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Average ClrciiliUlon for November , 20,05 ! .
TllEUK Is no abatement of the Rold
fever In Arizona and the torrilory will
Boon bo full of disappointed scokors after
riches.
TIIK people of Chill still feel unkindly
toward Iho United States , but this coun
try goes right on nbout Its business just
the same.
TIIK city of Montreal finds It Impossi
ble to Boll 4 pur cent , bonds nt par , nnd
yet Montreal is ono of the most pros
perous cltios in Canada.
A JiAi'oit'ri ' slgnnluro is a very essen
tial thlnp on a cltv warrant , ns Mr.
Wiley may have discovered when ho
called on the comptroller.
NKXT to the distribution of spoils the
question that most profoundly ngltales
the blooming statesman at thu state
capital is the inaiiRurul ball.
THE London woman who throw her
self at the feet of Pndcrowski would
probablj1 have gone insane if she had
seen him before ho had that ravishing
hair cut oil.
REMKMHER that a Christrons present
Boloctcd by the giver is worth far moro
to the recipient than its equivalent in
money with a careless "gqand buyyour-
eelf something. "
A FAltMKH in Mills county , Iowa , just
ncross the river , shipped 242 hoar1 of
cattle to Chicago last wcolc , for which
lie received the sum of $21,730.80. This
is a fair showing for a victim of calam
ity. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
IT IS n very sorioud question whether
the supreme court of Nebraska will gain
nny renown by interfering in any way
with questions relating to the election
or qualification of members of the legis
lature.
IT is now the purpose of Venezuela to
resist nnd prevent all further British
encroachments on her territory. This is
un old complaint against Great Britain ,
nnd nbout every country on the glebe
lias made it nt ono time or another.
THE California wine makers are dis
gusted booauso they nro to bo allowed
only n , space 20x28 font in extent for
their exhibit at the World's fair. Their
exhibit will have lo make up in quality
what it lacks in quantity.
BUSINESS continues to bo good in
Omaha , according to the weekly review
(3f R. G. Dun & Co. , nnd no dullness is
Reported in nny western city. The ac
tivity hero is indicated by an increase
of 31.8 per cent in clearings over the
corresponding week last year.
A VERY startling question roaches ua
all the way from Alabama. It is em
bossed in slud-horso typo und reads as
follows : "Is Jones governor do facto V
Wo confess for once wo are puzzled ,
Jones may bo governor dofuncto for nil
we know. But wo suggest that tlu
question bo submitted to the supreme
court of public opinion , from which no
body can appeal.
IT AVII > L bo comparatively cheap t <
get into the World's fair , but it will cos
a honp of money to see the side shows
The Moorish palaces , Bavarian villages
the White riorbo inn. Astraddle on t
Donkey , Uutjalo Dill's Wild West show
and nn endless number of big and litlli
attractions will tnx the visitor's pocket
book nnd make him wish thnt Colum
bus had never discovered America.
TUB snow Btlll lies undUlurbo <
on the sidewalks around the site of llu
now government building nnd nobod ;
that can bo reached appears to bo ro
Bponslblo , It is certain that.tlioro will
not bo hont enough engendered by no
tlvity Inside of that board fence to mol
the snow , and It now looks ns if It migh
remain thuro nil winter unless the cit ,
BIIOW shovel brigade Is sot to work a
the job.
TUB idea that the Board ot Trade i
run for the exclusive bonollt of th
grain mon IB erroneous. Tlio orprnnlzti
tlon pays no money on their nccouti
and they do not avail themselves of it
privileges more thnn ether mombcri
If it were possible to maintain an ope :
board the grain dealers would b
gainers by it , but that is out of th
question nt present. The bust way t
rovlvo the Board of Trade nnd raako I
practically useful to the city is to or
coat-ago nil classes of business men t
avail themselves of the advantage
which it olforfl , instead of holding bac
upon the jiloa that some partloulu
class is mofo benefited tlmn the rest
f.
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/ iK.tIIATKS MUST CO.VK JXHIW ,
KVOT ultico the first locomotive whlstto
wns heard In the State of Nebraska the
Missouri rlvor has boon the dividing
line between moderate oxnollon nnd
highway robbery. The moment nny
commodity crossed the Missouri It wns
subjected to nn arbitrary railroad tax
varied at the pleasure of the trnfllo man-
ngor. For years and years the people
of Xobrnekn have homo thcso exactions
not nlwnys.wlthout murmur or protest
because their lawmakers were cor
rupted nnd their servants on the rail
road commission shamefully neglected
to dp their duty.
It has always boon conceded by
rational pooulo that railways running
through nsparcoly settled region can
not carry freight ns cheaply ns rnllronds
running through n densely settled BCC-
llon thnt nflords them heavier tralllc.
