THE OMAHA DAILY DECEMBER 24 , 1891.
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\S utlilnpton , . 'I I roiirlcontli M rruU
All cotiiiiMitileallons relating to MOWS mill
f'lltorlnl ' iniitlcr Mioultl bo addressed tc tliu
I ditorliil llcpsirlniUMt.
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All 1iuiliiPS4 liittpit anil remittances should
! > c addressed to Tin * lli'O I'lilillililnz Compnii v ,
tinuha Drifts , chucks anil uiMtolllon nrilors
to bo iiiadii p iyiiblu to tliu ortlei ot tliu com-
imiy
Proprietors
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Courtly of Douelna. ( s.
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I iilillslilni ? loiiipiny. does solemnly swn.ir
tinit the iii-tu it ciioiilntlon of TIIK DAH.V HKK
fi'rlho wuul , uiidliiE December I ! ) , IH'Jlwas as
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Sworn to I uforo me nnd mbserlbud In my
I nienru ill H IDIli ilay of Ducuniliur. A I ) IS'JI.
BKAI. N. P. I'KIU
Notary Public.
1 lie crowtli of tlie nvoraro iliilly elrculiit'on '
rf TUP HKP for six years la bhown In iho fol-
Jnwln table :
tlKYA.Vof Nobnislai is ! i peed Irnlllukoi-
tis well us u free tnulor. I To mudo his
bargain in season anil held the ether
jinrtius to it.
Snt r.owr.v AUNOLDsiid yesterday in
nn interview that Americans rushed
their husineuH alTairs too mueli. So did
his advance man in Omaha.
WITH objector Holman of Indiana at
the hcnd of tlio house committee on ap-
lituprintions the chances of securing ap-
propriutioiiiior ( publicbuUdln uro very
Hi i in.
SOMK day the people of Nebraska will
IKVVO an oil inspection law Unit will bent
nt once sensible and effective. When
the present law was framed the legis
lators did not know the tricks of the
t ratio. Now they do.
KKM has boon placed on the commit
tee on Indian affairs and MuKcighan on
colimco , weights and measures. The
two Nebraska independents will scarcely
bo in a position to do the farmers of Ne
braska the least good.
A GKIIAT many people will hope the
report that Ex-Congrosainan Perkins is
out of the race ( or the Kansas sonator-
Hhlp is incorrect. Judge Perkins made
an excellent representative in congress
for industry and clllcioiicy.
AMONG the important chairmanships
of committees the names of well known
domocr.ilic congressmen ] Iko Brocldn-
ridge , Dockory , O'Neill , Kilgoro ,
Uynum , McMlllin , McOoary and
Hooker .tro not to bo found. The im
pression cannot bo avoided that the
Bpoakor took especial pains to keep
those old-time whoolhorsos in the back
ground.
Tin ; common ts of the state press
ought to convince Governor Tlmyor
that the people hold him responsible for
the failure to enforce the oil inspection
law. They know the chief inspector
and most of his deputies by reputation
and have no confidence in their integ
rity. They have observed that Chief
Inspector Cams has been absolutely si
lent in the face of charges which ought
to have boon mot and explained if not
disproved. 13ut so far as wo C'tn ascer
tain , Governor Thayer has taken no
Btopa to improve the oH , inspection ser
vice.
ACCOKDING to the conclusions of the
Chilian inquiry that dllliculty between
American and Chilian sailors was a
drunken row which resulted in fatali
ties. The American sailors wore set
upon in a cowardly manner , but if they
had been sober instead of intoxicated it
Is not likely the riot would have boon
such a Boriuus affair. There is just
doubt enough in regard to locating the
blame 10 incllno fair minded people to
oxouso the Chilians in a largo measure ,
though they nuiy think it strange that
BO few Chilians , wore hurt.
TUB trial of a jug of whisky before a
Kismarok court is now in progress. Pro
hibition is the constitutional malady of
Noi'th Dakota ; and a jury of twelve
men , good and true , have boon for sev
eral days within smelling and tasting
distance of the llttlo brown jug , which
contains a liquid upon the quality and
alcoholic qualities of which various wit
nesses have been culled to analyse under
bath. The whole city of Bismarck is
torn up from center to circumference
over the iitidlngB of the jury in this case
and all Christmas festivities have boon
postponed until the verdict comes in.
Tin ; senatorial contest In Ohio , ac
cording to all reports , is waxing very
hot , and Doth sides are claiming to have
victory in sight. So far as the candi
dates , Senator Sherman and ox-Gov
ernor Forakor , are concerned , I hey are
maintaining at least an nppoaranco of
perfect cordiality toward each ether ,
the heat and acrimony of the light
bolng between their supporters ,
and this may not bo as great
'tis is to bo inferred from the newspapers.
The most trustworthy indications a-o
that Sherman has the lead and will
probably keep It , The legislature moots
early in January , but the contest may
last through the month. The republican
proba outside of Ohio is almost a unit in
counseling the re-election of Sherman.
TI1K IIOUSK COMMITTKES.
That Speaker Crisp la a man of cour-
npo and firmness has been sulllclontly
demonstrated. It iu equally plain that
ho does his own thinking and that ho is
not under anybody's direction or dicta
tion. Perhaps no man over elected
speaker of the house of representatives
was subjected ton greater pressure than
Mr. Crisp hna experienced from
influential mcmbera of his party
who demanded that ho should give
Ih-Ht recognition to the men who
opposed his election , and especially to
hia chief competitor for the speaker-
ship. If all toportii are not at fault ,
such democratic leaders as Governor
Hill of Now York , Senator Gorman of
Maryland , and Senator Jlrh-o of Ohio
insisted that Mr. I'rlsp must give the
chairmanship of the ways and moans
committee to Mr. Mills , but the only
effort of this Instst.inre w's to lead
the npuakor to offer the Texas
congressman the second place on
that committee , which was piomptly
declined. Mr. Crisp had resolved to
take care of his friends as well as to
observe the logical requirements of his
election , and this he has done in nam
ing the chairmen of the leading commit
tees of the house , .
