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THIS OMAIJA DAILY TJIU11SDAY , JANUARY 21 , 1802. THE DAILY BEE H ItGflRWATEIt , EtitTRit. EVKUY MOHNING. 01 * Dally llrcfffithout Sunday ) One Year. . . . ! 8 CO Dnllr nnd Hundiiy , UMO Venr. . 10 00 BIT Month * . . . 500 Three Months . . SCO Hundiir HIT. One Vrnr. . * 2 00 Bnturany UPC. Onn Your. . . . . . 1 fit Weekly lice. Ono Yonr. . 100 OITIOF.9. r/mnhn. Tlir Hoc IlnlldliiR. HouihOiimliii. corrtrN nniCtttli Street * . Council IllufK 121'enrl Street. Ghlcncn Ofllcc. . ' ) 7 i Imtnlxr of roniinnrco. Nnvr Yorblnnin ( 1 > , 14 nnd l.vrrlbuno llnllilln ? Wellington , ft 13 Fourteenth street. All communications roliitln. * to new * nnd editorial mutter should lie ncldrosiod tc the Kdltoriiil IlL'purlmciit. WSINKSH MTTE : & All btnlnem letters ami rniiiltriiicos should bcnilflrusupil to The live I'ublhh'nir Company. Oinnlin. Urufts. checks mill | io tolTlcc nrdon to bo nmdu piynhlo to the order of thu com- tinny. The Bee Polilisliing Company , Proprietors Tim IIEE EUIMlINO. BWOHN STATEMENT OF CIHC'ULATION' . ktiitoof Nebraska ' . , County of Hondas.B ( Oco. II , Trsehtiek , secretary of Tim HER I'tlhllahlni ; lompnny. does solemnly swear Unit the ui'ttiiil clronlntlon of Tim UAII.V HEK fortho wcok ending January 1C , IS'.rj , was its Pundny' .Tun. 10 J.2.Tl ) Moniliiy. .Inn. II - ' ! . . " ! ) Tiioidny , Jim. n isi.Myj Wednc'itny. .Inn III LII.ICIT ' . ' ' . : ! " 'rtiitrsdiiy. Jun. 14 - > t'rldny , .Inn. iS , Baturdiiy. Jun. 10 Avorilo ! GKaii/T/sGiiiloic8" Sworn to I efnre me nnd nubscrlhed In my presence this Kith day of Jannnry. A. I ) . 1893. HIAI. N. IM'Ml , Notary Public. Thpcrnwth of the nTorntfo dally elrenlnt on nf TIIK HKK for six yean Is shown In iho fol- lowln table : IhST I8SS IKH IS9I. January . le.jn ; ! , * ' IV.7I I1..W 28.111 February 10..W 14,111 liIWI I" . ! ' " ! 18.71' ' 1 Hard II.M ; H. < 00 1 0.l Mi IS.fftl 20.HI. ' , April H. llr Irt.TII IH.SM At.NU t4n ; 17.HI I8.IM M.IHO Juno . . . . IZ.3-.13 14.147 . July. . . . . . . ! 4.01M is.aii 19 7H VO.0',5 27.031 12 tCl 14,151 IS , Is : ! IS.MI Jil.fffl bl-pllMIIIXT M.aio H.nci 1SI , ' , ( 18.710 W.S70 25.M7 October . . . 13 mv 14. 113 13.0-14 18.31) ) ; is.ina NoTCmber. 1 1.SM ffl. ' > fi I'JIIIO 22 , IM It.CM leconih ( > i . 12.2:1 : ; i : , on is.r.'i 20 OH 2.1.471 21,011 COUNCIL HnUKKS in not so slow nftor all. Hot * jobborn captured tbo Nobraaku ( inplcinutit dealers completely. TIIK Chilinu 11-'iUtion , will slimttlalo congrossloiitil iippranriulions for forti- ficntions nnd naval vossls If it ac- coinpllshu.s nothirifr olso. TIIK "doctrine of discontent" cannot bo popular when u single so'tson's crops af corn , oata and wheat are wortli over B07,000,000 to Nobntska farmers. HA VINO served as street comtnis- lionor lotif , ' enough to stop Jim Flun- nory'a salary , Mr. J. II. Duinont has ro- aigncd the street coinmissionorship. SHOULD war bo declared against the i.iucy ponpor-oiitors of tbo Pacific tbo sconomy of flolnmn will beat its brains out against a stone ' wall of war ox- pondlturus. SENATOU QUAY of Ponnsyivania is unpopular and rnputal lo bo not ever bo-upul'jus as a politician , but a jury in Beaver lias decided that ho has been crlmintilly libeled. JAY ( 'OL'LD'S anxiety for Tom Milior'a pcalp will mlvortipo the lively general freight agent of the Utirlington more than the caottiro of all the wool ship ments of tlio west. TIIK senate always has been very mu nificent about public building appropria tions , but when they como to run tlio gauntlet of tlio house they usually pull through with several ciphers off or land in tlio pi''oon ' hole. OumVAN'CUS cutting down tlio num ber of tax-eaters very materially nro now before the council with every prospect that they will bo passed. The present city government begins its business as if it meant lo respect tlio wishes of the taxpayers in the matter of rotronchmont. CONOUKSSMAN iMclvKIOHAX VOted for the Ilolman nicUol-in-tho-slot resolution. This will compromise his olTorts for the Hastings public building bill , which has boon passed in the senate for tlio fourth time. Unless the Uod Cloud warrior stultifies hiniEolf nnd makes Homo happy combinations , Hastings may bo doomed otico more to disappointment. WYOMINO , under nor constitution , re tains the water rights of tlio state , as Senator Warren ronmilcs , and for that very reason , if no other , it is dangerous to Nubraslca. Having tlio watershed of the roniinrmt , and granted authority to direct the streams to her arid lands , aho might bo wholly indilToront to the de pendence of adjacent communities upon streams heading within her boundaries. No CIIIIAT event of rocontyours In any part of the world has failed of prompt nnd adequate trcattnont in tlio news col umns of TIIK RKK. News of the Chilian revolution reached Tin : MKK ahead of all competitors. Tun nun furnished the entire press of this country tlio ex clusive news of the I'ino Ilidgo Indian war. Hy common consent this paper is peerless in this suction in its telegraphic news facilities. In the event of war be tween the United Stales and Chili Tin : BIJK can safely iiHsnra its patrons that they will roi-oivo the earliest , most relia ble and complete reports of every move ment and incident. SKIWKTAUY THAOY merits grout com mendation for the ability ho has shown in getting the naval force ot the country in the boat possible condition for any demand that mtvy bo imulu upon it in the event of war. The publio has boon given an intimation from time to time of great nativity in the navy yards , but It has a very Inadequate knowledge of nil that has been accomplished within a , period of loss than throe , months In preparing - paring for possible war. The result is that the country la at this time In a posi tion to make n showing on the ocean , according to excellent authority , that would Hiirprise not only our own people , butthohe of other nations who