Nebraska Newspapers

    TIIK OMAHA DAILY PEE WMDNtiSDAY , JANUARY 11 , 1803 ,
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TUB only comment that need now ho
inatlo upon that awful story of riot and
murder in North Carolina IB thnt it
would have been n good story If It had
been true.
Tin : St. Louis Globe-Democrat says
that the brewers' war in that city "has
reduced the price of hour from 5 cents a
drink to 5 cents a drunk.St. . Louis
ought to bo a paradifio for tramps.
THK citizens of Buffalo are modest In
their estimates of the city's population.
They figure that the increase in 1802 was
about UTj.OOO , or over f > 00 a week. The
railroads must bo pretty busy moving
people into Buffalo.
THK house has made no mistake in its
choice of Hpcakor. Mr. Gavin is not
only a marked improvement on Elder ,
but promises to compare favorably with
nny man who has ever occupied the
Bpeakor's chair since the state was ad
mitted to the union.
Tim legislature convened ono week
ago yesterday. The amount charged
up to the taxpayers for the first week ,
excluding the adjournment , is fully
84,000. So far the people have got
nothing for their money , but the corpo
rations and the lobby are satisfied.
TliERB is only ono thing that will
satisfy the people with the legislative
deadlock , and that is the defeat of all
combines and conspiracies to thwart
legislation In their interest. Lot the
committees bo organized with the solo
view to expedite the enactment of laws
to which members of all parties are
pledged and all will bo forgiven , if not
forgotten.
THAT portion of the financial measure
agreed upon by the house committee on
banking and currency which proposes to
reduce the tax on national bank circula
tion will not meet with general popular
approval. There can bp no reasonable
objection to allowing the banks to issue
notes to the par vulno of the bonds they
deposit to secure circulation , but this
CDiicossion is all that they can fairly ask.
The tax of 1 per cent a year on circula
tion is not onerous to the banks , and
\mlcss it can bo shown that the people
would derive some benefit from reducing
it , it should remain whore it is.
IT WOUI..D scorn that the democrats of
the present housenro not disposed to
recognize the demand of the -Chicago
platform for the repeal of the law t
ing state bank issues. A proposal to do
this , made to the house committee on
banking and currency , was rejected by
the very decisive vote of 11 to 1. Representative -
resontativo ITurtor of Ohio Introduced
ait the first session a bill in conformity
with the demand of the platform , but
it has not been heard of since
and probably will not bo until the next
congress' , if then. The views -eastern
democrats are having some weight now ,
and they are not favorable to a restora
tion of state bank currency.
THK indications are that the repub
licans In congress will bo found practl
cally unanimous in opposition to the itn
mediate repeal or suspension of the all
* Tor purchase law. This seems to bo a
Jair inference from the substitute offered
Ty Senator Aldrlch to the MoPhorson
resolution for an immediate suspension
of the law , the substitute proposing n
suspension after July 1 , 1891
If in the meantime there nhouh'
ba no international agreement regarding
garding silver , the treasury
lo keep good its gold reserve by the sale
ol bonds. Of course if the republicans
* * lecldo upon this coin-so that will do
mway with all chance of silver legisla
tion ut the present session.
AT A canal mass mooting in Now York
the other ilny resolutions \voro adopted
whloh point out how the railroads have
brazenly jxishossed themselves of priv
ileges to whloh they have no shadow of
right in order to orlpnlo Iho Erlo canal.
They have seized upon the canal termin
als , Ignored the state grain olovutor law ,
forcing canal grain to pay nearly
double the rate allowed , monopolized
the whurvos at Buffalo and Now
York , occupied the canal boat stops
vitli their lighters , taken possoti-
plea of property that has coat tlio
atato millions of dollars , und In fuo't
appropriated to tholr own use about nil
of the available facilities provided by
the Btato for the olTootlvo operation ol
the canal , which is tholv competitor for
freight from the lakes to the seaboard.
This is an old story retold , but the
friends of the canal HOOIU to bo a llttlo
moro indignant now than usual , and
perhaps they will insist upon having
tholr righto protected.
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The intuthi-eco ! of .1. Sterling Morton
at Nebiwlin City and the railroad
orpins nt Llncr-ln nro nlxmt the only
pniHjr * In the state Unit have given tholr'
unqualified upwoval to tlio combine be
tween democrats and- republican * In the
tnlo sonuUj that hns for Its nianlfost ob
ject thu defeat of all legislation that
may bo ofToiiMvo to the allied corpora-
tlons and joblxsrs. The Morton organ at
Nebraska City gives vent to Us pent-up
fcnlliigs in the following diatribe :
One of the loudest slioutcrs is Itosewnter.
nudlniloiib'c-leaileilai-tii-lcM ' he is denouncing
coriwratlou combinations , venal vampires ,
etc. Itoaowiitcr feelft so sore that lie caiuint
help but Aiucil. ] : His pot scheme , by wlileh
ho expected to control all legislation in the
senate niul pcrliu : > - elect himself senator
to Miciwil PmMook , was most effectually
knot-kiM lit the head , and the editor of TIIR
Hun Is now a dead and burled pctlitl-
cliiu with no hopes ofrcsurroeMon. Ho had
a very nice .si-licmo nrr.iujted. Ho winlcil
the lmle | > emicnts to tnlcc a solemn obligation
that llie.v would Unite with the four inde
pendent rr > imbl leans , ami they to 1111 all
ofllces ami control Jill legislation. One part
of the agreement was that none of the sen
ators WITO to bo unseated. He would thus
compel the Independents to Uko au oath Iu
direct opposition to their ollU'lal oath , ami
when ho had them hound hand and Cool
would have dictated their every action.
