7 4. THE OMAHA DAILY KKi [ ! ; TUESDAY , JANUARY 26 , 1892.
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ClilM among South American nations
is very much like Mormons In a mountain
mining district. They have no friends
in the camp.
KHAIINKY wants a binding twine fac
tory. Kearney seems to got almost
everything who asks for and therefore
the public may expect to hear that the
twine factory has boon socurod.
SKNATOKiAf , funonvla como high.
Tlioy cost on un avoiMgo $2lonO ) otiuh.
If the grim reaper worn tv trillo moro
di8crlinlmitln.fr , however , the country
would cheerfully hour the o.xponsu.
A NKIIKASKA editor proposes to rend
a two-column poem at the mooting of
the 1'Mltorinl ' association tit Fremont
next wool : . It is safe to assume that the
nasooltitlon will not lot this Imppon
ngain.
LAND COMJUSSION'UU
recommends a brunch penitentiary nt
Louisville buctiuso there is u stonu
quarry thoro. Is a stone quarry essential -
sontial to the reformation of convicted
criminals':1 :
TIIK Nebraska militia need not Ho
uwnka nights for fear of being called out
to fight Chili. If wo are to have any
dilllculty with the poppcry people west
of the Andes it will bo settled by the
navy nnd not the army.
TIIK county commissioners should re
quire the county dork to comply with
law and keep check accounts with the
county treasurer , even if in doing so an
additional clerk shall bo needed in the
§ county clurk's ollico.
If HON. JoSKt'ii UOLMAN of Indiana an
nounces in an interview that in case tlio
nation's honor demands the chastisement
of Chili ho shall interpose no objection.
It Is now safe , therefore , to lot loose the
dogH of war. The watoh dogof the
treasury has agreed to stay iniuzled.
KANSAS CITY'S onlv consolation over
the loss of the national convention is
found in the hope that some of the
bright vermilion with which she
frescoed her resources and attractions
in the printed documents presented to
the commlttoomon may bring about the
saleof some of nor real estate.
JUSTIUH FIULD of the supreme court
has boon eligible for retirement since
1880. Although in robust health , ho Is
likely to ruiimin on the bench until his
health entirely breaks down or death
intervenes. Both Drndloy and Miller
could hnvo slopped down to private life
several years before tholr death , had
they so desired.
f'trm.s : forsnako bite when well shaken
before taken and swallowed In the good
old fashioned way have achieved consid
erable popularity in Kansas and Iowa.
The I'Ycnoh ' savant who injects his anti
dote with a hypodermic syrlngo under
the skin will barely bo able to secure a
profitable trade in his patent medicine
in the two states named. Simko bite to
bo offoclually and pleasantly cured re
quires n slclnfull of antidote.
TIIK Norfolk IVciofl cannot have road
THIS BBK carefully or It would not say
, , that this newspaper is loss enthusiastic
for Norfolk than Hastings In the matter
' of a federal appropriation for n federal
building. TIIK Bin : only roprota that
the prospect for both bills is discourag
ing. Very little can bo oxpootod of
MoKolglmn nnd a good deal loss of Kom.
Norfolk is important enough to bo entitled -
| titled to u good building and if a capa-
bio congressman wore on the lloor to
look after her interests she- would probably -
! ably bo successful. It is to bo hoped the
modi of her request will carry sumclont
weight to llout the measure in spite of u
dead weight against it.
Till ! question whether East Omaha
shall bo taxed iia n part ol Omaha or
Council Dlulls , or whether part of this
i strip of land shall be credited to the state
j of Iowa and another part to the stuto
' of Nebraska will como up for final argu
ment before the United States suproiuo
court during the present week. The
case us presented before the court by
attorneys for the Btutos nnd attorneys
for the Hast Omaha Land company is u
jug-hnndle affair. If woll-dolinod rumor
i is to bo credited the lawyers on both
, sides will stonr the arguments so ns to
bring about a decision that will run the
Btnto line through the mlddlo of the
i KastOmalm tract with that portion of
the tract that is now covered by the
* largest factories transposed into the
state of Iowa. On this point we may bo
misinformed , but wo rather think wo aiu
not. I
THKCHILIAN JSStY ; FVLLVSKT FORTH.
The people of the United States will
road with profound interest the message
of I'ccsldonl Harrison to congress , and
the correspondence Hint accompanies It ,
fully setting forth the nnturo of the dif
ficulty between this country and Chill.
The incssMgo is able , dlgnlllod and
patriotic. It discusses with judicial
force nnd clearness the numerous ques
tions involved in the controversy.
Without menace In spirit or language ,
the message llrinly states In unequivocal
terms the position of this government ,
maintains its justice , nnd Insists that
the duty of the nation to preserve
its honor nnd dignity nnd prostlgo re
quires that the demands of the govern
ment upon Chili should bu adhered to
and enforced. It is not to bo doubled
that the attitude and views of the presi
dent will bo approved by the American
people very generally when they shall
have acquainted themselves with the
olllnlal facts.
The president unqualifiedly approves
the course of Minister Kgun , and the
correspondence shows nothing to justify
u different estimate of his conduct. The
circumstances have boon such as to put
to the severest test the judgment and
discretion of any man , however well
trained In diplomatic duties , and it does
not appear that Mr. I2gm has from
llrst to last done anything to in the
slightest degree compromise or embar
rass lls | government. Regarding the
outrages upon the sailors of thu Ualti-
moro at Valparaiso , the president is un
able to find any evidence to shako the
conviction that the motive of the attack
was hostility to the government of the
United Slates. The assumption that
this government was unfriendly to the
revolutionists , whl.h : seemed to llnd
warrant In the action of the authorities
regarding the Itata , had engendered a
strong fooling of dislike for Americans
which found vent in the murderous as
sault upon the men who wore the uni
form of our navy. Thus the govern
ment of the United States , as the presi
dent very justly contends , was a partici
pant in the injury inllictod upjn its
sailors , so that the demand for redress
Is not loss for the vindication of the
nation than for justice to the men who
wore the victims of t.lio . country's
anomios.