Mr. Springer of Illinois is placed at
the head of the ways nndmiowiB commit
tee , nnd is thereby given the distinction
of loader of his p irty on the lloor
of tlio house , lie was a candi
date for speaker with a following that
hold the balance of power , and after a
number of ballots withdrew and cast his
vote for Mr. Crisp. This action elected
Crisp , and It has been intimated tint a
bargain was then m.ido that Springer
should have the ways and means chair
manship Ills appointment will bo re
garded by many as proof positive of
such a bartrain. Hut whatever the fact
may bo as to this * , the selection of
Springer is logical , u'horo.is that of
Mills would not have boon. It moans
a connor\ alive policy with lespoct to
tariff reform , attacking compir.itively
feu duties , instead of an attempt to
make tronoral changes. Mr. Springer
home time ago dolinod his position ,
probably at the same time reflecting the
views of the spo'ikor , from which it is
inferred that his policy will be to intro
duce and pass a few short bills providing
for removing the dution from certain
raw materials and putting certain
manufactured products on the fioo
list. In this way it is thought that nome
of the proposed cnanges might pass the
senate and got the approval of the presi
dent , whereas a general bill would bo
certain to fail altogether. The ftoo
trade element of the democracy has been
sent to the roar , Mr. Cleveland among
them , but they may beexpuctcd to make
u great deal of noise and stir up n largo
amount of dust.
The appointment of Mr. Holman of
Indiana as chairman of the committee
on appropriation1 ! ' ! * ) intended to give as
surance of economy. It is felt to bo of
great importance for political otloct that
the present hoube shall make a large
reduction in appropriations , anrt Mr.
Holman has exceptional ability for a
task of this kind. But it is not quite
certain that the chairman of the appro
priations committee wilt bo permitted to
exorcise his peculiar talent without re
straint. It is understood that the most of
his party colleagues on the committee
are less radical than ho on the subject
of reducing expenditures" , so that the
paring-down proclivities of Mr. Hol-
man may not lind-freo oxotcise.
It was reported a short time ago that
Mr. Crisp was inclined to favor abandon
ment of the silver question for the pres
ent , but the appointment of Mr. Bland
us chairman ot the committee on
coinage , weights and measures must
be regarded as implying that ho has no
such disposition or desire. Mr. Bland
is ono of the foremost advocates of the
free and unlimited coinage of silver ,
and it is probable that a majority ol the
committee are in favor of that policy.
At any rate , the selection of Bland to
head the committee cinnotbe regarded
otherwise than as signilicant of a desire
to introduce a frco silver coinage bill
and make that an issue.
Mr. Mills is assigned to the chairman
ship of the committee on interstate and
foreign commerce , and , although It is an
important committee , it is mote than
probable he will decline. A number of
now and comparatively unknown men
arc brought to the front , and in the dis
tribution of chairmanships the &oiiti\
including the border states , gets a
majority. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Fin
Western producers will bo especially
interested in the bill introduced in the
United States senate by Senator Wash-
burn of Minnesota relating to
"futures" and " " and
"options , providing
for taxing dealers therein. It will bo
remembered that a meusuro for this
purpose , loss comprehensive than the
present ono , was introduced and
discussed in the last congress ,
but no action was taken on
It. There has been a general and o irn-
est demand for legislation of this kind
from organizations representing the
agricultural producers of the country.
The bill of Senator Washburn dellnos
"options" to moan any contract or agree
ment whereby a party thereto , or any
party for whom or in whoso behalf such
contiuot or agreement is made , con
tracts to have or give to him
self or another the option to buyer
or sell at a future time any grain ,
cotton and other farm products , pork ,
lard and all ether hog products. "Fu
tures" shall bo understood to moan any
contract or agreement whereby a party
agrees to buy , or agrees to sell and de
liver ' , at a future time to another any
gru'ln , cotton nnd ether farm products ,
pork , lard and all ether hog products ,
when at the time of making such contract
or agreement the party so agreeing to
make such delivery , or the party whom
he represents in any capacity , is not the
ow nor of the article so contracted and
agreed to be doll voted , or unless the ar
ticles .so contfactnd to bo bold and de
livered shall subsequently be actually
delivered to the purchaser for manufac
ture or consumption , but the act shall ,
not apply to any contracts or agreements
for future delivery made with the United
States , or with any state , country
or municipality ; nor to con
tracts and agreements made by farmers
for the sale and delivery of any of the
articles specified which are in actual
course of production at the time of mak
ing the contract or agreement.
The measure provides that dealers in
options and futuroi shall pay a special
tax annually of 31,000 , , and also the
further sum of 5 cents per pound for each
and every pound of cotton or pork , lard ,
or ether hog products , and the
sum of 20 cents per bushel for each , and
every bushel of grain nnd other farm
products contracted for sale arid del I very
under agreements dellned as "options"
and "futures. ' ' These special tuxes are
to be paid to the collector ot internal
revenue. Persons or associations in
tending to enter into the business must
make application to the collector of in
ternal revenue of the district in which
the business is to bo established and pay
Iho sum of $1,000 , also executing a bond
in the penal sum Of ? o,000 , with satis
factory sureties , conditioned upon the
full and faithful compliance with the
requirements of the act. The penalty
for violating the act Is a line of not loss
than $1.000 nor more than $3,000 for
each aod every offense.
A law of this kind would bo very
likely to destroy entirely the business at
which it is aimed , and of cour-io
this is the purpose. It is undoubtedly
desirable that there should b. > some
chock or restraint upon speculation in
food products , but it is proper to observe
that it is by no moans a universal opin
ion that the dealings which it is the do-
siun of Senator Wayhburn's bill to put
an end to tire an absolutely unmixed
ovil. Nevertheless , they tire a species
of gambling which legislation ought
to take notice of , nnd the most
practicable way of removing them , or at
any rate of reducing their operation to
such limits that the least possible mis
chief uitiv result , is to heavily tax thorn.