The ImloiKMideiits purmicd a course thut
calls for the severest consult : Their greed
and hoggish uc.ss were never < m-ociled by uiii
minority parly in thU or any oilier state.
They paid no moro attciiticu to their prom
ises than they did to the little Hakes of snow
that fell at their feet. It was understood
that when Independents organized the
'liouso the democrats would organize the
senate. The democrats : fnlllllcd their part ,
but the Independents violated every agree
ment.
The populist caucus dcniaiidod everything ,
and iu trying to cnfiuvo that , domain ! they
were as .slsted by Itrynnand other people who
evidently fur preferred the success of the In
dependent party to the welfare of the state.
There- was log rolling done there by demo
crats who should be aslnmed of themselves
and never should again bo honored by the
party for any on Ice.
When the situation was fully ennvnssed it
was aeon that it was a choice between radi
cal legislation , dictated and controlled by
Hosewatcr , or i-ousorvativo legislation iu
which all would bo interested.
THK P nn knows nothing abmt ; the
alleged compact botwccu the inde
pendents and the democrats. The inde
pendents may or may not be able to
justify themselves as regards the charge
of bad faith and hoggislmcHS. Wo pro
pose , however , to disabuse the mind of
Air. Morton and the railroad contingent
concerning the course pursued by
llosewalor and THE BKK in connection
with the orgnnixutinn of the legislature.
First and foremost Rosewater has no
ambition to succeed Senator Paddock
and would not exchange his position
: md influenceas editor of TJIK 1)12B )
for a life seat in the United States KJII-
ute. Rosewater has no pet scheme to
control all legislation or any legislation
and heuco cannot bu made to feel sere
over anything the legislature may ilii or
leave undone.
As a citi/.cu of Nebraska ho feels im
pelled to denounce the treasonable con
spiracy on the part of cjrporation muii-
agera and hirelings to subvert and
destroy papular soli-government in this
stato. Tlio people of Nebraska- will no
longer submit to the arrogant dictator
ship of political desperadoes and mer
cenaries hired to debauch and corrupt
their representatives , and those who
undertake to countenance or support
such a dangerous combination must
stand from under. ,
There is no truth whatever in the
assertion that Rosewater sought to dic
tate any compact between certain repub
lican senators and the independents. If
such a compact was proposed or made he
was no party to it. He did. however ,
protest against any combination by re
publican senators with corporation
democrats , either for a division of
patronage and spoils or for packing the
senate committees. IIo did advise several
republican senators ' to vote with the
independents in organizing the senate
and thereby to frustrate the infamous
scheme by which all decent legislation
is sought to bo defeated. This position
every honest and reputable republican
will uphold.
Tlio Mortonian organ says : ' When tlio
situation was fully canvassed it
was seenthat it was iv
choice between radical legislation ,
dictated or controlled by Rosewater , or
conservative legislation in which all
would bo interested. " This lets the cat
out of the meal tub. Who canvassed the
situation:1 Was it canvassed by the un-
bought representatives of the people
ple or the corporation . bosses
and their .rotten crew ; " Where
was the situation canvassed ? Was
it canvassed in railroad headquartorci at
Omuha or in the oil rooms ut Lincoln ?
Who says that the legislation Rosewater
favors is radical ? And what legislation
will the corporation dictators graciously
consent to in which all would IH > Inter
ested ? Perhaps , T. Sterling Morton ,
Charles II. Gere and the doino-reps of
the boodle and monopoly combine can
Qiillghton the people.
TIIK l-'HK.W/f CH/.S/S / MUIIK SKH/OIM. /
The political situation in France ,
which for weeks has been putting a tremendous -
mondous strain upon the republic , has
become more aggravated and serious ,
ami the possibility of a revolution seems
more threatening than at any time since
the Panama scandal begun to receive
oflieial attention. Yesterday the minis
try , umiblo to agree regarding the
arrest of the ex-minister of pub
lic works , Implicated In the great
scandal , resigned , and the event
created the mo t intoiixu popu
lar excitement in Paris. Thu duty
of forming u new cabinet ha ? been com
mitted by Pro3iilont Cut-not to Rlbjt ,
but In the prevailing circumstances ho
Is likely to find the task an extremely
diilluiilt one , the imro so bsenuso it ap
pears that loth Curnot und Rlbot have
fallen under popular suspicion of not
being in earnest in the Panama prosecu
tions , and of not Intending to bring the
bribe takers to trial. This Is u grave
charge to bring against the president of
the republic , for it is very apt to curry
with it , at least to the French mind , the
belief that Curnot may IMJ himself In
volved in the scandal , If such a convic
tion should widely obtain it would have
the effect to destroy whut popular conll-
dcuca is still felt iu the gnvormuont und
nfTonl llit < opportunity which the ono *
into * of th republic nru waiting fur.
