THE OMAHA DAILY THURSDAY , DEOEMBEll 10 , 1801.
DAILY BEE.
H HOSRWATEII. F.DITOII.
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OITIOES.
ntnnlia. Tlin Ilco IlulMlnir.
HoillhOjnnlin. cnrnor N "ml Mill SlrootJ.
Council HlufK 12 1'onrl Street.
Dhlcuco Oltlee. : ii7 ( luiinhrr of Commerce.
Sew York.llooiii n , II nnd l.VTrlbuno lliilldln ?
Washington , ii : fourteenth Ml root.
rollUKSPONDKNOK.
All comii'iiiilcnllnni roliitlnff to nowi and
editorial mutter should bo uddrosJod tc the
Kdltarlul Hcti | rlinont.
IIC8I.NKSS UVrrKUy.
All binlw" letters and remittances should
bo nddre srd to The lice Publish rii Company.
Oiimlui. Duifts. chocks awl postotlleti orders
to bo mndo payable to the ordorof tlio loin-
Diiny.
ThB BBC PoWishing Company , Proprietors
THE BEfi BUIf.WNO.
8WOKN STATEMENT OI' OIUOULATIOfi.
fctatoof Nebraska lg.
County of Douglas , f"
Goo. It. T/schuck , secretary of 1 HIS "BE
Publishing comp.iny. does soluiiinly BWi-ar
thnt the actual circulation of TIIK lun.v I\KK \
fortho woeU ending Uoccmbor5 , ISJ1 , was ns
folloirn :
Sunday , Nov.-O WOO
Mondny , .Nov. IW. . rjl'Tr. !
TiteRiIny , Dni * . I sHi-n
WcdnofUiiy. Deo. S " ;
Ihiirsdiiy , Dee.a - ' ; ' "
Krlday , flee- . I j''J '
HHtnrdny , Dec. n 2-1" '
Average 24.OHO
OEO. It. TZSOIIUOIC.
Sworn to l.oforo me nnd ubsrrlbcd In 1117
prrieni'o th.-s Cth day of Doi-omtior. A. I ) . 1801.
SEAL K. N. llovr.i.f , .
Notary Public.
The ( rrowth of the avcraco dally clrciilut'nn
of TIIK lit t , for six years Is shown In vho fol-
lowln1. tnhle :
IWJ IfliO IMI1
Jnnunrr. . . . 10 . ' .7 ? I5.20' , IS-.574 28,410
Kobrunrr . . . H.I'X l.'itf.H IS..W I TIM r.iu
klfirrli 11. Mt 14,4110 I9.W ) IWM aHI5 ) Jl.Otii
April r.M'.n 14.311. 13,741 Zt.'JH
" ' ' I2.4W utt ; I7.1H1 . 5oiw ! 2I1.S41
June" ! . . . . 14.147 lil.241 I8.65S SO.SOI
. ll.UU IWfl.1 is.rn X > . 27.031
AiiKUnt I1. ( Ill 14,151 18.16.1 m.'M 27.V.1
beptcmbcr. . . . n.aio 1',1'4 19,710 20.870 iVi.ll
October IJ..hD I8.WI w.ffn SU.JIB ? 'i,10)
NoTembor. . , . i ; . : m 14,21 IS..Ni IIUIO .lso 2I.U9U
lloccmbrl I2.J.IT li.Oll 18.2ZI SO.UI3 11,471
TUB Koutlisltlors mnko a good botrin-
niny In Iho role Of kickors. .
Mil. Sinir.JtAN HOAR of Massa
chusetts understands how to got himself
talked about.
IN A tuffof war Morearty's wind could
bo rolled upon. It has never yet given
out or shown any signs of weakness.
Roonit Q. MILLS still refuses to talk.
Nobody can blame him. There ia
positively nothing for him to aay , and if
there were the English language ia not
equal to the emergency.
NinitASKAS ailvor wedding anniver
sary occurs in March , but thus far
neither Governor Thayer nor the State
Historical society has made any official
suggestions for the celebration.
GOVKUNOU THAYISU should now give
Rome attention to the question of oil
inspection , and lo.ivo that of Governor
Boyd's citizenship to the supreme court.
This advlco is gratuitous , and it is
offered in good faith.
TIIK Real Estate Owners association ,
which hns already accomplished a good
work in behalf of bettor government ,
should interest itself in making sure
that a grand jury shall bo convened fop
the next term of the district court.
SIXTY-VIVE members of the present
house of representatives served in the
union army and iifty-six on the other
side. Of the laltor , all but one ( Follows
of Now York ) are from the southern
states. The confeds although in the
minority have captured the speakorship.
THE senate committee on finance re
mains solid ns it was a year ago with
John Sherman at its head , and no prob
ability of * change. John Sherman will
probably succeed himself and contlnuo
to guide the financial destinies of the
country in safe and conservative chan-
nols.
PATRIOTIC American oltizons wltnout
regard to party should not fail to road
President Harrison's dipcnssion of the
gerrymander us it has boon applied to
the selection of presidential electors in
Michigan. An honest American cannot
road what the president says without
being immediately impressed by the
force aud cogency of his reasoning.
THOJIPSO.V , the lying London corre
spondent at Valparaiso , has managed to
make himself unpopular with all the for-
olgnors in Chili. Ho has not succeeded
in discrediting Minister Egan , but ho
has helped to compromise ) Herr Gut-
Bohmidt , tlio Gorman minister , as well as
Mr. Kennedy , the minister from Eng
land. A liar is always fully tuj dangerous -
ous to his friends as to his enemies.
ALDION W. TOUHOEK pronounces
David Dennett Hill of Now York the
greatest single-handed politician this
, country him ever had. Ho might also
have remarked that the governor-sen
ator is the most export double salary
ofllco holder in America as well as the
best two horse bareback rider over entered -
torod in a political raco. ITla nagd are
Tariff Iluform and Preo Coinage and ho
guides both without bridle , saddle ,
aurclnglo or olnoh , except a cinch on
the democratic party.
