THti OMAHA DAILY UBRs SUNDAY * JANUARY 1 , 1893-81 ;
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prtltorlnl manor "lioiild lie addressed to tlio
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All business Idlers nml icinlttancrs should
IIP nddrpi'd tn Tlio Hen I'lilillslilrm Company ,
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lobe nindo payable to lliu otdur of tlio com
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tlio nrliml rlri'iilatfoil of TIIK DAILY HUB for
tlio wci'k undine Deewnbor 31 , 1802 , was us
follows :
Hnndiiy , December 2. 20,070
Monday , lipppinliprari 23,620
Tuesday. Ik'CcmlHT 27 13GG4 !
MVilnoMlny. December 28 24,045
'I'liuisdiiv , December ; > 9 23,150
J'lldiiv , Dfi'cinber30 23,011
Hatiml.iy , December 31 24,583
onouoi : 11. T BsoiiuoK.
S 01 n to before mo. mill subscribed In my
lirpspiiPH Ibis 31st day of December , 1892.
IHcal ] N. V. 1T.IK , Notary 1'ubllc.
AVCI-UKO ( , 'li'rcil.itlim for Nuirinlicr , 20,050 ,
THE LEGISLATURE.
Trin URK lius completed arrangements for
printing tlio fullest rciwrts of the legislature
( hiring tlio coming session. These Include n
full staff of pfllriunt correspondents lit the
state capital nnd nn oxclusho wire from the
ntatc house , miming into Tin : HUB editorial
rooms , with operators tit both onds. In this
way Tun line will bo in constant receipt of
) iews from the state capital and will he nblo
to print in its several editions , c.ieh day , the
Reports up to the last moment before going to
ju'ess. It is the intention to print the proceed
ings nnd inattoia of interest connected with
tlio logislntmo more fully than was over
undertaken byjatiy Omaha paper. The re
ports u III not ho confined merely to the
proceedings of the senate and house , but
will include. Inside information , as far as it
can bo obtained , concerning the plans and
purposes of the i-inga and combines that may
\ > o formed , as well ns the designs and
notions of icprescntnlives of corporations
who may desire to jiromoto or defeat any
pendingi measure. The undercurrent of
news and gossip relating to the senatorial con
test will bo given to BKB leaders as no other
paper can give It.
For sale l > y all newsdealers.
BY DILIOUNT practice any intelligent
person cnn loam to write " 1893. "
Cm/.iiNS of Chicago who uro not prepared -
pared to die should keen away from the
grade crossings.
THK London and Paris anarchist
fiends v/ho have sought , safety in flight
will do well to keep away from thia
country.
IT AVOUU ) not ho very surprising if
that Jneksonian club banquet next Sat
urday night should develop a "Crisp
incident. "
PRANCn annually exports to this
country inoro thnn three times as much
olmmpasno as she usot ) herself , which
shows that Franco is very wiso.
TIIK now Columbian postage stamps
are fully us good for souvenir purpose *
ns the Columbian half dollars and arc
within the moans of the poorost.
Tun latest thing in the way of trust !
is the salmon trust in Oregon. It if
proposed to limit production and ad
vance prices. This may seem fishy , but
it IB strictly true.
IT IS positively declared by Hoaltl
Ofllcor Jenkins of New York tha
cholera will not enter this country nox
yonr. Dr. .Toukins is too sanguine to bi
n safe guardian to the public health.
IT IB hardly necessary for casteri
people to go to Soutli Dakota to socun
divorces. In three counties of Pennsylvania
vania there are now forty-six divorc
cases in different stngos of litigation.
TllK state of South Carolina has gen
into the baleen business , having ofllcla
ngonts to soil liquors , and the profit
will go to the state and the county. Thi
experiment will Do watched with sotm
THK American swindler operates a
successfully In Europe as' at homo. Ai
institution called the "National Univor
ally of Illinois" is soiling degrees ti
British subjects at ton to twenty guinea
inch and driving a thriving trade.
Tin : poor of Now York , who buy the !