have boon led to think that the United States is almost helpless as regards a naval forco. The naval authorities are confident of their nullity to fully protect our sea ports and at the same tlmo send a 'ormliluble force into Chilian waters. THI : I'ltoinnmnx cr.vii. The ItmugUral message of Governor Boles appears to bo almost exclusively devoted to the workings of prohibition In Iowa and Us utter failure to repress Intemperance , The tenor of the In- nugur.il leaves no room for doubt that Governor Boles Is playing his trump card in urglncr the substitution of high license for prohibition. Wo doubt , how ever , whether Governor Boles nnd his party are really In earnest us roirards the rnpenl of prohibition , which for several - oral years pnst has been the most elll- clent rculting agency for the Iowa de mocracy. If the democrats had boon in earnest about ropuallng the 'prohibition Inw they could and would have done so through the last legislature. But they Were simply masquerading then und are playincr fast nnd loose now. They will pluy shuttlecock and battledore again as they did two years ngo and manage to adjourn with prohibition still on the statutes. If they succeed , the republic ans of Iowa will only have themselves to blame for making no effort to wroni'.h the club out of the hands of democrats with which republican candidates have been brained in three successive cam- lltllHi..A.lOX * MUNTAXA. By reason of its generally high alti tude , ns well as northern latitude , Mon tana can hardly bo called an agricultural state. The results of irrigation there are especially instructive as showing what may bo accomplished in an agri cultural way oven against unfavorable condilions. Montana lind , according to census re turns , a total of C , 00 1 farms in 1800 , and of the o H,700 were cultivated with Irri gation. 'i'ho total n-oit of irrigated liirm land May 81. 181)0 ) , the end of tbo census yon r , was . " jOr)82.aciies. There were in addition about 1217,000 acres irrigated for pasturage. The average Hrst cost of water right in Montana is .i-i.0't per acre , and the average cost of preparing the soil for cultivation , including the pur chase price of the land , is $ ! ) .ol per acre. The average annual eot is 1)5 ) cents per acre , which , deducted from tlio average annual value of products , loaves an nvorngo annual return from the irri gated farms of $12 per acre. It will probably bo a surprise tocasinl readers lo learn that Montana irrigates a larger area than Utah , Wyoming , Arizona or Now Mexico. Indeed , she raises crops from more irrigated land than Utah and Arizona combined or Wyoming and New Mexico combined and within a few thousand acres of the aggregate iirunof Utah and Now Mexico. Nearly three times as many persons farm by irrigation in Utah , however , and tbo number in New Mexico is almost equal to that of Montana. The si/.e of the crop area is very much less in those territories , being twenty-seven acres to Mio irrigator in Utah and thirty acres in Now Mexico. The first cost of a water right is less in Montana than In Utah , Now Mexico and Arizona , but greater by $1 per acre than in Wyoming. A. largo part of the agricultural area of Montana is at an elevation of from 1,000 to $5,000 feet , and the season is very short. Montana is the moSt north erly state of tho'arid region , but it has a great abundance of water , and , being a mining and agricultural state chiolly , its products , whether forage , grain , hardy fruits or vegetables , have a , large and In- orcnsincr demand. Over most of the state the annual rainfall is stiflicient if it were properly distributed , but un- fortun.itely for farming ontorprifcOh boluly dependent upon the rains a crop may be ruined by a hot wind or a short drouth and , therefore , irrigation is almost as essential to success as in the more strictly arid sections of tlio union. The success which has attended farm ing operations whore irrigation has been resorted , to in Montana is a very strong argument in favor of a comprehensive system of irrigation reservoirs and ditches. It shows that even under the mobl unfavorable climatic conditions n supply of v-ator can make the valleys and hillsides yield a rich return lo the agriculturist. H'All AND There is a very general impression that a war with Chili would bo n .stimu lus to business activity. On this point there is a wide ditToronro of opinion. Some men of experience In practical af fairs contend that the popular belief that war will stimulate business is not well founded. There is no doubt that war would increase activity in some lines of trade. The government would pay out u largo amount of money in lilting out transports , buying arms and munitions of war , and -paying f0p the transporta tion of soldiers. In these directions n stimulus would bo given to business , but the oll'oct would ho by no means general. Of course the government would pur chase largo quantities of provibions , but the men who were taken from nroduc- tivo industries nnd made boldiors would not consume any moro than they domnv. The producers would sell no moro wheat and pork than If the men oni oiled in the army were to remain nt their respective occupations. It is obvious that wo could not take 50,000 or 100.000 men from the population and send them to fight In n foreign land without a heavy drain on our resources and a consequent increase in taxation. A very Intelligent writer observes that war tit the very outset comes In conflict with mere material prosperity. It disturbs and upsets the routine of business and substitutes uncertainty nnd dread fdr certainty and con fidence , "It acts upon the habitual course of trade , ' ' Paya this writer , "as a misplaced switch or a broken rail does upon a train of cars. Instead of the smooth , even and nicely adjusted track along which It had hitherto boon glid ing , it Is forced Into a path for which it is not littca and