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County of Douglas. 1 °
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J'ublUliltiT romp my. eleies noloninly swear
thill tile nrtiint olroultitlim of TllK IHll.v HER
for the wool.ending. . January 10 , Ibtr.1. was us
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of TIIK HUB for six yo\cf : \ Is bhown In vno fol-
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Tine Ilolnmn idoi : of ooonoiny ts to ex
pend $1(1 ( worth of time in trying to save
CO cants in cash.
WHIM : tlio domocriUs.aro . howling
over tlio extravagance of llic Into con
gress tlioy might also refer to the fact
* < Hint this mlminiatratlon has paid off
$2.rj,000,0)0 ! ) ( ) of public debt.
Bones attends a meeting
of the Gruydtono club of Denver Febru
ary ! ) . Tlio governor prob.ibly expects
to shy bin castor into the presidential
ring from the altitude of I'iko'n L'oak.
' ' food bill
SKN'ATOU PADDOCK'S ; mro
is to bo given the right of way in the
Bonato next week. The packing house
people of the country will wateh and
wait with great interest to boo what becomes -
comes of this measure.
WHIN : word reached Washington that
the water supply of Chicago hud been
shut off the democratic national committee -
too broke for that city with the unani
mity of u stampede , and so Chicago se
cured the democratic national conven
tion.
TIIK senate committee on elections
after examining all the testimony is
'oread to tigrco that Florida legally as
well as deliberately perpetrated Wllkin-
Ken Call upon the United Slates sonata
and country for another term of six
years. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
OMAHA has ono comfortable collection
not enjoyed by Kansas Cit.v in this matter -
tor of national conventions. Omuha
helped the winning oltv to secure the
republican convention and Omaha's can
didacy helped to locale the convention
woat of the Mississippi river.
Rui'.T ( > iirAMY : speaking , PofTor's ad
vocacy of Stanford's land loan scheme la
quite as striking as the Bchumj is fan
tastic. If all the good he predicts could
possibly bo brought on by legislation of
any Kind the country would bo unani
mous for the logiblation regardless of
expense.
Poasim.Y it has never suggested itself
to the managers of the whisky trust that
while its abnorption of the smaller dis
tilleries and roflnorlos of the country
will kill competition , it may also help
tlio prohibitionists of America seine day
to inuljo it more than Interesting for the
distillei * .
TKL hospital is ono of the pub
lic charities of Omuha do&orving the
cordial Mipport of our people. It is well
conducted , much needed and every way
a valuable adjunct to the benevolent
work of the city. It should bo relieved
from debt by the gonoroslty of the poo-
pfo of Omaha and aided In the good work
it attempts.
A i-'iiti : in an insane asylum exceeds in
horror any otbor form of conflagration
because of the utter helplessness of the
Inmates. Insane asylums and asylums
for the blind should bo tire proof and
extraordinary precautions should bo
continually t.iknn to prevent the possi
bility of such catastrophe * aa that at
Indianapolis.
IT Ai'i'HAits that ono of the southern
brigadiers , General Wheeler of Ala
bama , was sorely offended rU some re
marks directed tit him a fo AT days ago by
noprcHontatlvo Houtollo of Maine and
linsj given out that ho does not Intend to
lot this matter pasa unnoticed. Such n
throat homo years ngo would have boon
construed to moan a duel , hut it Is not
probable that Wheeler has any such do-
slgn , though ho has nppoarod on the
"Hold of honor. " Mr. Uoutello was ridi
culing the economy sohomo of the demo
crats and in the course of his remarks
inixdo personal allusion to General
Wheeler in terms that caused n great
deal of amusement at the expense of the
Alabama congressman. Some of those
roferoncoa vroro certainly unjustifiable ,
and Mr. Houtollo would do the proper
thing by apologizing for them , hut Mr.
Wheeler will not improve the matter
by nursing his nngor and making
throats of trouble. Lot him wait hta op
portunity and pay the Maine congress
man buck in kind. The Incident sug
gests the observation that it would bo
no disadvantage to congress if In tholr
discussions the members had moro re
gard , as u riilo , for the ( jtmUllcs of dig
nity unil
CAlltfKtt II.IH STHI'CK Oth.
fltato oil Inspector luw fnvorod the
people of Nobnislm with n report of the
operation ? of 1iis bureau since his ad
vent last May , The report contains n
very llattorlug exhibit of the allegad ef
ficiency of Mr. Carnes and hia dopulbH ,
who nro certainly entitled to pome
credit for not pjckotlng ovorv dollar
that came Into tliolr hands. At least
they might an well huvo had the game
us the name.
From u Htrlctly Hclontillo standpoint
the report 1 * highly instructive. No
man is b. .lor qualified than Mr. Ctriies
to'give us iiiMdo and outildo pointers on
oil tank.s , oil teats and oil rooms. His
caution to doaloirf ug.iinst using thu
same moiisuro.4 for machine oil , stove oil
and gasoline entitles him to the per
petual gratitude of gjnoratlons yet un
born. It is also gratifying to know that
he has managed by the oxcrclao of the
most rigid economy and a. frequent test
of fusel oil to ketip himself ami his com
rades In oil Inspection above the freez
ing point , with the IIuwkliH & Palmer
thermometer marking ilO3 below zero.