aoal by mensuro , nro now paying $12
ion for it , while the retailer only pay
SI.00 a ton. If the poor of Omaha wor
preyed upon by the same kind of shark
they would have to pay about $20 a tor
Tun Yellowstone park IB the nation
great pleasure ground , and in futur
years it will bo muoti more nttrnctlv
than it is now. It should not ho di
spoiled by railroads or by any otho
moans , but should bo perpetuated as th
grandest natural park in the worlc
This is the sentiment of the whole poc
plo and congress cannot fall to hood i
IT 18 not always safe to count wit
perfect conlldonco upon the Eoftonin
influences of the holiday season upon tl )
human heart. An Indiana young inn
who robbed his father n few years ag
nnd has Hinco been a wanderer roturno
to the put ontul roof on Christmas day ,
wonry prodigal , and his Inthor lande
him in jail with the utmost promptnos
THK University of Chicago hi
rocolvod another lift of $1,000,000 fro
John D. UooUofollor , making a total
83,000,000 which ho hnsi'lVon to th
institution. The millionaires are dole
very well now in the way of dividing u
their aucutuulations.among'tho people
or at least u very few of thorn are. M
Kockofellur has dona u great deal d
the cause of education , and-ho certain ]
could not put his money to hotter use ,
sroHr or .1 IT IK
QinnhA has reason to tool highly
gratified OVT the record of 1892. It Is
a story of steady ami substantial growth
.n . every branch of Industry and artery ol
commerce. The compiled statistics
gleaned from reliable source * which
cover two pngcs of this issuonlTord prool
thnlOmnhnlsJitcnally and suiroly forging
nhcnd and maintains her rank as the
commercial metropolis of the Missouri
vnlloy.
The most conspicuous fact about the
inngnitudo of Omaha's commerce is tin
clearing house record for the year
which aggregates $ l2'Jj,01,720 ! ) , or nearly
$0,000,000 n wook. The lncroa.8o ir
clearings over the preceding year was
SSI , J72fj39 , or nearly 40 per cent. Only
one or two cities in America will be
able to boast a heavier increase ir
clearings than Omaha.
Jioxt to the clearing house record
comes the bank exhibit. With a com
bincu capital of $0,085,500 , the banks o
Omaha liavo on deposit at the end o
the year $25r > 10,031 , an increase o
$3,010,000 over last year. Omaha's sav.
ings banks have an aggregate dopoai'
of $2,772,803 , a gain of $170,773 during
the year. Seventy per cent of our sav
ings banks deposits are owned by wage
earners. Their deposits now nvorngi
SloO per capita or $18.75 more that
I hey averaged twelve months ago.
Tlio jobbing trade of Omalm has beet
steadily increasing in volume. In 189 :
the bales of 152 Omaha jobbing Ijousoi
aggregated 810,100,000. In 1892 tin
number of jobbing houses increased t <
109 and tholr aggregate sales are com
puled at 319,710,000.
That Omaha' rapidly becoming i
great Industrial con tor is manifest bj
the exhibit of our mills , factories and
packing houses. .Tho product of Oma
ha's factories , mills , smelting works am
mint packing houses during the yea
1892 is computed at $71),20o,085 ) , of whicl
$ -$5,100,183 $ represents the sales of Souti
Omaha packing house products. Tlu
increase in the value of moat product
during the past year is over 810,000,000
The number of workmen cmployei
in l'J3 industrial establishments , ino'ud.
ing Union Pacific machine shops an <
South Omaha packing houses , is 0,591
Tholr earnings for the past yonr an
computed to bo over 85,000,000.
The enlargement of the plants of the
great packing houses within the uasi
year will , within the next eighteen
months , make Omaha second to Clucagi
only as a pork packing center
The receipts of hogs at the Souti
Omaha stock yards in 189:2 : wore 1,705OOC
ns again&t 1-100,000 the preceding year
The number of hogs packed in 1892 wn
1,020,380 , as against 1,210,76 : for 1891
The number of cattle slaughtered am
packed in 1892 was 533,118 , as agaius
32:5,000 : for 1891.
The amount expended for building
erected and improvements made durin
the past year will aggregate 87,7154,9K
Of this sum 80,359,302 represents th
cost of now buildings , including packin
house extensions , factories , storehouse
and dwellings ; $030,001 was expendo
for nubile improvements , inclu-lln
paving , sewer construction and grading
and $428,290 represents expenditures c
corporations that operate street rail
ways , water works , gas works , olectri
lighting and telephone plants.
This is certainly a splendid oxhibi
for what was considered a very quie
year.
year.A
A fair index of the business of tli
city may bo found in the postofllco n
celpts. The business of the Omal :
postotlico during the yonr exceci
32,000,000 , an Increase of inoro than :
per cent over the preceding year.
The receipts of the internal revem
olllco show an ineranso of $000
000 during the past year , whic
proves conclusively that J892 has \vi
nesscd a marked imnrovomont in a
classes of traflic.
Tnkon all In all , the year 1892 hi
loft Omaha several lengths ahead In tl
race with competing cities of equal po
ulntion.
EDUCATION .Vh'.lAS.
In his address hofore the Indiana Sla
Tonchors association the other da
Prof. Andrew S. Draper of Clovolan
O. , ono of tlio most prominent oducnto
in the country , said that "tho best oil
cation is the harmonious and oqui'nh
distribution of human power , " and li
roinarUs showed that ho has litllo r
spool for the lei ml of education that
ornamental without being practical
useful. The educated man "Who coin
so llttlo in cent lot with the world th
ho doesn't know which side of a mot
to get off" Is , In the opinion of I'ri
Draper , somewhat lacking in the kind
training that. la really useful In thuprn
tlcnl walks of lifo.
