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Iho iiclnnl circulation of Till" DAILY HIF. for
tint week I'lidlnt ! January 7 , 1B33 , was as
follows :
Huiidfi } ' , .Iniiiinry 1. , , , . . , . . . . . . . . . 20,0.15
Mumlny , Jnnunry ! ! . 23,032
VTi'Unesilny. .lanmirv 4 U3fiGa
TlinrMlny , .liiniinry'G , 2nH20
Krlflnv.fnmiiiiyn , 'Ji,740 :
Saturday , .liuiiiury 7 ! 24,70U
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Average Clrruhillon for Urrnntbur , 24,521) .
TllK Holf-npnolntod republican steering
committee lias fulled to connect wl.h the
railroad dcmocrata. Tliolr patent rail
road coupler did not work.
Tun now attorney general of Illinois
lists it in his power to nniko a reputation
nnd net an e.\cullont example to other
states by enforcing the anti-trust law
enacted in 1891. Thus far it has been a
dead letter.
GEOIMHA will not luivo an exhibit at
the World's fair , but an enterprising
newspaper in that state suggests a free
distribution of Georgia watermelons on
the grouhdri as an advertisement to take
the place of a slate exhibit.
A LAW/ has been parsed by the Ohio
legislature making it u felony for a man
to enter a horse for a slower class than
his record entitles him to. This kind of
legislation will spoil horse-racing for
that numerous class who like to bo
swindled.
TIIKUK in a tide in the affairs of men
which , taken at the Hood , leads on to
fortune. This adage might huvo been
remembered with profit by the four re
publican bcnators who failed to got into
the boat when the current was running
their way.
TllEKK is one consolation for re
publicans in the miscarriage of the com
bine with the corporation democrats to
organize the senate. Tlio republican
party will not bo responsible for the
fuiluro of legislation demanded by the
people to curb the rapacity of corporate
greed. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
IT is a curious fact , and one that will
surprise mo t people , that of the $ ; ) ,000-
000,000 , worth of crops estimated to have
been produced in this country in 1892
the largest item is S7.)0,000,000 worth of
hay. Thin affords some idea of the enor
mous live stock interests of the United
States.
IT IS"a promising sign of the times
that the governors of various states are
touching upon the subject of public
roads in their recommendations to the
lawmakers. Some have said much and
Homo little on that topio , but it is clear
that the importance of doing something
in the direction of road improvement is
generally recognized.
Tun lightning rod swindlers , after
working the trustful farmers of Iowa
for Homo time , have crossed the Mis
souri and commenced operations in Ne
braska. Ono farmer near Fremont has
been taken in to the amount of $150 ,
and doubtless there are others who have
been swindled , but are ashamed to com
plain. The proper way to deal with a
stranger who offers something for noth
ing Is to let him alone.
REPORT is current at Lincoln that the
combine ) that Dually divided the spoils
in the senate .was'formed by the use of'a
liberal distribution of corporation boodle.
Whether this is true or ntt ) will bo de
veloped when the senate commltoos are
named. The corporations know no party.
r- , They wore just as willing to lot the
demo-rops organize in their interest as
they were to lot the demo-pops do so.
All they want is the privilege of pack
ing the committees and block all legis
lation that docs not mcot their approval.
IT IS BurpriHing that loss than two
dozen persons uhould have attended the
annual meeting of the State Historical
Hocioty. It would frcom as if twice that
number from Omaha alone ought to
have felt interest enough in the work of
the society to lend it , the encouragement
of their presence. The compilation and
preservation of a record of the state's
history is important bceniibo of the great
value it will have for future generations.
Material that may now bo gathered with
little dlllloully will soon bo hard to find.
The rcuordb preserved by historical
societies in the older states are now of
immense value , and the game will bo
true of the records of Nebraska a few
jjcnoratlt'ns hence.
AT/niouiiii last year was one of profit
to many railroads , thirty-six , with 10,508
miles in operation and $ , ' 10 ,000,000 , in
Blocks and bonds , went into the hands ol
receivers. More than one-half of the
mileage and money represented are to
Iw charged to the Richmond Terminal
default , | mt the aggregates remaining
are still largo. Ilundsomo dividends
liavo boon earned by many roads , but
t there are always homo that cannot be
inudu to pay. Bad management anc
lavish expenditures upon the strougtl
of prodigiously watered stock are tin
prime cuu > os of disaster. Consorvatisn
in the ruilriwd business is as muol
needed at present as caution and ( ore
eight lit other entorjirisoa.
AN i\Ttt.\VAUAXr \ I'llOHIlAit.
