TIM-1. OMAHA DAILY IHSIfr frVTUUDAY , DICTMBttU. 17 , 1fl 2.
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OITICKS.
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South Oiiinlin , corner N mid 20tli Streets.
Council lilniK 12 Tenrl Street.
ClilcnpnOniro , 3l7 < . ! lmiiili < 'rof Cominerro.
New Votl. , Idioms 13 , M mid 15 , Trlbuno
YViishliijjtnii , 613 rouitronth HI reel.
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it'OUUIWt'ONDKNOK.
All commiuili.'fitlotm rdiitlnz to nnw.s mid
rdllorlnl mailer should bo uililrcsscd to thu
Kdltorlnl Department.
, IM'.siNICPS MVTTKHS.
All buslnrss loiters mid romlltniiros should
lionilchciTil to Tim Heo 1'iilillshlm ; Company ,
Oinnlm. Dinits , cheeks and postolllrti orders
to tie nmdc payable to tliu outer ot the coin-
jinny.
THE HKIO 1'UnUKIIINO COMPANY.
BWOUN STATKMKXT Of UIMCU1.ATION.
Btntoof Nebraska , I
Counlyif DoiiKlni. f
Geortro II. T/M'hin'k , servclnry of TUB HBK
I'tibllslilni } company , does solemnly swear Hint
tlHineiiiarclic'iiliiimii of Tin : DAILY UIK : for
the week ending December 10,1892 , WUH ns fol
lows :
Riindny , December 20,080
Monday , December r , 2.1.780
Tuesday. December G 23,914
Wednesday , DiwtnUir 7 'J.'t.VOi !
Thmsdnv , Decomhcr B 23,781
Krlduy , flwmlwi- 2:1,77 : ! )
Biiturduy , December 10 2.1,003
A vrrncr S.I , HI (
( IKOHUK II. T/.8CHUOIC.
Sworn In brfnro 1110 mid subscribed In my
prrsctico tills llllli dsiy of December , 180U.
[ .Seal ] N. P. 1'TII , , Notnry I'ubllc.
IMriMilallon Tor Novrmbnr , 'JO.O5I )
AN ANXIOUS enquirer IB hereby Informed -
formed Unit Adlnl K. Stevenson is not
dond. Ho Una merely disappeared from
view temporarily.
WITH thousands of hond of cattle ly
ing dead upon the plains of Wyoming ,
it is evident that the raising of utoulc la
not without Hi drawbacks.
Tun coal producers of Ohio have
formed ti combine. Like all comblnoa
this one protests solemnly that It will
not oppress Hie public. This would bo
very humorous if it were not so serious.
IT HAS boon demonstrated that to
bacco of excellent quality can bo raised
in portions of Nebraska. In all cases
whore tobacco grows and matures well
it la a prclltablo crop and it may yet be
come ono of the strongest resources of
the farmer in this state. " "
of the pretty women in Minne
apolis are anxious for the honor of
christening the now United States
crulaor which bears the name of that
city. The government should try the
Montana silver statue scheme and
charge a round sum for the privilege.
IT HAS cost Chicago nearly half a mil
lion dollars to clean her streets this
year and they are not clean yet. Omaha
is not quito so largo as Chlc.vgp , but she
gets juat as small returns for her public
expenditures in proportion to her size.
It is not paying that hurts , but it is not
getting what is paid for.
THIS Gorman government insists that
a great European war is imminent and
that preparation is necessary. Nothing
is so likely to precipitate war as talking
about it and constantly preparing for
hostilities. When a man pulls oft his
coat , rolls up his sleeves and looks ugly
somebody Is pretty sure to hit him.
IT is argued that Texas ought to bo
given a cabinet portfolio because she
gave nearly 150,000 democratic majority
nt the recent election. All of the close
states think that they ought to be re
cognized because it was such hard work
to give any democratic majority at all.
Wo think the latter huvo the boat of the
argument.
IT is the opinion of some of the most
eminent ph.VBie'mns in the east that an
epidemic of the "grit ) " threatens to
visit the United States again this win-
I tor. The disease has already became
widely prevalent abroad , which elves
II warrant for apprehending that it will
become epidemic hero. The danger
I Bhould suggest to everybody to use
every precaution to protuct their
health.
SOUTIIKHN representatives in congress -
gross are generally opposed to further
restrictions upon immigration. They
Bay they would bo glad if the south
could got more immigrants than go there ,
so that they could Bocuro a supply of
labor more reliable than that they
must now depend upon. The proposal
to suspend immigration , oven forayoar ,
will not receive much support from that
section.
SENATOR JOKKS of Nevada Is admit
tedly the ablest exponent of bimetallism
in this country. His address of two
hours' duration to the international
monetary conference was undoubtedly n
masterly olTort on his nldo of the silver
question , and It is easy to bullovo that It
was listened to throughout with the
closest Utt'jnlion. Nevertheless the
conference seems doomed to failure , BO
far as practical results are o incomcd.
LAST week it was given out that thi
snow interfered to a marked extent wltli
business , owing to the blockade of the
country roads. But the clearing house
report , printed in another column
shows Omaha's trade to have boon very
encouraging , the total volume of bus !
ness amounting to 31,8 per cent Increase
over the unmo week in 181)1. ) With hogs
Helling at $0.50 and all her jobbers busy
Omaha keeps steady pace with the hoiu
of the procession that moves to material
prosperity.