The president argues strongly and
clearly regarding the international
rights involved , and plainly says that
the treatment of the situation by the
Chilian government , has not boon manly
or satisfactory , a statement which the
correspondence will fully boar out. As
to the duly of the government to give
protection to its citizens , olllcors , and the
humblest sailors in its service in foreign
lands , the president speaks in no uncer
tain language. While tbo United States
desires to maintain peaceful relations
with all other countries , tuid is disposed
to exorcise the greatest forbearance
toward weaker powers , it will protect
tboso who have u claim to its protection.
The matter is now in the hands of
congress , so far aa this government is
concerned. How it will eventuate a very
few days will probably determine. The
position of this government has boon
clearly dolined , and it is not to bo
doubted that it will ba adhered to.
Congress may give the Chilian govern
ment more time In which to determine
what it will do respecting ; our demands ,
but if further delay is allowed It will bo
brief , nnd if after all it shall bo found that
Chih prefers war congress will sustain
the administration to the furthest extent
necessary in prosecuting hostilities. "
This government has done only what its
solf-robpcct and its international rights
justify. The defense of its course is
complete. Its now for Chili to docitlo
what the result shall bo.
COXaitBSSMAN Ulll'AN'S HILLS.
THE BEB has boon favored by Con
gressman Bryan with copies of the sev
eral bills ho has introduced in the house
of representatives. Some of tboso meas
ures are commendable , while others are
fair subjects of criticism.
The bill to place lumber on the free
list will have the approval of men of all
parties in the west. The republicans of
Nebraska have favored free lumber for
yours nnd have so declared in their plat
forms. Mr. Bryan's measure provides
for the free admission of all grades of
rough lumber , such as now pay a duty
of $1 per 1,000 foot board measure. In
case of any foreign country imposing an
export duty on the articles , or olthor of
them , named in the bill , the lumber or
its products coming from such country
shall bo subject to duty as now provided
by law. The proposed legislation would
leave amply protected lumber upon
which much labor has boon expanded ,
while at the sumo tlmo effecting a very
material saving to the farmers of the
country , who use largo quantities of
lumber In building barns , sheds , etc.
The free lumber bill ought to rocolvo
the unanimous support of western repre
sentatives in congress.
Another bill of Mr. Bryan provides
for exempting from all customs duties
binding twine for binding grain made In
whole or in part from jute , hemp , sunu ,
manllla , sisal , or any other textile
grasses or Jlbrous vugotablo substances ,
when imported from foreign countries.
This Is a monsuro of doubtful oxpo-
dloncy. The manufacture of binding
twine from hemp is a growing Industry
in the United States , nnd unless it is
conclusively shown that the duty on
that article seriously oppresses the
farmer it would ho unwise to adopt a
policy that would bo fatal to the homo
industry. When the present tariff law
was under consideration the duty on
binding twine received pretty thorough
discussion , and the duty was materially
reduced from that imposed by the tarilf
act of 1681 ! . The manufacture of hemp
twine in this country affords a nmrhot
foif a product which ultimately may bo
mure profitable to our farmers than
would be the saving from a remission of
the duty , nnd competition in the munu-
faoturo will inevitably cheapen the ar
ticle.
Another of Mr. Bryan's bills provides
that whenever the law requires the pub
lication of notice of bale of coal or per
sonal property , undnr decree or order
of any United States court , such publi
cation shall bo made in some newspaper
of general circulation printed In the
county where the property is bltuatci' ,
or , if no pauor is published in such
county , then publication shall bo rondo
In the paper of general circulation pub
lished nearest to such county. This Is
very well ns far as It goes , but besides
publication in a paper of general circu
lation In the county where the property
Is located the notice of snlo should
appear in one or two papers of general
circulation in the state. If the publica
tion were confined to one county weekly
very fo v people who might bo willing to
purchase would sco the announcement ,
and the result would bo detrimental to
the owner of the property. A wider
publication than the bill of Mr. Bryan
provides isobvlously desirable. A fourth
bill introduced by that gentleman re
quires that nil property , real nnd per
sonal , sold under order or decree of tiny
United St.Ucs court , shall bo made at
the county seat of the county in which
such property Is situated , whenever
such property Is situated in an organ
ized county of any stale or territory.
Ono objection to this plan is that it
would involve Increased expanse , but
perhaps a moro Important objection is
the possible hardship to owners whore
personal property like horses nnd cattle
was sold. It would bo dlfUcult to got a
fair price for such properly at ninny of
the county seats In the western states
and territories.
Mr. Bryan has also introduced a joint
resolution proposing nn nmomlmont to
the constitution providing for the elec
tion of United States senators by a di
rect vote of the people of the several
states whenever they shall make provis
ion for sumo by statute or constitution.
TIIK Bun bollovos that senator' should
bo chosen by direct vote of the people ,
and this should bo general and uniform ,
so that a constitutional amendment
should make it compulsory on all the
states , instead of leaving it optional
with any state to adopt this method of
choosing senators. The constilutlon of
Nebraska , adopted seventeen years ago ,
provides that tbo electors may by ballot
express their preference for some per
son for the ollico of United Slates sena
tor , from which It will bu soon that Mr.