Tlloro uro theorists who go to o
tremos in nil directions in regard to t
proper scope of the public schools n :
higher Institutions of learning , but t
American schools as they exist ted
approach very close to perfection , so I
as their mingling of the practical ai
the theoretical is concerned. While
Is true that no person can ho said to
thoroughly educated who knows nol
Ing but books , it is equally true tl
the young m-in or young woman w
does not become perfectly grounded
what the tnxt books touch can not
make up for that dalicioncy in uftorli
Practical knowledge of Ufa nnd
affairs may easily bo added to nnoqu
mont of scholarship , but the scholars !
itself is rarely acquired after scln
days are ovor. But It Is noverlholi
Important that the oycs of the stuih
should bo opened to the outer world a
that sonio practical knowledge shot
bn assimilated with the knowledge
loxt books. This is the aim of t
school system of ttls couul.yab it isn
irmnnprd , nnd Ua \ producing good re
sult" . No other country In tha world li
tlolnv * < o much for Iho education ot Us
youth ns the Tnltod Stiles , nnd
the Improvement ot Us school sys
tem U sto.ullly polnp 'forward , In
no other state In the unioii Is it more
rapidly advancing toward perfection
than in Nebraska.Tho harmonious
and equitable distribution of human
power , " of which Prof. Draper speaks ,
is the aim nnd purpose of the public
school system , nnd it is admirably ac
complishing that end.
Till ! Nl ! ' VK.tlf.
Although none of us can know what
the now year muy have In store , still
wo give it welcome. It is but n. change
ol dates , after all. and yet the civilized
world hasloarnud to attach a particular
significance to it. And this not without
reason. In the financial nnd commer
cial world it moans a great deal In the
balancing of accounts nnd the closing up
of books. To a very great number of
people it convoys an admonition , rather
inoro impressively than on ordinary
occasions , of the wisdom of bomo reform
in their methods of living an admoni
tion , it may bo observed , that only in
very rare cases begets any permanent
benefit , yet not to bo disdained bocnvtso
not always heeded. To all It brings the
suggestion that the tldo of tlmo Is bciir-
ing thorn censolosslv onward to the shore
of that "undiscovered country from
whoso bourne no traveler returns. "
The American people stop into the
now year with the conditions more fnv-
orablo than these which alTect the pco-
plo of any other country on earth.
There is nothing in this republic Unit
threatens its noaco or its perpetuity.
From ono end of the land to the other
there is but one spirit , and that is of
loyalty to American institutions. While
the nations of the old world are looking
to Iho future with doubt and distrust ,
there bus never boon u period In our
history when the American people had
a heartier love for their government
tlian they have today. ,
Looking out upon the industrial world
at the beginning of the now year , no
other country presents such a condition
of general prosperity as the United
States , and no other people as a whole
arc so happy and bo comfortable. Every
fact in our history is a vindication of
republican institutions , and every stage
of our p-offross is a vindication of tile
policy of the conservation of American
1 r.nciples and American policies.
The now year opens auspiciously for
the nation. It opens with glorious
uromiho for Nebraska and for Omaha.
Tin : Bin , in hearty sympathy with the
spirit of the tuy , oxlendb to all its read
ers the greeting of a Happy New Year.
Mini r/&toirsio.VB VAitit.
The press of the country should raise
its united voice ngninbt the proposals ,
embraced in billb pending in congress ,
to make radical changes in the boundar
ies of Iho Yellowstone park and to
allow H railroad to bo built through a
portion of that national rcsorvation.
Several iiiiluantuil journals in the cast
have earnestly taken up the tight against
the speculators who are booking to con
vert this great national pane to their
personal aggrandizement , and the press
of the west , which is certainly no leas
deeply ir.torostod in the preservation of
the park , should take an active and
vigorous part in tlio'wo.'k of preventing
itb spoliation.
The scliomo presented in the meas
ures before congress is not a now one ,
the parties interested in it havinir boon
working at it for a number of years.
Cooke City ia a small mining camp
located just beyond the northeast
corner of the park , and It wantb n
railroad. The claim is that the only
feasible route is through this corner ol
the park ulong the banks of the Yellow
stone and East Pork rivers and Sodn
Butte crook. There nro two bills in
congress hearing on the matter , ono
granting right of way for a railroad
within the patk and the other designed
i to ovoicomotho objection to a railroad
j within that domain I y changing the
park boundaiics so as to cut off the cor
ner to bo invaded by the railroad. Boll ;
schemes should bo defeated.
