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Avcrngn Clrctiliillon f ir NiivrmlHT , SO.OOIt.
IT IS in tlio power of Mr. Cleveland to
prevent Curl Schurz from returning to
the republican party four yoara honco.
Will ho do it ?
K is always safety in honest
mouoy , but oxporlonco has domon-
Btrntod Unit there is serious danger in
financial oxperlmonts.
Tin : newest fud in polite society in the
east is ffivinff Christmas presents to the
poor. It is the best fad that polite so
ciety over adopted.
Mil. CnEVKijANi ) can provo his pro
lessod dovot'.on ' to civil service reform
by rotninitiff Commissioner Roosevelt ,
who is neither a partisan nor a cranlc.
THIS bank elonringa of Chicago nro
larjror thnn thobo of Oinn.ua , but they
do not show ns largo u percentage of in-
crouso ever lost your na these of this
city. '
THE call for a ship canal convention
to bo hold nt Washington on January
12 , has boon endorsed by a largo number
of boards of trndo and ether comtnercla'
organlzutiona
IT IS boliovcil that the staunch loyalty
to the republic in the Fronuh provinces
will prevent a successful revolution
even if one sliould bo attempted by the
hot-headed Parisians.
THK idea that cold wotithor ia con
fined to ttio west and that the blizzards
nil originate In this part of the country
will .not stand at all. When it was 15 °
billow zero in Omaha the ether morning
it was 28 = below at Platlsburg , N. Y.
A COUNTEKli'EITKIl llilS JUSt boon
found who put more silver into hla dollars
lars than the government does. It IB
no wonder that ho did not prosper.
Such a man would bo capable of putting
the smallest apples in the top of the
barrel.
THE Bellamy idea has biion given n
practical trial in Rio Janeiro , having
boon applied to the sale of fresh meats
to the inhabitants. With no apprecia
ble improvement in the quality and no
reduction in the prices the total cost to
the consumers of moats lm ° boon in
creased by $050,000 in six months. This
is not very encouraging to dreamers of
droams.
CAUUSL.K of Kentucky
ought to innko an able secretary of the
treasury. Ho is unquestionably ono of
the strongest mon Intellectually in the
democratic party nnd is , parhaps , with
out a poor in the party in his knowledge
of financial and economic questions.
Until recently ho was among the free
silver men , but it is said that ho has
dcso od that company. Ills views re
garding tariff reform nro not extreme.
SlLVElt mining in Mexico is not at
tracting capital at present and the
minors nro contemplating reducing the
output , as a moans of raising the price
of silver. This is the right idea. The
real trouble with the white metal is ono
of overproduction and as soon as this is
stopped and the supply brought within
the limit of demand the price of silver
will rocovor. Such a policy would bo
more ofllcacious than any legislation or
oven an international agreement.
THE proposal to suspend immigration
for ono year is not gaining supporters.
Tlio nioi-o the matter is discussed the
more clonrly does it tipponr that there
is no necessity for so radical u departure
from the policy maintained since the
foundation of the government. With r
thorough and oll'ootlvo system of na
tlonnl quarantine , such as is contonv ,
plated in the bill agreed upon by the
joint commlttoo of the two houses ol
congress , and the provision that the
president may temporarily suspend im
migration in case the danger of t
cholera invasion becomes serious , there
will bo ample precaution ngains
cholera.
THE feeling in Now England nnd tin
northwest regarding the competition o
Canadian railroads is voiced by th
"Boston Atlccrtttcr in the remark tliu
both of these sections nro obliged to depend
pond upon the Canadian roads fortha
fair play which they cannot got fron
the great American roads between tin
oust and the west. The people of Nev
England and the northwest are not un
willing1 that the foreign corporation
shall bo subject to the same legal regu
latlons and restrictions that wo applj
to our own roads , but they will flrml.
oppose , from considerations of sclMn
torost , any attempt to shutout Canadla
competition.
XATtOXAI ,
The present congress will undoubtedly
provide for n national quarantine sys
tem , the importance of doing this bolng
recognized by mon ot all parties nnd the
only opposition to it coming from the few
persons who regard the proposed policy
n ? an interference with the rights of the
BtntoK. In the presence ot n sorlous
danger such a vlow will hnvo no weight
with people whoso common sense is
not overshadowed by their preju
dices , The right of the Vfholo
people to bo protected against
an invasion of cholera is immeasurably
greater thnn the right of a slate to
make quarantine regulations or lot it
nlono , as it may choo3o. Tno whole people
ple those inland ns well ns these on
the seaboard nro concerned in this
question , nnd therefore nil should have
a volco In determining the character of"
n. quarantine system. The Inadequate
permanent cstnblishmontsnt most of our
maritime quarantine stations nnd the
apparent Impossibility , except in extra
ordinary emergencies , of obtaining tip-
proprlntions from local authorities of
sufllclcnt money to erect extensive
nnd complete quarantine establishments
in accordance with modern science nnd
nccuralo knowledge of the nature , the
inoue of spreading , nnd the means of
preventing cholera , are incontroverti
ble reasons why the public cannot rely
upon independent local quarantines for
the defense of the whole country
against the introduction of the common
epidemics , much less of epidemics of
cholera , which are the most dangerous
of all anil the most uillleult to nrrost.
