THU OMAHA DAILY HKE ; HUDAY , JANUAIlV 0. 189.1. - , - r
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I'UHMSHni ) nVKHY MOHNINC1.
OFFICIAL PAPER OF THE CITY.
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HtlMdny lire , Ono Yeiir 200
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lirpsciicn this 31st ihiy nf Diri'inbor , 1H9J.
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n ( Mri'iiliitlon for Noionilior , * jl,0i ( > l ) .
Till ! slicop and tlic wolves at the state
capital will huvo to part company pres
ently. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
IT niHJiNS to look us if 1M Murphy
had a few frletulH among the democrats
of the Kmpiro ntnto.
13NorANr > is Inking vigorous stops to
bar out cholera this vcnr , and England
la not to have n World's fair olthor.
The need of vigorous notion in this coun
try is imperative.
Fotm-T.iumr : : > porkers are 'way up.
At $7 jior hundred , delivered at South
Omaha , the farmer that-has hogs for
sale has no reason to complain that ho
docs not got hack tlio price of his corn.
Tim logislntuio should assert its
power and notify the corrupt tang of
oil-room plotters to vamoose or give an
account of their nefarious work before
nn invobtigntini * ; committee ) .
overhead wire nuisance must bo
abated. Property owners in the busi
ness portion of the city should nrnko
thenisohus heard on tlio subject with
suoh earnestness and unanimity that
the council would bo compelled to heed
the demand.
EIGHT or ten of tlio "best citizens" of
Magaflin county , Kentucky , engaged in
a shooting affray on Tuesday , and the
result was ono man killed and five
wounded , four fatally. When Ken
tucky's "bust citizens" got out their
guns something is sure to happen.
MUCH is made of the fact that only
ono passenger in every 12,000,000 was
killed on the railroads of this country
last year. The thing to do is to keep
off the cars just about tho.time that the
2,000,000 mark is being reached in order
to avoid being that ono killed passenger.
WANTCD Seventeen political Pinkor-
lens \va\lny all miti-monopoly legis
lation and all bills otloiiBivo to the cor
poration-contractors' pool. Recruiting
olllcos for this soi vice will bo found nt
the principal hotels at Lincoln. Good
pay guaranteed.
Tni : latest feature of the cruel sport
of winter horse racing at Guttonburg ,
N. J. , is the use of a stimulant that is in
jected into the veins of the jaded ani
mals. The racing of horses in mud and
enow and on fro/oii tracks was bad
enough , nnd it is now time to put a stop
to the whole business.
AT SOUTH OMAHA yesterday forty-
eight hogs sold for $1.22:5.0 : J. The nni-
mals averaged in wolirht HOI pounds ,
and fetched 7cents a pound , the highest
prlco over paid for hogs in this market.
The top price in Chicago was $7.10 , and
in Kansas City $0.00 , thus illustrating
the value of South Omaha as a market.
Tun way in which prohibition works
in Maine is bbown by the fact that 808
liquor dealers are paying the United
Statoa tax of $25 as retailers , or one to
ovary 830 inhabitants. Besides those
thoroato the city and town agencies , the
wholesalers and the illicit doulors , the
latter being very numerous. The pro
hibition problem certainly has not , boon
solved by the Mnlno experiment.
MOST of the largo cities of the coun
try htxvo n . workhoubo , and wo know ol
no city where such an institution has
not proved highly useful both from
penal and reformatory points of view.
Omaha aught to have a workhouse ,
and tlioro can bo no doubt that auch an
institution in this city would bo found ,
as the mayor hits suggested , valuable
in ridding the city of the classes that
fill workhouses.
IT 18 ol served that the a ulhoritiea ol
the custom cities in providing procau
tlons ugalnst the possible outbreak ol
contagious and infectious diseases dur
ing the coming Biimuior , attach a groal
deal of importance to a thorough Inspoo
tlonof luilk used by the people. Every
body knows tlio danger attending tin
UBO of impure milk. Omaha should fol
low the example of ether cities in requiring
quiring a careful inspection of milk.
SOJIK people will receive old green
backs and bank notes with misgivings
now that it is announced that they havi
boon found upon investigation to con
tain the germs of disease , and a large
do innud for silver currency may result
It is proposed to authorize the socrotar ;
of the treasury to issue now notes in exchange
change for those tnut are soiled , but ab
elute immunity can only be soourod b ;
handling coin which cannot harbor dia
HBO germa.
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TIIK nnAttLot K rv rm ; SKm ;
The ncoplo of Nobrnskn , are boffin -
nlng to ronlira the significance ot the
deadlock in the state scn.ito. It is noth
ing moro nor loss than n treasonable
plot on the part ol Iho confedorntod
corporations to dominate the itnto by
blocking nil legislation that docs not
moot their nppioval. Tlio infamous
bargain by which these conspirators
ngnliiflt good government nro seeking to
rlvot brass collars upon tbo necks of.
seventeen se.nn.toi9 Is a disgrace to the
state nnd a high crime ngainst a free
pcoplo.
