Nebraska Newspapers

    Tin ? OMAHA DAILY 1JKE : WlnNKSDAY , TOOI3MUK11 7 , 1802 ,
11
'oil
lir
< !
be
Jont
nt
tl
01tl
tl1C
U
]
II
P
n
sib
I
ilI
1t
1n
i ;
ni nI I
i :
ti
1
1t 1
TUB DAILY BEE.
1. UnSKWATT.H , I'dUor.
1'Um.lKIini' KVKItY MOHN1NO.
OFFICIAL 1'APEH OF THE CITY.
TKH.MS OK M'llFClMITION.
Dnllyl'co ( without ? nmliiyi Ono Vcnr. . t BOO
Dnllvnnit Sunday , One Vt-nr in ( X )
Hlx Month " > 00
Thti'O Monti 2 fiO
finmliiv lire. Onc > VIMII- 2 ( > < )
fnluidnv lire , One Yciif 1 fit )
Weekly llro , Olio Vent 10(1 (
OITKT.S.
Oinnlin , Tlic Hcc Ittillillni. .
fonlh OiMiihn , corner N mill 2Gth Streets.
Council llhllK 12 I'eni I Slroel.
t'lilciicoOnice , 317 Cliiilnlicrnf Cniiiinnrrn.
"ViMv Ynik , Itixmis in , II anil 1" ) , Trlbuno
ItnimitiB.
WjishlilKton , 513 I'nurttTtitli Htroot.
All communications rrbitltn ; lo m-ws nml
pillliiclnl mntier should bo addressed to Ihr
Kdltotlal Drimtlmenl.
IIUSINKSS MTITKUS.
All IIIIMIII | .R letter * anil irmlltmirrs should ,
liuiiililic.sM'il leThe Iti-o rnbllxhlnj ; Company. '
Omnhn. lrifs ) : ( , i-hrrlis sitid iiostotlli-i ! orders ]
to bo nmilo payable- thr utdur of Iho com-
jinny.
TIIK niH PU11URH1NO COMPANY.
HWOUN STATK.MIv.NT OK C.IitUtll.ATION.
PtiilcMif M < 'brii- < l.'ii , I
( 'otiniynr liuiislns. |
( iriirpc II. 'IV-clMii'k , M'prt'tnry if ) Till' llr.r.
ViibtlsiiItiurninpniiy , ( toes Milenuily swear that
tlieiieniai cli-ciiliilnin of Tin : DAILY I IKK fur
the vrek ending December : ) , IH'J'J , uu.i us fol-
low.s :
Bnwliiy , November 27 20,0.10
Moiidriy. November 2H 2.1,034
Tni-Mliiy. November 'JU 23,005
"A'rdnr.sday. November 110 23HC > 9
Thinsdav. DIM iber 1 i > : i,8.V2
i'lldny , ( ( irembor 2 23,020
Bnuirclay , December 3 2-1,052
A \ c-riiK"1 a i , : ioj ;
( IKOUon II. TV.SOHUOIC.
Sworn tn hefnii ; inu nnd subscribed In my
presenre thlf Hid ilnv of December , 1H02 ,
[ Scall N. I' . I'Kll , , Notary Public.
AvrniRO fllreiibitlon lur Noveinlirr , ' ! ( ] , Ofil ) .
TIIK president's ino3Si ! < * o talcos up n
great dcil of space In this issue and all
otlior nu\v8 innttur is ncuossarily con-
do'isad.
Uo\V inueli lotif-or will the Street
Railway coininy ] ! bo permitted to re
tain their wooden poles on our principal
thoroujrhfiircs ?
. RAIMIOAD stocks are sonsitlvo. A
decision of thu United States Supreme
court unfavorable to the Illinois Central
i caused a declinein the stock of that
I corporation of fi } per cent in a few hours.
Tun American hog fools proud of the
high appreciation which has boon shown
him lately in the markets of the world.
And the caltunity farmer Is beginning
to fool that his condition is not entirely
hopeless.
TIIK polo milsuneu must bo abated.
There is no reason why our great thor-
onghftiros should bo disfigured and the
public safety bo endangered by thou
sands of unsightly poles and a network
of death-dealing wiros.
THE illness of Gun oral llosccrans has
lioeoino very critical and his domiao is
evidently quite near. Tills will bo sad
news to many old soldiers with whom
the name of Kosecrans meant very much
in respect and admiration.
WK KNKW it would hapnon. All the
South Carolina democratic newspapers
nro roundly abusing the state board of
canvassers for issuing a certificate of
election to that republican candidate for
congress who was only 2,000 votes ahead
of bis opponent. Thuso men are marked
; or life.
WH Aim ; ratified to learn by grapevine -
vine telegraph that Governor Boyd
favors nn extra session of congress if
Cleveland docs. What might happen
to the country if Cleveland should
favor an extra session and Boyd
Bhould oppose it is too awfully awful to
contemplate.
IT IS pleasant to observe that Mrs.
Clove-land has a good deal of inlluonco
over her husband. Ho had no sooner
nrrivod in Now York from his hunting
trip than she hustled him out of town to
got him away from the ollico-sookors.
Perhaps Mrs. Cleveland may provo to
lo ) of some practical use in tiio coming
administration.