upon which it conies tea a stop with a jtu and a crash. When war breaks out , every banker , mer chant , manufacturer nnd head of or ganised Industry has to stop nd Con sider what he Will do noxl , whereas ho * fore ho went on from day to day in se rene cuiillilonco that ho need give him self no concern to piovldo for extraordi nary contlngonoio'j , " The natural re- tnilU of war would bn n rise In thu rate of Interest for money , a fall in tlio price of eecurltlos , and except In the CIIMJ of commodities for which wur creates u Hpoclnl market , ns materials for Us prosecution , n fall In the prices of mer chandise. This Htnto of affairs might not bo realized In case of a war with Chill , unless there ensued n danger of other countries Interfering , Jwunuso of a gen eral belief that the conflict would not bo prolonged , but some unsettling ot Iho prevailing conditions could hardly fail to take place and It Is not conceivable how this could operate to the advantage of the general business of the country. Those who would like to see hostilities between that country and tlio United States from a belief that it would help business have not thoroughly studied the situation. , Ono of the most olllciont branches ol the city government during the past year has boon the comptroller's olllco. Hvorybody who has had hustnesH with the comptroller whllo Mr. Goodrich held the olllco was always able to procure information on short notice about city finances , amounts available in any fund , amounts duo to nny contractor and the conditions of every contract. This was doubtless duo to the method ical arrangement of records and docu ments and tno simplicity of the hooks kept by the comptroller. It would be a serious blunder to dis card this system of hookkeoplng for some new-fangled and complicated scheme which would involve n largo out lay for books and blanks without corresponding spending benefits. It is to bo hoped that Comptroller Olson will Instruct his deputies and clerks to ndhero to the methods of his predecessor. There is no excuse for changing books in tlio comptroller's ) ollico unless the change is for the better and is absolutely necessary. It is al ways the habit of now bookkoopoi's to introduce now ways of bookkeeping and to decry the work of their predecessors. Without disparaging the ability of Mr. Olsen's deputies wo venture to assert ttiat they cannot materially Improve upon the style and reliability of the ex perienced accountants who compiled the records in the comptroller's olllco ami established the system of bookkeeping under Mr. Goodrich. There is danger , hovovor , that the new brooms will be moro expensive than the old ones , and less satisfactory as regards promptness and elllciencv. XITIOXA / . 1 Those who may have formed the be lief that a quarter of a century of peace , with its unprecedented activity in ma terial development , had dulled tbo spirit of national patriotism , will have to admit they were mistaken in view ; of the general manifestation of that spirit at the prosoect of war. A great deal lias boon said in recent years about the decline of loyalty and patriotism among the American people. We have been told that the men of tills genera tion are not imbued with the same strong love of country that distinguished tbo men of 1770 and 18-JI , that there was a growing indifference , , if not irreverence , respecting those , thing.- , that in ike honorable 'and glorious the history of the republic , and that the eager conflict in the field of material en terprise hud well-nigh destroyed pop ular patriotism. The evidence is at hand that these views are not well founded. The American people are not a war like people. They prefer peace , nnJ , as their history abundantly testifies , they will boar much and bo.tr it long to avoid war. They comprehend fully what war means. But when the honor and dignity of tlio republic tire to bo maintained they nro as ready to fight , if that alter native be forced upon them , as any people in the world , and without count ing tlio cost. The prospect of a war with Chili has shown that the national government can make no dumintt upon the country for soldiers that will not bo promptly mot. I Yom overt section of the republic have eomo assurances that thousands are reiuly to respond to a call to arm * . The young men of ted iv tire no loss willing than were those of thirty years ngo lo place their lives at the command of the government , and the men who fought to overthrow the gov- orn'nunt ' are the most oigor mnv to servo It , if their services should bo ncudod. A call for a hundred thousand men would be filled in n dny , an I 11 vi > limes that numour could be enrolled for military service as soon 119 the work of enrollment could ba performed. The United Suites does not need a great standing army , because tbo patriotism of the people can bo dopDndod upon for any emergency. There Is a moral significance In tills , which other nations will not fall to reco < rnize. The institutions of a nation are pretty secure when it can at any lime summon from its farms r.nd work shops an army numerically equal to the standing armies of Huropo and infused with iv higher order of patriotism. A country is not sutTering political de terioration whose sons are always ready to leap to her defence or to vindicate her honor and enforce her rights. It is to bo hoped the threatened war with Chili will ba averted. Thorn would bo no glory for the Unitoti Stales in whip ping that country. A peaceful nnd honorable sotllomunPof the dllliculty Is what every good citizen of both countries Hliould desire. But in any event the nations will have loa-nod that the patriotism of the American people is as ardent and ti" general today as at any other time in their history. fiHT 'J'llHM KXI'KDITH HUMMM. The movement for retrenuhmont in city alTairs is now fairly undqr way. The ordinances consolidating the various do- pnrtmonts of