WuiiN Phil Armour was oongratu
latod in Now York the other flay on hi
magnificent gift to the city of Chicagc
ho replied : 'That's nil right , Ohicagi
lias done a lot for mo and now I'm pay
ing Homo of it buck. " This ia the righ
vlow of thu case , but too few men win
have made fortunes in the comiuunltio
in which they live over think of it ii
that light. They entirely forgot tha
they are under any ob'.igations to any
body. This ia specially true of tin
wealthiest men of Omaha snout rage
run .trvT/-o/'r/ov / / wsi
Tim most iiniiortin' : ctniMimlion thus I
far iniulif to tiio nnU-ojition discussion j
olthor ill the last or llio pri. i > nl session t
of congress , N lha Hpc vl > of .Senator I
Ooorgo of MlMl mpji. , which oeruplo.i |
part * of Ihreo days. The opponents of j
tin ? proposed legislation to nut stop to ,
lUogiliiiKito ( ipoctilatlon in the fo ; > .l products - j
ducts of the country will llnd the !
task of answering the arguments ot
Senator Ocorgo a somewhat dllllciilt one ,
Ihouirh they will ol eon-so attempt ,
it , If for no other purpou than to kill
limn and prevent action on the measure
at thl session. It iris boon made an-
parent over Hinco the bill oamo up as
utilinlRhbd business at the present ses
sion Unit this Is the design of the oppj-
Hition to it. There is reason tobaliovo
that If It wcro brought to a vote it
would puss the senate , but thcro are so
many devices by which this may ba
prevented tint it Is by no mo.ins Im
probable the efforts of the siinpurtors of
the measure to got action upon it will
fall.
fall.In
In concluding his speech , Senate.1
George said that the producers of cot-
Ion , wheat and corn are entitled to 3:11110 :
consideration at the hands of the Amur-
loan semite , They have , with practical
unanimity , declared their ballot that
the system of .speculation in futures and
options , as practiced In the great ax-
changes and boards of trade ot the coun
try , are inimical to their Interests
They a crlbo the imp olltablonoss ot
their business and the losso * they
stilTor in largo measure to the
gambling In their products. They
did not roach this conclusion without
careful consideration , and they are able
to brlntr to its support the authority of
experience and facts. Against them Is
arrayed tiio relatively small body ot
speculators , or. more properly speaking ,
gamblers , who make a business of Ille
gitimate trading in futures and options.
Those men produce nothing , add noth
ing to thu wealth of the coun
try , in no sense or respect pro
mote the material development
of the country. Their only function
is to unsettle and disturb the course of
prices by creating artificial conditions
111 the market , making or losing money
according to their ability as "bulls" or
"bnars" to manipulate the market. The
pretense that such business can have
any good- results for any class of the
people for the producers or the con
sumers is obviously in-onostorous.
As between the millions of our people
who are engaged in agriculture , con
tributing annually by their industry
hundreds of millions of dollars to the
wealth of the nation , and the few specu
lators who do nothing for the general
good , adding not a dollar to the nation's
accumulations and in nowise improving
its development , the American senate
ought to have no hesitation in deciding
which interest has the stronger claim to
its consideration. It is something of a
reproach to that , body that while
it is dallying with this question and
giving oar to the gamblers in food
products , the Russian government
has decided to prohibit the making
of "corners" to restrict the outout of
grain , provisions and other food pro-
duets , while the French. Chamber of
Deputies has passed a bill to provide
for the levy of a tax on contracts fo : %
future deliveries of stocks. Nowhere
else in the world is speculation in food
products tolerated as it is in thiscountry.
yet it the claim of the speculators that
it is a good tiling for the producers were
sound there can bj no doubt that it
would exist as freely elsewhere. The
dillicuUy is that there are'too in-.iny
men in the senate who are themselves
speculators , and therefore in sympathy
with the gambling clement in the com
mercial exchanges of the country. A
senate chosen directly by the people
would not hesitate to respond to the
popular demand in a matter of this
kind.
aOlXO AFTEll JIBXiC.UV TILIDH.
The announcement ia made that a
parly ot representative manufacturers
and merchants of eastern cities will
shortly visit Mexico and pass a month
in that country making n parsonal in
vestigation ol its commercial needs. If
these Amorlcan business men seriously
moan to ( hid out in what way we can ox-
loud our trade and establish closer
commercial relations with the
neighboring republic it la not to
bo doubted that good results
will couio from their visit. The busi
ness of tiiis country with Mexico has
been improving during recent years , but
it has not grown ns rapidly as it should
have dono. Englhh and German manu
facturers still control the larger share
of tbo trade of that country , and they
are enabled to do this because having
made u personal study of Iho wants of
the Mexican people they provide just
what those people require. Doubt
less tarill restrictions have had
something to tie with preventing
closer commercial relations between
Mexico and the United Slates , but it ia
not to bo doubted tlmt oven with those
our trade would bo much larger than it
is If American manufacturers had be on
more careful in studying the wanls oi
Iho Mexican market.
Them is a largo amount of Amor'
lean capital now invested in Mexico ,
ehiolly in railroads and mining
intorcdls , and the government un
der the presidency of Dinan able
and progressive statesman , whd 1ms
recently entered upjti his fourth term
as president of the republic , hna at all
limes shown a disposition lo cultivate
moro intimate trade relations with tlu
United States. Ills hardly necesjarj
to say that this disposition has not cron <
orally been mot In n reciprocal spirit ,
The responsibility for the failure lo con
summate roolprooily treaties has boot
with HUM government and ( ho Inrrlon
loan enlarged tnula have boon generally
erected llrst by the Uniled Slates. II
in Homo instances Mexico has boot
chargeable with u lllco mistake , it wiu
duo measurably to a SQiilImenl of retail
o atiou whlsh that country doomed to b <
justifiable.
