers at $19 per gllmmoi
per annum.
The action of the council under tht
circumstances should bo and Is approvci
by people who have taken time to con
sider the proposition of Mr. Wiloy anil
the form of contract which was proposed.
There wns evidently a purpose on the
part of the now Thomson-Houston com
pany to saddle its monopoly upon the
city for an indefinite period. Thu
present contract for nominal 2,000-can-
die power lamps does not expire until
180U and the scheme underlying the late
proposition for suburban light was
clearly intended to form tno basis for i
further extension of the present high
priced contract. Although the council
has not been drawn Into n now
contract upon the basis suggostoii
it is not too late to analyze the niodillet
contract which was offered in lieu of thai
for incandescent lights.
The formal statement of the proposition
was : "Wo have found that ono arc hunt
dispenses with an average of live ant
one-half gas or gasoline lamp.- ? . " When ,
whore and by what experiments did Mr.
Wiloy find this to bo true ? On the con
trary , the host authorities assort that
one nominal 2,000 ctindlo power arc light
is equal to the illumination of only four
and one-half gas lamps of usual capacity.
This is for arc lamps of nominal 2,000
candle power.
The question ot candle power , as us-
usually put , is misleading in the ox-
tromo. The arc lights are only nomin
ally gauged. The 2,000 candle power is
at its best only from COO to 800
actual candle power ; the 1,200 candle
power lamp about 25 per cent less. Tlio
strength of the light varies with the
obliqueness of the rays. Tlio lamp itself
has little to do with the candle power
except to sot the maximum limit ; the in
tensity of illumination depends upon'tho
voltage of the current und the regula
tion of the latter is always manipulated
from the power houso.
Then , too , the proposition , was entirely
misleading in the stutomcnt.tlmt "tho
I've and a half lamps .of twenty candle
power each would b cq'tiaT to 110 candle
power while the arc lamps would bo 1,200
candle power or ton times.as much ns
that of the incandescent lamps. " This
is not at all correct even using the con
tractor's figures. It must bo remem
bered that wo are dealing with only ,
nominal eanulo power and thodllleronco
between the nominal and the actual is
not usually as great proportionately with
the incandescent as with the arc lamps.
But aside from this it is not nom
inal candle power that the public
wishes but rather actual illumination.
The reason that a nominal 2,000 candio
power lamp is required to supplant only
four and a half gas lamps is that the
latter distribute the Illumination over
the territory from many points ; the arc
light centers at a single point. The in
tensity of ttio illumination is said to
decrease in an inverse proportion to the
squares of the distances.
Wo are paying too much now for 2,000
candle power arc lights. A report made
to congress last yo.ir upon this subject
figures the average annual price paid
during December , 1890 , for nominal 2,000
uanulo power lamps in twenty-four cities
having over 10JOOU population and
burning all of every night at $140. In
1-1 S cities and towns lumpj under similar
conditions brought an average of $121.79.
Omaha is paying 3175.
A few olliuial li uros relating to prices
in the states just surrounding Nebraska
may bo instructive in this connection ,
in each place the arcs are of nominal ,
2,000 candle power and burn all of every
night.
Those municipalities owning their
j\vn plants obtain their illumination at
i much less cost , and it is only a quos-
.Ion of time when Omaha should own
lor own lighting plants.
In Newark , N. ,1. , corporations using
.ho streets tire required to p.iy to tha
: ity 2 } per cent of their capital stock as
i license foe and a Like sum upon all ad-
litions thereto. In Philadelphia com-
> anlos owning1 overhead wires pay the
nuniolpality ono dollar par aauutn per
lolo and live dollars for each new polo
irootou. In St. Louis oloctrlo light and
*
lower companies turned over uu 101803
! j pur cent of tliolr annual gross receipts
mil they now iinvo incronsod the pro-
tort Ion to o pur cent.
The Thomson-Houston company
nndo a mistake so far as Its Interests nro
oiR'urnoil In reopening the discussioi ; .
laving a remarkably fat contract it
hould liuvu been tiutisllud without seeli
ng moro. Investigations show that wo
.ro being mulcted in a good round Hum
dth our present contract nnd tin the
11(1 ( scheme which hit * Just boon
: uockud out by the council was worse
han the present dovn tnvncontractit ( la
lour to everybody that the bust thing
itr Omaha taxpayer is to endure the
xldtlug conditions for a brief porlitl nu
ll the pres nt contract expires and then
ither put in an electric plant of our
\vn \ or make reasonable terms wltl\tho \
'homson-Houtjtou or sumo other coin-
' '
'
any ,
Doard of Education preaches
i
economy nntl fbrtlrvlth turns about ant
orders a Sl OO ioaUng plant for a $ (1,00 (
frnmo buUaing of four rooms. Tin
preaching Is-mrt' followed by practice li
Omaha's edtlc lonal management.
