THE OMAHA DAILY TlirUSDAY , JANUARY 7 , 1892.
THE DAILY BEE
P HosnWATKIJ , P.PITOH.
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Omalm. Drafts , checks mid poitotllrt1 ordur
to bo nmdo piyablo to the ordur of the cum-
puny.
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TIII : uin : DUIUMXO.
KWOIIN STATEMENT OP CIHCUI.ATION
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MounAUTY'S furowcll adaress was n
corlcor.
AnJOUKNMKNTS of congress out ot ro-
npoct to the memory of iloco.isod mom-
burs will sooner or later have to bo
abandoned.
ST , Louis 1ms withdrawn from the
contest for the democratic national con
vention in fuvor of Kansas City. This is
a 'concossian of mo39bick-j to monumental
mental check ,
HORIZONTAL DILI , AlomusoN of Illi
nois is said to bo squinting toward the
presidency with an interest and expect
ancy that surprises the venerable Goii-
oral John M. Palmer.
ONE carload of tinporxveok is shipped
east from the San Jacinto mines "in
southern California chiolly because it
finds a profitable murkot , but inci
dentally to nmphuolsc the fact , that the
tin plato industry has taken linn root in
America.
Tiuc controversy ever opening the
Kales of the Woild's fair on Sunday is to
bo transferred to congress. Mr. Morse
of Massachusetts has introduced a bill
prohibiting the opening on Sunday of
uny exposition where appropriations
inndo by the United States urooxpondou.
This is evidently an attempt to harrass
Chicago in her effort to secure additional
appropriations from congress for the
World's fair.
TIIK San Francisco C/noui'e'c / suggests
n now and significant line of reasoning
In the following paragrapn rogardinir
the Gur/.a misery on the Texas border :
It Isory easy to see that the military
clique at Washington are tuklnff advantage
of this Gnrza soaro to moyo for un increase in
the regular army. There are so many more
ofllcors , comparatively , than soldiers , that
the former are naturally solicitous for an In
crease In tbo number of thu latter , In order
thataotlvnscrvlco may bo feasible and pro
motion more possible.
SENATOR STIWART seems to luivo
struck out on a now lino. After nil those
yoara of inquiry and discussion ho has sud
denly come to the conclusion that the gen
eral coinage act of 1837 is still in force ,
and therefore owners of silver bullion
nro authorized to present the same at the
mints for coinage. It will bo a remarkable -
able discovery if correct , but it will re
flect no credit upon the intolllgonco of
the free and unlimited coinage advo
cates if after all those yoara of agitation
they have failed to familiari/.o them
selves with the laws regulating the coinage -
ago of silver.
. TIIK inoculation test in Illinois leaves
the Dillinga-Siilmon controversy unset
tled. Of the eighteen porkers inoou-
latod by n Nebraska hog cholera export
on Billings' plan , ton have died from
the disease and eight are sick. Of Dr.
'Salmon's ' hogs live are dead , eight nro
sick and the other live are yet to ho
hoard from. A do/on of the nineteen
not inoculated are sick and three dead.
It would therefore nppaar thus far us if
the inoculation theory had boon ex
ploded. This is not so dreadful , however -
ever , astho thought that the announce
ment of the results of the Illinois ox-
Dorlmonts will Hood the m iga/.inos and
newspapers with articles from both
Billings and Salmon.
NKXT to Now York San Francisco
hnsboon controlled by the most corrupt
and unscrupulous political rings In
America. Year nftor year the Golden
Gate metropolis has boon pllhigod by
gangs of boodlors and all 'round toughs
who bought and sold political influence
jnblushlngly. Chris Buckley , a blind
( fiunblor and sporting man , has been the
most powerful politician in the city and
ttuto , and ho hits boon | > orfoctly con-
ioloncolods in his methods. There is a
strong reaction setting in , hovvovor. A
t ( fraud jury has recently indicted Buckley
and a few of his tools and they have loft
the country. A pubho mooting , attended
by * 3,000 parsons , wus hold Tuesday night
to focalUu the reform sentiment. It is
barely possible the movement may
amount to somcthinu' . It la to be hoped
U will bo more successful tlnn similar
efforts to purify Now York. The Sun
Franciscans liavo sulTored enough at the
hands of political boodlors to justify a
rusort to tha old time vigilance com-
inlttco.
/ \ T/ , ' S7'.I TK f OMUK/If B.
Two dcclsloni have boon rendered by
the United States atipremo court within
two woolen which nro important in thu
bearing llioy Imvo on slnto rights in
inloratnto commerce , ns well an in other
respects vital to the Interest1) of the
stales In connection with their taxing
power. The first of tlieio decisions re
lated to the law of Maine , which levies
an excise tax on thb gross receipts ol
railways for tha privilege of exorcising
their franchise * . For r.illrotul.s wholly
within the slate the law prescribes a aliil-
ing scale dependent on thogrows receipts
per mile , while as to rends partly within
nnd "partly without the state the rate was
nsschscd by talcing the average gross ro-
coIptH per mlle for the entire line and
multiplying the amount bv the number
of inilos operated by the io.it ! tvithin the
state. The Grand Trunk Railway com
pany of Canada brought tin action to
test the constitutionality of the law ,
claiming tlmt the imposition of the
taxes was n regulation of comtnoivo ,
Inlerstato and foioign , and therefore in
conflict with the exclusive power ot congress -
gross In Hint respect. Tnis view was
7stwlaincd by the court below and the
I'uso was taken to the supreme court.
