THE OMAHA DAILY BE ttyl DAYt JANUAKY U 1893.
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IT is stiiil thtit thovo arc two blind
men in the IllitiolH legislature. Tlio
Htcorlng committee will sco that they
ilo not fall down any legislative coal
holes.
\VllKN Itfimtltw Donnelly declared
nftcr the recent ok-eliou that ho wns out
of politics to stay out he did not know
that he wns flcstined t bo elected presi
dent of tlio fai'inci-tj alliance of Mlnnc-
bota.
TiitiKE is an nnpruccdontcd demand
for the " ovei-ninonltil ) ) luo hook , con
taining u list of till the olllcoa in the gift
( if the nation. Evoi-y democrat wants
o'uo , so tliat lie can jiick out an oflice
milted to hta tastes.
THE Brooklyn grand jury that has in
dicted thirty-one ollieials and contrac
tors of that city lor misuse of the public
funds ought to bo exhibited at the
World's fair. Such a grand jury can
not bo found every day.
TUB supreme court of Wisconsin does
not hollovb that s tatc treasurers should
bo allowed to become suddenly rich , and
lias accordingly decided that nil per
quisites above the salary duly provided
for by law shall go into the treasury.
CJovjsitNOU UOYI has been very un
lucky with his messages. Last year bis
message was smothered by the independ
ents and the Thaycr coup d'etat.
This year it has become musty in the ox-
ccutlvo closet during tlio legislative
deadlock.
FKANK .MOIHUSSKY hangs on like
grim death. lie has managed to catch
on to the demo-pop procession and get
on the state pay roll as an enrolling clerk
of the senate before he has been dropped
from the pay roll us private secretary ol
the governor.
THE.ostensible objection of Mr. Cleve
land to Mr. Murphy was that the latter
lacked experience , but the real objection
was that ho had too much. The com'
blued experience of Hill and Murphj
will muko t hem very ofTonaivo to Mr ,
Cleveland for the next four years.
ONE o.f the most important subjects
discussed by the implement , dealers ir
their convention just closed in this citj
ivns that of transportation rates on the
railronds. If they succeed in securing
inoro favorable rates and divide the difference
feronco with the farmers , it will bo s
good thing all around.
TilEHOiith is learning something no\
ubout agriculture every year. "Whci
wo produce all the food crops needed fo
znun and boast , " wiys the Atlanta Con
ftilutioir , "wo shall be independent , IN
jnuttor what price cotton brings.1
Great Improvement fii the prosperity o
the south would result from this policy
CHOITNSB took the oath a
governor last week Tljursday as a matte
of precaution. Governor Boyd stil
holds the fort as u matter of politico
necessity. And no Nebraska is agai
Messed with two governors , beside
Squatter Governor Pearman who refuse
to die and will never resign his sinccnr
4is clown of the lobby.
A liUJi is now pending before the 111 ;
Hois legislature , which provides thu
, eight hours HTlull constitute u day1
jJabor und that it Khali iw unlawful fa
iun employe to work longer than thai
'jit ' is all right to make eight hours th
[ limit of time that a man maybe coir
tjiolled to work , but lot us hope that th
time never will come when ho shall b
restrained by law from working as Ion
us ho pleases.
Tin : Pennsylvania Railroad compan
has Inaugurated an open warfare again :
its employes , which gives some color t
the report that the railroad companh
have determined to adopt the policy <
In-caking up the unions. This will m
command public sympathy , for tlio prii
oiplo is now generally recognized tin
workmen have n perfect right to orgui
Ixo for their own protection. The di
charge of union men merely becau ;
they uro union men will not bo su ;
ported.
IT WOULD pccm that. Philadelphia
even behind Omaha In the matter i
keeping tlio streets In proper condltio
To judge by what wo read In the now
papers of that city its thoroughfare
could not bo worno than they are. In 01
day thirteen citizens of the Quaker cit
wore carried to hospitals In consequent
of having fallen on ley sidewalks , ui
the sanitary condition of the town Is i
bad that hundreds of ctisej of diphthor :
are reported daily , Considered us i
object lesson , showing how things ougl
nut to be done , Philadelphia is u sucoes
, in.i/BD
It nppcurs that considerable opposition
has been aroused ngnlnst the bill Intro
duced In tlio United Stales sunnta by
S'-imtof Chandler making it unlawful
for nny body of men numbering ten or
moi-n to a.wmblo , drill or bear anna as
a military body unless regularly organ
ized under the law , and making it the
duty of the president to dUporso nny such
organization. It is slated that whlln
the bill is earnestly advocated by the
national guavd , the local military or
ganizations In nearly every largo city
arc preparing to oppose it- , and doubt
less , tl'oy will be able to bring to bear
against the proposed legislation consid
erable influence.
Tlio purpose of the measure is ob
vious. It is designed to suppress the
Plnkcrton and nmtrchKt bodies that
carry urms without the authority
of law , and which uro equally a
menace to the public peace ami order.
