TUB OMA1TA. KHIfr rflJOKMBEtl loT 1802.
! TH E DAI L Y BlflE.
n. nosiav ATr.it , n ntor.
IJVKUY MOUNINQ.
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Pnnlli Otniilin , corner N liml 20tli Streets.
louncll Illurrs , 12 Pearl Street.
Clilcnpoonicp , 317 Uiamlirrof Oommerre.
Niw Yorl. , Kooins 13 , IV and 15 , Tribune
'n. 513 Pntirtponlli Street.
All rotamunlcntloii' ' relntlns to nnws nnil
pilllnilnlinnttpr should bo addressed to the
Kdllorlnl Kopirtntint.
i. loiters nml remittances should
1m nddrrxw d tnTlin Hco I'nlillshlnp Company ,
Oiimha. llruf Is checks and postolllco orders
lobemndep'ijabloto the order of tlio com-
jnny.
BHH runusinxc COMPANY.
BWOUN RTATIMINT : : or OIKCULATION.
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County of DoiiRlns , (
neoreo I ) T7. : liiick. nrrrotary of THE Ilr.n
I'nbltsiiliiff i oinpnii v , uoi'M Kolomnly swear Hint
llicnctuiirclrciilairoiiof TUP DAH.V IU.E for
1ho weak tnilliiK Decetnbor n , 180.J , was na fol-
JOWK :
HnndnyNnvemlior 27 SCO'IO
Mondiiy. Nmrtnlicr 'JH 23,031
Tnosdny. Ninembei i0 ! 21,00r )
\\cdncslny. NoMiiitKjr 30 21,809
riiuisduv , December 1 83,832
j'rldnv IctcinlHr ! 2 * * * * ifJ nfc ( ,
balurduy , Dcccmbei 3 24,502
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in Ohcnco this 3rd dnj of December , 1802.
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Clrnilatlon for Xotpiuliti , MO.OISIK
A A' I
Bcglnnhif , ' w ithncst Monday a very marked
Change will take place la the make-up nnd
contents ot TUB OMMH Kvr.Msn BFB Up
to this time the oXcnlng edition has icpro-
duccd thu bulk of the dispatches , local news
nnd all the edltoilals that appealed in the
morning edition , v 1th the later current news
ot the day and biief cditoiial comment on
local affairs.
llcicattcr the two editions will bn dis
tinctive in every i espect. The morning edi
tion , as heretofoie , willcont'iin the full As-
Boclated pi ess dispatches , Bcanctt cable-
prams , commcreiil news , political icvlcws ,
rorrespondenco , 1 itcst citj news and editor
ial discussion ot the issues of the day.
Tins B\IMNO Br.is will bo nude as much
ns possible an Omaha paper for the homo
nnd the family. While it will contain all
the latest news up to the hour of going to
press , the gcnetal new s w ill be boiled down ,
while local news w ill bo given gicatcr scope.
A largo portion of the p ipor will bo of a
literary character s hoi t stoiies , ciisp and
racy miscellany , depaitmcnts devoted to
pubjects of special Interest to women , applied
( science for mechanics , and matter relating
to workingmcn generally.
Thocditoiials in the osenhiT edition will
ho limited to topics of local interest , and
Volltlcal dismissions will bo excluded , ex
cepting in the midst of a campaign.
"
Ts'ow fcatuics will bo "introduced from time
to timothat will mike THE. LJVBMVO Bnu
jnoio popular than oscr. On the other hand
THE MOUNINO I5inwill i-emain as it is , the
greatest metropolitan daily westot Chicago
tills side of San Francisco.
Patrons of Tin : Brr. icslding in this city
will ( hid it to their advantage to take both
editions , which , including THE Suxuvr B in
will bo deliveicd by earlier at 25 cents a
week.
i
TUB Sp.inlsh cabinet is the most re
cently demolished piece of international
furniture.
THE trolley motor system ia not a ?
reliable in case of n storm as Kentucky
mule power.
THE whole population of Omnhi
Boom to have taken the populist mixxiii .
literally. They nro keeping in the middle
dlo of the roiid. *
GiwtOY took the oath of olHco at Now
York Tuesday , although ho does not
become mayor until January 1. Th
Tamraanv bird nlwnys gets after tin
diet of worms before sunrlso.
JOHN .1. iNGAT.i.b has started ever tin
country on a lecturing tour. IIo mlglit
as well have staid at homo , for whu
place in thl unlvorae needs lecturing-
much us Kansas' {
Tin : question of the chairmanship c
the republican national committee i
scarcely worth considering. No om
disputes Mr. Carter's claims to the pa
Bitlon uxcopt such political hoodooes u [
Clarkson.
OMAHA manngos to hold her own ii
the business columti of the country
Last wool ! lior total trade as shown b
the clearing house loports umountcd t
nn increuso of moio than 010 fourth ovc
the same week in 1892 , the oxtu
llguro of increase being 0.4 per cont.
THKY say that charity should begi
at homo. For the same loasoniti
naturally oxuootod that nn example c
tliorough cleanliness would bo sot L
the custodians of our public building
Tha approaches to our county coui
house nml the interior of that structur
nro sadly noploctod of late as rogart
rubbish and tilth.
HON. ! ' . M. CoitKKMv , atato senate
elect , proposoB to inlroduco u bill at tti
coming session of the legislature thu
will in liis opinion make future ta
Bhlrklng 0110 of the impossibilities Alt
Corroll'alntoiitiotiB in tills matter nro 1
bo commended , but later on ho wlllhav
a better conception of the enormity <
his BoU-lmpodod task.
THIS handful of "loading democrat , ;
who have formed thomsolvea into a si
loot committee whoso purpose it is t
dele out federal patronage had hottc
open up correspondence with Mr. (
Cleveland. Bofora this committee opoi
up iiolivo buslnoa * operations it wll
probably ba noccfsary to secure the c
oporatlon of that gontlonun.