The bill agreed upon by the joint
committee of the two branches of con
gress , and whic.h will bo reported as
soon as congress reassembles , does not
pronoso to Interloro with the quarantine
laws of the states , but to provide for
their enforcement. It requires that
wherever regulations exist the hospital
service of the revenue marine , under
the direction of the Treasury depart
ment , shall have power to enforce such
regulations. Where there are no
quarantine regulations , or where they
are not sulllcicut to prevent the intro
duction of contagious diseases , it is made
the duty of the marine hospital
service to report the facts lo the secre
tary of the treasury , who shall order
aucli additional rules and regulations ns
may bo doomed necessary to establish
an effective quarantine. Another im
portant provision of the bill is for con
sular inspection at foreign ports by sani
tary exports , wlio shall supervise the
inspection nnd disinfection of all vessels
leaving infected ports. This is obviously
a very necessary regulation. The bill
niilhnrizcs the president , in the event
of danger of the introduction of cholera
from foreign countries becoming
serious , to suspend immigration until
all danger from infection has passed.
This provision may bo subje.ctod to the
criticism thnt it gives the president an
arbitrary power , but there is no good
reason for apprehending that it might
bo abused. President Harrison will not
have nn opportunity to take any actior
of the kind , and the country would have
no hesitation in entrusting such author
ity to Mr. Cleveland , who has no
shown any sympathy with the people
who are demanding n , suspension of im
migration.
If the proposed legislation Is adopted
it will probably dispose of the questioi
of suspending immigration for a year.
The fear of u cholera invasion is th
pretext for the proposal to put a tola
stop to immigration , so that with ampl
provision for keeping out cholera by
thorough and elYeciont national quaran
tine system nnd competent consular in
spociion , the advocates of a susponsioi
of immigration for a year will have no
excuse for their causo.
CLEVELAND MKAKS TO COXTROL.
If reports nro correct regarding the
wishes ot Mr. Clovelnnd ns to the
organization of tno next house of repre
sentatives , it is evident that the presi
dent-elect-does not propose to bo satis-
lied with simply running the adminis
tration , but means to control the legis
lative branch of the government also.
It is not to bo doubted that Mr. Clove-
laud feels that the country is looking
to him rather than to the democratic
party for whatever policies may bo nut
into olTcct during the next four years ,
and therefore ho proposes to have at his
command mon whom ho can rely upon
in congress to regard his wishes. The
presiaont-oloct intends to have his own
way , if possible , and in order to do so ho
must have the house committees in the
control of men who nro in accord with
his views of public questions.
Doubtless this is an altogether nat
ural desire , but Mr. Cleveland has taken
a somewhat extraordinary way to
make it known. It is not nn unprece
dented thing for a president-elect
to bo consulted regarding the organ
isation of a congress controlled by his
party , but nothing quite like what Mr.
Cleveland Is reported to demand has
ever before happened. No president or
president-elect has ever before assumed
. so great a prerogative of dictation as
Mr. Cleveland is credited with. It is
true that the situation is peculiar. The
democratic party Is divided on the
0 turllT and on silver. As to the ( armor
v there is a radical element which is pre
pared to slash the tariff very close
. to the line of ( reo trade. This olo-
0 mont Is stronger than the consorva-
f tlvo portion of the party which would
0' bo satisfied with vary few changes In
the tariff. Mr. Cleveland , so far as can
n bo judged from his public utterances ,
o occupies a middle ground. As to silver
3t u considerable majority of the demo i-
crats In congress are in favor of its free !
and unlimited coinage , nnd to this
10 policy Mr. Cleveland is firmly opposed ,
of The party bnlng thus divided on the
10S
10 most Important subjects of future logls
at liitlon presents n situation which S.y
o- bo hold to justify the prosldont-oloei ir
ont
nt interfering to an unusual extent in the
ntm
matter of the organization of the congress
iid
gress that will come in with him ani
10w
w which ho expects will carry out hii
n- policies.
nus
us Bui it is by no moans certain that the
u- course Mr. Cleveland Is taking will re
y eult in enabling him to accompllsl )
y what ho hopes for , while it must in
tils
n- qvltubly make him enemies in hi ls ;
nin
in parly who may bo ox pooled to avail
themselves of every opportunity tc
manifest their resentment. The mon
who nro turned down nt the com
mand ot Mr. Cleveland cannot
reasonably bo expected to accept such
an nrrognnt interference with com
placency. They will not allow tliom-
solves to bo ulckod to the roar with
out manifesting some sense of the indignity -
dignity , and ns they will have nothing
to hope for from the administration
they will hardly bo disposed to show
a very strong interest In Its wishes.