the municipal machine , weeding out burnneio.s and authorizing revision of the salary list have been ormulatcd and referred appropriate ( . ommlUeoHof the council. * . It Is to bo hoped that thoio committee * will promptly report their conclusions nnd rocommomliitlotik. The huuls ; of depart- nlonts Hhould bo confnrred With as re gards thoirablllty to do tbo work which It is proposed toconcentratu under their supervision , and whether the subordi nates designated by the ordinances will In their opinion be able to do etllelent work without friction with other depart ments. If thosn ho'idx of clupartnu'iitH have any tf.iggCKtlon * tint commend desirable the commlttco rtadUjlncorporato them. These conferences should bo held within tho-ncxt three days , and the or dinanccs should by all means bo anactjd Into law by the end of the present week , or at the voVy furthest by next Monday. Unless thl3ls"dono Mayor Bomls will bo compolled'/O withhold lilsanpolntinonls. To appoint men to positions that are liable to bn abolished or consolidated would not ) jo very judicious nnd cer tainly nof , ilcsirablo even for parties whom the nujyur might desire to favor On the other hand , It Is improper and unwise to appoint men to positions that' now command higher salaries Ihtui will bo allowed under the revised ordi nances. In view of this fact , Jt behooves the council to expedite the proposed ro Vision. ONK voice has been hoard In the west in favor of Governor Flower of Now York as a candidate for president. The member of the democratic national committee mitteo from Wisconsin is the man who regards the governor as the most avail able person the democrats can nominate for their standard bcaror in 181)2. ) In the opinion of this gentleman the democracy would court defeat with Hill as a candi date , whllo Cleveland is out of the ques tion owing to his attitude on silver. But Flower him no faults or weak points , "lie Is without enemies in the parly. IIo Is wo'ilthy ' and ho is clean. Ills democracy is as firm as his porsotrillly I ? delightful. " It is perhaps superfluous to say lhat Iho Wisconsin mnn bad but just paid a visit to Governor Flower when ho indulged in this recital of his strong nolnts , and no man is bettor qualified than tl.o governor to make a gooJ personal impression. His courtesy and alTability nro his most marked char- acloristicg , and Iheso were undoubtedly shown at the very best if the Wisconbin visitor indicated his preference among possible candidates , which very likely ho did. Perhaps Governor Flower may really have a chance of being the candi date of his party for the presidency , but if co ho probably will not permit it to bo obtrusively shown until it is fully dom- onslrnlcd that Senator Hill cannot bo nominated. It is understood that Flower is to assert no claims in this dircclion while Hill is in the field. COXOKKSSMA.Y LOCKU'OOD of BlllTalo , N. Y. , who placed Cleveland in nomi.- nntlon for thd several olllces of mayor , governor tuiif president , and who is re garded at his ( homo as a very shrewd politicianVo5ontly ( snid that ho did not think Cloyc-hmd would got a single delegate from the state of No\v York to the domocfcnljc national convcnlion. IIo believes the delegation will bo for Hill , and itrlhal case ho thinks the ox- president wllf stand a very small chance in the convolution. This view appears to be pretty general among the demo cratic congressmen of the Empire state , and it is evidently having a decided in- tluonco uno-n/tho opinion of the repre sentatives ' .cff' that party from oilier stales. A "Washington oorro'sDondont pays that in a prelty extensile search among the democrats in the house ho has beeli unable to lind anyone who be lieves that Cleveland's chances for getting the nomination nro worth much. Mr. Cleveland himself appears not to bo greatly concerned nbout.tho matter , and is enjoying himself on . .the orange plantation of Joseph . .TolTorsou In Louisiana. AJIO.NU the few claims which the sup porters of Kansas * City make for the na tional democratic convention nro the following : "Kansas City is the gate way of llie wes' ' , to the great agricul tural , mining and stock raising section of political disquiet nnd uncertainty. Give her tlio , Convent ion nnd Iowa , Ne braska , Kansas ana Colorado will betaken taken from the republican column. " If It had.suon th'is bid before TIIK BBK would have , certainly turned a cold shoulder upon Kansas City. But providence - idonco has nlroudy punished tbo arro gant and boastful Missoiirians. Accord ing to latest accounts from the seat of war the Kansas City people wore dis couraged in the fact that a car load of arguments shipped at the time the del egation loft homo hiuMiot reached Wash ington yet If such a thing had oc curred in Omaha the railroads would have been nmndamusod to stand up and deliver the arguments or go to jail for conlompt. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ IF TUB Pnxton ft Viorling Iron works and Phajnlx foundry need any oncour- ngomCnt to Jnduco them to engage in the manufaetuM of car wheels , by all moans lot us accord as much as may bo needed. An institution whleh will em ploy 100 men is worth encouraging. A JANMTOII whoso brother Is a member - bor of the Board of r'ducatlon should not bo expected to got up at it o'clock a. m. to start furnace fires in u school building. If such hardships nro imposed what is thquso , of having a brother In the board ? Wiiirniuii Councilman Jacobjon's Idea is correct or not , one thing Is cer tain the L'oJnj'll should not fail to use every olTort.l'plnco ! the city funds at a higher rate than 2 per cent pur annum on dally balances. TOM Tinvj'f B was abundantly satisfied with the ext ut of Iho circulation lit THIS BKI : wl m ho was a candidate for tbo council , lilit ho has changed his mind since ho bccsino manager of Iho Silicon Plaster conjpjUiy. ' ' HTtJ OMAHA without a bixso bail