The latter tribunal , four of the jus-
tlcei dissenting , hold tlmt there could
bo no question of the power of the state
to levy an excise tax for the privilege of
exorcising the rnllroad'tt franchiser
within the state , and thu tax levied by
Maine is of this character. The privi
lege of exorcising corporate * franchise *
within n state , said the opinion of the
majority , is often of grott value , and it
Is therefore na'ural that the corporation
should bo made to bear some proportion
of the burdens of government. As the
granting of the privilege rests entirely
in the discretion of the state , it may bo
conferred upon such conditions as the
Htalo may deem advisable. With regard
to the ruling of the inferior court , it was
said that it proceeded on the assumption
that a reference by the statute to the
transportation receipts iMid to a certain
percentage of the same in dutcrnunliig
the amount of the excise tax was in ef
fect the imposition of the tax upon such
receipts , and therefore an interference
with interstate and foreign commerce
Mut a resort to those receipts , the court
hold , was simply to ascertain the value
of business done by the corportlon , and
thus obtain u guide to a reasonable con
clusion as to the amount of excise tax.
which should bo levied , and the court
was unable to perceive in this any interference -
forenco with or regulation of interstate
and foreign comirorco. It must bo ad
mitted , as contended by the minority of
the court , that this decision is not en
tirely consistent with some others that
preceded it Involving thu question of the
regulation of interstate commerce , but it
1 ? not , therefore , to bD regarded as un
sound. It declares a p.'inciplo which
may have very important results in con
nection with rail'oad taxation by the
states.
The other decision relates to the Mis
souri tax in the receipts of oxpra coin-
panics for business done within the
state. The Pacllic. K'cpress company
attacked the constitution iliti of the law
as an interference with iaterstato com
merce , and tha supreme court held the
contention to bo unsound. In both tho-iu
instances the defeat of the corpoationr ,
was a decided gain for the taxing power
of 'tho states , which it is altogether
probvblo will bo widely tiUon iidvan-
t igo of. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
JUDUI ; i r. ! / / ; f. KK.
Judge Eloa/or Wnkeloy has 'earned
the title of the nester of the Nebraska
bar by thirty-five years of unremitting
labor ut the bur and on the bench. His
venerable form and face are known to
most of the Inhabitants qf Omaha be
cause they were hero when the city was
a inoro struggling village in which
everybody know everybody else. Judge
Wakoloy has earned the high station
which universal consent assign him til
the bar of this state bv industry , In
tegrity and ability. lie do o"ved the
distinction accorded him when ho wis
appointed district judge by a governor
of opposite political faith. Twice aftu
his appointment the. pjop'.o of the dis
trict ohoso him almost unanimously as
judge and for ten years ho has honored
the bench by his profound knowledge of
the law and his conscientious conduct as
judge. There was no fulsome adulation
or sinister motive in the furowell testimonials
menials accorded the retiring jurist It
the district court room when ho lin illy
laid adido his unsullied ermine. The
gifts and words of commondatlon coma
from hearts which regard Judge Wako
loy with something inoro than ordinary
confidence and professional esteem.
Many of the lawyers at the bar meeting
are lifelong associates and others Imvo
grown up looking towird him as u nort
of pitriarch. All were unltod in the
sentiments of affection to which the
tokens ana the address of Judge Clark-
son g.ivo utterance. The judge m ly
well fool gratified in his old ago to o irry
with him to his homo and the tribute of
respect and esteem so well earned , con
scious of the good will of ovary man in
Omaha whoso good will is worth having.
"I.KT US KOT DISAl'l'OIXT T1IKM. "
Mayor Bomis' manly message outlining
in a general way what , in his judgment ,
should bo the aim of the now city gov
ernment , deserves to bo road and ro-
momborcd by the council.
It is Indeed a critical period in the
city's history. The people have reposed
rare oonlldonco in the members of tlio
now government. They have voted
more than throo-quartors of tv million In
tends to bo expended under the dlrou-
Lion of those municipal olllcora , aside
trom the sohool bonds. Never before
has so largo a sum of money boon placed
at the disposal of the mayor and council
of Omaha at ono timo. The now councilmen -
men should fool that they are especially
favored by the confidence of the tax
payers' , and govern themselves accord-
It is the hope of ovary honest citizen
that harmony shall prevail in the vari
ous branches of the city government.
At the threshold of their important
duties the various departments should
striveto avoid n friction , which if in
dulged may load to delays and annoy
ances In the good work ot public im
provement. The question of the munic
ipal pa'tronago , the loaves and lishes of
oillco , should not draw councilman into
unseemly wrangles. Boar and forboat
should bo the motto until tlm machinery
can bo fairly started.
Till ! BKI : is of tha opinion that a defi
nite purpose to glva this city hotter gov
ernment prevails among the now olll-
cars. It is also satisfied that a few , II
any , of the newly elected oillcors of the
city government are under obligations
to political roustabouts'and pot house
politicians for their oflicos. They are
therefore in position to sustain tha
mayor in imiUlng good appointments ,
and they are relieved of the political
exigencies which sometimes force hon
est men to wink at public acts which do
not commend thanioulvos to their con
sciences. The statement of the mayor
wherein ho says , "Lot us not disappoint
them , that is , the taxpayers,1' should
actuate every member of the now
municipal orgnul/ntion ,
j.vww.i.v ( . .trrft.v / ; K.W/I.I.V/ ) .
On December IO .Senator Vest of Mis
souri introduced In the setiatn a joint
resolution requesting the president to
"cause correspondence and negotiation
to bo had through thn Doiiirtmoni of
rttute , or otherwise , with thonuthoritlos
of the kingdom of Great , Britain , for the
purpose of securing the abrogation or
modification of the regulations now enforced -
forced by said authorities which require
cattle- imported into Great Britain from
the United States of America to be
slaughtered at the part of entry , and
prohibiting the .una from being carried
tillvo to other places in s iltl kingdom "
This resolution Iris boon ndontod by the
sonuto and doubtless will piss the house.