There is onq feature of this matter
which republicans may got some grati
fication from. Thnt is the distinct
renunciation by the democratic presi
dent-elect ot the lenders in the present
house of representatives. Mr. Cleve
land has put the mark of his disappro
bation upon Springer , Holmnn and the
rest , not omitting Mr. Bryan , and these
innivlduals will find no llttlo dllllculty
in effacing it Our political history
does not present n parallel to this
crushing blow administered by a party
lender to aspiring politicians who
fancied themselves ordained for loader-
ship. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
WHAT IT COSTS TO Kl/.V TIIK COUKTV.
During the year 1892 Douglas county
will hnvo expended In round figures
$010,000. About 5270,000 of this sum
represents outright expenditure ; $33,000
represents permanent improvements in
the way of bridges , roadways and public
buildings , nnd $ , ' 17,000 1ms boon depos
ited in the sinning fund for the rodomp-
tlon of the county debt nnd interest
thereon.
The expenditures classified are as fol
lows :
Court expenses , including juries and
attendants at district and county courts ,
salaries nnd incidentals of tlio county
judge and county attorney , $10,140.49.
Expenditures on the poor farm and
outdoor poor relief , $42,227.97.
Expenses of the jail , $18,315.47.
Maintenance of insane , $7,613.05.
Eloctioii expenses , $11,301.
Maintenance ot court house , 319,139.58.
Salaries of county ofllcorj , 812,676.
Coroner's olllco , $3,014.03.
Surveyor's office , $1,30(5. (
County school superintendent , 81-
813.00.
Books , printing and stationery , $10-
053.19.
Tax list and assessment work , $14 ,
403.35.
Advertising , $3,033.05.
Agricultural Boaioty , $3,912.15.
Soldiers relief fund , $5,727.88.
These figures are suggestive. The
county poor farm , exclusive of outdoor
relief and salary of the superintendent
and matron , costs this county $20,000
year. Computing the board of paupers
at $4 per week , which is about double
the actual cost of feeding , and assuming
the coat for clothing nnd medicines to
bo $50 a year for each pauper , wo have
been paying for the maintenance of
eighty persons year in and yonr out with
out counting their work ns worth a del
Kir. Or computed at 82 n week , which is
abundant in view of the fnct that half of
these alms people arc aged mon and
women nnd invalids , wo are paying for
100 inmnlos. Tlio actual average al
the year round docs not exceed 50.
Wo have expended during the present
year for outdoor relief $20,930. That
amount would have given $2 a week to
ever 400 families for six months of the
year ; or wo could have distributed $4 a
week for the six months between No
vember and May to 200 families. The
question is Where did the 821,000 for
outdoor relief go toV How many per
sons in actual distress have received
fuel and provisions , and bow many people
ple who are abundantly able to take
care of themselves have shared with
thorn:1
The jail expenses are an enormity.
Throe thousand dollars a year will fully
cover the cost of jailers and guardfcj
That loaves $15,000 for boarding prison
ers. Very respectable boarding houses
are glad to take all the boarders they
can got at $3 a wooic. At that rate
Douglas county has paid enough to
board 100 prisoners yonr in and year
out. This is a very expensive luxury.
At the present rate , 35 contn for two
meals a day , the county pays an average -
ago for 125 prisoners all the year round.
This Is crowding the mourners. Why
sliould the county pay for keeping 123
prisoner * year in and year out 1
The advertising expenses are appar
ently excessively high , but iu reality
two-thirds of the 80 000 paid out this
year Is for printing the tax list in four
foreign languages.
The cost of assessment , work and the
tax list appears very high , but it would
bo satisfactory to the taxpayers if the
assessors would apprulso nnd list prop
erty in accordance with law.
It is doubtful whether this county is
justified in paying $3,9CO a year to the
agricultural society. The exemption
from taxation of half a million dollars
worth of land used by the society for
ono week's fair is n sulliclent bonus for
all the benefits the county derives.
F/IE/J
Speaking of trusts nnd combines In
general , nnd referring to the great an
thracite monopoly in particular , the
Boston Advertiser says : "Unless the
spirit which has boon shown by the people -
plo of this country in times past has
died out beyond resuscitation and beyond
belief , such tyrannical insolence will
not bo endured very long nfter it has
made itself felt sharply enough to bo
fully understood. " The sarno journal
says that "whoever and whatever
Btrikos u blow at free competition in
trade , strikes a blow at the only sou ml
reason ever given , or that over can be
given , why the uld laws against extor
tion should not bo revived and en
forced. "
. We believe that the extortion wltl
which the coal combine is now oppress
- < ing the people , though it is cruel ani
hard to boar , will bo in ono respect i
source of "jonollt to the country. Tin
present temper of the public mind it
- regard to It indicates thnt the limit o
forbearance has boon i cached' and tha
a revolt against trusts nnd combine ! ) I
imminent. How much longer the people
plo would have forborne in pitlonco oif 1
ifm
- this burden had not boon laid upon then
h it is hard to uay , but there is every rea
son to bollovo that they will forbear am
longer. They have been heedless In
the puat of the oncronuhmonts of tlies
alliances of robbers for the purpose of
plunder upon a.largo . scale , or nt least
ttiolr protest ( ! , ! & ' boon feeble and nl-
most fruitless i Now tV.oy are
thoroughly awnkoncd to the neces
sity of action. " .There must bo no
restraint or himtcanco ot. competition ,
and in order thrit there may bo none
there must bo ifcfi , only enactment , but
vigorous enforcement ot laws that will
prevent it. If the tlmo has como when
competition can Vo throttled with im
punity by trusts nnd combines ot vast
financial strengtH the will of the people
can no longer bo.said to bo the law of
the land. The revolt ngalnst such
tyranny , which Is now gathering force ,
will bo ono of tremendous energy and
power when it comes , yet it will ho ac
companied by no noise or excitement.