The strength of the govo.rnmnnt In the j
present crisis ha- * boon found i-liU'lly In
the fnlth of the people In thu Integrity
of tlu'lr president , and if this wore
ulmttrrt'il and Ournot forced to re
sign Franco might hnvo n most calam
itous oJcforlonct1 bt'foro pnlltlonl peace
rind order cmltl lw reUorod.
It U not to 1)3 doubled tlmt the plot
ters against republican Institutions In
Franco huve been very active since , the
Panama trouble rirosu , und thu reason
why they hnvo not been moro demon-
strutivo h to bj found in the fact that
there is no agreement among them
that caeh of the mischievous elements
antagonize * the other.- * . 'L'hu great
est danger to the French re-
pnhlic Is not from the plots
of the Orleanlsts , formnlated on foreign
.soil , but from dbatislled and ambitious
schemers at home. The forces , however ,
that would attempt the overthrow of
republican Institutions must l > o recruited
chlelly in Paris , and there .the govern-
incut is well prepared to promptly and
vigorously resist any such movement.
The province : * uro llrmly republican and
as yet there is no danger in that direc
tion. Still the government. to
nmko oll'ectlvo resistaiiro to a
popular upheaval , must command
the coulideneo bath of the people and
the army , und how long it can do that
under such conditions as now prevail It
is not possible to ' 'determine.
Manifestly the political situation In
Franco is nr > st critical , and It would
seem that the greatest wisdom and
prudence will have to bo exorcised In
order to avert u revolutionary iriovo-
ment. which once started it might bo
hard to stop. Perhaps the most potent
influence for the prevention of such
an outbreak is the knowledge
which all Frenchmen have that disaster
to Franco would bring advantage to Ger
many and put farther In the future the
time when the former"can repair the
losses and efface the humiliation she has
sull'orcd at the hands of the latter.
This alone ought to be sutlleient to restrain -
strain Frenchmen from any attempt to
overturn the , republic.
DAXK Ct.KAltlSn * OF A YEA.ll.
TJio bank clearings of the United
States for the year 18 ! > 2 show the great
est volume of business transac
tions over known in the history of the
country : but what is of greater interest
to Omaha is the fact that the clearings
in this city show a , largo increase over
those of preceding years and exceed those
of 18l ! ) by $8,0l2.8ii : ! ! ( ) . According-
Dmdslncl's Omaha ranks eighteenth
among the cities of the United'
States in respect to bank clearings. Her
total is $ riilU.)22r : ! ) or only a little
iiuu-o than 81,000,000 less than that of
Cleveland , which stands seventeenth
in the list. In 1891 Cleveland
stood tenth and Omaha twenty-
third. Omaha's gain in rank has been
greater than that of any city in the
United States. Nearly all of the sixty-
one cities reporting clearings have
shown more or less gain , but a. few ,
chiclly in the south , have fallen oft'a
little. Of the Paeitic'coast cities San
Francisco , Los Angeles and Tucomu
Hhow smaller clearings in 18)2 ! ) than in
181)1 ) , and Dnlnth stands alone in the
northwest in that respect , having fallen
from the thirty-second to the thirty-
fourth place in rank.
The clearings of this city for December
last wero&IiUlilM as against $21.044 ,
77 ! ) during the same month in 1891 ,
which is u little in cxc-s ; of the monthly
average for the year. Tficso figures tell
the story of the growth of business in
Omaha with great force and eloquence.
There was nothing in the nature of a
"boom hero last year , -and because the
voice of the boomer was silent it was
Mipi > osed by sonic people that the town
must bo standing still.- The record of
bank clearings proves that this was by
no' means the case and that the
volume of business was rapidly
increasing without attracting any par
ticular notice. There is every reason to
believe that the present year will be as
prosperous as the one just ended and
that this city will take a higher rank in
bank clearings when the year's record is
made up than oven the enviable one
which who now occupies.
It should not bo forgotten , however ,
that bunk clearings form only a partial
index of growth. They uro created by
business transactions and fairly meas
ure their volume , but there is
much that pertains to the development
of a city that bus nothing to do with the
bunks. Many manufacturing cities hav
ing a population exceeding that ol
Omaha make a comparatively small
showing in the matter "of bank clearings ,
but they uro nevertheless prosperous ,
Their prosperity arises largely from the
fact that they employ many thousands
of wage earners to whom millions of del
lurs arc paid annually of which IK.
record can bo found in clearing house
returns. This city needs more inanu
facturing und a larger urmy of wage
earners to muko its development what it
should be. In thin respect Omaha is
gaining year by year , and the past year
has boon ono of brilliant achiovemon
among the factories already established
but more uro needed.
.1 VKItr IWAOTIGAI , M.lTTKlt.