In the tlisciHsion of the maUor Ssn-
ato. " Halo of M ilno ofpraisij th" opin
ion that nothing would bj accomplished
by the proposed oll'ort , although ho was
not opposed to iti being in ulo. Thn
loason fo.Mr. . Ililo's belief tint the
contemplated negotiation will fail is the
fact that the real cause of the n itish
government's regulations regarding
Amoric-in cittlo is not the fc ir of dis
ease , but the desire to protect the cittlo
and sheep raiders of the United Kingdom
against a competition which the.1)3 . -
liovo would bo damaging to tholr Intar-
osts. The policy , as Sjtiator Hale
said , is a marked instance of G 'eat
Britain's inconsistency in the m tttcr of
free trade , though by no means tlm only
one lint might bj cited. The British
iiuthoritics Know verv wll that there
is no danger of the introduction of dis
ease through the importation of Ameri
can entile. They understand po feclly
that the system of iiiopjjlun in this
I'ountry is now as careful and thorough
us it em : bo male , and thai the exporta
tion of disc isod cattle or mo its is rac-
tically impossible. lOvon baforo the
national inspection law wont into opjr.i-
tion there was no complaint , and it his
been appa-cnt for sovor.vl ya uvt that the
alleged fuar of disoiso wis simply u
subterfuge. The cattle raisers of Kig-
land want to keep the control of the
British market , and the government
gives them the needed protection in the
fo-in of quarantine regulations , which ,
as Sonntoi Hule observed , have all the
ollect of a prohibitory tiritl.
Secretary Rusk some time ajo ursral
a inoro direct an 1 fatimmiry way of
treating this matter than tint prouotud
in Senator Vest's resolution , but par-
haps the latter sug oits the wiser
L'ouiso. It will bo b-st , as the Missouri
senator s lid. to remove the o'ntulo
without irritation or friction , if th i > bj
practicable. At any rata it SPOHH
proper that oorre-spondonco and nojo-
Liation should precede sterner mo is-
iircs. It is dobir.iblo to obtain , it pos
sible , an otllcial st-itemont of the rea-
> ons which indifo the Brills'a govern
ment to maintain an unwarranted
liscrimination against an impirtint
American industry , nn I if the effort to
Jo this shall prove futile , as Sjnator
Halo predicts it will , this government
may then fairly and uropo-ly coiisido"
what next should be done to secure 01
compel just treatment in this rospact.
\Vo have been successful in having re
moved a practically similar objtaclo
long milntiiinud l > i CJorinanv and
Prance , and although the British gov
ernment may bo inoro ohJurntu , the
Uisk of convincing it that the United
States have rights in tnis matter which
imiht bo rocognUod should not bo re
garded as liopuless.
nnut nnr .1
Kx-Mayor Oushiniris quoted as follows
by the olllclal organ of the Into city
government :
I want , to say right boio which la not in
my message that a paper has said this evenIng -
Ing that to ho u contractor U u crime. I am a
contractor , and I liellovo a contractor can ho
an honest man. Over half a milllui dollar ?
has been savcil the city on contracts -in tbo
last two yoaw , ami if city contractors can
Kut any comfort out ot that they are vv.'lcoiun
to It.
It.Wo
Wo presume- the paper referred to by
M.\ Gushing is TIIK LJii : : . Whether
purposely or unintentionally , Mr. dish
ing has misquoted what Tin : Bin : did
say as regards contractors and his rela
tions to contractor. . Tin : BiJK did not
Buy that to bo a contractor is a crime , or
oven an undeflnablo offense. It is just
ns legitimate to bo a contractor as it is
to bo a merchant , banker , manufacturer ,
lawyer , editor or chlinnoy-sweop.
There Is no crime or dishonor in any
vocation honestly and legitimately pur
sued.
sued.Tin
Tin : Bun did Hay , however , that Mr.
dishing owed his election as mayor to
contractors for city work , nnd being a
contractor himself ha was not In posi
tion to strictly enforce the provision of
the charter that forbids any city oflloial
from being directly or Indirectly inter
ested in any contract with the city or in
supplying materials for any city con
tractor. The flagrant violation of this
very salutary provision has boon the
source of more downright corruption in
our municipal machinery than all other
agencies combined.
Mr. dishing may not bo atvnrothut his
own name has not boon free from scandal
in connection with these contracts , for
Instance , it U the current belief among
people that ho has boon Indirectly in
terested in the Douglas street grading
contract ; or , to npeak plainly , that Mr.
Cushlng's teams have been used by this
contractor. The fact that Mr. dishing
Is u railroad contractor also precluded
his vigorous and oflldont interposition
in biihiilf of thu city when its interests
clashed with those of thu railroads , or
when the railroads wanted privileges
or favorn frfi/hUha / city which they ware
not entitled fp. or which should have
boon only gritnlod with restrictions ami
safeguards , "j *
Mayor ( Jii3liing'.s claim that ha has
saved the cllj < half a million dollars in
two years by the reduced cost of paving ,
grading am ] , Jftroet sweeping , Is decid
edly spurious.- well might Governor
Thavor clnfjij" credit for the bountiful
'
ci ons of hiHtjj'par or the rise In the price
'
of wheat , coru 'ind cattlo. Did Mayor
dishing brlii(4 ( about the reduction In the
price of puVltltr stone , sand , asphalt ,
paving bricks and wooden blocks ? Did
ho bring about the decline In the price
of other commodities and cause the cut
ting of rates bv competing contractors ?
If so , ho 13 a benefactor entitled to an
imperishable monument that will hand
his name down to future ngoa.