It will bo silently accomplished by the
enactment and enforcement of laws
which will rolled the popular will ,
IT HAS boon announced by President
Eliot of Harvard college that ho Is
ready to accept the university annex
for women as a part of the college. The
annex has been In existence twelve
years and has baon successful from the
beginning , although It has not boon
under the government of the collosro
authorities. The admission of women
lo Harvard upon equality with men will
make the third Now England college
that has recently admitted women
upon such a footing , and It. Is
believed that all of the east
ern colleges will sooner or later
adopt the same policy. The ttmo
is not far distant when every institution
of learning will cease to make any dis
crimination between the soxoa , and
when the girls of Ajnorica will bo given
every educational aOvantage now pos
sessed by the boys. Tills Is entirely
apart from all considerations of chivalry
and may bo sot down as the direct result
of the enlargement of woman's sphere ot
usefulness in the world. There are now
many Holds of activity open to the
gentler sex which a few years ago wore
entirely monopolized by mon. The world
is moving , and as it moves the con
ditions of llfo and of society constantly
change. It is no longer argued that
woman is only tit for domestic duties
nnd for social functions. Most .men
would rather think of her as a manager
of the household and as a light of so
ciety , but the fact is now everywhere
recognized that many thousands of
women must support themselves by
their own efforts and become recruits in
the vast army < of * breadwinners. In
order that they may bo able to do this
lo the best advantage it is necessary
that they shall have nmplo prepara
tion lot- their work. " Thorough educa
tional advantages are becoming as nec
essary for our girls as for our boys.
A GKEAT public mooting is to bo hold
at Montreal on.'January 2 , when
Premier Morcicr is expected to come out
squarely for independence or annexa
tion. Delegates will bo present from allover
ever the Dominion. One of the
premier's friends lis quoted ns saying :
"Wo will at "mat .hour a man of courage ,
who has played' 'kn important part in
the country , squarely expressing him
self on the matter , boldly facing the fu
ture and tolling us without ambiguity
where is the immediate salvation of our
race. " Of course independence must
first bo achieved before annexation will
bo possible , and it is not unlikely that
a stop in that direction will bo taken nt
this mooting. The growth of the pop
ular feeling in Canada in favor of some
change from existing conditions id ro-
markublc. That country bus always
been slow and conservative , but the
leaven of American influences is begin
ning to work. The wonderful develop
ment and pro rcs-J of the Umtfcd States
has boon " a powerful object lesson to
Canada.
A GUEAT proportion of the manufac
turers of this city are making prepara
tions for enlarging their business during
the coming year in anticipation of in
creased trade. If the local factories do
not grow in number very fast they cor-
ta'nly grow in size nnd importance ,
which is the best proof in the world that
they nro prospering. If this goes on
for another year it will attract the at
tention of outside manufacturers lo such
an extent that now factories will bo
started hero by the investment of capi
tal brought from elsewhere , though it
would be much bettor for tlio town if its
own citizens were the investors. If the
future is to bo judged by the past there
will bo for all tlmo to come a splendid
field in Omaha for manufacturing enter
prises , and to suppose that the field will
not bo occupied is to suppose that
shrewd manufacturers in ether places do
not know a good thing when they see it.
WHY this prolonged howl against
railroad discrimination ? Is there really
anything in It ? Aak the doalnrs in farm
implements or any ether implements.
Merchants who ship goods from Omaha
to points In Iowa must pay the local rate
plus a 5 cent bridge arbitrary , while
Council Bluffs ami eastern shippers of
goods to points west of Omaha do not
ha'vc to pay the jTJi'jdgo arbitrary. Is
this not discriminating , nnd If nut what
is it ? If the Omaha' Bourd of Trade had
any snap it would make that bridge
arbitrary HO odious , that railroad man
agers would nlush' ' for it , Omaha mer
chants are entitled 'lo just as fair treat
ment as tliat accorded to the merchants
ot any ether town 'oh earth.
Tin : Russians are not behind the rest
of the world in some respects. They
nro building a great crematory tit St.