No honorable man can afford to have
himself enrolled as n political 1'lnker-
ton enlisted to strike down every meas
ure which antagonizes the pooled cor
porations. It is notorious Unit the con
ditions under which democrats ot the
senate have agreed to vote with topub-
liciinsnro stibvoislvo to self-government ,
nnd would , it carrloJ out , absolutely de
stroy the objects for which legislatures
iu o con vencd. It Is n compact to nullify
the will of thonooplo by depriving their
icprcpuntntlvoa of the freedom of action ,
without which there can bo no legisla
tion for the people.
The constitution ha * hedged our law
makers about with all safeguards to give
the utmost freedom to the two houses.
Individually and collectively the mcm-
bors.of both houses at e made the custo
dians nnd exponents of the popular will.
It the conspirators who are seeking to
dominate the senate by overawing and
corrupting a majority ot its members
succeed in their plot free government
in Nebraska is overthrown ,
Tlio republican members of the state
hoiuito who desire to redeem the party
from the odium which it has incurred by
reason ot the abject subserviency of
many of its leaders to the inlliienccs of
corporate monopoly , have an oppor'u-
nlly to cant the gratitude of tno people
and give practical proof that the
pled'ica made in the republic in plat
forms of 1800 nnd 1802 are to bo faith
fully kept. The republicans have nolh-
inir to gain by tbo unholy alliance
through which the rnlliond bosses and
coi'iun ation hirelings , that swarm at the
capital , are try ing to organise the sonato.
If the fourteen republicans make them
selves iwrty to this dust irdl.v plot , re
publicans will never elect another
governor or another legislature in Ne
braska ,
Woionlizo the lamentable fact that
treason againot the state is being con-
lonqd under the mask of party when in
act it is rnilroadism nnd boodlorism
un rampant. The manifest duty of
every bolf-ieapectuig republican in iho
< onalo is to wash hii hands of this un-
lom bubinoss. If the so'iate cannot bo
org.iui/.ed by republicans upon an hon
orable basis nnd without mortgaging
ts inemboru and selling out the poonlo
et republicans vote with the inde
pendents who are willing to assume thn
csponsibility.
ADDIXG TO TIIK UXPLUDED CLASSIM.
A bill has boon introduced in the
United States senate by Senator Chand
ler which provides for adding four more
clnsscb to these now excluded by the im
migration laws. Those are : Persons
over 12 yoai s old who cannot road and
write their own language , the aged
holding a pircntal relation being ox-
copied ; persons who have not sulllciont
money on at rival to support themselves
for two monthstho amount to bo required
not to exceed 8100 for each single person
or head of a fnmlly , or $2-3 for each
member of a family accompanying ;
blind , crippled , or otherwise physically
imperfect persons incapable of doing
manual labor , unless such are assured
of abundant Hupport and not likely tc
become a public charge ; mombeis of
fcociotios that favor or justify the un
lawful or criminal destruction of prop
erty or lifo The tncnsuio proposes 11
ohango regarding naturalisation , to-
quiring sixty days' notice of applica
tion , and contains , amoni1 ! ether things ,
provisions for more vessel room and
better accommodations for immigrants.
There will probably bo no very stron-
nous object ions urged against this bill ,
though it may bo said that the pecuni
ary condition required might operate tc
Keep out u great muny desirable immi
grants. If this roquiioment had boon n
part of the past policy of the country
the population would be less than it is
by millions of industrious and usofu
citi onu , who cnmo here with nothing
more than their strong arms , brave
hearts , and the determination to bottoi
their worldly condition , As to person :
belonging to societies which "favor 01
justify the unlawful and criminal destruct
struct Ion of property or lifo , " it woult
seem well to designate what soclotici
nru intended. Would a member of !
nihilist society fall under this inhibl
tlonV If so it would place this class o
political revolutionists in a posltioi
which they have not hitherto occuplct
in the opinion of the American people
and this cocornmant has always tofusoi
lo include nihilists in its oxtraditioi
agreements. Could wo consistently nov
refuse them an asylum in this country
The provisions of Senator Chandler'
bill , which require utoumship companies
panios to allow moro -room for imml
grants nnd to accord thorn bettor faoil
itles , aio evidently designed to nils
the cost of steerage pnpsago. The cot :
ditionsin respect to space and ventlln
lion tire not nearly so had as they wor
years ago , when the average time c
ateaniorn was from two to throe wooki
There is still room for Improvciuon
however , nnd if legislation by congres
can bring this about without matorlall
increasing the cost of passage it will b
nn important reform. The stoairshl
companies will , doubtless , hotly oppot
tha proposal to ohango their method c
crowding on emigrants as long as thor
is any space loft to receive them , sine
the change would reduce their cnrryin
capacity for these passengers noarl
one-half. The intercuts of the steam
ship companion ntu not to bo considered
n * pa- amount when 11 comoa to a ques
tion of Ilia we f ire of human beings.
nvn mums 7.v IMAM.V.I.