MH. t
The valedictory of 'Mayor Gushing
contains many iccnminondations thnt wo
cvtn cheerfully commend. Ills exhibit
as regards the cost of s.treet lighting Is
very Instructive.
It shows that the cost of city iltumliv-
ntlon under the contracts with the GUI
and Klcctric Lighting companies is out
rageously excessive and that these con
tracts should not bo renewed. It shows
that the city oun with an electric lightIng -
Ing plant of Its own treble the number
of electric tire lights or their equivalent
in incandescent lamps at the price wo
tno now ptying.
Mr. dialling's recommendations for
thn abolition of sinecures and consolida
tion of several of the departments that
are causing n neudlods drain upon the
treasury , and his suggestions aleut the
Board of Health anil park commission
ers are in the main sound and worthy of
ftivorablo consideration.
It is passing trango however that Mr.
dulling should point out all these leaks
at the close of his olllcial career and as
sign to his successor the task of carrying
out nil the toforms which he deems so
cssontinl to the welfare of the city , lie
certainly had full knowledge of all these
things ut the ettft of the first year of his
term. Ho helped to create half a do/.en
sinecures and foisted a b oed of idlers
*
upon the city's pay roll. But now when
his put * ) at c about to bo turned out into
the unsympathetic , cold , cold world , ho
declaims against the extravagance.
Tin : Hood of bills already introduced
in the prcsonU congress gives promise
that b 'ivo thjse _ sion closes nil previ
ous records Vtlll bo hcnlun. On Tuesday
! 57. ) measures3of a public character were
introduced iri the house , which was a
very good allowing for the lirst day
after the recess , Kvidontly the now
members ofliit body did not give up
nil the hohdiu season to festive enjoy
ment. It ivuld bo interesting logo
through thi'fgr'eat ma s of bil's by way
of showing how few of them are of any
practical vt lnc.or . consequence , and
how largo istho number of men who go
to congress , wjlth the narrowest and
crudest idouH of the real functions of
govecnmonl and tholimitations of nec-
< Js'sWy legiflat'ibii. } Of crinrso 'cmly a
smalt fraction qt t io measures intro
duced evegetbayond : the committees
tohich they are referred. Otherwise
ongrobs weald have to be continually in
bosslon , and oven then would probihly
never be able to clo in up tiio calendar.
But nevertheless ovor.v measure of a
public diaraetor is brought , to the attor.-
lion of the constituency of the member
who introduced it , and whatever its fate
in the house the represent itivo gets duo
recognition for it at homo. But there
is an onoiMiioiM waste of time and ma-
turinl for which the dear people have to
pay liberally.
Joiiv Ufsii rotiies from the ofllco of
city trea-'iiur after a service of four
je.irs with a'record of which any man
may fool proud. lie accomplished the
herculean and imtisual task of turning
over Ills oIlK'o on the day when ho
should nominally retire Ten days is
usually allowed for this t ansfer , but by
pushing his force evenings in anticipa
tion of the oth of January ho was ready as
soon as bis sticcuasor Ind presented him
self to draw his check for the balances
and to deliver up the keys of the treas
ure bov. Mr. Rush's financial ability is
acknowledged and his incorruptibility
conceded Without thought of argument.
Ho has served the public with great
credit in many positions of honor and
trust and has Invariably pioved faith
ful , honest , affable and industrious. Ho
doorves the good will of the people
who have honordd him so frequently.
TIIUIIK Is good sense in the sugges
tion that the olHccs of street commis
sioner and sidewalk inspector bo abolished
ished , and that the duties of these
ollicors bo performed by members of the
Board of Public Works. The only
difllculty at present is that the ofllco of
street commissioner is created by charter -
tor , and can only be dispensed with by
an amendment to thb charter. The
Board of Pubjjl Works might become
an active working organi/atloii. If the
duties of thosfe'Uvo olllcos were assigned
"
to its member
FoiiTV deserving applications for aid
are now filed with the co-operative chari
ties. Slxtoon'fj\iilles { ( \ need coal , twenty-
nine families are In want of provisions ,
nnd forty-thi' persons need clothing.
The organi/.nllb'ri is without funds , pro
visions , coal grlothlng. . It will not do
at all for thLvstato of alTairsto continue.
Omaha peopl 'should rally to the sup
port of the corporative charities and
provide that Vweollont Institution with
the moans fofj rryingonits benevolent
wor'c ' > '
Tins retiring mayor recommends thnt
a committee of citizens bo appointed
early in the present year to suggest
charter amondnion.U and the recom
mendation deserves consideration. Lot
us prepare our now charter before elec
tion so that It may bo ono of the Issues
of the campaign and the delegation
elected cannot possibly ba in doubt us to
the wishes of the community.
SPASMODIC economy is not profitable
to taxpayers. This Is illustrated ly tha
condition in which tha county conuuls-
falonors find the public funds. In order
to make a show of saving money they
cut the levy lust year and now llnd but
tl'J.OliUf ) on hand with which to con
duct the htuilnoM of the county for ah
months. Parsimony and a sensible ro
ductloti of expenditures uro ills tine
Ideas.
M.V YOU BIIMIS' message has the rhif
of honesty , intelligence , progress am
economy. If the subordinate bratichoi
of the government and the city counci
will clasp hands with hlmniidco-oporatt
with him they can nil together mtiko i
model municipal administration.
A STANDING committee on municipal
snlurlos nnd subordlimlo mttnlol | > : il cm
ployos would bis n vnlunblo aid to the
council In lopping rtIT supornumortirici
In city oflicos.
Tin : BKI : regrets that the city counci
should have appointed a sergcant-al
arms in face of the fact that such ar
oillco Is unnoceessary. It in a bad bo
ginning.