VfK AUK paying about 3(10,000 ( a year
now for street lighting. That is equal
to 0 per cent on u million dollars. And
yet the city is not half lighted. Two
hundred nnd llfly thousand dollars would
build a magnificent oloctrio lighting
plant , with capacity enough to supply
every stroat corner in Omtilm with an
nrc lamp , bcsidos furnishing light
enough for private consumers to pay for
the co3t of maintenance.
TIIK ghost dancers and Pharisees at
Fremont nnd Lincoln have boon very
boisterous ana very 'insolent since the
election. Their scurrilous and indecent
illngs have boon passed by unnoticed so
far , partly because , in the language of
John .1. Ingnlls , political vermin of that
sort oan only bo got rid of with iv fine-
tooth comb , t\nd \ chiolly because Tmc BKK
cannot alTord to devote spuco to every
Boro-bickod cnnino thr.t yelps at the
moon from his konnul.
SOMK months ago the Board of Educa
tion ordered n stone walk put around
the High suhool ( 'rounds. It was a nec
essary improvement which should have
boon rondo years ago. Now the board
insists that the city shall pay the bill.
Those continual disputes between the
board nnd the council will finally vex
the people to the extent of forcing a
olmrtor provision that will for over put a
Eton to the nonsense. If the contractor
who laid the walk did his won : well , ho
is en titled to his pay.
THAT portion of the charter which
prohibits city olllolals nnd members of
the council from being directly or indi
rectly interested in any contract with
the city or for materials furnished the
city has boon systematically evaded.
One reason for this Is that the olllolala
guilty of Btioh misdemeanors can only bo
reached through Impeachment by the
council or by a court proceeding that
innkos conviction almost impossible.
Tlioro should bo some more direct
method of punishing such olTonscs and
removing oiTondors guilty of such prac-
ilcos. It shell Id also bd nmdo a misdemeanor
meaner for any city ollicinl or council
man to bo directly or indirectly Inter
ested in tv contract for work done by
frnnchlsod corporations , or for furnish
ing materials to them.
The Inftl nnnu il tnowago of IVosldont
Hiirrison inn , thoroughly practical doc
ument. U ilouls largely with facts nnd
statistics which show the material progress -
gross and prosperity of the country.
Having presented the evidences of the
nation's growth and of the row.ird.s of in
dustry the president observes lliafif any
nro discontented with their Htato hero ;
if any buliovo that the wnges or prices ,
the 10turn ? for liuncst toll , are inade
quate , they should not fall to remember
Hint there is no other country in the
world where the conditions that seem
to them hard would not bo accepted us
highly prosperous. " For the develop
ment of national wealth the president
believes the system of protection has
boon a mighty instrument as well as a
most powerful agency in protecting the
homes of our woruingmon from the in
vasion of want Ho does not argue for
a protective tariff , but accepting the re
sult of the last general election as hav
ing introduced a now policy he recom
mends that the whole subject of larilT
revision bo left to the incoming congress -
gross , a recommendation which it is as
sumed will bo approved by all republi
cans. "Tho friends of the protective
system , " says the president , "with undiminished -
diminished confidence in the principles
they bavo advocated , will await the re
sult ol the now experiment. "
Regarding the reciprocity agreements
that alfoct our trade with nearly a score
of countries , the president says that the
full benefits ol these arrangements can
not bo realized at once , but ho has no
doubt that if the policy can bj contin
ued in force and aided by the establish
ment of American steamship lines wo
shall within a short period secure fully
one-third of the total trade of the coun
tries of Central and South America ,
which now amounts to about $000,000,000
annually. No serious controversy no w
disturbs our relations with other na
tions. Regarding our relations with
Canada the president suggests that they
should bo radically revised if , as must
bo supposed , the political relations of
Canada and the disnosition of the Can
adian government are to remain un
changed. Referring to the privileges
on joyed by the Canadian railroads in
competition with our own lines of trans
portation for American business , the
president says it is time for us to con
sider whether , if the present state of
things and trend of things is to con
tinue , our interchanges upon lines of
land transportation should not bo put
upon ti different basis , and our entire in-
dupondanco of Canadian canals and of
the St. Lawrence as an outlet to the sea ,
scoured by the construction of an Ameri
can canal around the falls of Niagara
and the opening of shiu communication
between the great lakes and ono of our
seaport towns. ' 'Wo should withdraw , "
says the president , "tho support which
is given to the railroads and steamship
lines of Canada by a trafllc that properly
belongs to us , and no longer furnish the
earnings which lighten the otherwise
crushing weight of the enormous public
subsidies that have boon given to thorn. "
The views of the president on this matter -
tor , which is manifestly ono of great im
portance , will have many supporters re
gardless of party.
The president makes an earnest defense -
fenso of the Trcsisutiry department
against the many misleading statements
that have boon made regarding the
state of the public revenues , and says in
this connection that confidence in the
purpose and ability of the government
to maintain the parity of all our money
ihsuos , whether coin or paper , must re
main unshaken. In vio\7 of the fact
that the monetary conference is sitting
no recommendation is made as to silver
legislation. The expediency of restor
ing our merchant marino is earnestly
urged by the president , who says that
no subject more nearly touches the
power and prosperity of the country.