His recommendations to the next leg
islature in the interest of moro reliable
oil inspection are almost as frivolous M
Is his assurance Unit the oil consumers
of Nebraska may regard themselves as
entirely out of danger from oil explo
sions so long as ho and his olliclent corps
of deputies continuo to levy and collect
fees.
According to the oleaginous Mr.
Cnrnos there has been no legitimate
complaint miido with regard to the in
spection of oil , which must bo intor-
pretcu to mean that the exposure of his
methods and the numerous complaints
from cltl/enH and dealers made through
the columns of TllK UKK wore not legit
imate. Coining from a pjrson so notor
iously discredited among reputable
people , this remark willscarcely cauit1
any surprise.
TIII : 'Ai
The state warchoino law is not well
understood and not proparly appreci
ated. .Several of the papers that pose
as champions of the producers h wo
btrlven over since its oiuictmnt to dis
credit the measure. They have par-
slstently attempted to make the people
bellavo that the law is chielly advan
tageous to grain dealers and specula
tors , and have insisted without a shadow
of foundation that its enforcement has
simply added burdens to the producer
without corresponding benefits.
Chief Inspector Ulanchard has issued
a circular to producers and shippers in
Nobrtiskn which ought to bo published
and read extensively. It will correct
many errors and explain some of the
features of the law not now well under
stood. He cites fuels which cannot bo
disputed that Nebraska inspection has
already secured recognition , and points
out instances whore money has boon
? avod to Nebraska shippers. Ho also
explains in detail the methods of in
spection and presents tacts und llgures ,
to prove the importance of a local mar
ket of snlliciont standing to grade its
own grain. Finally , Mr. Blanohard in
vites shippers to visit his ofllce and in
vestigate the system of inspection and
the application of the warehouse law
generally as it is illustrated in practice
by his corps of assistants. He goes fur
ther anil proposes to furnish samples
showing the standard of various grades
upon receipt of 4 cents postage per sam
ple , and to cheerfully furnish informa
tion by mail upon any point of interest
to producers and shippers connected
with the business.
There should bo no occasion for defending -
fending the warehouse law. Experience
in Illinois , Missouri , Minnesota and
otbor states has shown the utility of the
measure in grain producing sections ,
low.v is now considering the enactment
of a law iillogothor similar to the Nebraska -
braska law. If the editors who are
striving to discredit the law would give
it honest consideration , and personally
Inspect its workings , they could not can
didly oppose It or do otherwise than
pronounce upon Its purposes favorably.
It needs amendment to make it moro ef
fective , but to repeal It would be a long
stop backward which the best informed
farmers and grain men of Nebraska
would regard as extremely unfortunate.
THK DKMOCIIATIC I'ONVHXTION.
If there is any significance in the se
lection of Chicago for the national dem
ocratic convention , so far as the chances
of candidates are concerned , it is to bo
regarded as favorable to Mr. Cleveland.
It is not to be doubted that Tammany
desired that the convention bo heUl in
Now York , but the voting showed that
whatever Influence had boon brought to
bear in behalf of that city produced very
little olToot The course of the ballots
shows that from the first the sentiment
of the committee was overwhelmingly
in favor of holding the convention in a
western city , and the contest was really
between Milwaukee and Chicago after
the latter olty had seriously entered thu
race. At Chicago the Tammany influ
ence , while It will not bo wholly absent ,
will amount to little in comparison with
what It could do had Now York boon
choacn. In that cnso Mr. Hill and his
folloxyors would have dominated every
thing and the cause of Cleveland would
have boon hopolcsn.
It ts quite possible that Mr. Cleveland
will not ho thu candidate , but his
chances have not been reduced by the
selection of Chicngo , while the pros
pects of Mr. Hill certainly have not
been improved. The friends of the ox-
president will now have a fair Hold , and
if they fall II wiU.net bo duo to local In
fluence. Dolthtless a majority of the
democrats of Illinois are friendly to Mr.
Cleveland , so that It is fairly to bo as
sumed that the weight of local influence
will be in his favor. It is true that ho
Is not -strong with the western de
mocracy as ho was four yeara ago , owing
to the fact that the party 1ms espoused
the cause of free silver , and If ho got ?
the nomination It will not be without a
pretty hard light , but at any rate ho is
assured a fair chance to make the fight.
{ Another point in the situation 1s to bo
considered , and that is tlio possibility
that a we&tern man may got the nomina
tion. If the convention can be brought
to believe that the state of Now York
cannot bo carried for Cleveland and the
supporters of the ox-president should
determine , as it Is reasonable to suppose
they would , uhat no other Now York
man should ho nominated , the selection
of a candidate from .tho west would ha *
rotno highly probnblu.
Ills not tit all likely that the con
vention would make the mistake of nom
inating Senator Gorman of Maryland ,
who Is being talked of as a pa.sslblllty
and might command the support of the
Tammany-Hill element , nor Is there
much probability that Governor Pat-
ttsoii of Pennsylvania will show any
strength. Except these , thor.u is no one
In the cast who has boon particularly
talked of or who has any availability.