Bryan's proposition is not altogether
now or original.
A'KIIHASKA MANUFACTUltEHS.
The -sooner local manufacturers and
all others disabuse their minds of the
policy that the Manufacturers nnd Con
sumers Association or Nebraska is a
purely Omaha institution the sooner will
it bo possible to ofl'ec't.n state organiza
tion mutually advantageous to all con
cerned. Without homo patronage few
of our factories largo or small can hope
for a piolltablo oxistonco. Omaha man
ufacturers must have the Omaha and
Nebraska trade or they cannot compote
with the older establishments of the
cast.
llaoh local factory in the interior
should look to Omaha as a promising
market for its goods , because this city
is the natural distributing center of the
state , and because the Omaha demand
for most manufactured articles for homo
consumption is worth at least twice as
much as that of our western tributary
territory. Omaha contain ? about ono-
hovonth of tbo population of the
state , nnd ns its 140,000 people are
chiefly consumers she buys more in pro
portion than the same number of inhabi
tants in the state at largo.
The association is organized upon the
broad basis of "Nebraska first and the
world afterwards" and it should have tbo
enthusiastic assistance of all the manu
facturers of Nebraska. With 150 mem
bers already pledged to the movement
nnd 200 others at least entitled to mem
bership , the opportunity is now presented
sontod to the people of this state to
develop the manufacturing interests
such ns has never before boon offered.
Only by u compact union and intelligent ,
persistent effort can the people bo edu
cated to the importance of standing
together in commercial matters.
A strong association numbering from
800 to 400 members , represented in every
village and citv in the state by the
keenest and best business men , pledged
to help ouch other and preach the doc
trine of homo patronage , will not only
vastly increase the business of the pres
ent manufacturing firms , but bo a
stronger inducement than bonuses to
other manufacturers to locnto in
Nebraska. Wo nope to see the press of
the state aid the association in ox tend
ing its membership.
TJ/fi DRMANn l-'OIl KlftllEXCHMKXT.
It is to bo expected tliat ward politi
cians who look upon the city as a politi
cal alms-houso will cry out against
any effort to do away with needless offi
cials and to cut down salaries in the
municipal olllcos. . They ignore the fact
that the landslide of last November
which carried Mayor Bemis into ollico
by nearly 0,000 majority cannot DO at
tributed to tha efforts of men who nako
n living out of politics. On the contrary
it was a tidal wave In favor of radical
reform that swept the city in spite of
all political combines.
The only pledge on which Mayor
Bomls and the now councilmen wore
elected was that they would , run the
affairs of the city on business principles.
This pledge they are in honor bound to
fulfill in spite of all protests from par-
tlop who want to maintain the old spoils
system , by which a Jiordo of tax-caters
were fattening upon the city.
The ordinances now pending before
the council may clash with the personal
ambitions of olUcosookors and tholr
backers. But they are in accord with
the demands of the great mass of taxpaying -
paying oltizons. Nobody contends Hint
the city shall not pay lilornl wages to
Us employes in every department , but
there is no excuse for paying from $100
to $135 per month for clerks in city
olllcos who would bo only too glad to
take positions in any bank or business
house at from $00 to $80 n month.
There is no excuse for keeping a set of
Idlers on the city payroll because they
have rendered partisan services.
The cry that reduction of salaries
should begin at the top is misleading
The charter fixes iho salary of the
mayor , city attorney , assistant attorney ,
city prosecutor , treasurer , pollen juJgo ,
city clerk , comptroller , engineer , ns Ut-
tint engineer , building inspeclo- , bailer
inspector and city physician. The coaii-
oil cannot reduce the sularioi of HIOMI
olllcord , but it can and tliould aboll&h
slnecurcb and consolidate the minor
ollico ? whcrover a saving can bo effected
and the sorvltfj Improved. The co mcll
can and should -revise the salary list in
every dopartliidftt and equalize the pay
of employes nraortllng to tfiylr capacity ,
merit and cJ ) f ' of oorvlco. TMK HKI :
does not contend'that the Kdwards ordi
nances nro pcrfuct in all particular ? . U
Is for Iho council to revise them In a
businesslike rinh" practical manner.
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'
THOMAS L. KIMIJAU. , the diplomatic
president of tfitt'ljolon ' Depot company ,
makes a clovunoirgumont for his side of
the union depot controversy. This is
encouraging' ' . For several months the
depot company has hold iUself nloof nnd
declined to yield nn inch In Its position.
It 1ms insisted that Omaha Is wholly at
fault because the proper passenger
facilities are not provided. The interest
developed recently by Mr. Kimball
augurs well for the ontornrlso. If the
railroads got to the point where they
nro willing to discuss the matter with
the people the final solution of the ques
tion will bo loss dilllcult.
the useful lessons which the
dilllculty with Chili has taught , not the
least Important relates to the value of a
well organized national guard. There
are enrolled In the militia 110,000 men ,
nnd it is bolluvcd that one-third of these
would volunteer in case of a foreign war.
This would glvendrillodand disciplined
force larger than the regular army , and
in the event of a larger force being
needed would constitute the nucleus of a
splendid army. It is the wise policy of
the United States not to maintain a
largo standing army , and it Is therefore
well to hnvo a thoroughly organized
national guard.
IN fixing the wages of city employes
the council should regulate its scale by
the standard now paid for similar work
by builders , manufacturers , merchants ,
bankers and railway companies. The
'
Edwards ordinance fixes the wages of
plumbers to bo employed as assistants to
the plumbing inspector at 3 > : i iv day. A
first clnss plumber commands $4 a dny ,
and the city should employ only first
class workmen in all dopnrtmonts.