The truth is , as has boon repeatedly
pointed out , there is no reason why
Cooke City should have a railroad ,
The mineral resources of the place arc
not of. Hiilliciont importance to warrant
iho Northern Pacific In constructing ti
branch to it. Besides , there is a more
feasible louto than the ono proposed. .
But the park route would favor the
boomers of town lots at ono or twc
points and this explains their urgency
to have the road take this course.
The objection to the proposed rail
road is not stronger than the objcctioi
to the change of tha park boundary
The present boundary , it Is proper ! ;
urged , is a natural one , prosontin ;
natural barriers to poachers. Moreover
ever , the particular corner which it i
proposed to cut oil contains some of th1
park's greatest attractions , including
among ether things , the finest gaui
pasture. To hand only one-half of thi
ever to t ho population hovering about th
park would bo to invite the extinction u
all the game which winter thero. Bu
f a railroad without a change of boundar ;
should not ho allowed In the park upot
any condition. It would bo a dostruotlv
agency that would soon render the parl
worthless us a pleasure resort ,
The duty of conpres.s is to keep thi
magnificent national plensuro groun
Intact so far as its boundaries nn
any bucli railroad invasion as is prc
posed are concerned. It is the proj
orty of the whole people , tot upai
for tholr onjoymant , and It woul
bo n public outrntro to permit any pai
of it to fall into the hnndh of speculate !
to servo their personal uggrnndl/omoni
If the newspapers of the country wil
, P unite in fighting this schema there
reason to believe it can bo defeated ,
ts
[ , . TIIK XOT.\ltrK DKAlt OP 'AV-VBTl'-nn
IP The necrology of 1892 presents a list i
[ )1 jllstinguUhod names whoso inlluem
as was great upon their own times an
it will contmuo to bo full in the gonon
id tlons to coino. In literature , in law , 1
Id religion , in modlcluo nnd in prnctic
of alTuirs the man who died during tl
10 past year made a distinct mark upc
i\V their generation , which insures thorn
lasting place In the history of the Umo
in which they llVM ,
In the rontm ot literature the most dis
tinguished namo'fimjonfr the dead of the
old year Is thato'ilrod | Tonnyspn , Kng-
Innd's greatest pootin the Victorian era ,
who has no succUs'sftr worthy to wonrtho
Inwro's ho laid down. No loss great In
his department 'ot' ' literature , though
perhaps less wldpl.'f' ' known , was Ernest
Uonnu , the great. French scholar and
writer whoso xrorlta rank among Iho
greatest productions ot the human
mind. In our own land literature
lost the dear old Qnnkor pool ,
John O. Whlttior , whoso miitjo ,
though not attaining the loftiest
heights , cxorclsod a great and whole-
Bomo inlluouco upon the moral nnd pa
triotic Huntltnont ot tha country. An
other bright star in the literary firma
ment of the country whoso light went
out during the "old year" was George
Willtnm Curtis , odltor , essayist nnd orator
tor , whoso llfo work was improving and
elevating to hla countrymen.Valt
Whitman , the "good , gray poet" of
strange genius , the worth of
whoso work must bo ioft to
the verdict of future times , was
among the notable personages in
literature who died in 1892. Among
the less widely known in literature
embraced in the necrology of the past
year nro Dr. Shoa and Edward A. Freeman -
man , the historians ; Amelia B. Edwards ,
the novelist nnd Egyptologist ; Iloso
Terry Cooke , the host known authoress
of Now England.
The legal profession numbers among
its dead several of national fame , ol
whom wore Associate Justice Bradley
of the sunroino court ot the United
Slates ; Daniel Dougherty , the brilliant
orator ; Edwards Plorropont , who
achieved distinction as a diplomat , and
Prof. Theodore . Dwlght , a man ol
great acquirements in his profession.
The church lost sovornl eminent man ,
perhnps the most widely known among
thorn being Cardinal Manning of Eng
land , distinguished not loss for his in
terest in the welfare of the common people
plo than for his great learning and in
lluouco in ecclesiastical affairs. Almost
ns well known to the Christian world
was Charles II. Spurgoon , the loadoi
of the nonconformist clergymen ol
England , vhoso extraordinary powers
as a preacher made him worldwide
fame. Cardinal Lavigorio , whose
greatest work was done for Christianity
and clvili/ation in Africa , Cardinal
Simconi , and Bishop Bodoll of the
Protestant Episcopal church in the diocese -
coso of Ohio are other distinguished
churchmen who died during 1892.