Tins friends of Commldsionor Morgan
in this stnto and the country at largo
will bo disposed to congratulate that
ofllolont and oonsulontlous ollicor upon
the following deserved oudorsomont
plvon him In the president's message :
The work In the bureau ot Indian affairs
was perhaps never so largo ns now , by reason
of the numerous uogatlatlous which have
boon urocoouing with the tribes for a reduc
tion ot the reservations , with the Incidental
labor of making allotments , and was nevermore
moro carefully conducted.
FOR once TUB 13KK agrees with Isaac
8. nascall as regards the proposed park
on the south side. Whllo Mr. IlAscnll
Is personally Interested in property that
la offered to the commission , wo cannot
overlook the fact that thousands of
working people who llvo in the Second
ward want u breathing spot neat * their
homos. The only question is whether
the prlco asked for the property Is roa-
conablo. That can readily bo deter
mined by disinterested ox port a who are
/uuiillur with the value of laud.
Till !
The third annual message of Presi
dent Harrison is a comprehensive re
view of the administration of the gov
ernment during ono of the moat ovont-
ftil ycnrs in our recent history. It is
moro voluminous than olthor of the preceding -
coding messages of Iho present execu
tive , but It is Interesting nnd Instruc
tive throughout , ! * ! no citizen who would
bo properly informed regarding the af
fairs of the government , and also the
viowsoftho president relative to ques
tions that are matters of public dis
cussion , should full to road it entire.
Referring first to the work of the State
department , which has rollccted great
credit upon the administration and the
country , in which the president Is justly
entitled to a largo share , it is announced
that pending reciprocity negotiations
are well advanced , warranting th'J hope
that before tlio close of the year further
trade arrangements of great value
will bo concluded. With regard to the
arbitration of the IJering sea contro
versy , all that remains to bo done for
the completion of the convention is to
ngroo on arbitrators , which can hardly
involve a aorloud dllllculty. Another
Interesting fact in our International
relations is the oflk'iat announcement
tlmt.tho outlines of an agreement have
been reached with Gormuny look
ing to equitable trudo conces
sions in consideration of the con
tinued free importation of her
sugars. Although the correspondence
referring to this arrangement is with
hold , it is reported from Washington
that Gormuny concedes a material re
duction of the duty on American cereals.
Regarding the Now Orleans affair , the
president thinks tliuro is no doubt that
a friendly conclusion is attainable , and
in connection with this matter ho sug
gests that it would bo entirely competent
for congress to inalce olYonsos ntr.itust
the treaty rights of foreigners domi
ciled in the United States cognizable in
the federal courts. The Chilian dllll
culty Is discussed at length , and it is
made clear that the government of the
United States has acted throughout
judiciously and in good faith. The re
sult of the investigation into the assault
upon American sailors is now being
awaited , and also a satisfactory response
by the government of Chill to the note of
this government , and the presi
dent informs congress that , if
expectation as to these matters is dis
appointed ho will by special mcrsngo
again bring the matter to the attention
of congress for such action as may bo
necessary. The Chilian government
cannot reasonably find anything in the
president's reference to this issue to in
vite its resentment , while on the other
hand the American people will sec in it
a determination to maintain the rights
of this government.
The views of the president regarding
the duty of the government in connec
tion with the construction of the Nicara
gua canal will elicit a great deal of dis
cussion. It may bo grunted that the
president does not overrate the impor
tance of that enterprise to the interests
of the people of the \Jnited States , but
still the expediency of the government
involving itself in any way with the
ilnancinl affairs of the canal company ,
oven to the extent of guarantee
ing its bonds , will bo very conor-
ally qucstionsd. While the gov
ernment is still seeking sorao practic
able way of settlement with the subsi
dized railroads , and the promise of get
ting what is duo it seems to grow less
from year to year , public sentiment is
not likely to bo inllucnccd in favor of
making the government responsible for
even the interest on $100,000,000 of
Nicaragua canal bonds. When this en
terprise was inaugurated and congress
was asked to trivo it recognition
the most positive assurance was given
that no financial aid would be asked
from the government. A domund for
such aid , coming bo soon after the assur
ance that none would bo wanted , may
well create distrust as to the motive.
President Harrison thinks that an ex
amination of the statistics of the treas
ury and a glance at the business of tno
country will satisfy any impirtiul In
quirer that the results of the tariff
have disappointed the evil prophecies
of its opponents and in a
largo measure realized the hopeful predictions -
dictions of its frionda. The fact Is , that
our commerce , both in imports and experts -
ports , was larger during the year after
the present tariff law wont into effect
than in any other year of our history ,
whllo as to prices most articles of general
oral use are no higher today than when
the tariff law wonMnto effect , and some
nro cheaper. The president deprecates
agitation for radical changes in the
tariff and financial legislation ns
likely to impede rather than liolp busi
ness , and this view will bo concurred in ,
it is not to bo doubted , by a majority of
the American pooplo.