Tlin < ; oinmlwionor ] of Douglas county
have made a very creditable exhibit of
their tniinitgemont of oiimly llnanccs
during the year 18112. According to the
report of County Clock Saokott the total
expenditures for the ( > ast year foot up to
9iiitB. ; ; * > ! > .7t. : From this amount Is to Ixs
deducted the overlap of the preceding
year , which amounted to $09,175.1)1 ) ,
k'livlnft the actual expenditures for the
yrar Wfll.IVW.8l. Divided among the
Various funds wo find the expenditures
to have been :
Knit-nil fund . 214.570 C3
Itoad fllinl . 30.087 16
HrldiHi fund . . . 80.117J.7
I losdtiil Judgment fund . . . . . H'J.HIH 3.1
ItomlMiiklnir fund . 30,030 no
Soldier- , roller fund . n-4 ? ? iS
bpoclnl election fund . 3.HI1 7g
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Tolnl . $ 303,85973
The estimates for the present year , as
submitted by the chairman of the finance
committee , aggregate $ . " > 17,000. This Is
an Inoreaso of over S OO.OOO above the
amount * ) expended last year , or $147,317 ,
over and above the actual amount ex
pended last year after deducting 875,000
for the sinking fund. This means an in
crease of just 50 per cent in the outlay
that is contemplated to bo made during
ho present year at the expense of the
taxpayers of this county.
The estimate of this year's county dis
bursements is made up of the following
items :
fund .
lload fund .
Hrldito fund . 1.0,000
Hospital fund . -40,000
IIIHUIIU fund . 2,1,000
Soldiers ivlldf . 7,000
Slul.lns fund . 70,000
Total . $517,000
I3y comparison with the expenditures
of 1892 it will bo found-that the estimate
for 18K ! ) , exclusive of the sinking fund ,
contemplates an increase for the general
fund of over $ .T > ,000 , , for the road fund of
over $20,000 , for the bridge fund of over
$20,000. Then there is $25,000 for the
incune fund and $40,000 , for the hospital
and an increase of $3,500 , in the soldiers
relief fund.
H is very questionable whether the
taxpayers of this county will endorse any
increase whatever in the expenditures of
the county during the present year over
the year J802. If the commissioners have
been able to pay otT nearly $70,000 of old
debts during 1892 and start out this year
with $87,000 in the various funds , they
certainly can manage the affairs of the
county this year without adding 50 per
cent to their estimates. Our county
expenses are already as high as they
ought to bo , and unless the board has in
view some much needed permanent im
provements there is no reason why it
should draw any more out of any fund
this year than lust year.
TUB DICT.lTOIt DKFKATKD.
If Mr. Cleveland does not realize that
he made a nilstutto in the attempt to in
fluence the democrats of the New York
legislature in the choice of a United
States senator , it is because his faith in
his own political judgment is superior
to all conditions and circumstances.
From the dayit became known that the
present legislature of the Empire state
would elect a democratic successor to
Senator Hiscock , the name of J
ward Murphy , jr. , the chairman
of the democratic state committee and
for years ono of the most active of party
workers , became prominently identified
with that position. Ho was the avowed
choice of the faction of which Senator
David Bennett Hill is the chief , and
which embraces the aggressive demo
crats of Now York , without whoso as
sistance Mr. Cleveland could not have
carried the state. Although admittedly
not an ideal man for the highest
legislative body in the nation ho
hud done valuable service for
the party in the presidential campaign
and thereby established a claim to what
ever reward there was in sight. What
ever his relations to Mr. Cleveland may
have been lie was loyal to the cause and
the dominant element of the Now York
democracy appreciated that. Moreover ,
David B. Hill wanted him as a colleague
in the national senate , and this was a
potential fact in his favor. The an
nouncement of the candidacy of Mr.
Murphy was the signal for opening
the mugwump batteries upon him ,
aided by a few democratic guns of small
caliber. The special friends of the
president-elect joined in the attack , and
finally Mr. Cleveland himself was in
duced to commit himself in opposition to
Murphy. Everybody who knows , any
thing about practical politics saw that
this was a blunder , and it Is not miti
gated .by the claim that Mr. Cleveland
is still a private citizen and entitled to
all the privileges of criticism and sugges
tion as" such. It was not con
cern for the party or the public
interests that led the president
elect to intermeddle in this matter ,
but rather his anxiety to secure
a senator from New York who would bo
in all circumstances a supporter of the
administration and a foil to Senator Ilill.
Mr. Cleveland based his objections to
Mr. Murphy , not on personal grounds ,
but on the score of a lack of experience
in public life , forgetting that' ho himself
had no more experience than Murphy in
public affairs when ho was elected gov
ernor of Now York , a position of not loss
responsibility than that of United States
senator.