Tm : big anovf storm caused n grt i
tloal of iii'ionvonlonco , but It also did :
great deal of good. Not n farmer
tlio state of Nebraska regretted U us I
* * * < tolled nt ehovollng' paths about 1
pramlBoa , K It. should remain on t
ground all winter It would bo u great n
vantnpo to next year's crops. And t
Btonn also did good by pioviding to
porary work for an ui my of unumploy
iiion Ip the cities mm villages. I ( w
all right.
or nfa
It the oflllmntes of tlio secretary ot the
treasury should bo roali/od the povorn-
ment would have no dlniculty in moot
ing its obligations for the ( Iscal years of
1893 and 18H For the former , nearly
half of which has expired , the estimated
rovetutoia in round figures $103,000,000
anil the eypnnditures 8101,000,030 , leav
ing' n surplus for the year of $2,000,000.
t-'or the fiscal year ending Juno 30 ,
1891 , It h estimated that the
rovonuoa will amount to $190,000-
000vhilo the estimated npproprU
ntion" , exclusive of sinking fund , nro
placed IU n Itttlo ever $117,000,000 , leav
ing ( in ostitnatud surplus of nearly
S3J.OOO,000. The cash Inltxnco above
gold tosorvo nt the close of the current
fiscal yonr is ux pooled to bo abou t $20,000-
000 , which , lidded to the above Mirplus ,
gives nn estimated uvnil.vblo bnliinco of
S .OOO.OOO on Juno 30 , 18M. ! Against
this nro accrued nnd ticernlng oblign-
tiotis nmottnlltig to 850,000,000 , vvhllo no
nucoiinl is tnkon of the requirements of
the slnkiiifr fund for 18' ' ) I. It is not
necessary , however , to consider that
fund , us the next congress will prob.v-
bly not c ire to make any provision
for it.
The etlmi\to3 of rovnnuo arc of course
btsod uon | ) ovhtlnjr conditions , and its
those will bo radically nUo'od by the
ne\t conirross through a chsvngo of pol
icy regarding the tun IT , little reliance
can bo placed upon the estimates for
the noKt ilsc.il year. As the secretary
of the treasury says , it is impossible
under the present , circunuliineoa to estimate -
mate the annual incouo with any
marked degree of accuracy. It is rea
sonably to bo expected that in view of
tarilT reductions there \ vllbo a falling
ofl in itnportjitions and a corresponding
decrease in the revenues , the extent of
which cannot bo measured until busi
ness can adjust itself to the now condi
tions. This may not take effect so soon
ns to mike any linpoitant dilToronco
with the revenue of the current liaoal
yea" , but It will inevitably bo
shown in the importations from
which the custom ! ) revenue for the fiscal
year ISO I will bo derived , and it is alto
gether probixblo that the estimated re
ceipts from customs for that , \ear of
$ 10,000.000 will no found considerably
too large. Indeed it is very likely that
th'uy will not exceed , if they do not fall
below , the customs receipts for the last
fiscal year , which were a little ever
5177,000,000. In that event the socro-
tniy of the tro.iMiry's estimated surplus
on Juno ! ! 0 , 1834 , would bo wipad out.
But this is not all. It is also estimated
that thoio will bo a considerable in-
cieaso in the receipts from internal rev
enue. This will depend upon the gen
eral prosperity , and If it does not im
prove , as there is no good reason to be
lieve it will , the result will inevitably
fall short of the estimate. The internal
revenue receipts for the last fiscal year
amounted to a little less than 5151,000-
000 , and tlio secretary of the treasury
estimates that for the fiscal year 1891
they will amount to 8175,000,000 , an in
crease in two j oars of $21,000,000. It
will not bo surprising if these figures
, nro found to bo too high by at least
$10,000,00(1. (
' 'A careful review of all the facts , "
sliys the secretary of the treasury , "fully
justifies the opinion that the largo increase -
1 crease of receipts ascribed to the mai-
volous piospoilty of the country under
tlio present roionuo system would , it
continued , enable the department dur
ing the "coming fiscal year to moot all
obligations without the slightest lin-
pairmorit of Its cash and thereafter con
: tinue to show a matariil improvement
in its condition. " Under the demand
of the country for a chungoof policy the
immediate future of the national treas
ury does not appear altogether encour
aging. The democtatic party will find
0 < when it takes ccntiol of .tho govorn-
0 ment , that it is , indeed , u condition and
not a theory that confronts it.
10 A DUTY OX SUGAR.
10t The democratic purpose to remove
it sugar from the free liht has taken form.
IS Congressman Hai tor of Ohio has intro
duced in the house of representatives u
bill to levy a uniform duty of half a ceni
of a pound on all grades of sugar importoi
is and to abolish the bounty on sugar o
domestic production , to take elTeci
o- February 1 , IS'JIJ. The total imnorta
o13
13 lion of pugar for the last fiscal year was
upward of 3,600,000,000 pounds , and It is
estimated that for the current fiscal yoai
tlio iaiuortallon will bo not less thar
4,000,000,000 pounds. A duty of half i
cent a pound on this amount wouli
to yield a revenue of $20,000,000. Thi
or bounty paid upon sugar produced In tin
et United States for the fiscal jear ondei 1
Juno 80 , 1802 , was $7il2,077.70 : , whiel
will bo somewhat increased for the our
y1 lent j car if the bounty is not abolished
' 8 It may bo estimated that tlio rovonm
° ' und the saving to the tioasuiy fron
kv the proposed legislation would nmoun
rs.rt ; to fiom $28,000,000 to $ . ' 50,000,000.