NEXT wool : Omaha will entertain the
annual convention of the Knights of
Labor of Nebraska. It goes without
saying that in u city where labor is so
well organized and contains so many
representative mon , the convention will
not only bo cdrulnlly welcomed but will
receive all tho' ' courtesies of the season
at the hands oMocnl organizations.
rates can do the
railroads no possible harm. They will
stimulate thegrowth of grain distrib
uting centers at Omaha and Lincoln.
The Nebraska railways should insist
upon this concession for the benefit of
Nebraska grain1 growers and grain
doalors. '
EVERY citizorf of Nebraska owes it to
the prosperity of the state to demand
from his retail' dealer Nebraska-raado
goods so long as quality and price are
equal. Wo must patronize homo in
dustry. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
THE manager of the Coliseum adver
tises "A Great Fake" for this week. Ho
will probably bo enjoined for infringe
ment by tbo Omaha fake factory before
the box oHlco is fairly open.
SOUTH OMAHA shows n gain of 81,000
bead in the number of hogs packed thus
far this season as compared with this
time one year ago. Kansas City shows
a gain of 42,000 only.
OMAHA is amply able to entertain the
people's independent party's national
convention and it only remains to bo
scod whether the necessary guarantee
fund can bo raised.
BiiYANof Nebraska is talking him
self back into the obscurity from which
ho accidentally emerged loss than a
year ago. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
( ilvn'iim Hope.
I'Mlnittliilita 1'rcss.
The spectacle of Now York's stolen sonata
majority running without ruloi in order to
pass violently partisan measures Is somo-
thinR that may not provo such a Joke In the
future. There U such a thin ; ; as Having too
much ropo.
Ought to Ho AVoll SiMsoncd.
Stinir CUu Jiiurnsl.
Wbon It comes to representing this coun
try in foreign courts no ono but a seasoned
American should bo selected. This is not
because newly naturalized citizens cannot bo
found who are able diplomats , but because
of tbo very nnturo and the obvious fitness of
things ,
Chicago IIIIIDO rncn Abroad.
SI. 1'iinl aioJic ,
The sublime "Innocence" of Chicago of any
doslro to cotnpoto for the location of the na
tional democratic convention is In the nature
of a fairy tale with which to beguile the
leisure hours of the marines. Too same work
done by Chicago lait Thursday would have
beaten Minneapolis out of the national re
publican convonjlpn.
A Sjllriiiit ) | | | Victory.
.Vdiuai/xjfto / Ttinrn.
The Gladstonliiilt gained a marvelous vic
tory yesterday Tn'tho election of n successor
to Lurd Hartlnglo'n in the Hossondalo con
stituency. Tbo Oladstoniun candidate was
elected by 1,200 majority. In 1880 Lord
Harllngton was'rftturnod by 1,400 majority.
The unionist defeat In Hossondulo U tbo
more slpnlllcan't' that Lord Hartlngton
was their loader ? 'find tils constituency was
supposed to bo 'ilia most loyal to the noble
lord's ' ideas in
a Snro Thing ,
lt Tribune.
According to csont appearances Hill wilt
have the Now' Voric delegation by a largo
majority , whether the state convention Is
held early or late. And what a comim.ntury
this is upon current dt-mocraoy ! Its most
Important division has fallen so low as to
favor for the lint ofltco wltbin thu gift of
the people a man whoso en r cor ideal dies
him with nothing which is not Inimical to
the public welfare. Thcro it no pront meas
ure of practical reform which irib uoen pre
sented since ho entered public 11 fo which
Hill has uot oppoiod. In fact , to DO precise ,
tie lias bioti a nubile nuisance. Nevurttiel ss ,
U is hU proud boast tunt bu can got ttiodolo-
rau-s for the presidency ,
Tin * JUIiilimr IliintfiV DriMiu
.Yfic 1'ort > S'nn.
Thu wit continue ) to roivaiM the
itK'ilj o'licrvullon of the political optimists ,
Many of thi'so cheerful way si do guldos nro
duclarlug that the western states furnish a
fruitful nnd promUtno opportunity for the
choice of the democratic candldiito for presi
dent. U U not nt nil impossible that the
deleijatin to the convention of 1893 may tnko
their candidate frotn ono of the western
stales. If they doti't , they are qulto cfrtnln
to choose from that roelon , ns In 1803 , 1SV3 ,
ISTil. ISM ) , 1SSI and 1SS3 , n candidate for vlco
president. Yet the fuel Is Unit , with the
exception of the popular nnd lamented Hen-
driclts , not ono of the wcMnrn vlco prcsi *
dentlnl oamlldatcH over Justified the expecta
tions of these who put them In iiomltmtloii.
Four of them lost tholr own states for the
electoral tleknt.VouM they hnvo douo
better as candidates for president !
( > o ns or in..icit < n > n i ; .
I'ullndolphln Record i UhlH has n popula
tion about us Inrgo MS that of the sliuo of
Ohio. Bravo though the Duckoyos undoubt
edly be , whnl chnuco would they hnvo In
lighting nit iho ether states in the Union (
Hnrlford Con ran t : Our Interesting Anglo-
Chilian contemporary , the Now Yorlt ICvun-
Ing 1'ost , Is published on the soil nnd under
the lltig of the United Stntus , nnd sometimes
describes Itself ns nn American newspaper ,
Sioux City Journal i If wo got Into a war
with Uhlll , or anv other country , thu dis
ability of ox-confudurutos to servo in the
United Slates nrmy will bo removed hi n
Jiffy. Then wo shall need "tho reb l yell" In
our business.