KvKitV ofllcer of the city should gunri
against becoming in any manner Inter
ostcd in any contract with the city.
K.\-MAYOK C'l'sitixo Is right in tin
statement that Omaha should own anil
operate her own street lighting plant.
Diplomatic 1 llrliillnii.
I'hllaililiililti Itfrniil
There's a leap year coyneni about Chtlt'
willingness to nrulirata If Unelo Sam nil
make the piopoaal.
Thai Tlicil IVi-llng.
Wattor-ion soys Springer Is not a loader ,
But the noho at ttio tall gate of the demo
cratic wocou Is becoming leas pronounced.
Ohio St-iitlinciit.
Mlnnfiiiiill * Tillnnir
A peculiarity of the Shernian-Forakoi
light is that the number of Ohio lopnbllcana
who could ( 'iMco fully accept Shorman'3 do-
fcit ! i loss man the number who would feel
very doubtfully Joyful to see Poraiior In the
sonato.
Tin * If orl/iiii ill li ogri'M * .
I'hll iiWjiftfrl llei-nitl.
Kiphtcon hundred and ninety-two begin ?
"
auspiciously. Full barns ; full banks ; mono } '
nlontlful ; u reviving demand for stocks ;
and trold still llowinc into the country from
foreign sournos. With these solid and snf-
llciont reasons for satisfaction , the threat of
war , the ravages of grin , and the prospects
of bli//ards cannot dismay anybody. The
promisoof tt.o futuiu is altogether hopeful.
Tlii > ll.-iuli on tin * Kinder.
( litiatin llfinlil.
Tha most serious aspect of the Gaiva
demonstration aeainst the Dia/ ! government
in Mexico U that the demonstration is made
chiefly on the American suto of the Uio
( irando nnd that the victims will be the
hanlv troops of the United States who must
pursue the bandit into scrub forests and over
alkali plains at littlecxponso to him and
much to thorn by way of parched throats and
scraped skin. Oaiv.i has enough apprecia
tion of Greaser honor to keep on the safe
siilo of the lontr croak so long as a reward of
$ .J10)00 , ( ) is offered for the con touts of his
sombi era.
MIIBW inn | > l.iiiiii-nt.itlon.
> < jMfiiu/IeMiJr / < i-i < .i It jiii/if/rim. / /
Until now It has semned the partof wisdom
to take half a loat rather than no broad ; to
stippoit the partv of Mills rather than that
of AlcKinley ; to vote lor Cleveland atralnst
niaino But if the half loaf provo doubtful
or spoiled if fteo silver Is to be mixed with
tariff reform If the leadet'JUiip is to bo such as
Hill's then we judRO that the independents
will no * bo slow to bhow themselves Inde
pendents. Thov will still prefer a practical
advantifo : to a birrcn ideality. But ull prac
tical advantage is not bound up la oluctlnt ;
the next president , and there are times when
present defeat is a cheap price for future
victory. _
Slillurlul
.tl/'infii / Jnitiiinl.
If coiifrro ; ? at this so-iiion doe ? not take
some positive action in reference to the debt
of the Pacific railroads to the povornmont
the country will want to know the reason.
These comoininsowa the government about
5H2ri,0) ( ) ! ) ) ( ) , for tlio psymeut of wnich they
liavo rnado no provision , and which they
oovor will piy unlois they uro forced to do
so. They dn not piy oven the Interest on
their ocm d- ; which the government has in
dorsed. Congress has dallied with this naes-
tion until the public has come to believe that
the largo nnd able lobby wh/ch the Pacific
r.ilhond kings maintain at Washington fullv
earns Its wages.
.1//V > - If I.V/'Klf A O / / . " > .
1'lilladulplila Itei-onl : Honto no hns been
thrown npun to American pork. A tilnnipli
for Boulo.iie. eli'
Huston Jester : Hot Headed fjiwyor ( to wlt-
IIPSS ) I u Mi you'd piy u Ilttlo attention to
wli it I s ly. sd '
Witness ( miuUy-- ) 1 am , sir .is llttlo as 1
cvn1
Hpucli : Partner XU'ddorntass Ilo yon a
law vor , lrv
IU.iclv.Hme ( with dignity ) ! am practicing
law , sir.
Mcduur ras * ( moving iiway ) I thought
mey liu you'd got the tt.ido lamed. I'll go to
somebody olse.
St. .lojoph Nuttsi "Pvognl half a mind- "
liotfiin C'liapplt' Van Hiuibp , wliun Van Ainilt
Intonuptod with : " ( ito.it humous , but I'm
surprised. Congratulate yon , old man , tlncu
wht-nV"
Now Voik Mercury : 'Tluthors ami his wlfo
scorn to i1 I aloiiK without a word nowadays. "
"Yen. H'H well to dwell tojcthar In unity. "
"Wlut did they do with their bone of eon-
tontlon ? "
1'nt It In tho-oup. "
A DIIAMATIC IIOU.NCK.
Mitnrliritft l'iiii > lic.
Si. 1'iitor , watklni : round the house ,
r.sjiled ude.iUliuad tnoro ,
And , as a iiMiuiKcr ml ) . me ,
Ilo spoke tlmt deadhead fair.
The duadhuad dl'ln't praUu the show
I log ild lt-eenied to him
Tlmy turned on far too many of
I ho little cliurnlilin ,
"Now I can point to many things
Improvumunti without doubt "
' 'And I can point , " hi. 1'etur cried ,
"To that , NII :
"TIIIS
WAI
" .UIHI that Idiot looklnj at the
uhnriis through thu laruo end of his opera
. "
"llu ib not an Idiot. That U Iter. Siimplclns.