As regards Nebraska that differ-
unco was moro marked twenty or oven
fifteen yea rs itpo thnn It Is today. Ne
braska with a population of 1,100,000
in 1892 Is nut the Nebraska
with a population of 160,000
in 1872. Hut the railroad managers
persistently Ignore this change In con
ditions nnd continue to discriminate *
against Nebraska and the region bo-
yond. They oolnt to the marvelous de
velopment of the resources of the
transmissouri country by railroads , but
keep on levying the same tribute on
populous Nebraska nnd her $100,000,000
worth of an n u : il products thnt they
levied upon Nebraska when she was a
part of the American desert. They
still sing the same old song ubout the
low through rales ns nn offset to the
cxorbllnnt locnl rates.
This voluntary beneficence on the
Dart of railroad managers will no
longer satisfy the great mass of their
patrons. The high local rates have not
only robbed producer and consumer , but
they have boon n damaging drawback
to Omaha and ovcry ether city In Ne
braska. This is admitted by ovcry
merchant , except possibly the favored
few who enjoy rebates , drawbacks and
free transportation for their commercial
travelers. It is admitted conlldcntlnlly
oven by the favored jobbers , who are
talking loudest against any reduction of
rates because they are subsidized to
talk It.
High local rales have wollnigh de
stroyed our lumber market and crippled
our dealers in heavy commoclltics and
our mills and factories. Exorbitant
local rates are nlono responsible for the
fact that Omaha luu not been able to
cope with Kansas City ns a grain niur-
lent. Kansas City boasts seventeen
grain elevators and forty-fivo grain
handling firms. If the local grain rates
from Iho interior of Nebraska to Omaha
were as low as are the 'rates from
cqui-distant'intorior ' points in Kansas to
Kansas City , Omaha would handle the
bulk of the grain ralsod in this state and
u good portion of Kansas and South
Dakota grain.
Now why shall not Nebraska have
Kansas local rates on grain if she can
not have the Iowa ruioV The only
reason is the refusal of the Bur
lington , the Rock Island and the North
western systems to give Omaha n fair
chance to compote with Chicago and
Kansas City. How much longer
will Nebraska submit to the ar
bitrary levy of high local rates ?
How much longer will the State
Board of Transportation continue
in clclianco of public Bontimont nnd In
violation of the repeated pledges of the
republican party to tolornto the imposi
tion of exorbitant burdens by the rail
roads ? Will the coming legislaluro
uure to shirk its auty to carry out the
mandate of the constitution that re
quires thorn lo establish reasonable
freight and passenger rates ?
THE BUK voices the sentiment , of the
people of Nebraska , regarJless of party ,
in demanding r. material reduction of
local rates. This demand cannot bo
staved off much loncoi'if wo judge the
temper of the people rightly.
VUKL IK EXGLAXD AKD AMKltlCA.
It Is not impossible that the vast and
apparently inexhaustible coal deposits
in the United Stales may yet play n very
important part in the commercial com
petition between this country and Eng
land. It is well known that England
can produce only u small Dart of the
food supply required by her people and
that the only way in which tho' people
can bo fed Is by exchanging the products
of the factories for the food products
of ether countries. It is cleat
enough that America must in
the future supply England with the
greater portion of her broad and moat ,
and if roliunco is to bo placed upon re'
cunt estimates of the available English
coal supply , it is reasonable to expect
that In time , und perhaps before man )
years , wo shall have to supply Englanf
with many products in the manufacture
of which cheap fuel is necessary.
Observations recently made in Groni
Britain by Edward Atkinson , the wol
known statistician and economist , indi
cate thnt the coalaupply of that country
Is rapidly approaching u stale of prac
tical exhaustion ; that Is , that it is becoming
coming enormously expensive to mine
on account of the great depths roachoi
nml the small seams now worked , Tin
increase in the cost of coal has nmounlct
to $ (1,500,000 ( for thnt used by the Brilisl
railways in n single year. It Is alntec
that in many mines the larger veins hiv <
been driven uo dcon that they cnn hi
workedjio longer , eotbat the companic
nre compelled to fall buck upon thii
veins previously passed us being too in
significant to bo worthy of notice
The price of coal in London nm
nt nil of the factories using it ha
gieatly increased , nnd the nupply o
coking coals used in the manufacture o
stool Is approaching exhaustion , Th
Durham mines nro 2,000 foot deep nm
oven ut thnt depth the veins nro oi.l
two foot In thickness. The nrlco of cok
for stool making is 95 n ton against $ l-i
in Virginia and $1,25 in I'onnsylvaniu
All kinds of appliances for cconomi/.in
fuel have boon ndoplod by Brlllsh manu
facuirors , but thn consumption of th
supply that nature has planted undo
English soil must necessarily oontlnu
at an increased ruto year by year miles
science shall provide eoma cheap sul
slltuto for coal as a fuol.
It la not to bo supposed that the nctiu
quantity of coal hidden Iu the depths <
English cell will teen bo oxlmtlilod ; the
problem hna to do only with the cott ot
Rotting It out , Labor never can bo
cheaper In thnt country thanIt is now
unlo9H human bqlngs llnd a way to llvo
without food or clothing or shelter from
the elements , Nothing hut labor can
over uncover nnd bring to the light of
day the coal that rope os thousands ot
feet deep In the bowels ot the oartli.