New York Tribune : The administration
Is harmonious , congress Is patriotic and the
people nro united In fuvor of n resolute for
eign policy in ilofonco of American rights.
Only it poor spirited mugwump hero nnd
tliero is rattled and silly.
Denver Sun : The Cblltnn matter hns had
nt least ono good olTcct. It hns given the
world a rooll/.lng sotiso of the greatness nnd
power of this country , nn-1 of the spirit of Its
jicoplo when tiroused. It hns furnished n
suggestion of what wo can do when wo
really try.
Kansas Ultv Star : If wo hnvo a war with
Chili It should bo with the umiorstmiding
Unit Chill Is to pay the expenses. The example
ample sut , by del-many after Uio wnr with
franco should bo followed. Ho who Rots
broken pajn. Chill made Peru pay , uml wn
should make Chill pay. If there Is to bo no
money in It there should be no wnr.
Urooklyu Kaglu ( dmn.Vonru ) : not pre
pared to a-.sumo without evidence , and
ucamst the record of a righteous 11 fo
which should bo held to make contrary evi
dence , that General Benjamin Harrison , the
dOMViutant of gallant soldiers , himself n
brave olllcor and a patriot of liberty nnd the
union , Is ready or desirous to plunge the
country which hns honored him with Its
hlijbist trust Into n needless , wicked mid un
just war , or into any war at nil with the
puruoso of effecting n partisan success
through bayonets , which could not bo won
by the polities of oenco and the debates of
freemen at , the polls.
Ilmisas City Journal : Americans will not
permit their Hag to be insulted. However
much wo of the United Stntos love gain ,
however much wo love prosperity , however
much wolovu peace , wo love country bettor.
sV'c love the honor of country bettor , wn love
that secure- and unshaken respect that comes
of rebuking insult bettor. Thousands of
men do not care for what Chill hns done , If
she will mnke reparation. Millions will re
sent the sneoritig taunt of iieplect on Chili's
part. If war should como Americans will bo
ready for it.
Mew York Sun : Wo faeliovo that the work
of the Navy department and of the War de
partment during the past six weeks is n mar
vel of administrative' energy and patriotic
vigilance. Some of our readers , perhaps ,
but certainly not nil , have an idea of what
has boon accomplished.
And yet it Is this very activity , not Invltmcr
a conllict , but following the lirst principles
of national prudence and the ordinary laws
of common sotiso , which furnishes the chief
ground of the mugwump nttnck on mon who
are doing their duty.
Consider two propositions :
If war is averted and the government of
Chill makes proper reparation for the Val
paraiso outr.ige , it will ba for no other rea
son than because wo wore ready.
If war came , and In spite of the warning
events of thn past ttiroo mouths this country
were not prepared to the best of Its nbllity
for the conlllcf , the mon whom the non-
Americans nro now criticising for dolnir their
duty would deserve to DO Impeached. They
would deserve to bo hanged.
Uo nhcud , servants of the people ! You are
right ; your work counts for peace , and the
country is with you.
Thn headline editor hus his own troubles , of
which the world Knows not. The other day In
Chlco , Ual. , a man named Aver/ was married
to Miss .Small , and the hendllnn man of the
Chronicle put ever the account thu heading ,
"Avery Small Wedding. " Hut one of tioo !
compositors who know It all sot U up , "A Very
Hmnll Woddlnc , " nnd the Riootn is now lookIng -
Ing for the editor with a Inrge-alzud club.
A Georgia editor who was challenged to fight
a duel , writes : "Tho business of the year hns
not bean such as to warrant us to proceed
further In the matter , but If our adversary
will furnish us to a free puss to thu dueling
gromidH and remunerate us for the tlmo last ,
we'll fight him. But handed If we'll walk
thorut"
Now York Sun : ' 'Now , Rastus , " said the
merchant , "ono more question before I em
ploy you. Do you drink ? "
"No , sail ! Nuvor , salt. Dai's my rule , sail. "
"Woll , I'm sorry. I was solus to ask you to
take a little "
"Marso llrowno. they ain't nobbur been no
rule 'thout exceptions. I excepts yo * inwlta-
tlon. sau. "
Life : Young Lawyer "I claim the rolcaso
if my client on the ground of Idiocy. Ho Is a
htupld fool , and Is not responsible for any act
ho may have committed. "
.fudge "Ho doesn't appear stupid to mo. "
I'rNonor ( Intnrruntlii ! ; ) "Your Honor , look
at thu lawyer I've hired. "
Cincinnati Commercial : "That song alwavs
moves mo , " Raid youn : ; Mr. Dolloy , as Miss
Amy rose from thu piano at 11 p. m.
"How jlail 1 am I hang It , " replied Amy with
a well-bred glance at the ulock.
AN El'ITAl'll.
lloro lies his head upon the lapof earth ,
A youth to fortune and to fame well known ,
Ho camu Into a million at his birth ,
Anil btounod to rest hero when It all A'as
blown ,
Puck : Oporatle Mnnagur I can't afford to
pay you ever JI7 n weuk and oxpunsas , and you
must permit mo to announce you us receiving
11.000 a nlvht. ;
Madame lll&hnoto Mnko It SIM and you may
announce mo at . ' ,000 a night.
Rochester 1'ost : I'apa V.'hni , Is the yaunv
man's bunlness , UlnruV
( Jlr.ra lie's mi actor , papa.
I'apa Have you given him any encouragement -
mont ?
( Jlara No , papa. I have repeatedly told
him that after our marriage ho cannot hope
to live with us.