team will hardly look national. Wo should keep In lime with tlio procession nnd when tbo base ball turn ) Is played by the band Omaha ought to bo in line and In step. economy Without Primi-y. .Ycio I'DI I ; Ailtri llttr d/fw.i. / The people want , and iloumml , nn uoonoin- icnl oxpomllttini of.thi ; publio nintioy , 11)11 ) thuy do ant want ncoiioiny without Inti'HI- ( 'unco , Mich ns Mr. Holnfun Is'suttlntf out lu give thorn. iiiitliiY : MMiiiinr * h.v IHriTl Vulc. The will of the pcoplo in iho olnctiou of a senator would ho inorj likolj to Hi' a uxprus- rilou unilur the propo Qil than It ilooi under tlio prcsnnt syntoni Mniiy men have boon el.'Ctrcl to ttm Unite t State * sonata who wuuta not hnvo boaa chosen if their hail boon submitted to the pcoplo nt an elec lion , 'fho momoorsof iho Icclslnturo In such n coso vote according to their Inillvulun preferences and not nn representatives ol their constituency. In a general election the people would express tholr preference directly. . * An lrrrnUtll > li > I'oxror. ItnUt ( J/mif. ) Mtntr Montana hns further complicated the irn- pntlon question by ilticlnrlni' nifftliist the proposition endorsed bv * > ho trrlpntlon con- ( rrss hold at Salt LnkeClty. DM VIIA HKK. Uo slow , Mtt. HnK , io slow. ( Just no re flection * upon Tomnsso Cutlus Power , the "brainy business man of Montnna , " whoso ptntl It Was to Uofeiit the Suit Lnko proposi tion. tion.Tun Tun HKK snys there will bo no npproprla tlon from the government , but what does TUB Ur.n ktiow'nbout Itf Did not Air. Power slate thai ho would sco thai nppropriultona would bo forthcoming us soon us ho cot nt "the other end of the Ilnof" The news papers of thu country should ncqunlnt tboni- selves with the situation bolero expressing opinions ou this all-important mutter. The Miner hns nil confidence In Mr. Power's In- Iluonco "at thci other etui of tbo line , " und waits with couIlilonco for the early nppro < nrlatlon of a vast sum to Irrigate the arlO lanils of Montana. IViltiral Itoijiiliilliin of Nutur.ill/iitloii. Cincinnati Commrrttal. Sonntor Chtitidler's Joint resolutions fora constitutional amendment prohibiting for eigners , not citizens , from voting for any office , stuto or national , U tio-jlgncd lo take authority to grunt naturalization papers from the stulo courts. If Iho fedora ) Rovorn- menl Is lo rouufnto Immigration ll is hul proner Hint It siiouid bavo naturalization matters under Its control. In the federal courts naturalization will bo subject to less abuses than In Iho .stato courts , A Onoil Mriisnn * . rinclnnntl Commercial. Sonntor PnclilouU' * hill , doilgnod to prevent vent tbo adulteration nnd mtsbrunuMng of fooil and druses , Is a good ono nnd should become como n law. A similar ono was In the senate In Iho last session , but was not acted on. The measure provides for a food section in the Department of Agriculture , and iho analysis of samples of food and drugs offered for sale. The orandlng anil marking of food > iml drugs Is required under penalties pro scribed , rrojjrcss Dospltn Disorder. mivMiMa llxonl. Yet , in spite of these disorders , there is substantial progress , material , moral and political , in the Spanish-American states. This revolutionary condition , much as the causes of it may ho deprecated , has at least nolhine In common with tha stagnation of political reaction. The stales of Soulh America nro passing ttirough the political trials which older nntlons have long since undergone. Tinrirtimsiiic | > A'ew Ymlt Adi'crttucr. Major Stofor of Wnshlngton refers to David B. tllll HS "lhat baldhendecl nngol democrat ; " Mi . 1-srlilns of Omaha suys ho Is a "gopher ; " while another authority doclr.ros him lo bo "a dangerous reptile. " Against all this we have Mr. Hill's own description of himself : "I nm a democrat. " Fortunately it Is made and provided that wo may pay our money nnd tntto our choice. s It SHUT < irnpos' ' - 7utnM Cltij Journal. Dear liltlo Denver has raised its western cry agatiut Kansas Clly ns Iho place of hold ing the democratic convention. But then Denver hnsn't got over kicking because the republicans are going to meet in Minneapo lis , .so that it may bo that ooth cries are tlio result of n disappointed deslro to hnvo the delegates gather al the foot of the liocmes. An Oittsliln Vli'U- . [ .Incnln .linn mil. The Omaha World-Herald deserves con- gralulnllon for Iho improvements reccnlly made In the quallly of Us reading matter. Thu articles on baptism are excellent , Isow If a few debates on foreordlnatioti and elec tion could ho slung In to take the place of thu Washington correspondence , the country would lind It a blessed relief. Vnry I'rpiit'hy. /AiMim * ( 'tin 'ftmst. For brcezlnoss , pure und unadulterated , the French Chamborof Deputies is incompar able. Where- nut in that body could a minis ter exorcise his pURllUtlc ability on u mem ber ? What would the United States think of Secrotnry Koblo smashing n congressman in the uoso and Heed and Simpson indulging iu a rough nnd tumble i < ' ( > l nc'l , IIIII | > K Cooling Oil * . Kt. l.nnl rtcinibllc. If the time comes when Mr. ( Jlovolnnd sees that ho will not liavo the support of the Now York delegation , his announcement of the fnot will oilahlo the party to select nnJ numl- iiato n western candidate who will fully rep resent the principles for which it hns con tended under Mr. Cleveland's leadership. * TIl.lT ' / / / ( / VIIKKItS. Ilrooklyu Hiitjlo : 'Very fcnv ulrls hnvo tnlioii ndviintiiKoof luniiyonrso far : It Is presumed the dear creatures mo waiting for April to iniiktt iho bpiln .J "Husliip'.s before pleasure , " siihlVlshlutsax he UNscd Ills wlfu beforu stirtlii' : { out on his seiiil-aimiinl threu cluys' .spree. llnstnn lloncon : llu I-tiO.ir yon attend the Iliiudul nnd Iliulyn performances. Were you prc'.sent at the " ( nmtloii ? " Sliodmlltftiantlyj I Hiippo-o you will nu.xt want tu knuvr If 1 milled ( n Noah's