\VHIIK Omaha people nro kicking am
squirming ovbrjtho inadequate depot ac
commodutlons qn Tenth street and find
ing fault wlthjj , the railroads for thol
inaltroutmon'jipj Omahn , It lt not a bat
idea to raise ndlcgitlmato howl ngntns
the D. & M. Uyer which crosses the rlvo
twenty miles ' .billow Omaha. The 11. <
M. liver is undoubtedly a great train , bu
it is a serious disadvantage to this city
It ought to pass through Omaha am
thuro Is no good excuse for not doing so
Tim city lull slto controversy Is tot
fresh in the minds of Omaha people foi
the half-baked editor to mislead then
ns to the facts connected therewith.
The individual who is expending his
inherited fortune in lighting Tan Bii
and Its editor will bo old enough to have
some sonHO a long time before ho hni
mndo the people believe that , Mr. Rose
water Is responsible for tlio wasting o
$18,000 in the old city hall foundation.
Fore the information of the public am !
in strict confidence it Is announced thai
the appointment of the architect of the
city hall to the position of superintend'
cut of tlio now federal building would
notulToct the architectural design ol
that structure. It might ho added , liow'
over , that the architect aforesaid could
greatly improve the federal building II
ho were given the opportunity.
TIIK Chicuyo Mail , ono of the most sue
cessful evening papers in the country ,
has boon purchased by Mr. Joseph R.
Dunlop , who has assumed tlio manage
ment. Mr. Dunlop is ono of the ablest
journalists in the west , and under his
control the Mail will doubtless bo a bet'
tcr newspaper than ever.
Tun unsightly Farnam street sheds
are to remain where they are for three
moro mortal weeks. The patience oi
Omalia people and the indulgence of the
council are remarkable. In no other
city is a contractor allowed to obstruct
thoroughfares with such impunity.
TIIK incandescent light deal has
worked itself out to thoadvantage of the
gasoline contractor , which may have been
its original intention. Perhaps the gas
oline man had merely unusual business
foresiirht when'ho replaced his lamps
recently.
TIIK Union .Pacific alone requires
about 100 car wheels for every working
day of tlio year. If a foundry largo
enough to supply this demand is estab
lished hero it will give steady employ
ment lo a great many worklngmcn.
AIYL but two of the democratic councilmen -
cilmen present at the last council meet
ing lay down 'gracefully ' and permitted
the republican -city clerk to appoint a
republican de'p'uty. Some men will re
sist the inevitable.
OMAHA is supposed to have a street
commissioner , a sidewalk inspector nnd
u Bourd of Public Works. The fact
would never bo apprehended , luuvovor ,
from an inspection of the streets nnd
sidewalks.
A IIONU of Sl-)00,000 ) for the city
treasurer is oppressive and unnecessary.
An Aouomplifllictl Fact.
Kitiu < M ( / ' 111Star.
Shall Omaha eclipse Kansas City !
A Su c'Htioii to Maine.
bc > c York Cominr.rcMlAtlrettlscr.
The Now Yorlc Sun quotes with unction
the Now York Worlu as onposod to the ro-
nominatlon of Grover Cleveland for presi
dent. The Sun will never forcivo Mr. Cleve
land for hia refusal to elevate a momhcr of
the Bartlett family , and the World will never
sinilo upon him because of his failure to make
Sir Charles Gibson a foreign minister.
Try It In Omtitri.
The following from the Chicago Journal U
commended to the attention of the street
ear companies of this city : "President
Yorkes recently distributed 8075 lu pold
nmouR prize grlpmon of his cable lines ,
fhreo prizes are annually offered by the
company , of $100 , $75 ar.d ? 5J oaoli , to grip-
men with tuo best annual record. On
ax-imination it was found that ntno gripman
iad a record without nn accident or a com
ilalnt , und twelve others worn entitled to
either lirat or second prizes. The nine
received $75 , ami the ether twelve $25 each ,
nailing a total of $1)75 ) awarded , instead of
ho & ? r > promised. This is ja Just and
generous recognition of merit , capability and
oftlciency In wont , and the showing Is a
creditaolo ono both for the company and ttio
omnloycs. "
Tlio Trim I'olicy.
rmwfciiciit Valleu Advertiser.