The announcement that the Chilinn
nnd KnglUh companies running up the
coast to 1'nnnina will not grant through
bills of lading to goods to or from Now
York , by way of the Pacific Mall line ,
niter the current month , is an not of
discrimination against American Inter
ests which it scorns reasonable to ns-
sumo Is n purl of n scheme to exclude
Americans from any rights in
the Isthmus of Panama. It
has been ovluont over since the
IVonch company got control of tlio
railroad across the isthmus that there
uas a plan forming to shutout Amor *
lean trade as much as possible , with n
view to placing the entire commerce
going in that direction in the hands of
Europeans' . In order to protect them
selves the American investors in the
railroad , which was constructed almost
wholly'by American capital , tn&Ulutotl
piocecditiga In iho courts of New York
nnd a decision hns recently boon ren
dered by the supreme court of that state
ginuUng an injunction restraining
the Panama nil road company from
executing tiny contract which will have
lha effect of diverting the business bo-
twoan Panama and the Central Ameri
can ports5from United States interests.
The mandate of the French receiver of
lha railroad , that through bills of lading
\uuild not be issued to goods shipped
from American ports across the isth
mus , was also sol asldo.
This judicial action has received at
tention in 1'Vanco , and from the ox-
ptussions of a loading Paris journal
it would seem to bo regarded
111 eve as In the nature of a
biulT. The subject of American rights
in Panama , has been receiving the ntten-
tion of the authorities in Washington ,
and the prevailing opinion appears to bo
that this government has jurisdiction
under trcatv arrangements over the
. -'annum railroad and that , it is its duty
o assert it nnd to protect against Iho
ction of the French receiver. The post-
ion is that the company is operating
.inder an American charter , granted by
ho state of New York , and is therefore
meuablo to our luws. This is the mean-
iid of the decision of the supreme court
f New York , and it is hold by the for-
ign affairs committees of the two houses
f congress to bo sound.
An international contiorcrsy is very
ikely to nriso from this matter between
franco nnd the United States , but wluit-
ivcr may como of it this government
Cannot afford to yield any of its rights
n Panama or refuse to protect the in-
.orests of its citi/.ans thcro. It is o ) vi-
tint a great mistake was iiindo in
illowlng the railroad lo pass into French
ontrol , but , having allowed this , it is
low clearly necessary lo take stops to
iut a chock upon further foreign efforts
o dominate the isthmus , whether pro
ceeding from Franco alone or from that
country in combination with ether
: > owers. The. subject will probably re-
uivo the attention of the present con
gress , though whatever may bo decided
ipon will doubtless await execution at
the hands of the next administration.
Meanwhile an expression from the
'Vench ' government in the matter will
bo tiwaitod witn interest.
iri'im THR .isTiiiiACi'ii : nouiinns.
Among the governors of eastern
states who have referred to the coal
combine in their mess igos this year none
speak forso largo or so powerful a constit
uency as Governor Flower of Now York.
For tills reason , if for no ether , the gov
ernor's utterances upon this subject are
intoro.-ting at ihis time. Although ho
is u capitalist himself he is not in sym
pathy with schemes of public robbery ,
iind if his words to the Now York legis
lature nro heeded they will produce
good results in the direction of legis
lative restraint upon the gigantic an
thracite monopoly.
Governor Fiower says of the Reading
deal : "The combination differs from
similar orgnniz itions in certain respects ,
which mnko compotitition absolutely
impossible. So far as is known practi
cally all the anthracite coal in the
world is contained in three counties in
Pennsylvania , and 83 par cent of the entire -
tire tratlic is controlled by tbo coal com
bination. It cnn rniso the price of
anthracite coal ns high as it can
Iind purchasers. " As to the remedy
that is in Iho hands of the people ho
says : ' 'These conditions present a state
of nlfuirs that challenges serious con
sideration. Have the pcoplo of this
state any moans of legislative relief
against Hitch a monopoly of a natural
and necessary product ? The question is
worthy of your earnest attention , If
Iho companies engaged in this combi
nation enjoy public privileges granted
by the state of Now York the
state should exorcise its undoubted
right to impose conditions upon the en
joyment of thoflo privileges , and such
conditions should at least gua d the
people from , unwarrantable exactions in
return for privileges which the pooplo.
through their representatives have con
ferred1
If tlio mombara of the legislature ol
Iho stnto of Now York have as much
rospoe. for the views of the governor as
they have hitherto shown they will
not pus ) these urgent uords by ;
unheeded. It is within the
power of tlio Umpire state to place n
restraint upon the coal monopoly thai
will bo felt. While it is true that the
cost of coal is far lower in that state
than in the west , the increased price im
posed by the combine is as severely fell
there as anywhere , and the complaint !
of the people are us loud and their in
dignatlon is as great as if they won
pitying the fabulous prices that prevail
vail west of the Missouri river
What will the Now York legislature
turo do about it ? What will the legls
laturo of Pennsylvania do about it' '
Governor Puttison of , the laltor stat <
has not neglected the bubject in hi
message. Ho apouks of the operation
of the combine as a llagrnnt defiance o
the constitution and calls for a remedy
If every eastern legislature that ha
power to deal with this oppross'm
monopoly will do its duty Bomotliini
may thus bo accomplished for the rollel
of the suffering public.