In ( armor years thorj was a vor. (
strong prejudice on' the part of Mexleai
merchants against trading with Amori
cans. Some of this may mill exist , bul
it U not boliovcd to bo general , am
if the merchants and people o
Mexico can be satisfied thttt Amori
cau-uiado goo 3 a are us dcslrubl
ns lliosrt in iimifaeUii'o Jlu Kuroponmloan
bo hud as cbeiip.y they Will not Initiate
to buj thivii. Mexico has , i population
of 1 0,001) ) , Oi K ) and tiio country U steadily
developing. The tr.ulo of the country
is largo Hivl growing every year. The
msnutftclurcM and luarolmnU ot the
United Slates ought to have the largest
ftharu of It , and with proper enterprise
and effort they can have.
TIIK ci
Cloiu friend * of the president-elect
who p 'ofe3 to ijnk by 'authority de
clare Ihat Mr. Cleveland will endeavor
to shape the organization of the next
house so tnal It should represent in
thoroughly as will his own cabinet the
alms and purposes of the incoming ad
ministration. In other words , Mr.
Cleveland Insist. ? that the next house
should bo olllrcrod and controlled
by men who are thoro'.igtily ' in
accord with his vlows andvno
will aid him in carrying out his
policy. That the pro.'ldonltolect also
thinks that ho should bu considered
In the alcclion of United States senators
Is Indicated by the strenuous olforls that
arc being inudo in tlin stale of Now
York to secure the election of some man
to the senate whoa ? views on loading Is
sues are In mils m with thono of Mr.
Cleveland. It seems to bo assumed by
himself and his special -adherents that
when the people elected him president
they did so upon the uiulerMnnding that
ho should run the government hi all Its
departments ; that his personal wishes
should bo law , and that the spoakorsliip ,
committee chairmanships , scnalorships
and everything else should bo subject to
his dictation.
Self-assertion has always been ono of
Mr. Cleveland's most marked characteristics - !
istics , and in Its proper place it may
often bo useful ; but it is a mistake to
suppose that the American people Irnvo
placed their reliance solely upon him
and expect him to manage Iho federal
government In all its branches to suit
himself. Not only would that bo con
trary to the spirit ot our Institu
tions , but it- would also bo unsafe.
The legislative branch Is not In
tended to bo In any way controlled by
the executive , and the idea that it
should be organized to conform to the
parsonal notion ; ! of the president is alto
gether unsound and indefensible. Even
it it be granted that a majority ot the
people have absolute confidence in. the
wisdom of the president-elect , there can
bo no assurance that ho will not utterly
disappoint tboir expectations. Mr.
Cleveland should bo satisfied with the
honors and responsibilities of the execu
tive otllco to which lie has boon chosen.
There are other men in the democratic
party no less trustworthy than himself ,
and possibly there are EOUIO who are
quite as wise. The president-elect bus
had a great deal to say about his pro
found sense of the responsibility , that
has been placed upon him by the people.
Let it bo hoped that ho will not un
necessarily burden himself by attempt
ing to run Iho legislative branch ot the
government , with which ho has nothing
whatever to do.
OOMIMCTITION is constantly being de-
stioyed by combination. Scarcely n
day passes by that does not chronicle
the consolidation of great industrial
concerns or the establishment of a
new trust. Eleven of iho great safe
and vault manufacturing companies of
the country have just been consolidated.
Che Horritig-IIall-Marvin company
n-eviously organized embraces all the
'ost ' , eo tliat the whole business of safe
nuking will soon bo in the grasp'of two
mighty corporations. It only remains now
'or ono of lliesa to absorb the other and
all competition will bo completely dis-
losed of , but It is said that "harmonious
, 'olations' ' exist between the two. If
that is the cnso there will probably bo
10 trouble about regulating prices so
hat they will bo mutually satisfactory.
Uuyors of safes are thus deprived of the
advantages of competition , for the com
bines , with their pleasant mutual under
standing' , will bo able to crush com
petitors if they cannot absorb them.
A COMMITTISK of the Now York Cham
ber of Conmierco lias condemned the
nanageniont of Health OIHcor Jenkins
during the cholera quarantine last
summer and recommended the ostab-
.ishmont of a national quarantine. This
will prob.ibly bo adopted , as there is a
general sentiment in Its favor. The
secretary of the treasury lias received
information that cholera still exists
in Europa and nobjdy appears to
doubt that it will ( ind its way to
our shores next spring. In fiomo eastern
cities hundreds of mlles from the coast
the health authorities are alroadyjak-
ing steps to provide cholorr. hospitals
in anticipation of a visitation of Iho
bcourgo. Vigilance will bo required in
all centers of population to Hilit oil' the
disease. The least that Omaha can do
is to talco every precaution in the way
of cleanliness.
TilK Chamber of Commerce of Now
York has made public an elaborate argu
ment , prepared by a spaolal commltioo
of that body , In favor of a national sys
tem of quarantine. It points out thu
defects and shortcomings of the exist
ing plan of permitting the states to os-
labllsh quarantine regulations and urge *
that the remedies for the present ovili
are to bo found only in placing -
ing the matter under natlona
control. Tl.o federal govornniJiit
being an indispensable factor in ovori
quarantine crisis , says the report of tin
committee , it is only by giving to tin
federal government complete contro
that conllictti of authority , and tin
weakening effects of olliclal jealousy , cai
bo avoided. The popular sentiment o
the country will bo nearly unanimous it
approving this view.