rt
This prooosltlon Is In accord with tin
ro revenue tarilT policy of the domocratii
party. What would bo its olToctV Ii
the first place It would stop the ilovot i
opmont of the sugar Industry in thl
country unless the states in which stiga
°
can bo succoossfully produced should pii ,
a bounty. In the second place it wonl
IX tuiibo an ndvanco in the price of suga
r' to two or tliroa times the amount of th
0
boitPly , for it must not bo supposed tha
voof the sugar trust would fall to itn
of
piovo to ttio fullest extent the o nP |
portunity this legislation would glv
It to augment its inooino. Tin
,3" the duly of half a cent a pound , whil
10to yielding $20,000,000 to tlio treasury woul
to take at loaHt $40,000,000 out of the pool
orG. ets of the conbutnors of sugar. In th
G. third place it would have a damngin
ins olToct upon our reciprocity agreomoni
111 with sugar-producing countt icn an
JO- might result in their abandonment
whereby we should lose a prnsent an
prospooti\o trade fur more valuable tlm
at the amount of the revenue derived fro
ltv the duty. "It would bo welcome leglsl
lu tion to the European countries that a
ho doing all they can to overturn our rot
hiB procity agicomonUuiid defeat thut polii
the for ijnlarglng our commerce.
nd- Notwithstanding these consideration
the it is undoubtedly the purpose of tl
un- democratic party to take sugar from tl
free list , and It may not atop r.t th !
vas Some of its organs nro suggesting that
duty should bo lovloo. upon colToo and to
The Unltod States will Import 800,000,000
pounds of cofToo thlflyoixr nnil probably
00,000,000 pounds of toa. A doino-
cratlo paper BUggoits that a duty
ot 2 cents a pound on the for
mer would yield 810,000,000 nml
6 cents a pound on the latter $4,600,000 ,
and it urges duties on sugar , coffee and *
tea for ono reason "that they would bo
purely fiscal , nnd could bo easily nnd
cheaply collected. " It is true thntthoso
would bo distinctively revenue duties ,
because wo do n ot produce colTco.or ton ,
nnd tno domestic production of sugar
supplies only the merest fraction of the
demand , but H is absurd to pretend that
there would bo no oppression in such n
direct tax upon the people. It would bean
an Infinitely greater hardship than the
tax on tin plate which the democratic
party has so persistently denounced.
Thoiolsno chnnco for such legisla
tion as Mr. llnrtor proposes by this con
gress. His bill may pass the house , but
it would certainly fall in the senate. It
is interesting only as showing the In
tentions nnd policy of the democratic
pirty , whicii moans to tax the Ameri
can people in older that the foreign
mnnufactuiors may enjoy a larger share
of the American market.
KBKDS Of' TilH ItKTAUi TllADK.
Omaha's wholesale doalot s nro moro
than satisfied with the heavy demands
upon thorn from every section tributary
to tills city. The retail trade Is much
bolter than it was a year ago but not all
that it should bo in a city of our popula
tion.
tion.What
What is needed most now Is , first , bet
tor country toads that will enable the
fai mors of Douglas , Sirpy , Washington
and Dodge counties to do tholr selling1
and buying in Omaha. Second , n sub
division of the farming lands and their
actual cultivation by truck gardeners
and farmers. Hundreds of thousands of
acres of land within : i radius of forty
miles owned by speculators still remain
unbtokon. Third , free wagon bridges
across tlio Wiss-ourl and Phitto rlveis.
Farmers in Pottawattnmio county.Iowa ,
and In Cass and Saunclora counties are
kept from trading in Omaha by reason
of heavy bridge tolls nnd poor bridge fa
cilities. If the Douglas street bridge wore
made a fiee wagon bridge by a payment
to the company of a bonus to cover tlicso
tolls tiavol and traffic between Council
BluITs and Oniiiha would bo doubled nnd
trebled. Lastly , Omaha needs moro
factories and mills that will glvo con
stant employment to working people at
fair wages.
The bulk of the retail trade comes
from the wage-earners. The rich are
very poor patrons of homo industry.
Most of them buy in Chicago and Now
York , oven when they can buy the same
aitides for lefas money in Omaha. In
fact , they prefer to pay two prices so
they can boast that their furniture ,
their brle-a-biac or their dresses and
clothing were purchased in tno fashion
contots of the country.
TJW ASSESSUJIXT or 1'iiopKnry.
At the last election a now lot of tax
assessors was put up. Among them r.ro
some good men , but others are men who
will bo slow to appreciate the responsi
bilities of the olllco. The law which
provides compensation for the services
of assessors does not show that degree of
liberality which attracts a high grade
of ability. Yet , in point of fact , the
o'lico ' is one of the most important within
the gift of the people.
The constitution of Nebraska contains
special instructions to assessors. It
tolls them that every person and cor-
poiation ahull pay a tax in proportion
to tlio value of his , her or its property
nnd fianchiaos. This provision , as Tin
13in has often shown , has been openly
disrogaidod by the assessors of this
, county. The most glaring instance of
this kind has bcnn In the assessment
-
upon the property of the Bolt Line rail
road , which ia said by its owners to be
woith $8,000,000 , while it has been 10-
turned by the assessors at less than
? 'J.(00. ' ( This is a rank injustice to the
great body ot freeholders who must paj
.
increased taxes to ma'co ' up the neces
sary fund for maintaining the state and
county government. The men wh <
most sutler bv this inon.ualty are those
who elected the assessors to office.
It ib important for assessors to bcai
in mind that very little property ii
legally exempt from taxation. Onlj
the property of the state , counties ani
municipal corporations and pi opart ;
used exclusively for agricultural am
hoi ticulturnl societies , for school , roljg
ious , cemetery and charitable purpose
CMI escape the assessor. There are in
stances in this county wliero the tiboyi
provisions iiovo boon evaded. The in
1c
tent of the law is that property exempted
empted shall bo used exclusively for tin
purposes sot forth. Where property
that is bringinir In a icntal to tin
owners has been exempted under tliusi
provisions it is in violation of the law
and such property should bo made t
share its equal burden with all otho
property. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
icn
n Tin : most practical way to remotl
_ the defects of the city hall elevator ito i
is
to take It down , cages , cables
frames and crobs-bars , und robuil
thu entire structure ftotn the foundr
Id t'on ' up. The sooner this is done th
ir boonur the city hall will bo supplio
10 with a bafo elevator Borvicc , The coi
it of reconstruction should of course L
n- borne by the pai lies responsible for I
P- When the council ascertains who the
are it will bj easy" enough to brin
us thorn to time. If it Ia the architect , Ii
le him pay for it ; If Itis Mr. Coots.hoshoiil
Idk pay for If if the Urano Elevator Compan
k- is responsible it should pay for It if the
lie hnvo all bungled they should nil shin
if , ' the expense in proportion to their co ;
its tribulton to the bungle.