In the event of Its becoming necessary
to clioo-u a western man the influence of
the Illinois democracy would doubtless
bo given solidly for Senator Palmer ,
while the democrats of Iowa
would make a vigorous effort
in behalf of Governor Boies. l''x-
Governor Gray of Indiana , who was
somewhat fi'ooly talked of a short time
ago as a possible candidate , appears to
have dropped out of consideration since
some ono questioned his intelligence and
produced facts to justify the allegation
that Mr. Gray Is very deficient in intel
lectual acquirements.
The democratic national convention ,
which will meet two weeks after the re
publican national convention , promises
to bo unusually interesting , both by
reason of the contest likely to occur over
the selection of a candidate and the dif
ficulties that will bo mot with in making
a platform. Unless the factious can bo
harmonized before Juno UO the conven
tion will bo one of tlio liveliest in the
history of tbo party.
Di\Tii \ OF
Another vacancy is made in the bench
of the United States supreme court by
the death of Associate Justice Joseph
P. Bradley , and the country loses the
services of an able and conscientious
jurist. Justice Bradley had nearly com
pleted twenty-two years on the supreme
bench , tovhlch ho was appointed by
President Grant , his period of service
baing exceeded by only ono member of
tno present bench , Associate Justice
Field. Justice Bradley did not attain
the fame as a 'jurist that has boon
achieved by some other members of the
court , but ho was regarded as a sound
and safe lawyer and his opinions carried
great weight. Ills name will bo per
petuated in connection with some of
the most important decisions handed
down by tlio supreme court since ho was
a member of it , and it will also bo for
ever associated in the political history
of the country with the memorable
rciootoral commission of 1877 , his being
the deciding vote in all questions that
resulted in making K. B. Hayes presi
dent , lie was subjected to a great deal
of harsh criticism at the time , but all
fair-minded men believed that ho was
entirely conscientious in his course. In
the history of the supreme court but
fifteen of its members served a longer
period than Justice Bradley.
This is the third vacancy that death
has made in the bench of the supreme
court since the Harrison administration
came In. No other president had so
many judicial appointments to make as
President Harrison , and with hardly.an
exception his selections nave com
manded general commendation. His
two appointments to the supreme oonch ,
Justices Brewer and Brown , wore
heartily approved by men of all parties.
Ho will undoubtedly maintain the high
standard in appointing a successor to
Justice Bradley.
.il.V AUDACIOUS DK
Two years ago the city council invited
proposals for official advertising. The
only two papers elitrlblo under the charter -
tor wore Tun Bui : and World-Herald.
The bid of the World-Jferald was 1'2
cents per square for the lirst insertion
and 8 cents per square for each subse
quent insertion. Tlio bid of TIIK BKK
was very much higher , and the council
awarded the contract to the. World-Her
ald for the year 18)0. ! ) By the terms of
this contract the World-Hcmld was
obliged to continuo the city advertising
at the.so rates until another contract
was lot.
In December , 1800 , the council invited
bids for the olllclal advertising for 1891.
Inasmuch as the World-Herald was
obliged to carry the city advertising at
its rate for 181)0 ) , the council was in hon
or bound to reject any higher bid-from
either paper. TIIK BKK did not want
tlio advertising at the low rate that the
II'Jwas receiving , and therefore It
declined to bid.
When Hitchcock found out that Tim
BKK had declined to bid ho submitted a
proposal by which ho raised his rate
from 12 cents to SO cents per square
first Insertion , and from 8 cents
to 21 cents for each subsequent insertion.
This was the most high-handed raid
upon the taxpayers that had over boon
attempted by any publisher In Omaha.
It was a raise of nearly .S09 per cent
above the contract rate which the city
had a right to enforce for an Indefinite
period until it could got a bid equally
ns low or lower.
But the late economic mayor and the
Moroarty gang that wanted to pay Us
political debts at the expense of thu tax
payers helped Hitchcock to perpetrate
this job , and thereby saddled the city
with over $ : t , < 100 of an advertising bill ,
when by rights under the contract of
1800 ho could have boon compelled to
take loss than $1,500 for the same work.
Before this job waa consummated an
injunction was applied for in the district
court , on the ground that the letting of
a new contract at an enormous advance
over the contract price of" 1S)0 ! ) was
against public policy. But the court
declined to enjoin thu city authorities
on the ground that the mayor and coun
cil had control of city affairs and the
court could not interfere in any qontom-
platcd action that might or might not
bo an infraction of the law. Although
this decision appeared to give counten
ance to Hitchcock's deliberate rako-otT ,
no further steps wore taken.
At the hist mooting in November ,
IH'.H , the council directed Comptroller
Goodrich to invite proposals for city ad
vertising for the year 1892. The Did ?
were to bo in on December ; i. Only one
bid was handed in , viz. , that of TllK Bin : .