Unfortunately there is very little likoii-
hood that the incoming congress and
administration will bo disposed to adopt
a policy that would enable American
steamship lines to suiieoHsiully compete
with the liberally subsidized European
lines. The United States now has n
navy of which its citizens may bo proud ,
largely constructed under the present
administration. The president ex
presses the hope that the work will not
bo stayed , but there is small probability
thnt the navy will bo increased beyond
the vessels already ordered during the
next four/years. /
The provident expresses the opinion
that the whole suojoct of quarantine
regulations should bo taken into na
tional control and adequate power given
to the executive to protect the people
against plague invasions. IIo rouom-
nif'.nds further limitations upon Immi
gration. The message refers to the
evils of election methods and the neces
sity for legislation to correct thorn , and
concludes with the expression of a hope
that there will bo found in the work of
the administration "u duo sense of re
sponsibility and an earnest purpose to
maintain the national honor and to pro
mote the happiness and prosperity of all
our people. "
In discussing the question of railroad
fiiros to the World's fair the Now York
Mttil nnd flxprnii and the I'hiladolphia
/Yr.ss declare that a full trainloacl of
passengers can bo carried from Phila
delphia to Chicago at $1 a head , and
money can bo made by tlio operation.
The railroad companies intend to make
a slight reduction and the Unili-udd
Uuzctti , speaking for thorn , says that the
public may ho thankful that the rates
are not to bo raised instead of reduced.
This is undoubtedly truo. The public
may bo lhankfu'l for any concession
imido by corporation manngors who con-
tiol the avenues that lend to Chicago.
Putting aside the question us to
whether n railroad can profitably carry
passengers from Philadelphia to Chicago
cage at $1 each , it is certain that the
number of passengers carried would bo
vastly greater at one-third of the regu
lar ra'o ' than at the blight reduction now
contemplated , This principle holds
good to Home extent when applied to
ordinary travel , but applied to the exposition -
position travel it hns special force.
Many thous'tnds of people of limited
means would go to Chlcngo next year at
very low rates of transportation , while
anything like the ordinary rate will
simply provo prohibitory in their casn.
The rnllronds will cortnlnly do an enor
mous business during the pxposlllon ,
but In the nniura of things they would
rccolvo u much greater patronage if
they would bo content with n. smaller
margin of prollt , on each passenger * .
Railway rate mnitors should boar in
mind the ailago. "Don't bo a hog. "
OHOIIT// / - ' TIIK I'OSTAI , SIWICK.
There li no bettor ovldonco of the
ndvnnco of the country and of the gen
eral prosperity than that furnished by
the growth of the postal service. As
the president says In referring to the
workofthoPostolllcedopartmciil : "Now
ofllcos moan now hamlets and towns.
New routes mean the extension of our
border settlements , and Increased rove-
lines mean active commerce. " The facia
presented in t'-o ' annual report of the
postmaster goiioral are certainly of the
most gratifying character. The largo
increasj In the gross revenue of
the department for the year cov
ered by the report was unpre
cedented , and the s.uno Is true of some
of the other facts given. A largo re
duction was made in the ilcllcit and the
postmaster general says thnt for the Us-
rnl yonr ending .luno ! IO , ISill , the revenue -
nuo of tlie doptirtniPiit should show a
surplus of nearly $1,000.000.
Ono of the most interesting results of
the year is the success that has attended
the experiment with rural free deliv
ery. Contrary to general expectation a
dully villairo delivery has boon carried
on at a profit , thus vindicating the judg
ment of the postmaster general , who
maintained that such a delivery could
bo made at least self-sustaining. In view
of this success ho now urges that frco
delivery can bo extended further and
further nnd rightly says thnt this ought
to bo done whether it pays a profit tp
the department or not. Having demon
strated the feasibility of this policy the
people of the rural districts will not
patiently tolerate any neglect of their
claims to moro liberal consideration
from the postal department of the gov
ernment , and it is entirely safe to pro-
die ! ; that the plan inaugurated by this
administration for a better mail service
in the country districts will bo steadily
extended until every populous rural sec
tion will have a dally frco delivery.
The successful introduction of this re
form certainly reflects very great credit
upon the pr.iclioiil judgment of I'ost-
master General 'Wanamakor , who had
hard work to secure a small appropria
tion from the last congress in order to
enable him to try the experiment for
the reason that it was regarded with
general distrust.
The president does but simple justice
to the postmaster general when ho says
that the record of the department shows
most elllciont and progressive managc-
mon * . No branch of the public service
has been conducted on sounder business
principles , and the beneficial results
are seen in a general standard of
cfllcioncy never before attained. The
policy of the postmaster general has
been to encourage all connected with
the service to the best performance of
duty of which they wore capable by
rewarding fidelity , integrity and zeal ,
and it hns boon found a highly advan
tageous policy for botii the government
and the people , securing a service
which , it is safe to say , is in its en
tirety nowhere excelled. The recom
mendations of the postmaster general
for further improving the postal faorvico
are all of n practical character and
should rccolvo the considerate attention
of congress.
TO TillFAIIMRK. .
The top price of hogs at South Omaha
has reached SO , and the average price is
only 0 cents below that figure. The
farmer is not often offered so much
money for nis porkers as the price
usually fluctuates between $4 and S5 ,
though the tendency has lately boon up
ward. On July 25 , 18SS , the average
price paid In the South Omaha yards was
JO. 10 nnd on August 1 of the same year
it had advanced to an average of iJO.IJO ,
with JO.15 offered for choice nnimnls.