Ilo U trying to not thu chorus as far from him
Trsmp Say. my frlund , what do you want
la Ucop so many Uo s for ?
runner To ( nrnlMli whatgantlomon of your
irofusslon suum In nuod of. Thure Is hitrlly n
lay KOUI by but ono of yon comes In and asks
for u Id to. and 1 thought I'd keep unouish
naturlal on hum ) to supply thu demand.
Drake's Magazine : Thu best thing out ix
conllugratlon ,
Somorvlllo Jniirnal : All the world's a atasu
-and avoryliody sooinn to want thu seat with
llio driver.
Uy tyiiowrltor's orus are a beautiful uruy ,
i cannot but notice , slnco dny after d < iyv
I meet Iholr bright glances I see tlie sweet
Hinllu
riiiKdwolU In their depths. And I knew all
thu while
Tlmt they fail tooffeot mo In fact novorcant
locainr well , bcouuau my typewriter' * u
Pallas News : Tliu only woman n nmu Inn u
r I lit to dletuto to U his beautiful and ut-
traotlvu typowrlter ,
Elnnra Gnzuttat You can't urn no with u
Jigot without uKtueluz wlih him In thinking
tUut you're a fool.
CANNOT CHECK HOC CHOLERA
Salmon's aiul Billings' Contests With th
Disease in Illinois Prove Abortive.
INNOCULATED ANIMALS DEAD OR DYINC
tliipilil MnUc u I\\K \ \ < \iiriittliltl | | | ii liir II
Witrlil'M I'nlr llthllilt tlrrniiiii.1 lu ! >
Multilist ir lor HID IV ; | > II < | ( | < HI
( iimlrll Cll.v < iit ln.
CHIC inn tU'tiKvi * op TIIK HIK ,
Cntrtoi ) , li.t , . , .Inn. U.
The farmers of La Hallo , Livingston , Bur
can , tCondall unit Will countloi , It In ostl
mated ; hnvn Ion between 200,000 an
! ! OU,000 hogs by cholera ntut as n re
suit resolved to try Innoculutlon ns a prc
vontlvo. t-'lftv-llvo hcalthv i hogs wore sc
cured from localities whore the disease hat
not appeared. Eighteen were then In
ttoculatoil with government virus , nm
eighteen with virtu prepirod bv Prof. Hit
lln s of the Nebraska ituto laboratory
nnu nltioteon were loft unlnnoculatcu
Ten of Ullllngs' hugs nro dead and several o
the remaining eight aio sick. Plvo of th
govcrnttiont hogs : ire dead and olght are sleli
mid llii-co of the unlnnoculatot lie j
are ( lend nd n do ? on are sick
Soci clary Iluslc , Iti n prlvot
otter received at Ottawa , practically ac
knowledges that ho is poworltm to olthc
check the ravages or prevent the rocurronci
of the cpulomlu known us hog cliolura.
Worlil'it 1'iilr Maltrrs.
News has Just uocn received from Gustavtn
Gownrd , the special commissioner who tiv :
been working In Japan for over u year , tha
Japan has appropriated | CU,7ti'i ) for tin
World's fulr. This appropriation Is tin
largest that has boon miuo by any foiolgt
povvor for the World's fair. It Is larger that
any appproprlatious nmdo to date excon
those by the state of Illinois < ind congioss.
Arthur LaolUer of Chicago , who wa (
authorised by Director General U ivis to dc
what ho could as a prlvnto citl/oii vlsitlni
( icrmany , has just roturncd from Uorlitt
Twelve months ago. ho said , the hoililo ru
poits coneerninc the oxpoiition which wen
sunt out from Now York , hud made the tor !
man merchant * actually antagpnlzo atn
movement looking toward participation litho
the fair. Since the return , however , of thi
Gormun Imperial Woild's fair commissioner
Herr Wonnuth , Mr. Liiolllor s.iys the ultl
tudo of the people has not only changed uni
become frtondly , but In Berlin ana oluct
larije citlos there i a grett deal of enthusi
asm.
asm.Tho offer of the Canlleld IJubbor coinpanj
tn give ) , OIH ) asaprl/nfortha best ponm to bt
written for the dedicatory ceremonies has uol
us yet boon accepted , out the anouncumont
of tno matter , it appears , has started i
growth of pools who seem to think that the
earlier their productions are received , the
better chance ther will have of securing the
prbe. These effusions are generally awful
specimens of gaums , anil It is thought will
become great nuisances.
CColoUMl I'llRH.
At aquiot sjiot near the uortUcrn boun
dary of Coolc county oarlv yesterday , William
EVHUS knocked out Jim I'hilltps in the
twontj'-fourth round of a hotly contested bat-
tlo. Both were colored mlddlowuights. Phil
lips , however , had four Inchns the bolter ol
It in height and reach ami at least llftoon
pounds in weight. But those natural advan
tages were offset by Evans' science and ring
experience , ho having previous to this battle
fought an olovoti round draw with Ed Bin-
nay , who recently dofoatud Martin Harris ,
the "Bliclc Pearl , " anil gained a victory ever
a number of lesser lights.
Oiltlrt anil l iidt.
Typhoid fever and scarlet fever prevail
throughout that portion of the north side or-
tending north and northwest of North
avenue In a dozroo approaching epidemic.
Friends of Prof. Hodnoy Welch dlsciodlt
the report that ho has boon lost In Curopo.
It is now said the now four mile water
tunnel will bo completed by Julv.
Freeman Connor was last night dented
president of the western society of the Army
of thii Potomac. Nearly one hunurod oftlcers
attended the annual banquet of the society at
the Grand Pacific hotel.