The course of Mr. Cleveland forced a
square light between the democratic fac
tions in Now York , and the ono of which
ho is the acknowledged hoadhas _ suf
fered defeat. The democratic legisla
tive caucus nominated Murphy for sena
tor by a practically unanimous vote. It
was a signal victory for Hill and the
machine and it demonstrates conclu
sively that the antl-Clovoland element
of the Now York , democracy is
still the dominant element. What
effect this result may have upon the
incoming administration is problpnmti-
i-iil , but it is not to bo expected that
either of the New York senators will go
out of their way to promote any public
policies which Mr. Cleveland himself
may originate or to manifest particular
intercut in the friends ho may desire tc
reward. Neither Hill nor Murphy owe
the president-elect any obligations ,
while they may justly claim that he is
their debtor , and having proved them
selves to betho masters of the
democratic machine in Now York
they will hardly full to commune'
in congress an iulluenca commensurate
with their political power lu the Empire
Muto. Mr. Clovolnttil , rm the would-lw
dictator ] o ( his iwrly , litw oncountorcil
otto declfllvo di-feixt. Thl allows thnl ho
IH not invulnerable nntl It may Iw the
forerunner of nmtiy moro bo ( ore his
presidential term Is ended.
K ItVTIiKII.
Ono of the most remnrknblo nnd Inter-
CHlliis1 American * who attained national
distinction during1 the past third of u
century Is dead. Tiunjamin P. Duller ,
who achieved u , generous mousura of HUC-
cess na lawyer , soldier and politician ,
was for nearly twenty-five years , boRln-
nttijj with the opening of Iho rebellion ,
a unique llgnro among the prominent
actors of that period , commanding
during a portion of the time
a. degree of popular atten
tion and Interest accorded to few others.
It can bo said , perhaps , of most suc
cessful men that circumstances made
them , but If this wore true lu some
measure of General Butler , no ono who
will study his characteristics can doubt
that ho pos e.ssod the qualities which
make circumstances. Ho was a poli
tician of local fume before the war and
had given promise of notable success in
the political arena. ' The war car
ried him Into military life and
bo speedily miulo his presence
felt there by an intrepid exorcise
of those mental resources which distin
guished him. lie was not intended for
u great military leiuler , but ho did good
service as a soldier , nnd there was never
u doubt as to his patriotism nnd cour
age. Of all the union generals ho was
probably the best hated by the southern
people , but that ( act detracted nothing
from the respect of the people he served
loyally and earnestly.
In politics General Butler had
n most varied career. Ho begun
political life as a democrat and
in the memorable Cluirlcstrm con
vention of 1800 voted fifty-two times for
JclTerson Davis as a candidate for the
presidential nomination. After the war
lie was a republican and was elected to
congress by that party. His career in
congress was the most notable part of
bib life , marked aw it was by a courage
ous avowal of opinions , great ability in
debate , and remarkable intellectual re
sources. His republicanism was of the
most aggressive kind and lie
was the most active of the man
agers appointed by the house of repre
sentatives to conduct the impeachment
of President Andrew Johnson. Subse
quently he consorted with the democratic ,
the greenback and tlio labor parlies ,
manifesting in this an inordinate am
bition for political honors which be was
prepared to follow wherever it might
lead him. General Butler was distin
guished in Ills profession and unques
tionably possessed in a high degree
those qualities of mind which are
necessary to great success in the general
practice of the law. lie was resourceful
ful- shrewd and skillful , rarely allowing
an opportunity to elude him or failing
to profit by the mistakes or oversights
of nn opponent. In the practical affairs
of life ho had more than ordinary sagac
ity. Altogether Benjamin F. Butler
was a man who , if ho did not make any
great or lasting impression upon his
time , was usufnl to the nation in the day
of its greatest peril and deserves to bo
remembered as a loyal and patriotic !
citizen.
TIl.lT G.IXADIAX COJIV/JT/T/OX
The report sent out nearly two weeks
ago , that it was the intention of the
president to issue a proclamation curtail
ing or abolishing the privilege now en
joyed by Canadian railroads of trans
porting merchandise in bond through
the United States free of duty , under
system very advantageous to tlio foreign
roads at the expense of the American
companies , as yet lacks confirmation.
It is not to bo doubted that the presi
dent takes a very lively interest
in this subject , to which ho referred in
his annual message as ono of great im
portance. Ho then said : "Wo should
withdraw the support which is given to
the railroads and steamship lines of
Canada by a trullio that properly belongs
to us , and no longer furnish the earnings
which lighten the othcrwit-o crushing
weight of the enormous public , subsidies
that have boon given to thoin , " but in
the same connection ho implied that
there was a question as to the power of
the treasury to deal with the
matter without further legislation. It
has been untlorstood that the secretaries
of state and the treasury have been
carefully looking into the whole subject ,
with a view of carrying out the line of
policy indicated in the president's mes
sage , but it would seem that no can-
elusion ha-J yet boon reached.