Hence It follows thnt the cost of fuel
must hereafter exert an Important In-
lluonco upon manufacturing in Great
Britain. Mon have often speculated
upon this subject in the past nnd have
boon called idle theorists. But theoriz
ing does not send up the prlca of coal
nnd It Is cortntnly going up In England ,
with every prospect of going higher.
The coal supply of Iho Unltod Stales
Is so vast that the mind cannot compre
hend it. It Is oaslly nnd cheaply mined
nnd under normal conditions it cnn bo
sold cheaply. It will not nlwnys bo con
trolled by hungry monopolists but will
bo plncod in the hands of the consumer
nt fair nnd reasonable prices hy reason
of a legitimate competition thnt Is now
throttled by combinations. Upon the
nbundnnco nnd cheapness of our coal
supply will depend In cront meas
ure thu industrial future of this
country , and It Is not unlikely thnt
the fuel question will have much to do
with the contest for commercial suprem
acy between the United Stales and
Great Britain.
CltlMK , 1'AVIT.HISM AND 1XSANITI' .
Tin : BliK has boon favored by Mr. H.
.II. Hurt , secretary of the State Board
of Corrocllon and Charities , with nn ab
stract of the biennial report of the
board ( not yet published ) in which are
made very interesting comparisons by
states and sections of crime , pauperism
nml insanity. The facts are compiled ,
of course , from the last census and they
present n good showing for Nebraska ,
only t3ii stales having n bolter record as
to the number of state convicts In a mil
lion inhablt.inis , twelve as to the number
bor of county jail prisoner * in a million
inhabitantllvo ns to the number of in
mates of juvenile reformatories , nnd
eleven ns to the number of nlmshouso
paupers in a million inhabitants.
The number of state convicts in a mil
lion inhabitanls credited to Nebraska
by census bulletin No. 31 Is 300 , and
among the states that have a bettor
record are Minnesota with i'i2 ! ; Wiscon
sin , 8M ; Iowa , 820 ; South Dakota , 205 ,
and North Dakota , 850. The ratio
of Illinois is 538 and of Kansas
043. Nebraska is credited with
207 county jail prisoners in a million in
habitants , nnd among the states that
have a bolter record are Mliinosotn'.with
100 , North Dakota 130 , Wisconsin 205 ,
Iowa 171 , South Dakota 137. The ratio
of Kansas is 803.
Nebraska is given 221 inmates of
juvenile reformatories in a million in
habitants , and among the states that
have a lower rntio are Minnesota with
218 , Missouri m , Kansas 146 , and
Illinois 100. Nebraska is cred
ited with 275 almshomo paupars
in a million inhabitants , nnd
nmong the stnlcs that have a lower ratio
are North Dakota , . l'J2 ; South Dakota ,
101 ; Colorado , 211. The ratio of Min
nesota is 280 , Iowa , 818 , and Kansas , 410.
Of insane persons Nebraska is given
882 in 1,030,000 inhabitants , nnd but two
northern states , Colorado and Wyoming ,
show a lower ratio. The ratio of Min
nesota is 1,093 , Wisconsin , 2,083 ; Iowa ,
1.G75 ; Missouri , 1,270 ; Kansas , 1,2-59 ;
North Dakota , 1,215 , and South Dakota ,
943.
943.It
It is nn interesting fact that of the
surviving soldiers of the union army
residing in Nebraska only 110 out of
10,000 are in the soldiers' homo. No
ether state that has a state soldiers'
homo shows so low a ratio. A summary
of the foregoing facts is as follows :
NUMIIEUOF 1'iniUC CIIAHOKS OUT OK KAOII Mil.-
MOX Of TUB I'Ol'l'LATIOX.
This is certainly a gratifying showing ,
though it is to bo hoped that in the
next census Nebraska will stand still
bettor in all Ihcso respects.
STIWET I'AVIXU AXD JIO31E LAUOR.
In nn address at Chicago under Iho
auspices of the department of political
economy of the Northwestern univer
sity Charles T. Davis discussed the sub
ject of public roads and street pav
ing. His remarks upon the latter di
vision of his subject were of a practical
character and evinced considerable
familiarity with n problem that has r
deep Interest for every city. Ono of the
most crushing burdens resting upon the
taxpayers of cltios Is that caused by the
necessities of street paving. It Is one
of the burdens that cannot bo shiftnd U
the shoulders of future generation , not
can it with any prollt to the tax pay 01
bu lightened by the adoption of a tern
porizlng policy. Experience has demon
slrntcd in the city of Omaha nnd everywhere
whore else , that n poor pavoinont is mon
costly In the end thnn a good ono , am
the only question remaining is , what I
the cheapest gosd paving material ?