Next to the doup abiding interest
vhlch every man has In tns Incli-
Iduul possessions Is the prida and
atlitfuctlon he fcols in seeing his town
irospor nnd its people happy. Too many
non , selfish lu the oxtroina , are envious of
heir neighbors' prosperity , hence wo see
nuiiy who natronlzo foreign oatnblhhmant.s
or everything they need ralhar than
my at hoaio and , halp tliolr own town.
Many articles t/iflt / nro bought olso-
vhoru nro no , l > ptor { or cnoupur than
tioao offered by , ( homo dealers. This
hortslKhtodne.s * < datu not permit them to see
hut their Interests nro Idonlltlod with these
vlth whom tbjy-rtrtt continually coming in
ontact in the ovary-day aT.u'r.J ( of Ufa. Now
tsoanii that ' .ji w la the community in
vhlch ho llvos . , $ anything good enough
'or lUiiHolf without ) fionillng aw.iy to other
ilaces for it. Krory roaldoiit should take
iiifllciout luturostt iu > tht ) town in wiilch ho
lvo.i to do his trilling ami thui kooptho
nonoy In ulroutati d' ' n his own community.
.n ' short , If vou vv ji to kill a town and In-
rite hard timoi Wtyourdoor Import ovory.
hlngyou o.m nnd.0 j > ort as llttlo as pollute ,
' .itrotms your hami'Dmlnois mon und mar-
'Imnt.i und sea wtrWillffdrenO'i It will rmilto.
TUB G'o.v ' * , - . > r/o.v QITV.
Iloitrico Damocrftt : Proililont Harrison
nn exprosss'l u pr-'foroiica for Omaha m the
itaco of holding thu republican national con-
'ciitlon. Omahn should b.r nil moms take
he place of ( JhU-ui-o us tlu grout convention
illy ,
Coluir.buiTologram : Omaha nuy not got
ho roimbllciin runvoutioa , but It will not tu
or want of mkliit. , and un Omuh.i
uually Hoinuli uhi'oU a > loud in
rom a highwayman bauuod up by n pair of
nriu pUtoU.
lliistliiei Nobraslcin : Omaha ihould have
ha national rupahllivvu convention next year ,
t'ad won U untltlod to"it , and the rupubllcaus
if the c.iu will gro.itlv strengthen the party
n the wo.st by vo.liif to have thu convention
lo'.d in Omaha ,
TAMMANY AND DEMOCRACY
New York's Rin Will Eolcot tlio
Spenkor.
SOLID FOR THE MAN FROM TEXAS
O rover Cleveland Saltl to llnvi
Olwrjjo of tlio Wires anil tlio
Faithful Are All In
nt Present ,
HutiBitT OP Titi ? BBR ,
filil FoLMiTBKsrn STIIKKT ,
WASHIXOTOX , I ) . C. . Nov. 19.
Tammitny has entered national polities
Flushed with tlio victory It won with Flowo
It roaches out Its hnmU for the control o
congress atul national logUlatlon. It pro
ixisos to organize the homo of rdproaenta
tlvos , naming tlio speaker , the loullns : com
mlttoca mid the minor onicos. Uohlnd Tam
many lj I'roaldont Cleveland , who moans t <
bring about his roiiomlnntton next year ,
naino his running ruat.o on the ticlcot anil
make tlio issues. Up to lust \vcolc Thonui !
CoaUtoy. n well known member of Turn'
many , who has boon occupying n minor yo-
sltlon on the democratic rolls of congress
for some tiino , conducted n campaign
for tlio iioorkccpcrshlp of the house
It looked like ho would bo nominated , ns he
hud his own and several ether largo state ;
solidly behind him. Sir. Cleveland whlsparci
in the car of Tammany that it must inako i
certain sluto for the organization of the
houso. Tammany held a caucus , Coaklo >
v.'os dropped and n slate muda which was
intended to bring about tbo election of Mr ,
Mills as sneaker.