The council returned the bid unopened
and directed Mr. Goodrich to roadvor-
llsn for proposals to bo hanilcd in on
December 1) ) . The World-Herald ngnin
declined to bid , evidently expecting that
TUB Dun's bid wou'.d again bo rojwud
bocuutu ) thcr , < jvoiH , no competition. This
was so Iransimrvutt thru the council con
cluded to oAjA/THK / lUi'fi : bl.l which
was found to ihj lower than the price
HOW paid. jo o <
lHtrheock's"g1aU ' dfd not forsnko him
ntthlfi JnnclAiri ) . He Immediately di
rected u iMrctyiai * letter to every member
of the counclyji83oillng } , , that the mornIng -
Ing edition of Xlii : Dr.ic did not circulate
cno'igh ' In thoWty and requesting that
the dilToronco ni rales bo disregarded
and the contraoUwliInh he now holds be
considered as extended for the ensuing
year. n1 *
The committee of the outgoing coun
cil thereupon concluded to t.ike no action
and the proposal of Tim BEU was turned
over to the new council. That gavu
Hitchcock another whacic at the treas
ury by reason of the incidental delay.
Finally last Tuesday the council
awarded thb contract for 1802 to TllK
BKI : ns the lowest bidder , conditioned
that the city should have the option of
using the evening or morning edition
at the rate proposed In thu bid.
Determined to stave oil final action
which threatens to deprive him of thu
revenue gotten by a contract that trebled
his former rate , Hitchcock now Invokes
the courts to come to his rescue and asku
that the council bo enjoined from mak
ing a contract tliat reduces the cost of
advertising to the taxpayers and will
place olllcial notices in the hands of
moro than nine-tenths of the people
who read newspapers and pay for their
papers. A more cheeky performance on
the part of a contractor never waa
heard of.
TIIK law is moro to blame for the ex
penditure of2 , M for publishing tax
lists in foreign newspapers than the
county government. The only remarka
ble thing about it is that but two papers
have taken advantage of the law.
Under the statutes , Swedish , German
and-Bohomian newspapers are entitled
to the tax list upon certain easily per
formed conditions. The amount allowed
each paper last year was 31,200. This
Rum goes a long way toward staving oil
want in a weekly newspaper oflliyj.
ALTHOUGH the city suffers very ma
terially from want of railway passenger
depot accommodations the city's dis
grace and loss is nothing compared with
that of the two companies especially in
terested. Thoollicers of both the Union
Pacific and 13. & M. are humiliated
every hour of t'uo day by the sorry spec
tacle which 'their ' 'obstinacy cuts at
Tenth and Mttsdfi streets. Nobody who
can avoid it w'Ul got on or olT trains at
this apology forti depot in Omaha.
A POLICY o"obstruction ( to the plans
for retrenchment in expenses and aboli
tion of unnecessary offices in the municipal
'
pal government jvil'l bo not only unpop
ular but unwise ; as some of the zealous
friends of applicants for positions will in
duo time certainly discover.
TIIK CentraJ''s heel , which is intended
to relieve the .JJigh school building of
the jrrado claesas/abould bo. located far
enough from both the Farnam and Webster -
stor schools' 'not , to , fnfringo upon terri
tory properly tributary to thorn.
THK blackboard space of the now
Kollom school building.- must bo phe
nomenally largo if it will require $1,700
to cover it with real slate , as is st'ated
by a representative of the Silicon Plus-
tor company.
KOLLKK OI.SKN has ideas of ,
his own about city bookkeeping and as
ho is responsible for the conduct of his
olllco , probably the proper thing is to
allow him to work out his own plans.
TIIK committees appointed to solicit
funds for the National Drill mooting
are exceptionally strong and they ought
to raise thu neudud guarantee within a
few hours.
I.lliit ItdlltllK Olfll I.HR.
KVliiim Pity Star.
Mr. Gormn'n stepped over to An.inpolis and
promotly re-elected Ultusolf to the United
StatcSjSonnto , returning to Washington with
the loss of ono day. A well gro.-nod machine
works smoothly.
A Kiitul Oh.lcrtlcin.
( Itiilic-Demiirntt.
The Dill for the lulmlsalon of Arizona as a
state would stuml n better chuuco of success
If tb.it territory could furnish a moro satis
factory nssuranoo of Its purpose to glvo
republican majorities in all important elec
tions.
An
Krw I'vrli H'orM.
The conduct of the comparatively inoxport-
oncod democratic brethren in Albany indi
cates that they labor under a misapprohon-
slon. They seem to fear Una soinobociy
questions tholr zeal , and to think that their
cluof duty Is to demonstrate ) Us existence by
maltluK themselves ridiculous.
A ( JiioilViuil for Oimy.
Quay Is a politician , and un uncommonly
smart ono. Ho has never claimed to bu a
sal ut , but it 1s most unust ] to make him tlio
scapegoat for every pvll and to cry welt
whun there is IIP. wolf in sight. It [ t about
time that the people of Pennsylvania should
use a llttlo common suiido about Quay. Ha
Is only a man , an'/Mo / has neither hoofs nor n
tall. If it is desirable to boat him , why beat
him , but lot us ham done with this niutl-
Tli < < Month and Mill ,
Hill is a hard tt.iflitoruml an export in polit
ical organization ' , 'lnit when wo examine Ins
record wo are Im Wssod not by the brilliancy
of his nolilovomo'n * so much as by the ut
terly unscrupuoti | methods which ho lias
adopted to attain his solllib ends , airi
dlHI ent InqulryMlsaloios the fact that the
"extent of his great work" Is rnuasurod by
the boundaries Q nia own state. Wo should
really like to knawi what Governor Hill has
accomplished that 'would ontltlo him to the
support of any democratic votur outsldo of
Now York stats. So far as wo are aware ho
has never rendered tbo national democracy ,
us such , the slight at aurvlco , and "tho ua-
turo and extent of- the great work which ho
has done , " ovifli la his own state , found Its
best Illustration in the "misadventure of
1SJ , " when by reason of his "jomothitie
oat of the ordinary Intellectual equipment"
ho saved Now York to himself and loit U to
tbo national democracy.