With regard to silver President Harrison
risen adheres ( Irmly to the position with
which Iho country is familiar. Ho ba-
liovos that the increased volume of
currency provided for under existing
silver legislation was needed , and
that it has resulted beneficially , but
ho thinks the country cannot sately
go any further with silver. "I am still
of the opinion , " says the president ,
"that the free coinage of silver under
existing conditions would disastrously
affect our business interests at homo and
abroad. Wo could not hope to maintain
an equality in the purchasing power of
the gold and silver dollar in our mar
kets , and In foreign trndo the stamp
gives no added value to the bullion con
tained in coins. " Ho urges that the
farmers nnd laborers of the country have
the highest interest thatovory dollar ,
paper or coin , issued by the govern
ment shall bo as good as any other ,
and ho says that , bimetallism being the
desired ona , the true friends of silver
will bo careful not to overrun the goal
and bring in silver monometallism with
its necessary attendants , the loss of our
gotd to Europe and the relief of the
pressure therefrom by a largo
paper currency. Congress could
have no stronger warning iiguinst
attempting to legislate for the
free coinage of silver , nnd the country
could have no bettor assurance thatsuuh
legislation would moot defeat nt the
hands of the executive ,
The piosldont favors u modified use of
the telegraph in connection with the
poital service , nnd urges thnt the policy
adopted by the last congress for the encouragement -
couragomont of the construction of
steamship lines should bn continued. Ho-
jrarding a navy , ho"oxprcs903 the opin
ion that there should bo no hesitation in
promptly completing Siich a navy as will
oniiblo this country to display its Hug in
nil seas for the protection of its citl/.ons
nnd its extending commerce. The mes
sage concludes with an extended discus
sion of election methods , with spoolnl
reference to the Michigan plan of choos
ing presidential electors ami the gerry
mandering of congressional dls-
trlcU Regarding these expedients
for the overthrow of majority
control as our clilof national
dnntror , the president suggests the pos
sibility of constituting a muipartlsan
commission to consider the question of
the evils connected with our oleotlon
system nnd methods nnd devise sonm-
plan for removing or mitigating those
evils.
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Secretary Tracy urges cogent reasons
in support of the policy of constructing
n navy adequate for defense and for thn
protection of our commerce on the seas.
Great progress law boon imulo In this
direction during the present administra
tion , but as yet only a good beginning
hns boon made , and It Is impor
tant , that the work shall not bo
abandotiod or allowed to halt. There
is danger , however , that the present
congress , in its anxiety to make a record
for economy , will neglect this mutter
and permit the construction of a navy to
stop with the completion of the vessels
nlrondy authorized.
Secretary Tracy lias wisely said that
to n great commercial nation a strong
navy is indispensable. This hns
been the experience of all com
mercial countries , and Iho course
of events during the past year ought to
have convinced the American people
that this country cannot escape a likoi
experience. Wo are rapidly extending
our commercial relations and increasing
our interests in every land. This neces
sarily brings us into rivalry with other
nations , seeking to extend their com
merce , and in the very nature of
things complications will grow out
of this competition. It is apparent ,
says Secretary Tracy , that the mercan
tile competitors of this country are today
enlarging their Holds of activity with amore
moro nggrcssivo energy than1 ever be
fore. There is reason to believe , also ,
that they are making a systematic effort
to take advantage of the disturbed con
ditions in mnny of the smaller states ,
and it is not improbable are exerting
their inliuonco to maintain such
conditions wherever they may bo
made inimical to the interests and aims
of the United States. Evidence is not
wanting that this has been the case In
Chili , it may bo so in Brazil , and it is
not to bo doubted that generally in
South America European influence is
being actively exerted against tbis coun
try. The commercial ascendancy so
long enjoyed by the nations of
Europe in the southern half of
the western hemisphere they will
not bo deprived of without a struggle ,
nnd what they cannot accomplish by
peaceful means they may employ other
methods to achieve.
In such a movement , says the secre
tary of the navy , naval ascendancy
plnys a largo part. Wo are practically
helpless now. True , when our present
authorized lleot is completed , wo ohall
have a bettor and stronger navy
than ever before , but wo shall still bo
fur short of tin adqualo naval force to
protect our own seaboards , to sny noth
ing of pursuing an aggressive warfare ,
should that become necessary. Such a
contingency may bo remote , but , as Sec
retary Tracy well says , there are ele
ments of danger nt all times
for American interests , and at any
moment these elements may bo rendered
tenfold moro active by a European war.
There could bo no greater mistake than
to abandon the policy the country has
entered upon of building up a navy
which will enable this country , ns the
president slates it , to display its flag in
all sons'for the protection of its citizens
and of its extending commerce.
Byron tolls us in his tragic drama
known as "Marino Paliori , " that there
is a gallery in the Venetian palnco in
which the walls are hung with the portraits
traits of the successive doges of Venice.
Most conspicuous among this collection
of portraits is n panel that had boon sot
apart for ono of these portraits. This
panel is pilntod black * The visitor
naturally inquires why this was done
nnd ho is told that Marino Faliori ,
whoso portrait was thus blotted out , < had
committed treason to the Venetian state
and his memory was thus leapt , forever
block.
It will bo very much the same when
people look upon the black lines drawn
across the minority report on the Kotoh-
am furniture job .us spread upon the
journal of the city council , The black
lines will only omphaslzo the fact that
the expunged report embodied informa
tion that was not urodltablo to certain
members of the council. And in their
zeal to cover up this unsavory record
they followed up their whitewash with
a bltickwnsh thai only makes the st.un
moro pronounced.
Mr. Mo-oarty has overdone the thing.
Ho ought to have had sense enough to
know that tho. expunged report has
boon forever preserved in thn flies of
the nowspanors and his effort to obliter
ate it is puerile.
TIIK i.iuit.iitv nUti.iH\n.
The council has unanimously voted to
accept the ground on the corner of
Nineteenth nnd Harnoy for a public
Hlrnry and museum with all the con
ditions attached. Those conditions are
such as no conservative business man
would bo willing to accept. The lot is
to revert to the hoira of the Into Byron
Reed if ever the city should IIml the
proposed museum and lib-arj building
too contracted for the wants of
a growing city. It is sife : to predict
that wo shall hive outgrown n library
building on a lot which , even with the
proposed purchase of the adjoining
ground , would only command ( )3xl ) > iH
foot without an , iHoy. The new library
building of Ba t MI covers un-nrca of0
feet uquu.ro and lias u court in the center
110 foot Btni.iro. In other words , the
court in the % > ston library building will
bo almost us Inrgo iw the Byron
Reed lot nnd the lot adjoining.