No oili/.en who is concerned for the
rights of the people and for the main
tenance of a proper respect for the con
stituted authorities will object to such
legislation. The iirinciplo of the meas
ure is sound , whatever mny be thought
of the expediency of Kiu.'h lofiislatlon cm
tin- part of congress , for it is to
b presumed that snino one will
discover a constitutional objection
to it. It is a sound proposition
Implied in the bill of the Now Hamp
shire senator , that military bodies
.should i.-xist only as adjuncts of the
governing power. The purpo. e of their
organization and maintenance1. Hhould bo
to defend and preserve the authority of
the govorinneut against insurrection
and to protect thu nation against for
eign attack. The existence of armed
forces , whether regularly organised or
casually brought together , owing no
direct responsibility to thcstato and hav
ing no authorized legal status , but subject
solely to the will and control of private
individuals , arc essentially dangerous
to tlio body politic , and perhaps quite as
much so in a republic as under any other
form of government , tf a private de
tective agency is permitted to organize ,
drill and arm men for what is practically
military service wherever such a force
may bo in demand. there must
bo equal toleration given to
anybody sttul everybody who may think
it noecM-ary to organize a military force
to carry out .some special object. If the
principle of unrestricted freedom in this
matter bo conceded every society in the
laud might become an armed force , care
fully drilled and fully equipped to
make war upon the public whenever
its demands should bo denied. Car
ried to its logical consummation
th ( > . toleration of armed bodies
of men independent of the law or not
regularly organized under the law
wpuld eventually result in the creation
of a vast irresponsible army which ,
under the manipulation of designing
men , might become a bcrious menace to
existing institutions.
Tlio enlightened public sentiment
of the country is hostile to the
Plnkorton armed bodies , and if in
oilier to suppress such organizations
it is necessary to prohibit all
armed military bodies not organized
under the law no patriotic citizen will
object. It is impossible to say what con
gress will do with the proposed legisla
tion. Tlio probability is it will do noth
ing. But in any event the people of the
states uhould take action for their own
protection against the possible invasion
of armed mercenaries or the growth
among themselves of irresponsible mili
tary organizations.
A PROPOSED NKflK \ \
It is proposed to create a new cxccu
tivo department of the government , tc
bo called the department of trade am
commerce. A considerable number o
business men in various part's of the
country have petitioned congress to d (
this and a bill for the purpose is prom
ised.
ised.The
The idea is to embrace in the work o
the proposed department many of the di
visions of the Treasury department am
some from other departments of tin
government. It is suggested au possibl
that the entire customs service would bt
put under the now department , althongl
its character as a source of rovonui
might keep it under the treasury. I
the plan'of those who urge this now di
partmont should bo carried out it woul
embrace the marine hospital service , th
lighthouse service , the steamboat in
Hpection service , the bureau of navign
tiou , the construction of public build
ings , the weather bureau and mo.-
of the statistical bureaus. It is arguei
that tlioro would bo a great advantag
In having the statistical work of the got
eminent thus consolidated , and thu
Homo duplication of labar would prolj
ably bo'saved. The census work woul
ho done by the same bureau which no\ \
collects the statistics of labor , and thu
part of It which relates to manufacture
would bo done annually. The now di
purtmcnt could also bo imulo to shelter
national bureau of health , if one shoul
bu established.
There is no trouble about 11 ml In
plausible reasons for creating a now di
parlmcnt with a cabinet otllccr at i
head. Doubtless by dividing up th
work now done in the eight exccutiv
departments und creating a few no
bureaus it would bo practicable to ostul
Huh two or thjoo additional dopar :
mcnts. But tlioro is no substantial re :
son for'ouo more , and wore ono created
would simply increase the expenditure
of the grtvcrnnumt without bringir
any oarrosponding benefit to the poaph
The present administration luw carrie
on the businessof _ _ the government o
llciontly and expeditiously with oxlstii
facilities , disposing of the accumulate
business which it found in several of tli
bureaus anil , keeping up with currei
demands generally. This has boon a
is oamplishcd by tlio application of sour
of business principles in every dopar
n. ment , and if the example is careful
n.B
B- followed by the next udmlnistn
tion there will be no trouble aboilt keo
10 ing up with the businosu of the govor
10y
y ment in all branches. A now dopui
munt would not necessarily facilitate tl
id work to bo done. That depends whol
iO upon administrative methods and
IU these lx not In accord with practlc
in principles of business another dopai
it incut with u cabinet chief would n
ia. hoip matters. Very likely the time w
como when thcv development of the
country will make it expedient to estab
lish ono or moronddltional departments ,
but that will bo In the somewhat remote
future. Certainly no such necessity now
exist ? .
SCANDALS.
The Panama scandal would lose much
of its ugly aspect if it consisted merely
in the exposure of ofllclal theft of public
funds , though that would bo bad enough !
but when it is considered that the ras
cals who are now pilloried before the
world wore engaged in a gigantic scheme
to swindle the public by direct methods ,
securing the Investment of the poor
man's savings in worthless securities by
holding out inducements as falao as the
hearts of the conspirators themselves ,
then the unspeakable villluny of
the Panama canal robbery be
comes apparent. It would have
scorned less Infamous if It had only
depleted the hoards of the capitalists ,
but It took away from the common people
ple , the ill-paid tellers of France , the
llttlcsavtngs of years. There are nowhere -
whore in tlio world people more prudent
and thrifty than the masses in Franco ,
and it is tlio custom of thousands of
them to Invest their savings In such
securities as they may bo able to obtain.
That is their.mothod of saving , and it is
a method tlmt may usually bo practiced
with safety. . Upon this class the robbery
promoted and participated In by govern
ment ollicials falls with cruel force. Is
it strange that the greatest disquiet and
discontent prevail in tlio French re
public under such circumstances.