The bill of Senator Washburn will
probably have the general approval of
producers
31 I/A I ( It.IlOti
There are between 18,000 and 20,01)0 )
individual tux payers in the city of
Omahn. These taxpiyors are each and
all intotosted in the cquil distribution
of the burdens of taxation according to
Iho value of the property they own.
They are all equally intorostodin pre
venting a roci.'les3 waste of the public
funds and in the ollicicnt management
of our city and county affairs by com
petent men of unbending integrity. All
of these taxpiyors are vitally con-
cot nod in the credit of Omaha and
a speedy restoration of confidence by
capitalists who m ty desire to invest or
loan their money in this city.
These objects can only bo attained by
the co-operation of taxpayers through
the Real Estate Owners association. To
carry on the work which it has carved
out for itself , the association must have
funds to moot the current expenses for
rent , clerks , stenographers , attorney-- ,
and court fees. The more active the
association is in investigating
public records and checking lawless -
loss expenditures nnd jobbery
the more money it takes to carry on its
work.
If every ono of the eighteen o twenty
thousand taxpiyors would contribute
from 50 cents to S3 n month according to
his holdings there would bo abundant
funds to cover the outlay which the
association is obliged to moot from
month to month. There is , however , a
very lai go class of solllsh and narrow-
minded people who prefer to lot others
do their paying as well as their lighting
and the burden finally is thrown upon a
comparatively small number of public-
spirited clti/.ons.
For a time this limited number of citi-
/.ons can cheerfully stand the drain on
their purses , but unless the majority of
property owners manifest an interest and
join with the association in the laudable
work it is doing it must eventually go
to pieces lilco many other societies that
have been compelled to abandon pro
jects undertaken for the promotion of
the prosperity of this city for want of
popular support.
Tin : council has gracefully yielded to
the banking combine and awarded them
the iibo of tin city s money at 2 per cent
for the coming year , always omitting
the school fund which Is to bo parceled
out at the pie isuro of the treasurer.
The next voar the national banks will
probably find it to their advant-igo to
allow only 1 par cent or possibly only
half 1 par cent and the council will
meekly submit and award the city funds
to the combinational , its own figures.
Why the banks should allow the city
loss than they l.avo paid surreptitiously
to the city and county treasurers , after
spending from $20,000 to $50,000 to elect
thorn Is a pu//.lo lliat only eminent finan
ciers can solve.
World'Jim aid report of the pro
ceedings of the last mooting of the
Board of Education omitted all reference -
once to the additional $ < 300 required to
put the Smoad heating apparatus in the
fnuno school building in Hitchcock's
addition. This is on the principle that
the loss that is said about that m ittor
the bettor it will bo for all parties to the
deal , from the site to the dry closets.
Ir A change of garb on the p irt of the
editor of this or any pthor paper could
possibly habllltato the Oinitlui lloo lee ,
that has bankrupted Its proprietor In
loss than throe years and wrecked two
political parties in ono single campaign ,
and put it on a paying footing , wo might
accommodate the brilliant , but unappre
ciated literary combination that has
sung and rocked it to sleep.
IN VIKW of the fact that Speaker
Crisp had all his committees made up
before the Jaeksonians passed resolu
tions endorsing Brother Bryau their
action is to bo commended because It
could do the young Illinois congress
man from Nebraska no manner of
service.
OMAHA people who do not keep up
with the progress of events will prob-
ablybo surprised to read that a single
packing establishment in South Omaha
covers nineteen and a half acres and
pa } * . out iJ78/i,000 annually to 1,800 em-
ployos. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
SOUTH OMAHA poop'iO do not u a the
most complimentary terms in speaking
of the common council. The suburb is
like the city In nome particulars and the
similarity of'llYb ' city governments is es
pecially s.tribfi ] ,
CHICAGO It lo bo made a naval station
for the liordo inarlnos , That fresh water
monstrosity known as the revenue
steamer Micjtlirmi. that has plowed the
waves of the great lakes for more than
hulf a eentury/is to bo retired on half
P'iy and laid , up on the dry dock , and
what they will a first class revenue
marine vessel , with u rapid firing bat
tery of Iloteiiklss guns is to bo stationed
right in front of Chicago to protect that
city from an apprehended invasion by
Wnbash onnul'soiv pirates and Canadian
whisky .smugglers.
SOMP. of our local philanthropists are
expressing regret th it the sheriff has
not provided a Christmas dinner for the
prisoners of the county jail. Those good
peop.o luivo not stopped to Inquire what
proportion of the prisoners are behind
the bars from choice , having committed
potty crimes in anticipation of a square
meal. The crooks should bo tendered a
Christmas rock pile.
Gitovmt CMVIL : vxu's speech at the
Brooklyn Now Knglund dinner Tuesday
while not a ni'tstorpleco of oratory was a
creditable olTort. The remarkable
feature of It was the absence of meaning
less platitudes and Involved figures of
speech. Ho evidently felt free to say
what ho meant and probably meant what
lie said.
MAYOII CuSUING has 217 vetoes to his
credit. It is fair to presume , had his
term been four years instead of two , the
chief executive of this municipality
would have us remarkable a veto record
as the father of Ruth Cleveland.
WiiKX two railways have a contro
versy to bo decided by the Stale Bo ml
of Transcortntion , the extreme delicacy
of the situation of its members may bo
readily compiohondcd.
COUPOUATIO.V property should pay its
fair proportion of the burdens of govern
ment. This is a truism which injunc
tions and oven decisions of court cannot
nvike loss axiomatic.