THOSK who are specially interested li
Iho rotations butweon the United States
nnd Hawaii hni'd'jround ' something now
'
to talk about , dnd'it Is a subject of con
siderable gonoritl interest because
Great Urltnln fH'drisposod to take a hand
In ovorylhlng'.ijrolaling ' lo the Pacific
Islands. The question lias lately boon
raised by Ha hjlan newspapers and
publlu inonvrwthcr or not the
right of the United Stntcs to main
tain u coaling 'Dillon at Pearl river
should bo extended beyond next year ,
when , It is claimed , the treaty by which
the right was , ( { ranted will have ox *
plred. The Uritlsh opposition to Iho ex
tension of the American right is said lo
bo pronounced nnd British influences
nro nt work against it. Hut now cbmes
thn statement from Washington , crcd-
itcu to a member of the senate committee -
too on foreign nlTnire , to iho clToct that
this govoinmont does not admit that ( ts
rights in Penrl river will expire uoxt
year , nor at nny ether time , ns it secured -
cured Ihn perpetual right by granting
exemption to certain Hawaiian im
ports for a period of seven years. It
was in view of this portminont right
that $200,003 was appropriated at Iho
last session of congress to establish a
naval station at Pearl rivor. . Such
rights as the United States fairly pos
sess in the Pacific should bo strictly
maintained , for Great Britain loaves no
stone unturned to secure nnd maintain
supremacy In that part of the world.
Tun legitimate cotirso to bo pursued
by the legislature is to organize both
houfeos. When that ladono a joint com
mittee should wait upon Governor Uoyd
nnd notify him that the legislature is
duly organized and ready to receive his
message. This is not merely a matter
of courtesy , but a duty imposed upon
the loaislnturo by the constitution ,
which also requires the governor at the
beginning of each session and at the
close of his term of ollico to give to the
legislature information of the condition
of the state , and shall recommend such
inojsuicsas ho shall deem expedient ,
together with an account of his receipts
and disbursements anil estimates of the
amount of money required to bo raised
by taxation. The canvassing of the vote
on executive ollicers should in reality
follow the delivery of the retiring gov- ,
rnor's message , while the inaugural
necessarily must follow the canvass.
Two years ago everything was upside
down in the stale house , hence neither
he retiring nor incoming governor had
i cluulco to deliver his message in duo
orin.
Al/niouoii the total death rate of
Chicago is shown to have boon a little
miller during tlio past year than that
of New York , th'o ' number of deaths
rom typhoid fever was far greater in
.ho former thaii'lll the latter city. New
York had 309 typhoid fever deaths ,
ivhilo Chicago had 1,470 , and oven these
.urge figures wore , surpassed by several
iinidrcd during" the previous year.
It is well known that typhoid fever re
sults ftom bad sanitary conditions
almost entirely' , and may bo
prevented by cleanliness. What does
Vha Exposition city propose to do about
this during the present year ? She is
st.ending a great deal of money that is
supposed to go to promote cleanliness
and health , but somehow it docs not
produce the desired results. There are
millions of people who are just now feel
ing a sort of poraonnl interest in tjio
sanitary * work of Chicago and who
earnestly hope that the money spent for
that purpose this jear will neither bo
wasted nor stolen.
Tin : proclamation of the president ,
granting amnesty and pardon to these
Mormons who prior to November 1 ,
1890 , had violated the laws of the
United States against polygamy , but
who have since that date abstained
from the unlawful practice , will have
the ap proval of the liberal sentiment of
the country. Although it was stated in
the last report of the Utah commission
that there wore still polygamous mar
riages , it is not to bo doubted that as an
institution of the Mormon church
polygamy is dead , but at any rnto it
was the proper and just thing 16 relieve -
liovo these who have shown obedience
to the law from the harrasslng danger
of prosecution. The offoot of this will
undoubtedly bo good in inducing others
who may still bo violating the law to
reform their course.
SKXATOK SHKUMAX appears to have
a doubt as to the constitutional power
of congress to make a law regulating
contracts , such ns the proposed anti-
option law , but ho is in accord with the
object of that measure so far as it aims
to secure to the farmers the fair and
just market prlco for their products. It
is fairly lo bo inferred from this that
when the bill comes to a vote Senator
Sherman will bo found among its Biip-
portors. . There may bo something-
the doubt regarding the constitutional
power of congress to enact such legisla
tion , but would it not bo well to test the
olTeot of the proposed law nnd lot the
courts decide thuquestion of constitu
tionality if the speculators should go to
the courts , as they would undoubtedly
do ? i < >
A HILL aimed at the Pinkerton mercenaries -
conarios has bcc'n introduced in the
United States senate. It makes unlaw
ful the bearing of arms by a body of toner
or ivoro men ns a , pillitary force , unless
called forth by thaipr-oporly authorized
civil or military dfllcers , and makes it
the duty of tlio president to disband
nnd disperoo any buch orgnni/ation ,
The measure docs lot quite reach the
case BO far as { bo I'ltikortons are con
cerned , because it louvos open an easy
way of evasion , It Is porhnp.s , however ,
as far us congro.-s could go. The people
of each state must protect thotnsolvoE
by adequate legislation against the
danger of Invasion by such armed forces
as the Pinkortons.