Mills has renounced frco coinage and allied
himself to Mr. Cleveland , nnd every one who
opposes thorn must got from under or bo
crushed. It is said that the democrats ol
tbo far west are to drop into line and
quietly fold their hands and wait the
result , meekly submitting to the decree of
the Now Yorlc City democracy. It was
feared for nwhilo that Crisp of Georgia , when
n few months npo appeared to have a sure
thing of the spoauorship , would rebel against
the Tammany slate nnd carry his friends
With him , but bo has been quieted by n fuint
movement. A few of the Now York mem
bers of the house linvo DCOU tout to favor
Crisp before the caucus convenes and keep
up some hope for him In that direction , but
there is the best of evidence that this is donate
to put a lictltlous value upon Crisp stock , us
before the caucus meets the unit rule will bo
applied to the Now York doiogation , nnd it
will vote solidly fur Mills. Crisp is a frco
coinage man , and it would bo absurd to sup
pose that Now York would support him for
the spoakoMhip , especially in view of the
fact that they nro for Mr. Cleveland , and bo
is opposed to frco coinage.
Colonel iMoCoy's Convention Suhcino
Colonel Charles T. , McCoy will vote the
proxy of Governor MolloUo o South Dakota
in the mooting of thu republican national
committee next week when the time and
place for the national noniinatiut ; convention
will bo lixou. Colonel McCoy h.ii a proposi
tion which bo will probably lay before the
convention which will attract wldo attention.
It is to double the number of delegates to
the national nominnllnu convention. Ho
says Unit If there were 1,070 delegate * in the
convention next year , instead of half that
number , there would bo twice the amount of
personal interest taken in the work , twice as
much enthusiasm injected Into individuals
nnd twice as many prominent men who
would return to their homes full at fresh
energy and determined to make the ticlcot
they nominated a success.
Colonel McCoy lias had a long , wide and
active experience in practical politics in the
territories ana frontier states. Ho says it
has been bis ex porienro that tbo larger the
representation in n convention ttio greater
enthusiasm in the campaign following and
the surer the right result. Colonel McCoy
thinks It would bo bettor to double tbo num-
bur of delegates and therefore give tnoro
workers in the Hold an opportunity to have a
voice in ttio nomination und reduce by one-
half the number of outsiders admitted to the
convention hall. Ho thinks there are too
many hangers-on , too much extraneous influ
ence and not enough direct representation.
These views have been circulated to some extent -
tent nqiong.mombors of the national commit
tee and are well receive' ] .
liotwcou Omaha nnd Cincinnati.
The arrival of the Omaha delegation , which
comes to secure the republican national nomi
nating convention , is eagerly anticipated. It
is expected to attract moro attention than
any other western crowd. Omaha will make
a good impression nnd will ho well received.
They have many friends , and thcro is a
strong sentiment in favor of giving her the
honor. It is said the south and central states
will oo particularly solid tor Cincinnati. The
'
contest has alrea'dy settled down between
Omabu and Cincinnati.
BlisccllniiemiH.
Thcro Is n rumor nlioat tonight that the
president thinks of tendering the War port
folio to General Kuwcll of Now Jersey , with
whom ho is now rtucK shooting at Honjics ,
Aid. General riowcll was n distinguished
union soldier , a United States senator , and
would make a splendid secretary of war.
Senator Pettlgrow was in the city today ,
fresh from his home nt Sioux Falls , S. D.
Ho leaves tomorrow for Now York , where ho
will Do on business for a few days. The
senator is getting the preliminary work
ready for beginning the public building i t
Sioux Palls.
Hon. ! : . U. Hutchlns and wife of Dos
Molnos , la. , are guests at.tho Wlllard. Mr.
Hutchlns was hero last wi'ok as delegate to
the Kruternal congress and now spends a day
or two longer on business In the patent ofllco.
I . S. H.
IIB J.OST HIS ItlUllK.
A. I'Maino ItrldcKronm Outwitted Uy
His Motier-ln-Ijn\v. !
POHTWXD , Mo. , Nov. IS. For sorao time
Martin Hamilton , an exemplary youni ; man ,
has been paying attention to the village
school mistress of Chebegau Island , n hand-
Homo young woman of 1'J , Miss Xotta Hanill-
llton. The courtship wna opposed by the
young woman's mother , who declared that
while she lived her daughter should never
marry. Shu had no particular objection to
the young man himself , but did object to the
murriago of her daughter , The young coupln
decided that they would wed without her
consent , and on Mondav they were married
at the house of a friend and In thu prcscnco
of witnesses by Hov. J. Wright , pastor of the
Methodist church.