nd
it , OUT of a total of 670 inmates of tl
nd slate industrial school at Kearney wl
an have boon dismissed since the instill
tn tlon was opened , 80 per cent , uccordir
In- to the report of the superintendent , a
ire conducting themselves in &uch a ma
cl nor as to reflect credit upon the scho <
cloy
oy The reform * of tocont years In tl
methods of industrial schools ha
ns , everywhere produced good results , at
ho the per contngo of disjhargod imnut
ho who do not return to evil ways
its. larger now than it was und
ta the prison pyetom that was prnotio
OJ. for many yoarj In the older slates. E
Inrgctl privileges , kindlier treatment
nnd the IntroduoJiau ot nn Industrial
system have doijo much to bring nbott t
this rosult. It tructlon in various
trndos nnd tho'oj iortunltlos for Its
practical nppllcqllon hnvo onnblod
many n boy to $ & out of the lnduslrlnl
school with n good start in the direction
best suited to his liis to 3 nnd abilities ,
nnd the gradual abandonment of the
prison Idea has removed much of the
stigma thnt formerly attached to the
industrial school bb'y when ho emerged
from his confinonio'Ht. ' The recommen
dation of the superintendent of the In
stitution nt Kearney that Improved
facilities bo provldod for the Industrial
department is in line with the progress
of the time nnd is supported by the les
sons of experience.
the Omaha horse
railway system In 1882 is not exactly
Hko superintending the Omaha motor
and cable system In 18i ! ) That fact is
cot tainly patent to the olllcors of the
street railway company. Half a do/.on
snow plow sand skids are insufficient Jor
cleaning the tracks within icnsonnblo
time after any sort , of a snow storm.
The company should not only take Im
mediate steps to Increase its equipment
for battling with snow drifts , but it
should also make provision for the mass
ing ot a largo force of snow shovolors on
nil its lines on a few hours notice. A
iccurroncoof Wednesday's and Thurs
day's blocKade would almost precipitate
a riot.
Now is a good time to do solnothlng
to help along the work of the Associated
Charities of Omaha S6voral appeals
have been made to the public by this
worthy organization and they have not
boon without effect , but the member
ship is only ttlout half as largo an is de
sired nnd the funds available for work
among the needy is thoioforo Inade
quate. The severe storm that has
heralded the winter should remlnu
charitable people of the poor. Much
suffering may bo prevented by liberal
aid of this society , the managers of
which will cheerfully perform the labor
required if they nro only provldod with
the means.
Tin : bogus medical college is an old
scheme for swindling people who are as
dishonest as the alleged institution itself.
A new ono has just come to light which
boars the dignified name of "National
University of the State of Illinois , " and
which advertises to soil degrees
nt very modol'tifp figures. The
institution appears1 to consist en
tirely of ono "man , and the
Iowa State Board of Medical Examiners
is after him. In .thpso days the legi
timate medical mqn are so jealous of the
good name of their prolession and keep
such a sharp lookout for impostors with
bogus credentials that it does not pay to
purchase the right to practice medicine.
Tun coal famine in northern Ne
braska , South Dakota and western Iowa
is attributed to the alleged fact that the
tallioads. In consequence of the recent
heavy pressure of freight traffic , have
been using the coal ordered by dealers.
There have neon other complaints of
this kind lately and there is doubtless
some truth in them. If the blizzard had
not blockaded the railroads they would
perhaps htuo dolnoied the coal ordoiod
by dealers in time to prevent a famine ,
but what light had they to confiscate it
at all ? It is not surprising that in some
localities the indignant clti7ons are
soiling the coal of the railroad com
panies.
THE sago of Arbor lodge would make
nn acceptable secretary of agriculture.
:
lift has ability enough to hold any cabi
net position , in which ho would do
credit to his state. But , alas ! for the
mistakes of the past Had not Mr. Mor
ton been so perniciously partisan at the
St. Louis convention in 1838 and again
ut the recent Chicago convention , ho
- might have been booked for u portfolio
in Grovor's c ibinot
Tin : Fifth Ward club has an intense
hankering to got up a sot of charter
amendments of Its own. This they have
a poi feet right to do. In ( act there is
no law , rule or regulation to prevent
any citl/on or taxpayer fiom getting
up a charter of his own and presenting
it to the Douglas county delegation in
the legislature.
Tin : Now Yoik JfcxM has hoisted the
name of Charles A. Dunn as its candi
date for the Now York sonatorship. No
s ; bettor choice could bo made , but the
io traditions of the Empire state ucmoC'
o racy are nil against tlio choice of a mar
1- of brains for any high position. It will
c10 bo Sheehau or Murphy , probably.
10
10y 1'oiir I.O'H liiri > lii >
10 tllobe-Dcmotrat.
The trust funds held by the govcinmen
iO for the various Indian allies a gic ate ovci
, fcJ-1,000,000 , which ceitainly does not shov
that the icd man has hccn Aery badlj
woistcd in real estate speculations ,
AVlll Duvlil lloShulMHl ?
iy , If Senator Hill accepts a position with !
is pi eminent Hfo or assurance company bo wil
assnio Mr. Clu'Neland < i gieat satisfaction
, Nothing would pleaserunnor moio than ti
Id sco Mr. Hill provided with a largo salary am
placed on a shelf In some Insurance company
At the same time wo undoistaml that Mr
10 Hill has not yet signed Ihu contract which 1
3d to give M ) much nlcusuta to Mr. < Jlool.uid. .
Honor to U llw'ni Honor In Due.
bo JVifiuclrlj'M'i ' JfwwiI.