In Chicago the top pricoul that time was
J0.70 , and in September and October of
that year $0.1)0 ) was readied. The average -
ago of the Chicago market for the twelve
years from 1878 to JSSil inclusive , was
$5.15 , and the highest price was touched
in September , 18S2 , when ohoico hogs
brought $0.5. ! ! The prices at South
Omaha usually range a little below those
of Chicago , though the difference Is less
than the cost of transportation between
the two markets.
While these figures show that the
farmer has somotimcs received higher
prices for his hogs than those now
ofl'erod , they also show that t'io ' present
prices are upon the whole uncommonly
good. When pork reached its highest
price In IBSli corn wont as high as 815
conts. At the present price of corn the
six-dollar hog is an exceedingly profit
able animal to the farmer. Nearly all
of the thousands of porkers slaughtered
nt South Omaha are raised on the farms
of Nebraska , and it is needless to say
that they bring 11 great no.il of money
into the Btato. The industry is it grow
ing ono , and as it requires practically
no capital it oilers many Inducements to
the poorer class of farmers. I'ho greatly
increased demand for American pork in
Kurapo since the establishment of the
inspection system brought about a re
moval of the embargo , has wonderfully
improved the prospects of the hog
growers. There Is every reason to believe -
lievo that an active demand and good
prices will prevail In the future. lOvon
at prices much below $0 the business is
highly profitable to the farmer.
SV'.ITtt fl/M/.V
The first annual report of the Omaha
Grain Inspection department , covering
the porlod from September 2 , IS'.M ' , to
November ! H , 18i ! ) ; , shows that the now
law under which the systsm of grain in
spection was established under Htato
supervision is working satisfactorily.
Although there was a deficiency during
the cnrlior months , the syxloin has for
some mouths past proved moro than
self-supporting and n conbldurablo portion
tion of the deficiency has boon wiped
out. The workings of the Inspection
law have given excellent satisfaction to
the grain men in the nuln , though it
has some defeats which might bo reme
died. Tun attorney general has twice
boon culled upon to interpret certain
portions of il , and could doubtless polnl
out some ehnngo * that could profitably
bo made by the GSlitlattire.
If the prcsontMibVomont In balmlt of
n uniform nnl nlal inspection law
proves siiccossfill , lis doubttoss it will
ultimately , the existing Inspection Inws
of the various sllitoa will no longer bo
nparnlivo , but unl'iT then the Nebraska
law promises to bo'olToctlvo nnd satis
factory within 'lU' ' llmit.itlons. It is
open to the sannC/ibSoctlonthiit / is urged
against similar 'Vnws ' in other status ,
namely , thnt under5 its operations the
gr.iln men cannol'tto ' at all certain that
their inspection h'oro will bo the same
ns at the market to which tholr ship
ments are consigned. Only uniform In
spection under a national law can rem
edy this ovil.
MB liV.V/.V IX HOOD SK.INOA" .
The action taken by the Treasury de
partment in eo-oparatlon with the
United Stntos marine hospit'il service
to Insure the utmost precautions against
the introduction of cholera into this
country next .spring Is apparently wise
and ought to produce good results. Not
only will the pest bo fought at the quar
antine stations , but u corps of compe
tent physicians has boon sent to Europe
to survey the field nnd make prepara
tions for protective measures therb.
Ono of the physicians has been abroad
several weeks on this mission and the
others sailed a few days ago.Vhllo
tholr instructions from the department
are private it is known that their duties
will bo to investigate thoroughly cases of
spread of cholerathe sanitary conditions
of the various towns nnd cities which they
are to visit , and especially to note the
accommodations provided for emigrants
destined for the United States and tlto
precautions taken for their disinfection
nnd isolation. They will bo in communi
cation with American consuls , who are
instructed to co-onoralo with the phy
sicians in every way. They nro empow
ered to examine the cargoes of vessels
consigned to the United States and de
mand disinfection of vessels and freight
wherever they consider it necessary.
Whi'.o ' they have no authority to onforc.o
this it is probable that their w'shes will
bo generally complied with , for upon
their recommendations will depend in
great degree the detention of such ves
sels in quarantine at American ports.
It would seem as if much good might
bo accomplished by this commission of
medical men upon the lines laid down.
Thoj should be able to learn many facts
that will bo of great value to the au
thorities on this * sldo of the Atlantic
when the season fbricholorn importation
beginBy ! observing the failures and suc
cesses of cholera wars abroad , in coun
tries where the disease has its strongest
hold , they will be able to impart useful
information to the o in our own country
who will direct the defensive warfare
by which it is hoped that the plague
mny bo kept out. It is evident that the
government is determined not to bo
guilty of negligence in this matter and
if the dreaded disease gets into the
United States next , summer it will not
be because the campaign against it was
not begun it good sotifon.
THAT
The guaranty which the Fake Fwlory
offers to Omaha Honor dealers is a huge
joko. The J < \ 1 > \ guarantees to them
that it circulates more papers in Doug
las county than Tun Bun. '
Why did the owner of the Fukr Mill
fail to make good his boyus claim before
the police commission ? There was his
chance. IIo insisted on bunching his
entire job lot of f\ko ( editions morning ,
noon , afternoon , late afternoon , mid
night , back-and-front-yard and give
away circulation as against the bona
fide subscription list of TJIK EvixiNn :
BKE. IIo failed to match that paper
and was olllcially ruled out of the con
test.
test.Now
Now ho wants the liquor dealers to
violate the law and risk the rejection of
their applications for license. Does ho
pretend to guarantee thnt the police
board will grant the license in any cnso
where the applicant fails tocomply with
the law as regards advertising ? Not
much. Does his guaranty pretend to
make good the loss of dealers in case
their places of business are closed for
two wcoks while they are re-advertis
ing ? Not a bit of it.