But that is not the worst feature.
Ono of the pj idltions of the Rood be
quest is tlitfltho library building shall
bo n Hrst cliis-j , lire proof structure , four
stories hlghyu nnd covering the entire
lot. Now it Is conceded that these
conditions cannot possibly bo complied
with. The city does not want a library
building four stories high. Such n
building eajniptbp constructed for loss
than $200,005rnnd wo only have $10- ! )
000 at our disposal. A public
library building should bo sur
rounded by an open area for
light on all sides. Tills cannot bo
done because there Is no alloy in the
roar ot the lot and if space is reserved
in the roar of the lot , the conditions
under which the bequest wns.inado will
bo violated and the property will revert
to the heirs. lyist , hut not least , the lot
Is located near u creek bed and the ad
ditional cost for foundations will exceed
the value of the irround.
The more fact that the people voted
the bonds for a library building on Iho
Rood lot does not justify the nc-
coptanco of the conditions wlth ,
which the donation Is loaded down.
Over 2,600 people voted against the
proposition and wo venture to assort
that the vote would have been almost
unanin ous had tlio voters taken the
trouble to look at the lot and inform
themselves fully about thp fact that the
property would some day revert to the
holi-H of Mr. Rood unless the conditions
which are attached thereto are complied
with.
o.v rut : itunir r/MC/f.
The Central Labor union has ap
plied for an injunction to restrain the
mayor and council from entering into
the contract awarded to the Kotcham
Furniture company. In this action they
will bo sustained by all classes of our
citizens. All things being equal the
contract should bo awarded to homo
manufacturers. " The Kotcham company
was not the lowest bidder. Its bid was
higher than that of other bidders. The
methods pursued in getting the contract
were questionable and would vitiate the
contract even if they bad made the low
est and best bid.
In the light of the revelations made
during the recent investigation , the
Central Labor union is fully justified in
invoking the interference of the court ,
not only in the interest of homo wago-
woricors but in-tho interest of good gov
ernment.
SOUTH OMAHA has organized a Busi
ness Men's association. The first duty
of the now organization should bo a
thorough investigation of the municipal
government in the interests of economy.
A Business Men's association devoted
merely to advertising the resources of
the city will full far short of its.oppor-
tuniticp. Economy ana elllcioncy in the
local government is of the first im
portance. -
A PAitK on the banks of the muddy
Missouri this side of Bellevue ewamps
may bo remarkable for its savage
grandeur nnd the beauty of its pond
lilies and skunk 'cabbages , but as a re
creation resort for south side citizens it
would bo both inaccessible and unsatis
factory. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
WOKKINGMEN of Omaha will hardly
forgot the councilmen who voted to
award a contract ] tainted with fraud to
an outside firm when an Omaha con
tractor who employs Omaha labor of
fered to do the work contemplated for
$2,000 loss than the outside firm.
THE suggestion of the half-baked
editor that the park bonds bo made
payable in thirty year's gives .further
evidence of his incompotoncy to deal
with practical-questions. The proposi
tion submitted to the people specifically
provides for twenty-year bonds.
THE Illinois Central is after the Pa
cific Short Lino. The Illinois Central is
an enterprising railway but it will never
cut much of a figure in this section until
it bridges the Missouri river and opens
a depot in this western metropolis.
A VOTE to expunge a damaging but
truthful record does not destroy a dam
aging and truthful record , nor wipe it
out of the recollection of honest mon.
GOVKKNOUTHAYEK should not permit
personal or political intorosts'to inter
fere In any particular with the complete
success of the warehouse law.
HAD wo the elevators for storage the
grain blockade east of Chicago might bo
a blessing in disguise to Omaha , but wo
have only two elevators.
Iljlnlinw (
Krw 1'oriV Sun.
If practical , old fashioned , sterling democ
racy prevails In this congress the next presi
dent will bo a democrat.
Doing and Darin ? .
ft'eiij $ < > i"lt Adecrtucr.
The dotootlvoVnro still In possession of
tbo Domb-throworj * bead , waiting for the
bomb thrower to come forward and claim It ,
If he daros.
The I'lnui/lor 1V1T-r.
Atchfton dink * .
Kansas should bring her Influence to boar
UDOII President Harrison to induce him to
sand Mr. PelTor as minister to China. They
are having a tnassucro ever there , and uo
Caucasian Is allowed to CSCUDO.
Ho Wiit'heil , Il'isli .Men.
Sldnuy Dillon.-rjrfcsidont of tbo Union Pa-
clllc , Is quoted as saying thnt ho naver car
ries moro than 5ccnl.s ; ) on his person at a
time , and Is not afraid of being classed as u
capitalist that anarchists would attack for
money.
tlavo a care , Mr. Dillon ,
Ten bonrs are not to bo sneezed at when
dynamite Is so cheap.
'J licy rn Slaters.
TIIK HEK Is mistaken In classing Council
15luffs ns a prosperous suburb of Omaha.
This city has 10,000 people. Among thorn are
scores of wealthy and enterprising men , who
nro determined that our rich and undeveloped
resources shall bo utilized , and that this city
shall bccomo the populous oaiteni half of the
great metropolis ot the central west. Around
us for IWJ intlo * in western town nnd north ,
orn MUsouri nro now living | , SUOWK , ) people.
They will create and support a iltv of U'0,000
Inhabitants if tbolr roiources are properly
utilized. In Nebraska for the same extent of
country there are 070,000 pcopto tributary to
Omaha. JQoyond , to tbo Pacific const , lies
the undisputed territory where tlio manufac
turers nnd jobbers of Council lllufTn nnd
Oiimlmcmi operate honorably together nllko
for the prosperity of both cltlos ,
Silt. Sl'KAKKlt.