In England the collapse of the rotten
Liberator Building society , involving a
loss of 8:15,000,000 : , , is a crushing blow to
many thousands of poor people who had
trusted too implicitly In the soundness of
an institution in whoso affairs certain
prominent men in public life wore inter
ested. Ono of those , Spencer Balfour , a
member of Parliament , has absconded as
a sequel to this stupendous robbery. It
is said that at least two other members
of Parliament will withdraw and seek
seclusion because they were concerned
in the swindle. A London correspondent
reports that another great failure of the
same sort is now expected dally ,
and that this will drag down with
it others still and bring the total
of savings Involved up to $300,000,000.
Thousands of investors in the Liberator
society have been brought literally to
the verge of starvation , and the most
numerous class of losers is made up of
the old and helpless. If the other fail
ures predicted occur the misery that will
fall upon tlio poor of England will bo beyond -
yond portrayal.
It is no wonder that popular discon
tent prevails in countries whoso people
have so much to suffer and so little to
make life cheerful. That they should
endure their burdens as patiently as they
do is marvelous.
THE commercial travelers of the
country , who suffer moro or less annoy
ance and expense from state tax or
license laws , in some cases enforced in de
fiance of a decision of tlio supreme court
of the United 'States overturning sich {
laws , will bo interested in the proposal to
Introduce a bill in congress that .will de
liver them from this sort of persecution.
Tlio measure provides that it shall bo law
ful for the citizens of each state and .ter
ritory to do business in every other state
and territory upon such terms and con
ditions as may bo prescribed by law in
each state for its own citizens engaged
in like business. If all the states thai
have laws requiring commercial travel
ers from other states to take out a license
or pay a tax would respect the dcclsior
of the supreme court , which dcclarcc
all such legislation to bo in re
. straint of interstate commerce , there
: would bo no necessity for congres
aional legislation , but some of them d <
5 not , and in most cases the commercia
men pay what is demanded of then
rather than make a light in the courts
It is simple justice to protect them in thi
matter and a general law seems ucccs
sary to do this.
MUCH is made in Germany now of llu
emperor's recent use qf the phrase , " ]
will crush those who oppose mo. " It if
explained that ho probably meant tha
ho would override the Reichstag , shoult
It vote against the army bill , by resort
ing to a provision of the constitution b ;
which every able-bodied man may hi
compelled to servo in the army , and an
other provision by which tho-emperor 1 :
enabled to fix tlio strength of the army
This largo power given tlio emperor is
not , it appears , modified by a cor
responding power of tlio Reichstag
o over the military budget , bir
It Is not generally believed that any coi
Ilict of authority will ensue nor that tin
emperor lias any serious purpose of tak
ing the army question into his ow
V hands. The deepest interest is felt b
the German people in the question c
s increasing the army and development
are awaited with much concern all ovc
the empire.
TllKitK is favorable promise of th
passage of the bill for opening the Choi
okeo strip. Tlio chairman of the lioue
committee on Indian affairs und tlio do
egato from Oklahoma have been worl
Ing very hard to .bring this abmt ; , and i
is stated that an understanding has bee
reached with those who have been mo *
pronounced in their opposition to th
measure , by which it is almost coi
tain that favorable legislation will I
had at an early day. There are thoi
sands of people camped on the line of tl :
strip who would welcome this result an
a would not bo slow In taking advunlufi
f- of it. Should the law pass at this Bessie
fa of congress , however , the strip could nt
a bo opened for settlement before son
a time in the spring , und possibly MI
It until the summer. But whenever it
uid opened there will bo no delay in 1
id settlement.
t-
tiy
iy TJIK wonderful baom in the local ho
iyp market has at lust l > ogun to produce i
p- effect upon the farmers , and they ai
ii- now hustling their porkers into Scnit
iit
t- Omaha with all possible speed. Tl
t10
10 receipts , which have within a week n
iyif as low ui 12,000 u day , increased \Vedno
if day to nearly 8,000. Of course , this 1
iii creu od supply broke the market ai
iiit
t- caused u decline in pvico , though tl :
tot
ot drop was not bo large as might 1m1
111 been expected. Nobody booms to knc
much about thosupplyof hogs remaining
In the hands o\-\a \ \ farmers and fit to bo
put on the marlqt but it ts argued that
It cannot l great ! for if it wore the de
lay in mnrkotin.gVV'ould not have contin
ual so long with , prices as they have been
for some tlmo ph < } Now that receipts
have commenced".1 to Increase It is not
unlikely that they will continue to bo
largo until prides are brought down to a
normal figure , V& intil the supply imme
diately nvullabloils exhausted. The hog
market is just , ' J\6w \ ono of the most
(
interesting myetorjos of the commercial
world. '
Till' railroads are becoming alarmed
over threatened legislation in South Da
kota affecting their interests and have a
strong lobby at work to sidetrack all
bills of that nature. Ono of the meas
ures proposed Is to the effect that rail
roads shall furnish empty cars within
live days to any ono demanding them ,
and shall at all. times keep warehouse
room at all stations sufllcient to moot
every requirement , the penalty for fail
ure to comply being a fine of $200.
Tlio cause of this proposed legis
lation is not far to seek. The South
Dakota people , If reports are to
be depended upon , had to suffer vexa
tious delays during tlio great grain rush
last fall because the railroad companies
did not provide them with cars , and It
was charged that this was duo to negli
gence and discrimination. The moi'lts
of the case are hard to determine , but It
looks as If the legislature had made up
its mind to take the bull by the horns In
the most vigorous fashion.
THE suggestion made by TIIK BEK fo ?
the amalgamation of the Board of Trade ,
the Manufacturers association and
and Builders exchange Into ono body to
bo known as the Chamber of Commerce
appears to meet with approval among
the members.of all these organizations.