John Finloy Hoko of Poorla , recently
released fiom the penitentiary , wuero ho
served a term for embezzlement , has been
sued by his wife for a divorce. Mrs. Hoko
charges desertion and asks for alimony.
West I'lll 1' < MI | | | III CllllllgO.
The following western people are In the
citv :
At the Grand Pacific U I. Scott , Daven
port , la.
At the Sherman F. \Yilllamson , Koo-
kuk , la. ; C. S. Brown , Davenport , la.
'r/ffsco nooiH.uit * i > K\oir.\uin ,
fltUuiis < > l tint < ii > l < li > n < iut < ! Oily Unlit .111 In
dignation .Met ; tin ) ; .
SN Fmxcisco , Cal. , Jan. ( i. An enthus
iastic mooting of ever 3.000 was held last
nlcht to take action In matters connected with
the la to grand Jury which was decided illegal
by the buprmno coutt. Many of the most
prominent and best known man in Ihis city
weio prosont. Ex-Harbor Commissioner A.
C. Puulsoll called the meeting to order mid
James D , Phelan was elected chairman.
Speeches were made oy Uov , Horatio mob-
bins , Barcklv Honly , Uov. T. C. Easton , A.
C. Paulaollnnd George Loinskl. Hosolulloim
were adopted stating that whereas the grand
Jury liaa shown that oillcors were cuilty of
the most depraved klml of ciimo , and in the
city and slate government nil positions from
United States senator down were sold and
tnat legislators brazenly bartoiod their
votes , tliu people of the cltv ttiunUod the late
grand jury and Judge \Vnlluco for their no
tions in trying to put mi end to this , and de
nounced the Interference of the Southern
Pacillo railroad In politics us the first cause
of the odl corruption that oxlsts.
, ) liHtOn ill the Old I. IPX.
LONDON , Jan. C. Hon. Kouort Lincoln was
Interviewed regarding tbo truth of tlioMato-
mont which was nublUhod that John Klllott ,
a pauper of Sprlngllold , Mass. , hnd fallen
heir loan English ostuto valued at i'1,000,000 ;
Mr. BUlno , the Amoiic.m secretary of state ,
had instructed him ( Mr. Lincoln ) to assist
the Uuglisli lawyers In securing the estate
for the hoir. When Mr. Lincoln was In
formed of the object of the interview , he
laughed and said :
"This is modest. The estate Is usually val
ued at ilS.OO'J.OOO Wo got those utatoinoiiti
and Itiqiiirle-s continually. Wohavo n printed
icply which wo post all such imiuiilos. The
Klliott story is absolutely untruo. "
Ilpillu rrlnturs' Sti lldi ColliipKliiK ,
LOSDOX , Jan. 0. The Berlin correspond-
ant of the Times says : The ptlntorV strike
la collapsing for want of funds Tim mas
ter * have felt strong and have rejected nil
offers of assistance. Labor is plentiful , ami
us a result they have refused to loinstoto the
strikers. Here lr UO printers out of the
1,000 still hold out , but without much incon-
ronlonco totho trade. The ihltisli-Amori-
: an subscribers to the atriko fund have only
thrown their money away In driving out of
situations hundreds of poor follows who now
lorruwfully repent that they listened to their
dictators.
KiUKlit Will Aiirrlut | | It.'li.-l.
ST. PAI'I , Minn , , Jan. 0. Governor Mor-
rlnm has received a cablegram from Charles
Kmcrv Smith , minister to Itixsln , which Is
fiuftlclont to show there la widespread MI ( Tor
Ing In Uusila. MlnUtor Smith ( tutus tlmtL
jtho proposed contribution will bo accented Tf , <
with ftratoful appreciation.
/I/K/\ , s K ox ui in.
d Umimiiils Kurtlior
Ilin Vrliltrutloii Agr
NMV Yntiic , Jan. it , A special from Wnth-
Ington to the Tribune isys : U'lion , on
Xovumber U of last year , Attorney General
Miller nmdo the announcement before tno
supreme court of- the ( . 'titled States tlmt n
basis of arbitration , of the Bering son dls
nuto had been reached , ho was saying what
of course was at that time strictly true. An
agreement seemed to have boon arrived at in
to the different questions to bo submitted to
the arbitrator. On both sides of the
Atlantic gratification was expressed at ,
the prospect of a spoeily termina
tion of the pending dlftlculty. Attor
ney General Milter's announcement In the
course of his argument In the Howard case in
November last , however , no longer holds
good. It will bo remembered that tint
vgreemont ho spoUo of was not original , in
othpr words , it was not In the nature of n
1 "
regular treaty. It was simply a.series of "J
ptoposltlons acreod upon by Secretary
Blalno and Sir Julian Paiincofotc. reduced to
writing , which had received the sanction en
the one hand of President Harrison and on
the other of Lord Salisbury. All this lias
now been upset by dnmuniU on the part o'
Lord Salisbury for further modlllctitlon il
thu agreement reached in November Pro'
ciscly what the nature ot these demands ara s
It Is Impossible to uscoitnln. Tlmt they are
touching minor points , not heretofore raised
by him , seems pretty certain.
Mn'itt.\ in / ru.it.