Denver Uomibltcan : Crisp captured tlio
Fpcakorshlp prize In the democratic caucus ,
receiving 111) ) votes to 103 for Mills. First
blojd for David Ucnnott Hill. Good bye ,
Grovcrl
St. .loo Herald ( top. ) His selection is n
triumph of the anti-Cleveland wing of the
democracy. The choice of the latter was
Mill1 * , the most rampant of all tbo frco
traders In congress ,
Chicago Post ( dent , ) : Though the people
of the west ( H'slrod tbo election of Mr ,
Springer they will congratulate thomsolvcs
on the choice of a man of calm Judicial tem
per , largo experience and unbending dignity.
Olengo Times ( dom. ; ! Under the guidance
of such a speaker there will bo no repetition
of the scenes that degraded the American
congress under Ina predecessor. Mr. Hood
will play the buffoon to llttlo purpose wltti
Mr. Urlsp hi the chair ,
Kansas City Star ( Ind. ) : The tariff issue
Is already before the country for IB'.U , nnd
Mr. Crisp could not divert It If ho would.
Thnt ho would not If he could is the convic
tion of every body who has hoard or read his
speeches or watched his record ,
St. Louis Republic ( dom ) : Tlio spsa'tor- '
ship contest , which nt onu time threatened
a prolonged deadlock , ended last night In the
election of Mr. Crisp. The Hopubllc cannot
bo oxpeotod to rejoice at this , or to record
It without eravo apprehensions ns to the
immediate f lit nro of the party.
Minneapolis Journal ( dom. ) : Mr. Crisp's
tenacious supporters are not Cleveland men ,
It Is true , but his success Is onlv considered
n Waterloo for Cleveland by suporllclnl oh-
servers. The fact that the Hill and Tam
many influence assisted Crisp Is only llkoly
to draw the Hub moro eonipicuously betwoou
the Hill nnd Cleveland factions.
Cnlcago News ( nul. ) : Mills has fallen at
the hands of the Philistines. The ghost of
the Cleveland administration may w ll wring
Its shadowy digits and sbriok llko a banshee.
It doted on Mills. It has root with n rude
rebuff , whllo exultation Is rife In places not
wholly given ever to the ndvocaey of tariff
reform. Still , the victor has pledged him
self to carry on that work.
Denver News ( dem. ) : Mr. Crisp Is a thor
ough frco coinage man. Ho is not half
hearted in his ndvocaey of the measure. At
the same time ho Is a tariff reformer In the
true so.iso of the word not a free trader , but
an advocate of Just such reform ns was em
bodied In the Mills bill of 18S8. Tdo demo
crats In congress nro to bo congratulated
upon their choice for speaker.
St. Paul Pioneer Press ( rop. ) : Mr. Mills
was tuado the personal roprobontatlvo of the
Cleveland democrats , most unwisely for tholr
Interests , while Mr. Crisp stood for the op
position. It Is not accurate to say thnt his
canvas represents the Hill cnmmien , but
rather the anti-Cleveland section of the
party. It is the field against Cleveland , nnd
iho Hold supported Crlip in the speakorsblp
contest.
Kansas City Journal ( rop. ) : The supporters
of Mills mainly included the partisans of
Cleveland , whllo among the supporters of
Crisp were found the element that is partial
to Hill. The tariff policy thnt may bo ex
pected to follow In the wako of the success
ol Crisp will bo embodied in a bill to simply
repeal the McKlnloy law , ana the recogni
tion of the silver question as a feature of the
comma ; national campaign.
Denver Sun ( rop. ) : The contest between
Crisp and Mills was evidently aotermlnod
nnd obstinate and must loavosomo bitterness
behind. The presidential question was also
somowbnt Involved In It. But if tbo result
bo held to bo n trlumpn of moderate tariff reform -
form ever extreme free traao. of Iroo coinage
ever the single standard , of Hill over Cleveland -
land , It at least cannot bo called n
very great triumph. It will give Mr. Hill no
overwhelming advantage ever his corpulent
comnntltor.
Chicago Tribune ( rep. ) : The success of
Mr. Crisp is a defeat for Cleveland. It does
not moan that ho will not bo the caunldato
of bis party , but it makes It doubtful
whether bo will bo permitted to wnto its
platform. * * * With Mr. Crisp in the
chair , elected by the class of mon Who
stood by him , It Is safe to conclude that
nothing radical will bo done about tbo tariff
this winter. No general tariff bill will bo
prepared , and while some little separate
bills modeled after the Springer pattern
may bo introduced , it is doubtful whether
they will make much progress.
Jb'UX FOU.SU I-'AO.IJ/AO.
Columbus Post : Tim lumbermen will "split"
with hi best friend.
Lowell Courier : It Isn't safe to bandy
words with a chemist. Uo Is pretty sure to
have a retort ready.
Enoch ; He Did you get the flowers I hcr.t
you last week ? They were not especially rare ,
butShe
She Ah. Mr. Littleton , flowers from you are
rare Indeed.
A UISCIIEET YOUNG MAN.
fiiillannnnlla Journal.
Ho tolls her how wiokorl bo used to be.
Till she shudders ami softly cries. "La ! "
Hut never , not ever , no , never does ho
Toll any Mitch yarns 10 her ma.
ToxusSlftlnus : Smith Your wife doesn't
Rocin to bo In a very good humor today.
Jones She has hud some very bad luck this
inorntns , poor tiling. Hlio went out shopping
to buy some ribbon , and she found just what
she wnnt&d In the Hrst store she went Into.
Ilroolclyn Life : Tommy Mother what Is
an angel/
Mother An angel Is a being that ( lies
Tommy Hut pnpa calls n y governess an
nnKOl.
Mother Then she Is going to fly Immedi
ately.
Epoch : "I don't sco why they call this a
slt-imtlon. " said the horse car driver , "with
me tislamlln' all day long. "
Itiiltlmoio American : The motto of busi
ness men Is "push. " It U also th.it of busi
ness men's doors.