After reciting the objections lo ns
phalt , grnnito and wood Mr.Davis do
oliiros that vitrified brlclc is a form o
paving malarial which fulfills all ro
qulromonta , provided thnt It is mndo u
the right Kind of clay nnd proporl ,
burned and then laid upon n solid fnup
dalioii of concreln. In Iho city of Chi
ougo. In front of the freight depot of th
Chicago , Burlington & Qulncy railroad
Is n brick pivemont that has boon in UP
for throe years , with nn nverugo of 4,00
teams passing over it every day , and ye
it shows lltllo or no ulgns of wear , at
coraing to the statements of th
speaker referred to. . It la nls
staled tlmt G'alosburg , 111. , has brie
pavements tlmt have boon in use fc
moro than nine years and have neve
required the expenditure of n slngl
dollar in repairs. Philadelphia hu
over sixty miles of such pavements nn
Columbus , O. , has moro than fifty mile !
Some aOO cities nnd towns In the Unite
States have turned to vitrified brick r
the solution of the paving problem.
For obvious reasons the production <
pnvlnjf mnlorlnbr"-ni homo must bo nn
ndvanlajfo to the rommunlty usltiR
them. Omnhn cnnnot produce IIOP own
nsphnlt or atone , but It hns not
boon demonstrated Hint there Is not
sultnblo clny for vitrified brick within
easy roach Lincoln has nn nbundnnco
of It , nnd It Is said that a bed of tlio
snmo mntorlnl Ifns lately boon uncov
ered nt South Omnhn. Much of the
brick recently Hid Ih our streets 1ms
boon Imported from Missouri nnd elsewhere -
whore , Its production nt homo would
give cmploymontjlf ) homo labor , nnd ns
tunny mites of pavements must bo Inld
In this city from year toycnr for nil t'mo '
to como , It ID important that n material
that acorns destined to nome Into gen-
crnl favor should bo producud nnd laid
by Omnhtv labor. From the standpoint
of local interest nnd economy the sub
ject Is worthy of consideration.
VVU1.W 1IKXKVAVTUHS.
In the number nnd generosity of pub
lic benefactors this ago surpasses any
that has preceded It , nnd In the list of
philanthropists the United States loads
ovcry other nation. The explanation Is
to bo found mainly iu the greater dif
fusion of wealth , particularly in this
country , whoso wonderful development
within n generation has multiplied tlio
number of very rich men nn hundred
fold ; but the Increase of 'public bon-
ollconco is in part duo to a senti
ment of modern creation , which many
men of wealth share ; that the accumula
tion of riches is a trust in which the
public has nn Interest ; that when n man
bus amassed a great fortune \o which
the public has contributed tlioro is a
reciprocal obligation imposed upon him ,
nnd while ho la free to judge of the ex
tent of the obligation it is in n sense his
duty to return something to the public.
It is gratifying to believe that the influ
ence of this sentiment is steadily grow
ing , nnd that wealthy men , nt least in
this country , are moro generally than
over before realizing their obligation in
this respect and devoting more thought
to the question of how they can best
meet It for the public good.
The munificent gift just made to
Chicago by Mr. Philip D. Armour of
nn institute for manual training , science
nnd art ; has served to again call public
attention to what has been done In
recent years by men of wealth in the
way of public benefactions. A spirit of
cynicism may find fault with the record
ns being loss extended than it should
jo , yet it is n cheering ouo that
nspiros Hopefulness of the future. The
stabllshmont and liberal endowment of
itch educational" .Institutions ns the
Drexel institute in Philadelphia , the
Pratt institutoin ( Brooklyn , and the Ar-
nuur institute in Chicago , indicates a
endency in public , benefactions which
: annot bo too stvdtigly commended and
mcouraged. The wealth that is devoted
, o advancing popular enlightenment
< orvo3 the highest "purpose for which.it
un bo employfi'd. It is practical
philanthropy , the returns from which
is beyond the power of mane
; o compute. The thousands who in the
, -oars to como will go forth from the
nstitutlons established by Drexel nnd
Pratt and Armour will exert a power in
ho world of science , art nna mechanical
production of inestimable value and im-
jorlancd. Other wealthy men have
ihown n no less generous interest in the
cause of education. A few months ago
Mr. John D. Rockefeller gave 81,030,000
, o the University of Chic.xgo nnd has
iontributed tootherjnstitutions of loarn-
ng. Mr. Carnegie , who is n most earn
est advocate of the idea that wealth
s n trust nnd that its possessors owe n
duty to the public in disposing of it , a
'ew yoara ago -established n school of
music in Now York , provided for a great
public library in Pittsburgh , and has
in other ways shown his practical
phllnnthrophy. The number of smaller
gifts to educational institutions would
swell the list of benefactors to hundreds.
Much moro might bo done in this direc
tion. All wealthy mon are not equally
generous , and some will not acknowledge
any obligation to the public , but it is
only just to say that tlioro is n great
deal of true philanthrophy nmong the
ich men of America far mo.'o , un
questionably , than in any other country.