CAPI'VIN BotntKi : has fully dotnon
strated that ho can take care of himself
on the .Mexican border as well as ho did
"On the Border with Creole. "
and reform will do
almost as much to relieve South Omaha
from her load of.'debt as an occupation
tax. '
Tin : buttoreja'sido of the bread of Bill
Springer never strikes the lloor.
Iiijllii ) Siviin.
Strange to say. ' onator ICylo , the prohibi
tionist , is apnarontly at homo on the committee -
too on Irrigation.a
JailicioiiH Appointments.
Gli > tie-l > riru > cr.it.
Presl'lont Hnmsou's judicial appointments
liavo all bcou remarkably gooJ , or iu ether
works , istriUiugly iialiko ttioso nudn by bis
jnedocussor. '
Sucli ! H l'/\me.
IlutlelMuiit I .If luer.
An Omaha man named Moreartv wants n
erandjury. A largo and respectable grand
Jury of the people have been wanting Mr.
Moroarty for years , but not oven the soft
custirrus of inarticulate reply has como from
that invisible gentleman , llercaftor , when
tlio anxious citlion inquires in mournful
cadoneo , "Aro you there , Moreartv } " wo
sbatl direct him to Omaha.
Slierinuii and Jh'ornlcor.
I'hlla < lrlihlil ) 1 tea * .
It now teems to bo pretty fjonoially con
ceded thut Senator Slicnn.in will bo ro-
oleoted iu Ohio without , serious diflleulty.
Such n result will prove very gratifying to
tlio republican party of the whole country.
Governor Foraker It ml ml rod by republicans
( . one-rally , nnd would doubtless make an ex
cellent senator , but he ought to have had the
seal occupied by Mr. Brico. That was his
campaign.
Meriy Xnus to You.
.Yeio l"w/i / .Sun
Wo , the American people , are kindly dls-
posoa toward Chili , though she has not de-
mcrmod herself properly in her dealings with
tu.Vo arc > altogether friendly to Italy ,
though she withdrew her minister from
Washington some time ago. Wo tblnlc highly
of the whole population of the Now Dominion
of Canada , though some of the purblind nows-
pap rs tlioro do not reciprocate our senti
ments. In short , wo , the American people ,
are in nn nmlablo mood , us wo survey the
whole world , and stand ready for solf-dufonsi )
against all comers.
Mcdic-nl Qu ivkory.
.Sin Franrlt'o Otimifcle.
The action ot the coroner's Jury in San
Bernardino In holding a Christian scientist
to answer on the charno ot manslaughter is
to bo commended. Quackery cannot bo per
mitted to shelter itself tinder the mantle of
religion , as It is endeavoring to do in this
country. Somu quallllcatlon should bo re
quired of all persons professing to minister
to bodily nllmunts , and they should not be of
asplritual character. If the faith curcrs nnd
Christian scientists are to bo pormUtoJ we
might as well throw down all barrion and
allow any ono to practica modicmo.
Ijll'o'H l < V/ii / Fovur O'er.
SalLthe Titbunt ,
(
It was appropriate that Oonor.il Connor
nhould bo laid to toil In a blinding snow
storm. His was u stormy lifo , ho lived till
the winter of llfo'cumu down , and it was
nropor for his tlniiV couch to have n winding
shoot of snow , IB iwas the couno of nature ;
his spring had nltyoj , his summer nnd his
autumn ; his uas n long Indian summer ;
what more natur4j"id moro proper than that
with the winter ho should grow still llko the
uarth , nnd that CVCr him the winter should
lay her whlto muijjjlol Mon perform great
things In tbo miy yoar.i which a long itfo
gives a man to woW , but of tor it is over nnd
tlio won : is tlnisbjUl , what tnoro natural than
that the long sloop should como , and thut
Iho winter should make a pillow while as
down for tuu Urcd'uoaiH
UoforrliiK to the announcement from \Viuh-
lugtcu that Souatop Mandoraon and Pad
dock will , "by cdunojy. " divide the patron -
ngn ot the state on u north and south I'lulto
oasis , the Nlobrara 1'ionoer observes . "Sup-
posu , thun. 'north of the I'liitto' leuvos out a
roinombranco of Senator Paddquk nuxt f.illl"
This "courtosy'i ' business mulcos Kduor 1'rv
"tired. " , /
Locil polltlm uro lo'iuiung ) to takoshuna
In dago countv , HOC > rdlng to the Beatrlua
Democrat , uud the victorious republicans
havu demanded that Senator 1 'ad dock throw
up his lumen or take iho consequences. Tlio
Democrat tivioru that "already u legislative
ticket has boon scloctuu that is net frlondlv
to I'addock , at least ttiiu is not c-omp.iscil of
his well known ulkiri , and whtlo tlio men
coinpoiini ; It do not iiniiounoo tliein.ulvus as
unti-1'addocU , they do k'ivo U out cold that if
tbo i'addocu wiui ; attempts to ruu another
ticket , or falls to stand loynl to their nom
inee * , that Mr. Paddock will go before tbo
legislature to n ro-clootlott without hit own
county behind him ' '
The Plaltsmouth Journal tins hoard It whis
pered about that Church Ilowo wiiuti the
ropubllcau nomination for congrcsn in iho
now First dist t let , ami cAonmcs the liopo
that ho will got it , Kor , suvs the Journal
man , "Mr. IJrvan would need no bolter fun
than wiping the oatth with tlio slv trickster
from Auburn. "
Ore moro nipsr hat Men hnnnl from
which wants L. I ) Richards to try arnln for
tlio povornnnhlp. This tuna it is the Cen
tral City Hopulillcun. The Promont .stntos-
man nnw has four sminortorj union ? tha
wo.ikbcs of the state.