Petersburg In which all dead anltmilt
will bo reduced toj&ihcs Instead of being
- thrown Into the rlror ns they have been
heretofore , and us they too often are in
: seine cities of this country.
j Will Itiirnm'H * Hoin ) llu There ,
a The Kans.is and Nebraska Farmer )
alliance will hold daily and nightly meeting
n in Topeka ami Lincoln durinu the sessions o
the Kansas and Nebraska legislatures. II
the boodlors' lobby can handle the secroi
caucus of the ulllanco it may bo tiblo to con
trol legislation , otherwise boojllo will bi
wastedT
-
if Tun ( iorKPon * Cm'
l\cu' ni-ldinn Ttniet > .
To Justly describe the moat brilliant of ill
a- brilliant events , the Columbian ball in
Viclcsbur , one's lien should bu ell ) pcd in
liiuid | gold and rainbow tints. Tl o gall iy ;
ducked ballroom , tlio .soft strains of iniislo
the kaluldo&couio blending of color in velvet
silk , satin and auzo , the t'leam of Jewels
the fnlrv flitting forms , the courtly cava
Hers , nil rnmnliuM to make a scene llko unto
the iiiRht when Ilclalumii capital hnd
gathered then her beauty and her chUnlry "
AVnr Scnrn DMnlvcil ,
7'rf'iinif.
Those terrible Canadian cruisers have
dwindled down to harmless Httloone-Kun
affairs nnd another war cloud lias dissolved
Into thin air ,
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Anil Morn ItHlnlilo , Ton ,
tViirfininK OinmirtvMF.
Kespeetlnj ? the conniosltUm of Mr. Cleve
land's cabinet , perhans the safer and more
satisfactory plan is to wait and see what ho
does about It.
llliick I In- Park llnlilrr.i.
Clilcaga Inter Oetan *
That prelected railroad throiujh the Yel
lowstone parlc should never bo built. H is
simply a branch road to some mlnliiir camp
called Cooke City. The public Is not Inter
ested hi Cookc City , but It is in the Yellowstone -
stone p.u-k. They can reach r.illrond com-
munlcjitlon without running through the
park. Under no conditions should congress
penult the outrage.
UltoIxT Mold * the K .y ,
fCtie'nili Sun.
Canada having once acquired absolute au
tonomy , however , Oreat Hritain's assent to
tiny subsequent movement would not bo
needed ; and it requires no prophet to foretell
what use the inhabitants of Quebec would
desire to make of Independence. Canadians
would be no better oft in Indeiu'iidenco than
hey are now. unless they availed themselves
of their new situation to declare their desire
for admission to the American union.
AVImt I'n-o Truiln AVIII ! > < > .
In the first sixteen days in Deemiilier
money orders aggregating about $ l.tiK,000 ( )
were sent from the United States to Europe
by the malls , all of it understood to be sent
by former Immigrants to their kindred In the
old world. The movement is not likely to bo
repeated If the democrats institute free
trade In this country. The result of sueh
change must bo to send down American
wages to the European level , ami then the
workers would have little to spare for their
friends on the other side of the bread At
lantic.
IniliiHtrliil Vnliii. of Immigration ,
( ienrof ; ' . l\Hitrin Tlie r < innn.
It Is easy to get a fairly accurate measure
of the contribution of the foreign-horn popu
lation to industrial development. In 1SSO
this element comprised 14.4-4 per cent of all
the people of the land. This 14.14 per cent
furnished 21.02 per cent of the persons en
gaged in all occupations. In otht'r words ,
one-seventh of the entire population did
something more than onc-lifth of all the
work. While the foreign-born imputation
did more than its share of tlio work of till
occupations , it performed considerably less
than its part of tlio work pertaining to agri
culture the single great interest which ,
during the past twenty years , has not kept
full pace with the general development. In
these days , when we are told much of the
necessity for protecting American labor , the
great preponderance of foreign-born persons
in the manufacturing industries deserves
notice from the advocates of this policy , as
well us from the promoters of restriction.
.Y//IIM.S'/C.l A\J > XKItltASK.lXS.
While switching at Gibbon , lirakomnn
Hunt of the Union Pacltlc had Ills hand
caught between the bumpers and badly
crushed.
The Wayne Herald says the improvements
in that thriving town during the year aggre
gated $ lG4KCi. ! The number of students in
the Normal college is ITU.
O West Point has four citizens , whoso com
bined weight is more than half a ton , thus
beating Oakland , whoso four heavy men
lack four ixnmds of weighing 1,000.
Burglars who blew open the safe in tlio
depot at Columbus were greatly disappointed
when they discovered that the only result
of their work was the acqusition of a Waterbury -
bury watch.
Albert Gibson endeavored to fix a piece of
machinery in the roller mill nt Gibbon and
put his hand too close to a cog wheel. Ho
will be laid up for some time and his hand
will bo useless for months.
While Horace Eiseley was climbing a tele
phone pole at Norfolk , he slipped and fell ,
the climbing spur on his right foot penetrat
ing the shoo on bis left foot and cutting the
big toe so badly that a portion of it had to
bo amputated.