The encouraging fact 'in connection
with this subject is the growing ten
dency among men of wealth intending
to make public benefactions to put their
purpose into olTect during thair life
time. One of our greatest philanthro
pists , Mr. George W. Childs , has pur
sued this course , and in a recent
nrtic'.o ho says , in reference to the
principle : "As I have rarely in
my life seen an estate admin
istered ns I know its owner would have
desired , I think that all rich mon , par-
tic ilarl.v those who have no children to
inherit their property , should spend
their money themselves in order that
they may bo nblo to see with their own
eyes the good which the juJIelous
spending of money upon others c.tn do. "
The opinion of Mr. Chllds in this matter -
tor has the force of oxpart testimony ,
nnd wealthy men with designs of public
bonuliconco will ba.iwiso to give head to
it. Tlioro is abundant experience to
vindicate Us wisdom' . The publo bone'
faction that is luftito the care of othori
after the benefactor' ' doid : is in danger
of failure , partial or .complete.
It wouldbo gratifying to bo able tc
say that the rich /nrin of Omaha have
shown nn adequate ( recognition of thoii
obligations to the public as the custo
dlansof wealth , hujuch $ is not the case
With the exception Mr. John A ,
Crolghton , whose llborallty as a publli
benefactor is not yot.flxhaustud , 110:10 : o
the rich mon of thlsmlty has shown an ;
broad or generous philanthropic intoros
in the public. Ti'6 | < ? may contomplati
doing BO , but if they would act upon thi
ndvlco of Mr , Chllds and have the grat
ideation of Booing themselves the gooi
which the judicious spending of mono ,
upon others can do , they cannot safal ,
postpone much longer the carrying ou
of their purpose.
A Nn\V nnd Interesting feature- th
industrial lifo of Omaha is the chomlcn
manufacturing concern recently cstal
lishod hero , in which Dr. Mercer IB Ir
torosted , nnd for which ho id rosponsibl
ns n prime movor. This IB the only o :
tnulltthmont of the kind in this countr
west of Indianapolis , Chicago havln
nothing like u complete plant forth
manufacture of drugs and chemicals. A
this ostnbltahtnant employs only
eighteen workmen , but ns soon ns U
Is In perfect running order U will
require the services ot nt lonst seventy-
flvo men , Not only will It Increase the
number ot worklngmon emp'.oyod In
this city , but It will nlso niTord n mar
ket for certain vegetable products In
digenous to the soil of Nebraska nnd
others that cnn bo produced hero.
There Is every reason to believe that
this enterprise will bo successful , and
there nro scores of other Industries that
might bo carried on In this city ns
profitably ns elsewhere. All that Is
needed is n little enterprise nnd courngo
on the part of capitalists. The field Is
wide nnd offers opportunities that ought
not to bo neglected.
TUB projectors of the cnnal by which
a portion of the PInlto rlvor Is to bo
brought to Omaha have already com
menced the work of surveying the
route , which indicates that they mean
business nnd do not propose to lese any
timo. The enterprise is nn important
ono and its completion may mark the
beginning of n now era In the Industrial
life of Omnhn. The chief excuse given
by the business mon of this city for not
engaging moro extensively In manufac
turing is that fuel for power Is too
costly. If this canal fullills expecta
tions it will solve that problem In n
great moasiiro. Omaha wants manu
facturing enterprises and must have
thorn if she is to properly ( HI the place
which she occupies ns the chief busi
ness center of an immense territory in
which development Is rapidly going on.
SHCKKTAHY NASO.V says that every
member of the Board of Tr.ido favors
the proposed freight bureau , and that
the opposition was directed against the
motion to bind the board to"n three-
year contract Involving tin annual expense -
ponso of $1,000 to maintain n
freight bureau. If there was wanting
liny evidence to show the narrow policy
that has bcou pursued by the board
heretofore , the board's action In the
freight bureau matter proves it. The
idea that a freight bureau can bo main
tained for $1,000 : i your is absurd. Flvo
thousand a year will bo required to
make the bureau of any practical util
ity. With n competent man In charge
t would bo worth all It cost.
THE railway postal clerks are sub-
cctcd to greater peril in the porforra-
uice of their duties than any other
lass of government employes. Post-
iinstor General Wanamakcr has several
hues recommended n system of pay-
nonts to the widows or minor children
f thcso hard worked public servants
who may meet death in the line of duty ,
ho money for that purpose to bo taken
rom the funds arising from the lines of
negligent clerks. The matter has re
ceived some attention from congress , but
without practical result. There can bo
no sound objection to the rocoininondn-
ion of the postmaster general and the
men In whoso behalf it is made nro
worthy of such consideration.
TIIK adoption of pneumatic postal
ubos in the larger cities of the country ,
as recommended by the postmaster gen
eral , ought to receive the attention of
congress. It is believed that the intro
duction of thcso tubes would greatly on-
iianco the economy , convenience and
olllcioncy of the the postal service , and
f the experience of European capitals
is of any value the belief is well founded.