'I'lll' UMIII 111 l ll.
I'lilfuj't ' Titliune.
The quoitloa h whether lha republicans of
low.i will wntt for the domocrau to cot the
governor and both housoi of tro legislature
to settle this liuor ( | " ( Ui-Ulou , probably on a
low Hoi'iiso ba < U , or wliothor they will In no
U out of the arcutt of politic * boturo that time
oomov Meimirnhly this is a local matter
to bo iiotoriuliiCMl by the lown republicans
without ouuldo ndvice , but thn.r inu l not
IOSD slight of the fact that lha rntMibllcatin of
the United SUUi are InloroUntl In the tlilr-
tren doctoral votes of that nlato. Tlioy nro
| dmntm * Hint tlioy should not bo thrown
away In an uttompt to Itooo on the itniulo
books n law which cannot In onforcml anil
to prevent Its rc | > lnctinunt by ono which can
bo.
A Corn Colt I'lpn linlimlry ,
Lincoln . /omiiitl.
An Omaha newspaper MiKRiwtod tlio other
morning that Nebraska ought to olTor n
( inlcnillit Held for manufacture of coh pipe * .
On the day the MigKoMlon appeared
the moinbur.t of thoStalo Hoard of Agrlcul
turo In action In Lincoln were receiving
evidence * that thu Industry had u ready boon
established In the .shatto of pruimiu of piio | <
of thU description madi lint a few mlles from
thU city. The factory wa oUiiDllstiod luu
August nt ( Srconwood bv thu Nobrmua
Manufacturing cmnpuny. of which Dr. Tefti ,
formerly of Unco ) : : , is a inomocr. The com
pany umplovs nbont a 1)07.011 ) persons , and the
product l shipped to jobbing houses ull over
the west. Jt is understood to bo the most
nourishing little business in Nebraska The
orders huvo been coming In .so regularly that
an enlargement of the factory has been under
consideration for some time ? .
Singularly enough the very thing that
suggested the propriety of n cou-piptj factory
iii Nebraska to the Omaha Journalist the
abundancoof cobs-nrovcs of no advantage
whatever to the Greenwood factory. The
corn crown in this state runs so much to
grain and so little to e'ob Unit It has not .vet
been found possible to secure n local supply.
Largo cob * uro secured from Missouri , whuro
they are plentiful. They are shipped in by
the cur load , nnd the freight cuts very llttlo
llguro in the expanse of the factory. The
larmors of Cas county promise to raise
enough corn of the proper variety to make it
unnecessary to go outsldo of thn state for
raw material In the future.
The work of making thuso pipes Is largely
done by machinery. Thn cobs are first cut
into proper length's by buzz saws. An opera
tive tako-s raeh ploco and crowds It down
over a boring machine' that quickly outs out
the bowl. Then the turners toke thorn up ,
deftly slip them onto lathes making about
7.000 revolutions a minute , nnd trim them
with a few ejuick motions of tbej chisel. An
other man bores the holes for the stems , nnd
then the bowls go to ho varnished nnd fin
ished up to various degrees of elegance. The
stems nro cut to suitable lengths nnd polished -
ishod in lurio quantities In u revolving bar
rel. The work of finishing , libeling and
packing is done by boys.
It i.s a llttlo curious , uut it. Is said to be n
fact , that the trade eif the Uuiteil Suites is
supplied entirely by this factory in Orcem-
wood nnd two similar establishments In Mis-
souri. Indeed , it is not known that any cob-
pipe factories exist in any part of the world
outsldo these two states.
l'01'L'l..llt AS.S
Toledo Blade : "Elect .senators by direct
vote of the people. " is the battle-cry which
will sweep the country.
Des Moines Loader : There snoms to bo no
real danger to republican institutions in
volved in passing an amendment to the constitution
'
stitution providing for the election'of sena
tors by the people.
Now York Advertiser : If such a measure
could bo made retroactive und would in
continently "flro out , " ns wo say , a few ex
cessively opulent und unworthy gentlemen
who are already In the senate , it would bo a
flno thing. Still , It wojld bo a flno thing ,
anyhow.
Indianapolis Journal : It is by no means
certain that the election of senators by popu
lar vote would result either in elevating the
intellectual standard of the body or in doing
away wiUi fraud. In spite of election laws
there nro many ways iu which money can bo
corruptly used to procure onlco through
popular elections. It is quito ns easy to in
fluence primaries or buy up n nominating
convention ns it is to control a legislature.
Now York Hvenlng PostVo : hasten to
declare that this woula ho a great boon to
the citizens of thu states and to the people at
largo perhaps the greatest that has over
lieen'rendered by any constitutional amend
ment save tliat prohibiting slavery. It would
'
aim n well-nigh fatal blow nt the' Identifica
tion of state with federal party lines and
party organization which the fathers unwit
tingly ordained when they made the senate
the creature of the legislature.