With regard to the question of further
legislation , late advices from Washing
ton indicate , that any movement designed -
signed to throttle competition is
certain to encounter a very vigorous
opposition. The first stop in such
a movement , if it bo made , will bo a
proposition to repeal the consular seal
ing law , under which the Canadian
roads are permitted to carry morchanr
diso in band to points in the United
States , enabling them to obtain u very
largo amount of tralllo that would , other
wise como to American roads. This
system has buun moro or less vigorously
attacked for novoral years , ono argu
ment against it being that it resulted in
a loss of revenue to the government , but
upon Investigation this was found not
to bo the caso. Another argu
ment urged against the existing condi
tion is that the Canadian roads are able
to and are constantly evading the inter
state commerce law , and this is practi
cally admitted by the Intofstuto Com
merce commission , though no positive
proof is offered that Bitch is'tho caso.
Finally it Is urged that in allowing the
foreign corporations the privileges they
enjoy , they being liberally subsidized by
the Canadian government , an injury and
injustice are done to American rail
roads which it is the duty of our gov-
eminent , in the interest of its own jioo-
plo , to remedy. Referring to this sub
ject , the Interstate Commerce commis
sion suggests that thorp should ba relief
.for American carriers , bat it says that
whatever ranodlos may bo adopted
should bo selected with duo regard to
the welfare of the American uhippor
and passenger , as well as to the carrier ,
and of our interior cities and towns , as
well as our seaports. Hero is the great
dlflloulty. What ahull bo doiio thai
will have rogntyf ; , equally ( of the wel
fare n ( the plrfppor nntl the carrier ?
Their lntoresH/a.j-o / [ antagonistic n mat
ters now Httuyi.y How shall they bo
harmonized ? "f cso are considerations
that innko the problem very perplexing ,
nnd ns there aHdvoral millions of our
people In the /northwest / nnd Now Eng
land who are mos.tdlrccMy Interested In
this subject t\ri \ , hro nearly unanimous
against radical 'I'njcrforoneo ' with Cana
dian competition.- chances of further
legislation on hj ( subject cannot bo re
garded as Very promising.
TIIK ir.tr OF Tin : T
The most important event in railroad
circles lately reported is the withdrawal
of the New Jersey Central Railroad
company from the Reading combine.
Hereafter that road will bo operated in
dependently , as It was before the agree
ment between the Reading nnd the Lc-
high Valley was entered into. This
action is duo to the fact that proceedings
are pending for the appointment of a
receiver for the road , and the forfeiture
of its charter' upon the ground that it
had entered into an Illegal combination
with the Reading. Notice of the
dissolution of this agreement has been
sent to Chancellor MeGlll , before whom
the proceedings wore pending , with a
plea that the railroad company bo given
an opportunity to prove the good faith
of the withdrawal in order that the pro
ceedings for a receivership may bo
stopped.
The New Jersey Central has been an
important factor in the great coal deal ,
but if its withdrawal was the only reason
or anticipating the breaking up
f the combine there would bo good
round Jpr [ the belief that such a
esirablo result would not follow.
There is , however , a strong feeling
mong the best financial and railroad
uthorities that the combine cannot last
[ inch longer. Before the severance of
ho Now Jersey Central's relations with
he Reading was announced , it was clear
.hat . confidence in the future of the
llianco had been severely shaken.
'The fall of Reading shares from 511 to
' 0 , ' ' said JlradiitrnCs several days ago ,
'bus been attended by a good deal of
icarish activity , tlio basis for which is
.ho . express belief that the combination
3f anthracite producers amdor the con-
rol of the Reading cannot bo main
tained and is on the point of disontcgrnt-
ng. " Again the journal quoted said in
ho same article : "Tho arrangement ro-
'orrcd to in last week's issue of Jlrad-
tnct's , by which the Reading manage
ment lias obtained financial and other
assistance from Philadelphia moneyed
corporation , to' which it practically
ntrusts the management of its coal
.iroduciug interests , is cited as an indi
cation that aveiijiiy formerly open to it
uivo boon closed , and that the financial
> owcr which originally stood behind the
jombinatiou is Changing its position. "
Perhaps it is n6t best to bo too hopeful
that the combines will'at once bo broken
tp , but it is apparent that it is beginning
to totter. This is/'not.bccanso / it has failed
to make monoyfT ut because it is im-
) osslblo to maintain confidence in any
corporation or alliance of corporations
which carries on business in contraven-
ion of law and in defiance of public
sentiment.
SECRKTAKY RUSK'S report to the
senate states positively , as the secretary
has unollicially stated several times of
late , that plenro-pnouinonia has been
entirely stamped out of this country.
This result has been achieved at the cost
of five years' work and $1,500,000 , and it
has proved exceedingly profitable to
the country to carry out the work at
mioh a cost. In no other country whore
cattle have been allliclcd with this
disease has it been so successfully
dealt with. By means of the
thorough system , _ put into practice
by Secretary Rusk foreign countries
have been compelled to acknowledge
that they hiid no longer any excuse for
the exclusion of American cattle and
beef and our European market has boon
wonderfully improved in consequence.