It is an improvement clearly in the line
of progress and there is no good reason
for delaying its adoption.
tlust Whut Slio Needs.
CMwjo Tribune.
Omaha Is in the grasp of a powerful relig
ious revival. Omaha has bcea needing somo-
.hiiijj of the kind for a long time.
A 1'opnlur Fancy.
Ihtlcultlpltla Time * .
The only difliculty that prevents the
economic law , "tho preatest good for the
Kroatcst number , " bcmij put iu operation is
that so many people think the greatest num
ber is Number Ono.
Tlio Full of Uhlto .Metal.
Gli > lic-lcmncrat.
The lefcal ratio of value between silver
and pold in this country is about sixteen to
one , but the commercial r.itio is in tlio neigh
borhood of twenty-five to one. Silver is now
flown near the lowest llguro at which it has
over been quoted ,
1'urly VltaU.
St. Paul I'loncer-l'rc * .
There could bo no better means of calling
the attention of tlio democracy to the
enormity of a trust than the raising of tlio
price of enthusiasm , as the whisky trust has
dono. A combination to raise the price of
hrcud might bo endured , but a blow like this
at the very vitals of democracy is a different
thing. _ _
Grcuil Hulk * Hi-form ,
J'lillaileliiliin I'rcfs.
British stubbornness and British selfish
ness are the rocks upon which the interna
tional monetary conference seems likely to
RO to pieces. England , with her customary
tfrcod , proposes either to have the lion's
share of the benefits to accrue from tlio
conference or to render the whole work ol
that body nugatory and worthless.
-
Tlio Future ) Grunt.
dliibe-Dcmncrat ,
Another movement to annex Brooklyn te
Now York bus been started , The union ol
these two towns Is undoubtedly a fact of the
near future. They contain together aboul
2,700,000 , inhabitants now , or moro than art
in any city in the world except Ijondon , jjj
HX ) ( ) they will have passed beyond tlio 8,000. '
000 murk.
Cettlnj , ' IiiCormutlou ,
JlH/OC. /
Mr. Knowllttlo ( stranger travelling It
Now York ) "Why I Whnt do they have thai
ux , saw and crowbar up there fort I novel
saw them 'on trains in the west ,
Jackson Dean ( en-route to court of appeals- )
Well , when they have a collision the brake
man has orders to take down the ax am
kill the Injured , because in case of deatl
only $5,000 , is the limit of damages.
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I'lulnU and 1'ructlcu.
AVitf Yurlt Tribune.
Those opulent democratlo patriots win
have spent u great deal of llmu during tin
last six months in lamenting at luxuriou :
dinner tables the miseries of countless down
trodden American paupers , would seem to lw
under n special obligation to relieve dlstrt'.s :
and administer comfort during tlio blessiu
holiday season which is now almost at hand
Wo commend them to a lavish distribution
of their resources ,
On with tlio Nuvy ,
Waxhinvtiin Star.
Kvory true American heart bounds sympa
tactically in response to Secretary Trncy'i
comments ou the necessity ample nava
preparation. No man of intelligence needs i
prophetic eye to sue the troubles which an
already becloud Ing our relations In Centra
nnd South America , and any diligent reiulei
of the day's news can follow ttio wires whicl
connect our southern neighbors with tin
great naval powers of Kuropo , Secretarj
Tracy has the long and the safe end of tin
argument. Keep an building ships of wni
and spend more thuu a were pittance on tin
naval militia.
l.if.UHI/MriO.V ,
Many cameH nnd patriotic men have of
Into oxprcssed tliclr nlnrni nt the constantly
swelling stream of foreign Immigration flow
ing toward our shores , nnd thp iicwspnpci1 *
nro teeming with articles nnd the debating
clubs resounding with speeches on this topic.
H Is argued that , our country 1ms In the
course of tlmo become too well nettled to
require many moro foreigners for Its dovel-
mcnt ; lhat almost In the same measure nsi
our need of Immigration diminishes , the
number of immigrants landing upon our soil
increases ; Hint ns Immigration grows In
quantity , It deteriorates In quality ; thnt
while formerly n largo majority of tlio immi
grants constated of desirable elements , such
s the Germanic races ami the Irish , I
now the number ot Slavs , Him- }
garlans , Russians anil Italians ixmr- \
lm In grows In alarming proportion ;
that we nro receiving hi largo masses n litnd
of population which other countries are anx
ious to get rid of ; that , In short , the old
world Is dumping its refuse upon our soil ;
that many of the immigrants arc so ignorant
nnd degraded ns to permit no hope of their
becoming assimilated with the native popu
lation and being made peed American citi
zens ; that with them they bring not only a
ruinous competition to our laboring people ,
but also a seed of anarchism nnd other subver
sive tendencies , nnd outlandish notions dan
gerous to our ] > olltieal system nnd social
order : and that in view of all this It is neces
sarily preatl.v to restrict , If tmt entirely to
prohibit , Immigration in order to save this
rcmiblle from serious trouble.