Washington St'ir : "Payment suspended ! "
oxclnlmud a western innn who arrived just In
tliiin to ECO a debtor hoisted by the vigilance
committee.
TUB ACCIISTOMKD CHANGE.
A'cm lor/c Herald.
Time was whoiir with Impatient tread ,
He watched for her lit twlll''ht dim ;
Now thlntts have chnugud afncu they are nod ,
She now alts up and watts for him.
Now Orleans Picayune : The spunkorof the
hou o Is In deadly nor ! ! when every member
on the lloor wants tcuct his oye.
Illnghiimvon Louder : Heat Is born of light ,
r.vmi in the giimo of poker It U the raise that
inukus vliluya warm.
WashlnstonStnr : "Wonro both grate busi
ness men , " biild the horse radish muii to the
coul du.ilur.
Now York lloruld : "Your son Is an actor , I
bolluvo , "
"Yes. Huport U on the stago. "
"Is ho : i HturV"
"I Imagine so. He's generally out all night , "
Yonkers Statesman : The man who goes to
chinch with Bfiiuul | < y shoes guo * totnu right
place. Ills solo neodi attention.
Itoston Courier : Tlio old fashioned peda
gogue may not have fancied n gossip , but ho
liked very inuuh to have u gad-about.
lllnglinmton Itopnblluan : The prlnco of
Wiiloa bus mndo miiiiy erooUod lluuj , but thu
Jlrlllsh puoplo houu thut hu will bo straight
whun hu Is u rulur.
TO A (1I.OS8V COAT ,
Kcte I'orlt llemM.
Shine on , old ' -out , your duty's dono.
Your polished nau tins bun 111 day ;
The mum I wore yon for Is won ,
luo.ilm content bo laid uuiiy.
Tor why yon * hlno full well I know ,
'U iliist you i hu often lo\ud to rust ,
liollnutlim biiuk love's fort cut glow.
llcr form was mirrored on my breast.
, . .1 H11.1 II.
[ .ouc ( .liitnillfrMoulton in tlte Independent.
I wUi thee length of days
nile 1 full of all Hint's boU
litin ; years to earn thy buys ,
Thou Ulllght time for rest.
I wish thee love and Joy
Lovuthut Is xtroim nnd swuot
dullness without alloy ;
A licurt with thine to boat.
And then , when earth hasglvoa
HIT bust anil most to theu ,
At lust I w sh tlioj ho ivou
Thou como uiiulu to mo !
NEWS GLEANED AT LINCOLN ,
Ntw Omaha Publishing Douse Files
Aitolo3 ! of Inooipjratlon.
NEBRASKA FARMERS STILL PAVING DEBTS ,
Un coin's First Horn Still
Trouble Non-Ki-slileiit Mcrclinnt.t
Must Pay llonvy Ijlooims Au
otlior CollcRO lor Ijlnuoln.
LixcotA , Nob. . Deo. 9.-Spectal [ tb Tun
Hen.I The Swedish-American I'ubllcntlou
company is the name of n now association
that Illed Its articles with the secretary of
stnto today. Its incorporators nro P. E.
Hodman , C. A. Elmon , C. K. Elvlng , J , Hen-
rlckson and B. V. Uustnfson , The capital
stock Is 1,000 , the principal place of busi
ness Omaha and the purpoio to publish a
Swedish nowspapar and do n general pub-
Hi hlitg business !
Kearney Is to have n now publishing com
pany , the articles of Incorporation of thn
Wow Era Publishing company being lllod
today. The capital Is $0,000 , fully paid in ,
nnd the company will do n general printing
nnd publishing business. The Incorporntors
nro Hey \V. Rhone , Frankb. Hhononnd John
A. Hhono. Thcso gentlemen nro well known
in nawspiinar circles , having published the
Now Era nt ICcnrnoy for a number of years.
The Formers CJraln and Stock company ,
limited , was today Incorporated by W. M.
. .Johnston. O. D. Fuulks and F. M. Dawson.
The capital stoclr Is 83.000 and the now com
pany will do n general grain nnd llvo stock
business at Fnrnum , Dawsou county.
Hon. T. O. C. Hurrison , recently elected
judge of the Eleventh district , Illed his oath
of ofllco with tho-scorotury of state today.
I'nyliiR OIV Tliclr Debts.
Uuffalo county reported today that she had
paid olT during November forty-nine farm
mortgage : . , aggregating in amount ? M,4.'tT.
During the same time she tiled twontv-oight
farm mortgages , aniour.ting to but fCT/'SG.
Of the chattel mortgages Illed STiO.OOO was for
the purpose nf feeding stock In Buffalo county
during the winter.
Hooker county comes up smilingly with a
clean record , no fnrm mortgages being liled
or released during November.
of the St.ite House.
The bureau * of statistics today received
some unusually ilno specimens ot CRinci.trock
from NIobrara , this state. This rock Is In
every respect ctjual to the rooit from which
the tamous Yankton coinont Is produced.
The room in the atuto liotiso assigned to the
Stuto Board of Agriculture and only occa
sionally occupied by that body has been
turned ever to Iho Lincoln grain inspection
department and tomorrow will bo occupied
by Chief Inspector McBrldo and tils corps of
assistants.
Sam M. Burdotto , staff correspondent of
the Chicago Hernia , was in the state house
today. Ho is preparing a history of the
Tlmyor-Iioyu gubernatorial contest and a
sketch of the Hfo of Governor Thayor.
The Allnnoa polls Harvester company brings
suit In the supreme court on petition In error
against A. Smith. The harvester company
brought suit against Smith In the district
court of Hamilton county to recover on a
note given In December , 1881 , for $3H.
Smith won his case in the lower court on the
ground that the company had not stated a
causa of action.