uric. At n provlnolal haniiiut | : I'liinkoy Eeuso me. mum , but the buiiiiiut | hns commenced , anil I can't admit you Thorn's my onluru. yio--llut | the iniiyor Is hnro , Isn't lie ? I'lunlioy Oluyrs , lie's hurt ) , right Qiiough. MMoil. \ . but I'm his laily , Finn key It m.iKcs no illlieronvu , iiinin , I couldn't admit you If yon were hs ) plfii. WuBlihiifton Star : "So you linlaliud your pnnmV" "Vnn. " "Hunt U to the publisher and had It rt > - Jucted } " "I did. " "Ami ii'solvi * I to null poetry } " ' Vnsi bin how nld you know ? " Von'vo had your liulr cut. " IIBll TIUNK.S. lluniml l.xii\iHin. \ } Hhu tlrmUod Ilium nil fur ofurjthliiii , I'rotn Ohr xtiims uaru to diamond rlliKi Ami * her sifts slu > gay ly llanntml MID told hur frlunds : "Just what I wanted , " Hut I , ulm luiil no caxh to blow , .Hint klhii'd hur 'ninth Iho mUtfoUio ; .Sno hlnshe l u hit. ynl nothliiifilniiiitvd , low : "Jnit wlml l wnnliid. " riilladuliihtn Loducr : "Ho chains you with u glance. " Is n corrusnoiidciu's allusion mono nf the pueullarlllusor u I'nrls iiollcii olllclal. Thin N n phi h.int variation of thu hnukntiyod rt'furciifu tc ) lluks-uyril olllelals. I'hlliidulphln ' Tlmesi c'lltlcs uro ooiii-nono- Ing to lind fault with thu ilnslvns on the now lialfs and cimirtun , . Tliuru'h no ni'crsslty fur any fueling In ilm malturj It's vury ensy to ge llnim. Clilcvi o Times : "All Ilu4h M Krnf > s , " Lho i > : irn-slurming tragedian it' lin thrust liundful of hay Into thu calves in his tlxhts. . AMI Tlll. l/t T'.I.W/ ; . 'l\HH \ J/fUMUIl ( II iVflU Vlllti TlUllti \ due nu ilnmctimthms we'll , And when L nail U nn ; 1 pineal upon HID furl ) nuar by A lilt o cartliyn mug. , And by that nuix I ulacrd u ulrl Ah piutty us a pink , And paid hur ( Iffy cents a iliy ( in ulurtiii f\uuvutii | ailrliiK , And thi'.n I advertised Hint will ! An % ( ' . - Hnrlnyim know , Ami imiryhoiy eaniii Ipsuu If what I Hiild was > o. And now. ; is In mv brown stone fiont I Nil and nr to my n n > p T i ountlfisclii u njiil.oiMi , ' smila ' ! ' > thiiiK thufth H it f. " CONDUCTED A BUSY SESSION. Much Business Transacted by the State Bo.xrtl of Agrioulturo , LIST OF NEW MEMBERS ELECTED , tlnliit ili'iiii'n oT dene-Mi 3111110 I'rosldont liy UimnliiiniK Conririit Itrpurt on the 1'roslili'iit'a Aililr < - Lincoln Local Now * Notes. LINCOLN , Neb. , Jon , i0. ! [ Special to Tim When the State Board of Agriculture reassembled this morning nil ) o'clock Iho re port of Iho coiilmitteo on nominations was nt qnco called for , The committee reported the following gonllsmcu to 1111 the vacancies uu the hlato hoard , caused by Urn retirement of those whose term * of ofllco expired January L. A. Kent , Minden ; ,1. D. Macfnrlaiid , Lincoln ; J. M. Lee , Oxford ; S. M. Barker , Silver Creole13. . Mclntyre , Seward ; J. H. MoUoxvcll , Falrbury ; S. A. Ilochor , Nellgh ; I { . U. Oroor , ICoarii'jy ; M. L. Huywanl , No- braskrt City ; I' , ll. Barry , Orooloy Center , K. 13. Vance , 1'axvnoo City ; M. Ooollttle , Atkinson ; W. U. Bowen , Omuha ; .1. U. Cuntllif , North Bond ; > V.V. . U'lldniati , Culbortson. The list us road was unanimously olnctod , and the board proceeded to the election of officers , which i-osultoa as follows : Presi dent , John Jensen , Ucnovn ; first vlcu president - dent , \j. \ A. Kent , Minden : second vice president , E. N. Qrlnnoll , Fort Cnlhouu ; treasurer , Kdmtiml Mclntvro , Lincoln ; secretary - rotary , 11.V , Furnas , Brownvlllo. All were elected unnnlmously. It was also voted that the president and board of mammon should select , the other oflleors for the year. The question of purses for the speed do- parlnibiillhou caino tip and was discussed by Messrs. Mncfurland , Furnnss nnd Ilayward. Air. Macfarland wanted ? 10,000 appropriated for tlio department and Iho suggestion wits adopted. , Itrgiirillni ; the 1'rnilili'iit'M Address. The commlttco on president's nudress re ported that It approved Its suggestion that $10,000 bo upproprlatod for speed purses ; recommended that the Nebraska Exposition and Driving Pnrk association bo called upon to put tbo trade in first class order ; recom mended that that part of tbo president's nd- dross advising co-operation with the Ne braska Columbian commission bo heartily en dorsed ; recommended that the part of the address relating to a supplementary appro priation for the purpose of enabling the state to make n creditable showing nt the World's fair uo referred to a special committee to bo created at this meeting nnd known as the legislative committee , with Instructions to prepare nnd have ready for presentation at the oponlnpr of tbo next stale legislature a bill appropriating not loss than (100,000 for the purpose above stated. Tbo report of the committee was adopted. Spcri'tiiry'n Iteport ComilK'lldod. The committee on the secretary's report submitted its report , of which the following- is a synopsis : Approved the suggestion that no state fair be held In 1311. ! ; endorsed the prii ciplo involved in the resolution wherein states are recommended to offer n special premium for the most Important industrial factor , but recommended that six special premiums bo offered Instead of one , and that the Nebraska Columbian commission bo re quested to sot apart ? 