A short time ago England sot on foot an
inquiry as to certain reported Oases of
disease in cattle imported from this
country nniT there was some talk of ex
clusion , bat of late little has bcian heard
of the matter. Cjntinued precautions
against a recurrence of the disease will
maintain the present high reputation of
American cattle in the markets of the
world.
TIIK Retail Implement Dualors associ
ation of Nebraska must bo nn organiza
tion of considerable vitality when moro
than 200 of its members show interest
enough in its work to attend the annual
mooting , which ia now in progress in
this city. In addition to these there are
many dealers present for the purpose-of
joining the association and profiting
by the discussion of subjects relating
to thch1 business. The number of
implement dealers in the state
rapidly increases with the growth
of the agricultural population and the
demand for toolrffith whioh o cultivate
the soil and hnr Vt the oropsj IH It not
plain that the manufacture of such arti
cles must bccomauno of the most impor
tant industries in the state ? There is
no reason why uvory farming implement ,
every tool or mafc lno of whatever kind
that the Nobnw f farmer uses , should
not bo mi'do in Ctijs state. If the farmer
can buy \vhat hq wnnts at homo bo will
requlro no argument to persuade him to
patronize homo industry.
TUB typhus fever which in now creat
ing so much alarm in Now York City is
the eamo disease that was formerly
known most familiarly as "spotted
fovcr" and was regarded with oven
greater fear in earlier times than now
It is highly contagion * , but Its aproad
may 1x < prevented by proi > er precautions.
Cleanliness nnd pure nlr tire Its deadly
enemies , as indeed they are to a great
many diseases. Every vNltutlnn of this
kind , no matter whore It may occur ,
should tench a lesson of cleanliness to
every community.
And Atlmny llcln.r * Iti-llrf.
Xete'nrli Atie'rtlfrr.
Mr. Cleveland prows solomncr nnd sol-
enmcr as tlio solemn hours roll round.
Itr.ilcimtlmt ,
The ImliivUion * are that Senator Paddock
of Nohrnsltn will soon resign his position ns
IMITO food editor of the Congressional Record.
t'nrtnllliis ; Chin Miiik- .
rVifraun fnlrr ( Vr < i n.
If lha twenty-Savon state legislatures auJ
the congress now In si-sslon would Introduce
n rule similar to Unit of a trllio In central
Africa they would accomplish moro business ,
Over there all sneakers lire required "to
stand on one leg wh
" Don't * " Don't \Vt > rk.
Xew I'arli M'urM.
All of the fire.works Mr. Murphy's man
agers will ho able to urrnuKO will not oh-
scure the fact that the people of Now York
ttcsire to Iw represented in the United States
senate by a man who possesses other qtialltl-
tlons than "pood fellowship" anil cleverness
as a political manager.
I'lru tlin Ilotnltrri.
Denver Xtm.
If thnro is to hen serious attempt to elevate -
vato the eharactcrof legislation la this state ,
surely there ought to ho moral courage
enough to sovcr tin apparently Intimate as
sociation with professional bribe givers and
bribe takers lha loaders In tlio corrupt
legislation of the past b.v which the state
ias been robbed of nearly $ lXXtHK ( ) ) . * *
It is a bail beginning to see cither house
of thogcneral assembly Infested by creatures
whoso presence Justifies the worst suspicions.
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Harmony nnil Homo Itulu. .
Xew Ynrlt Tribune.
Inasmuch as the existence of the present
cabinet in England depends upon the accept
ance of Us homo rule bill b.v the nationalist
members of the llouso of Commons , it is
pleasant to learn that Messrs. .Instill Mc
Carthy , O'Brien , Dillon , Se.xton nail Timothy
llealy , who havu each been taken into the
confidence of the government in the mnltor ,
have now expressed their full and entire.
satisfaction with tlio measure projected by
Mr. Gladstone for the settlement of the
Irish homo rule conlrovciy.
.Spoils Dr.intlir rile * .
Politics in the city of New Yo.k is not so
radically different from politics in any other
city in thcimion. Theonly great difference in
Now York is that they call things by their
right names. When n political want worker
gets ready to change his politics he doesn't
resort to the means employed by statesmen
who have aspired to tin1 presidency and other
high ofllces , bet ho simply informs his follow
ing that the other party is in possession of
the substantial and the political transfer is
usually made without a severe fracture to
the political economy of any of tlio parties
directly involved.
i.miisi.iTVKK .ixn i.oiinr.
Nebraska City News ( dcm. ) : One thing
true can bo said about .John "Watson : Ho
does not talk through the hair of his head ,
while other members are accused of talking
through their hats.