U will bo admitted by every fali-mhuleit
man. whether or not he accepts all thcso
allegations as true , that the great strain of
recent immigration bus brought us a largo
number of persons whose orcsenee ntiiung us
does not npivar desirable- account of their
mental and moral condition. What Uttul of
people are they ! Most of them belong to the
class of unskilled laborers doing the rough
work which requires the least Intellectual
ability or preparation. And why do they
come in such numbers ? This Is a question
which has not received in the discussion of
thu general subject tlio consideration It de
serves. The great mass of unskilled labor
ers CQino to the United Stales because some
body wants to employ them here. And when
wo look at the matter closely , wo llnd that
the whole community wants them for n ser
vice which cannot bo dispensed with.
It Is n matter of common observation that
in our days the number of native Americans
who are willing to earn their dully bread by
hard work with their hands is constantly de
creasing. Tlio farmer's son , who , instead of
staying upon his father's acres , or of acquir
ing a farm for himself to walk behind the
plow , runs away to town to try his fortune
in some occupation which will not harden his
hands and tan his skin , is no longer an ex
ception , but is fust becoming the rule. Tlio
native American no longer likes to dig
ditches , or to work on the highways , or to
throw up railroad embankments , or to do the
rough work in coal mines. Hut this class of
work has to ho done , and somebody has to be
found to do it ; if not the native American ,
then somebody else. It Is idle to say that
the native American is crowded out of such
employment by the competition of the for
eign immigrant who is willing to work for
lower wages ; for the number of Americans
who would perform that sort of work , were
the wages over so high , is entirely insuni-
cient. and constantly growing less. Hero is ,
therefore , an Indispensable service for which
the foreigner is needed.
Neither can tha laborers for this indispens
able service lie drawn from every class of
foreign immigrants. The bulk of tlio immi
gration from Germany , generally regarded
as not only an unobjectionable but as a de
sirable class , go to tlio new states in tlio
west to devote themselves to agricultural
pursuits. Those who do not conic hero to
cultivate the soil mostly settle down in towns
us merchants or mechanics or small trades
men. But few Germans arc willing to Join
the lowest ranks of labor not as if
they shunned hard work , but because It
is their ambition us soon ns ] > 6ssiblo to become - ,
como independent , to found permanent
homes and to improve their condition in a
methodical way. The same may bo said of
th6 Norwegians and Swedes. The Irish im
migrants , too , very many of whom were
formerly found among the workers
with pick and shovel , are gradu
ally withdrawing from that kind of
employment to go to farms or to engage in
other occupations. The upshot of all this is
that the labor hero mentioned has to re
cruit itself very largely , if not altogether ,
from that class of foreign immigrants which
is considered the most undesirable , and that ,
however objectionable that class may bo in
ether respects , it is put to a use which can
not bo dispensed with.
In dealing with the question of immigra
tion wo have , therefore , to deal at the same
time with n social condition which will bo
found practically to stand iu the way
of all sweeping measures of restriction.
Although tlicro is at present a very strong
and widespread feeling among our people
favoring such sweeping measures , yet it is
not probable that this feeling will find ex
pression in legislation equally swooping.
While readily admitting that In point of
numbers we nro receiving much moro immi
gration tlmn wo need , yet wo cannot close
our eyes to the fact that it is extremely
dilllcult , if not impossible , to duviso u plan
of restriction , the practical execution of
which would not in n largo incasuro
exclude the desirable immigration
together with the undesirable. The en
actment of such plans Into law would Inevit
ably result in n conspiracy of very important
and powerful interests to evade thorn. I''or
the sumo reason the enactment of such laws
will turn out to ho politically impracticable.
The probability is that wo shall have to
mohn the best of the law ( is It fttJ\ml. \ , fc.t
eluding paupers , liltits , criminals nnd so on ,
perhaps to strcngthrh It by Judicious amend
ments , keeping In view thn limits of existing
| K > ssibllltles nnd to employ every means nf
forded by our political and soi Inl Institu
tions to lead the obstreperous foreign
atemciitH upon the path of good eltl/enshlp.
This tnsk will , especially ns regards the second -
end generation , appear far less hopeless tlmn
It now seems , If well taken In hand. In tlul
luenntlmo we should deprecate the extrava
gant notion nt present entertained by ninny
well-meaning people that nil the Ills of our
political ami social eondltlonaro owing to Uu
Intliix of Ignorant and depraved persons from
abroad. These who lake this ground wholly
misconceive the origin nnd nature of many
existing evils , nnd will bo apt to overlook
necessities of roforimuid Improvement whlcU
Ho hi an entirely different direction.
. .ii : SHOTS AT THI : ri/u'ir.
Chicago Test : .lay Gould may hn vo no.
rompllshed no public good during his lift *
time , but certain It Is that the public is not
benefited bv hearing his memory abused
from the pulpit.