000 for the purpose ; ncdorstnc the recommendation that the No- braskii Columbian commission bo requested to make an appropriation to assist the dairy men of the state to make a creditable exhibit at the World's fair ; approvine the reference to the work of the stuto botanist , etc. ; ro- commendud that the board render every as sistance in the orcnnuation of societies for the encouragement of the beet sugar culture- ; recommended that the suggestion of a live stock sanitary board bo referred to the committee mitteo on legislation. The report of the commlttco was adopted , except the first recommendation. The mat ter of holding a state fair in 1S03 was tto- fcrred until a futurn mooting of the board. Too president appointed the following as the board of managers for the onsulnp year : U. II. HenriM. . Dunham , M. Doolittlo , J. B. McDowell and F. 11. Young. ItrNoliitliiiiK lli'pdrtcd. The commlttco on resolutions reported the following , which were adopted : Ik-solved , That \ve request of the resents of thu state nnherslty Unit thoyit the oarlluHt possible opportunity establish it diilty si-hool whciuln tuny bu taught the most svliinllllc methods ot inaklni : butter and ohcrso to the uitd that thuualrv Interests of thustnfu mav * have tlio attention thuy duiliuml. nnd that thoru bu added another munn * or diversifying the agricultural Interests of thoflt.itu. Resolved. Tlint the coinniltteu nn liulKla- tlon lo ) instrncjted to fonnliluto n hill lor the holding of farmer.- , ' Institutes In niicli coun ties of the state us will co-opor.ito in xlich matters , and an appropriation of not less than $ . " > .OW ) bo iiBKeu for tlio purpose of do- { rjyliiii the expenses thoroof. Hesolved , Thatwo most hoartlly roeommund the action of the bo.ird of rogunts of tlio state unlvolslty In the ostabllhlilng of : L boot sugar school for tlio Instruction of the cltixcns of iho.state In the matter of cultivating sugar boots and niannfaetiirlns snsar thoicfium , and urgoltto uontlniio In the good work ho well begun. In .Memory of F. II. Unit. Mr. Dlnsmoro from the comniittoo on reso lutions reported the following which were adopted by a rising vole : Whereas , This bo.irtl has learned with sin cere rozrot of the uealh of a former mumher , KriuiK II. Holt , onu who burvnd It at one tlmo as ono of Its vice presidents , a man who eaum ID this state nt an early day and devoted much of his time to the development of the agricultural Intoiosts nf the statu ; bo It hesolved , That In his doalh thu stale loses- n valuable clll/.on. the oause of agr.culture a devoio.l friend , this board an earnest and trlod counselor , and his fatuity a devoted husband and father. Itesolved , That a page of our lovord , prop erly ( Ir.-iiMsd. ho sot apart to commomor.itu Our re''ard ' for him and thesoeiotary fuinluli his faintly with u properly engrossed eopy thereof President Jensen , iu a few Sbric3f remarks , then thanked the board for his ro-oloctioli to thu presidency and declared tbo annual moot ing adjourned siuo die. Milling la Transit Kiitcs , Chnrlos Fowler nnd Mr , Jaekwlth , two prominent grain merchants of Omaha , were at the state house today consulting will ! the members of the Board of Transportation In reference to the move now on foot to ttocuro concessions from the railroad companies in regard to milling in transit rates for Omaha , The dirtlculty in this matter consists In the fact that It Is an interstate question over which the State Board of Transportation liui no control. This point Is well understood by thu praln muii of ( Jin oh a , by the Board of Transportation and by thu railroad managers themselves , and there seems to bo but onu question In tlio whole matter and that la In securing - curing the consent of the Western Tmf- Uo association. Thu men who manage and control the Nebraska roads have very Mm Itcd , if any , ' control of the transportation business outside of this .state. It Is with this question as It Is with thq general quoi- tlon of rates In NohrusLii ; that the rallrond managers in the state have vury little con trol or authority in fixing the rates over their own roaiU. There U In till these rate questions a constant strife mid clashing of interests butwcon tuo managers of Nebraska railroads and the monagc'ri * of other western sy terns which oftor. prevent tha niana er.i ol Nebraska roads In doing for .ho people wlml they tliuinsalvos , vould Ilka to do , Tim NuhraiKa rail roads urn now doing all In their power .o secure the eoucfSiioiis demanded by the Jinahaoleviilor men , anil if they fail It will . - -r - not bo for lack of sympathy from them or from the Hoard of Transportation. If ttm morn Ii finally nuocpixful ibrounu tbo lo ) rd of Trannportittlon nnd the Nnbr SK rnllroadl , working Jointly It must como through . negotiation r lhor ibnn by compul.slon. 'J In tlir .Supreme Court. Another Interesting rntlrond caio was file ' ' with Iho clerk of the suuroino court todtfy i involving the liability of n ruilroni ) company for InlurltM received by employes while In th ncluni dliehnrgo of their rimlcs. Ills thucnso of iho Fremont , Klkhorit Si Missouri Vnlluy Utillroad company vs Sherry Losllu. Lcsllo wns employed ns ono of n gnng of bridge builder * ami his duty kept him nt the ton of huge pllo driver. On December 6 , I8S7 , while no wns performing his customary duties , iho foreman of the guttir ordered the pllo driver moved without giving Losllu any warning of his intention , As n result Los I fa was thrown to tno ground so violently that ho received Injuries which have over since Incapacitated him for manual labor. On DC- somber I' ' , IS'JI , tin was nwnrdod damages to the amount of $2,1150. The railroad compitny brings the cnso to the supreme court on tlio ground Hint the company's liability wns not established by the ovldonco. .Supreme Court Ilrrlnloim , Coffman vs Kelly , dismissed unless plain tiff lllo transcript by Tuesday next ; Patrick Land company vs Leavonuorth , continued ; _ County of vVnytio v.s Coub , tlmo for referee to reporl extended lo February 5 , IS'JJ ' , Look- wood vs school district No. 1 , Sioux county , dismissed ; Alexander v.s Mover , appeal from Cnss county , alllrmed ; Omaha nnd Florence Land nnd Trust company vs I'arkor , error from Douglas county , nlllrmud ; Mother vs Noff , appeal from York county , nftlrinqd ; Shufoldt vs Ilnrlnss , error from AdauV , couulv , afllrmed ; llubloo vs Davis , error * ' from Vallo.v couuly , reversed nnd remanded , WllcJo v.s I'rouss , error from Cumlng county , nfllrmrd. Court adjourned until Tuesday morning , Jnnunrv 'M , when the call of the Fourth dls trlcl will bo completed. ( iDssIp ut I In- Main House. Treasurers Wntson of I'hnrry county , IHmJamln of Hitchcock nnd Darker of Wash ington tnndo their annual settlements with the stnto lodnv. President Klttonhouso of the Hastings city council presented $1-1MM worlh of paving . bonds for registration today. 