Death invaded the political worlt
sparingly during the old voar , the only
Americans of any prominence in poli
tics who died in 1802 being Senator Bar-
Ou of Virginia , Senator Gibson o
ouisinna , and Jauios W. Ilustod o
tfow York. The urmy lost General
leiga and General John Pops. The
'allroad world lost William II. Vandor-
lit and Jay Gould. The medical pro >
ossion pirtod with Sir Moroll Macken
io of England null the no loss etistin.
juishcd Dr. D. Ilayos Agnew of thi
United States. Of r'dyal parsonages tin
nest notable who died during the yea1
vero the oldest son of the prince of Wulo
ind Grand Duke Constantine , u brothoi
if the c/.ar. The death whicl
ixcites the moat general regret and
iympathy in this country was that o
Mrs. Harrison. It will thus bo seer
hat the scythe of the destroyer was no
tlio in Iho year that haj just closed ,
uiu in its swoop cut down many whosi
ivoshud boon rich in benefit to hu
inanity. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
TW UOI'D COUNTY DUCISIOX.
The decision of the supreme court i
the Boyd county contest , which in
volves the right of tlio citizens of tha
county to representation in the lowe
House of the legislature , is based on th
'undamcntal ' principle that there bhal
bo no hindrance or impediment to tin
ight of a qualified voter to oxorcisu th
elective franchise. Thia principle i
clearly enunciated in the bill of right
which forms article 1 of our state con
stitution.
The right of every citlzon to cast hi
cote at any election carries with it th
right to cast his vote for every candi
date from presidontal elector down t
const'iblo and road supervisor.
The right of every citizen to a vet
'or national , state and county olllcer
eirries with it tlio right to have thu
vote counted as it was cast.
Concede that the citizens ot Boy
county had a right to vote for preside i
tlul electors , congressman , state an
county oIIcors ! , and it is palpable tin
they had also a right to cast their voti
for a representative in the logislatur
and they hud a right to insist UK
every vote thus cast should I
counted. The only point involved in U
contest was of which representative di
trict Uoyd county is legitimately a par
The constitution directs that ropro
sonlatlon in the legislature shall bo & [
portioned according to the population
ascertained by national or slate consi
returns. The apportion mont undo
which the legislature was elected i
1892 is based on thojBtato census of 18 !
and was enacted in 1837. Under thn
apportionment tho'qounty of IVIIOK coi
stltutos the Twentieth roprcsontatlv
d strict. The apportionment of 183
also dosignatns that the unorganlzo
territory shall bo .attached for purpose
of representation to the district ndjoli
ing said territory' ' on the oist.
stands to reason j h'it a division i
territory into ' counties does IK
disfranchise thoolVi/.ons of thounorgai
izod territory in thi } matter of loglsli
tivo representation after It lias bci
carved out and 'organized as a no
county. If the unorganized torrltoi
out of which Boyd county was forme
was attached to Knox before Boj
county was organized the votes cist i
Boyd county for representative shoul
by rights bo counted together wit
these cast for representative In KIK
county.
This is the view held by tbo raajorl
of the aupremo court in its order dire <
ing the olork of Knox county to have tl
returns of Boyd and Knox counties ca
vnbsed" conjointly nnd the cortlficn
issued to the person receiving a mnjr
ity of the total vote for roprosentnth
It is a grave question , however , whether
or not the court has overstepped t
boundary of its judicial function
IhU mandate. The court
oubtlosi was In duty bound to
ntorprot the statutes relating to the
\pportlonmont of representation and In-
tdoutnlly to designate to what district
loyd county Is legally attached , leaving
ho legislature to determine which of
ho contestants , under the court's Inter-
irotntion , had a clear tltlo to a soat.
order of the court is by no moans
binding on the legislature , which is
nado the solo judge ot the election and
nullification ot Us members. It is
loubtful whether upon a clear showing
of the tacts a majority of the houses
vould dare to go on record In favor of
lUtranchlslng Boyd county , oven if the
court had not rendered its format de
cision.
IT is said that more grain Is now go
ng into the elevators at Duluth than
ever before and unusual preparations
ire being made for grain movements
upon the oponlng of navigation next
spring. Increased facilities are being
irovldod nt Buffalo for handling coal on
v larger scale than hitherto , ana at the
shipbuilding ports on the great lakes
.hero is uncommon activity in anticipa
tion of enlarged shipping demands next
season. The lake trade has grown so
rapidly in recent years that the facilities
mvo not kept up with it , and it is ox-
looted to incroiisu more during the
wining year than ever boforo. This
wonderful development ot lake com-
.noi'cu is attracting attention on the
Atlantic seaboard , no loss vhan in the
west. Tlio Now York Commercial Mulle
in says : "Tho grain , lumber and coiil
, rados propurly attach very graat im
portance to the plans for the improve
ment of navigation throughout the chain
of lakes mid to the seaboard. Agitation
of the subject will help to bring out the
expression ot competent opinion on the
engineering features ot the various
plans , and should load to a butter
rmbllo understanding of what is
feasible. " This is the object of tlio dis
cussion now going on , and while there
liavo been few export opinions as to the
engineering features ot the dllToront
ship canal plans proposed , there lux ?
been a great manifestation ot public ap
preciation of the advantages that would
accrue if the great lakes were connected
with the sea by a deep water way. Pub
lic interest in the subject has grown
rapidly during the past few months ,
and there is no longer any doubt as to
the sentiment of the people concerning
it. They want the deep water way and
the reduced cost ot transportation which
it would bring thorn.