Board .Scrap
The other day Auditor Benton found that
a certain bank in the southern part of the
state , with a capital ot $10,000 had nmdo n
single loan of something llko3,000 desplto
the law which provides that no state bank
can make an individual loan exceeding 'M
percent of its capital. The bank was noti-
ilcd to comply with the law. but IL uemurrod
and appealed to Treasurer Hill nnrt Attorney
General Hastings , the two otlior members of
the State banking board for protection.
These gontlcmon , acoordincr to the report of
an Oroatm newspaper , promised to take care
of the matter. Meantime Auditor Bcntou
insisted that the bank comply with the law ,
and the result was that the casluor of the
bank How to tbo newspapers to tell the world
that ho had the backing of Messrs. Hill and
Hastings. Mr. lionton was severely criti
cised for the action ho had tnlicn. Still ho
insists and it is predicted that if the bank
docs not speedily reduce the loan to meet the
lognl requirements , tno auditor will adopt
measures that must rasiiUin closing its doors
and humiliating his colleagues on the state
banking board. Certain it is that Mr. Ban-
ton Is determined that the banking law shall
bo observed in this as well as in other simi
lar cases pending.
Celebrated COH .
The now somewhat cole United' case Be
tween D.wld Lincoln Butler Brood and John
B. Wright , over the title to the lot on the
corner of Eii.'hti { and M streets bobbed up us
serenely ns ever in district court today.
Brood was the Ilr.it white child born in the
city of Lincoln , and as a reward for his cn-
terprizo In being born at that Identical time ,
was to receive the lot now in litigation
within eighteen months or In llou thereof
thodurn of $11)0. ) I.ivld Butler , then gov-
ornor'of the state , offered this Inducement.
Uoforo the deed to the lot was mndo out
the property was seized on execution and
sold to John Fit7gerald at sheriff's sale.
Wright subsequently bought the lot and held
undisputed possession until Breed instituted
his suit. Today in court Mr. Wright sot up
the theory that Breed was or.ly entitled to
recover the $100 promised him in the event
of his failure to soouro u ile'oil to the lot.
Tbo lot in question is now a valuable place
of property.
Will Ki llt tlio Ordinance.
At its regular meeting last evening the city
council suspended the rules and passed an
ordinance compelling nonresident merchants
to pay a llconso of > 0 u day and to take out
a license for not loss than ten days. The
ordinance was directed at n bankrupt stocic
that has recently been placed on solo in par
ticular and at nonresident merchants In
general. The comruny at whom the ordi
nance was primarily directed is a.conccrn
that opened up in Lincoln Monday. Itopro-
soutatlvos of sixty prominent business men
assorted last night that the goods sold wore
the poorest quality of shoddy ami that the
public was bolng outrageously Imposed upon.
Tno doors of the concern wore closed atI
o'clock this afternoon ; but it Is stated tonight
that attorneys have been employed to carry
the matter Into the courts.
I JIM ? I Sun ir Convention.
The forttiRoralng boot Miijnr convention ,
which will assemble In thU city next \vooic ,
promises to bo of even greater Interest and
importance than nt Jlrst nntlclpctod. The
secretary of the Lincoln Board of Trade Is
every day In receipt of letters from all parts
of the state roportlnir lists of delegates and
several hundred prominent newspaper men ,
agriculturists and business mon will uo
horo. The Interest In the boot sugar Industry -
try will rocolvo a great inipous at the con
vention and nan boot sugar companies inuv
ho expected In all parts ot the state udaptod
to beat culture.
Llnooln'H I'olloo Force.
During the month of November Lincoln's
police force made 'Jilt nrrosts , of which 58
were for drunkenness , .IS for prostitution ,
'J3 for vagrancy , 17 for disturbing the peace ,
11 for lighting and 10 for larceny. Minor of
fenses maki ) up the balance of tbo number.
During the month 701 nioals waio sorvnd at
the city Jail at a cost to the city of (03,50.
Another Goloja ! for titiioolii.
Wlllllam M. Oroau and Prof. Kinsley , the
former the president of the Shenandoah
Uro.it Western Normal colloeo , nnd the Ut
ter n member of Its faculty , were In Lincoln
today conferring with tlio minngcn ot
the Lincoln Normal university with n
view to the union of tbo two
Institution * . Tholr college at Slionrmdonh
was recently doatroynd by llro nnd the man
agers think strongly of "moving Viostward. .
Tbu Uoard of Trade nnd the lto.il Eitnto ox. f
chnnga has taken the matter In hand nnd
the prospect * for nuothor oottuco for Ltnron
are oxuellant. There are about i,50J ! studunts
enrolled In the Institution.
fit tlio Dlstrlot Court.
Anna .Starlit ) ? today received n divorce
from her husband , Martin , who deserted her
and tier three children three years ngo.
nr.id ti. Holltstor and his wife , Mary J. ,
had it quarrel something over n year ugo nnd
left htm , taking nil the furniture with her
and leaving him nothing but the bnro wulU
nnd Moors of n desolate homo to console him
self for her absence. Ho secured n divorce c
today. \
Some time since , .fudge Cochrau gave /
An on Fulllngton n Judgment of fIJVi
against Chief of Police Dlngos for i\ lot of
gniuhling tools destroyed by the latter , The
chief did not relish the Idea of letting Anson
Hoeml his hard-enrnod dollars , nnd today
look an appeal to the district court.
County Attorney Snoll todav ( Hod nil
Information against Charles Harris , alias
Frank Stowort , charging him with potty
larceny.
ludgo Hall nnd a Jury hnvo boon nt work
nil rtav on the case of John Drummer vs
John Hodon. These two gentlemen llvo In
Uulla precinct , and n yo.ir ago tho/ Indulged
In a llstlcufT , In wnlch Drummer was
worsted. Some months later ho died , and
his hoira believe that the Injuries Inflicted by
Kodon were responsible for his death. They
want $1,000 damages.