Tlio Seward Reporter bionn Kloutnnnnt
( iovornor M.ijor.v aspirations to till the
gubernatorial chair and declares tlint the
hickory-snlrted statesman "has R stronghold
on the poonlo of N'obnuKa and ts ono of the
most popular men In the state "
A few ot the many mnlratils for congress
In the now Third district , the northwoMorn
anclion of the stain , have nhcady forced
their nntnos into print On the domocralii !
MdnJohnM Moan holds the list. In fact
ho stuck up his lightning rod over a year 1130
when running for tno legislature , nnd kent
the Iron elevated during hi * devious course
as n Mnto roprasontatlvo. Judge Crawford ,
however , thinks Mo in his "queered" him
self , nnd is willlnc to pit hln.iolf against
the South Sioux City candidate. Then trnro
is Dr. Koipor of Piurco , whoso record In the
legislature nntltlm him to the kindo-tl con-
nidorntlon. .ludgu Klcct Allen of Madison
Is In the nice for the independent nomina
tion , and lias a good ulaim for preferment In
iho fact that as o > io of the lawyers for the
'
tnJppumiont contostr'its n vear n'go ho made
n bnrd and able fight for his clients Pontor
of Uoono also wants to bo counted In. Thun ,
pcrlmiH , Dorsoy will bo in it ugaln , but If
ho isn't , thoriS is Mciklojohn , or NouU , or
McNish , or Hays-oacn mid * every ono of
them Is willing to muho the light.
The Stromsburg Headlight , which is
odlti'd by I. D Cluimbeilain , thu most can
tankerous of nil tlio rabid independent
leaders in tlio slate , duvotod a largo share of
tha editorial space of his fast issue to a dis
sertation " ( ' 1'ollowors "
on 'amp According
to 1 D. , theie woio thousands of thoio para
sites hnngiug to the rear o : the independent
columns during the recent camnaign , nnd
nu\t time ho wants them kicked off the Hold
by the "old greenback guard. " If this sug
gestion should bo cairied out the Indo-
ponnent votes nt the next election would bo
as hard to count as wcio the union labor bal
lots four j ears ago
"Unwise management and waalc nomina
tions" are what caused the defeat of the in
dependents in the pist two campaigns , ac
cording to the Schuvlor Quill , and Kdltor
Sorechor adds"Van Wyck , with all his
faults , would not only have been elected gov
ernor but have brought tlio others in safo.
This year with such n nun as Lcoso at the
head instead of BJcorton wo would have
won. Loose could not have been attacked
like EJgerton was , mid further has made a
record In the state Another year with a
man like Van Wyck or Leoso at the head of
the ticket wo can win with easo. Homornber
tnat all good men nro not good canuldatos
and success car.not bo made with just any-
bodv "
The Hastings Xobraskan an. * heard of
"somo qulot discussion going on as to who
shall sucLOOd Congressman MoIColghun " If
all the candidates for tha placn should call
out "hero , " the lear would bo equal to
Is'lagara
There is an amendment to the state con
stitution to booted on next fall which pro
vides for the election of thrco railroad com
missioners , and sooin of the state papers as
sort tint to cover the probable adoption of
this amendment it will bo necessary to nom
inate and elect thrco commissioners. If
carried out this would add spice to what al
ready oromi'ios to be n pungent campaign ,
The Ora Blirzard , oil Independent blowhard -
hard or an , favors n military organization
/or tno campaign of IS'L' ' , and adds : "You
will never seat n governor nor n supreme
judge until you are ptopaied to seat hitn by
force "
C. D. Casper of the liutlor Countv Press
has admitted in print that ho in.wo n mistuko
when ho denounced Governor Bovd for veto
ing the Nowboiry bill. Mr. Casper touclios
on the matter in tno course of his controversy
with Editor Calhoun of the Lincoln Herald ,
under the caption of "Ho Pooled Us Once
Only Once , " and savs : "Wo never had the
good fortune to get hold of the Xowborry bill
until six weeks after the legislature had ad
journed , and so wo trusted the judgment of
Calhoun nnd others , who wcro supposed to
speak oy knowledge nnd 'authority. ' They
had pronojncod it a good olll , nnd when tlio
govetnor vetoed it , wo felt very llrej. After
wo got possession of the bill , wo wore amaz
ed to discover what a monumental ass wo
uindo of ourselt. You are welcome to twit
us of tlio mistake now , brother , but the next
time wo make u fool of out-self it won't bo
from over credulity in swallowing all Cal
houn savs , and don't you forget it. "
The Cullnwav Courier announces that
another good allianci * man has gone wrong.
Kov. P. (1 ( Hlncs , who was a candidate on"
an muupondont nomination , has taken a Job
in a bank. "Thus does the putted and pam
pered money power reach out its great arms
like an octopus , scooping up alt who dnro to
weep fdr the woes of the downtrodden and
suiiouni. "
. poome.
The Western Wave offers to wager "a trip
around the \vorld and a , poop into eternity , "
that the republican majority In Nobtaska
next fall will bo10,000. .
Charllo Ogden is booked for tlio democratic
nomination tor governor , according to news-
panor gojsip outside of Omaha.
Fied Jewell of Platte countv is credited
with congressional aspirations. Fred ts a
farmer , and ho wants to run on the independent -
pendent tickot.
After naming Tom alajors , Dr. Mercer
nnd Jack MacColl , the Lincoln Journal pro
pounds the conundium , "Which will it bol"
Some editor has suggested Uov. J. CJ. Tuto
as a possible candidate to take Tom Majors'
place in tbo lieutenant governor's ofllco.
The St. Paul UoDubllcan notes a boom for
Tom Majors for congress , but it calls nttun-
tion to the tact that "Church Ilowo is in tlio
First district and the bluo-shirted statesman
will have to wait until that gentleman's
wishes in that line are satistlod. "
The Fulrflold News takes it for granted
that MoICciglmn will run for congress again ,
and says. "Ho can bo beaten nt the polls
with u good man nnd wo have that man hero
in Clay county. Ho Is none other than the
tall Pawnee of the Llttlo Hluo. Hon D M.