GUIAT relief is foil everywhere in
consequence of the safe arrival at Now
York of the Cunard steamer Umbria.
She was long overdue and great anxiotv
was thereby caused. Hundreds of pas
sengers were aboard and their friends
had become very apprehensive as tc
their fato. Disabled machinery was the
cause of the delay and the great shii
was compelled to Ho at the mercy ol
continuous storms while repairs wore
being made. Such accidents are , o
course , to bo expected , but the
great speed at which the ocoar
greyhounds are now driven across the
Atlantic exposes them to special daiv
gors from thia cause. If a railroad
locomotive breaks clown the usual resu'l
is ji more delay , but when these liugi
ocean steamships IDSJ their propelling
power they nro at the mercy of the wind
and waves , nnd it they happen to be
near u leo shore they are very likely U
be destroyed , carrying down to water ; )
graves hundreds ot helpless lunrmi
beings. But the world is in a hurrj
now and the fast driving of steamships
with all its attendant dangers , is it
accordance with the spirit ot the time
A HHOAD and liberal view of the valui
of good wagon roads as feeders for rail
roads is taken by H. M. Flaglor , pros
Idontof the Jacksonville , St. Augustim
& Halifax River railroad company. II <
proposes , if the projectors of gooi
wagon roads will load and unload cars
to haul frao all material necessary foi
making a wagon road that will be i
feeder to his lino. Considered as an nc
of generosity this may not amount t
much , for the railroad will more thai
got its money back , but it shows i
proper appreciation of the usefulness o
good wagon roads. Public roads tha
would allow the farmer to haul hii
products to m'irket at any time of thi
year would bo an advantage to the rail
roau companies , for it would make th
volume cf their transportation buslncs
much more uniform than it is now. 1
would in great measure do r.way will
civr famines and blockades.
IT is a singular fact that most of tin
fools who commit suicide at Monte Carl
do so because they have gambled awa
money belonging to some-body else
That was the case with the youn
American who took his life there th
other day. The money which ho hu
lost hud boon entrusted to his care b
his mother. It would have been muol
more sensible for him to have gone t
work to earn money ly honest labor t.
ronay the loss ; but the young simple
tons who got Iloocod at Monte Carlo nr
not of that kind. Perhaps the \vorlu . '
about as well off without thorn.
TIIK brotherhoods of rail way employe
who are taking measures to provoi
strikes on railYoads during the World
fair deserve the approval of the publi
Now lot Iho railroad companies bo tro\
crnod by the same spirit and rofral
from giving any occasion for dlssatlsfa'
lion among their employes during tl :
exposition year. Lot the comfort an
convenience ot the traveling public 1
protected during a period when tl
lines ot travel will bo tuxod to the
utmost capacity oven under the mo
favorable conditions.
TIIK Pacific Mail Steamship compan
now has a formidable rival in the Nort
American Navigation company , whic
has recently boon formed with n caplt
of $3,000.000. That is the iclnd of con
petition that the American people lit
to bee. .
Ir INSUIIANCK rates are raised on n
count of the Continental block fire , wl
they bo lowered again after the city hi
enjoyed a long period ot freedom fro
llrcsV And if not , why noty It is a po
rule that does not work both ways.
is a well known fact that the average
nro lo os In this oily U small , thnt the
protection afforded by our splendid lire
department and reliable water supply la
ample , and thnt the city is vary liberal
In the expenditure of money for the pur
pose of preventing ( Ire losses. Tiidef
such conditions rates should not ho ad
vanced on account ot the burning of ono
block.
TtiKcttl/ons of youth Omaha who are
now enrnoJtly dlsciisslngcha-tor amend
ments hesitate about making certain
changes Invohlng increased expense
because they think that the legislature ,
Influenced by other cities of the snmo
class which do not wish to pave the
wny to such changes in tholr own char
ters , will defeat the proposed amend
ments. There ought not to bo any op
position of that nature. If the people
of the Mnglo City , after thorough
and free discussion of the subject ,
wish to make provision for sal
aries ot sufllcionl size to insure the ser
vice of good men in olllcos of growing
ImporUneo , they should bo allowed to
do so. No oilier city of ita sue In this
state stands upon exactly the same foot
ing as South Omalm. Its great business
Interests , Us rapid growth and its prox
imity to Omaha are to bo considered.
There RCOIUS to bo a disposition to make
the now charter a good ono , represent
ing the wishes ot the people , and it Is
to bo hoped that whan the amendments
nro agreed upon they will moot with no
opposition from any sourco.