It only remains for the parties interested
to mature a plan that will after being
submitted to the respective organiza
tions meet with the approval of their
members.
TllEKK is no use of splitting hairs and
losing valuable time over the question
as to who shall preside over tlio legis
lature when sitting in joint convention.
Established precedents are all ono way.
The lieutenant governor has always pre
sided over every joint session , but if ho
attempts any usurpation or undertakes
to rule contrary to parliamentary usage
and the joint rules the joint convention
can override bis1 ruling or dissolve itself
and refuse to giyo > countenance to any
abuse of limited authority.
IT WOULD bo , cheaper for the tax
payers of Nebraska to pay for 100 sena
tors than for thirty-three. Seventeen
senators are easier to corral than fifty-
one would' be , ar\d \ , the senate made up ol
three times thirty-three members could
do business with the same number ol
pages , clerks , postmasters and sergcants-
at-arms as they do at the present time ,
THE legislature 'should not allow the
senatorial contest , to overshadow the
issues in whiclvllio peoplo'havo a vital
interest. The people of Nebraska wani
laws to remedy grievances and do awaj
with abuses from which thcj have
suffered for years.
THE allied corporations can afford i
legislative deadlock better than any
body. All they want is to bo let alone
A Vow at Thoin Left.
The Cutlnhy-Wrlght combination has cot
ncrcd .ill the IIORS in the country cxeep
those that chow tobacco and expectorate ii
the street curs.
A Saintly ( irnvoyariPs Whine.
St. 1'aul I'lonccr-Prce * .
THE OMAHA BEB Is persuaded that town i
becoming a musical center. Perchance i
Omahogs would muzzle their swine hefor
they stuck them , the impression would graO
uall : disappear.
ItlnrvcU of Ilodrrn Dlplomticy.
Clitcaan Mall.
Minister Coolidge electrified the giad
Parisians hy giving a holiday reception an
introducing Loie Fuller and her scrpcntin
dance. Who saj'3 diplomacy is retrograding
Three cheers for T. Jefferson and the sta
spangled dancer I Long may they hick !
Down with Divorce .111115.
JVifltlc/ifa ( ( | / .
South Dakota has started out bravely t
reform its absurd divorce laws now take
advantage of by virtual bigamists from n
purls of the country. It Is proposed to n
quire a year's residence in the state before
citizen shall bo qualified to bring nation i
tlio court iind It has been suggested also thr
tlio trials should take place lu open com
before u jury.
Comfort fur the Cnul Combine ,
CMcagn Tim' * .
The Ice crush In the Ohio river sent ov (
1250,000 worth of coal , It Is estimated , to tl
bottom of the turgid llooil. Which Incidei
the thrifty gentlemen of the Heading coi
combine will doubtless view us u ray of llgli
from out the dark'ning clouds of courts , ii
junctions , and legislation levelled at con
bines In general and their- own air-tlgl
affair Jn particular.
A Shuttered Combine.
Kew York Tribune.
ll * The Reading -'combine , " which has n
traded so much attention for-nearly n yen
past , wus "knocked out" at Trenton by tl
withdrawal of the Now' Jersey Central t-oi
pany. This action .wns brought about I
the fear that the I cw Jersey legislatui
might repeal the \ chjirter of the compan.
since the leasing of Jl.was undoubtedly In d ,
flunco of the laws ofitlie state. The breal
Ing up of the "combine" is lu the Interesti
the publlo at largo , " who have been pi-
foundly concerned fji.t\io \ coal-carrying in
nnnnlv . '
it
LU
Leo XIII owns a p/iarl loft to him by Po , ]
) O Plus JX. which is valued at f 100 000. In i
Ou way , this Is the pearl ilf great prlco.
u10 Ex-Mayor Grant otft'ow York has had fl' '
10d tluttL-rlng business offers , but has not du
d nltely decided which ) Sf any , of them ho w
. - . . .
accept j. .3
Edison says ho would have been better (
in if hu had never taken out any patents , I )
for his patents , no doubt some other poop
10 would also have been better off.
nt Kenan died so poor Unit his library w
have to bo sold to enable his wlfo to tli
Is over the period which must elapse bcforo tl
ts government grants her a pension.
J. II. Wade , 11 prominent citizen of Clev
land , O. , has donated four acres In Wai
park to the trustees of the Ifelloy estate f
the erection thereon of an art museum u
in dertho terms of the ICelloy beijuest , whii
ro is said to bo worth SiOO.OOO.
Mr. Doers , the deposed president of tl
New York iJfo Insurance company , seems
10 have won his cass after It had boon dec-lil
in against him In court Unit Is , ho "compi
q mlscs" on u pension of $15,000 Instead
$ y-r.tt ) ti year ,
iiid Stephen A. Morse , an Inventor and tni
id of fortune , is a blind Inmate of the Insa
10 department of the Pennsylvania hospital
Philadelphia under lunacy nroceodhijjs I
k'OV Btltuted by his wlfo nn.l children. His esta
\V Is worth about $ J25,000 and Mr , Moi
claims to IKS perfectly competent to manage -
ago It In hi * own way. Ho therefore socks
rrlcnso by hnbcn * corpus. Ho Is the Inventor
of the safety damp used by olorntors and
ninny other useful devices.
Theodore Tllton wns among the distin
guished guests at Minister Coolldffo's Now
Year reception In Paris. The world had til-
most forgotten him , but ho puts himself In
evidence occasionally. Ho spends nil his
tlmo In Paris , niul it Is said to bo his llrm
PWIMISO never to look upon his native land
again.