NOUTIIWKSTBUN shippers are in tor
ostod In a bill before congreaa whlcl
provides that steamship companlo
transposing merchandise between th
ports of the United States and foroigi
porta ehnll n-jt insert in any bill t
lading or agreement , as is now th
practice , any clnusa whereby the aliii !
per relieves the company from an ,
liability for loss or damage arlsin
from negligence oa the part of th
company in stowage , custody or tram
portatlon. Another clause provide
that the Americau courts shall huv
jurltl.ction ovoiyaicn where disagree
montn * ( ollabilll' for lo. lnnhlpmcnts
iiilso. t ndorPtlo existing practice
American 8hin > , have boon heavy
losers mid they I Ifivo seldom been able
to got redress In foreign courts. The
measure Is of couno stonily opposed by
Iho steamship cconpnnlcs , but will prob
ably become alow.
Allt. SlNCJUiuT'of the Philadelphia
Jlmml , who ably1 supported Mr. Cleveland -
land In the ItiHlJ campaign , has boon
RUggcslcd by somp1 newspapers for sco
re. ! , iry of ngrtcuUui-o. Ho disposes of
the suggestion as a joke with Iho ro-
mnrk that if ho could have his way ho
"would abolish thu Department of g-
rlculturo ns a political nuls.uico.1'
"Tin : upward tundoncy ot hogs" has
bccomo ti trllo phrase in Ihoso parts.
But Omaha wants the world to know
that when the price of IIORS reaches
8G.W , us It ell a yesterday , it only cm-
phnslzos Iho fact that ihi * Is the great
est hog inarkn in Iho world. There Is
money in pigs just now.
Ilinv l > llVmit ! On TllU Sliln.
I'iill'tiltllMii tnqutivr.
The iviliitict news from Krmico proves be
yond a doubt that for once nn ofllco Is scclc-
IIIK tint man.
Mini' * l..lst Haul.
//iflititdjiJifd / 7'liiiM.
M inv a rich in in < 1:11 : M n i ir KUttins ? ths
\\liolo earth , as the s.i.vliiR pees , but all are
sure of six feet of it eventually.
Mm til * Itronil Mulil.
AVii' York OumiiiTr/itt. /
With Bishop Totter of the Protestant
Episcopal ehmvh mid Cardinal Gibbons of
the Human Catholic i-liuirli on record as
favoring the opening of the World's fair on
.Sunday , the religious mountebanks who
want It closed should retire from public
view.
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The Kiins : > 4 I'rnlitflil.
KanttiM Cll/ | / Journal ,
There Is no question Unit the republicans
in the Kansas legislature eau elect Mrs.
IJKISU senator if they want to ; and there is
no doubt that she is the best man they can
elect. Mrs. Lease la about half republican
already , and her election to the senate by
republican votes would add anotlie. . fourth ,
An Invasion ( if l > rr imil ;
ll'uah ( tit/ton / .Slur.
The Indiana courts have a curious problem.
A man who was lined for profanity appealed
on the ground that ho was on bis own prem
ises when lie spoke , and bad a right to use
any kind t language that ho pleased. Ofllee-
Bcekers with inllammatory temperaments
will doubtjess consider the ease with a good
do : < l of interest.
A Winning ( 'ouil > lmitlon.
I'lithnlrliihht llcciinl.
Mr. .1. 1'ierpont .Morgan of Now York has
been publicly nwardWl credit as the donor of
tbo $ . " > ( X)00 ) ( ) anonymously given to tbo Pro
testant Episcopal cathedral of St. John the
Divine , which is to lie erected In the mo
tropolls. Only tholconibiniitlou of a very
largo heart and a very deep poulcot could
have compassed su'clfu superb bcnofiiction ;
and such a combination Ills the Now York
banker's case exactly.
America's Sense at Honor.
Tlio Panama canal .sca'udal brings once
more to the front the Taet that bribery and
corruption in all shines are more prevalent
in that country [ Franco ] than hi
the United Stoles. Despite the
howling of the agitators and ranters ,
there Is prob.ibly a * higher sense of !
honor among public , men and the press in
this country than there is in any great na
tion on the other side'oC the Atlantic.
Tlit-lr Only "ISeforin. '
Tni'j Times.
It is more than a month since election , and
tlie only proposition yet made by statesmen
of the victorious democracy looking to a
remedy of alleged economic and linnncial ills
is to resurrect the odious income tax. When
the income tax law WHS in existence before ,
it was tiio cause of more perjury and scandal
generally than any enactment in the history
of the country. Is it likely that the results
of reviving it will bo more satisfactory !
IHiiiilrliml rr.ilirlilsi'H In > Vw York.
New York City's rapid transit commission
not only laid out a route with the aid of en
gineers , but obtained the consent of the
owners of § .ViGOOMU ( worth of property on
the line of the road to the proposed improve
ment. The owners of property valued at
Sttri.OOO.OOO refused their assent. The privi
lege of building the road is to be offered at
auction on December 20 , and the buyer will
bo required to pay the expenses of the com
mission , including a compensation for tbo
commissioners , lo ba fixed in advance oy the
court. This is the most businesslike way of
getting rapid transit for u big city that has
yet been devised.
Calming < > ! ' tlin Waves.
Clilcauo Iff raid.