Notlloton , the man who should hnvo boon
nomtnatxd and elected instead of McKuluhan ,
but ho would not desert his political pilnci-
plos for ofllco. "
According to the O'Noih Item , "as the
days grow shorter the newspaper article ] in
sisting that Kiukatd bo our next congress
man grow longer nnd louder "
A quiet bint Is given by a Lincoln paper
that Jesse B. Strode wouldn't mind succeed
ing to Bryan's seat In congress ,
The llrst announcuinont of a candidate for
the oillco of state superintendent of public
'
instruction comes from thu indopo'ndent
ranks. Prof. Htatt , who has just boon
oloctcd superintendent of iho ( Junior county
schools , thinks bo Is u big enough man to till
the state position
'I'lla Fremont Herald calls attention to the
fact that the "grango isn't the organisation
It was when C'hurcu Howe was at the held
of it in Nebraska and It is nil the moro
crodllubti ) for the grange that It Isn't.
Church Ilowo is n politician , pure and simple. "
The last ( .ontonco of the herald paragraph
evidently v/asn't Intended for news , but only
as u "pac. "
The York Democrat bases IU support of
W. G. Hastings' candidacy for the congress
ional nomination on the fact that "ronubllc-
nus nro Ins common ononiv. " The Damocrat
ts an independent ulllanco orgnu , despite Us
Bourbon uamo.
Hero's some advice from the Crete Vidotto :
"Xobraska's representatives in congrats nro
Bryan , McICclghan and Kern. You had batter -
tor paste this item In your hat , for some ono
rnav ask you , before congress adjourns , who
thov are , and you would bo covoroa with
chagrin If you could not toll. "
TIIK I. tTK UK\.tTOIt 1't.U.ltlt.
New York Kceorder : Preston n. Phimb
was n patriotic , nclo nnd dovotcd publlo
sorrant ,
Cincinnati Commercial in the sudden
duath of Sunator Preston it. Plumb from n
itioko of npoplcxy Kansas loses one of her
htromjost men.
Chicago Intor-Oconn1 Senator Plumb was
as ro.iloiiA In republican c.itmmlgns as any
luiulcr In tlio west , nnd ho earned now laurels
in his splendid and triumphant canvass of
Kansas last fall.
Now York Times HP was much liked in
Washington , nnil by Ins Intimates was sin
cerely lovoil. lolnc of a helpful , hiaity nnd
manly disposition Ono coniiot look over iho
list of the motnbPM of tno sennto without
reeling that his death U a distinct loss to
that body.
Chicago NewsI'nlvorsnl nwot will bo
felt nt the unexpected do.ith of Senator
Plumb of Kansas. Ho was honest and Inde
pendent Iu his inuthod ) nnd n ponltlvo forcn
in the shaping of important legislation nt
Washington. Many excellent measures woio
promoted by him with tact and energy.
Philudtilnhla ! iiqu < ror Ho was a tvplcal ,
brctf/y western man of grout force , person
ally popular and fully posted on public nf-
falr * ; n man of com ago mid conviction who
will bo sad ! ) missed With Senators Ingnlls
and Plumb both out of ( ho senate Kansas
will lose tlio strong position It has held for
so maiiy years.
Sprlnglield ( Muss ) Republican Senator
Plumb has exorcised perluipi moro practical
Inlluonco tinon national legislation ana poll-
tics than an v other jwrson whom his stale
has sent to U'ashlni'lon He was pronounced
in his opinion * , aggressive in tils methods
and n natural leader , No statesman , ho was
n forceful politician , and not n subservient
ono
Kansas Cllv Timov His llfo U Instructive ;
in most lospects woilhv of imitation. His
death is iinotlier of tlioionining > which
teach that tlio human machine can endure
only so much work. Senator Plumb had
trlod for yonrs to do moro than a fair task for
six men. He succeeded , but when nature
was exhausted the encl came In ttiat latolv
common nnd fatally sudden brain collapse
that stulKs under Iho name of apoplexy and
paralysis.
Knnsas City Journal Kansas will have
tbo sympathy of her sistar states. Her
champion is gone and no ether can fully tulco
his place The tlmos that bred htm will
never bo repeated. The founding of the state
will not bo done twice. What has boon has
bean , nnd time has sot Its seal. Preston B
Plumb has driven his name into tlio living
rock which underlies tils beloved Kansas and
there It u ill bo load so long as her people
know history.
Now York Tribune : Senator Plumb's
death wa * plainly the rc ult of overwork.
Ho hud boon warned of the usk ho was run
nlng , but being a man of tromoudous energy ,
ho refused to act on the urgent ndvlco of his
physician that ho lighten his labors. Mr.
Plumb has boon a prominent tlgtiro on the
republican side of the sunato since 1878 , being
now about midway of tils third term Ho
was endowed with ttio genius of hard work ,
and was a lluont and forcible speaker.
St. Louts Globe-Democrat. His tact nnd
resources were boundless In all emergencies
ho was n safe nnd conscientious advisor. Ho
kept himself in rlosn touch with tlio people
alwavs , and by this moans ho avoided the
blunders which many of Ins distinguished
colleagues committed , and passed safely over
the polttlcil bienkcrs which wrecked moro
than ono statesman who imagined himself to
hold a permanent leoso on powor.
The Kniik of Greenville , Bliss. , In n
ISeci-iver'H Hands.
VICKSIIUIIO , Miss. , Doc. 2J. The Bank of
Ciieonville , at Cruenvillo ! , Miss , suspended
yojtordny. The first intimation of the sus
pension was this notice posted on the door ot
the bank : "Closed by order of the chancery
court of Washington county. The bank is in
the hands of a receiver. " The shock of this
Intelligence was groat. When it reached the
circuit couit , then in session , the attendant
counsel told tlio prosooutinu judge that this
failure xvas such a calamity that no ono pros-
cut ; tas in any condition to transact business
and court was adjourned at onco. It Isfearou
that this is but the piocursor of ether mis
fortunes , nil tne result of the depiossion in
cotton Hmintor Wlnto , rourosonting the
\Vlutnoy National banlc of Now Orleans , and
other cioditors were in Giocnvlllo icsteruay.