His guaranty is nothing but a brazen
imposture. It is an atlompt to impose
on merchants who desire to advertise
their wares and make thorn believe that
the fake shoot really hns a respectable
circulation in Douglas county , when in
fact it has to bo bolstered up constantly
to keep the bottom from falling out of it.
THE Board of Education has decided
that night schools dhall bo established
in three of the publio school buildings
upon the condition that they bhali be
discontinued if the attendance docs not
exceed thirty pupils. Pupils under 10
years of ngo and those attending or able
to attend the day schools will not be ac
cepted , The object is to reach those
who have passed the ordinary school
ngo without having boon able to avail
themselves of educational advantages.
In every community there nro many
who como iindor this head nnd it has
boon found in other cities that the
night echools attract this class and that
they eagerly taUo'ndvantago , of the
privileges otTorud ( .them. . There are
hundreds of young men and women
in Omaha -ho' ' have had ta earn
their bread ov r , since they wore
old enough , and. who therefore
have been unabla-lo attend the day
schools. It is iHi'Uionongh that night
schools should ba' opened ; an olTort
should bo made to bring thorn to the
notice of those wbj npud the educational
advantages which.tuoy olfor. If this is
done the attendance ought to bo nearer
800 than thirty , and the night school
would then become a practical benefit
to the city.
IT SBKMS to bo pretty thoroughly
demonstrated by the trialb made at the
Nebraska Agricultural Experiment
station that the detassoling of corn
does not by any moans produce the
beneficial results o'nimod for it by the
theorists. In 18'Jl the experiment was
tried with-loss in Illinois and Ohio , and
with some reported gain in Now York
nnd Kansas. ThU year's trial on the
University farm in this state rodullod
in su h a decided lo that the theory
would seem to bo completely exploded.
The portions of the field In which the
tnssels were cut oft gnvo a far smaller
yield of good corn than the portions in
which the natural cour.so of things was
not Interfered with , while the waste of
labor In dotassulif.g amounted to1.2-J
per acre. The conclusion of Prof.
Ingorioll that "tho ilolassoltng of corn
seems to bo n positive detriment nnd
loss' * appears to bo justified. Nebraska
farmers will not bo likely to spend M.'J-V
on nn ao-o in removing the tnssals from
their corn. Nature usually takes pretty
good cure of her own.
TIIK more fact that several tivtoocd
men have recently been elected by the
people of Nebraska to olllces of trust
and responsibility do33 not necosarlly
abow that corrupt practices and dis
honest methods are ut a high premium
In this slate. Those election freaks
merely show thnt the people In a nn-
tionlil campaign year have their minds
ecu lured upo.i issues rather than men
nnd are willing for the sake of party
supremacy to overlook mottled records ,
bad habits and oven downright dis
honesty of candidates. It goes without
saying that 1SW ! and IS ! ) I will not bo n
repetition of 1802 In Nebraska and those
who sincerely desire the republican
party to regain lost ground will govern
themselves accordingly.
Tun opinion of Representative Can
non that the Fifty-third congress will
bo a do-nothing congress nnd thnt the
democrats will not ho able to ngreo
upon any sort of legislation is undoubt
edly correct. Questions of tariff and
linanco will split the warty hopelessly if
wo may judge by the wide dilloronco of
sentiment which prevails within the
organization in respect to thosn sub
jects. The statement of n certain demo
cratic congressman that the Chicago
platform was made to got in on nnd not
to stand on will probably be verified ,
tint the next congress will at least
nll'ord n great deal of entertainment to
the country.
THE president's message is as solid
and good as it is long. And that is say
ing a good donl.
Hope < ; llU ( lie lli.H/mi.
Acir I'ni/i / Ttlriuttin.
Scvpiit.v-i-isht democrats , il is stated , have
been killed since November S by explosions
in cclcbi-atincr their victory. At this rale
there will be hope for the republicans next
timo.
Census ill Sorelieiul < i.
Cliiciit/ii / Timrs.
There arc1 now Or.ll'.i poslolllccs. With
eleven candidates to the paslofllcc , tliis will
make 071.UN ) disappointed applicants who
will only forpive the administration in case
lliey can't catch it.
*
I'ulli ICoiiils l.ciid Tlicrc ,
( itolie-Dcinocrut.
Mr. Jay Gould's on-dual intention was to
bo a country editor , but ho finally selected
smother road by which to roach the immense
fortune which lie had in view from tlic be
ginning of his career.
' iirty [ rliicliile In n Xcilsla-ll.
Xfw roil ; Commercial.
The great Anu-ricau democratic policv is
to tax home products and bring in tliosu of
foreign countries free. Mexico has sul an
example by taxinir corn. It has not been the
policy of the republican party to iwo'iii/.o ;
Mexican financial and industrial systems as
models.
Xrte ) ' < ! ; Ti-Hiiinr.
American public opinion will not tolerate
the growth of a foreign influence on the
Isthmus of I'auama inimical to the suprem
acy oC American commercial anil political
interc-sts there. Franco should not need to
learn anew tlto lesson taught by the fall of
Maximilian
7.V .1 MKItlty r/
I'lillsnlelplila Hecoril : 1'resli
nioriilii' , Jtxfuc ; line day , ain't III Juilzu
e ; yoiii'.s Is $10.