That was an Impressive scene which oc
curred in the cabin of tbo sinking Spree
when the passengers gathered to join in di-
vlno services led by Iwight I-i. Moody and
to listen to a religious address by Iho Chris
tian warrior , ( icncral Howard. Mr. Moody
and General Howard both bcliovo that the
Spree and its passengers were saved us a
direct answer to prayer. Certainly tbo
calming of tbo waves and the opportune ap
pearance of tbo Huron must have seemed
like divine interference to the apparently
doomed passengers. Unbelievers who were
bafton land all the while will attribute the
circumstances of the rescue to a fortunate
coincidence , but It is safe to say that till
such would have attended Brother Moody's
services as a last resort if they had been on
board the Sprue at the time of its disaster.
.V.I.V.S- i.nnit.iuTY ,
Denver Republican : Chicago Is fortunate
In the possession of a man like Mr. Philip
D. Armour , who has Just made a gift to tbo
city of ? 1 , 400,000 ns a fund for the main
tenance ) ot a manual training school. In ad
dition ho will give a handsome building ,
now almost completed , In which tiio school
will bo conducted. This is a wise use of
wealth , and that city may congratulate
Itself , which numbers among its inhabitants
men who apply their wealth in this way.
Chicago Despatch : The establishment of
the greatest manual training school in Amer
ica , with tin endowment of § 1,400,000 behind
it , Is an undortalilnjtivhlch deserves to take
mule among the furomost acts of benevo
lence and philanthropy in tbo history of this
country. Mr. Armour deserves the thanks
and gratitude not only of Chicago but of thu
entire civilized world for placing wlttiin the
reach of the pom1 the facilities for a llrst
class education along the most practical
lines.
IndiiiK\l : > olis News : Millionaire Armour
makes Chicago a handsome Christmas gift
in that best of all forms a fully endowed
school nt manual training , lllto the Pratt
school In Brooklyn and tbo Drexcl school in
Philadelphia. It Is one of the good things
in American life that rich moil are expected
to do something fur lilt ) good of the com
mnnity wbero they have lived and made
their wealth. A largo jirotiortlon of out
rich men recognize this obligation. Could
was not of thill number. He never gavon
largo amount for thu continuing benellt ol
any class.
Kansas City Star : Mr. Armour lias shown
In bis action generosity guided by tbo tru
est wisdom. Knowing that tboro wm bo m
greater Idndniss shown a human being than
to enable him or her to' help himself or her
self , his benefaction Ins taken Iho shape ol
a great school where the faculty and powci
of self help , of earning ono'n own living , ma )
l > o attained. In this ur at school may IK
learned all of physics , of chemistry , of ulee
triclty , of mechanical mid nivhltectura
drawing and of more common and possibly
to the majority , of moro directly usofu
things , us cooking ami dressmaking iiiu
what may bo termed tbo arts of the house
bold. In short , Mr. Armour's beiiofactlot
will enable a host.of young men and womci
to go out into the world drilled , armed urn
cviuippud instead of awkward , Ineflleient urn
helpless. The gift is that of Unowledgi
which is more- than power , which Is food am
clothing and shelter earned.
OPPOSED TO
Suspension of Immigration Not Frtvorecl by
Steamship Companies ,
VIEWS OF THEIR AGENTS IN AMERICA
( lnitiiv III Srlmuli I > r > r1itrf Tint TciliKiit-
lunllo Lilies Ar Not Trying I"
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WASIIIXOTON , D. C. , Dec ) . 10. I
Mr. Vcrnou S. llrowit and Mr. Uuslav II.
Schwab , along with a number ofotber steam
ship representatives wcro before a Joint com
mittee on Immigration today to protest
against the proposition to suspend Immigra
tion for one year. Mr. Schwab Is the widely
known general agent of the North Gorman
T.loyd Steamship company , and is regarded
ns nn expert authority upon tbo subject of Im
migration trunk * . To Tun llr.t : correspond
ent Mr. Schwab said tonight in speaking of
the imsition taken by members of the burnt-
gr.itlon committee that the purpose
or the Continental association to
suspend steerage tralllo was a
"bluff. " "Tbo
notion that the metis-
uresuapcniling the transportation of steerage
passengers from Uuropo lias been adopted by
the Continental steaiiiDhip Hues us a "bluff"
at congress or anybody else is the sheerest
nonsense and simply exhibits tlm ignorance
of the person that entertains this idea. The
Continental lines have taken this action
simply as a business necessity and a iuestion |
of profit or loss. Tlio government restric
tion now enforced on immigration , reducing
the number ot steerage passengers that can be
brought here , readers it imromuneratlvo for
the steamship companies to carry steerage
passengers from Kuropo , They therefore
prefer to devote tbo space to freight , and na
tbo applications for second cabin passage
will bo materially Increased by the stoppage
of steerage tiMlHe , they will naturally in
crease cabin rales and are forced to with
draw special World's fair rates.
Othur l'V : > tur < M oftlio Omo.
"Tbo Continental lines have also taken
this step to avoid tin * risk of being obliged
lo forward steerage passengers booked at
present steerage rates in accommodations
that may be much enhanced in value by tbo
threatened legislative measures severely re
stricting immigration , the more so since at
present , if tliu existing regulations continue ,
no immigrant can come over in tbo steerage.