Mr. A. S. Baldwin , receiver of tbo land of
flee at North Plstto , Mr. W. C Elder , clerk
of the district court , and W. H. Woodhurit
of the same town were In Omaha ycstoniay
They held u consultation wlin Senator Pad
dork relative to the appointment of n register
tor for the Noi th I'latto land oflleo. Speak
Ing of the situation Mr. LMdorsald. "I bo
Hove that Miv William Woodhurst , father ol
the young man who came down with us
today , will uo appointed. Ilo is an old sol
dier , u straight and honorable man nnd a
wheel horio in the republican partIlo
was warden of the penitentiary during the
administration of Governor Pumas and was
shorilT " of Lincoln county for u number of 1
years
Colonel .T. S. Hoover of Blue Hill Is at the
Mlllard. "If the alliance party nnd the dom
ocrnts do not unite their forces next fall , '
snld Colonel Hoover last night , "i\o will b
ull right in our county. But If thpy should
pool their sttcngth on a combination or fusion
llckot wo will have a , very hard light with
chances against us. Juit at piesent the
farmers are not taming politics much. They
nro too busy husking and hauling corn. '
' Did the announcement of the supioitu
court decision In the Thayor-Bord case
create much excitement in Blue Hill ami
vicinity ! "
"Not much. The democrats down there
haven't much use for Boyd and the nous ol
his success in the great clli7onshlp dispute
was not takan as a slinial for rejoicing or
demonstrations of any kind. "
Sttn Votp on Pu-MldvMllul Cnmlld.UiM.
Ni.w YoiiK. Jan. 0 , A morning paper sent
reporters to Albany yesterday to poll tlio
legislature ns to its choice on presidential
candidates. The result is given as follows
David B. Hill -i ,
James G. Blame fii > - '
hoil-committal democrats * . uii
Xon-commitlnl republicans
Benjamin Harrison il
Grover Cleveland I
Chauncey M. Dopow , . . . . 1
H. P. Flower. i
Absent jj
Total.
Claim for Iiimiitr4 fKilu Clilll.
SAV yjiiNcisco , Cal. , Jan. 0.-Pntnclc
Shields , llrcman on the steamer ICowconaw ,
who was so badly injured by Chilians while
in Valparaiso , has entered a claim for O.OUO
ngalnsttha Chilian government and the papers -
pors in the case have been forwarded to See
lelury Blalno.
Tnn I.'ngliirritamlii I'liiniiiin Killed.
Uric v , N. Y. , Jan. 0. Early this morning
a freight and accommodation train on the
Now York , Ontario & Western railroad at
Smyrna was run Into by n frcicht engine
Thioo men were lulled Knginoers Young of
Uticuand Snocdy of Oswego , and Fireman
Cadyof Norwich. The boiler * of both engines
exploded soon after they struck.
Hlrh Haul ol n Snuiik Tlilrl.
ICAN < usCiTV , Mo. , Jan. U. A snoalc thloll '
carried $1,000 worth of jewelry nad papers
valued at $70,000 away from the rosldnnco of
Joseph Carlo last night. The papois were
rccovotod paulally burned. Two uuwtv *
have boon made , but ono of the persons has
been released ,
Tlio PI-OHM CIuli.
The llrst regular meeting of the leorsnn-
Ized press club will bo hold in the club rooms
this afternoon ut I o'clock. A full attend
auce Is urged and < ovpcctod , as business it
unusual importance In which every member
is vitally interested will bo up for considera
tion. _
nisinUxod ( tin 'vlioonniCHIP. .
SIN FIH.NIISCO , Jan. 0 The government
suit against the sclioonor Robert und Mnuiio
for violation of the neutrality laws In con
voying arms to the Chilian stdnmorltata w.ie
dismissed in the circuit court of appeal *
yesterday.
St. I.onls raxiiiH Kmix.is City.
ST. Louis , Mo. , Jan. 0. The citizens' committee
mittoo has adopted n resolution declining n
formal withdrawal of St. Louts from the
contest for the national domocratio conven
tion nurl endorsing the claims of Kansas Uty.
* "
A 1-'AIU ATTOltXKr.
Sun .
Alas' the world bus gene awry
Since cousin Lillian t-iiturod oolle-'t ) ,
I or Him lids grown BO le-irm > d , I
Oft tiuiubli ) t her wondrous knowludgu.
whuno ur 1 dare to woo liur now
Shu frowns that I hlionld so annoy her ,
And then proclaims with lofty brow ,
liur mission U to bu a lawyer.
Life glides no more on golden wlngi ,
AHiinny waif from HI Dorado ;
I'vn learned how trim lliu pout sings.
That coming sorrow ousts Its thudow.
When tuttl frnttl lost Its spoil ,
I full some hidden irrluf imnuudi'd ;
\Vlion she declined ituikramel
I knew my rosy d 10,1111 hint ended ,
8ho paints no more on china plaques ,
\\lllitlntstlnitwoiildluvo er.i/cd Murlllo
MrniiKe'ilt'ls ' ' that nuvur pliinu-d lliulr bucki
When I atlier Noah brnvud thu billow
liur funuy limns , with biluhtur brush ,
The niilrndlil irlumtilis tliHt uw.ilt tier ,
\Vlinn. In thu court , u l > icutlilu s hush
( Jives liiimiKu to tliu keen debater.
'TIs ' a.id to incut iiiuli eni'diliu nous
Pioin oyea ui bluu as S ottlrth hu.iihor :
'Tit. ' bad a maid with uhuuks of HHO
Should luixo her huart bound up In leather.
TU sad to la-op OIKI'K p isulnns punt ,
Tliouih ; I'allas * , u ins thu fair iiiivlroni
llul worst ) In liuvu her qiiotln- Kent " *
Whun one U fondly liiuathlng llyron.
When Mllliui's llcmuud at thu law
Her fuini ) , bu sine , will Ih o foruvor ;
No bairlstur will pick it Haw
In lo lu HI iixtrumi'ly olcvi-r.
Tint shur IT will fnrgnt hU nap
To fuiitl upon tnu lovely vision ,
And u'en thu judgu will tut his c ip
At liur mid dream of love ulydlan.
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't ' Report.