The qnuvuntino question is in the
broadest sense u practical question , ii
connection with which no theorotica
considerations should receive attention
Those who attempt to Introduce tlio. lat
ter Into the discussion of the proposal t
give the fodcrul authorities control o
quurahtino regulations und to ostubllsl
a uniform system are not actuated by i
desire to promote the general good.
Whether they , d'.i HO on the ground
thut it is the solo right of thu
states to establish und maintain
quarantine , or for the lo-is defensible
reason tlmt national control would de
prive u number of state politicians of fat
places , they uro equally enemies of the
general welfare. Those who base their
opposition to the proposed policy on the
pretext tlmt it might work some harm
to the commercial interests of the coun
try lira mere euvilors , who have more
concern for a political theory , which is
the true ground of their hostility , than
for the health of the a > ,000IK)0 ) of people
of this country. The people who profess
to bo &o terribly afraid to confer
additional puWcM-s upon the national
authorities inlTill nmUor arc politicians
who arc more lolfcltmH ah > ut guarding
their 1 personal ! I iJercsts than they are
about protective , * ho poiplo from the
threatened invasion of u pestilence.
Nearly everything that has been .said
in congress tun ] jojit of It in opposition to
thc proixxsed fo Pfal control of quaran
tine has been prompted by sectional or
selllsh motives1. * ' ( This is n matter In
which the whole people arc deeply eon-
corned. and not merely those
on the sc/fRBRrd. / The inhnbi-
tunls of every state from the Atlantic to
the 1'uclllc , and from the northern to
the southern boundaries of the country ,
demand that they shall lw adequately
protected against an invasion of cholera ,
and the very great majority of them be
lieve that in order to insure such pro
tection there must bo uniform regula
tions. with n single .power to enforce
them. AVIiy should the people of the in
land states ha compelled to bo at the
mercy of stale boards of health at
the seaport cities , some of which
may be faithful and clllclont in
the. performance of their duties
and some not ? There are not at present
any thorough state quarantine regula
tions anywhere. . The host arc at New
York , but there is the authority of the
Chamber of Commerce of that city that
these are not what they should be , and
If they were made as complete as pos
sible there would bo no assurance that
they would bj properly enforced by the
politicians assigned to that duty. The
governor of Pennsylvania says the quar
antine arrangements at Philadelphia
are not satisfactory , and those at
Boston are probably no hotter. Ex
cept at New Orleans there are
practically , no regulations at any
of the southern ports , though doubtless
at all of them there is a pretense of
maintaining regulations which enables
u few pol itieiuns to draw salaries for do
ing nothing. It was stated on the floor
of the senate a few days ago that in Ala
bama and Georgia , for Instance , the of-
lieials make use of the quarantine laws
to rob shipmasters. For example , a
vessel will got within sixteen or eight
een miles of Mobile , when there is no
danger of cholera or anything else , and
some person entirely ignorant of his duty
will go on board , burn some sulphur in a
tin vessel , -call it fumigating , and
charge the vessel with very heavy fees.
National control would Interfere with
this sort of business to the benefit of
both the shipmasters 'and the people.
There is nothing very radical in what
it is proposed gfiiU ) bo done. In the
judgment of many the contemplated
legislation doesnot go far enough. It
simply provides .that the national au
thorities shall aid the state au
thorities in onforcihg quarantine regula
tions where they exist and are sulllciont ,
and that where .there are no regulations
or they are innddq mtc , the secretary of
the treasury shall provide them. There
is no reasonable ground for opposition
to such an aprarigomcnt , nor ought
there be any diffli > tity ) in securing under
u law of this Miid harmonious action
between the na'iloAaland state uuthori-
. , " * *
tics. i - j&iMt v"-'f ; , .
TIIK state of "Washington is yet very
young , but ifs people arc fully alive to
the fact that it has possibilities before it
and thut ono of the most important steps
toward its development is the building
of good roads. THK BEK has received a
communication from the chairman of the
legislative committee of the road orgun-
i/.ution in Lewis county in that state ,
containing some information concerning
the work that is being done there in the
direction of public road improvement.
The organization has sent out letters
to all of the property owners in
the county and has received hundreds ol
replies which indicate a lively popular
interest in the enterprise. The subject
will be brought before the legislature
und an energetic effort will be made to
establish a system of road construction
that will meet the demands of the time.
It is proposed that the roads to bo built
in each county shall constitute a system
and that a general plan to that end shall
bo made at the outset. The plan pro
vides that a part of the work of construc
tion and all of that of repairs shall bo
done by the people , the cost to
bo borne in proportion to the
benefits , but that counties and
townships may issue bonds up to a cer
tain amount. It is contemplated that by
this means the roads may be built now
and paid for in part by future genera
tions who will receive benefit from them.
There can bo no doubt that this is the
only practicable plan. The great cost of
constructing such roads us are now
needed cannot all bo borne by those who
build them. To attempt to do this would
mean simply temporary road building.
It may bo found that there are weak
points in the preliminary plan of the
Washington people , but they can bo cor
reeled as the work of organization pro
ceeds. To have made a start is some
thing , and wo wish that Nebraska hud
got oven as far lift thut. This state is as
much in need of gbbtl roads us any other
in the union , anij Ut its present rapid
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rato'of development this need will bo
more distinctly fcjtypaoh year.