IF THE present legislature suc ccdf
only in cutting down the printing bill *
of the session it will have done what IK
other legislature has boon able to dc
and will bo ontlllod to the plaudits o :
the people. All legislative bills shouli
be printed in the same form as congras
sional bills. The big display heads
which ute measured as solid typo
should be omitted , and the spacing ho
twecn lines should bo no wider thai
that of congressional bills. The prac-
tlco of beginning a bill of six or eight
lines nonr Ilio bottom of the first nngo
and carrying over ono or two lines to the
second pngo for the purpose of h.\ving
the two whole pogcs measured ns solid ,
is a swindle on the tn.xpnyors ,
CAN a man in the public service con
scientiously perform his duty to Iho people
plo , where tlio Interests of corporations
are involved , whan ho Is thu recipient
of fuvors from the corporations ? The
reasonable view is that ho cannot , A
frco pass on a street railway puts n pub
lic ofllclnl under obligations to the cor
poration that detracts from his Inde
pendence when ho Is called upon to con
sider the rights and interests of tho"
community. So It is with every ether
term of corporate favor to men in public
life.
Rui't IILU AM members of the senate
who have the courage of their convic
tions and don't want to bo classed with
Iho boodlors and brass-collared gentry ,
had bettor stand up for Nebraska
and for tlio republican party. A
combine with corporation democrats for
*
any purpose will rolled discredit upon
thorn nnd give the pa'-ty n backset
from which it is notllkolv to recover.
"I lie ! tn > p < i An- Dumb , "
( Hulic-Dtnwrnil.
A tfood Heal of talking about cabinet ap
pointments is Kolnj ; on. but itIll bo noticed
that the man \\lioin to make tlio appoint
ments b not UulaK anoflt .
A D.lMKC'lons liiiiouilliin ,
The United States cltlrenlin killed a
Husslau nobleman In a duel should nmko a
lecture tour In Franco in the intmesU df the
jjioat Anieiican shotgun.
l.rlVVII iiiniliIi : .Mono.
lit1'iiid t'liiiirei-l'icn.
After mature deliberation the democraUe
doctors of laws have about concluded to let
the tarilTas at pie-tent in force lontiniio to
debilitate their country's constitution , a
little Tlie.s resemble In tins respect the pill
merchant \OIOKI\O a patient with consump
tion somethiiii ; that vtoiild cause a convul
sion because , as he phrased it , "He didn't
knovt much about cotiMnnptUm , but could
beat on tits "
( (10(1 l'hlH'1 l' ( > r II \ < MIMI.C.I ( Si.
( ' , ' /dun / ( tnlniMn. .
Kepuhllcans aid easy. If conjjiess falls to
meet in an ovtia session it will moan an
other > car of ii'publicim prosperity ami pro
tection , onlj so far as tlneatened injury \\ill
affect business. If thej do meet ami "smash
tlie taiilt , " the sioner the misery A\ ill end
upon tlio trial 'I ho thing for every business
man to do is to make the most ami l > esl of
his opixn'tunities. Xo interest alionUi lie
allotted to sai ; that can bo kept alive auJ
active.
o
.v A A / > i rrs/o.v. .
Chicago NewsTlic Montana w.ij of or-
ganMntr a state legislatinc 1ms about it some
of the careless grace of n gentleman from
Bitter Creek leachinjj for the pistol in his
boot-leg.
Minneapolis Tribune They ha\o been
lia\ing a profane old time r > \ or the election
in Wjotmng , and oven thogovernor-elcethas
deemed it necessary to take the oath of
ofllt o twice.
Chicago DKpitclr Ilmolutlon lias broken
out in tlio Montana legislature , ami if Mon
tana etiquette is observed the coroner is
likeh to Iind plenty to do ia that neck of the
woods from this time fnruatd.
Minneapolis .fomnal : The fusion of Mon
tana dcmociats with their "natural allies"
ippeais to h.ue been snccessfnllv neeomp-
plisheil Tbo populist organt/atioa is simpl.\
the surf of the democratic paity
' St Paul Globe. Thnio is a beautiful sim-
uicity and hairiness about icpublican
nethoils in Montana. Thev consist meielj
n adopting preuous btatc-stealint ; opera
tions as precedents for similar action in the
nu\t emergency.
St Taul Globe Kansis starts into the
now jcarith a phenomcnal'i-un of hard
luck. .Tcir.\ Simpson declines to have him-
sell ass'iSbinaled as a featute of his senator
ial campaign , nnd Mrs Lease denies the ru
mor that she is going to nuno to Wyoming.
Kansas City Jouinal : Thcio is too iiiiich
bother and strife over the organization of
legislntmes in the western states. Repub
licans must sec to it next time that estcrn
legislatures are earned by u hiiflleienUy
strong icpublican majorilj to make troubles
of this kind impossible.
i.tntnr.
Fremont Herald ( dem. ) : The fate of
Taylor is a healthy example to hold up before -
fore weak-kneed mcmbcis of the Nebraska
legislature.