I'OCTIir ANII IMIOSE ,
There' * a poem In every snowflake
That cuniut swlrllni : and llutlorlng down ,
Covering thu earth with whiteness ,
Iturylni ; country and town :
Hut when several trillions of them
1'llu up on your own sidewalk ,
And you have to gut out with a shovel ,
Poems are not what you talk ,
Huston Jester : Mis * Waldoula Iliibb-I
suppose , Mr , Sticker , that bclnv a ( Jblaago
mini , you are all wrapped up In the I'air.
Old Man htlcker ( with true western gal
lantry ) Lord , wouldn't lllkotobo !
Now York I'ross : "When I wnnt nwny , "
nald thu lotiirncd wnmlurort "llardhlt wns
or.izy over Miss leelv. ' 'did ho over got cored
of hN fancy for her ? " "Oh , yes : she married
him. "
Clnrk Hevlow : Ho That was u menu trlok
of llrown , Joiien & Co. , that largo dry xoodi
concern.
Sho-Wlmtdld they do ?
Uu-AdvorlUod "olrnulars glvon away to
day , " and all the women within ton mllm
went down to got ono. When they got tliure
thuy found the I'licularn were printed ones ,
und not ulouks.
.1 Muni WITHOUT < tft K ,
Chicago Trtlnmc.
John Knox was a man of wondrous mlgnt.
And bin words ran Inch and shrill.
1'or bold und stout was his t.plrlt bright ,
And strung was hU utalwart will.
Kinnought In vain his mind to chain ,
And that itlant bruin lo control.
Itui ii'iiixhl on ululn or htunny main
Uiiuld ilaiint that mighty aonl.
John would lt und High till morn I UK cold
Ilx xlilnlnu l.iiiiux nut , out ,
1'or tiioiijliti untold on his mind laid hold
An 11 roueht but puln and doubt.
Itut 'tht nt lust nn his lionl win cast ,
A way mnk piln uiul Mirrow :
IIUsiinlN a/ in u f Ir ni'lay ,
And I iiAi fui , i bru'lH tomorrow ,
WANT EVERYTHING IN SIGHT
Nebraska Involved in Another Law Suit
by the Erratic Missouri ,
IT IS A CASE OF UNUSUAL INTEREST
Ditlcotn County ( Mtlrrin llogln the Action ,
and Tliuy nro Ainlom tn Iliuu lh
Tltln of Siucr.il r.ntcrprlilug
Squatter * Annulled.
y , Nob. , Jan. 2. ) . [ Special to TIIR
BKK.I The orratlu Missouri rlvor has In
volved the stntu of Nebraska In nuollior liiw-
sult. Notice was served upon the members
of tha stale Board of Educational Lands and
Guilds today of a suit commenced by H. C ,
Palmer , John M. Mo.m and W. 11. Goodman
of Dakota county , und the case promises to
bo ono of unusual interest. It
is n case growing out of the
nccrollons of land to the Mehra'ka
stdo by the changes in the channel of the
Missouri rlvor. The plaintiffs own land In
section 'JO , township V'J , in Daitoln county.
Their lands nro situated between two bends
In the rlvur , mid slnco thu ofllclnl survey of
the lands in ISU ) the river has gradually re
ceded Item the two bends nnd now runs in
nearly n straight , line from west to east.
During this tlmo n largo body of lauds ,
amounting to about 5M ( ncrus , hus been added
to the lauds In question , ull by thu actions of
the waters ot the river. These lauds have
not been occupied by the parties to the bull ;
but n number of enterprising squatters have
taken possession and tmvo made a number of
improvements. Thu plaintiffs in the suit
nslc thu courts to oust the squatters und give
tliotn full ami undisturbed possession. They
base their truest , upon the ground that
when they received I he lltlu to thu school
lauds from thu state the boundaries extended
to Iho middle of the channel of the rlvor , nnd
they assert that as the rlvor recedes the
accretions naturally belong to them.
The lands in question tire located from one
and n half to four miles from Sioux City , und
are exceedingly valuable , not only for lurui
anil gardening purposes us well us for pro II I-
able situs for manufacturing industries.
They nro vuluod nt fiom J5U to $ . ' 00 per aero.
The state will sot up the dofcnsu that the
accretions to thu state by reason of Iho
changes in iho channel ot the Missouri river
uro either the property of the state or tbo
federal government , and that thu defendants
are entitled to only tha amount of laud deeded
to them originally.
Tobacco Culture In Nuhriiiliu.
Dlversillod Industry in Nebraska has re
ceived another impetus by tbo formation of
thn Nebraska Tobacco Growers association ,
articles of Incorporation being illed with the
sociotary of state today. Tbo object of the as
sociation , as stated In tbo articles of incorpora
tion , Is to promote discussion and disseminate
knowledge most useful to the growers and by
intelligent co-operation to foster und protect
the industry of tobacco crowing for tbo mu
tual beuclit of all concerned. The headquar
ters of the company will bo located in Schu v-
lor. The incorporate are N. W. Wells , C.
J. Phelps , HV. . Nietnan and others.
General Colby Is Heady.
Governor Thayer has received the follow
ing letter from General L. W. Colby , com
manding the Ii'irst brigade of the Nebraska
national guards , which lully explains itself :
"In view of the possibility of a war
between tbo Uuitod States and Chill
and the necessity In the event
thereof o ( a call upon the sev
eral states by the president for troops , I can
assure you ot the availability nnd ofllciency
of the First brigade of the Nebraska na
tional guard , under my command , for Imme
diate service. The olllccrs and mon of the
two infantry rogimcnts , the battery of artil
lery mid the troop of cavalry comprising tbo
First orlgndo can be depended upon oy you
for immediate survlco should the same bo
required. "
Tampered with thu HnlloU.