Truman Henry SafTord , professor of
astronomy at Williams college , Is ono of the
most remarkable "lightning calculators"
now living , His manner Is quick and ner
vous , mid when "doing a largo and dlfllciilt
sum In his head" ho walks rapidly up and
down the class-room , clasping and unclasp
Ing his hands or twitching his mustaeho.
Senator Watson Is son-in-law
C. Squire n - -
of Hcmlngton , the gunnmker. During a
stagnation of tlio gun trulo : , when the old
gentleman was feeling particularly gloomy ,
he hta son-in-law In Washington
gave - - a largo tract
ington territory , which ho had taken in pay
ment of a debt. "You can probably ninko n
living on It for yourself and family , " wns
what the old gentleman said. Squire took
It and started for his now home feeling
solemn enough. That despised tract of land ,
It seems , was located In what Is now the
city of Seattle , and Squires is now worth
several millions moro than his fathe.r-ln-law.
.VK/llt.l.S/f.l .I.YM
B. P. Weathcrby of Norfolk Is a candidate
for United States marshal for Nebraska ,
The Plntto County bank nt Platte Center
has been purchased by the Farmers and
Merchants bank.
Flro at Julian destroyed Matt Pylo's store ,
Joe Wright's barber shop , Hursnn'n meat
market and the postofllco. The contents of
all the buildings were saved.
The shotgun claimed two victim ? this
week Frank Colling of Hcd Willow county
and Fred Wells of Palmer , lloth live to tell
tlio tale of how they wore wounded.
A light in a brewery near Indlunola re
sulted In William Kiu-p having his leg
broken in three places. Ed FiU.nerald was
the man who carried the lighting Jag.
Burglars entered the Firth bank , but when
they tried to bore Into the vault they found
they had tackled a harder Job than they bar
gained for and wero'forced to give It lip.
A Cass county farmer mimed Hlllman. liv
ing near F.lmwood , took a drink of water in
a cup half full of concentrated lye and was
only saved from a hoi-rlblo death by prompt
medical attendance.
Just ns ho was recovering from a broken
shoulder and ribs , caused by being pitched
from a broncho , M. P. AVcbster of JJayaiil
slipped on the ieo and broke his arm. The
accident will lay him up for all winter.
A 15-year-old Heaver Crossing girl stands
six feet and three inches in height , weighs
' JTiO pounds , wears a No. 10 shoo and , accord
ing to the local paper , "is growing rapidly
and bids fair to make a magnillcent specimen
of what the soil and climate of Nebraska can
produce. "
While digging n well on a farm near
Wakctlcld Frank Eckcrt was buried under
caving sand. Jtwas twenty-four hours be
fore rescuers reached the body. When
found ho was standing erect , with one arm
above his head. Mr. Kckcrt was 22 years ot
ago and unmarried.
Sparks from a Burlington engine set flro
to the grass near Haighler , ami a strong
wind from the northwest caused the m-c to
spread rapidly toward the business part of
town. The alarm was immediately given , an
army of men and women responded and af toi
a hard fight succeeded in extinguishing the
( lames before nny damage wns dono. Hail
the flro caught In the stock yards the entire
business part of town would have been con
sumed.
r.itirst..iTUHK AXU I.OIIUY.
Norfolk News ( rep. ) : Of course there is a
railroad lobby at Lincoln , und Pnul Vandor-
voort is at the head of it.
Weeping Water Eagle ( ind. ) : The "Mid
die of the Koad" p.irty at Lincoln will have
to stay very close together this winter II
they accomplish the work laid out for them.
Superior Journal ( rep. ) : Now if wo could
luivo a deadlock put upon the lobby that en
velopes the state legislature like a Lonuon
fog. and keep it deadlocked till the session is
over , there would be brighter prospects for
honest legislation from all quarters.
Hastings Xebraskan ( rep. ) The redoubt
able Paul Vandervoort has taken up quarters
at Lincoln in order to bo on hand to look
after the interests of the independents
during the legislative session. It is safe to
assume that the interests of Paul Yamler-
voort is the primary cause of the locating of
this great political hack at the state capital
about this time.
Nebraska City Press ( rep. ) : If the legis
lature really wishes to do the people of the
state a great service it will shun all regulat
n ing measures as a wise man docs patent
"health restoratives , " and conllno its atten
tton entirely to modifying the election lav ,
as experience has shown to bo needful , tc
evolving a good law govornimr real estate
and other measures of this same salutori
kind. It will be the only sure way of starv
lug a lobby out of existence.
Beatrice Express : The suggestion thai
the appropriation made by tlio Nebrask ?
legislature at its last session for the No
braskii exhibit at the World's fair bo In
creased to an amount adequate to make No
braska's display creditable and effective , ii
a good one , and it is hoped will bo duly con
sldercd at the present session of that body
As hinted , if Nebraska cannot appear at thli
feast in suitable robes and decorations sh <
had better stay at homo , and that the ap
propriation made fulls far short of u suf
flcienuy is generally conceded. If wo dunci
hi this reel wo must put up for the music , i
it docs como n little high ,
Nebraska City News ( dem. ) : In theii
wild scramble for ofllco the independent !
seem to have overreached themselves in or
ganining the legislature , They demand every
thing in sight and refuse to give anything ii
return. The democrats assisted them iu or
gaiw.ing the house so as to get the wheel
moving , and there is where their frlendshii
should stop. The senate is not organized
and without that body being In workin ;
order nothing can bo done. The democrat
hold the key to the situation and they "shouli
compel the independents to come off thcl
high horse bcforo granting them any mor
nt favors. The democrats can dicluto the !
ill toi-uis and they should demand the Uiiltci
it States senator. If the live senators stani
iiii - firm they can win.
ii-
lit
CVHJtKXT MKKKUIKXT.