New York World : The real objection to
the present method of election by tno legis
lature is that corporate and plutocratic inllu-
onccs too often prevail In fore-ing on the leg
islature a cHiidldato who could not he elected
bv a vote of the people , llut on the other
hand it is to bo noted that except in uncnu-
merateel or gerrymandered states the legis
lators represent the political preferences of
thu pooplo. and the proposed clmngo might
niorely transfer t'eio Hold of pernicious pluto-
cratlc In lluciie ) from the legislature to the
nominating convention.
Tt"A ti
N. O. I'lc.-iynnu : A bad tempered lawyer Is
liable to Ille : i cross suit.
nimlni ( in/otto : The spirit medium does
her lu-st In lie > ep
I'lilliulelphlu Ui-cord : Chloride of llmo In the
collar Is conducive Id hoiui ; , awuut homo. "
Yunkou Illiulo : Tom Are you and f.Uzlu
nngiiuod yet ?
.laelc Ne ) , but , he > r father swims to think we
ate. lie borrows monuy freim mo regul.irly.
Kale Klo'el's Washington : 'Tearful cold
you hive. : llllnks ? "
"Ye4 > . Uiiiiel id eel the earsl"
"llowV"
"lluel 11 scad ntixl to the * wleleleiw. "
"Why elldn'tyou ejh.niKU with the either fol-
lowV" ,
"Do'iody ' oelsethure.se ) I had to sld Id und. "
UOTII KejiiAii TO THK OCCASION ;
jVcir Yinkrin. .
' The ) bargain's Hindu ; yon want n llsi to seal
UV"
Shu siild , "hocansu you think in v lips so klss-
ublu.
I can not give a kiss but yem mav steal It :
reirsueh a thuft just now I thlnlc permissi
ble ) .
llestolnH. Thejii ho said : "If 1 did wronir
I'll give It b.ick : I elo not wish to rnu it. "
Shci thought u minute , maybe not r.s leing.
And answoroel : "Very well you'd hotter
dolt. "
_
Lloik Review : Husband What on ourth
diel you iTot tliat now KOWII for'/
Wife I ei.xpee-t ix now servant eflrl today.
nnd of courie. my dear , I must iccolvo hiir
properly.
Now York HcrMd : I.o Martin I hafu con-
soiumei hereealled /o lof.
Ueinel The lovei ?
l.o.M.irtin-Oul.
Bond Isn't Unit n nucitr name feir a uoup ?
I.ei Martin ' ml. It uuz for /eiman vat esuIn
boC at/u mime time.
Washlnslein Ktar : "You are A great orator ;
thuio Is no inlstiiklnt ! It , " .suit one congress
man in unoUicr "Hut yon put me lit mind of
u Krpiit innny railways. "
"liem'f"
"Vein are sadly In need of u terminal fn-
elllty. "
: A man In Kentucky linn just
found .1 huiivv potof golel. It Islikolv that he
lifted -t with three ) jicelii.
iM I'odt : 1'uvilmUts shonlil lemeni-
beir thill one nf the first thln.'s Adum did In
I'eleMi wns to atteimpt reform with bis nieiuth ,
Itoston .leiurnal : "Who lues the rlnht of way
tlm mm Kill na In eir the one coming out of a
eloor'Thu ono ' .tliei bus the most push.
lleix How Is your'unulu ? Is ho out eif eliin-
gor yet ?
( ! o\-No , Indeed. Oh , haven't you hearel the
nowsV Ho elled duy be-foro yestorelay.
MKTJN .W.m'lV.
llevifie ,
llulmd fou-bt. the iinlar bo.tr ,
And the ) lion In hU Inlr ,
lie h.eel moiiKiiyeditliKorlllasnn the shore *
eif lluiiKiioliii
With a hem constrictor big
He hael often diinced a Jig.
And ho kept a polled n.onsteiruf Ilia dreaded
n.inie eif l ! 11.1.
llu htiel ridden on tno lull
Of a north PaeMtlu wlnilei.
He'd attDiideiil sliurli reunleins off ( he coast of
MudriL'iiso.ir :
llu hue ! Illppi'd the ) heel ami too
U Itb un ei.opbunt e > r so.
And haelfouxlit a eleizon duels vflth tliQ eloop ;
and dimdiy lusuar.
Hut ho link blnisolf u wife )
In the ) very printout life ) .
And Mm sent him out for ribbons nnd loniu
things Unit he mlk'bl fetch bur ,
And liuntarlfel un u heip
To the ) \urv nrnrost shop ,
lieu In llfly mlmit's Inter bo wm bionght
homo em u strutcheir.