Some interesting facts In connection with
the Bnki'r-Wnito contest over the district
clerkship were developed today , Mr. Baker
was given a cerlilieato of election to the
ollico of cleric of the district court and Mr.
Waite , the defeated candidate , instituted n
coutest , alleging certain irregularities in the
manner of casting the votos. The
hearing for the contest was sot
for today. When the bahous cast
at the recent election were tatcon out of tbo
vaults for inspection it was discovered that
the Ballots for Uenton procinci were missing ,
together with some of tboso from Lancaster
township. In another vault were found the
ballots for the city precincts , with the ex
ception of A in the Second ward nnd A in the
Sixth ward. The ballots were in a state of
confusion.
The theory that the ballots have boon tam
pered with hns been advanced and tbo matter
is tbo single topic of conversation in oOicial
circles.
In Juilgo niimly'H Court.
City Attorney Scott this afternoon lllcd a
stipulation in tbo United States district
court in the case of Mrs. Snow vs the City of
Lincoln. By the terms of tbo stipulation the
city agreed not to appeal the case provided
Mrs. Snow would accept the sum of $ o,000
from the city in lieu of the 0,000 judgment
awarded her some weeks ago at Omaha. Tno
attorneys for the lady agreed to the terms of
the stipulation and tbo case thus comes to un
end.
end.Tho
The motion for a now trlul In the case of
D. S. Maltby vs the Modern Woodmen of
America was sustained , J mitre Dnndy hold
ing that ho had erred lu giving his instruc
tions to tbo jury at the former trial.
The case of Johnson Co. atrulnst Guild
& Co. was given to the jury this forenoon.
When court wns called this afternoon the
plaintiffs apnoarad by their attorneys and
asked that the case bo dismissed at their own
cost. They based tholr roquoit upon the
grounds that the suit was premature. The
case wns dismissed.
In Iho Sujiromn Court.
I. L. Bare nnd H. W. Hill , publishers of
tbo Tribune and Telegraph respectfully at
North Platte , came Into the supreme court
today and asked for a mandamus compelling
tbo county commissioners of Lincoln county
to award them tbo county printing , The
commissioner * bad advertised for bids and
the publishers of the two papers referred to
responded t'.v nutting the legal rates In two.
It scioins. that two of the county com
missioners aru independents , while the third
is not. Taking advantage of tholr
majority the two Independents rejected all
bids nnd awarded tha contract to tbo Judo-
pendent-Bra , a paper whoso bid was con
siderably higher , but whoso politics matched
with that of a majority of the board.
The case of the Omaha & Republican Val
ley Uailroad company against John N. Rich
ards was filed in tbo supreme court today.
It comes from Gngo county , and involves the
title to a city lot in Beatrice.
Another bulky case from Uotiglas county
was filed with the clerk ot the district court
today. It Is entitled A. A. Blckell vs yWnr-
ren Dutchor.
llurglril n I'liun Shop.
The pawn shop belonging to Samuel
Greenstone ut 1237 O street was entered by
burglars some time last night. Tbo thieves
effected nil entrance by prying open tbo buck
door and ns no ono slept In the shop thuy
were able to ransack iho shelves without
fear of molestation. Mr , Groonstono esti
mates his loss at * JOO , Iho goods carried
away consisting cblotly of clothing , revolvers
vers , gold and silver watches and jewelry.
There is no clue to the robbers. Inciden
tally It may ba remarked that this is tbo
third time that Mr. Greenstone's place of
business has been successfully burgled find
ho avers that the thing is getting monotou-
ous.
Another Myttortnu * DUnpptnrniiro ,
James Douphnrty , it Rrnln buyer , is missIng -
Ing , so Is n tnnm of horses nnrt n cutter belonging -
longing to Skinner's livery barn. Ono week
ago Dougharly cncngnd the team and itnrtod
out , ns ho claimed , on a grain buying trip.
lie has failed to show up nnd his' family U
not a llltlo alarmed over his continued nb
deuce. The liveryman does not fool alarmed
over his property but . ny , nil the same , that
ho would bo very glad to hnvo the mbslng
horsns bark In his barn. Thnprossnt woathof
is not conducive to good slclehlnp nnd Mr.
Dotigbnrty may hnvo found It rather hnnl
sledding.
OdiU .nnd ind : < ,
The property of the Lincoln Canning com
pany , consisting of tntlUnncn , nuchlnurv ,
and including the vlnognr works now in op'o-
ration , Is to bo sold at shorlft'f. sale Fobru *
nry : i.
The machinery nt the nowlv erected fac
tory of the Lincoln 1'alnt and Color com
pany was put In operation this afternoon.
Thu factory of this company wn completely
destroyed bv llro about six weeks ago , and
since that time a new throe-story building
hns been erected and an ontlra now plant of
machinery shipped hero from Chicago. The
ruins of tbo old factory nro still .smouldering ,
the largo quantities of unltit und oil do
st roved nt the tlmo of thu llro still furnishing
fuel for n sluw tiro.
The state convention of the Nebraska divi
sion of the Boys' and. Ulrls' National Homo
imil Kmployinunt association convenes In the
Young Men's Christian association nail to
morrow inornltur nt 0 o'elock. The conven
tion will continue two days.
Tim Youn ; Men's Kopiiblicau club will bo
gauucd for the campaign tomorrow ovou-
Ing. The meeting will be hold at room 13 In
m \coin FOH 'in : LAST TIM is.