Beatrieo Times ( rep. ) : What the farmers
of this state want is a maximum freight law
that will protect them against extortion , and
at the same time not bo unreasonably harden
on the railroads. The Times believes the
republican representatives from tills county
will give their influence and vote in favor of
such legislation.
Crete Vidette ( rep. ) t The republican sena
torial caucus cast out Tom Cooke , who as
pired to bo clerk of the senate. Tills was
for Tom's good , although ho fails to see it.
for ho will now have an opportunity to have
sonic repairs made on his teeth , which have
become very badly worn through chewing
the public teat so many years in the past.
Lincoln News ( rep. ) : Hon. Sum Elder
is not content with the fame he scraped to
gether two yours ago.hut is reachingoutaftei
some more of this sumo piece. The Hon.
Kldbr is n man with a balloon-sized heart and
a hut somewhat worn by frequent usage us a
telephone , and when he affirms as ho recently - ,
ly did that ho "for ono believes in Iho virtu-
ultty of women" u man just naturally nods
his head approvingly without inquiring into
particulars.
Pluttsmoutli Journal : It is a mystery why
railway managers have not the courage to
trust tlio honest impulses of the people and
let the state legislature uloue. The dread
of hostile legislation at every recurring ses
sion of the legislature seems to overcome
them like a nightmare , and to prevent it
they employ a small army of lobbyists , glvo
iway thousands of passes to importunate
seekers for favor , spend largo sums of money
to influence the action of members , both per
sonally nnd through their friimds ; enter into
nil sorts of combinations of a corrupt or de
moralizing character , and arc notoriously n
demoralizing factor In public uffuirs. And
why ? "Don't you know that the railways
pay one-seventh of iho taxes in Nebraska ,
and think you their Interests urp not to bo
conserved ! " said one of the special pleaders.
Certainly , the railways should bo pro
tected , for they iiro a most Im
portant element of the state's
industry and development , and but for the
fact that they try to control the interests of
the other six-sevenths as.well MS their own
there would bo no antagonism between thorn
and the people. A great interest like the
railways , contributing in so many ways to
the advantage of the state , should stand
upon its dignity and do nothing to injure or
detract from the public morals. Upon such
u piano it would huvo no cause to fear hostile
legislation. The savings to bo made by hiring
no lobby , paying no leeches and buying no
legislators would I'uslly compensate for
cheaper rates of trufllc and make friends of
the musses whom it now has enemies. As
now rim It is a menace tu free government
nnd tends to make but two classes among
citizens its cringing sycophants or Its active
enemies. If , railway managers were broad
enough to try the moral power there Is to bo
found In trusting and confiding in the good
Intentions of the people they would soon see
the wisdom of such u course , and bo relieved
fronrun unsavory reputation ami u most uii :
desirable burden.
't'uclt.
Mury hail a llltlo lamli
And u plccoof upplii pin ;
And not u check fur 50 rmfls ,
Which Miucontldurud high.
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JlKlili' .
Homullmos nro prl/o fights ,
The > e ( iiKHKi'intMils Inhuman ,
Di'scrlbed us pltch-liiittlvi
llocuiiio thuy'ro hl-t it-men ,
Oni ) sweittly solemn thought
Comes to ns o'er and i Vr.
The uliieh" the coal tniM lius on us
Will last huj. tlii-eo months moro ,
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A lov'ur , hiindsmmt , linivu and truu
Fliu miyx sli/d llko to < ( ;
How vury lucky for us I wo
Tliutbhu and 1 huvo met ,
I'lltl.
Old Klnit Coal Is n Jolly old soul ,
AndiUolly oldhoill Jsho ;
Tor thu fiirnaco UlKMiinlii ) ; nigh tumidity ,
And his prtco Is 'way up In U ,
Highest of all in Leavening Power. Latest U. S. Gov't Report
TO COARD AGAINST C1IOLKRA
Quarantine Regulations DiRuusswl with the
Governor of Pruunia.
MANAGEMENT OF THE CANAL CONSIDERED
Secretary 1'onlcr VroimrhiR l SreTlml Hi *
Motmio Doctrine U Unforced In tlin
Present Cnnl rev r jr Oilier
llunnir or TUB HEE , 1
fiia FornTCKSTit STHKBT , >
WASIIIXOTON , 1) . C. , .Inn. 11. 1
H. M. niiMtncll of Nebraska , who was soul
to Panama last month to confer with certain
oHIclnls "respecUtifj iiiirantlno | : rcKiiluttom
to bo observed In the event of a oontlmmnoo
of clinlorn , " ns H was stated byoflk-lals hero ,
submitted his report to the secretary of state
niul departed for his home. AVlille it Is under
stood that Spcvlul Agent IlushtieU's report
covers nn Interview ho had with Iho fjover-
nor of Piinnur.i on the subject of quarantine
for vessels linking through the Istlumu of
Panama xlmutil cholera spread next sprhu ;
or summer , it Is also b"Hotod Uwl ho hnd
something to ntatc upon the subject of the
present mauasemcnt of the Panama canal In
view of the announcement of the l-'renoh receiver
ceiver , that aHer the 1st of next month
through bills of hiding noross the Isthmus
will not bo Issued to vessels from'our coun
try.