.Twine : Kiclcutth Who aie yon .snee/.lir ' at ,
Skl < l < ls ( wllli repeated sternutatory nai-
oxy.siiih ) At clioo'r at ulioo !
Washington Star : The turkey Is not vnln ,
mil II may lie pardoned for showlim .some In
terest In liow It will bis dressed for Christmas.
Detroit I'ree 1'iess : Hoii I'ipi ; , what do sail
ors mean when they tall ; about sea-boa ill !
1'alher Ilnrd-tack and othur
food , 1
Somervllle Joutnal : .lust because a lawyer
can k'i't rich mlndinotli ; r people's business Is
no icasou why the aveiaire man should mind
anybody's business but his own.
Wnslilnlon ! 1'dst : "We've come to slay" is
( he iiKiItu of tlm now corset con color.
Indianapolis Journal : "I understand ( lint
all you billed on your liunl Inn nip was a pair
of trousers. "
"Well , they wei-u duel ; trousers , atiymiy. "
I'uck : Mr. Hall II. lioome Do you buy
your sausages by the pound , .Mrs. llanioae V
Mr" , llamonciVes ; wlivV
Mr. Hall II. Hiiiiiiie Noililii i only I would
humbly siinucsl that. In futuru you select a
buichei shop a Hide more remote from ( hat
inalllutlon.
- < J. -
.1 I'.tiit .trroit.\i\ :
.If. I'fdi in tlic Aruiiiitiiit.
Alas ! ( he world luis none awav ,
Since Cousin Mlllan cnlcrd college ,
I'or she has mown so Icai neil , I
Oft ( reinblnnt her wondioiis Knowledge ,
Whi'mt'cr I dare looo her now ,
She frowns lha ( I should so annoy her ,
Anil ( lieu proclaims , Mitb lofly brow ,
Her mission Is to be a laivyur.
I.lfn Klldes no more on gulden wlnxs ,
A sunny waif from Kl Dorado ;
I've learned how dim ( he poetsliiss.
That ciniiliiK sorrow casts Its shadow.
When liitd-frnltl lost Its spell ,
I felt some bidden nrlrf Impended ;
When she dcelliu.'d n caramel
1 knew my rosy dream hail ended.
Hbe paints no more on china plmpics.
With Huts that would bave cia/ed Murlllo ,
.Stiaiice hlidsthal never plumed Ihefr bucks
When Kallu-r Ninth braved the billow.
Her fancy limns , wllli bil hler brush ,
The splendid Irlumphs ( lint iinnll her ,
\Vhcn , In the court , a breathless liu-.li
( ilves lioinaxe to tlic quccu debater.
'TN sad to meet such criislilii ! * noes
I'lom eyes us blue iis Scottish heather ;
"I'N sad a maid with checks of rose
Should liim-his bran bound up In leather.
'Tlssad In licepoiie'r , passions pent.
Though Callus' arms Hie fair environ ;
Hut nor.se In have tier ciioiliix' ] Knit
Vt'liun one N fondly htcadilnx Hymn.
When Lillian's licensed al dm law
Her fame , be sure , will live fiuuvur ;
No barrl.sler will pick a lluw
In lo le MI extremely clever.
The hlicrin will fnr i-t Ids nap
To feast upon die lovely vision ,
And e'en ( he pld e ttltl set hi- rip
Al her and ill emu of love hl.lan. .
NATURAL FRUIT FLAVORS.
Vanilla Of perfect purity
Lemon Of great strength-
Oranffo Economy In tholr uso.
; delicately
and dellcioutly as the fresh
CAN'T ' 1IBLP THE DEMOCRATS
Nebraska Postmasters Not Permitted to
Dispose of Their Offices.
WHY SOME DESIRE TO RESIGN
Wniilil I'rrfi'r to Anlli lmtc | the Aotlmi of tlui
< : le\rliiiiil Ailiiilnlitrulloii Sier.il
Cafn In I'.ilnl-OllMM-\ViMli-
liiRlon .Sen o.
W.VSIIIXOTOX Hriii'xior : Mm : Unn. : )
Bin KoriiTKKNin STIIIIT. : : >
\V.\sitiMiroN , 1) . C. , Dec. (1. ( |
Since the twenl i-leclion anil the ilefeut of
the republican e.uuliilntes a disposition is
boiiiu shown by fourth-class postmasters in
certain western states , ttiul especially JCo-
bnisltn , to rosU-n front their oflli-es at this
thno n nil recoimm-ml the npnohilmcnt of
lU'inocralsns their successors. M'ho malls
niv beiiitf loaded with postmasters' resigna
tions. The Intention of the republicans in
teiulerliijj tbelr esij-uatinns Is In moat in
stances ( o anticipate the acllon of Hie demo
cratic administration to Install democratic
friends In Hie ofllce. M'he scheme will not
win.
win.This
This is arepublleau adinlnislralinn. Ne
braska's two senators are republicans and it
should not be presumed Hint they would ap-
IKiInt democrats or turn over the ofliccs to
men enlisted \\ilh the common political
enemy simply because republican onlee-
holders choose to request It. liepubllcau
Ikistumsters who bavo democratic friends
whom they would HUe as their successors
would do well to wait about three months
before rcsl nliiThe ) republicans at Over
toil , Dawsou county ; Potter , Cheyenne
county : Ilersehey , Lincoln county ; Almeria ,
1-rfiitpcounty ; Woodluku. t'lierrv county , and
YViiiictnh , Dawes county shoulrt advise sena
tor Mandorsnn as to their wishes In the se
lection of iiostmnstcrs and it would be well
for the republican coiiiinitteemen to make
recommendations as resignations of the pres
ent postmasters have been received.