Thu bride , after receiving the congratula
tions of bur friends , wont buck to bur pa
rent's ' baufo to endeavor to rcconcilo tlio
mother to the marriage. The bridegroom
went homo to watt lor further developments ,
lli'aring nothing from his briuo , ho went to
her homo the next morning nnd had a stormy
Interview with his now mother-in-law. Ilo
risked to sue his wife , but in spitu of thruats
nnd on iron ties hu was forced to leave the
house without seeing the young woman.
I'nblic sympathy was with the nowiy mar
ried couple , but the brulo'a parents' hold the
key to the situation nnd they steadfastly re
fused to allow ttio you in : people to meet.
I'hi ) captive brldu managed to send a luttor to
liur husband. He sccumd thu womlso on
Hint nftoriioim that hu should see ami talk
uitli nb wife thu next duy and ho refrained
From taking lugnl measures to unfnrco his
rights. The next morning the bride , her
Jldest brother mid her mother took the
ucnmer for Portland , leaving before the
Lirldogroom know what was going on. 1'ur-
Hilt was impo ible. us there is only ono
iteunv.'r u day. Kinco then Mr. Hamilton has
ind no wordand although ho has endeavored
.n loiirn bU wlfo's whereabouts ho has been
Jiisuuoossful. Noun of the trio has returned
.0 th'o Island , Although the urldo nnd
jridugroom wuro of thu same iiama thuro waste
to relationship botwuou thorn.
( ' iirnnuo'N Condition Improvix ] ,
1'im.kiiKi.i'HM , l a. , Nov. ! S.--Actor W. J.
'tnronco passed it favur.iolo nlirht , and his
: oiidlilon this murning Is still lurthur
mprovud ovi-r yesterday.
An Iniiioriuiil PrlHonor.
ST. Louu , Nov. 13. T. C. Hoalon , alias
ioden , alias liacnn , alias linker , who was
irrojtod at Atlmta , U.i. , November 'J , for
mall box robbery and forgery , and who 01
cnpcil from Jail nt Nashville last evening , wn
qullti an Important federal prisoner. Ho be
longed to the notorious gang ot street tnal
box robbers organized KOHIO years ago b ;
Prontlss Tiller , the famous oxprois robber
several of whom have recently boon nrrostec
and are now awaiting trial.
MnvrntOtitH of Nnvnt Vessels.
NBW YOIIK , Nov. 18. Tbo United SUtft
steamer Concord sailed for the West Iiullo
yesterday. She will carry mall for the Phil
ndclphla now ntSU Thomas.
WASHINGTON- ) . C. , Nov. tS. A cablegran
received nt the navy department announce !
that the United States steamer Yorktowt
sailed yoitorduy from Montevideo on hoi
way to the Pacific station. She will probnbh
reach Valparaiso In three weeks.
ItlKDI.Iill'S .Sl'.V/Mr SHOTS.
Chicago News : Omaha does not need
national conventions or any ether extraordinary -
ordinary occtimmcos to gain notorlotv. If
the thriving Nebraska city keeps up its"pros-
cut. gait It will soon bo wrltton down as n
horrible example of lawlessness nnd crime.
Atchison Glebe : In Omaha last night n
Salvation army "captain" walked up to an
other "captain" and shot her twice. Then
the tnurdcrosj turned the pistol and killed
herself. Thaso tcliglous enthusiasts nro be
coming dangerous ns well as disgusting.
They scorn to carry pUtoIs\vhlcti are always
dangerous in the 'intids of a fool. Some of
thcsa days a religious enthusiast will be
watched , mid possibly guarded.
Minneapolis Tribune : The case shows that
woman's love Is moro overpowering than Sat-
vation army ties or teachings , or than the
instinct for solfprasomuion. Judas betrayed
his master for money. Potordunlcd Him'for
fear of tbo ridicule of the mob. The disciples
forsook Him In a moment of danger for four
of rldlculo or punishment. This frenzied
girl at Omaha would doubtless have stood by
her religion through bribes , rldlculo or per
sonal danger. She could withstand the temptations -
tations before which Judas , Peter , the disci
ples anil some of our Methodist pastors and
Presbyterian deacons are weak , hut her
woman's heart fell victim to Cupid's fren
zies. It Is the dltTorenco between the mascu
line and fcminlno human.
COLtt H'K.lTllKIt
. "I cannot account for It , "
oxuliilniua tliodtifaultln mink cashier.
HuTnln ! Express : Many a sololor who lacked
much of being a saint li.is been uunnunlzud ,
Elmlru Gazette : No , iMutlldy. folium don't
go rowlnc In cat boats ; they row on ba-jk
fences.