< t luiM'd I1U onti < li < ) Volition.
H U stated that Sccretarj Koster is con-
Icmpmthiffn ntep of some character upon
this subject , with a view to prcservinR
American lnterots In Pntmma anil the en
forcement of the Monroe tlootrlnn. Secre
tary Foster can very properly llnil something
to do in that direction by turning his atten
tion to the recent uitorumt's of one Klclnml
Timhert , United Slates consul ut Mazlan ,
Mexico. I ambert has Uwm | the oniclal lot-
tur lieml of the State department ami in his
oniclal capacity written a public letter , In
\vbichho advocates the establishment of a
steamship line to bo subsidized by Iho Mexi
can government nnd run in the interest of
that and the French ffoveriiments for the
puriwso of carrying Americans and trans
porting the product of tlio United States to
the south of us.
Consul Lambert denounces all efforts to
establish United States lines of ships and
says our subsidies are only granted "for
political purposes. "
The utterances of Consul Lambert are re
garded as an outrageous abuse of his oniclal
position , attacking as he does the action of
this government and the work of President
Harrison's administration. Whim Secretary
Foster's attention is onlclnll.v called to Lam
bert's statement as it will bo It is believed ,
ho will call him to account and probably
direct his dismissal from the consular service.
To Consider ( Jiiiirantlna Moiiinres.
The house will ilovnlo itself next week to
the subjects of both national quarantine and
the restriction of immigration. Chairman
Stump of Maryland , of the immigration com
mittee , said today that Speaker Crisp would
assign either noxt'L'uesday or next Thursday
for the discussion ol the immigration com
mittee bills. Mr. Stump is sanguine of the
passage of his hill , but concedes that it will
meet with considerable opposition , particu
larly from representatives of the northwest
ern states , which arc largely populated by
immigrants.
Mr. Hayner of Maryland , who has charge
of the subject of national quarantine , will
tomorrow morning , when tlio Harris national
quarantine bill which passed the senate
yesterday is transmitted to the house , ask
that it be permitted to Jio on the table , so
that next week when Speaker Crisp assigns
the day for the discussion oC national quar
antine Mr. Rayner can ask that the senate | I
hill ho taken up as a substitute for the quar
antine hill reported from his committee.
Mr. Hayner Is not as sanguine. as Mr. Stump ,
hut he believes that unless Harris' hill is
adopted by the hou.e no legislation looking
to a national quarantine can be accomplished
this session.
There was no business done at the national
capitol today. Kueh branch of congress ad
journed. the scnati ) on account of the death
of Mr. Keima of West Virginia and the hotiso
in respect to the memory of Cumral ! ; Butler ,
an ux-repivsuntutive. The coincidence of
the adjournment of each branch of congress
on account of death on the wuno day is curi
ous in itself. The adjournment of the house
deserves especial attention , since it was a
democratic house that adjourned in honor of
a man who more than any other excited and
held into his old ago the rancorous personal
antipathy of the defeated leaders of the con
federacy.
It is not the custom of the nousu of repre
sentatives to interrupt its business on ac
count of the death of an ex-member. Such
an unusual honor is only conferred upon the
most distinguished ox-members although
the house always adjourns upon the an
nouncement of the death of an actlvo mem
ber. This tribute to General Butlur's mem
ory is all the more extraordinary since it
was voluntarily given by a house whose or
ganization is thoroughly controlled by south
ern democrats.
Thu death of Senator Kenna will have an
immediate effect upon the contest in the
West Virginia legislature over the reelection -
tion of Senator Faulkner who is opposed by
ex-Senator Camden. It is now thought this
vacancy caused by the death .of Senator
Kenna will give tlio West Virginia demo
crats an opportunity to send Mr. Camden to
Iho ftenMo without Interfering with the cloo-
tlon of Senator Faulkner
llrynn' * Vlnw of tin Vntn.
This ovenlnfj's Ktnrsnyst "llcpresenU *
tlvo llryau hns returned from Nebraska and
was on tlin lloor of the houio this morning.