It. Lot It ho sot down , to the cicdlt of Pohi
It.oy master General \VaiiUtuakor that his dopaii
oy incut of the govoitimcnt has been so m.u
T aged as to show oxeole ! > | tiesults , Tliora HI
o"t moiu postolllccs anil post routes , impiovc
set vice and u better financial showing tha
Id o\er bofoio. This copits from thuupplic ,
ny tlon of business moiluMU to a stiictly bus
ness , undertaking.J '
oy
rom Thu Nnxf/Htniatf.
m- Clilcnuu Tilliune ,
Although a month has gone by since clci
tlon day , the exact complexion of the no >
sen ito is undoteiuilned. The democrats co
ho tuiuly w 111 hao forty-ono momhei s , the i
ho publfeaiui thiitvnlno and the iiidopeinleni
thioo , ono of whom , Stewai t , is asot an ui
certain quantity. It is lmK | > salblo togh
np the ttolltks of the men who will bo chosen I
the Icgislutures of Kansas , U'iomliiK , Cal
ire
foriiia , Nebraska and Montana. It loo1.
vn- \erymuchatpu-aentua If thcio ml ht 1
vnol. . c'ontcstlnjr soiutora from Wyoming and ICai
ol..ho . If the democratiu
.ho say. so orindcpomlci
contestants ill bo pretty suio to bo seatei
LVO a both Pyllor and Kvlo wll | vote for the
nd as against any lopublican Thus it is le
Boiubly certain tli it the democrats anil lad
tos pemlenU united will luuo the contiol of tl
is senate , and can muko up its committees i
ler suit Ihcmseheb. If the independent b Btai
Itrm they can d | Ivo a goo 1 h irgaln , gottii
cd dfllc s fur their friends and ilrat-c.1'iss coi
In- in It teen for themselves.
AGENTS OF THE CZAR OBJECT
They Daclara Jnoob Gorhar's Story of Rus-
slftn Oruolty a Tfiko.
DO NOT THINK HE WAS IN SIBERIA
Tlirj nrolutUdedThit IlieOniihi Clt-
1/rn Conlil Not Iliur r.xpirlrnrril tlm
iirilililM | Thrlr Me\ >
of the Ciisct
nrnnvt'opTnr. Hr.n , )
fill ) Foi'iiTKiiNTit HTIIRPT , >
WvsuiMiTiiN' , D. U. , Dee. U J
Prlenils and enemies of the Russian gov-
eminent wlio are located in Washington
have commented good deal upon Tin : Ui.u's
account of the recent escape of .Jacob Oerber
fromSlbc'iii. and some of the foimer are In
clined to ho both lueieditions and Indignant.
The subject has been dlscusso I at the Hits-
shn legation , hut members of It refuse to
talk foi publication TUB Hii : : coitespoiid-
eiit today mot Cliarles Deam.nul.a tratlso Hits-
sl.m who Ins for miiuears held intimate
i elations w 1th the Hiibsl in Icg.ition , a ml w ho ,
It has frenticiitly been sild , was an agent of
the o/ir's gos eminent He Is an author of
savcral hooks upon Kn'ssi i , and although an
American uitl/on now , Is a lu.sal Hussian , and
has the eonlltlence of the Hnsslaii gosein-
mcnt's iepicsentatl\o In this country
Colonel Do.nintud said : "Yes I lead the
unrated by Mr Jacob Cei ! her of his
and escape fiom Sibeiia. The
Hussl in gos eminent needs no defense from
an humble Individual like myself , hat in all
sci iousnesb dues Gerber think that any one
will believe his stoi'i ot the Hussian go\em
inent banishing a man to Hlboi 11 for llftcoii
A ens without a cause or tiiilf Thcio is
something inexplicable in the storj Goiber
sass he was in tested ia Geiniany while at a
place of woishtp and without a tilal trans
ported to Slbeiii. Strange the Got man
authoiitlcs pel nutted him to bo aricsted on
Gorman soil h.Kusstm . oflicois. Such pi o-
feedings weie nesor known unless the
Hussian goser mnent established to the s ills-
faction of the German gosointnent at Boilin
bufoio his aiiest thatGeiher is a criminal
and not a political tiaiisgiossor I cannot
understand Mr. Gciber's case.
I'ccullni IV ituroH of the Case.
"I bop to remind him th.it a fifteen .scar's
sentence to Slheiia is unl.s gisen as the so-
veicst punishment to men coiuicted of bmg
larv , iotger.s. incendt.uisin , counterfeiting
and atccssinies to muidci orwhatmajbe
teimcd political , coupled with other cilines.
But his cbcape fiom bibciia is to me moio of.
a p.u.idox than his coiniction and tianspor-
tation to Sibeiia. Ho must have had WHIRS
to llj from llga to Yakut/k and from Ya
kutsk to Tomsk and from Tomsk to Omaha.
Mr Ueibci's gcogiapliic.il description of hi
( light proes to me that ho is either dcllcienl
in the irrojnaplik.il knowledge at Sibeiia 01
henesorssas theie. But what ismostsui-
piislng m his case , after bis sncessfnl ( light
from Russia he lost no time to get as fin
aw av as ho could. He sa.s t , he knew he w as
not sife until bo icaclied Ainci tea. Is it be
cause he knew there is no extradition treaty
between Hussla and the United States !
"If ho was simply an cbcaped politlea
prisoner fiom Hussia ho was safe in Austna ,
Germany , Hulland and in nngland. for those
countiics do not deliver up to Hussia or anj
other countr\ purely political prisoners But
thestorj of Mr. Geiber becomes moie un
likely to any one w ho is thoroughly coin cr
sant with Hnssia , its laws , habits and cus
toms , when ono leads bis naiiation of escape
in a'nobleman's ' diess and an ollleial poit
innntciu' The distinction in Hussia ir
dress , which is consideicd a 'nobleinan'b
diess'is the nulitar.x uniform womb\ mili
tary odlceis and civil olllciils , and none
others. If Geiber overwas tianspoited to
Sibeiu , for whatever ciime it uujht ; ha\c
been , lie must know that the regulations for
com lets theioaio to report daily or when
c\eriequiied to thoobio ] ) inspector of the
station. If ho did not , of course ho would he
missed , scaicb would bem.ulc , the Cossack
would scour the country.'iiid anything 1 iigot
than a triasbhopper would bo detected , am
neither tho'nobleman'b di ess' nor the 'ofll
ci.il' poitmanteau' would \\u\o \ \ sased him.
don't belies u.Jacob Gerber of Omaha c\c
did escape fiom Sibeiia. "
l.lltle Chaiun for I'rltato Kills.