Plattsmouth .louinal fricm ) : The Lincoln
Herald is light in opposing a domociatlctau-
cus nominee for senator. When the time
comes the demociats can all easily unite on
the light man , and in the meantime they can
vote as each imlUidual ptofeii , , but to make
any man the caucus nominee \\ould bo to
hamper matters in such away as to make
the election of an anti republican moio
dinicult >
O'Neill Frontier Crop ) : Accoiding to TIIK
I3ii : : , our icprcscntative , Smith , pioposus to
icuilutkmuu things when ho gels to work
at Lincoln Ho Is pioiurmp a maximum
rate bill , a bill lompulling railtoads to fur
nish j ) itent car conplcis for all earn , a 10 pin
cent iioncliid forfeiture of prlncipil and In
terest usury bill , a uniform assessment law
and n road law. Xojv please watch Smith
closely and see how much he accomplishes
This paper will give him all the ciodlt he de
serves
Grand Island Independent ( tep ) Tlio
anti-monopoly icpnblicans ought to unite ii
insisting UK ; cailcus despotism , oigani/ing
themsuhes independently and make theli
own arraiiKcmunts ttith sensible members o
Iho populist patty and liberal democrats , M
that under all citcumst.inccs the lallro.u
gang would bo deprived of their old ruinous
power. Theit ) ought not to bo a regnlai
fusion for the wko of gutting ollico , bat i
mutual agreement to assist each oilier h
favoring all liberal measures for the buncil
of thu people.
Lincoln News ( iep ) : One of the beantl
fill bights to see is the lobby that has beet
mined loose with the lion-bound collar o
the Hurllngton i.iilway bciatt-hlng Its neck
Along in about a thousand jcars thouunei
of the niid will disi.o\cr that thev can maUu
money by ridding themseUes of these b.un.i
cle.s and allowing the pcoplo to 11Iho rates
The lobby 1ms its e.\o llxetl ( in .several SIM.
tlons of state land west of the city , but It 10
mains to bo seen whether or not they cu
hypnoti/o the legislatuio while tho.blidu . i
fowhundmt act us Into their icar pockets
fiioken How Ik-publican If the repub
licans of thu .state. Icgistutmo will stand
boldly out against fusion amioik solidl }
lor the maintenance of thu pi inciplcs of the
republican party , and lead In .such leforms
ub are for the best Interests of the state ,
they w ill accomplish more for the p.u ty than
they will should they huccecd In electing u
United States senator by fusion , It will bo
hotter policy for the party to let the session
adjoin n without the election of a senator
than to fuse , and will give better H.Ulsfaetloa
to a lingo majoiity of thu republicans of thu
state.
Beatilco Times ( iep , ) : The lopublleans
in thu legislatuio have a golden opportunity.
If thuj do their work faithfully and well Ne
braska will bo safuly republican hereafter
forbears to omo. * * Thu lupublicans
should not allow themselves to bo swayed lo
paitisaii prejudice , nor the lobbyists ot thu
coriioratioii oil rooms , but do their work hon
estly and fearlessly , having in view the
promotion of thu people's Interests. Among
the legislation needed is a maximum fi eight
rate bill. The Uoanl of Transportation can
no longer bo lolled UIKIII to protect the Inter
ests of the peoplo. With the exception of
furnishing a fuw statistics and settling u
few cases of discrimination , it has accom
plished nothing In thu way of substantial
benullt to the people. What the people need
and what they demand id a reasonable and
just maximum freight rate bill. If such a
nieasuui becomes n luu , It must be. l
thu work of republican * .
CONSIDERED QUITE A PRIZE
Some of the Question1 } Involved In the
Oontrol of the Senate.
NO CROOKEDNESS WILL BE TOLERATED
llrMiMlo | [ n Stnr ( < meu llptrriiilnpil to 1'rc.
tpnt thn So.ilhiR ob Any Member
When 'lltlo l < n'l'iircit by
Corrupt MclhoiU ,
\VASIIISOTOX Ut'iirvt1 or Tim Tins , ]
MM Pot IUTKNTII STUKET , >
Wv mxfuox , 1) C , , lan. 5 I
Which imlltlcal patty will control the
United States senate after March ? This Is 1
the question which moro than any other Is
now troubling the minds of statesmen nnd
l > olltcliins ! , some of whom \\a\o \ places and
want to retain them and wish to see their
iwllcies cm tied into practical legislation
The control of the organization of the upper
branch of the United States congress Is
inerelj iu a meicenarj sense a splendid pi l/o
Kver.\ senator of whatever politics , has.it
his disposal at least one npi > oliitmctit , that of
a private secretary. Asldo from this thoie
Is no legislative body in the woild more
clnboratelj equipped with pel somil sen ice of
ever.v description than Is the United States
senate. Its luxuries lm\o become pwveihlal
and Its pay roll covers u\oivvtliltij ? from openIng -
Ing a door to shoeing a horse.
N'ot mere patronage , however , Inspires the
Inteicst which Is now keenly felt In the
question as to whether the. republicans or
democrats shall control the senate when
the Ho.eland administration comes Into
power It is oiganlMtion of committees
with their powerful Influence upon legisla
tion and thu probable votes upon thu open
tloor of the senate upon mcasuies Ituohlng
political policy which Is at stake.
licpllllllnm Ki'imtms Cam UN.