Odiln nnil Knils.
The mall carriers' annual bull took plnco
last evening and was a success in every par
ticular.
Chief Nowborrv of the llro dopnrtincnt
has asked the city council to furnish him
with nnothor hook nnd ladder truck with ex
tension ladders. IIo also wants 1,000 foul of
now boso , a team of horses , a now llro com
pany In the northeast part of the city nnd
the pay of the llro engineers increased'to fcS. )
a month.
C. O. Dawo * has purchased $ . " > ,000 of
the now paving Intersection bonds for 'M
cents not ,
James Uuc'iarc ' , engineer of the Lincoln
Paint nnd Color company was badly scalded
last evening , but Is resting easily tonight.
The cltv council Is discussing an cluborato
system of extension of the water works.
T.V. . Lowroy has given to the poor of the
city the amount of the Judgment ho recently
received from the cltv.
it.VA OIM GK.VISXTH.
One of the most Important events of our
theatrical season will bo the appearance of
Rudolph Aronson's company from the
Now York Casino nt Boyd'H theater , Thurs
day , Friday and Saturday matlnoo ana evening -
ing , December 10 , U and 1L , when It will pre
sent the beautiful musical comedy , "Uncle
Colestln , " the latosj Paris success , having
already achieved a run of over two nights.
The engagement of Lillian Lewis nt the
Boyd commences Sunday evening. Miss
Lowra comes to ( Jm.iha supported by n com
pany Including Edmund Collier , Louise Porn-
orov , Arthur Elliott , Walter Eytlngo and
others of note. She will open her Omaha
engagement with n performance of "As 'In a
Looking Glass. " On Monday evening she
will present "Credit Lorraine. "
Miss Marie Glover of Now York Is the
solo soprano with the Austrian Juvenllo
band , bavlnir secured a Ic.ivo of uosonco
.from her church choir for a short tour , and
oo in os highly endorsed ns a line singer and n
charming lady. She is of n distinguished
musical family , bolug a grandnlcco of
Stephen Glover , the eminent English com
poser , a granddaughter of J. W. Glover ,
also a composer of rank , and a nlcco of
William Glover , who Is at present the
musical director of the Carl Hosa Opera
company of England. She is n pupil of the
; great teachers , Viardot and Emanuel Garcia.
She has bean for four yours the soprano of
the quartet of the Church of the Sacred
Heart In Now York , and ? ho is nlso the
soprano of the beautiful new synagogno just f
completed on Flftu.avonuo in that city. /
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Grievance of tlio Switchmen Holiday
Kxuiirtiionx I'crsoiialH.
The switchmen's grievance commlttoo has
had u conference with Superintendent
Sutherland of the Union Pacific and stated
its case. It claims that Switchman Clancy
was discharged for a violation of the rule
about laying off , while nnothor switchman
win merely suspended. Mr. Sutherland has
taken the matter under advisement and will
Investigate the alleged favoritism before
making n decision.
The Trausmissourl Passenger association
has decided to soil round trip tickets during
the holidays for i faro nnd a third wllhln u
200 milo limit. Tickets will bo on sale Da-
comber 21 , 2o and 111 , and January 1 , and
good for return until January 4.
Among the travollni ? nassongor agents In
town yesterday were li. T. Halnesor Kansas
City , representing the Kansas City , For !
Scott & Memphis ; Oscar Vanderbilt of Dos
Moines , the Northern Paciflo , and Porter P.
Murray or Chicago , the Michigan Central.
The B. & M. passenger department is
mailing up ,1 pamphlet of instructions for
conductors.
"Tho Irish Corporal" was put on at the
Fnrnam Street theater yesterday afternoon
and evening to run out the wooic. The piny
is rominUcont of "Shcnnnunah. " The per
formance will not boar serious criticism , but
It Is pervaded with horolca. patriotic senti
ment and love making , which find inoro o (
loss favor with the masses. P. Gordon
Meade nas thorolu of the Irish corporal , and ,
of course , ho is eternally thwarting the con.
federates , saving his superior ollicor or res
cuing bjauty In dlstross. Agnes Lorraine
make * a xauoy swoathcart and companion
piece to tills ubiquitous young Irishman.
Military .Men ,
Major John M. Bacon , Inspector general
for the Department of the Platte , whllo
going downstairs to breakfast yesterday
morning foil , breal inz his right arm above
the elbow. Dr. Bache , medical director of
the department , was called and dro sod the
injured arm.
Cburlio Hlghhawk , a young man of th
Omaha trlbo , appeared before Judge Advocate -
cato Crowdor today and wanted to know If
ho could lease the lauds that the United
States government had given htm in
soveralty. The Judge advocate answered that
ho could not louse the lands unless ho was
unnblo to farm the lands himself. Mr. Hlgh-
hiuvlc said that there was nothing wrong
with his health so fur as ho had discovered
nnd turned mournfully away. Ho had boon
cherishing the hope that ho could lease bis
quarter section of laud up near Baucro.lt and
llvo sumptuously upon the rental. The law
provides , however , that the Indians who
have takou lands in severally shall make no
contracts with any parties whuroby the
lands may be leased or rented unless It la
shown that the Indian owner Is himself un
able to till the lands. In such cases Iho
owner has the right to lease tbo lands for a
term of three years for farming purposes and
llvo years for mining purposes.
Chin-sod U'ltli ( < rnnd fjnronny.
Frank Shannon , a saloon keeper on Cum-
Iiigntrool Just outildo the city limits , was
arrested yesterday nttornoon by Sergeant
Graves on n charge of grand larceny. W. P.
Egeltton swears to a complaint charging
Shannon with stealing bis two-seated
ptmolon , valued at $100 , about November 26 ,
Highest of aJl in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report ,
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