( ITIIKH /.I.V/M 77M.V
'Tho doRth of the el u 1(0' Of Clnronco nnd
Avomlalo will have no immediate ) practical
affect un thn succession to the crown of
( iroat Hrttnln nnd Ireland. The prlnco of
Wnloi , uxccpt for the ihoe-K which the death
of Ins oldest ton must cause , In no morn
Ilknly to die now than ut any time since his III-
HUSH of nearly aocornof years iigo. Ills second
on , Prlneei ( ieorgo of Wales , has Just ro-
rovoroil Irotti n serious attack of typhoid
fever ; he Is it sturdy .voting man , whose nut
eloor life ni an oftlcur netunlly In com in nml of
n Noaguing tmin of-wur probably has
ntrunglhoiioel hU constitution aud'alvon him
I n stronger hold on life than hislll-fatod older
hrottmr. The death of that older brother ,
I however , nmiios his marriage ) it political
I neep ) slty , nnel It in not Impossible tlml , ullblii
| a few months , his betrothal , porbnpj
i to an ICugilsh princess , may bo un-
iiounced. In cato of the death of I'rlnco
( ( Icorgu without Issue , tlio ducho.ss of Flfo ,
j oldest daughter of the prlnco of Wales ,
! would become hulress proiumptlvu In tin
'crown ' ; and It Is oonooivablo that such un
I event might strain tno loyalty nf the Urltlih
! people. Much dissatisfaction was expressed
| when , two yoari nud a half ago. tlio prince
of Wales'oldojt daughter marrioj the earl
( now duke ) of fife , lost the children of n
man not of royal birth should ruleover ( Iroat
lirltaiii. At the time It was suggested that
she should renounce her rights to tno throne ;
but no such remtinulatlon Is possible utielor
the net of settlement of 17eU , so that the
eluchoss'of b'lfo Is still In the line of succes
sion to the throne , as is also her baby daugh
ter , the Lady Alexandra Duff.
* *
The German emptro came of ago on the
18th Insttiut. On .January 18 , 1STI , William ,
king of Prussia , was formally crowned ( ! er-
tnau emperor at Versailles , umid the thunder
of the artillery reserve of the allied army be
sieging Paris.
Karlv' in the preceding November the
states of the south of Germany took stops
toward n closer military connection with
Prussia , the leading ono of the Gorman
states allied against Franco in the Franco-
Prussian war. Oti November : ) the > king nt
Havarla addressed un open circular letter to
the various Gorman governments , twenty-
seven in all , soliciting tholr views relative to
the election of William of Prussia ns sovereign
eign of Germany with the title of "German
omporor. " Answers were promptly received
from each itato mid were In the nfllrmn-
tivo. At that time the territory geographically
graphically designated as "Germany" in
cluded and consisted of two political combin
ations known as the north German and the
south Gorman confederations , the former
being under the leadership of Prussia nnd
having a liberal constitution. On learning
of the unanimous desire of the governments ,
ns expressed in the rcplloi of the Bavarian
circular , the Diet of the north Gorman con
federation made the alterations necessary in
the confederation's constitution that the con
federation might bo so changed in terms as
to become the "Gorman Empire. " The
states of tbo southern confederation were in
vitee ) to accept the rovisoei constitution , an
invitation which was accepted by all the
iluto councils except that of Bavaria. The
Keiclntag , or joint assembly of the combinIng -
Ing > states , voted to establish a political llc-
tlon , to the effect that the united Gorman
Empire should date its birth frow January 1 ,
1871 , and It tendered the imperial crown to
the king of Prussia , then in command of the
German troops before Purls , In defer
ence to Bavaria's tardiness William de
layed his formal written acceptance until
January 11 , when , without longer awaiting
intelligence from the Bavarian council , ho
addressed an open lotteir to the German
princes announcing his acceptance. The
coronation ceremonial was hold four days
later and on the 21st the Bavarian council
adopted the constitution. The war with
France having as one of its , results the an
nexation to Germauy of the rich provinces of
Alsace nnd Lorraine , those two districts
were , by an Imperial proclamation of Kaiser
Wilhelm , added to his realm as a "roich-
lar.d , " or imporiiil domain , Juno 9. 1871. The
Gorman empire of 18W consists of twei.ty-
six states and has a population of 43,000,000 ,
exclusive ) of eolouic.s. It has an- area , ex
clusive of colonies , of 211,170 sejuaro miles.
Few constitutional governments in the
world nro moro compact in government thnu
it. A century a-jo what was known as
"Germany , " or , moro properly and formally ,
"tho holy Roman empire , " was composed of
nearly 800 stntos , a motley of feudal
anachronisms ridiculed by Europe.
*
* *
The iloath of the khodlvo nnd the succes
sion of Abbas Pasha was nil occasion of
ominous possibilities. The w'nolo Egyptian
question could easily bavo boon ruoponcd
and the English protectorate attacked had
other inlliioncos controlled the sultan. No
doubt there were strong temptations for him
to ros ort tils sovereignty over Kgypt , nnel
In n Imlf-honrtcel , porfuuctory way bo WAS
urged to do so by the nnil-Kugllsh nnd
1'Vonch Inlluonces , No protest Against ttio
nppolnttnont of Abbott was strong enough to
disturb the .scrono nliteosnhero of Constant !