I'uck : "Why are you Mopping the clock ?
' To save tlmo , "
Inter Occnn : "Why la Oldsoko struttln
it- around w > of Into ? "
itir "Well , blncu the rlso In alcohol , ho flauri1
Unit lie has Increased In value about 15 pc
cent. "
YonUcrs" Statesman : "Olvo the dovll hi
duo" Isall wroiiK. Ulvo him your "don't" an
you'll bu happier ,
le-
lek - Chicago News : Mrs. Ilantton ( maliciously- )
kof Vou were such u charming dulnitante , in
ofo dear , llftoeri yearn uso.
o- Mrs. lulofu Was 1 ! I only rnmombor yoi
10- inadusueli u lovely chuiierun for mu when
cumoout. "
Life : "John , " shu said , as they luft the boil
fonnlaln.
"Whnt Is It ? "
"Wasn't lf > ei'iils n ( rood deal to pay for
its glass of
vo Mrs , llh-oknr ( visit Ini ; In Chicago- )
Ill- Why do you cut .Mrs , DrustbeefV
Illill Mrs. fiiikur Him inurrlc-il again Insliln c
ill I \M-nty-four liours afK-rliiir last divorce. Tli
regulation minimum Is two duyi > .
off
utile I'hlladuliihlu Ik-cord ; Hloubs-Sny.olit inai
I've thought of a Joke. It's to ask u fello' '
ilo uhat llnd ; of cn-MThilrliililii ; ; vua.suU havo. tiui
Wluway Vtiii Mjut whut'u thu mutler wit
ill corkscrews for 'em.
do
ho Inter Occiin : Landlady I notice , Mr. Hut
) er. that you always call for a second cup c
coil'co. .
ro- Air. llutlor Yi--i , my doctor told mo that
rode must drink hot water freely.
Now York I'rcf i "I look ilio iil
in- . . luH Now Yc r'n day , " "luduui
A'ifci iiowdbyimKot uloiiK ? " "very wull. In
Uin crucial U'-stTsupprouchlni ; . " "How'/ " ' '
ho urn jjnliij ! to take u porous piaster oft my bac
tl1 ( )
to
cd A I'KTITION J-AHTI.V FDI.FIU.i : ! ) ,
ro-
'
° HD san beneath Iho wlmlovr. dark ,
In u lender vok-e , pitched ohrllly hl h.
au In a tonu that drowned tliu walohdoir'ii Ijarl ; ,
neat "iivu mu thu girl with the brightblack eyu
at
Thoio nroio lieforo him a form Immense.
In- Tin-re happened u thud and a Hwaluful svrli
ito And hu carried away , us hu leaped the feucu ,
A brlnght black eye , but uury u girl.
LITTLE TIME FOR BUSINESS
How the Time of the Presant Congress Will
Bo Consumed ,
NO SILVER LEGISLATION POSSIBLE
If IhoSiilJctt * of On.Trnntl'.o nnil Immigra
tion Are DlnpiMcd of n Leading ftcpnli-
llcnn Krprromt.Ulte Will lie
.Much SurpiUpd ,
WASHINOTOX Itur.nu ; or Titr. Bur , i
ftll ! KOUHTKKNTK STitr.r.T. >
WASUISOTON , U.O. . Jan. 13. )
Representative Hut-rows of Michigan , who
Is ono of the prominent members ot thu com-
inlttco on ways and means , and a recognUed
leader on the republican side of the house ,
was naked by Tun llr.r. correspondent this
afternoon what In his opinion would bo
accomplished lu the way of general legisla
tion before the end of this , congress.
"Nothing whatever , " said Mr. lull-rows ,
then adding as an after thought , "unless
jwsslbly wo pasa a bill or two upon the sub
jects of mmrniitlnc ami immigration. "
"Do you believe It among the possibilities
that a silver bill will bo passed ! "
"No , sir , that is altogether out of the
question. The republicans Inivo not yet
begun to lift democratic administrations out
of quagmires.1
"How will the remaining seven wcckn of
this congress bo spent ! "
"If wo were lo begin tomorrow , " replied
the Michigan statesman , tlelibr-rutel.v , " .and
take up the general appropriations hills one
after another until the entlro number yet to
be passed , altogether about u ilo nwere dis
posed of , wo would not have u ainglo hour
left on March , provided we gave proper
consideration to the subjects which must bo
treated. We will likely sue ml a week or ten
days , aside from the apm-opi-iiUions , discuss-
in ? one tninj ? or another , but there will b
no" general legislation und very little private
legislation befoi'o March , with tin ; excep
tion of ( | utrantiuo : uid | immigration. "
"Then you expect nothing from the com
mittee on ways and means ? "
"No , sir , nothing \vltn tovcr. Kx'vptinir a
little buncombe In the way of u report or two
upon the condition oC the troaour.v thcix-
will bo no legislation this session front that
committee. The ways and mc.ins cointnittr-c.
has prnt'tlcnllj adjourned until next Janu
ary. There Is not the least probability of
any internal rovi-ntio measure being brought
forth , and if it were brought forth it would
not be passed. "
Not I'li-iisuil with tlio Local Inn ,
Judge John It. Drake of Aberdeen , S. D. ,
United States consul at Kohl , tit-rmany.
writes Tnr. Ilr.i : corro.tpomlcnt that he unit
his family arrived safely at their post of
ollicial duty in duo time last , month. Thi-y
went by way of Uolognu and I'aris , renmlii-
ing u couple of days at the latter city. The
ground throughout ficrinany and France has
been covered with snow for several weeks ,
tin unusual oerurrencp. Consul Drake and
family arc now living In the Hotel Salmon in
Kohl , but they soun expect to bo housekeep
ing. Kehl is a small city on the Seine oppo
site Strasbourg and is not ni > attractive
place in which to live , despite thu attractive
ness of the latter city. The Drakes tins not
altogether pleased with their now location.
l-iirsnect Jlcyonct the Tumb.