Sanforu Tinnier , a Vlollni of Mnuy Sharpers ,
Dlc.s In M
LKA , Minn. , .Inn. i.1. ) . Snufoni Tan
ner , probably iho most eccentric character In
Minnesota , died hero last nlphr , lie owned
land nil ever southern Minnesota nnd north
ern town nnd died worth $300,000. Ho had no
relatives living In this state , but It Is stated
that ho has two cousins living near Pough-
kcopjle , N. V. Tniuior loft nearly $30,000 on
deposit In the banks of Austin nnd Albert
Lea. His name has boon In the papers fre
quently in the last dozen years , us ho has
been lloeced out of at least 10,000 by the
gold brick schoinn , ether coutldenco games
and outright robbery , The largest haul made
on him wns in the winter of 1&33 , when two
sharpers from Chicago put nlm in a sloiuh nt
Austin ostensibly to talto him to a party six
miles out in thu country. They drove twelve
miles into the forest , dumped the old man
out In the snow and then took n night train
buck to Austin , cashed their checks at the
opening of the bank , loft town and have
never slnco boon hoard from.
'Mnrdorrd Ills Snccthriirt.
PiTTswwo , Pa. , Jan. S5. The remains of
Martha James , ngod 19 , n domestic nt Ar
thur's hotel , were found about midnight near
the Plltsburg , MclCeosport & Yougluoghony
tracks on the South Side. The only mark
on her body wns on uply wound nt the base
of the brain. She was last seen alive with
her lover , Michael Friol , about nn hour before -
fore her body was discovered. Frlel has
been arrested , pending the coroner's investi
gation. He claims that they were walking
on the tracks and that she was struck by a
train. There ls no evidence oi tbo accident
on any oi the engines' , and the trainmen say A
tboy have no knowledge of bavin ; ? run the - t
young woman down. |
w d i
Fatal Knllroiul Wreck iu Kusg * . . * -
ST. PitTEiisnuKO , Jau. 23. In a collisioT * i
between two freight trains on tbo Klnjslv
Morschansk railway , several of the em
ployees wore killed and a number of others
Injured.
Thn Dark llornc Ahsurility.
St. Louts Ololif-Dfiniierat.
The notion that a deadlock will occur in
the republican national convention and that
a dark horse will carry oft the prize does not
rest on any basis of reason or logic. Sucli a
state of things presupposes either that Illume
and Harrison will divide up the convention
notweon them to nn approximately equal ex
tent , with two or three othnr aspirants liold-j
ing the balance of power , or that lilalno mav
withdraw from the race early enough boforj
thu convention moots to allow a sufllcicijf
number of delegates to gather around somf
other aspirant to make him a formidaU
rival to General Harrison. The first of thfl
contingencies seems scarcely probable ,
the second could hardly hive this offj
That is , Blaine may safely bo rolled on tq
out of tbo contest before the convention
.somblos , but that bis retirement will
some other tnau to the front who will bo able
to offer any serious opposition to the prosl- '
dent's ambition to bo bis own successor Is t (
the last degree improbable. Blaino's with
drawal from the race is reasonably certain. !
the only element of doubt in thu mutter bo
lug as to tbo tlmo when it will occur. More
over , it Is altogether safe to assume that
there Is an understanding of some .sort be
tween iho president und the secretary 10 this
effect , and that each is entirely salislled
with Iho situation.
What , republican , on Blulno's withdrawal
from the race , could develop enough btrcnglli
to make him a serious obstruction in llm
pathway of the pregnant in the convention'
Surely not Algor , or Hood , or Groshnm , or
Dopow. Sbormun Is nn impossibility nt this
late dny , and Edmunds , of course , is oil ! of
tha reckoning uud could not bo brought , into
it In anv contingency. Nor is this n good
year for Allison. The only man exclusive of
lilaino and Harrison whoso name lias boon
Boriotidly coupled with the nomination nt any
tlmo in the past twnlvo months is MclCmlny ,
and ho hns not been mentioned recently
Mcivln oy's tirno mav como , und probably
will come , but it will not come this year
This Is the situation ns It is vluwud by nnio
out of every ten intelligent persons In the
country. There will bo no long nnd exciting
contest In W.ti. No dark horse will secure
the prize this year us ho did In tbo demo
cratic convention of 18.VJ and in tbo re
publican convention of IKS'J , lilalno will retire
tire from the race before the convention us
somblos. Ills shattered health and tin )
physical attacks to which ho is subject In
moments ot great nervous strain will cniupol
him to withdraw. When this takes ptaco
HiirrUon will have as clear a field ns Lincoln
had ID 1801 or us Grant had In 1WS and INT'J
Doing 1'rottyVHI , Thuiik Vim.
Denver llcinilillcnn.
Evidently the Nebraska people nro not in
as bad u way as somu of them thought last
year , when they wniitud congrojs to appro- / *
prlato $1,000,000 for tholr relief , During tlio '
months of October , November and December
tno not reduction In farm mortgages in liuf
fiilo county was $ "M5fil7. Last year tl. No
urasku people lost heart too soon. It was mi
3xccllont thing for Nebraska that , congress
lid not appropriate the money asked for
Such an appropriation would have boon a
black eye to the state , and the bad rtputuimn
; hus acquired would have clung to It for
nany years , S U rollanco is u goal thing
Fur u atata at all times.
U'lilhi .Metal.
Senator Stanford und his followers think
m issue of $ lOO.UOO.OOJ of government notes I ;
lasod on farm mortgages would furni h n | (
ound circulating mouium. Then , what do
hey want with silver ! ,
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S , Gov't Report
bwder
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