THK domocrats'iu'icongross ' , or some of
tliom , hcom not iifijfi altogether satisfied
with the recent uatiim of the president
in extending the , classified service und
bringing some 7OW or 8,000 postolllco
employes under the civil borvico rules.
It 1ms led them itoi institute homo In
quiries , evidently in'tho ' hope of finding
faults that will } $ ' . ' excuse for some
sort of legislatlouitliat will undo in part
ut least what ha b'i'en done In the way
of losMMiing democratic patronage. It
will not be ut all " ( surprising if they find
their inquiry disappointing. *
Turing tlio Wuy.
KantatCItu Jmininl.
Canada Is industriously preparing for an
nexation. She udileii Si.fiOO.OOt . ) to her debt
last year , _
.Jolly I'ro.prcl lor Jlui > ul Hcuiu.
Cliteayn Inter Orr ii.
When tlio two or moi'o democratic parties
In Now York get down to lighting each other
It will bo a K od tlmii for republicans to go in
and lick them , onu lit 11 time.
Jury n ly InVmIil Bton.
W. If. Fisher , u druggist , and "VV. S.
Hlgourney. an undertaUer. were excused on
account of their avocation , wlillo K. 1 > .
Cohen , a clotliiii ! , ' dealer , who also pleaded
pressing business engagements us u reason
'or not serving , wnn not ftxi'iijuxlYour
wftlrtess , ' ' fpinnrknf Jndgo Miller , "is not
M ) vising ns tlmt of the othrr pcutlctupn.
Mr. Flilicr IIJH to dose tlio p.iticnt and then
Mr. Sl ourno.v lins t tnko him out ami bury
ilm ,1mt your customers MII witli. I llilnU
joimre competent. "
Nut While Thrlr t.tliiRit t.i : t ,
I IV'i I Pit/foil I'ujl.
Colonel I mnont niinounoes tint Mr. CIovo-
mid will not forpet liU friends , und there
ire numerous Individuals who will not allow
Mr. Cleveland to forgot that they clnlin to
.rot In the friendship class.
I'rnof ( if Oond .Mmmnnii'Mt. .
The Illinois republicans found .1 deflclt in
: he state treasury and they 1m vo so mnuiipcil
nibllcMiffiilrs as tocivntc n surplus of over
f-1 , 000,000 , which is more than the democrats
mvo ever done In any stnto.
NoVoiiiiin Iliiinliiiilliin ,
( Viic/mnilf / Ommirrcbit ,
It is IKI wonder that ( lie men in Massachu
setts , where thuro nro soXK ( ) surplus spin
sters. arc a little wary hi surrendering to
woman sutTraiic. And so tlio rallying cry is
Ikoly soon to bo : No female voters ; no
woman domination.
ltriio\MMl Ills CoiKprtittliin.
A'eii' I'llAtlrrrttmi ) :
Our readers will bo pleased to learn that
Mr. Cleveland has formally renoxvcd and re
freshed his sense of tlio solemnity of his po
sition as the Hioscn ono who has been an-
lolnted and consecrated to the Ri-e.it work of
leading tbu American people out of the wil
derness. Tlioro bns been an Uneasy feeling
of goneness , as It were , a vaguoapprelicnslon
of loss , in tlio bosoms of the American people
over since ( bo Heforni club dinner , because
since then tbeiv lias been no public assurance
that O rover still nppreul.ited the almost
iKU-alyziiiir force of tlio tremendous situation
in which he is placed by ileslhiv.
* -
An Interest liir lOxiicrl.m-nt.
Kansitu C'ffy 'linns'
Prof. Andrew .r. Seymour of Uockford , 111. .
proKaes | to go into a forty-day trance next
.summer , lln further says that ho will cause
his body to IKS buried and .seed sowed nhovo
his grave , and a watch set upon it to prevent
possibility of fraud. I'rof. Seymour has for
years been appearing In the east as a mind
reader and at different times ho has given
samples of suspended intimation covering
periods of from ono hour to two days. The
thing that this Illinois man proposes to do is
by no means rare in India , wlioro the high
caste falcirs frequently pass into u stale of
tranca for ten or twelve days. This is at
tested to by ivellar , the famous magician , in
the current number of the North American
Hoview. Mr. Kcllar siys : that ho knows of
two cases of suspended animation in which
there was not tlio slightest chance for de
ception. Whether these orientals have dis
covered. some new natural law or have had
handed down to them a knowledge of nature
that is not known to our civilization Mr.
ICellar can notdoterminc. Ho merely knows
that the high caste fakirs do the wonderful
things that are attributed to them , i'rof.
Seymour may have the key to the situation.
I'lattsmouth Journal ( ilem. ) : For United
States senator : John A. MeSImne. Plat
form : Protection to Ijouie industries.
Hastings Nebraska ! ! ( rep. ) : It is ( neon-
ceivablo that the independents in the legisla
ture should refuse to give their support to
lion. John II. Powers and take up Mi-lCci-
ghan. for Powers is immensely MclCeighan's
superior in ability , honesty and political in
tegrity. Powers would certainly better rep
resent Nebraska in the United States senate
than McKcighan , and his work for the party
has been such that ho is deserving their sup
port and recognition.