noplo , for none was Imokoel by bnvonol.s , The
active In Interests of
diplomacy tbo peace i
manifest in the ) ( Jhniloulno Incident tins not
been shown , for this Incident wns at tin time
.seriously tnreatonin/ The same roluctnncu
to cross thu elnngcr line wns shown nnel the
snmo caru nil the part of Franro to take no
stop which could not bo retraced. 1'
would have been , nnd limy bo Is now
( julto possible to bring on n tttnrrol | over Um
Morocco troubles ; btitsuuhnn event is tin
likely. If nny Kuropo.iu nation bad tutor
veiled between Mitloy Hassan and his re
belllous subjects , uuoei nny pretext whatever
over , tbo jealousy of the other * would have
been nt unco nixmsod , nnd trouble would
have ensued. ICnglntiil , v'rnnco anil Snaln
watch oooh other closely to too that neither
gains nny control of this sick man of Africa ,
nor lUtotnt'ts to sbure his possessions , nnd
neither Would penult such n procuoeling ou
the part of the other , If It could bu prevented
Atprese'nt nil these powers nro working
In harmony ; vessels belonging to Knglnnel ,
Franco , Spain nml Italy nro In the hnrbor of
Tangier , nml if It bo tiocossnry to land troops
to protect the city from the rebels they will
come from nil these ships. At present It
looks ns though the rebellion woeltel soon end ,
but whether It do or not its condition ! ) do * V
not menace Kuropeuti ponce.
# *
Hero nro two litttu anecdotes of Russian
govern mom In Poland : Not long ago General
Apukhtlno wns appointed government in
spector. -student went to ono of his roe-op
tlons nnel publli'ly .struck him. Thu next day
a well known physician , Dr. Nathnnson , sent
U * ) roubles to n local p.ipor to bo given to a
reformatory ns "a thank offering for noiiio
good news ho had received. " Ho wns soon
afterwards summoned before the police nnel
asked what was the good fortune which had
befallen him. Ho could not give n sattsfae1
tory answer , and that evening was Informed
that ho must remove to Vologda , in thu north
of Russia , and remain there for three voars
General Apukhtlno received n grand cordon
ns consolation for the insult ho had suffered ,
nnd an English clown , who wns plnyiug In
tlio circus , thought ho might make a hit out
of the circumstance. So , In the course of the
performance' , ho maltreated a brother clown
most grievously , nnd then ran out nud re
turned , bearing n decoration on n velvet
cushion , which ho presented to him. 1m
mediately on leaving Uio arena ho wns nr-
rostoa , but , on proviilg his natloiKtllty , wns
oscoitod over the frontier , while the proprietor
priotor was lined 50U roubles.
The women tvnrriors of Uahomoy are on
the warpath ngain. No nntlvo soldiers ot
Africa , except the Zulus In their palmy dayj ,
have often rivaled the ferocity of the trained
women regiments of the king of Dahomey.
In the battle twenty days ago before Kutonu ,
on the coast , S50 Dahomoan soldiers , ono in
eight of them wore loftdoad on the Hold after
two hours' fighting. From the fact thnt the
French loss was three killed nud ten
wounded , the fight wnb evidently like those
of two years ago , when the warriors charged
across the open upon the French works and
fell in heaps nt the very foot of tlio wooden
forts. Thn amnzons of Dahomey uro tuught
to scorn danger and to Ituow no pain. Tlio
military maneuvers which form a part of
tholr discipline nro anything bill child's play
According to Major Ellis , these women
scramble over heaps of thorny orushwood as
high us n house when they nro storming nil
imaginary town , nnel the first bloody horomo
to roach the other side is handsomely rewarded
warded by the king.
DID NOT KILL HIM.
An Oiiuelm .ManVlni U'us Not Srari'd by
Ciittln Knstloi'S.
On December 18 there was published In
Tun BKH nn interview with n Wyoming
stockman commending John Durbui , who , in
a lormor interview , bad talked very plainly
about the depredations of tbo cattle thieves
In Wyoming. This article was taken up by
the Buffalo Graphic , which devoted three
columns to the hunpingol abuse upon Durbln
nnd Mr. Fred G. S. Hesse , the paper charg
ing Mr. Hosso with being the author of the
interview.
Mr. Hosso was not the man interviewed by
TIIK BII : : . Ho was In Buffalo until the ovqii-
ing of Uccemuer 17 , the elate on which tno
article In eiuostion was written and could not
In nny WHY have known anything about It.
Omalm friends of Mr. Hasso state that the
Graphic peoolo know that Air. Hosso was in
Wyoming on December 17 , and that thu
abuse heaped upon him was tlio result of his
efforts to suppress the rustlers In Wyoming.
Mr. Hesse , thov state , was one of the prime )
movers In the light , ngainst the cattle ) thlovos
who declatod ho should not lenva thu country
nllvo. Hu did , however. nlUiough ho was
followed by some of the rustlers for some
distance alter leaving Buffalo.
& CO.
W. Cor. 15th and Doug'ai' '
Vou buy ttohontiiro nnil you Tiil&t II It nil rlht.
you li'iy of II , K * Ou , unit r u KNOW It l < nil rliut ,
Holding
Our Own
Goingtohav6agrcatsalcofpants
next Monday ; wear the old ones till then.
All kinds of pants
will be in this sale
and you k n ov
where our store
is. From-now till
Saturday 'night
we will endeavor
to entertain you
with our overcoat and suit bargains and
the great discount winter underwear sale.
We can't explain in cold type how well
we will serve you , but your price and our
price won't be far apart.
Browning , King&Co \ .
Open S.tliiriluy . nlisht till Itt nnrl