President 1'ollock has been appointed ro-
ceivor. The liabilities nro stated at $ " 00,000
The assets me moio tlian that amount , com
prising f.VJU,000 in llr t mortuaRos on Wash
ington county roil ostnto and countv securi
ties to iho amount , of 130,000. The failuiu
is duo to the successive overflows , entailing
short croiu , and to tlio low unco of cotton
It is n ucll known fact that the bank has
been the financial bulwaric of the cntito
countv , the wealthiest in this state for veais.
. The utmost sympathy Is expressed for President -
dent Pollock , whoso ability and Intecrity are
dlstlnguishi'd.
AVomaii Arrpsted Who Talked
of "llpinovinjj" .Mi. Harrison.
YOHIC , Duo. 2'J. "I shall sail at oneo
for the United States nnd will go direct to
Washington. My purpose will bo to see tlio
president. Ho can help me. It ho refuses ,
I will remove him tlioro will bo no piosi-
dont. "
According to Hudolph V. Martinson of r > 3
East Fifty-fourth street , this thieat against
the life of Piosidont Harrison was contained
in a letter sent to Lorin A. Luthropo , the
United States consul nt Bristol , Kngland ,
some months ago by .Mrs Ada Thorpe Lof-
tus , who Is Mr. Mnitinson's raothor-in-law.
Mis Loftus arrived hero on the steamer
Britannic Sunday. Going to tlio Fifth
Avontio hotel she told bo > > r her son-in-law had
pei-secuted her and had secured her ini'atcor-
ution in a lunatic usvlum in Franco , from
which she hod recently escaped. On a war
rant secured by her son-In-iaw sin
- - ) was ar
rested and was committed to lielluvuo hospi
tal for examination ns to her sanity , Mr.
Martinson , the son-in-law , is pruildont of
the Mexican Land Grant compiny.
"Mrs. Loltus is Insane , " ho said , "and in
Justice to her I nui farced to proceed against
her. It is perfectly true , as she says , that I
secured her commitment to the asylum in
Paris. She has caused mo great trouble and
is dangerously imano. "
Deadly l < 'n < > In Kii
Losnov , Doc. 2 , ) . A dense fog prevailed
in. Yorkshire yesterday. All tralllu had to bo
suspended. In Leeds two men lost their
lives In oonsoquonco of the fog.
Pi CHidonl < iayo Out ol'
NKYOIIK , Deo. ' . ' 3. President Gage of
the First National bank of Chicago Is greatly
Improved this morning and U now out or
danger _ _
TIIK It laUKlMli'li G'1/Kl.SJ'.U IS ,
Ilnfnro llio sloping fire I sit ,
\\lthln tin nxsy ulialr ,
I fool of were not a whit ,
And say good-bye to oaro.
And many giuotlius I rccolvo
I'rom trh'inls , arid clvn them , tin ,
And many pUtasimt tuloi I wu.ivo
Ilofore u uliosun fow.
A bootc ot Christmas tales I roacl ,
And Hon.-s the bards havu sin. ' ,
And dreaming pious uit ( Iru.inu IndauJ ,
I tlilnU once more I'm young.
The dwelling of tint baoho'or raoit
U H Hlhy of a rhyme ;
It is not sin.'li n lonu-ioiiii ! place
The club at ( Jlirtstmu-i time ,
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.
Now Vtirf ! < l\dvftrtl4or : To Santa Olatis-9lr
I take this occnslun to uy tu you Hint I wnnt
notliliift this your , and will accent nullilnn
A ho. that I inlnU you are no Koiitlunian , any
how. it. y M'
_
H.intn Chuii will lima lur.l aloddlnt lioro
auoiits ,
St. f.ouls ( Jlobo Ddmocrit ! The blir croiH
nnd Hut reciprocity policy line done tint
Simla I'lniu aet for iho Amurlcan poniilo tins
your
Tills txn , mlno own sweet d.irllni ; , tlioil will
ibid
\vltli \ inii'iy \arlod swootmuit's form sun
] il loci :
Tim fruits nro Ihuy of holy i'lirlitnms lldn.
Hill bila'd ; Imlcu.l , for ohlld'un's imu do
I'lilladoliihla Tlimn : KUtinit iindor thu niH-
tlolou. oven at Chrltlnms tltnii. U s ltd in lm
linrdlv mi ploasini ,11 U-slni ; undur thu rose
ut any timo.
t'hli'iiso Nowrs : Sliu-e Italy lias ducMml to
runow Imr friendly relations lth iho Unltuil
Maton the Aniurloiii public will pltusn top oil'
Its I'ht Ulniat dinner with bananas and ni.io.i
lonl.
IlrooUvn I > ulo : Arthur I see you linvn
runiovi'd tlio tulstlotoo from tlio uhiindollor CJ
Mnyslo VIM ; I thoiul'l ' It would m.iko n
-inioh prettier wall duuiiraUiin , so I him ; It up
huio oxui1 iho Mifa oh , yon inu.iu tlilnR1'-
/ ' c. Ji nfitn.
Tim tippling music of the fro/on stroann ,
I hut push the ri'hllly journey to thu sun ,
Toll In loy Innitii utoof their dreann ,
\\li.U luiaiy Christina ! ) III not bring lo me ,
It will not l > tliu the eyes and yellow hair ,
Of Ian \tliii urn tiled on my ucnil knuo.