IT is reported from Now York that
"Old Hutch" has again boon caught in
the stock market nnd has lost several
thousand dollars. The old man ought
to have stuck to the restaurant business.
"When n man begins to go downhill , "
said Josh Billings , "everything seems
to bo greased for the occasion. "
JUDGI : DVNDY'S summary clearing ot
Iho law docket of the federal court by
dismissing a lot ot old cnsos that have
boon dragging along for years for want
ot prosecution will bo approved by all
lawyers who like to see law business
carried on inn businesslike w.iv.
Tin : Jnnu-iry output ot the anthracite
coal companies , as fixed by the Now
York sales agents , will bo 250,000 tons
greater than that of December. If it
wore necessary to reduce the output to
keep prices up the combine would do it.
History Will Ki'i'ol llsuir.
f.o/C-D'WOCKl ) / ( .
Eislit years ago , at tlio beginning of the
first Cleveland iiilininistraUon , ulicn the
democrats "looked over the books , " tht'V
found 2 rents missing out of the thousand8
of millions o dollars which the republican'
hail handled anil Ruardcil since they went
into power with Lincoln in ISiil , and the 'J
cents was found subsequently.
Step ABhlo < ir I'd Ml.
The Xavajocs protest against the invasion
of the San Juan country by the \\hite ini'ii
who are attracted by the stories of pl l dis
coveries in that region , but nobody listens te
them. Nobody has over listened to an Indian
under similar circumstances. The aborigine
\'lio is rash enough to get into tlio path ol
the Caucasian when the aforesaid Caucasian
is looking for gold is alwaj s either brushed
aside or crushed.
< " .i'i > nt Sclumir , Till * .
I'h tlatlcl plita llccnnl.
This is an PIM of magnificent schemes , uol
the least imposing of which is the proposed
ship canal to connect Lake Erie , JMontrea !
and Now York. Vessels of twentj-two fool
draught are to sail along this great water
way , and such trifling obstructions a ;
Niagara Kails , the Lachino Kapiils and tin
Adirondack hills are to bo surmounted b\ \
moans of steel locks of eighty foot lilt. Estl
mates of cost liavo not been fuinlshcd , bill
these \\ill naturally boon the same stupendous
deus scale as the rest of the details of tin
project. As a vast public work , to bo sup
ported bv stale aid , sucli an enterprise inighl
accomplish the ends desired ; but private
capital could scarcely venture as yet upon ai
international undertaking so imiuue am
peculiar. _
rrntorlliiK Siilinoii Manilla.
President Harrison has issued a proclam.i
tioii which , though attracting little sittcn
tion , may have a great effect in the nc.u
future upon tlio resources of the country
more especially the supply of food fishes
The llshermuu of the Pacific coast are cxtcr
initiating tlio salmon as rapidly as possible
leaving futiuo generations to take care o
themselves , after the usual manner of Usher
men everywhere. Hut tlio president's > pro
clamalion rosenes for timber anil lish cult uu
purposes the island of Afognab , Alnslcu , am
Its adjacent rocks and territorial waters
Tliisgro.it reservation Is so well stocked
with salmon and trout that it may bu mark
a breeding place for all the waters of Alasku
anil tlio rivers of the United Slates , wheion'
if it had been left open the canneries would
soon have potted every fiih to bn foim-l
there
d l.ovr Privacy.
ItonI'vlVt Coin fdsfiwi mi !
Thorp Is no oftico whntmrr , either clectwn
or apiHilntlvo , to thonevopUni-pof Mr
\Vnttcison Mould Rlvo n moment's rotisldcts
n tion Ilo has the vanity to bcllevo that If
he wanted an olllco ha vtoulil not need logo
away from home to got It Hut ho long URO
dismissed from Ills inlnil tlio thouphl of such
a thing , having never had the desire for it.
Ho o.\pccts to die ns lie has lived a Journal
ist pure ami simple , unpurchaseable and \ui
ambitious , oxccpt to vendor honest sor\tco to
the people and to edit n good newspaper.
A 1'rlto Tor it 1'cmr Mxn ,
S < J > | ! Yiiirt ) tn OironMfi.
"To him that hath shall bo given " Mr
Ilunlington had sent to htm as a ( . 'hrlstmns
present a natural nugget of ore contiilnjuit
M.tXX ) worth of gold nnrt 1IXX ) worth of sil
ver. The donor was Mr Datiiui of Durango ,
i Moxli'olio owns mining properties of fab
ulous rioline-ss Mr Uamm would linvculnnn
an act more appropriate to the season hurt
ho i'ouvorte d the silver and gold In the n n
got Into pesos and tllstilbutoil thorn atnong
the wiololioil peons - whoork In his mines ,
and Mr Huntlnpton ns a sensible mnn would
no doubt have thought more of him for
doing so.