'
York Times ( rep ) : If the republicans are
defeated in their efforts to elect a United
Stutes senator no one is to blame except
Algeroii Sidney Paddock. Ho may take all
the glory that attaches to independent and
democratic victory in this stato. Had ho
stood ilrinly and honestly by the republican
party and republican principles this
legislature would bo republican by a very
handsome majority. His votes in the senate
against thiS republican party , stoppei the
mouths of republicans on the great party
question , placed a crushing woapou in the
hands of our enemies and g.ive tlio powerful
endorsement of his vote to the most danger
ous fallacies of the Independents. Senator
Paddock has given us an independent
legislature , with a democratic contingent
and if the republicans fail to elect the
senator let the blame rest w ith him.
Lincoln News ( rep. ) : After Friday's de
velopments in the legislature it will bo prac
tically impossible to elect a democrat to suc
ceed Algernon Sidney Paddock in tbc senate
of the United States , and the prospects for
an independent are scarcely any bettor. The
dcm-pop fusion seems to have been broken ,
and if the republicans can unite on a candi
date it is very probable that the successor to
Algernon Sidney Paddock may bo a republi
can. The outlook is moro encouraging just
now than it has been at any time in the past
seven days. But the situation is bcsbt by
many perils. The temptation to secure the
election of a republican by dishonest niothods
is and will be great , and it will bo surpris
ing if thu election of a senator is ac
complishcd without scandal. The republi
cans had better lose the senatorsbip than
secure it at the cost of party dishonor. Butiin
common with many good republicans , the
News believes the republicans will como out
of thu senatorial election without having
subjected the party to disagreeable sus
picions and charges.
, -tir.lV WITH TIIK 11T.VKS.
WiishtngtonSt.il. "It H hard 1n Ret alonjr
In this world without tukliiK sides , " remarked
thu until who wus buying bacon.
Inter Ocean : Pete ( shivering ) I toll ye ,
Mike , mn In-art nches for the rich this winter.
Mlku Wliy.innnV
1'etu Think of" the coal they have to buy ,
poor thhigK.
New Yorl : Jlcralil.
Illusive , wandering , midnight waif ,
I'ruy tell mo , I Implore ,
Wlinro < lo yon fildo ynuroPlf o' night ,
Oil , keyhole of my door ?
1
I'nuk : Quest ( Jreat Scott , mnnl Can't you
bo moro careful ? You have spilled the snuco
all over my topcoat.
Walter Ik'g pardon , sir , I am sure. I'll pay
for it , sir.
Oni'.st How will you pay for It ?
Wultur I won'tchargo ( ton the check , sir * '
Good N'ows : Cliolly ( disconsolately ) Ynns
Khc wvfnscd me and HI luwfod at mo loo. Ji
it v.isti't fur ono thing I'd dwown myt.olf.
' Hi-nit You still hope ?
Cliolly No ; but thu watiih would take the
cweasus out of my twousers , you know ,
WHAT coui.u sni : no ?
Jlatlcm SAfii.
If I klnscd'you would ynn bo In-
IllKiiaiit with mo niuku msNtiincu ?
Hush mid blush and.ordi'i- In
Tragic toni's to "koop my dlstunco ? "
lli-i'iik your prolty voluo in two
Culling MIIIIO ono to assist you
Tull miKwi'ut , what would you do
If I klssudyou.
If you kissed mo I mlKht .scold you
Under curtain circumstances ;
And at more ihun arms-length hold you
To lilhcoiu-iiKu your nilviineos.
Hut If none wi'ro near but you
As nt tills lulnuto to assist mo ,
Tell mo , pluasn , whut could 1 Uo
If you kUsud me ?
TAKE HEART ,
If you're n suffering uomon.
The chronic weakncbsos. painful
disorders , and delicate derangements -
monts that como to wonuiu
only have a positive remedy in
lr. ) I'ierca'a Favorite Prescrip
tion. If you'll faithfully usa it ,
orcry dlsturlKinco and irregu
larity can bo permanently cured ,
It's a legitimate medicine for
woman , carefully adapted to
her dellcato organization. It
builds up and invigorates the
entire system , regulates and
promotes all the proper func
tions , and restores health and
.
"F&vorlto Proscription" is
the only remedy for woman's
ills that's ( juaranteeJ. It it
fails to benefit or cure , you
have your money back.
Which is the bostto 'try ' , if you hare Co-
Urrh a modioine that claims to have cured
others , or a medicine thnt Is backed by
money to euro you I Tlio proprietors of Dr.
Bage'H Catarrh llemedy agree to cure your
Catarrh , ixrfectlu and permanently , or
they'll pay you | 500 la cash ,
EXONERATED AGEXT COOPER
Secretary Noble DecUroi Tint South -Dakota
Indians Wcra.Hol Swlntllod ,
PROPERLY DISBURSED THE FUNDS
Full Amount nf llin Oitn lliniitri-it TliotMiunl
AliprnprUtfit to ItolmlitiMo llin l.oynt
Slmix for 1. > MMof Km Urronl Cum-
| iilKn : I'nlrly l'l trlliil Ml.