Noi lit Inn iiuulii Imr hiUlil. Inoiriibly fair
And rndlnni fucu to olicur the soul of mo
SI I.onN Itupnlillc Maiiiin i , " said a onrlv-
halied West l.iul liny , " 1 don't bollout In tliu
limit nies nn > moro '
" \Vliy not , my son1' "
"llucimso I wiotu a lottrr to f-nnla I'laiH
last nlxlil , and put It undur tint window whom
the bioHiilos would t'ct II Tbli niornliiR t
K.in iMurVKot 11 and bum it. I'lion shu said
the ImiivnloH Inid It "
'Oh , I gnussou were mistaken. You hoard
her rulsu thu iMiMMn "
Mamma. I sau liurdnlt. "
And thus was anolliui liom tlistono Idolsliat-
ti'ied.
Kuoch' Wlfp I must have some morn
inoiiov. my iluti. I llml that thu t lirlslinni
true ItMilf costs Nory llttlo , but It takes a
Croat doitl to Hv It till
HiHbai.d Flint's just the uuy I've found
yon all these years
Poor Itlfhurd , In his "AlniiiiiucU fur thnyear
of Clulst 1741 , " says "l.ut no plu isnri ) tmnpt
llico , no iirnlit allnio thee , no iiiiibltinii cor-
inpt tlit'o , no u\iinplu s ay time , no put-
siiiislon IIIDI o tliuu to ( In unytlilii } ; which tliou
knonust to bo evil ; so sh.tlt tliuu ulw.iys Hi o
loltlly ; for u good conscience Is a couliuual
( . 'lirlsiuius "
SHINS ( ) l'ClllllsrM\S
ToxasS-lfl'nza1 Alioudy tha llttlo boy bo-
Kln In liiilniiiitu about fliiNtm.is 'Idruuuit
last night that von g ivo mo a } > gold plcca for
Olirlstimis and tint pa K.IVO mo u 410 bill. "
.My lltllo boy , ( liin't yon kuow th it dreuins
BO by contraries , \ouulllbo dlsnmiolntod , "
said the nidtlicr "No , I won't. If tlio droiini
lines by conti tries , then yon will iM\u mo tlio
110 til'l .mil pn will gl\o mo thu { 'igold lUso. ) 1
am safoutivliow. "
Atot'Nriii MAIDEN'S cnv
lliii \ I'M liazar.
I'lirlstin noon will rnino anil miss.
> rVlvtll , , tfl tuM ( ill \i\v \ I fnn
I'or lii tint country wo'iu no Kim.
And IIUMIOO. ulas , nocliiindullor ;
Saithuru c in luin , I M.tnl to Know ,
The ilear ponrl-ourrlcd mistletoe ?
Henrietta : "I am golm. xlioiinlng , Is thera
nn } tiling I cnn do feu you' "
Invalid , "yes. You mljlil sot some llttln
present for mo for mother , uncl Hiiiiinililui ; for
yonrsi'lf. I don't c no uhui yon sot for your-
sulf , so long us 11 U some llttlo thlni : that u 111
bo a plo isaiit surprlsu for yon on ( JhiHtmua
inornlng , "
Now when the mniill noy's lieurl N glud ,
Ho avs , and ho helioses iillh causu :
"lion li.ipi ) > \\uuld 1 bo If dail
\Veio half bo Kind as inta L'l.ius "
Puck' "Iloyt , " said tlio pioprlofifr of tlifl
rest iiirnnt td the wnlluis , ' ! ha\o decided lode
do tliu square tlilni : "
Tliuiuwasn snbdnud iniiriiiiirof iipplauso ,
"Vfs. " ho con tin uud , Inkinu'a roll of till Is on I
ot his pocket and liandlng n In tlio loudu * ;
"t iKo th s inonoy nnd LII out and buy your-
sohos u Christmas dlinor" ' Andgroit toiiH
of cr.itltnuo sloMlv stio.iim'il ilown tlio fucoH
ot tliu luiiduiiod wietelics aa lliuy vanished
tiay. .
JIISK noiiisr.
Mtixie unit Iinunii.
She put out hot foot just iinniiHli to dlsclo-n
Tint ritliiirdlmliiiitlvosl/o of her lio-o :
And sild ; " .My filends to buy presents nri
lloeUlnir ,
And buaiitlfnl thlnis they 'iro curtain In find ;
Now whit thing Is piottlost- lull mo your
mind
1 can possibly Ret in my stouUlnuV"
1 looked down at her foot , and looked up nt
liei face.
Ami rtho lioweil with n iniidorato imMisur ] of
A.id-iiUl : "I'll be honest but uon't think
mi * shocking ; .
Thuy m ly cot what they ehooic , lint thuro'a
nolliliu. 1 M\eu ,
Which UNOII roinotoly burins lo compare
With what you h ivo now In yntu slookliu "
Captain , ( ack Crawford , the pool scout , hai
been In the set vice 01 the government sine *
IMiH , when , us a boy of 15 , ho enlMed hi tin
, irmy.
A TALK MTU MM ,
Thousands of democrats
read The lice , and for tltat
reason the interview with
Ex-Speaker John G. Car
lisle of Kentucky ,
IN THE SUNDRY BEE
will be of extraordinary
interest , lie talks about
Speaker Crisp , the Silver
Question , and Jells why the
democratic party should not
make it a Presidential is
sue ; the tariff in tlie next
t am pa ig n ; discusses
PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES for'92 '
77n' gi'eal expounder of
demoiratic docti inc tavs the
*
people arc opposed t ) legis
lative intcrfcreiue zuith the
currency ; gives an e liinata
of 131 a inc ; snys tlic west
and south are coining to
gether ; considers
THE FUTURE OF POLITICAL PARTIES
Jn fad , the uppermost
political questions of the
day arc discussed , forming
tlie most brilliant interview
ever contributed to a iifivs-
papy. It is from the pen
of Frank G , Carpenter , Iho
celebrated Washington cor
respondent , fiead it
IN THE SUNDAY BEE ,