Chicago Tribune : Straiiiror ( on Eurouean
railway ) Ever boon In America ?
Follow possuiiKenhtlllly ) [ visit the coun
try snmotlmos on biiHlnrss , sir. I am the edi
tor of a Nu\v York daliy paper.
Kate Field' Washington : "How are things
in your huslncns'r"
"Dull. I'm glad to roport. "
" 'Glad to report ! " "
"Yes , I'm a saw sliaruonor. "
TIIK SWKKTAOP 1AVK.
Xew I'nrl ; fleralit.
"What is the state called life ? " Ah , well
What mortal over lived could loll ?
A stuio where inuii Is klu , ami yet
Content In money's bonds to frnt ;
A xtatuof discord , want and Ills ,
Jf broken plcdgus , uniiald bills ;
JT bacilli , tuburculosls.
Jf pliinibcrs , icemen , doctors' doses !
pf runts and taxes , oatlilc. drinking.
: > f work and crave prctcnci < of thinking ,
3f llvlns up to reput itlon.
Jf living down as reparation j
Jf joy und sad MOSS , puauo and strife
lint hold ! I can't dutinc this llfu.
Wnshlnston Star : "I've an Idea. " said the
poet to tlio editor , "that [ think ought to bo
carried out. "
"No doubt. " replica the editor ; "carried out
ind lost. "
Indianapolis Journal : "Now , for Instance. "
S'lld Watts , who was alrlni ; his vlow.son uvo-
titlon , "If the conditions wore such tlmt
uirscs were compelled to climb for their food
t would Du but u mutter of time until a racu
of horses with claws would bo dev topcd. "
"Wlmt nonsunso , " replied I'otts. "Haven't
cats been trying to learn to dfor ihu last.
4.00J years'/ "
Rpoohr Mrs. Colcmlggor I'm surprised that
your husband earns HO llttlo If ! io works as
Lard as yon say. What doe.s ho deV
Mrs. 1'untweuzol The last thing ho did was
tolUuro out how many times a clouic ticked
In the course of a year.
Now York Truth : Iloston mammado 5-yoar-
old dauirhtor ) U'liat aroyou rnnrllng , I'enol-
opeV
I'onolopc llowclts' works' mi. :
Miimmu Oh. why do you Indulge In such In
tellectual frivolity when yon are not vet
thoroughly familiar with Emerson and lirowu-
Ing ?
.
Dctrotl l < 'rce 1'res * .
The tailor said ho'd send my olothos
As POOH as lie could do
Them up for me. and I ur od him
To .send Ilium p. d. u.
And ao IIK did ; but I , alas ,
Must dress as now you sue ,
Ilocauao , forsooth , by somu mistake
Ho sent them c. o. d.
And p. a , q. Is Imt a tlnk-
I/IIIL' uymbal and a sound-
In1hrasi that la no earthly good
When c. o. d.'s around.
Indianapolis Journal : "ll'm , that young
man of yours i Is ho worth anything financially
daily ? "
"Why , yes. papa , lie IH worth lit least $ ' 15 n
week to thu store , no says , though tliey only
give him * iu. "
roltimbiis I'ost : Ilony men are the most
easily "rattled. "
llmghamton Republican : The .stingy man
Is after all a br.ivu fellow : hu Is never known
to re-ticnt.
I'lttsburg Dispatch : The youiu man pro
poses , but sometimes thu old man opposes ,
and that sotllus Ic.
Chicago Intpr-Ocoan : "Money talks , " butte
to moat people It saysgood-by ,
Washington Htar : "How do I strike you ? "
said thu artlllulnl limb to Its mate ,
"You'l-o u corkur , " was thu reply ,
Yonkers Oazotto : The chicken thief's recol
lections of his scamp llfu are mostly associated
with pick-It duty ,
OXJ3 1,1 fK.
Clnclimntl
A child In thu mirsury crying u boy In a
crlckot Hold "out"
A youth fora phantasy sighing a man with a
lit of thu ironl
A heart dried up and narrowed a task ro-
puulud in vain
A Hold plowed ( loop and Imrrowod. but bare
and barren of unun
bU of oxpurluncu wasted , of counsel
Of pluaai.ro bitter when tastoil , and pain that
did him no oed
Somn sparUs of seiillinont porhlind , some
llnshiiM of gunlns losl
A loiTunt of falsu lovu clinrlbhud a rlpplu of
true Invni-rnshod
ioine feeble ht'uastliiK of trouble , to glide
ii'j iln with thu stream
In prlneipluuid as a bubble In imrpo.se
vaniiu us a d run in
\ futnris hone liair-huartud. for dim U the
fiitiiiu now
Pliat tliu triple orown la parted , and ( loath IH
dump on thu brow.