WAIUIMITOX liutinvr op Tun
filll l'\ii'i < nr.xni : STHRI-.T. \
WAMIISOTOX. n.C..lnu. U ) ,
Sct-rotai-y Noble today aniiouti'-od that ho i
had carefully examined the report of Spceinl !
Agent Slssney upon the administration of
Agent Cooper , who was sent out ny thu In
terior di'pai'lmcnt to disbur.ie the ? UMiMO
appi-iiprlati-d for the loyal Sioux who roil-
dored services \o the government iu the
campaign of three years ago and sustained
Ihundal losses , and that hu found his ad
ministration honorable. He fully exoner
ated Cooper. It will bu remcmbored that It
was charged that Cooper had not turned
over Iho full anumnts to thu Indians to
which they were entitled ; Hint he bad
turned directly or jndlivotly into the hands
of agents , lobbyists and lawyers sums which
should have gene and remained with the In
dians mid that he had in fact been ncrnm-
p.iuied upon his mtssioa of distributing the
money by a Washington lawyer or lobbyist
who hud secured some of Ihu money.
Thcro was suspicion . that a priv.ito ar
rangement had been entered into between
the Indians and schemer * by which u "divy"
had boon made of thu money and only a portion
tion of the funds really went where they
were Intended to go. Special Agent Stssncy
was sent out to Investigate the charged anil
made a full report some time aw.
Senator Petttgrow of South Dakota was in !
many quarters credited with having brought
about the investigation of Agent Cooper.
Tlio senator said to TUB llin : corrospowioiit
today that he had only Hied charges pro-
lei-rod by bis constituents ; he had nut
originated the charges , "but,1' ho said , "I
have no hopes of running down scoundrels
and punishing fraud while Mr. Noble i.s
secretary of the interior. Ho would white
wash any case. "
Senator Pcttigrew is much put out over
thu termination of this affair , and believes
the Indians have been cheated by some ono
and that some onu should bo made to suffer
for Ills dishonesty ,
Pi-lifers tlui Ocimirrtitlu U'litk * .
Yesterday Senator Iv.vlo of .South Dakota I
demonstrated how much influence ho has I
with the democrats and how little ho cures
for the interests of his constituents , com
pared with his desire to act with the party
soon to como into power. At a meeting of
tlio senate committee on public lauds a num
ber of bills of great importance to everyone
in the northwest , and especially South Da
kota and Nebraska , were taken up and con
solidated , with a view ot having the lot of
subjects disposed of and into legislation be
fore the end of this session.
Olio of the bills was drafted by Senator
Kyle. It was proposed by Senator Petti-
grow to adopt as au amendment' to the con
solidated bill a measure made by Represent
ative Pieklcr , which bad passed the house.
It proposes to give u deed to all settlers who
have resided upon public lauds for a period
of eight years , whether any improvements
have been made or not , if the eight years
residence is proven und settlers pay St.'Jo au
aero for the land.
Senator Kyle boasted nt Sioux City re
cently that this measure would not become
law , because , presumably , it was drafted by
Major Pieklcr. Every democrat on the sou-
ate committee voted against the bill and it
was defeated in committee ; so were the
otbcr bills , i\r the committee could not re
port the lot. Thus Mr. Kyle , by co-oporatlou
with the democrats , defeats home legislation
for the sake of having an opportunity to seal
ills compact with the democrats.
Lively Dlsviisslun 1'ruvolioil.
The orator of Tammany was as conspic
uous in Washington today as the senatorial
candidate of Tammany iu Albany. It was
really a field day in the house of eloquence ,
of sarcastic retort and rejolner and of exciting -
citing debate" , which deserved crowded
galleries and full attendance on the floor.
The weather , however , which is the bitterest
that the latitude of Washington has known
for many years , kept all visitors away from
the wind swept Capitol hill ami deterred
many members from attendance. The
measure which cxcltod nil this interest in
the house was Representative Grain's resolu
tion providing for au amendment to the con
stitution changing the date of tlio inaugura
tion of the president from March to April
iiO and making the term of a insinbcr of con
gress begin on December 31 , instead of on
March 4.
This is one of the propositions to amend
the constitution which , over since Mr. Cram
introduced it four years ago , lias excited un
usual attention. There are so many argu
ments in its favor , based chiefly upon the
climatic advantages of a later date for presi
dential inauguration and upon the long
period which now intervenes between tlio
election of a member of congress in Novem
ber of ono year and tlio beginning jaf his
term in December of the following year ,
that the current opinion of congress has been
strongly in favor of the changes. Despite
the empty galleries , therefore , there was
great interest on the floor of the house today
when , In accordance with an order of the
committee on rules , the resolution cnmo up
for discussion. Mr Kngllsh of Now .Tewov
\\M nmVIng A strong speech in It's
fnvnr when Tnminntiy'a orator , Hourkti
Coi-hrau , arose merely to m : ko mi inmilrv
Instantly so ninny members of the hotisn
g.ithcivdnUiut Mr. Cochrau's desk that ho
was almost forced to ehnnto liMmnilrv Into
au aix'iniciit ami ho plunged into n spitvh
whk-hhMd his fellow members enthralled
H was Mr. CoohrauV tlrst great effort npm
a topic of national Interest since his midnight
s | > oeeh before thoChii-agorouventioii in pro
test ngalnst the nnmlmiUrm of Mr , Cle\T
land. Coehr.iu added to his reputation
today ns n fluent , fordblo and entrancing
orator. Mr. Cwhr.m's argument was
directed ngiin t the proposed innendment
and Imd mi obvious effect UJMII the home
At a later stiigo of the session theiv was n
sharp luteivhango of compliments holweeu
e.v-Speakor Keed and Mr , Springer , whlih
left the Illinois chairman ot the way * and
moans rommlttro in a most laiucutablo
plight.