11 The Commercial Loan and Investment company of Omaha wns Incorporated today by J. A. Harris. K. W. Thompson and H. S. Uolchcr. The company has n capital of * 50UOO , nnd Is formed lor the purpose of nc- cumulating and loaning money on llrsl real estate mortgages. The People's Stnto bank of LltchfloUl , Nob. , was incorporated today by A. T. Nich ols , U. Hass , H. W. Whitmoro nud Adolph Knnsgan , Jr. Inspector McHrldo of the Lincoln grain department reports u largo increase of busi ness for the eurront month. Over 2US cars have already been inspected. i > .iji.i < : i-t < A n.iii.no. in. Important Suit Decided by thu Illinois Sn- promi' Court. Aruoiu , 111. , Jan. " 0. A decision of the supreme court la tlw case of A. A. Velio of this city against the Elgin , Jollot & UuMorn road , closes ono of the most remarkable damage ago suits on record. Voile was the conductor of a freight train , nnd whllo attempting to couple a car to tno engine tender slipped and fell , but grabbed for ( he railing on the car to save himself. The rail had been mashed In by a former collision and Velio , being unntilo to get hold of it , fell under the cars , sustain ing Injuries which made him a cripple for life. In the first case Voile received a ver dict giving him $15,000. In the second trial ho secured u verdict of $14,000. The cai- : was then taken to the appellate court , which aMrmod the decision of the lower court. it was sent to the supreme court and aftlrmej thoro. The lawyers regard the decision as most Important , us tending to bold railroads responsible for tno condition of their ap purtenances. Sti'iinislilp ArrltiHVlth .Siniillpor. SAX Fiuscisco , Cal. , Jun. " 0. The Pacific Mall steamship Uio Janeiro arrived thi4 morning from Hong Kong and Yokahanu via Honolulu. There being a numbcrof cases 01 smallpox on board , the vessel was nt once placed in quarantine. i : rin : Washington Post : Chili may yet worU herself up to the point of demanding that wo do the apologizing. Chicago Herald : Matters hnvo reached the point whore , unless apology , Indemnity nnd complete reparation uro nt oncu forth coming , war seems 10 bo Inevitable. Now York World : Wo nro apparently In some danger of drifting into u war with Chill , unless congress , representing ih ( > sound sense of the country , shall lay n heavy bund of restraint upon Jingoism , Pallndnlphla Press : Chili seems lo 1)8 making hay while thu sun of pcnco Hliine ? . If the reports are to bo believed of her ofllroti nnd ngenls ma'.iini ; studies nnd drawings -of the Pacific ) coast harbors and defenses ol tluV United Stales. & . Butte ( Mont. ) Miner : Montana SOU greeting to her eastern sisters and , with > i\'j\ \ u shadow of war threatuulug thu repubi | ! sings "The Star Spangled Hauiu-r" nnd stands ready to light for every word an 1 every Una In that beautiful hymn. New York Herald : Chill may bo obslftiai'J and exasperating. She Is young , Impetuous ami pasblonato. Hut tbo tlmo is not far distant when she will got her second tuoucht und then slid cannot refuse to < io whatever Ii demanded by bar own honor and ours , Brooklyn Eagle : "Poaco with honor' Is boyftnd peradvcnturo the preference of our people. But iicacti with dishonor will not bo nccopteil or submitted to oy reason of imv upjtruhensinn which our natural and hum me dislike of bloodshed might awaken In ttm popular Imai'liiatfan. , Philadelphia Ledger : Chill has been slow to recognize her duty in the case , but further efforts should bu made to induce her lo do so before force is employed to compel her < o pcrcqlvo nnd do her duty. War Is the woisi and should bn thu last moans to the setti mont of liiltunational dispute- ) . St. Louis CilobuDemocrat : Chill is , on in water , tiot , only thu strongest nation on mis continent aside from the United States , bu. . in the beginning of thu war at least , sliu 1 likely to be abl0 in hold her own against t'u ' > United States. Population is not , a Ins ' 1 thu relative stlrougth of nations iu a u war , us Ihiavlli bn if It comes. Chicago News : If the United Stains , < i bo said to havou distinctively national p i > , surely the. princlplo of arhrltutlon w d como under that head , There are g reasons for believing , therefore. Ilia1 i paramount duty of this government is > accept war with Chill as a last resource 01 , and uftor ocury possible means nf sotUeim-n , consistent with national honor , has fulled Now York Tribune : If Chill should choo > to maku a resort to hostilities Inevitable , thaJ result would not bo lent , ' delayed. 'J hi/ nation can land In C'nitl within u short tlmo 'an nrmv of veterans under experienced Itml era MiMlciently powerful lo overcome , m opposition. It would . please right thinking Amorlcans greatly If , without any display r threat of lorco on the part of this nation ili nenplo of Chill should themselves prefer erie rio Justice. Justlre , not huijilllutlon , is til wo auk. Phllndolphta JJecord : If this government can not not magniijimuusly toward stit'h n [ uiwor us ( } hlll , It nt least cannot aff-ird to ruth Into war without the climroit Jaa > ll * ( u lion 111 tliuoyes of the American people .in . of the cK'lllml world , In the incuntiino ostontallouH threats of the aiiinlnlstratic ; and the tremendous military preparatl" " uro so many uttuinrtft to fomi thn luinJ < f congress and to familiarize tljo country wi'li the prospect of an expedition ny the Hni.jr and navy to teach thu Chilian * better man nor.s. It in rigging up u steam trip hummer to crush mi egg shell. Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report.