'vnd a debt Is to p.iy by the debtor a doctor ,
a lawyer , u nnr ii : i
\ feullim hu should have been butter , a doubt I
If hu eniila have beun wor.su ; I
iVIilln the xlmslly llnaur tr.iuus It.s Rhostly
iuu ! < sii u of doom.
\iiil u I loui ) of uhitttly faces pias : on In a
niirUonud mom.
Ylth ahostly li.iiiia | to buokon , unit ghostly
voices to call.
Vnd tlin vrlm ntcordor to reckon , and add thu
total of nil
"liu sun of life oxpondud a puarl In u pig
trough cast
1 comudy plavud an J ended , nnd what II.IH It
eomo to at lu.sl !
'ho dead man propped on it pillow thu joitr-
nuy taken alonu
I'ho tomb with an urn mid a willow , und u lie
curved doup In the stoiiu !
KANSAS SHERIFF OUTWITTED ,
An Omaha Printer Avoids Keating In a
Newton Jail.
ESCAPES WHILE EN ROUTE TO THAT CITY.
Having Anreo < l to IU lit ttio
of WhioliHo Was AUUIIHCI ) , tlio
Olilcor Was Thrown Off
Uuiml.
LIXCOI.X , Nob. , Nov. IS. [ Special to TUB
About a week since a young man by
the iiinno of Medlar , employed In a printing
II
ofllcc .it Omaha , was brought tn Ijlncoln by
Deputy Khcrlft ( > robi3 nud turned over to
Jailor Langdon of this county. Medlar was
wanted nt Newton , Kan. , for seduction , but
.vliou Ilrst arrested In Omatm secured his
release on a writ of habeas corpus. Tlio
Newton ofllcors had nn escaped burglar from
Lancaster county , but refused to glvo him
up unless they could got Moillnr. The ex
change was finally directed nt Topokn last
Saturday , mil today Jailor I.anuilon received
word from the Newton Bhorllt that Medlar
had escaped at Kmporln. Ho had agreed to
right the wrong ho had committed , and the
sheriff loft him In the car wlillo ho stopped
off to see n friend on the platform. Medlar
was engaged to marry an Omalia girl when
arrested ,
DRTBCTIVB CHOW BTtl.t. LIVES.
A change for the worse Is perceptibly
noticeable today In the condition of Charlie
Crow. The breast and neck nro gradually
turning bluish black , nnd the physicians
think that K.itiRreno will sot In. The man's
manner of living prior to the shooting had
weakened his system irroaily. and it Is only
his great will power that keeps him ns bright
ns ho now appears. When TIIK BKIS reporter
walked Into the sick room this ovcuing
Crow looked up , cave n llttlo nod of recogni
tion , and extended ills hand. The physicians
think that Crow may live for three or four
days , and possibly longer , but the re is littla
bopo for him.
STATK IIOU8K NEWS.
Secretary ICoontz returned this morning
from Omaha , whcro bo has been looking
nftcr the grain inspection. Ilo reports that
the inspectors have obtained n thorough
knowledge of their duties and everything is
working smoothly.
The Uayford Irrigation Canal and Wntor
Power company Hied plats in tbo secretary
of state's ofllco today , showing the right of
way of their proposed waterway.
Only ono case , that of A. S. Godfrey
against II. S. Doll nnd others , error from
Lancaster county , was Hied In suproma
court today. It Involves tbo priority and
validity of lions on a block in Lincoln. The
amount involved is $3,500.
Volume ISO of the supreme court reports is
just recoivcd from the printer's hands.
ODDS AND KND3.
Mable C. Davis asks for a divorce from A.
Dwlght Davis on the grounds of cruelty and
abandonment. They wuro married in Clear
Lake. la. , in August , 18S1.
William Oleason , who wns discharged from
custody last evening after his nequtttul by a
Jury on the charge of L'ambllng , was rearrested -
arrested about U o'clock nnd looked up in thu
city Jail for the same olTcuse.