Tor these UMMMIS there was exceptIoa.il
intetest shown in the caucus of republican
henatois held today far nunc Interest in
deed than in the icgiilar proceedings
of either branch of congress The cau
cus was seciot , but enough of Its
discussions hr\o : become known to make It
evident that the lepubUcans aio determined
to tight to the last notch for the control of
thu committees This docs not mean that
the icpnblican sonauiis differ from the
opirlon expicssed b.v the clmhnmn of the
tcpubllcan t.aliounl committee , Carter , thai
tlu < democrats me almost MHO to gain con-
tiol of the senateIt does mean , how OUT ,
that wheiover. theie Is equal ground fur a
contest that a contest will be cuiiod rigidh
and faithfully through Iho elections committee -
too ami will bt- fought out on the lloor of the
senate.
The alleged purchase b.v democrats of
populist votes iu the doubtful western states
will be full * , ventilated and if thcio shall bo
an.\ corruption nctiiull.pcipelrated in those
leglsliituies this month the facts will be
made plain to the people of the comitr.v. It
has lKeii suggested that the senate will bu
so clew as between the republicans and
the democrats that theie maj bu some dinl-
eiiltj about the continuation of the cabinet.
This suggestion lacks all thu elements of
probability It has nhvajs been the custom
for the senate to confirm without question
and o\en without refciciiLC to the commit
tees , the cabinet nominations of an incoming
piosmont. Tbo right to name his own
olllcial household is alwajs comodud to Hie
head of an administration.
The mere possibility of a dead lock in the
senate oven iiixin minor nominations is , how
ever , interesting. Thai possibiliU must be
called a moro matter of speculation until
more exact information is telegraphed from
tbo west as to the result of the caucuses
upon the scnatoiships jctlo bcs hold by
legislatures in doubtful slates.
llopcs of thn KopuliIIc IIIH.
Aside from the question of the control of
the buiuite tliu icpublican caucuses toilnj
discussed the older of business which has
become complicated ly reason of tlio lighten
on Iho anti-option bill and the measures pro
viding for u national quarantine and for the
lestiiction or suspension of immigration
Senatois Sbuiman , 1'ue , Uolph , Uullom ,
Plait , Washburn and Quaj will leporlan
onler of business to another caucus to be
held next v.cek. In the meantime thu ques
tion of quaranthw will bo discussed in the
senate and Mr Washbmn hopes to push the
anti-option bill \oto carls next week.
The republicans of the committee on
privileges and elections , Senators Teller ,
Hoar , Mitchell , Chandler and Higgins , will
give special attention to all questions affect
ing the legality of the election of senators in
the doubtful states H is cleaily the deter
mination of Ihe icpnbllcaii members of Iho
senate to cnfoico all their lights , bul Ihis
disposition Is accompanied by an equally
evident disinclination to retain control of the
senate thiough any unholy alliance with
members of Ihu third pai ty.
The uuthoit/ed statement by Colonel
Lament , whom most of the cabinetmakers
lm\e placed upon their slates as the next
postmaster general that I'lcsidcnt-clccl
Cleveland in his open declaration against
Kdwaid MurphJr. . , ot Tioy for Iho United
Stales sciutorsmp had merely uxeicised his
rights as a piivato clti/en of Nnw York and
that Mr Cleveland had not interfered and
would not Intel fere with the choice of demo
cratic senators by the Icpislatmes of other
stales , has caused ill concealed amusement
in Washington It is peifcilh well knows
hero that Mr. Cleveland has caused hin
pcraonnl preferences n to the Hioleo of
senator * * In ( it lemt n do/en democrat !
Mntes to 1m eommmilrnted In eonl1tli > ntl
me M'iijrers to political lemUrs Ofn
Kifittrr Interest tlmn this. ho e\er , Is Mr
Uimonfs nniiounccmeiit that Mr ( . 'leielim I
will not fall to "tnko care. " of Iho men wit >
resin reeled him from his ivlltluil piave ,
and who brought about not onl.\ his new
nomination but Ills lo-clcctlon This state
incut confirm * the announcement already
imulo In these dispatches Unit Mr ( . love-
In ml Intends to build tip a political mncliliio
of hU own In New Yoik , and to mutch the
strcmsth of federal patronage against the.
local pay rolls controlled by Mr. Crokcni
Mr McLnujjhlln nnd (5o\crnor ( Plower , e\en
If the administration does not sm-ceeri Is
bringing ono or moro of these local force ,
over to ltso\\n side
N'rRlerlrd Nrlirn lu' lnlorc t .
Toilny the house devoted Itself to the con
sideration of private bills H was n splen
did opportunity for the Nebinska meinbt'is
to Inne gottdi In their work ami passed u
number of uiiMsuiers on the calendar of * iio-
cia ) Interest to their local constituent * lint
tnero was not oneof the tit mi member * In
sight , A * Is well knoun. llrvnn and M -
ICelghan nro nt Lincoln with lightning rod *
un for the United States sctmtorshlp Where
Mr ICeni is nobod. , knows He was not in
hlsse.it , In fact there was no ono In the
house to watch the Interests of Kebinskii ,
and the m.uimc.isutc.s % polishing , went
over
'J'hero have been sent over to the house
after adoption In tlio senate no less than six
teen measure * of grout inipoitiiiico to Nu-
biiislinns blxof them nru of Mtul tin
IMiitnnco to the public at largo , and espo
cl.ill.Nebraska . They all die March I
Thev Invohe considerable sums of money
for citizens of the state Among them aio
the bills torepaj ihestiitethedlsbnisemcnts
made on account of Iho Slonx raid , ami
for losj of oiilnanco stoivs of
the Nation il guards ; to amend thu
law BO as to give settleis in Nebraska
coitiiin impoitanl rights possessed bycltl-
/cns of South Dakota In i elation to lands ,
the Torts Haitsuff ami Shcrldtm reservation
measure : the Fort Kamtall reservation and
Grand Island and Hastings public bnildliis. ) ;
Apparcntl.v the three nioinbei's of the Ne
braska delegation In the house euro nothing
w hntevor for Nubr.islta measures , for lhe.aio
not exerting themsohos tusecini < llniilautiun.