There is much dissatisfaction among those
members of the house who luno in thoi
pockets public building bills and other loca
pihato measures At the-last session Mr
llolman , the chaiiman of the appiopuation
committee , succeeded in thwarting all efforts
forts for such legislation. Ho w as obej cd
because the mcmbcis believed it was neces
saij to keep down the appiopiiattons , hu
thcio was a geneial undeistanding tha
whether the dcmociats wcio successful ii
the elections or not the short session was to
bo exceedingly liberal in grants for publi
buildings and piivatobills ; but this morning
Mr. Holmin showed tntit ho w ill endeavor
to repeat the "economical" policy of the last
bessioti. Under the rules , Fiid.n isdesotod
to the consideration of piisato bills , but Mr.
llolman succeeded in has ing the customary
icsolution to niucecd to the piisato calendar
defeated. His action this inoining is Inter
preted to mean that thcio shall bo no public
building or piisato claims piosided for at
this session.
S 111 KcnrK.mlio tlui ComniliHlmi ,
Hcpicsentatiscs in cangross sxho aio dis-
satlslkd SMth .ludge Gicsham's leient de
cision that the railioad olllc-eis in intetstato
coimneite suits cannot be made to testify
against thomsclvus or their LOI potations , are
discussing the best methods for a leoiganu-
ing of the piesent Interstuto Commciio com-
inibsioii. Many of them fasor the complete
abolition of the picsent loinmission and tlio
oif-'ani/.atiou in its place of a couit lias ing
Jmihdietion only in lailioad cases , such as
the ( ouit of claims , which has Juiisdlction
only in the cases of claims against the United
States goseinment. It is conceded on oxeiy
hand , including oven the membeis of the
Intei'stato Commerce commission , that ic-
cent legal decisions have bo emasi ulated the
authoiityof the commission that It is at
present nothing moie than a meio mime
Senator Cullom , the author of the piescnt
law and chaiiman of the senate committee
on iuteistato commerce , t > a.ss that when his
bill to protect witnesses testifying befoie the
commission comes up bofoio the senate next
month ho hopes to amend it so that the com
mission will bo clothed with authoiityto
execute ltspurposcs Senator Cullom also
states that the decision of Judge Gicshitm
will lesult uufoi tunately for the lallrouds ,
as its swooping ehaiaeter will necessitate
The Nicest and
Is lost Natural
t- The finest , purest , strongest
tt
tIl - and best flavors for cakes ,
Il
Ilio puddings , pastry , etc. , are Dr.
3d
III Trice's Delicious Flavoring
IIIa
asi. - . Extracts. In this age of
adulteration , consumers owe
it to themselves to patroni/e
manufacturers who have an
established reputation for
placing in the market pure
articles. Dr. Price's Extracts
for purity have the endorse
ments of the leading chemists
of this country. They are
used by the United States
Government. The best ho
tels and restaurants use them ,
The largest and finest grocers
sell them , and they are des
tined to take the place of all
the etinclmcnt of moro tlrnotlc la upon the
subject of Interstate commerce'
Of Intrrrit In Army r
There | < i n hill now before the hotiio com *
inlltco nn mllttan nfTaln Introduced hv
.lohnson of Ohio which will \x \ > of Intereit to
all oliMoldler * It titwlilei that nil oftlcoM
and enlisted men of the United States nnm
Iwlow the prado of major pencral Mho thnll
linxc iur\pd In the \\\v for the sut'i'e4 ) | < I > lou
of Ilio rebellion and \\lio Miall haui attained
thirty ; Ncars or moro of full h ful icnlro ihnll
upon thulroun application ho retired front
aetUo scnlco with ono additional pratlo
almvo the actual ono held at date of such re--
tlremeiit , proUded that HOI grant majors ,
all noncommissioned ofllccii , Mpnal corps
leifjcants , tepimenlal citt.uterniaster ser-
ireants. chief miislciani and llrst seiKcants
he graded as second lieutenants not mounted
and that application for letliomont under
the proiwsed net shall bo made \ \ Ithin three
j ears.
AVeMcrn I'rliHloni.
The following western pensions granted
are ioi > orled by Tun Urn and IXamlner
IJureau of Claims
Nobiaslw Oi Initial -Sinuiel 1 > . ITollo-
way , .John Alevander , John A. Handolph ,
.lames M Young , .lames V Clailsoii. ; Ad
ditional .lolni M .laeltsou , lUtgcno A.
lllodgett , .loioph 1'olloclc , Joseph W IVrdtte ,
Willmin A. Kills , Ili-nrj AV Applegnrtli
Incie iso John K Sank Oiiulnnl widows ,
etc nion h. Mooi-e , minor of Henry B
Host
Oilglnal Abner A. 1'inersoii , Albeit
Chase , Justin A AVIlcox. Joseph Staker ,
\Vllllam C ! Khmex , 1/evl U Powler. Da\id
Moodj Additional --Alaia oii Coltiln , Ixnl
lla.U's. 'iliomas A Uhthe. John Mltchel-
tiee , Duncan Clailc , Mo-tes Oleison He-
issue .John Johnson Original widows ,
etc. Jane A Cotnlsh ( mother )
Original -.Jacob H Ilursh. John W Jacobs-
moier , Poiry Unieo , Willlnn I ) . Sutton ,
Oeoige S Ui.iff , Chailes H 1'ottor.Villliim
Mock Additional .lames D .Smith , Ira M
Halj , Wllll un H llo\er , Jacob Stelntnan
Inci ease -Joseph IJirber , John II Castcel ,
John 12 Pi lie , Daniel Steovesin. Israel C
Tobias Ueisstio John r Stowanl Original
widows , etc M.uetta Hlols
Oilglnal Ihieas W Smith , John n
WemerVilll.ini J. IJingess , AURiistus \ ender
dor Wense , CJeoigo Shtiss , Jacob H.