The attorneys ol John Taylor , the negro ,
now serving a lifo sentence In thu peniten
tiary for the killing of a member of his own
race , have asked the county commissioners
for funds to prosecute their appeal now
pending in the .supremo court ,
W. W. Wade , a colored man arrested on
suspicion of being ono of the "spooks" who
had beun annoying the family of C. J. Ernst ,
but who was ruluased soon afterwards , has
notillcd the city clerk that ho wants f. > , l)00 )
damages , nnd will sue If the council refuses
to give It to him.
The contention between the property owners -
ors on North Tenth nnd North Ninth streets
us to which should have a viaduct , was set
tled by the council last night In favor of the
former. The Ninth streut men nro very
warm nnd ivill enjoin the construction of a
viaduct on the other thoroughfare.
The city council last evening refused to
conIInn the contract entered Into with thn
Laborer , an obssuro weekly , to do the city
printing. At the last mooting they refused
to approve the State Journal contract , and it
Is consequently u frco-for-al' ' HOW ,
Saturday the street railway company so-
mircd an order dissolving "tho Injunction
against thuir going ahead wl'.h their North
1'wenty-seventh street line , but today work
wns again blocked by an injunction sworn
put by another taxpayer in that vicinity.
The objection appears to uo a double track enl
l forty-sovon foot wide street.
SKOUJtlXU ifUSTIVIi.
Hotnnrknlily Quick Time in Wliluh u
PeiiHlon Was Granted.
WASHINGTON , D. C. , Nov. 18. fSpoclal
rolcgram to THU Hue. ] Tin : lieu nnd Ex-
( minor's Uurcuu of claims secured today for
Daniel I'reston , 7tJ5 Donn street , Cleveland ,
D , , a pension of $13 ! per month , under the net
) f congress of Juno 2T , 1890. The disability
illogod for which the pension wns granted
, vns a slighl doafnosa in both oar.s. Thu dls-
ibility occurred during the service. The
ilaliu wus placud In the hands of Tin ; Iii :
juroau los.s than thirty days ago. It hud
men in the hands of another attorney more
.ban n year previous , but had never boon
; raated.
Less than ono month ago Tin : Hun Bureau
igrood to handle it for Air. I'roston and
oJny was notitlcd by the commissioner of
illusions tlmt thu claim hud been allowed.
L'his claim was energetically pushod. Had
t not been , the chancus are that Mr. Preston
vould still be without his rights. It Is only
mother example of the good work being
lone in Washington by Tun DUK and Exam-
ncr's Iturcau of Claims , where trouble and
nonoynrj never spared tusuuuro Justice to
derails , their widows and orphans.
Western
WASHINGTON , D. f ! . , Nov. 18. [ Special Tel-
gram to Tun Iiiii ; . | The following list of
enslons granted Is reported by Tin ; HBU
nil Examiner Bureau of Claims ;
Nebraska : Original Stephen Jone.s ,
lonry llogors , Emory 1'ock , Goirgo Murry-
roathor , AddUon Wells , Cyrus Cowlos ,
'atrlck ' O. Hnwo.s , William I' . Hums , An-
row J. I'onnlngton , John U. Chamuurlln ,
amos W. McCartor , Juromu Wiltso , L > 'ranci.s
tushcy , William H , Moorohuad , David J.
! iilvin , Aloiuo C. I'nmiitton. ; John liroiner ,
liruin K. Couloy. Additional ISuuJamln K
lill. Increase Herman Hurhaus. Original
rldows , etc. Fannie II. Mel'orrin , Elizabeth
eon , Kiicbol A. Morguridge.
Iowa Original ! Martin V. Hatter , Wll-
am lioyd , Thomas Cusio , Patrick H. Hoi-
ind , William Crawfor.1 , David K. Foiist ,
redi > rlek I'oturson , Kdward H. Willurd ,
loury S. Suburn , Alux 11. Little , John T.
nnth , William U. Wolahor , Alonzo L. liul-
rd , William Crow , Charles W. Lyou , Hun-
unlu F. Harris , Albert \V. Armstrong ,
nines A. Hralncrd , Hulncs I'arkor , Frank
y. Hlnmur , William W. Hclchor , Kdwnrd S.
.llou , 1'utor Kalll , Itobert J. Clark , Charloa
took , Lorenzo W\ Hurt , William II. Harvoy.
'icroaso ' Daulol H. Hrlglit , Flavius M.
t'olf , David M , Kigwlo , Ocorgo Hpohn ,
lonry W. Klco. Original widows-Sarah
. Hanuold , Mary Qlitcher , Mury L. Cooii.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't ' Report.