Not till the day ot his death did the old
Baltimore hatred of General Ucnjamin I-1.
Butler expire. Tlio confederate element ,
which is strong in Maryland , continued to
despise this old soldier up to his last mo
ment. and even takes pleasure in denouncing
him. The boys who wore the blue mid all
readers of current history will recall that
while General Butler , during the late war ,
was moving with his Massachusetts regi
ment to the south , ho was stoned , fired upon
and most outrageously treated by cltlrcns of
Baltimore , and that it was not. till his sol
diers fixed bayonets and charged upon the
mob that ho was permitted to pass on to
Washington. Today's issue of the Balti
more Sun , one of the oldest and strongest
newspapers in the country , has the following
remarkably bitter editorial upon the dead
union .soldier , which shows that the feeling
airulust him has never diminished in ihecity
which llrst gave him buttle :
The death of General lienjamln Hiitlor of
Mnssai'liii'-etts j-eiuovos a man whom no sec
tion ot ( lie country will mourn , and whom no
party will caru 10 claim.Ni > otliornlalii will
socle to ili-nrlvo Ne'.v Hampshire ot thu honor
ot butiiK Ills birthplace , anil all will Kindly
leave to Mnssai-liusi-tts sueli famii as may
accrue to her from hi * long residence In her
borders. C'liarlty can Und In most public men
somutlilnK to udmhi ) and praise. In tieneral
Hut lor's career , apart from Ids iiminiVsllom-il
talents , It can discover Illtlo ( if this kind. Hi )
had friends anil uulosl/ors who were bio to
sun K < H > d In him , hut that required a
keener and more charitable vision than
most men possessed. lln cleverly and
tersely described htm.sclf when ho wild
"whatever nlso my enemies may say of mu
they cannot say 1 urn a fool. " That Is all. lln
was not u fonl in thu sense In which that word
Is Kenerally understood. He had brains and
he prided himself on them. Hut. that , was al
most literally Ills only endowment and lie
seemed to care for no other. Brilliant , < iulek ,
fertile Intellectual . . " , "
In losoitr.so.s , "smart In
the scnseof uhlllty to oven each an opponent ,
ho looked at lift ) from the Mtandpolnt of the
political charlatan. Tint moa unblushing
deina o-'iie yet produced In n i-oiiiiiry unusu
ally prolific of that sort of weeds , hoopeuly do
lled public sentiment , lll.s effrontery was phe
nomena I , oven In an use of uudaelty. and so far
from objecting toheliiK found out , hit gloried
in what other men would Imve considered
Ilielr shame. Ilo would rather have been
thought smart than have been elected prc.sl-
rtcnt. A MMftfl In war. a tyrant In poona
of nulhortly , nn ont > n amlunblnMitne lurpcon ?
InpftrtrmMttni.hnroniblni'd nil lh wor < \ \
moral font mv * of the Now Knulnnd rhnrnr.lor \
without nny of IM sturdy nnil | ilomlld i-lrtuoi ,
Tnho him for nil In nil. let w hope tlmt wo
shall nnt look upon his like n aln.
The B.iltlmoro Sun Is ono of iho pemtul .
organs of President-elect Cleveland , nnd s
moro clearly voices his sentiments uiwn pop ,
ulnr subjects than nny uowHiMjicr In the
south , U not the entlro country.
Western 1'envlnn * .
Nebraska ! Original Jmnw A. Knrnhnin ,
James Holt , Jacob t.udwlck , Harnov N
l/5 vl9 , Ixswls J. r/i-alne. Nallinu H.'Hur-
ford , Kdgnr MeCrea , John M. ICtiufTiiinnn.
( .eorgo U. McConnell , Restoration and ro
Issue Francis M. Wh linker. Itu'ro.iso -
Frank Thaycr , Abraham R Rouse , Oso.tr K.
Merrill. Reissue -John O. bchnnldmuu.
Original widows , olc.Rosln.i ( Ullmoiv ,
Oertrudo Coin , Ruth T. Johnston , Kilwbetli
W. CJliddcn , Susan Uniinuin , Sarah A Hut-
lor ( mother ) , minors of L'vnts .1. Dunn ,
minors of Joseph Campbell , Ciithcrino i
bchnnidinnun.
Iowa : Original Jnmcs I. . HM Irlck ,
John Spanlvel , AloxU A. Scwnrl , William
1' . Keeney , John A. Roach , Honrv Nnnglo ,
John V. simttuck , John Fox , Joseph Hoover.
Additional George- . llliikc. Incre.isp -
James S. Vautrecse , Joel Webb. Jumc.i II.