He says that there is no change. In the acna
torlnl situation there , lie does not think It
IKWIblo for the republican * to elect sena
tor. There Is , ho oald , a majority of llvo
against the republicans , lint It Is dlfllcult for
the popullits and di'iiuvrnts to .igivo upon n
man to whom to give their joint support ,
which Is necessary to election. Ho docs not
regard his own election ns less probable than
anything else , but nays be cannot guess at
the outcome. It may bo lie said , that there
will bo no election nrd that after the ad
journment of the legislature the republican
governor may appoint a republican , ' '
MI orllntiOMH.
Hepresentatlvo Uryan was In bis seal In ,
the house today. lit * return to hts dutv Is too
late. He can get no local or other legisla
tion through nt this late day. The time of
congress will ho taken up till March 4 with
a few general measures already under
consideration and the ten or l\\ei\o regular
appropriation bills which must ho passed
befotv adjournment.
Mr * . Atlanta M. Allyn , postmaster at
Crow Lake , S. 1) . , has resigned , She dates
her resignation from her old homo In Ohio.
The postmaster at MarysvtlleVyo. . , has
asked the iioMonicc to change the name of
that onice to Orosvcntro. He says there arose
so many postonices by the name of Mary.svllle
that they make confusion and then ISros-
vent re Is preferable.
Lawyer Gamble of Yankton , S. 1) , , who
has had business hero for several days be
fore the supreme court , left this afternoon
for home. He sa.Ns Yankton Is experiencing
a business boom.
A. Tracer , ir. was today ap | > olntcd post
master at Fort Nlobrura , Cherry comity ,
vice W. A. Dulles , resigned.
An lownltmn has pelllloned the senate to
pass a law making It tmpcr.Uh-o that all
oleomargarine should be colored pink. It
will ho remembered that a provision similar
to this petition was incorporated in the orig
inal oleomargarine bill , but was defeated
after a sharp light. Itsoblectwas , of course ,
to give the preparation a distinctive appear
ance and stop misrepresentation , as now
practiced.
ttilouul C.uyV. Henry , lieutenant colonel
of the Seventh United States cavalry , la
still conlhied to his bed at the residence of
Mr. A. .1. Urexel of Philadelphia , where ho
has been lying ill from an attack of acute
pleurisy since December 18. As soon as hu
is ablii to travel he will ho obliged to go
south for about three months. Colonel
Henry has had much moro than his share ut
physical sutfering and all will join in wishing
for his speedy restoration to health.
The dispute between Mr. Peel , chairman
of the house committee on Indian atTalilf
and Mr. Holman , chairman of the housu
committee on appropriations , has been
settled.
The bill for the opening of the Cherokee
strip , which appropriates $ $ ,500,00 ; ) , will
likely he passed.
In tlio desert land case of D. B. Campbell
against Charles Sutler from Halley , Idaho ,
Assistant Secretary Chandler today reversed
the decision of the commissioner and af-
tlrmed the decision of the Hailey land onieo.
Assistant Secretary Chandler lias affirmed
the decision in the homestead case of Daniel
NolT against George W. Campbell , from North
Plattc , In favor of Campbell.
Mr. Bryan has introduced a bill in the
house providing that section S of the act
entitled an act "authorizing the construction
of a railway , street railway , motor , wagon
and pedestrian bridge over the Missouri
Viver near Council Bluffs and Omaha , " bo
amended to read as follows : "Section 8.
that this act shall be null and void if saiil
bridge shall not bo completed on or before
the llrst day of July , 18US. P. S. H.
3'ill PLUS liWHT AXn IlltHlIIT.
1'hlhnlelphla Itoconl : "Ladles and Kcntlc-
inun , " begun the awful example at. an uptown
temperance lecture , "once I was u mornhor of
the legislature ; and now 1 don'l drink a drop. "
A SI. Louis dispatch stales that "boors urn
four fur a nickel in that , city ; wnlch loaves
.small room for growlers Ihere.
Inter Ocean : Madge Are you perfectly
sure Tom bus sworn on" drinking ? Jlctthi
Yes , I WHS with him at. the theater and thuio
wasn't a thing on hl.s breath but cloves ,
ItuflTuln Kvpress : "Vo.Jim's pretty far
down , lle'.s connected with the Ic.sl.slntnro
now. " "Ishesi member ? " Oh , no ; It's not bo
hud as that' , lle'.s a committee clerk. " ]
Washington News : When an able editor
confront * a question Imyoml bis depth bo sim
ply writes "comment Is nnnuccissary , " and lots
It go at that.
limoklyn Life : "I hope you can promise to
be mom than a slstur to me. "
"Jean. I'll ho u mothiir to you. us lam go
ing to miirrv your father. "
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It's a long time
Since we gave you fellows a snap in suits and
overcoats such as 'we are going
ingto 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
see ono there that you want
well , you can have any one
in the window for a ten dollar bill. Wo 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. Wo have
nearly all sizes in the window , but it's time to un
load and our sacrifice outs no figure beyond the fact
that you have the choice of any overcoat or suit
that window for $10.
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