S. Carlson , section foreman of the Fre
mont , Hlkliorn it Missouri Valley railroad at
Urainard , was rim over by a freight and in
stantly killed. IIo had climbed on a loaded
car of lumber that was being switched into
the yards for the company's use. when ho
slipped and fell muter the wheels. He leaves
u wife and three children.
VASSIXG 1'l.K.lfi.lXTllfKS.
Chicago Inter Ocean : Nothing strange
about wliLiliy belli ; ; advanced It always nous
to tlio lii.'iiil.
Hoston Transcript : The man who can play
cards , with liN wife au partner , and never
hcowl dining an entire evening , may as well
ordur his halo at once.
AtcliKon Globe : When a man Is sick ho
takes melancholy enjoyment in looking ut his
tongue.
IJoston Courier : Nothing seems more In
credible than the tidings of a toper's going
Into decline.
Italtlmore American : "f think , " murmured
the liandonlTeil convict , "that 1 must hoiipoor
limincler , for I havu more bonds on hand than
lean manage. "
New York Herald : Klch Ranker 1 hope you
appreciate the fact that my daughter is a
nole ! , self-siicrlllelngcrealuto and will make
you nn excellent wlfo'r
Prospective Son-in-law T cio , sir ; and I as
sume that she Inhciitcd those very desirable
qualities from her esteemed father ,
Detroit Tree Press : "Yon hnvo sent mo a
bill which I paid once. Hero Is the receipt , "
.said an angry customer to a merchant with
whom ho dealt ,
"I beg your pardon , " bald the merchant
meekly , " 1 recollect. "
" 1 see yon do , " retorted the customer.
Chicago News Itecord : fihe Do you bellovo
one's fate can bo read In the hand , us people
'flu To a rerlaln oxtont. Olvo mo yonr
hand , for Instance , and 1 can tell that my fate
will bo .sure to uo a happy one.
. Ilrooklyn Iilfn : Indulgent father Why , my
dear , you had a party lust month. How often
do you wish loonlcrtnln yonr friends ?
Daughter-This one Is not to entertain my
friends , papu , but to Mint ) my unemlus ,
Chicago Trllmno : The young woman In the
guy headdress had culled In responsu loan
advertisement ,
"Yes , I want a good cook ami general house
maid , " Huld the woman of Ilui hon.se , "but fG
a week seems pretty hlsh. "
"I never work for loss , mem. "
"What will you uxpect In the matter of
afternoons out ! "
"You can hev two afternoons out dnrln' the
week , mem , " bald tlm.cilkrMlllly. ;
Ho used to come Into the .store
Infancy vest arrayed ,
And oh ! thu neckties that he wore ,
Tlio colors he displayed !
lint now no tints about him lurk. .
On dlirerent plans ho'.s built.
Alas ! his Id'si uhl's hard at work
L'pon a cruy : quilt.
What Is It ?
* In point of fact it is the
freedom from poisonous and
spurious ingredients , the ex
cellence in flavor which gives
to Dr. Price's Delicious Flav
oring Extracts of Vanilla ,
Orange , Lemon , etc. , their
wide popularity and increas
ing sale.
The retail grocers are learning
that quality rather than price
is necessary to retain the
confidence of customers and
,
, make a successful business.
,
ii , rorrorn/tr.
Gothenburg Star Paddock's republican
opponents have f.-illeil to i-i-eato n stampede
from or name n better or more available man
for I'nltod States senator.
, York Times : The successor to Senator
Paddock sliould be n republican , all wool and
a yam wide. A man with the independent
variolold Is no butter than n chronic Inde
pendent ,
Nebraska City PiessHy the way. ye
wily politicians who lilt about the capltol
nl uneohi and make and unmake men and
things would best mind your eye. General
Van Wyck is quartered at n neighboring
hotel , and ho Is not there for fresh air onlv.
There is plenty of that on the hilltops of
Otoo county ; but few senatorial plumbs
come to maturity here.
Valparaiso Visitor : All parties will con
cede that Mr , Paddock is strictly In touch
with Nebraska sentiment , his Ideas , alms ,
nnd votes are all of the western class mid I
are worthily nnd fearlessly shown by his at- J
titude ujxm various questions that have }
been before the senate during his term.Yo
hope to see the honest independent * come up
to liis support and force the republicans who
are opposing the senator to make n change In
their indies , in this manner doing them
selves honor by honoring a man who is
worthy lo represent the great state of Ne
braska in the senate of the United Stains.
Kearney Hub : No one particular candidate
for the United States senate from Nebraska
can be built up and elected by tearing some
other candidate down. Kvery republican is
entitled to a fair show. Just as every repub
lican Is entitled to his preference of a candi
date. A multiplicity of candidates may not
bo the best thing at n time when there are
not enough straight republican votes to elect ,
but no person can well deny the Impolicy of
making attacks on any candidate who may
possibly lead the party out of the wilder
ness. So far as- the Hub is concerned It has
Its preference , as Is well known , nnd it pro
poses to maintain that preference m the face
of any or all adverse opinions , but at the
sumo time it cannot bo drawn Into u contro
versy that will cause it to losu Its head and
throw stones at a republican who is a candi
date in fact or who has been suggested as a
possible candidate. It isn't built that way.