( Vvhraii , William S. ' McAnhioh. Morrison
Collins. Reissue Prank Sohcok. Original
widows , etc. Kdnoy Swsinsan , . .lo'mndor -
son ( father ) . Hannah Willis , Snr.ih Hlxou
( mother' * , KHz.i J. Campbell ( inoHurl M.I.
llhhi SunuVrhnd ( tuothi-rl , Nettle- An lur-
son , Roxana Ayer ( mnthorV Uu-hula Soil-
man , minor of Samuel Kurd , Margvvot. Oil-
lesple , Kttu Brooks.
The president today detailed r.iptaln O ,
W. II. Slouch , Third Infantry , to taht-chanw
ot the SUseton nndVahpctou actoivx. South
Dakota , and Fli-st Lieutenant W I ) Mo-
Anony , Highth oeavulrv , to UUo clui-go of
the agency at l'\u-t IH-lknup , Mont.
J. G. Uovles was today appointed post
master ut Hurbunk , Cluy coimty , S P. . vli-o
Nettle Adams , resigned , nnd f. , 11. Sohu at
Nuroy , Lincoln county , S. U. , vloo b , A.
Kommorln , resigned.
Uopio.sontutlvo Koin bus in trod need a bill
direoting the soci-etitn of the treasury to pay
.lolin I'alinor $ lii.Y. > , the value of his improve
ments on thu Kovornimmt publlo lunda ne.ir
Vine Kidgo agency and from \vhk-h ho was
di-Ivon by un oiilcr of Iho 1mlInn ollloo. ,
l < eprescntUivo : Henderson of Iowa has In
troduced u bill Jo Inert-use the pension of
Captain 1C. H. Chase , lute of Company K ,
KlevonthVliponsln Infuntry , now a roslileni
of Iowa , In f'Ji per month , .lohii ( , ' llay
moiijr of the Ninth Iowa oonnreyMonu ills
triot has been appointed a cadet to the \\ost
1'olut military acudeiny ; his nlternat" is II
11. Ptnney ; both are from Council ItlulVs.
William O. Webster oftona , a il.-'OOi-loi-k
In Iho gottcrul land ollleo , was toJuy promoted
meted to 5I.40D , and .lames H. Mock of Iowa ,
from two to yiot ) . , Mrs. Funnlo M Keed of
Iowa h.is been promoted from ? JJd tolOOJ
u year in the pension oflli-e.
Senator und Mi-s. Sanders of Montana
have located for the winter at the Irvington
on 1C street. The senator Is at present In
Montana , but \vlll join his family tit u few
days.
Today Assistant .Secretary Clmndlpr ills-
missed thuappaal in the case of Andrew S
Kingsloy ujfainst. Itnbert 0. Uobb from Sid
ney , which holds Hobb's entry for cancella
tion I' . S. 11.
Hear Tills , I-'rnni Tluif1 * Parndhe.
Omaha's a nice , hospitable town now , isn't
it ? A missionary und his \vifo who had just
returned from Africa were knocked down
and robbed in one of the main streets of thu
Nebraska burg.
Tlio Ooiiserr.it oil Crusher.
Mr. Cleveland speaks of "crushing" thoao
who oppose him relative to thu New York
senator. This is n more polite way of say
ing that he will "sit down" on them. But
the modesty of the man who bus swollen
into such vast proportions In a very few years
iu what is striking.-
ILShni-lis MUSriiHtl.lllllul.
MimiMiHilti Tritium.
Dr. D.uia is ono of the best judges of verso
in this country and selects all tliu poetry that
appears In the coliims of the Sun. Ills said
that he was unable "o Ibid the slightest
trace of the divine ulllutus in that popular
ballad beginning1
Ciroverl 0 rover !
I'our years more of G rover !
t > t\nsr.
Who opens your mouth llko a Mammoth cave ,
And plowsyoui'Kums with u barrol-stiivo.
And iiroils your IOIIKUO when It won't uohuvu ?
Tim dentist.
Who stiilT.s your mouth with a hitter raff ,
And slops your wind with a rubber R.-IK ,
And .straps your head like a vicious nut , ' ?
Thu dentist.
Who finds decays wlinro ynur tooth am sound ,
And probes you denp in hlsxteo to wound.
And leaps for Joy when the nerve Is found ?
Tlio ( Uiitlst ,
\Vlio bores vour teeth with a savngn drill ,
And ( hills tlio nerves with n vicious ski 11.
Anil roars with wrath If you won't bu still ?
The tlimll.sf.
Who runs his drill with a wicked > : lee ,
And shoves us none can shove hut he ,
And smiles us bhinil as u bad Chinee ?
Thu dentist.
Wliotwlsls your teeth wlllian Iron pry ,
And earvesyoui-Kums llko a sti-nu lo fry ,
And nilndri you up till you nearly din ?
Thu dentist.
Who loves lo look on his forceps i-old ,
And grins as the cursed things lake hold ,
And Jerks In u way that can't bo told ?
Tin ) dentist.
Why lays before you u hundred steels
\VIt'll honks mid points that tin ) patient fetili
At DUD brief glance from head lo hueU ?
Thu denlUt.
& COL
Largest Maiuif.ictnror-i atrl RotUlon
otuiolhlu : lu tlid World.
It's a long time
Since we gave you fellows a snap in suits and
overcoats such as 'we are go
ing to 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 one there that you want
well , you can have any ono
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 made1 as tailors can make them. Wo have
nearly all sizes in the window , but it's time to un
load and our sacrifice cuts no figure beyond the fact
hat you have ; the choice of any overcoat or suit
m that window for $10.
BROWNING , KING & CO. ,
Store open Uatnrday every till evonlnj till 0-31 5Y. \ . Cor , 16th and Douglas St