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ni. i.si'.s riM .iK.i.ii'.stony. .
I'oojilo vtho think too little are sure to talk
too niiich. v
When you pray for a good mooting don' '
take jour dog to church.
Olvo a 1U > the i Ight of way and It would
wreck the universe- .
Kor a steady thing , the light of a tallow dtp
Is bolter than that of slty vookol.
A law-bioakor Is nl\viijH a coward In hcatt1
no matter how brave he may look
The smell of tobacco on a Christian's
breath never does the Lord , any good ,
You can't toll much about the prnyor
inoeling by the slo of the church stcoplo
Kvery tlmo a aormon Is hoard without ro
pcntance the devil gives his tire another stir.
The man who loves Ills neighbor as him
self is tint tlio one who smolccs on a btroot
car platform.
A good way to flail out how much religion
people have Is to watch thorn w lion they
can't have their own way.
U you want to have plenty ot coal In your
own cellar , do something to Itoopour uolgli
bar's tire from going olonr out.
Tin : n.ir irij.su j.nt.
Put away your "skates "
He-member you made a stagger at it last
.year.
Don't make any "calls" unless your hand
is stilt.
A "full hand" may cost you more than n
"tick full. "
If jou fool that aching void , take aqua
without a stick.
The good die young. So do many New
I Year resolutions.
A standoff in some tilings is desirable Had
habits fur instance.
Ho cautions in turning over new loaves.
Leaves suggest a fall.
llesolvp not to apply for an ofllcoun ior the
democratic administration.
If you are determined to swear off. put it
on p i per and ilnto it ulbOJ. " Too manj place
it on ice.
Tf you rosoho at nil , resolve not to con
tribute n mile to the region said to bo pa veil
with good intentions.
if jou arc compelled to take a little for the
stomach's sake , don't take a load , tiivo
j our friends a chance.
t > i\.iToitr.iL rot'l'ouiittr.
Dodge County Loader : Majors' frionJs
expected to make Cronnso senator , thus
placing Majors on the throne of the state ,
but the supreme court saved the state from
iurthcr disgrace. It is well.
Ficmont Herald : It is announced that
Tom Majors has a full-fledged senatorial boo
in his bonnet that ho is willing to enter
into a combination that will make liim go\
ornor if ho can't he senator ; but ho wants to
bo senator llrst , ami let Crounso look out/ for
himself. There arc few tilings that Tom
wouldn't take , if they wore Ijing around
loose.
Papillion Times : If the republicans
elected to the Nebraska legislature are In
harmony with the member from Sarny
cotintj * , Senator Paddock will not bo the re
publican caucus nominee for the senate ,
Mr. Koyos s.iys there are many Nebraska
i epublicans moiv able , more deserving than
Paddock , and chief among them ia Governor
Crounse.
Crete Viiletle : Ono frequently hears the
name of .ludgo Crounso mentioned in con
nection with the sonatorthip , and it is gen
erally admitted , that ho would bo a strong
candidate. So ho would ; but Mr Crounso
was elected to borvo as governor , and. if ho
should accept a seat in the senate all the
good accomplished by the republican party
this year in this state would come to naught
Tlio party has boon pulled out of the old rut ,
anil lot Governor Crounso stay bj1 it until it
gets well under waj < " ' Its now loud.
pPlatlsmonth Journal : The latest possi
bility for senator , by a combination of ponu
lists nnd democrats in the legislature is
Judge Broaily , and it is confessed that tlioro
is a strong probability of its winning. J II.
Hroady is recognUcd as a slrong man , of excellent
collent character , great learning , conserva
tive spirit , broad moral and im'ntul vison ,
with views of public questions in harmony
with thomoroconservutho Imiopc'mlontb mnl
democrats uliko. Hu la n popular man with
the masses , chiefly because of Ills ruggcil
hoiK'stj , his firmness nnd decision of cluir-
act > r. As ilistiiet attorney anil district
jndgo ho lias shown qualities of character
and fitness that have won the confidence of
Largest Mannf.iutiiror < itn'l ' Ilotillori
of Uloihlns lu t-iu : World.
Tail End
Is nol always the bosL to get attached to , Tor
you are liable to need
help when you want
to let go. That's our
fix now. The tall end
of ' 92 found us with
many tail ends of
stock to dispose of.
Tuesday we begin to
let go and want a
whole lot or people to
help us. We'll pay 'em all for their assistance.
The boys' suits and overcoats and the same habili
ments for the men will all get a slice taken off the
price , The slice we take off will be given to those
who help us let go the tail ends ,
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
Btoro open tjuturduy ovary ovorilnj till 9. SW. Cor , 16th and Douglas St