Slothowcr , llenr.x .1. Ostrom , ( ieoigo V/
Hoblnson , Albei t Johnson Additional John
A. lirown , John " \V. K\ans Increase Abel
S rennell Helsstio AVllhelm I'ectrtto.
Oilglnal widows Marv 13 Uutler. Maiy J.
Koboits , L Annette Wilson , Uivella Wake-
Held.
Iowa1 Oiljrinal Alphtts V Hall , Joaehlin
Put/er , Chules T Shaffer , Columbus Ulch-
ardson Charles J Hawkins , James C. Han
nah. John J Mottoiu , Joseph 1C Tucker.
Additional Thomas T Stiadloy , George H.
Stuphcnson , Will ! un Ciaw foul , James Uus-
sell , GeoigoV Uates , James \V Cunnclls ,
Jacob Kimble , Xonnan Nunuin , Daniel B
AV\att. Jnei ease Henry llunce. Geoigo
Honman William II Yaij.Mi. James l.itch-
Jleld Koissue Kdninnd C.unoCahin V
Jones liclssuo and inciease 1'hotn.is Ulg-
gctt. Oilpmal widows , etcMtuy AVhlta-
ker , Marv C Agaid , Adalino H Albix ) Mies ,
Hai hoi Conner ( mother )
Oiiginal Michael Ott. Ktifus H. Bennett ,
ailmaii L I ong. John W Slleott , Martin T.
V. Bowman. Additional David Ixnelaco
deed. Thomas .T Spindler. Ineieaso Wil
liam H. Algcr , Geoi go "W. Hubbaul. Saintiol
H Ficnch , Jacob Tr.iger , Mary U Giillltli ,
Hannah Mauicr , Nancv K Glassfoiil , Maiy
A Lovelaie , William W. Derlekson , father ,
Illinois of OlUer I' . Todd.
South Dakota : Oiigin.il Edward P.
White , IIar\i U. Mans. Additional Ben
jamin S. Wheeler.
South Dakota : Oiigin.il Benjamin F.
Mil shall. Oiigmal widows , cte. Martha
W Bald , minors of Michael Doin. Original
JohiiAinold. Additional fcilph K Suth-
eiland , Lewis S. Hue. Original widow
Kliza A. Ho\vitt.
DW.\onihu : Oiigmal Kobeit S. Hender
son Additional B. A. Hoot.
Miscellaneous.
G. M. Wells was today appointed post
master at Tlconac , Moniuia county , % ice J.
Pritch i i-d lesigned.
William M Slleot of Omaha ia at the Ran
dall ; B A. Shea of Diibu < iuo. Ia. , Is at the
How.ud , and X Bceman of Salt Lake is at
thoSt James.
( < cnci.il Pease's iepoit to the sccietai-y
ill ion the amount of damage that should bo
awaided to the s > ettleib upon the CiowCieek
and Winncltago icscn.itionln South DiKota ,
who weiooxp-lled by piesidciitiil pioclam-
ation in Ifeij'i , is expected tomoirow or
Monday , when work in the diicction of mak
ing restitution to the sottleis who wcio so
much wiongod will begin.
Assistant Sccictary Chandler has i 111 lined
the decision of the commissioner in the
homestead case of Mar Simos Kobeit
Stcwatt fiom Cheyenne , \\io , icmandui
the case for a relioaimg.
Senator Wilson has introduced a bill appio-
puatlngjlli ulf ) to the state of Iowa , being
the amount paid btho state to the non
commissioned ofllccrs and enlisted men of the
Second and Thial legnnentb Iowa volunteer
infantry musteied into the United States
scrueo May and Juno , Ibiil , for giay uni
forms furnished at the time of cnlistmciit
andicceivod aim mustered and chaigcd to
thorn by the United States musteiing and
disbursing olllcers , but which weio after
wards discarded b\ the NV.ir dep irtment and
the men icquiiccl to puichase bine unifoims
instead and which thus became a losb to the
men ; the claim of the state to he settled by
thopiopcr accounting olllceis of the tieas-
uryon MJtielieis to bo ( lied by the state ,
showing pajmont bv the adjutant general's
ccitillcato and auditor's wairantns jnoxided
bv the acts of the eleventh and twelfth gen-
ci.il assemblies ol Iowa.
The appeal fiom the decision of the land
ofllce in I ho case ot ChaiJes Scholield
Geoigo W II } do fiom Giand Ihlund was
todaj , dismissed by Assistant Hecretarv
Chandler , Ho has also afllnned ( ho decision
In the homestead case of J. D Hcedhead
A U Haveiibtein ti-om North PI itte against
the contestant. P. S. H.
THE SUNDAY BEE PROSPECTUS
Iu addition lolls tiowi ftenlcci which Ucon *
redcdly tinrlMiled In the weM.Tni ! BINUAI
Hn will present nn Intellectual menu uf such
riirltynml variety n < i \\lll pleft o every InMn
Ainoiitf the ninny featured Ilio follow Ins mo
worthy special mention !
Unrlninm | n lierlln ,
Prank 0 , ( "a rpo uter's ledcrvlll im\o nn Inter-
I'sUint neeounl of 1 1 to and duly nl thelunmi
mid oiilro of dm American mlnlMcrutli
pertinent nnocdotesof Uncle Hnm's otllclaf
Mtullv nnil of inili'il ( ionium * u Im Inivu com
In contact with tlio Americans at tli
nnil Marriage.
Mrs. Henry Wnrd Itecrlivr will toll of tlm
strange , tlio humnroiH mid ( he pathetic Incl-
dcntsnf nnmcrniH ddlngs Hint linui count
iiiulor In r notice. Ihls nrllcUM\lll IIUUMI
special \nliio beeauMi It will l > tcmlnl cenB
of lliuiiutlioi'.s famous husb mil.