To liilliicnrn the Murkol.
A report was circulated in New York
today , probably for stock market purpjses ,
that the ways mid means committee had iv
ported favorably the Scott hill to Inrroaso
tlu whisky tax from WV to Sl.'iS a gallon ,
Tko bill lias not been rotorled | and tlierw Is
no probability that it will bo rejinrted at
this session. The distillers have been mak
ing mi e'Tort to have the tax on beer mid
other malt , beverages Increased to a inatm-l.il
point , claiming that malt goods are iileohollu
nml come In competition with spirits in thu
market. There Is not tint least dtsi > ositon )
on the p.u-t ol the senate or this administra
tion to disturb or change nuy of the Internal
revenue ! laws mid no legislation under a ye.ir
at least can be expected upon the subject of
internal revenue.
Paul H. l.udliurtonof Omahii is nt WIN
lards and .1. H. Uonny of Idaho is at the Ar
lington ,
Colonel ( < uy V. Henry It slowly convnlesi'-
ing from a severe Illness at the homy of Mr
A. .1. Drexel iu Philadelphia. Mrs , 1 lean-
Is with him.
.1. W. Hivloy , C. W. Davis. W.T. Hastings ,
K. T. Israel. T. C , Tipton. T. O. Clark , C. U.
Heltman , Colonel W. H. Michael , lH. .
( il-iswold , Dr. Calvert. Dr. Penbody and u
number of other Kebniskaus in thu city ,
called upon Assistant Sen-clary I jimhcrtsoa
at his compartments in the Cochr.tn in this
city and paid their compliments and con
gratulated him upon his appointment. They
were received most cordially ami mi hour
or two were spent most delightfully , .ludgo
Uiuibertson Is being given qulto a friendly
greet ing Into official life ami has created a
most favorable impression ,
Senator Wilson today introduced a bill to
pay John Hryson 3M ( ) , amount paid by him
for rent while postmaster at Ked Oak June-
lion , la. , between the years of 187(1 ( and 183(1. (
It appears that Postmaster Hr.von received
but partial payment for rent ami his account
has never been adjudicated.
W. T. Sheridan , postmaster nt Onlwny ,
Drawn county , S.D. , has resigned. I'.S. H.
ltiiliii > 44 I'Mliii'i'i I.list Vein- .
O/'i/o / .Sfiifu Joiiniii/ / .
The number of business failures in the
United States during the. . year just closed
was the smallest since ISSO. Yet the coun
try , in spite of this record , deliberately
voted the most successful administration
out of ollko by the largest majority on
record.
< ,
Tutting tin Airs Tor I'olltU-iil Il < > < ulU.
( 'tnclniii-itl Ommcrcfaf.
The democrats of Alabama take on line
nirs in proposing to adopt an educational
qtmlilicatioii for voters. They would apponr
to bo trimming thu lamp of knowledge and
dispelling the darkness. But the truth of
the matter is that they arc-simply intent on
disfranchising colored citizens.
Skin blemishes , like
foul teeth , are the more
offensive because they
are mostly voluntary.
The pores are closed.
One cannot open them in
i minute ; he may in a
month.
Try plenty of- soap ,
give it plenty of time ,
and often ; excess of good
soap will do no harm.
Use Pears' no alkali in
it ; nothing but soap.
All sorts of stores sell
it , especially druggists ;
all sorts of people are
using it
E > u- - IROWNING ,
& co.
Largest Mnnufuctiiror.4 and Kot'illon
of Ulotliiuif Iu tun World.
It's a long time
Since we gave you fellows a snap in suits and
overcoats such as 'we are go
ing lo give you this week. We
have now displayed in our
corner window an. almost
complete assortment of our
suits and overcoats so com
plete that you can certainly
I see one there that you want
well , yc-u can have any one-
in the window for a ten dollar bill. We never sold
any of them for less than $12 and lots of them as
high as $20. No use to describe them you won't
buy 'till you see them , but when you see them you
will buy them. $10 for choice. Our garments are al
ways proper in style , substantial in fabric and as
well made as tailors can make them. We have
nearly all sizes in the window , but it's ' time to un
load and our sacrifice cuts no figure beyond the fact
that you have the choice of any.overcoat or suit
in that window for $10.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
Btoro ofljn every evenlni till 6.31 j