Secretary's I'oil IT'S Keen mmciiiliit Ions.
Kecivtar.N Foster of the Treasury depart
ment , in his regular annual book of estimates - !
mates sent to congress today , recommends
appropriations as follows of interest to Tin :
llr.r. readers : Kor surve.xor Reneral's oftlec ,
Idaho , $ T.VHI. of which TiHKI ( is for clerk
hire , of which the secretary of the treasury
says : "There are now contracts outstand
ing and belli ! " e.\ecutcd in this ilistrit-1
iiinounliiiK to some S'll.OOO. All of these
contracts will be completed before the com
mencement of the llseal year , and the re
turns tiled in the surveyor general's olllee.
A very larjio portion of the olllee work on
tlio surveys embraced in the said eon-
tract iniisl of necessity lie performed
during tlio year for which this estimate
IssuhmlUcd , and withoul the appropriation
nsked. for preat injustice will be done Hie
United States deputy surveyors excctitinj ;
said contract , most of them bavinto bor
row money at a large rate of interest to
carry on their work , mine of which they ran
pay until the returns of surveys are worked
up in the surveyor general's olllee and ap
proved.
"An Inadequate appropriation for clerk hire
will likewise result in great delay in tiling
thu plats in the United States local land
ollices nnd consequent inconvenience to
settlers , many of who have been living for
years upon unsurvcyed lands , and no relief
can be given them unless the means are pro
vided for promplly disposing of Ihe returns
of the surveys embracing their claims. "
Smith lluliola ,
For the surveyor general's onice in South
Dakota , $11.IKK ) . Of this recommendation
the secretary says : "The estimate of * -.iiX ' ( ( )
for cleric biro is submitted as necessary for
the proper performance of the current olllcial
business and to bring up arreurs of work.
The surveyor general states as follows :
'Owing to appropriations heretofore made
being inadequate for necessary clerical
service the work of the ortlce is at present in
arrears as follows , namely : Proper filing and
indexing of circular papers relating to Indian
and military reservations and tlic proper
tiling and indexing of letters to this olllco
which have accumulated from the date of
its establishment to the present time ,
the present indexing being incom
plete and inconvenient ; proper Indexing
for convenient reference of the
record of tellers from this olllee ; proper an
notation of archives formerly of this olllee ,
recently surrendered to the surveyor gen
eral of North Dakota and to the state of Ne
braska ; proper indexing of Held notes of
surveys executed during the last three sea
sons amounting to over Ill.OlX ) miles , also of
Hold notes of a large mass of mineral sur
veys ; preparation of a new contract and in
dex diagram , the one prepared over twelve
years ago having become unserviceable ;
platting and transcribing Hold notes of sur-
vovs under appropriations of former years to
tlioniimtiiitofSIT.OOO. '
"As all tlio efforts of the clerical service
have been expended solely in expediting the
preparation and transmission of returns to
the general land olllee il has been impossible
to accord to the records the attention
proper for their conservation and
and ready reference. The possi
bility of loss of records in their
present detached and unimloxod condition is
a source of constant anxiety and the arrear
ages mentioned have operated and still
operate to seriously retard the proper func
tions of the olllee. "
\Vyoinlng Surveys.
For the survcjor general's ofliceWyoming ,
fSXM ( , nnd the secretary of tlio treasury add
the general statement "Tho istlitmto ft
f.'inoo for clerk hire is submitted nsneccMar , !
for the i > roior | transition of oflloo work In
connection xxitli the surveys retwned during
the fiscal year ending .lunc W , ISIM , nnd upon
survo.\s contracted for during the current
fiscal year , but which will not bo returned
In lime to Imvo the ofllco work performed -
formed jirlor to Iho close of the flseal
jo.ir. 'Hie surveyor general. n-ferrltiR
to the inideiiite : ( | : appnipriations for ilcrk
hire ilurlmr the p.isl three years states that
'dopullosof thisolllco are now In the lleld
engaged tiHiii | surveys aggregating fcSl.TOO ,
Ihe Hold notes of whieh will not iviuli till-
oftlco until after Ihe elose of Ihe Ilsonl year
and those notes , taken in eomtoetlon xvllli
the unfinished work iixm | notes already Illed ,
will sfcirt tills oftlco Into the nexl lineal vear
wllli n dotleleiio.v for elerk hire funds of not
less than $7.000. ' "
Kor iiuhlio buildings under course ef con
struetion , Sioux City , In. , fcs-.ooo , Sloua
Palls. S. 1) . . SVi.oot ) ; for continuing bulldlnjj
opera t ions nt Fort Crook , Neb . $ lf > o.ooo , fet
fuel , light. Janitor , ete. . In maintaining pulv
Ho buildings at Omaha , $ Ulifi. Houtrltv ,
$ ; r : > : Nebraska City. W.SA ) ; Coiiiii'll lUuiTs.