"As for any idea of bulldozing congress or
loninilltees or the Treasury department , the
itcamship companies know that an attempt
it tiny game of that kind would bo tbo
utmost folly on their part. They
lon't propose to try any such picayune
'justness on the American people. Tbo
statement is made in print today
that the Continental association is composed
ebielly of tbo Hamburg lines. The writer of
this statement evidently does not know what
" 10 is talking about , for the North German
Lloyd hah a much larger passenger licet than
the Hamburg line and is the chief member
of the Continental association. The North
German Lloyd never brought a case of ebol- .
era to this country in spite of the fact that
they carried by far the largest number of
passengers landed in tbo country , and the
other members of tbo Continental associa
tion are the J\ed Star line , running from Ant
werp , and the Rotterdam line , from Holland ,
both reputable and important steamship
companies , carrying largo numbers of pas
sengers.1
Itryitn'x Iiillnciico Limited.
Nebraska republicans smiled broadly this
morning when they read in the Congressional
Record tbo attempt made by Mr , Bryan in
tbo house to get a bearing of tbo bill which
passed the senate at the last session appro
priating § 42,000 to reimburse the state of Ne
braska the expenses she incurred in repell
ing the threatened invasion by. the Sioux In
dians in 1SUO-U1. Mr. Bryan made a dismal
failure of his effort. The only tiling bo
demonstrated in asking tbo house to consider
tbo bill was that bo couldn't command
the co-opcratkm of bis democratic brethren
when it comes to actual business for bis
state. There was objection to consideration
of the measure and it went over , probably
not locomo up in this congress. Kilgoro of
Texas , Fitbian of Illinois , Belteboovcr of
Pennsylvania and other democratic mem
bers sat down upon tbo measure. There was
no objection from republicans. Nebraskans
are asking why It is , if Mr. Bryan bus made
such a profound impression in tbo house be
cannot get tbo measure through that body if
bo really wants it passed. The bill would
turn Just W-,1'00 ' in good bard cash into Ne
braska's treasury if passed , and the burden
of having it acted 11)1011 ) in tbo bouse now
rests upon Mr. Bryan , who has undertaken
its paternity at this advanced stage of its
consideration.
To InurcitKC tha THY on AVhlslcy.
I There is eonsicJ .ruble comment over tbo
fact that the biggest whisky locality in tbo
Uiiitcd States , or the world , is the ono from
which comes a proposition to congress to
ruiso the tax on whisky. Representative
Owen Scott of Bloomington , 111. , has pre
sented the bill to increase the revenue tax
on distilled spirits from tbo present rate of
00 cents per gallon to S1.SS per gallon. As
Mr. Scott lives only forty miles from Pcoria ,
the whisky center of the country , it is nat
urally presumed that he reflects the wishes
of tbo people in his immediate vicinity. Col
lector Starr's Fifth Illinois revenue district
paid to the government J20H28.a47 in taxes
on liquor during the last year , accord
ing to a recent report of Commissioner
Tills was more than twice as much as the
liquor taxes paid by tbo banner district of
Kentucky. It was almost 20 per cent of tbo
entire internal revenue collection of the
government , it might be presumed , there
fore , that tbo localities p.iying this vast sum
In revenue in taxes would desire the tax re
duced instead of greatly increased , as Mr.
Scott's bill proposes. Mr. Scott lias laid bis
bill before Mr. Springer , chairman of the
ways and means committee of the house , and
it is said that Mr. Springer thinks the plan
of an increased whisky tux is a good one.
Mr. Springer is not yet ready to discuss the
merits of the question , but in a general way
be agrees with the other tariff leaders of tbo
house that tboro must bo some Increased
revenue for the government and that an
added whisky tax might as well supply this
revenue as anything else. Mr. Springer's
congressional district is also very near tbo
whisky producing center. Messrs. Springer
and Scott are moving , however , solely with
u view to increasing the revenue of the
government.
.Sniiiittlilng oT the Original Coxt.
So far us can been learned bore the
liquor producing fraternity would not favor
an increase in the tax. On the contrary ,
they have urged congress to reduce tbo tax
to 'J. " > cents per gallon. Few people arc
aware of the fact that the present tax of UC
cents u gallon on liquor Is a tax of 200 poi
cent of its value , and in some cases tbo tax
represents iOO per cent of tiio value of the
article. Bourbon whisky is made at ! ! ( .
cents per gallon and rye -Ifi cents , while tin
ordinary article known as "spirit goods , " Is
produced for 1- cents per gallon , yet these
various grades all pay a uniform tax of JK
cents per gallon. The remarkable percentage -
age of tax over tbo value of the article was
shown by an actual bill of goods from 11
DELICIOUS
DELICIOUSo
HATURALFRUIT FLAVORS.
Of perfect purity-
Vanilla
Lemon Of great strength-
Orange Economy In their uso.
FtosG.etc.
Flavor as delicately
and dolleloudy as the fresh fruit
PcorliullsllUerv. which has been presented
to the oonjrresilnnnl committee. H wn by
thin showing tlmt tbo liquor producers
urged MniorMcKiiilf.v to reduce the tux to
3.1 cents per gallon. U Is stild Hint this pro
duct amounts to IIMXXI.OOO pulton * , and nn tn-
crensn of 33 rents per gallon In the tax
would Increase the vnluo of present stock
by several million dollars , slueo , of course ,
no additional tnse could bo collected upon
whisky out of bond.
Wrtloru I'milcim.
Tbo following western pensions grunted
are reimrlrd by TUB BIK : and Kxnmlncr
Bureau of Claims :
Nebraska : Orlntiinl I'hlllp H. .lames ,
Cornelius S. Mooro. Tlmmns Chenorout ,
Keubon Slzer , Andrew .1. Sblplev , George
Itotitrcl , Itnbort Ball , Oeorge C. Chapman ,
Jolm.l. Suttles. Additional .mines A. Fer
guson , ( Jeorgo A Biniffs. Senes ,1. Anthony ,
Henry M. Mart. Increase Henri A. Max-
son. . lolm Thompson. Original widows , etc.