Lincoln News : Some republicans who are
actively engaged in the senatorial campaign
believe that victory must bo achieved at all
hazards and they advocate the use of a cor
ruption fund if necessary. Hut It will bo far
better to elect a democrat or Independent to
succeed Senator 1'addoek than lo elect a
republican by dishonest methods and bring
everlasting odium on the party. The party
is just now in a critical condition. It has
passed through n cleansing process and it
occupies n better position than il has for
years. Hut It must needs be very carefiu.
A mistake now may undo all that has been
ta'coinplished. The election of senator in
this state has on several occasions been
attended with almost open bribery. Audit
will be well If on this occasion there is no
cause for public scandal. It is when circum
stances exist similar to these which prevail
in the Nebraska legislature1 that it seems to
be desirable to change the system of electing
senators. Close legislative contests , accom
panied as they generally are by discredit- ! I
hie practices , present one reason why
senators should bo elected by the direct vote
of the people ,
LICENSES GRANTED.
Saloon KiM'piTS AVho Tut no I'llllli In tlio
Guaranty ( itvon 1'iTiiilts.
At last night's meeting of the license
board the following applications for liquor
licenses were granted :
.lames Douglas. 1S22 Douglas street ; Prank
Francl , liitrj Williams street ; Gladstone
Uros. , Ii03 ! Douglas street ; T > ouls Lauritsen ,
1101) ) Farnamstreet ; Mathias New , 8WSouth (
Thirteenth street ; Patrick Ford , 1002 Dav
enport street ; Chris Uossen , 10i"i Howard
street ; Urnest WoUlir , 2S18 Faniam street ;
Jacob Landroch , lititSouthSi.xteenthstrect ;
Peter Nelson , 1010 Farnain street ;
Paxton , Ilulott .t Davenport , 1510 Farnam
street ; M. Shallor , 1800 South Six
teenth street ; W. F. 'vVendliausen ,
Twentieth and Pierce streets ; William
Wecker , Fourteenth and Williams streets ;
Peter A. Smith , 'JOSl Cuming street ; August
Stephan. lltni ) Douglas street ; D. W. O'Neill ,
S'.M North Sixteenth street ; lidwtird ICrug ,
V.yi Clark street ; Lanes Hansen , S'Jl South
Seventh street ; Anheuser Busch Brewing
company , 70S South Thirteenth street ; As-
inus Josten , 2. > o'J Leavenworth street ; Minna
Worth , 3J4 South Tenth street ; n. Silloway ,
314 South Fourteenth street ; T. .1. Foley ,
H12 Douglas street ; Fred Stacker , ISOl'J
North Thirtieth street ; N. Yager , 1103 Far
nain street ; Gus Carey , ll'OFanuun : street ;
Adolph Brandes , 1201 Douglas street ;
Fritz Bloomer , 1001 Leavenworth street ;
Hans Wiggers , 1T.12 Dodge street ; August
Schroedcr. 2401 Cuming street j Henry Koen-
fcldt , fill North Sixteenth street ; Henry
Kohlff'Ml Leavenworth street ; .1. F. Morri
son & Co. , rear li > 17 Farnam street ; .1. 11.
McTagne , 150(1 ( Farnam street ;
Thirteenth street.
A resolution was passed declaring that
unless specially ordered all licenses should
be mtido out for the first Hootof all buildings
where liquor was to ba sold.
So far " 'M applications have been iilcd and
110 licenses granted. About thirty protests
are now on rccrrd. Immediately after tlio
1st of January the board will instruct the
chief of police to close all places found selling
liquors without a license.
The protests against Murray & Culling-
ham , 12U ! Fainam street , M. Kilgallon , lili
South Fourteenth stro"t , and U.iniel Younpr ,
SHil ) North Sixteenth street , will bo heard at
3 o'clock Saturday afternoon.
In executive session tlio board refused the
application of William Krug , 2709 Loaven-
worth street. The protest of General
Brooke In regard to granting Ikensns near
Fort Omaha will bo heard Saturday after ,
noon.
ill ! PBEFERS THE SliNATl !
Carlisle is Not Anxious to Enter Olovo-
lancl's Oftbinot ,
DICTATORIAL METHODS NOT PLEASING
Kentucky' * Tariff Lender See * No ( Jlory
In Scrilng Wlirro Independence of
Thought or Action U Not
I'crinlltod.
WASHIXOTOV Hrnr.AU OF Tur. l\r.r. , )
Mil FountISKNTH STitr.r.T , V
WASIIINOUIX , t ) . O. , loo. U9. J
There Is n peed deal of quiet discussion
Just now as to whether Senator Carlisle will
accept the Invitation to enter the cabinet as
soorctary of the treasury which Mr Cleve
land is reported to have tendered him.