SI. ) : Fort IXidjre , $ .1l.-i ; Keokuk. fis. Slou
I'ViIls. ' S. 1) ) . , J.2.j'jj.
Promotion In tlm Sorxlre.
The vaeanoy caused hy the retireinent o {
( ieneral Duliarry leaves to the jnvsidont Iho
soleelliin of his successor. I'olnnol .1 P.
Hawkins of the commissary suhslstanoe do-
partinoni is a fonnldable candidate , enter-
Intjjis ho did the service In ISV,1. serving oil
the frontier till 1MU , xvhon , tmlil IMW , ho
porforinod the duties of coiumissar.v in the
Hold , holnj.rant's ( rhlof cotnniissttry In
l iVtlie was made it hrlnadlor general , and
leaving Ills well oivanl/.ed commissary do-
parlmeiit , he comnuMiciHl inviiiii'liif ; the col
ored troops. He received the brevets of
major , lieutenant-colonel , lirliradirr and ina-
jof-nenoral for disliupulslicd serxiros in the
Hold. While hy mvlilent of pii'inotlon ho
stands soi'ond in his corps , ho stands llrst by
two j ears'entry Into the sen Ice C5onei-.il
Hawkins Is xvell known in and out of the
service , and his selection by the president
\\otild bo a xvell deserved reward for merits
of over forty .sears , both In the line and staff ,
.MKrrlliiiU'iiils.
Senator Paddock Introduced bills to Increase -
crease the pension of Heiilnmln ! ' Cham
bers of Nlobrara and Winllold S. Kmitli of
Mills , Keyu Paha county , and crant an orig
inal pension to John D. Ixeller or Hiohlaiul ,
Neh.
Senator Kyle of South U.ikiv , today jiro.
sontod a lot of petitions fi-on f . of his
stateasldnn for the aipointmont | o a special
committee on tho. combine oxistinjr botxveon
the elevator men. millers and railroads In
Mlniieajiulls and SI. l-xntls for the purpose of
postponing action by coii'ross ( uivon the
\Vnshhurn-Ilatch anti-options bill It is evi
dent thai the farmers of the northwest are
laboring under Ihe impression thai there Is
: i conspiracy to defeat the anti-options hill ,
and that Uiey will seek it mil and expose It ,
and nn Impression prevails in congress Unit
Ihey may succeed.
There is iiniiueslioiinbly a piM : lohby hero
lo pro.vcnl the tlnal ndoption ol' this moamiro
and an iiivcsil aliun xvonld prubably break
it up.
Senator Paddock has recommended the
ai > pr > intniont of Miss Alice Momie.x us post
master at Urownvillo , Kemah.i eount.x , anil
M.j. \ . Uroxvn at Osborn , KronliorcountN I ,
M. Kliiursnlxvi1 was today appointed jvost-
master al ( Jresham , York eoniit.x , xiro S. K.
Khiidos. resigned , and .1. Roster at Orchard ,
Antelope cuiinty , vice \i. \ Daxis. resit-nod
Senator Paddock said to 'J'lir 15n ; corre.
spondenl this cxcnin ; ' of tinjuvaidenl's
me.sSiijie : "II is an Incoinpar.ibl.x able busi
ness statement eox-orlnir four of the trrealest
and mosl successful business .xo.irs known tu
tlio history of Kovernineiit.il administration
of this country from one of the ablest , if not
the very ablest , of all our presidents. "
Upon the recommendation of Senators j
Paddock and MandcrsonL lr. W A. C'lniJ-
nian of lasliii-.s ] ) has noon appoinled as a j
momborof Iho Hastings pension examining j
board. His npixmilnicnt was slroiifrly luuil J
hy a kir ( ; < % number of Iho members of the ]
Grandi Army of Ihe Republic and olhcr citi
zens , including Hon.V. . 1C. Ainlrexx-s , late I
candidate 1'or congress in the Fifth district. I
P S. II.
\\Yrf \ \ ant all nlqM
'Jill brand ilaytl/j/it / ,
Jlut we drink
drinkSULl'UOSMJX'K
SULl'UO-SMJX'K
Jn l/te morning.
When you wnko tip In ( lie morning with
a dry throat mid oflcnslro brcnlli , nothing
al'ords nucli prompt relief as n refreshing
aniictlzlng drluk of SULnio-SALiNB a
mild F.slinc aperient tuitl diuretic. U la
bottled only by the Ezceltlor Kprlmjt
Company al
( Excelsior Springs
Richardson Drug Co. , Agents , Oraalia , Neb
[ jii&fe-
* & CD.
ar Largest Marinf.teliirori . and Kutillurj
iif Uloibln In Uio World.
Heavy
Is the worl that applies best to ( hose greit over
coats that you'll need
yet and we're selling
now at low prices as
low as is consistent
with the g'ooj quality
and general up-to-date
style of all our suits
and overcoats. We
arc having quite a
run on those $5.00 3-piecu boy's suits and the $2.50 anJ
$3.50 hoy's overcoats. We get more for them usually ,
probably that causes the ran , but they arc elegant goods
and a bargain at a dollar or two more.
BrowningKing&Co
Our store closes iitB.IU p. in. , exeunt J'uluri \ . VJ . P\r ( i lii . & Dllllill'K V ,
. . 0. H.UH Uia IX
day * , wnon wo vluto at 10 p. in. | UUUolil5 i
'i