Mnry A , Hurrah. Hannah X.lmmcr , Uuclnda
C. Stewart ( mother ) .
Iowa : Original James A. Grlflln , William
IVukes. Charles T. Brown. Nelson 1 ! . 1'rcs-
ton. 1/awrcncoTee. Arthur C. Taylor , Cyrus
1 * Heniiey. Christian Abrens. John S. Bar-
l > er , Morris Qulmliy. Additional Anthony
Onrrlsim , .lolin H. Hell , Mens Thompson ,
Abram S. Kuuk , Kllol Lake , Martin Nelson.
Inerease-Jumcs S. Dennlstoti. Simeon
Bcedle. Kobert M. Orelghton. Keissue
Georgu Hornet1 ( deceased ) , Almon Fussell.
Original widows , etc. Harriet Scright ,
Martha Homer.
South D.ikota : 'Additional ' Adam Heekels-
miller , Samuel U. U Woodford. Increase
Gerret G. Segor. Original widow 131l/.a-
belh P. Hopkins.
Assistant Secretary Chandler has lit the j
homestead ease of James 1C. Jenkins vs
William H. May from Salt l.ako City
afllrmed the decision of the commissioner
and recommended the cancellation of Jen-
kins' entry. HP dismisses tbo timber cul
ture contest of Burdott Sawyer vs Benjamin
Ilellmnn from Cheyenne , Wyo.
In the ease of True M. Child vs Margaret
M. Miner from Huron , S. D. , motion for
review. Secretary Noble has overruled the
motion. He nnirms the decision of the com
missioner in the timber culture case of
Amelia Fisher vs Walter 1. Agnew from
Aberdeen , S. D. , in favor of eiitryman.
A. M. Colson was today appointed iiost-
tnaster at Plaiuviow , Pierce county , vice J.
K Stevens , resigned , and R W. Willl.ims at
Manhattan , Crook comity , Wyo. , vice C. A.
Cops , resigned.
An impression appears to prevail in Ne
braska that there are vacancies existing or
places can bo created In the roll of iiiiero-
scojilsts at the South Omaha packing bouses.
This \ ' . \ wholly erroneous. There are no va
cancies and none can bo created. All the
places have been Illled. The appointments
recently made completed tbo list. If any
are made soon they will be made to 1111 va
cancies created after this time. A largo
number of applications are pouring in dally
for these positions. It is so much hope null
labor lost.
Assistant Secretary Gear has returned to
'Washington from Allegheny and will submit
bis report in regard to the site of the public
building in that city to the secretary of the
treasury in a few days.
Captain Thomas H. Bradley , Thirty-first
infantry , was placed on tbo retired list of
tbo army today on account of age.
Colonel and Mrs. Guy V. Henry of Fort
Mver are spcndinga few days in Philadelphia
with Mr. A. J. Drexcl.
Hon. G. M. Lambcrtson of Lincoln arrived
this evening and will bo formally inducted
into tbo oflleo of assistant secretary of tbo
treasury tomorrow.
The commissioners decision in the timber
culture entry case of U. C. I'ilcber vs. George
II. Wileox from Grand Island , was today
nfilrmcd by Assistant Secretary Chandler ,
dismissing the hitters contest. P. S. II.
o
Heresy and Hair Splitting.
.Sun l-Ydiicforo Kxamlner ,
The trial of Dr. Briggs for heresy Is
marked by the sumo technical delay that
often ousts justice from tbo vulgar courts of
mere worldlings. The guilt or innocence of
tbo defendant Is probably a matter of gen
eral indifference , but tbo weariness caused
by tbo quibbling tbo public cannot escape.
So far the prosecution objects to all that
Briggs advocates , and Briggrs objects to all
that the prosecution advocates. The frater
nal regard that was on the program lias
apparently broken its contract.
How to OrKaiilii ! tliu r.i-Klstiiturr.
Clay Ooiuify I'rugrtfo.
We reproduce in another column a signfi-
cant article from Tin : OMAHA Bin : , entitled ,
"Organizing the Legislature , " because it is
so eminently right and breathes the correct
principle , wo care not from whence it emi-
nutes. It may be possible , who knows , that
the circumstance of no party having a clear
majority in the next legislature may be a
blessing in disguise. This , however , can
only become possible by the united action of
the honest men of all parties. As advocated
by Tut : BEE , let the organization of the legis
lature bo made without any refer
ence whatever to the United States
senatorship. Lot birds of a feather
Hock together and honest men
unite for the publlo weal on the following
platform laid down by Tun BEE : "Let hon
est men of all parties form a phalanx and
protect the state against tbo conspirators.
* * * It is of inure consequence to the
people of Nebraska that the legislature shall
redeem its promise to reduce taxation , abolish
ish sinecures , overhaul ' corrttptlonists In
olllco and afford reasonable protection to the
producer against undue exactions of public
carriers than it is that any party shall tri
umph in its organization. " This is a plat
form all good independents can plank both
their feet upon and safely join bands with
any and all republicans and democrats who
are willing to stand thereon. If a spirit of
this kind will prevail at the opening of tbo
session and continue during the same , great
things will be accomplished for the state of
Nebraska.
t'ltllndelpltln TlmMi Of potirsn It wm ft
ffiMso tbni intil tlir > golden can Any ri ltiln
will having natinpof tlmt kind would huvo
kept It to Itself.
liowoll Courier ! Tim reign ot the govern *
iiH'iil rnlnmtikvr I * nlNint.over.
lloilon fourlrr : Not till tlin vtnml * nro nil
ill.sio | < iei1 of Hoes the fetntor tiiko bHpick "
Itnllltnoro Americans Artlits nnvcr mnko
good piiKlllst.i , for all their lights nro driiwu
bat ties.