Hood authority exists for stating that
Mr. Carlisle does not wish to enter the
cabinet. There are several reasons for his
hesitancy. In the llrat place the IContuolclan
docs not believe that he will pain tiny glory
by becoming secretary of the treasury without -
out being permitted any Independence of
thought or action. Then Mr. Carlisle Is not
a rich man and ho could not well afford the
scale of living which is expected of n cabinet
ofllerr.
As to the larlfT bill , If It is to bo framed In
the Treasury department and sent to the
next congress for ratlllcatlou , Mr. Carlisle
illicit be expected us a tariff expert to feel
particularly at homo In the treasury , but Mr.
Carlisle does not bellovo that the next ad
ministration will bo able wholly to ignore
members of congress who hnvo Riven
much time and study to the tariff.
Ho thinks , however unwilling the In
coming dictator is , ho will bo obliged to
consult with some of his party leaders. In
that case Mr. Carlisle would prefer to bo in
the senate , where ho can malto his light to
impress his own Individuality upon the new
tariff. Ho and Mr. Mills arc known as the
extreme frco traders of the senate , but there
tire many details upon which they do not
agree nnd Mr. Carlisle would like to bo able
combat his old friend upon these points In to
committee and on the lloor. More
over , If Mr. Carlisle were to re
sign from the senate a light might
bo precipitated between the followers of
WaUorson and of Hroekenrldgo to succeed
him. It is believed that Mr. Carlisle has al
ready advised Mr. Cleveland not to weaken
the senate , tuul to select his cabinet , so far
as possible , tram outside that body.
Mr. Carlisle's warning that the demo
cratic side of the senate should bo as strong
as possible is a part of the advice that lire-
elpltated Mr. Cleveland's declaration against
Mr. Murphy.
AH to Stiver r.egl < il tl < iii.
It is thought probable that action upon
any of the various propositions looking to the
repeal of the Sherman silver purchasing act
of IS'.ll ) , will originate in the senate at this
session. The reason for this is that
there is no disposition on the
part of republican senators to
relieve the democrats from their responsi
bility. U is claimed that Mr. Cleveland , if
ho wishes any action , has but to indicate
his policy and the obedient house will send
to the senate a measure representing the
llnaiieial plan of the incoming administra
tion. This , it is urged , is a good opportunity
for Mr. Cleveland to exhibit his own skill in
"originating policies , " an art at which ho
docs not consider Edward Murphy , jr. , of
Troy an adept.
Some ot the senators who voted against
free silver also favor inaction in the scnatu
because they think any blow at silver should
originate with the democrats , as the repub
lican party bad already berne the brunt of
the battle for sound currency not only in
the silver-producing states , but in the
states of the west and northwest , where
the populist vote has become heavy ,
moreover , just at this time , when
the election of senators is pending In
some of these states with the control of the
senate itself at stake , these senators think
it Justifiable politics to leave the llnancial
< iucstioii to the lower branch of congress.
Mlst'elluncoUH.
Fourth class postmasters have boon ap
pointed in Iowa as follows : Addto C.
Hilow , Cedar Valley , Cedar county , succeed
ing Nina Grunwoll , resigned ; W. 1 * . Colvin ,
Bharpsburg , Taylor county , succeeding H.
P. .Tncqua , resigned ,
Mr. O. M , Lambcrtson today assumed the
duties of his new olllco as assistant secre
tary of the treasury , Ho has been
with his children at Mineral Point ,
Wis. , ever since his appointment , and
qualified there about a week ago for the
faithful discharge of his now duties. He
lias met with a recent allllction in the death
of his wife , and his visit to his children in
Wisconsin just at this time was in consequence
quence of that event. Ho paid his respects
to the president today and was introduced
by Assistant Secretary Spaulding to all his
oillcial associates. P. S. II.
lly lliniinilili ) 'MrfiiiH.
Lincoln A'cits.
A republican should bo elected to succeed
lion. Algernon Sidney Puddock ; but ho
should bo elected by honorable means. The
republican party cannot afford to steal a
senator , and wo do not believe it will steeple
lo such methods.
hurgost Ntautifnctiirori au/1 Uatillorj .
ofUlotulnsln tao World.
A Great Kieker.
Was John Randolph of Roanoke ? They say he
was so much oppos
ed Lo the tariff on
wool that he would
go 40 rods out of his
road to kick a sheep.
Ho had it so bad that
ho probably would
n't appreciate the benefit we are giving1 this week
on heavy wool underwear. All heavy underwear
will go at straight 20 per cent ofr regular plainly
marked prices. Ifyou kick on that 'cause you've
got 'nuff underwear , try the other sale. Every
man's suit and overcoat in the house is out like this ,
( no special lots , the whole business included )
$12.50 suits or overcoats are $10. $15 suits are $12.50
and so on. Inventory next week ; that's why wo are
making these Deductions.
BROWNING ! KING & co ,
Store op every ovcnlns till a | yf § fjQj. , fo fln ( | Tjouglas gf