Pliilndulphiii T eilger : KvaugellstMoouVa
opinion Unit the prayers of himself ami fol
low passengers saved the Spree from going
to the bottom of the sen Is not very widely
confirmed , oven by clergymen , many nf
whom shrewdly conclude that the work of
the captain and crow had .something to dt >
with it. There must bo watching as well as
pra > Ing.
Chicago Dispatch : Colonel Kobert G. Tu-
gersoll , in nil address to the admirers of
Voltnlrc on Huudiiy evening , summeil up the
Sabbatarian crus'ido iu this pointed ques
tion : "If the ministers had their way nnd
were constituted a legislature to make thu
laws whli'h they thought necessary , where ,
1 ask vou , would you prefer to llvo , hero erIn
In a well regulated penitentiary * "
Nrw York Herald : If the churches would
cease their hunt for heresy and combine for
the redemption of the tempted the world
would rise under n new Impulse. Our re.
ligions people cannot'ovndo their responsi
bility for the evils of which they complain.
There Isn't much use In preaching about
the hell hereafter until wo clean up some of
the little hells within a stone's throw of our
own doors ,
Washington Star : It may be n scandal
ously daring suggestion , but It Is none thu
loss true that churches would bo moro popu
lar and much moro comfortable If they were.
ventilated as carefully as are nil stylish
liquor saloons and high grailo rcstaurantH.
Steam heat and not too much of it in winter
and electric fans in summer may seem soino-
what radical , but the tlmo Is coming when
churches will bo equipped with these ami-
forts.
Philadelphia Kceord : Evangelist Moody's
claim that the steamer Spree , on which hu
was a passenger , was saved by the power of
prayer naturally excites ridicule of n num
ber of Uostou clergymen of various denomi
nations who have been Interviewed on thu
subject. The efficacy of prayer in the spir
itual sense is not n debatable question
among men oCnny creed ; but the power oC
human beings to make the ways of Provi
dence conform to their own short-sighted
ways In matters strictly material by mcro
act of petition is a vastly different matter.
Any assumption of the hitter prerogative
would savor far more of egotism than of religious -
ligious trust. . _
"Till- : OH.tll.l JH11 \ > OF Tlt.tDK. "
OMAHA , Dec. 1C. . To the Kditor of Tun
15KG : A timely article under the above head
was read will' Interest , no doubt , by moro
than one outside the membership of that
body. It covers a line of thought often sug
gested to the uusiucss man who is interested
in the success of its efforts.
There arc many men now actively engaged
in business hero who eamo to our city some
years after the board was organized , and no
doubt a few of them can recall some notion
or effort of the board that was a direct
moans of their choosing this location. Wo
must give this organisation credit for help
ing the growth and prosperity of the cltv 111
the past. What it may do for the busi
ness men in the future remains to bo seen.
The commercial interests wo have with
us today will make the necessary commotion
round about us , if they are supported in their
efforts by the board , or by any other organi
zations of business men now well known
among us. It may ba the latter alternative
is a necessity , as our Hoard of Trade seems
to have become so enveloped with financial
success that a broader policy might endanger
its dividends. Our merchants send their
representatives in every direction from the
cltv , but only in part of the avenues does
tra'do justify the effort. In the other direc
tions a fight must bo made against vigorous
competition that speaks with authority
on acquired territory. Wo must have
new arguments to meet our future
customers in this disputed territory. Wo
must have the same arguments and advan
tages Unit have been hold over us so long ;
then what is ours by right will bo ours in
'Tlie directory of the board should contain
men , who can control men men whoso ef
forts have made them successful ; .whoso en
thusiasm and energy , capital will support in
confidence. In order lo bring the greatest
effort to bear upon our railroad Interests
some of the directory should bo men
who have had some training hi rail
road work as officials ( or near them )
HO they would know of their own
personal' knowledge how to meet and over
come the details that are connected with tbo
question , Wo luivo suoh nmong our business
men whoso tact and knowledge would bo to
the advantage of our city.
A manufacturers' association 1ms grown
up among us of men who see and know our
present requirements. Each of these bodies
could ho benelltted by co-operation. Why
not "patronize homo industry" ( with em
phasis on industry ) in selecting the new
Largest Mnniif.ioturots nn < l Kot.illuri
of Ulotliln t'lu tlio World.
Oh , my eye
What-a sale we've had this week. Going1 to
keep it up , too for a
few days , anyway , be
cause there are some
boys' odd lots yet.
Many came to see if it
was so and found it
so , for its always so
when we say its so.
You know we always
earned good suits for $2.50 , splendid ones for $5.
Well , the $5 ones are $2.50 , a square cutoff. The
$6 sort are $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 we out 'em so deep. Big-
break jn price in broken lots of men's overcoats
and ulsters.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
SrS $ ? m "J.3"0 < I S , W. Cor , 16th and Douglas Sis
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