I'lillaclrlphlu llecord : lllobln - Mi. inol I
wonilnr why It l tlmt time. ROI' M ) iwlfilyi
\ \ | R UI { I'orlnip-i tliu .spur of the moment
urges It on.
Westlleld PlHiidard : Tlio sweetest moat [ t
nearest tbo Ixme , but the swcoteU music M
not nctux'Mt the tiombonc.
New Orleans Plcnytine ! A limit with corn *
Ismilitriilly Ill-tvinpered , nml tlmt Is why ! n >
( lees not stand well with the community.
Wnshlnclon Ptnr : "Your boy has a remark-
nblu miiociilnr devc-lomnont , " said the i ' '
tnir. "Ai-en't you iifrild : bo'tl bccou
list ? "
"No. "
"Why nolJ"
"lie's loiigu e-tlrd. "
Tld-Itlls : l'nit'iit-1'wlor. I can't sleep tit
tilalit. I tiiinlilf uml toss till inotnltiij. Doctor
-ll'tii , that's tiad. Let me sen your tongue. . ) > ]
( After illiiKiuisN ) I'liyslcally you ate till ilghl.
PoiliapH you worry over that bill you've owed
me for the last two years.
I'hlladeliihla llei'ord : llessle--Do you know
Mr. liluhtwalte , dearVlien ! 1 llrst met him
be eiinlldeil to me tbaliny tipiiearance UuocUed
him silly.
Tcssli'Well , tbo Injury has proved pernitt-
neiil , darllti ) ; .
riilcnuoTrllmnc : "Cotue and sit around the
Hie , KinerMinla , " sal < t the hinpltublo western
relative.
"Theie tire physical limitations that will
prevent me from doing so , Aunt Itachel , " re
plied the .VOIIIIK wonmn from loston"lmtwltli !
jour poriiilsilon I will.sit In front of tbo ( Ire ,
A I1MKAT MISTAKK.
tleloved the maid unit she loved him ,
.lust sis they nil begin It ;
lie Introduced another man ,
And now be Is not In Ul
Itoslon Courier : A dog's bark does nut
always Indicate that be Is upon the seUe.
Hrooklyii lilfe : HawkliH I wouldn't lot a
chinch sexton have charge of our wedding.
Miss mist -Why ?
lluwltlns When Tompklns married MM
Hronson the notice of the wedding
"Suddenly on ihu luili lust. "
ur.i'Aiin.Mi i\M.uiis.
I watched her from the window ,
I stood outside her door ,
1 wailed at the grocery man's ,
I lived in that man's Moro.
1 asljeil her father for her band ,
Instead he Kave his foot ;
Now I must hang my tailor up
To patch my busted suit.
All disorders of the Throat and
Lungs is Ayer's Cherry Pectoral.
It has no equal as a cough-cure.
"When I was a boy , 1 bad a bronchial
trouble of such a persistent and stub
born character , that the doctor pro
nounced it incurable with ordinary
remedies , but recommended mo to try
Ayer's Cherry Pectoral. I did so , and
ono bottle cured me. For the last tiftcon
years , I have used this preparation with
good effect whenever I take n bad cold ,
and 1 know of numbers of people who
kcop it In the house all the time , not
considering it safe to lie without It. "
J. U.'Woodsoii , P.M. , Korestllill.W.Va.
"For than Jl
more twenty-five years ,
was a sufferer from lung trouble , at
tended with coughing so severe at times
as to cause hemorrhage , the paroxysms
frequently lasting three or four hours.
I was induced to try Ayor's Cherry 1'cc-
toral , and after taking four bottles , was
thoroughly cured.--Franz Hoffman ,
Clay Centre , Kans.
"Last spring I was taken down with
la grippe. At times I was completely
prostrated , and so difficult was my
breathing that my breast seemed as if
confined in an iron cage. I procured a
bottle of Ayer's Cherry Pectoral , and
no sooner had I began taking it than
relief followed. Icottld not bcliovo tlmt
the effect would bo so rapid and the
euro ao complete. " NY. II.Yilliams ,
Cook City , S , Dale.
v. * m a ' ' M if H w w < t xv u v i *
I'rrparrd by Dr. J. C. A vcr & Co. , Lowell , Mam.
Bold by nil IlnigKWs. 1'rlcc $1 ; ilx toUluo , $5.
Promptto act , sure to cure
largest Muiiiifiotnror : < mil Kotillorj
ofutothlus In two tVorla.
Saw's work
You see a saw cut the out in half. We've done
the same thing1 v/ith lots of our boys'
suits and overcoats. That is , we've
cut prices in half. Before inventory
we want to clean up all broken lots.
This half-price sale is on our line
grades. You know we always car
ried good suits for $2.50 , splendid
ones for $5. Well , the $5 ones will
be $2.50 , a square out of % . The
$6 sort will be $3. Same with boys'
overcoats and ulsters. $5 overcoat
for $2.50. $6 ulster $3. There are
only two or three sizes in each sort.
Broken , you see. That's why wo
cut 'em so deep. Big1 break in
price in broken lots of men's over
coats and ulsters.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
BtoroopiMi Saturday ovnry evonlnj U1I1U. till9. S , W , Cor , 16tli and Douglas Sts