TinMo of .Aluu from Milplxmrd ,
U'al.oman's wanderings carry him around the
itiinnntle Isleof Man In a steamer , and ho
tolls In Ills uin.ll felicitous tj In of the ninny
hUtoilc vccncs nnil quaint lights notlccil
fiiini the licmt ,
lumping from Mliorln.
Jacob Ooiher , the Uinnhi innii who 1ms Just
irtuined , uitor nn awful nxpeilenroot thn
hniintsof Mbcrhm exile , will iclato In dot nit
the manner or Id * escape. llo will evpluln
how forged p imports mo M-cured and the
either i UMO liv which ho deeel\ed thcKtisshm
olllcers shows whit American Ingenuity
can do
Ditnio rasliliin'rt Non Itlnn.
A ropyilghleil lelloi from Now York on u Mib-
loot ileai to c-Ncty fotalntno hoait fre-di ,
timely and niithnrltatl\o. ( ! O\HIS for thu
p.Ui larchs' hull described
'Itiiiind About Minium'Voild. .
Deem at Ions of a Rill's room Noted women of
Ilio daj. Athletics In college , I'ads and
foibles < > r the lioui. A plea for thu children.
Muni nilnoi maltuis especially for tlio f.ilr
M'\ .
Aiitninn Sports.
Tins IHK has mi enlable reputation for tlio ox-
lollencu and fullnevsof lisbunday spoiling
columns ami lou'rs of t-poits of all kinds
will ha\o their usual neat
lu Sotliil Cliclrx ,
Tl'o social o\ontsof ( ho past \\eel , , both In anil
out or tlioloo , will teeeUo ciucnil and coin-
lit uhunslxo tro.ilinunl.
AIMOMK Omalm Mmltliiin.
The plnjeisand the singers of the city will bo
lepiesenteit In a di-p utmcnt whlih lll tell
of their doings past and prospectho.
C'liilstinns In tlio Iloililc * .
A story of how the day was upont without
in.in > of tlio cent cnluiees > of oh 111itlon ,
lies ! Tiling * from thu .llu u/hii's.
Some of Ilio choicest articles and mtraetH
nicked from the monthly poilodlc.ils with an
Ide.i of ple.isln ( ho gcneial leadei.
Trlunipli oT Ihu SiltsnrH MUM.
The1 fieshest mUi.ull.iny on n gieitnrlcty
of subjects.
A l > ii ) In Omaha.
A conttlbntoi who signs herself "Country
Woman , " lelates the Incidents of a days
\ltltto tin ) Neln.isUa metropolis \\llh n tow
lellectlons on real estate.
\\aslilngtiiii 1. 1 tier.
Timely chat of the picshlnnt nnd his cabinet.
I'ertlmnt gosslpof political meals nndof
liolltlctloiUuisas luUcwul nt the national
capital.
CaljloRriins from Torelgn Capitals.
reihapsthostiongust feature of Tun SUNDAY
Hi i ! Is the New YoiU Herald special unblu
sen Ice. No p iper K Amoilca can beat It.
Assmlitcd I'rrssniul Sprclnl DUpiitchoit.
Tin * lli.i.'s telegraphic news sen lee is ac
knowledged to bo as good as that of the
gre it d lilies. It pi hits the news The telo-
giaphlc muikelsuioas good as mouoy can
provide.
o
nonmnrmt Ji KHIIIJIKXT.
GaHeMon News : The matchmaker never
goes on a btiluo.
nimlia O.i7otto : Jagson snjs he doesn't HOO
liow a in in ( "in expect to inaku mui.li piogress
in a slat lonei y business.
New Oileans IMcavnno : The hliootlng stars
appuai to hi\o no aim , and no ono under
heacu knon s w hat t huy uro shooting for.
ItostonXcns : The theater lint , says an ox-
cli iii i * . must KO It does KO , bless j on. Uoes
to eeij matInee and oonlng pelfoniiiinco.
Indian i polls .Tniiinal : Mia. Walts Wh.it (9
th it joii nru limiting , nowV ,
Mi- . Potts A sinoUng jacket - nr my lius-
bind. ] f Hint iloi'sn't cum him of Miiohltig
aionnil tholiuusc 1 don't know what \\lll.
Alchlson Globe : A Milunn as\alts the lu-
M'ntoi of a ioiitrhiiiicublchwlll uuuso his
Ji ithen hu piesscs a button In his pocket , to
do thu rest.
Kale. Field's Washington : Unelo Jqsh-I
Itness .lames must be doln'llr t rate down In
thoclti piiictleln'la ,
Aunt Miindy Why ?
Undo Josh Well , Iheaid tsvo fellons that
como In whllol was thuro Miy tJioy wanted
him to como up and try a nowcaso that es enln' .
AIL THE SAME.
TJIAYER , IOWA.
I suflercd for a long1
In Pain
lime with i > trained
back , and was in bed
Tlm °
- four months.
ST , JACOBS OIL Bed
cured me. /g-
J. C. Stout. EVIonths.
COL
Largest Manufacturers ami HutAllur.i
oCoioihlng Iu tliu World.
Me and Pa
Got out our ulsters this morning- Have you got
one ? They keep out
the snow and cover up
a feller from head to
foot. We're goingtor
have a "broken lot" sale
now. All the suits of
which there are 2 or 3
of a kind have been
placed in a lot by themselves
) _ _ i _ _
selves and prices cut down to $6.50 on up to $20 for
suits worth up to $15 to $30. All styles , many
sizes , single or double breasted , etc. Overcoats and
suits for boys on 2d floor in odd sizes have been cut
too as low as $2.50 to $10 , used to sell for $5 to $15.
Upon 3d floor on one counter are the men's ulsters
and overcoats in odd sizes cut from $15 to $45 down
to $8.50 to $30 for a fine fur trimmed coat. These
are rare bargains and perfect goods , the cut being
necessary on account of the oddness of the sizes.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
i p m. oxcont Satur-1Q . w . f'nr ' , inth nnd Dmif'IflsSt' ' ;
. . o.n.UOr 1UIU dllll OIB
day * , when wo closu ut ( Uji. in. | IJUUJjlllS