They aio seldom in their seats In the houso.
Theiu are but seven weeks In this congress
in which much may bo done ami every mem
ber who is ciucful of his constituents- ' Inter
ests is heio
Senator Allison todav inti-oduced a bill to
remove the charge of desertion from thu
military recorder of Sergeant O Andoisou
of Iowa He also piosentetl somn cranky
petitions f rum ,1 AVestcr Hrawn of Kmer.v ,
ilanson comity , S D.who wants the Impor
tation of tea and coflce Into this countrv
stopped , because ho siijs thev me indigesti
ble and dungoiuiis to health Ho sa\s iihjHl-
ologis taught in our schools nnd in thai hu
loams iiiiuli against the use of tea and
coflco Ho also asks fora law allow ing the
pioscviiting claimant iir person injured by
fcdeial perjm.x , one-half of the mono- . * , col
lected as line or forfeiture in pioscciition ot
the sime.
I > h\in 1' Wolf of Io\\a was todav promoted
from WKK ) to § ltXK ) acar in tbo pension
ollico and Clarence H 1 { aborts of Iowa u-as
promoted to a MMO position as copyist in the
pension olilco ( leneral Scholiold said todav
thai orders had already been given for an
exchange of stations by the Third ami
Fouith legimpiils of iiitlllery , ami the mo\u-
nient would begin buforo tlio closi * of
the piosent month The Thiid nrtll-
leris stationed at Washington bar
racks and at Foil Mcllenry , nonr
Baltimore , and the Fourth urtillory
is stationed at Atlanta , Ca ! , and llarrancas ,
Flu. They will be moved battalions . ami
the entire transfer will take at least a
month. There will bo no diffeienco in the
number of troops at either station , for the
reason that when 0110 bittallon is started
south another will bo started nnith , ami thn
second transfer will not occur until the first
is finished Geneial Seholleld said ho was
at a loss to account for the impression that
thcio would bo no icgular troops avuitablo
for Iho inauguration parade , when the fact
is theio will bo a belter displaj , of Iho army
on that occasion Inan has been the case for
many j oars past. I1 S. II.
i in : , ; M/L/K.S runs .1 rw.
Illiulrimton I.cnilerVlien n mnn lias n
boll luM-i In , i position lo Kcoplih family Iu
hot \\.iter.
Waslihislon News : Old Itoieis bus boon
acllnn lately as though ho llgnii'd on.u ciiblnut
position.
rlndcpcnflenro Journil : "Did yon c'nloy
ytuiself In thn country , .lolinnjV" "Von bet.
Anil tin ) finiiilrst thing I saw WHS tbo hhx'd
man inmillMiii ; the cous. "
Now Orleans I'lca-Mino : Tlioro nrc lil h old
tlmosiit. tin ) table when b.iby has ,1 high olialr
and a chancu at thu dlshi's.
iMill.innnnlls.Tnimm ! ' "Isn't jour liiisliiniil
going lo rlorlila for his health Ihis ulnlui/ '
"No. 1 persu iilfd him lo Imost Ihu money In
liiiilinnco on his life. "
Soinnrllo ! Joiiiiial : The Ibtt eli-clilc.il
sloraRO Imttciy Is bolluvod to ha\o buun thu
oullnai > tabby cat.
KKV TO ( UU'VTM-SS
What iualos tbo tiailui'H blx lo hum ? what
111:1 : 1. CM his clei UN pi'isplrn ?
It Isn't "ctimmuois" hunt by train , not mes
sages by wire ;
Nor hulc'Miii'ii's wily aitlclo , notchlef accomit-
ant's fads ,
Hut tlio lumping , bninpliig bus'nesslilcli
resnllcth fiom the ads.
Oh' ' thn ml. , oil ! thu ail. ,
Tlio lUbl fantastic ail. ,
Thu column , .mil Iho paiagiapb the page ( bat
faces news.
II saves tbo merchant's biis'ness fiom n-uo-
Ing to the bul ,
lly a-iuJtliiK In tlm p ilionago Iliu public uan'6
lefnsu
CO.
Largest M.-uuif.icUiror.i . null
of uioililui ; Iu tao WorU.
Tail End
Is not always the best to got attached to , for
you are liable to need
help when you want
to let go. That's our
fix now. The tail end
of ' 92 found us with
many tail ends of
stock to dispose of.
Tuesday wo beginto
let go and want a
whole lot of 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 bo given to these
who help us let go the tail ends.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
Bloro open Saturday ( ivory e\cnlii U11U. t till SW , Cor , 15th and DouglasSt
